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| 06ABIDJAN1004 | COTE D'IVOIRE: TOXIC WASTE SCANDAL UNFOLDS [...] (U) Summary. The illegal dumping of toxic waste at eleven open-air garbage sites around the city of Abidjan has reportedly left three people dead and led some 1,500 others to seek treatment for symptoms of nausea, rashes, fainting, diarrhea and headaches. The dumping has generated public pro [...] |
2006-09-08 17:44:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SENV ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1005 | COTE D'IVOIRE: POLITICAL REACTIONS TO [...] (C) Reactions to the resignation: Minister of Cooperation and African Integration Albert Mabry Toikeuse told the Ambassador in a private meeting yesterday that Prime Minister Banny did not tell his ministers before he announced their resignation on September 7 (reftel). New Forces spokes [...] |
2006-09-08 17:51:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1006 | COTE D'IVOIRE: POLITICAL REACTIONS TO [...] (C) Opposition UDPCI party leader and Minister of Cooperation and African Integration Albert Mabri Toikeuse told the Ambassador that Prime Minister Banny did not consult with his ministers before he announced the cabinet's resignation on September 7 (reftel). New Forces (NF) spokesman Sid [...] |
2006-09-08 18:28:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1027 | COTE D'IVOIRE: VISIT BY AFRICAN UNION CHAIRMAN [...] (U) Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of Congo and current Chairman of the African Union (AU), visited Abidjan September 10-12. He met individually with each of the five principal Ivoirian political leaders: President Gbagbo, principal opposition party leaders Bedie and Ouattara, a [...] |
2006-09-12 15:14:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1036 | COTE D'IVOIRE: TENTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. The tenth meeting of the International Working Group (IWG) produced a somewhat bolder than usual communique challenging the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to devise new, better transition arrangements to take effect after October. T [...] |
2006-09-14 11:02:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1037 | THE CYCLES OF THE IVOIRIAN POLITICAL CRISIS [...] (C) Cote d'Ivoire is currently at an impasse, which is the most vulnerable point in the cycle that characterizes the political crisis. The cycle is composed essentially of four stages. First, the principal political actors sign a new agreement to relaunch the political process. Secondly, the [...] |
2006-09-14 16:26:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1042 | COTE D'IVOIRE SITREP 15 SEPTEMBER 2006, 1430 GMT [...] (U) A number of roadblocks were established in Abidjan on the morning of September 15. By early afternoon, some of these had been dismantled although roadblocks remained primarily in the Riviera district of Abidjan, where the Embassy is located. A group of about 50 protesters gathered in the [...] |
2006-09-15 15:56:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC SENV CASC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1043 | GBAGBO HARDENS RHETORIC ON PEACE PROCESS [...] (U) In a September 14 speech to senior officers and other members of the Ivoirian Defense and Security Forces (FDS) that was later televised, President Gbagbo delivered a hard-line, uncompromising message on the peace process. Gbagbo averred that he had made numerous compromises (including 23 [...] |
2006-09-15 16:10:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1050 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PRIME MINISTER FORMS A NEW [...] (U) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Banny has formed a new cabinet, replacing the former Ministers of Transport and Environment, dividing the Ministries of Justice and Interior in twoministries each, and naming two new Secretaries of State, a rank slightly below that of minister. Thus, the new cabin [...] |
2006-09-18 16:35:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1069 | USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: FACTORS [...] Per reftel instructions, post is making inquiries with the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, the Ministry of the Environment, and industry sources for available publications and will advise when we have a response, probably by early October. Please refer to ABIDJAN 3 [...] |
2006-09-22 16:51:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1070 | COTE D'IVOIRE: EVENTS AND RHETORIC HEATING UP AS [...] (C) Summary. Events and rhetoric are heating up but proceeding largely as expected as October 31 approaches. The local press is reporting that the September 20 meeting in New York chaired by Secretary General Annan and attended by key African leader and all the key Ivoirian political leaders [...] |
2006-09-22 16:52:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1083 | IVOIRIAN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS LAUNCH SURPRISE [...] All air traffic at Abidjan airport was halted September 26 when Cote d'Ivoire's national air traffic controllers, the local branch of ASECNA, launched a strike. Union contacts told us the strike was called to protest "inappropriate working conditions", which included outdated radar equipment [...] |
2006-09-26 16:25:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | CI EAIR ECON ELAB FAA PREL |
| 06ABIDJAN1084 | COTE D'IVOIRE: BANK EMPLOYEES GO ON STRIKE [...] On September 27, the National Union of Employees of the Banking and Financial Establishments in Cote d'Ivoire (SYNABEFA-CI) went on strike for 72 hours, making good on a threat issued on July 25 (reftel A). To maximize the impact, the strike was evidently timed to coincide with the monthly d [...] |
2006-09-27 13:39:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EFIN PGOV IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1088 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UPDATE ON AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS', [...] Air Traffic Controllers: As of 1500 GMT September 27th, the strike of the 27 Ivorian employees of the Agency for Aeronautical Security in Africa (ASECNA), which operates air traffic control at Abidjan's airport, was suspended for one month, allowing a full resumption of both domestic and inte [...] |
2006-09-28 14:03:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ELAB PREL ASEC IV ECON |
| 06ABIDJAN1093 | COTE D'IVOIRE'S PALM OIL SECTOR [...] Summary. Cote d'Ivoire's palm oil production has increased steadily in recent years, and its exports have nearly doubled. However, it still accounts for only one percent of world production and half of one percent of world exports. Palm oil also directly accounted for less than 1 percent o [...] |
2006-09-29 16:39:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1094 | COTE D'IVOIRE'S PALM OIL SECTOR [...] Summary. Cote d'Ivoire's palm oil production has increased steadily in recent years, and its exports have nearly doubled. However, it still accounts for only one percent of world production and half of one percent of world exports. Palm oil also directly accounted for less than 1 percent o [...] |
2006-09-29 16:39:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1099 | COTE D'IVOIRE: WORLD BANK'S CHIEF OF MISSION [...] (C) Summary. The World Bank's Chief of Mission Doffonsou told EconChief September 28 that the Ivorian Government has failed to make headway on its $348 million (m) in arrears to the Bank, and that without action, that sum continues to steadily mount. While the government has been offered the [...] |
2006-10-02 15:49:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL ECON IV ASEC |
| 06ABIDJAN1105 | GBAGBO AND SUPPORTERS ADOPT A TOUGHER LINE IN [...] (C) Summary. Tensions are running higher in Abidjan as President Gbagbo's mandate nears its end and in the run-up to the October 6 ECOWAS meeting on Cote d'Ivoire. President Gbagbo and his supporters, particularly FPI President N'Guessan, have adopted a tougher, uncompromising stance, and t [...] |
2006-10-03 16:50:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1108 | COTE D'IVOIRE: CUSTOMS AGENTS RELEASED [...] (SBU) In the afternoon of October 3, 2006, three Customs Agents who were arrested in connection with the toxic waste pollution scandal on September 7 (reftel A) were released on bail after a strike, threatened since September 26, commenced on the morning of October 3. 2. (SBU) The strike [...] |
2006-10-04 10:31:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAIR PREL IV ECON ASEC |
| 06ABIDJAN1113 | COTE D'IVOIRE: ABIDJAN-BASED REGIONAL [...] (U) Summary. The Abidjan-based regional stock market (BRVM) recently hosted the EconChief to discuss the current expansion of the bourse, its potential, limitations, and its place in the evolution of the market economy in Francophone West Africa. Reflecting the regional understanding that Co [...] |
2006-10-04 17:28:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1114 | ABIDJAN-BASED REGIONAL STOCK MARKET [...] (U) Summary. The Abidjan-based regional stock market (BRVM) recently hosted the EconChief to discuss the current expansion of the bourse, its potential, limitations, and its place in the evolution of the market economy in Francophone West Africa. Reflecting the regional understanding that Co [...] |
2006-10-05 08:57:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN IV |
| 06ABIDJAN112 | GBAGBO USES ARTICLE 48 POWERS TO EXTEND NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The January 27 extension by Presidential decree of the Mandate of the National Assembly (NA) has further weakened Prime Minister Banny, and continued President Gbagbo's challenge to the International Community. The New Forces, who do not have any deputies in the assembly, have [...] |
2006-02-01 15:51:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1133 | COTE D'IVOIRE: TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...] (U) Per REF A request, Post provides the following information on Cote d'Ivoire's textile and apparel production sector. 2. (U) The National Statistical Institute's (INS) Division of National Accounts (INSAE) provided the following statistics on total industrial production and total text [...] |
2006-10-06 17:27:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1134 | COTE D'IVOIRE: USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA [...] Per reftel B instructions, post has compiled information on the below industries. Please refer to Ref C for information on the Stock Market Exchange with regard to the request for information on financial services. Included in this cable is information on the banking sector. 2. Banking: [...] |
2006-10-06 18:26:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1150 | COTE D'IVOIRE: FORCES NOUVELLES COMMUNICATIONS [...] (C) Summary: FN Spokesman Lobognon expressed deep disappointment at the outcome of the Abuja Summit on Cote d'Ivoire, suggesting it would allow President Gbagbo to drag his feet on the identification process for yet another year. Lobognon added that Gbagbo acted to obstruct the consensus adop [...] |
2006-10-12 15:48:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1153 | EXXONMOBIL TELLS GOV'T IT INTENDS TO SELL [...] (SBU) ExxonMobil Regional Director John A.C. Bell, along with Regional Manager Frederic Dauvergne and local Director General Manar Sall met with EconChief on October 10 to discuss the company's announcement to the government of Cote d'Ivoire that it intends to sell its stake in its Ivorian f [...] |
2006-10-13 15:10:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ASEC PREL IV ECON |
| 06ABIDJAN1173 | GOVERNMENT CREATES 133 JUDGESHIPS TO RESUME AND [...] (U) President Gbagbo has signed a decree creating 133 judgeships throughout Cote d'Ivoire, in areas controlled by both the government and the New Forces. The decree was signed on October 5 but only published on October 17, on the eve of the AU Peace and Security Council meeting on Cote d'Ivoi [...] |
2006-10-18 17:29:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1190 | TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] The Economic Section and the Foreign Commercial Section at Post jointly monitor trade agreements and respond to foreign trade barrier complaints. The Section's two Economic Officers determine responsibilities for specific cases as they emerge, working in concert with the regional FCS Officer [...] |
2006-10-25 09:45:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD |
| 06ABIDJAN1206 | PREPARATION OF 2007 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] TRADE SUMMARY: The U.S. trade deficit with Cote d,Ivoire was $1.1 billion in 2005, an increase of $477 million from $597 million in 2004. U.S. goods exports in 2005 were $124 million, up 4.9 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Cote d,Ivoire were $1.2 billion, up 6 [...] |
2006-10-30 12:50:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1207 | COTE D'IVOIRE - TENSE BUT CALM AND LIKELY TO [...] (C) Cote d'Ivoire remains tense on the eve of the end of the current one-year mandate of President Gbagbo and Prime Minister Banny and a new UNSC resolution for the country. While there is no doubt that both Gbagbo and Banny's terms will be extended, doubts and fears linger over the relative a [...] |
2006-10-30 14:27:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1212 | LIBERIAN REFUGEE REPATRIATION ENTERS NEW PHASE [...] (U) Summary: Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa traveled to Liberia from October 10-19 to discuss ongoing Liberian refugee repatriation efforts. UNHCR figures show that a total of 80,617 Liberian refugees returned between November 2004 and September 28, 2006 and th [...] |
2006-10-31 15:12:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM LI IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1216 | DEMARCHE ON CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION, NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OBLIGATIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-31 17:14:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IV NOTAG |
| 06ABIDJAN1217 | DEMARCHES ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS REGARDING THE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-31 17:18:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA LE IS PHUM PREL PTER IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1228 | COTE D'IVOIRE: INITIAL REACTIONS OF POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. The streets of Abidjan were calm in the wake of the adoption of UNSCR 1721 (reftel) and the business of the country's economic capital went on without incident. Ambassador Hooks and Emboffs sought out the initial impressions of major political groups and figures, and found amon [...] |
2006-11-03 16:58:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1234 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UN HIGH REP FOR ELECTIONS DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Gerard Stoudmann, UN High Representative for Elections, is cautiously optimistic that elections in Cote d'Ivoire will happen in 2007, but that positive scenario will require all the parties to exhibit substantially more political will than they have shown heretofore. He caution [...] |
2006-11-06 16:00:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1237 | PRESIDENT GBAGBO: FULLY COMMITTED TO ELECTIONS [...] (C) President Gbagbo invited the Ambassador on November 6 to the Presidential Residence to express appreciation for the support of the United States in protecting the Constitution of Cote d'Ivoire during the negotiation of Resolution 1721 in the UN Security Council. President Gbagbo also said [...] |
2006-11-07 14:01:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1242 | APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE FROM PRESIDENT GBAGBO [...] Following is the unofficial translation of a letter dated November 2, 2006 addressed to President Bush from President Laurent Gbagbo. A copy of the letter was sent by fax to Embassy Abidjan from the office of the Secretary General of Cote d'Ivoire. Begin translation: From the President of t [...] |
2006-11-08 08:20:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1250 | OPPOSITION PARTIES UNHAPPY WITH UNSCR 1721; PM [...] (C) Summary. The Ivorian political class continues to react to UNSCR 1721 and the President's ongoing efforts to shape the political terrain to his liking. Both the Forces Nouvelles (NF) and major unarmed opposition parties expressed disappointment with 1721, specifically the decision to av [...] |
2006-11-09 14:05:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IV UN |
| 06ABIDJAN1251 | RESIDENTS OF YOPOUGON ROUT PRO-GOV'T MILITIA [...] (SBU) On November 3, residents of the Azito neighborhood in the populous Yopougon suburb of Abidjan engaged in a daylong battle with members of a pro-government militia, the Groupe des Patriotes pour la Paix (GPP), and eventually succeeded in ejecting them entirely. Long-simmering tensions e [...] |
2006-11-09 14:32:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC IV MARR PREL |
| 06ABIDJAN1253 | FRENCH ECONOMIC COUNSELOR ADDRESSES COTE [...] (SBU) Econ Chief met with French Economic and Commercial Counselor Jean Dolle at the French Embassy on November 8. Dolle began by discussing French economic interests in Cote d'Ivoire, which, despite the political crisis and its resultant effects on the economy, remain strong. Economic act [...] |
2006-11-09 14:52:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON IBRD IV PREL |
| 06ABIDJAN1255 | GOVERNMENT $144M IN ARREARS ON WAR BONUSES, [...] (SBU) While the payment of regular salaries is current for both civil servants and military personnel (which includes the FANCI, the Gendarmerie and the National Police) as of October 31, 2006, according to sources within the Ministry of Defense, the Government of Cote d'Ivoire is 12 months o [...] |
2006-11-09 17:05:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PGOV PREL EFIN IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1256 | COTE D'IVOIRE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DPRK ENTITY [...] (S) On November 8, Econ Chief delivered talking points in reftel to Ambassador Bernard TANOH BOUTCHOUE, Director of United Nations and Specialized Institutions Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (S) TANOH indicated that Cote d'Ivoire takes its UN obligations seriously and op [...] |
2006-11-09 17:15:00 | Embassy Abidjan | SECRET | PARM PREL IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1257 | COTE D'IVOIRE: DEMARCHE RE U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) On November 8, Econ Chief delivered relevant talking points from reftels to Ambassador Bernard TANOH BOUTCHOUE, Director of the Office of United Nations and Specialized Institutions Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) Speaking frankly, and drawing upon his eight years [...] |
2006-11-09 17:16:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA CU IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1258 | COTE D'IVOIRE: DEMARCHE ON COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN [...] (C) On November 8, Econ Chief delivered relevant talking points from reftels to Ambassador Bernard TANOH BOUTCHOUE, Director of the Office of United Nations and Specialized Institutions Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) Speaking frankly, and drawing upon his eight years [...] |
2006-11-09 17:18:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KTIA UNHCR IV UNGA |
| 06ABIDJAN1263 | IVORIAN POULTRY INDUSTRY CRIES FOWL AS GOVERNMENT [...] On November 2, 2006, the Ministry of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries announced a plan to slash the tariff on poultry imports by 50% (from 22.5% to 11.5%). The announcement followed the October 31 Council of Ministers, which recommended taking &all necessary measures to supply the poultry mark [...] |
2006-11-13 16:19:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EIND ELAB EAGR IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1276 | UNION OF STATE-OWNED NEWSPAPER THREATENS STRIKE [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 30, 2006 the board of influential government-owned newspaper Fraternite Matin (FratMat) dismissed Director General Honore De Yedagne (close to the FPI) and replaced him with Leon Lebry Francis, an ally of PM Banny. On November 6 the union for employees at FratMat, [...] |
2006-11-16 15:55:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1277 | DEMARCHE ON ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) POL/ECON Counselor delivered ref A demarche to Ambassador Bernard Tanoh Boutchoue,Director of the Office of United Nations and Specialized Institutions Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on November 16. We strongly urged Cote d'Ivoire to vote against the three anti-U.S. resolutio [...] |
2006-11-16 17:25:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BO IV PHUM |
| 06ABIDJAN1300 | COTE D'IVOIRE: AMBASSADOR'S DECLARATION FOR [...] During the last year, both disarmament of former combatants from the 2002 rebellion and the identification and registration of voters failed to materialize. As such, Cote d'Ivoire remains divided into three parts: the government-held south, the rebel- held north, and the UN controlled Zone o [...] |
2006-11-24 10:37:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM PREF IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1303 | COTE D'IVOIRE: AMBIGUOUS ROLE OF THE SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. The armed forces are playing a very ambiguous role in Cote d'Ivoire's political process. No one trusts the security forces: not President Gbagbo, not Prime Minister Banny, and not the public. FANCI (Armed Forces of Cote d'Ivoire) Chief of Staff Mangou's loyalty to Gbagbo goes w [...] |
2006-11-24 14:36:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1306 | NINE TURKEYS DIE OF H5N1 AVIAN INFLUENZA JUST IN [...] On November 20, the National Institute for Public Hygiene in Cote d'Ivoire (INHP) confirmed results by the National Laboratory for Agricultural Development (LANADA) on November 17 of another instance of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) in Cote d'Ivoire. Culling began November 21, as 76 birds were s [...] |
2006-11-24 17:07:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR EMED CONS IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1314 | STATE PRIMARY SCHOOLS SHUT DUE TO TEACHERS' STRIKE [...] On November 9, 2006, the Primary School Teachers, Movement for the Defense of their Rights, known as Mouvement des Instituteurs pour la Defense de leurs Droits (MIDD), launched a strike to protest the government's failure to grant USD 80 (CFAF 40,000) per month in housing allowances for prima [...] |
2006-11-28 11:45:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PREL KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1316 | GBAGBO HEADED FOR COLLISION COURSE WITH OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: President Gbagbo unexpectedly reinstated three senior officials who were implicated in the toxic waste disaster but are stalwarts in Gbagbo's FPI (Ivoirian Popular Front) party. He also sacked the director general of the state-owned newspaper, Fraternite Matin, for carrying a r [...] |
2006-11-28 18:02:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SENV ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1317 | PM BANNY: THE TANDEM WITH GBAGBO IS BROKEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Banny told the Ambassador on November 28 that Cote d'Ivoire is again in crisis: the tandem with President Gbagbo has not been working well since UN Resolution 1721 was adopted November 1 and is now broken. The PM said he was not even informed of the decrees that [...] |
2006-11-29 12:11:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | IV PGOV |
| 06ABIDJAN1323 | UN TRYING TO SORT OUT RECENT VIOLENCE IN DUEKOUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Francois Sonon, Head of the Duekoue Field Office for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), confirmed five deaths as a result of ethnic clashes between local Guere and Burkinabe in several villages just north of Duekoue in the Zone of Confidence (ZOC). [...] |
2006-11-29 17:29:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1331 | PRESIDENT GBAGBO WILL NOT DISMISS PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on November 30, President Gbagbo made the following points: -- he will not fire Prime Minister Banny, although he did not appreciate the PM's communiqu7 dealing with presidential decrees; instead, he fired the Director of the radio and televi [...] |
2006-12-04 15:38:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | IV PGOV |
| 06ABIDJAN1334 | AMBASSADOR VISITS FN-HELD NORTHEAST; QUIET, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Hooks led a small delegation of Emboffs and the DATT on a tour of northeastern towns Bondoukou and Bouna. While government-held Bondoukou and FN-held Bouna are peaceful compared to other areas of the country, Bondoukou is notably more prosperous and Bouna's administ [...] |
2006-12-04 17:10:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON CONS IV |
| 06ABIDJAN134 | COTE D,IVOIRE'S TRANSITION: STRUGGLING TO GET OFF [...] (C) Summary. The October 6 decision by the African Union (AU) that President Gbagbo should remain as head of state and a new Prime Minister be appointed to bring the country to disarmament and elections has failed to generate the hoped-for momentum among the Ivoirian actors. The peace proces [...] |
2006-02-08 14:32:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC EFIN IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1342 | SUDAN: URGING COTE D'IVOIRE'S ABSENCE FROM AFCARPAC [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-06 15:10:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS SOCI SU IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1343 | PROPOSAL FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL PERMREPS TO VISIT [...] (C) I believe it would be most useful for the Permreps or acting Permreps of the P-5 to come to Abidjan, to deliver in person a message of support for UN Security Council Resolution 1721. Though he nominally welcomed UNSCR 1721, President Gbagbo has said from the outset that it contains attac [...] |
2006-12-06 15:14:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV UNSC ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1345 | COTE D'IVOIRE: FINANCE MINISTRY OFFICIALS SIGNAL [...] (C) Summary. Finance Ministry officials are telling us that Cote d'Ivoire does not intend to pay the balance of the arrears Cote d'Ivoire owes the World Bank. Bank staff tell us the Bank would be willing to accept partial repayment, but will not resume normal assistance until it receives th [...] |
2006-12-07 07:28:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IMF IV PGOV PREF |
| 06ABIDJAN1346 | COTE D'IVOIRE: FINANCE MINISTRY OFFICIALS SIGNAL [...] (C) Summary. Finance Ministry officials are telling us that Cote d'Ivoire does not intend to pay the balance of the arrears Cote d'Ivoire owes the World Bank. Bank staff tell us the Bank would be willing to accept partial repayment, but will not resume normal assistance until it receives th [...] |
2006-12-07 07:29:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IMF IV PGOV PREF |
| 06ABIDJAN1347 | COCOA STRIKE ENDS WITH HARDLY A WHIMPER, [...] (C) Summary. The strike in the cocoa sector has come to a quiet, almost stealthy end although most of the putative demands made by strikers remain unaddressed. The harvest is proceeding, and a good crop is expected. According to industry observers, the government was essentially able to b [...] |
2006-12-07 07:31:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON AID PREL IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1349 | GBAGBO ROCKING THE BOAT; OPPOSITION STICKS TOE IN [...] (U) After a tumultuous week in the political landscape with Gbagbo's takeover of both the State-owned newspaper Fraternite Matin and state Radio and Television (RTI), and his reinstatement of three senior offials who were implicated in the toxic waste disaster but are Gbagbo cronies, this week [...] |
2006-12-07 16:52:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IV UN |
| 06ABIDJAN1351 | ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF PLAYING THE ROLE OF MEDIATOR? [...] (U) Today the local press widely reported that Armed Forces of Cote d'Ivoire (FANCI) Chief of Staff General Philippe Mangou met with lead opposition leader Professor Alphonse Djedje Mady on December 6th. Mangou reportedly wants to calm the increasingly acrid political environment in Abidjan b [...] |
2006-12-07 17:05:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1355 | ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUP [...] (C) Summary. At the eleventh meeting of the International Working Group (IWG), Prime Minister Banny sought to persuade the group that significant progress has been made to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1721, especially on re-launching identification, returning civil servants to the [...] |
2006-12-08 14:20:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC UNSC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN136 | MORE ON VIOLENCE IN GUIGLO AND VULNERABILITY OF [...] (C) The humanitarian community is still reeling from the violent attacks that took place mid-January in Guiglo against their offices and staff. Providing basic emergency assistance to the camps of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Guiglo is the top priority, but security ov [...] |
2006-02-08 16:30:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREF PHUM WFP IV LI |
| 06ABIDJAN1360 | TERRORIST LISTS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-11 09:18:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER |
| 06ABIDJAN1364 | MEDIATION TEAM TO BRIEF ECOWAS AND AU LEADERS ON [...] (C) General Jean Marie Michel Mokoko, the Special Representative for the Presidency of the African Union, informed the Ambassador on December 11 that the Mediation Group, composed of himself, D/SRSG Abou Moussa, HRE Gerard Stoudmann and ECOWAS Chairman Chambas will be meeting this week with [...] |
2006-12-12 16:51:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | IV PGOV |
| 06ABIDJAN1372 | COTE D'IVOIRE: MILITARY REPORTS ALLEGED COUP PLOT [...] (C) Summary. On December 12 the press spokesman of the defense and security forces announced that a coup plot had been uncovered, involving the assassination of President Gbagbo, the armed forces chief of staff, and several other top security force commanders. The man accused of being the ma [...] |
2006-12-13 12:26:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV ASEC PREL IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1376 | COTE D'IVOIRE: POLITICAL PROCESS DRIFTING [...] (C) Summary. Well into the second month of Cote d'Ivoire's second year of transition to postponed elections, the political process continues to drift. President Gbagbo is essentially ignoring UN Security Council Resolution 1721 and defying the peace process, and the political opposition has [...] |
2006-12-14 14:28:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1377 | OPPOSITION ACKNOWLEDGES IMPOTENCE IN THE FACE OF [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador December 11, Alphonse Djedje Mady, spokesman for the RHDP (Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace) coalition of opposition parties, acknowledged the opposition's frustration and lack of resolve to fight against President Gbagbo and his FPI (Ivoiria [...] |
