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03ABUDHABI1025	ABU DHABI NOTIFIES UAE MINISTRY OF TEXTILE [...] On March 2, Post notified Office Director Mr. Ali Fayel of the UAE Ministry of Economy and Commerce of UAEG textile quota overshipments and forwarded ref fax. Wahba [...]	2003-03-02 12:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KTEX ETRD TC

03ABUDHABI1026	UAE BUSINESSWOMEN'S COMMITTEE EXCITED ABOUT [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. This is an action request; please see paragraph 5. 3. (C) Senior Comoff and Econoff met on March 1 with members of the Executive Council of the National Businesswomen's Committee in Abu Dhabi, who enthusiastical [...]	2003-03-02 13:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KWMN PREL KPAL ECON EAID TC
03ABUDHABI1027	UAE PASSES SAUDI ARABIA TO BECOME JAPAN'S TOP OIL [...] (U) According to official figures, UAE oil exports to Japan increased 20.6% in January 2003 from December 2002. The Emirates thus officially became the top oil exporter to Japan, shipping 1.05 million barrels per day (bpd),slightly larger than the 1.02 million bpd sent from Saudi Arabia. Almo [...]	2003-03-02 13:25:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ETRD JA TC
03ABUDHABI1028	UAEG WORKING WITH PRIVATE COMPANIES TO STEM [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) Summary: According to press reports, several labor camps outside of Abu Dhabi have in the past year become centers for pirated video cassettes; workers from south India record the latest movies on VHS tapes and ren [...]	2003-03-02 13:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KIPR ETRD TC
03ABUDHABI1030	UAEG TAKES TOUGH STANCE ON WTO SERVICES [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2.(C) In advance of the March 3-6 WTO services negotiations in Geneva, UAE Ministry of Economy Director of WTO Affairs Saeed Al-Nasibi publicly announced on March 2 that the UAE does not intend to open its banking, i [...]	2003-03-02 14:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIPR ETRD TC
03ABUDHABI1031	MEDIA REACTION: ARAB SUMMIT UAE PLAN FOR IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: THE ARAB SUMMIT IN SHARM EL-SHEIKH RECEIVED PRIMARY AND EXTENSIVE COVERAGE IN THE LOCAL MEDIA. NEWS REPORTING AND EDITORIALS CRITICIZED THE ARAB SUMMIT FOR NOT INCLUDING SHEIKH ZAYID'S PLAN FOR IRAQ IN ITS FINAL RESOLUTION. EDITORIALS CRITICIZED THE ARAB LEADERS FOR NOT CONSIDERING [...]	2003-03-02 14:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1032	DESPITE WIDESPREAD PUBLIC OPPOSITION [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Despite widespread public opposition to a U.S.-led war on Iraq, the UAE "street" has been quiet thus far. Other than a few very well- organized and very small demonstrations, there have been no other public gat [...]	2003-03-02 14:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1064	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ UAE PLAN [...] SUMMARY: THE AFTERMATH OF THE ARAB SUMMIT AND THE UAE INITIATIVE ON IRAQ CONTINUED TO GENERATE EXTENSIVE COVERAGE IN THE LOCAL MEDIA. NEWS REPORTING AND EDITORIALS PRAISED SHEIKH ZAYED'S PLAN AND CRITICIZED ARAB LEADERS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS IT. AN "AL ITTIHAD" EDITORIAL APPLAUDED THE UAE INITI [...]	2003-03-03 12:10:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1086	(C) ABU DHABI OVERPRODUCING QUOTA BY 200,000 B/PD, [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) A western oil executive in an excellent position to know told Econchief March 5 that he believes that the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is overproducing the UAE's 2.14 million barrel per day (bpd) OPE [...]	2003-03-05 13:06:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON TC
03ABUDHABI1088	UAE OIL OFFICIAL'S VIEWS ON IRAQ AND THE OIL [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company's (ADNOC) Deputy CEO, Abdullah Bin Nasser Al-Suwaidi does not believe that the oil market would collapse following a military conflict with Iraq and removal of Saddam Hussein fro [...]	2003-03-05 13:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC
03ABUDHABI1090	UAE LABOR UNIONS WILL BE "FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL" [...] (U) An editorial published on March 3 by a well-regarded economic commentator lauded the recent Ministry of Labour draft proposal to formally establish labor unions (reftel). Salah Al Halyan, managing director of Gulf Insurance Consulting and an editorial columnist for the Gulf News, wrote tha [...]	2003-03-05 14:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1091	UAE: USG HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY [...] This cable has been coordinated with Congen Dubai. 2. We offer the following comments in response to reftel request for a summary of Post's actions in 2002 to encourage respect for human rights in the United Arab Emirates. 3. Since its independence in 1971, the United Arab Emirates h [...]	2003-03-05 14:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KEM KSEP TC
03ABUDHABI1092	MEDIA REACTION: OIC SUMMIT UAE INITIATIVE [...] SUMMARY: THE OIC SUMMIT IN DOHA RECEIVED PRIMARY AND EXTENSIVE COVERAGE IN THE LOCAL MEDIA. NEWS REPORTING AND EDITORIALS STRESSED THAT THE ISSUE OF PALESTINE SHOULD ALSO BE A MAIN CONCERN OF THIS SUMMIT. EDITORIALS CONDEMNED ARAB AND MUSLIM ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE SITUATION IN PALESTINE. AN [...]	2003-03-05 15:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1100	ABU DHABI ALUMINUM SMELTING PROJECT FOR OMAN [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b and d). 2. (C) The UAE Offsets Group (UOG) has under the aegis of de facto Defense Minister Muhammad bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MBZ) become Abu Dhabi Emirate's strategic business development platform, responsible for many innovat [...]	2003-03-08 09:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV ETRD OM TC
03ABUDHABI1101	UAE PREPARES FOR IMPACT OF WAR ON STOCK MARKET [...] (U) Local press reported on March 3 that the General Manager of the Stock and Commodity Authority -- the UAE equivalent of the SEC -- Abdullah Al Turifi, told UAE financial institutions that he expects the possible war with Iraq to have long-term impact on UAE stock markets. Nevertheless, the [...]	2003-03-08 09:09:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV TC
03ABUDHABI112	MEDIA REACTION: DEMOCRACY AND WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] SUMMARY: DEMOCRACY AND THE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN POLITICAL LIFE WERE THE DOMINANT ISSUES IN THE UAE MEDIA. WHILE NOTING THE UAE PEOPLE ARE ENTHUSIASTIC AND INTERESTED IN DEMOCRACY, UAE COLUMINST MOHAMMED AL HAMADI ARGUED IN "AL ITTIHAD" THAT THERE IS A NEED TO LEARN DEMOCRACY BEFORE PRA [...]	2003-01-08 13:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1123	UAE POSTPONES HAWALA CONFERENCE [...] CLASSIFIED BY DCM RICHARD A.ALBRIGHT FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (C) In a meeting with Econchief 3/8 (other topics septel, notal),UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan bin Nasser Al-Suweidi stated that the planned Second International Conference on Hawala, scheduled for April 2-3 in Abu Dhabi, [...]	2003-03-09 13:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI1124	MEDIA REACTION: MARCH 7 UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] SUMMARY: DELIBERATIONS AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL AND RECENT ESCALATIONS IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES RECEIVED PROMINENT COVERAGE IN LOCAL MEDIA. NEWS REPORTING AND EDITORIALS WIDELY ASSERT THAT THE U.S. IS DETERMINED TO ATTACK IRAQ REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME OF THE VOTING AT THE UN. AN "AL KHAL [...]	2003-03-09 13:41:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1127	RESPONSE TO SECRETARY POWELL'S EID [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-10 06:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC TC
03ABUDHABI1128	NEED TO RESOLVE ARBIFT ISSUE SOONEST [...] CLASSIFIED BY AMBASADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: That OFAC continues to hold more than than 120 million USD which belongs to the UAE is a matter which we need to resolve soon. De facto Foreign Minister Hamdan bin Zayid raised the matter in th [...]	2003-03-10 08:55:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV LY TC
03ABUDHABI1130	AMBASSADOR SIGNS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-10 09:10:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY KSCA TC
03ABUDHABI1136	PROPOSAL FOR UAE MEDIA TRAINING WORKSHOP [...] PROGRAM REQUEST: PAS ABU DHABI REQUESTS ASSISTANCE TO RECRUIT VETERAN JOURNALIST GIL BUTLER FOR A MEDIA TRAINING WORKSHOP WITH UAE JOURNALISTS FOR EARLY MAY 2003. SIMILAR TO A RECENT MEDIA TRAINING WORKSHOP IN AMMAN, PAS ABU DHABI REQUESTS MR. BUTLER CONDUCT TWO FIVE-DAY WORKSHOPS FOR GROU [...]	2003-03-10 10:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ZP TC
03ABUDHABI1137	DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTER TO GO [...] CLASSIFIED BY DCM RICHARD A. ALBRIGHT FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (C) UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan bin Nasser Al-Suweidi told Econchief March 8 that the long- anticipated Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC -- a much-publicized plan to create a state of the art financial service [...]	2003-03-10 10:53:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC EINV PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI1138	ABU DHABI NATIONAL OIL COMPANY (ADNOC): TOUGH NUT [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2.(C) Summary and comment: Aspiring participants in the UAE oil market -- including American oil companies -- continue to find it difficult to get a foot in the door at ADNOC, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. ADNOC of [...]	2003-03-10 10:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC
03ABUDHABI114	UAE TO TIGHTEN SECURITY FOR AIRCRAFT [...] (U) Classified by Marcella M. Wahba, Ambassador, reason 1.5 (b) and (d). SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) A quiet heads-up on 1/7 to UAE authorities regarding consideration of laying on modest additional security measures to help ensure the safety of Afghan Hajj flights became slightly garbled wi [...]	2003-01-08 14:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER EAIR ASEC PREL PGOV MOPS AF TC
03ABUDHABI1204	WILDCAT STRIKE RESOLVED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE [...] (U) Local press prominently reported the resolution of a strike by forty laborers against a contracting firm on March 11. The employees stopped working for a week to protest the decision of the firm to pay them daily instead of monthly (why daily payments were perceived as pernicious by the wor [...]	2003-03-12 13:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1229	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, PRESIDENT BUSH'S REMARKS ON THE [...] SUMMARY: PRESIDENT BUSH'S MARCH 14 REMARKS ON THE ROADMAP FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE GENERATED EXTENSIVE COVERAGE IN LOCAL AND REGIONAL MEDIA. "AL-ITTIHAD" DESCRIBED THE REMARKS AS A RENEWAL OF HOPE FOR ENDING THE SUFFERING OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE. CONVERSELY, AN "AL-KHALEEJ" EDITORIAL BELIEVES [...]	2003-03-15 11:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1240	ANOTHER STRIKE MEDIATED AND RESOLVED BY THE [...] (U) Seventy five expatriate workers went on strike and refused to return to work until they were paid, reported the local press on March 13. The laborers accused a contracting firm of failing to pay their salaries for three months. The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs investigated the al [...]	2003-03-15 14:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1241	UNESCO RE-ENTRY AND CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-15 14:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UNESCO TC
03ABUDHABI1253	AFGHAN ASSISTANCE LETTER DELIVERED AND UAE [...] POST DELIVERED THE SECRETARY'S LETTER (REFTEL B) TO MINISTER OF STATE SHAYKH HAMDAN BIN ZAYID AL-NAYNAN ON MARCH 15. 2. POST CONVEYED TALKING POINTS (REFTEL A) FOR THE AFGHANISTAN HIGH-LEVEL STRATEGIC FORUM (AHSF). THE UAEG RESPONDED THAT THE UAE AMBASSADOR TO BELGIUM WILL REPRESENT TH [...]	2003-03-16 13:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EFIN PREL TC
03ABUDHABI1266	MEDIA REACTION: AZORES SUMMIT, IRAQ, AND PRESIDENT [...] SUMMARY: THE AZORES SUMMIT GENERATED EXTENSIVE COVERAGE IN LOCAL AND REGIONAL PRINT AND SATELLITE MEDIA. LOCAL AND REGIONAL MEDIA ALSO COVERED THE OPENING CEREMONY OF AND US PARTICIPATION IN THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE EXHIBITION & CONFERENCE (IDEX 2003). IN AN UNUSUAL EDITORIAL CRITICIZI [...]	2003-03-17 08:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1267	UAEG ARTICULATES POSITION ON GATS, TRIPS, AND NAMA [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary and comment: Following his return from the WTO services negotiations in Geneva, UAE Ministry of Economy Director of WTO Affairs (and head of the UAE's delegation) Saeed Al-Nasibi confirmed to Econoff o [...]	2003-03-17 09:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIPR ETRD TC
03ABUDHABI1284	UAE WOMEN MAY BE ELECTED TO THE CHAMBERS OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: IN WHAT COULD BE A FIRST STEP TO WOMEN IN THE UAE'S PARLIAMENTARY FEDERAL NATIONAL COUNCIL (FNC),THE ABU DHABI CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE HAVE PROPOSED ELECTING BUSINESSWOMEN TO THE BOARD OF THE LOCAL AND FEDERAL- LEVEL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE UAE FEDE [...]	2003-03-17 13:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL ECON EAID KPAL KWMN KDEM TC
03ABUDHABI1285	PEACEFUL MARCHES IN PROTEST OF THE IMPENDING [...] (U) The local press reported that students at the UAE University in Al-Ain participated in a peaceful anti-war demonstration on March 15. (Note: The UAE University, with some 14,000 students, is the largest in the UAE. End note.) The march was organized by the Emirates National Students' Unio [...]	2003-03-17 13:10:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAL PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1292	(C) ABU DHABI'S OIL PRODUCTION CAPACITY (C- [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S/NF) Summary and comment: In separate meetings with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) CEO Yousef bin Omeir and Deputy CEO Abdulla Nasser Al-Suweidi on March 17, Econchief was provided an unprecedented l [...]	2003-03-17 14:18:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	KPRP PINR ENRG EINV EPET ETRD
03ABUDHABI1335	GETTING OUT THE WORD: PAS ABU DHABI LAUNCHES [...] SUMMARY: DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION ABU DHABI LAUNCHED AN AGGRESSIVE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY OUTREACH STRATEGY FOR THE CURRENT CRISIS WITH IRAQ, USING E-MAIL LIST-SERVES, CD-ROMS, AND OTHER IIP PRODUCTS TO GET OUT THE MESSAGE ON U.S. POLICIES TOWARD IRAQ AND OTHER KEY MIDDL [...]	2003-03-19 11:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KIRC OIIP
03ABUDHABI1337	(C) WESTERN OIL EXEC CLARIFIES COMMENTS REGARDING [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C/NF) A western oil executive previously commented to Econchief that the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is producing about 10 percent or 200,000 barrels per day (b/d) over its current OPEC quota of 2. [...]	2003-03-19 12:41:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC
03ABUDHABI1339	UAE: REQUEST FOR CASH ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Polchief delivered reftel demarche on cash assistance for WFP provision of Iraq foodstuff to MFA Assistant U/S for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuaimi on March 19. Al-Nuaimi indicated that visiting [...]	2003-03-19 12:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PREF IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1340	STRATEGIC DIALOGUE FOLLOW-UP: OPIC COVERAGE [...] (SBU) In a meeting with Finance Minstate Dr. Muhammad Khalfan bin Khirbash (the de facto Finance Minister) on March 18, the Ambassador followed-up on the issue of OPIC coverage for the UAE, first raised by the UAEG last Fall in the context of the bilateral Strategic Dialogue meetings in Washin [...]	2003-03-19 12:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EINV PREL PHUM PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI1341	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENTS BUSH'S 3/18 ADDRESS, IRAQ, [...] SUMMARY: PRESIDENT BUSH'S MARCH 18TH ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE GENERATED EXTENSIVE COVERAGE IN LOCAL AND REGIONAL PRINT AND SATELLITE MEDIA. 'AL KHALEEJ' CARRIED THE FULL TEXT OF THE ADDRESS WHILE OTHER ENGLISH AND ARABIC DAILIES CARRIED LENGTHY EXCERPTS. AN 'AKHABAR AL ARAB' EDITORIAL [...]	2003-03-19 12:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1344	(C) TFIZ01: UAE AIRSPACE TO STAY OPEN, [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b, d). IRAQ WAR WON'T CLOSE UAE AIRSPACE --------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Muhammad Al-Ghaith, the head of the UAE's federal civil aviation authority, told Econchief 3/19 that he had just signed a circular orderi [...]	2003-03-19 14:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR MOPS ASEC PREL EAID PGOV AS TC
03ABUDHABI1345	UAE FEDERAL CUSTOMS AUTHORITY STILL A WORK IN [...] (SBU) The Ambassador discussed the status of the UAE's Federal Customs Authority (FCA) with Finance Minstate Dr. Muhammad Khalfan bin Khirbash (the de facto Finance Minister) on March 18. Dr. Khirbash stated that while the legislation creating the Federal Customs Authority has been passed -- [...]	2003-03-19 14:09:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD TC
03ABUDHABI1346	UAE: DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE UNGA AND [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Polchief discussed reftel demarche on possible UNGA and CHR sessions on Iraq with MFA Assistant U/S Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuaimi on March 19. Al-Nuaimi did not think the NAM initiative would have any traction b [...]	2003-03-19 14:09:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PARM PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1348	UAEG NOTIFIED OF NOTAM/NOTMAR [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-20 08:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR MOPS MARR EWWT PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI1349	MEDIA REACTION AND PUBLIC OPINION: WAR AGAINST IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: THE INITIATION OF MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAQ ENVELOPED PRINT AND SATELLITE TV COVERAGE IN THE UAE MEDIA. ABU DHABI TV IS REPORTING THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS LIVE FROM BAGHDAD, WASHINGTON, AND OTHER PLACES IN THE REGION. ABU DHABI TV ALSO CARRIED LIVE SADDAM HUSSEIN'S MARCH 20TH SPE [...]	2003-03-20 09:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1356	MEDIA REACTION: WAR WITH IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: THE WAR AGAINST IRAQ CONTINUES TO DOMINATE COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. EDITORIALS VOICE OFFICIAL AND PUBLIC CONCERN FOR THE SUFFERING OF THE IRAQI PEOPLE. AN "AL- KHALEEJ' EDITORIAL NOTES THAT THE WAR SYMBOLIZES A DEFEAT FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW AND HUMANITY AS A WHOLE. [...]	2003-03-21 09:17:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1363	MEDIA REACTION: WAR IN IRAQ AND DEMONSTRATIONS [...] SUMMARY: WAR IN IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. A PROMINENT THEME OF EDITORIALS IS "U.S. NEGLIGENCE OF ALL INTERNATIONAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS." AN 'AL ITTIHAD' EDITORIAL STRESSED THE URGENCY OF PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN AID FOR THE IRAQI PEOPLE. AN 'AKHBAR AL ARAB' [...]	2003-03-22 10:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1365	TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 3, MARCH 22 [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, 3/22. 3. (C) Embassy Abu Dhabi is open 3/22 with ful [...]	2003-03-22 12:05:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI1366	UAE: KEEPING THE IRAQ ISSUE IN THE [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Polchief shared reftel demarche with Marwan Al-Sha'ali, the special assistant to MFA Assistant U/S for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuaimi on March 22. Al-Sha'ali noted that the MFA had not received any [...]	2003-03-22 12:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PARM PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1367	UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE UAE [...] (U) Local Arabic language press reported on March 15 that the official unemployment rate in the UAE was 2.6%, the lowest in the Arab world. The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs supplied this information to the Arab Labor Force Conference held in Tunisia in early March. The official rate [...]	2003-03-22 12:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON SOCI TC
03ABUDHABI1377	MEDIA REACTION: WAR IN IRAQ, IRAQI CIVILIAN [...] SUMMARY: THE WAR IN IRAQ AND IRAQI CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN BASRA AND HALABJA DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN "AL ITTIHAD" EDITORIAL BLAMED THE IRAQI REGIME FOR THE WAR, AND A SAME-DAY ARTICLE REPORTED UAE FEDERAL NATIONAL COUNCIL SPEAKER AL KINDI AS SAYING THE SAME. [...]	2003-03-23 11:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI138	EXTRANCHECK: PRELICENSE CHECK AL RAJIR GLASS [...] REFTEL REQUESTED A PRE-LICENSE CHECK TO DETERMINE THE SUITABILITY OF AL RAJIR GLASS INDUSTRIES AS A RECIPIENT OF US ORIGIN COMMODITIES. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE NAME OF THE COMPANY MENTIONED IN THE ACTION CABLE IS NOT CORRECT AND THE CORRECT NAME OF THE COMPANY IS AL TAJIR GLASS INDUSTRIES LOCATED [...]	2003-01-11 10:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC TC
03ABUDHABI1381	TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 4, MARCH 23 [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, 3/23. Embassy Abu Dhabi, FCS (located outside of the Emb [...]	2003-03-23 12:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI1382	(S) UAE TO KEEP IRAQI MISSIONS OPEN, BUT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (S) AMBASSADOR DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE ON THE AFTERNOON OF 3/23 TO MFA MINSTATE SHAYKH HAMDAN BIN ZAYID (OTHER TOPICS SEPTEL, NOTAL). SHAYKH HAMDAN REPEATED WHAT HE HAS TOLD US BEFORE -- NAMELY, THAT THE UAEG IS R [...]	2003-03-23 13:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1383	MFA MINSTATE: ARAB LEAGUE COMMUNIQUE FAR [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (C) AMBASSADOR DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE ON THE AFTERNOON OF 3/23 TO MFA MINSTATE SHAYKH HAMDAN BIN ZAYID (OTHER TOPICS SEPTEL, NOTAL). SHAYKH HAMDAN NOTED THAT NOT MUCH COULD BE EXPECTED FROM THE ARAB LEAGUE SESSIO [...]	2003-03-23 13:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ QA TC
03ABUDHABI1384	(S) JORDANIAN OIL NEEDS: UAE READY TO [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (S) IN THE COURSE OF A MEETING ON THE AFTERNOON OF 3/23, MFA MINSTATE SHAYKH HAMDAN BIN ZAYID STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN CALLED BY JORDANIAN FM MUASHER THE PREVIOUS EVENING, WHO HAD TOLD HIM THAT IRAQ HAD CUT ITS OIL P [...]	2003-03-23 13:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL EPET EAID PGOV JO SA KU TC
03ABUDHABI1397	TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 5, MARCH 24 [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, 3/24. Embassy Abu Dhabi, FCS (located outside of the Emb [...]	2003-03-24 10:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI1399	TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 5, MARCH 24 [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, 3/24. Embassy Abu Dhabi, FCS (located outside of the Emb [...]	2003-03-24 11:31:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	ASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI140	UAEG ATTENDANCE AT CONFERENCE ENCOURAGED [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-11 13:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	IAEA AORC TRGY MNUC KNNP KSAF PINS TPHY TC
03ABUDHABI1400	MEDIA REACTION: WAR IN IRAQ U.S. PRISONERS OF WAR [...] SUMMARY: THE WAR IN IRAQ AND FOOTAGE OF CAPTURED AND KILLED U.S. SOLDIERS DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN "AL ITTIHAD" EDITORIAL CONDEMNED AL-JAZEERA'S BROADCASTING OF FOOTAGE OF DEAD U.S. SOLDIERS AND U.S. POWS. ALSO IN "AL ITTIHAD, " UAE COLUMNIST AYSHA SULTAN COMM [...]	2003-03-24 11:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1414	UAE: 2003 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is Poloff Marlene M. Menard, office: + 971 (0)2 4436691 ext. 2502, fax: + 971 (0)2 4434771; unclass email: menardmm2@state.gov. 2. OMB Reporting Requirements: One FS-04 officer spent about 30 hours writing the report. One FS-04 officer [...]	2003-03-24 13:31:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
03ABUDHABI1431	MEDIA REACTION: WAR IN IRAQ POWS ABU DHABI TV [...] SUMMARY: THE WAR IN IRAQ, THE U.S. BOMBING OF THE AL AATHAMIA AREA OF BAGHDAD, AND UAE HUMANITARIAN AID FOR THE IRAQI PEOPLE DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. UNDER THE HEADLINE, "A CONVENTION FOR ALL," A "GULF NEWS" EDITORIAL CRITICIZED U.S. TREATMENT OF POWS. AN "AL KHA [...]	2003-03-25 10:47:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1437	TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 6, MARCH 25 [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, 3/25. Embassy Abu Dhabi, FCS (located outside of the Emb [...]	2003-03-25 12:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI1439	TFIZ01: UAE POISED TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and comment: Under the aegis of the government-run Red Crescent Authority (RCA),the UAE is gearing up to provide significant humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people. In addition to direct contri [...]	2003-03-25 13:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG TC
03ABUDHABI144	UAE HEALTH MINISTRY REJECTS THE MANDATORY [...] (U) Classified by Acting DCM Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary and comment: UAE Ministry of Health Director of Drug Control Department Dr. Easa Al-Mansouri provided Econoff a read-out on January 11 of the GCC Health Ministers Conference last week in Abu Dhabi. [...]	2003-01-12 06:46:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIPR ETRD TC
03ABUDHABI1459	MEDIA REACTION: WAR IN IRAQ POWS CIVILIAN CASUALTIES [...] SUMMARY: THE WAR IN IRAQ, AN ALLEGED U.S. DOUBLE STANDARD ON POWS, CIVILIAN CASUALTIES, AND THE "OUR PEOPLE IN IRAQ" CAMPAIGN DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE MEDIA. IN AN "AL KHALEEJ" ARTICLE, DR. HASSAN MADAN ALLEGED A DOUBLE STANDARD IN U.S. POLICY TOWARDS POWS. UNDER THE HEADLINE "THE DILEMMA [...]	2003-03-26 10:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1461	TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 7, MARCH 26 [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/Core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, Wednesday 3/26. Embassy Abu Dhabi, FCS (located outside [...]	2003-03-26 11:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI1467	TFIZ01: PUBLIC OPINION WRAP-UP: [...] (U) Six days into Operation Iraqi Freedom, even our closest and most westernized Emirati contacts are disturbed by the coverage they are seeing of the Iraq war. The emotional impact of the images of civilian casualties and the negative spin being imparted by the vast bulk of the Arab media [...]	2003-03-26 12:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI1469	IRAQ: ENCOURAGING POSITIVE STATEMENTS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM RICHARD A. ALBRIGHT, FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) POLCHIEF PASSED REFTEL MESSAGE TO MFA PROTOCOL DIRECTOR OBEID AL-ZAABI ON 3/26 AND ASKED HIM TO BRING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF MFA MINSTATE HAMDAN BIN ZAYID AL- NAHYAN, NOTING THAT WE EXPECTED THE OPEN SESSION WOUL [...]	2003-03-26 12:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL TC
03ABUDHABI1471	TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 8, MARCH 28 [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (S/NF) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, 3/28 to review recent threat reporting that potential [...]	2003-03-28 09:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI1478	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK PROSPORTS [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-29 09:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC TC
03ABUDHABI1479	MEDIA REACTION: WAR IN IRAQ CIVILIAN CASUALTIES [...] SUMMARY: THE WAR IN IRAQ, IRAQI CIVILIAN CAUSALITIES, AND HUMANITARIAN AID DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE MEDIA. UAE PRINT DAILIES ALSO COVERED ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATIONS IN DUBAI, VARIOUS ARAB CAPITALS, AND AROUND THE WORLD. AN "AL KHALEEJ" ARTICLE EMPHASIZED THE NEED FOR ARABS TO REALIZE THE CONS [...]	2003-03-29 10:09:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1480	TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 9, MARCH 29 [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, 3/29. Embassy Abu Dhabi, FCS (located outside of the Emb [...]	2003-03-29 10:17:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI1482	UAE STATE-OWNED MEDIA'S PORTRAYAL OF THE WAR [...] (U) This cable is classified by Ambassador Marcelle Wahba for Reasons 1.5(B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: War coverage dominates most UAE print and electronic media, whether state-owned or private. Because of the federal structure of the UAE, virtually all state-owned media are owned by the [...]	2003-03-29 11:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPRC OIIP KPAO KWWW TC
03ABUDHABI1490	TERRORIST FINANCING: POST VETTING OF [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (S/NF) Post does not believe that the proposed listing of Pacha Wazir or Haji Wali Muhammad will pose any difficulties for the UAEG. However, we are very concerned about the potential for a strong negative reaction [...]	2003-03-29 12:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN PTER ETTC ECON TC
03ABUDHABI1503	MEDIA REACTION: WAR IN IRAQ CIVILIAN CASUALTIES [...] SUMMARY: THE WAR IN IRAQ, IRAQI CIVILIAN CAUSALITIES, HUMANITARIAN AID, AND RUMSFELD'S WARNINGS TO SYRIA AND IRAN DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE MEDIA. AN "AL KHALEEJ" EDITORIAL DESCRIBED RUMSFELD'S WARNINGS AS "ISRAELI DICTATIONS." ANOTHER EDITORIAL IN "AL BAYAN" NOTED THAT THESE WARNINGS ARE A [...]	2003-03-30 10:48:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1512	TFIZ01: UAE RED CRESCENT SOCIETY HAS AN [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Alright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary: Red Crescent Authority (RCA) Secretary General San'a Al-Kitbi confirmed to SIPDIS Econchief on March 29 that RCA had sent three delegations to Iraq during the last two months, the most recent of whic [...]	2003-03-30 13:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1513	(C) DOLPHIN GAS PROJECT: STILL NO GAS SALES AGREEMENTS AS UAE SHAYKHS WRANGLE OVER PRICING [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Almost one year after the selection of U.S. firm Occidental Petroleum to assume a 24.5 percent stake in the Dolphin project to pump natural gas from Qatar to the UAE, actual gas pu [...]	2003-03-30 13:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	EPET PGOV ENRG ECON EINV IR TC
03ABUDHABI1564	MEDIA REACTION: WAR IN IRAQ WARNINGS TO SYRIA CIVILIAN [...] SUMMARY: THE WAR IN IRAQ, CASUALTIES AMONG IRAQI CIVILIANS, SUICIDE BOMBERS HEADED TO BAGHDAD, AND SECRETARY POWELL'S WARNINGS TO SYRIA DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE MEDIA. EDITORIALS IN "AL KHALEEJ" AND "AL BAYAN" CLAIM THAT POWELL'S THREAT TO SYRIA SERVES ISRAEL'S INTERESTS AND WHAT WAS SAID I [...]	2003-04-01 12:06:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1570	UAE SAYS GCC-EU FTA DISCUSSIONS MAKING NO HEADWAY [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM RICHARD A. ALBRIGHT - REASONS: 1.5 (D). 2. (C) The MFA's Deputy Director for GCC Affairs, Khalid Al-Ghaith, gave Econchief a readout April 1 of ongoing discussions between the European Union and the GCC towards concluding a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). According to A [...]	2003-04-01 13:30:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD KIPR BEXP EU TC
03ABUDHABI1571	TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 12, APRIL [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/Core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, Tuesday 4/1. Embassy Abu Dhabi, FCS (located outside of [...]	2003-04-01 13:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI1580	MEDIA REACTION: WAR IN IRAQ CIVILIAN CASUALTIES [...] SUMMARY: THE WAR IN IRAQ, IRAQI CIVILIAN CASUALTIES, AND U.S. PLANS FOR POST-WAR IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE MEDIA. "AL KHALEEJ" AND "AL BAYAN" EDITORIALS CRITICIZED AMERICAN AND BRITISH TROOPS TREATMENT OF CIVILIANS IN IRAQ. IN AN "AL ITTIHAD" OP-ED, ABDULLAH RASHEED LAMBASTED ARAB SATEL [...]	2003-04-02 09:30:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI159	MEDIA REACTION: MEPI, IRAQ, AND NORTH KOREA [...] SUMMARY: REGIONAL AND UAE MEDIA FOCUSED LARGELY ON A PERCEIVED DOUBLE STANDARD IN U.S. POLICIES TOWARDS NORTH KOREA AND IRAQ AS WELL AS THE MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE (MEPI). AN "AKHBAR AL ARAB" EDITORIAL QUESTIONED WHY WASHINGTON DOES NOT APPLY A STRONG STANCE TO NORTH KOREA SIMILAR [...]	2003-01-12 09:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI16	MEDIA REACTION: A YEAR'S REFLECTIONS ON MEPI, IRAQ, [...] SUMMARY: UAE MEDIA COMMENTED ON WHAT IT CALLED PRESIDENT BUSH'S POSITIVE STATEMENT ON IRAQ. HOWEVER, LOCAL MEDIA ALSO LABELED PRESIDENT BUSH'S STATEMENTS ON IRAQ AND NORTH KOREA AS CONTRADICTORY. AN "AKHBAR AL ARAB" EDITORIAL HOPED PRESIDENT BUSH'S STATEMENTS REPRESENT A NEW AMERICAN START [...]	2003-01-04 12:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1602	TFIZ01: IRAQIS REFUSE PERMISSION TO UAE RED [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Sana'a Al-Kitbi (strictly protect),Secretary- General of the UAE Red Crescent Authority, told us on the afternoon of April 2 that all UAE Red Crescent humanitarian relief activities in Iraq are on hold. The re [...]	2003-04-02 13:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PHUM PGOV IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1603	TFIZ01: SOME GOOD EFFECTS, SOME BAD, BUT MOSTLY [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and Comment: Continued high oil prices have largely immunized the UAE economy from any major fall-out from the ongoing Iraq war. On a micro level, Kuwaiti traders are said to be placing large orders fo [...]	2003-04-02 14:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP BBSR ECON ETRD EINV TC
03ABUDHABI1615	MEDIA REACTION: WAR IN IRAQ CIVILIAN CASUALTIES [...] SUMMARY: THE WAR IN IRAQ, IRAQI CIVILIAN CASUALTIES, AND THE CAPTURE AND RENAMING OF THE SADDAM HUSSEIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BY COALITION FORCES DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE MEDIA. AN "AL BAYAN" EDITORIAL DESCRIBED THE SITUATION IN IRAQ AS A "HUMAN CATASTROPHE" AND CRITICIZED ARABS FOR THEIR F [...]	2003-04-05 11:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1621	UAEG RECEIVES U.S. INITIAL OFFER ON WTO SERVICES [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Econoff delivered ref A demarche to the Office of UAE Ministry of Economy Director of WTO Affairs Saeed Al- Nasibi, who is in Geneva on business. Al-Nasibi's assistant confirmed that he had received the initial U. [...]	2003-04-05 13:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIPR ETRD TC
03ABUDHABI1623	TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 14, APRIL 5 [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2.(U) DCM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, 4/05. Embassy Abu Dhabi, FCS (located outside of the Embas [...]	2003-04-05 13:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI1624	IRAQI EXPATS URGE COALITION TO STAY [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright, for Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (SBU) We recently met with two well-placed Iraqi expats who expressed gratitude for coalition efforts to rid Iraq of WMD and change the regime. Describing President Bush as a "savior," they advised us not to pay too m [...]	2003-04-05 13:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1634	UAE AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL WORKERS FAILS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UAEG's much-hyped amnesty program has thus far not been as successful as government officials had predicted. The amnesty, which began on January 1, 2003, and will terminate on April 30, 2003, will exempt workers from payment of fines or other legal liabilities related to the [...]	2003-04-06 10:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1656	MEDIA REACTION: WAR IN IRAQ CIVILIAN CASUALTIES [...] SUMMARY: THE WAR IN IRAQ, IRAQI CIVILIAN CASUALTIES, AND U.S. PLANS FOR POST-WAR IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE MEDIA. UAE COLUMNIST AYSHA SULTAN WROTE IN "AL BAYAN" THAT ONLY THE U.S. AND NONE OF ITS ALLIES WILL CONTROL POST-WAR IRAQ. ANOTHER UAE COLUMNIST, DR. SHAMLAN AL EISSA POINTED OUT [...]	2003-04-07 10:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1661	TFIZ01: FRUSTRATED BY ICRC IDLENESS, UAE RED [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and comment: The UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) hosted on 4/6 in Abu Dhabi a forum of international aid organizations to discuss the humanitarian situation in Iraq. This was the first major meeting o [...]	2003-04-07 12:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1662	UAE: ENCOURAGING GCC EFFORT ON [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan late in the evening on April 6. Hamdan, along with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Khalifa bin Zayid, had met earlier in the [...]	2003-04-07 12:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1663	ADGAS ADMITS QATAR UNDERCUTTING LNG MARKET; PLANS [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ABU DHABI CONCEDES LNG MARKET TO QATAR -------------------------------------- 2. (C) The managing director of the Abu Dhabi Gas Liquification Company (ADGAS),Hassan Al-Marzooki, told Econchief April 2 that his fir [...]	2003-04-07 13:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC
03ABUDHABI1667	UAE INTERESTED IN JOINING IRAQ "CORE" [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) The Ambassador followed-up on reftel demarche with MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan on April 6 (other topics covered septel). Hamdan indicated that, in principle, the UAE would be interested i [...]	2003-04-07 14:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	EAID EFIN ECON PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1668	UAE EXPECTS CLOSED-DOOR "DAY AFTER" [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) In conversations on April 5 and April 6 with the Ambassador, UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayid Al-Nahyan and MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid both expected that the GCC Foreig [...]	2003-04-07 14:06:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	EAID EFIN ECON PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1669	HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT CD-ROM RECALL CREATES [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: The recall of CD-ROMs containing a draft Human Rights Report on the Occupied Territories caused a flurry of activity in the UAE. After reading an Arabic-language newspaper article that implied mi [...]	2003-04-07 14:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KEM KSEP TC
03ABUDHABI1698	ICC ARTICLE 98: UAE CONSIDERING [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Ambassador used the opportunity of an April 6 meeting with MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan to again urge forward movement on the signing of an ICC Article 98 agreement. Hamdan acknowledge [...]	2003-04-08 12:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KTIA KICC TC

03ABUDHABI1700	TERRORIST FINANCING: CONCERNS REGARDING HUMAN APPEAL INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-08 12:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFNI ETTC PTER TC
03ABUDHABI171	UNCLASSIFIED REPORT OF THIRD MEETING OF POST'S [...] (U) Post provides the following unclassified version of ref a as requested by CA. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The UAE Mission's HSWG is rapidly developing into a highly useful forum to discuss a broad range of issues which bear on homeland security. The pooling of information and ideas, a [...]	2003-01-12 13:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER CVIS PREL AMGT TC
03ABUDHABI1711	MEDIA REACTION: WAR ON IRAQ KILLING OF JOURNALISTS [...] SUMMARY: UAE MEDIA DEVOTED EXTENSIVE COVERAGE TO ATTACKS ON THE MEDIA INSIDE BAGHDAD WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS FOR THE AL-JAZEERA AND ABU DHABI TV OFFICES AND PERSONNEL. "AL-ITTIHAD" OPINED THAT THE ATTACK OPENS THE DOOR FOR ALLEGATIONS OF AN AMERICAN DESIRE TO SILENCE THE VOICE OF TRUTH IN THE [...]	2003-04-09 08:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1716	TFIZ01: UAE RESPONDS TO APPEAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AID [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and comment: Post has engaged UAE officials at all levels of government regarding humanitarian assistance since the onset of war in Iraq began. In line with the UAEG's preference to provide assistance-i [...]	2003-04-09 09:47:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG TC
03ABUDHABI1724	WHILE ROME BURNS, UAE CAMPUS FIDDLES, CALMLY [...] SUMMARY: THE ABU DHABI CAMPUS AT THE UAE'S ZAYED UNIVERSITY (ZU) FOR WOMEN RECENTLY HELD A STUDENT BAZAAR TO EXHIBIT STUDENT PROJECTS AND ARTWORKS AND TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE UAE RED CRESCENT SOCIETY'S HUMANITARIAN AID DRIVE FOR IRAQI CHILDREN. DURING THE BAZAAR, APAO DISCUSSED LOCAL EVENTS A [...]	2003-04-09 12:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC PREL CASC TC
03ABUDHABI1727	TF1Z01: EMPOWERMENT, NOT CHARITY: PRESENTING [...] NOW THAT THE BATTLE FOR BAGHDAD IS LARGELY WON, THE MAJOR FOCUS OF OUR MESSAGE SHOULD BE THE RESTORATION OF ORDER AND RULE OF LAW, THE REBUILDING OF IRAQI INSTITUTIONS, AND THE TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY, GRADUAL OR OTHERWISE, TO THE IRAQI PEOPLE. AS WE MOVE TO GET FOOD, WATER, MEDICINE, AND OTHER [...]	2003-04-09 12:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1728	URGENT NEED FOR FSN HEALTH INSURANCE, UAE [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-09 13:09:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AFIN AMGT
03ABUDHABI1730	AN UPBEAT HAMDAN ASSURES THAT UAEG [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) The Ambassador contacted an extremely upbeat MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan on 4/9 to convey reftel talking points. Hamdan was not at all worried, noting that the UAE diplomatic staff in Bag [...]	2003-04-09 13:17:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOP IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1744	MEDIA REACTION: CHAOS IN BAGHDAD LOOTING IN IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: THE FALL OF BAGHDAD TO COALITION FORCES AND LOOTING IN IRAQI CITIES DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE MEDIA. PRESIDENT BUSH'S AND PRIME MINISTER BLAIR'S STATEMENTS TO THE IRAQI PEOPLE RECEIVED POSITIVE COVERAGE IN BOTH PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. UAE MEDIA DEVOTED EXTENSIVE COMMENTARY TO TH [...]	2003-04-12 10:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1748	GETTING MONEY TO THE TISA [...] ECONCHIEF CONTACTED UAE CENTRAL BANK OFFICIALS ON THE MORNING OF APRIL 12, THE FIRST WORK DAY AFTER THE RECEIPT OF REFTEL. SULTAN AL-SAKEB, THE HEAD OF THE CORRESPONDENT BANKING DIVISION (WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MATTERS PERTAINING TO FACILITATION OF TRANSFERS TO THE TISA IN AFGHANISTAN),ST [...]	2003-04-12 12:46:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EFIN AMGT AF TC
03ABUDHABI1750	IRAQI EXPATS IN UAE CONVEY MESSAGE TO [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This cable contains an action request, please see paragraph 7. 3. (C) SUMMARY: Polchief -- after securing agreement from the organizers that she would be in listening mode only -- accepted an invitation t [...]	2003-04-12 13:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KPAO KDEM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1754	LABOR ATTACHES PAINT A RELATIVELY ROSY [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: In conversations with the Indian, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan and Filipino Labor Attaches, Econoff was repeatedly told that the vast majority of labor disputes in the UAE between foreign nationals and Emirati businesses and institutions are generally handled on an inform [...]	2003-04-13 10:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1756	UAE MAY IMPOSE RETALIATORY TARIFFS ON SAUDI [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary and comment: General Director of the UAE Federal Customs Authority Mohamed Al-Mehairi told Econoff on April 13 that the UAE is seriously considering retaliatory tariffs on Saudi exporters, in response to [...]	2003-04-13 11:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIPR ETRD ECIN ETTC ECON TC
03ABUDHABI1758	TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 17, APRIL 13 [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 0915 local time, 4/13. Embassy Abu Dhabi, FCS (located outside of th [...]	2003-04-13 11:53:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI1763	CT TRAINING STRATEGY FOR UAEG: STRATEGIC [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for Reasons 1.5 (B, D). 2. (C) As a "next steps" follow-up to the U.S.-UAE Strategic Dialogue (see ref A),we have met with UAEG officials and identified UAE law enforcement training needs in counter-terrorism cooperation. Training needs in [...]	2003-04-13 12:53:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EIAR ELTN ETCC PARM PBTS PGOV PREL PTER TC
03ABUDHABI1766	SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE TO GCC FM'S DELIVERED TO MFA MINSTATE HAMDAN [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) The Ambassador delivered reftel oral message to MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan on 4/13. Hamdan said his attendance at the 4/15 GCC Foreign Ministerial depended on the timing of a visit the s [...]	2003-04-13 13:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PGOV PREF GCC IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1768	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK [...] REFTEL REQUESTED POST CONDUCT A PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON MIDDLE EAST OPTRONICS, LISTED AS THE FOREIGN CONSIGNEE ON DTC CASE #TA-1017-03, WHICH PROPOSES THE TRANSFER BY FLIR SYSTEMS OF TECHNICAL DATA FOR THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF FLIR THERMAL IMAGING EQUIPMENT TO MIDDLE EAST OPTRONICS. 2. [...]	2003-04-14 04:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC TC
03ABUDHABI1769	TFIZ01: UAEG OFFERS MEDICAL TREATMENT TO [...] The Office of the Chairman of the General Health Authority for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi Hamed bin Zayid Al-Nahyan publicly announced on April 13 that the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) has been authorized to transport wounded Iraqi civilians to the UAE for medical treatment. The spokesman [...]	2003-04-14 05:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1783	MEDIA REACTION: FALL OF TIKRIT SYRIA IS NEXT U.S. [...] SUMMARY: THE FALL OF TIKRIT TO COALITION FORCES, THE IN IRAQI CITIES, AND USG WARNINGS TO SYRIA DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE MEDIA. AN "AL KHALEEJ" EDITORIAL ALLEGED THAT IRAQ WAS FIRST BUT SYRIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES ARE NEXT. AN "AL ITTIHAD" EDITORIAL COMMENTED ON SADDAM'S TORTURE CHAMBERS BUT [...]	2003-04-14 11:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1789	TFIZ01: UAEG OFFERS MEDICAL TREATMENT TO [...] The Office of the Chairman of the General Health Authority for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi Hamed bin Zayid Al-Nahyan publicly announced on April 13 that the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) has been authorized to transport wounded Iraqi civilians to the UAE for medical treatment. The spokesman [...]	2003-04-14 12:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1791	TFIZ01: UAE RED CRESCENT SHIP FINALLY [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and comment: The UAE's much-heralded shipment of 700 tons of humanitarian supplies arrived at Umm Qasr on April 11 -- the first water shipment to arrive via civilian vessel into that port since the war [...]	2003-04-14 13:06:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1794	UAE INCREASES THE NUMBER OF WORK VISAS [...] (U) Local press reported on April 13 that the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs issued more than 32,000 employee labor cards and 12,000 work permits to companies last month. Approximately 60% of the cards were new and there was also a "sizeable increase" in the issuance of group visas. T [...]	2003-04-14 13:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1811	MEDIA REACTION: THREATS TO SYRIA CONTROL OF IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: U.S. WARNINGS TO SYRIA, U.S. CONTROL OF IRAQ, AND TODAY'S MEETING IN NASSERIYA FOR IRAQI COMMUNITY LEADERS DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE MEDIA. UAE COLUMNIST AYSHA SULTAN WROTE IN "AL BAYAN" THAT SYRIA IS NOT THE ONLY TARGET. AN "AL ITTIHAD" EDITORIAL DESCRIBED THE IRAQI OPPOSITION MEE [...]	2003-04-15 09:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1813	MFA MINSTATE HAMDAN BIN ZAYID ON [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) During a 4/13 meeting, the Ambassador asked for MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid's opinion on Dubai's recent decision to establish elected district councils. Hamdan briefed that de facto Dubai Ruler Shaykh Muh [...]	2003-04-15 10:48:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TC
