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| 07ABIDJAN1003 | COTE D IVOIRE FINES STRIKING PHYSICIANS [...] (U) The Government of Cote d Ivoire decided on September 20 to suspend the September salary of the leaders of the union representing physicians, the Syndicat National des Cadres Superieurs de la Santede Cote d Ivoire (SYNACASS-CI), which organized a strike by public sector physicians September [...] |
2007-09-27 15:04:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PGOV IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1006 | COTE D'IVOIRE: COMPAORE'S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE [...] (C) Summary. Boureima Badini, Special Representative of Ouagadougou Political Accord (OPA) Facilitator Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore, told Charge on September 27 that both President Gbagbo and Prime Minister Soro are committed to OPA implementation, but that there is a lack of trust [...] |
2007-09-28 15:07:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IV UV |
| 07ABIDJAN1011 | ABIDJAN: AMBASSADOR'S ARRIVAL AT POST [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-02 12:59:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER OTRA CI |
| 07ABIDJAN1017 | 2006 COTE D IVOIRE TEXTILE STATISTICS, ANALYSIS [...] (U) Cote d Ivoire - 2005 statistics on textile sector, as of 2005 (the last year for which detailed statistics are available): -- Total industrial production was USD 3.4 billion for 2005. -- Textile and apparel's share in overall industrial production is 5.77 percent -- Textile and apparel' [...] |
2007-10-03 16:55:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1018 | COTE D IVOIRE 2007 AGOA ELIGIBILITY RECOMMENDATION [...] Below is the text of Post's Eligibility Recommendation Input as emailed to EEB Janet Potash and USTR Connie Hamilton October 2nd: Country: COTE D'IVOIRE Current AGOA Status: Ineligible, Benefits Withdrawn January 1, 2005 Country Background Summary: Cote d'Ivoire's economy has struggled [...] |
2007-10-03 16:57:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD XA IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1019 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PM SPOKESMAN OPTIMISTIC, BUT [...] (C) Summary. Alain Lobognon, Spokesman for the Prime Minister, told Emboffs on October 2 that Interior Minister Desire Tagro is trying to stall the "audiences foraines" (tribunals that will issue birth certificates to those who never had them) process. According to Lobognon, the delay in the [...] |
2007-10-03 17:24:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1033 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UN INVESTIGATION INTO ATTACK ON PM [...] (C) SUMMARY. A four-member UN team is visiting Cote d,Ivoire in response to President Gbagbo,s request to the Secretary General for an independent investigation into the SIPDIS June 29 attack on Prime Minister Soro,s plane in Bouake. The team, headed by Terseli Loial, is spending a week in [...] |
2007-10-05 17:50:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1036 | IFIS, DONORS DISCUSS FISCAL GOVERNANCE AND [...] (C) Summary. International Financial Institutions (IFIs) staff convened top bilateral donors September 28 to discuss their negotiations with the Government of Cote d'Ivoire (GOCI) on fiscal controls and next steps. Cote d'Ivoire is staying current with the July 2007 arrears financing packa [...] |
2007-10-07 10:27:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN IMF ECON PGOV PREL EMIN EAGR ENRG EPET |
| 07ABIDJAN1042 | "L'AFFAIRE FULTON" - THE UPSTATE NY CHOCOLATE [...] (C) Summary. A September 18 letter to World Bank President Zoellick alleging President Gbagbo and a quasi-governmental cocoa regulatory body have manipulated the purchase of a Fulton, New York chocolate factory for fraudulent purposes has generated substantial interest locally (reftel a). T [...] |
2007-10-11 07:51:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IBRD IMF EFIN EINV EAGR PGOV IV |
| 07ABIDJAN108 | AU CHARTER ON DEMOCRACY, ELECTIONS AND GOVERNANCE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-01-30 10:43:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1080 | OPA LIMPING ALONG [...] (C) Summary. United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) officials told TDY State/INR analyst and Pol/Econ Chief that, while Ivorians support the Ouagadougou Political Accord (OPA), their optimism could wane if they do not begin to see concrete steps on its implementation. However, ther [...] |
2007-10-24 14:03:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1084 | COTE D'IVOIRE ROLLS OUT PRELIMINARY COCOA-CHILD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Prime Minister's interministerial taskforce rolled out preliminary results of its industry-funded survey of child labor in the cocoa sector on Oct. 12. It found that 22 percent of children in the region are involved in cocoa production, and a majority of them are involved [...] |
2007-10-24 14:34:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR PREL PGOV EAID ELAB EIND IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1094 | THE COUNTERFEIT DOLLAR AFFAIR - GBAGBO ENTOURAGE [...] (C) Summary. On October 11, police and prosecutors made public allegations that a counterfeit US dollar ring had been broken up in Abidjan. Three high-level officials close to the President were implicated by the accused owner of the premises in which the evidence had been found. The next [...] |
2007-10-26 07:49:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL KCRM IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1110 | COTE D' IVOIRE SCENESETTER FOR D VISIT [...] (C) Embassy Abidjan warmly welcomes your visit to Cote d,Ivoire. You will be the highest ranking USG official to visit Abidjan since 2005 when AF Assistant Secretary Connie Newman visited to discuss the peace process. We believe your visit will be viewed as a sign of increased USG interest i [...] |
2007-10-31 18:11:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1111 | TERRORISM FINANCE: GOVERNMENT OF COTE D'IVOIRE [...] (SBU) On October 25, Embassy Abidjan notified the government of Cote d'Ivoire that three Saudi individuals have been added to the UNSC 1267 Santions List (reftel) by diplomatic note. NESBITT [...] |
2007-11-02 07:07:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL SA IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1112 | COTE D'IVOIRE DEMARCHED ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-02 07:07:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1113 | TERRORISM FINANCE: GOVERNMENT OF COTE D'IVOIRE [...] (SBU) Embassy Abidjan received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated October 24 acknowledging receipt of Embassy Abidjan's diplomatic note of September 5 conveying the USG's decision to name the Al-Salah Society as a supporter of terrorism (reftel). The Ivorian diplom [...] |
2007-11-02 07:08:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN PREL PTER IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1116 | COTE D'IVOIRE DEMARCHED ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-02 15:56:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1132 | EMBASSY ABIDJAN DELIVERS POINTS ON FAFT STATEMENT [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered translated talking points drawn from reftel para three to the MFA's Office of United Nations and International Organizations Affairs on November 8. MFA had no comments, but post will report any follow-on substantive host government reactions. NESBITT [...] |
2007-11-08 18:48:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MNUC ECON IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1133 | COTE D'IVOIRE DECLINES TO TAKE 2007 U.S. SUGAR [...] (U) Citing a temporary deficit associated with the political crisis affecting the country since 2002, the Ivorian Association of Sugar Industries informed Embassy Abidjan on October 19 that Cote d'Ivoire will be unable to guarantee sugar deliveries to the U.S. under the quota allocated by th [...] |
2007-11-09 07:27:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1135 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PM'S OFFICE TOUTS OPA PROGRESS AND [...] (U) Summary. The Prime Minister's spokesman, Meite Sindou, held a press conference November 6 to discuss the status of government efforts to move beyond the current crisis. The most interesting new bits of information he gave: the PM and the President make joint decisions; the President will m [...] |
2007-11-09 11:01:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IV |
| 07ABIDJAN114 | COTE D'IVOIRE APPARENTLY SPENT WORLD BANK ARREARS [...] (C) World Bank Chief of Mission Peter N'Gomba and Senior Economist Richard Donffonso told EconChief January 26 that an ongoing IMF audit of Ivorian governmental finances is pointing strongly to the conclusion that Cote d'Ivoire has spent the USD 160 million it had borrowed to cover part of it [...] |
2007-01-31 11:12:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1157 | DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S TRIP TO COTE D'IVOIRE [...] ( C ) Summary: The Deputy Secretary and AF Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer were well-received by government and SIPDIS opposition leaders as well as UN officials during their November 10-11 visit to Abidjan. In all of his meetings, the Deputy explained that the purpose of his visit was t [...] |
2007-11-16 16:09:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OVIP IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1176 | DOES LACK OF DONOR ASSISTANCE EXPLAIN SLOW [...] (C) Summary: During a number of recent public events, President Gbagbo and Prime Minister Soro have blamed slow implementation of the Ougadougou Peace Agrement (OPA) on a lack of international donor assistance. The Prime Minister and President both made this assertion in meetings with the [...] |
2007-11-26 16:12:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID PGOV PREL IBRD IMF IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1180 | COTE D'IVOIRE ADOPTS PLAN AGAINST CHILD [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Cote d'Ivoire has adopted a National Plan of Action Against Child Trafficking and Labor that will run from September 2007 through December 2009. The plan's overall objectives are: to adopt laws specifically prohibiting these practices, to determine the scope of [...] |
2007-11-27 16:22:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV SMIG SOCI IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1181 | AUDIENCES FORAINES PROCEEDING CLUMSILY, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The audiences foraines process is proceeding clumsily but without violence. Less than a quarter of the planned tribunals have been deployed since the process was launched on September 25 and public awareness remains low. Political parties are closely monitoring the proceedings [...] |
2007-11-27 17:43:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1183 | PARTIES HAMMERING OUT CODE OF CONDUCT FOR ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Political parties participated in a forum November 13-14 during which they finalized the language on a code of conduct for elections. The text calls upon signatories to take steps to ensure democratic, free, open and transparent elections. Ruling FPI party leaders declined to [...] |
2007-11-28 09:51:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1186 | DEMARCHE ON ELECTION FOR THE COMMITTEE ON THE [...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs United Nations and International Organizations Deputy Director Etienne Kindia told Pol/Econ Chief November 28 that he foresees no reason why Cote d'Ivoire will not be able to support the reelection of Pierre-Richard Prosper to the United Nations Committee on [...] |
2007-11-28 17:13:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNGA IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1187 | COTE D'IVOIRE: OPA IMPLEMENTATION AT CRITICAL STAGE [...] (C) Summary. Modalities to carry out the identification process were the main subject of the November 18-22 meeting of the OPA Evaluation and Monitoring Committee (CEA). The parties' positions were so irreconcilable that Interior Minister Tagro reportedly abandoned the meeting along with his d [...] |
2007-11-28 18:46:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IV |
| 07ABIDJAN12 | COTE D'IVOIRE: EDUCATION IN THE FN-HELD NORTH [...] (U) Summary: The efforts to administer the New Forces (NF)-held north by the Ministry of Education are viewed by the FN and academics in the region with suspicion bordering on contempt. EconOfficers visited Bouake and Korhogo, and found that the ongoing public primary school teacher's strike [...] |
2007-01-05 15:53:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB IV PGOV KISL USAID |
| 07ABIDJAN120 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PARAMEDICS END DEBILITATING STRIKE [...] (U) Cote d'Ivoire's "paramedics" (public health workers excluding doctors, who have pursued their own pay grievances independently) ended a 3-week old strike on January 29, following government commitments to give them two thirds of the pay increase they were demanding. This agreement, incre [...] |
2007-02-01 11:51:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1208 | GROWTH OF RESOURCE NATIONALISM - COTE D'IVOIRE [...] Summary. Because of its lucrative potential, Cote d'Ivoire's oil and gas sector is vulnerable to resource nationalism and signs of the government's willingess to abuse its position are evident. U.S. firm Devon Energy reports the parastatal PETROCI has attempted to strong-arm it into selling [...] |
2007-12-07 15:06:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ECON PGOV IMF IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1209 | COTE D'IVOIRE: GOVERNMENT MEETING 2007 BUDGET [...] (C) Summary. A Joint International Monetary Fund, World Bank and African Development Bank team briefed the donor community on its initial findings on November 26. The assessment team was broadly complimentary of the government's efforts to remain within budget targets and to adopt more tra [...] |
2007-12-07 17:55:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EAID PREL PGOV IMF IBRD IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1219 | COTE D'IVOIRE'S UPDATE ON THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD [...] (U) Per reftel instructions, Post submits the following updated information on the elimination of the worst forms of child labor (WFCL) in Cote d'Ivoire. POC for this report is Economic Chief Ervin Massinga. A) Laws and Regulations Proscribing the Worst Forms of Child Labor --------- 2 [...] |
2007-12-12 12:41:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1227 | SCENESETTER FOR HARKIN CODEL JANUARY 7-9 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Abidjan warmly welcomes your visit to Cote d'Ivoire. Yours will be the second recent visit of high-level U.S. government officials, following the November visit of Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte. We believe your visit will be viewed as a sign of increased USG intere [...] |
2007-12-14 17:49:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PREL PGOV EAID ELAB EIND IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1236 | PRESIDENT GBAGBO VISITS NEW FORCES STRONGHOLD; [...] (SBU) Summary: From November 28-30, President Gbagbo visited the north of Cote d'Ivoire for the first time since becoming head of state. Press reports were favorable and key Gbagbo aides noted that large crowds welcomed the President. The visit demonstrated that the general public is anxious f [...] |
2007-12-18 16:44:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ECON UN IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1238 | SCENESETTER FOR HARKIN CODEL JANUARY 7-9 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Abidjan warmly welcomes your visit. Yours will be the first visit by a Congressional delegation to Cote d'Ivoire in many years. Senator Harkin and Representative Engle's roles in developing and implementing the international public/private accord (the "Harkin-Engle Protocol" [...] |
2007-12-18 18:02:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PREL PGOV EAID ELAB EIND IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1241 | SPECIAL REP BADINI OPTIMISTIC ABOUT OPA; FOCUS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador discussed recent developments with the Ouagadougou Political Accord with the Facilitator,s special representative, Boureima Badini, on December 14. Badini confirmed that the complementary accords were meant to keep pressure on the parties, but said he was satisfied tha [...] |
2007-12-20 07:19:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID MARR IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1245 | OPPOSITION LEADER OUATTARA STILL DOUBTS GBAGBO'S COMMITMENT TO [...] (C) Summary: In a December 20, conversation with Ambassador, RDR par leader Ouattara expressed concern about ongoing delays in the deploymen audiences foraines teams, the lack of precision about the identificatio process and the role of technical operator SAGEM. The RDR will be prepa a presiden [...] |
2007-12-21 16:53:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID IV |
| 07ABIDJAN1265 | EFFORTS TO COMBAT WEST AFRICAN DRUG TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) The Government of Cote d'Ivoire has the will to combat drug trafficking, but lacks the capacity. Also, as it concentrates on steering the country out of its five-year political crisis, its attention is focused on other priorities. The Inter-ministerial Committee to Combat Drug Traffick [...] |
2007-12-31 16:33:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID KCRM PREL SOCI SNAR IV |
| 07ABIDJAN128 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PEACE EFFORTS CONTINUE BUT REAL [...] (C) Summary. Peace efforts here continue but it is far from clear whether they will bear fruit. Burkina Faso President Compaore, as new Chairman of ECOWAS, has moved quickly to take on a central mediating role in the upcoming direct dialogue between President Gbagbo and rebel New Forces (FN) [...] |
2007-02-05 15:13:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC IV |
| 07ABIDJAN135 | COTE D'IVOIRE'S BANKING SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The performance of Cote d'Ivoire's banking system in the government-controlled south has stabilized since the beginning of the political crisis in 2002. Profitability is relatively strong and the total asset base has recently grown modestly. However, these results mask a tr [...] |
2007-02-06 13:17:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD IV |
| 07ABIDJAN14 | COTE D'IVOIRE 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Summary: Cote d,Ivoire,s economy is projected to increase by 2 percent in 2007, slightly higher than 1.8 percent in 2006. The main contributors of the growth are higher export earnings from oil and refined products, cocoa revenues and proceeds from the telecommunications sector. Despite the [...] |
2007-01-05 16:39:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | OPIC USTR KTDB ECON ETRD |
| 07ABIDJAN141 | COTE D'IVOIRE'S DIRECT DIALOGUE UNFOLDS; [...] Summary. Direct talks between the President's representatives and their New Forces counterparts kicked off in Ouagadougou on February 5. No substantive negotiations were held, but despite this, participants and observers were upbeat. Apparently an agenda for the much-anticipated direct Gba [...] |
2007-02-07 14:41:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | IV PGOV PREL |
| 07ABIDJAN147 | ABIDJAN'S STRUGGLE TO CONTROL GARBAGE SITUATION [...] (U) After more than four weeks, on January 25th, Prime Minister Banny brokered an agreement with community groups located near Abidjan's municipal dump at Akouedo, permitting the resumption of discharge of the city's waste stream. Prior to this breakthrough, the city had become increasingly f [...] |
2007-02-08 13:12:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENIV PREL IV |
| 07ABIDJAN162 | DIRECT DIALOGUE WRESTLING WITH IDENTIFICATION ISSUE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Following last week's widely publicized kick off of direct talks between the President's representatives and their New Forces (FN) counterparts, this week the cracks are beginning to surface as the talks wrestle with the issue of identification. Although there have been some press [...] |
2007-02-14 16:56:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN ASEC IV |
| 07ABIDJAN168 | COTE D'IVOIRE: GBAGBO PROMISES TO INTEGRATE [...] (C) In a controversial but not entirely unexpected move, President Gbagbo announced February 13 that the 4000 "New Recruits" would be hired into the military. This move came after on February 1-2, New Recruits fired automatic weapons in the air in several towns in government-held territory to [...] |
2007-02-15 11:31:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PREL IV |
| 07ABIDJAN169 | COTE D'IVOIRE'S GOVERNMENT ON PALESTINIAN NATIONAL [...] (C) EmbOff spoke to Ambassador Boutchoue, Director of the Office of International Organizations and United Nations, as well as a frequent Embassy interlocutor on a wide range of international relations concerns regarding points in reftel. Although he expressed some uncertainty as to whether th [...] |
2007-02-16 09:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAL KWBG PREL IV |