2006-12-14 14:31:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1393 | COTE D'IVOIRE: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] General Assessment: Cote d'Ivoire does not engage in any major counterterrorism efforts as terrorist groups are not known to be present and thus terrorist activity is not a percieved threat in this country. Cote d'Ivoire has been in the throes of a political-military crisis since 2002 which [...] |
2006-12-19 16:53:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER ASEC PGOV IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1400 | COTE D'IVOIRE - UPDATE ON THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-20 11:20:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1402 | GBAGBO OFFERS PROPOSALS, NOT SOLUTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a speech made December 19 evening, President Gbagbo offered five proposals designed to bring the country out of crisis: (1) direct talks with the Forces Nouvelles (FN) rebels aimed at encouraging them to disarm and free the country; (2) elimination of the Zone of Confidence; ( [...] |
2006-12-21 09:18:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1404 | EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK, SOLENTA DHL [...] Econ Chief visited Solenta DHL at Abidjan airport as requested in reftel to inquire into application number D366138 registered on 10/26/2006 (OEA/532 M.Hames/Doris Johnson) for a attitude inertial sensor, model 7003360-946. 2. Econ Chief spoke to Business Development Manager Helen Bergoun [...] |
2006-12-21 10:22:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1405 | COTE D'IVOIRE: FN LEADER SORO PUSHES FOR BANKS TO [...] (C) Summary. Forces Nouvelles leader Guillaume Soro took surprise advantage of a December 11 courtesy call by Econ Chief and Econ/Pol JO to FN HQ in Bouake to make a very public push to reopen the banking sector in FN-held territory. Soro also sharply criticized President Gbagbo for his un [...] |
2006-12-21 11:28:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1406 | DIAMOND MINING IN COTE D'IVOIRE'S NORTH-CENTRAL [...] (C) Summary: In the north-central region of Cote d'Ivoire near Korhogo, diamonds are mined using traditional methods of searching riverbeds with sieves. The yield from this particular region is small--perhaps a few hundred stones a month collectively--and offers a subsistence living for the [...] |
2006-12-21 16:15:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1417 | IRAN --INFORMATION REGARDING UNSCR 1737 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-27 11:02:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC KNNP IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1430 | COTE D'IVOIRE: GBAGBO GAMBLES WHILE THE POLITICAL [...] (C) As 2006 comes to an end, the Cote d,Ivoire peace process continues to drift. President Gbagbo is waiting for rebel FN (New Forces) leader Guillaume Soro to respond to the five "proposals" he unveiled December 20 (Reftel). The pro-opposition newspaper Le Patriote reported December 27 that [...] |
2006-12-28 16:15:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN150 | COTE D'IVOIRE: MOVING THE PEACE PROCESS FORWARD [...] (C) Since 2002, the Cote d'Ivoire peace process has gone through multiple mediators and mediations including Lome, Linas-Marcoussis, Accra, and Pretoria. Each has petered out in turn, leaving Cote d'Ivoire far short of reunification, disarmament, and elections. Per reftel, the new government [...] |
2006-02-12 08:03:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN179 | ECHOES OF ARETHA FRANKLIN: THE REBELS WANT RESPECT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador made a three-day trip to Bouake and Korhogo, in New Forces (FN) territory in the North, to urge the ex-rebels to help move the political process forward. We found a relatively relaxed security environment and a population whose most pressing concerns were not the [...] |
2006-02-17 10:30:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN190 | COTE D'IVOIRE: FOURTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Banny briefed the fourth meeting of the International Working Group (IWG) on his plans to adopt the IWG's road map as his government's work plan. In light of the four days of street disturbances in reaction to the previous IWG's stance on the National Assembly, it [...] |
2006-02-22 14:45:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNAUS IV |
| 06ABIDJAN199 | COTE D'IVOIRE: SORO AND GBAGBO TO MEET FEBRUARY 27 [...] (C) On February 22, Sidike Konate, spokesperson for the New Forces (NF), called on the Ambassador to inform him that a meeting between President Gbagbo and NF Secretary General Guillaume Soro is scheduled to take place February 27. There will also be a second meeting between Gbagbo and all thr [...] |
2006-02-23 16:27:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN217 | COTE D'IVOIRE: POLITICAL LEADERS' SUMMIT MEETING [...] (U) The meetings that were scheduled to take place February 27 between President Gbagbo and New Forces Secretary General Guillaume Soro; and between Gbagbo, Soro, former Prime Minister Ouattara and former President Bedie (reftel) did not happen, because of a disgreement over security arrangeme [...] |
2006-02-28 14:06:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN226 | COTE D'IVOIRE: 2006 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Since a September 2002 coup attempt that evolved into a civil war, Cote d'Ivoire has been partitioned in two with the government maintaining control of the south and the ex-rebel New Forces controlling the north. Tensions between the two sides have lessened since the appointment of a new [...] |
2006-03-01 16:49:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IV |
| 06ABIDJAN227 | COTE D'IVOIRE: ILO-UNHCR TO PUBLISH REPORT ON [...] (SBU) Summary: ILO and UNHCR will publish a report on the exploitation of refugee and displaced children in Cote d'Ivoire almost two years after its completion. ILO-UNHCR identified labor and sexual exploitation as the two main forms of exploitation for refugee and displaced children in Cot [...] |
2006-03-01 16:50:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL EAID SOCI IV |
| 06ABIDJAN228 | COTE D'IVOIRE: POLITICAL LEADERS HOLD SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary. Cote d'Ivoire's five principal political leaders met in Yamoussoukro February 28, the first such meeting since the current crisis began in 2002. They reaffirmed their commitment to the Pretoria Agreement and to holding elections as scheduled, and agreed on six sets of issues: im [...] |
2006-03-01 16:50:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN238 | COTE D'IVOIRE: TRANSPORTATION MINISTER PROMISES [...] (U) On March 1 the Minister of Transport, Innocent Anaky Kobanan (who is from the opposition Movement of Forces for the Future (MFA) party), announced the introduction of a new "single ticket" system for public transportation (mini-busses and taxis). In addition to the single ticket system, th [...] |
2006-03-03 14:25:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN246 | COTE D'IVOIRE: FRENCH FORCES CONFRONT IVOIRIAN [...] (U) Most newspapers reported March 3 the French Defense Minister's official letter of protest to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan regarding recent incursions of Ivoirian military forces into the Zone of Confidence (ZC) separating the government-controlled south from the rebel-controlled north. [...] |
2006-03-06 14:15:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC CI |
| 06ABIDJAN255 | ALASSANE OUATTARA RESTRUCTURES THE RDR [...] (U) On March 4-5, presidential candidate and former Prime Minister Alassane Ouattara's political party, the RDR (Rally of Democratic Republicans), met at the UN-protected Golf Hotel in Abidjan, to restructure the party and increase the number of leadership positions at the top. More than 700 [...] |
2006-03-08 15:22:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN261 | COTE D'IVOIRE: ELECTORAL COMMISSION DEADLOCK IS [...] (U) On March 7, the outgoing executive board of the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) met with the incoming board, to officially hand over governance of the board. 2. (U) This formalizes the agreement that was reached at the February 28 Yamoussoukro summit of Cote d'Ivoire's four princ [...] |
2006-03-09 16:50:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOVE PREL ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN284 | REBEL LEADER GUILLAUME SORO RETURNS TO ABIDJAN [...] (U) New Forces (FN) leader Guillaume Soro arrived in Abidjan from the northern rebel capital of Bouake on March 14 around 1100, via UN helicopter. He met with President Gbagbo around noon, immediately after arriving, and then met with Prime Minister Charles Banny. In the evening he met with [...] |
2006-03-15 17:20:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN315 | COTE D'IVOIRE: VISIT OF DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary Linda Thomas-Greenfield made a very productive visit to Abidjan March 15-17. She met with leaders and top officials from all parts of the political spectrum. Her Ivoirian interlocutors praised highly the intensity of U.S. engagement here, and appealed for even [...] |
2006-03-23 16:57:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IV |
| 06ABIDJAN316 | SUBJECT: COTE D'IVOIRE: IVOIRIAN WORKERS, PARTY [...] (C) On March 20, PIT (the Ivoirian Workers, Party) suspended its participation in the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), to protest the fact that the highest-ranking position it was given on the IEC's Executive Board was Deputy Treasurer. In the previous IEC, PIT held the position of Tre [...] |
2006-03-23 16:57:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN317 | COTE D'IVOIRE: EXAMS FINALLY HELD IN THE NORTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 27 children in the New Forces (NF) controlled zone finally started taking the exams that will allow them to progress to the next level of their education. Since February 2004 the pro-Gbagbo Minister of Education had been refusing to allow the exams to be held unti [...] |
2006-03-23 16:57:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN320 | COTE D'IVOIRE: FIFTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. The International Working Group (IWG) held a largely uneventful fifth meeting March 17. Prime Minister Banny, UN High Representative for Election (HRE) Monteiro, and the new Chairman of Cote d'Ivoire's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) gave presentations. Some element of dr [...] |
2006-03-24 16:21:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN332 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PEACE IS IN THE AIR, FOR THE MOMENT [...] (C) Summary. Peace is in the air. Prime Minister Banny has an impressive list of accomplishments, and political leaders seem to have set their minds on elections. Still, there is a daunting list of tasks yet to be completed, including issuing national identification cards and registering vo [...] |
2006-03-30 15:43:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN339 | COTE D'IVOIRE: EXAMS FINALLY HELD IN THE NORTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 27 children in the New Forces (NF) controlled zone finally started taking the exams that will allow them to progress to the next level of their education. Since February 2004 the pro-Gbagbo Minister of Education had been refusing to allow the exams to be held unti [...] |
2006-03-31 14:12:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN361 | OIL SPILL OFF IVORY COAST [...] (C) Summary. An oil spill off the coast of Ivoiry Coast caused by the Canadian oil company CNR has largely been cleaned up. However, the Minister of Environment told the Ambassador he was unhappy with uncommunicativeness from CNR and alleged that Ivoirians close to the Presidency who are [...] |
2006-04-04 08:37:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ENRG EPET |
| 06ABIDJAN368 | COTE D'IVOIRE: TROUBLED COCOA SECTOR [...] (C) Summary. Cote d'Ivoire's 2005-2006 cocoa harvest looks to be up slightly from last year. The share of the world market price that is going to the farmers is higher than last year but still only 50 percent. Another 37 percent goes in taxes and fees to the government and to four cocoa sup [...] |
2006-04-06 10:51:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EIND PGOV IV |
| 06ABIDJAN369 | COTE D'IVOIRE: THE UPS AND DOWNS OF THE PEACE [...] (C) Summary. As expected, The peace process is going through ups and downs. Pro-Gbagbo militias are threatening to take to the streets as they did in January, this time over the sequencing of identification vis a vis disarmament. Preliminary results indicate that only about 20 percent of st [...] |
2006-04-06 15:40:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN395 | COTE D'IVOIRE: AVIAN INFLUENZA FALSE ALARM [...] Several animals were found dead with symptoms similar to Avian flu in the north of Cote d'Ivoire the week of April 6; sixteen chickens, two ducks, and two dogs that apparently ate the carcasses of the dead poultry. A World Health Organization (WHO) satellite office in Bouake, the northern ca [...] |
2006-04-19 07:56:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO ECON IV |
| 06ABIDJAN409 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PRIME MINISTER'S UPCOMING VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Banny told the Ambassador that the primary objective for his upcoming visit to Washington is to request assistance for Cote d'Ivoire's peace process from the World Bank and the IMF. The Ambassador underscored the urgency of moving forward with identification and d [...] |
2006-04-21 14:19:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN414 | COTE D'IVOIRE: SIXTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) At the sixth meeting of the International Working Group (IWG), the group was alarmed to hear from a series of senior Ivoirian officials in charge of various aspects of the peace process that the political process is once again at an impasse and that hardly any progress has been made toward [...] |
2006-04-21 16:38:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN417 | COTE D'IVOIRE: CONTROVERSY OVER IDENTIFICATION [...] (C) Summary. A bitter dispute over how to identify who is an Ivoirian lies at the heart of Cote d'Ivoire's current political crisis. No new identifications have been registered since 2003, and no identity cards have been issued since 1999. Prime Minister Banny has made resuming the identifi [...] |
2006-04-24 15:59:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN428 | COTE D'IVOIRE: STUDENT UNION STAGES STREET PROTESTS [...] (SBU) The Cote D'Ivoire Federation of University and High School Students (FESCI) staged street demonstrations in Abidjan April 25 to demand an end to the current teachers strike. The government-owned but generally factual newspaper Fraternite Matin estimated the number of protesters at 1500. [...] |
2006-04-26 15:15:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PREL IV |
| 06ABIDJAN433 | COTE D'IVOIRE: SUSPECTED CASES OF AVIAN FLU [...] Several birds found dead in Abidjan have been tested at the state-owned Institute Pasteur in Abidjan for H5N1 Avian Flu. However, officials have not yet confirmed the presence of the virus in Cote d'Ivoire. Additional samples were sent for testing to a lab in Italy on April 24. The cases were [...] |
2006-04-27 11:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED EAGR IV TBIO |
| 06ABIDJAN442 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PRESENCE OF AVIAN FLU ALL BUT [...] Initial results from several birds found dead in Abidjan have tested positive for H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI). Screening for the virus was performed by two labs, the Insitut Pasteur in Abidjan and in Paris. Ministry officials are waiting for final confirmation from the United Nations Food and [...] |
2006-04-28 16:58:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR EMED IV |
| 06ABIDJAN447 | COTE D'IVOIRE: GBAGBO ISSUES COMBATIVE STATEMENT [...] (C) On April 25 President Gbagbo issued a statement through his press spokesman laying out his views on how the country should move forward toward elections. The statement was typical of Gbagbo: combative, defensive, disingenuous and hardly presidential. Gbagbo denied that he had agreed at th [...] |
2006-05-03 16:41:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN458 | FORMER PRESIDENT BEDIE: EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON THE [...] (C) Former President Henri Konan Bedie, who was ousted in a coup in 1999, has little strategy for negotiating an end to the political crisis in Cote d'Ivoire beyond demanding that the international community asssume responsibility for security and for organizing new elections. He recognizes [...] |
2006-05-05 14:17:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IV |
| 06ABIDJAN460 | COTE D'IVOIRE: RECENT ATTACKS IN THE WEST PROVE [...] (C) Summary: UN agencies are concerned by a continuing series of inter-ethnic attacks that have occurred in recent weeks in western Cote d'Ivoire, mostly around the town of Bangolo. The attacks have resulted in several deaths, injuries, and some internal population displacement. The UN rep [...] |
2006-05-05 16:31:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF KPKO PHUM IV |
| 06ABIDJAN473 | YOUNG PATRIOT LEADER BLE GOUDE: DRESSING UP HIS [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on May 8, Charles Ble Goude, President of the Young Patriot movement, stressed that he is trying to convert the Young Patriots into a more mature political force. He explained that he is now the President of COJEP, a coalition of patriotic forces, and he [...] |
2006-05-09 16:31:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IV |
| 06ABIDJAN475 | COTE D'IVOIRE: SIXTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) At the sixth meeting of the International Working Group (IWG), the group was alarmed to hear from a series of senior Ivoirian officials in charge of various aspects of the peace process that the political process is once again at an impasse and that hardly any progress has been made toward [...] |
2006-05-09 17:11:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN483 | THE FPI AFTER SIX YEARS IN POWER [...] (C) Summary. President Gbagbo,s ruling FPI party is feeling defensive, with little to show after almost six years in power. The party came into office in the flawed 2000 elections with a sweeping agenda of socialist reform. It has achieved few of them while failing to address the fundamenta [...] |
2006-05-11 16:55:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN493 | COTE D'IVOIRE: THIRTY-SIX CONVICTED FOR JULY 2005 [...] (U) Summary: On May 5, an Ivoirian Military Tribunal convicted and sentenced 36 individuals to terms ranging from two to 15 years for their role in the July 2005 attacks on Agboville and Anyama, two towns located respectivly 70 and 7 KM North of downtown Abidjan. During the attacks, 24 people [...] |
2006-05-12 16:42:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO ASEC AEMR IV |
| 06ABIDJAN495 | GOCI TO LAUNCH PILOT IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM ON MAY [...] (SBU) Summary. The Prime Minister,s office and a New Forces (FN) representative have told us that on May 18 the government will begin a pilot population identification program at seven locations in government and FN territory and in the Zone of Confidence. End summary. 2. (SBU) Francois K [...] |
2006-05-12 16:58:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO ASEC PREL IV |
| 06ABIDJAN500 | PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES IDENTIFICATION [...] (U) SUMMARY. On May 14, Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny addressed the nation on the televised evening news and confirmed reports that the Ministry of Justice will begin pilot identification programs on May 18. Banny also announced that identification and disarmament (DDR) would occur sim [...] |
2006-05-15 13:33:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN504 | COTE D'IVOIRE: MORE VIOLENCE IN WEST [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-15 17:24:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN51 | COTE D'IVOIRE: GBAGBO SHOWS BANNY WHO'S BOSS [...] (C) While the pretext for the current unrest is the International Working Group's recommendation that the mandate of the National Assembly not be extended, it is clear that the real aim is to undermine Prime Minister Banny. We have indeed heard that the National Assembly's mandate is a "red l [...] |
2006-01-18 16:29:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN515 | MORE DETAILS ON PILOT IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM [...] (U) Summary: More details about the pilot identification process emerged on May 15, during a press conference by the Minister of Justice, Mamadou Kone. The pilot identification program will target anyone over 13 years of age who is without documents. Once the pilot phase has ended, the Mini [...] |
2006-05-17 15:31:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN523 | PILOT ID PROGRAM GETS OFF TO A GLACIAL START IN [...] (C) The pilot identification program got off to an inauspicious start with only one petitioner appearing in the Port Bouet district of Abidjan on the morning of May 18, the first day of the program. About thirty Young Patriots showed up around 9:00, along with sanctioned Young Patriot leader [...] |
2006-05-18 15:01:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN526 | PRELIMINARIES TO DISARMAMENT PROCESS TO BEGIN SOON [...] (SBU) The Chiefs-of-Staff of the New Forces (FAFN) and Ivoirian (FANCI) militaries agreed on May 17 to start assembling troops in preparation for a disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) program. The NF will gather troops at two sites (at Botro, in the far northeast, and Bouna, [...] |
2006-05-19 16:09:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO EFIN IV |
| 06ABIDJAN532 | COTE D'IVOIRE: STATUS OF PILOT ID PROGRAM [...] Summary: The second and third day of the pilot identification program ran smoothly in all seven sites both north and south. After the first day, pro-Gbagbo militias ceased their disruptive activities against the program in the south and the population appears to be gaining confidence in the [...] |
2006-05-23 10:49:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN549 | YOUNG PATRIOTS CONTINUE TO OCCUPY HIGH SCHOOL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Congress of Young Patriots (COJEP), the leading faction of the Young Patriots youth militia and headed by Ble Goude, continues to occupy the headquarters of the Secondary School Teacher,s Union (SYNESCI). Despite complaints to the Ivorian government, COJEP remains in place [...] |
2006-05-24 16:25:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ELAB PGOV ECON EFIN IV |
| 06ABIDJAN55 | COTE D'IVOIRE: OBASANJO AND GBAGBO ISSUE [...] (U) Nigerian President Obasanjo made a brief visit to Abidjan the evening of January 18, and met at the airport with President Gbagbo. Also present were Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny, UN Special Representative of the Secretary General Pierre Schori, South African Special SIPDIS Repres [...] |
2006-01-19 15:42:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN554 | COTE D'IVOIRE: SEVENTH MEETING OF THE [...] (C) Summary. The International Working Group (IWG) held a largely uneventful seventh meeting on May 19. Prime Minister Banny, UN High Representative for Elections (HRE) Studeman, Ivoirian Chief of Staff General Mangou, and New Forces Chief of Staff Bakayoko, along with the head of the Elect [...] |
2006-05-26 09:57:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN560 | UNION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS REMAIN ON STRIKE [...] (U) Summary: The National University Teachers' Union (Coordination Nationale des Enseignants du Superieur et des Chercheurs, CNEC) has been on strike since March 14, with the exception of a two-week truce from April 28 through May 12 while the union met with members of the Prime Minister's of [...] |
2006-05-26 15:38:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV ECON EFIN IV |
| 06ABIDJAN568 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PILOT IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM [...] (U) Summary: From May 18 through 24, 4810 applicants were interviewed at seven sites in the pilot identification program. A total of 2601 birth certificates and 2188 certificates of nationality were approved after interviews averaging 40 minutes per person. The pilot identification program [...] |
2006-05-30 16:48:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN583 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PILOT IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM [...] (U) Summary: From May 18 through 24, 4810 applicants were interviewed at seven sites in the pilot identification program. A total of 2601 birth certificates and 2188 certificates of nationality were approved after interviews averaging 40 minutes per person. The pilot identification program [...] |
2006-06-02 09:36:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN589 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS CALL [...] (U) The coordination of university professors known as Coordination Nationale des Enseignants du Superieur et des Chercheurs (CNEC), has called a two-week truce after meeting with Prime Minister Banny on May 29. While the Prime Minister was not able to promise a salary increase, which is CNE [...] |
2006-06-02 16:35:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV ECON EFIN IV |
| 06ABIDJAN590 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UNION OF PUBLIC SECTOR HEALTH [...] (U) On May 31, the union of senior public sector health personnel, Syndicat National des Cadres Superieurs de la Sante de Cote d,Ivoire (SYNACASS-CI), threatened to go on strike on June 15 if their demands regarding salary and rank within the civil service are not met. The SYNACASS-CI consis [...] |
2006-06-02 16:37:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV ECON EFIN IV |
| 06ABIDJAN60 | COTE D'IVOIRE: THIRD MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. The subject that came in for the most discussion at the January 15 meeting of the International Working Group (IWG) was the future of the National Assembly, whose mandate expired December 16. Heads of delegation reached an initial consensus to recommend that the Assembly remain [...] |
2006-01-20 16:34:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN606 | COTE D'IVOIRE: ACOTA COORDINATOR VISIT SUMMARY [...] (U) Summary: ACOTA Program and Policy Coordinator, Chip Beck (Coordinator), visited Abidjan 13-14 May 2006 for a visit to, and an exchange of information with, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) Headquarters Staff. He received a general briefing from the Senior [...] |
2006-06-07 14:46:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MASS IV |
| 06ABIDJAN613 | COTE D'IVOIRE: FINAL NUMBERS FROM PILOT ID PROGRAM [...] (U) The Ivorian government announced the official figures for the pilot identification process which ended on May 27. The official figures are: 5003 applicants were interviewed, 3907 birth certificates were granted, and 3137 certificates of nationality were approved. The analysis of the pilo [...] |
2006-06-08 15:20:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN616 | FESCI UNDER SERGES KOFFI: THE FIRST YEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: FESCI (Federation of High School and University Students of Cote d'Ivoire) was created by President Gbagbo and other professors in 1992 at the birth of Cote d'Ivoire's multi-party system to give students a voice in the new political environment. It rapidly degenerated into a maf [...] |
2006-06-09 14:09:00 | Embassy Abidjan | SECRET//NOFORN | KPKO PREL PGOV ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN623 | COTE D'IVOIRE: ELECTORAL COMMISSION STRUGGLES [...] (C) Summary: Four months away from the October date by which Cote d'Ivoire's postponed presidential elections are supposed to be held, the CEI (Independent Electoral Commission) has ambitious, probably unrealistic plans to carpet the country with thousands of polling stations and train tens o [...] |
2006-06-09 17:45:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN627 | COTE D'IVOIRE: INFORMATION ON OHCHR FIELD PRESENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is represented in Cote d'Ivoire by the Division of Human Rights (HR), which is part of the larger UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI). Its overarching mission is to promote human rights in Cote d'Ivoire. The HR works in a [...] |
2006-06-12 14:08:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL IV |
| 06ABIDJAN633 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS RESTART [...] (U) The group of university professors known as Coordination Nationale des Enseignants du Superieur et des Chercheurs (CNEC) has again commenced an unlimited strike after a two-week truce in which it considered the options put forth by the Council of Ministers (ref A). On June 9, the members [...] |
2006-06-13 17:10:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV ECON EFIN IV |
| 06ABIDJAN647 | COTE D'IVOIRE: START OF DISARMAMENT MAY BE DELAYED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-16 14:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PGOV PREL IV |
| 06ABIDJAN648 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PUBLIC [...] (U) Summary: On June 15, primary and secondary public school teachers began unlimited strikes to protest the lack of government response to their demands for a housing allowance and salary increases. The government did not respond to a three-day strike held from June 6 to June 8 by the Coll [...] |
2006-06-16 14:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV ECON EFIN IV |
| 06ABIDJAN649 | COTE D'IVOIRE WILL SUPPORT NEW RED DIAMOND EMBLEM [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-16 14:58:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN652 | DEMARCHES ON NAM AND OIC STATEMENTS ABOUT IRAN'S [...] (C) POL/ECON Counselor and Deputy POL/ECON Counselor delivered a demarche June 16 to Ambassador Bernard Tanoh Boutchoue, Director for the United Nations and Specialized Agencies at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expressing U.S. disappointment with the statement on Iran's nuclear program that [...] |
2006-06-16 15:37:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KNNP UNSC IV IR |
| 06ABIDJAN658 | COTE D'IVOIRE: DISARMAMENT OF WESTERN MILITIAS [...] (C) Despite assurances we were given June 16 by Director of Operations for Disarmament Jean-Paul Malan that there were just a few obstacles left to mediate and that disarmament of the western militias would likely begin on June 17 (reftel), the militias continue to refuse to begin even the firs [...] |
2006-06-19 15:59:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO PREL IV |
| 06ABIDJAN686 | COTRE D'IVOIRE: EIGHTH MEETING OF THE [...] (C) Summary. At the eighth meeting of the International Working Group (IWG), Prime Minister Banny gave a long, evasive presentation seeking to reassure the group that he is determined to succeed in bringing the country to elections, while IWG members tried to pin him down on why so little pro [...] |
2006-06-28 15:23:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN688 | OPPOSITION DEPUTIES RETURN TO NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Summary. Opposition deputies agreed to return to the National Assembly on June 23 in order to receive salaries that had been withheld for three months by the FPI president of the Assembly. The denouement of what should have been a relatively minor affair is a victory for President Gbagbo [...] |