03ABUDHABI1820	IS THE MIGHTY MENGASH MOSCOW BOUND? [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-15 11:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1826	UAE SIGNS UP FOR CORE GROUP ON IRAQ [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (S) MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid told the Ambassador 4/16 that the Cabinet had approved UAE participation in the "core group" for Iraq stabilization and reconstruction outlined ref b. Shaykh Hamdan noted that the [...]	2003-04-15 11:34:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	EAID EFIN PREL ECON PGOV IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1827	TFIZ01: UAE PRESIDENT ISSUES [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) In his first public statement since the outbreak of Iraq hostilities, UAE President Shaykh Zayid bin Sultan Al-Nahyan declared the UAE's commitment to and solidarity with the people of Iraq in remarks carrie [...]	2003-04-15 12:31:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1828	TFIZ01: UAE TO DEPLOY LARGE MILITARY FIELD [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This is an action message -- please see paragraph five. 3. (C) UAE Chief of Staff (and de facto Defense Minister) Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayid (MBZ) called the Ambassador 4/14 to relate that the UAEG planned [...]	2003-04-15 12:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PHUM MARR MOPS EAID PREL PGOV IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1830	TFIZ01: UAEG CONSIDERS REQUEST TO DONATE [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) In delivering the Secretary's oral message (refs A and B),Ambassador previewed ref C talking points with UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan on 4/13. The Ambassado [...]	2003-04-15 14:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EPET PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1842	MEDIA REACTION: MEETING OF IRAQI LEADERS NEAR AL [...] SUMMARY: THE MEETING OF IRAQI LEADERS NEAR AL NASSERIYA, IRAQI DEMONSTRATIONS IN BAGHDAD, MOSUL, AND AL NASSERIYA, AND U.S. WARNINGS TO SYRIA DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE MEDIA. SECRETARY POWELL'S FOREIGN PRESS CENTER REMARKS AND INTERNATIONAL SIPDIS CONDEMNATION OF THE LOOTING OF BAGHDAD'S M [...]	2003-04-16 10:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1852	GETTING THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE OUT: WINNING [...] SUMMARY: TO GET THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE OUT, THE ABU DHABI PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION ENGAGED KEY UAE MEDIA ON MULTIPLE LEVELS PRIOR TO AND DURING THE WAR. PD EFFORTS INCLUDED INTENSIVE TARGETED OUTREACH WITH KEY PUBLIC DIPLOMACY MATERIALS, ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS WITH UAE NATIONALS, ARAB EXPA [...]	2003-04-16 12:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI1876	DEMARCHING THE ARAB MULTILATERAL AID [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM RICHARD A. ALBRIGHT FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (C) ECONCHIEF RAISED REF A DEMARCHE APRIL 19 WITH FINANCE MINISTRY UNDERSECRETARY KHALID AL- BUSTANI. AL-BUSTANI SAID THAT THE UAE WOULD BE FAVORABLY DISPOSED TOWARDS CONSIDERATION OF WAYS IN WHICH THE ARAB FUND FOR ECO [...]	2003-04-19 12:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV IZ KU TC
03ABUDHABI1877	MEDIA REACTION: DEMONSTRATIONS IN IRAQ U.S. THREATS TO [...] SUMMARY: ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS IN BAGHDAD, SYRIA'S RESPONSE TO U.S. THREATS, AND THE ARAB FOREIGN MINISTER'S MEETING IN RIYADH DOMINATED NEWS COVERAGE IN UAE MEDIA. EDITORIALS FOCUSED ON THE CREATION OF "AN IRAQ FOR IRAQIS." AN "AL BAYAN" EDITORIAL ASSERTED THAT THE IRAQI PEOPLE WILL [...]	2003-04-19 13:09:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1878	SHIKHMURADOV DEPORTATION [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Upon notification Polchief engaged with multiple layers of the UAEG on the Boris Shikhmuradov case. The Ambassador followed-up with MFA Assistant U/S for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid. We are pleased t [...]	2003-04-19 13:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TX TC
03ABUDHABI1901	TFIZ01: UAEG OFFERS TO EQUIP IRAQI HOSPITALS [...] UAE President Shaykh Zayid publicly announced on 4/20 that the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) would fully equip six Iraqi hospitals with all necessary medical supplies and equipment, and donate 12 ambulances to the Iraqi health sector. The RCA aid delegation that arrived in Iraq on 4/11 (se [...]	2003-04-21 11:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1902	UAE CREATES NEW LABOR INSPECTION PLAN OF [...] (U) Local press reported on April 18 that the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has developed a new inspection and training plan centered on improving the quality of labor inspection. The objective of the program is to create safer and more secure working conditions by encouraging companie [...]	2003-04-21 11:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1904	UAE MEASURES TO MONITOR OUTBOUND FINANCIAL [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM RICHARD A. ALBRIGHT FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (C) DCM called 4/21 on UAE Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Matar Al-Tayer to discuss oversight of charities (other topics septel). Al- Tayer confirmed that subsequent to discussions last year with Treasury Enforceme [...]	2003-04-21 12:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER ETTC ECON TC
03ABUDHABI193	MEDIA REACTION: WAR ON IRAQ, DEMOCRACY IN THE ARAB [...] SUMMARY: DEMOCRACY IN THE ARAB WORLD, THE MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE (MEPI),AND THE ANTICIPATED WAR ON IRAQ WERE THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF UAE AND REGIONAL MEDIA. UNDER THE PEN NAME OF "IBN AL DEIRA," A COLUMNIST IN "AL KHALEEJ" HOPES THAT THE U.S. DIPLOMACY WILL RECOVER ITS 'SPIRIT,' AN [...]	2003-01-13 13:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1931	TFIZ01: UAEG OFFERS TO BUILD DESAL PLANT FOR [...] UAE President Shaykh Zayid Al-Nayhan ordered the UAE Armed Forces on 4/21 to immediately provide potable water to the Iraqi city of Basra. Press reports confirm that the UAE Armed Forces are planning to build a desalination plant on the Shatt Al-Arab with a capacity of 250,000 gallons a day. [...]	2003-04-22 10:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1934	TFIZ01: AMCIT IRAQI DOCTOR IN UAE ORGANIZING [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph three. 2. (SBU) Amcit Farhan Bakir, a prominent doctor in the UAE (he is the personal physician of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Shaykh Khalifa bin Zayid Al-Nahyan and served in a similar capacity to a number of Saddam Hussein's predecessor [...]	2003-04-22 13:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1935	UAE HOPES TO IMPLEMENT LABOR UNION LAW BY [...] (SBU) UAE Labor Minister Matar Al-Tayer informed DCM on April 21 that the final draft of the new UAE labor law which permits the creation of formal labor associations/unions, would be sent to the inter- ministerial review committee by the end of the week. (See reftel). The proposed legislatio [...]	2003-04-22 13:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1936	DEMARCHE PRIOR TO OPEC MINISTERIAL [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM RICHARD A. ALBRIGHT FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (S) ECONCHIEF DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE 4/22 TO PETROLEUM MINISTRY DIRECTOR FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS HAMDAN AL-AKBARI. AL-AKBARI LISTENED CAREFULLY, BUT MADE NO SUBSTANTIVE COMMENT OTHER THAN TO PROMISE TO PASS ON OUR VIEWS [...]	2003-04-22 13:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL EPET ECON TC
03ABUDHABI1937	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION ISRAEL PALESTINE [...] SUMMARY: GEN. JAY GARNER'S ARRIVAL IN BAGHDAD TO BEGIN THE RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ, THE STRUGGLE TO FORM A NEW PALESTINIAN GOVERNMENT, AND THE CIVILAIN CASUALTIES IN PALESTINE DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE MEDIA. AN "AL KHALEEJ" EDITORIAL CRITICIZED THE "WAR" BETWEEN PRESIDENT ARAFAT AND ABU MAZE [...]	2003-04-22 14:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1938	TFIZ01: NEXT STEPS FOR UAE FIELD HOSPITAL [...] (C) Summary: The UAEG has decided to support an existing medical facility in Baghdad - the Olympic Hospital -- instead of deploying a stand-alone field hospital. A UAE delegation, accompanied by USLO representative, traveled to Baghdad on 4/21 to assess the health needs of the city and selec [...]	2003-04-22 14:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1939	TFIZ01: UAEG CONSIDERS REQUEST TO DONATE [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Ambassador delivered 4/18 DoD Undersecretary Dov Zakheim's letter to UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan, requesting the UAEG to donate petroleum products to Iraq. [...]	2003-04-22 14:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EPET PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI194	UPDATE ON DETENTION OF FILIPINO PASTOR IN DUBAI [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) This cable has been coordinated with Congen Dubai. 3. (C) SUMMARY: Post is actively engaged in this matter and will provide updates on future case developments as they occur. Arrested on 12 November f [...]	2003-01-13 13:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF TC
03ABUDHABI1944	MEDIA REACTION: RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ GEN. GARNER NEW [...] SUMMARY: THE RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ, GENERAL JAY GARNER'S VISITS IN IRAQ, AND A CONFLICT BETWEEN ARAFAT AND ABU MAZEN OVER THE FORMATION OF A NEW PALESTINIAN GOVERNMENT DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE MEDIA. AN "AL KHALEEJ" EDITORIAL NOTED THAT NOT ONLY IRAQ BUT THE WHOLE WORLD MUST BE REBUILT AFT [...]	2003-04-23 11:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1946	UAEG OFFICIALS OFFER PERSPECTIVES ON WHY THE [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) In a conversation with the DCM on April 21, UAE Labor Minister Matar Humaid Al-Tayer noted that the final number of amnesty seekers would be approximately 50,000 -- significantly lower than the expected 200,000-250,0 [...]	2003-04-23 11:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI195	(S) UAE APPROVES U-2 OVERFLIGHT OF IRAQ [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) On January 13, Post received UAEG approval of reftel request for use of USAF U-2 assets based at Al-Dhafra AB in Abu Dhabi in support of UNMOVIC. Specifically, 380 AEW Commander Col. Augst received approval fro [...]	2003-01-13 13:41:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	MARR MOPS PBTS PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1952	UAE ON BOARD FOR GCC OBSERVER ATTENDANCE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (S) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche April 23 to MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayed. Shaykh Hamdan said he had already heard from the Qataris on the issue of GCC representation at the April 28 meeting in [...]	2003-04-23 12:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS GCC IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1960	FISH STOCKS HEAVILY DEPLETED OFF THE UAE [...] (SBU) Summary: A yearlong study of the UAE's fish and marine resources conducted by Bruce Shallard and Associates of New Zealand for the Environmental Research and Wildlife Development Agency (ERWDA),found commercial and non-commercial fish stocks significantly depleted since the last survey [...]	2003-04-23 13:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS EINV EIND ETRD ECON TC
03ABUDHABI1978	TFIZ01: UAE RED CRESCENT: READY TO DO MORE [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) In a 4/26 meeting with Econchief, UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) Secretary General San'a Al- Kitbi confirmed press reports that an RCA ship loaded with 700 tons of food and medicine and 12 ambulances left th [...]	2003-04-26 12:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1983	UAEG REACTS -- AND OVERREACTS - TO SARS [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) The UAE Ministry of Health will install thermal scanners at Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports to check the temperatures of airline passengers as a defense against SARS. Passengers traveling from SARS infected countries w [...]	2003-04-28 06:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI TC
03ABUDHABI1986	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON FLEEING IRAQI REGIME [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador M. Wahba, for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (S) On April 22 the Ambassador conveyed points in reftel under cover of a personal letter addressed to MFA A/USEC for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuaimi and passed him the list of wanted Iraqi regime officials [...]	2003-04-28 07:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	OTRA AMGT TC
03ABUDHABI1992	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ SECRETARIAL VISIT EXPLOSIONS IN [...] SUMMARY: SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S VISIT TO THE UAE AND OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE REGION, CIVILIAN DEATHS DUE TO AN ARMS DUMP EXPLOSION IN BAGHDAD, AND ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS IN IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE MEDIA. IN "AL BAYAN," UAE COLUMNIST AYSHA SULTAN CRITICIZED ANY 'EXCUSES' GIVEN FOR T [...]	2003-04-28 08:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI2013	IRAQI SUNNI IMAM AL-KUBAYSI STIRS [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) Ahmed Al-Kubaysi the Iraqi Sunni Imam who delivered a fiery sermon in Baghdad on April 18, continues to be a source of controversy even in the UAE, his adopted land. We received two very different takes on [...]	2003-04-28 12:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL MOPS EAID SA IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2016	UAE ROLE IN INFORMAL INTERNATIONAL CONTACT [...] (U) Classified by Marcelle M. Wahba, Ambassador, reason 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) DCM delivered reftel points April 27 on UAE participation in the Informal International Contact Group for Iraq to MFA A/USEC for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashed al Nuaimi, noting that the UAE's regional per [...]	2003-04-29 09:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PREL PGOV EFIN TC
03ABUDHABI2026	INVITE TO EXBS CONFERENCE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-29 09:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PARM PREL PTER KSTCC TC
03ABUDHABI2081	UAEG WILL ATTEND GLOBAL FORUM ON FIGHTING CORRUPTION [...] (U) Classified by Econchief Tom Williams, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Post confirmed 4/30 that the UAE Ministry of Justice will participate in the "Global Forum On Fighting Corruption" to be held 5/29-31 in Seoul, Korea. The Ministry of Justice has not yet selected its represent [...]	2003-04-30 10:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV EAID EINV ECON ETRD TC
03ABUDHABI2082	SECRETARY OF DEFENSE RUMSFELD MEETING [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) SUMMARY: SecDef met with UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG Muhammad bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MbZ) on April 27 in Abu Dhabi. After congratulating SecDef on Operation Iraqi Freedom, MbZ made the following point [...]	2003-04-30 10:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC AF IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2083	ANOTHER STRIKE MEDIATED AND RESOLVED BY THE [...] (U) The local press reported that three hundred expatriate workers at an Abu Dhabi-based construction company gathered at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs on April 28 to protest their employer's failure to pay salaries for more than three months. The Minister of Labor Matar Humaid Al-T [...]	2003-04-30 10:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2132	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK REQUEST FOR D307110 [...] REFTEL REQUESTED POST CONDUCT A PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON SAFEWATER CHEMICALS FOR THE EXPORT OF ELEVEN NICKEL-LINED PUMPS FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CHEMICALS USED IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY. 2. ON APRIL 29, 2003, COMMERCIAL OFFICER MARY O'BRIEN MET WITH MARK CONNER OF AL JABER ENERGY SE [...]	2003-05-03 12:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC TC
03ABUDHABI2161	UAEG SIGNS DOUBLE TAXATION AGREEMENTS WITH 65 [...] (U) ADDRESSING A SEMINAR ON LEGAL AND TAX ISSUES RELATING TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ON 5/4, UAE MINISTRY OF FINANCE UNDERSECRETARY FOR BUDGET AND REVENUE KHALID AL- BUSTANI CONFIRMED THAT THE UAEG HAS SIGNED BILATERAL AGREEMENTS WITH 65 COUNTRIES ON AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND INCOME TAX. T [...]	2003-05-04 09:34:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN EFIN ELAB ETTC PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI2169	UAE RED CRESCENT BEGINS AIRLIFTS TO BAGHDAD [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Heralding a new phase of UAE Red Crescent operations in Iraq, the UAE Air Force today facilitated the first of four airlifts to Baghdad International Airport on behalf of the Red Crescent Authority (RCA). RCA [...]	2003-05-04 09:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2170	ADNAN PACHACHI IS BAGHDAD BOUND [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) Former Iraqi foreign minister Adnan Pachachi contacted the Ambassador over the local weekend with the news that he will be flying into Baghdad on Tuesday, May 6 aboard a UAE Air Force C-130 with a small grou [...]	2003-05-05 07:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2174	MEDIA REACTION: POWELL'S WARNINGS TO SYRIA IRAQ THE [...] SUMMARY: POWELL'S WARNINGS TO SYRIA, THE RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ, AND THE ROADMAP DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT MEDIA. AN "AL KHALEEJ" EDITORIAL CRITICIZED THE SITUATION IN THE REGION FOLLOWING THE WAR IN IRAQ AND ARAB ATTITUDES TOWARDS RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, NOTING THAT THE U.S. AIM IS TO PR [...]	2003-05-05 08:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI2175	UAE EXTENDS AMNESTY [...] (U) The UAEG announced that it has extended the amnesty period for illegal aliens to depart the country without penalty an additional month. (See ref A). The four month amnesty period was scheduled to end on April 30, but officials have given illegal aliens until May 31 to leave the UAE. The [...]	2003-05-05 10:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2176	UAE FORMALLY ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO ASSUME [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM RICHARD A. ALBRIGHT FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (C) The UAE last week moved one step closer to its goal of assuming total managerial control of the Arab Bank for Investment and Foreign Trade (ARBIFT) by announcing at the annual general meeting (AGM) in Abu Dhabi its f [...]	2003-05-05 10:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV LY TC
03ABUDHABI2178	STRANDED IRAQIS IN THE UAE: NEED FOR POLICY [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This is an action message -- please see paragraph five. 3. (C) MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid has now engaged on the issue of the approximately 1,000 Iraqis stranded in the northern Emirates, pr [...]	2003-05-05 13:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR MOPS EAID IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2196	WHO FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-06 09:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL TC
03ABUDHABI221	GCC CUSTOMS UNION MAKING IT TOUGHER TO DO BUSINESS [...] (U) Classified by A/DCM Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary: Although it may be business-as-usual in some parts of the Gulf (ref A),the launch of the GCC Customs Union on January 1 is actually raising barriers to trade in the UAE. The emirate of Abu Dhabi, in [...]	2003-01-14 12:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIPR ETRD ECIN ETTC ECON TC
03ABUDHABI2218	UAE AND SAUDI CUSTOMS OFFICIALS AT AN IMPASSE [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). ------------------- Summary And Comment ------------------- 2. (C) Summary and comment: General Director of the UAE Federal Customs Authority Mohamed Al-Mehairi updated Econoff May 6 on negotiations between the UA [...]	2003-05-06 13:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIPR ETRD ECIN ETTC ECON TC
03ABUDHABI2223	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ AND THE ROADMAP [...] SUMMARY: PRESIDENT BUSH'S NOMINATION OF AMBASSADOR PAUL BREMER TO LEAD THE RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ, THE ROADMAP, AND ISRAEL'S DEMAND FOR SANCTIONS ON SYRIA DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. UAE COLUMNIST, DR. ABDULKHALEQ ABDULLA NOTED IN "AL KHALEEJ" HOW SHAMEFUL IT IS THA [...]	2003-05-07 08:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI2233	UAE SUPPORTIVE OF UNSCR TO LIFT [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan on May 7, laying out our plan to introduce soon a UNSCR to lift the sanctions on Iraq. Hamdan said the UAE wanted to see t [...]	2003-05-07 13:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC AL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2234	AS REGIONAL POWER CENTER SHIFTS, UAE [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) During a May 7 meeting with the Ambassador, MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan shared the substance of a spat he had with Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah. Apparently, Abdullah had told an Arab expat (well [...]	2003-05-07 13:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC GCC SA TC
03ABUDHABI2236	UAE LEADERSHIP RESPONDS TO AMBASSADOR'S URGING OF [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: As a result of the Ambassador's interventions with the UAE leadership, the Zayid Center for Coordination and Follow-up (ZCCF),a UAEG-funded institution which has drawn fire for its sometimes noxio [...]	2003-05-08 12:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI2256	UAEG LAYS OUT SPECIFIC PROPOSALS FOR IRAQ [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and comment: UAE Ministry of Finance Assistant Undersecretary for Revenue and Budget Khalid Al- Bustani laid out for Econchief 5/6 the UAEG's priorities for Iraq reconstruction. A memo he [...]	2003-05-10 12:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP BBSR ECON ETRD EINV TC
03ABUDHABI2274	(SBU) INHERENT CONTRADICTIONS OF THE UAE [...] (SBU) In a recent address to the Indian Business and Professional Group, UAE Labor Undersecretary Khalid Al-Khazraji said all the right things. First, he confirmed that the UAE will continue to import multiethnic labor, primarily from the Indian subcontinent (something that no doubt went down [...]	2003-05-10 13:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2275	UAEG ADMINISTERING RAFIDAIN BANK; NO PLANS TO [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Richard Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) The UAEG confirmed in a May 6 conference call of the informal contact group on Iraq reconstruction that the UAE Central Bank is now managing the day-to-day operations of the single branch of Rafidain [...]	2003-05-10 13:09:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI2287	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ ROADMAP [...] SUMMARY: SECRETARY POWELL'S VISIT TO THE REGION, THE ONGOING RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ, AND THE ROADMAP DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN "AL BAYAN" EDITORIAL COMMENTED ON SECRETARY POWELL'S VISIT TO THE REGION, LABELING THE OPTIMISM SIPDIS SURROUNDING THE VISIT AS "UN [...]	2003-05-11 09:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI2289	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BUSH'S SPEECH AT THE [...] SUMMARY: PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH'S ADDRESS CALLING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF U.S.-MIDDLE EAST FREE TRADE AREA RECEIVED PROMINENT COVERAGE IN LOCAL AND REGIONAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. ALL UAE DAILIES PUBLISHED LENGTHY EXCERPTS OF THE SPEECH, AND ABU DHABI TV, AL JAZEERA, AND AL ARABIYAH BRO [...]	2003-05-11 10:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI2292	APPROACHING UAEG ON FUNDS FOR ABORTED [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE RICHARD A. ALBRIGHT FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (S) The sensitivity of reftel demarche, particularly the involvement of the prominent Lootah family (whether knowingly or otherwise) in the matter, will require that we engage at the highest levels of the UAEG. Since [...]	2003-05-11 11:41:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	ECON EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2296	(S//NF) C-NE3-00449: UAE POISED FOR IRAQ [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (S//NF) The following answers are keyed to questions in ref D regarding Gulf countries' views and intentions on Iraqi reconstruction posed by Washington analysts: A. Not applicable, although we wo [...]	2003-05-11 13:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2299	ABU DHABI'S EXPORTS REMAIN A ONE-TRICK PONY [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-11 14:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD TC
03ABUDHABI2300	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S REMARKS TEMPER CRITICISM OF [...] SUMMARY: ON APRIL 18, PAO ARRANGED A TELEPHONE PRESS CONFERENCE (TPC) FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY WITH THE UAE'S MOST WIDELY READ PAN-ARAB ARABIC DAILY "AL- KHALEEJ" AND SISTER ENGLISH-LANGUAGE DAILY "GULF TODAY." BOTH CARRIED THE ENTIRE TEXT OF THE INTERVIEW ON SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 2003. THE D/S [...]	2003-05-11 14:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL OIIP TC
03ABUDHABI2303	UAE ARMED FORCES CHIEF OF STAFF VISITS UAE [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (b)(c)(d). 2. (C) Summary: UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MbZ) visited May 10 the newly refurbished Shaykh Zayid Hospital in Baghdad (formerly the Olympic Hospital) which opened [...]	2003-05-12 06:10:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2305	SCENESETTER FOR UAE AIR FORCE [...] (U) Classified by Charge Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) UAE Air Force Commander Major General Khaled Abdullah Al-Buainnan will visit the U.S. May 12-22. Al-Buainnan's visit presents a good opportunity for us to review our strong bilateral Air Force-to-Air Force rel [...]	2003-05-12 07:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC TC
03ABUDHABI2323	LABOR MINISTRY MEDIATES STRIKE IN DUBAI [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-12 10:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2326	UAE SENDING IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION TEAM TO [...] (U) Classified by Charge Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This is an action message -- please see paragraph five. 3. (C) At the initiative of MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayied, the UAE is sending a nine-member delegation to Washington during the week of Ma [...]	2003-05-12 11:18:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2328	PRESENTING SANCTIONS LIFT UNSC RESOLUTION DEMARCHE [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Charge presented reftel points on lifting UNSC sanctions on Iraq to MFA Assistant U/S Abdullah Rashid Al- Nuaimi, May 12. Al-Nuaimi said that the UAE fully supports the lifting of sanctions and r [...]	2003-05-12 11:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2329	UAEG WELCOMES PRESIDENT'S SPEECH ON THE MIDDLE [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Charge drew from reftel points and provided a copy of the President's speech to MFA Assistant U/S Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuaimi, May 12. Al-Nuaimi said that President's speech was welcome and timely. [...]	2003-05-12 11:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO KPAL IS TC
03ABUDHABI2335	UAE CAMEL RACING SEASON WRAP-UP: MUCH PROGRESS [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Richard A. Albright for Reasons 1.5(B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A round of meetings with UAE officials confirmed earlier reports (see Refs A and B),that the UAEG has not yet succeeded 100 percent in implementing and enforcing the chi [...]	2003-05-12 13:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TC
03ABUDHABI2337	EMIRATI ATTENDANCE AT MARRAKESH WOMEN'S SUMMIT [...] Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai have identified prospective Emirati participants in the upcoming 2003 Global Women's Summit in Marrakesh on 28-30 June, and will encourage their attendance. These prospective attendees include high-profile women in government, business, and the N [...]	2003-05-12 13:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN TC
03ABUDHABI2343	MEDIA REACTION: EXPLOSIONS IN RIYADH ROADMAP [...] SUMMARY: THE EXPLOSIONS IN RIYADH'S RESIDENTIAL EXPATRIATE COMPOUNDS, ISRAEL'S UNWILLINGNESS TO "ACCEPT" THE ROADMAP, SECRETARY POWELL'S VISIT TO SAUDI ARABIA, AND THE RECONSTRUCTION SIPDIS OF IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN "AKHBAR AL ARAB" EDITORIAL URGED T [...]	2003-05-14 08:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI2345	ABU DHABI: A RENTIER STATE IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) Local press reported that commercial and residential rents in Abu Dhabi jumped between twenty and thirty percent in the last year as the UAE capital maintained its status as one of the world's most [...]	2003-05-14 09:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD TC
03ABUDHABI235	S/P DIRECTOR HAASS' JANUARY 8 MEETING [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Visiting Policy Planning Director Ambassador Richard Haass, accompanied by Ambassador Wahba, S/P staffer Dr. Meghan O'Sullivan, A/DCM and control officer, called January 8 on UAE Central Bank Governor [...]	2003-01-15 09:48:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TC
03ABUDHABI2351	REORGANIZATION OF THE IRAQI MFA AND RECALL [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-14 11:55:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER TC
03ABUDHABI2364	UAEG RECEIVES DEMARCHES ON CUSTOMS CLASSIFICATION [...] (U) Classified by Acting DCM Thomas Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Econoff delivered ref demarches 5/17 to Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology Deputy Director General Dr. Rashid bin Farhad regarding the U.S. position on the classification of Fanta beverage a [...]	2003-05-17 11:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL KIPR TC
03ABUDHABI2368	UAEG BRIEFED ON NEW USG COMMERCIAL REMOTE [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-17 12:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA PREL ETTC KSCA TC
03ABUDHABI2369	UAEG DOWNGRADES REPRESENTATION TO THE THIRD GLOBAL FORUM DUE TO SARS; NOTIFIED OF U.S. PARTICIPATION [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Despite earlier indications to the contrary (ref A),the UAE Justice Ministry notified Post 5/14 that the Minister and his staff would not/not attend the Third Global Forum on Fighting Corruption. [...]	2003-05-17 12:06:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV EAID EINV ECON ETRD TC

03ABUDHABI237	S/P DIRECTOR HAASS AND CHIEF OF STAFF [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) SUMMARY: Policy Planning Director Ambassador Richard Haass, Ambassador Wahba and Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG Shaykh Muhammad Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MBZ) had a lively exchange on Iraq, Iran and Saudi-US relatio [...]	2003-01-15 10:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PTER IR IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2370	UAEG CONSIDERING RATIFICATION OF OPTIONAL [...] (U) Classified by Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Thomas E. Williams for Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) On 17 March, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Legal Affairs Deputy Director Yacub Al-Hosani and encouraged the UAEG to consider ratifying the two Optional Protocols to the Rights [...]	2003-05-17 12:09:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI2380	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: GULF [...] REFTEL REQUESTED POST CONDUCT A POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION FOR A TAYLOR WHARTON CRYOSTORAGE SYSTEM WITH GULF PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES. 2. GULF PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, ALSO KNOWN HERE AS JULPHAR, IS WELL-KNOWN TO BOTH THE EMBASSY AND CONSULATE IN THE UAE. IT HAS ITS OWN WEBSITE AT W [...]	2003-05-18 09:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC TC
03ABUDHABI2381	UAEG SUPPORT FOR IRAQ'S MINISTRIES [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Post delivered ref A talking points to the Office of MFA Assistant Undersecretary Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuami, who is heading a delegation to Washington this week to discuss Iraq reconstruction oppor [...]	2003-05-18 09:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL PGOV IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2382	LOST UAE DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT ISSUED TO NON- [...] Summary: The Consular Section received the visa application of an individual presenting a Brazilian passport and stating he also held the passports of Libya, Egypt and Turkey. Individual intended to travel as part of an official UAE delegation to the United States. After conta [...]	2003-05-18 11:06:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD ASEC KHLS CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2391	MEDIA REACTION: TERRORIST ATTACKS, ROADMAP, IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: TERRORIST ATTACKS IN RIYADH AND CASABLANCA, ESCALATING CONFLICT IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA, AND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL KHALEEJ" ALLEGED THAT THE ONLY BENEFICIARY OF THESE ATTACKS IS ISRAEL. AN "AL BAYAN" [...]	2003-05-19 08:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI2403	GREATER TRANSPARENCY FOR THE UAE BUDGET IN-LINE [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) UAE Minister of State for Finance Dr. Mohammed Khalfan Khirbash forwarded the 2003-2005 federal budgets to the UAE Cabinet for approval 5/18, and announced that future budgets would be based on int [...]	2003-05-19 12:46:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI2404	EXPAT SHI'A DELIVER THANK-YOU FOR IRAQ LIBERATION [...] Two expat Iraqi Shi'a professionals (both long resident in the UAE) called on A/DCM May 19 to deliver a letter of thanks from their community here for the liberation of Iraq. 84 self- styled "Iraqi Shi'a intellectuals" (mostly doctors and engineers) signed a letter (text in para three) expres [...]	2003-05-20 09:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2407	UAEG RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON WHO SCALE OF [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-20 12:46:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR PREL WHO TC
03ABUDHABI2408	TAIWAN OBSERVERSHIP AT THE WHA - UAE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY A/DCM THOMAS E. WILLIAMS FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) ECONOFF DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS MAY 20 TO MFA DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS GHANEM AL-MAZROUIE, AND REQUESTED UAEG SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN'S EFFORT TO GAIN INCREASED PARTICIPATION AND OBSERVERSHIP A [...]	2003-05-20 12:48:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL TC
03ABUDHABI2409	(S) TERRORIST FINANCING: REQUEST [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE RICHARD ALBRIGHT FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (S/NF) Because of the sensitivities associated with Human Appeal International (HAI),we have requested an appointment with de facto Foreign Minister Shaykh Hamdan Bin Zayid to deliver reftel points. Hamdan, our primary [...]	2003-05-20 13:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN PTER ETTC ECON TC
03ABUDHABI2411	MEDIA REACTION: PALESTINE IRAQ TERRORISM [...] SUMMARY: ESCALATING CONFLICT IN ISRAEL AND THE PALESTIAN TERRITORIES, THE RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ, AND TERRORIST ATTACKS IN THE REGION DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN "AL KHALEEJ" EDITORIAL NOTED THAT THE SITUATION IN IRAQ IS WORSENING AND THAT THE ONLY BENEFICIARY OF [...]	2003-05-21 10:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI245	UAEG'S PLEDGE OF ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN -- THE [...] (U) Classified by Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to UAEG reports, the UAE pledged $36 million at the Tokyo Conference and has provided additional humanitarian and reconstruction assistance to Afghanistan totalin [...]	2003-01-15 12:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL AF TC
03ABUDHABI2451	UAE: A MODEL FOR IRAQ? [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and comment: The UAE is eager to see the swift reintegration of Iraq into the international trade and investment system, and the emergence of Baghdad as an economic counterweight to Riyad [...]	2003-05-25 12:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG TC
03ABUDHABI2452	(S) UAEG FINDS NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE RICHARD ALBRIGHT FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (S) A/DCM conveyed reftel concerns May 21 to UAE Central Bank Financial Intelligence Unit Chief Abdul-Rahim Sinkais Al-Awadhi. A/DCM noted that we had a single, uncorroborated report that as much as one billion USD in ca [...]	2003-05-25 12:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	EFIN ECON PREL PGOV IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2454	UAEG CONFIRMS ITS DELEGATION TO THE THIRD GLOBAL [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed via diplomatic note May 25 that the following will represent the UAE at the Third Global Forum on Fighting Corruption: -- Ministry of Foreign Affair [...]	2003-05-25 13:06:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV EAID EINV ECON ETRD TC
03ABUDHABI2455	UAE: POST RESPONSE ON MIDDLE EAST TRADE INITIATIVE [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary and comment: The UAEG will welcome the Middle East Trade Initiative (METI) and its comprehensive efforts to encourage economic reform and enhance economic growth in the region -- particular [...]	2003-05-25 13:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIPR ETRD TC
03ABUDHABI2457	MEDIA REACTION: ROADMAP IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: THE ISRAELI CABINET'S ACCEPTANCE OF THE ROADMAP, THE RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ, AND THE LIFTING OF UN SANCTIONS ON IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN "AL ITTIHAD" EDITORIAL CLAIMED THAT BOTH 'AL QAEDA' AND ISRAEL ARE SIMILAR IN THEIR AIMS AND GOALS. AN "AL K [...]	2003-05-26 07:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI246	MEDIA REACTION: OCCUPIED TERRITORIES, LONDON SUMMIT [...] SUMMARY: UAE AND REGIONAL MEDIA FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON IRAQ. HOWEVER, EDITORIALS COMMENTED ON THE PALESTINIANS AND THE LONDON CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS PALESTINIAN REFORMS. MEDIA CRITICIZED ISRAEL'S DECISION TO BAR SEVERAL PALESTINIANS FROM ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE WHILE ALLOWING THEIR PARTICIPATI [...]	2003-01-15 13:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI2487	OIC FOREIGN MINISTERS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-27 06:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI2488	UAEG MEDEVACS WOUNDED IRAQIS FOR MEDICAL [...] (U) Summary and comment: The UAE Red Crescent Authority facilitated 5/21 the medical evacuation from Kuwait of more than two dozen wounded and sick Iraqi civilians and their parental guardians. This was the largest medical airlift of its kind of Iraqi wounded, and fulfilled a long-standing p [...]	2003-05-27 09:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI25	UAE MINISTER OF INFORMATION GIVES GREEN LIGHT [...] SUMMARY: I CALLED ON UAE MININFO AND PRESIDENTIAL SON SHAYKH ABDULLAH BIN ZAYED ON DECEMBER 30 TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED MIDDLE EAST TELEVISION NETWORK (METN). THE MINISTER WELCOMED BOTH THE IDEA OF THE NEW STATION AND THE PROSPECT OF LOCATING IT IN THE UAE, ESPECIALLY IN ABU DHABI. SHOULD TH [...]	2003-01-05 10:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	BBG PREL KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI2511	MEDIA REACTION: ROADMAP IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: THE RECENT ATTACKS AGAINST U.S. SOLDIERS IN IRAQ AND THE ISRAELI CABINET'S RESERVATIONS ON THE ROADMAP DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN "AL ITTIHAD" EDITORIAL COMMENTED ON THE SITUATION IN IRAQ AND RECOMMENDED MEANS TO ACHIEVE SECURITY AND STABILITY IN IRAQ. [...]	2003-05-28 08:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI2528	SUCCESS IN IRAQ PLAYS WELL WITH ONE SENIOR UAE [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) Deputy Managing Director Khalifa Al-Kindi queried DCM during a 5/19 courtesy call about the future of Iraq and the roadmap for peace between Israel and t [...]	2003-05-28 11:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI2529	WORRIED IRAQIS APPROACH THE EMBASSY [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This is an action request, please see para 4. 3. (C) The Embassy has received calls in the last two days from a number of Iraqi citizens resident in the UAE requesting urgent information on how they should g [...]	2003-05-28 11:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2561	TERRORIST FINANCE -- AL-AQSA FOUNDATION (LIST 34) [...] (U) Classified by Acting DCM Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Econoff delivered 5/31 reftel talking points and background paper to UAE Central Bank FIU Chief Abdulrahim Al-Awadi. We will notify Washington of any actions the UAEG undertakes. Wahba [...]	2003-05-31 11:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN KSEP CVIS KVPR TC
03ABUDHABI2576	MEDIA REACTION: ROADMAP IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: THE ISRAELI CABINET'S ACCEPTANCE OF THE ROADMAP, THE RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ, AND THE LIFTING OF UN SANCTIONS ON IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN "AL ITTIHAD" EDITORIAL CLAIMED THAT BOTH 'AL QAEDA' AND ISRAEL ARE SIMILAR IN THEIR AIMS AND GOALS. AN "AL K [...]	2003-06-01 09:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI2599	PACHACHI PRAISES U.S. ROLE IN IRAQ; [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid, in a 5/31 meeting with the Ambassador (other topics covered septel),provided a brief readout on an earlier meeting between former Iraqi Foreign Minister Adnan Pachachi and UAE [...]	2003-06-02 10:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IR IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2600	ABORTED IRAQI ARMS DEAL [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) The Ambassador, accompanied by Polchief, presented Ref A demarche and background paper to MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan on 5/31. Hamdan was not aware of the issue, but promised to bring it to the a [...]	2003-06-02 10:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2602	UAEG DISAPPOINTED WITH OIC MINISTERIAL [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) During the course of a 5/31 meeting with the Ambassador (other topics covered septel),MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid noted UAE disappointment with the statement produced at last week's OIC meeting in Tehran. [...]	2003-06-02 11:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IR IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2603	AMBASSADOR RAISES MLAT AND TIP WITH [...] MLAT: The Ambassador, accompanied by Polchief and POL FSN, met 5/31 with UAE Minister of Justice, Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Muhammad Nakhira Al- Dhaheri. The Ambassador engaged Al-Dhaheri on the draft Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, noting that, following the exchange of proposed changes, th [...]	2003-06-02 11:05:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN KTIA PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI2607	GULF AIR LOBBIES EMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RESUME [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary: On the heels of a 5/27 meeting between Ambassador Neumann and Gulf Air CEO Jim Hogan (reftel),a representative from the Abu Dhabi Department of Civil Aviation (ADDCA) visited Acting DCM 5/31 to p [...]	2003-06-02 11:18:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR PGOV ECON IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2611	WARY OF SHARON'S INTENTIONS, UAE [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid and the Ambassador discussed the upcoming peace process summits in Sharm El Sheikh and Aqaba in a 5/31 meeting at Hamdan's Abu Dhabi palace (other issues septel). While "pessim [...]	2003-06-02 11:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL IS TC
03ABUDHABI2623	MEDIA REACTION: G8 SUMMIT POTUS EUROPE AND MIDDLE EAST [...] SUMMARY: PRESIDENT BUSH'S PARTICIPATION IN THE G-8 SUMMIT AND THE ANTICIPATED SUMMITS IN SHARM AL SHEIKH AND AQABA AND THE RECONSTRUCTION IN IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN "AL KHALEEJ" EDITORIAL ALLEGED THAT PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT IS JUST TO TELL ARABS THAT THE [...]	2003-06-03 06:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI2631	UAEG RESPONDS TO U.S. PROPOSALS FOR THE 2003 [...] (U) Classified by Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) This cable contains an action request; please see paragraph 7. 3. (C) Summary: Econoff delivered ref demarche 6/1 to UAE Ministry of Communications Undersecretary Abdullah Ahmed L [...]	2003-06-03 10:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS AORC TC
03ABUDHABI2641	UAE TO SUPPORT JORDAN OIL NEEDS FOR [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid contacted the Ambassador on June 2 to convey information about the UAEG's ongoing assistance to Jordan and Morocco. With regard to Jordan, Hamdan reported that the UAE has agreed to co [...]	2003-06-03 12:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET EAID PGOV JO MO SA KU TC
03ABUDHABI2644	MEDIA REACTION: SHARM AL SHEIKH SUMMIT [...] SUMMARY: ALL UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA DEVOTED EXTENSIVE COVERAGE TO THE SHARM AL SHEIKH SUMMIT AND CARRIED PRESIDENT BUSH'S STATEMENTS IN THEIR ENTIRETY. AN "AL KHALEEJ" EDITORIAL WARNED ARAB LEADERS OF FURTHER CONCESSIONS AND ASSERTED THAT THE MAIN AIM BEHIND PRESIDENT BUSH'S STATEMEN [...]	2003-06-04 08:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI2654	(S/NF) INFORMATION ON IRAQI SUNNI [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S/NF) Post provides the following information, gleaned from conversations with resident Iraqis and Emirati leaders and academics on Iraqi Sunni cleric Ahmed Al-Kubaysi. It is by no means comprehensive and we a [...]	2003-06-04 10:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	KPRP PINR PGOV PINS PNAT PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2670	THREE MORE LABOR STRIKES RESOLVED [...] (U) In the last week, the local English dailies reported on three labor strikes, two in Dubai and one in Abu Dhabi. All three labor stoppages involved the nonpayment of wages by contracting firms and resulted in the intervention of the UAE Labor Ministry to mediate a resolution between the par [...]	2003-06-07 05:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2678	UAE INTERESTED IN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Nasser Sweidan, office director for de facto Finance Minister Dr. Khirbash, called A/DCM June 5 to say that he was drafting a letter from MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid to Secretaries Powell and Evans outlining the UAEG's strong interest in pursuing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U [...]	2003-06-07 09:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN USTR PREL TC