| 07ABIDJAN174 | COTE D'IVOIRE: POSTAL WORKERS ON STRIKE [...] (U) Workers from the Ivorian state postal company &Poste de Cote d,Ivoire8 led by the main union, the National Post and Telecommunications Union (SYNAPOSTEL) went on strike on February 9 in opposition to a court ruling reinstating the former Director General Sebastien ZEHI, who had been sacked [...] |
2007-02-16 15:25:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV ECON ASEC IV |
| 07ABIDJAN175 | COTE D'IVOIRE MINISTRY OF FINANCE DISCUSSES [...] EconOff spoke with the Ministry of Finance's Director of Cabinet Ahoutou about points raised in reftel. Ahoutou said the government of Cote d'Ivoire takes the matter seriously, and government agencies charged with enforcing limits on international cash transfers are well trained and vigilant. [...] |
2007-02-16 15:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER |
| 07ABIDJAN187 | TFGV01: UNHCR CONFIRMS REFUGEES IN GUINEA CAMPS [...] (SBU) Prior to the current crisis in Guinea, UNHCR had predicted that large-scale population displacements would not result from civil disturbances in Guinea. However, the dynamics of the crisis have UNHCR officials on edge and they remain vigilant should the situation change. UNHCR offices [...] |
2007-02-21 17:05:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL USAID GV LI CI |
| 07ABIDJAN200 | COTE D'IVOIRE: IDENTIFICATION PROCEEDING SLOWLY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The identification process continues to proceed at a snail's pace. Two courts in Abidjan are issuing both birth certificates and certificates of nationality despite the lack of political agreement on Prime Minister Banny's revised procedures which call for issuing these two docum [...] |
2007-02-23 14:42:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN IV |
| 07ABIDJAN203 | COTE D'IVOIRE:SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS STRIKE [...] (U) On February 19, Ivorian police arrested five members, including the secretary general, of the secondary school teachers, coordination, &Coordination des Enseignants du Second Degre de Cote d,Ivoire8, CES-CI. Since February 6 this informal, unrecognized labor movement has been leading a se [...] |
2007-02-23 16:49:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV ASEC IV |
| 07ABIDJAN225 | $190 MILLION SETTLEMENT BY TRAFIGURA OF TOXIC [...] (SBU) Summary. The widely-reported February 13 "amicable" settlement of $190 million between the government of Cote d'Ivoire and the Dutch-based oil trading firm Trafigura to end current and future litigation and criminal proceedings against the firm and its subsidiaries continues to reverb [...] |
2007-03-01 12:01:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV IV |
| 07ABIDJAN226 | COTE D'IVOIRE: NO VISIBLE PROGRESS IN OUAGADOUGOU [...] (C) Summary. There are no signs of significant progress in the Gbagbo-proposed "direct talks" with rebel New Forces (FN) leader Soro that President Compaore of Burkina Faso is trying to mediate. There has been no face-to-face meeting between the two principals and even their representatives a [...] |
2007-03-01 15:42:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC IV |
| 07ABIDJAN227 | COTE D'IVOIRE: 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Since a September 2002 coup atempt that evolved into a civil war, Cote d'Ivoir has been partitioned in two with the governmentmaintaining control of the south and the rebel Nw Forces controlling the north. Tensions between he two sides have lessened through internationalmediation effort [...] |
2007-03-02 07:35:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | KRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 07ABIDJAN234 | CHINESE INFLUENCE IN COTE D'IVOIRE - AN UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. China plays a passive role in the political scene in Cote d'Ivoire, and typically proffers the rhetoric of non-interference in national affairs with regards to the Ivorian political crisis. China is not a supplier of military hardware or training to either faction. China is [...] |
2007-03-02 19:40:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EFIN XA IV |
| 07ABIDJAN237 | COTE D'IVOIRE: DEMARCHE ON IRAN [...] (C) The Ambassador raised the talking points in reftel with Foreign Minister Bakayoko on March 5. Minister Bakayoko said that his government shared the growing concern about Iran's nuclear program. He stated that Cote d'Ivoire would join a consensus of the international community to sanctio [...] |
2007-03-05 14:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP IR IV |
| 07ABIDJAN240 | COTE D'IVOIRE: DEMARCHE ON THE CRISIS IN GUINEA [...] (C) The Ambassador reiterated the talking points in reftel to Foreign Minister Bakayoko on March 5. Minister Bakayoko confirmed that the Government of Cote d'Ivoire, particularly the Presidency, had made a number of demarches to President Conte urging him to find a peaceful solution to the [...] |
2007-03-05 16:53:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | GV PGOV PREL IV |
| 07ABIDJAN242 | PEACE ACCORD IN OUAGADOUGOU - OBSERVERS, POLITICAL [...] (C) Confounding the expectations of many, (reftel b), President Compaore brokered an ambitious peace accord over the evening of Saturday, March 3rd. Signed by both President Gbagbo and Forces Nouvelles leader Soro in Ouaga, the agreement is both detailed and vague: attempting to overcome the [...] |
2007-03-06 10:57:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON IV |
| 07ABIDJAN243 | SORO'S COMMENTS ON THE OUAGA AGREEMENT [...] (C) Forces Nouvelles leader Guillaume Soro told the Ambassador on March 3 that he was cautiously optimistic that the Ouaga Agreement will move Cote d'Ivoire out of crisis. He noted that, while the agreement dealt with the familiar issues addressed in previous agreements, the Ouaga Agreement [...] |
2007-03-06 11:02:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | IV PGOV |
| 07ABIDJAN245 | BEDIE, OUATTARA, AND BANNY REACTIONS TO THE OUAGA [...] (C) Former President Bedie, former Prime Minister Ouattara, and current Prime Minister Banny told the Ambassador on March 5 that they are cautiously optimistic concerning the Ouaga Agreement signed the previous day. They all noted, however, that the agreement raises as many questions as it [...] |
2007-03-06 11:57:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | IV PGOV |
| 07ABIDJAN247 | COTE D'IVOIRE - WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT, FOLLOW UP TO [...] On February 21, Post received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Family and Social Affairs responding to Post's September 23, 2006 diplomatic note outlining questions presented in reftel. 2. Minister Jeanne Peuhmond indicated that the Government of Cote d'Ivoire is in the process of d [...] |
2007-03-06 16:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL UNGA IV |
| 07ABIDJAN252 | LETTER FROM PRESIDENT GBAGBO TO PRESIDENT BUSH [...] Following is the unofficial English translation of a letter dated March 5, 2007, addressed to President George Walker Bush from President Laurent Gbagbo. Embassy Abidjan received a copy of the letter by fax from the office of President Gbagbo. Begin translation: From the President of the [...] |
2007-03-07 14:42:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC IV |
| 07ABIDJAN256 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UNEVENTFUL THIRTEENTH INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. The International Working Group (IWG) held its 13th meeting in Abidjan March 2. Perhaps the most dramatic moment came when the Communications Minister Delegate briefed the group on the growing pro-Gbagbo bias in the state-owned media since Gbagbo replaced the leadership of both [...] |
2007-03-08 16:49:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC IV |
| 07ABIDJAN263 | MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR CVT LIBERIA: [...] Summary: This monitoring and evaluation (M&E) report is based on Refugee Coordinator's (RefCoord) visits to the Center for Victims of Torture's (CVT) field offices in Liberia in October 2006 and January 2007. CVT is on target to meet its objectives in the PRM-funded program, "Promoting Com [...] |
2007-03-12 17:13:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM USAID UNHCR CI LI |
| 07ABIDJAN281 | PRESIDENT GBAGBO ON THE OUAGA PEACE AGREEMENT [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on March 14, President Gbagbo made the following points concerning the Ouaga Peace Agreement (OPA): -- Gbagbo and Soro signed the Ouaga Peace Agreement and therefore all those associated with Gbagbo and Soro are committed to its implementation. -- [...] |
2007-03-15 16:16:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | IV PGOV PREL |
| 07ABIDJAN290 | COTE D'IVOIRE: DEMARCHE ON SUDAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) EmbOff delivered demarche to Ambassador Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue on March 16, and left text of key points for further MFA consideration. Tanoh-Boutchoue promised the MFA would review U.S. concerns related to President Bashir's rejection of key Heavy Support Package elements prior to the [...] |
2007-03-16 18:11:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CD CT UNSC KPKO IV |
| 07ABIDJAN293 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UNHCR PREPARING FOR JUNE DEADLINE [...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa traveled with Lou Mazel, DCM Monrovia, and Mohamud Osman, USAID/FFP Dakar, from February 25 to March 3 to visit WFP and UNHCR offices in Cote d'Ivoire (Tabou, Guiglo) and Liberia (Harper) and to meet with refugees and [...] |
2007-03-19 09:57:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM EAID UNHCR SOCI LI IV |
| 07ABIDJAN297 | COTE D'IVOIRE: DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM, INTERNAL [...] EmbOff demarched Ambassador Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue, MFA Director of the Office of UN and International Organizations, concerning the U.S. position opposing certain elements of the UN General Assembly Fifth and Sixth Committees' recommendations on reform measures for the UN's internal system [...] |
2007-03-20 19:08:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ACABQ AORC PREL UNGA IV |
| 07ABIDJAN298 | COTE D'IVOIRE: DEMARCHE ON BUILDING SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) EmbOff demarched Ambassador Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue, Director of the MFA Office of UN and International Organizations, on U.S. concerns related to the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe as described in reftel. Ambassador Boutchoue and the Ivorian government were well aware of the situat [...] |
2007-03-20 19:08:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ZI IV |
| 07ABIDJAN304 | COTE D'IVOIRE PEACE AGREEMENT: ALL EYES STILL ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Political actors in Abidjan are still looking ahead to what round two of the Ouagadougou Peace Accord (OPA) will bring as NF leader Guillaume Soro and President Gbagbo negotiate the powers of the Prime Minister. In the meantime, Soro is under pressure to accept the Premiership. [...] |
2007-03-22 07:26:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN IV |
| 07ABIDJAN305 | COTE D'IVOIRE - MFA TO MOVE CAUTIOUSLY AGAINST [...] (C) Ivorian Ambassador Bernard Tanoh Boutchoue, Director of the Office of UN and International Organizations, called EmbOff March 21 to inform that the Minister of Foreign Affairs had agreed that the situations in both Sudan and Zimbabwe were shocking, and that Africa collectively must act. [...] |
2007-03-22 10:46:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO PHUM ZI CT CD IV |
| 07ABIDJAN312 | AUTHORITIES EXPEL LEBANESE-IVORIAN IN VAT TAX [...] (C) Summary. Lebanese-Ivorian trader Ibrahim Reda was expelled from Cote d'Ivoire for inciting other traders to violate the VAT tax laws, prompting an ongoing shutdown of a part of the important Lebanese-owned commercial sector. Senior ONUCI officials have been approached by Reda's wife for [...] |
2007-03-23 13:49:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IV PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER |
| 07ABIDJAN314 | TEACHERS, PROFESSORS, MEDICAL WORKERS END STRIKES; [...] (U) Summary. Within the last few weeks, striking secondary school teachers (reftel), university professors and researchers, and medical technicians and nurses all ended their strikes, bringing a measure of labor calm to the government-controlled zone (the strikes did not take place in the F [...] |
2007-03-23 15:42:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV IV |
| 07ABIDJAN318 | ENGAGEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL, LOCAL FINANCIAL [...] (C) Summary. The Ouaga Accords have forced international and private financial institutions to react. World Bank staff is anxious to find a mechanism to disburse USD 104 million in DDR funds. The IMF is equally anxious to pry open government oil, gas and cocoa accounts as a precursor to a [...] |
2007-03-23 18:40:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV IV |
| 07ABIDJAN326 | COTE D'IVOIRE: THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD TO THE [...] (C) Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) and Regina Davis, USAID/OFDA's Principal Regional Advisor for West Africa (PRA), met in Abidjan with UN-OCHA, other UN agencies, NGOs, and donor Embassies to discuss opinions on UNHCR's handling of its Protection Cluster responsib [...] |
2007-03-27 10:24:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF EAID PHUM UNHCR IV |
| 07ABIDJAN333 | NEW FORCES LEADER SORO TO BECOME PRIME MINISTER; [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 26 the ex-rebel movement New Forces (NF) announced that it has reached a deal with President Gbagbo's representatives in which NF leader Guillaume Soro will become Prime Minister. Some press reports and NF sources indicate that Gbagbo will issue a decree to this effect t [...] |
2007-03-28 07:25:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC IV |
| 07ABIDJAN340 | GBAGBO ISSUES DECREE NAMING SORO PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a widely anticipated move, late evening March 29 President Gbagbo signed the decree naming ex-rebel New Forces (NF) leader Guillaume Soro the third Prime Minister of Cote d'Ivoire since the September 19, 2002 failed NF rebellion. The announcement has some renewed hope that [...] |
2007-03-30 13:52:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN IV |
| 07ABIDJAN361 | COTE D'IVOIRE: SORO OFFICIALLY PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU) Ex-rebel leader Guillaume Soro officially took over the Premiership Wednesday, April 4 at a ceremony at the Prime Minister's compound that included outgoing Prime Minister Banny and most of his cabinet. Soro, who had been named Prime Minister on March 29 by presidential decree, said th [...] |
2007-04-06 14:03:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UN IV |
| 07ABIDJAN379 | GOVERNMENT, REBELS AND IMPARTIAL FORCES DISMANTLE [...] (SBU) Representatives of the Ivorian army, the New Forces and ONUCI and Licorne peacekeepers signed an agreement on April 11 to dismantle the zone of confidence (ZOC) starting Monday, April 16. The drawdown of the ZOC will begin at midnight in a concrete step to implement the Ouagadougou Peac [...] |
2007-04-12 17:22:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UN IV |
| 07ABIDJAN386 | COTE D'IVOIRE: DEMARCHE ON ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747 [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-16 17:32:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN IR UNSC IV |
| 07ABIDJAN387 | COTE D'IVOIRE: DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-16 17:33:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PREL PARM IR IV |
| 07ABIDJAN391 | PRESIDENT GBAGBO WANTS TO REDUCE THE UN'S [...] (C) During a meeting with the Ambassador on Friday, April 13, President Gbagbo emphasized that the UN should play a support role, not a lead role, in the political process in Cote d'Ivoire. He referred to President Compaore's March 27 letter to Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, which he said wa [...] |
2007-04-17 14:03:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | IV KPKO PGOV |
| 07ABIDJAN402 | COTE D'IVOIRE: REPORT CARD FOR WEEK 2 OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY After using week one to get his cabinet installed, the respectful and friendly ceremony marking the beginning of the dissolution of the Zone of Confidence (ZOC) and the opening of the Joint Integrated Command Center (ICC) has been the highlight of week two of the Soro government. [...] |
2007-04-20 17:26:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UN IV |
| 07ABIDJAN403 | COTE D'IVOIRE: FOURTEENTH INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-20 17:30:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC UN IV |
| 07ABIDJAN422 | CONDOLENCE LETTER FROM PRESIDENT GBAGBO TO [...] Following is an Embassy translation of a letter dated April 17, 2007, addressed to President Bush from President Laurent Gbagbo. The Office of the Prime Minister of Cote d,Ivoire faxed a copy of the letter to Embassy. Begin translation: From the President of the Republic to His Excellency Ge [...] |
2007-04-24 11:46:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC IV |
| 07ABIDJAN43 | COTE D'IVOIRE: U.S. POLICY FOR BREAKING THE [...] (C) Summary. The continuing political stalemate in Cote d,Ivoire, as the clock winds down on any chance of elections this year, poses the question: what can the United States do to re-energize the peace process? We do not believe the United States should try to take the lead -- among other [...] |
2007-01-12 11:59:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN ASEC IV |
| 07ABIDJAN433 | IRAQ: NO COTE D'IVOIRE PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-25 17:00:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ IV |
| 07ABIDJAN465 | COTE D'IVOIRE: FY-2007 TIP PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] Embassy Abidjan is pleased to submit two proposals to strengthen and expand Cote d'Ivoire's efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) in response to reftel. The proposed projects, listed in order of funding priority, will address key areas of concern in the fight to end trafficking in Co [...] |
2007-05-04 17:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG IV |
| 07ABIDJAN466 | SORO PRESIDES OVER GOV'T SEMINAR OUTLINING [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 2nd, following a week-long "pre-seminar" dominated by technocrats, new Prime Minister Guillaume Soro presided over a "governmental seminar in Yamoussoukro to define the way forward regarding each of the elements laid out in the Ouaga Accord of March 4. This included i [...] |
2007-05-04 19:22:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IV |
| 07ABIDJAN489 | SORO-GBAGBO ALLIANCE UNHINGES THE OPPOSITION, [...] (C) Summary: Opposition RHDP parties, particularly the PDCI and RDR, led by former President Bedie and Alassane Ouattara respectively, have been widely critical in recent weeks of key New Forces leaders and by extension the Soro Prime Ministership. While the increasing rancor illustrates the [...] |
2007-05-11 15:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN IV |
| 07ABIDJAN490 | COTE D'IVOIRE GOV'T, UNHCR LAUNCH SURPRISE REQUEST [...] (SBU) On May 4, Foreign Minister Bakayoko, along with UNHCR country representative Saber Azam, convened a hastily planned meeting of principal UNHCR donor countries (including the European Union's country representative) to request additional funding to keep the Guiglo region's Nicla refugee [...] |
2007-05-11 16:55:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL IV |
| 07ABIDJAN503 | WORLD BANK, IMF, AFDB PUSH COTE D'IVOIRE, DONORS [...] (C) Summary. The IFIs are pressing a coordinated effort to address Cote d'Ivoire's $450 million in arrears to the World Bank in order to allow reengagement by the Bretton Woods institutions. The outlines of the deal were put forth in the recent aide memoire signed in Washington between Ivo [...] |
2007-05-14 17:09:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV IV |
| 07ABIDJAN521 | PRIME MINISTER SORO TO PRESENT NEW ACTION PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on May 16, Prime Minister Guillaume Soro focused on the following issues: -- it has taken time for him to get organized, but he will present an action plan, including a matrix timetable, next week; -- the timetable included in the Ouaga Agree [...] |
2007-05-18 13:04:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | IV PGOV EFIN |
| 07ABIDJAN539 | UNIVERSITY TEACHERS STRKE CONTINUES, PROMPTS [...] (SBU)The public university teachers, strike, which has continued on and off for more than a year, has garered renewed attention by the recent actions aganst it by the thuggish, pro-Gbagbo students, unin, FESCI (septel). The strike, led by the Natioal Coordination of Higher-Level Teachers and [...] |
2007-05-22 17:19:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB IV |
| 07ABIDJAN54 | TWELFTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL WORKING [...] (C) Summary. At an unexpectedly short twelfth meeting of the International Working group (IWG), Prime Minister Banny sought to convince the group that the political situation here is not at a total impasse, but he had almost no progress to show. Rebel FN (New Forces) leader Soro stressed the [...] |
2007-01-18 11:06:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC ASEC IV |