2006-06-29 13:27:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IV |
| 06ABIDJAN691 | UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS END STRIKE, SECONDARY [...] (SBU) Summary. Close on the heels of his success in resolving the impasse over the return of opposition deputies to the National Assembly (reftel), President Gbagbo reinforced his standing as a decisive leader by persuading striking university professors (reftels) to return to work. Secondar [...] |
2006-06-29 17:52:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV IV |
| 06ABIDJAN694 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PRIME MINISTER,S PEACE TRAIN STUCK [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Banny's peace train is stuck for the moment at the disarmament station. The Armed Forces of Cote d'Ivoire (FANCI) say they have completed the initial, pre-regroupment phase of the disarmament, where combatants are assembled at designated sites under their own comma [...] |
2006-06-30 11:29:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO EFIN IV |
| 06ABIDJAN713 | NEW FORCES PREVENTED FROM MEETING PRESIDENT [...] (U) On July 4, a delegation of New Forces (NF) soldiers led by Chief-of-Staff General Soumailo Bakayoko was refused entry to the Prime Minister's office (Primature) prior to a scheduled meeting with President Gbagbo. Gbagbo wrote the NF last week, inviting the NF military (FAFN) to meet with h [...] |
2006-07-05 17:33:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN718 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UN SECRETARY GENERAL CHAIRS [...] (C) Summary. UNSYG Annan chaired a mini-summit on Cote d'Ivoire in which participants set several deadlines to accelerate key elements of the peace process, including identification, DDR, and organization of elections. There was no discussion of possible scenarios if presidential elections [...] |
2006-07-06 18:16:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN723 | UNHCR CLOSES TABOU TRANSIT CENTER [...] SUMMARY: RefCoord traveled to Tabou, Cote d'Ivoire, on June 27-30 to meet with UNHCR officials regarding their repatriation efforts and the pending closure of the Tabou Transit Center (TC). RefCoord also traveled to several surrounding villages and met with refugee representatives. Although [...] |
2006-07-07 12:49:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM PREL IV |
| 06ABIDJAN731 | PRIME MINISTER ON PLANS FOR REGISTRATION OF [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Banny, accompanied by his Justice Minister, convoked ECOWAS ambassadors and several members of the International Working Group (IWG) to Yamoussoukro on July 9 for a hastily-scheduled meeting on his government's plans to launch a program, scheduled to begin on July [...] |
2006-07-11 07:44:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN758 | LATEST ON CORA DE COMSTAR U.S. BUSINESS DISPUTE [...] (SBU) The Ivoirian Telecommunications Agency (ATCI) announced last week that it had revoked Cora de Comstar's cell phone license because of non-use of the license by Cora. The unexpected decision follows the signing of a draft, non-binding agreement in February 2006 between Western Wireless an [...] |
2006-07-14 16:32:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD IV EINV |
| 06ABIDJAN759 | COTE D'IVOIRE: IDENTIFICATION PROCESS OFF TO A [...] (C) Summary: The launching of itinerant courts to document the approximately four million unregistered people in Cote d'Ivoire has gotten off to a shaky start. On top of administrative problems, the leader of President Gbagbo's Ivoirian Popular Front (FPI) party has called upon Gbagbo's fo [...] |
2006-07-14 16:53:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN760 | COTE D'IVOIRE: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO [...] (U) Sylvain Roy, Chief Conduct and Discipline Officer at the UN Operation in Cote D'Ivoire (ONUCI), briefed us July 12 on ONUCI's efforts to combat sexual abuse and exploitation (SEA). He explained that the Conduct and Discipline Team (CDT) is a newly formed unit; he himself arrived in Decembe [...] |
2006-07-14 17:21:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN771 | COTE D'IVOIRE: TEACHERS RESUME STRIKE [...] (SBU) Primary and secondary school teachers, who suspended their strike June 20 after meeting with President Gbagbo (ref A), are threatening to resume the strike July 18. The teachers said at the time that their demands had not been met but that they would suspend the strike to allow for furth [...] |
2006-07-18 13:09:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB ASEC KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN778 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PRO-GBAGBO MILITIAS CONTINUE TO [...] (C) The local press July 18 was full of reports of incidents throughout the government-controlled areas of the country where pro-Gbagbo Young Patriots militias successfully blocked the "audiences foraines" -- itinerant courts -- from going forward with the identification process (reftel), inc [...] |
2006-07-18 16:06:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN779 | COTE D'IVOIRE: GOVERNMENT MISSES DEADLINE TO CLEAR [...] (U) Cote d'Ivoire missed a July 17 deadline to clear its arrears with the World Bank in time for the Bank to approve its USD 100 million contribution to the funding for Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) at its July 27 Board meeting. 2. (C) Cote d'Ivoire's arrears with the [...] |
2006-07-18 16:14:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON IBRD KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN782 | COTE D'IVOIRE: SITUATION REPORT: YOUNG PATRIOTS [...] (C) Beginning early this morning at about 0600 local, Young Patriot militias erected a series of roadblocks at main road and intersections throughout Abidjan to protest the mobile identification teams launched by Prime Minister Banny. The roadblocks, which increased in size and number throu [...] |
2006-07-19 14:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN783 | COTE D,IVOIRE SITUATION REPORT - 1700 GMT JULY 19, [...] (SBU) As of late afternoon, roadblocks in the Abidjan districts of Riviera (where Embassy is located), Cocody, and Deux Plateaux, where most Embassy personnel reside, have been dismantled or shut down. The airport remains open and we understand that Air France is flying tonight. An Embassy v [...] |
2006-07-19 17:00:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN788 | COTE D'IVOIRE: NINTH INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUP [...] (C) Summary. The International Working Group (IWG) held a largely uneventful ninth meeting July 20. The Prime Minister sought to reassure the group that his peace train is on track and moving forward, but once again he was long on promises and short on specifics. The communique from this m [...] |
2006-07-21 15:35:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN789 | COTE D'IVOIRE: TEACHERS' STRIKE WIDELY IGNORED [...] (SBU) The strike by elementary and secondary school teachers that was supposed to resume on July 18 (ref A) was widely ignored. While Mamadou Soro, the leader of the teacher,s group calling for the strike, was quoted in the newspapers as saying over 70 percent of teachers boycotted, all othe [...] |
2006-07-21 16:07:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PREL KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN804 | SEVERAL PEOPLE KILLED IN CLASHES OVER ID PROCESS [...] (SBU) Summary. Several people were killed and more than twenty injured over the weekend in Divo during violent confrontations at protests aimed at blocking the "audiences foraines" -- itinerant hearings -- from going forward with the identification process. Opposition party leaders are enco [...] |
2006-07-24 16:24:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PREL KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN810 | PRIME MINISTER BANNY ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary. The Prime Minister spoke to the nation last night on the mobile identification process, addressing concerns raised by the President's FPI party and its supporters intent on disrupting the process. The PM made clear that the mobile teams are essential to the peace process and the [...] |
2006-07-25 15:38:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PREL KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN812 | COTE D'IVOIRE: BANK EMPLOYEES REPORTEDLY POSTPONE [...] (C) On July 25, leaders of the union representing all bank employees in Cote d'Ivoire told us they had postponed a three-day strike that the union had threatened to start on July 26. This decision was reportedly made after the banking sector employers' association offered fresh talks. Union [...] |
2006-07-25 16:09:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EFIN PGOV ASEC KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN819 | CORA INVESTMENT DISPUTE NEAR RESOLUTION? [...] (SBU) Summary. A joint delegation of representatives of Cora shareholders and the Ivoirian government expressed strong optimism to the Ambassador July 26 that the Cora dispute is very close to a final resolution. They will meet with the Prime Minister about this July 27. The Ambassador welc [...] |
2006-07-26 15:51:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD PREL IV |
| 06ABIDJAN820 | PRIME MINISTER: HELP KEEP PRESIDENT GBAGBO ON [...] (C) On July 25 Prime Minister Banny asked the Ambassador to use his influence to help keep President Gbagbo in the political process, especially on the issue of identification of citizens. The PM asserted that he never takes a decision without consulting with President Gbagbo and getting Gba [...] |
2006-07-26 16:23:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | IV PGOV PREL |
| 06ABIDJAN832 | UN CLOSELY FOLLOWING IDENTIFICATION PROCESS [...] (C) Summary. The United Nations is monitoring the progress of the registration of undocumented Ivoirians, in preparation for elections, and gave a briefing for embassies and international organizations July 25. Reportedly, almost all of the teams sent into rebel-held areas in the north are o [...] |
2006-07-27 17:00:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN837 | FPI WANTS CONSULTATIONS, NOT CONFRONTATION [...] (C) Senior members of President Gbagbo's FPI party have met twice with the Ambassador in the past week to discuss the issue of identification. They emphasized that they want to resolve their differences with Prime Minister Banny through consultations, not confrontation in the streets. They [...] |
2006-07-28 15:11:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | IV PGOV |
| 06ABIDJAN838 | NEW UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE TAKES UP DUTIES IN COTE [...] (C) Summary: Saber Azam, UNHCR's new Representative to Cote d'Ivoire, met with Ambassador Hooks on July 21. Azam stated his main objective will be to complete the Liberian repatriation process by June 2007. Ambassador Hooks affirmed U.S. support for the humanitarian community in Cote d'Ivo [...] |
2006-07-28 15:21:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | REF PHUM PREL IV |
| 06ABIDJAN839 | MODEST START TO DISARMAMENT OF WESTERN MILITIAS; [...] (U) On July 26, the disarmament/dismantling of ex-combatant, pro-Gbagbo militias got underway in the western town of Guiglo in the presence of Prime Minister Banny, DDR Commission (PNDDR) chief Ouassenan Kone, and UN officials. Approximately 150 militias reported to the demobilization site to [...] |
2006-07-28 17:02:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN854 | COTE D'IVOIRE: SECURITY AND MILITIA FORCES WAGE [...] (U) On the morning of Monday, July 31, national security forces of the Command Center for Security Operations (CECOS) fought a battle with members of the armed, pro-Gbagbo Patriotic Group for Peace (GPP) and Young Patriots militia in the busy downtown district of Plateau in Abidjan, after the [...] |
2006-08-01 17:31:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV ELAB EFIN IV |
| 06ABIDJAN857 | WESTERN MILITIAS DISARMAMENT UPDATE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-01 18:59:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN86 | COTE D'IVOIRE: ONE WEEK LATER [...] (C) SUMMARY. One week after protesters and the Young Patriots took over the streets of Abidjan, the city has ostensibly returned to normal. President Gbagbo's Ivoirian Popular Front (FPI) party has withdrawn its threat to quit the government, businesses are open again, and the city almost f [...] |
2006-01-26 14:48:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON IV |
| 06ABIDJAN874 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UN BRIEFS AGAIN ON IDENTIFICATION [...] (C) Summary: The UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (ONUCI) reports that in the first two weeks of the current identification operation, there were just over 35,000 applications for registration in one form or another, from the estimated four million undocumented Ivoirians and foreigners born her [...] |
2006-08-03 16:47:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN876 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PARTIAL DISMANTLEMENT OF MILITIAS [...] (C) Summary. The dismantling of pro-Gbagbo militias in western Cote d'Ivoire continues to experience problems. It appears that only a fraction of the militia members are included in this program, and very little real disarmament has yet taken place. End Summary. 2. (C) The dismantling of [...] |
2006-08-04 11:25:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN883 | COTE D'IVOIRE: AVIAN INFLUENZA IN SAN PEDRO [...] On June 10, five chickens and a wild bird were discovered dead in an industrial rubber plantation near the port city of San Pedro, 500 km southwest of Abidjan. According to a July 20 report published by the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, the specimens tested on June 28 by the National Agricult [...] |
2006-08-07 15:06:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR EMED IV |
| 06ABIDJAN885 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UN SUSPENDS DISMANTLEMENT OF [...] (C) Summary: The UN confirms reports that it has halted the dismantlement of militias in Guiglo over the weekend. A UN official told us that tension in Guiglo remained high as some 1000 militia members from other towns continued their protests over the weekend. Although officially the UN cl [...] |
2006-08-08 18:19:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN903 | COTE D'IVOIRE: GBAGBO REINS IN IDENTIFICATION [...] (C) Summary. President Gbagbo has declared that the mobile courts carrying out the identification process can only issue birth certificates, not a second category of identification document that provisionally establishes Ivoirian nationality. In reaction, the rebel New Forces suspended their [...] |
2006-08-10 12:36:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN906 | HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL FOR LIBERIAN REFUGEES IN [...] (U) Summary: Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) visited Guiglo from August 1-3 to meet with UNHCR field representatives and visit the Nicla Refugee Camp for Liberian refugees. There are approximately 10,500 Liberian refugees in the northern Refugee Welcome Zone (ZAR), of which 5,987 [...] |
2006-08-11 15:16:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL IV |
| 06ABIDJAN911 | COTE D'IVOIRE: TENSIONS CONTINUE WITHIN MARITIME [...] (U) On August 8, Maritime Police officers announced in a press conference that on August 4 Minister of Transport Anaky Kobenan (leader of the MFA, an opposition party) had issued the payment of bonus arrears in the amount of USD 234,000 (CFAF 117 million) and suspended Director General for M [...] |
2006-08-11 18:55:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC ELAB EFIN |
| 06ABIDJAN926 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PEACE TRAIN SLOWS TO A CRAWL [...] (C) The Cote d'Ivoire peace train has slowed to a barely perceptible crawl. Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR), dismantling of militias, and identification of Ivoirian nationals are supposed to be proceeding concomitantly but instead they are bogging down concomitantly. DDR [...] |
2006-08-18 10:40:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN927 | COTE D'IVOIRE: TEACHERS WITHHOLD EXAM [...] (U) As of August 18, public secondary school teachers in the government-controlled zone are refusing to release results from the baccalaureate exam (required for entry to university) until they are paid for grading them. (Note: Exams in the rebel-controlled zone are scheduled to start Augus [...] |
2006-08-18 17:04:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV IV |
| 06ABIDJAN928 | COTE D'IVOIRE: NEW FORCES AND POLITICAL [...] (U) On August 17, leaders of the political opposition and the rebel New Forces (FN) met in Daoukro (home of ex-president Bedie) to consult on the current political situation. All the major party leaders were present: ex-president Henri Konan Bedie, leader of the PDCI (Democratic Party of Cot [...] |
2006-08-18 17:09:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN947 | COTE D'IVOIRE: GETTING THE PEACE PROCESS BACK ON [...] (C) Summary. What can the United States do to try to break the current gridlock in the Cote d'Ivoire peace process? We suggest that the United States consult with France and the UK and together with those governments jointly approach the African Union (AU) to urge that African leaders re-en [...] |
2006-08-24 10:48:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN955 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR MS. CILIA DE COCK [...] Post warmly welcomes the visit of Ms. Cilia De Cock and grants country clearance for travel to Abidjan from AUGUST 29, 2006 TO SEPTEMBER 02, 2006. 2. The purpose of the trip is to visit cashew processors in the southern parts of Cote d'Ivoire (OLAM in Dimbokro) and to participate in the Ca [...] |
2006-08-25 09:14:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | IV |
| 06ABIDJAN963 | COTE D'IVOIRE: INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (U) The next meeting of the International Working Group (IWG) has been postponed from September 1 to September 8. In his letter notifying IWG members of the change, Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Pierre Schori explained that it was made at the request of Prime Minster [...] |
2006-08-25 15:51:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN964 | COTE D'IVOIRE: EXAM RESULTS ANNOUNCED, STRIKING [...] On August 22, 2006, the Ministry of Education announced the results of the baccalaureate exam (required for entry from secondary school to university) held July 25-28 in the government-controlled zones. Out of 119,256 students who took the exam, 48,168 students passed. The Ministry was only [...] |
2006-08-25 16:13:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV IV |
| 06ABIDJAN991 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UPCOMING SUMMITS IN YAMOUSSOUKRO [...] (C) Summary. So far President Gbagbo is saying he will not attend the Secretary General's September 20 mini-summit on Cote d'Ivoire in New York, but he might change his mind under pressure from the Secretary General and his African counterparts. Prime Minister Banny and all the opposition le [...] |
2006-09-01 16:50:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN992 | COTE D'IVOIRE: INTERIOR MINISTER REFUSES BRIBE, [...] (U) On Thursday August 24, General Adolphe Babi, the Ivorian Police Inspector General, announced at a press conference the arrest of Sergeant Zie Guillaume, who was charged with offering a bribe of approximately USD 226,000 (CFAF 113 million) to the Interior Minister in exchange for acceptin [...] |
2006-09-01 16:59:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IV |
| 06ABIDJAN997 | COTE D'IVOIRE: GOVERNMENT RESIGNS OVER ILLEGAL [...] (U) On September 6, Prime Minister Banny publicly submitted the resignation of his government and President Gbagbo publicly accepted it. Banny said that he felt obliged to resign because of mounting public anger over the illegal dumping of toxic wastes at several sites around Abidjan. The was [...] |
2006-09-07 12:20:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SENV IV |
| 06ABUDHABI1001 | MEDIA REACTION: P&O PORTS DEAL; HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT; [...] SUMMARY: A UAE COLUMNIST IN "AL-ITTIHAD" WRITES THAT US REJECTION OF THE P&O DEAL CONVEYED A NEGATIVE MESSAGE TO ALL ARABS AS WELL AS TO THE UAE. A COLUMNIST IN "AL-KHALEEJ" COMMENTED ON THE DOS HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT BY STATING THAT IT ACCUSES MANY COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE CONSIDERED [...] |
2006-03-15 12:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE TC |
| 06ABUDHABI1006 | UAE PREPARED TO DISCUSS CHARITIES AT MENA-FATF [...] (C) The UAE Central Bank will represent the UAE at the March 20-21 MENA-FATF plenary in Cairo, and Central Bank officials are prepared to discuss the UAE's implementation of the MENA-FATF charities white paper. This discussion will likely focus on the same themes that Abdulrahim al-Awadi, the [...] |
2006-03-15 13:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN AE UAE |
| 06ABUDHABI1023 | UAE: CALLING FOR THE RELEASE OF AKBAR GANJI [...] (C) In a meeting with UAE MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid al-Noaimi March 18, Ambassador delivered reftel points and together with DRL DAS Barks-Ruggles urged the UAE to join other states in sending Iran a clear message in support of Iranian journalist and political prisoner Akbar Ganji's release. At [...] |
2006-03-18 10:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI IR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI103 | REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNSC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) On January 16, Pol Chief met with MFA Director for International Organizations Yacub al-Hosani to deliver ref A points on U.S. views regarding the Iran nuclear issue, and texts of both the EU-3 Foreign Ministers' Statement and the Secretary's Statement on Iran's resumption of uranium SIP [...] |
2006-01-17 11:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC AE UN |
| 06ABUDHABI104 | DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM DELIVERED [...] (C) Pol Chief called on MFA International Organizations Director Yacub al-Hosani January 16 to preview UN reform points (refs A, B). Ambassador has requested a meeting with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed to discuss UN reform and other issues. 2. (C) Al-Hosani [...] |
2006-01-17 11:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PHUM ADCO AE UN |
| 06ABUDHABI1044 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY [...] SUMMARY: A COLUMNIST IN "AL-KHALEEJ" DESCRIBED THE NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGIES REPORT AS A REPORT THAT CONSISTS OF EVERYTHING EXCEPT A STRATEGY. AN "AL-KHALEEJ" EDITORIAL NOTED THE U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGIES REPORT FOLLOWS THE NEW CONSERVATIVES' DISASTROUS IDEOLOGIES AND WONDERED WHY [...] |
2006-03-18 13:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
| 06ABUDHABI106 | INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD ELECTION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-17 11:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC AE UNCND UN |
| 06ABUDHABI1076 | UAEG RECOMMITS TO SCREENING AND PROTECTING TIP [...] (C) Summary: Between March 17-19, Ambassador and CG Dubai engaged senior-level UAEG officials to discuss TIP issues and the importance of making a firm commitment to address the specific problem of trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Ambassador highlighted the need to identify [...] |
2006-03-20 14:22:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | TAGS |
| 06ABUDHABI108 | DEMARCHE ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Pol Chief discussed ref A points with MFA International Organizations Director Yacub al-Hosani January 16. Al-Hosani said the UAEG had not yet determined who will represent the UAE at the conference on Afghanistan, but that the UAEG will support Afghanistan and the objectives of the Af [...] |
2006-01-17 13:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL AF AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1103 | UAE RED CRESCENT: "AID TO NEEDY, NOT TERRORISTS" [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to the March 20, 2006 New York Times Article, "Emirates Aided Kin of Palestinian Militants," the Chairman of Board of the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) told Ambassador on March 21 that the RCA's policy is to fund needy children and that it does not aid families o [...] |
2006-03-21 15:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PTER KTFN PHUM IS PA AE TC UAE |
| 06ABUDHABI1104 | LABOR UNIONS WILL NOT ALLOW FOREIGNERS TO VOTE, [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 8. 2. (C)Summary: On March 15, Econchief and Econoff met with Dr. Khalid Al Khazraji U/S of Labor in the Ministry of Labor Affairs (MOL) and Mohammed Al Zaabi Director of International Relations to discuss recent labor developments. An amendm [...] |
2006-03-22 08:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON ETRD AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1119 | MEDIA REACTION: TEHRAN AND WASHINGTON [...] SUMMARY: A SAUDI COLUMNIST IN "AL-ITTIHAD" WONDERS WHY WASHINGTON HAD TO RESORT TO ITS ENEMY IRAN AND NOT TO ITS ARAB ALLIES TO RESOLVE IRAQ'S ISSUES. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL- ITTIHAD" CLAIMS PRESIDENT BUSH'S RECENT SPEECH SHOWS THAT ZIONIST INFLUENCE CONTROLS THE WHITE HOUSE. A UAE COLUMNIST I [...] |
2006-03-22 12:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO AE TC |
| 06ABUDHABI1120 | DESIGNATION OF AL-MANAR, LEBANESE MEDIA GROUP, AND AL-NOUR [...] (C) Ambassador met with MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid al-Noaimi March 22 to inform him of the USG´s intent to designate domestically al-Manar Television, the Lebanese Media Group, and al-Nour Radio as Specially Designated Global Terrorists under Executive Order 13224. Ambassador noted that the designa [...] |
2006-03-22 12:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC ETTC KPAO AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1122 | UAEG REPORTS ADDITIONAL TRAFFICKING PROSECUTIONS, [...] (U) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has provided the following trafficking-related statistics as was mentioned reftel. Post is awaiting additional prosecutions statistics from the Emirate of Dubai where the majority of sex trafficking prosecutions take place. ------------- Camel Jockeys - [...] |
2006-03-22 12:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL AE TAGS |
| 06ABUDHABI1123 | HAMAS' KHALED MESHAAL VISITS UAE [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Presidential Affairs Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan received Hamas political chief Khaled Meshaal March 22. According to Foreign Ministry U/S Abdullah Rashid al-Noaimi, the UAEG had originally been reluctant to host Meshaal but decided that it was important to emp [...] |
2006-03-22 12:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL WE GZ IS AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1126 | ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Ambassador met with MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid al-Noaimi March 22 to raise four key issues that will be on the Arab League agenda: Darfur, Iraq, Israeli-Palestinian situation, Arab reform (ref A). On the situation in Darfur, Ambassador highlighted the need to move quickly to end the violence [...] |
2006-03-22 13:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IR IS GZ WE SU AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1129 | STATUS OF U.S.-UAE MLAT NEGOTIATION [...] (C) Summary. Upon learning that the UK has nearly concluded an MLAT and extradition treaty with the UAEG, Embassy sounded out UK colleagues on how they have proceeded. We have informed the MFA that following its response to our May 2005 diplomatic notes regarding unresolved requests and judi [...] |
2006-03-22 14:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM PGOV UK AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1199 | ABU DHABI OVERHAULS TRANSPORTATION SECTOR [...] (U) The Abu Dhabi Government Restructuring Committee recently announced the establishment of an Abu Dhabi Department of Transport (DOT), headed by Khalfan Ghaith Al Muhaibi. Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council chairs the r [...] |
2006-03-27 09:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EWWT PREL ECON AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1202 | SCENESETTER FOR U/S JOSEPH VISIT TO THE UAE [...] (S/NF) Summary. Embassy welcomes you back to the UAE to secure UAE endorsement the Proliferation Security Initiative Statement of Interdiction Principles (PSI SOPs) and to continue the dialogue regarding our concerns about Iran's nuclear ambitions. Since your visit in October 2005, Embassy a [...] |
2006-03-27 11:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL IR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1214 | PROMOTION OF EMPOWERMENT PROJECTS FOR UAE WOMEN [...] DURING THE PAST TWO WEEKS, THE UAE HAS ANNOUNCED SEVERAL PROJECTS TO EMPOWER UAE WOMEN IN THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FIELDS. THESE INITIATIVES ARE AIMED AT CREATING BETTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN TO OCCUPY LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN ALL SECTORS OF THE SOCIETY, ESPECIALLY IN THE POLITICAL [...] |
2006-03-28 08:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KWMN KMPI AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1219 | EXXON GETS 28% OF UPPER ZAKUM [...] (U) On March 27, Exxon Mobil signed agreements with the Emirate of Abu Dhabi's Supreme Petroleum Council and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) for a 28% stake in the Upper Zakum field as of January 1, 2006. ADNOC's stake in the field drops from 88% to 60% and the Japan Oil Development [...] |
2006-03-28 13:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1222 | DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES HEARS UAE VIEWS ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: On March 18, Ambassador and DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles met with MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid al-Noaimi to discuss Iran and other bilateral issues. Iran is proceeding full speed ahead to develop its nuclear program, but al-Noaimi advised against adopting just a confrontational approac [...] |
2006-03-29 06:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1223 | DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES VISITS UAE [...] (C) Summary: DRL DAS Barks-Ruggles' March 15-18 visit to the UAE provided an opportunity to urge government action on a long-awaited amendment that would allow the creation of trade unions, as well as further movement on domestic political reforms and progress in combating human trafficking. [...] |
2006-03-29 06:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM ELAB AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1227 | AUSTRALIA-UAE FTA: NATURAL RESOURCES A CONCERN [...] (C) On March 29, Australia's lead Australia-UAE negotiator Stephen Deady (First A/S Trade Development Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) gave EconChief a quick update on the results of the March 27-29 negotiating round. He described the week as "reasonable," but with no breakt [...] |