03ABUDHABI2715	UAE FIRST LADY SPEARHEADS CAMPAIGN TO CLEAN [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: UAE First Lady Shaykha Fatima Bint Mubarak briefed the Ambassador on her personally- designed campaign to literally and figuratively clean up the UAE's many mosques. With her customary extraordi [...]	2003-06-07 11:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI2733	SYRIA'S BASHAR URGED TO WORK WITH THE [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Former UAE Oil Minister and Zayid confidant Mana'a Saeed Al-Otaiba requested a meeting with the Ambassador on June 7 to brief her on the outcome of his late May one-on-one in Damascus with Syrian P [...]	2003-06-08 11:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETTC KPAL SY IS TC
03ABUDHABI2734	MEPI: UAE MEDIA TRAINING WORKSHOP ON NEWS, [...] SUMMARY: UNDER THE MEPI GOAL OF PROMOTING A MORE PROFESSIONAL AND INDEPENDENT MEDIA, VETERAN JOURNALIST PAUL MILLER CONDUCTED TWO, WEEK-LONG "NEWS, FEATURES AND ANALYTICAL WRITING" WORKSHOPS FOR THE STAFF OF THE EMIRATES NEW AGENCY. MR. MILLER COMPARED WESTERN AND ARAB MEDIA SOURCES AND FOC [...]	2003-06-09 05:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI2744	UAE REACTION TO AQABA AND SHARM [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: UAE reaction to last week's summits in Sharm El-Sheikh and Aqaba has been a mixture of appreciation for the President's personal engagement, skepticism about Sharon's ultimate commitment to a peacefu [...]	2003-06-09 10:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG TC
03ABUDHABI2761	UAEG PREDICTS NO MAJOR MOVEMENT AT THE JUNE [...] (U) Classified by Acting DCM Thomas E. Williams, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) UAE Ministry of Petroleum Director of Economic Affairs and OPEC delegate Hamdan Al-Akbari told Acting DCM June 9 that he believes oil market supply and demand are balanced, current pricing is "adequate," [...]	2003-06-09 11:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC
03ABUDHABI2796	MEDIA REACTION: SHARM AL SHEIKH AND AQABA SUMMITS WMD [...] SUMMARY: THE SHARM AL SHEIKH AND AQABA SUMMITS, THE US "FAILURE" TO FIND WMD IN IRAQ, AND ISRAEL'S ATTACK ON HAMAS LEADERS GENERATED EXTENSIVE COVERAGE IN LOCAL AND REGIONAL PRINT AND SATELLITE MEDIA. AN "AL ITTIHAD" EDITORIAL COMMENTED ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S "ANNOYANCE" AT THE ASSASSINATION AT [...]	2003-06-11 10:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI2797	MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL JUSTICE FORUM: RECOMMENDED UAE [...] Per Ref A, Embassy Abu Dhabi recommends that the following UAEG invitees be considered for the upcoming Middle East Regional Justice Forum scheduled for 15-17 September in Manama. We note that the UAEG invitees were recommended previously in Ref B. UAEG Officials -------------- --H.E. M [...]	2003-06-11 10:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PHUM PREL TC
03ABUDHABI2798	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL FRANKS' [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) General Franks: Your Emirati friends and the U.S. mission to the UAE are looking forward to your valedictory visit. As always, UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MbZ) [...]	2003-06-11 10:05:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2853	(S) HUMAN APPEAL: STILL WAITING FOR [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (S/NF) Ambassador used the opportunity of a June 10 meeting with de facto Foreign Minister Shaykh Hamdan Bin Zayid (other topic septel, notal) to discuss the status of Human Appeal International. The Ambassador note [...]	2003-06-14 11:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN PTER ETTC ECON TC
03ABUDHABI2854	(S) UAE ASKS IF FORMER IRAQI INFO MINISTER [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B, D). 2. (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph four. 3. (S) MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid (HBZ) contacted the Ambassador 6/13 to say that the UAEG had received a request from former Iraqi Info [...]	2003-06-14 11:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PGOV OTRA IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2855	(S) UAE CENTRAL BANK WILL SEEK [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (S) The Ambassador told MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid June 10 that the authorities in Dubai had confirmed that the 43.5 million USD in illicit Iraqi missile money had been released by the Dubai court several months p [...]	2003-06-14 11:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2858	UAEG ASSURES HIGH-LEVEL PARTICIPATION FOR UN [...] (U) Classified by Acting DCM Thomas E. Williams, for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 4. 3. (C) Acting DCM raised reftel points 6/14 with UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Undersecretary for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-N [...]	2003-06-14 12:48:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI286	UAE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN IGCC [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-19 11:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL KNNP TC
03ABUDHABI2860	ORAL MESSAGE ON NEED TO HALT [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) The Ambassador delivered Ref A demarche on the need for governments to move decisively against entities providing financial support to Hamas in a June 11 meeting with MFA Minstate Hamdan (other topics covere [...]	2003-06-14 12:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG TC
03ABUDHABI2861	SCENESETTER FOR UNDERSECRETARY [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) Secretary Bolton: Your visit to the UAE will provide an excellent opportunity to discuss our concerns about Iran with the UAEG. We have secured a meeting with de facto Foreign Minister, Shaykh Hamdan bin Z [...]	2003-06-14 12:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PARM ETTC IR TC
03ABUDHABI2876	EXBS TEAM RECEIVES COMMITMENT FROM UAEG FOR TRAINING [...] (U) Classified by Acting DCM Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary and comment: An interagency USG visited the UAE June 14-15 to successfully re-launch a comprehensive, multidisciplinary training roadmap on the key bilateral issue of export controls and border se [...]	2003-06-15 12:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM PREL PTER KSTC TC
03ABUDHABI2877	UAE RED CRESCENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO IRAQ TOTAL MORE [...] (U) Summary and comment. UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) Secretary General Sana'a Al-Kitbi forwarded to Econoff 6/15 a SIPDIS retrospective on the RCA's work in Iraq from the present until shortly before the war began. The RCA has contributed more than USD $18 million in humanitarian sup [...]	2003-06-15 12:53:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI288	UAE'S NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AGENCY REGISTERS 7,000 [...] (U) Classified by A/DCM Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary and comment: The UAE Ministry of Labor established Tanmia -- the UAE's national employment agency -- two years ago and since then has registered more than 7,000 Emirati jobseekers, about 2,000 of whom a [...]	2003-01-19 13:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB KWMN SOCI TC
03ABUDHABI2892	UAEG UNDECIDED ABOUT THE U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche June 16 to UAE Authority for Standardization & Metrology Deputy General Director Dr. Rashid Ahmad Bin Fahad. Dr. Ahmad said that his office is responsible for CODEX issues but is unlikely to attend the CODEX Alimentarius Commis [...]	2003-06-16 11:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR TC
03ABUDHABI2895	AMBASSADOR PRESSES UAEG ON ZAYID [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador has repeatedly engaged the senior UAEG leadership on the need to make substantive changes at the controversial Abu Dhabi-based, Arab League-affiliated and UAEG-funded Zayid Center fo [...]	2003-06-16 13:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI2896	NEED FOR GUIDANCE ON IRAQI PASSPORT ISSUES [...] This is an action request; see paragraph 4. 2. Like our colleagues in Embassy Amman (ref A),Embassy officers here have received more than 50 calls and walk-ins since the closure of the Iraqi Embassy in Abu Dhabi in early June from Iraqi nationals resident in the UAE for assistance with c [...]	2003-06-16 13:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2942	UAE NO LONGER REPRESENTS LIBYAN INTERESTS [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-18 11:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AMGT OFDP LY SA TC
03ABUDHABI2943	ELATED BY TIER 1 RANKING, UAEG PROMISES TO [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for Reasons 1.5(B) and (D). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On 11 June, the Ambassador congratulated MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan on the UAE's Tier 1 ranking in the 2003 TIP Report, noting that the UAE is the only country to jump tw [...]	2003-06-18 11:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB ASEC
03ABUDHABI2944	TERRORIST FINANCE -- DESIGNATION OF ONE [...] (U) Classified by Acting DCM Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 3. (C) Post delivered 6/15 ref A talking points and background paper to the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and faxed a courtesy copy [...]	2003-06-18 11:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN KSEP CVIS KVPR TC
03ABUDHABI2946	UAE ATTENDANCE AT WEF 6/23 BREAKFAST [...] (U) This message contains an action request; please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Post delivered 6/14 the Secretary's message regarding the WEF working breakfast (see ref) to de facto UAE Foreign Minister Hamdan bin Zayid. Hamdan's Office Director informed Polchief 6/17 that Dubai Crown Pri [...]	2003-06-18 12:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OPDC PGOV JO TC
03ABUDHABI2949	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ ESCALATION IN THE TERRITORIES [...] SUMMARY: ESCALATION OF TENSIONS IN IRAQ AND THE WEST BANK AND GAZA AND DEVELOPMENTS IN IRAQ CONTINUED TO GENERATE PROMINENT COVERAGE IN PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN "AL KHALEEJ" EDITORIAL NOTES THAT THE U.S. OCCUPATION OF IRAQ AND THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION OF PALESTINE ARE SIMILAR IN STYLE AN [...]	2003-06-18 14:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI2961	UAE SIGNS WILDLIFE PACT WITH BAHRAIN [...] (U) Local press reported on June 17 that the Abu Dhabi Environmental Research and Wildlife Development Agency (ERWDA) signed an agreement to cooperate on environmental and wildlife protection with the Bahraini General Commission for the Protection of Marine Resources, Environment and Wildlife. [...]	2003-06-21 12:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON TC
03ABUDHABI2962	U/S BOLTON ENCOURAGES EARLY SIGNING OF AN [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) In the course of a June 18 meeting in Abu Dhabi with MFA Minister of State Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan, Under Secretary for Under Secretary for Arms Control and International SIPDIS Security Assista [...]	2003-06-21 12:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM TC
03ABUDHABI2966	AMBASSADOR PRESSES UAEG ON ZAYID [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador has repeatedly engaged the senior UAEG leadership on the need to make substantive changes at the controversial Abu Dhabi-based, Arab League-affiliated and UAEG-funded Zayid Center fo [...]	2003-06-22 10:10:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI2968	MEDIA REACTION: POWELL'S VISIT IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: ISSUES FEATURED IN THE LOCAL MEDIA INCLUDED THE WEF MEETING IN JORDAN, U.S. EFFORTS TO ACTIVATE PEACE BETWEEN THE PALESTINIANS AND ISRAELIS, AND IRAQ. A COLUMNIST WARNED AGAINST THE WEF, SAYING THAT IT WAS FIRST INITIATED BY SHIMON PERES AND NOTING THAT THE ROOT OF THE MIDDLE EAST P [...]	2003-06-22 10:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI2969	UAE AMNESTY FAILS [...] (SBU) Summary: The UAEG's amnesty program failed to significantly reduce the number of illegal laborers in the UAE. Only 60,000 illegals have left the country, far less than the hoped for 250,000-300,000. Though the amnesty may continue on indefinitely, it failed because illegal workers do not [...]	2003-06-22 12:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2981	UAEG IS CONSIDERING WIPO INTERNET TREATIES [...] (U) Classified by Acting DCM Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Econoff delivered ref demarche, as well as an Arabic translation of WIPO's Digital Agenda, to UAE Ministry of Information Director of Copyrights Ali Al- Baloushi on June 21. Al-Baloushi noted that the pro [...]	2003-06-23 11:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIPR ETRD TC
03ABUDHABI2982	MTAG: UAEG ALERTED RE: IRANIAN FRONT COMPANIES [...] (U) Classified by Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Thomas E. Williams for Reasons 1.5 (B),(D). 2. (S) On 22 June, Polchief delivered reftel demarche to Khedaim Al-Deeri, Deputy Office Director for MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and requested that the information be shared w [...]	2003-06-23 11:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL TC
03ABUDHABI2983	USG PRIORITIES AT UNGA CONVEYED TO UAEG [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-23 11:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL PHUM TC
03ABUDHABI2984	UAEG SEEKS CONFIRMATION ON IRAQI MFA [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This is an action request; see para 5. 3. (C) UAE MFA Assistant U/S for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuaimi contacted the Ambassador June 21 seeking confirmation on a fax sent to the Iraqi "embass [...]	2003-06-23 11:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2985	ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE BURNISHES [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). SUMMARY AND COMMENT ------------------- 2. (C) Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince (and de facto Ruler),Shaykh Khalifa bin Zayid Al-Nahyan, made unusually high-profile visits to the U.K. and France earlier this month in a [...]	2003-06-23 12:12:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TC
03ABUDHABI2988	U/S BOLTON DISCUSSES NORTH KOREAN AND IRANIAN NUCLEAR THREAT WITH MFA MINSTATE HAMDAN BIN ZAYID [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) SUMMARY: Conveying a message from President Bush, U/S Bolton laid out USG concerns on the nuclear weapons programs of both North Korea and Iran in a June 18 meeting with MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid. In t [...]	2003-06-23 12:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PGOV PARM ETTC IR NK TC
03ABUDHABI299	UAEG FORMING CABINET LEVEL COMMITTEE [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) During a 1/14 meeting with MFA Minstate Hamdan Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (other topics reported septel),the Ambassador pressed Hamdan and MFA Assistant Undersecretary Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuaimi on the need to jumpstar [...]	2003-01-20 09:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM PREL PTER KSTC TC
03ABUDHABI3021	END OF SHOW REPORT FOR CERTIFIED TRADE FAIR: [...] SUMMARY: THE USA PAVILION AT THE SIXTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE (IDEX),MARCH 16-20, 2003, WAS DOC CERTIFIED AND WAS ORGANIZED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY (AUSA). TWENTY SEVEN AMERICAN COMPANIES, INCLUDING 5 NEW TO MARKET, WERE LOCATED IN THE [...]	2003-06-25 06:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD BMGT AFIN BEXP TC
03ABUDHABI3037	UAE MEPI COUNTRY STRATEGY [...] SUMMARY: Following is the UAE's country strategy for MEPI, which has been developed by PA and coordinated with POL and ECON. This includes long-term goals, specific objectives, suggested mechanisms by which goals could be realized, and a request for funding for two UAE-specific projects. END SU [...]	2003-06-25 10:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO ETRD SOCI SCUL BTIO EAID PGOV
03ABUDHABI3039	SHAYKH ZAYID BESTOWS THE EMIRATES' [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (SBU) UAE President Shaykh Zayid bin Sultan Al- Nahyan conferred upon CENTCOM Commander General Tommy R. Franks the Emirates Military Order of First Class in a meeting on June 24 at Al-Bahr Palace in Abu Dhabi. [...]	2003-06-25 11:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3058	UAEG ATTENDEES AT 58TH UNGA GENERAL DEBATE [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-28 13:31:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA PREL UN OTRA KSEP TC
03ABUDHABI3059	DEMARCHE ON SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT/OIC: [...] (U) Classified by A/DCM Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Econoff accompanied the Dutch Ambassador and a counterpart from the British Embassy in delivering reftel demarche points June 28 to MFA Organizations and Conferences Director Mohamed Jassem Samhan Al- Nuaimi. T [...]	2003-06-28 13:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PHUM UNSC TC
03ABUDHABI3069	PROSPECTS FOR GREATER POLITICAL [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: The collapse of Saddam's regime and an avowed U.S. policy of encouraging greater political participation and economic reform across the region in the post 9/11 environment have increased expectation [...]	2003-06-29 12:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM TC
03ABUDHABI3075	(U) UAE SUPPORT FOR THE POLISH-LED [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Ambassador raised the issue of UAE support for the Polish-led multinational division with UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Muhammad bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MbZ) via letter and a follow-up phone call on June [...]	2003-06-30 07:34:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MOPS AF IZ TC
03ABUDHABI309	ILL-TIMED MOVE: UAE ALLOWS IRAQ TO [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Ambassador met with MFA Minstate Hamdan Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan 1/19 to seek an explanation for the decision (reported in the UAE press) by the UAEG to allow Iraq to upgrade its diplomatic ties here to the level [...]	2003-01-20 15:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ TC
03ABUDHABI310	SCENESETTER FOR A/S BURNS 1/21-22 [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Assistant Secretary Burns: I look forward to welcoming you back to the UAE. Your schedule is taking shape, with meetings requested with President Zayid Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan and Chi [...]	2003-01-20 15:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PTER IR IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3103	UAE CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY IN NO HURRY TO ALLOW [...] (U) Classified by A/DCM Tom Williams, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Acting DCM and Econchief met with Mohammed Al- Ghaith, the Director General of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority on June 29. In the course of the conversation, Ghaith noted that Emirates Airlines had approa [...]	2003-07-01 11:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL ECON ETRD TC
03ABUDHABI311	EXTRANCHECK: PRELICENSE CHECK CSI MIDDLE EAST [...] ON 17 DEC COMMERCIAL OFFICER MARY O'BRIEN MET WITH EMAD BITAR OF CSI MIDDLE EAST AND COR CORBEEK OF EMERSON EUROPE REGARDING PRELICENSE CHECK RQUESTED IN REFTEL. 2. EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT, FORMERLY EMERSON ELECTRIC, HAS RECENTLY PURCHASED COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS, INC, (CSI) OF KNOXVIL [...]	2003-01-21 04:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC TC
03ABUDHABI3113	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: AN EDITORIAL IN "AL-BAYAN" STRONGLY CRITICIZED AN ALLEGED STATEMENT BY SENATOR GAY GLODIS (SIC) IN WHICH HE ALLEGEDLY CALLED FOR BURYING MUSLIMS WITH THE INTESTINES OF PIGS. THE EDITORIAL URGED ARAB AND MUSLIM GOVERNMENTS TO TAKE RETALIATORY MEASURES AGAINST U.S. INTERESTS TO FORCE W [...]	2003-07-01 13:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI3115	GCC ADOPTION OF SAUDI ARABIA'S INTERNATIONAL [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 4 2. On July 1, the Ambassador sent a letter to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and to Minister of Economy and Commerce Sheikh Fahim Al- Qassimi to express our concern about the GCC decision to implement a [...]	2003-07-01 13:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EIND WTRO GCC TC
03ABUDHABI3116	(U) VEHICLES IN SUPPORT OF THE POLISH-LED [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) OUR ACTING CG IN DUBAI DISCUSSED THE ISSUE OF DUBAI'S VEHICLE DONATIONS TO THE POLISH-LED DIVISION IN IRAQ AND TO THE AFGHAN POLICE WITH SAYANTA BASU DURING A PHONE CALL ON JULY 1. DUBAI HAS NOT OFFERED T [...]	2003-07-02 14:25:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MOPS EAID EFIN AF IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3117	UAEG UP-TO-DATE ON PALESTINIAN AID COMMITMENT [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) During a meeting on June 25, the Ambassador delivered Secretary Powell's oral message to MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan SIPDIS Bin Zayid, stressing the need for the UAEG to fulfil the commitment it made at t [...]	2003-07-02 14:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL GCC EAID EFIN TC
03ABUDHABI3127	UAEG SUPPORTS COSTA RICAN RESOLUTION BANNING HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-05 13:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	USUN TBIO KSCA PREL PHUM TC
03ABUDHABI313	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK AL WASL TRADING [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-21 04:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC TC
03ABUDHABI314	EXTRANCHECK: PRELICENSE CHECK ZAD ELECTRONICS [...] REFTEL REQUESTED THAT AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI CONDUCT PLC FOR TWO EXPORT LICENSE APPLICATIONS LISTING ZAD ELECTRONICS AS THE ULTIMATE CONSIGNEE. THE CONTACT NUMBERS LISTED IN THE CABLE, 04-269-7588 AND 050-788-5969, ARE A FAX MACHINE AND MOBILE PHONE, RESPECTIVELY. 2. ON 12/29/02, FCS CONT [...]	2003-01-21 04:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC TC
03ABUDHABI3146	ZAYID CENTER TO GET MORE OVERSIGHT, NEW [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: The controversial Abu Dhabi-based, Arab League-affiliated and UAEG-funded Zayid Center for Coordination and Follow-Up (ZCCF) will cease temporarily all of its activities this summer, and will have a [...]	2003-07-06 13:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI3164	UAE: 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-07 06:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON KSPR KTBD KPRP OPIC TC
03ABUDHABI3170	UAEG RECEIVES U.S. CASE ON WTO TRADE FACILITATION [...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche to UAE Ministry of Economy WTO Affairs Office Director Saeed Al-Nasibi on June 8. Al-Nasibi was appreciative of our notifying him of the U.S. position on WTO Trade Facilitation, and undertook to provide us with an official UAE response in the coming weeks. [...]	2003-07-07 11:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KIPR ETRD ECON TC
03ABUDHABI3178	UAEG LARGEST AID DONOR TO THE PALESTINIANS [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary and comment: Despite ongoing humanitarian assistance activities in Afghanistan and now Iraq, the UAEG is continuing its robust aid programs to the Palestinians. The UAEG already has channeled nearly [...]	2003-07-07 13:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG TC

03ABUDHABI3195	UAEG CONSIDERATION OF SIGNING ICOC ONGOING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The UAEG is actively considering signing the International Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (ICOC or "Hague Code"). The MFA Legal Affairs Department has recommended to MFA MinState Hamdan Bin Zayed's Office that the UAEG sign the Hague Code. [...]	2003-07-08 12:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA KSCA
03ABUDHABI320	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: DEVELOPMENTS RELATING TO IRAQ CONTINUED TO GENERATE EXTENSIVE COVERAGE IN THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL MEDIA. THE GENERAL TONE IN THE ARABIC EDITORIALS OPPOSES A WAR WITH IRAQ OF WHICH "NO ONE CAN ANTICIPATE THE CONSEQUENCES." HOWEVER, THE SAME EDITORIALS URGED IRAQ TO COMPLY WITH UN RES [...]	2003-01-21 08:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI3200	UAE GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL ACKNOWLEDGES [...] (U) In a newspaper interview with a local English daily, the UAE Labor Undersecretary Dr. Khalid Al- Khazraji declared, in response to a question about the legality of strikes in the UAE, "The UAE labour law has not forbidden strikes. It has not mentioned them as it has a system for labourers [...]	2003-07-08 12:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI3201	UAE CONTINUES AMNESTY [...] (U) Classified by A/DCM Katherine Van de Vate for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) The UAEG officially claimed that 100,000 illegal immigrants "benefited" from the amnesty which began January 1, 2003, and that 40,000 illegals have been arrested over the past few months. The Labor Ministry i [...]	2003-07-08 12:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI3202	UAE APPROVES ILO BIO-HAZARD RULES [...] (U) The UAE approved the recommendations of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on ccupational health and safety. The ILO agreed, in a conference last month, to new standards for the prevention of biological hazards in the workplace, calling for action to reduce the number of deaths, [...]	2003-07-08 13:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI3208	ABU DHABI'S NEXUS OF ECONOMIC POWER, PART II: THE [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). ------------ Introduction ------------ 2. (C) This is the second cable in a series that focuses on the informal, and less visible, power structure of Abu Dhabi emirate and -- through the power of the purse st [...]	2003-07-09 13:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EINV EPET PINS PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI3209	NUMBER OF UAE WOMEN DIPLOMATS ON THE RISE [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The UAE female diplomatic corps increased to 16 yesterday with the swearing in of 8 more women diplomats. An initiative of MFA MinState Shaykh Hamdan, the MFA began accrediting women as diplomats, with the ability to serve in embassies overseas, in 2001. The Ambassador [...]	2003-07-09 13:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PGOV SCUL PREL TC
03ABUDHABI3247	USGS MISSION IN UAE IN TROUBLE [...] (SBU) Summary: The National Drilling Company (NDC) hasrequested that the Ground Water Research Project (GWRP) -- the UAE entity with which the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is affiliated -- stop drilling new water wells, downsize its staff and end its research projects in the UAE. NDC would l [...]	2003-07-13 12:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV ECON TC
03ABUDHABI3248	MEDIA REACTION: AL KHALEEJ EDITORIAL ON IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: AN EDITORIAL IN THE SHARJAH-BASED PAN-ARAB DAILY "AL-KHALEEJ" DESCRIBED THE SITUATION OF U.S. TROOPS IN IRAQ AS "A COSTLY DILEMMA." THE EDITORIAL CLAIMED THAT THE US LAUNCHED THE WAR BASED ON "DECEPTION, FORGERY, AND LIES" AND THAT THE U.S. HAS "BEGUN TO HARVEST THE RESULT OF ITS DE [...]	2003-07-13 13:05:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI3249	UAE READY FOR MLAT VIDEO CONFERENCE JULY 15 [...] (U) Classified by A/DCM Katherine Van De Vate, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This is an Action request. Please see para 5. 3. (C) The Ambassador Met with UAE Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs, and Awqaf Mohamed Nakhera Al-Daheri on July 13, 2003. The Minister said that of th [...]	2003-07-13 13:06:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	CJAN PREL ASEC ETTC KCRM PGOV KTIA
03ABUDHABI325	NEXT STEPS ON U.S.-MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP [...] SUMMARY: POST WELCOMES THE LIST OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, AS WELL AS THE PROPOSED PROGRAMS, DETAILED IN REFTEL. THEY WILL PROVIDE WELCOME REINFORCEMENT FOR OUR ONGOING EFFORTS TO SUPPORT THE UAE'S DEVELOPMENT IN THESE CRITICAL AREAS. IN PARTICULAR, WE SEEK WAYS TO ACCELERATE THE POSITIVE MOVEM [...]	2003-01-21 11:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PREL KDEM SCUL KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI3251	UAEG WANTS ARTICLE 98 DVC ON JULY 16 [...] (U) Classified by A/DCM Katherine Van De Vate, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and Action Request: The UAE Ministry of Justice is eager to hold a digital videoconference on the U.S.-UAE Article 98 agreement and is proposing July 16 for the date. The relevant Ministry of Just [...]	2003-07-14 10:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KTIA KICC PGOV PARM TC
03ABUDHABI3265	SHAYKH AL-KUBAYSI "MODERATES" TONE WITH LOCAL [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: ON JULY 3-4, ABU DHABI'S ARABIC LANGUAGE DAILY "AL ITTIHAD" PUBLISHED A TWO-PART INTERVIEW WITH ISLAMIC MUFTI DR. AHMAD AL-KUBAYSI. PER REFTELS, AL-KUBAYSI HAD CRITICIZED THE U.S.-LED WAR AND AUTHORITY IN IRAQ SEVERELY DURING PREVIOUS PUBLIC APPEARANCES. MOST NOTABLE W [...]	2003-07-15 12:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI3269	UAEG FORMALLY REQUESTS TIFA NEGOTIATIONS [...] The UAEG has formally notified us that it wants to negotiate a Free Trade Agreement (TIFA) with the U.S. and that, as a first step, it is prepared to negotiate a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement with the U.S. 2. UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed told [...]	2003-07-15 13:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL TC
03ABUDHABI3271	ALLEGATIONS THAT IRAN IS OBTAINING ITEMS FOR [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY A/DCM KATHERINE VAN DE VATE FOR REASON 1.5(E). 2. (S) Summary and action request: The local agent for Trimble Navigation has alleged that the Trimble offices in the Jebel Ali Free Port have provided GPS equipment to Iran and will provide digital levelers to Iran for use i [...]	2003-07-15 13:46:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	BEXP ETRD ETTC TC
03ABUDHABI3272	UAEG OFFERS TO HOST OCTOBER DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (U) The UAE representative to the weekly Iraq reconstruction teleconference had provisionally offered to have the UAE host the October donors' conference for Iraq. In a meeting with the Ambassador, Minstate for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed said that the UAEG is formally offering to [...]	2003-07-15 13:46:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI328	STRENGTHENING GLOBAL SECURITY: [...] The Ambassador presented ref A letter from the Deputy Secretary to MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan during a 1/21 meeting with MFA Assistant U/S for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuaimi. The Ambassador laid out the reasons for our recommendation to upgrade the IAEA safegu [...]	2003-01-21 12:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	IAEA ABUD KNNP TRGY PREL OVIP OPDC TC
03ABUDHABI3300	AMBASSADOR SPEAKS OUT ON MEPI [...] Summary: In the last two weeks, the Ambassador has used a number of public fora, including the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research and the UAE Diplomatic Institute, to explain and promote the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) and related initiatives such as the Middle Ea [...]	2003-07-16 08:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL TC
03ABUDHABI3314	UAE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE [...] Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, the President of the UAE General Women's Union and the wife of the President of the UAE, has invited National Security Advisor Dr. Condoleezza Rice and NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Elizabeth Cheney to attend the "First Economic Businesswomen Forum" in Abu Dhabi s [...]	2003-07-16 13:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TC
03ABUDHABI333	U.S.-UAE STRATEGIC DIALOGUE NEXT STEPS [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) The Ambassador met 1/21 with MFA Assistant U/S for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuaimi to discuss next steps for the U.S.-UAE Strategic Dialogue and to present a non-paper drawn from reftel. Noting the [...]	2003-01-21 12:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER PARM TC
03ABUDHABI3372	UAE REQUESTS INFORMATION ON EXBS TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 3. 2. (U) In June 2003, UAEG officals met with an interagency USG team in the UAE to develop a roadmap for EXBS training (reftel). The UAEG MFA has requested further information about the training programs scheduled to start in October 2003. Th [...]	2003-07-20 12:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PARM PREL PTER KSTC
03ABUDHABI3410	UAE SUPREME COURT RULES SPONSORS CANNOT [...] (U) Local papers reported on July 17 that the Federal Supreme Court ruled sponsors cannot withhold the passports of their employees -- a common practice among employers in the UAE. The Court held that a passport is a personal document, granted by a government to its citizens to travel. A pas [...]	2003-07-22 11:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI3416	CPA Senior Advisor Slocombe Meets UAE Chief of Staff [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-23 09:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3422	UAEG WILL ENDORSE BAN ON ALL HUMAN CLONING [...] (U) Local press reported that after attending a meeting last week in Paris organized by a special committee affiliated with WHO and UNESCO to discuss human cloning, Ministry of Health Assistant Undersecretary for Curative Medicine Dr. Abdul Ghaffar Al-Hawi stated that the UAE would support a b [...]	2003-07-23 12:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	USUN TBIO KSCA PREL PHUM TC
03ABUDHABI3423	UAE CONTRIBUTIONS TO IRAQ TOTAL USD $50 [...] (U) UAE Chief of Staff, and de facto Defense Minister, Shaykh Muhammad Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MbZ) told the Ambassador on July 20 that UAE assistance to Iraq already totals USD $50 million. This contribution includes Red Crescent medical and food supplies, hospital and medical equipment, contin [...]	2003-07-23 13:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3476	TAKING STOCK OF UAE ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) Summary. UAE assistance to Iraq -- both pledged and delivered -- has been significant. UAE Chief of Staff Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MbZ) confirmed to the Ambassador in July that total UAE ass [...]	2003-07-27 13:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3477	DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTER - CENTRAL [...] (U) Classified by Acting DCM Oliver B. John for reasons 1.5 (B and D) 2. (C) Summary: The Central Bank Governor told the Ambassador that, despite press reports, banks and financial institutions operating in the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) will be subject to UAE law, at lea [...]	2003-07-27 13:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETTC PREL TC
03ABUDHABI3496	UAE QUIETLY SUPPORTS THE IRAQ GOVERNING COUNCIL [...] (U) Classified by A/DCM Katherine Van De Vate for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) The Ambassador met with both Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and Minister Of State for Foreign Affairs Hamdan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan to urge that the UAEG support the Iraq Governing Council. B [...]	2003-07-28 12:55:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNSC KPAO IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3506	UAE OIL MINISTER SAYS OPEC QUOTAS WILL REMAIN [...] (U) UAE PETROLEUM MINISTER OBEID BIN SAIF AL-NASIRI TOLD LOCAL REPORTERS ON JULY 27 THAT HE EXPECTS OPEC'S PRODUCTION QUOTAS TO REMAIN UNCHANGED AT THE CARTEL'S JULY 31 MEETING IN VIENNA. HE SAID THAT OPEC COULD NOT JUSTIFY A PRODUCTION INCREASE AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OIL PRICES ARE WITHIN A RA [...]	2003-07-28 13:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EINV EPET TC
03ABUDHABI3509	UAE 2003 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT [...] Sensitive but Unclassified -- entire text. 2. Following is post's submission for the 2003 Religious Freedom Report (1 July 2002 - 30 June 2003) for the United Arab Emirates. Per reftel, our update is keyed to the 2002 final report. A copy of the 2002 Report with tracked changes will als [...]	2003-07-28 15:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF TC
03ABUDHABI3510	LIFT AND SUSTAIN OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF POLISH [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) The Ambassador asked UAE Chief of Staff LT. General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed (MBZ) whether the UAE would be able to provide continued "lift" in support of Iraqi stabilization efforts. MBZ said that they c [...]	2003-07-29 06:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	MARR MASS PREL TC
03ABUDHABI3553	ESCALATING HEALTH CARE COSTS IN THE UAE [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, THERE HAS BEEN A DRAMATIC EROSION IN THE PREVIOUSLY GENEROUS HEALTH BENEFITS PROVIDED BY THE UAEG TO NON- CITIZEN RESIDENTS. THE HIGHEST HEALTHCARE COSTS IN THE GULF REGION, COMBINED WITH DECREASING GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES IN RECENT YEARS, HAVE [...]	2003-07-30 12:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AMGT APER
03ABUDHABI3565	POLITICAL ISLAM COUNTRY SNAPSHOT: UAE [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) This message has been coordinated with AmConsul Dubai. 3. (S/NF) SUMMARY: There is little sign of an active political Islamic movement in the UAE, primarily as a result of the UAEG's support and promo [...]	2003-07-30 13:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	KISL PREL PHUM TC
03ABUDHABI3584	MEDIA REACTION: AL KHALEEJ SAYS "HI" MAGAZINE A "STATE [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: ON 07/31, SHARJAH-BASED PAN- ARAB DAILY "AL KHALEEJ" LABELED "HI" MAGAZINE AN "OBVIOUS" "STATE DEPARTMENT" ATTEMPT TO "CONTROL THE MINDS OF ARAB YOUTHS." DESPITE THE NEGATIVE RHETORIC, THE UAE'S MOST WIDELY READ ARABIC DAILY WILL LIKELY GENERATE SIGNIFICANT INTEREST TO [...]	2003-08-02 12:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI3585	IRAQ DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B & D). 2. This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 3. (U) Embassy understands that the European Commission is heavily promoting Spain as a venue for the planned Iraq donors' conference and that the issue will be discuss [...]	2003-08-02 12:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	EAID EFIN PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3587	UAEG BLACKLISTS FIRMS FOR VIOLATING LABOR LAWS [...] (U) Local press reported that the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs blacklisted 375 companies in Abu Dhabi and 549 in Dubai and the Northern Emirates between January 1 and June 30 for violating labor laws. The Ministry inspected over 10,000 businesses in Dubai and the Northern Emirates dur [...]	2003-08-02 17:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI3591	UAEG REQUESTS LIST OF U.S. DELEGATES TO THE [...] POST RECEIVED A DIPLOMATIC NOTE FROM THE UAE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS FORMALLY REQUESTING THE NAME OF THE HEAD OF THE U.S. DELEGATION TO THE SEPTEMBER 23-24 IMF/WORLD BANK MEETINGS IN DUBAI, AS WELL AS A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF THE MEMBERS OF OUR DELEGATION PARTICIPATING IN THE MEETINGS. [...]	2003-08-03 11:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI3593	UAE RANKS FIFTH AMONG ARAB FARM EXPORTERS -- [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) Local press reported last week that the UAE ranks fifth among Arab farm exporters according to figures released by the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD). The UAE exported products total [...]	2003-08-03 13:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV PREL SENV ECON TC
03ABUDHABI3618	ORAL MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY POWELL TO [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Ambassador used the opportunity of an August 4 telcon with de facto Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan, who is out of the country, to deliver a brief summary of the Secretary's oral message r [...]	2003-08-04 13:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IZ AL TC
03ABUDHABI3680	AFGHANISTAN -- TRAVEL OF PRESIDENT'S SPECIAL [...] (SBU) Shaykh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the President of the UAE, is currently vacationing at his villa in France near Geneva. We expect him to continue his vacation in Morocco. Our MFA Protocol contacts were not able to pinpoint his date of return to Abu Dhabi. Because of Sh. Zayed's adva [...]	2003-08-10 10:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP OTRA KU QA TC AF
03ABUDHABI3682	UAEG REQUESTS GUIDANCE ON RAFIDAIN BANK [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 4. 3. (C) The UAE Central Bank forwarded a copy to Post of a July 26 letter to Treasury Secretary Snow seeking guidance on the liquidation of Raf [...]	2003-08-10 13:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI3683	UAEG TO TRANSFER FROZEN ASSETS TO THE DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 5. 3. (C) The UAE Central Bank forwarded a copy to Post of a July 26 letter responding to Treasury Secretary Snow's written request for the UAEG [...]	2003-08-10 13:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI3709	MEDIA REACTION: SITUATION IN WEST BANK LEBANON IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: ISRAELI INCURSIONS INTO THE WEST BANK AND LEBANON AND THE SITUATION IN IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AKHBAR AL ARAB" CLAIMED THAT THE REGION NEEDS TO BE SAVED FROM "SHARON'S FIRES." AN EDITORIAL IN "AL ITTIHAD" DESCRIBED TERRORISM AS A [...]	2003-08-11 09:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI3721	UAE MAY CUT OIL PRODUCTION LATER THIS YEAR [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) acknowledged publicly on August 10 that it will cut oil production in the last quarter of 2003 to undertake major repair work in the Lower Zakum a [...]	2003-08-12 13:30:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC
03ABUDHABI3722	(C) UAE LETTER CONFIRMS ZAYED CENTER CHANGES [...] (U) Classified by CDA Richard A. Albright, for reason 1.5 (D). 2. (C) Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Director General, Office of His Highness the President sent the following letter dated August 6 (received at Embassy August 12, 2003) to Ambassador Wahba in response to the her letter of July [...]	2003-08-12 13:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI3731	MEDIA REACTION: ABU MAZEN VISITS THE UAE PALESTINE [...] SUMMARY: THE VISIT OF PALESTINIAN PRIME MINISTER MAHMOUD ABBAS TO THE UAE AND EVENTS IN THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES, SOUTH LEBANON, AND IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN THE UAE MEDIA. AN "AL ITTIHAD" EDITORIAL CRITICIZED THE ARAB LEAGUE'S "SILENT ATTITUDE" FOR THE PLIGHT OF THE IRAQI PEOPLE. ANOT [...]	2003-08-13 08:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI3771	SUPPORTING THE TRANSITION IN IRAQ; GC [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Richard Albright, for Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary: Charge discussed reftel points during a August 16 telcon with de facto Foreign Minister Shaykh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan that also included a discussion of an upcoming visit to the UA [...]	2003-08-16 13:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3786	INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE: UAE [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-17 12:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC BTIO EINV TC
03ABUDHABI3789	MEDIA REACTION: MEMBERS OF IRAQI GOVERNING COUNCIL [...] SUMMARY: THE IRAQI GOVERNING COUNCIL'S VISIT TO THE UAE AND THE SITUATION IN THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES AND IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN THE UAE MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL ITTIHAD" DESCRIBED THE IRAQI GOVERNING COUNCIL'S VISIT TO THE UAE AS A GOOD CHOICE THAT WILL IMPROVE THE IRAQI PEOPLE'S H [...]	2003-08-18 07:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI3815	ICC ARTICLE 98: TEXT DELIVERED TO UAE [...] (U) Classified by Richard A. Albright, Charge d'Affaires, a.i. for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Charge delivered the text of the ICC Article 98 Agreement to MFA Minstate Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan's Office Director, Sultan Al- Romeithi, on August 17. Charge urged prompt follow-u [...]	2003-08-19 14:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KTIA KICC TC
03ABUDHABI3816	IRAQ GC AUGUST 17-18 VISIT TO ABU [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Richard Albright, for Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary: In the wake of the Iraqi Governing Council's (GC) first visit to the UAE, UAEG officials were cautiously optimistic that the entire Arab world will eventually throw its support behind [...]	2003-08-19 15:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3817	AS ZAYED CENTER FLAP GROWS, UAEG WANTS USG TO [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Richard Albright, for Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary: In very frank terms during a meeting with the Charge and Polchief on August 19, UAE Information Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan said President Sheikh Zayed "went the extra mile" w [...]	2003-08-19 15:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI3823	MEDIA REACTION: UAEG CONDEMNS ATTACKS IN IRAQ SEPARATE [...] SUMMARY: SUICIDE BOMBING ATTACKS ON THE UN HEADQUARTERS IN BAGHDAD AND IN EAST JERUSALEM DOMINATED COVERAGE IN THE UAE MEDIA. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ATTACK, THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES GOVERNMENT RELEASED A STATEMENT CONDEMNING THE ATTACKS AND URGING WORLDWIDE SUPPORT FOR THE IRAQI GOVERNING COU [...]	2003-08-20 09:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI3827	UAEG CONDEMNS ATTACK ON UN BAGHDAD HQ, [...] (U) UAE MinState for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (HbZ) issued a statement August 20 condemning the attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad, and calling on the international community to stand united in supporting the UN and the Iraqi Governing Council (GC) to restore se [...]	2003-08-20 11:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3828	ZAYED CENTER WEB SITE CLOSED [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Richard Albright, for Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Zayed Center for Coordination and Follow-up (ZCCF) Web site has been closed, the first tangible, public action by the UAEG against the Center. "This Site has been Stopped," reads the messag [...]	2003-08-20 11:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI3838	TERRORIST FINANCE: ABU DHABI: HAMAS NAMES [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Post delivered ref demarche to the office of the UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suweidi on August 21. We will follow-up with the Central Bank and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affa [...]	2003-08-21 09:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN KSEP CVIS KVPR TC