| 07ABIDJAN544 | COTE D'IVOIRE: REASSESSING THE UNOCI MISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The evolving political and security climate in Cote d'Ivoire in light of the Ouagadougou Political Accord (OPA) and the increasing demands on the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) mission pose the question: what should UNOCI's role be in this fragile security env [...] |
2007-05-23 11:53:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PGOV PREL UN IV |
| 07ABIDJAN551 | DISARMAMENT OF MILITIAS OFF TO SYMBOLIC START [...] (U) Ivoirian government officials organized a ceremony in the town of Guiglo on May 19 to mark the resumption of the disarmament and demobilization of militias (DDM) in the volatile west of the country. At the ceremony, attended by President Gbagbo, FANCI commander General Mangou, and Acting [...] |
2007-05-24 14:13:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KPKO PGOV IV |
| 07ABIDJAN555 | MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR IRC COTE [...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa conducted a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) assessment of the International Rescue Committee's (IRC) PRM-funded project, "Durable Solutions for Liberian Refugees in Cote d'Ivoire" in February and May 2007. RefCoord wa [...] |
2007-05-24 18:18:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM IV |
| 07ABIDJAN557 | MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR CCF LIBERIA: [...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa conducted a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) assessment of the PRM-funded NGO, Christian Children's Fund (CCF) during a visit to Liberia from May 4-11. RefCoord visited their offices in Monrovia and Zorzor and a CCF pr [...] |
2007-05-25 16:42:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM IV LI |
| 07ABIDJAN558 | COTE D'IVOIRE: STUDENT UNION RAID HEADQUARTERS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On Monday, May 21 a mob of more than 200 youth from the Federation of Secondary and University Students of Cote d'Ivoire (FESCI) concurrently attacked the offices of two prominent Ivoirian human rights NGOs, the Ivoirian League for Human Rights (LIDHO) and the Association for the [...] |
2007-05-25 21:07:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM IV |
| 07ABIDJAN560 | COTE D'IVOIRE ELECTRICITY GENERATION FALTERS, [...] (SBU) Summary. Privately-owned national electricity distribution company CIE and the Ministry of Energy and Mines continue to squabble over who is to blame for shortfalls in investments needed to boost natural gas production to meet national and regional energy needs. CIE, owned by French f [...] |
2007-05-29 13:19:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON IV PGOV PREL |
| 07ABIDJAN566 | MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR SEARCH FOR [...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) conducted a monitoring and evaluation assessment of the PRM-funded Search For Common Ground (SFCG) project, "Mass Information in Support of Liberian Refugee Repatriation and Reintegration." SFCG's activities seem well conceived and f [...] |
2007-05-30 10:07:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM IV LI |
| 07ABIDJAN580 | PRIME MINISTER'S ADVISERS SAY OUAGA PEACE ACCORD [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Tourism and Prime Minister Soro confidant Sidiki Konate and the PM,s Political Counselor, Adama Bictogo, told selected Ambassadors on June 1 that the implementation of the Ouaga Peace Accord roadmap will move into high gear starting next week with the redeployment of [...] |
2007-06-01 19:06:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO IV |
| 07ABIDJAN593 | COTE D'IVOIRE DEMARCHED ON DARFUR [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered demarche points to Ambassador Tanoh Boutchoue, MFA Office Director of International Organizations and UN Affairs, on June 3. The MFA will relay any official reaction from the GOCI. 2. (C) Speaking informally, Boutchoue said the situation in Darfur was "intolerable [...] |
2007-06-06 10:11:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC UNSC SU IV |
| 07ABIDJAN594 | COTE D'IVOIRE DEMARCHED ON NEW WORLD BANK [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-06 10:11:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IV |
| 07ABIDJAN595 | COTE D'IVOIRE DEMARCHED ON UNSCR 1747 (IRAN) [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-06 10:12:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP EFIN IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY IV |
| 07ABIDJAN596 | COTE D'IVOIRE DEMARCHED ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (U) Emboff demarched MFA Director of International Organizations and United Nations Affairs Ambassador Tanoh Boutchoue on June 3 using reftel talking points. The MFA will report back any official GOCI reaction. 2. (SBU) Speaking informally, Boutchoue warmly welcomed the President's init [...] |
2007-06-06 10:48:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV ENRG ECON IV |
| 07ABIDJAN600 | THE ROCKY ROAD TO UNHCR'S JUNE 30 RETURN DEADLINE [...] (U) Summary: The Abijan-based Refugee Coordinator for West Africa (RefCoord), traveled by road from Monrovia to Abidjan from May 1 to May 17. RefCoord passed through Gbarnga, Voinjama, Macenta, Nzerekore, Danane, Duekoue/Guiglo, and Tabou during the trip. RefCoord visited a number of villa [...] |
2007-06-07 09:35:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PHUM IV LI GU |
| 07ABIDJAN606 | COTE D'IVOIRE: ASECNA AVIATION FEES [...] (U) This cable answers questions 1, 2 and 4 of reftel, and provides a partial answer to question 3. Septel will provide the balance of the responses once they are received from host government officials. 2. (U) Questions and Answers: Question 1) Are the airports (DIAP in Abidjan, DIYO [...] |
2007-06-08 13:20:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | KREC MARR MOPS PREL IV |
| 07ABIDJAN614 | UNIVERSITY TEACHERS SUSPEND THEIR STRIKE, [...] (SBU) On May 30, the university professors and researchers from the "Coordination Nationale des Enseignants et Chercheurs" (CNEC) suspended their six-week old strike, ushering in the resumption of classes nationwide and ending the looming threat of an annulled school year (reftel). CNEC too [...] |
2007-06-11 15:52:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ELAB IV |
| 07ABIDJAN615 | OUAGA ACCORD AT 90 DAYS - ASSESSING ITS [...] (C) Summary. Since the signature of the Ouaga Accord on March 4, Cote d'Ivoire has seen both successes and shortcomings in its implementation. At the 90 day mark, several key tasks remain undone, while a number of others have been accomplished (even if incompletely). The overall report ca [...] |
2007-06-12 11:38:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IV |
| 07ABIDJAN621 | MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR THE AMERICAN [...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa traveled to Liberia from May 1-11 to conduct a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) assessment of the American Refugee Committee's (ARC) PRM-funded project, "Supporting Sustainable Return, Reintegration and Stabilization of [...] |
2007-06-14 08:49:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM IV LI |
| 07ABIDJAN633 | COMPAORE CHAIRS OUAGA ACCORD'S FIRST "PERMANENT [...] (C) Summary. OPA facilitator Compaore hosted the first Permanent Consultative Mechanism (CPC) on June 12, bringing together Gbagbo, Soro, Ouattara and Bedie. Members issued a brief, harmonious press statement that touched on key questions of DDR and dismantlement of the militias, as well a [...] |
2007-06-18 18:59:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC IV |
| 07ABIDJAN666 | COTE D'IVOIRE SUPPORT FOR UNITAID [...] (U) Cote d'Ivoire's Ministry of Finance confirms that Cote d'Ivoire is funding its commitments to UNITAD via the levy of a "solidarity tax" on airline tickets. Taxes are USD 4 (CFA 2000) per ticket for short and medium distance flights (generally flights remaining on the African continent), an [...] |
2007-06-25 07:47:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KHIV TBIO PREL |
| 07ABIDJAN669 | MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR IRC LIBERIA: [...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa conducted a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) assessment of the International Rescue Committee's (IRC) PRM-funded project, "Integrated Protection and Assistance to Support the Reintegration of Displaced Liberian." RefCo [...] |
2007-06-25 12:40:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM IV LI |
| 07ABIDJAN676 | 2007 COTE D'IVOIRE REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (SBU) Embassy Abidjan is aware of no new investment disputes or expropriation claims involving U.S. persons against the Government of Cote d'Ivoire. 2. (SBU) Post is pleased to report the end of the sole outstanding investment dispute reported from Cote d'Ivoire, the Cora de Comstar matter [...] |
2007-06-26 11:36:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV IV |
| 07ABIDJAN677 | MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR IRC GUINEA: [...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa traveled to Guinea from May 11-14 to conduct a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) report of the International Rescue Committee's (IRC) PRM-funded project, "Facilitating Durable Solutions: Protection, Integration Assistanc [...] |
2007-06-26 12:43:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM IV GU |
| 07ABIDJAN683 | COTE D'IVOIRE NOMINATION FOR ATTENDEE OF USDA GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-27 10:04:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KHIV TBIO PREL |
| 07ABIDJAN689 | COTE D'IVOIRE, WB AND IMF STAFF CONCLUDE [...] (C) Summary. The World Bank and IMF, working in tandem, finalized a deal on June 27 that would provide financing packages for the post-conflict transition (WB) and emergency budget support (IMF) in exchange for the GoCI paying 50 percent of its WB arrears and adoption of strict fiscal contr [...] |
2007-06-28 13:29:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV IMF IBRD IV |
| 07ABIDJAN691 | END OF JUNE ASSESSMENT OF OUAGA ACCORD [...] (C) Summary. Implementation of the Ouaga Accord has not moved substantially since the Yamoussoukro CPC (reftel B). The Integrated Command Center is not functioning, the question of military ranks continues to bedevil efforts to begin integrating the militaries and the process of DDR, while [...] |
2007-06-29 09:17:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IV |
| 07ABIDJAN705 | THREE KILLED BUT PRIME MINISTER SORO UNHURT AFTER [...] (C) Multiple sources confirm Prime Minister and New Forces leader Guillaume Soro is alive and well after an RPG attack on an airplane in which he was traveling at Bouake airport on the morning of June 29. ONUCI Acting SRSG Abu Moussa told us that, according to UN Air Ops personnel who witnesse [...] |
2007-06-29 16:39:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL KPKO IV |
| 07ABIDJAN71 | PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS' STRIKE ENDS [...] Primary schools in Cote d'Ivoire reopened on January 4, 2007, ending a six-week strike by primary school teachers (reftel). The teachers agreed to resume work after accepting an offer by the Government of Cote d'Ivoire (GOCI) of CFA 30,000 (USD 60) per month to increase housing allowances st [...] |
2007-01-19 17:17:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB IV |
| 07ABIDJAN719 | WHO TRIED TO KILL SORO? THE SPECULATION IS WELL [...] (C) Summary. Since the June 29 attack on Prime Minister Soro, the rumor mill has gone into overdrive. The facts remain scarce, adding fuel to the unending speculation. The suspects are numerous, ranging from the most obvious (disaffected members of the Forces Nouvelles) to the absurd (ONU [...] |
2007-07-03 11:01:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO IV |
| 07ABIDJAN727 | LETTER FROM PRESIDENT GBAGBO TO PRESIDENT BUSH [...] Following is the unofficial English translation of a letter dated July 4, 2007, addressed to President George Walker Bush from President Laurent Gbagbo. Embassy Abidjan received a copy of the letter by fax from the office of President Gbagbo. Begin translation: From the President of the [...] |
2007-07-05 14:31:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC IV |
| 07ABIDJAN732 | PM SORO CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION OF [...] Several Ambassadors accompanied acting SRSG Abou Moussa to Bouake to visit Prime Minister Soro on July 3. The meeting, which lasted about 45 minutes, devoted more time to formal expressions of sympathy and Soro's detailed account of what happened than to substantive political discussions. [...] |
2007-07-06 07:51:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | IV PGOV PREL |
| 07ABIDJAN745 | EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL [...] (SBU) Emboff met with UN Operations in Cote d'Ivoire (ONUCI) Human Rights Affairs and Code of Conduct Affairs Offices to discuss implementation of policies to combat sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and trafficking in persons (TIP). ONUCI officers indicated that ONUCI has a rigorous, wri [...] |
2007-07-09 16:42:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO PREL IV |
| 07ABIDJAN753 | COTE D'IVOIRE ON EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES [...] (C) Emboff met with Presidential diplomatic advisor Ambassador Ottra Toure on July 10 to follow up a June 19 delivery of reftel letter and points to President Gbagbo by the U.K.'s DFID. During the conversation, Ambassador Ottra Toure appeared siezed with the issue, although she said that ne [...] |
2007-07-11 16:30:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ENRG EPET PGOV PREL ECON IBRD IV |
| 07ABIDJAN755 | PRESIDENT GBAGBO AGREES TO INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on July 11, President Gbagbo stated that he had agreed to an international investigation of the attempt on PM Soro's life "in order to make the Prime Minister happy." To have objected to the investigation would have encouraged unnecessary suspicion in th [...] |
2007-07-12 11:02:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | IV PGOV PREL |
| 07ABIDJAN764 | COTE D'IVOIRE'S GOVERNMENT DRIFTS AFTER ATTACK ON [...] (C) Summary. Since the March 29 attack on the aircraft carrying Prime Minister Soro, the peace process implementation has been at a near-standstill. Soro and his small team appear knocked off stride (although he could be "playing possum" and proceeding cautiously while recovering his footi [...] |
2007-07-13 15:38:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IV |
| 07ABIDJAN765 | IMF PRESSURES COTE D'IVOIRE TO ABANDON JP MORGAN [...] (C) In a somewhat abrupt denouement to the monthlong negotiations around the debt securitization deal between JP Morgan and the Ivorian pension fund CNPS (reftel), the local IMF representative convinced the Minister of Finance Charles Diby during a July 10 videoconference to abandon the proje [...] |
2007-07-16 12:50:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IMF PGOV PREL IBRD IV |
| 07ABIDJAN781 | MOROCCAN CONTINGENT IN ONUCI ACCUSED OF SEXUAL [...] (C) The United Nations Operations in Cote d'Ivoire (ONUCI) made a surprise announcement on Friday, July 20 that the entire 732-strong Moroccan battalion would be confined to barracks due to a number of allegations of sexual misconduct with minors by Moroccan troops. The announcement did not [...] |
2007-07-24 16:22:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL UNSC IV |
| 07ABIDJAN8 | PM BANNY: POLITICAL GRIDLOCK [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on January 3, Prime Minister Banny stated that Cote d'Ivoire is basically in political gridlock. All the political actors are waiting to see what will happen next. He characterized President Gbagbo's five proposals for dealing with the crisis as non-pro [...] |
2007-01-04 14:11:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | IV PGOV |
| 07ABIDJAN802 | MOROCCO BATTALION APPEARS TO REMAIN ON DUTY; SORO [...] (C) Emboff's security detail during a recent trip to Bouake (septel) was from the Moroccan battalion, recently the subject of controversy relating to allegations of sexual misconduct (reftel A). The security detail was professional, courteous, and well-disciplined. Emboff traveled around th [...] |
2007-07-31 17:51:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO UNSC PREL IV |
| 07ABIDJAN803 | SORO, FORCES NOUVELLES STAY TIGHT-LIPPED ON [...] (C) Summary. Emboff traveled to Forces Nouvelles stronghold Bouake to meet with key aides to Prime Minister Soro concerning the investigation into who attacked Soro on June 29 (reftel D, C). Soro aide Cisse Sindou said the PM will not comment on who the authors of the attack were until an [...] |
2007-08-01 07:47:00 | Embassy Abidjan | SECRET | PGOV PREL IV |
| 07ABIDJAN804 | SORO, FORCES NOUVELLES STAY TIGHTLIPPED ON AUTHORS [...] (C) Summary. Emboff traveled to Forces Nouvelles stronghold Bouake to meet with key aides to Prime Minister Soro concerning the investigation into who attacked Soro on June 29 (reftel D, C). Soro aide Cisse Sindou said the PM will not comment on who the authors of the attack were until an [...] |
2007-08-01 07:47:00 | Embassy Abidjan | SECRET | PGOV PREL IV |
| 07ABIDJAN809 | DEMARCHE ON COTE D'IVOIRE'S POTENTIAL ADOPTION OF [...] (SBU) Emboff demarched Ambassador Tanoh Boutchoue, MFA Director of the Office of International Organizations and UN Affairs, on July 26 on reftel points. Emboff left relevant points with Boutchoue and will inform Department in septel of any substantive response. HOOKS [...] |
2007-08-01 16:55:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL IV |
| 07ABIDJAN810 | DEMARCHE TO COTE D'IVOIRE ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] (SBU) Emboff demarched Ambassador Tanoh Boutchoue, MFA Director of International Organizations and UN Affairs on July 26 on action points in reftel. As Ambassador Swing and his work with MONUC are well-known in African diplomatic circles, Boutchoue was immediately personally disposed toward [...] |
2007-08-01 16:55:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG |
| 07ABIDJAN811 | DEMARCHE TO COTE D'IVOIRE ON UNESCO HOLOCAUST [...] (SBU) Emboff demarched Ambassador Tanoh Boutchoue, MFA Director of International Organizations and UN Affairs on July 26 on action points in reftel and left a copy of the draft explanatory note and proposed resolution on text. Post will report any substantive Government of Cote d'Ivoire res [...] |
2007-08-01 16:55:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO IV |
| 07ABIDJAN812 | DEMARCHE TO COTE D'IVOIRE ON ROBUST [...] (SBU) July 26, Emboff demarched Ambassador Tanoh Boutchoue, MFA Director of International Organizations and UN Affairs, on action points mentioned in reftel, stressing the mandatory nature of a UNSC 1737 report and leaving a translated version of unclassified paragraph six points as a non-pa [...] |
2007-08-01 16:56:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM IR IV |
| 07ABIDJAN831 | COTE D'IVOIRE LIGHTS FLAME OF PEACE [...] (C) Summary. The Government of Cote d'Ivoire held a July 30 "flame of peace" symbolic disarmament ceremony in the Forces Nouvelles stronghold of Bouake. While the ceremony was attended by 7 African heads of state or government, Ivorian opposition leaders Henri Konan Bedie, Alassane Ouattara a [...] |
2007-08-09 17:23:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IC |
| 07ABIDJAN832 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UNOCI A/SRSG ANALYZES POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. Acting United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Abou Moussa underscored to Charge d'Affaires and Poloff August 9 the importance of the "balance" that the U.S. provides on the Ivorian political scene. Moussa said UNOC [...] |
2007-08-09 17:28:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IV |
| 07ABIDJAN856 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UPDATE ON DEMOBILIZATION, [...] (C) Summary. Alain Michel Lobognon, Communications Director at the Prime Minister's Office, and Jean-Luc Stalon, Chief of the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) Unit, told Poloff that agreement on the ranks of the Forces Nouv [...] |
2007-08-16 12:11:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IS IV |
| 07ABIDJAN863 | COTE D'IVOIRE: VISIT OF STAFFDELS SMITH AND CLACK [...] (C) Summary. Shannon Smith, Majority Professional Staff Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Mark Clack, Foreign Relations Staff Member for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, visited Cote d'Ivoire August 10-15. Smith and Clack conducted a review of programs under the Presi [...] |
2007-08-17 09:33:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV KDEM IV |
| 07ABIDJAN864 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES IDENTIFICATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a televised address to the nation on August 6, the eve of Cote d'Ivoire's anniversary of independence, President Gbagbo announced the resumption of the public identification hearings ("audiences foraines"), pledged his commitment to fair, transparent and open elections, and cal [...] |
2007-08-17 10:26:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IV KDEM |
| 07ABIDJAN865 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE'S OVERVIEW [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-17 16:25:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF IV LI |