2006-03-29 10:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON AS AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1232 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: VISIT OF NEA A/S DAVID [...] SUMMARY: The March 27-29 visit of David Welch, US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, to the UAE received prominent coverage in all UAE Arabic and English dailies. Abu Dhabi TV carried a 7-minute interview on the daily program News of the Day with A/S Welch commenting on S [...] |
2006-03-30 16:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO OVIP |
| 06ABUDHABI1233 | A/S WELCH MEETING WITH UAE STATE SECURITY DIRECTOR [...] (S/NF) Summary: NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch consulted with UAE State Security Director Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed al-Nahyan March 29 on regional developments, and specifically on Iran, Iraq, and Hamas. A/S Welch was accompanied by Ambassador and Rear Admiral Robert Moeller, Director of P [...] |
2006-03-31 12:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KPAL IR IZ GZ WE AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1268 | TRANSIT OR TEMPORARY DETENTION OF SOMALI PIRACY [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-02 13:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHSA SO AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1301 | UAE CHARITY REGULATION: EMIRATE-LEVEL, NOT FEDERAL [...] (C) Summary. The UAE does not have a unified federal system of charity oversight or regulation. Charity regulation is ultimately the responsibility of each of the seven emirates. The Ministry of Social Affairs (MSA) licenses and monitors charities in Abu Dhabi, and any charity that is licen [...] |
2006-04-04 11:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PTER KTFN PHUM AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1327 | UAE REFORM STRATEGY: QUARTERLY PROGRESS UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Since the January 2 submission of the quarterly UAE Democratic Reform Strategy update (ref A), there have been additional developments. During the period January 1-March 31, the UAEG created a Cabinet-level Ministry of State for Federal National Council Affairs that its new minis [...] |
2006-04-04 13:55:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO KDEM KMPI AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1329 | UAEG REGISTERS CONCERN OVER TENSION BETWEEN [...] (C) Summary: On March 29, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Ronald Neumann, visited Abu Dhabi and met with MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid al Noaimi. Al Noaimi expressed concern about growing tension between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and suggested including India in trilateral talks to ease the fricti [...] |
2006-04-04 15:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF PK AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1340 | HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH CRITICIZES THE UAE'S TREATMENT [...] (U) Summary: On March 30, Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report urging the UAEG to take immediate steps to end abusive labor practices. The report focuses heavily on the plight of foreign construction workers who often end up in &debt bondage.8 HRW also urged the UAEG to expand its staff [...] |
2006-04-05 12:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1341 | SUDAN: LEVERAGING UN TROOP CONTRIBUTING COUNTRIES [...] (C) The Embassy delivered reftel points to the MFA as a diplomatic note April 3 and followed up with MFA Director for International Organizations Yacub al-Hosani April 5. Al-Hosani told Pol chief that he was not aware that the UN had approached the UAE to date with a request for assistance, an [...] |
2006-04-05 13:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU KPKO AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1342 | NATO SOLDIER SENTENCED TO 80 LASHES FOR OFFENSES [...] (SBU) On April 3, a Shari'a court in the northern emirate of Sharjah sentenced Estonian Master Sergeant Andrei Korol to one month in jail and 80 lashes for crimes committed at Sharjah International Airport on February 23. Korol was sentenced to 40 lashes and time served for public intoxicatio [...] |
2006-04-05 13:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM NATO AE EN |
| 06ABUDHABI135 | UAE: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-18 12:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV AE USTR OPIC |
| 06ABUDHABI138 | UAE: SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Two years after a USG interagency team visited the UAE to discuss an agreement on remote sensing, the UAE's chief proponent of acquiring a remote sensing system, UAE Chairman of Space Reconnaissance Programs Colonel Mahash al-Hameli, says there is still a strong desire to work wit [...] |
2006-01-19 13:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KSTC PARM PREL AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1401 | SCENESETTER FOR HOMELAND SECURITY AND [...] (S) Summary. Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to welcoming you to the UAE on April 23. In the aftermath of the controversy of the Dubai Ports World acquisition of P&O, your assurances to Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ), your host for the visit, that the USG values the UA [...] |
2006-04-10 14:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PINS ASEC EPET MCAP KPAL AE IZ IR |
| 06ABUDHABI1405 | ETIHAD FLYING TO KENNEDY, ABU DHABI AIRPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. Etihad Airways recently reported to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rep that it has decided to fly to Kennedy, instead of Newark as was previously reported. Econoff and FAA rep met with several members of the Supervision Committee for the Expansion of the Abu Dhabi Inter [...] |
2006-04-11 11:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PREL ECON AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1406 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. IMAGE; IRAN AND THE REGION; [...] Summary: A columnist in "Al-Ittihad" explains why America is deeply hated by Arabs and Muslims stating that respecting human's humanity is the only way for America to resolve these issues. "Al-Khaleej" expressed concerns for Gulf security. "Al-Khaleej" asserted that freedom and democracy ne [...] |
2006-04-11 11:57:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE TC |
| 06ABUDHABI1409 | PREPARING FOR 2ND U.S./UAE JTFCC [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser al-Suweidi on April 11 to discuss details of the upcoming U.S./UAE Joint Terrorist Finance Coordinating Committee (JTFCC) that will be held during Treasury U/S Stuart Levey's trip to the UAE on April 30. Al-Suweidi commi [...] |
2006-04-11 12:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1416 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH [...] SUMMARY: A UAE columnist in "Al-Khaleej" calls a recent report on labor rights in the UAE from Human Rights Watch a credible report that should not be ignored or misinterpreted. He calls on the UAE authorities to open a dialogue with the organization and tackle problems related to labor issu [...] |
2006-04-11 13:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO AE TC |
| 06ABUDHABI1422 | UAE FM TELLS U/S JOSEPH: "USE UAE AS LAST RESORT" [...] (S/NF) Summary. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (AbZ) met April 8 to discuss Iran's proliferation and regional ambitions. U/S Joseph conveyed that the United States considers Iran a serious threat [...] |
2006-04-12 12:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM ETTC MCAP IR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1437 | OECD PROGRAMS ON GOOD GOVERNANCE AND INVESTMENT IN [...] (U) Summary: On April 9, Ambassador met with Richard Hecklinger, Deputy Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), to discuss the MENA-OECD Initiative on Governance and Investment for Development. The initiative, which began in February 2005, is a r [...] |
2006-04-15 07:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OECD ECON EFIN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1471 | UAE SHI'A AND THEIR LOYALTIES [...] (C) Summary: With rising international tension over Iran's quest for nuclear power, and persistent reports of Iranian influence in Iraq's internal affairs, the UAE's Shi'a minority have been doing a lot of soul-searching, according to sect members and their acquaintances. While we have heard [...] |
2006-04-15 11:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PHUM KISL PREL PINR IR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1472 | TREASURY U/S QUARLES VISIT TO UAE [...] (C) Summary. During Treasury Under Secretary Quarles' March 22 meetings, his interlocutors stressed their belief that the U.S. - UAE relationship was strong and that government investors in the UAE would continue to invest in U.S. assets, despite DP World. Over ninety-eight percent of the Ce [...] |
2006-04-15 12:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ETRD ECON AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1520 | UAE MAKES PRIVATE ENDORSEMENT OF PSI [...] (U) This message contains an action request in para 3. 2. (C) The Embassy received a diplomatic note from the UAE MFA April 15 endorsing the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and its Statement of Interdicting Principles. In response to our query about whether the endorsement was publ [...] |
2006-04-17 10:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1531 | UAE CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR SUDAN, AU MISSION IN [...] (C) Pol chief met with MFA Deputy Director for Arab Affairs Ahmed Besais April 17 to follow up on the issue of re-hatting the peacekeeping troops in Darfur (refs A, B). Besais told Pol chief the UAE supports the Arab League's "Khartoum Declaration" that affirms support for the African Union's [...] |
2006-04-17 13:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SU AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1538 | MEDIA REACTION: US, ISRAEL AND PALESTINE/IRAN [...] Summary: A columnist in "Al-Khaleej" states that the support and patronage of the United States supports Israel's campaigns against the Palestinians. "Al-Bayan" complains about the biased support the U.S. gives to Israel. An op-ed in "Al-Bayan" renounces the double-standard of U.S. nuclear [...] |
2006-04-18 06:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
| 06ABUDHABI1573 | MEDIA REACTION: ARABS AND HUMAN RIGHTS/ [...] Summary: A columnist in "Al-Ittihad" explains why Arabs usually fail human right's assessments stating that their culture does not carry such values. A female columnist in Al-Bayan comments on Iran's nuclear capabilities stating that Iran, instead of focusing on nuclear technology, should wo [...] |
2006-04-19 10:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO AE TC |
| 06ABUDHABI16 | UAE REFORM STRATEGY: THIRD QUARTERLY UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Since the September 30 submission of the quarterly UAE Democratic Reform Strategy update (ref A), there have been several positive developments in our reform strategy (ref B). Most notably, on December 1, President Khalifa announced that a form of limited elections will be held f [...] |
2006-01-02 14:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV KPAO KMPI AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1610 | MESSAGE TO GULF DONORS ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PA; [...] (C) On April 19 DCM delivered ref A points on Gulf Donors with information on the new U.S. Palestinian Assistance Package to MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi, who was curious to know how our response to Qatar following its recent $50M donation to the PA had gone over. On April 22 DCM delivere [...] |
2006-04-23 10:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN KWBG PGOV AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1637 | MEDIA REACTION: DUBAI PORTS/IRAQ [...] Summary: A UAE columnist in "Al-Khaleej" comments on the oppressive way the Dubai Ports deal was handled by the American media and politicians. He concludes that despite of all these failures, globalization will continue. "Al- Khaleej" asserts that the American occupation of Iraq is the pro [...] |
2006-04-23 14:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
| 06ABUDHABI1644 | UAE'S PRIVATE ENDORSEMENT OF THE PSI [...] (C) On April 22 Ambassador passed ref A points to UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan who expressed no objection to sharing UAE's private endorsement with the other government in the region that has privately endorsed PSI (Oman) and with other interested Gulf countries in order t [...] |
2006-04-24 10:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1716 | UAE FM EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (U) Speaking at a press conference in Kuwait April 25, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan expressed concern about Iran's nuclear program, while urging a peaceful resolution, as reported today by the Arabic dailies "Al Khaleej" and the semi-official "Al Ittihad," as well a [...] |
2006-04-26 11:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO KU AE IR |
| 06ABUDHABI1718 | UAE CONDEMNS DAHAB BOMBING [...] (U) UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan has sent a cable of condolence to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak condemning the bomb attack in Dahab on April 24. The state news agency, WAM, reported that in his cable President Khalifa reiterated the UAE's solidarity with Egypt in confr [...] |
2006-04-26 11:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER EG AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1723 | MINISTER OF LABOR PROVIDES UPDATES ON THE LABOR LAW [...] (C) Summary: On April 23, Ambassador and Econoff met with UAE Labor Minister Dr. Ali bin Abdullah Al Ka,abi to discuss labor issues, including the strengthening of labor laws in the UAE. Al Ka,abi updated Ambassador on the proposed amendment to the labor law permitting a labor association, r [...] |
2006-04-29 10:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PREL ETRD AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1724 | TOWNSEND DISCUSSES REGIONAL STABILITY, [...] (C) Summary. During an April 22 lunch meeting with Frances Fragos Townsend, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT), and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ), Townsend and MbZ discussed counterterrorism cooperation. Townsend stressed [...] |
2006-04-29 12:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINS EPET ETTC MCAP IR AE IQ |
| 06ABUDHABI1725 | SCENESETTER FOR COUNTERTERRORISM COORDINATOR [...] (S) Summary. Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to welcoming you to the UAE on May 7. U.S. and UAE officials have had a number of productive meetings on the topic of counterterrorism, the most recent of which came on April 22, when Fran Townsend, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security [...] |
2006-04-29 13:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PINS ASEC EPET MCAP IR IZ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1742 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: "AL BAYAN" EXCLUSIVE WITH [...] Summary: Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul claims that Ankara refused an American nuclear reactor in exchange for providing facilitative assistance to the U.S. in its confrontation with Iran. Gul noted that a military option to end the impasse is very unlikely simply because Iran possess [...] |
2006-04-30 14:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI176 | TEXTBOOK CASE: DUBAI CUSTOMS; RE-DELIVERY AND [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 17, Dubai Customs allowed Iranian vessel M/V Iran Baluchestan, suspected of transporting dual-use items, to leave Port Rashid for Iran. Despite requests from the Embassy and Consulate, Dubai did not authorize the inspection of the container, claiming that it had no l [...] |
2006-01-22 14:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1772 | UAEG FTA CONCERNS POST-DUBAI PORTS WORLD [...] (C) Summary. The UAEG views the upcoming investment chapter talks as crucial to the success of an FTA, especially in light of the recent Dubai Ports World episode. On April 22, Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ) told visiting Assistant to the President for Homeland Security an [...] |
2006-05-01 10:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV EPET EFIN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1775 | UAE TELECOM UPDATES [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 19, econoff met with Mohammed Gheyath, Technical Affairs Manager of the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA), to discuss UAE telecom initiatives. Gheyath said the TRA is planning to allow a third internet service provider (ISP) in the UAE and is also consideri [...] |
2006-05-02 07:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECIN PHUM ECON AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1790 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN/IRAQ [...] Summary: A columnist in "Al-Bayan" explains why the U.S. will not strike Iran. "Al-Khaleej" blames the occupation for Iraq's growing problems and feels the end of the occupation will bring an end to the militias. A columnist in "Al-Bayan" described the Gulf countries' rising concern with t [...] |
2006-05-02 12:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
| 06ABUDHABI1797 | SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILLEN'S VISIT [...] (S) Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to welcoming you to the UAE on May 15-16. Your visit will be an opportunity to build on recent Iran discussions between U.S. and UAE officials, particularly Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Joseph's April 8 meeting with U [...] |
2006-05-03 11:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MCAP MARR MASS MNUC IR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI183 | IAEA DONOR CONFERENCE ON DECOMMISSIONING IRAQ'S [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-23 12:57:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP OTRA AE IAEA |
| 06ABUDHABI1835 | UAE LEADERS RECEIVE IRAN'S ALI LARIJANI [...] (C) UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Vice President/Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum separately received Secretary General of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani May 3. According to local press reports, President Khalifa ur [...] |
2006-05-03 12:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KPAO IR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI19 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY EFFORTS/PALESTINE [...] SUMMARY: Arab columnists are critical of U.S. public diplomacy efforts. Al-Khaleej urges Palestinian authorities to take stronger control of the resistance and not just make statements condemning resistance groups. End Summary. 2. Under the headline "Brainwash", Jafar Mohamed Ahmed, a col [...] |
2006-01-02 14:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
| 06ABUDHABI1903 | UAE RESPONSE TO IRANIAN EFFORT TO REASSURE GCC [...] (U) On May 6, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) spoke to the press at the conclusion of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) consultative summit in Riyadh. According to WAM, the UAE's official news agency, when asked if the GCC had received any assurances from Iran that its n [...] |
2006-05-08 13:20:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM IR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI191 | UAEG RE-DRAWS ITS BORDER WITH SAUDI ARABIA [...] (U) Ratcheting up its public stance on the border issue, the UAEG,s 2006 Yearbook includes a map of the UAE with re-drawn borders with Saudi Arabia. In a departure from earlier yearbooks, the map (both hard copy and internet version) shows the UAE's territory extending to Qatar. The book dev [...] |
2006-01-23 13:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS EPET PGOV ETRD ECON SA AE |
| 06ABUDHABI192 | READOUT ON WASHINGTON FTA INVESTMENT DISCUSSION [...] (C) Summary: We have reached out to Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi and Ministry of Finance and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority contacts to get their thoughts on the January 16-17 Washington discussions on the investment chapter of the FTA and to urge them to keep up forward momen [...] |
2006-01-23 13:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EFIN TC |
| 06ABUDHABI1927 | UAE STOCK MARKET DOWN [...] (U) Summary: The UAE's two stock markets, like others in the region, are experiencing a sharp drop from the high prices of 2005. GCC investors, especially Saudis, are reportedly withdrawing from the UAE market and investors are nervous about increasing Iranian-U.S. tensions. The U.S. stock [...] |
2006-05-10 11:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON AE EINF |
| 06ABUDHABI1928 | UAE WILL CONSIDER CWC CHALLENGE INSPECTION HOST [...] (C) On April 30, Director for Nonproliferation Policy in the office of the Secretary of Defense, Dr. David Cooper (OSD/ISP/CbtWMD&NP/NPP), met with MFA Director of International Organizations, Yacoub al-Hosani, to discuss the outstanding bilateral Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) challenge in [...] |
2006-05-10 11:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1930 | S/CT COORDINATOR CRUMPTON DISCUSSES [...] (S) Summary: During a May 7 meeting, Department of State Coordinator for Counterterrorism Henry Crumpton and UAE State Security Director Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed al-Nahyan discussed counterterrorism cooperation and the need to find new ways to coordinate intelligence activities and counter-terror [...] |
2006-05-10 11:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PTER PINS PREL KISL KPAL IR IZ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1931 | ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT IN THE UAE [...] (U) Summary. The UAE still implements the primary Arab League boycott on Israel, but abides by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) policy of not implementing the secondary or tertiary aspects of the boycott. Despite this policy, there have still been instances of prohibited boycott requests af [...] |
2006-05-10 11:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KBCT ABLD PHUM AL AE PIRF |
| 06ABUDHABI1932 | S/CT COORDINATOR CRUMPTON DISCUSSES [...] (S) Summary: During a May 7 meeting with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (AbZ), Department of State Coordinator for Counterterrorism Henry Crumpton and Ambassador received a readout of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders' 8th consultative summit, held a day earl [...] |
2006-05-10 12:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PTER PINS PREL KISL KPAL KWBG PK AF LE JO |
| 06ABUDHABI1948 | UAE THINK TANK DIRECTOR SPEAKS OUT ON IRAN, IRAQ, [...] (C) Summary: On May 10, al-Ittihad, a semi-official Arabic daily, published an exclusive interview with Jamal Sanad al-Suwaidi, Director General of the Abu Dhabi-based quasi-governmental think tank, Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR). Al-Suwaidi, an honorary Major Gene [...] |
2006-05-10 14:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IR IZ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1993 | UAE SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR INCB ELECTION [...] (U) On May 13, the Embassy received a diplomatic note supporting U.S. candidate Melvin Levitsky's re-election to the International Narcotic Control Board elections. 2. (U) Begin diplomatic note: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States o [...] |
2006-05-14 13:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AORC PREL AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1994 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN/PALESTINE/UAE FTA/REFORM IN THE [...] SUMMARY: A columnist in "Al-Bayan" cautions the use of military force against Iran. An editorial in "Al-Khaleej" says it is disgraceful for the U.S. to provide Israel with Weapons of Mass Destruction while preventing the Arabs from providing the Palestinians with basic support. A UAE colum [...] |
2006-05-15 09:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
| 06ABUDHABI2016 | UAE FTA: UAEG OFFICIALS RAISE CONCERNS< BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 14, during the UAE-Korean Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Forum held in Abu Dhabi, Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Governmental Sector Development and the head of the UAE Telecommunications Supreme Committee, told the English language daily Gulf [...] |
2006-05-16 09:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECPS ECIN ECON AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2041 | UAEG DISCUSS SECURITY CONCERNS WITH NDU DELEGATION [...] (C) Summary: On May 13, senior officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Economy, and Education met with a visiting delegation from the National Defense University's (NDU) National War College and discussed regional security issues, accompanied by Ambassador and alternatively the DCM. [...] |
2006-05-17 06:55:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KISL KWBG IR IZ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2042 | KIDNAPPING OF UAE DEPUTY CHARGE IN BAGHDAD [...] (C) The Deputy Charge d'Affaires at the UAE Embassy in Baghdad, Naji al-Naimi, was reportedly kidnapped by gunmen May 16. One of his bodyguards, a Sudanese, was reportedly injured in the incident. This morning, Ambassador reached out to Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (who is in B [...] |
2006-05-17 08:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINS PTER MARR IZ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2045 | UAE CHANGES WEEKEND TO FRIDAY-SATURDAY [...] (U) The UAE announced on May 17 that beginning September 1, 2006, all schools and government offices will move from a Thursday-Friday weekend to a Friday-Saturday weekend. Although the Cabinet decision applies only to federal and government organizations and public and private schools, many UA [...] |
2006-05-17 10:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM PREL ETRD AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2072 | UAE PRESS CONDEMNS ARREST OF SYRIAN JOURNALIST [...] (C) Summary: Arabic and English language dailies prominently covered the arrest of Syrian activist Michel Kilo (who was in the UAE May 9-10 participating in a conference hosted by Sharjah-based "Al Khaleej") and widely condemned his detention. Reaction to the press coverage by the official E [...] |
2006-05-17 13:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KMDR KDEM PHUM SY AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2074 | REACTION IN THE UAE TO KIDNAPPING OF EMIRATI [...] (C) Al Arabiya TV is leading its hourly newscasts with the story of the kidnapping of the UAE diplomat, identified as Naji Rashid al-Naimi (or Naji al-Naimi Abu Rashid), from the emirate of Fujeirah and Yemeni descent. He is reported to be 28 years old and single. Al Arabiya cites Iraqi polic [...] |
2006-05-17 13:55:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINS PTER MARR |
| 06ABUDHABI2077 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: KIDNAPPING OF UAE DIPLOMAT [...] Summary: The kidnapping of the UAE diplomat in Baghdad generated extensive coverage in the UAE print and electronic media. Regional media "Al-Arabiya" satellite channel, and the London-based "Al-Sharq Al-Awsat" and "Al-Hayat" dailies also featured the story. Editorials urged the perpetrator [...] |
2006-05-18 11:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
| 06ABUDHABI2080 | UAE FOREIGN MINISTER, U/S LEVEY DISCUSS TARGETED [...] (S/NF) Summary. On April 30 Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey met with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ) to discuss the possibility of imposing targeted financial measures to isolate the Government of Iran, in the event the Un [...] |
2006-05-20 07:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PARM MCAP IR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2081 | U/S LEVEY CO-CHAIRS 2ND U.S./UAE JTFCC MEETING [...] (S) Summary. The second meeting of the Joint Terrorist Finance Coordinating Committee (JTFCC) was held in Abu Dhabi April 30, 2006. The JTFCC was chaired on the UAE side by Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser al-Suwaidi and on the U.S. side by Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Finan [...] |
2006-05-20 07:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER KTFN PARM MCAP IR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI209 | SOME PREACHERS CRITICAL OF UAEG-APPROVED SERMONS [...] (U) Summary: The Friday sermons drafted by a committee of scholars and Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs, and Endowments officials usually do not provoke public reaction. However, the sermons containing a more political flavor, like those we have seen in recent months with condemnations of [...] |
2006-01-24 13:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KDEM PGOV KPAO AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2095 | BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE: APPLICATION 05-996225 [...] (SBU) Post received reftel Blue Lantern request concerning an intermediately consignee, Gulf Technical Trading & Services L.L.C. (GULF). On May 10 ConGen Dubai spoke with Dr. Jamal Al Murra, deputy commander of the Dubai Police Force (the person mentioned in reftel as having signed the end us [...] |
2006-05-21 08:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2119 | MEDIA REACTION: APPEAL FOR THE RELEASE OF UAE [...] SUMMARY: Three daily Arab newspapers appealed for the release of the kidnapped UAE diplomat. A columnist in "Al-Bayan" warns Arabs against counting on America because its policies have always served Israeli interests. An editorial in English daily "Gulf News" rejects the concept of a regio [...] |
2006-05-22 10:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
| 06ABUDHABI2121 | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REQUEST FOR AL QUDS [...] (C) DCM discussed the Al Quds University request for assistance with UAEG presidential court interpreter Zeki Nusseibeh (Al Quds President Sari Nusseibeh's brother) who said that a letter requesting U.S. Dollars five (5) million had been left by his brother for Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mo [...] |
2006-05-22 11:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN KPAL KWBG AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2123 | UAE INTEREST IN TIP/PISCES SYSTEM [...] (SBU) On May 8, 2006, DCM and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Attache met with Colonel (now Brigadier General) Nassar Al Nuaimi, Chief of Staff for UAE Minister of Interior Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nayhan, regarding UAE participation in a U.S.-sponsored Terrorist Interdiction Pr [...] |
2006-05-22 12:22:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER CJAN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2126 | UAE: UPDATE ON SHUTTING DOWN ACTIVITIES OF [...] (S) SUMMARY. On May 22, Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) asked for USG "patience" as UAE authorities looked into Mayrow-associated company linkages within the UAE and the Gulf region. AbZ reiterated several times that the UAEG took the information provided by the USG "very s [...] |