03ABUDHABI3856	UAEG DENIES BANKROLLING IRAQI SUNNI [...] (U) Classified by Richard A. Albright, Charge d'Affaires, a.i., for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) UAE Information Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan denied that his government was financing Iraqi Sunni cleric Ahmed Al-Kubaysi. In an August 19 meeting with Charge and Polchief, [...]	2003-08-23 11:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KPRP PINR PGOV PINS PNAT PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3876	MEDIA REACTION: ISRAEL PALESTINE IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: THE SITUATION IN THE WEST BANK AND IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN THE UAE MEDIA. IN "AL ITTIHAD," KUWAITI COLUMNIST DR. SHAMLAN AL EISSA CRITICIZED THE ARABIC SATELLITE TV NETWORKS AND OTHERS FOR LABELING THE ATTACKS ON THE UN HEADQUARTERS IN IRAQ AN ACT OF LIBERATION. AN "AL ITTIHAD" [...]	2003-08-25 08:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI3896	UAE CIVAIR AUTHORITIES RECEIVE NOTAM TO OVERFLY [...] Post delivered 8/23 reftel information regarding applications to overfly Iraq to Director General of the UAE Civil Aviation Authority Mohamed Al-Ghaith and Ministry of Communications Assistant Undersecretary for Civil Aviation Mohamed Al-Suweidi. Econoff also forwarded the NOTAM to the offic [...]	2003-08-25 13:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAIR PGOV ECON IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3897	POST INFORMS UAEG OF CONFERENCE ON INTELLECTUAL [...] Charge d'Affaires on 8/25 informed the UAE Minister of Health, de facto Minister of Economy, and Minister of Finance and Industry about the October conference on intellectual property and international public health in Washington, DC (reftel). (Note: Responsibility for intellectual property [...]	2003-08-25 13:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KIPR ETRD ECON TC
03ABUDHABI3898	UAE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE MINISTERS OF WOMEN'S [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Econoff passed ref A information to UAE Women's Union Director and de facto Minister of Women's Affairs Nora Al-Suweidi 8/23, and later discussed the rescheduled event with her on the phone. [...]	2003-08-25 13:46:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KWMN PREL KPAL ECON EAID TC
03ABUDHABI3914	SYRIAN FM SHARA'A VISITS UAE [...] (C) Summary: Syrian Foreign Minister Shara'a visited the UAE August 24-25, meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed al- Nahyan and with Information Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed al-Nahyan. Shara'a is touring the Gulf (in Doha today enroute to Kuwait) to organize the [...]	2003-08-26 13:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3930	MEDIA REACTION: SYRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WEST BANK IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: THE UAE VISIT OF FAROUQ AL SHARA, FOREIGN MINISTER OF SYRIA, AND EVENTS IN IRAQ AND THE PALESTINIAN TERROTORIES DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN "AL BAYAN" EDITORIAL COMMENTED ON THE "BRAVE" FRENCH ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE PALESTINIAN CAUSE. AN "AL KHALEEJ" EDIT [...]	2003-08-27 08:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI3939	MISSION SEEKS BILATERALS WITH US OFFICIALS ON THE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST; PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. (U) AS A MAJOR DONOR TO THE RECONSTRUCTION EFFORTS IN BOTH AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ AND A STEADFAST PARTNER IN OUR EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORIST FINANCING, THE UAEG HAS DEMONSTRATED IT IS WILLING TO GO THE DISTANCE TO SUPPORT U.S. POLICI [...]	2003-08-27 11:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECIN EFIN EINV OVIP PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI3940	UAE aid to Afghanistan totals more than USD [...] (U) Summary and comment: As the World Bank considers approaching the UAEG to co-host an Afghan donors conference on the margins of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Dubai in September, Post was reminded recently by one of our MFA contacts that the UAE has provided millions of dollars in [...]	2003-08-27 11:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	EAID MARR MASS PREL PGOV OHIP AF TC
03ABUDHABI3941	UAEG RECEIVES WORLD BANK AND IMF LETTER IN [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-27 12:25:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KIPR ETRD ECON TC
03ABUDHABI3957	TERRORIST FINANCE: ABU DHABI: HAMAS NAMES [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Charge d'Affaires urged UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suweidi on August 27 to check carefully for offices or financial assets of individuals and charities designated in ref B for [...]	2003-08-31 12:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN KSEP CVIS KVPR TC
03ABUDHABI3958	TERRORIST FINANCING: UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Charge d'Affaires delivered ref information on pending terrorist financing cases to UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suweidi 8/27 and expressed the USG's appreciation for the UAE's [...]	2003-08-31 12:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN KSEP CVIS KVPR TC
03ABUDHABI3973	MEDIA REACTION: ASSASSINATION OF AYATOLLAH MUHAMAD [...] SUMMARY: THE ASSASSINATION OF AYATOLLAH MUHAMAD BAQR AL HAKIM IN NAJAF, IRAQ, THE UAE'S OFFICIAL STATEMENT REGARDING THE ASSASSINATION, AND THE SITUATION IN THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES DOMINATED COVERAGE IN THE UAE MEDIA. EDITORIALS IN "AL KHALEEJ," "AL ITTIHAD," AND "AKHBAR AL ARAB" COMMENT [...]	2003-09-01 11:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI3975	(C) UAE'S ARABSAT BOARD MEMBER WEIGHS IN ON U.S. [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, A.I. RICHARD A. ALBRIGHT FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST; PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 9. 3. (C) SENIOR COMMERCIAL OFFICER (SCO) AND SENIOR COMMERCIAL SPECIALIST VISITED UAE BOARD MEMBER TO ARABSAT, MOHAMED OMRAN, ON SEPTEMBER [...]	2003-09-01 12:55:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP ETTC PARM PREL TC
03ABUDHABI3976	INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO NAJAF TERRORIST ATTACK - [...] (U) Classified by Richard A. Albright, Charge d'Affaires, a.i., reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) On August 31, Charge delivered ref A points to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid al-Noaimi urging a strong statement of condemnation for the terrorist attack in [...]	2003-09-01 12:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAO IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3978	UAEG INFORMS POST OF DELEGATION TO THE WTO [...] AT THE REQUEST OF POST, THE UAE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY PROVIDED A LIST OF UAE DELEGATES TO ATTEND THE WTO MINISTERIAL IN CANCUN, SEPTEMBER 8-14. UAE MINISTER OF ECONOMY AND COMMERCE SHEIKH FAHIM BIN SULTAN AL-QASSIMI WILL HEAD THE UAE DELEGATION TO CANCUN, WHICH WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE SECRETARY [...]	2003-09-02 04:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD WTO USTR TC
03ABUDHABI3993	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL BUCHANAN'S [...] (U) Classified by Richard A. Albright, Charge d'Affaires, a.i., for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) General Buchanan: On behalf of Ambassador Wahba, who is out of country until September 4, I would like to welcome you to the UAE. Your visit comes at a time of unprecedented Emirati cooper [...]	2003-09-02 12:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC AF IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3994	BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD FACE: AL ARABIYA CHANGES ITS [...] (C) Summary: During an August 9th broadcast, Arabic Satellite News Channel al Arabiya aired videos of militant organizations urging Iraqis and Arabs to target "Occupation" forces. Again on August 28th, the station broadcast footage of similarly hooded men threatening to kill Iraqi Governing Co [...]	2003-09-02 12:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL KMDR ECON PGOV ZP
03ABUDHABI3995	TRADE BANK OF IRAQ DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO THE UAEG [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires, a.i. Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary. Charge D'Affaires passed reftel points and non-paper 8/31 to UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Undersecretary for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuami, and Econoff se [...]	2003-09-02 12:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECIN ECON EFIN PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI4004	UAEG ELECTS NOT TO AIR RECORDED THREAT TAPE [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Richard Albright, for Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary: A special assistant to UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed al-Nahyan delivered to Charge late September 1 an audio recording that had been delivered to Abu Dhabi T [...]	2003-09-02 12:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI4010	UAEG WELCOMES IRAQI CABINET [...] (U) Classified by Richard A. Albright, Charge d'Affaires, a.i., for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) On September 3, the UAE Foreign Ministry issued a statement welcoming the formation of the new government in Iraq. In it, the UAEG expressed faith in the ability of the Iraqi Governing Counc [...]	2003-09-03 07:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO IZ TC
03ABUDHABI4012	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT [...] SUMMARY: THE UAE'S OFFICIAL STATEMENT WELCOMING THE FORMATION OF THE NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT AND THE GENERAL SITUATION IN IRAQ AND THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL BAYAN" WROTE THAT THE FORMATION OF THE NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT IS [...]	2003-09-03 08:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI4021	FALCON SMUGGLING ALLEGATIONS AGAINST UAEG [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientist Dr. David Ellis made explicit allegations against Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Shaykh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayed Al [...]	2003-09-03 10:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON TC
03ABUDHABI4048	UAEG RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-06 09:34:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD WTO USTR TC
03ABUDHABI4105	MEDIA REACTION: UAE SUPPORT FOR IGC ABU MAZEN'S [...] SUMMARY: THE UAE STATEMENT SUPPORTING THE PARTICIPATION OF THE IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER'S PARTICIPATION IN THE ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS' CONFERENCE, THE RESIGNATION OF PALESTINIAN PRIME MINISTER MAHMOUD ABBAS AKA ABU MAZEN, THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON HAMAS LEADER SHEIKH AHMAD YASSIN, THE US DRA [...]	2003-09-09 08:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI4133	DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE AL-QAIDA AVIATION THREAT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASON 1.5(B & D). 2. (S) Econchief delivered ref a demarche to Mohammed Al-Ghaith, Director General of the UAE Civil Aviation Authority, which sets airport security policy. The Director General called in his chief of security policy and [...]	2003-09-10 13:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC TC
03ABUDHABI4135	SCENESETTER FOR VICE ADMIRAL KEATING'S VISIT TO [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5(b) and (d). 2. (S) Vice Admiral Keating: I look forward to welcoming you back to the UAE in a few days. The staff at the Embassy in Abu Dhabi and Consulate General in Dubai are making all the arrangements to ensure your visit to [...]	2003-09-10 14:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PGOV PARM MOPS TC
03ABUDHABI415	A/S BURNS AND MFA MINSTATE HAMDAN BIN [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Visiting NEA A/S Burns and MFA Minstate Hamdan Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan discussed next steps in the U.S.-UAE Bilateral Dialogue during a 1/22 meeting. Burns praised Hamdan's handling of the UAEG delegatio [...]	2003-01-26 13:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PARM TC
03ABUDHABI4188	UAEG REQUESTS INFORMATION ON OCTOBER EXBS COURSES [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 4. 3. (C) Post has received repeated inquiries from the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the two EXBS-funded courses, WMD Commodity Identification an [...]	2003-09-15 06:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM PREL PTER KSTC TC
03ABUDHABI4192	MEDIA REACTION: ISRAEL ARAFAT POWELL VISITS IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: ISRAEL'S DEBATE ON EXPELLING PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT YASIR ARAFAT AND THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL TO IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN "AL KHALEEJ" EDITORIAL COMMENTED ON ISRAEL'S DEBATE ON EXPELLING THE PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT. ANOTHER EDIT [...]	2003-09-15 07:46:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI4201	UAEG RECEIVES TEXTILE FLEXIBILITY REQUEST [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-15 12:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KTEX TC
03ABUDHABI4202	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY SNOW AND THE U.S. [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Secretary Snow: I would like to welcome you to the UAE as you prepare for the 2003 annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) in Dubai. Dubai's leadership has investe [...]	2003-09-15 13:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC ECIN EFIN EINV OVIP PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI4223	UAEG REACTS POSITIVELY TO SECRETARY [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5(b) and (d). 2. (C) UAE MinState for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (HbZ) told the Ambassador during a September 15 telcon that Secretary Powell's visit to Iraq had cast a very SIPDIS positive light on Iraq. [...]	2003-09-16 12:47:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI4253	EXPATRIATES TO GET ACCESS TO NATIONAL LABOR [...] (U) Local press reported that the UAE Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has drafted a law that will establish a national labor union which expatriates will have access to via their own representatives. The UAEG will likely enact the law in 2004, after the Federal Cabinet and the President a [...]	2003-09-17 09:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS
03ABUDHABI4259	UAEG WANTS WORLD BANK/IMF TO GRANT IGC [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5(b) and (d). 2. (C) Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi, MFA Under Secretary for Political Affairs, told the Ambassador on September 17 that the UAEG is deeply concerned that the Iraqi Governing Council (GC) may only be granted observer statu [...]	2003-09-17 11:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI4285	SHAYKH HAMDAN: TIME FOR ISRAELIS TO SUPPORT U.S. [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on Sep 20, 2003, Min of State for Foreign Affairs and Presidential son, Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayed (HBZ),told the Ambassador that the US veto of the UN resolution regarding Israel's decision to expel Arafat came as a surprise to the UAE given our position aga [...]	2003-09-21 09:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC TC
03ABUDHABI4294	U.S.-UAE Strategic Partnership, Oct. 5-6: [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary and Action request: We have reached agreement with the UAEG on the topics and format for the October 5-6 U.S.-UAE Strategic Partnership in Abu Dhabi. October 5 will be the substantive, working day [...]	2003-09-21 10:34:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CVIS CASC ETRD EFIN TC
03ABUDHABI4314	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) General Abizaid: I would like to welcome you back to the UAE for your full introductory visit. You will be calling on Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and have an opportunity for f [...]	2003-09-22 10:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC IZ TC
03ABUDHABI434	UPDATE ON WTO NON-AGRICULTURE MARKET ACCESS [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-27 10:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD WTO USTR TC
03ABUDHABI4361	UAE'S REPRESENTATIVE TO OPEC "SURPRISED" BY [...] (U) Classified by Economic Section Chief Oliver B. John, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) In a 9/28 meeting with Econ Chief, UAE Ministry of Petroleum Director of Economic Affairs and OPEC delegate Hamdan Al-Akbari said he was "a little bit surprised" by the organization's decision las [...]	2003-09-28 09:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC
03ABUDHABI4366	MEDIA REACTION: QUARTET IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: THE RECENT MEETINGS OF THE QUARTET AND THE SITUATION IN IRAQ AND THE PALESTININAN TERRITORIES DOMINATED COVERAGE IN THE UAE MEDIA. "AL KHALEEJ" EDITORIALIZED ON THE ELECTORAL DILEMMAS FACING US PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH AND UK PRIME MINISTER TONY BLAIR DUE TO THE WAR WITH IRAQ. AN "AL [...]	2003-09-29 08:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI437	STILL RELEVANT: ARABIC BOOKS AT THE SHARJAH [...] SUMMARY: THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE IN ABU DHABI RECENTLY PARTICIPATED IN THE SHARJAH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR, ONE OF POST'S MAJOR ANNUAL CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. PAO DISPLAYED AND SOLD MORE THAN 300 TITLES TO PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, OFFICIALS, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM A WIDE RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL AN [...]	2003-01-27 11:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP SCUL TC
03ABUDHABI4371	NAVCENT COMMANDER'S FAREWELL CALL IN [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary: USNAVCENT Commander Vice Admiral Timothy J. Keating made a visit to the UAE on September 13-14. In Abu Dhabi, he called on UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (M [...]	2003-09-29 10:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER AF IZ TC
03ABUDHABI4372	IRAQ ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION: POST ASSESSMENT [...] Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b and d). 2. (SBU) Summary: Post believes that the UAEG will make a contribution to Iraqi reconstruction at the October donors' conference. We believe that the UAEG's preference, however, will be to provide "in-kind" contributions [...]	2003-09-29 10:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IZ PREL TC

03ABUDHABI4396	WITH THE ARAB WORLD WATCHING, USG AND IRAQI [...] SUMMARY: DURING THE DUBAI 2003 INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) AND WORLD BANK (WB) ANNUAL MEETINGS, THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION (PA) AT THE US EMBASSY IN ABU DHABI WORKED WITH USG, COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY (CPA),AND IRAQI OFFICIALS TO ENGAGE THE PRESS ON RECONSTRUCTION ISSUES IN IRA [...]	2003-09-30 06:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OIIP KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI4402	SCENESETTER FOR THE FIRST ECONOMIC BUSINESSWOMEN'S [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) DAS Cheney and Senior Coordinator Ponticelli: I would like to welcome you to the UAE to attend the First Economic Businesswomen's Forum in Abu Dhabi, October 7-10. The UAEG has invested a tremendous amount [...]	2003-09-30 10:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KWMN OVIP PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI4408	UAE STUDENT VISA APPLICATIONS LOW BUT HOPE ABOUNDS [...] SUMMARY: UAE NATIONALS CONTINUE TO APPLY FOR STUDENT VISAS IN LOW NUMBERS, ATTRIBUTED MOSTLY TO VISA REQUIREMENTS, SYSTEMIC COMPLICATIONS WITH THE TIMING OF FINAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADES, AND PARENTS' MISPERCEPTIONS ABOUT US DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MUSLIMS AND ARABS. DESPITE THIS, POSITIVE SIGNS [...]	2003-10-01 06:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI4411	UAE DECLINES OFFER TO PARTICIPATE IN USPTO [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-01 09:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR PREL ETRD ECON TC
03ABUDHABI442	SO CLOSE AND YET SO FAR AWAY: [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) In the course of a 1/22 meeting with visiting NEA A/S Burns, MFA Minstate Hamdan Bin Zayid Al- Nahyan briefed on the difficulties he is encountering sealing a deal with Iran on Abu Musa, one of three Gulf islan [...]	2003-01-27 13:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR IR TC
03ABUDHABI4426	UAE CENTRAL BANK ACTIONS ON MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (U) During the Annual Meetings of the IMF/WB in Dubai, the UAE Central Bank released detailed information on its money laundering investigations over the last two years. According to Assistant Executive Director Abdulrahim Sinkais Al-Awadi (in charge of the Anti Money Laundering and Suspiciou [...]	2003-10-01 11:09:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC PTER ECON TC
03ABUDHABI4428	SCENESETTER FOR A/S BURNS' VISIT TO [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Burns: I look forward to welcoming you back to the UAE for your October 5 visit. Your Emirati interlocutors are eager to see you. We have requested meetings for you with MFA Mins [...]	2003-10-02 08:31:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV AF IR IS IZ TC
03ABUDHABI447	COMMUNICATING ACROSS CULTURES: U.S. AND UAE [...] SUMMARY: ON JANUARY 7, 2003, APAO ATTENDED A DIGITAL VIDEO CONFERENCE BETWEEN EMIRATI WOMEN FROM ZAYED UNIVERSITY AND STUDENTS OF A CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL IN SYRACUSE, NEW YORK. AS PART OF A COMMUNICATIONS COURSE PROJECT, THE EMIRATI STUDENTS DESIGNED A SURVEY AND A SERIES OF DVCS TO BRIDGE A [...]	2003-01-28 06:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL TC
03ABUDHABI4479	CENTCOM COMMANDER GENERAL ABIZAID TELLS ABU DHABI TV [...] SUMMARY: ON SEPTEMBER 28, US CENTRAL COMMAND COMMANDER GENERAL JOHN ABIZAID CONDUCTED AN INTERVIEW WITH REGIONAL ARABIC SATELLITE TV CHANNEL ABU DHABI TV. DURING THE INTERVIEW, GENERAL ABIZAID NOTED THAT MOST OF IRAQ IS CALM, BLAMED ELEMENTS OF THE FORMER REGIME AND TERRORISTS FOR CURRENT UN [...]	2003-10-06 04:41:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OIIP KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI4494	UAEG CLARIFIES GCC CONFORMITY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) The Ambassador expressed USG interest in developing a constructive dialogue on the specificities of the "GCC Conformity and Certification Scheme for Countries Exporting to GCC Member Countries" and forwarded ref A points in a [...]	2003-10-06 12:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD WTRO GCC USTR TC
03ABUDHABI4495	UAE: PSI STATEMENT OF INTERDICTION PRINCIPLES [...] (C) Per Refs A and B, Polchief delivered the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Statement of Principles on September 7 and followed up with MFA interlocutors September 28 and 30. Polchief also made contact with other embassies that had received similar demarche instructions from their ca [...]	2003-10-06 12:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PHSA PBTS EAIR EWWT TC
03ABUDHABI4507	BLUE LANTERN PROGRAM ANNUAL UPDATE [...] Embassy Abu Dhabi Blue Lantern point of contact is Economic Section Chief Oliver John. Telephone: 971 2 443- 6691 extension 2409. Fax: 971 2 443-4771. Email JOHNOB@STATE.GOV. Estimated Departure Date: Summer 2006. Post requests a copy of 2003 Blue Lantern Guidebook. We do not have one in [...]	2003-10-07 11:25:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC TC
03ABUDHABI4508	NEW IRAQI ECONOMIC PACKAGE AND DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b and d). 2. (C) Econchief and econoff discussed Iraqi economic reforms and the Madrid donors' conference with Ministry of Finance Assistant Undersecretary for Revenue and Budget Khalid Al-Bustani (protect). Al-Bustani said that i [...]	2003-10-07 11:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ TC
03ABUDHABI4546	A/S BURNS' OCTOBER 5 MEETINGS WITH MFA [...] (S) SUMMARY: NEA Assistant Secretary met separately in Abu Dhabi on October 5 with MFA Minstate Hamdan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (HbZ) and with UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MbZ). Information Minister Shaykh Abdullah Bin Zayed attended the meeting with Sh [...]	2003-10-09 07:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI4594	UAE HEALTH MINISTRY STRENGTHENS IPR PROTECTION FOR [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) Summary and comment: The UAE Ministry of Health (MoH) issued a circular this week stating the mechanism of granting exclusive marketing rights in the UAE for all innovative pharmaceutical products [...]	2003-10-14 12:47:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KIPR ETRD TC
03ABUDHABI4595	DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR THE MADRID CONFERENCE ON THE [...] On October 12, econchief called Ministry of Finance Assistant Undersecretary for Revenue and Budget Khalid Al- Bustani to confirm that the UAE Minister of Finance had received the Spanish invitation and to urge a concerted UAEG effort to recruit a high-level private sector delegation to travel [...]	2003-10-14 13:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BEXP PREL IZ SP TC
03ABUDHABI4596	IRAQ DONORS PLEDGES FROM NON-EU CAPITALS - REQUEST [...] (U) Classified by CDA Richard Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary: Charge met with MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al- Nuami to urge that the UAEG donate generously at the Madrid donors' conference. Al-Nuami confirmed that the UAE was a [...]	2003-10-14 13:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAUD EUN
03ABUDHABI4597	UAE HOSTS FIRST ECONOMIC BUSINESSWOMEN'S FORUM [...] Summary: A U.S. delegation from the Embassy and the Department attended the First Economic Businesswomen's Forum, held in Abu Dhabi, October 7-10, under the patronage of Shaykha Fatima bint Mubarak, wife of UAE President Shaykh Zayed bin Sultan. Shaykha Fatima did not attend the forum. Toute [...]	2003-10-14 13:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL PGOV KWMN KPAO KMPI TC
03ABUDHABI46	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, MEPI, AND DEMOCRACY IN THE GULF [...] SUMMARY: UAE MEDIA FOCUSED ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S RECENT SPEECH AT FORT HOOD MILITARY BASE IN TEXAS. "AL KHALEEJ" NOTED THE FACTS ON THE GROUND PROVE PRESIDENT BUSH'S ALLEGATIONS ON IRAQ HAVING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION ARE NOT TRUE. WRITERS AND OP- EDS ALSO COMMENTED ON MEPI IN THE ARABIC D [...]	2003-01-07 04:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI4609	GLOBE IN THE UAE: OCTOBER 6-7 VISIT OF CHARLIE [...] SUMMARY: ABU DHABI PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE ORGANIZED THE VISIT OF MR. CHARLIE KELLET, SENIOR PROGRAM ANALYST OF GLOBE USA, TO THE UAE. THE PURPOSE OF HIS VISIT WAS TO WORK WITH THE UAE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (MOE) ON AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR GLOBE AND TO ADDRESS ANY ISSUES OF CONCERN THEY MIGH [...]	2003-10-15 13:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI4611	CONVEYING U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT LIBYAN WMD [...] (S) On October 14, Charge delivered reftel demarche on USG concerns about Libyan WMD development after the lifting of UN sanctions to MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi. Al-Noaimi said that the UAEG's views about Libya had not changed after the liftin [...]	2003-10-15 13:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PARM MNUC KNNP LY TC
03ABUDHABI4612	UAE OFFICIAL ADVISES USG TO ALLOW IRAQ GOVERNING [...] (C) Summary: MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi stressed to Charge that it was in the best interests of the USG if the Iraq Governing Council (IGC) was allowed to assume more authority. He expressed his concern that the Iraq Governing Council (IGC) was [...]	2003-10-15 13:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ TC
03ABUDHABI464	(C) JORDANIAN AMBASSADOR PROVIDES [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Jordanian Ambassador to the UAE, Turki Khreisheh provided the Ambassador a brief readout on King Abdullah's January 20-22 visit to the UAE. Khreisheh noted that for the first time, Abdullah -- accompa [...]	2003-01-28 13:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON IZ JO TC
03ABUDHABI4670	UAE DEPUTY PM HAMDAN BIN ZAYED'S DELEGATION TO [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-20 13:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP TC
03ABUDHABI4671	UAE PRESIDENT SHEIKH ZAYED: HEALTH UPDATE [...] (S) The Ambassador learned from MinState for Foreign Affairs and (newly appointed) Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan that his father, President Zayed, had an operation the morning of October 19 and was resting comfortably in a private wing of a UAE hospital in London. Pr [...]	2003-10-20 13:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR TC
03ABUDHABI4680	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ WEST BANK [...] SUMMARY: THE SITUATION IN IRAQ, THE AMERICAN DECISION TO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF FORCES AND THE SITUATION IN THE WEST BANK DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL BAYAN" CRITICIZED AS HYPOCRITICAL PRIME MINISTER SHARON'S STATEMENT THAT EXPELLING ARAFAT IS AGA [...]	2003-10-21 10:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI4693	UAEG AND THE MADRID DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (C) UAE Deputy Prime Minister and MinState for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al- Nahyan (HBZ) told the Ambassador October 19 that his country will reveal its pledge for Iraq reconstruction in Madrid. Shaykh Hamdan said that the UAEG has spent over $70 million to date on Iraq, and t [...]	2003-10-21 13:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON IZ TC
03ABUDHABI4694	UAE: DOLPHIN SIGNS MAJOR GAS SUPPLY AGREEMENTS [...] (C) Summary and comment: The Ambassador met with Occidental Petroleum CEO Dr. Ray Irani 10/21 -- days after Dolphin Energy Limited (DEL) signed two long-term supply agreements with the UAE's major power and water companies. DEL, in which Oxy maintains 24.5 percent equity, intends to begin pum [...]	2003-10-21 13:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC
03ABUDHABI4695	UAE: ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT UPDATE [...] (C) The Ambassador briefed Deputy Prime Minister and MinState for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (HBZ) October 19 on the status of our Article 98 agreement with the Emiratis. She said the UAE inter-agency panel appeared to be stuck on the "where it is appropriate" language [...]	2003-10-22 04:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM TC
03ABUDHABI47	UAEG ANNOUNCES AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 24 December, the UAEG announced a four month amnesty period for illegal workers to leave the UAE between 1 January 2003 and 30 April 2003. Deportees will be exempt from the payment of fines or other legal liabilities associated with residency and immigration violations. P [...]	2003-01-07 06:25:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB PINS TC
03ABUDHABI4704	IRAQ GC MEMBER BARZANI OCTOBER 18 [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-22 14:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI4705	Former Palestinian PM Abbas visits the UAE [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-22 14:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL TC
03ABUDHABI4706	LETTER FROM UAE PRESIDENT TO POTUS REGARDING [...] The Office of UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan requested that the Ambassador forward a letter from UAE President Shaykh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan to the President. The original will be pouched to the State Department. We [...]	2003-10-23 08:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TC
03ABUDHABI4748	UAE AND OPIC -- PERFECT TOGETHER [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Summary and comment: Post believes the time is ripe for a dialogue between the UAEG and OPIC about reinstating OPIC programs in the UAE. The suspension of OPIC coverage has become an irritant in the UAE-U.S. Strategic Partnersh [...]	2003-10-26 13:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
03ABUDHABI4761	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ WEST BANK [...] SUMMARY: THE DETERIORATING SECURITY SITUATION IN IRAQ AND THE SITUATION IN THE WEST BANK DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. EDITORIALS IN BOTH "AL KHALEEJ" AND "AKHBAR AL ARAB" NOTED THAT THE PALESTINIANS WOULD BECOME IMPRISONED BECAUSE OF THE SECOND FENCE SHARON IS PLANNI [...]	2003-10-27 09:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI4764	UAE, OMAN FORMALIZE BORDER PACT [...] (U) Summary: The historical dispute between the UAE and Oman over their common international border appears to be over. On October 11, the two neighbors exchanged authenticated documents on the agreement reached on the common border from east of Al Aqeedat to Al Daar in the north on the Arabi [...]	2003-10-27 11:53:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR QA SA IR MU TC
03ABUDHABI479	A/S BURNS DISCUSSES IRAQ PLANNING AND [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) In separate meetings on 1/21 and 1/22 with UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Muhammad Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MBZ) and de facto Foreign Minister Hamdan Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan, A/S Burns disc [...]	2003-01-29 07:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL KPAL MARR MOPS PTER IZ TC
03ABUDHABI4790	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM LOOKING AT 2ND QATAR GAS [...] (C) On October 27, David Scott, General Manager of Oxy of Abu Dhabi (protect) told Econchief that Occidental Petroleum, along with the UAE Offsets Group and other consortium partners, was in the initial stages of a large gas to liquids (GTL) project with Qatar. The consortium has signed an MO [...]	2003-10-28 10:41:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON TC
03ABUDHABI4791	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ISLAM REPRESENTS BIGGEST [...] SUMMARY: SHARJAH-BASED PAN-ARAB DAILY "AL-KHALEEJ" 10/28 FRONT-PAGED A STORY DATELINED IN WASHINGTON CLAIMING THAT DURING A MEETING IN JERUSALEM THAT INCLUDED AMERICAN AND ISRAELI OFFICIALS AND EX-OFFICIALS THE TWO PARTIES AGREED TO CONSIDER ISLAM AS THE PRINCIPAL THREAT FOR BOTH NATIONS. END [...]	2003-10-28 12:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI4792	UAE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFICIALS REACT [...] SUMMARY: ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003, ABU DHABI CONOFF AND EDUCATIONAL ADVISOR VISITED THE SCHOLARSHIP OFFICE AT THE UAE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION (MOHE). DURING THIS MEETING, CONOFF DISCUSSED ADDRESSED THE CURRENT COMPLICATIONS FACING UAE STUDENTS, INCLUDING VISA PROCESSING DELAYS AND NA [...]	2003-10-29 03:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO CVIS CMGT TC
03ABUDHABI4793	AMERICAN CORNERS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES [...] POST REQUESTS 3 (THREE) AMERICAN CORNER COLLECTIONS AND SUPPORTING EQUIPMENT TO BE HOSTED AT THREE UAE INSTITUTIONS LISTED BELOW. POST ESTIMATES THE COST OF EACH CORNER AT APPROXIMATELY USD 75,100. BASED ON MODULE COSTS PROVIDED BY IRO MENDELSOHN AND CURRENT PROCUREMENT COSTS OF EQUIPMENT AND [...]	2003-10-29 03:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRC KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI4794	UAE ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING ACTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The recent visit of the Financial Services Volunteer Corps to the UAE gave emboffs and congenoffs a chance to discuss UAE anti-money laundering efforts with a number of different financial sector interlocutors. The overwhelming perception among bankers in the UAE is that the UA [...]	2003-10-29 04:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC PTER ECON TC
03ABUDHABI48	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK AL WASL TRADING [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-07 06:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC TC
03ABUDHABI4802	A/S MAURA HARTY: TRANSLATION OF ARTICLE IN UAE [...] THE HEADLINE OF THE ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN THE ARAB AND INTERNATIONAL SECTION OF THE DAILY READS: "ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR CONSULAR AFFAIRS: 'EFFECTIVE SIPDIS MEASURES ARE UNDERWAY TO SPEED UP ENTRY VISAS TO THE UNITED STATES.'" FOLLOWING IS THE TRANSLATION OF THE ENTIRE ARTICLE: [...]	2003-10-29 11:55:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI4803	A/S HARTY DISCUSSES VISAS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DURING HER VISIT TO THE UAE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONSULAR AFFAIRS MAURA HARTY ENGAGED A VARIETY SIPDIS OF UNITED ARAB EMIRATES OFFICIALS, MET WITH MISSION STAFF, AND CONDUCTED AN INTERVIEW WITH THE ABU DHABI NEWSPAPER OF RECORD AL ITTIHAD. IN A MEETING WITH SENIOR UAE MIN [...]	2003-10-29 11:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CMGT CVIS CASC KOCI TC
03ABUDHABI4805	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ WEST BANK [...] SUMMARY: THE DETERIORATING SITUATION IN BOTH THE WEST BANK AND IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL ITTIHAD" COMMENTED ON SECRETARY OF DEFENSE'S STATEMENT REGARDING THE SITUATION IN IRAQ THAT WEAPONS ON THEIR OWN WILL NOT DEFEAT TERRORISM. UAE POLITI [...]	2003-10-29 12:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI4835	IRAQI EXPATS: U.S. NEEDS TO LISTEN TO [...] (C) Summary: We recently met with two prominent Iraqi expats in the UAE. They recommended that the Coalition move quickly to establish an Iraqi satellite TV station to beam more balanced coverage of Iraqi developments to the Arab world. They wanted a new UN resolution that would solve the i [...]	2003-11-02 12:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI4845	UAE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFICIALS WARMLY [...] SUMMARY: ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003, ABU DHABI CONOFF AND EDUCATIONAL ADVISOR VISITED THE SCHOLARSHIP OFFICE AT THE UAE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION (MOHE). DURING THIS MEETING, CONOFF ADDRESSED THE CURRENT COMPLICATIONS FACING UAE STUDENTS, INCLUDING VISA PROCESSING DELAYS AND NATIONAL SE [...]	2003-11-03 09:53:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO CVIS CMGT TC
03ABUDHABI4850	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: AL-ITTIHAD BUSINESS COLUMNIST [...] SUMMARY: THROUGHOUT THE WEEK OCTOBER 25-31, JOURNALIST SHIHAB GERGASH OF AL-ITTIHAD WROTE A 7-PART SERIES DESCRIBING A TRIP TO IRAQ. HIS UPBEAT ARTICLES NOTE THAT IRAQ UNDER BREMER IS FULL OF OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES, THAT THE MARKETS IN BAGHDAD AND OTHER IRAQI CITIES ARE FULL OF GOODS AN [...]	2003-11-04 03:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI4859	UAE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFICIALS WARMLY [...] SUMMARY: ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003, ABU DHABI CONOFF AND EDUCATIONAL ADVISOR VISITED THE SCHOLARSHIP OFFICE AT THE UAE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION (MOHE). DURING THIS MEETING, CONOFF ADDRESSED THE CURRENT COMPLICATIONS FACING UAE STUDENTS, INCLUDING VISA PROCESSING DELAYS AND NATIONAL SE [...]	2003-11-04 08:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO CVIS CMGT TC
03ABUDHABI486	MEDIA REACTION: UN REPORTS ON IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: ALL MEDIA PROMINENTLY HIGHLIGHTED THE CONTENTS OF THE UNMOVIC AND IAEA REPORTS ON IRAQ. EDITORIALS IN THE ARABIC PRESS LAUDED EUROPEAN OPPOSITION TO A WAR AGAINST IRAQ, DESCRIBING FRENCH AND GERMAN OPPOSITION AS A STUMBLING BLOCK TO AMERICA'S THIRST FOR WAR. ANOTHER EDITORIAL CLAIM [...]	2003-01-29 11:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI4869	DONOR STRATEGY - AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Post understands that, in meetings last week with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (HbZ),Treasury Secretary Snow and Defense Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz urged SIPDIS HbZ to expedite disbursal of pledged UAE assistance to A [...]	2003-11-04 12:47:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL AF TC
03ABUDHABI4871	RAMADAN 2003 PD STRATEGY: ENGAGING ISLAM [...] THE EMBASSY WILL HOST TWO FORMAL IFTARS: THE AMBASSADOR WILL HOST AN INTIMATE IFTAR FOR HIGH LEVEL CONTACTS; PAO WILL HOST ONE FOR PRIMARILY MEDIA CONTACTS IN ABU DHABI. DCM, PAO AND POLOFF WILL ATTEND VARIOUS IFTAR AND MAJELIS MEETINGS. IN DUBAI, OFFICERS FROM THE CG ON DOWN HAVE ATTENDED NUM [...]	2003-11-04 13:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OIIP KPAO IS SPECI
03ABUDHABI4874	RESPONSE RE: ASKING HOST GOVERNMENTS TO ACCEPT NEW [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-05 06:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT CVIS IZ TC
03ABUDHABI4889	MEDIA SUMMIT IN THE UAE [...] SUMMARY: THE MEDIA SUMMIT IN DUBAI (OCTOBER 7-8, 2003) WAS HELD UNDER THE AUSPICES OF SHEIKH MOHAMMED BIN RASHID FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR. THIS YEAR'S HEADLINE WAS "WAR AND THE MEDIA." AMONG THE SENIOR OFFICIALS WHO SPOKE IN THE OPENING CEREMONY INCLUDED SHEIKH MOHAMMED BIN RASHID, SH [...]	2003-11-05 12:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI4890	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ ISRAEL [...] SUMMARY: WARNING AGAINST ISRAELI PENETRATION IN IRAQ AND EUROPEAN OPINION REGARDING ISRAEL DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL KHALEEJ" NOTED THAT THE EUROPEAN OPINION IS RESPECTED AT TIMES AND NEGLECTED AT OTHERS. ANOTHER EDITORIAL IN "AL BAYAN" NOTED [...]	2003-11-05 12:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI49	POSSIBLE DIVERSION OF US ORIGIN GOODS [...] ON 12/17/02, FCS DUBAI PROVIDED COMMERCIAL OFFICER MARY O'BRIEN WITH COPIES OF AN UNSOLICITED, UNATTRIBUTABLE FAX RECEIVED BY FCS DUBAI. THE DOCUMENTS INDICATE THAT A DUBAI COMPANY, SAFENET MIDDLE EAST LLC, 412 INTERCONTINENTAL PLAZA, PO BOX 8811 DUBAI, (PH: 971-4-2213678, FAX: 971-4- 22160 [...]	2003-01-07 06:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC TC
03ABUDHABI4903	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BUSH'S SPEECH [...] SUMMARY: PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH'S SPEECH COMMEMORATING THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY IN WASHINGTON NOVEMBER 6 DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. EDITORIALS IN ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS BASHED THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH. END SUMMARY. 2. NOTING THA [...]	2003-11-08 09:18:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI495	(S) UAE CHIEF OF STAFF VOLUNTEERS [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) Following up on a question posed by UAE MFA Minstate Hamdan to NEA A/S Burns during a 1/22 meeting in Abu Dhabi (reftel),UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Muhammad Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MbZ) told visiting Deputy C [...]	2003-01-29 13:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS KU IZ TC
03ABUDHABI496	G/TIP VISIT A SUCCESS: UAEG STRESSES COMMITMENT [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for Reasons 1.5(B) and (D). 2. (U) This message contains an action recommendation: See paragraph 9. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: G/TIP Sally Neumann and NEA/RA Barbara Keary visited the UAE (both Abu Dhabi and Dubai) from 22-26 January to engage wi [...]	2003-01-29 14:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TC
03ABUDHABI4969	UAEG REACTION TO POTUS DEMOCRACY [...] (C) The UAEG has no plans to react publicly to President George Bush's speech on democracy in the Middle East region, Ibrahim Al-Abed, the senior adviser to Information and Culture Minister Shaykh Abdallah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, told Polchief November 12. Al-Abed was quick to add that while Em [...]	2003-11-12 12:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TC
03ABUDHABI497	EMBASSY ABU DHABI WELCOMES TRADE INSTITUTION-BUILDING [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Post concurs with NEA that a regional conference, followed by a focused bilateral program to address the UAE's specific trade-related concerns, is the best approach to trade institution-building in the Gulf [...]	2003-01-29 14:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ETRD ECON PREL TC
03ABUDHABI50	EXTRANCHECK: PRELICENSE CHECK CSI MIDDLE EAST [...] ON 17 DEC COMMERCIAL OFFICER MARY O'BRIEN MET WITH EMAD BITAR OF CSI MIDDLE EAST AND COR CORBEEK OF EMERSON EUROPE REGARDING PRELICENSE CHECK RQUESTED IN REFTEL. 2. EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT, FORMERLY EMERSON ELECTRIC, HAS RECENTLY PURCHASED COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS, INC, (CSI) OF KNOXVILLE [...]	2003-01-07 06:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC TC
03ABUDHABI5003	UAE REACTS TO IRAQ GC-CPA AGREEMENT [...] (C) Two senior leaders in the UAEG told the Ambassador on November 16 that they applaud the U.S. decision to accelerate the transfer of authority to the Iraqis. Deputy Prime Minister and de facto Foreign Minister Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (HbZ) said the decision was a very wise move [...]	2003-11-17 12:55:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI5030	UAE WOMEN'S GROUP COLLECTS MONEY FOR PALESTINAINS [...] (SBU) Econchief attended a charity Iftar "take away" hosted by an Abu Dhabi women's group in his neighborhood. Members of the group cooked traditional Iftar foods and sweets and sold them at a member's house. Customers could buy the homemade delicacies, reheat them and have them for Iftar ( [...]	2003-11-19 14:06:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN ECON EAID TC
03ABUDHABI5031	ADNOC EXECUTIVES AND STUDENTS ALLEGE MISTREATMENT OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2003, ABU DHABI CONOFF AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ASSISTANT VISITED THE ABU DHABI NATIONAL OIL COMPANY (ADNOC) SCHOLARSHIP OFFICE. DURING THIS MEETING, CONOFF DISCUSSED VISA PROCESSING DELAYS, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) PROCEDURES AT US PORTS OF ENTRY [...]	2003-11-19 14:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO CVIS CMGT ECON EPET BEXP TC
03ABUDHABI5034	BIOMETRICS STIR THE POT IN THE UAE [...] SUMMARY: THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND CONSULAR SECTION IN ABU DHABI HOSTED A PRESS BRIEFING ON THE FINGERPRINTING OF NIV APPLICANTS AT THE US EMBASSY. IN ADDITION, DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION (DCM) AND CONSULAR CHIEF BRIEFED THE DIRECTOR OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS AT THE UAE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA) [...]	2003-11-22 06:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CMGT CVIS KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI5056	UNGA DEMARCHES ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN TURKMENISTAN, [...] Embassy delivered ref A (UNGA Resolution on Human Rights in Turkmenistan) talking points to the MFA Department of American, European and Oceanic Affairs on November 22. We requested that these be forwarded to the MFA Director for International Organizations, who is currently out of country, a [...]	2003-11-23 09:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	UN UNGA PHUM PREL IR TX TC
03ABUDHABI506	MEDIA REACTION: STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS [...] SUMMARY: LOCAL AND REGIONAL MEDIA COVERED PRESIDENT BUSH'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS EXTENSIVELY, UNDERSCORING HIS REMARKS ON THE NEED FOR IRAQ TO DISARM OR BEAR THE CONSEQUENCES. ABU DHABI TV CARRIED THE SPEECH LIVE WITH SIMULTANEOUS ARABIC TRANSLATION, WHILE DUBAI TV ALSO REPORTED THE SPE [...]	2003-02-01 04:17:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI5062	CLASSIFIED ANNEX TO UAE 2003 ANNUAL [...] (U) Classified by Richard A. Albright, Charg d'Affaires, a.i., Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (SBU) Post provides additional responses to complement the unclassified portion of the 2003 annual terrorism report. The information included in this classified annex is considered highly sensitive [...]	2003-11-23 12:18:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI5076	UAE: TALK ABOUT TOWN [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This is the first in a series of "Talk About Town" cables that the U.S. Mission in Abu Dhabi and Dubai hopes to provide on a periodic basis. These cables will report on local business atmospheric [...]	2003-11-23 14:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAIR ECON EPET PGOV PREL SOCI TC
03ABUDHABI5095	UAE: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] The following information is keyed to reftel section two. (A separate complementary classified cable will follow with additional information.) A) In 2003 the UAE continued to provide outstanding assistance and cooperation in the Global War on Terrorism. The UAE played a critical role in as [...]	2003-11-29 12:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV ASEC TC
03ABUDHABI5130	MEDIA REACTION: DEMOCRACY AND ARAB HYPOCRISY [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-01 12:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP TC