| 07ABIDJAN88 | COTE D'IVOIRE: GBAGBO CONTINUES TO PUSH HIS OWN [...] (U) On January 22 President Gbagbo met with the diplomatic corps to receive their New Year,s greetings. In his speech for the occasion, Gbagbo reiterated the proposals for resolving Cote d,Ivoire,s crisis that he had first put forward December 19 (reftel). Once again, he called for direct di [...] |
2007-01-25 14:56:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC IV |
| 07ABIDJAN880 | ASSESSING THE STRENGTH OF THE FORCES NOUVELLES, [...] (C) Summary. An Embassy team composed of Charge Vicki Huddleston and Econ Chief Ervin Massinga to the Bouake and Korhogo regions, both under Forces Nouvelles (FN) control, and spoke to United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (ONUCI), non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and Rassamblement [...] |
2007-08-21 16:55:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO IV |
| 07ABIDJAN892 | COTE D'IVOIRE: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE SEEKS U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Henri Ettien Amoikon, Director of the Minister of Defense's Cabinet, told Poloff August 21 that President Gbagbo told members of the Armed Forces (FANCI - Forces Armees Nationales de Cote d'Ivoire) August 14 that the Ivorian state will pay its year-long arrears of soldiers' bonus [...] |
2007-08-23 15:02:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS IV |
| 07ABIDJAN895 | ASSESSING THE POLITICAL IMPACT OF THE ONGOING [...] (C) Summary. World Food Program, UNited Nations Operations in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and private business leaders in the "Greater West" region, which straddles the "Green Line" and encompasses the extreme western portion of the former "Zone of Confidence," concur that the situation remains v [...] |
2007-08-24 12:01:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF EAID PREL PHUM IV |
| 07ABIDJAN899 | COTE D'IVOIRE: REQUESTED INFORMATION ON AG [...] (U) The 2006 industry reports for the following industries are published, and are available. Post will send via email the names of contacts, their telephone numbers and email addresses On August 24 to ITC analyst Yinug, as well as answers to particular analytic questions directed to Post. [...] |
2007-08-24 16:36:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRD ETRD ASEC IV |
| 07ABIDJAN900 | COTE D'IVOIRE: VIEWS ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Director of the Presidential Cabinet Sarata Ottro Toure told Poloff August 23 that President Laurent Gbagbo is committed to holding elections and that it is possible to hold elections by December 2007 or January 2008. Toure said that, since the 2000 elections were the most [...] |
2007-08-24 17:29:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IV |
| 07ABIDJAN901 | DEPARTURE OF TDY CHARGE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-27 08:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT PREL IV |
| 07ABIDJAN904 | COTE D'IVOIRE DELEGATION TO UNGA [...] (SBU) Ambassador Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) United Nations and International Organizations Department, told Poloff August 27 that Minister of Foreign Affairs Youssouf Bakayoko will head Cote d'Ivoire's delegation to the United Nations General As [...] |
2007-08-28 12:08:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNGA IV |
| 07ABIDJAN906 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UDPCI SECGEN FORECASTS VIOLENCE IF [...] (C) Summary. Alassane Salif N'Diaye, Secretary General of the opposition political party Union for Democracy and Peace in Cote d'Ivoire (Union Pour la Democratie et pour la Paix en Cote d'Ivoire - UDPCI), told Poloffs August 24 that the UDPCI supports the Ouagadougou Political Accord (OPA), but [...] |
2007-08-28 13:59:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IV |
| 07ABIDJAN907 | COTE D'IVOIRE: VIEWS FROM SMALLER PARTIES [...] (C) Summary. Poloff met separately August 27 with Robert Guei Bombet, President of the "Renaissance" party (Parti La Renaissance) and with Francis Wodie, President of the Ivorian Workers' party (Parti Ivorien des Travailleurs - PTI). Both lamented the lack of implementation of the Ouagadougou [...] |
2007-08-28 13:59:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV IV |
| 07ABIDJAN909 | COTE D'IVOIRE: EXPRESSED HOPE, ANXIETY FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: At an August 18 ceremony in his honor in the far northern city of Ferkessedougou, Prime Minister Guillaume Soro announced that the audiences foraines (tribunals that will issue replacement birth certificates) will resume the beginning of September after the government's recess. [...] |
2007-08-29 10:53:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN IV |
| 07ABIDJAN91 | COTE D'IVOIRE'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON LIBERIA [...] No summary [...] |
2007-01-25 16:42:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON LI IV |
| 07ABIDJAN913 | WORLD BANK, EU LEAD DONORS' POST CONFLICT EFFORTS; [...] (C) Summary. The World Bank, European Union (EU) and the United National Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) held two closely-related meetings in the past 10 days on post-crisis coordination, where participants were unanimous in their frustration at the slow pace of progress. Identification [...] |
2007-08-29 16:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IDB IV PREL |
| 07ABIDJAN918 | ACTION COMPLETED: PROPOSED SUPPORT TO METHODIST [...] (SBU) Post completed the action requested in reftel. Poloff visited the Methodist University of Cote d'Ivoire (UMCI) on August 21 and met with university rector and members of the university's Council for Education and Training (CEI). UMCI is a small institution and is only in its second year [...] |
2007-08-30 15:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASCH IV |
| 07ABIDJAN925 | COTTON, CASHEWS, TIMBER: MAINSTAYS OF THE ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary. Cotton, cashews and forest products are the mainstays of the economy in the North and West, but each sector is experiencing varying levels of difficulty. Cotton production is down by 40 percent since the division of the country in 2002, and both producers and ginning enterpris [...] |
2007-09-04 07:20:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR PGOV EAID ETRD SENV IV |
| 07ABIDJAN927 | COTE D IVOIRE: OUATTARA ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY [...] (U) Former Ivorian Prime Minister and long-time President of the Rassemblement des Republicains (RDR) party Alassane Ouattara announced his candidacy for the Ivorian presidential election during an August 25 speech in Paris to RDR supporters in Europe. (Note: the date of the election has not [...] |
2007-09-04 07:45:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM IV |
| 07ABIDJAN935 | ELECTIONS PLANNING IN COTE D'IVOIRE: WHO'S IN [...] (C) Summary: The composition and responsibilities of the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI), the main body responsible for organizing elections in Cote d'Ivoire, has been highly politicized and subject to contentious infighting since the crisis erupted in 2002. The CEI is composed of memb [...] |
2007-09-05 16:49:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM UN IV |
| 07ABIDJAN95 | INCREASING U.S. SUPPORT FOR COTE D'IVOIRE'S [...] (U) Post strongly supports the IFES proposal for a two-year project to expand U.S. support for the electoral process in Cote d,Ivoire. 2. (U) IFES has done excellent work in the first phase of this project. In particular, the Prime Minister,s Secretary General wrote to us that the roundtab [...] |
2007-01-26 14:34:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PHUM PREL PGOV IV |
| 07ABIDJAN955 | COTE D'IVOIRE: FPI THINKS ELECTIONS WILL SOLVE [...] (C) Summary. Ivorian Popular Front (Front Populaire Ivoirien - FPI) Secretary General Sylvain Miaka Ouretto told Poloff September 7 that the FPI is not "against France," but that France should treat Cote d'Ivoire as a partner. Ouretto said elections are the solution to Cote d'Ivoire's crisis [...] |
2007-09-11 16:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IV |
| 07ABIDJAN959 | (U) ACTION COMPLETED: IDENTIFYING "CREDIBLE [...] (SBU) Embassy Abidjan completed action requested in reftel. Here is the biographic information on three influential Ivoirian Muslim leaders who have favorable views of the United States and offer an alternative view to Islamic extremism. 2. (SBU) El Hadj Aboubacar FOFANA Gender: Male DOB [...] |
2007-09-12 18:50:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PK PO QA RP RS RW SA SF SG SL SN SO SP |
| 07ABIDJAN962 | COTE D'IVOIRE: FRANCE'S VIEW [...] (C) Summary. French Deputy Chief of Mission Sebastien Minot told Poloff September 11 that the differences in the positions of the Ivorian government and the Forces Nouvelles on disarmament and identification may be difficult to reconcile and could derail the Ouagadougou Political Accord (OPA) [...] |
2007-09-13 16:41:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IV FR |
| 07ABIDJAN969 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PHYSICIANS STRIKE [...] Public sector physicians were on strike September 4-13, demanding a two-fold wage increase. Responding to pressure from the government and public, the leader of the doctors' union (Syndicat des Cadres Superieurs de la Sante de Cote d'Ivoire - SYNACASS/CI) announced an eight-day suspension of [...] |
2007-09-14 17:18:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV IV |
| 07ABIDJAN995 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS BY OCTOBER [...] (SBU) Summary: Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) President Robert Mambe announced September 13 that Cote d'Ivoire will be ready for presidential elections by October 2008. Mambe has always asserted that it would take 10-12 months to complete the identification and voter registration pro [...] |
2007-09-25 15:28:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN IV |
| 07ABIDJAN997 | STATELESSNESS IN COTE D'IVOIRE [...] (SBU) Summary. Refugee Office Program Assistant participated in a September 13 trip organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Ministry of Justice to the towns of Meagui and Soube in western Cote d'Ivoire. The purpose of the trip was to exami [...] |
2007-09-25 17:11:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL SOCI IV |
| 07ABUDHABI1007 | FOLLOW UP DEMARCHE REGARDING CONTINUED ARABSAT [...] (C) On June 18, Econchief expressed the USG's serious concern about the continued operation of Iraqi insurgent television "Al Zawraa" on ArabSat to MFA Acting U/S Tariq Al-Haidan. Econchief stressed the need for immediate action to remove it from the air in Iraq. Econchief also underscored U [...] |
2007-06-18 11:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KPAO ETTC PREL PTER AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1015 | JUNE 11 U.S.-UAE COUNTERPROLIFERATION TASK FORCE [...] (S) Summary: Department of State International Security and Nonproliferation/Counterproliferation Initiatives (ISN/CPI) Director Tony Foley led an interagency delegation to the June 11 US-UAE Counterproliferation Task Force (CTF) working groups meetings in Abu Dhabi to discuss questions relate [...] |
2007-06-19 08:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM PGOV ETTC ETRD ECIN AE IR |
| 07ABUDHABI1016 | UNIFEM SUPPORTS TOWARDS MORE UAE WOMEN POLITICAL [...] On June 13, Sheikha Fatima, widow of the late President Sheikh Zayed, honored 220 women graduates of the "Enhancing the Role of Women Parliamentarians" program, which was organized in 2005 by the General Women's Union in conjunction with the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). [...] |
2007-06-19 09:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KWMN KMPI AE |
| 07ABUDHABI102 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: STATE OF THE UNION [...] Summary: The editorial in "Al-Khaleej" describes President Bush's State of the Union speech as a depiction of the quagmire United States is currently experiencing. It assertsd that the policy of the neoconservatives needs to change from unilateralism to multilateralism when dealing with inte [...] |
2007-01-25 12:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI1021 | WILL UAE ENERGY NEEDS PROMPT IRAN-UAE GAS DEAL? [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Iran has expressed interest in improving energy cooperation with the UAE and has had "on again off again" discussions with the Emirate of Abu Dhabi about gas purchase agreements. However, Abu Dhabi authorities are skeptical about the reliability of the Iranians [...] |
2007-06-20 10:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL ECON IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI103 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY BURNS TO [...] Summary: Print and electronic media gave extensive coverage to the visit of Under Secretary Nicolas Burns to the UAE January 22-23. 2007. The Arabic and English print media prominently carried photos and news agency story of Ambassador Burns meeting with Mohammed Bin Rashid (1/23) and Moha [...] |
2007-01-25 13:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI1101 | MEDIA REACTION: POTUS SPEECH AT THE ISLAMIC CENTER [...] SUMMARY: POTUS ADDRESS AT THE ISLAMIC CENTER IN WASHINGTON RECEIVED MODEST COVERAGE IN THE UAE'S PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. THE MEDIA HIGHLIGHTED WASHINGTON'S INTENTION TO APPOINT AN ENVOY TO THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE (OIC). DUBAI-BASED SATELLITE NEWS CHANNEL "AL-ARABIYAH" A [...] |
2007-06-30 04:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI1104 | UAE CENTRAL BANK STILL WILLING TO TRAIN IRAQ FIU [...] (U) On June 21, 2007 OFAC Attache and Treasury Representative Erin English met with Abdulrahim Al Awadi, Head of the Anti-Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit (AMLSCU), the financial intelligence unit (FIU) of the UAE Central Bank. Mr. English, who was recently stationed in Baghdad, rep [...] |
2007-07-01 12:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER KTFN ETTC PREL ECON IZ AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1119 | FM SHEIKH ABDULLAH ON SYRIA, IRAQ, FOREIGN [...] (S) SUMMARY. Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah (AbZ) on July 2 to urge UAEG measures to stem the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq and to persuade the Syrian government to do more on this matter. AbZ undertook to engage Bashar al Assad on taking action against the travel o [...] |
2007-07-03 11:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER KNNP MCAP PINS PARM CJAN ETRD ETTC KPAO |
| 07ABUDHABI1123 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UAE FOR DELAY OR WITHDRAWAL [...] (C) On July 4, Ambassador contacted UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Hussein Al-Shaali to inform him of USG concerns related to the UAEG's notification to the UNSC 1737 Sanctions committee to unfreeze certain Sepah-related funds. Ambassador asked that the UAEG delay or with [...] |
2007-07-04 09:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM AADP IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1125 | MEDIA REACTION: INTER-PALESTINIAN DIFFERENCES BLAIR [...] SUMMARY: A KUWAITI INTELLECTUAL STRONGLY ATTACKS FUNDAMENTALIST ISLAMISTS AND URGES THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL TO PUT THEM ON TRIAL AS WAR CRIMINALS. ANOTHER COLUMNIST CRITICIZES THE QUARTET DECISION TO APPOINT TONY BLAIR AS MIDDLE EAST ENVOY, DESCRIBING HIM AS THE WRONG MAN IN THE WRONG PLACE. [...] |
2007-07-05 11:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI1126 | EMIRATES FOUNDATION: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS [...] (C) On June 28 Emboffs met with Peter Cleaves, Emirates Foundation CEO, to discuss the Foundation,s plans to advance intellectual and social growth in the UAE. The Emirates Foundation, launched in 2005 by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ), has an endowment of over USD 100 [...] |
2007-07-05 12:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID SOCI SCUL AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1127 | ABU DHABI MOVING FORWARD ON SOVEREIGN BOND ISSUE [...] (C) Summary: Fitch and Standard & Poor's have both given the Emirate of Abu Dhabi the highest sovereign rating (AA) in the region. They have noted the emirate's strong financial situation, but have expressed concern about regional political risks and the general lack of fiscal transparency i [...] |
2007-07-05 12:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1128 | THREE U.S. COMPANIES SHORT LISTED FOR SOUR GAS [...] (C) We have been told that the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has invited four companies to re-bid on its on-shore sour gas development project: Occidental Petroleum, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, and Shell. BP was not invited to re-bid. According to ConocoPhillips Abu Dhabi President, [...] |
2007-07-05 12:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV PINR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1145 | FOREIGN MINISTER ABDULLAH ON ABBAS VISIT; GCC MINISTERIALS [...] (C) Ambassador spoke via telephone with Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) Sunday afternoon, July 8, regarding the visit of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who had arrived the day before. AbZ reported that Abu Mazen was still in Abu Dhabi, and would be meeting with UAE Presi [...] |
2007-07-09 09:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KPAL KNUC IQ IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1153 | UAE REPORTS LOSS OF GEN III NVG [...] (S) The UAE's Special Operations Command informed the Embassy's U.S. Liaison Office on July 1, 2007 that a UAE solder in Afghanistan was missing along with his night vision device. We do not have a record of the NVG in question. It was not sold via FMS, but may have been sold via direct co [...] |
2007-07-11 10:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | KOMC ETTC AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1154 | DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR THE UAE: ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: This message updates the Mission's first Democracy Strategy dated May 2005 (Ref A). Despite progress made over the last two years in the area of democratic reform )- including the country's first limited election of half of the advisory Federal National Council (FNC) -) the UAE [...] |
2007-07-11 11:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | KDEM KMPI PGOV ELAB PHUM KPAO AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1157 | ECONOMY MINISTER SHEIKHA LUBNA ON IPR, TIFA PLUS [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 10, Ambassador and Econchief met with UAE Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi to follow-up on the June 29 TIFA plus meeting in Washington. Sheikha Lubna told Ambassador that she thought that it was an "excellent meeting." She expressed interest in deepening the [...] |
2007-07-11 13:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1159 | UAEG TO STUDY U.S., GERMAN TEMPORARY WORKER PROGRAMS [...] (C) Summary: On July 4, Econoff met with Alex Zalamy, Advisor to the UAE Minister of Labor, to discuss guest workers and the changes being made to the current labor law to help protect foreign workers. Zalamy explained that foreign workers are "temporary" workers, not "immigrant" workers and [...] |
2007-07-12 07:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PREL ETRD AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1161 | U.S.-UAE GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE AND JOINT MILITARY [...] (S) Summary: Since the May 2007 Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD), and earlier meetings of the Joint Military Committee (JMC) working groups and Air and Missile Defense working group, we have seen progress in our bilateral mil-to-mil and security relationship in the areas of defense cooperation and [...] |
2007-07-12 09:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1162 | UAE CONCERNS ABOUT "NOPEC" AND LAW SUITS [...] (C) On July 10, Econchief met with Ministry of Energy Director of Economic Affairs Hamdan Al-Akbari to discuss NOPEC legislation and oil market issues. Econchief explained administration opposition to "NOPEC," but also stressed the context underlying Congressional consideration of the legisla [...] |
2007-07-12 11:22:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1163 | DOLPHIN GAS ARRIVES IN UAE & ABU DHABI CONSIDERS [...] (SBU) Dolphin Energy announced on July 10 that it was now sending natural gas from its production wells in Qatar's North field to the UAE. According to the press release, Dolphin Energy is now processing the gas at its "dedicated gas processing plant in Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City - th [...] |
2007-07-12 14:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1177 | FOREIGN MINISTER ABDULLAH ON GCC +2, SYRIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) on July 14 evening to discuss the planned GCC 2 meeting (Ref A), his upcoming trip to Syria with UAE President Khalifa, and Pakistan. END SUMMARY. GCC 2; Israeli-Palestinian Issue ----------------------- [...] |
2007-07-16 12:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ IS SY PK AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1179 | MBR LOOKING AT DIAMOND CONTROLS [...] (S) During a July 15 meeting with UAE Vice President and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR), Ambassador expressed appreciation for the UAE's and Dubai's early commitment to the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme (other topics reported septel). Ambassador asked MbR to [...] |