2006-05-22 13:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL PTER IR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2127 | VISIT BY COUNCIL ON AMERICAN ISLAMIC RELATIONS [...] (U) On May 21, the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador to discuss the organization's issues, outreach strategies, and its visit to the UAE. The UAE press has reported that Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Ministe [...] |
2006-05-22 14:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL SOCI PHUM PGOV KDEM AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2129 | ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE FAVORS GULF SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting May 17 with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ), a DOD-State-NSC-USCENTCOM delegation headed by Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ryan Henry and Political-Military Affairs Bur [...] |
2006-05-23 08:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | MCAP MASS PREL PARM ENRG ETTC IR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2133 | PHILIPPINES INQUIRY ABOUT PIRATED VESSEL, CREW [...] (C) Summary: The Philippines Ambassador to the UAE, Mr. Libran N. Cabactulan, called on Ambassador May 23 to discuss the status of the vessel M/T Lin 1 and its crew of 20 Filipinos seized by Somali pirates on March 29. Cabactulan said that his government wanted to know if the U.S. Navy was co [...] |
2006-05-23 11:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PREL RP SO AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2169 | UAE RELIGIOUS ADVISOR DEFENDS ISLAM AND CALLS FOR [...] (U) On May 23, Sheikh Sayyed Ali al-Hashimi, the Judicial and Religious Affairs Advisor to UAE Presidential Court, paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador following attendance at a reception hosted by al-Hashimi the previous night in honor of a delegation from the Washington-based Council on Ame [...] |
2006-05-24 12:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL PREL KPAO PHUM AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2175 | UAE RESPONSE TO IRAQ DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) On May 24, DCM delivered points (ref A) to MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid al-Noaimi who noted FonMin Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (AbZ)'s congratulatory phone call to the Iraqi FonMin. On the task before the new government in Iraq, al-Nuaimi expressed the hope that "they will get their act [...] |
2006-05-24 13:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO IZ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2199 | MEDIA REACTION: OMLMERT VISIT/PALESTINE/ISLAM AND THE [...] SUMMARY: A columnist in "Al-Ittihad" describes the warm welcome Olmert received from members of Congress as hypocritical. "Al-Khaleej" advises the Hamas-led government to translate their words into actions by starting a plan based on the roadmap in order to give the Palestinian people some h [...] |
2006-05-29 13:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
| 06ABUDHABI2210 | UAE CONCERNS: US-MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA PRIVATE [...] (SBU) In response to Ref A, the following are key officers at the Emirates Banking Association: 1) Mr. Fathi Mahmood Saik, General Manager, (971)2-627-2541 (phone), (971)2-627-4155(fax), ebuau@emirates.net.ae and, 2) Mr. Awni Bushnaq, Financial and Administrative Manager, (971) 2-627-2541 [...] |
2006-05-30 12:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN ECON EFIN ETTC PREL AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2211 | UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR REQUESTS TRAINING BEFORE [...] (C) Summary. At the request of the Central Bank Governor, Embassy's Joint Terror Finance Coordination Committee (JTFCC) team met with the UAE's JTFCC team May 29 to discuss the proposed U.S./UAE Cash Courier Operation. Although the Ambassador had briefed the Governor on this operation during [...] |
2006-05-30 12:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2240 | MEDIA REACTION: ARABS AND U.S. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY [...] SUMMARY: An Egyptian columnist in "Akhbar Al-Arab" concludes that America's efforts to win the minds and hearts of the Arabs has failed. A UAE female professor in "Al-Bayan" wonders whether U.S. public diplomacy efforts will succeed in light of the decades of hostile policies, misery and ba [...] |
2006-05-31 13:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
| 06ABUDHABI2242 | UAE DEPUTY CHARGE IN BAGHDAD FREED BY CAPTORS [...] (U) UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed confirmed the release of UAE Deputy Charge d'Affaires Naji al-Nuaimi the evening of May 30. Al-Nuaimi was kidnapped May 16 by gunmen belonging to the previously unknown Banner of Islam group (refs A, B). One of his bodyguards, a Sudanese, wa [...] |
2006-05-31 13:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINS PTER MARR IZ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2243 | SYRIAN VP IN UAE TO QUELL FEARS ABOUT IRAN? [...] (U) On May 29, Syrian Vice President Faruq al-Shara'a met with UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Vice President/Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum (MbR), and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (MbZ). Arabic language [...] |
2006-05-31 13:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON IR SY AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2248 | UAE JOINS UN OCHA DONOR SUPPORT GROUP (ODSG); UAE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Already a regional leader in humanitarian assistance, the UAE announced at a May 9 conference in Abu Dhabi its decision to become the 20th member and the first non-Western country to join the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Donor Support Group (ODSG). US [...] |
2006-05-31 15:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PHUM KPAL IZ AF AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2253 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: RICE SPEECH ON IRAN [...] Summary: UAE's Arabic dailies all featured Secretary Rice's remarks on Iran. UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdullah Bin Zayed, told the UAE official News Agency (WAM) that the UAEG welcomes the American proposal to hold direct talks with Iran over Tehran's nuclear program, describing it as [...] |
2006-06-03 12:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
| 06ABUDHABI2276 | PALESTINIAN ASSISTANCE DEMARCHE REQUEST: USG VIEWS [...] (C) On June 3 DCM delivered demarche points on Palestinian Assistance to MFA America Desk Director Ambassador Ali Al Zarouni and took advantage of the occasion to present the full scope of U.S. humanitarian aid to the Palestinians ($245M, 57% increase, $10M in emergency medical assistance, $1. [...] |
2006-06-04 12:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL EAID PREL AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2277 | FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN: "THE [...] (C) On June 3 DCM delivered demarche points on the NAM Statement on Iran to MFA America desk director Ambassador Ali Al Zarouni -- along with a copy of the NAM statement. MinState Foreign Affairs Mohammed Hussain Al Sha'ali led the UAE delegation to the May 27-30 NAM meeting in Kuala Lumpur. [...] |
2006-06-04 12:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL AORC AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2281 | DRAFT U.S./UAE JTFCC MOU FOR INTERAGENCY COMMENT [...] (C) Summary. At the request of the UAE Central Bank Governor, Embassy has prepared a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the U.S. and UAE to formalize the Joint Terrorist Finance Coordinating Committee (JTFCC). The purpose of this MOU is to give the UAE chair of the JTFCC (presum [...] |
2006-06-05 09:22:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2284 | UAE PRESS HIGHLIGHTS MBR'S REMARKS ON FTA [...] U) Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR), UA Vice President/Prime Minister and Ruler of Duba gave a wide ranging interview to the pan-Arab pper Al-Sharq Al-Awsat on Saturday June 3, which as carried in most UAE Arabic and English languag papers the same day. MbR covered a number of tpic [...] |
2006-06-05 10:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PGOV AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2285 | FM SHEIKH ABDULLAH, PM SHEIKH MOHAMMED ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) chaired the GCC Foreign Ministers meeting in Riyadh June 3 where the main point of deliberation was Iran's nuclear program. Both AbZ and UAE VP/PM Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid (MbR) made public statements in recent days expressin [...] |
2006-06-05 11:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM IR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2324 | UAE ARMED FORCES COS ON IRAN, MISSILE DEFENSE, [...] (S) Summary: During a June 6 meeting with Ambassador, UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. General Hamad Mohamed Thani al-Rumaithy sought broader engagement on the Gulf Security Dialogue, particularly given the escalating tension surrounding Iran. Al-Rumaithy, who requested the meeting, charac [...] |
2006-06-06 13:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR MASS MCAP IR IZ AF AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2347 | PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES: TRANSPORTATION [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 3, Deputy Secretary of Transportation Maria Cino met with Sultan bin Saeed al-Mansouri, the UAE Minister of Governmental Sector Development, to discuss transportation and development issues. Al-Mansouri discussed the expansion of the UAE's civil aviation sector. He al [...] |
2006-06-07 10:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN EWWT EAIR ECON ETRD PREL AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2348 | UAE REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) The Embassy received via diplomatic note May 28 the UAE,s request for U.S. support for their nomination to the International Telecommunication Union Council (ITU). 2. (U) Begin text of diplomatic note: The Ministry has the honor to inform the Embassy that the UAE has achieved a distin [...] |
2006-06-07 10:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS AORC AE |
| 06ABUDHABI235 | UAE MINSTATE FINANCE KHIRBASH ON JAN 30-FEB 1 FTA [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador met Minstate Finance Dr. Khirbash on January 25 to discuss the upcoming January 30-February 1 London FTA negotiating round. She stressed our interest in working with the UAE to conclude an FTA that addressed its concerns but was also consistent with the principle th [...] |
2006-01-25 12:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EFIN CVIS AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2350 | MAYROW GENERAL ORDER POINTS PASSED [...] (S) Ambassador passed ref A's Mayrow General Order non-paper to Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (ABZ) and International Affairs Director/Office of the Crown Prince Yousef al Otaiba on June 4. ABZ noted that the legal issues surrounding Mayrow were complex. He encouraged USG re-exa [...] |
2006-06-07 12:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2374 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: DEATH OF ZARQAWI [...] Summary: All UAE Arabic and English dailies featured Al- Zarqawi's death. An unsigned editorial in Abu Dhabi-based Arabic daily "Al-Ittihad" 6/10 described Zarqawi's death as the beginning of the end if Iraqis would all unite together against those targeting their security. "Al-Khaleej" laid [...] |
2006-06-10 13:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
| 06ABUDHABI2420 | U/S ECONOMY ON BOYCOTT, FTA [...] (SBU) On June 12, Econchief and Econoff met with Ministry of Economy Under Secretary Abdulla Al-Saleh to discuss the U.S. - UAE FTA negotiations and to try to resolve outstanding Arab League Boycott issues. Ambassador will meet with Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi on June 14 to fol [...] |
2006-06-12 11:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KBCT KMPI AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2421 | DHS/ICE CONDUCTS UAE CASH COURIER TRAINING [...] (SBU) At the request of Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser al-Suweidi (reftel), DHS/ICE attache conducted a seminar on cash courier operations on June 10, 2006 at the Dubai branch of the UAE Central Bank. The purpose of the seminar was to outline the procedures for conducting cash courier op [...] |
2006-06-12 11:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2422 | FM FEEDBACK ON GCC MEETING; UAE REACTION TO GULF [...] (S) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) told Ambassador on June 11 that the previous day's GCC Foreign Ministers meeting in Riyadh had been a "brainstorming" session on Iran rather than a decision-making session. He complained again that he was "very disappointed" with EU [...] |
2006-06-12 11:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER MOPS IR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2423 | MEDIA REACTION: ZARQAWI'S DEATH [...] Summary: An unsigned editorial in Abu Dhabi-based Arabic daily "Al-Ittihad" strongly criticizes Arab Muslims for not condemning the Muslim Brotherhood for presenting their condolences on Zarqawi's death. A columnist in "Al-Bayan" wonders how the official reaction to Zarqawi's death is happine [...] |
2006-06-12 12:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
| 06ABUDHABI2437 | WOMEN ASSURED SEATS IN UPCOMING FNC ELECTIONS [...] (U) On June 12, Dr. Anwar Mohammed Ghargash, MinState for Federal National Council (FNC) Affairs, submitted a memo to the Council of Ministers outlining the process for Federal National Council elections to be held later this year after Ramadan. Confirming previous reports, the memo noted that [...] |
2006-06-13 11:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2445 | UAE ESTABLISHES NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (U) On June 13, the UAE passed a long-anticipated federal law establishing a National Security Council (NSC). According to the public announcement of the council's formation (which was the front-page headline story on all Arabic and English papers), the NSC will be responsible for formulating [...] |
2006-06-14 09:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EPET PINR ASEC KHLS AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2455 | UPDATE ON UAE AGENCY AND COMPANY LAWS [...] (SBU) Summary: The UAE's Federal Supreme Council(rulers of the seven emirates)is reviewing amendments to the UAE's law on Commercial Agencies (Agency Law). These amendments include: (1)requiring mutual consent to renew an agency agreement, (2)limiting an agency contract to a fixed time period [...] |
2006-06-14 11:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2461 | SHEIKHA LUBNA ON FTA NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 14, Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi told Ambassador and Econchief that she was facing increasing local opposition to the FTA. She stressed the importance of continuing with discussions/negotiations on the investment chapter of the FTA as "a critical path" to [...] |
2006-06-14 11:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KBCT AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2464 | MEDIA REACTION: ZARQAWI'S DEATH/GUANTANAMO [...] Summary: A female columnist in "Al-Bayan" describes Iraq as another faction-divided Lebanon under UK-US custody. A UAE columnist in "Al-Ittihad" criticizes those who sympathize with Al- Zarqawi's death. Another columnist in "Al-Ittihad" criticizes Hamas for considering Al-Zarqawi a symbol of [...] |
2006-06-14 12:27:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
| 06ABUDHABI2465 | UAE - SYRIA ECONOMIC COMMISSION AND FORUM [...] (C) Summary: The UAE and Syria held a joint economic commission meeting on June 10 and the Second Syria-UAE Economic Forum from June 10-11, both in Damascus (ref a). On June 14, Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi told Ambassador that the UAE held these joint economic commissions regu [...] |
2006-06-14 12:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV SY AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2470 | THE PALESTINIAN COMMUNITY IN THE UAE: A PROSPEROUS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MORE THAN 120,000 PALESTINIAN EXPATRIATES CURRENTLY RESIDE IN THE UAE, A GULF STATE WHICH IS A MAJOR AID DONOR TO PALESTINIANS IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DECADES, PALESTINIANS HAVE COME TO THE UAE, BRINGING WITH THEM THEIR EDUCATION, KNOW-HOW, AND CAPITAL [...] |
2006-06-17 09:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAL KWBG AE |
| 06ABUDHABI249 | UAEG PRESENTS UAE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (U) On January 24, 2006, Assistant Under Secretary for International Cooperation Mohammed Abdul Jalil delivered to Econ Chief a diplomatic note containing a Memorandum of Understanding regarding visas and the U.S. - UAE Free Trade Agreeme [...] |
2006-01-25 14:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS ETRD ECON AE |
| 06ABUDHABI251 | MENA - OECD INVESTMENT MINISTERIAL FEB 13-14, 2006 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-25 14:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2510 | UAE MINECON UPSET OVER NEGATIVE PORTRAYLS OF UAE [...] (C) In a June 17 meeting with Ambassador, UAE Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna al-Qasimi expressed great frustration with the website www.portsforus.org that claims Dubai Ports World and the "Emir" of Dubai continue to execute control over U.S. ports from which it had agreed to divest itself. [...] |
2006-06-18 12:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT ETRD EINV PREL OVIP AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2542 | NEW INVESTMENT COUNCIL TO TAKE ADIA'S UAE [...] (C/NF) Summary. On June 13, UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed established the Abu Dhabi Investment Council to take over the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority's (ADIA) stake in UAE-based investments, such as the National Bank of Abu Dhabi. ADIA will concentrate on its considerable overseas investm [...] |
2006-06-20 09:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN EINV ETRD ECON AE |
| 06ABUDHABI255 | APPROACHING THE GULF STATES ON FINANCIAL PLEDGES [...] (C) On January 25, at the UAE cabinet level, Ambassador delivered points on Afghanistan reconstruction and significant new UAE financial pledge to Minister of State for Finance and Industry Dr. Mohammed Khalfan bin Khirbash. EconChief covered similar ground on January 24 with MFA Asst U/S Mo [...] |
2006-01-25 15:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PREL AE |
| 06ABUDHABI256 | BASHAR'S EXPECTED TRAVEL TO GULF [...] (C) On January 25, DCM presented reftel points to MFA Asst U/S Tariq Al-Haidan (former UAE Ambassador to Syria). He seemed surprised at the subject of the demarche but indicated that he had heard nothing at all of a proposed visit by Bashar Al-Asad. Al-Haidan alluded to Bashar's recent cons [...] |
2006-01-25 15:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2561 | UAE AMENDS COMMERCIAL AGENCY LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 18, the Gulf News reported that UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan amended several provisions of the Commercial Agencies Law. These amendments include: (1) limiting an agency contract to a fixed time period, (2) requiring mutual consent to renew an agency [...] |
2006-06-21 11:27:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2563 | TEXTILES INDUSTRY: PESSIMISTIC DESPITE RISING TRADE [...] SUMMARY: Officials from the UAE Ministry of Economy, two textile factories in the UAE's Jebel Ali Free Zone (ATRACO Industrial and Carolina Fabric LTD) and one garment factory in Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi Garment Factory (ADGF) are pessimistic about current and future prospects of the UAE textile an [...] |
2006-06-21 11:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD TC |
| 06ABUDHABI2567 | NATO DELEGATION REPORTS ON STATUS OF DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) Summary. On June 12, a Turkish admiral heading NATO delegation visiting the UAE briefed diplomats of NATO countries on progress in ICI discussions with the UAEG. UAE interlocutors were described as well-prepped and "very forward-leaning and positive," but are also perceived as having "mi [...] |
2006-06-21 12:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL IZ AE NATO GE |
| 06ABUDHABI257 | REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNSC: UAE PERSPECTIVE, [...] (C) On January 25, in the course of delivering demarches on Afghanistan donors conference and Bashar Al-Asad's travel, DCM met with MFA Asst U/S Tariq Al-Haidan and also reviewed ref A points on Iran. Al-Haidan (who formerly served as UAE ambassador in Iran) expressed what has been increasin [...] |
2006-01-25 15:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL AORC IR AE UN |
| 06ABUDHABI2572 | MEDIA REACTION: BUSH'S POLICIES; ISLAMOPHOBIA; NATIONAL [...] Summary: Al-Bayan criticizes Bush administration policies, and describes the decline of the President's popularity both at home and abroad. A UAE columnist in Al-Khaleej is skeptical of the UAEG's intention to engage in political reform, due to continued delays in scheduling the dates for ele [...] |
2006-06-21 14:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
| 06ABUDHABI2625 | POLIO ERADICATION IN NIGERIA [...] (SBU) On June 19, Post delivered reftel demarche to the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On June 25, Econchief and Econoff met with Ambassador Ali al-Zarouni, Director of European, American and Oceanic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to follow up. Econchief urged the UAEG to encou [...] |
2006-06-25 10:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA TBIO WHO AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2627 | UAEG AGREES TO IMPLEMENT FULBRIGHT PROGRAM [...] (U) Summary: On June 24, Ambassador, PAO and Econoff met with Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak al-Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, to discuss implementing a Fulbright Visiting Student Program in the UAE. Sheikh Nahyan was enthusiastic about the program and agreed to sign [...] |
2006-06-25 12:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO OEXC SOCI AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2633 | AMBASSADOR KHALIZAD MEETS DEPUTY PM SHEIKH HAMDAN [...] (C) Summary: On June 15, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad met with Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed (HbZ) and urged the UAEG to engage the newly formed government in Iraq. He also outlined USG support for PM Maliki's goals of eliminating militias, and promoting national r [...] |
2006-06-25 12:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EFIN EPET AF PK SO IR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2643 | TEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM FOR ASSISTANCE [...] (C) On June 25, Econchief and Econoff met with Ambassador Al-Zarouni to encourage the UAE to use the temporary international mechanism to provide assistance directly to the Palestinian people. Ambassador Al-Zarouni replied that Palestinians were suffering because they do not have money or foo [...] |
2006-06-26 11:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL EAID IS AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2655 | FNC ELECTIONS: "POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, NOT [...] (C) Summary: On June 24, Ambassador called on Dr. Anwar Gargash, Minister of Federal National Council (FNC) Affairs, to discuss the FNC. Gargash described the upcoming indirect elections as "political participation, not democracy." (The FNC is at present an appointed consultative body rather [...] |
2006-06-27 08:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2680 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO DOHA ROUND NEGOTIATIONS [...] Econchief delivered demarche to MinEcon WTO Legal Advisor Issa Baddour on June 26. Baddour said that believed that MinEcon Undersecretary Abdulla Al-Saleh (the ministry's number two) would be attending the meeting rather than MinEcon Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi. Baddour concurred that Ministers [...] |
2006-06-27 12:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON |
| 06ABUDHABI2688 | IMPROVING THE UAE COUNTERPROLIFERATION RECORD [...] (S) SUMMARY. Ambassador met June 26 evening with Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) to discuss the USG's plans to take a number of immediate steps to address the continuing problem of diversion of goods from the UAE to Iran's WMD and missile programs (ref A). AbZ listened caref [...] |
2006-06-28 10:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC IR PK AF AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2695 | APHSCT TOWNSEND DISCUSSES IRAN, REGIONAL CT ISSUES [...] (S/NF) Summary. On June 19, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend met with the Director of the UAE's State Security Department (SSD) Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed al-Nahyan to discuss the growing Iranian threat in the region and ongoing [...] |
2006-06-29 11:57:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PINS EPET ETTC SY IR IQ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2744 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIAN-US COALITION; CIVIL WAR IN IRAQ; [...] Summary: A columnist in "Al-Khaleej" comments on the potential impact of an Indo-American alliance on Pakistan and China. Another asserts that Iran has been the sole benefactor of the US's arrogant policies in the region. Also in "Al-Khaleej" an unsigned editorial criticizes US Ambassador Jo [...] |
2006-07-03 12:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI277 | CAMEL JOCKEY REPATRIATIONS CONTINUE -- RACING [...] (U) Summary: The UAEG is close to concluding the repatriation of former camel jockeys to their countries of origin. Having already sent 1,038 jockeys home, only 27 children remain at the Bani Yas shelter outside Abu Dhabi. UNICEF,s representative in Abu Dhabi monitoring progress on the rescue [...] |
2006-01-28 14:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ELAB AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2771 | PSI: UAE WILLING TO GO PUBLIC [...] (U) Action request contained para 4. 2. (C) On July 4, econoff met with MFA Director of International Organizations and Conferences, Yacoub al-Hosani, to discuss the UAE's level of participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). Econoff delivered points in reftel demarche and [...] |
2006-07-05 09:20:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2772 | VP/PM MOHAMMED BIN RASHID ON COUNTERPROLIFERATION, [...] (S/NF) Summary: On July 1, Ambassador met with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid (MbR), UAE Vice President and Prime Minister, at MbR's request. Ambassador underscored USG concerns on the need for the UAEG to pass export control legislation and provided MbR with a copy of ref A nonpaper, which had b [...] |
2006-07-05 10:09:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL PGOV ETTC IR IZ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2773 | MEDIA REACTION: RAPE AND KILLING OF IRAQI GIRL [...] Summary: A columnist in "Akhbar Al Arab" strongly attacked the US occupation of Iraq after the rape and killing of an Iraqi girl by a US soldier and suggested that this kind of incident will last forever in Iraq's memory. Gulf News published an editorial commenting on a poll which suggests tha [...] |
2006-07-05 11:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | NOTAG |
| 06ABUDHABI2774 | UAE LABOR UPDATES [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 30, Econoff met with Mohammed Al-Zaabi, Director of International Relations, at the Ministry of Labor (MOL) to discuss recent changes to the UAE labor system. Al-Zaabi explained that foreign workers are "temporary" workers, not "immigrant" workers and stressed to Econo [...] |
2006-07-05 11:57:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PREL ETRD AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2780 | DEADLINE FOR EXPORT CONTROL LAW "INTERFERENCE IN [...] (S/NF) Summary. On July 4, Ambassador received a letter from Brigadier Mohamad al-Qemzi, Chairman of the U.S./UAE Counterproliferation Task Force and director of the Dubai security service. The letter responded to Ambassador's ref A demarche on "Improving the UAE Counterproliferation Effort" [...] |
2006-07-05 12:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2781 | IRAQI PM MALIKI VISITS ABU DHABI [...] (C) Summary: On July 3, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki met President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Vice-President and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR), Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (HbZ), Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Na [...] |
2006-07-05 12:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IZ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2782 | CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY STRATEGY [...] (S) On July 5, Ambassador delivered ref A demarche to Yousef Al-Otaiba, Director of International Affairs for Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MbZ), who attended the April meeting at which Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism (APHSCT [...] |
2006-07-05 13:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | ENRG KCIP ECON PREL PINS PTER AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2786 | MEDIA REACTION: ARABS AND ISRAELI AGGRESSION; GULF WOMEN [...] Summary: A front-page editorial by the Editor in Chief of "Al-Khaleej" criticizes the silence with which most Arabs have reacted to recent Israeli actions. Another unsigned editorial in "Al-Khaleej" calls for an emergency Arab summit to respond to recent developments in Gaza. A female Emirat [...] |
2006-07-09 03:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI2809 | RE: TIP/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ACTION PLAN [...] (C) Summary: On June 26, PolOff delivered the trafficking in persons (TIP) action plan (ref A) to the head of the UAE National Anti-Trafficking Committee, Sultan bin Saeed Al-Badi, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Justice. Al-Badi acknowledged UAE trafficking problems but was concerned about [...] |
2006-07-09 13:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ELAB PGOV AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2810 | MEDIA REACTION: US AGGRESSION IN IRAQ; ISRAELI AGGRESSION [...] Summary: A columnist in "Al-Bayan" criticized the United States' continued role in atrocities against Iraqi civilians under the guise of counter-terrorism, and urged resistance to US occupation. "Al-Khaleej" carried an editorial that questioned the motivations behind Israel's recent actions in [...] |