03ABUDHABI5132	UAEG, Iraqi expats, welcome visiting Iraq [...] (U) The UAE leadership once again put out the welcome mat for members of the Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) during their visit to Abu Dhabi last week. President Shaykh Zayed told the delegation November 26 that the UAE would always support the Iraqi people and called on Iraqis to work together [...]	2003-12-01 12:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI5133	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S VISIT TO THE [...] (U) Classified by Richard A. Albright, Chargi d'Affaires, a.i., for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) General Abizaid: I would like to welcome you back to the UAE. The highlight of December in the UAE will be the 2003 Dubai Air Show, the third largest air show in the world and the premier a [...]	2003-12-01 12:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC IZ TC
03ABUDHABI5134	SHAYKH ZAYED CLARIFIES UAE [...] (C) UAE President Shaykh Zayed on November 30 appointed his third eldest son, Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG Shaykh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ),as Deputy Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi The Emiri decree stated that MbZ would assume the position of Crown Prince once that position becomes vacant. Wh [...]	2003-12-01 12:46:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TC
03ABUDHABI5136	MEDIA REACTION: BUSH'S IRAQ VISIT; SHARON'S GOVERNMENT [...] SUMMARY: "AL-KHALEEJ" AND "GULF NEWS" FEEL THAT BUSH'S VISIT TO IRAQ WAS A FAILURE, BOTH AS A MEANS TO BOOST THE LOW MORAL OF US TROOPS IN IRAQ AND AS A PUBLIC RELATION PLOY IN HIS REELECTION CAMPAIGN. ANOTHER EDITORIAL ALSO IN "AL-KHALEEJ" OPINES THAT SHARON'S US-BACKED GOVERNMENT HAS CLOSE [...]	2003-12-01 13:47:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI5138	SCENESETTER FOR AIR FORCE LEADERSHIP VISITS TO [...] (U) Classified by Richard A. Albright, Chargi d'Affaires, a.i., for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) I would like to welcome you to the UAE. The highlight of December in the UAE will be the 2003 Dubai Air Show, the third largest air show in the world and the premier aviation and air industr [...]	2003-12-01 15:18:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC IZ TC
03ABUDHABI5174	UAE RESPONSE TO HUMAN CLONING BAN DEMARCHE REQUEST [...] On December 7 Polchief and Poloff delivered ref. A points on Human Cloning to the MFA Director of the European, American and Oceanic Affairs Department, Ambassador Ahmed Al-Muqarrab. Al-Muqarrab agreed to pass the information to the International Organizations Department Director, who would r [...]	2003-12-07 12:53:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM TBIO KSCI UNGA TC
03ABUDHABI5220	SUGGESTED UAE PARTICIPANTS FOR THE TDA [...] Embassy Abu Dhabi and Congen Dubai suggest that seaport and airport security officials, and customs regulators from several of the UAE's emirates receive invitations to attend the TDA Transportation Security Forum in Cairo, February 9- 11. Please note that customs authority, border security, [...]	2003-12-10 06:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN BEXP TC
03ABUDHABI523	UAE: DEMARCHES ON NEW CUSTOMS CARGO MANIFEST RULES [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-01 12:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KIPR ETRD ECIN ETTC ECON TC
03ABUDHABI526	SHOW ME THE MONEY: INSIGHTS INTO THE UAE BUDGET [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-02 05:05:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI5289	SADDAM'S CAPTURE - UAEG REACTION [...] (U) UAE officialdom reacted positively to Saddam's capture. In an official statement released December 15, UAE President Shaykh Zayed expressed the hope that Iraq will witness a new era of stability and security in which its national unity and territorial integrity will be preserved. "Iraq ha [...]	2003-12-15 12:53:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI5295	SCENESETTER FOR CSAF VISIT TO THE UAE, DECEMBER [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) General Jumper: I would like to welcome you back to the UAE. The highlight of December in the UAE has been the 2003 Dubai Air Show, the third largest air show in the world and the premier aviation and air indus [...]	2003-12-15 13:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC IZ TC
03ABUDHABI5297	UAE, OMAN DISCUSS COMMON SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: UAE Deputy Prime Minister and MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayed (HbZ) briefed the Ambassador December 14 on his talks with Sultan Qaboos in Oman. HbZ said the talks centered on regional security, Saudi Arabia's internal unrest, and UAE financial assistance for a regional road [...]	2003-12-15 14:48:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV GCC TC
03ABUDHABI5298	MEDIA REACTION: THE ARREST OF SADDAM [...] SUMMARY: THE ARREST OF SADDAM HUSSEIN DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. "AL BAYAN" EDITORIAL NOTED THAT THE FALL OF SADDAM IS AN UNEXPECTED GIFT FOR THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH SINCE IT WILL HELP HIM IN THE ELECTIONS. ANOTHER EDITORIAL IN "AL KHALEEJ" NOTED THAT [...]	2003-12-16 04:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI5341	SHAYKH MOHAMMED BIN ZAYED ON AL ARABIYA [...] (U) This is an action request ee paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary: The UAE's leadership have raised objections with the management of Al Arabiya Arabic Satellite News Channel about the station's controversial broadcasts and have suggested that we also speak with the Saudis and Kuwaitis as they [...]	2003-12-17 12:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO IZ TC
03ABUDHABI5342	MEDIA REACTION: THE ARREST OF SADDAM [...] SUMMARY: THE ARREST OF SADDAM HUSSEIN DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL ITTIHAD" NOTED THAT NOW THERE IS A NEW FREE IRAQ AFTER SADDAM WAS CAPTURED. UAE COLUMIST ABDULLAH RASHEED MENTIONED IN "AL ITTIHAD" THAT IT IS BETTER THAT SADDAM WAS CAPTURED BY T [...]	2003-12-17 13:05:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI5343	AT YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, CROWDS TURN OUT TO BOO [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: AFTER BATTLING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE FIRST ROUND OF THE FEDERATION DE INTERNATIONALE DE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION'S (FIFA) WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP (UNDER 20),THE US TEAM LOST A HEARTBREAKER IN ABU DHABI TO REIGNING CHAMPION ARGENTINA, 2 TO 1 IN SUDDEN DEATH. THE STORY OF TH [...]	2003-12-17 13:09:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ASEC KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI5367	MEDIA REACTION: THE GCC SUMMIT IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: THE GCC SUMMIT IN KUWAIT AND THE SITUATION IN IRAQ FOLLOWING THE CAPTURE OF SADDAM HUSSEIN DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. IN HIS "AL ITTIHAD" COLUMN, DR.SHAMLAN AL EISSA EXPLAINS THE CHALLENGES FACING GCC COUNTRIES BUT ENCOURAGES THESE COUNTRIES TO CONFRONT TH [...]	2003-12-22 13:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI5379	IRAQ GC PRESIDENT AL HAKIM DECEMBER 21 [...] (U) Summary: Iraq Governing Council President Abdulaziz Al Hakim paid a brief visit to the UAE December 21, meeting with UAE President Shaykh Zayed, Deputy Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and UAE Armed Forces Chief, Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) and with Deputy Prime Minister and MinState for Foreign Af [...]	2003-12-23 10:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI5380	UAE: 2003-2004 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-23 11:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EFIN TC
03ABUDHABI5387	IRAQI TRIBAL SUPPORT FOR COALITION [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-23 12:34:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI5388	PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE TO GCC SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-23 12:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI5389	LIBYA ADMITS WMD PROGRAMS [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-23 12:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LY TC
03ABUDHABI5390	2004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION/SUMMARY ----------------------------- The UAE in 2003 continued its outstanding record as a valuable strategic partner in the Global War on Terrorism and in supporting key U.S. regional strategic policy goals. Among the highlights of the UAE's contributions to the common [...]	2003-12-23 12:47:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MCAP MARR MASS TC
03ABUDHABI5411	WHAT YONDER LIGHT DOTH SHINE? UAE NEWSPAPER [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: ARABIC DAILY AL KHALEEJ NEWSPAPER RECENTLY PUBLISHED A TWO-PART COMMENTARY ON A POLL CONDUCTED RANDOMLY OF 500 UAE NATIONALS IN SEVERAL UAE CITIES. THE POLL ASKED A WIDE RANGE OF QUESTIONS ON POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS ATTITUDES. FOR THE FIRST TIME, A UAE PAPER PU [...]	2003-12-29 03:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI5428	US SPEAKER PHILIP REEKER DISCUSSES REGIONAL [...] SUMMARY: PHILIP REEKER, SPOKESMAN-AT-LARGE AND FORMER DOS DEPUTY SPOKESMAN AND DAS FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS, VISITED THE UAE ON DECEMBER 15. HIS PROGRAM INCLUDED A VISIT TO THE EMIRATES INSTITUTE OF DIPLOMACY, A VISIT TO THE EMIRATES CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND RESEARCH, A ONE-ON- ONE WITH THE UAE SE [...]	2003-12-30 09:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP OEXC KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI5435	EXBS LEGAL AND TECHNICAL FORUM GOES VERY WELL [...] This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. A State-Commerce team visited Abu Dhabi from December 14th to 16th to hold a Legal/Technical Forum with the UAEG under the auspices of the State Department's Export Control and Related Border Security Program. The forum was well attended by [...]	2003-12-30 11:31:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PARM PREL TC
03ABUDHABI5438	MEDIA REACTION: REBUILDING CONTRACTS IN IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: UAE COLUMNIST ABDULLAH RASHEED WROTE IN ABU DHABI BASED SEMI-OFFICIAL ARABIC DAILY "AL-ITTIHAD" 12/29 THAT THE U.S. ENJOYS EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS IN THE REBUILDING CONTRACTS IN IRAQ. HE NOTED THAT BECAUSE THE U.S. SACRIFICED ITS PEOPLE AND RESOURCES AND MANAGED TO RID IRAQ FROM THE BAATHI [...]	2003-12-30 11:34:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC

03ABUDHABI5445	MEDIA REACTION: THE SITUATION IN IRAQ WEST BANK [...] SUMMARY: THE SITUATION IN IRAQ AND THE DETERIORATING SITUATION IN THE WEST BANK DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL KHALEEJ" NOTED THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION FOR THE U.S. IN IRAQ IS TO HAND OVER IRAQ TO THE IRAQIS. ANOTHER EDITORIAL IN "AKHBAR AL ARAB" REQU [...]	2003-12-30 13:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI5446	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel talking points to MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Political Affairs Ambassador Abdullah Rashid Al Noaimi on December 30. 2. (C) Al Noaimi stated that the UAE understands the importance of supporting the P.A., and the UAE government is doing its best to assis [...]	2003-12-30 14:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG TC
03ABUDHABI552	THE MONEY PIT: FISCAL IRREGULARITIES IN THE UAE [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Tom Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) The UAE federal government's top financial control body -- the Abu Dhabi Audit Department -- announced publicly on February 1 that the federal coffers had received only USD $107,000 of the USD $9 million [...]	2003-02-02 13:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI553	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: LOCAL MEDIA CONTINUED TO COMMENT NEGATIVELY ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS. ONE EDITORIAL CALLED FOR AN ARAB SUMMIT TO ELIMINATE THE NEW INTERNATIONAL LAW OF THE JUNGLE. ANOTHER EDITORIAL CLAIMED THAT AMERICA IS THE ONLY NATION THAT PREVIOUSLY USED NUCLEAR AND OTHER [...]	2003-02-02 13:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI560	POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF US EXPORT LAWS AND REGULATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-03 12:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETTC TC CA
03ABUDHABI561	TERRORIST FINANCE -- UAE WILL FREEZE ASSETS OF ENTITIES [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Thomas Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Al-Suwaidi confirmed to Charge on February 3 that the UAE Central Bank would freeze any assets in the UAE linked to the entities designated in E.O. 13224 lists 27, 28, 2 [...]	2003-02-03 12:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN KSEP CVIS KVPR TC
03ABUDHABI562	CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR CONFIRMS STATUS OF RAFIDAIN BANK IN UAE [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Thomas Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) In a meeting with Charge on February 3, UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Al- Suweidi confirmed that a single branch of Rafidain Bank operates in Abu Dhabi, but its activities are very limited and close [...]	2003-02-03 12:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI601	UAE URGED TO ATTEND CONFERENCE ON SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-04 13:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC TRGY MNUC PINS TPHY KNNP KSAF TC
03ABUDHABI603	SUPPORTING THE SECRETARY'S FEBRUARY 5 [...] (U) Classified by CDA Thomas E. Williams for Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche 2/4 to MFA American and European Affairs Director Ahmed Al- Muqarrab underlining our request for a UAEG statement in support of the Secretary's presentation. Al-Muqarrab understoo [...]	2003-02-04 13:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN IZ TC
03ABUDHABI607	ON-SITE VISIT TO INTERGULF/EMPOL LTD, SHARJAH, UAE [...] On January 28, 2003, Commercial Officer Mary O'Brien met with Srinivasan Kartikeya and Adeeb Yawar of Intergulf, Ltd., Sharjah, UAE, regarding the shipment of a single spindle gun drill. Intergulf had previously reported to Comoff O'Brien that this shipment had been stopped in the U.S. at th [...]	2003-02-05 06:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC TC
03ABUDHABI619	UAE CENTRAL BANK ANNOUNCES SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Thomas Williams for reasons 1.5 (B) and (C). 2. (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 5. 3. (C) On the heels of the very successful May 2002 Hawala Conference in Abu Dhabi (reftel),UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Al-Suweidi officiall [...]	2003-02-05 13:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI628	UAE GETS SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE TO GCC [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Thomas Williams for reason 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (S) Charge delivered reftel oral message to MFA A/USEC for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuaimi, February 6. Abdullah Rashid indicated that his father, nominal UAE Foreign Minister Rashid Abdullah Al- [...]	2003-02-06 09:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS IZ TC
03ABUDHABI629	MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY POWELL'S FEBRUARY 5 UNSC [...] SUMMARY: THE SPEECH OF SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL WAS WIDELY COVERED IN THE UAE'S PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. ABU DHABI TV CARRIED THE SPEECH LIVE WITH ARABIC TRANSLATION. HEADLINES IN SEMI-OFFICIAL "AL-ITTIHAD" DESCRIBED THE SPEECH AS "A DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST IRAQ," AND ITS EDITOR [...]	2003-02-06 10:46:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI676	UAEG WELCOMES SECRETARY'S PRESENTATION [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Thomas Williams for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). UAEG PRIVATELY SUPPORTIVE ------------------------- 2. (S) Initial UAEG reaction to the Secretary's presentation has been very encouraging. UAE Information Minister Shaykh Abdullah Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan, who w [...]	2003-02-08 13:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL UN IZ TC
03ABUDHABI71	UAEG INTERESTED IN RECEIVING [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Ambassador reviewed with UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG Shaykh Muhammad Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MBZ) reftel points on DOD's announcement of vaccination plans, noting USG preparedness to work bilaterall [...]	2003-01-07 12:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	AMED ASEC AMGT MARR PREL TC
03ABUDHABI723	UAEG and Iraq ferry operator submit [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-09 13:12:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL PGOV EWWT MOPS IZ TC
03ABUDHABI724	UAE DEPUTY PM PANDERS TO PUBLIC [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Thomas Williams for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) The Emirates News Agency reported 2/9 that UAE Deputy Prime Minister Shaykh Sultan Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan, on the margins of a meeting with visiting former UNSCOM inspector Scott Ritter, "stressed the need [...]	2003-02-09 13:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN IZ TC
03ABUDHABI725	MEDIA REACTION: MORE ON POWELL'S UNSC SPEECH AND MEPI [...] SUMMARY: LOCAL NEWSPAPERS CONTINUED TO REPORT EXTENSIVELY ON SECRETARY POWELL'S SPEECH AT THE UNSC. EDITORIALS IN THE ARABIC SIPDIS DAILIES NOTE THAT THE U.S. IS PLANNING TO ATTACK IRAQ IN ORDER TO CONTROL ARAB AND IRAQI RESOURCES, MAINLY OIL. THE EDITORIALS ALSO CLAIM THAT THE ATTACK WO [...]	2003-02-09 13:17:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI726	UAE OPINION MAKERS TO NEA/RA GRAPPO: MEPI WILL FOUNDER ABSENT [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Thomas Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary and comment: NEA/RA Office Director Grappo visited the UAE on February 4 to discuss MEPI issues. He elicited a few program ideas, but also a wide range of reactions with local contacts -- from [...]	2003-02-09 13:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL ECON EAID ETRD KPAO KDEM TC
03ABUDHABI727	UAEG and Iraq ferry operator submit [...] (U) Classified by Charge Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) UK DCM contacted Charge 2/8 to inquire into USG representations to the UAE on the issue of the Iraq ferries. The UK diplomat noted that the UAEG was claiming in New York to have the support of the U.S. Embass [...]	2003-02-11 04:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL PGOV EWWT MOPS IZ TC
03ABUDHABI728	UAE DEPUTY PM PANDERS TO PUBLIC [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Thomas Williams for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) The Emirates News Agency reported 2/9 that UAE Deputy Prime Minister Shaykh Sultan Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan, on the margins of a meeting with visiting former UNSCOM inspector Scott Ritter, "stressed the need [...]	2003-02-11 04:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN IZ TC
03ABUDHABI734	UAE PREPARES ROBUST FORCE DEPLOYMENT TO [...] (U) Classified by Charge Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (b,d). 2. (C) The UAEG is prepared to begin deploying a brigade-plus military force to Kuwait by as early as February 16, but is waiting for clearance from the GOK with regard to acceptance of forces and basing/logistical arrang [...]	2003-02-12 13:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV MOPS GCC KU TC
03ABUDHABI747	RESPONSE TO SECRETARY POWELL'S EID GREETINGS [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-16 13:18:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC TC
03ABUDHABI752	RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S EID GREETINGS [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-17 09:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC TC
03ABUDHABI772	AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI AND AMCONSUL DUBAI FACILITATE U.S. [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Comment and summary. The U.S. Mission to the UAE has facilitated a number of high-profile business deals in the UAE during the last year. Family connections and political influence remain key to doing bus [...]	2003-02-17 14:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP BBSR ECON ETRD EINV TC
03ABUDHABI773	(S) UAEG FINANCIALLY OVEREXTENDED [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). SUMMARY AND COMMENT ------------------- 2. (S/NF) Senior UAEG officials have told the Ambassador on several occasions recently that the UAE is facing serious cash-flow problems. The basic problem is that the UAE has [...]	2003-02-17 14:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN MARR MOPS PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI783	(C) UAE WILL FULFILL TURKISH DEFENSE [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) MFA Minstate Hamdan Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan informed the Ambassador on 2/17 that the UAEG has agreed to fulfill its outstanding obligations to the Turkish government pursuant to the Turkish Defense Fund. Follow [...]	2003-02-18 08:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI784	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: UAE MEDIA EXTENSIVELY COVERED INTERNATIONAL PROTESTS AND REACTION AGAINST A MILITARY STRIKE IN IRAQ. LOCAL AND REGIONAL MEDIA CRITICIZED WHAT THEY CALLED A WEAK ARAB STANCE TOWARDS THE CURRENT CRISIS. "AL ITTIHAD" CRITICIZES U.S. PLANS TO CONTROL THE MIDDLE EAST, NOTING THIS IS NOT [...]	2003-02-18 08:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI843	UAEG ASSURES ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) During a 19 February meeting with the Ambassador, MFA Asst U/S Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuaimi provided a candid readout on the Arab League Extraordinary Ministerial held in Cairo 15-16 February. Noting that he [...]	2003-02-19 13:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AL TC
03ABUDHABI844	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: DEVELOPMENTS RELATED TO IRAQ CONTINUED TO GENERATE EXTENSIVE COVERAGE IN THE UAE'S MEDIA. EDITORIALS LAUDED THE FRENCH AND GERMAN POSITIONS AND URGED THE ARABS TO SUPPORT THESE POSITIONS IN FACE OF U.S. DETERMINATION FOR A WAR AGAINST IRAQ. THE EDITORIALS CRITICIZED ARABS' FAILURE T [...]	2003-02-19 13:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI845	EMBASSY ABU DHABI COMMENTS ON DRAFT 2003 [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-19 13:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIPR ETRD TC
03ABUDHABI85	UAE SUCCESSFULLY COMMEMORATES INTERNATIONAL [...] SUMMARY: AT A TIME WHEN THE U.S.-ARAB EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE IS THREATENED, PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE ORGANIZED THREE MAIN ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE U.S. EDUCATION AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES DURING INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK. PROGRAMS ADDRESSED THE CONCERNS OF UAE STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND ACADEMICS WITH R [...]	2003-01-08 07:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL
03ABUDHABI870	UAEG WILL CONSIDER MULTILATERAL OPEN SKIES REGIME [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Econchief delivered reftel demarche on the benefits of joining a multilateral open skies aviation regime on 2/22 to UAE Ministry of Communications Assistant Undersecretary for Civil Aviation Mohamed Yahya Al-Suweidi [...]	2003-02-22 14:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR PGOV ECON MU QA BA TC
03ABUDHABI882	CIVIAR SUMMIT: UAE DECLINES PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-23 10:05:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR TC
03ABUDHABI889	UAE REITERATES A COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING OIL [...] (U) UAE Oil Minister Obaid bin Saif al-Nasseri publicly declared on 2/22, following a meeting with Russian Oil Minister Igor Yusufov, that OPEC is prepared to act decisively to ensure no disruption of oil supplies to world markets. In remarks widely covered by the local and international pres [...]	2003-02-24 05:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON ENRG TC
03ABUDHABI893	THANKS TO THE REMOTE SENSING [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-24 10:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KSTC PARM TC
03ABUDHABI896	MEDIA REACTION: RICHARD PERLE, IRAQ, AND UAE UNSC [...] SUMMARY: DEVELOPMENTS RELATED TO IRAQ CONTINUE TO GENERATE PROMINENT COVERAGE IN LOCAL MEDIA. DUBAI-BASED ENGLISH DAILY "GULF NEWS" CARRIED A 2/23 INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD PERLE WHO SAID THAT "NO ONE HAS HARMED ARAB INTERESTS AS MUCH AS HE" (IRAQI PRESIDENT SADDAM HUSSEIN). EDITORIALS PRAISED [...]	2003-02-24 10:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI908	SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE ON IRAQ [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Ambassador delivered Ref A oral message from the Secretary and Ref B NAM demarche on Iraq to MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan Bin Zayid AL-Nahyan on 2/22. Noting the upcoming Arab League, Islamic Conference a [...]	2003-02-24 12:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC OIC NAM AL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI936	THE DIFFICULTIES OF DOING BUSINESS IN ABU DHABI [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) In a 2/19 meeting with Econ FSN, an Emirati businessman from one of Abu Dhabi's lesser families harshly criticized the local business climate, particularly in contrast with the relative simplicity and openness of Dub [...]	2003-02-26 06:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EINV TC
03ABUDHABI941	UAE DRAFTS LABOR UNION REGULATIONS [...] (U) The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs completed the final draft of a proposal permitting the creation of full-fledged labor unions, on 2/24. The plan will be reviewed by the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Awqaf before a final proposal is submitted to [...]	2003-02-26 08:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI945	LABOUR MINISTRY ACKNOWLEDGES WIDESPREAD ABUSE OF [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) Despite ongoing efforts by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs to stiffen immigration regulations and curtail the influx of laborers entering the UAE under false pretenses, Ministry officials have told the loca [...]	2003-02-26 11:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM ECON TC
03ABUDHABI946	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, POSTURING AT THE UN SECURITY [...] SUMMARY: COVERAGE RELATED TO IRAQ CONTINUED TO GENERATE PROMINENT COVERAGE IN THE LOCAL MEDIA. UAE DAILIES LARGELY COVERED UAE'S PARTICIPATION AT THE NAM CONFERENCE AND ITS CALL FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL UNSC RESOLUTIONS REGARDING IRAQ AND PALESTINE. EDITORIALS CONTINUED TO LAUD THE FRE [...]	2003-02-26 12:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI978	MOVING FORWARD WITH EXBS TRAINING FOR THE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE -- PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH FOUR. 3. (C) The Dubai Ports and Customs Authority (DPA),which oversees Jebel Ali and Port Rashid (together the 12th largest port in the world),has on se [...]	2003-03-01 07:10:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EXBS PARM PREL PGOV ETTC TC
03ABUJA1012	NIGERIA: MEETING WITH MINISTER OF JUSTICE [...] (C) Summary: During a May 2 meeting to deliver the non-paper on narcotics and law enforcement certification to the Minister of Justice Kanu Agabi (Reftel),Ambassador Jeter took the opportunity to discuss the April elections with the Minister. The blunt, straight-talking Agabi decried the man [...]	2003-06-09 19:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KCRM PREL NI
03ABUJA1025	NIGERIA: FORMER MOD DANJUMA ON ART. 98, BENUE AND [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: June 7 DCM paid a farewell call on former Minister of Defense LTG (ret.) T.Y. Danjuma. Danjuma did not expect the GON to conclude an Article 98 agreement and doubted the Commission of Inquiry's report on the October 2001 Benue massacre would satisfy the U.S. Congress since the [...]	2003-06-11 14:03:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	MASS PREL KTIA PGOV MARR MOPS NI KICC
03ABUJA1026	NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP JUNE 13 [...] (U) This periodic economic report from Abuja and Lagos includes: --Obasanjo Highlights Economy in Inaugural Speech . . . But Disputes Poverty Figures --Obasanjo Holds Off Naming Cabinet --GON Bans Import of Baryte, Mineral Used for Oil Drilling --World Airways Lands in Lagos --Parallel Marke [...]	2003-06-12 09:29:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAIR EPET NI
03ABUJA1033	NIGERIA: OBASANJO SAYS HE WANTS ARTICLE 98 [...] (C) During a June 11 meeting with President Obasanjo on Article 98 and security assistance issues (SEPTEL),Ambassador Jeter explained the ramifications of not concluding an Article 98 agreement by the July 1 deadline. Obasanjo said he was in favor of Article 98. He thought such agreements w [...]	2003-06-12 14:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS KTIA NI KICC
03ABUJA1034	NIGERIA: BENUE REPORT INDICTS NO ONE; OBASANJO [...] (C) During a June 11 meeting, President Obasanjo and Ambassador discussed GON efforts to address U.S. concerns over the October 2001 Benue incident. Ambassador Jeter noted that Nigeria had lost USD 12.8 million in "opportunity" bilateral security assistance because of Congressional sanctions [...]	2003-06-12 14:27:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV MOPS PINS NI
03ABUJA104	NIGERIA: UPDATE FROM NLC PRESIDENT OSHIOMHOLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a late 2002 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole discussed talks he held with World Bank and IMF representatives on poverty reduction and worker rights. Oshiomhole revealed to the Ambassador an ambitious policy agenda, in [...]	2003-01-16 14:19:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON EFIN PGOV NI
03ABUJA1047	NIGERIA - RECENT EVENTS IN ZIMBABWE UNDERMINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent surge in political tension in Zimbabwe seems to have erased the progress President Obasanjo believed was achieved by his May visit to Harare. Obasanjo thought he and President Mbeki made headway moving the GOZ and MDC toward resuming their political negotiations. Howe [...]	2003-06-13 10:23:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI NI
03ABUJA1049	NIGERIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP JUNE 13 [...] (U) THIS PERIODIC JOINT POLITICAL REPORT FROM ABUJA AND LAGOS INCLUDES: 2. --ELECTION TRIBUNALS UPDATE --WABARA FOR SENATE PRESIDENT --VIOLENCE-FREE INAUGURATION --DO THE JUNE 20 ELECTIONS MATTER? --VIOLENCE IN ADAMAWA STATE ------------------------- ELECTION TRIBUNALS UPDATE ------- [...]	2003-06-13 13:35:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA1061	NIGERIA: US-DONATED BOATS HELP STEM OIL LOSSES [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-13 17:40:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET PINS ASEC NI
03ABUJA1062	NIGERIA: OBASANJO ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June meeting, President Obasanjo and Ambassador Jeter discussed the status of U.S. bilateral security assistance programs. Obasanjo was perplexed by the impending shut-down of the MPRI program, the C-130 restoration program, and the Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Ce [...]	2003-06-16 10:24:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL NI
03ABUJA1078	NIGERIA: OBASANJO ON LIBERIA: TAYLOR IS FINISHED; [...] (C) In two meetings on other issues during the past week, Ambassador raised developments in Liberia with President Obasanjo. Obasanjo said Taylor was "finished" as President of Liberia. Obasanjo said he, Ghanaian President Kufuor and others at the Accra talks had leaned hard on Taylor to ac [...]	2003-06-19 11:48:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS LI SL NI ECOWAS
03ABUJA1084	NIGERIA: OBASANJO SEEKING U.S. APPROVAL FOR GON [...] (C) On the afternoon of June 19, President Obasanjo summoned me and acting British High Commissioner, Charles Bird to the Statehouse for a discussion on Liberia. Also present were National Security Advisor LTG (ret.) Aliyu Mohammed and Presidential Advisor for International Affairs Ad'Obe Ob [...]	2003-06-19 18:16:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PHUM LI SL NI ECOWAS
03ABUJA1088	NIGERIA: 2003 NARCOTICS CERTIFICATION REPORT CARD [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-20 13:31:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR NI
03ABUJA1091	NIGERIA: FUEL PRICE INCREASE MAY TRIGGER VIOLENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 20, the GON announced a 65 percent fuel price hike, increasing consumer prices from 26 naira to 40 naira per liter. Most Nigerians expected a rise in costs, but did not expect the announcement to come so quickly nor probably did not expect its magnitude. The move however [...]	2003-06-20 17:33:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ELAB PINS PGOV NI
03ABUJA1096	NIGERIA: ARTILCE 98 PROSPECTS LOOKING UP BUT IT'S [...] (C) The ad-hoc inter-ministerial committee tasked by President Obasanjo to review our proposed Article 98 agreement met Tuesday, June 17. According to a source from the Foreign Ministry who attended the session, committee members decided to recommend to President Obasanjo that Nigeria conclu [...]	2003-06-24 15:53:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS KTIA NI KICC
03ABUJA1102	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO AUTHORIZES SIGNING OF [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-25 16:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS KTIA NI KICC
03ABUJA1107	NIGERIA: NLC THREATENS GENERAL STRIKE OVER FUEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) called on June 24 for a nationwide strike beginning Monday June 30 to protest the GON's fuel price hike. Some in the NLC leadership were lukewarm about a strike; however, the decision was no surprise. The Union's long standing and perhaps its m [...]	2003-06-26 15:08:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ELAB PINS PGOV NI
03ABUJA1113	NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT DEFENDS IMPORT BANS [...] In June 9 and 10 meetings with Nigerian officials, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa Florie Liser and USTR Director for African Affairs Patrick Coleman highlighted U.S. concern with the expansion of Nigeria's import bans and its frequently changing tariff schedules. With the excep [...]	2003-06-27 13:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PGOV PREL NI USTR
03ABUJA113	NIGERIA: LIBYAN CHAIR [...] (C) Summary: Nigerian President Obasanjo reportedly is making telephone calls in an effort to replace Libya with Mozambique as the Africa Group's candidate to chair the 2003 CHR session. End Summary. 2. (U) DCM Andrews delivered ref A demarche by phone to Presidential International Aff [...]	2003-01-17 15:50:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL LY NI UNHRC
03ABUJA1134	NIGERIA SIGNS ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT [...] (U) On June 30, during a private signing ceremony at the Ministry of Justice, Solicitor-General I.A. Ayua signed the Article 98 Agreement on behalf of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Ambassador Jeter signed on behalf of the United States. Signed original has been sent to L/T via registered [...]	2003-06-30 19:02:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS KTIA NI KICC
03ABUJA1135	NIGERIA: FUEL STRIKE SLOWS COUNTRY [...] (U) Summary: The promised nation-wide strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over fuel price increases began June 30. While the strike did not completely shut down the country or any of its major cities, streets throughout Nigeria were less busy than normal, as many workers stayed home. A [...]	2003-06-30 19:04:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PINS EPET ENRG ASEC CASC PGOV NI
03ABUJA1137	NIGERIA: PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION AT THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Against the backdrop of significant opposition criticism of the April 19 elections and vague threats of &mass action8 against the new Administration, President Obasanjo held a triumphal inaugural on May 29. Security was tight but the events of inauguration week were well organized [...]	2003-07-01 11:16:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM OVIP NI
03ABUJA1138	NIGERIA: OIL COMPANIES COURT DELTA MILITANTS [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-01 12:45:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET PREL PGOV PINS NI
03ABUJA1147	NIGERIA: POLICE KILL FOUR DEMONSTRATORS; STRIKE [...] (U) Summary: The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) strike entered its second day with reports of sporadic violence, including four people apparently killed near Abuja. Nevertheless, the general mood is less tense than it was during the strike's first day. Some domestic flights resumed today, and [...]	2003-07-01 17:02:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC CASC NI
03ABUJA1148	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING IN THE DELTA [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-01 18:10:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ASEC PINS PGOV NI
03ABUJA1150	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO PROPOSES REFORMS TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Obasanjo appears committed to using the first months of his new Administration to introduce key political and economic reforms. On June 18, Obasanjo proposed significant changes to the federal government system and the conduct of elections. The two most salient are: (1) [...]	2003-07-02 11:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA1151	"If only Ms. Foster had come before the [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-02 15:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL OEXC NI
03ABUJA1157	NIGERIA: GON AND LABOR REMAIN AT LOGGERHEADS AS [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria has entered the third day of a national strike, with no agreement in sight between the National Labour Congress (NLC) and the Obasanjo Administration over fuel prices. Tensions in Abuja rose today as police clashed with NLC leaders and demonstrators. Street clashes conti [...]	2003-07-02 17:45:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC CASC NI
03ABUJA1162	NIGERIA: STRIKE CONTINUES TO HOLD FOR FOURTH DAY [...] (U) SUMMARY: July 3 was relatively quiet in Abuja. Vehicular traffic was light, gas lines were growing and most offices and businesses had skeletal staffing. Indicating that the political opposition may be looking for ways to exploit the strike, the Embassy experienced a peaceful demonstratio [...]	2003-07-03 18:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC CASC NI
03ABUJA1168	NIGERIA: STRIKE SITREP DAY 5 - 1200 JULY 4 [...] (U) Summary: The strike continued for a fifth day. Thus far, Abuja is quiet but there is a possibility of demonstrations after Juma,at prayers this afternoon )- not only in Abuja but in other Northern cities as well. There were no demonstrations in Abuja yesterday, but peaceful demonstration [...]	2003-07-04 12:23:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC CASC NI
03ABUJA1172	NIGERIA: STRIKE ENTERS SECOND WEEK [...] (U) Summary: The labor strike entered its second week today, as the GON and NLC failed to reach a compromise on the extent of the fuel price increase. Information from labor sources was conflicting, with some insiders forecasting an imminent settlement and others predicting an extended strike. [...]	2003-07-07 17:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV PHUM ASEC CASC NI
03ABUJA1195	NIGERIA: FUEL STRIKE ENDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) accepted the GON's 34 naira (23 cents) fuel price offer early this morning. With this, Labor's eight-day strike has ended, one day after the most violent twenty-four hours of the strike. Five to ten demonstrators were reportedly killed in Lagos y [...]	2003-07-08 17:18:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV PHUM ASEC CASC NI
03ABUJA12	NIGERIA: PDP GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARIES [...] (U) The People's Democratic Party (PDP) held its so- called primaries during Christmas week 2002, producing few surprises. The selection of delegates to the state-by- state caucuses was designed to give maximum authority to incumbent governors in controlling the selection process. As expect [...]	2003-01-02 16:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI NI
03ABUJA1202	NIGERIA -- PRESIDENT OBASANJO CONFIRMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a July 5 afternoon meeting with Ambassador Jeter, President Obasanjo stated that, despite the concerns of his security staff, he was committed to travelling to Monrovia to confer with Charles Taylor. He saw Taylor's extraction from Monrovia as an essential cog in the evolvi [...]	2003-07-09 15:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV MASS MOPS LI
03ABUJA1206	NIGERIA: APGA PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OJUKWU MEETS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, APGA's Presidential candidate in the recent elections and leader of Biafra's failed secession in the sixties, met Ambassador Jeter at his residence on June 25 to discuss the Nigeria's elections, his observations on Obasanjo, and the way forward for Nigeria. [...]	2003-07-10 10:27:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA123	NIGERIA: UPDATE FROM NLC PRESIDENT OSHIOMHOLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a late 2002 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole discussed talks he held with World Bank and IMF representatives on poverty reduction and worker rights. Oshiomhole revealed to the Ambassador an ambitious policy agenda, in [...]	2003-01-21 16:43:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON EFIN PGOV NI
03ABUJA1230	NIGERIA'S INITIAL RESPONSE TO COUP IN SAO [...] (C) Ambassador Jeter talked separately to Sao Tomean President de Menezes and new Nigerian Foreign Minister Adeniji July 16. According to both sources, President Obasanjo has been in direct communication with the coup leaders, telling them to stand down and return power to the country's const [...]	2003-07-17 19:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS PINS EPET PGOV NI TP
03ABUJA1239	NIGERIA: GON THINKS SAO TOMEAN COUP LEADERS WILL [...] (C) MFA Permanent Secretary, Ambassador Daniel Hart and Nigerian Ambassador to Sao Tome and Principe Saidu Pindar discussed the Sao Tomean coup with A/DCM Brian Browne on July 18. Hart and Pindar stated that the proximate cause of the putsch was sustained frustration over de Menezes' foot dr [...]	2003-07-19 11:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS PINS EPET PGOV TP NI
03ABUJA124	NIGERIA: CHAMBAS SAYS DISCORD AND LETHARGY HINDERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 8 conversation with Ambassador Jeter, ECOWAS Executive Secretary Chambas acknowledged ECOWAS diplomatic efforts in Cote d'Ivoire had lost steam due to ECOWAS Chairman Wade's erratic statesmanship, the lethargy of President Gbagbo and lack of focus of Togolese lea [...]	2003-01-21 17:15:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MASS KPKO NI IV
03ABUJA1240	NIGERIA: LIBERIA DEMARCHE [...] (C) A/DCM delivered reftel demarche July 18 to Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Daniel Hart. Ambassador Hart said the USG position that the Nigerian contingent to be deployed to Liberia should be comprised of battalions trained under Operation Focus Relief (OFR) made "good sense." A/DCM [...]	2003-07-19 11:50:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MASS LI NI ECOWAS
03ABUJA1246	NIGERIA: ABUBAKAR ON ECOWAS LIBERIA FORCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a July 12 meeting with Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Kansteiner, former Nigerian Head of State General Abdulsalaam Abubakar discussed the proposed deployment of an ECOWAS force and the establishment of a transitional government in Liberia. Abubakar said Nigerian [...]	2003-07-22 16:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MASS LI NI ECOWAS
03ABUJA1247	ECOWAS EXSEC CHAMBAS DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS ON [...] (C) Summary. In a July 12 side-bar meeting during President Bush's visit to Nigeria, A/S Kansteiner told ECOWAS Executive Secretary Chambas that the United States was still considering its policy options in Liberia. Chambas asserted United States troops were essential to the success of a sta [...]	2003-07-22 16:44:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS PHUM NI LI
03ABUJA1248	NIGERIA: TRIBUNALS UPDATE [...] (C) Begin Summary: State election tribunals have been rendering decisions for one month. Three elections have been overturned, but the majority of the petitions have been thrown out on procedural grounds. The proclivity of the tribunals to avoid the substantive merits of many of these cases [...]	2003-07-22 16:55:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA1272	NIGERIA:-TWO BATTALIONS CAN DEPLOY QUICKLY TO [...] (C) Summary. During a late evening July 19 discussion with Ambassador Jeter, President Obasanjo decided Nigeria would deploy two OFR-trained battalions to Liberia. Obasanjo gave the green light to deploying one of the battalions currently in Sierra Leone and also a battalion currently in Nig [...]	2003-07-25 09:17:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PREL MASS MOPS PHUM NI LI
03ABUJA1285	NIGERIA: BUHARI STILL STANDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met General Muhammadu Buhari, ANPP presidential candidate, to discuss his assessment of Nigeria and his future plans. Buhari commented that he had no faith in Obasanjo because the "four failed years has only emboldened him." Buhari criticized the electoral tribunals fo [...]	2003-07-29 14:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA1286	NIGERIA: CLOSER DIALOGUE WITH THE OIL COMPANIES [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-29 15:10:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PHUM PGOV PINS NI
03ABUJA1300	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH LAGOS [...] SUMMARY. Recently re-elected Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu continues to push his three-part plan for improving the state through privatization, housing construction and environmental clean-up. In meetings July 23 with senior Mission officials, Tinubu outlined new road rehabilitation and t [...]	2003-07-30 15:37:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID ECON SENV NI
03ABUJA1302	NIGERIA: VETTING OF NIGERIAN BATTALIONS FOR [...] (U) Post has requested the name of the current commander of the 26th Infantry battalion as well as other key officers in the battalion. The Nigerian military has yet to respond to the request, thus we have not been able to vet the names of the battalion commander and his core officers. Howe [...]	2003-07-30 17:20:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL MARR MASS SL NI
03ABUJA1303	NIGERIA: PLANNING FOR LIBERIA [...] (C) According to current GON planning, the 19th Motorized Infantry battalion (i.e. NIBATT 15 in UNAMSIL) and the 26th Infantry battalion from Sokoto will deploy to Monrovia. Combined manpower of the two battalions is 1,375 men. The GON had indicated a willingness to deploy OFR- trained NIBA [...]	2003-07-30 17:20:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MASS LI NI ECOWAS
03ABUJA1314	NIGERIA: AID ASST. ADMINISTRATOR'S DELTA VISIT [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-31 16:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PINS EPET PREL PHUM NI
03ABUJA1325	KIDNAPPING OF NIGERIAN CHEVRON WORKER [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-01 15:43:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PINS PGOV NI
03ABUJA1327	NIGERIA: OBASANJO'S LIBERIA POLICY GETS MIXED [...] (S) President Obasanjo's policy of active diplomatic engagement on and military troop deployment to Liberia has the support of the many Nigerians who believe that their country's status as the sub- regional power requires an activist foreign policy. However, most Nigerians probably either oppo [...]	2003-08-01 17:14:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MASS MOPS LI NI
03ABUJA1328	RENEWED WARRI VIOLENCE A CAUSE FOR CONCERN [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-04 14:36:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PINS ASEC PREL PGOV NI