2007-07-16 13:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EMIN ETRD ETTC AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1180 | DUBAI RULER/UAE PM MOHAMMED BIN RASHID ON IRAQ, [...] (S) Summary: On July 15, Ambassador met with UAE Vice President, Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR). MbR complained about the Iranian influence in Iraq and voiced his belief that the current situation in Iraq is a civil war which w [...] |
2007-07-16 15:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS PARM EAID IR IZ LE AF PK SY |
| 07ABUDHABI1190 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: POTUS REMARKS ON MIDDLE EAST [...] SUMMARY: President Bush's July 16 call for an international conference on the Middle East receives relatively sparse coverage in the UAE's print media. "Al-Khaleej" voices skepticism regarding the peace conference, and notes that peace is impossible before the end of Bush's presidency. The ed [...] |
2007-07-18 08:57:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI1191 | UAE REACTION TO POTUS 7/16 REMARKS [...] (C) Reactions from UAE political contacts on President Bush's July 16 call for an international coference on the Middle East have been generally positive, although UAE media reaction has been skeptical. Ambassador spoke with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed twice on 7/17 evening v [...] |
2007-07-18 09:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1206 | SATELLITE COOPERATION AGREEMENT - INFORMAL UAE [...] (S/NF) DATT met with UAE Air Force Intelligence Chief Colonel Mahash Al-Hameli on July 16 to follow-up on our previous approaches on the draft U.S. - KSA, UAE, and Qatar Satellite Cooperation Agreement (SCA). Col Mahash said he preferred a bilateral agreement with the USG on this subject. T [...] |
2007-07-19 08:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC KSTC PARM PREL SA QA AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1207 | UAE STATEMENT ON POTUS 7/16 REMARKS; POTUS CALL TO [...] On July 18, the UAE's official news agency, WAM, released the following statement: Begin text. Khalifa Received Telephone Call From President Bush President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan received here (Paris) Wednesday a telephone call from US President George W. Bush. Dur [...] |
2007-07-19 09:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAL AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1214 | SCENE SETTER - SECDEF GATES VISIT TO UAE [...] (S) Secretary Gates: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to your upcoming visit to Abu Dhabi. Your principal interlocutor will be Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MbZ), whom you met at the Pentagon on May 16. The U.S. [...] |
2007-07-19 12:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ AF LE AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1234 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: BUSH'S CALL FOR AN INTERNATIONAL [...] SUMMARY: While the editorial in "Al-Bayan" lauded Khalifa's welcoming statements on Bush's call for a peace conference, the editorial in "Al-Khaleej" considers the conference useless if its agenda is unclear and is not based on UN resolutions. End Summary. 2. Under the headline "The K [...] |
2007-07-23 11:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI1238 | ABZ ON GCC+2, UNGA, IRAN SANCTIONS [...] (C) Ambassador previewed the themes to be discussed at the upcoming July 31 GCC 2 Sharm el-Sheikh meeting with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) on July 23 (ref A). AbZ asked for additional information on the issue of increased assistance for Iraq, wondering if the Iraq C [...] |
2007-07-23 13:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PGOV UNGA IZ IR LE AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1247 | REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON SAFE MANAGEMENT OF [...] (SBU) On July 17 Emboff met with UAE MFA Americas Desk Officer to invite the UAE to attend the regional workshop on Safe Management of Radioactive Sealed Sources scheduled August 9-11, 2007 (reftel). MFA officer expressed appreciation for the invitation and interest in ensuring who the appropr [...] |
2007-07-25 11:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY PARM KNNP AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1248 | MEDIA REACTION: BLAIR ROUND TRIP TO THE MIDDLE EAST; [...] SUMMARY: A UK-based Lebanese writer in "Al Ittihad" states "Bush's conference exploits the current weakness of the Palestinians" while an Egyptian writer describes the peace initiative as a "Feast of the Wicked." A UAE columnist in "Al Ittihad" states Iran is politically blind in pursuing a [...] |
2007-07-25 13:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI1250 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: BLAIR VISIT TO THE UAE [...] SUMMARY: Blair's visit to the UAE receives front page coverage in "Al-Bayan" and "Al-Ittihad," as well as inside coverage in "Al Khaleej". All articles focus on the official news agency(WAM)'s statement that "It is high time to find a working mechanism to achieve peace." An editorial on Blai [...] |
2007-07-26 08:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI1256 | EXPORT CONTROL TRAINING PROPOSAL FOR UAE [...] (S) Summary. On July 17, 2007, Emboff met with MFA Americas Desk Officer to discuss USG proposals to strengthen UAE export controls, and delivered non paper containing the USG proposal for export control engagement with the UAE (ref A). MFA officer confirmed UAE interest in holding a working- [...] |
2007-07-26 13:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP ETTC AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1257 | PRESSING FOR UNIVERSAL ADOPTION OF THE [...] (SBU) On July 25 Emboff met with Anwar Barout, MFA Deputy Director for International Organizations, to urge UAEG adoption of the Nuclear Terrorism Convention (NTC) at its earliest opportunity. Emboff noted that other states in the Gulf region including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar (also Eg [...] |
2007-07-26 13:22:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1262 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: BLAIR'S VISIT TO THE MIDDLE EAST [...] SUMMARY: A columnist in "Al-Bayan" opines that Blair will face many obstacles from both the Israeli and the American sides, especially because Arabs have offered everything they can. "Al-Ittihad" published an op-ed written by former U.S. Ambassador to the UAE, William Rugh, in which he asks wh [...] |
2007-07-29 08:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI1272 | UAE NATIONAL TRAFFICKING COMMITTEE CHAIR ON UAE [...] (SBU) On July 29, Ambassador spoke with UAE Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs (and Chair of the UAE's Human Trafficking Committee) Anwar Gargash to follow-up on her June 21 session with him (reftel) and to inquire about reports of a new women's shelter opening in Dubai. Ga [...] |
2007-07-30 06:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV ELAB AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1273 | UAE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HAZZA DISCUSSES [...] (S/NF) Summary: On July 29, UAE National Security Advisor Sheikh Hazza and USSC LtG Dayton discussed efforts to support the Palestinian Authority. USSC Dayton urged the UAE to coordinate its security assistance efforts with the USG and stated that he would be coordinating Palestinian security [...] |
2007-07-30 10:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | KPAL MASS MARR PTER IS IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1274 | MEDIA REACTION: US ARMS DEAL TO THE GULF /ASSISTANCE TO [...] SUMMARY: The U.S. arms deal with the Gulf and assistance to Israel were covered in all front pages of the UAE print media on 7/29. On 7/30, interest is quickly re-directed, however, to the Iraqi soccer win of the Asian Cup, which generates extensive coverage in all UAE print media. A cartoon [...] |
2007-07-30 10:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI1286 | POTENTIAL ARMS SALES: STRENGTHENING UAE DEFENSIVE [...] (S) Summary. On July 31 Ambassador met with DCM, USLO Chief, and DATT to review UAE top priorities for upcoming potential military sales under the framework of the Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD). We discussed which of the proposed systems would be most feasible both to enhance UAE capacity for [...] |
2007-08-01 09:09:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PTER MOPS MASS KNNP IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1292 | SCENE SETTER FOR VISIT TO UAE BY U/S BURNS AND U/S [...] (S) U/S Burns and U/S Levey: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to your upcoming visit to the UAE. Your meetings with UAE's leaders come at a time when their attention is focused on U.S. policy in the Middle East and what this might mean to the UAE in the context of the violence in Iraq and Ira [...] |
2007-08-01 13:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR LE AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1293 | UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON IRANIAN BANK SEPAH, [...] (U) This contains business proprietary information. 2. (C) Summary: On August 1, Ambassador, accompanied by OFAC Attach and Econchief, met with UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suwaidi. Al-Suwaidi confirmed that Iranian Bank Sepah's trade finance accounts with UAE banks remained [...] |
2007-08-01 13:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PTER KTFN PREL IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1294 | ABU DHABI'S SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS -- THE TRILLION [...] (U) This cable contains business proprietary information. 2. (C/NF) Summary: The Emirate of Abu Dhabi is the largest and most powerful of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates, with over 90% of oil and gas reserves, and about 60% of GDP. In addition, it directly funds over half of [...] |
2007-08-01 14:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EINV EFIN ECON PINR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1306 | OMV AND THE UAE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-06 14:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETTC PREL IR AU AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1323 | ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY GOVERNMENT [...] (C) On August 9, CDA conveyed points on UAE financial assistance to the PA to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for International Cooperation, Mohammad Abdul Rahim Abdul Jalil, temporarily the ranking official present at the Ministry. After first remonstrating that the UAE has "already done a lot [...] |
2007-08-09 12:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KPAL XF AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1324 | ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY GOVERNMENT [...] (C) On August 9, CDA conveyed points on UAE financial assistance to the PA to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for International Cooperation, Mohammad Abdul Rahim Abdul Jalil, temporarily the ranking official present at the Ministry. After first remonstrating that the UAE has "already done a lot [...] |
2007-08-09 12:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KPAL XF AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1335 | THIRD LATIN AMERICAN EMBASSY TO OPEN IN ABU DHABI [...] (SBU) Charge was recently introduced by diplomatic colleagues to a new Charge representing Venezuela in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). MFA tells us that the Venezuelan mission is still being set up and that the current Charge (Asdrubal Pulido Leon) would likely be replaced by (or assume the [...] |
2007-08-09 13:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL VE AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1338 | ABU DHABI GOVERNMENT UNVEILS ITS "POLICY AGENDA 2007-2008" [...] (U) Ambassadors and Charges of foreign embassies in Abu Dhabi were called to a meeting on August 6 at the Emirates Palace Hotel for a roll-out on its new "Emirate of Abu Dhabi Policy Agenda 2007-2008." Diplomats were given a half-hour powerpoint presentation followed by brief Q&A on the Abu Dha [...] |
2007-08-09 14:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SCUL SOCI AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1376 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ AND THE U.S. OCCUPATION; IRAN AND THE [...] SUMMARY: A Kuwaiti intellectual in "Al-Ittihad" opines that the U.S. occupation of Iraq created a crisis for the whole world not just for the Arab world and nobody knows what the solution is. An Egyptian writer in "Al-Khaleej" views that Iran embarrasses the U.S. occupation when it receives [...] |
2007-08-16 14:55:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI1377 | ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE SENIOR ADVISOR REVIEWS [...] (C) CODEL Graham (Sen. Lindsey Graham, Rep. Henry Wood, and Rep. Robert Ingilis -- all R-SC) discussed Iran, Iraq, and economic issues August 12 with Yousef al-Otaiba, International Affairs Director for Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ). Citing the mutual benefits of UAE invest [...] |
2007-08-16 15:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF ETRD IZ AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1388 | U/S LEVEY TALKS IRAN WITH UAEG [...] (S/NF) Summary: On August 13, UAE Central Bank Governor Al-Suwaidi told U/S Levey the Central Bank had seen an increase in outflows from Iran in April and May and then a drop. He stated that this movement appeared to reflect capital flight from ordinary business people and not government fun [...] |
2007-08-19 12:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC KTFN PARM PREL ECON PTER AE IR |
| 07ABUDHABI1389 | (S//NF) IN TOUR OF THE HORIZON WITH U/S LEVEY, UAE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-19 13:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PARM AE IR |
| 07ABUDHABI141 | UAE RED CRESCENT ON AID TO LEBANON AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) On January 30, Econoff spoke with Dr. Saleh Al Ta,ie, head of the Relief and Emergency Department at the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) regarding the UAE,s recent aid to Lebanon and Afghanistan. Dr. Al Ta,ie said that the UAE,s $300 million pledge to Lebanon, announced at the Paris Co [...] |
2007-01-30 12:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PHUM PREL AF LE AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1413 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ AND THE U.S. OCCUPATION; REPORT ON [...] SUMMARY: A UAE writer in "Al-Khaleej" opines that America has become bored as a result of its failure to accomplish its objectives in Iraq. "Al-Khaleej" does not believe that dragging other countries, such as Britain, the U.N. and recently France, into Iraq will help solve the Iraqi crisis an [...] |
2007-08-23 13:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI1436 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ICAO [...] As requested reftel, Post delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abu Dhabi diplomatic note no. 687 (dated August 21) requesting support for U.S. re-election to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 2. Previously, FAA Rep met with H.E. Mohamed Al Gha [...] |
2007-08-28 13:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR ICAO PREL AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1445 | BLOGGER JAILED FOR DEFAMATION OF LOCAL OFFICIAL [...] (U) An AFP story dated August 22 noted that an Arab human rights group (Cairo-based Arabic Network for Human Rights Information -- HRInfo) was decrying the one-year sentence against a website owner in the UAE, Mohammed Rashed al-Shehhi, on defamation charges, adding that al-Shehhi was also fin [...] |
2007-08-29 13:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL AE |
| 07ABUDHABI145 | GENERAL ABIZAID TALKS IRAN, IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN WITH [...] (S) Summary. On the evening of January 21, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) Al Nahyan hosted CENTCOM Commander General John Abizaid for dinner. They discussed regional security issues, but Iraq was clearly the focus o [...] |
2007-01-31 12:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM IZ IR AF AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1453 | UAE RESPONSE TO IRAQI LEADERS AGREEMENT [...] (C) Charge urged a supportive UAE public statement on the Iraqi Leaders Agreement with MFA Acting U/S Tariq Al Haidan on August 28, 29 and again on August 30. Al Haidan initially offered his frank opinion that it would be difficult ("Do we always have to make public statements?"), but after C [...] |
2007-08-30 12:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU IZ AL XF AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1454 | IPIC SHARES CONCERN ABOUT IRAN [...] (C) Summary: International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) Managing Director told Econchief that he shared USG concerns about Iranian nuclear ambitions and the problems with oil and gas deals with Iran. He said that he had raised these concerns with the board of the Austrian company OMV a [...] |
2007-08-30 13:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETTC PREL IR AU AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1458 | FREEDOM AGENDA UPDATE FOR UAE [...] (SBU) Summary: The United Arab Emirates is a relatively progressive yet still conservative Muslim state with a large and diverse foreign population. The expansion of Western style freedoms is incremental. Embassy Abu Dhabi and ConGen Dubai regularly meet with UAEG officials and the broader [...] |
2007-08-30 15:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KMPI KPAO SCUL XF AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1470 | DELIVERY OF INVITATION FOR SEPTEMBER 2007 [...] The invitation for the Ministerial Meeting on Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP)(ref A) was passed to His Excellency Mohammad Bin Dha'en Al Hameli, Minister of Energy of the United Arab Emirates via Diplomatic Note No. 704, dated August 27, 2007. 2. Additional information on registra [...] |
2007-09-05 05:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KNNP AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1479 | SCENE SETTER FOR ADMIRAL FALLON'S SEPTEMBER VISIT [...] (S) Admiral Fallon, Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes you for your second visit to the UAE as CENTCOM commander. As you are aware, deepening ties with the UAE is all about relationships, and the relationship that most matters on the military front is that with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zaye [...] |
2007-09-05 13:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ AF LE SY AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1480 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: BUSH'S VISIT TO IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: A columnist in "Akhbar Al-Arab" implicitly suggests that the withdrawal of British forces from Basra comes in response to Iran's threat to fill the gap of coalition troops' absence. An editorial in "Akhbar Al-Arab" states that the war in Iraq has become an inexplicable and unresolva [...] |
2007-09-06 07:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI1482 | CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP -- UAE NATIONALS IN UNOPS [...] An MoU signed in Dubai August 22 between the Executive Director of UNOPS (United Nations Office for Project Services) and the UAE Minister of Labor (and Chairman of the National Human Resource Development and Employment Authority) provides for 10 positions to be created for UAE nationals to se [...] |
2007-09-06 07:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1489 | INTERNET VIDEO REMIX "SHATER SHATER" [...] SUMMARY: A short (1:25) video clip showing Arab leaders as "good students" of the United States is circulating on mobile phones and the Internet. The clip, in the style of popular satirical videos on the American website "Jib Jab", sarcastically depicts Arab leaders as school children, obedie [...] |
2007-09-06 10:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI1490 | UAE ATTENDEES FOR SEPTEMBER 2007 MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-06 12:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KNNP AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1498 | UAE RESPONSE TO U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ICAO [...] The Embassy delivered ref A demarche to the United Arab Emirates on August 21, 2007 (ref B). On August 26 the Embassy received the following response via Diplomatic Note 2489 from the United Arab Emirates. 2. Begin informal Embassy translation. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents [...] |
2007-09-09 07:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR ICAO PREL AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1508 | UAE RESPONSE TO LUNCHEON ON LITERACY AND HEALTH [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-10 11:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA |
| 07ABUDHABI1512 | CODEL JACKSON-LEE HEARS OF DUBAI'S AMBITIONS TO BE [...] (C) Summary: Representatives Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) and Adrian Smith (R-NE) reviewed Dubai priorities with Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Mohammed al-Gergawi (Chairman of para-statal Dubai Holdings and key aide to Dubai Ruler and UAE VP and PM Mohammed bin Rashid) on September 3. T [...] |
2007-09-10 14:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD MARR SCUL OVIP MO SU TS AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1517 | PUTIN PAYS A CALL ON UAE LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) Russian President Vladimir Putin made a six-hour stop in Abu Dhabi September 10, on his return from the APEC Summit in Australia. The visit was the first by a Russian head of state since the UAE gained independence in 1971. Putin lunched with UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed and [...] |
2007-09-11 13:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD RS AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1539 | MIXED PICTURE FROM ACTIVISTS ON UAE ANTI-TIP [...] (C) Summary: Recent conversations with Ansar Burney (head of a Pakistani trust who focuses on the camel jockey issue in the UAE) and Sharla Musabih (who runs a shelter for abused women in Dubai), highlight the complex nature of the TIP problem in the UAE, as well as positive yet limited offi [...] |
2007-09-13 13:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KCRM ELAB UN AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1542 | UAE TIP ACTION PLAN SHARED WITH MFA [...] (SBU) PolChief discussed the TIP action plan with MFA Director for International Organizations Yacub al-Hosani September 11, having shared ref A points earlier in the week. Al-Hosani, who represents MFA on the new Committee for Combating Human Trafficking (ref B), said the Committee was prep [...] |
2007-09-13 17:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KCRM ELAB AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1543 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: PETRAEUS REPORT [...] SUMMARY: The testimony of General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker was widely followed and reported by local media, both print and broadcast. On the opinion/editorial side, Al-Khaleej viewed the General's report as an effort to avoid any decisions for the remainder of the President's term, and [...] |
2007-09-16 05:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI1555 | UAE PRESS WELCOMES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT [...] (U) On September 17, most local English and Arabic dailies in the UAE cited the release of the 2007 U.S. International Religious Freedom (IRF) report prominently and in positive terms. Coverage generally highlighted the report's validation of UAE efforts to promote religious tolerance. The p [...] |
2007-09-17 14:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO KIRF AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1564 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ISRAEL-U.S., SYRIA AND IRAN [...] SUMMARY: An editorial in "Al-Khaleej" compares U.S. and Israeli claims about Syrian nuclear weapons/technology to statements about Iraqi WMD, and wonders whether the U.S. is lying, "again". A columnist in "Al-Bayan" views the U.S. and Israel as collaborating to weave around Syria the same pa [...] |
2007-09-19 12:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI1565 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: US AND IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: An editorial in "Al-Khaleej" suggests that the objectives of America's war in Iraq will not be satisfied until the country is divided, its oil put under U.S. control and the entire region disrupted. A Kuwaiti writer in "Al-Ittihad" urges Gulf States to unite against what may happen [...] |
2007-09-19 12:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI1567 | UAE DISMISSES ACADEMICS WITH PRESUMED ISLAMIST [...] (C) Summary: Reports of educators removed from the classroom for alleged "Islamist" tendencies are circulating in the UAE, with estimates of the number of those dismissed reaching as high as 92. One English teacher well known to the PA Section was told not to report to work when the new sem [...] |
2007-09-20 05:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SCUL AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1568 | UNICEF FOCUSED ON "PHASE TWO" OF CAMEL JOCKEY [...] (C) Summary: UNICEF's new Chief of Child Protection in Abu Dhabi has ambitious goals regarding the implementation of "phase two" of the camel jockey repatriation program, which he hopes will involve mapping of the camel farms and better tracking of victims. He commended the UAEG for the suc [...] |
2007-09-20 05:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KCRM ELAB UN AE |
| 07ABUDHABI157 | SEEKING ARAB SUPPORT FOR SOMALIA - UAE [...] (C) DCM discussed reftel demarche with Acting MFA Under Secretary Tareq Al-Haidan, urging the UAE to provide SIPDIS immediate financial assistance via the African Union to support the AU Mission in Somalia. Al-Haidan replied that the UAE has received a number of requests for assistance to [...] |
2007-02-01 13:09:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PHUM PREL SO AE |
| 07ABUDHABI158 | SCENE-SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF U/S FORE TO THE UAE [...] (SBU) U/S Fore, Mission UAE warmly welcomes you and looks forward to your February 13-14 visit to Dubai. Your meeting with Vice President, Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR) will allow us to make progress on our new consulate compound (NCC) project and request [...] |
2007-02-01 13:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETTC IR MASS AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1595 | IRAQ AND IRAN KEY TOPICS IN MBZ MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary: In a lengthy September 17 conversation, Admiral William J. Fallon, USCENTCOM Commander, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ), Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces discussed the Iraq security situation and the necessity for Government of Iraq [...] |
2007-09-25 05:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ LE AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1629 | G8-BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE SUBMINISTERIAL - UAE [...] Econchief discussed the G8-BMENA Forum for the Future Berlin meeting with Senior MFA America's desk officer Rowda Al-Otaiba on September 30. Econchief encouraged the UAEG to attend at a senior level and explained that the USdel would be headed by A/S Fried. After checking with the MFA's Germ [...] |
2007-09-30 11:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMPI KDEM AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1639 | SHIPMENT OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN - YM ENERGY [...] (S/NF) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to MFA Acting Under Secretary Tareq Al-Haidan on Saturday, September 29 (over the UAE's weekend). She thanked Al-Haidan for the UAE's continued support for enforcing UNSCRs 1737 and 1747 and requested that the UAE investigate the shipment on board t [...] |
2007-10-01 11:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI164 | UAE DENIES SENDING WEAPONS TO GAZA [...] The UAE has publicly dismissed Hamas claims that it had dispatched weapons and ammunitions to the Palestinian Authority in Gaza. On February 1, in a press release headlined "UAE Astonished at Allegations of Sending Weapons to Gaza," the official Emirates News Agency (WAM) stated that the UAE d [...] |
2007-02-04 10:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAL PARM AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1656 | SHEIKH KHALIFA EXPRESSES "KEEN SUPPORT" FOR LEBANESE [...] (SBU) On October 1 Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora met with UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan to discuss UAE support for Lebanon's stabilization, reconstruction, and security. Siniora's visit is part of a regional tour with a first stop in the UAE. Among topics discussed w [...] |
2007-10-02 14:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAD LE AE |
| 07ABUDHABI168 | PSI: SHIPMENT OF U.S.-ORIGIN TEST EQUIPMENT TO SYRIA VIA [...] (SBU) Post delivered non-paper with container numbers to MFA on Sunday, February 3, DCM raising subject with Asst U/S for International Cooperation. Econchief followed up with the Ministry of Interior's coordinator for combating trafficking in WMD Major Mohamed Al-Kitbi and the MFA represent [...] |
2007-02-04 13:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC ETTC CA SY AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1687 | AMABASSADOR LAGON'S VISIT TO UAE KEEPS SHARP FOCUS [...] (C) During a September 24 through 25 visit to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, Ambassador Mark Lagon, Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP), addressed USG concerns regarding UAEG's progress in combating trafficking in persons (TIP) with both Federal and Emirate level [...] |
2007-10-10 05:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KCRM ELAB UN AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1688 | PACING THE UAE'S POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) Minister of State for Federal National Council (FNC) Affairs Anwar Gargash told a USG delegation (including Ambassador-at-large for Trafficking-in-Persons Lagon, NEA/ARP Director Steinfeld, Ambassador Sison, and Dubai Consul General Sutphin) that political development naturally lagged beh [...] |
2007-10-10 05:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KMPI AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1690 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. On October 3, Econchief met with Irfan Khan, sales manager for Al-Mazroui Trading and General Services in the company's offices in Abu Dhabi. Al Mazroui Trading is part of the Al-Mazroui Group, which has a number of integrated companies, in [...] |
2007-10-10 10:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1695 | SUCCESSFUL US - UAE LEGAL/REGULATORY WORKSHOP [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 15. 2. (SBU) Summary: On September 24-25, the U.S. held a legal and regulatory workshop for the UAEG legal team responsible for the UAE's export control law. The UAE's team members clarified ambiguous aspects of the law and stated that the U [...] |
2007-10-10 12:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PARM PREL KSTC AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1696 | ABU DHABI CAUTIOUSLY POSITIVE ON SWF BEST PRACTICES [...] (SBU) Summary: Abu Dhabi financial officials told a Treasury delegation, led by DAS Ahmed Saeed that they welcomed the opportunity to cooperate with the USG. ADIA Managing Director Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and Yousef Al-Otaiba, Foreign Affairs Director for Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Shei [...] |
2007-10-10 12:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ECON PINR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1699 | SCENE SETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' OCTOBER VISIT TO UAE [...] (S) General Petraeus: Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai welcome your visit to the UAE, where we look forward to supporting your media appearances and meetings with senior Emirati officials. Our most valuable senior interlocutor on defense issues and regional security is Abu Dhabi [...] |
2007-10-10 14:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ AF LE AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1700 | UAE SCENE SETTER FOR GENERAL WHITCOMB [...] (S) General Whitcomb: Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes you for what we understand will be your final visit to the UAE in your current capacity. As you are aware, deepening ties with the UAE is all about relationships, and we appreciate the effort you have made to keep your UAE counterparts engaged [...] |
2007-10-10 14:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ AF LE AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1726 | DEMARCHE ON UAE FIRMS SUPPLYING MATERIALS TO IRAQI [...] (S/NF) Econchief met with MFA Director of Organizations and International Conferences and Counterproliferation Task Force Member Yacub Al Hosani on October 18 to inform him that Iraqi insurgents have received components for explosively formed penetrators from the UAE firm Modern Plastics Indust [...] |
2007-10-18 12:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL IZ AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1730 | INVITATION TO PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN DEVELOPMENT [...] Embassy delivered an invitation letter to UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suwaidi's office on September 16, the first day after the end of the UAE's Eid Al-Fitr holiday. Al-Suwaidi had already departed for the U.S. On September 18, Econchief contacted Saeed Al-Hamiz, Central Bank [...] |
2007-10-18 14:20:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID AF PK AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1732 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): HOST COUNTRY [...] (C/NF) Econchief met with MFA International Organizations Director Yacub Al-Hosani on October 18 to discuss the host country agreement negotiations and to propose a meeting during the CWC Conference of the States Parties (November 5-9). Al-Hosani confirmed that the UAE would send a delegation [...] |
2007-10-18 15:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL KTIA CWC AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1734 | ADIA OFFICIALS PLEDGE TO CONTINUE OUTREACH TO [...] (S//NF) Summary. On 18 October 2007, Treasury Attache Matthew Epstein and Econ Chief Oliver John met with Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) officials Mohammed bin Rouda Al Ameri and Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi. Epstein and John passed an updated list of banks believed to maintain financial r [...] |
2007-10-21 04:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON AE IR PREL PTER KTFN |
| 07ABUDHABI1749 | (U)ALDIP ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS - UAE [...] (SBU) Econchief met with MFA International Organizations Director Yacoub Al-Hosani on October 18 to discuss USG priorities for UNGA Third Committee resolutions (ref a). Econchief also took the opportunity to follow up with Al-Hosani about the U.S. draft UN resolution condemning the use of rape [...] |
2007-10-22 09:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KTIA AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1776 | UAE CENTRAL BANK AFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO MENA-FATF [...] (S//NF) Summary. On 23 October 2007, Treasury Attach Matthew Epstein and Econ Chief Oliver John met with UAE Central Bank official Abdulrahim al Awadi, head of the Anti-money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit. Treasury Attach and Econ Chief inquired about the ongoing MENA-FATF review of the [...] |
2007-10-25 12:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | AE ECON IR KTFN PREL PTER |
| 07ABUDHABI178 | UAE DELEGATION TO THE 38TH SESSION OF THE UN [...] The Embassy received via diplomatic note February 4 the names of the UAE delegation to the 38th Session of the UN Statistical Commission and the Commission's 60th anniversary on February 22-March 2, 2007. 2. Begin list of delegation. Rashid Khamis Al Suwaidi Assistant Under Secretary f [...] |
2007-02-05 14:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IO AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1801 | CANDIDANCY OF DAVID WALKER FOR UN INDEPENDENT AUDI [...] Embassy Abu Dhabi presented reftel A demarche to the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 21. Embassy officer followed up with reftel B demarche on October 30 with Yacoub Al Hosani, the MFA's Director of International Organizations. 2. The UAE formerly notified post of its support f [...] |
2007-10-30 07:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC UN UNGA |
| 07ABUDHABI1803 | UAE MFA ON PROLIFERATION SHIPMENTS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 10. 2. (S/NF) Summary: On October 28, MFA International Organizations Director Yacoub Al-Hosani provided Econchief with information on four containers (two from the Iran Tabatabaei, one from the YM Energy and one from the M/V Sinotrans Qingdao [...] |
2007-10-30 10:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC IR IZ AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1809 | INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION - DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-31 09:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EWWT PHSA UK AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1811 | UAE RESPONSE TO HIGH-LEVEL DEMARCHE ON UNGA RAPE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-31 10:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1812 | DEMARCHE INSTRUCTIONS FOR CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Econchief delivered reftel demarche to MFA International Affairs Director Yacoub Al-Hosani on October 28, the first day Al-Hosani was available to meet. Econchief highlighted the human rights situation in Cuba and urged the UAE to vote against or abstain on the UNGA resolution. Al-Hosan [...] |
2007-10-31 10:57:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PHUM AE |
| 07ABUDHABI182 | MEDIA REACTION: Quartet meeting in US; Mekka meeting [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-06 10:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | IIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI1820 | UAE TIP COMMITTEE ISSUES REPORT AMID REQUESTS FOR TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The UAEG provided Post a previously-promised report on its anti-TIP efforts, which emphasizes UAEG intent to combat trafficking while also acknowledging the long term challenges and trining needs of an effective program. Separately, he UAE has requested G/TIP training support [...] |
2007-11-01 11:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KCRM ELAB UN AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1822 | UAE RECEIVES ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT DEMARCHE [...] (C) On November 1, Econchief raised the issue of the Arab League Boycott with Ministry of Economy Under Secretary Abdullah Al-Salah and stressed the USG view that the Arab League Boycott was an obstacle to peace and a barrier to participating in the global economy. Al-Salah reiterated the UAE [...] |
2007-11-01 13:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL KBCT AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1823 | U/S Treasury McCormick Delivers Message on Iran [...] (SBU) On October 29, Under Secretary of Treasury for International Affairs David McCormick, accompanied by Ambassador, discussed both the Financial Action Task Force's guidance on Iran and the U.S. designations of Iranian entities and individuals with UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al- [...] |
2007-11-01 15:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MNUC ECON KNAP EFIN IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1824 | Supporting Argentina's Request for Interpol Approval of Red [...] (S) On November 1, DCM spoke with UAE's designated representative at November 5-8 INTERPOL General Assembly in Marrakech, Ministry of Interior Director of Interpol, Lt. Col. Ali Salem Al Khayal, strongly supporting message conveyed on October 28 by Argentinian ambassador to the UAE, Ruben Edwa [...] |
2007-11-01 15:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1827 | INCREASED COSTS AND DELAYS FACTORED IN TO U.S. [...] (C) Summary. On 25 October 2007, Treasury Attach Matthew Epstein and Econ Chief Oliver John met with Mubadala Chief Operating Officer (COO) Walid al Mokarrab and Executive Affairs Authority Director of Strategic Communications Simon Pearce. Treasury Attach and Econ Chief stressed USG commitme [...] |
2007-11-04 10:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV AE |
| 07ABUDHABI183 | MEDIA REACTION: QUARTET MEETING IN US/MECCA MEETING [...] Summary: "Al-Khaleej" considers the Quartet meeting in Washington an American attempt to reinforce that the committee's positions do not deviate from the American position. A columnist in "Al-Ittihad" criticized the fact that there is no tolerance among Muslims towards the others and called [...] |
2007-02-06 11:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | IIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI1838 | UAE: FOLLOW-UP ACTION REQUEST ON ILLICIT CASH [...] (C) Summary: Post has worked with the UAEG to have it focus on the issue of bulk cash smuggling. DHS/ICE has twice provided training to customs officials and DOJ/OPDAT will be providing money laundering prosecutorial training this December (which will have a bulk cash smuggling component). The USG [...] |
2007-11-05 10:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER KCRM PREL AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1840 | 2007-08 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-05 10:57:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM AE |
| 07ABUDHABI185 | UAE DRAFT EXPORT CONTROL LAW WITH MOJ [...] (C/NF) On February 5, Ministry of Economy Under Secretary Abdulla Al-Saleh (the number two to Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi) told econchief that the draft export control law had been passed from the Ministry of Economy to the Ministry of Justice. The Ministry of Justice reviews [...] |