2006-07-09 13:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI2812 | UAE COMMENTS ON NORTH KOREA, IRAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-10 10:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PARM KN IR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2855 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT [...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes the July 22-23 visit of Deputy Secretary of Treasury Kimmitt and Counselor Zelikow to discuss the Iraq Compact. Your visit follows Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki's July 3 visit to the UAE, where President Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and other senior UAE [...] |
2006-07-11 11:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EAID ECON EFIN IZ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI286 | UAE LABOR UPDATES [...] (U) Summary: On January 22, Econoffs met with Dr. Khalid Al Khazraji, Undersecretary for Labor Affairs, at the Ministry of Labor to discuss recent changes to the UAE labor system. Dr. Al Khazraji explained the procedures for filing a labor complaint and for changing sponsorship and also dis [...] |
2006-01-29 11:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PREL ETRD AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2874 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ'S SECTARIAN VIOLENCE [...] Summary: An Emirati columnist in "Al-Ittihad" stressed the importance of having the Arab League involved in efforts to resolve the sectarian violence in Iraq. Another editorial in "Al-Khaleej" warned against the division of Iraq in light of the current sectarian and ethnic violence. End Sum [...] |
2006-07-12 12:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI2875 | UAE-QATAR DOLPHIN PROJECT UNDER FIRE FROM SAUDI [...] (C) Summary. The UAE-Saudi border dispute continues, albeit largely out of the public eye. Saudi Arabia claims that the Dolphin pipeline that will bring natural gas from Qatar to UAE crosses Saudi territory. As such, the SAG recently sent letters of complaint to the relevant governments, Do [...] |
2006-07-12 12:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET SA QA AE |
| 06ABUDHABI288 | 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] (U) The UAE in 2004 and 2005 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 defense are: -- (C) Providing basing for USA [...] |
2006-01-29 13:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MCAP MARR MASS AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2881 | UAE DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY: QUARTERLY PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: Since the April 6 submission of the quarterly UAE Democratic Reform Strategy update (ref B) there has been limited substantive movement in our reform strategy (ref G). Planning for the indirect elections of the Federal National Council (FNC) continues to progress and has sparked an [...] |
2006-07-12 12:57:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KMPI ETRD PGOV AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2885 | UAE: DEMARCHE TO ARAB LEAGUE AND UNSC ON MIDDLE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-13 08:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PREL |
| 06ABUDHABI2886 | UAEG AGREES WITH SAUDI STATEMENT ON EVENTS IN [...] (C) UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed al Sha'ali is en route to Cairo to attend Saturday,s Arab League Foreign Ministers meeting. Ministry of Foreign Affairs acting number two Tariq Al Haidan told Ambassador July 14 morning that the UAEG had taken note of the July 13 Saudi Ne [...] |
2006-07-14 10:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PREL LE AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2887 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: Israeli attack on Lebanon [...] Summary. Israeli air, sea and land strikes against Lebanon received first page coverage in the UAE and other UAE-based print and electronic media. Arabic and English dailies highlighted the killing of Lebanese civilians as a result of the Israeli raids. AP photo of a man carrying the body o [...] |
2006-07-14 13:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI2893 | TFLE01: PRESIDENT KHALIFA MEETS SAAD HARIRI [...] (SBU) UAE President Khalifa received Lebanese leader of the Al Mustaqbal parliamentary caucus Saad Al-Hariri July 14, during a regional visit described by Al-Hariri as "aimed at safeguarding the security of the Lebanese people and ending the Israeli aggression." 2. (SBU) Khalifa, accordin [...] |
2006-07-15 14:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG LE AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2905 | UAE COUNTERPROLIFERATION TEAM TO INVESTIGATE [...] (S) On July 16, Econoff delivered reftel demarche to UAE Ministry of Interior Major Mohammed al-Kitbi, a member of the UAE's counterproliferation task force team. Econoff stressed the importance of the UAE seizing the shipments of suspected improvised explosive device (IED) components that Atl [...] |
2006-07-16 12:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL PGOV AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2907 | MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] Summary: An editor of "Emarat al youm" predicts that those Arab countries that condemned Hezbollah would be condemned by the end of the present conflict, because Israel would not only destroy Hezbollah's military capacity but also the charitable and public services it provides. Two female Em [...] |
2006-07-16 13:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI2913 | UAE STATEMENTS RE INCREASING RESERVES OF EUROS - [...] (C) The UAE Central Bank is unlikely to move 10 percent of UAE reserves from dollars to Euros in the near future, despite Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suweidi's July 14 public comments to the Financial Times indicating the UAE would move 10 percent of its $29 billion foreign exchange reserves. Th [...] |
2006-07-17 09:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ETRD ECON AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2924 | Capital Partners - TECOM Commercial Dispute [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy has received several Congressional and USTR inquiries in recent weeks over U.S. firm Capital Partners' dispute with Dubai's TECOM Investments (a member of Dubai Holding) as well as inquiries from former Sec HHS Thompson. TECOM executive Chairman Ahmed bin Byat told Ambas [...] |
2006-07-17 13:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2927 | IRAQ'S ILLICIT FUEL TRADE [...] (S/NF) Embassy and Congen's best estimate is that the illicit fuel trade with Iraq (both black market and gray market) continues primarily in the northern emirates. The U.S. Navy continues to collect reports that the trade continues with boats reportedly selling gas oil off the coast of the U [...] |
2006-07-17 14:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET EFIN KCOR IZ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2928 | TFLE01: MINSTATE AL-SHA'ALI ON LEBANON SITUATION [...] (C) Summary: UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Hussein Al-Sha'ali convoked Ambassadors from all G-8 countries July 17 to call for a concerted effort to calm the situation in Lebanon. He offered three specific UAE points of view: 1) Israel's actions recklessly violate Lebane [...] |
2006-07-17 14:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINR KWBG KPAL LE SY IR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2930 | SCENESETTER FOR GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE WITH UAE [...] (S) Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to the June 27 Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) as an opportunity to clarify key areas of potential cooperation with the UAE, particularly vis-a-vis the very real threat that the Emirates feels from Iran. The UAE is also likely to want to expand the a [...] |
2006-07-17 14:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR IZ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2940 | TFLE01: UAE HUMANITARIAN AID CONVOY ATTACKED [...] (C) Per reftelcon, ConGen Dubai officer received a telephone call from General Director, State Security Mohamed al Qemzi at approximately 1340 local time reporting that a UAE humanitarian aid convoy traveling from Damascus to Beirut had been attacked. The exact location of the attack was not [...] |
2006-07-18 10:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KPAL LE SY AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2954 | MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] Summary: The Israeli invasion of Lebanon continues to generate extensive coverage in the UAE's print and electronic media. One writer in "Al-Bayan" criticized the G8 member states for mimicking the United States in condoning Israel's aggression. Another writer in "Akhbar Al-Arab" questioned [...] |
2006-07-18 11:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI2955 | Another Great Year: 2005-2006 UAE ACCESS MicroScholarship [...] Summary: The UAE ACCESS MicroScholarship Program provided 300 non-urban, non-elite Emirati high school students with conversational American English skills and exposure to American culture. From September 2005 to April 2006, extra-curricular activities and field trips gave added value to the [...] |
2006-07-18 13:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KDEM TC |
| 06ABUDHABI2956 | TFLE01: FM SHEIKH ABDULLAH ON LEBANON, ABU MAZEN [...] (C)SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan (AbZ) telephoned Ambassador from Paris the evening of July 17 to condemn the attack in Lebanon on a UAE humanitarian assistance convoy, urge that credit for any defusing of the Hamas situation go to Abu Mazen, and criticize EU p [...] |
2006-07-18 15:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID KPAL IR LE AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2971 | TFLE01: UAE REPORTEDLY ADVISED ISRAEL OF DETAILS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-19 12:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KPAL EAID LE IS AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2972 | MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] Summary: An article in "Al-Bayan" accused the U.S. of supporting Israel against its own interests, while another criticized President Bush's hypocrisy in calling for Israel to preserve the Lebanese government while demolishing the state. An article in "Al-Khaleej" draws comparisons between c [...] |
2006-07-19 13:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI2997 | MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] Summary: One editorial in "Al-Bayan" accused the United States of betraying Lebanon after it promised to support its new democracy. In "Al-Khaleej," one writer questioned how anyone could believe that Arabs would accept Israeli aggression given their own experiences with Israeli attacks, whi [...] |
2006-07-23 12:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI3000 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] Summary: Reactions to the crisis in Lebanon continue to be negative. In the print media, editorials have heavily criticized references to building a new Middle East as well as the United States for facilitating Israel's offensive. One editorial entitled "Go home Condoleezza" appeared on the [...] |
2006-07-24 12:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI3024 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] Summary: The Arabic-language media remained critical of the U.S. position on the current conflict in Lebanon. In "Al-Khaleej," three editorials criticize Rice's visit and question U.S. motives in the ongoing crisis. An article in "Akhbar Al-Arab" describes Rice's visit to Lebanon as a conso [...] |
2006-07-25 08:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI3026 | ADNOC'S SOUR GAS DEVELOPMENT PLANS [...] (C) Summary: Exxon Al-Khalij president Frank Kemnetz (protect) briefed Ambassador and Econchief on developments in Abu Dhabi's oil and gas sector including its proposal to develop its onshore non-associated gas fields near the Shah and Bab fields. Exxon and Occidental Petroleum are two of the [...] |
2006-07-25 14:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV PINR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3027 | SCENESETTER FOR SCA A/S AMB BOUCHER TO UAE [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Boucher, Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes your visit to discuss support for Afghanistan with the UAE leadership. We have requested a meeting with a senior member of the ruling family (the Crown Prince or Foreign Minister). We recommend that you acknowledge the UAE contrib [...] |
2006-07-25 14:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER MOPS MASS EINV AF PK AE |
| 06ABUDHABI303 | MEDIA REACTION: PALESTINIANS AND DEMOCRACY [...] SUMMARY: "AL-KHALEEJ" WONDERED WHY THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE INSIST ON PUNISHING ALL THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE WHEN ALL THEY DID WAS PRACTICING DEMOCRACY. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL-BAYAN" CALLED ON PALESTINIANS TO LOOK FORWARD TOWARD A BETTER FUTURE AND FORGET THEIR POLITICAL DIFFERENCES. END SUM [...] |
2006-01-30 14:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
| 06ABUDHABI305 | UAE RETALIATES AGAINST DANISH CARTOONS [...] (U) The UAEG has condemned Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten's September 30 publication of twelve offensive cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad. UAE Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Awqaf, Mohammad Nakhira Al Daheri alleged in the UAE press that the publication of the cartoons cou [...] |
2006-01-31 07:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3055 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] Summary: A columnist in "Al-Ittihad" described the war against Lebanon as international hooliganism, stressing that peace can not be achieved through violence. "Al-Khaleej" carried an editorial describing the plans for democracy which Rice presented to Lebanon as a "poisoned stew" whose aim [...] |
2006-07-26 13:22:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI3056 | P5+1 IRAN INCENTIVE PACKAGE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador emphasized reftel points on Iran with MFA's number two on July 26. An inquiry about the Minister's Iran travel plans led to a discussion of consular and legal issues between the UAE and Iran which would be addressed by an MFA team the following week. End summary. [...] |
2006-07-26 13:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP AORC IR EU AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3059 | UAE ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] (C) Ambassador spoke with MFA number two, Ambassador Abdul Rahman Al-Jarman, on July 26 about the UAE's previously-stated commitment of $20 million in humanitarian aid to Lebanon. Al-Jarman confirmed that the pledge would be disbursed through the UN and said formalities for the payment were [...] |
2006-07-26 13:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM LE AE |
| 06ABUDHABI306 | UAE REQUESTS SUPPORT IN ITS CANDIDACY FOR ECOSOC [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: Please see paragraph 3. 2. (U) The Embassy received via diplomatic note a request from the UAE to support its candidacy in the UN Economic and Social Council elections. Begin Embassy translation of diplomatic note. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Em [...] |
2006-01-31 07:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AE UN |
| 06ABUDHABI3069 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] Summary: The Arabic-language media continues to support Hezbollah's struggle against Israel. In "Al-Khaleej" one editorial hailed the Lebanese peoples' remarkable endurance over the past seventeen days. Another in "Al-Bayan" criticized the United Nations for responding so weakly to the murd [...] |
2006-07-29 12:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI3089 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] Summary: Editorials remained critical of the Secretary's approach to the Lebanon conflict and most recent visit to the region. One editorial in "Akhbar Al-Arab" provided the outlines of a possible resolution to the conflict. Meanwhile two writers in "Al-Bayan" questioned her motives, with o [...] |
2006-07-30 11:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI3097 | MBZ'S VIEWS ON IRAQ COMPACT, HIZBOLLAH AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt and Counselor of the State Department Philip Zelikow won Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan's support for the International Compact on Iraq during their July 22 visit. However, MbZ said that he was less worried about Ira [...] |
2006-07-31 12:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER EAID EFIN KDEM LE QA IZ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3100 | KIMMITT/ZELIKOW MEETING IN ABU DHABI WITH ARAB [...] (C) Summary: An interagency delegation led by Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt and Counselor of the Department of State Philip Zelikow briefed Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) Director General, Chairman of the Board Jassim Al-Mannai on the International Compact for Iraq on July 23 in Abu Dhabi [...] |
2006-07-31 12:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON EFIN IZ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3101 | CONCLUSION TO PIRATED VESSEL EPISODE [...] (C) Reftel noted the Philippines Ambassador to the UAE's concerns about the safety of the 20-member Filipino crew of a UAE-based vessel, the M/T Lin 1, which was at the time in the hands of Somali pirates. We now understand, from Philippines Ambassador Libran Cabactulan and media reports that [...] |
2006-07-31 12:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PREL RP SO AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3102 | TFLE01: RESPONSE IN UAE TO ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE ON [...] (C) Summary: The UAE public is outraged by innocent deaths in Qana, as reflected in a statement by the UAE Foreign Minister, in press reporting, and in conversations with Embassy contacts. In some conversations, the U.S. is as much a target of this anger as is Israel; widely reported U.S. p [...] |
2006-07-31 13:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINR KPAL LEIS AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3110 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] Summary: Editorials continued to portray the United States as responsible for the ongoing conflict in Lebanon. One columnist in "Al-Khaleej" attributed recent comments by a fringe Israeli group as attempts to assuage the American conscience. Another in "Emarat Al-Youm" urged Arabs to take a [...] |
2006-08-01 11:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI3125 | G/TIP: UAE RESEARCH CENTER SEEKS TO HOST UN TIP [...] (SBU) In a July 19 conversation with EmbOffs, Director General of the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) Dr. Jamal Al-Suwaidi expressed frustration with the UN for not taking a greater interest in his offer to host a global conference on Trafficking in Persons in Abu D [...] |
2006-08-01 12:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KCRM ELAB UN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3127 | TFLE01: STATUS OF UAE INVESTMENT IN LEBANON [...] (SBU) Summary: Prior to the most recent outbreak of hostilities in Lebanon, UAE-based companies had an estimated US $2.3 billion invested in-country, largely in Beirut's real estate and luxury services sectors. While most UAE-owned properties have not been damaged by Israeli air strikes, inves [...] |
2006-08-01 13:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON EFIN LE AE |
| 06ABUDHABI313 | UAE NEGOTIATOR BULLISH ON ONGOING FTA NEGOTIATIONS [...] (U) The fourth round of FTA talks between the US and the UAE began January 30 in London. The UAE's lead negotiator, Mohammad Khalfan bin Kharbash, Minister of State for Financial and Industrial Affairs, told UAE English-language daily Gulf News the negotiations have made remarkable progress [...] |
2006-01-31 12:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ETRD AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3132 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] Summary: Editorials continued to tie the ongoing conflict in Lebanon to broader ideological and political struggles in the region. One Emirati columnist in "Al-Ittihad" dwelled upon the contrasting interests both Iran and the United States have in the ongoing conflict, while another in "Al-B [...] |
2006-08-02 10:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI3135 | UAE WILL LOOK INTO BRAYAN FOR IRANIAN [...] (S/NF) On August 2, Econoff delivered reftel demarche to UAE Ministry of Interior Major Rashid, a member of the UAE's counterproliferation task force team. Econoff requested that the UAE investigate Brayan Electromechanical LLC to determine whether it is ordering compressor units that might be [...] |
2006-08-02 12:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | KNNP MNUC ETTC PARM PREL PGOV IR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3137 | REPLACING FOREIGN JUDGES OVER TIME [...] (C) Summary: An IV-grantee with extensive experience in the UAE judicial system offered insights into the foreign lawyers, prosecutors and judges who now staff much of the court system in the Emirates and efforts to train UAE nationals to take over. He noted that two of the seven Emirates m [...] |
2006-08-02 12:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KJUS EG SU AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3140 | EMIRATES FOCUSED ON SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: During a July 29 lunch with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his younger brother Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher pressed SIPDIS for continued support of Afghan reconstruction a [...] |
2006-08-02 12:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER EAID ENRG MOPS PK AF AE |
| 06ABUDHABI316 | TAKING ANOTHER LOOK AT THE UAE DCA [...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy wishes to raise with the Department a proposed way forward to address longstanding concerns over the UAE Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) (refs A-D). We recommend reviving regular meetings of the U.S.-UAE Joint Committee on the DCA. That committee has not convened [...] |
2006-01-31 12:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MASS PREL AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3163 | TFLE01: UAE PM SPEAKS OUT ON LEBANON [...] (U) UAE headlines August 2 cited Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MbR, also ruler of Dubai) expressing solidarity with Prime Minister Siniora in a telephone call the previous evening. UAE media also highlighted MbR's statements early on August 1, in whi [...] |
2006-08-02 13:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KMDR LE AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3165 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] Summary: The bombing in Al Qaa dominated UAE media coverage. Headlines emphasized the human cost and moral implications of the tragedy, while several papers featured graphic multi-page photo spreads of the aftermath of the attack. One editorial in "Akhbar Al-Arab" applauded Venezuelan Presid [...] |
2006-08-05 10:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI3166 | FAREWELL CALL BY NEPAL CHARGE, NESA ALUMNUS, [...] (C) Nepal Charge d,Affaires Madhuban Prasad Paudel paid a farewell call on CDA August 1 and said he would be assuming his new position as MFA Director of South Asian Affairs in Kathmandu later this month, having turned down the Director of Protocol job. Mr. Paudel said he had served formerly [...] |
2006-08-05 12:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL NP AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3169 | UAE CLAIM TO NEED MORE INFORMATION IN ORDER TO [...] (S/NF) On August 4 CDA met with MFA Director of Arab Affairs, Ambassador Hamad Saeed Al-Zaabi shortly before Friday noon prayers to request action on ref A NIACT. CDA explained that the USG had information indicating that the "Iran Isfahan," which had docked in Dubai that morning, was carryin [...] |
2006-08-05 14:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC AE |
| 06ABUDHABI319 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ANGER AT DANISH CARTOON [...] SUMMARY: "AL-KHALEEJ" CALLED UPON MUSLIMS AND ARABS TO REACT AGAINST ENTITIES TARGETING THEIR SACRED SYMBOLS. A UAE COLUMNIST SAYS THE DANISH MOCKERY OF THE PROPHET MOHAMMED HAS AWAKENED THE MUSLIMS' SENSE OF IDENTITY AND UNIFIED THEM TOGETHER. END SUMMARY. 2. Under the headline "Attac [...] |
2006-01-31 13:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO AE TC |
| 06ABUDHABI3195 | TFLE01: ANGER SIMMERS AS WAR CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary and comment: The misery and daily tally of Lebanese casualties continue to dominate public discourse in the UAE. U.S. policy is increasingly seen as complicit in Israeli aggressions, and the draft UN resolution has thus far not been welcomed as part of a balanced solution. Membe [...] |
2006-08-07 13:22:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KMDR LE AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3204 | UAE CENSUS RESULTS FINALLY RELEASED [...] (C) Summary: On July 30, the UAEG finally released results of a census conducted months earlier. Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi reported that as of December 6, 2005 the UAE's population was 4.1 million, up from 2.4 million in 1995. UAE nationals account for just over 20 percent [...] |
2006-08-08 11:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI ECON PREL AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3253 | MEDIA REACTION: LEBANON/FASCIST MUSLIMS [...] Summary: Editorial comments focused on the recent thwarted terrorist attack in the United Kingdom, and the ongoing conflict in Lebanon. One Emirati columnist in "Al-Ittihad" commented on how religion is used by some individuals to advance political agendas. Another columnist in "Akhbar Al-Ara [...] |
2006-08-12 11:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI3255 | DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1701 [...] (C) On August 12, the Charge and Acting Under Secretary Tareq Al-Haidan (MFA's number two) discussed UNSCR 1701. Reviewing reftel points, the Charge stressed the need for strong support for the current resolution aimed at addressing the requirements 6^JY|Q@uthan previous drafts and took into a [...] |
2006-08-12 13:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS UNSC UN IS LE AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3257 | UAE MFA OFFICIAL'S PESSIMISTIC ASSESSMENT OF IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: MFA's second-in-command, Acting Under Secretary Tareq Al-Haidan, offered the Charge his strong SIPDIS views on the poor security situation in Iraq on August 12. He said the Secretary's call for a "new Middle East" in the context of the Lebanon conflict begged the question of w [...] |
2006-08-12 15:22:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS EAID IZ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3297 | MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] Summary: Editorials continued to consider the possible motivations of different foreign powers in the most recent conflict in Lebanon. A Saudi columnist in "Al-Ittihad" identified Hezbollah as part of an Iranian effort to gain more regional power. An Emirati columnist in "Al-Bayan" criticiz [...] |
2006-08-14 13:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI3305 | MEDIA REACTION: WHO WON THE WAR? [...] Summary: One Emirati columnist in "Al-Ittihad" ridiculed declarations that the cease-fire marked a Lebanese victory, and highlighted the heavy losses incurred by Lebanon because of Hezbollah's intransigence. Another columnist in "Al-Khaleej" warned the Lebanese against holding Hezbollah acco [...] |
2006-08-15 10:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI3337 | IRAQI EMBASSY IN UAE CONFUSED BY IRAQ COMPACT [...] (C) PolOff spoke with Iraqi DCM Mustafa Aboud August 16 to assess planning for an anticipated September 7 Iraq Compact preparatory meeting in Abu Dhabi. Aboud, conversely, sought information on the meeting. He shared the content of a message from the Iraqi Foreign Ministry in Baghdad, which [...] |
2006-08-16 13:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID IZ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3342 | MEDIA REACTION: LEBANON [...] Summary: One UAE columnist in "Al-Ittihad" wondered why some Arab TV channels during war in Lebanon accused Gulf governments of being traitors and agents to the West and concluded that this will not help restore any occupied land. Al-Khaleej" wondered when Arabs will ever live with dignity a [...] |
2006-08-16 13:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI3344 | UAE PRESIDENT FORMALIZES INDIRECT ELECTIONS FOR [...] (C) Summary and comment: President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan on August 15 formalized the UAE's move towards indirect elections to half the seats on the Federal National Council (FNC), the first national-level elections of any sort in the UAE since the federation's 1971 establishment. Ministe [...] |
2006-08-16 14:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | AE KDEM PGOV PREL |
| 06ABUDHABI335 | EX-BAGHDAD MAYOR EYEING FUTURE ROLE IN IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: During a February 2 meeting in Abu Dhabi, former Baghdad Mayor Alaa al-Tamimi told Polchief that Iraq "desperately" needs secular personalities and technocrats )- like him -- to run the government's ministries. Al-Tamimi, in Abu Dhabi in search of employment, recounted how he was [...] |
2006-02-04 13:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KPAO IZ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3364 | UAE RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF AUGUST 20 [...] (C) On August 19, CDA delivered demarche in advance of August 20 Arab League Ministerial to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for International Cooperation Mohammad Abdul Rahim SIPDIS Abdul Jalil. (UAE Foreign Minister and Under Secretary are already in Cairo.) Ambassador Abdul Jalil said tha [...] |
2006-08-19 14:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PREL TC |
| 06ABUDHABI3370 | UAE CRISIS MANAGEMENT: MOVING FORWARD INCH BY INCH [...] (C) Summary. Recognizing that the UAE lacks unified crisis response capabilities, the UAE leadership initiated a plan to develop a national crisis management system over a year ago. However implementation of the plan is moving forward at a glacial pace, and UAE authorities continue to develo [...] |
2006-08-20 11:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PTER ASEC EPET ENRG PINR KHLS AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3372 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MAYROW GENERAL ORDER UPDATE [...] (S) On August 19, CDA and Econoff delivered the Mayrow demarche to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for International Cooperation Mohammad Abdul Rahim Abdul Jalil. CDA requested an update on the investigation into Mayrow and its associated group of companies. He also provided Ambassador Abdul Ja [...] |
2006-08-20 12:27:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL PGOV AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3374 | SUMMARY OF UAE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] (SBU) The UAEG pledged $20 million in assistance to Lebanon early in the crisis, and has now committed an unspecified amount to rebuild Lebanese hospitals and schools. MFA's Assistant Under Secretary for International Cooperation Ambassador Mohammad Abdul Rahim Abdul Jalil told the Charge Aug [...] |