03ABUJA1329	NIGERIA: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF MEMBERS OF THE [...] (C) On 18 July, President Obasanjo swore in 38 of 40 new Ministers and deputies and confirmed their various portfolios. In a novel twist, Obasanjo had forwarded the roster to the National Assembly without matching the prospective Ministers to any portfolios. He only designated the portfolios [...]	2003-08-04 15:08:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA1330	NIGERIA "ENGAGING ISLAM IN NIGERIA: THE TWO - DAY KANO CONFERENCE" - - AN ANALYSIS [...] (SBU) Summary: In late January an unprecedented forum initiated by the Emir of Kano brought together Embassy officials, American scholars, and Moslem leaders from northern Nigeria to explore perceptions of the US and Islam, U.S. Middle East Policy, the Global War on Terrorism, and economic dev [...]	2003-08-05 13:13:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL SCUL OIIP NI
03ABUJA1331	NIGERIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP AUGUST 6 [...] (U) THIS PERIODIC JOINT POLITICAL REPORT FROM ABUJA INCLUDES: --Obasanjo Chooses Special Advisors --Obasanjo Submits List of Ministers --Electoral Conference ) INEC Admits Problems --Opposition Book Launch --Court Case on the Presidential Election --Probe of Inspector General of Polic [...]	2003-08-06 13:53:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA1332	NIGERIA: CHAMBAS BRIEFING ON LIBERIA [...] On August 6, ECOWAS ExecSec Chambas briefed the diplomatic corps on the developments in the deployment of ECOMIL forces. Chambas informed the group that an open account had been established with ECOBANK in Accra, and that the account number would be circulated shortly. Paralleling ECOMICI, C [...]	2003-08-06 15:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS LI NI

03ABUJA1333	OBASANJO TALKS TOUGH ON OIL THEFT AND WARRI CRISIS [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-06 16:33:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PINS PGOV ASEC NI
03ABUJA1338	NIGERIA: RESTARTING OIL PRODUCTION IN WARRI [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-06 18:18:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PINS ASEC PGOV NI
03ABUJA1339	THE ABUJA SULLIVAN SUMMIT WAS A SUCCESS [...] Summary: The Sixth Leon H. Sullivan Summit, convened July 12-17 in Abuja was momentous and successful. The overarching Summit theme was "Africa: A Continent of Possibilities" and the week lived up to its name. President Bush, the first Republican President to visit Africa, made a historic a [...]	2003-08-07 09:16:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL SOCI EINV XA NI
03ABUJA1340	NIGERIA: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF MEMBERS OF THE [...] (C) This is the second of Post,s biographic cables on newly appointed GON ministers. This cable focuses on the President,s new economic team. According to Embassy sources and press reports, President Obasanjo is promoting his economic team as a new generation of internationally respected tec [...]	2003-08-07 09:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL KISL NI
03ABUJA1347	NIGERIA: DEMONSTRATION AT EMBASSY; ATTACK ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: About 50 men and women assembled at the Embassy on July 3 to peacefully protest the April elections and the visit of the President Bush to see President Obasanjo. After departing peacefully, at least 30 of the demonstrators were detained for about ten days, we learned. While [...]	2003-08-07 17:10:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ASEC NI
03ABUJA1354	ANTICIPATED MILITARY OPERATIONS IN THE DELTA [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-08 17:03:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PINS PGOV ASEC NI
03ABUJA1355	NIGERIA: GON STILL UNCERTAIN ABOUT TAYLOR'S [...] (C) During an August 7 conversation with A/DCM, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs expressed concern that Charles Taylor may try to renege on his implied promise to leave Liberia on August 11. The Minister realized that Taylor had only expressly stated that he would step down on that date [...]	2003-08-08 17:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS PHUM LI
03ABUJA1356	NIGERIA: ECOWAS EXSEC CHAMBAS SAYS OBASANJO [...] (C) Summary. During an August 5 conversation with Charge, ECOWAS Executive Secretary Mohammed Chambas said President Obasanjo affirmed that Charles Taylor would be evicted from Liberia if he refused to leave willingly. However, Chambas characterized Taylor as conflicted, pulled by his expans [...]	2003-08-08 18:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS PHUM LI
03ABUJA1357	CODEM ADVOCACY EFFORT STIFLED BY ALLEGED [...] (SBU) Summary. Since spring 2003 Mission Nigeria has heen pursuing advocacy in behalf of CODEM Systems, Inc., a New Hampshire-based telecommunications firm. CODEM has tendered bids on three separate contracts, the aggregate value of which approximates $80 million. Its proposal to Nigeria's Min [...]	2003-08-08 18:46:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP ECPS ETRD PGOV NI
03ABUJA1358	NIGERIA: ECOWAS EXSEC CHAMBAS SAYS OBASANJO [...] (C) Summary. During an August 5 conversation with Charge, ECOWAS Executive Secretary Mohammed Chambas said President Obasanjo affirmed that Charles Taylor would be evicted from Liberia if he refused to leave willingly. However, Chambas characterized Taylor as conflicted, pulled by his expans [...]	2003-08-08 18:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS PHUM LI
03ABUJA1359	PRIVATIZATION OF GON MINORITY SHAREHOLDINGS [...] Action request, para 8. 2. Summary. The Government of Nigeria (GON) wants to privatize the approximately forty percent minority share it holds in foreign oil service companies (OSCs) operating in Nigeria; e.g., in Halliburton Nigeria. The GON wants to divest itself by way of private pl [...]	2003-08-08 18:51:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EINV BTIO KIDE NI
03ABUJA1366	NIGERIA: PROBLEMS CONTINUE WITH MPRI FUNDING [...] (U) National Security Adviser Aliyu Mohammed Gusau told POLOFF August 11 that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had been unable to transfer the USD 1 million to fund the MPRI Civ/Mil program through December. Embassy Abuja verified that the CBN had the correct account information on August 1, [...]	2003-08-11 17:51:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL NI
03ABUJA1367	MEETING WITH PRESIDENT OBASANJO [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-12 07:28:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS PHUM LI
03ABUJA1372	ADVANCING THE VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLES IN NIGERIA: USE [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-12 14:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET KCRM PHUM SNAR NI
03ABUJA1373	NIGERIA: GON CALLS ARTICLE 98 AN EXECUTIVE [...] (U) The Nigerian Solicitor-General (the highest ranking civil servant in the Ministry of Justice and the official who executed the Article 98 Agreement on behalf of the GON) I.A. Ayua indicated in a July 14 letter to Ambassador Jeter that the GON has deemed the Article 98 agreement an executi [...]	2003-08-12 14:34:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS KTIA NI KICC
03ABUJA1374	NIGERIA: TAYLOR ARRIVES [...] (C) Former President Charles Taylor arrived in Abuja Monday evening August 11 at 2125 local time. He traveled with President Kufuor of Ghana and President Chissano of Mozambique, and was greeted by President Obasanjo. After spending several hours in Abuja, he and his entire contingent conti [...]	2003-08-12 17:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM LI
03ABUJA1379	WARRI CRISIS UPDATE 13AUG03 [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-13 16:18:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PINS ASEC PGOV PHUM NI
03ABUJA1385	MOGEROA - ENTERING A SEASON OF POLITICAL [...] (S) SUMMARY: Politically, Nigeria is tense and this probably will not significantly abate in the near future. Opposition politicians and much of the general populace remain disenchanted with the results of the April elections and the irregularities that attended them. Many opposition figu [...]	2003-08-14 15:03:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS NI
03ABUJA1386	CODEM PROVIDES FURTHER INDICATIONS OF [...] (C) Summary. On August 12 CODEM's Nigeria-based representative gave us further documentation that suggests that the Ministry of Communications is grossly understating the bid of CODEM's competitor for the $35 million contract mentioned in reftel. From the Ministry's understatement, as well a [...]	2003-08-14 16:27:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP ECPS ETRD PGOV NI
03ABUJA1387	WARRI CRISIS UPDATE 14AUG03 [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-14 17:44:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PINS NI
03ABUJA1394	MILITARY/POLICE CONFRONTATION IN ABUJA [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires a.i. Rick Roberts for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (SBU) In the early evening August 14 Air Force and Air Force and police personnel had a brief shootout in the Asokoro district of Abuja. Military and police sources tell us plainclothes Air Force securi [...]	2003-08-15 12:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV MOPS NI
03ABUJA1408	WARRI CRISIS UPDATE 18AUG03 [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-18 16:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PINS PGOV PHUM NI
03ABUJA1409	WARRI CRISIS UPDATE 19AUG03 [...] (U) Classified by Counselor James Maxstadt for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary: Violent clashes between Itsekiri and Ijaw militants continued in Warri town through August 19, according to press reports and local observers in Warri. The death toll since August 15 is at least 50, [...]	2003-08-19 15:35:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PINS MOPS ASEC EPET NI
03ABUJA1410	ECOWAS 505 FAA AGREEMENT FOR LIBERIA [...] (U) Post transmitted reftel Note to ECOWAS on July 30 and received in reply a Note of agreement dated August 4. Text of ECOWAS Note is as follows: (BEGIN TEXT) The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United [...]	2003-08-19 17:29:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL NI
03ABUJA1411	WARRI CRISIS UPDATE 20AUG03 [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-20 15:53:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PINS ASEC PGOV PHUM NI
03ABUJA1430	WARRI CRISIS UPDATE 21AUG03 [...] (U) Classified by Counselor James Maxstadt for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (SBU) Warri remained calm overnight August 20-21 and through the day August 21 with a large Nigerian Army force observed throughout the town, according to a Warri-based worker for U.S. NGO "IFESH." Local press and [...]	2003-08-21 17:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET PGOV PINS ASEC PHUM NI
03ABUJA1432	NIGERIA: USCIRF VISIT [...] The ten-day USCIRF visit to Nigeria provided an in-depth opportunity to discuss many perspectives on intercommunal conflicts in Nigeria and the impact of Shari'a implementation on minorities in the northern part of the country. The delegation traveled extensively, finding in many instances, t [...]	2003-08-21 17:38:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA1434	SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT [...] On Thursday, August 21, 2003 at approximately 0330hrs. a vehicle driven at a high rate of speed almost ran head on into the local guard force vehicle. As the fast moving vehicle swerved to avoid the guard vehicle it ended up on a dead end street in front of the Nigeria-Sao Tome & Principe Jo [...]	2003-08-22 10:02:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC
03ABUJA1441	WARRI CRISIS UPDATE 22AUG03 [...] (U) Classified by Counselor James Maxstadt for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (SBU) Warri town remains calm, reports the Warri office of U.S. NGO "IFESH" and Police Commissioner Charles Akaya. Shell's Warri office reopened the afternoon of August 21 with a "skeleton staff," according to Shel [...]	2003-08-22 16:57:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS EPET PGOV ASEC PHUM NI
03ABUJA1455	NIGERIA: APPEALS COURT JUDGES SUMMONED BY OBASANJO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three members of Nigeria's Federal Appeals Court were summoned to meet with President Obasanjo hours after the court issued a preliminary ruling in favor of his ANPP Presidential opponent Buhari. One of the judges claimed to Poloff that Obasanjo had "threatened" the judges and [...]	2003-08-26 09:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
03ABUJA1467	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM TIDBITS [...] (U) The Amina Lawal case is to appear again before the Katsina State Shari'a Court of Appeal on Wednesday August 27. Hearings have been delayed three times before for various reasons. Meanwhile, the Jigawa State Shari'a Court of Appeal dismissed charges of rape (with a penalty of death by s [...]	2003-08-27 08:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KIRF PHUM PREL NI
03ABUJA1468	NEW INEC COMMISSIONERS [...] (U) Summary: President Obasanjo submitted names of ten new national Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),along with the names of two currently serving Commissioners and the national Chairman, to the Senate for confirmation. After a walkout by opposition sena [...]	2003-08-27 09:05:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA1471	JOURNALISM TRAINER SAM SWAN BREAKS [...] SUMMARY: Recent news reports broadcast on government- owned radio and TV channels in northern Nigeria have shown a major shift in their focus from personalities in government to community-based issues thanks to the wealth of practical journalistic and academic experience of U.S. media traine [...]	2003-08-27 13:39:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC KPAO SCUL NI BBG
03ABUJA1473	FOLLOW-UP ON APRIL 2003 TRANSOCEAN HOSTAGE TAKING [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-27 15:35:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ASEC PGOV NI PLAB
03ABUJA1477	NIGERIA'S POSITION ON WTO ISSUE OF TRIPS AND HEALTH [...] Given both the Ministers of Commerce and of Public Health,s inability or unwillingness to meet with Embassy Charge in the last ten days for the demarche mentioned in reftel, Econ Counselor met with Nigeria,s Ministry of Commerce Director of External Trade, Y. Fred Agah, on August 26 to determ [...]	2003-08-27 18:02:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD NI USTR
03ABUJA1496	BOOK LAUNCH FOR BABANGIDA'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) CDA was invited to an August 27 event "launching a book by ex-Minister of the Interior John Shagaya." There was a book, but the affair was clearly more intended to help launch the candidacy of former President Babangida in 2007. 2. (SBU) 2003 and potential 2007 candidate Mohammedu B [...]	2003-08-29 18:31:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NI
03ABUJA1497	MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER: APCS, WARRI, MPRI [...] (S/NF) CDA delivered REF A demarche on APCs for ECOMIL to Minister of Defense Kwankwaso on 29 August. Kwankwaso said he had not heard of Ghana's request that the GON provide APCs for the Ghanaian ECOMIL battalion. Kwankwaso and MOD PermSec Kaigama indicated the GON would consider the Ghanaia [...]	2003-08-29 18:32:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MCAP LI ML SG GH NI
03ABUJA15	NIGERIAN RULING PARTY CONVENTION SURPRISE [...] (C ) Summary: President Obasanjo's renomination is highly probable but not certain. The 3,349 delegates to the ruling PDP's national convention began voting around sundown, but the process could drag into Monday morning. On convention eve, the President's renomination seemed assured (Ref A) [...]	2003-01-06 07:45:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL NI
03ABUJA1515	GON REMOVES POLICE PROTECTION FROM OFFICIALS [...] (U) The Inspector General of Police's Office announced August 21 that, on orders from the Presidency, it would greatly reduce the use of police as bodyguards. Bodyguards have been limited to the President, Vice President, Ministers and Ministers of State, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, S [...]	2003-09-04 12:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA1516	POLITICAL ISLAM: NIGERIA SNAPSHOT [...] (C) Reftel questions appear to pertain primarily to countries with active Islamist political parties or NGOs, and Nigeria does not fit neatly into these cookie-cutter categories. Nigeria has no national parties or groups that pursue policies consistent with the definition of Political Islam [...]	2003-09-04 14:16:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PREL PHUM XF XA XG NI
03ABUJA152	NIGERIA: NEW GON COMMERCE MINISTER SUPPORTS STRONG [...] (U) Minister of Commerce Ngelale told the Ambassador in a January 10 meeting that he intends to follow his predecessor as a strong voice for sub-Saharan Africa in the WTO. He also endorsed a constructive relationship between the United States and Nigeria on trade issues. A Ministry of Commerce [...]	2003-01-24 14:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD NI WTRO USTR
03ABUJA1529	NIGERIA SUFFERING CONTINUED BUDGET SHORTFALLS [...] (U) Nigeria continues to suffer from budgetary shortfalls to fund current expenditures, severely limiting government operations. According to the Minister of State for Finance, Nenadi Usman, the GON had only Naira 145.9 billion available for its August obligations totaling Naira 183.1 billi [...]	2003-09-05 10:00:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV NI
03ABUJA1557	DISGRUNTLEMENT IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Growing National Assembly discontent over recent moves by President Obasanjo led to a quickly suppressed and publicly denied, August 21 attempt to impeach House Speaker Aminu Bello Masari. Obasanjo had installed Masari and the Senate President, then forced his own selections for committ [...]	2003-09-05 14:08:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA1558	MFA MINISTER OF STATE ON TRADE AND LIBERIA [...] (U) When then CDA Roberts delivered the Najaf demarche (REF B) to MFA Minister of State Samaila on September 2, the MinState raised agricultural subsidies and Liberia. The Najaf part of the conversation was reported Ref A. --------------------------------------------- ------------ U.S./EU [...]	2003-09-05 15:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR ETRD ECON
03ABUJA1559	PUBLIC REACTION TO TAYLOR ASYLUM AND LIBERIA [...] (U) The Nigerian press headlined President Bush's recent commendation of President Obasanjo's efforts in Liberia, and the Nigerian President, received a heroic welcome in Liberia early this week. Nevertheless, Obasanjo is still facing criticism at home for granting political asylum to Charle [...]	2003-09-05 16:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR LI NI
03ABUJA1560	NIGERIA: RULING PARTY COHESION (C-AL3-00674) [...] (S) Responses to specific reftel questions are below. They are based on the assumption that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remains the ruling party after the various legal challenges to the 2003 elections. BACKGROUND 2. (C) The PDP was founded in the wake of Abacha's death [...]	2003-09-05 16:54:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV PINS NI KPRP
03ABUJA1562	NIGERIA PREPARED TO SIGN BILATERAL DEBT [...] IN RESPONSE TO REF A, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF NIGERIA'S DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE (DMO) AKIN ARIKAWE TOLD ECON COUNSELOR AFTERNOON OF SEPTEMBER 4 THAT THE DMO IS PREPARED TO SIGN A BILATERAL DEBT AGREEMENT WITH THE USG WITHIN A WEEK; I.E., BY SEPTEMBER 12, 2003. PLEASE LET US KNOW WHEN WE MIGHT EXP [...]	2003-09-08 08:34:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTIA NI
03ABUJA1575	WEEKEND DISASTERS RESULT IN DEATH AND DISPLACEMENT [...] Two major vehicle accidents with several fatalities occurred on Nigeria's poorly maintained roads over the weekend. In Bauchi State, a bus flipped off the highway killing 23 of its 24 passengers on September 6. Then on September 7, a four-vehicle pileup south of Abuja including more than one [...]	2003-09-09 17:20:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV NI
03ABUJA1576	MFA PERMSEC ON TAYLOR'S EXILE [...] (C) I took the opportunity of a September 9 courtesy call on Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Permanent Secretary Amb. Daniel Hart to convey USG concerns regarding Taylor's exile per reftel. I conveyed appreciation for Nigeria's leadership role to find a solution to the Liberian crisis, but o [...]	2003-09-09 17:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LI NI
03ABUJA158	NIGERIA: MONEY LAUNDERING SECTION OF 2002 INCSR [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-27 08:31:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM EFIN NI
03ABUJA159	NIGERIA: 2002 INCSR SUBMISSION [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-27 08:31:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM NI
03ABUJA16	NIGERIA: PDP NATIONAL CONVENTION SELECTS OBASANJO [...] (U) In a repeat of the ruling PDP's 1999 convention, Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo defeated Alex Ekwueme to become its presidential candidate, receiving 2,642 of an estimated 3,579 votes cast (74 percent) in the first round. The former Vice President came in a distant second with 661 vo [...]	2003-01-06 13:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINS PREL NI
03ABUJA1613	NIGERIAN STATEMENT ON GUINEA-BISSAU COUP [...] (SBU) ECOWAS sent a fact-finding team to discuss the coup with coup leaders, and the press reports the team returned and sent a report to ECOWAS member states September 16 for their action. The British High Commission tells us Nigerian MFA MinState Samaila went, but they did not know whether h [...]	2003-09-16 17:06:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL GZ NI
03ABUJA1627	NORTHERN NIGERIA'S MOST STRIDENT ANTI-U.S. RADIO [...] SUMMARY: "America gives more freedom to Muslims to practice their religion than anywhere else in the Islamic world," says FRCN Kaduna on the eve of 9/11 in the seventh episode of the program series on "Muslim Life in America" presented by State Department-sponsored TV Co-op producer, Buhari A [...]	2003-09-18 13:36:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL NI
03ABUJA1629	LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORM, PART 2 [...] (U) The Technical Review Committee on Local Government Reform has resumed work this week after receiving a new chairman, Malam Liman Ciroma, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). The Committee's work had stalled two weeks ago after the death of the Etsu Nupe, a tradition [...]	2003-09-19 07:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA1630	NIGERIAN PRESIDENCY STATEMENT ON TAYLOR [...] (SBU) According to press reports, the Nigerian Presidential Spokesman, Mrs. Remi Oyo, told the press Tuesday evening September 26 that the GON was displeased with Charles Taylor. She is quoted as saying, "The GON has made it clear to Mr. Taylor that it will not tolerate any breach of these co [...]	2003-09-19 07:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL LI NI
03ABUJA1635	OBASANJO VISITS WARRI; HOLDS MEETING WITH WARRING [...] (SBU) According to press reports and Warri contacts, President Obasanjo traveled to Warri the morning of September 19 for an aerial tour of the violence-affected areas in the Warri creeks and a meeting with elders and youth leaders of the three ethnic groups in the area. 2. (SBU) Corporat [...]	2003-09-19 17:04:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET PINS NI
03ABUJA1636	IBB'S DAUGHTER WEDS; THE NATION TURNS OUT [...] (U) The thirty-three year old daughter of former Nigerian head of state Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) tied the knot on September 6 with Bashir Lado Garba, a nephew of the deceased former head of state Gen. Sani Abacha who had driven IBB from office. Abacha's eldest surviving son, Mohammed, was best [...]	2003-09-19 17:14:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI
03ABUJA1638	A VIEW TO A SPILL: SHELL IN THE SPOTLIGHT [...] (SBU) During an early August visit to Port Harcourt, CRO met with the Center for Social and Corporate Responsibility (CSCR),a Port Harcourt-based NGO operating on a grant from Catholic Relief Services, to discuss CSCR's investigation into the major October 2002 oil spill at a Shell trunk line [...]	2003-09-19 17:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET SENV EWWT PHUM PGOV NI
03ABUJA1639	ECOWAS EXECSEC CHAMBAS ON GUINEA BISSAU [...] (C) CDA called on ECOWAS Executive Secretary Mohammed Ibn Chambas on September 19 to deliver demarche (REF B). Chambas shared his thoughts on recent developments in Guinea-Bissau and Liberia (reported septel). Characterizing GEN Seabra's September 14 takeover as a coup d'etat, Chambas said EC [...]	2003-09-19 17:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NI PGOV PHUM PINR PREL XY GZ
03ABUJA1646	VOA SPORTS REPORTING WORKSHOP ON TARGET [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-22 13:00:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL NI
03ABUJA1649	CHAMBAS: BLUE HAT ECOMIL; MODEL COOPERATING; [...] (C) SUMMARY: ECOWAS ExecSec Chambas advocated to the Charge September 19 and in a meeting of COMs September 22 that ECOMIL should become part of the UN's peacekeeping force after the October 1 handover. Chambas also commented that recent conversations with MODEL leaders led him to believe the [...]	2003-09-23 16:22:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LI NI
03ABUJA1654	NIGERIA: CONCERNED ABOUT TAYLOR, WANTS MISBEHAVIOR [...] (C) President Obasanjo is still out of the country and FM Adeniji will not return to Nigeria from the U.S. until after October 1, so CDA used a courtesy call on MFA MinState Samaila to reiterate our concerns about Charles Taylor (Ref A). The discussion also covered Guinea-Bissau (septel). CDA [...]	2003-09-24 15:04:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC KJUS LI NI
03ABUJA1655	NIGERIA: NO MILITARY GOVERNMENT ACCEPTABLE IN [...] (C) In a courtesy call largely devoted to Liberia (reftel),MFA MinState Samaila brought up Guinea-Bissau and stated that Nigeria would not accept any military government there. Specifically, as long as there were military men in the government at any level, no new government would be accepte [...]	2003-09-24 15:09:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GZ NI
03ABUJA1656	SHELL RESUMES LIMITED PRODUCTION IN WARRI; [...] (C) During a September 23 phone conversation with CRO, Shell's Security Manager for the Warri area, Tony Obuaya, confirmed that three Shell flow stations in the Warri Southwest Local Government Area (LGA) have been reopened, with one additional site reoccupied and scheduled to resume productio [...]	2003-09-24 15:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ASEC PINS PGOV NI
03ABUJA1667	AMINA LAWAL - CONVICTION OVERTURNED [...] (SBU) In a four to one majority decision, the Katsina State Shari'a Court of Appeal overturned Amina Lawal's March 2002 adultery conviction and sentence of stoning to death, on the grounds that the conviction had been reached through bad court procedure. A copy of the decision, which was annou [...]	2003-09-25 15:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL NI
03ABUJA1668	VP CANDIDATE AND FORMER SENATE PRESIDENT OKADIGBO [...] (U) Embassy learned early September 26 that former Senate President and ANPP Vice Presidential candidate Chuba Okadigbo passed away in the early morning hours. No official announcement has been made as of mid-morning September 26. 2. (U) In spite of rumors already beginning to circulate, [...]	2003-09-26 10:22:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM NI
03ABUJA1670	BUHARI AND ANPP HOLD MAJOR RALLY IN KANO [...] Thousands of ANPP supporters converged on Kano September 23 to attend a rally for its Presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari. ANPP Chairman Don Etiebet, Vice Presidential candidate Chuba Okadigbo and Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau were in attendance along with dozens of ANPP candidat [...]	2003-09-26 13:00:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV NI KDEM
03ABUJA1679	USAID SUCCESS STORIES SURPRISE NIGERIANS, COUNTER [...] Summary. Nigerians reacting to Mission-sponsored media reports June - September 2003 on U.S.-Nigeria partnership successes on health, HIV/AIDS, agriculture, education, and conflict resolution, say they are amazed at the level of support given to Nigeria by the U.S. Government. They expressed [...]	2003-09-29 15:54:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS KPAO NI OEXC OIIP OPRC
03ABUJA1684	WARRI UPDATE: REPORTED MILITARY CLASHES WITH IJAW [...] (C/NF) The September 29 Nigerian newspaper "The Vanguard" reported that a military unit of the Joint Task Force fought with Ijaw youth at Jones Creek Island over the weekend, leaving four people dead and several others injured. Ijaw NGO activist Joel Bisina told CRO September 29 that on Septe [...]	2003-09-29 17:29:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PINS PGOV MOPS PHUM NI
03ABUJA1700	NIGERIA: FUEL PRICES HIKED BY FIAT [...] (C) This morning Nigerians returned to work after yesterday's public holiday and learned from the media that the GON had deregulated the downstream oil sector. According to a fuel marketer, the notification came in a letter on September 29 which said that the GON would not subsidize fuel af [...]	2003-10-02 15:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV PHUM ASEC CASC NI
03ABUJA1707	BUHARI GETS HIS (FIRST) DAY IN COURT [...] (C) Summary: The first day of substantive arguments at the Federal Appeals Court in losing ANPP presidential candidate Buhari's suit against the April 19 elections did not go well for the President's and election commission's attorneys. The Chairman of the tribunal explained away a visit of [...]	2003-10-06 06:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA1708	NIGERIA: PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] (C) Embassy and the embassies of the other countries who participated in the Ref A demarche in Abuja delivering the PSI Statement of Interdiction Principles received an substantive response from MFA Director for Regions Olusanmokun on September 30, after a joint meeting with him September 29. [...]	2003-10-06 06:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NI
03ABUJA1720	NIGERIA: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] To answer any questions that might arise from the Ref C submission, the Mission provides the following supplementary discussion. --------------------------------------------- ---- Economic policies: improvement, for the most part --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. [...]	2003-10-07 18:13:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON ELAB PGOV NI
03ABUJA1724	VISIT TO KWARA STATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Governing Kwara State, like some other states, is a family affair. Governor Bukola Saraki's father is the political kingmaker in Kwara, having handpicked the previous two governors and arranged for his daughter to be elected to the Senate in the same April elections that sent [...]	2003-10-08 06:46:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM NI
03ABUJA1730	NIGERIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON TAYLOR [...] (C) CDA took the opportunity of a meeting with Foreign Minister Adeniji October 7 to express appreciation for Nigeria's leadership efforts on Liberia and Guinea-Bissau, but also to express continuing concern over Charles Taylor's interference in Liberian affairs. Noting the GON's interest in [...]	2003-10-08 17:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LI NI
03ABUJA1731	GAS STRIKE: HEARTBURN TO BEGIN OCTOBER 9 [...] (SBU) It seems certain that a strike and/or demonstrations will start in at least some parts of Nigeria October 9, led by a coalition of unions and NGOs protesting President Obasanjo's September 30 deregulation of gasoline prices. Violence could easily erupt, although the Nigeria Labor Congres [...]	2003-10-08 17:37:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS EPET ECON NI
03ABUJA1735	OBASANJO CRITICIZES NLC IN NATIONAL SPEECH JUST [...] (U) On the evening of October 8 President Obasanjo delivered a nationally televised speech sharply criticizing the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC). Obasanjo bitterly denounced the NLC's strike threat, but also called on the NLC to reach an agreement with the oil marketers (including the GON-ow [...]	2003-10-09 16:39:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS EPET ECON NI
03ABUJA1737	STRIKE IS OFF, DEREGULATION MAY STILL BE ON [...] (U) After a "Stakeholders' Forum" October 8, mediating Governor Bola Tinubu announced a four-point agreement between them on behalf of the GON's oil company, oil marketers and the unions: -- The GON-owned NigeriaN National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will maintain the present price on gas [...]	2003-10-09 17:23:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS EPET ECON NI
03ABUJA1761	SIGNS OF RENEWED FIGHTING IN WARRI [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Indications from various sources in the Warri area suggest strongly that the relative peace seen in the region for the past seven weeks is about to break. Reports of a recent Ijaw attack on a boat of unarmed Itsekiri villagers attempting to return to villages destroyed by Ijaw [...]	2003-10-10 16:51:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PINS PGOV PTER EPET PHUM NI
03ABUJA1762	GAS PRICES THE MORNING AFTER [...] (SBU) Touring Abuja city, the Abuja Federal Capital Territory, and neighboring state Niger on October 10, it is clear the end of the proposed October 9 strike had an effect on the gasoline retail market, but not what was agreed (Refs A and B). Virtually all Abuja city gasoline stations were o [...]	2003-10-10 16:51:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EPET PINS ELAB NI
03ABUJA1787	NIGERIA: POLICE ARREST LABOR OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: Nigerian Police arrested six Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) leaders Monday in an apparent move by the GON to hinder Labor's efforts to monitor a 34 naira per liter cap on fuel prices and blunt a possible NLC nationwide strike. Abuja's Magistrate Court refused bail yesterday for the [...]	2003-10-15 15:30:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EPET PGOV PHUM NI
03ABUJA1812	NEPA INVOKES FORCE MAJEURE IN AES CONTRACT [...] (SBU) Summary: Nigeria's National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) on October 7 invoked force majeure and informed AES that it (NEPA) would be unable to pay approximately 18 million USD due on the Lagos Emergency Power Barge Project (the Ebute plant). Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OP [...]	2003-10-17 15:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EFIN EINV NI
03ABUJA1818	NIGERIA: UN ACTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST DEMARCHE [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche against the two possible UNGA emergency special session resolutions on the Middle East to MFA Director for American and Caribbean Affairs A.O. Osula the morning of October 20. Osula had no response, but promised to pass the demarche to senior MFA officia [...]	2003-10-20 15:35:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS NI UNGA
03ABUJA1853	FINANCE MINISTER ON REFORM: EITI ONLY A FIRST STEP [...] (SBU) Summary: CDA met October 24 with Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to discuss the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and her upcoming trip to the U.S. Okonjo-Iweala stressed that the GON sees EITI as just one step of many that must be taken to bring about full GO [...]	2003-10-27 05:36:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAID ECON EFIN ETRD KPRV NI
03ABUJA1864	SENATE BRIBERY SCANDAL FOLLOW-UP [...] (SBU) On October 9, 68 members present of the 109-member Senate unanimously voted to drop consideration of bribery accusations by FCT Minister Malam El-Rufai against Deputy Senate President Ibrahim Mantu and Majority Leader Jonathan Zwingina. The vote came after receipt of the report on the p [...]	2003-10-29 11:57:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM NI
03ABUJA1868	BABANGIDA POSITIONING FOR 2007 ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: While he had been seen by some as a potential challenger for the 2003 elections, former military Head-of-State Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) faded during the party conventions. Apparently he is now maneuvering for a political comeback in 2007, and "IBB For President" organizations a [...]	2003-10-30 07:12:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
03ABUJA1872	QADHAFI RETALIATES AGAINST SPANISH EXPULSIONS [...] (C) LIBYA MAY 12 RESPONDED TO FRIDAY'S EXPULSION OF ITS CONSUL GENERAL, CHARGED WITH PASSING FUNDS TO A SPANISH ARMY COLONEL ON THE ANTI-DEMOCRATIC RIGHT, BY PNG'ING THE SPANISH COMMERCIAL AND CULTURAL COUNSELORS IN TRIPOLI. MFA'S SUBDIRECTOR GENERAL FOR NORTH AFRICA TELLS US THAT THE GOS WI [...]	2003-10-30 13:07:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM NI
03ABUJA1891	PDP: CONVENTION IN DECEMBER, DISCORD IN THE RANKS [...] (SBU) The ruling PDP held a special national caucus October 22, to be attended by the President, Vice President, members of the PDP National Executive Committee, PDP Governors, and the National Assembly PDP leadership. The caucus met and agreed to hold the party's national convention December [...]	2003-10-31 11:18:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR KDEM NI
03ABUJA1908	OIL COMPANIES DIFFER ON RESTARTING WARRI [...] (C/NF) Summary: Shell's October resumption of oil production in Warri has highlighted a widening split between the Anglo-Dutch oil firm and Chevron on how to manage relations with local Ijaw and Itsekiri communities, and how to maintain security. Shell put its money into increasing the Niger [...]	2003-11-03 14:27:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV EPET PINS NI
03ABUJA1909	NIGERIA: NO POLITICAL SETTLEMENT IN WARRI YET [...] (C) Summary: While sporadic fighting among the Ijaw, Uhrobo and Itsekiri continues in the creeks of Warri, the debate is intensifying among Nigerians over how to resolve political grievances underlying the Warri crisis. Ijaw and Itsekiri leaders -- each backing rival policies -- are putting [...]	2003-11-03 14:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NI
03ABUJA1916	NEW RESOLVE TO FIGHT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary: A sudden surge in Nigerian law enforcement efforts against child trafficking has drawn greater attention to the magnitude of this problem in the region while also reflecting improved political will to crack down on trafficking crimes in general. End Summary. Rescue, Repat [...]	2003-11-04 14:03:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN NI
03ABUJA1936	AES: GON PUSHING FOR PPA RENEGOTIATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Charge met October 29 with AES officials from London and Lagos, to discuss AES's ongoing attempts to collect from Nigeria's National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) arrears on the Ebute power plant PPA (reftel). The AES officials said they had met and would meet with a number o [...]	2003-11-10 13:34:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EFIN EINV NI
03ABUJA1937	TAYLOR TO SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT STRATEGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GON believes it has performed a major service by taking a leadership role in arranging Taylor's departure from Liberia, and committing its own troops to participate in needed related follow-up peacekeeping efforts. Both have involved significant domestic political risk. Niger [...]	2003-11-12 05:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LI NI
03ABUJA1949	Ramadan 2003 PD Strategy: Engaging Islam in Nigeria [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-13 11:32:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OIIP KPAO IS SOCI
03ABUJA1955	KANO STATE GOVERNOR STRATEGY TO IMPLEMENT POLIO [...] (C) During a November 3 courtesy call on Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau, the CDA expressed concern about reports that polio vaccination programs in the state have stalled. The CDA noted that allegations from various quarters about impure vaccine, Western efforts to use vaccines to rende [...]	2003-11-14 13:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI NI AID
03ABUJA1972	TEXTILE MANUFACTURERS: AGOA WILL NOT SAVE US [...] (SBU) Summary: Nigerian textile manufacturers are uniformly bleak about the prospects that AGOA alone will bring about a substantial increase in their apparel or textile trade. Nigeria's industry is not competitive, and it is in decline. Various industry representatives told Lagos and Abuja [...]	2003-11-19 10:39:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EFIN NI
03ABUJA1973	ATA TRAINING FILLS GAP IN GON SECURITY PREPARATIONS [...] Summary: From October 27 through 31, 2003 Embassy Abuja hosted an ATA sponsored Weapons of Mass Destruction and Postal Management Training Course. The course was well received by the GON with significant representation from practically all elements of the federal government. All participants [...]	2003-11-19 10:39:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER NI
03ABUJA1974	AMINA LAWAL: THE JUDGMENT [...] Summary: Amina Lawal's conviction for Zina (adultery) was overturned by the Katsina State Shari'a Court of Appeal on September 25. The decision by four appeals judges to one on the panel agreed with the defense on several counts and found no evidence for the prosecution. Post presents the tr [...]	2003-11-19 13:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KIRF NI
03ABUJA1975	"INDEPENDENT" NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION [...] (SBU) In August, the ruling PDP rammed 10 new Commissioners through the Senate despite a walkout by all of the opposition, and even some members from the ruling PDP, who complained the new majority among the 12 Commissioners would be partisans of the President (Ref A). The complaints fell on [...]	2003-11-19 13:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI

03ABUJA1976	AMINA LAWAL: OUTCOMES FOR SHARI'A IN NIGERIA [...] (SBU) The overturning on appeal September 25 of Amina Lawal's Shari'a court adultery verdict will have different, though minor, effects on the various Nigerians supporting the application of Shari'a in criminal law. Opportunist Muslim politicos and Islamist demogogues are still using Shari'a t [...]	2003-11-19 14:00:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KIRF NI
03ABUJA1982	LETTER FROM PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO TO [...] The Nigerian Presidency has asked that the Embassy forward a letter from President Obasanjo to President Bush. Signed original is being forwarded to the White House. 2. Begin text: November 10, 2003 Dear President Appreciation Mr. President, I write on behalf of my dele [...]	2003-11-20 11:31:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	NI OPDC PREL
03ABUJA1995	MFA DOUBTFUL OF MUGABE INVITE TO CHOGM [...] (C) During a November 20 meeting with MFA Permanent Secretary Amb. Daniel Hart, CDA asked about any new SIPDIS developments related to the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) arising out of President Obasanjo's recent visit to Zimbabwe. Hart professed not to know the [...]	2003-11-21 11:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI NI
03ABUJA1996	TAYLOR: MIXED SIGNALS BREEDS PROBLEMS [...] (C) Summary: MFA Permanent Secretary Hart told the CDA November 20 that the GON appreciated USG clarifications regarding Charles Taylor and the recent measure authorizing $2 million related to the SLSC indictment against him. Nonetheless, Hart observed the issue is getting a good deal of ongoi [...]	2003-11-21 11:35:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LI NI
03ABUJA2007	Ramadan 2003 PD Strategy: Engaging Islam in Nigeria [...] (U) This is in response to an action request. This telegram has been cleared by DCM Rick Roberts. 2. (U) As in previous years, the Mission in Nigeria, including PAS, is planning an active schedule of events. 3. (U) Washington File. PAS will distribute President Bush's Ramadan message [...]	2003-11-21 13:28:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OIIP KPAO IS SPECI
03ABUJA2028	NIGERIA-EDUCATION FOR DEVELOPMENT AND [...] This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 7. 2. As 2003 rapidly draws to closure, the USG Nigeria EDDI Committee is concerned that we have not yet heard from USAID/AFR/SD regarding a decision on the appropriate mechanism that would allow for the financing and oversight of the remai [...]	2003-11-26 14:34:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	NI
03ABUJA2029	ANPP CHAIRMAN ETIEBET ON THE PAST ELECTION, [...] (C) Don Etiebet, Chairman of Nigeria's main opposition party, the ANPP, met with PolOff on the margins of a hearing at the election tribunal of ANPP presidential candidate Buhari's appeal against the April 2003 elections. Etiebet commented that the case was going well but that he remained con [...]	2003-11-26 14:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI OVIP
03ABUJA2046	REVIEW OF INEC'S PERFORMANCE DURING AND SINCE THE [...] (C) Summary: Six months after the April elections, Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is rather less Independent, and its actions during the 2003 elections and since raise difficult democracy and rule of law questions. While the elections were less violent than many e [...]	2003-11-28 13:45:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID KDEM PGOV NI
03ABUJA205	NIGERIA: UPDATE ON BENUE COMMISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Judicial Commission investigating the Zaki-Biam killings January 16 told PolCouns that while the Commission had completed the fact- finding part of its mission, its final report would not be ready until March. Sufi confirmed that the Commission's report woul [...]	2003-01-30 15:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV MOPS PINS NI
03ABUJA2067	ADAMAWA STATE: END OF YEAR SNAPSHOT [...] (U) Adamawa State, located on Nigeria's border with Cameroon, is a key battleground for control of Nigeria's political scene. Many important Nigerians hail from Adamawa, including Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and it is the base from which he and others launched on the national scene. Atiku [...]	2003-12-04 08:53:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA2068	Religious Conflict in Jigawa State [...] Summary: After a blasphemous remark by a Christian student in the preceding month, local youths in Jigawa State started a protest that led to the burning of several religious structures. Only the quick involvement of local leaders prevented the situation from getting completely out of control [...]	2003-12-04 10:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KIRF PHUM NI
03ABUJA2070	NIGERIA: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] Post provides the following input for the 2003 Annual Terrorism Report. The information is keyed to the questions asked in REFTEL: 2. A. Civilian rule returned to Nigeria with the inauguration of Olusegun Obasanjo as President in May 1999. Since his inauguration, President Obasanjo has [...]	2003-12-04 14:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER NI
03ABUJA2080	SCORE ONE FOR REFORM: LABOR MINISTER SACKED FOR [...] (SBU) The Obasanjo Administration scored its first major anti-corruption coup when the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) on December 3 announced its arrest and detention of seven persons, including current Minister of Labor Hussaini Zannuwa Akwanga, in [...]	2003-12-08 05:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA2085	WARRI FORUM ON PEACE PROJECT [...] The Warri Forum on Peace, Security and Human Rights is an important project of our Mission in Nigeria, and it has already achieved some successes. One month later than the original approved proposal, and reported in several e-mails to DRL, the Field Research and Writing of the Working Paper [...]	2003-12-09 11:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM NI
03ABUJA2086	NIGERIA: LEGISLATURE PASSES USD 2.038 BILLION [...] (U) Summary: On Tuesday, December 2, 2003 the House of Representatives (lower legislative chamber) toed the line of the Senate (upper legislative chamber) by approving the supplementary budget of USD 2.038 billion (Naira 269 billion at USD 1=Naira 132). The Senate had earlier passed the budget [...]	2003-12-09 11:12:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ENRG ETRD NI
03ABUJA2132	BUHARI TRIAL ADJOURNED UNTIL JANUARY 19 [...] (SBU) : The ANPP/Buhari suit continues at its slow pace. The complainant ANPP continues to score points with its evidence, and the defense (Obasanjo) attempts to delay the process through objections to virtually every witness and document. The "Independent" National Electoral Commission (INE [...]	2003-12-12 11:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA2133	NIGERIA ESTABLISHES NEPAD COUNTRY REPORT MECHANISM [...] (C) On November 14 President Obasanjo inaugurated Nigeria's Country Review team, the first step for countries that have acceded to the African Union's NEPAD peer review process. The team, made up wholly of Obasanjo supporters, was enjoined to submit a report on Nigeria's compliance with NEPAD [...]	2003-12-12 12:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON NI