2007-02-06 12:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL KSTC AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1852 | FIRST LADY LAURA BUSH,S VISIT TO UAE SCORES PUBLIC [...] (U) In an historic October 21-23 visit to the United Arab Emirates, First Lady of the United States Laura Bush scored a public diplomacy victory while helping to launch the first nation-wide UAE campaign for breast cancer awareness. Mrs. Bush was hosted for a gala luncheon by the "Mother of t [...] |
2007-11-06 13:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SCUL KMPI KDEM AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1854 | UAE APPRECIATES AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S ENGAGEMENT ON [...] (S) Ambassador Crocker met November 1 with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) and Deputy Prime Minister Hamdan bin Zayed al-Nahyan. Both expressed appreciation for USG engagement on Iraq and the Ambassador's visit to consult with them. Crocker told the UAE leaders he had come not [...] |
2007-11-06 15:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER PARM MOPS IR IZ AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1859 | RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN THE UAE [...] (C) The question of resource nationalism in the UAE is complicated by the federal nature of the country. Constitutionally, natural resources belong to the individual emirates rather than the UAE Federal Government. Each emirate, therefore, sets its own policies with regard to oil and gas deve [...] |
2007-11-07 09:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV PGOV AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1864 | ASSESSMENT OF UAE TOOLS FOR USE AGAINST IRANIAN [...] (S/NF) Summary. In response to ref A, Embassy provides the following assessment of UAE tools that could be used against Iranian financial institutions. Responses are keyed to reftel, to the extent possible. End summary. Regulatory Regime ----------------- Â [...] |
2007-11-08 04:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ETTC KTFN KNNP AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1865 | UAE DRAFT 2008 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] (U) The following is our draft text for the 2008 National Trade Estimate Report. As instructed, a word document has been e-mailed directly to USTR. Begin Text UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. goods trade surplus with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was $6.21 billion thro [...] |
2007-11-08 07:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EAGR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1869 | KEEPING THE FOCUS ON FREEDOM -- UAE DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) Summary: This message reflects priorities in the U.S. Mission to the UAE's Democracy Strategy, originally designed in 2005 (ref J) and substantially updated in July, 2007 (ref F). It is designed to guide the practical application of resources, both programmatic and diplomatic, in pursui [...] |
2007-11-08 13:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KMPI PGOV ELAB PHUM KPAO AE |
| 07ABUDHABI187 | ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE TALKS IRAN CONCERNS WITH [...] (S) Summary. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) Al Nahyan hosted Chief of Staff USAF General T. Michael Moseley on February 1, 2007. MbZ warned Moseley of the growing threat from Iran, stating that they (Iran) "can't be [...] |
2007-02-07 06:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1881 | ABU DHABI COMMERCIAL BANK REDUCING IRAN EXPOSURE; [...] (C) Summary. Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank sees dirham revaluation as inevitable. Subprime fallout starting to affect regional banks. CEO announces "no new Iran activity -- zero." End Summary. 2. (C) On 13 November 2007, Treasury Attach Matthew Epstein met with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) [...] |
2007-11-14 10:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | AE ECON IR KTFN PREL PTER |
| 07ABUDHABI1883 | JUSTICE MINISTRY REQUESTS SPECIFIC TIP TRAINING [...] This is an action request cable. 2. Summary: The UAE Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has requested specific training for judges and prosecutors in implementing of its Trafficking in Persons (TIP) law. For a training workshop in February, 2008, MoJ is looking for advice from practitioners with [...] |
2007-11-14 13:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL ELAB KCRM PGOV AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1886 | (S) SHIPMENT OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN M/V SEVENTH [...] (S/NF) DCM delivered reftel demarche to MFA Acting Under Secretary Tareq Al-Haidan on Wednesday November 14. He SIPDIS thanked Al-Haidan for the UAE's continued support for enforcing UNSCRs 1737 and 1747 and requested that the UAE investigate the shipment on board the M/V Seventh Ocean and [...] |
2007-11-14 14:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1889 | M/V SEVENTH OCEAN - CUSTOMS SEARCHING [...] (S/NF) On November 15, DHS/ICE Senior representative in Dubai contacted Dubai Customs, which confirmed that it had received instructions from Dubai's General Directorate of State Security to locate and offload the container noted reftel. Dubai Customs officials have told us they are in the pr [...] |
2007-11-15 15:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1890 | M/V Seventh Ocean - Customs Searching [...] (S/NF) On November 15, DHS/ICE Senior representative in Dubai contacted Dubai Customs, which confirmed that it had received instructions from Dubai's General Directorate of State Security to locate and offload the container noted reftel. Dubai Customs officials have told us they are in the pro [...] |
2007-11-15 15:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1891 | INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT: ABU DHABI [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable responds to ref A request for interim assessment of UAEG efforts toward advancement of TIP goals. As confirmed by Ambassador Lagon's September visit (ref D), the UAE seeks to gain respect for its compassionate treatment of foreign workers and build institutions to s [...] |
2007-11-15 16:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB UN AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1898 | UAE SKEPTICISM ON SOVEREIGN WEALTH INITIATIVES; [...] (C) Summary. UAE government and finance officials remain skeptical over U.S. and international sovereign wealth fund initiatives, but eagerly await additional details to further evaluate. UAE-based investment firms cite increased political risk surrounding foreign investment in the U.S., and ar [...] |
2007-11-19 11:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | AE ECON EFIN KTFN PREL PTER EINV |
| 07ABUDHABI1899 | ADIA APPROVES SWF TRILATERAL GROUP; NO DECISION [...] (C) Summary. Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) Managing Director Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed al Nahyan green lighted UAE's participation in a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) trilateral group proposed by Treasury U/S McCormick (ref). The proposed consultative group will include ADIA, the Government [...] |
2007-11-19 12:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | AE ECON |
| 07ABUDHABI190 | UAE FOLLOW-UP ACTION: URGING SUPPORT FOR LIBERIA [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-07 07:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PREL LI AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1914 | MINISTER FOR PRESIDENTIAL AFFAIRS TO HEAD NEW UAE [...] (U) On November 21, the UAE cabinet approved the appointment of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Minster of Presidential Affairs, as chairman of the Emirates Investment Authority (EIA). The UAE established the EIA on November 13 to invest funds on behalf of the federal government. Accordin [...] |
2007-11-21 13:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ECON AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1919 | UAE DELEGATION TO ANNAPOLIS CONFERENCE [...] Principal plus two for dinner and conference, in order of protocol: A) Principal: His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahayan Title: Minister of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates Passport Number: 18666 DOB: 04/30/1972 POB: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Date of Issue: 07 [...] |
2007-11-25 10:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL KWBG PGOV CVIS AMGT AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1922 | UAE ENERGY MINISTER ON OPEC AND OIL PRODUCTION [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador, accompanied by Econchief, met with UAE Energy Minister Mohammed bin Dha'en Al-Hamili on November 25. Al-Hamili argued that OPEC was not setting prices and that there was a USD 15-20 per barrel "political" premium on oil prices. He stated that price volatility complic [...] |
2007-11-26 05:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1927 | UAE ENERGY MINISTER ON GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 25, Ambassador pressed UAE Energy Minister Mohammed bin Dha'en Al-Hamili to try and resolve a critical lack of electricity for Michigan-based Guardian Industry's USD 150 million investment in Ras Al-Khaimah. Al-Hamili expressed his sympathy, but explained that devel [...] |
2007-11-26 11:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EINV IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI193 | Abu Dhabi Company Buys CMS Subsidiary [...] On February 6, CMS Energy (based in Jackson, Michigan) and the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) announced that Taqa would buy CMS' businesses in the Middle East, Africa, and India for $900 million. CMS announced that the sale would accelerate its financial recovery and allow an increas [...] |
2007-02-07 10:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1937 | BLUE LANTERN 05-050019429, 05-1011934, 05-050035641 [...] On November 20, Econchief met with Dr. Mohammed Al-Nazer, Managing Director of Bin Mahmoud Representing Companies at his office in Golden Tower in Abu Dhabi. The company is part of the Bin Mahmoud group founded by Ibrahim Al-Mahmoud, a UAE national and retired Ministry of Interior (Abu Dhabi P [...] |
2007-11-27 10:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1939 | MBZ LOOKS TO U.S. MARINE CORPS FOR TACTICAL TRAINING [...] (S) Summary: Over lunch in Abu Dhabi November 21, Commandant of the Marine Corps General James T. Conway and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) discussed the dynamics of terrorism, the need to root extremism out of education, and the proper role of the mosque. MbZ said the UAE w [...] |
2007-11-27 13:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR AF PK AE |
| 07ABUDHABI194 | UAE MINISTRY OF LABOR INVITES PUBLIC COMMENT ON PROPOSED [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 5 the UAE Ministry of Labor published a revised labor law on a special web site and invited public comment. The law mainly provides for new ways to encourage "Emiratization." Contrary to what Embassy had been led to believe, the law does not adddress collective bar [...] |
2007-02-07 11:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM PGOV SOCI GTIP AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1942 | DEMARCHE ON U.S.-IRAQ BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-28 13:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL PGOV AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1944 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ANNAPOLIS (1) [...] SUMMARY: A Lebanese columnist in "Al-Khaleej" writes that wars have historically been waged under the umbrella of peace slogans and that Annapolis' real objective is to pave the way for wars in Iran, Syria, Lebanon and Gaza. A Jordanian columnist in "Al-Khaleej" opines that Arab participatio [...] |
2007-11-29 08:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI1949 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ANNAPOLIS (2) [...] SUMMARY: A Lebanese columnist in "Al-Khaleej" believes that Annapolis will do nothing but buy time and calm for Arab leaders at the expense of Palestinians and suggests that the situation will not truly improve until the Arab people revolt to reclaim their confiscated rights. A UAE writer in [...] |
2007-11-29 12:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI195 | ABU DHABI FUND FOR DEVELOPMENT: PROJECTS IN LEBANON, [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-07 11:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EAID PHUM LE AF YM AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1954 | UAE REVIEW OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (SBU) The UAE maintains diplomatic relations with Cuba, but neither country has an embassy present in the other country. The Cuban Embassy in Cairo handles diplomatic communications and -- according to the UAE MFA -- the UAE Ambassador in Brazil is accredited to Cuba. 2. (C) Embassy respon [...] |
2007-11-30 13:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU AE |
| 07ABUDHABI196 | UAE - FOLLOWING UP WITH THE UAE ON ELMSTONE [...] (S) On February 7, Econchief talked to MFA Director of International Cooperation (and the MFA's representative to the UAE's counter proliferation committee) Yacoub Al-Hosani to follow-up on the status of the investigation into Elmstone Trading. Al-Hosani told Econchief that he had been in touc [...] |
2007-02-07 12:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1960 | U.S. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON IRAN'S [...] (S) Ambassador briefed MinState Al Sha'ali on the contents of the National Intelligence Estimate non-paper on December 3 evening. He promised to share this inforamtion with Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed, who is in Doha. 2. (S) On December 4, DCM reviewed talking points with MFA Dire [...] |
2007-12-05 04:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1966 | BANK SEPAH PROVIDES FINANCIAL SERVICES TO TANCHON [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-05 13:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | ETTC PARM PGOV PREL IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI197 | ABU DHABI FUND FOR DEVELOPMENT: PROJECTS IN LEBANON, [...] (C) On February 6, Econoff met with Ahmed Hussain Al Baker, Acting Director General of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (Fund) to discuss the Fund's assistance to Lebanon and Afghanistan. The UAEG pledged $300 million in soft loans to Lebanon during the Paris Donors' conference. Al Baker sa [...] |
2007-02-07 12:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EAID PHUM LE AF YM AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1979 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-10 04:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN WTRD PTER KTFN |
| 07ABUDHABI198 | UAE LABOR UPDATES [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 5, Obaid Al-Zahmai Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labor (MOL) and Yousif Al-Noor, Labor Advisor to the MOL told econoff that the MoL was working with the Dubai executive council on a specialized labor court to facilitate the hearing of labor disputes in [...] |
2007-02-07 13:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CVIS GTIP TC |
| 07ABUDHABI1981 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] Ref A requested that post conduct a Blue Lantern pre-license check of Springfall International, Sharjah Airport Free Zone for application 050072891 (F-16 spare parts to the Pakistani Air Force) due to it being a unfamiliar foreign consignee. Post notes that Springfall International was the subj [...] |
2007-12-10 09:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ETTC KOMC AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1998 | UAE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES [...] Summary: the UAE, the second largest economy in the Arab World, is in the midst of aggressive economic development. Dubai is building high profile luxury projects such as the "Palms" and the world's tallest skyscraper, the Burj Dubai. On November 19, 2007, Amman ESTH Hub Officer visited Abu [...] |
2007-12-13 13:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD EAID PGOV AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1999 | UAE Foreign Minister on Paris Donors' Conference, Iran, and [...] (C) In a one-on-one meeting with Ambassador December 13 afternoon, Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) covered regional issues, including support for the Palestinian Authority, the Iranian President's appearance at the recent GCC Summit, the NIE, and the need to encourage rapid Lebanese p [...] |
2007-12-13 13:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL PARM MNUC KNNP IS IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI2002 | UAE Human Rights Association fractures while former [...] (C) Four out of seven board members of the only human rights association in the UAE resigned December 4, putting into effect a public welfare law that forced closure of the Emirates Human Rights Association (EHRA). Disgruntled board members cited lack of transparency and intolerance for oppo [...] |
2007-12-13 15:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ELAB KPMI PREL PGOV AE |
| 07ABUDHABI203 | UAE INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-08 10:57:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR |
| 07ABUDHABI2052 | BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] Ref A and B requested that post conduct a Blue Lantern pre-license check for pathogen and bio-threat testing kits to be exported to the UAE under license 050070453. After assistance from the United States Liaison Office (USLO) staff, Post communicated with the appropriate office at the UAE GHQ [...] |
2007-12-31 06:57:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ETTC KOMC AE |
| 07ABUDHABI208 | Federal National Council Set to Convene February 12 - UAEG [...] On February 6, UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued a decree setting the date for the FNC's opening session as Monday, February 12. At the same time he announced that plans were under development--and would soon be announced--to strengthen the FNC's legislative powers, and c [...] |
2007-02-11 06:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PHUM AE |
| 07ABUDHABI209 | DEMARCHE ON ARABSAT BROADCASTING OF AL-ZAWRAA TV [...] (C) On February 8 DCM expressed U.S. deep concern about "Al Zawraa" to MFA Acting U/S Tariq Al Haidan, who was already well informed on the Iraqi pro-insurgency station's activity. Al Haidan took points on board but said the U.S. must deal with station owner Misha'an Al Juburi, member of Ira [...] |
2007-02-11 06:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC KPAL KPAO ETTC AE |
| 07ABUDHABI218 | MUSIC VIDEO ON SUFFERING OF IRAQI NATION -- WITH LYRICS [...] (SBU) Summary: A music video on the suffering of the Iraqi nation with lyrics attributed to Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MbR), the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, is currently making the rounds in the Middle East. The video, implicitly critical of U.S [...] |
2007-02-11 13:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PROP PTER IZ AE |
| 07ABUDHABI22 | MEDIA REACTION: EXECUTION OF SADDAM/NEW STRATEGIES IN [...] Summary: "Al-Khaleej" warns that Bush's new strategy for Iraq will likely only make the situation worse. A female UAE columnist in "Al-Bayan" discussed the reasons of Saddam's execution ignited fires of sectarianism between Sunnis and Shiites and laid the responsibility on the current Iraqi [...] |
2007-01-08 10:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI228 | HAMAS AND FATAH AGREE IN PRINCIPLE TO NATIONAL UNITY [...] (C) Ambassador spoke to Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) on February 11 to relay reftel themes on the Hamas-Fatah agreement in principle for a National Unity Govenrment (NUG). The UAEG has issued two press releases regarding the Hamas-Fatah Agreement, and Abu Mazen has spoken t [...] |
2007-02-12 12:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAL PREL IS AE |
| 07ABUDHABI229 | SLOW MOVEMENT ON NATIONAL-LEVEL CRISIS MANAGEMENT [...] (C) During a February 8 call on Interior Minister Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Ambassador inquired about the UAE's national crisis management system -- the planning for which began in early 2005 but which has not seen any progress other than the establishment of a National Security Council [...] |
2007-02-12 13:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KCIP ASEC AE |
| 07ABUDHABI230 | UAE INTERIOR MINISTER TROUBLED BY TIP REPORT [...] (C) Ambassador called on Interior Minister Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al-Nahayan on February 8 and requested his assistance in preparing for the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report. Ambassador informed him of the reporting deadlines and requested his ministry's assistance in providing statistics reg [...] |
2007-02-12 13:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG AE |
| 07ABUDHABI231 | UAE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR) UPDATES [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: On February 8, Econoff met Ministry of Economy officials to discuss intellectual property rights (IPR) in the UAE, including a specific complaint by the Estee Lauder Company about counterfeit products. Stating that the Mini [...] |
2007-02-12 13:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON PREL AE |