2006-08-20 15:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID KMDR LE AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3400 | MEDIA REACTION: LEBANON [...] Summary: The unsigned editorial in "Al-Bayan" considers UNSCR 1701 doomed to failure. A UAE columnist in "Al-Ittihad" examines the impact of Iranian aid to Lebanon through Hezbullah. A UAE businessman wondered in "Al-Bayan" when the Americans will realize that they were not Arabs' friends a [...] |
2006-08-23 12:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI3403 | SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR LEBANON [...] (C) CDA delivered reftel points August 23 to MFA Acting U/S Tariq Al Haidan who said he appreciated the U.S. message and indicated that the UAE was "doing a lot for Lebanon and prepared to do even more," including assistance for the Lebanese army and internal security forces. Al Haidan, who a [...] |
2006-08-23 13:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS EAID PREL AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3404 | AL MANAR NEXT STEPS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-23 13:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO ECPS ETTC PREL PTER AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3414 | UAE CONTINUES TO CONTRIBUTE TO LEBANON [...] (SBU) PolChief discussed ref A demarche regarding the August 31 Stockholm Conference with Deputy Director of the MFA Department of European, American and Oceanic Affairs Saeed Rashed Al-Zaabi on August 26. Al-Zaabi noted that UAE deliveries of humanitarian supplies to Lebanon continued daily [...] |
2006-08-26 12:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID LE AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3417 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR) CONSULTATIVE [...] (C) Summary: On August 19, Econoffs attended a meeting with The Arabian Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAA), the Ministry of Economy and various intellectual property industry stakeholders. The head of AAA, Scott Butler, briefed the Ministry on a variety of intellectual property rights (IPR) issues, [...] |
2006-08-27 05:09:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KIPR ECON PREL AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3428 | UAE MINSTATE FOR FINANCE AND INDUSTRY TO ATTEND [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-28 10:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID LE AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3434 | US BLASTED IN MEDIA OVER UAE PHD STUDENT'S DETENTION AT [...] The detention of UAE PhD student Saif Al Sha'ali at Los Angeles Airport on August 21, 2006, has been extensively covered in daily, mostly front page articles in English and Arabic UAE print media August 24-28 which have frequently characterized the incident as one of racial/ethnic "profiling." [...] |
2006-08-28 12:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI3436 | REACTION TO UAE STUDENT AL-SHA'ALI DETENTION AT [...] (C) Summary: The detention and refusal of entry of returning UAE graduate student Saif Khalifa Al-Sha,ali at LAX on August 21 has generated a significant, although uneven, reaction (see reftel). All major English and Arabic dailies have covered the story, generally characterizing Al-Sha,ali,s [...] |
2006-08-28 14:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PREL PTER AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3463 | UAE FOCUS ON EDUCATIONAL REFORM: RESHAPING CIVICS [...] (C) Summary: The UAEG is taking steps in the direction of educational reform. The Ministry of Education (MOE) has made substantial changes to its curriculum, including civics and Islamic studies programs, and is placing greater emphasis on critical thinking and active learning. The highest [...] |
2006-08-29 12:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAO OEXC SOCI AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3490 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR G/TIP SENIOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Abu Dhabi grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of G/TIP Senior Coordinator Mark Taylor on September 3-6. 2. (SBU) In addition to the September 4 steering committee meeting for the ECSSR-hosted international TIP conference, we have requested a meeting on September 5 [...] |
2006-09-01 13:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PHUM AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3535 | MEDIA REACTION: DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ/LEBANON/AFGHANISTAN [...] Summary: A Lebanese columnist in "Al-Khaleej" highlighted the fact that neoconservatives might abandon their objective to spread democracy in Iraq and the Middle East, but will never abandon their oil there. An Unsigned editorial in "Al-Khaleej" comments that Arabs are being besieged by Isra [...] |
2006-09-06 14:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI3536 | MEDIA REACTION: UAE-US BILATERAL FRIENDSHIP [...] Summary: A UAE columnist in "Al-Bayan" is critical of the UAE's relationship with the U.S. He opines that the UAE's devotion to bilateral relations with the U.S. has not prevented poor treatment from the U.S., citing DP World and the detention of an Emirati student. End Summary. 2. On [...] |
2006-09-06 14:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI3537 | ASSESSMENT OF UAE TERRORIST FINANCING ENVIRONMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to ref A, Embassy's country team provides the following assessment of the terrorist/insurgent finance operating environment in the UAE. Responses are keyed to reftel, to the extent possible. End summary. Legal Regime ------------ 2. (SBU) Question. What la [...] |
2006-09-06 14:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC TC IQ |
| 06ABUDHABI3538 | DEMARCHE ON ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-06 15:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF LE SU AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3555 | MEDIA REACTION: US POLICIES/RACISM AT AIRPORTS [...] Summary: An unsigned editorial in "Al-Khaleej" asks the U.S. to return to the right path, to the principles of justice, freedom, and human rights. A Qatari columnist in "Al-Ittihad" writes that Arabs are treated with institutional racism in Western airports. An Egyptian columnist wondered w [...] |
2006-09-07 15:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI3565 | DEPSEC KIMMITT DISCUSSES IRAQ COMPACT, IRAN WITH [...] (S/NF) Summary. On September 9, Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt met with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MbZ) to discuss the Iraq Compact Preparatory Group Meeting being hosted in Abu Dhabi the next day. MbZ stressed that the UAE will do all it can to assist Iraq, [...] |
2006-09-10 11:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EAID ETTC IR IQ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3616 | UAEG MAKING PROGRESS ON TIP ACTION PLAN, BUT DOES [...] (C) Summary: On September 5, Ambassador and G/TIP Senior Coordinator Mark Taylor, called on Minister of Justice Mohammed bin Nakhira Al-Daheri and Minister of Interior Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. In separate meetings, the ministers stated that a new, comprehensive anti-trafficking law bas [...] |
2006-09-12 12:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KCRM AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3619 | DEPSEC KIMMITT DISCUSSES IRAQ COMPACT, IRAN WITH [...] (S) BEGIN SUMMARY. Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt met with Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan (AbZ) on September 10 to thank him for the UAE's hosting of the Iraq Compact Preparatory Group meeting. AbZ, who had just met with Iraqi Deputy PM Barham Salih, emphasized the [...] |
2006-09-13 06:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EAID ETTC MNUC PARM EINV IR IQ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3620 | MEDIA REACTION: ANNIVERSARY OF SEPT 11 [...] Summary: A UAE female columnist in "Al-Ittihad" highlights that America, instead of eradicating the reasons for hate and terror, have created new reasons for hate, anger and terror in the region. A UAE columnist in "Al-Ittihad" commented on the moment of silence which Bush and the world took [...] |
2006-09-13 09:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI3623 | INTERNATIONAL MOBILE SATELLITE ORGANIZATION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-13 11:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECPS EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3626 | UAE FOREIGN MINISTER ATTENDING NAM IN HAVANA: [...] (C) Post delivered ref B and C demarches in a series of meetings with members of the UAE delegation to the NAM conference prior to their respective departures to Havana: Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ), MFA Under Secretary Tariq Al-Haidan, and International Organiza [...] |
2006-09-13 13:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA PTER PHUM KPKO UNSC PGOV GT SU IR |
| 06ABUDHABI3629 | IRAQ COMPACT PREPARATORY MEETING A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 10, the United Arab Emirates hosted the Preparatory Group for the International Compact for Iraq (ICI). The United Nations (UN) represented by Deputy Secretary General Mark Malloch Brown, and the Government of Iraq (GOI), represented by a delegation led by Iraqi Dep [...] |
2006-09-14 07:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN IZ PREL PGOV ECON AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3631 | UAE UPDATE ON SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL MOBILE [...] (SBU) Ref A reports the probable support of the UAE for Steven Lett's candidacy to head the International Mobile Satellite Organization. Subsequent to that exchange, and in response to a diplomatic note which had been submitted to the MFA prior to our September 5 meeting, the MFA has responde [...] |
2006-09-14 10:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECPS EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3632 | LEBANON A KEY TOPIC IN A/S HILLEN DISCUSSION WITH [...] (S) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs John Hillen and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) met on September 11 and discussed the Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD), Qatar and Lebanon. MbZ welcomed the GSD scheduled for October 19 and reiterat [...] |
2006-09-14 11:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | MASS PREL EAID LE QA IZ SY IR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3633 | UAE DECLINES TO HOST PSI EXERCISE LEADING EDGE BUT [...] (C) On the evening of September 13, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ) told Ambassador that the UAE would not/not host the land-based portion of the PSI-related exercise LEADING EDGE, which is to take place in the Gulf in late October. Post continues to press the [...] |
2006-09-14 11:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PREL KNNP XF AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3641 | UAEG ANNOUNCES FNC ELECTION GUIDELINES [...] (U) On September 13, Minister of State for Federal National Council(FNC) Affairs, Dr. Anwar Gargash, announced the establishment of the "electoral college" for the country's first FNC "election." The announcement was front page in all UAE papers. The college, consisting of more than 6,000 me [...] |
2006-09-14 12:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3685 | EB A/S SULLIVAN'S MEETINGS IN THE UAE [...] (C) Summary: A/S Sulivan held a series of bilateral meetings with AE officials and U.S. business representatives o September 11. ADNOC CEO Yousef Omair Bin Yousef xplained that Abu Dhabi was increasing its oil poduction capacity to 4 million barrels per day ovr the next five to seven years. [...] |
2006-09-18 12:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EPET EINV ELAB AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3686 | LEBANON: SECURITY ASSISTANCE COORDINATION WITH UAE [...] (C) Following up on a request by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) to A/S Hillen to coordinate security assistance for Lebanon, Post shared the following with MbZ's International Affairs Advisor Youssef Al-Otaiba on September 17: 1) list of items noted in ref C paragr [...] |
2006-09-18 13:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL EAID LE AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3687 | UAEG "REGRETS" POPE'S REMARKS ON ISLAM, ADDING [...] (U) Pope Benedict XVI's reported remarks on Islam have received a modest degree of coverage in UAE printed media since the story broke, with front-page mention of the incident and associated reactions in the Muslim world, as well as inside-page editorial emphasizing the potential damage done [...] |
2006-09-18 13:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KMDR KPAO VT AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3689 | UAE PREPARING FOR TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS [...] (SBU) Abu Dhabi's plan to host a worldwide conference on trafficking in persons (TIP) has moved forward since the July conversation noted ref B with Director General of the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) Dr. Jamal Al-Suwaidi. Following coordination with the UN Off [...] |
2006-09-19 10:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KCRM ELAB UN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3693 | TERRORISM FINANCE: UPCOMING DESIGNATIONS UNDER THE [...] (S) Embassy first raised reftel request for the UAEG to co-sponsor and support the nomination of the listed individuals in the UN 1267 Committee on August 30. To date the UAEG has not provided any substantive response. Econchief again raised the issue with the office of the Assistant Under Se [...] |
2006-09-19 12:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3702 | MEDIA REACTION: POPE'S COMMENTS FUEL ANGER AGAINST THE [...] Summary: A UAE columnist in "Emaratalyoum" is not satisfied with the Pope's apology. A columnist in "Al-Ittihad" considers the Pope's statements as a gift to Al-Qaeda. A columnist in "Al-Khaleej" suggests that the Pope's "offense" is done on purpose and was timed with other attacks against [...] |
2006-09-19 12:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI3706 | POPE'S REMARKS ON ISLAM CONTINUE TO GENERATE [...] (C) As Pope Benedict XVI's remarks on Islam continue to create a stir in the local press, PolChief attended the evening majlis of Presidential Religious Advisor Ali Al-Hashemi on September 18 and faced a barrage of questions about the Pope's intent and western misunderstanding of Islam. One [...] |
2006-09-19 14:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KMDR VT AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3709 | UAEG WELCOMES CONTINUED DIALOGUE ON INVESTMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-20 11:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN EINV AE |
| 06ABUDHABI371 | RELIGIOUS SCHOLARS TACKLE CARTOON CONTROVERSY [...] (SBU) Summary: The UAE Government ushered in the Islamic New Year February 1 with an evening of preaching that emphasized religious tolerance and moderation. However, the UAE's unified Friday sermon that preachers delivered two days later castigated the Danish media for publishing a cartoon of [...] |
2006-02-06 11:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KDEM PREL KPAO ETRD AE |
| 06ABUDHABI373 | DECISION ON UAE'S FIRST HUMAN RIGHTS NGO IMMINENT [...] (SBU) The UAE Government is apparently close to announcing that it will allow a domestic human rights organization to operate for the first time. On February 6, the English-daily 'Gulf News' reported that the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs had approved the first human rights organization [...] |
2006-02-06 12:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PHUM AE |
| 06ABUDHABI374 | MEDIA REACTION: US PUBLIC DIPLOMACY; IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] SUMMARY: A columnist in "Al-Bayan" advised the State Department's Public Diplomacy Bureau not to waste its time enhancing their country's image, as US policies make their mission doomed to failure. "Akhbar Al-Khaleej" warned of confrontations between Iran and the United Nations following Ira [...] |
2006-02-06 12:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
| 06ABUDHABI376 | UAE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) On January 30, on the margins of U.S.-UAE FTA negotiations in London, Minister of Economy and Planning Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi provided Econchief with information detailing UAE aid to Afghanistan. She stressed that the UAE would prefer that the UAE treat this information confidentially. [...] |
2006-02-06 13:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL PHUM AF AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3782 | TERRORISM FINANCE: TALIBAN UAE STRATEGY [...] (S/NF) Post appreciates the opportunity to comment on reftel strategy for disrupting external financing to the Taliban. We believe that the draft background paper covers the issue in a comprehensive fashion. In the UAE specifically, we would propose using the existing Joint Terror Financing [...] |
2006-09-26 12:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | KTFN PTER EFIN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3783 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN/UAE CAMEL JOCKEYS [...] Summary: A UAE columnist in "Al-Khaleej" warns of Iran's active intervention in Arab issues, especially in Iraq and Lebanon. An editorial in "Al-Ittihad" lauded the way the UAEG handled the issue of camel jockeys. End Summary. 2. Under the headline "The Iranian expansion in Arab affairs [...] |
2006-09-26 13:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI3816 | MFA REQUESTS USG PRE-CLEAR ALL INTERACTION WITH [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-28 13:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3818 | A/S O,BRIEN AND A/S SULLIVAN CO-CHAIR 3RD U.S./UAE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 11. 2. (S) Summary. The third meeting of the U.S./UAE Joint Terrorist Financing Coordinating Committee (JTFCC) was held in Abu Dhabi on September 12, 2006. The JTFCC was chaired on the UAE side by Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser al-Suwei [...] |
2006-09-28 13:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER KTFN SO PK AF IZ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3820 | UAE TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: SLOWDOWN DUE TO INCREASED [...] (SBU) Summary: The UAE textile industry continues to decline due to increased international competition brought on by the elimination of the worldwide textile quotas. Two textile factories in the Jebel Ali Free Zone (Emirates Textiles LTD. and Carolina Fabrics LTD.) and one garment factory in A [...] |
2006-10-01 05:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3851 | UAE DEFENSE SPENDING [...] (C) Estimates of the cumulative value of defense procurements by the UAE in recent decades reach well over 20 billion dollars (although the UAE does not publish its overall defense and security expenditures). Funded essentially by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, that money has been spent on sophis [...] |
2006-10-02 14:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAPS PREL MASS MOPS BEXP AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3871 | DP WORLD VP ON STRATEGY MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: On October 2, DP World Senior Vice President (Commercial) Michael Moore told Ambassador that the company planned to conduct an Initial Public Offering (IPO) though the time frame had not been finalized. He confirmed that the five short-listed candidates to buy its U.S. assets wer [...] |
2006-10-04 08:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT EINV PREL ETRD EFIN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3872 | DRAFT UAE-U.S. "GAP ANALYSIS" OF CASH COURIER REGULATIONS [...] (U) In response to the Central Bank Governor's request at the September 12 JTFCC for a "gap analysis" of the U.S. and UAE cash reporting regulations and procedures, Embassy/CG interagency team (State/Econ, Treasury/OFAC, DHS/ICE) prepared the following draft and passed to the UAE Central Bank f [...] |
2006-10-04 08:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3876 | US/UAE CTF DEMARCHE DELIVERED, TABATABAIE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-04 12:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM ETTC IR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3877 | MEDIA REACTION: UAE FNC ELECTIONS/RICE VISIT [...] Summary: An article in "Al-Khaleej" is sarcastic about Rice's visit stating that the US only serves Israel and thus will never ever be any good to the Arabs. "Al-Bayan" states that the US puts other priorities which do not serve peace in the region. Several articles in "Al-Ittihad" and "Al- [...] |
2006-10-04 12:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI3882 | PSI: UAE PARTICIPATION IN EXERCISE LEADING EDGE [...] (C) On September 3, econchief and poleconoff met with Yacoub Al-Hosani, Director of International Organizations at the MFA to encourage the UAE to participate actively in the late October Leading Edge exercise. Econchief explained that the UAE military had already received an invitation to [...] |
2006-10-05 05:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL BA KU MU QA AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3903 | UAE DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY: QUARTERLY PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: During the summer months since the July submission of the quarterly UAE Democratic Reform Strategy update (ref B), planning for the indirect elections of the Federal National Council(FNC)moved forward with the establishment of an "electoral college" and a National Election Commiss [...] |
2006-10-09 04:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KMPI ETRD PGOV AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3904 | UAEG SETS DATE FOR FNC ELECTIONS; CRITICISM OF [...] (C) Summary: On October 1, the Cabinet announced that the elections of one-half of the Federal National Council(FNC) will be held on December 16, 18, and 20. That same day, the National Election Committee published the names of the 6,689 member electoral college that will participate in the e [...] |
2006-10-09 04:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3929 | UAE OFFICIALS ON GCC COMMON MARKET AND CURRENCY [...] (C/NF) Econchief briefly discussed the prospects for the GCC common market (scheduled to be established by 2007) and the GCC monetary union (scheduled for 2010) with MinEcon U/S Abdullah Al-Saleh and Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suwaidi on October 8 and 9. In response to econchief's [...] |
2006-10-10 12:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD EFIN ECON PREL GCC AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3942 | AMF DIRECTOR GENERAL UNHAPPY AT IRAQ PREP GROUP [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) On the margins of the Qatari National Day reception, Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) Director General, Jassem Al-Mannai expressed his disappointment to Econchief that the AMF had not been invited to participate in the Iraq Preparatory group [...] |
2006-10-11 13:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN IZ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3944 | GENERAL ABIZAID WITH ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE: IRAN, [...] (S) On the evening of October 9, CENTCOM Commander General John Abizaid and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) Al Nahyan discussed Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan. On Iran, MbZ pressed for clarity on U.S. "war plans" and cal [...] |
2006-10-12 10:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL MOPS PARM IR AF PK IZ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3947 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA/UAE ELECTIONS/IRAQ [...] Summary: A columnist in "Al-Bayan" opines that the main reason why the U.S. is concerned with North Korea's nuclear experiment is the fear of it leaking this technology to the Middle East like Syria or Iran. Al Khaleej editorialized that what the U.S. fears most is the emergence of a nuclear [...] |
2006-10-12 12:20:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI3952 | UNGA ISSUES: UAE CONTINUES TO SUPPORT GUATEMALA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-12 13:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNGA UNSC GT AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3955 | UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES [...] PolChief delivered reftel demarche concerning the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to MFA Director of International Organizations Yacub Al-Hosani on October 10 and discussed both the substance and logistics of UN deliberations on the topic. Al-Hosani was unfamiliar with the [...] |
2006-10-12 14:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3978 | NEA PDAS JEFFREY DISCUSSES IRAN/IRAQ WITH MINSTATE [...] (C) Summary: During an October 10 call on Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Hussain Al-Sha'ali, PDAS Jim Jeffrey, accompanied by CDA, encouraged the UAEG to assist USG efforts in Iraq, and support a unified international front in response to Iranian nuclear ambitions. Sha'ali sta [...] |
2006-10-15 13:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR IZ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4007 | INTERNATIONAL COMPACT FOR IRAQ - UAE UPDATE [...] (C) On October 16, EconChief and UK Embassy Political Officer Alison Hall met with MinFin A/US for Revenue and Budget Khalid Al-Bustani to provide an update on recent actions with regard to the international compact for Iraq and to encourage the UAE to continue its support to Iraq in its effor [...] |
2006-10-17 12:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EIAD ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV IZ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4010 | DELIVERED POINTS ON UNSCR 1718 [...] (SBU) PolChief passed reftel points to MFA Director for International Organizations and Conferences Yacub Al-Hosani on October 16. Al-Hosani, with whom we have discussed the North Korean issue frequently, offered no immediate comment. 2. (SBU) On October 17, Charge also shared reftel dema [...] |
2006-10-17 13:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP PARM KN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4071 | FNC ELECTIONS: EXTENSIVE UAE PUBLIC EDUCATION [...] Summary: In an effort to engage citizens in the upcoming Federal National Council (FNC) elections, the UAE government has extensively utilized the media to spread awareness, answer queries, and encourage public interest in the process. Local print and broadcast media have reported heavily on [...] |
2006-10-23 10:22:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PHUM KMDR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI408 | TREASURY U/S LEVEY MEETS WITH ADIA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary. On January 24, Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey met with Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) officials to discuss security of assets and tax issues in the context of ongoing U.S. - UAE FTA negotiations. ADIA of [...] |
2006-02-08 08:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER ETRD ECON AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4087 | UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON IRAN AND NORTH KOREA [...] (S/NF) During a November 19 meeting with econchief and Treasury Regional Advisors, Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suwaidi briefly discussed U.S. efforts to isolate the Iranian regime financially. He said that Treasury Secretary Paulson had discussed Iran with all GCC Central SIPDIS [...] |
2006-10-26 11:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PTER KTFN MNUC IR KN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI409 | U/S LEVEY LAUNCHES U.S./UAE JTFCC [...] (S) Summary. The U.S. and UAE held the inaugural meeting of the Joint Terrorist Financing Coordinating Committee (JTFCC) in Abu Dhabi on January 24, 2006. The Central Bank Governor began the meeting by questioning the value in having a JTFCC, but by the end acknowledged that there could be b [...] |
2006-02-08 08:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER KTFN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4094 | UAE IDENTIFIES OBSERVERS FOR EXERCISE LEADING EDGE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-26 13:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4154 | UAEG SEEKS TO END UNCERTAIN STATUS OF STATELESS [...] (C) Summary: President Sheikh Khalifa issued directives October 25 for federal ministries to seek a final end to the problem of the "bidoun" (stateless persons) in the UAE. The bidoun of the UAE generally fit two groups: Arabs (from Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman), and non-Arabs (primarily from Ira [...] |
2006-11-02 12:20:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER AE |
| 06ABUDHABI417 | RESTRICTIVE LAWS HAMPER MEPI GOALS AND ACTIVITIES [...] (U) This message from the MEPI Regional Office has been cleared by Embassies Abu Dhabi, Doha, Kuwait, Manama, and Muscat. 2. (SBU) Summary: Restrictive laws that limit the establishment, funding, and activities of NGOs and other civil society groups have been and will continue to be a ma [...] |
2006-02-08 11:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KMPI KDEM PHUM PGOV AE MEPI |
| 06ABUDHABI421 | UPDATE ON ABU DHABI GAY ARREST CASE [...] (U) SUMMARY: HALF OF THE 26 MEN WHO WERE ARRESTED BY ABU DHABI POLICE DURING AN ALLEGED GAY WEDDING NOVEMBER 23, 2005, HAVE BEEN RELEASED WHILE THE OTHER HALF HAVE BEEN CONVICTED AND SENTENCED, ACCORDING TO THE PRESS AND THEIR DEFENSE ATTORNEY. THIS LATEST INFORMATION CONTRADICTS INFORMATION FR [...] |
2006-02-14 15:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4211 | UPCOMING ARAB LEAGUE CENTRAL BOYCOTT OFFICE [...] (SBU) On November 5, Econchief and Polchief raised the November Arab League Boycott meeting in Damascus with MFA A/US for International Cooperation Mohamed Abduljalil and urged the UAEG to neither attend nor support the meeting. Abduljalil reiterated the UAE's position that it did not implemen [...] |
2006-11-06 12:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON KBCT AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4213 | UAE ASSISTANCE TO LEBANESE INTERNAL SECURITY FORCES [...] (C) On November 3, International Affairs Director Yousef Al-Otaiba from the office of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) gave Ambassador a list of UAE security assistance contributions to Lebanon. The list is focused on Internal Security Forces (ISF) and police requirements only; [...] |
2006-11-06 14:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL EIAD LE AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4220 | INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION ELECTION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-07 14:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ODIP ILC UNGA AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4221 | IMO DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UAEG [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-07 14:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4222 | COUNTRY-SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-07 14:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4225 | PSI: LETTER FROM U/S JOSEPH AND EXERCISE LEADING [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel letter from U/S Joseph to MFA Acting Under Secretary Tariq Al-Haidan under cover of a diplomatic note. Following up on delivery of the letter, PolChief discussed its content November 7 with our primary interlocutor on nonproliferation issues at MFA, Director for I [...] |