03ABUJA2150	Electoral Reform and the INEC Seminar [...] (SBU) Summary: The INEC Seminar November 27-28 (septel) highlighted important divisions on possible electoral reforms. There were several less-than- serious ideas bruited, but the more important reform proposals basically present a choice for the future between the Independent National Electo [...]	2003-12-15 13:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL NI
03ABUJA2154	SWING THROUGH THE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-16 09:09:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NI PGOV PREL
03ABUJA2155	NIGERIA: MINISTRY OF AVIATION, NOT NCAT, CAN SIGN [...] (U) In response to the FAA's Office of International Aviation Desk Officer's inquiry (ref.),only the Nigerian Ministry of Aviation can authorize and sign a memorandum of understanding for proposed FAA training at the Nigerian College of Aviation and Technology (NCAT),according to the Technic [...]	2003-12-16 09:12:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON NI
03ABUJA2158	NIGERIA'S INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL [...] Summary: Nigeria's National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted a widely-publicized INEC-Civil Society Forum on November 27-28, 2003, the first of its kind, to elicit input on the direction of electoral reform leading up to the country's next Presidential and National Assembly elections, s [...]	2003-12-16 12:32:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
03ABUJA2159	NIGERIA: ILO CONSOLIDATED MARITIME LABOR [...] December 16, POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Transport Deputy Director of Maritime Services, A. Abdulmalik. Abdulmalik said he would study the proposed changes to the Consolidated Maritime Labor Convention draft language and would contact the Embassy if he had any questions [...]	2003-12-17 05:10:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EWWT PREL ILO
03ABUJA216	NIGERIA: DIFFERENT INSIDER VIEWS ON THE PDP [...] (C) Summary: The PDP convention was a study of rough-hewn politics. All participants agree the convention was not for the faint-hearted; but they also give differing, sometimes conflicting, versions of what happened. We probably will never fully know the complete truth because so much was blu [...]	2003-01-31 13:20:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA2161	NIGERIA: WHITE ELEPHANT STEEL COMPLEX TO GULP MORE [...] (C) Summary: In June 2003, the GON awarded SOLGAS (a U.S.-based energy company) sole rights to refurbish the yet to operate Ajaokuta Steel Complex, to sell energy to the national grid from the Complex's electric plant, and to operate a yet to be built LNG-fired electric plant. Despite claims [...]	2003-12-17 05:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND EINT EINV ELAB ENRG ETRD NI
03ABUJA2170	NIGERIA: 2003-2004 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-17 13:27:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM NI
03ABUJA2183	NOT SO INSTANT REPLAYS - THREE BY-ELECTIONS TO [...] Summary: Six months after Nigeria's April/May elections for President/VP, National Assembly, Governors and State Assemblies, three races will be re-run on December 20 by order of election tribunals or the Court of Appeals. A recent State Assembly by-election caused by death of an office holde [...]	2003-12-19 11:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA2184	IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR AMERICAN INVESTMENT [...] The Embassy, including FCS, proposes that the Department of Commerce consider Instituting a program to improve the climate for American private investment in Nigerian industries that would export to the U.S. under AGOA. Such a program would seek to create partnerships between individual Niger [...]	2003-12-19 11:32:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP BTIO EINV NI AGOA
03ABUJA2193	NIGERIA: 2003-2004 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-22 10:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM EFIN NI
03ABUJA2195	Abuja By-Election Results - ANPP Concedes [...] After the by-election for the only Abuja Senate seat conducted on December 20, PDP Senator Isa Maina retained his seat with an overall victory margin of 1,416 votes (less than one percent of the total). Maina's original victory margin in April over ANPP candidate Ireti Kingibe was 1,208 votes. [...]	2003-12-23 05:31:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL NI
03ABUJA2204	NIGERIA: MFA COMMENTS ON ZIMBABWE, DISCUSSION OF [...] (C) MFA Regions Director (a mid-point between Nigeria's P and regional A/S equivalents) Olusaumokun told PolCouns December 23 that President Obasanjo was very satisfied after his Geneva meeting with Zimbabwean President Mugabe earlier in December. Obasanjo intends to send Nigerian FM Adeniji t [...]	2003-12-23 14:20:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI NI LY IZ
03ABUJA2205	NIGERIA,S MOOD REMAINS SOUR [...] (C) Nigerians remain in the same funk as in August (Ref A). Throughout the country the loudest sound is that of grumbling, both stomachs and mouths. While the economy continues to fester, President Obasanjo's policies -- whether reform or asserting his authority -- stoke the coals of discont [...]	2003-12-24 07:39:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM NI
03ABUJA2207	Success Stories Take Media Beyond Visas [...] Summary. Dozens of PAS success story placements over the last six months broadened Nigerians' perception of USG involvement in southern Nigeria. Beyond the routinely negative visas stories, audiences now see, and want more, stories on the positive USG programs in agriculture, health and edu [...]	2003-12-24 10:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS KPAO NI OEXC OIIP OPRC
03ABUJA2208	World AIDS Day Activities in Nigeria [...] Summary. The U.S. mission held events in Lagos and Abuja in commemoration of World AIDS Day on December 1, as well as throughout the month. PAS Abuja on December 1 screened the AIDS film documentary, "A Closer Walk," to a variety of government officials, NGO activists, and journalists, and [...]	2003-12-24 10:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT KPAO OIIP NI
03ABUJA221	NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP JANUARY 31 [...] (U) This periodic economic report from Abuja and Lagos includes: --Dutch Firm Wins BPE Management Contract for NITEL --Think Tank Offers Economic Rebuilding Plan --Nigeria Airways in Trouble Again --Political Conventions Delay 2003 Budget Dutch Firm Wins BPE Management Contract for NITEL [...]	2003-01-31 14:03:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR ECPS EFIN NI
03ABUJA2215	VISIT TO NASARAWA STATE [...] (U) Summary: Nasarawa has only been a state for seven years, and the governor is working to create a state identity and legacy for himself. Poloff traveled to the capital, Lafia, to visit the PDP Governor, the Nasarawa ANPP chairman and journalists; the meetings all implied that disputes over [...]	2003-12-26 07:36:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM NI
03ABUJA2216	NIGERIA: CHRISTMAS EVE ECONOMIC ROUND-UP [...] (SBU) Summary: We report another telecommunications victory for a United States company and another GON milestone in transparency as CODEM systems won a USD 28 million telecommunications contract after months of wrangling over alleged corruption by GON officials and European companies. U.S. ai [...]	2003-12-26 07:38:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD KISL PTER NI
03ABUJA2231	NIGERIA: SPECIAL ASSISTANT EZEKWESILI'S [...] (C) Summary: President Obasanjo's Senior Special Assistant and Head of the Budget Monitoring and Price Intelligence Unit, Oby Ezekwesili, told us December 23 that she thought her transparency presentation at the AGOA Forum was important because it put the anti-corruption issue into the trade [...]	2003-12-31 07:59:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR ETRD NI AGOA
03ABUJA233	NIGERIA: THE ALEX EKWUEME FACTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an extensive January 9 conversation with Ambassador Jeter, defeated PDP contestant Alex Ekwueme did not "recognize" Obasanjo's convention victory. Ekwueme contended that Obasanjo's victory was the result of bribes, political threats and chicanery regarding the actual delega [...]	2003-02-03 17:01:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA236	NIGERIA: NAVY MINISTER: NOTHING WILL HAPPEN ON [...] (C) During a January 23 conversation with Ambassador Jeter, Minister of State for Defense (Navy) Chris Agbobu commented on the October 2001 Benue massacre. Agbobu did not expect anyone to be held accountable. Agbobu said while "everyone knows what happened (at Benue)" nothing would come of t [...]	2003-02-04 12:32:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV MOPS PINS NI
03ABUJA250	NIGERIA: WTO BIOTECH PUBLIC DIPLOMACY EFFORTS [...] (U) The GON and the Nigerian public are split on the issue of biotechnology. Senior GON officials and farmers recognize that biotechnology promises improved agricultural productivity. President Obasanjo has said, "I am convinced that the only reliable way forward for rapid biotechnological dev [...]	2003-02-05 10:02:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD TBIO KPAO
03ABUJA256	NIGERIA: UWECHUE SEES SMOOTH SAILING AHEAD FOR [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-06 10:43:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA257	NIGERIA: AUDITOR GENERAL REPORT HITS THE MEDIA; [...] (SBU) Summary. The Auditor General of the Federation (AGF),akin to an Inspector General in the USG, has recently released the Audit Report for Calendar Year 2001 (Part One). Citing malfeasance in all tiers of government, the report has gained notoriety in the media and spawned calls from the [...]	2003-02-06 11:57:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON NI
03ABUJA263	NIGERIA: UWECHUE SAYS GON WILL CONSIDER [...] (C) During a January 9 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, Nigerian Special Presidential Envoy on Conflict Resolution Ambassador Raph Uwechue discussed the evolving crisis in Cote d'Ivoire and the possibility of Nigerian involvement in the ECOWAS peacekeeping force deploying to the country. 2 [...]	2003-02-06 15:54:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MASS KPKO NI IV
03ABUJA266	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO OFFERS [...] The Embassy has received from President Olusegun Obasanjo a letter of condolence to President Bush over the loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia. 2. The text of the letter of condolence follows: PRES/15 1st February 2003. His Excellency, Mr. George W. Bush, President of the Uni [...]	2003-02-06 16:04:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL NI
03ABUJA27	Why Nigeria's PDP Governors Could Not Lose [...] (C) SUMMARY: The PDP's national convention (Refs C and D) was more competitive than caucuses that renominated every PDP governor regardless of his popularity or lack of it. However, this praise is faint indeed, as the gubernatorial caucuses were blatantly rigged while the national convention [...]	2003-01-06 16:16:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM NI
03ABUJA276	NIGERIA: FRIENDS OF NIGERIA MEETING ON ELECTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ambassador convened a meeting of the Friends of Nigeria January 14. The British High Commissioner, Canadian High Commissioner and German Ambassador attended. The discussion focused on the presidential conventions of the major political parties, the second round of voter regist [...]	2003-02-07 09:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA277	NIGERIA TO SUPPORT U.S. TRIPS MORATORIUM [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-07 11:15:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR NI WTRO
03ABUJA278	NIGERIA: ELECTORAL COMMISSION CONTINUES TO FACE [...] (C) Summary: During a January 12 conversation with Ambassador Jeter, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Abel Guobadia said INEC would hold elections as scheduled provided the FY 03 budget allocation was received in time. Guobadia continued to blame current logistical b [...]	2003-02-07 12:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL NI
03ABUJA279	NIGERIA: JANUARY 25 MEETING WITH OBASANJO [...] (C) Summary: During a one-hour January 25 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, President Obasanjo spoke optimistically, though briefly, about his electoral chances. In the lead- up to the election, the President predicted his opponents would try to exploit Iraq and the perception of the USG as ant [...]	2003-02-07 12:14:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MASS IV NI
03ABUJA280	NIGERIA: LAGOS STATE GOVERNOR TINUBU RECAPS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador accompanied by Consul General and Staff Assistant (note-taker) met a politically confident and relaxed Lagos State Governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu on January 24. Despite the allegations being tossed at him, Tinubu appeared self-assured and convinced of his political lo [...]	2003-02-07 12:39:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS NI
03ABUJA283	NIGERIA: MEETING ON DEPLOYMENT OF ELECTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Embassy convened a meeting with U.S. NGOs and others on January 30 to discuss numbers and deployments of election monitors for Nigeria's April national elections. Given the size of Nigeria and the number of polling stations, the international monitor presence will be relative [...]	2003-02-10 07:34:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL EAID NI
03ABUJA284	NIGERIA: TELECOMMUNICATIONS EXPANSION A SUCCESS [...] Summary: While there is still a long way to go to bridge the telecommunications divide between Nigeria and the developed world -- or even between Nigeria and the rest of Africa -- the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has made a promising start. Quiet support from USAID/Nigeria, the L [...]	2003-02-10 09:28:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECPS ECON PGOV NI
03ABUJA291	NIGERIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FEBRUARY 10 [...] (U) This periodic joint political report from Abuja and Lagos includes: --Second Round of Voter Registration --New PDP Gubernatorial Caucuses --Potential Party Coalition vs. Obasanjo --Will AD Support Obasanjo? --Counterfeit Voter Cards in Lagos --Igbo Group Chooses Presidential Candidate - [...]	2003-02-10 13:15:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA294	NIGERIA UNLIKELY TO OFFER SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT FOR [...] (U) On January 24 ECONOFF passed Deputy Secretary Armitage's letter (REFTEL) to the Ministry's Assistant Director for First United Nations Division A.O. Idowum who said he would pass it to Foreign Minister Lamido. Idowu was aware of the proposed increase in the IAEA's 2004-2005 budget. While [...]	2003-02-10 15:05:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD KNNP TRGY PREL OVIP OPDC IAEA
03ABUJA300	NIGERIA: REACTION TO SECRETARY'S SPEECH [...] (U) Reaction to the Secretary's speech on Iraqi violations has been muted. Local media covered the event with straightforward accounts of the Secretary's presentation. Until today (February 10),Embassy has seen no official comments from the GON and little discussion of the speech's merits [...]	2003-02-13 10:38:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM NI IZ UNSC
03ABUJA328	NIGERIA: ARTICLE 98 DEMARCHE ON NIGERIA'S [...] Ambassador and Regional Narcotics and Law Enforcement Officer (RNLEO) met with Attorney General Kanu Agabi on 31 January 2003. In addition to formally introducing the new RNLEO to the Attorney General, the Ambassador delivered a letter on Article 98 Agreements. The AG said he would pass it [...]	2003-02-13 14:58:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS SNAR KCRM PGOV NI
03ABUJA333	NIGERIA: MANPADS INFORMATION REQUEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GON maintains a stockpile of several hundred poorly maintained SA-7s and has made efforts to purchase more modern SAMs from Russia and Ukraine. The GON maintains control of MANPADS stocks, but poor security and an active illicit arms trade make theft a very real risk. The GO [...]	2003-02-13 17:53:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM PREL PTER
03ABUJA337	NIGERIA: WORLD AIRWAYS CHARTER TO LAGOS [...] Summary. The Ministry of Aviation is awaiting USG Designation of World Airways before it will grant landing rights. The Minister of Aviation published a notice in the Guardian newspaper on January 23 stating that World Airways does not have permission to fly to Nigeria. The Ministry's appr [...]	2003-02-14 12:14:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ETRD NI
03ABUJA342	NIGERIA'S OBASANJO ON ARTICLE 98 [...] (C) Accompanied by AF DAS Bridgewater and DCM, Ambassador Jeter February 14 urged Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo to conclude an Article 98 Agreement with the US. Ambassador Jeter stressed that the Rome Statute specifically provided for such bilateral accords and pointed out that Nigeria [...]	2003-02-14 17:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR NI ECOWAS
03ABUJA343	NIGERIA'S OBASANJO ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary: Nigerian President Obasanjo February 14 told DAS Bridgewater and Ambassador Jeter that Tsanvirgai had made a mistake by going to court. Dialogue was not possible under the circumstances, and it made no sense to continue sanctions, still less since Australia had implemented additi [...]	2003-02-12 14:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ZI NI
03ABUJA344	NIGERIA: OBASANJO ON IRAQ, TERRORISM AND OIL [...] (C) Summary: President Obasanjo February 13 publicly called for Iraq to disarm peacefully, noting that the US could not be expected to stand down its forces otherwise. Recalling South Africa's decision to give up WMD programs, Obasanjo repeated these points during a private meeting with Amba [...]	2003-02-14 17:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EPET NI IZ
03ABUJA351	NIGERIA: OULD ABDALLAH ON COTE D'IVOIRE [...] (C) Summary: Amadou Ould-Abdallah February 6 told Ambassador Jeter that several factors had engendered the post-Marcoussis disarray. Ould-Abdallah thought Kufuor would be more effective as ECOWAS Chairman than Wade had been. The French had leverage but were losing a little every day by fail [...]	2003-02-18 15:50:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS NI IV FR ECOWAS
03ABUJA352	Bakassi -- Meeting with Ould-Abdallah: Cameroon [...] (U) This is an action message; see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: Nigeria's approach to its border dispute with Cameroon is sophisticated, but its commitment to execute what it negotiates less certain, UNSYG representative Ould- Abdallah told Ambassador Jeter. However, the Cameroonians under [...]	2003-02-18 16:01:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS SENV EPET EFIS NI CM
03ABUJA353	IRAQ: NIGERIAN RESPONSE TO SECRETARY POWELL'S [...] (C) The Ambassador February 16 conveyed Ref A message to Ad'Obe Obe, International Affairs Special Advisor to Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo. In view of Obasanjo's stance (Ref B) that Iraq must disarm but that disarmament had to be accomplished through the Security Council, the Ambassad [...]	2003-02-18 16:53:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ NI UNSC
03ABUJA366	NIGERIA: READOUT ON MPCI REBELS' REGIONAL [...] (C) Cote d'Ivoire's rebel MPCI representatives met with Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo February 14 and 15 as Part of a regional tour which took the group to Nigeria, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso. After a four hour meeting past midnight on The evening of February 14, the group returned [...]	2003-02-20 13:46:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IV NI ECOWAS
03ABUJA367	NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP FEBRUARY 20 [...] This periodic economic report from Abuja and Lagos includes: --Canned Beer and Soda Coming Soon to Nigeria --Nigeria's Juice Ban Squeezes Out U.S. Exports --Trucks Roll Only at Night in Port Harcourt Canned Beer and Soda Coming Soon to Nigeria ------------------------------------------- [...]	2003-02-20 14:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR ELTN EPET EIND EINV NI
03ABUJA380	NIGERIA COMPLETES FINANCING PACT FOR BILLION [...] (U) On January 23, Nigeria LNG (NLNG) held a signing ceremony for the six Nigerian banks providing $160 million of the $1.06 billion financing for Nigeria's fourth and fifth liquefied natural gas production trains. State-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) holds 49 percent of [...]	2003-02-21 13:16:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EINV OPEC
03ABUJA382	USG HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY IN NIGERIA [...] With the unprecedented 2001 level of communal violence and impending 2003 elections at all levels, in 2002 the U.S. Mission operated several programs addressing the institutional and legal shortcomings that lead to abuse of human rights in Nigeria. 2. USAID implemented a wide range of pro [...]	2003-02-21 14:13:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM NI
03ABUJA385	NIGERIA PROPOSES NEW OPEC QUOTA SCHEME [...] (C) Summary: Special Assistant on Petroleum Issues Kupolokun told the Ambassador on February 14 that Nigeria had made a thinly-veiled threat to withdraw from OPEC while proposing to other members a new quota allocation scheme based on production capacity and socioeconomic indicators rather tha [...]	2003-02-21 15:19:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL NI OPEC
03ABUJA386	NIGERIA: VP ON CURRENT POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria's Vice President claims his earlier flirtation with running for President was a ruse to distract IBB. According to Atiku, the ambitious former military ruler is now effectively sidelined for 2003. Buhari's base in the North is narrower than most observers believe, Atiku [...]	2003-02-21 16:04:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR NI
03ABUJA387	NIGERIA: ADDITIONAL CONTINGENCY PLANNING [...] (S) Per ref A, Abuja and Lagos EACs met separately to examine their respective security postures, including a review of the possibility of reducing dependents and non-essential personnel. The following are the results of those deliberations. ------------------------------- EMBASSY ABUJA T [...]	2003-02-21 17:42:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT AEMR ASEC NI
03ABUJA389	VIOLENT DISTURBANCE IN CENTRAL [...] (SBU) On 20 February 2003, a GON Federal Task Force entered Area 1 of central Abuja and attempted to "clean up" the area by dismantling numerous illegal/unlicensed shops. Violence quickly erupted between the unlicensed traders and security forces. Tires were set ablaze in the street which t [...]	2003-02-24 16:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NI
03ABUJA39	NIGERIA: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) Post provides the following input for the 2002 Annual Terrorism Report. The information is keyed to the questions asked in REFTEL: A. (U) Civilian rule returned to Nigeria with the inauguration of Olusegun Obasanjo as President in May 1999. Since his inauguration, President Obasanj [...]	2003-01-08 14:31:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER NI
03ABUJA390	NIGERIA: RESPONSE TO NAM STATEMENT DEMARCHE [...] (C) DCM February 22 delivered ref A points to MFA Permanent Secretary Ambassador T.D. Hart. Hart took the USG position on board, promising to convey it to FM Sule Lamido. 2. (C) COMMENT: Nigeria believes that Iraq must be disarmed through the UN Security Council but that Saddam must rea [...]	2003-02-24 16:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM AINF IZ NI MY UNSC NAM
03ABUJA400	NIGERIA: BATAGARAWA REFUSES TO COMMENT ON BENUE [...] (C) During a February 20 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, Minister of State for Defense (Army) Lawal Batagarawa refused to comment on the veracity of GON claims that officers associated with the October 2001 Benue massacre were transferred, retired or otherwise relieved. When the Ambassador tr [...]	2003-02-25 09:01:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV MOPS PINS NI
03ABUJA401	NIGERIA: DID VP ATIKU OUTFOX BABANGIDA AND [...] (C) Summary: During a late January conversation with Ambassador Jeter and PolCouns, Lagos-based businessman Leno Adesanya contended that VP Atiku finessed both President Obasanjo and former Head of State Ibrahim Babangida during the PDP convention in early January. Prior to the convention, Ati [...]	2003-02-25 12:28:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PINR NI
03ABUJA403	NIGERIA: BATAGARAWA ON MPRI; C-130 SPARE PARTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 20 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, Minister of State for Defense (Army) Lawal Batagarawa promised to discuss funding problems for MPRI and the shipment of U.S. donated C-130 spare parts with Minister of Finance Adamu Ciroma. Turning to the upcoming elections, Ba [...]	2003-02-25 12:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL PGOV KDEM NI
03ABUJA404	NIGERIA: ANPP/PDP FUELED VIOLENCE IN KWARA STATE [...] (U) Kwara state is located on Nigeria's ethnic and religious divide and its divisive politics provide a study of the difficulties facing Nigerian politics in general. Until the Islamic Jihad in the early 19th century, Ilorin, the modern capital of Kwara state, was a part of the Oyo (Yoruba) [...]	2003-02-25 15:33:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI NI
03ABUJA416	Nigeria: 2003 Special 301 Review on IPR [...] Piracy of optical media remains a major issue in Nigeria. Lack of enforcement resources and trained enforcement staff, coupled with inadequate public and government understanding and appreciation of the benefits of IPR protection, make reversing this situation a difficult, long-term effort. Th [...]	2003-02-28 07:28:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON EINV NI
03ABUJA418	NIGERIA: BUHARI ON INTER-COMMUNAL VIOLENCE, THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a lengthy January 30 meeting with the Ambassador, ANPP Presidential candidate Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Muhammadu Buhari shared his plans for winning the April election and elaborated on the reported rapprochement between him and former military ruler Ibrahim Babangida. Buhari gave [...]	2003-02-28 15:12:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS EFIN KDEM NI
03ABUJA419	NIGERIA: BUHARI SAYS NIGERIA NEEDS DISCIPLINE, WANTS [...] (U) This message contains a recommendation. See para 5. ------------ INTRODUCTION ------------ 2. (U) DCM January 31 met with ANPP Presidential candidate Mohammadu Buhari and two associates (Bello Abubakar, an aide when Buhari was Head of State previously) and Mouftah Baba- Ahmed [...]	2003-02-28 17:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS EFIN KDEM NI
03ABUJA420	NIGERIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FEBRUARY 28 [...] (U) This periodic joint political report from Abuja and Lagos includes: --Political Violence Update --Potential Party Coalition --Will AD Support Obasanjo? --ID Card Registration --Sharia Amputation in Jigawa --Traditional Ruler to be Prosecuted ------------------------- Political Viol [...]	2003-02-28 18:14:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR PHUM NI
03ABUJA440	NIGERIA: SLOW GOING AT THE MINISTRY OF AVIATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by Econoff and USTDA representatives Steingass and Hardy, met with Minister of Aviation Chikwe in late January. Despite Nigerian participation at a November 2002 Air Cargo Roundtable in Washington, the Minister showed little interest in expanding a [...]	2003-03-06 09:43:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR BEXP PGOV NI
03ABUJA448	NIGERIA: LEADING OPPOSITION POLITICIAN KILLED [...] (U) Leading Nigerian opposition politician Marshall Harry was killed in the early morning hours of March 5. Marshall was a founding member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) but split from the group over disputes with President Olusegun Obasanjo and Rivers state Governor Peter Odi [...]	2003-03-06 16:40:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC KDEM NI
03ABUJA457	POSSIBLE CONFLICT OVER BUHARI'S CAMPAIGN LAUNCHING [...] (C) According to retired Air Vice Marshal Moukhtar Mohammed, one of the close advisers to ANPP Presidential Candidate Muhammadu Buhari, Buhari plans go ahead with the launching of his campaign in Port Harcourt on March 8. The campaign team plans to travel to the area with the body of Marsha [...]	2003-03-10 06:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC KDEM NI
03ABUJA472	NIGERIA: MEETING WITH NNPC MANAGING DIRECTOR [...] Summary: On January 31, Ambassador Jeter and Econoff met with Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Group Managing Director, Jackson Gaius-Obaseki, and NNPC Group Executive Director, Refining and Petrochemicals Directorate, Mansur Ahmed. Gaius-Obaseki told the Ambassador that the NNP [...]	2003-03-11 13:18:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG PREL NI OIL
03ABUJA495	NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP MARCH 13 [...] This periodic economic report from Abuja and Lagos includes: --GON Bans Import of Toothpicks, Water, Biscuits, Spaghetti, and Noodles --Obasanjo Sacks Author of Controversial Audit Report --Central Bank Warns of Excess Liquidity --Nigerian Customs Posts Banner Year --GON to Sell Steel Rollin [...]	2003-03-13 15:34:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCRM EINV BEXP EFIN ETRD KPRV ECON NI
03ABUJA496	NIGERIA: PRESIDENTIAL BUSINESS FORUM ON HIV/AIDS [...] Summary: On Saturday morning February 15, 2003, President Olusegun Obasanjo invited approximately 50 managing directors of Nigeria's most influential national and international companies to the Presidential Villa to discuss the creation of a Nigerian Business Coalition Against HIV/AIDS. By t [...]	2003-03-13 16:19:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	NI
03ABUJA502	NIGERIA: INADEQUACIES OF THE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After three months delay, INEC published some voter lists week of March 3. With national elections just six weeks away, INEC has missed a key legal deadline. Challenges are almost certain. INEC,s performance remains erratic, and non-transparent. INEC will have to work efficie [...]	2003-03-14 13:48:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA503	NIGERIA: RELOCATING LIBERIAN REFUGEES [...] I.A.D. Nuhu of MFA's Department of Consular and Legal Affairs March 6 confirmed to Poloff that he had met often with UNHCR representative Eusebe Hounsokou and that the GON was interested in accepting refugees from Cote D,Ivoire. 2. Nuhu referred to Nigeria,s existing refugee camps, poin [...]	2003-03-14 13:52:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PGOV NI IV LI
03ABUJA507	NIGERIA - WORLD AIRWAYS, CATEGORY ONE AND SECTION [...] (C) President Obasanjo convoked Ambassador to his residence Sunday evening, March. DCM accompanied. After the President had finished his agenda (captioned septel, notal),the Ambassador briefed him on Section 557 and raised two civil aviation concerns. 2. (C) Ambassador Jeter had brief [...]	2003-03-14 17:00:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS EAIR NI
03ABUJA515	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] The following is post's submission for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Paragraphs below are keyed to questions in reftel. Note: Post tried to confine material to respective sections, but several examples have overlapping relevance to the general overview, prevention, prosecu [...]	2003-03-18 16:06:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
03ABUJA526	MEETING WITH ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION CHAIRMAN [...] (U) On March 6, Justice Mustapha Akanbi, Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offenses Commission, (ICPC) paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Jeter. Akanbi thanked the Embassy for supporting the ICPC and briefed us on the Senate proceedings underway to amend the law [...]	2003-03-19 13:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM PGOV EAID NI MMAR
03ABUJA534	NIGERIA: THE FOUNDATIONS OF OBASANJO'S FANTASIES [...] (U) Although not a formal member of the Front Line States, Nigeria was in the vanguard of those fighting for the liberation of southern Africa. The current Chief of Staff of the Air Force has told us stories of the role he played in ferreting weapons to ZANU to shore up ZANU's fight against t [...]	2003-03-19 18:09:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PROP ZI NI UK AS
03ABUJA542	TFIZ01: NIGERIA QUIET IN WAKE OF IRAQ ATTACK [...] (U) SUMMARY: News of the initial attack by the Coalition of the Willing (COW) on Iraq spread rapidly. Most Nigerians are aware hostilities have begun, but the initial public reaction was muted. The mood now is tense and expectant. Public response to the hostilities will likely be delayed u [...]	2003-03-20 16:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT IZ NI
03ABUJA549	TFIZ01: NIGERIA: NO DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST IRAQ WAR [...] (U) SUMMARY: The critical Friday flashpoint has passed quietly, with no reports of demonstrations against the U.S.- led Coalition of the Willing (COW) taking place in Abuja or elsewhere. Stern warnings by the authorities and moderate sermons in Juma'at Mosques probably helped. END SUMMARY. [...]	2003-03-21 17:59:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT IZ NI
03ABUJA552	NIGERIA OPEN TO DISCUSSION OF ARTICLE 98 [...] (C) Summary: Embassy efforts to obtain GON signature to an Article 98 Agreement continue despite initial resistance and skepticism in several GON quarters. The Ambassador most recently raised the subject on March 20, this time with MFA PermSec Hart. Hart voiced strong "personal" reservation [...]	2003-03-21 18:16:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NI
03ABUJA554	NIGERIA: VIOLENCE ESCALATES IN ESCRAVOS [...] (U) Proprietary information in paragraphs 3-4. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Escalating violence between Ijaws and Itsekiris have combined with security inadequacies to force ChevronTexaco and Shell to halt some operations, reducing Nigeria's crude production by 350,00 [...]	2003-03-22 19:22:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET CASC PINS ASEC PREF PGOV PHUM NI
03ABUJA555	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO'S STRATEGY FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Ijaw militants in the Delta who instigated this latest round of communal violence are surprisingly well armed, according to President Obasanjo. In order to avoid a potentially bloody confrontation, Obasanjo has opted for a strategy of attrition and containment instead of direc [...]	2003-03-22 19:27:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ASEC CASC PGOV PINS NI
03ABUJA558	TFIZ01: NIGERIAN CRUDE PRODUCTION DROPS ABOUT 33% [...] (SBU) Summary: Ongoing ethnic strife may cut Nigeria's crude production by 33% and its exports by 43% -- larger cuts than most media are reporting. The evacuation of Escravos, hub for 440,000 of ChevronTexaco's 510,000 bpd, is expected to conclude March 24. ChevronTexaco seeks U.S. imagery [...]	2003-03-24 13:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET CASC AINR ASEC PINS ELAB PREF NI IZ

03ABUJA561	ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY AT RESIDENTIAL HOUSING [...] (SBU) Summary: During the early morning hours of 22 March 2003, armed robbers penetrated the perimeter of a three-unit Mission residential housing compound. LGF mobile patrol units conducting routine compound patrols thwarted the attempted robbery. There were no injuries and only slight proper [...]	2003-03-24 15:22:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ALOW NI
03ABUJA566	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO DISAVOWS HIS MINISTER'S [...] (C) Summary: During a midnight March 21 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, President Obasanjo distanced the GON from Minister of State Onyia's accusation that the U.S. had cut military assistance because of Nigeria's position on Iraq. Obasanjo also expressed surprise at Washington's negative react [...]	2003-03-25 17:43:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM SF SG IZ NI
03ABUJA576	NIGERIA: CLEAR SKIES AHEAD FOR WORLD AIRWAYS? [...] (SBU) Summary: World Airways' troubles securing landing rights from the Ministry of Aviation for charter service between Lagos, New York, and Atlanta could soon be over. On March 21, Minister of Aviation Kema Chikwe signed a memo approving World Airways' application and forwarded it to Presiden [...]	2003-03-26 15:42:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PREL PGOV NI
03ABUJA582	NIGERIA: HEADCOUNT OF POLITICALLY MOTIVATED [...] (SBU) Violence is an integral part of the Nigerian electoral scene. In recent weeks, the pace has picked up, with confirmed incidents of violence occurring in at least 24 of Nigeria's 36 states. The incidents range from rock-throwing at the motorcades of elected officials to midnight assa [...]	2003-03-27 09:28:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA587	GUM ARABIC EXPORTS FROM NORTHERN NIGERIA [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-28 11:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	NI
03ABUJA594	NIGERIA: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES 2003 BUDGET [...] Summary. On March 5, Nigeria's National Assembly passed the fiscal year 2003 budget, after increasing allocations by 28 percent with respect to the initial estimates submitted by President Obasanjo. The legislators proposed larger capital expenditures and more funding for the forthcoming elect [...]	2003-03-31 14:47:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON NI
03ABUJA600	NIGERIA: TARIFF AND BAN INFORMATION [...] Mission provides the following clarifications on GON trade policy measures as requested by reftel. Mission understands that Washington agencies will use this information to prepare a formal high-level demarche to deliver to the GON. The timing of the demarche will be key to its effectiveness. [...]	2003-04-01 14:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV NI
03ABUJA629	NIGERIA: CONCERN FOR CRISIS IN THE DELTA [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 26 evening meeting, President Obasanjo, Ambassador Jeter and British High Commissioner Philip Thomas discussed the ongoing crisis in the oil-producing Niger Delta. Jeter and Thomas expressed concern about the implications of a continuing crisis on stability and on [...]	2003-04-03 18:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL MOPS PHUM NI
03ABUJA630	IALOGUE BETWEEN U.S. AND NORTHERN [...] Summary: Hosted by the Emir of Kano, a two day dialogue to discuss perceptions about U.S. Middle East Policy, the U.S. and Islam, the Global War on Terror and Poverty Alleviation in Northern Nigeria took place in the ancient Northern Nigerian city of Kano on January 27-28. The conference, t [...]	2003-04-04 11:01:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL PREL OIIP NI
03ABUJA631	NIGERIA: REQUEST FOR AUTHORITY TO SIGN BILATERAL [...] Head of the GON Debt Management Office Legal Division J.O. Jiya wrote Econcouns on March 6, stating the GON is ready to sign the bilateral debt rescheduling agreement. Post forwarded a copy of the latest agreement, prepared in 2001, to Treasury and State on March 9 (reftel). Because of the sig [...]	2003-04-04 11:14:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PREL NI
03ABUJA637	NIGERIA: DEMARCHE: DEMOCRATIC EXPRESSION CRUSHED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter delivered the demarche on Zimbabwe to President Obasanjo on March 26. At that meeting he was joined by British High Commissioner Philip Thomas. Allied with South Africa, the GON opposes continued suspension of Zimbabwe from the Commonwealth, and wants to disba [...]	2003-04-04 16:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SF ZI NI SADC
03ABUJA638	NIGERIA: ECOWAS EXEC SEC CHAMBAS SAYS REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: During a hurried April 3 dinner at the Ambassador's residence, ECOWAS Executive Secretary Chambas said he was accompanying President Obasanjo to Cote d' Ivoire for the coalition government's Council of State meeting April 4. Obasanjo hopes that his attendance, along with President [...]	2003-04-04 18:18:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MASS PGOV IV NI
03ABUJA647	NIGERIA: CONSULTANTS CONCERNED ABOUT AVIATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Aviation consultants sponsored by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently completed an evaluation of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority's (NCAA) efforts to improve its safety oversight. They found few improvements since a 2001 International Civil Aviation Orga [...]	2003-04-07 17:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EAID EINV NI
03ABUJA650	NIGERIA - OPPOSITION PARTIES IN MARCH MEETING [...] (C) Begin Summary: During a March 10 meeting with numerous opposition political party leaders, Ambassador implored the group to do their utmost to conduct fair and credible elections in April, to eschew violence, and not to condemn and compromise the process before it is started. He cautioned [...]	2003-04-07 23:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL EAID NI
03ABUJA653	NIGERIA: DELTA OIL CRISIS MAY PINCH THE ECONOMY [...] News that Chevron returned to Escravos to gradually resume oil production is encouraging. Shell also may soon return. However, armed local groups remain a wild card. Their ability to foil resumption of oil production is all too real as evidenced by the April 6 pipeline disruption only a few day [...]	2003-04-08 09:33:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EPET ENRG EINV PGOV PREL NI
03ABUJA658	NIGERIA: ELECTION COMMISSION CHAIRMAN SAYS [...] (C) Summary: During a March 12 meeting, Independent National Election Commission (INEC) Chairman Abel Guobadia told Ambassador Jeter that INEC preparations were on schedule; INEC would be ready to conduct elections in April and a postponement was not contemplated. To demonstrate INEC's readin [...]	2003-04-09 16:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL EAID NI
03ABUJA659	NIGERIA: NAVY MINISTER SAYS MILITARY MUST TAKE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 27 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, Minister of State for Defense (Navy) Chris Agbobu discussed the recent violence in Delta State. He attributed the fighting to political power struggles between the Ijaw and Itsekiri ethnic groups, Ijaw dissatisfaction with Delta S [...]	2003-04-09 18:04:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV MOPS EPET ASEC CASC PINS NI
03ABUJA660	NIGERIA: A SWING THROUGH THE NORTHWEST [...] (C) Poloff completed a pre-election trip toigeria's northeast region, the home of incumbent Vice President Atiku Abubakar and a key to President Obasanjo's re- election bidPoloff found crumbling infrastructure, pessimism about the elections and worried Obasanjo-Atiku campaign officials. Pol [...]	2003-04-09 18:33:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA661	NIGERIA: SPECTRE OF VIOLENCE OVER PLATEAU ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Residents in Plateau State are fearful that April 12 and 19 elections will generate violence. Disappointed with incumbent PDP Governor Joshua Dariye, many are looking to the ANPP and AD candidates for a change. The local elite, political power brokers, workers and a disaffec [...]	2003-04-09 19:10:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA662	NIGERIA: CHAMBAS BRIEFING ON ECOWAS MINISTERIAL [...] On April 9, ECOWAS ExecSec Chambas briefed the diplomatic corps on the April 7 ECOWAS Ministerial in Abidjan. The briefing was similar to the one he gave in Abijdan (REF B). Stressing the need for immediate funding to ensure ECOMICI's continued viability, Chambas stated that he would join a [...]	2003-04-10 17:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PINS IV LI NI
03ABUJA665	NIGERIA: ANPP AND BUHARI FIGHT THE PARTY'S [...] (C) The ANPP, Nigeria's second largest party in the 1999 elections, has survived its subordinate status for the past four years and remains the strongest opposition party. With its power base in the North, the ANPP also has produced the staunchest presidential challenger to President Obasanjo [...]	2003-04-10 18:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA666	RIVERS STATE VIOLENCE COULD IMPACT OIL [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-10 18:55:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EPET NI
03ABUJA668	NIGERIA: VISIT TO KWARA STATE [...] (U) Summary: Poloff traveled to the Kwara State capital of Ilorin on March 17 and met with officials from the People's Democratic Party and with the National Democratic Party gubernatorial Candidate. End Summary. 2. (C) The political situation in Kwara has been extremely tense in recent [...]	2003-04-11 12:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA669	NIGERIA: MEETING WITH PDP CHAIRMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with People's Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman Audu Ogbeh on Wednesday April 9. The two discussed the upcoming elections and the ruling party's prospects, as well as the anti- violence Code of Conduct for the parties and INEC's preparedness. Ogbeh ag [...]	2003-04-11 12:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA670	EMBASSY'S ENGAGEMENT WITH THE NIGERIAN MEDIA [...] Summary. Ambassador Jeter and Mission PAS staff have worked assiduously to ensure broad coverage within the Nigerian media of USG policy positions on Iraq. Our media strategy has included placement of an op-ed that addressed many Nigerian misperceptions regarding U.S. military intervention [...]	2003-04-11 16:04:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KDEM PREL NI
03ABUJA671	NIGERIA: INEC - LESSONS IN FUZZY MATH [...] (SBU) We have reported extensively on the troubles that have hampered the Independent National Election Commission's conduct of voter registration for the April elections. One of the major factors contributing to the public consternation has been INEC's frequently inconsistent statements an [...]	2003-04-11 17:19:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA674	NIGERIA: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS ON APRIL 12 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The April 12 National Assembly elections will demonstrate if the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was right when it said it was ready to hold these and the April 19 gubernatorial and presidential polls. In addition to being a logistical "dry run" for the April 1 [...]	2003-04-11 19:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA675	NIGERIA: ELECTION UPDATE - WILL THEY BE READY? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The April 12 National Assembly elections, to a significant degree, will be a dry-run for the presidential election one week later. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) claims it is ready to conduct the election. This cable provides an overview of INEC's preparat [...]	2003-04-11 20:01:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA680	NIGERIA: SUBMISSION FOR 2003 PRESIDENT'S [...] The following paragraphs provide information on Nigeria for use in the President's 2003 report to Congress on AGOA, as requested in Reftel, in the following areas: --AGOA Trade and Investment --Progress Toward a Market-Based Economy --Political Pluralism and The Rule of Law --Poverty Reducti [...]	2003-04-14 16:34:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV ELAB PHUM PREL NI AGOA
03ABUJA681	NIGERIA: INEC UNREADY AS BUHARI AND OBASANJO [...] (C) SUMMARY: POLOFF visited local party officials, domestic and international election monitors, academics, and local INEC officials during an April 3- 4 trip to Benue State. Most believed violence is likely if electoral manipulation is obvious. Only a few people believed INEC is prepared f [...]	2003-04-14 17:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
03ABUJA682	NIGERIA: MOTOROLA'S SUCCESS MARKS MAJOR [...] (C) On March 31, the GON awarded Motorola a $49.9 million contract to expand Nigerian Telecommunications' (NITEL) cellular telephone network. This award is a major advocacy victory for the Mission as well as an important landmark on Nigeria's road to greater transparency. It is the most sign [...]	2003-04-14 17:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP EINV ECPS ETRD ECON PGOV NI
03ABUJA683	NIGERIA: CONDUCT OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY POLLS [...] (C) SUMMARY: This preliminary report on Nigeria's April 12 National Assembly elections provides an overview of Nigeria on election day. More detailed observations and analysis will be provided septel. The elections held in a relatively calm atmosphere. Turnout was fair in most of the area [...]	2003-04-14 18:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA697	NIGERIA: LEGISLATIVE RESULTS AND REACTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has posted results from about 80 percent of the Senate and House races around the country. Registering over 50 percent of the vote nationwide, the ruling PDP will retain its majority in both chambers unless there is a radical [...]	2003-04-16 19:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA713	DECLARATION OF DISASTER: DISPLACEMENT OF ITSEKIRI [...] The Ambassador hereby declares the situation in the Warri North, Warri South, and Warri Southwest Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Delta State as a man-made disaster. In accordance with USAID/DCHA Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance guidance, the Ambassador requests immediate OFDA supp [...]	2003-04-17 17:27:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PHUM PGOV NI
03ABUJA715	NOT A GOOD TIME TO BE THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: The United States-Nigeria bilateral relationship recently has experienced more friction than has been noted for months. A confluence of foreign policy differences, bilateral concerns, and Nigeria's domestic politics produced this strain. Disagreement over Iraq and our suspension [...]	2003-04-17 20:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS NI
03ABUJA716	NIGERIA -- SSS DIRECTOR PREDICTS ENFORCEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. During an April 11 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, the Director General of the State Security Service, Kayode Are, (SSS) predicted a post- election "enforcement action" against Ijaw militants in the Warri area. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Are contended there was more to the current [...]	2003-04-17 20:42:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PREL PGOV EPET MOPS NI
03ABUJA717	NIGERIA: SNAPSHOT OF NORTHERN GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As with the Presidential contest, most Northern gubernatorial elections will be fought between the two major parties in Nigeria, the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Nigerians Peoples Party (ANPP). Overall, ANPP candidates are expected to benefit from the popu [...]	2003-04-17 21:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA718	NIGERIA: WARRI CRISIS COMING TO A HEAD [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-17 22:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS EPET NI
03ABUJA719	NIGERIA: TENSIONS MOUNT LEADING TO THE APRIL 19 [...] (C) Summary: Despite a crowded house of 19 Presidential candidates, the April 19 contest boils down to President Obasanjo and ANPP candidate Muhammadu Buhari. Holding the ace of incumbency, Obasanjo is the likely, but not guaranteed, victor. He has been put on the defensive by recent events [...]	2003-04-17 23:20:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KDEM NI ELECTIONS
03ABUJA720	NIGERIA: POLICY CONSIDERATIONS IN THE [...] (C) Summary. The April 19 election will test the tensile strength of Nigerian democracy and its supporting institutions. While many will play important roles in this national drama, the primary antagonists are President Obasanjo and Muhammed Buhari. Not only is this election a litmus test of [...]	2003-04-18 14:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM EFIN ECON PINS PTER PHUM PGOV NI
03ABUJA727	NIGERIA ELECTIONS -- THE VIEW FROM THE QUEUE [...] Winding down Shehu Shagari Way in Abuja to an AP station opposite the Hilton is a fuel queue that varies between 300 and 1700 meters. Motorists favor this queue because the AP station often has fuel and because the gentle slope of the final 900 meters means no need to start engines. On Mond [...]	2003-04-22 20:21:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI NI
03ABUJA728	NIGERIA: NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY'S AWARD [...] There are several American companies in Nigeria that might qualify for the Secretary's Award for Corporate Excellence; however, one stands heads and shoulders above the rest. Chevron is the largest single American investor in Nigeria and the second largest producer of Nigerian oil. It is al [...]	2003-04-22 20:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD SENV NI
03ABUJA732	NIGERIA: "MUHAMMAD LAWAL SALISU, PARTICIPANT [...] Summary: MRP participant Muhammad Lawal Salisu returned to Nigeria extremely pleased with his program. He has already started sharing his U.S. experience with his Nigerian colleagues engaged in poverty reduction efforts. Following his visit to Heifer International and Watershed Human and Dev [...]	2003-04-23 14:43:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL OEXC NI
03ABUJA739	NIGERIA: GON SAYS NEPAD PEER REVIEW MECHANISM ON [...] Summary. A GON official says Heads of State at a March meeting of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) had concluded negotiations on a Memorandum of Understanding of the African Peer Review Mechanism. The official said the review would be conducted by independent experts and fo [...]	2003-04-24 13:22:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN PHUM EAID PREL PGOV NI
03ABUJA746	NIGERIA: OVERVIEW OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the ruling PDP the major victor in the April 19 and April 12 elections. However, echoing reports of several observers, President Obasanjo's political opponents allege massive irregularities. The GON is striking back wit [...]	2003-04-24 17:00:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM PREL NI US EU XA
03ABUJA749	NIGERIA: MOD DANJUMA SAYS PDP WILL HANDLE BUHARI [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a hurried April 24 meeting, Minister of Defense T.Y. Danjuma and Ambassador Jeter discussed the fallout of the April 19 Presidential and Gubernatorial elections and April 12 National Assembly elections. Danjuma expressed concern about ANPP Presidential candidate Mohammadu [...]	2003-04-24 20:19:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA750	NIGERIA: TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICES [...] A. Ajibola, Deputy Director of Fisheries at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources' Fisheries Resources Monitoring Control and Surveillance Unit in Lagos, told Econoff that, since being first certified in 1999 and last certified in 2002, Nigeria continues in its efforts to p [...]	2003-04-25 10:06:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV ETRD
03ABUJA753	NIGERIA: GON SAYS OPEC UNLIKELY TO CUT [...] (S) On April 22, Ambassador Jeter delivered reftel demarche to President Obasanjo's Special Advisor on Petroleum Affairs and Energy Rilwanu Lukman. Lukman, who is leading Nigeria's delegation to the April 24 OPEC meeting in Vienna and was OPEC General Secretary for ten years, said the normal [...]	2003-04-25 16:49:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PREL ECON EPET NI IZ
03ABUJA768	NIGERIA: DISGRUNTLED OIL WORKERS HOLD [...] Summary: Since April 16, disgruntled Nigerian oil service workers have held hostage as many as 97 expatriates, including 23 U.S.-citizens on four offshore oil rigs beyond the eastern Niger Delta. Transocean Sedco Forex, a Houston-based, Cayman Island-registered oil service company, operates th [...]	2003-04-29 21:00:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC EPET ENRG ECON PINS PGOV NI
03ABUJA803	NIGERIA: ARMY MINISTER DISMISSES OPPOSITION [...] (C) During an April 28 meeting, Ambassador Jeter and Minister of State for Defense (Army) Lawal Batagarawa discussed the recent Presidential elections. Batagarawa thought opposition candidate Mohammadu Buhari's calls to reject President Olusegun Obasanjo's electoral victory would be ineffect [...]	2003-04-30 19:09:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA805	NIGERIA: ANPP CHAIRMAN SAYS PARTY WILL SEEK [...] (C) During an April 30 meeting with DCM, All Nigerian People's Party (ANPP) Chairman Chief Don Etiebet expressed anger with ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) manipulation of the recent Presidential, Gubernatorial and National Assembly elections. Citing numerous examples of PDP misconduc [...]	2003-04-30 19:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA806	NIGERIA: NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE FOR RELEASE OF 17 [...] (C) Transocean Sedco Forex Managing Director Ian Clark told the Ambassador April 30 that the 273 hostages, including 96 expatriates of whom 17 are U.S. citizens, are in good health--despite contrary press reports. However, food and water stocks may be running low. President Obasanjo offered to [...]	2003-04-30 20:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC ASEC EPET ENRG ECON PINS PGOV NI
03ABUJA807	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE CRISIS CONTINUES, MILITARY GETS [...] (C) Transocean Sedco Forex officials confirm that striking oil workers still hold 273 hostages--including 17 U.S. citizens and 79 other expatriates--on four rigs off Port Harcourt. The company's Managing Director Ian Clark says the platforms have been re-supplied with sufficient quantities of [...]	2003-05-01 16:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC ASEC EPET ENRG ECON PINS PGOV NI
03ABUJA808	NIGERIA: BUHARI NOT READY TO CONCEDE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a late night meeting with Ambassador on April 23, ANPP Presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari restated his rejection of the just completed Presidential, Gubernatorial and National Assembly elections. He said he lost because the PDP stole the election. He reiterated his po [...]	2003-05-01 17:02:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA809	NIGERIA: POST-ELECTIONS MEETING WITH NATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-01 18:04:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID NI
03ABUJA810	NIGERIA: NO MILITARY ACTION YET ON OIL RIG HOSTAGE [...] (C) GON National Security Agency Military Assistant Colonel Idris and State Security Service Director General Kayode Are both told the Ambassador on May 2 that Nigerian naval vessels near the four Transocean Sedco Forex rigs have not yet taken any action. He indicated that a contingency plan w [...]	2003-05-02 12:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC ASEC EPET ENRG ECON PINS PGOV NI
03ABUJA813	NIGERIA: AGREEMENT REACHED ON OIL RIG HOSTAGE [...] National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) local and national leadership on May 3 agreed unconditionally that all 273 hostages and 99 striking workers on board the four Transocean Forex Sedco rigs near Port Harcourt would be allowed to disembark. The Settlement was negotiated [...]	2003-05-02 17:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC EPET ENRG ECON PINS PGOV NI
03ABUJA815	NIGERIA: OBASANJO FOLLOWS THROUGH -- ASKS [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-02 18:14:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KDEM NI
03ABUJA816	NIGERIA: WARRI IJAWS THREATEN RENEWED VIOLENCE; [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-02 19:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS EPET ENRG NI
03ABUJA817	NIGERIA - SSS DIRECTOR ON THE ELECTION AND [...] (C) During an April 30 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, the Director General of the State Security Service (SSS) Kayode Are said that all political parties had committed electoral fraud. He also asserted that the outcome of the Presidential contest was a genuine reflection of the actual vote, a [...]	2003-05-02 19:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET PINS MOPS NI
03ABUJA819	NIGERIAN MEDIA AND THE RECENT ELECTIONS [...] Summary. GON media officials have reacted angrily to what they view as instances of negative foreign press coverage of Nigeria recent elections and to comments by some international observer missions critical of government-owned media treatment of opposition candidates during the campaign [...]	2003-05-05 14:30:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KDEM PREL NI
03ABUJA824	NIGERIA: SHELL'S "SEA EAGLE" ENDANGERED [...] April 29 local newspapers reported that Shell's newly deployed Floating Production and Storage and Offloading Platform (FPSO),the "Sea Eagle," had been threatened by unidentified criminal elements in the Delta. Shell's Nigerian subsidiary, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC [...]	2003-05-06 14:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PGOV EPET NI
03ABUJA826	NIGERIA: OIL RIG HOSTAGES SAFELY ON SHORE [...] Transocean Sedco Forex Managing Director Ian Clark told Econoff May 5 that all hostages and striking oil workers had been safely removed from the company's four rigs off Port Harcourt. He said the rigs are not yet back in operation but have been fully staffed by a new group of workers. 2 [...]	2003-05-06 16:36:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC EPET ENRG ECON PINS PGOV NI
03ABUJA856	NIGERIA: INL NARCOTICS CERTIFICATION [...] (C) Ambassador and RNLEO delivered the non-paper on narcotics and law enforcement certification to the Minister of Justice Kanu Agabi on May 5. The Ambassador methodically addressed each area of cooperation and the benchmarks that will guide next year's certification determination. In the area [...]	2003-05-09 14:55:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM ASEC NI
03ABUJA860	NIGERIA: OBASANJO'S MANDATE - HOW HE WON IT; [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, President Obasanjo won the election with 62 percent of the vote, with the ANPP's Muhammadu Buhari trailing in the distance at 32 percent. Despite his first Administration not living up to popular expectations, most Niger [...]	2003-05-09 17:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA872	NIGERIA: BUHARI'S MOVEMENTS NOT RESTRICTED; [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 30, there was confusion whether ANPP Presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari had been restricted to his house in Daura, Katsina State. Buhari's supporters asserted that he had been placed under de facto house arrest. GON officials disavowed the claim, stating that Bu [...]	2003-05-12 18:32:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA873	NIGERIA: RIOT CONTROL EQUIPMENT PRESENTATION [...] During an April 8 turnover ceremony, Ambassador Jeter presented the Inspector General of Police (IGP),Tafa Balogun, with riot control and other equipment valued at more than $300,000. The donation, part of the ICITAP Civil Disorder Police Reform Training Program, included helmets, shields, b [...]	2003-05-12 18:32:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM SNAR PGOV KDEM PREL NI
03ABUJA887	NIGERIA: INFORMATION ON GON FISCAL TRANSPARENCY [...] Paragraph 2 provides answers to reftel questions. 2. A. Does the host government publish the national budget in a timely manner? Answer: Yes, with minimum delay (under one year). B. Where sub-national levels of government are significant, are their combined fiscal positions pub [...]	2003-05-14 16:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	AA AMGT EAID ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD NI
03ABUJA902	NIGERIA: ZAK-ZAKY EMERGES FROM HIBERNATION [...] (C) Ibrahim el-Zak-Zaky, leader of a fringe Nigerian Islamic sect calling for the return to traditional Shi'a principles, emerged over the weekend from a period of inactivity. Sheikh Zak-Zaky held a fundraising event and public rally in Kano on May 10- 11, attracting some media attention an [...]	2003-05-16 15:20:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KISL NI
03ABUJA905	NIGERIA: VP ON POLITICS, PROSPECTS FOR REFORM [...] (C) Summary: DCM 8 May met with VP Atiku Abubakar and others in Washington. Atiku sought continued USG support for market-based economic reforms but volunteered that President Obasanjo remained uncomfortable about giving up State control. Atiku hoped to make progress on AGOA and to lift fu [...]	2003-05-16 16:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS ETRD EPET EINV KDEM EAID NI
03ABUJA907	NIGERIA: POSSIBLE DEAL FOR WARRI POLITICAL IMPASSE [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-16 18:33:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS NI
03ABUJA909	NIGERIA: POSSIBLE DEAL FOR WARRI POLITICAL IMPASSE [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-19 07:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS NI
03ABUJA910	NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP MAY 16 [...] This periodic economic report from Abuja and Lagos includes: --GON Approves World Airways --Ministry of Aviation Launches Nigerianglobal --Nigeria Bans Ice Cream Imports GON Approves World Airways -------------------------- 2. Minister of Aviation Kema Chikwe announced at an April 10 p [...]	2003-05-19 07:38:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAIR NI
03ABUJA911	WGSARS01: NIGERIA REPORTS SARS FATALITY IN KANO [...] A Ministry of Health official confirmed media reports that a Taiwanese businessman died of SARS May 9 in Kano. The official told Emboff May 15 that six workers at the hospital that treated the businessman subsequently had fallen ill, but all have since recovered. The Ministry has reported this [...]	2003-05-19 11:01:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED TBIO NI
03ABUJA934	NIGERIA: READOUT ON ELECTION TRIBUNALS [...] (U) Begin Summary: The Nigerian constitution and the Electoral Act of 2002 allow candidates or parties to petition State Election Tribunals to correct alleged electoral irregularities. Defeated Gubernatorial and Assembly candidates in 24 states have filed cases before their states, tribunals. [...]	2003-05-22 15:14:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA936	RNLEO MEETING WITH ICPC CHAIRMAN [...] RNLEO met with the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC),Justice Mustapha Akanbi, on May 20 to discuss the status of the ICPC in light of the recent actions by the National Assembly. 2. Justice Akanbi told RNLEO that he has been workin [...]	2003-05-23 13:38:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM PGOV EAID NI MMAR
03ABUJA939	ABUJA - TRIP REPORT [...] POST VISITED - AMEMBASSY ABUJA. 2. DATES: MAY 20-24, 2003. 3. PERSONNEL CONTACTED: FRED REICHARD - A/IPO KENNETH LAMPKINS - WAE ROVER TIMOTHY ANDREWS - DCM 4. WORK PERFORMED: Â [...]	2003-05-23 14:51:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ACOA AMTC KALM KCCP KRIM
03ABUJA942	NIGERIA: SOFT TARGET VULNERABILITY RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Although Abuja is the capital city, Nigeria's OSAC Country Council is located in Lagos, the country's main commercial center. Therefore, RSO Lagos will convene the requisite meeting and report results septel. However, due to significant private sector participation in the week-long event [...]	2003-05-23 17:40:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC KSAC PTER NI
03ABUJA943	NIGERIA: FOOD FOR PROGRESS PROPOSAL [...] Action Request; Para two 2. The American Embassy in Nigeria requests Washington reconsideration of our proposed government- to-government "Food for Progress" activity. This proposal, presented by President Olusegun Obasanjo, requests an allocation of 12,500 MT of rice to implement the [...]	2003-05-23 19:46:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID PREL NI
03ABUJA945	Evaluating the Terrorist Threat to U.S. Oil [...] (SBU) The Mission understands that consideration is being given to issuing a revised travel warning for Nigeria to make specific mention of a possible terrorist threat to U.S. oil facilities in Nigeria. Given the dated and speculative nature of the possible threat, the Mission strongly urges [...]	2003-05-27 13:39:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	CASC ASEC PREL PTER EPET NI
03ABUJA946	Abuja NePAD Summit and Evian G-8: Africans [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria's NePAD guru says Africans uneasy about expanding G-8 dialogue to other developing countries and limiting discussion to growth and international cooperation. The Africans also want the G-8 to break market-access "gridlock" in Geneva. Abuja NePAD Summit set for afternoon [...]	2003-05-28 11:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN EAID NI XA
03ABUJA975	NIGERIA: NO SIGN OF MISSING 727 [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In response to Reftel, Mission officers visited four Nigerian airports June 1 and did not see the missing 727 aircraft. It is unlikely the aircraft could have landed in Nigeria without drawing considerable GON attention. Since the disappearance of the aircraft, DATT has remain [...]	2003-06-02 18:11:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC EAIR PGOV NI
03ABUJA984	NIGERIA: OIL REVENUE ALLOCATION ISSUE UNRESOLVED [...] Summary. This cable provides an update on the ongoing disagreement between the Presidency and National Assembly over the politically sensitive oil revenue allocation issue. This matter is important not just because of the money at stake and the potential impact on the financial well-being of t [...]	2003-06-05 11:18:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET PBTS EFIN PGOV NI
03ABUJA989	NIGERIA: STATUS OF ARTICLE 98 EFFORTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since October 2002, Post has actively engaged the GON in hopes of concluding an Article 98 agreement before July 1, 2003. President Obasanjo has indicated a willingness to conclude an agreement; however key figures such as the Foreign Affairs and Justice Ministers have opposed a [...]	2003-06-05 14:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS KTIA NI KICC
03ABUJA990	NIGERIA: OIL COMPANY SECURITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter, Consul General and CG Lagos staff met EXXON/MOBIL, Halliburton and ChevronTexaco Managing Directors on May 27 to encourage more timely notification of the Mission in the event of hostage-takings, occupation of facilities, or interruption of oil company operati [...]	2003-06-05 14:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ASEC CASC ECON EINV NI
03ABUJA997	UNPRECEDENTED MEETING BETWEEN USG AND SAG ON [...] (S/NF) In light of recent threats to petroleum infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, on 31 October Vice Admiral Walsh, Commander U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/Commander, U.S. Fifth Fleet, and Dhahran Consul General Kincannon met Saudi Arabian representatives from the Royal Saudi Naval Forces [...]	2003-06-05 19:04:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS MASS LI NI
03ABUJA999	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR ENGAGES POLITICAL ELITES IN [...] (U) Summary: On May 19-20, Ambassador Jeter traveled to the North,s largest city, Kano, for meetings with prominent community leaders and key political players. Four themes dominated the discussions: 1) electoral irregularities; 2) potential for violence after the elections; 3) the independen [...]	2003-06-06 09:57:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
03ACCRA2208	GHANA: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-13 16:37:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL GH
03ACCRA437	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - GHANA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The following is AmEmb Accra's response to the tasker requesting information for the second annual Trafficking in Persons Report. In summary, Ghana has problems with both domestic and international human trafficking. The GOG and local NGOs have so far combined efforts to focus o [...]	2003-03-03 15:14:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GH
03ACCRA447	WAGES AND TAXES: WEEK'S EVENTS SET STAGE FOR [...] (U) Summary: The government is in a very difficult position with its ongoing wage negotiations with government employees. Its new agreement with the IMF caps the wage bill at a 22 percent increase, but it has accepted a 28.6 percent increase in the minimum wage. Holding the average increase t [...]	2003-03-04 14:33:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN GH
03ACCRA468	ACCRA TALKS CONTINUE ON COTE D'IVOIRE [...] (C) Summary. Talks between signatories to the Marcoussis Accords broke up at 4 a.m. March 7 without reaching final agreement on the composition of the new government. Allocation of ministerial portfolios continued to be the sticking point, with mechanisms to attribute the Defense and Inte [...]	2003-03-07 12:37:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GH ECOWAS
03ACCRA559	GHANA CHOOSES PUBLIC SILENCE ON IRAQ [...] (C) Ambassador Yates delivered reftel B demarche on possible NAM involvement in a UNGA Special Session on Iraq to Foreign Minister Hackman Owusu-Agyemang on March 19. Ambassador stressed the counterproductive nature of any such session while the Security Council remains seized with the issue, [...]	2003-03-19 18:40:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER GH
03ACCRA570	PRM/DAS KELLY RYAN'S MEETINGS WITH OPE STAFF [...] Summary: PRM/DAS Kelly Ryan visited Accra, Ghana on February 28 - March 4 to review U.S. Resettlement Program (USRP) operations in West Africa. This cable is one in a series of cables outlining meetings, discussions and impressions gleaned from the visit. Provided with various opportunities [...]	2003-03-20 15:26:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF IO GH UNHCR
03ACCRA585	AGRICULTURE REPS BRING MESSAGE TO GHANAIANS: SPEAK [...] Summary: USDA representatives met with numerous Ghanaian officials to seek support for the US position on food aid and market access in the WTO Agricultural Negotiations, to highlight US efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa and to confirm invites to the Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural [...]	2003-03-25 08:10:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR GH WTO AGR
03ACCRA592	ACCRA CANADIAN REP VOICES INTEREST IN TAKING [...] (C) This is an action request, see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary: Regional Refugee Coordinator (Refcoord) for Admissions, Carla Nadeau met with Canadian High Commission Immigration Officer Elizabeth Snow to discuss refugee admissions issues in West Africa. Snow voiced interest in reviewin [...]	2003-03-25 10:45:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH PREF
03ACCRA598	NATIONAL RECONCILIATION COMMISSION - ENTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) continues the balancing act of assembling a historical record of human rights abuses while avoiding politically charged proceedings. It faced its most difficult public proceedings yet when the independent journalist Kwaku Baako deviate [...]	2003-03-25 15:24:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM GH
03ACCRA611	IMF REP'S PRIMARILY POSITIVE READOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Mary Carlin Yates and econoff visited Enrique de la Piedra, the IMF Resident Representative on March 20. De la Piedra offered a positive readout of the Budget now under Parliamentary review and Multiple Donor Budget Support. The Resident Representative finds affinity [...]	2003-03-27 09:10:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID GH
03ACCRA632	RULING PARTY WINS FOURTH BY-ELECTION IN A ROW [...] (U) On March 25 the Ruling NPP party won its fourth consecutive by-election since assuming power in January of 2001, handily defeating the leading opposition candidate of the NDC, and two small party candidates. By a vote of 12,220 to 4,929 for the NDC (with 3,705 for the PNC candidate and 24 [...]	2003-03-31 15:16:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM GH
03ACCRA676	CORRUPTION INSPECTION OF IOM/BANJUL COMPLETED [...] (C) Summary: West African Regional Refugee Coordinator for Admissions met with International Organization for Migration (IOM) Head of Mission to discuss the findings of the recent inspector general's investigation at IOM branch office Banjul. The team concluded that fraud concerns only reach [...]	2003-04-08 10:20:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GA GH INS IO PREF
03ACCRA689	RULING NPP NOTCHES WIN NUMBER FIVE [...] (U) Thirteen days after its convincing by-election win in Navrongo (reftel),President Kufuor's ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) won by a similarly large margin in the Gomoa East by-election March 8. The NPP candidate received 11,380 votes to the NDC's 5,356 (a minor party candidate received [...]	2003-04-09 17:30:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM GH

03ACCRA719	UNHCR/ACCRA READOUT ON POSSIBLE P-2 GROUP IN GUINEA [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-14 13:54:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	GV IO PREF
03ACCRA803	INFLATION CONTINUES TO CREEP UP [...] Summary: The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) statistics for March show that strong inflationary pressures continue to bedevil the Ghanaian economy. Most analysts believe the GoG/IMF inflation target of 9 percent at the end of 2003 is unachievable. End Summary 2. Figures released by the [...]	2003-04-25 12:30:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON GH
03ACCRA835	VALCO SHUTS DOWN LAST POTLINE [...] David Thomas, the Managing Director of Volta Aluminum Company Limited (VALCO),contacted Econoff to announce VALCO will voluntarily curtail its one operating potline effective May 5. The company took the decision, according to Thomas, in light of the current 237.80 foot level of Volta Lake. Giv [...]	2003-04-30 17:02:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ENRG GH ENIV
03ADANA1	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 1-2, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2003-01-03 08:49:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA101	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 09, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet: It is [...]	2003-04-09 15:10:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA102	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 10, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. Hurriyet/Bolge: It is claimed that 150 mayors nationwide [...]	2003-04-10 16:22:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA105	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 14, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel/Bolge: Th [...]	2003-04-14 14:41:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA107	RURAL-TO-URBAN MIGRATION BY KURDS: [...] (SBU) Summary: Mehmet Erbas, a junior faculty member at Mersin University, has conducted scholarly research about the migration of Kurds from the countryside to the cities of Turkey. He believes that "Kurdish identity" will survive transplantation to the metropolis as long as Kurdish migr [...]	2003-04-15 12:17:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU ADANA
03ADANA108	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milli Gazete/Bolge [...]	2003-04-15 14:03:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA109	MERSIN BUSINESS ELITE GLAD FOR REGIME [...] (SBU) Summary: Mersin, one of the largest ports in the Eastern Mediterranean, suffered years of downturn after the first Gulf War. Mersin's business leaders are optimistic they will benefit from new opportunities in the new Iraq. They do worry, however, the U.S. might seek to "punish" Tur [...]	2003-04-16 13:44:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EWWT PHUM PGOV TU SY JO IZ ADANA
03ADANA110	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 16, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Tercuman/Turkiye/E [...]	2003-04-16 17:16:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA112	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 17, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Radikal: In response to [...]	2003-04-17 16:46:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA114	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 21, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge: A visible d [...]	2003-04-21 16:50:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA116	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 22, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Radikal: It is reported [...]	2003-04-22 13:58:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA118	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal/Tercuman/Du [...]	2003-04-24 14:41:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA119	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 23, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet: Ankara i [...]	2003-04-24 17:19:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA120	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 25, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge: The reverse [...]	2003-04-25 11:15:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA121	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 28, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Sabah/Cumhuriyet/Ra [...]	2003-04-28 12:10:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA122	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 26-27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet: As a r [...]	2003-04-29 08:47:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA123	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 29, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal: Jandarma M [...]	2003-04-29 15:45:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA125	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 1, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet: The dead [...]	2003-05-02 08:53:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA126	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 2, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Sabah/Milliyet/Turkiy [...]	2003-05-02 17:08:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA128	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 5, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet/Turkiey: [...]	2003-05-05 15:21:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA129	MAY 5 BINGOL EARTHQUAKE UPDATE [...] (U) Press sources put the toll from the Bingol earthquake at 167 killed and 521 injuries. Rescue operations were concluded on Sunday, May 4. At the Celtiksuyu Boarding School, GOT rescue teams saved 114 students from the wreckage but 84 students and one teacher were killed. Riots also appea [...]	2003-05-05 16:04:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID TU ADANA
03ADANA13	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 14, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]	2003-01-15 14:51:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA130	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 6, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye: Although the [...]	2003-05-06 15:02:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA132	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 7, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet: Turkish P [...]	2003-05-07 16:37:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA133	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 9, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge/Turkiye: The US [...]	2003-05-09 16:49:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA136	KURDS IN SOUTHEAST OPTIMISTIC; HOPE [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent meetings with our regular Kurdish contacts reveal SE Turkey Kurds are optimistic about the resolution of the "Kurdish question" and are pinning their hopes on the international community, most notably the United States. They also believe an amnesty for PKK/KADEK member [...]	2003-05-16 10:41:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM TU ADANA
03ADANA137	SE TURKEY HOPES FOR ECONOMIC TURNAROUND [...] (SBU) Summary: Prominent Adana and Mersin businessmen are optimistic for increased economic opportunities relating to the Coalition victory in Operation Iraqi Freedom. They also are hoping to take advantage of the SARS outbreak to export more textiles to Europe. While they believe there may [...]	2003-05-16 11:09:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM TU ADANA
03ADANA139	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 20, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal/Milliyet: Th [...]	2003-05-20 16:24:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA140	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 21, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet/Milli Gaz [...]	2003-05-21 13:16:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA141	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 22, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal/Cumhuriyet/E [...]	2003-05-22 14:00:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA142	SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY HOPEFUL FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: A cross-section of GOT officials, NGOs, and businessmen in Turkey's Southeast reveals little, if any, change in economic or social conditions. Lower-level GOT officials, unaccustomed to and uncomfortable with meeting foreign diplomats, paint an unrealistic picture, touting the [...]	2003-05-22 14:15:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM TU ADANA
03ADANA144	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 23, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet: Before h [...]	2003-05-23 14:54:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA145	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel: It is clai [...]	2003-05-27 15:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA146	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 28, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal: An investig [...]	2003-05-29 10:01:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA147	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 29, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye: During regu [...]	2003-05-29 14:11:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA148	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 30, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Sabah/Hurriyet: As a [...]	2003-05-30 14:30:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA149	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 02, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet/Turkiye/ [...]	2003-06-02 14:29:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA150	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 03, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal: PKK-KADEK [...]	2003-06-03 16:20:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA151	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 04, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal/Evrensel: E [...]	2003-06-04 13:47:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA152	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 05, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet: A polit [...]	2003-06-05 15:40:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA153	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 06, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet: Egitim- [...]	2003-06-06 13:57:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA155	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 10, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet/Milli Ga [...]	2003-06-11 08:31:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA157	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 11, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye: The Securi [...]	2003-06-12 11:46:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA159	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 12, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet/Sabah/Milli [...]	2003-06-16 10:23:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA160	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 14-15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports ofteb contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Â [...]	2003-06-17 15:34:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA161	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 17, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Â [...]	2003-06-17 16:18:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA162	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 19, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Â [...]	2003-06-19 15:59:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA163	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 20, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet/Hurriyet [...]	2003-06-23 09:12:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA164	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milli Gazete, Bolge [...]	2003-06-24 16:55:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA165	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 25, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel, / In Adiya [...]	2003-06-25 16:04:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA166	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 26, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel, / Governme [...]	2003-06-26 16:29:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA167	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Bolge, [...]	2003-06-27 14:39:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA168	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 30, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet, / UNESCO i [...]	2003-06-30 13:44:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA169	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 01, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel, / "The Sto [...]	2003-07-02 16:37:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA170	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 02, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet, Hurriyet, [...]	2003-07-02 16:40:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA173	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 03, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Gunaydin / Workers a [...]	2003-07-03 16:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA175	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 07, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet / Diyarba [...]	2003-07-07 13:51:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA178	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 04-05-06, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / A stra [...]	2003-07-08 13:26:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA179	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 08, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Gunaydin, Hurriyet, [...]	2003-07-08 17:23:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA180	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 9, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal, Hurriyet, Mil [...]	2003-07-09 13:54:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA182	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 10, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet, Bolge / Il [...]	2003-07-11 11:21:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA183	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 11, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet / Gendarme [...]	2003-07-11 11:24:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA185	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 12-13, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet, Milli G [...]	2003-07-15 08:53:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA187	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / Chief Ser [...]	2003-07-15 14:32:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA188	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 16, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often Adana contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Dunya [...]	2003-07-18 11:21:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA199	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 22 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / Friction b [...]	2003-08-05 14:23:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA2	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 3, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS --------------------------- [...]	2003-01-03 13:00:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA200	SOUTEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 23 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet / Yeni Turki [...]	2003-08-05 14:26:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA201	SOUTEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Gunaydin / Red Cross [...]	2003-08-05 14:29:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA202	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 25, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / An earthqua [...]	2003-08-05 14:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA203	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 26-27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / Sevim Y [...]	2003-08-05 14:59:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA207	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 31, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / Dr. Loretta [...]	2003-08-07 13:13:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA208	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 01, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet / For th [...]	2003-08-07 13:17:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA209	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 02-03-04, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet / Fi [...]	2003-08-07 13:21:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA210	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 05, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / Cuma Elk [...]	2003-08-07 13:24:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA211	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 06, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / In Sivas, [...]	2003-08-07 13:29:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA212	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 07, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / Yuksekov [...]	2003-08-07 13:32:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA213	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 08, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / A group [...]	2003-08-11 16:55:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA214	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 09-10-11, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milli Gazete [...]	2003-08-11 16:58:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA215	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 13, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet / Turkish [...]	2003-08-13 16:12:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA216	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 14, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / Lerzan Kara [...]	2003-08-14 13:46:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA217	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet, Hurriyet, [...]	2003-08-15 13:13:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA218	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 16-17-18, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / Syr [...]	2003-08-19 08:09:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA219	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 19, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / In Ergan [...]	2003-08-19 13:08:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA22	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 23, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]	2003-01-24 15:21:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
03ADANA220	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 20, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / In Adana a [...]	2003-08-20 17:01:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA221	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 21, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / An unknown [...]	2003-08-21 16:37:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA224	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 26, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Zaman, Bolge, Milli [...]	2003-08-26 16:59:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA226	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet / General [...]	2003-08-27 16:13:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA227	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 28, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Zaman / The Diyarba [...]	2003-08-28 16:46:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA228	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 29, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet, Zaman / A [...]	2003-08-31 00:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA229	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 01, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Sabah/Milliyet: [...]	2003-09-02 17:35:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA23	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]	2003-01-27 09:42:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
03ADANA230	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 02, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet/Evrens [...]	2003-09-02 17:41:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA232	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 03, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet: The In [...]	2003-09-04 14:31:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA233	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 04, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet/Turkiy [...]	2003-09-04 15:46:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA234	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 05, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / A bag, [...]	2003-09-05 13:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA

03ADANA235	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 06-07-08, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel [...]	2003-09-09 10:52:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA

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