2006-11-07 15:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL PHSA MNUC AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4226 | DPRK CONVENTIONAL ARMS AND UNSCR 1718 [...] (C) PolChief delivered reftel points, under cover of a diplomatic note, to MFA Director for International Organizations Yacub Al-Hosani on November 7. Al-Hosani, MFA's expert on nonproliferation and arms control, carefully reviewed the obligations related to UNSCR 1718 and said he believed th [...] |
2006-11-07 16:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL UN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4234 | UAE REACTION TO SADDAM VERDICT GENERALLY MUTED [...] (SBU) Emiratis have been slow to comment on the November 5 announcement of Saddam's verdict and sentencing. One Dutch diplomat summed up his extensive efforts to glean UAE views on the verdict as "justice is justice," with few Emiratis offering explanatory comment. An Emirati academic told P [...] |
2006-11-08 11:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KCRM IZ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4239 | UAE SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] (C) DATT and USLO Chief discussed UAE security assistance to Lebanon November 7 with International Affairs Director Yousef Al-Otaiba from the office of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ), who said the list of contributions provided earlier (ref B) constituted the core of the UAE's [...] |
2006-11-08 15:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL EAID LE AE |
| 06ABUDHABI424 | UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS UPDATE [...] (SBU) It is difficult to determine the exact level of activity with regard to ratification of the UNESCO convention in the UAE, because the UAE does not generally publicize its efforts on treaty ratification, until the treaty has either been ratified -- or at the very least has received cabinet [...] |
2006-02-14 18:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD SCUL AE UNESCO |
| 06ABUDHABI4253 | UAE VICE-PRESIDENT MANDATES IMPROVING WORKER [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 7, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MbR), Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai announced a series of measures to improve the conditions of expatriate laborers including: mandatory health insurance, the creation of a labor court, an in [...] |
2006-11-09 10:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON PREL AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4257 | STRATEGIC TRADE CONTROL PLAN FOR THE UAE - OUR [...] (C) We appreciate the opportunity to comment on the draft EXBS program plan for the UAE. The UAE remains a major concern as a transshipment point for WMD/missile related products for a number of reasons: -- the UAE still lacks an export control/transshipment control law; -- the UAE and I [...] |
2006-11-09 11:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL KSTC AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4260 | IRAQ COMPACT DEBT RELIEF - UAE VIEWS [...] (C) Summary: Senior UAEG leadership has consistently told us that, although they support the idea of debt relief for Iraq "in principle," the ultimate decision must be a GCC-wide one. The UAE has shown no interest in taking on a GCC leadership role in providing Iraq with debt relief. For it [...] |
2006-11-09 13:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL IZ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4261 | UAEG SHELTERING TRAFFICKING VICTIMS [...] (SBU) During a November 5 call on Lt. Colonel Nasser Al-Minhali, Head of Immigration, Abu Dhabi Police, G/TIP Reports Coordinator Gayatri Patel and PolOff discussed UAEG efforts on action plan (reftel) goals. Al-Minhali stated that the Ministry of Interior is currently providing shelter assis [...] |
2006-11-09 13:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4262 | UAE SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE TO INTERNATIONAL LAW [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-09 14:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ODIP ILC UNGA AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4263 | FURTHER BACKGROUND ON UAE SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) DATT and USLO Chief discussed UAE security assistance to Lebanon November 9 with UAE Armed Forces Director of Logistics MG Obaid Al-Heri Salem Al-Ketbi, following up on prior conversations with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed's International Affairs Director Yousef Al-Otaiba (ref A). Al-K [...] |
2006-11-09 14:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | MASS PREL EAID LE AE |
| 06ABUDHABI427 | APPROACHING GOVERNMENTS OF MUSLIM COUNTRIES TO [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to MFA Director for International Organizations Yacub al-Hosani February 12. Ambassador left the points as a non-paper. Al-Hosani will brief the MFA under secretary and the new Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed. 2. (U) In the wake of the ca [...] |
2006-02-14 18:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4281 | IRAQ VP AL-HESHIMI VISITS UAE [...] (U) Iraqi Vice President Tareq Al-Heshimi made a well-publicized visit to the UAE November 12, in which he met with President Khalifa bin Zayed and Vice President Mohammed bin Rashid. President Khalifa stated, according to press reports, that the UAE would "spare no effort" in supporting and [...] |
2006-11-14 11:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4286 | UAE PASSES ANTI-TIP LEGISLATION [...] (U) On November 10, UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan issued a federal law to combat human trafficking in the UAE. The law defines trafficking in generally the same manner as the U.N. Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, upon which the UAE legislation is re [...] |
2006-11-14 14:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KCRM AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4290 | US BUSINESS IN UAE HURT BY HIGH HOUSING COST AND U.S. TAX [...] U.S. businesses in Abu Dhabi and Dubai have approached both the Embassy and Consulate General to express concern about the negative impact of recent changes in the U.S. tax code on the amount of housing assistance that can be excluded from taxable income. Under the revised regulations, U.S. re [...] |
2006-11-15 12:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETRD AE |
| 06ABUDHABI430 | ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW UAE FEDERAL CABINET IMMINENT [...] (C) Summary: The announcement of a new UAE federal cabinet is likely to be made soon after the 40-day mourning period for the late UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al-Maktoum has passed. Information Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) appears [...] |
2006-02-08 12:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV ETRD AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4302 | GSD ISSUES REVIEWED AT JMC WORKING GROUP MEETINGS [...] (C) Working groups following up on the June, 2006 Joint Military Commission (JMC) met November 14 in Abu Dhabi, reviewing action items and charting a path towards deeper U.S.-UAE military cooperation. The thoroughness of UAE engagement on a number of items discussed, including topics which a [...] |
2006-11-16 11:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | MCAP PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS IR AF AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4318 | MEDIA REACTION: US VETO/ABIZAID'S COMMENTS [...] Summary: A UAE columnist in "Al-Ittihad" wonders how credible the U.S. is as it stands alone using its veto to defend Israeli crimes. "Al-Khaleej" comments on Abizaid's warnings on a third world war by saying that "stupid" U.S. polices are the biggest threat to world peace and security. "Al- [...] |
2006-11-20 13:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI4321 | TIP: INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR NEA SPECIAL WATCHLIST-UAE [...] (U) Summary: Since the release of the June 2006 TIP Report, the UAEG has made steady progress in addressing the problem of trafficking in the UAE, especially with regard to women in the sex trade and laborers working in servitude. The answers in paragraphs 2-7 below are keyed to the six questi [...] |
2006-11-21 11:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4322 | TIP: INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR NEA SPECIAL [...] (U) Summary: Since the release of the June 2006 TIP Report, the UAEG has made steady progress in addressing the problem of trafficking in the UAE, especially with regard to women in the sex trade and laborers working in servitude. The answers in paragraphs 2-7 below are keyed to the six questi [...] |
2006-11-21 12:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4326 | UAE OFFICIALS DISCUSS OIL AND GAS EXPANSION PLANS WITH EIA [...] (C) Summary: UAE Minister of Energy Al-Hamili told the 12th Annual ECSSR Energy Conference that the UAE would increase its oil production capacity to 2.7 mb/d in 2006. He told EIA Administrator Guy Caruso that he did not know what OPEC would decide about oil production during its December meet [...] |
2006-11-22 07:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ENRG AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4328 | PRESIDENT KHALIFA SHARES VIEWS ON IRAN, IRAQ, AND [...] (C) Summary: In a cordial meeting with UAE President Khalifa November 21, former President Bush emphasized the strength of bilateral relations and reminisced about cooperation during the liberation of Kuwait and why some regional players had sided with Saddam. Bush inquired about Khalifa's [...] |
2006-11-22 09:57:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KDEM IR IZ LE SY AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4356 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ/IRAN AND UAE [...] Summary: A UAE female columnist in "Al-Bayan" confirms that it is time for the Bush administration to hear from Arabs that the chaos which is part of Bush's policies is stupid and foolish, turning the region into bloody fields. "Al-Khaleej" ran a front-page editorial denouncing the Iranian [...] |
2006-11-27 13:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI4359 | Candidates Nominated as UAE Prepares for First Election [...] (U) Summary: The period during which the 6,000 plus members of the Federal National Council (FNC) "Electoral College" can be nominated to compete for one of 20 vacant seats has closed. Although nominations began slowly, the final list exceeded 450 candidates and included 65 women. UAE Presiden [...] |
2006-11-27 15:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4360 | STATUS OF ABU DHABI GENERATOR DONATION TO IRAQ [...] (U) Contains business proprietary information. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On November 16, Econchief met with Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) Director of Planning and Development Ahmed Saif Al-Darmaki to discuss the status of the two power stations that Abu Dh [...] |
2006-11-27 15:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV IZ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4382 | VISIT OF THE SYRIAN PRESIDENT TO THE UAE [...] (S) Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan (AbZ) November 29 evening to relay USG concern regarding news of a planned visit by Syrian President Bashar al Assad to the UAE. With reference to Minister of State al Sha,ali's comments the day before on a possible AbZ v [...] |
2006-11-30 10:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL AE SY |
| 06ABUDHABI4392 | MENA FATF SIDE MEETINGS - EGYPT, LEBANON AND UAE [...] (U) Summary. On the sides of the Middle East North African Financial Action Task Force Fourth Plenary meeting November 13-16, the US delegation connected the Iraqi FIU with other regional FIU's that can provide training and support. The US delegation continued the dialogue with the UAE FIU [...] |
2006-11-30 13:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PTER PREL KTFN IZ |
| 06ABUDHABI4397 | UAE OIL SECTOR - CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE STILL VULNERABLE [...] (S) Summary: U.S. and UAE corporate officials told visiting PM officer Bruce Averill that the UAE has undertaken some improvements in protecting its critical infrastructure and some steps toward developing an integrated crisis management structure, but that progress has been glacially slow. Th [...] |
2006-12-04 13:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EPET ENRG EINV PTER AE |
| 06ABUDHABI440 | U/S LEVEY DISCUSSES DUBAI CHARITY REGULATIONS, DIFC [...] (C) Summary. During Undersecretary Stuart Levey's trip to the UAE, Levey and his delegation met with the Dubai Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Organizations (DDIA) to discuss charity oversight in Dubai. DDIA explained that charities can be licensed to operate in an individual em [...] |
2006-02-08 13:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4412 | 2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, [...] (U) Summary: Although not a narcotics-producing country, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is believed to be a transshipment point for traffickers moving illegal drugs from the major drug producing countries, including Afghanistan and Pakistan. Frequent reports of seizures of illegal drugs in the [...] |
2006-12-05 10:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4413 | IRANIAN ENVOY MAHSOULI VISITS UAE [...] (U) On November 29, Iranian presidential advisor and envoy Sadiq Mahsouli traveled to Abu Dhabi and Dubai to meet with UAEG officials. Mahsouli met first with UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan at his palace in Al Ain, then with Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai [...] |
2006-12-05 11:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4414 | A/S BOHIGIAN HEARS ABOUT FTA, EXPORT CONTROLS AND INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: On November 13, A/S Bohigian urged Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi and ADIA officials to re-energize FTA negotiations. Sheikha Lubna said that she and MinState Finance Dr. Khirbash would be contacting AUSTR Donnelly about having him come to the UAE to try and move dis [...] |
2006-12-05 11:55:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON KBCT EINV AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4415 | TERRORIST LISTS - UAE [...] (SBU) The UAE does not maintain a published list of banned terrorist entities. The Central Bank sends circulars with search and freeze orders to banks and other financial institutions based on the UNSC 1267 committee lists. SISON [...] |
2006-12-05 12:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4432 | MFA INQUIRIES ABOUT USG IRAN-WATCHING FUNCTIONS IN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) have had several conversations regarding the functions of the USG's Dubai Iran Regional Presence Office (IRPO), most recently on December 5. On December 6, at AbZ's request, Ambassador met with Acting MFA number two Tariq [...] |
2006-12-06 15:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4472 | MEDIA REACTION: LEBANON/ISRAEL NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] Summary: An editorial in "Al-Bayan" noted that it is time to uncover the Israeli nuclear program and urged the U.S. to stop its double standard and force Israeli to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty. "Al-Khaleej" called on the Lebanese factions to sit together and work out their difference fo [...] |
2006-12-14 10:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI4473 | TREASURY U/S LEVEY VISIT - ASKING UAE TO PROTECT [...] (S) Summary. On December 6, 2006 Under Secretary of Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey and a USG delegation met with UAE officials to encourage support in isolating Iran from financial markets in the UAE and internationally. Levey met with Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed [...] |
2006-12-14 12:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KTFN ECON PTER IR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4474 | UAE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINAN TERRITORIES, [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: The UAE provides humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians, Iraq, Afghanistan and Lebanon primarily through its three quasi-governmental charities: the UAE Red Crescent Society (RCS), the Sheikh Zayed Foundation (ZF), and the Dubai-based Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Makto [...] |
2006-12-14 13:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PHUM KPAL IZ AF AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4476 | UAE SEEKING US PARTICIPATION FOR THE 4TH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 5-6 2. (U) The UAE Central Bank informed Post that they are planning to hold their 4th international Conference on Hawalas in Abu Dhabi on March 18-20, 2007. Abdulrahim Al Awadi, head of the Anti-Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit ( [...] |
2006-12-14 13:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL KTFN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4477 | QUIET CAMPAIGNING FOR FNC ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: A mild sense of anticipation has candidates and the public watching for results of the first UAE Federal National Council (FNC) limited elections to take place December 16, 18, and 20. The 14-day campaign period for 20 FNC seats ends December 14; candidates have promoted their [...] |
2006-12-14 13:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4479 | 2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT, [...] (U) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is an important financial center in the Persian Gulf region. The UAE is still a largely cash-based society. However, the financial sector is modern and progressive. Dubai, in particular is a major international banking center. There is also a growing offshore [...] |
2006-12-14 14:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM EFIN KTFN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4499 | MEDIA REACTION: INTER-PALESTINIAN DIFFERENCES [...] Summary: Editorials describe the current stalemate between Hamas and Fatah as very dangerous. The editorials urged the conflicting Palestinian factions to work together and solve their own differences, because any further deterioration in relations will only be to the benefit of Israel. End [...] |
2006-12-18 12:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 06ABUDHABI4501 | UAEG RECIEVES SYRIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: On December 17, UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan hosted Syrian President Bashar Al-Asad in Abu Dhabi, followed by a separate meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MbZ). According to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Khalifa "warmly" [...] |
2006-12-18 13:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AE SY |
| 06ABUDHABI4510 | FTA WITH UAE ON HOLD [...] (C) Summary: On November 7, MinState Finance Kharbash and MinEcon Al-Qasimi told AUSTR Donnelly that given the time constraints imposed by the expiration of U.S. Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), the UAE did not believe that an FTA with the United States could be completed before TPA expired. [...] |
2006-12-19 12:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV AE |
| 06ABUDHABI452 | MOVING THE FTA FORWARD-- NATURAL RESOURCES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) The issue of ownership of natural resources is one of the biggest stumbling blocks to moving FTA negotiations with the UAE forward. Senior UAE officials, including Abu Dhabi Ruling Family Member, Sheikh Abdullah, have stressed t [...] |
2006-02-08 13:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EPET AE FTA |
| 06ABUDHABI4528 | UAE FNC ELECTIONS RESULTS: 20 MEMBERS, INCLUDING ONE WOMAN, [...] (U) Summary: On December 16, 18, and 20, the UAE held their first limited election for 20 members of its 40-member Federal National Council (FNC). Despite the fact that 14% (65) of all candidates were women, only one woman was elected--in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. Even though voting was limit [...] |
2006-12-21 16:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4529 | UK PRIME MINISTER BLAIR VISITS UAE [...] (U) British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived in Abu Dhabi December 19 for an official two-day visit to the UAE as part of a regional tour. Blair held meetings with UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Armed Forces Deputy Supreme Commander Mohammad b [...] |
2006-12-21 17:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AE UK IR SY |
| 06ABUDHABI453 | NEW UAE FEDERAL CABINET ANNOUNCED [...] (C) Summary: The UAE leadership announced a ministerial reshuffle late February 9. The reshuffle preserves key U.S. Mission interlocutors, especially Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (AbZ), who becomes Minister of Foreign Affairs. The UAE's new Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al [...] |
2006-02-10 13:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR PGOV ETRD KISL KDEM AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4555 | UAE- MONETARY UNION AND REVALUATION [...] (C) Summary: UAE Central Bank Governor Al-Suwaidi said that the GCC would need "to talk about" the implications of Oman's decision not to join the GCC currency union as currently scheduled. So far, the UAE Central Bank appears to be resisting any changes to the dirham's peg to the dollar or [...] |
2006-12-27 13:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ECON GCC AE |
| 06ABUDHABI46 | UAE RETAINS CONTROL OF TELECOM SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Recent decisions by the UAE's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) indicate the UAEG intends to maintain its control over the telecom market for the short and mid-term, despite the UAE's WTO obligations to liberalize. In December of 2005, TRA announced the name of the [...] |
2006-01-04 08:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EFIN TINT AE |
| 06ABUDHABI470 | ADNOC DEPUTY CEO ON ADNOC EXPANSION PLANS [...] (C) Summary: On February 7, ADNOC Deputy CEO Abdulla Nasser Al-Suwaidi (protect) told econchief that Abu Dhabi's Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC) had approved Exxon/Mobil's bid for a 28% stake in the Upper Zakum field and was offering Exxon/Mobil a 20 year concession on the field. He noted that [...] |
2006-02-11 11:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG AE |
| 06ABUDHABI49 | DEATH OF UAE VP/PM MAKTOUM BIN RASHID [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai and UAE Vice President and Prime Minister, died January 3 in Australia at the age of 65 due to heart failure. Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum (MbR) automatically succeeded his olde [...] |
2006-01-04 12:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI528 | UAE LOCAL AUTHORITIES ADDRESSING DOMESTIC WORKER [...] (SBU) Summary: Various government authorities continue to make progress in addressing the issues of trafficking in persons and domestic worker abuse. The Dubai Police Human Rights Department is working to improve services to trafficking victims, concentrating its efforts on sex-trafficking. [...] |
2006-02-15 12:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ELAB PGOV AE |
| 06ABUDHABI567 | UPDATE ON ABU DHABI GAY ARREST CASE [...] (U) SUMMARY: HALF OF THE 26 MEN WHO WERE ARRESTED BY ABU DHABI POLICE DURING AN ALLEGED GAY WEDDING NOVEMBER 23, 2005, HAVE BEEN RELEASED WHILE THE OTHER HALF HAVE BEEN CONVICTED AND SENTENCED, ACCORDING TO THE PRESS AND THEIR DEFENSE ATTORNEY. THIS LATEST INFORMATION CONTRADICTS INFORMATION FR [...] |
2006-02-15 14:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM AE |
| 06ABUDHABI575 | UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS UPDATE [...] (SBU) It is difficult to determine the exact level of activity with regard to ratification of the UNESCO convention in the UAE, because the UAE does not generally publicize its efforts on treaty ratification, until the treaty has either been ratified -- or at the very least has received cabinet [...] |
2006-02-15 15:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD SCUL AE UNESCO |
| 06ABUDHABI578 | FM SHEIKH ABDULLAH ON FTA, DUBAI PORTS, ASSISTANCE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: Ambassador met with new UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (AbZ) on February 15. ABZ raised strong concerns about negative U.S. press related to the Dubai Ports World's purchase of container operations [...] |
2006-02-15 15:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV EAID AE |
| 06ABUDHABI58 | MEDIA REACTION: SYRIA-LEBANON/THE ROADMAP [...] SUMMARY: "Al-Khaleej" advised the Arab nation to take decisive and collaborative actions to contain the worsening situation in Syria and Lebanon. "Al-Bayan" cites some of the problems in the Middle East and stresses that such issues must be resolved before it becomes too late. "Al-Khaleej" c [...] |
2006-01-04 13:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO AE TC |
| 06ABUDHABI605 | A/S RADEMAKER LAUNCHES US/UAE COUNTERPROLIFERATION [...] (S) Summary. On February 11, the U.S. and UAE met for the first meeting of the U.S./UAE Counterproliferation Task Force (CTF). Acting Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN) Stephen Rademaker led the U.S. interagency delegation, and the UAE team was led by Du [...] |
2006-02-20 05:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL IR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI609 | UAE CENTRAL BANK ON CASH COURIERS, DRAFT FINCEN MOU [...] (C) On February 13 econoff met with Abdulrahim al-Awadi, Executive Director and In-Charge of the Central Bank's Anti-Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit (AMLSCU) to preview the points on cash couriers as provided in reftel. Al-Awadi said that the UAE had not sent a delegate to the FATF [...] |
2006-02-20 10:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC AE |
| 06ABUDHABI627 | UAE DIPLOMATIC NOTE TO INFORM EMBASSY OF [...] (S) Embassy has received diplomatic note N1/3/7-A.S-11 dated February 14, 2006 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates. 2. (S) Begin text (translation from Arabic): Top Secret (United Arab Emirates classification equivalent to Secret) SIPDIS The United Arab Em [...] |
2006-02-21 14:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | MARR MASS PREL AE |
| 06ABUDHABI650 | BAD US PRESS ABOUT DP WORLD RAISES UAE CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: Negative press and Congressional reaction to DP World's acquisition of P&O's U.S. port facilities continues to concern UAE interlocutors. Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi said she was concerned that this served as a warning of the likely response that bringing a U.S. [...] |
2006-02-23 04:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD PREL AE |
| 06ABUDHABI666 | US-GCC JOINT STATEMENT [...] (U) On February 23, the Secretary met with the Foreign Ministers of the GCC in Abu Dhabi. At the conclusion of the meeting, the US and GCC released the following joint statement. The UAE official news agency, WAM, published the text in both Arabic and English on its website; text was subsequ [...] |
2006-02-25 14:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AE |
| 06ABUDHABI7 | PALESTINIAN LEADER GETS UAE HELP FOR ELECTIONS [...] (C) During his tour of the Gulf countries, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met January 1 with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ). The encounter, which received front-page coverage in both the Arabic and English press, centered on Palestinian preparations for legislative [...] |
2006-01-02 12:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KDEM AE |
| 06ABUDHABI71 | A/S WAYNE DISCUSSES TERROR FINANCE COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan, Minister of Information and brother of UAE,s president, met visiting Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Tony Wayne, Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed, and Ambassador Sison in Dubai January 6. They discussed the establishment of a jo [...] |
2006-01-08 08:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID KTFN PREL AE |
| 06ABUDHABI713 | UAE CONDEMNATION OF THE AL-ASKARIYA SHRINE BOMBING [...] (U) UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan issued a statement February 22 condemning the bomb attack in Samarra earlier in the day. The widely published condemnation stated: "The UAE condemns in the strongest possible terms this terrorist act which mainly aims at sowing the [...] |
2006-02-27 08:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KISL IZ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI715 | UAE SUSPENDS OPERATIONS OF BOUT FRONT COMPANY [...] (U) Summary. The Embassy notified the UAEG on 14 February that Irbis Air, a small air service operating out of Sharjah Internatioanl Airport, was a UN designated front company for international arms trafficker Viktor Bout. One week later, on February 21, the UAE closed the Irbis office and sus [...] |
2006-02-27 10:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM SOCI ETRD PREL PTER LI AE |
| 06ABUDHABI72 | UAE TALKS FTA WITH A/S WAYNE [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Tony Wayne, Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed, and Ambassador Sison met Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan, Minister of Information and Abu Dhabi ruling family member in Dubai January 6. They discussed the Free Trade Agreement negoti [...] |
2006-01-08 08:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EFIN AE FTA |
| 06ABUDHABI73 | A/S WAYNE BRIEFS UAE LEADERSHIP ON STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary: On the occasion of a condolence call for the death of Dubai Ruler and UAE Prime Minister and Vice President Sheikh Maktoum, Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Tony Wayne and Ambassador Sison met January 6 with several top UAE officials to discuss the Strategic [...] |
2006-01-08 09:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EFIN ECON IZ IR IS SY LE AE PK |
| 06ABUDHABI730 | INTERAGENCY TEAM WORKS WITH UAEG TO ADDRESS ARAB [...] (U) This message contains business proprietary information. 2. (SBU) Summary: A USDOC/State anti-boycott compliance team visited the UAE from February 18 to 21 for meetings with UAEG officials and U.S. businesses. MinEcon A/US Abdullah Al-Saleh stressed that the UAEG does not implement the [...] |
2006-02-27 15:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KBCT KMPI ETRD ECON IS AE |
| 06ABUDHABI74 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ VIOLENCE/SHARON [...] Summary: An editorial in "Al-Khaleej" states that those responsible for the killings in Iraq do not represent a legitimate reistance. An editorial in "Gulf News" says the insurgency in Iraq is a exercise in futility. "Al-Ittihad" called on Palestinians and Arab to prepare themselves for a ne [...] |
2006-01-08 10:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
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