| 07ABUDHABI238 | ETIHAD AIRWAYS UPDATES [...] (U) This message contains business proprietary information. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. On February 12, Econoff and FCSoff met with Etihad Airways CEO James Hogan, Manager of International Affairs Vijay Poonoosamy, and Vice President of Operations Richard Hill. Hogan [...] |
2007-02-13 10:22:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PREL ECON AE |
| 07ABUDHABI240 | UAE Press Highlight FTA "Progress" [...] (SBU) On February 13, the UAEG issued a press release on the progress of the free trade agreement negotiations and on the intention to restart the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council that received extensive UAE press coverage. The UAEG's press release specifically did not m [...] |
2007-02-13 12:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV PREL AE |
| 07ABUDHABI245 | TERRORIST FINANCE: HUMAN APPEAL INTERNATIONAL [...] (S) Summary. The USG has approached the UAEG since 2003 about concerns with Human Appeal International (HAI) with little progress. Despite assurances U/S Levey received in May 2006, HAI,s Dubai branch office still appears to be operational. Post has no objections to a designation but sugges [...] |
2007-02-13 15:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EFIN PTER KTFN ETTC PREL ECON AE |
| 07ABUDHABI248 | UAE REPRESENTATIVE AT THE LIBERIA PARTNERS, FORUM [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-14 08:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PREL LI AE |
| 07ABUDHABI268 | PSI: SHIPMENT OF U.S.-ORIGIN TEST EQUIPMENT TO SYRIA VIA [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-15 13:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC ETTC CA SY AE |
| 07ABUDHABI273 | NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF COURAGE AWARD [...] Post nominates Dr. Houriya Kazim to receive the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage. Following is her information: Name: Dr. Houriya Kazim Title: Consultant General Surgeon (Breast Diseases), and Director of Well Woman Clinic. Tel: +971-04-332-7117 Fax: +971-04-3 [...] |
2007-02-15 13:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KMPI PHUM PREL KPAO AE |
| 07ABUDHABI275 | UAE CREATES "COMMODITY CONTROL COMMITTEE" [...] (C) SUMMARY: On 14 February, the UAE provided a letter outlining the creation of a federal "Executive Committee on Commodity Control Procedures" to manage and oversee UAE export controls. The committee shares most of its objectives and many of its members with the existing Counterproliferatio [...] |
2007-02-15 14:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETTC IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI276 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S ROOD: THE US-UAE [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Rood, Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to welcoming you to the UAE for the third meeting of the US-UAE Counterproliferation Task Force (CTF) on March 1. The UAE CTF Chair, Brigadier General Mohammad Al Qemzi -- Dubai's General Department of State Security Direc [...] |
2007-02-15 14:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | AE ETTC IR PGOV PREL |
| 07ABUDHABI280 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S ROOD: THE US-UAE COUNTERPROLIFERATION [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Rood, Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to welcoming you to the UAE for the third meeting of the US-UAE Counterproliferation Task Force (CTF) on March 1. The UAE CTF Chair, Brigadier General Mohammad Al Qemzi -- Dubai's General Department of State Security Direct [...] |
2007-02-19 04:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | AE ETTC IR PGOV PREL |
| 07ABUDHABI294 | MEDIA REACTION: LEBANON/RICE MEETING/IRAQ [...] Summary: The editorial in "Al-Khaleej" wondered how Bush could expect to win Arabs' or Iraqis' trust when he is not able to win the trust of U.S. Senators. The editorial in "Al-Khaleej" opines that all that the United States does in the region is for Israel. The editorial in "Al-Bayan" views [...] |
2007-02-20 12:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | IIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI298 | EMBASSY ABU DHABI COMMENTS ON SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: The UAE Government remains strongly committed to protecting intellectual property rights (IPR). The UAE continues to enforce copyright, trademark, and patent laws passed in 2002 to protect U.S. intellectual property, and remains committed to the 2002 agreement providing TRIPS-p [...] |
2007-02-21 09:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR PREL ETRD AE |
| 07ABUDHABI300 | UAEG SAYS ITWON'T TRANSFER UAV TECHNOLOGY TO IRAN [...] (S/NF) On February 20, Econchief met with Mnistry of Interior Major Mohammed Al-Kitbie, Coodinator for the UAE's Counterproliferation Task frce, to discuss reftel demarche. Al-Kitbie askedrhetorically whether the USG really thought the AEG would transfer its sensitive military technoloy to Ira [...] |
2007-02-21 11:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI301 | REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON PHILADELPHIA HURRICANE REBUILDING [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. 2. (U) On February 18, Post received a diplomatic note from the Embassy of the Republic of Kenya in Abu Dhabi inquiring about the legitimacy of the Philadelphia Hurricane Rebuilding Committee (Committee). The Kenyan Embassy reports that several Ken [...] |
2007-02-21 13:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PHUM PREL KE AE |
| 07ABUDHABI302 | UAE ACTIONS ON 1737 ENFORCEMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) On February 19, MFA Acting U/S Tariq Al-Haidan told Ambassador that Director Dubai General Department of State Security (and Chair of the UAE's non proliferation and commodity control committees) BG Mohammed Al-Qamzi had chaired a UN [...] |
2007-02-21 13:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM ETTC PREL MNUC IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI304 | ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE PRESSES SOCOM COMMANDER FOR [...] (S) Summary. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan(MbZ) reviewed defense cooperation and training issues and ongoing operations in Afghanistan with U.S. SOCOM Commander General Bryan "Doug" Brown February 6 in Abu Dhabi. MbZ [...] |
2007-02-22 05:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM AF AE |
| 07ABUDHABI307 | MEDIA REACTION: RICE VISIT TO NEA REGION/CHENEY'S [...] Summary: The editorial in "Al-Khaleej" speculates on why Rice bothers to come to the region when all she says is a "clone" of what the Israelis say. Another editorial in "Al-Khaleej" mocked Vice President Cheney's statement announcing that the United States will complete its mission in an hon [...] |
2007-02-22 09:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | IIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI324 | UAE OFFICIALS SIGN AGREEMENT FOR $300 MILLION LOAN TO [...] (U) On February 20, 2007, the UAE signed an agreement to extend a $300 million "easy-term" loan to Lebanon, which the UAE pledged at the January 25 Paris donors' conference. According to local press reports, the loan will be repayable in 20 years at a 2.5 percent interest rate plus 0.5 percent [...] |
2007-02-25 14:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PHUM LE AE |
| 07ABUDHABI33 | MEDIA REACTION: EXECUTION OF SADDAM/RICE'S VISIT TO MIDDLE [...] Summary: A UAE columnist in "Al-Khaleej" discussed the losses born by Bush: "Though pleased with Saddam's execution, Bush will be very disappointed when the American project in Iraq fails." "Al-Khaleej" front page described Rice's visit to Palestine as "a bribe" to get Arabs "to support the [...] |
2007-01-10 10:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI333 | IAEA REPORT ON IRANIAN COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1737 [...] (C) On February 25, DCM raised reftel points on Iran,s noncompliance with UNSCR 1737 with MFA Acting U/S Tariq Al Haidan, who gave strong assurances that the UAE Government is "all the way with you on this." Al Haidan said the UAE has repeatedly talked to the Iranians, but characterized their [...] |
2007-02-26 13:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | KNNP IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI335 | ABU DHABI AIRPORT AND SEAPORT EXPANSION PROJECTS [...] (U) Summary. During the recent Abu Dhabi Economic Forum Khalifa Al Mazroui, CEO of Abu Dhabi Airports Company, and Ahmed Al Calili, CEO of Abu Dhabi Ports Company, outlined the expansion plans for the Abu Dhabi airport and Abu Dhabi seaport respectively. Both Al Mazroui and Al Calili presente [...] |
2007-02-26 13:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PREL ECON AE |
| 07ABUDHABI342 | MAHMOUD ABBAS VISITS UAE [...] (U) President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan received Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during his visit to the UAE on February 27. We will follow up with Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed in a meeting scheduled for March 1. According to a press release by the official Emirates News A [...] |
2007-02-28 13:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL AE |
| 07ABUDHABI35 | FM ABDULLAH VISITS TEHRAN [...] (C) Summary: During a January 9 visit to Tehran, Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (AbZ) met with Iranian President Ahmadinejad and Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki to discuss "regional cooperation and stability." AbZ told Ambassador that he made a "forceful" argument to [...] |
2007-01-10 14:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI361 | UAE RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-02 11:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AE |
| 07ABUDHABI368 | UAE 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (U) Following is Post's submission of the 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report for the United Arab Emirates, covering the reporting period of April 2006 through March 2007. Responses under each section heading are keyed to the relevant sections of reftel paragraphs 27-30. Embassy TIP point o [...] |
2007-03-05 15:27:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC AE |
| 07ABUDHABI383 | UAE BREAKS-UP DRUG MONEY LAUNDERING RING [...] (C) In a move widely reported by the UAE press on February 26, Dubai police broke up an international money laundering ring using the UAE's financial system. Ahmed Al-Qamzi, Head of the Central Bank's Anti Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit's International Division told econchief that [...] |
2007-03-08 06:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR KCRM EFIN CASC AE |
| 07ABUDHABI387 | UAE OFFICIALS DISCUSS GCC MONETARY UNION WITH [...] (C) Summary. On January 21 and 22, UAEG officials and local economists discussed perspective on challenges to the planned 2010 GCC currency union and the peg to the dollar. UAEG officials, while acknowledging the difficulties facing the currency union argued that its benefits outweighed the c [...] |
2007-03-08 10:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ETRD ECON AE |
| 07ABUDHABI389 | UAE ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ FROM 2003-2006 [...] (SBU) On March 7, 2007 Yousef Al Otaiba International Affairs Director for the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court provided Ambassador with a matrix of UAE assistance to Iraq from 2003-2006. 2. (SBU) According to the matrix, the UAE Armed Forces provided 129,857,752 dhs ($35,287,433) from 2003-20 [...] |
2007-03-08 12:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PHUM ECON PREL IZ AE |
| 07ABUDHABI395 | ANTI-BOYCOTT TEAM WORKS WITH UAEG OFFICIALS [...] (U) Summary: On March 5, Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) officials Edward Weant and Fred Davidson, Department of State official Danielle Monosson, and Econoff met with Ministry of Economy (MOE) officials Undersecretary Abdullah Al-Saleh and Legal Advisor Issa Baddo [...] |
2007-03-08 13:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON KBCT AL IS AE |
| 07ABUDHABI396 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-08 14:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | IIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI421 | MINSTER OF ECONOMY SEEKS U.S. ASSISTANCE TO [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-13 13:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC ETRD PREL PGOV PARM IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI422 | MARCH 1 US-UAE COUNTERPROLIFERATION TASK FORCE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-13 13:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM PGOV ETTC ETRD ECIN AE IR |
| 07ABUDHABI427 | UAE ATTENDANCE AT INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH IRAQ [...] (SBU) On March 11, Embassy passed copy of letter from Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt to UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdulla bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (AbZ) along with cover message from Ambassador urging UAE to send senior level participants to the UN Interim Meeting. Econchief contacted Ministry [...] |
2007-03-14 09:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ AE |
| 07ABUDHABI430 | UAE TO SEND AMBASSADOR TO US TO INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) On March 14, MFA senior America's desk officer Rowda Al-Otaiba contacted econchief to say that the UAE had changed its head of delegation to the March 16 ICI interim meeting. The head of delegation would be Ambassador Saqr Ghobash Saeed Ghobash UAE Ambassador to the U.S. rather than the U [...] |
2007-03-14 12:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ AE |
| 07ABUDHABI44 | MEDIA REACTION: NEW STRATEGY FOR IRAQ [...] Summary: "Al-Khaleej" views Bush's new strategy for Iraq as inverted logic. The editorial notes that the president has lost his credibility and that no one inside or outside of Iraq is willing to give him a hand. "Al-Bayan" opines that Bush ignored all advice and decided to escalate. A col [...] |
2007-01-12 11:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI458 | UAE MOVING FORWARD ON GSD; DEFINING THE AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: Following the October 19, 2006 Gulf Security Dialogue session held in Abu Dhabi, Embassy has identified and clarified key areas of potential cooperation with the UAEG, particularly vis-a-vis the "existential threat" the UAE perceives from Iran. Future GSD discussions with the UAE [...] |
2007-03-18 11:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI465 | ASSESSMENT OF TAQA AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR OPIC [...] (SBU) Embassy offers the following comments about the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa), the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA), the Farmers' Fund, and board members in response to ref a request for information. We do not have any information on the entities or individual [...] |
2007-03-19 09:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG EFIN AE |
| 07ABUDHABI467 | ABU DHABI PLANS BOND ISSUANCE [...] (C) On March 4, Abu Dhabi Department of Finance Under Secretary (and Executive Council member) Hamad Al-Hurr SIPDIS Al-Suwaidi told econchief and Treasury Regional Debt Advisor that the Emirate of Abu Dhabi was approaching investment banks about issuing dollar denominated bonds for general [...] |
2007-03-19 10:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV AE |
| 07ABUDHABI473 | TREASURY U/S LEVEY DISCUSSES UNSCR SANCTIONS ON [...] (S) Summary. On March 6, 2007 Treasury U/S Stuart Levey met with UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser al-Suweidi to discuss financial measures against Iran including UNSCR 1737 and recent USG actions against Bank Sepah and Bank Saderat. U/S Levey expressed concern that increasing European [...] |
2007-03-20 07:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL KTFN ECON PTER IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI474 | UAE AGREES IN PRINCIPLE TO VISIT BY USG ASSESSMENT [...] (S) Summary: The commander of UAE's Critical National Infrastructure Force told Ambassador and visiting Department Senior Coordinator for Critical Energy Infrastructure Policy that he -- in principle -- welcomed a visit from a U.S. assessment team. He said that the UAE was creating a unified [...] |
2007-03-20 08:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EPET ENRG EINV PTER KCIP AE |
| 07ABUDHABI475 | MEDIA REACTION: PALESTINIAN UNITY GOVERNMENT/IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: The editorial in "Al-Khaleej" considers American-Israeli refusal to recognize or deal with the Palestinian national unit government as a confirmation of their joint resentment of peace for the Palestinians. It urges Arabs to demand the lifting of sanctions imposed on Palestinians. [...] |
2007-03-20 09:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | IIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI479 | TREASURY U/S LEVEY DISCUSSES WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (S) Summary. On March 6, 2007 Treasury U/S Levey met with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ) to encourage the UAE to apply financial pressure to Iran. U/S Levey discussed Iran,s financing of terrorism, WMD proliferation and its deceptive financial practices. Levey emphas [...] |
2007-03-20 13:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL KTFN ECON PTER IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI480 | UAEG CONFIRMS MAY 7 DATE FOR NEXT ROUND OF GULF SECURITY [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-20 14:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP AE |
| 07ABUDHABI486 | SUPPORT FOR UAE TRANSFER OF HUMVEES TO YEMEN [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-21 13:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS YE AE |
| 07ABUDHABI490 | EXXON REQUEST FOR ADVOCACY ON SOUR GAS [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 18, Exxon Al-Khaleej President Kemnetz presented Ambassador with suggested advocacy points on ADNOC's sour gas tender. The tender is for gas reservoirs beneath two on-shore oil fields. Reserves of gas in each field are estimated to be extensive (around seven trillion [...] |
2007-03-22 07:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV AE |
| 07ABUDHABI493 | IRANIAN PROCUREMENT ENTITIES NON-PAPER DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-22 12:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM PGOV ETTC ETRD ECIN AE IR |
| 07ABUDHABI494 | UAE- TERRORISM FINANCE: JIHAD AL BINA DESIGNATION [...] ACTION REQUEST: Please see paragraph 4. 2. The Embassy received via diplomatic note March 19 a request from the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs for more information on Jihad al-Bina and whether or not it has activities in the UAE. 3. Begin Embassy translation. The UAE Ministry of Fore [...] |
2007-03-22 13:22:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL ECON AE |
| 07ABUDHABI507 | ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL AND SUMMIT IN RIYADH -- UAE [...] (C) On March 25 DCM discussed reftel points with MFA Acting U/S Tariq Al Haidan. On Iraq, Al Haidan predicted the Arab League meeting in Riyadh would issue a communique based on the following four principles: (1) Unity of Iraq for all Iraqis; (2) Dissolution of all Iraqi militias includin [...] |
2007-03-26 11:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PREL AE |
| 07ABUDHABI509 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ARAB SUMMIT IN RIYADH [...] SUMMARY: A UAE columnist in "Al-Ittihad" expects the Arab summit to end up being a waste of time because he believed Arabs are impotent and unable to confront existing challenges and threats. The editorial in "Al-Khaleej" wonders why the U.S. and Israel ignored the Arabs' peace initiative five [...] |
2007-03-26 12:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | IIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI51 | MEDIA REACTION: NEW STRATEGY FOR IRAQ; RICE'S TRIP TO [...] Summary: "Al-Khaleej" believes that the U.S. will continue its "colonial onslaught", in spite of the disasters that it has caused, as the price is only at the expense of Arabs. A columnist in "Al-Khaleej" views American foreign policy as very dangerous against the unity of Arab countries, wh [...] |
2007-01-15 12:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI510 | INFORMATION REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747 [...] (C) On March 25, DCM delivered reftel non-paper and copy of the resolution to MFA Acting U/S Tariq Al Haidan who opined that while it was a good thing that the sanctions presented a unified approach from the world community, he very much doubted that Iran would be moved in a positive direction [...] |
2007-03-26 13:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP EFIN PARM MNUC TRGY AORC AE |
| 07ABUDHABI513 | UAEG CHANNELS EXTERNAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE [...] (U) On March 14, 2007, semi-official Arabic daily Al Ittihad, reported that Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MbR), UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai issued a decree on February 27 to channel external humanitarian assistance by charities, local governments or other e [...] |
2007-03-27 11:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM KPAL IZ AF AE |
| 07ABUDHABI517 | PSI: SHIPMENT OF U.S.-ORIGIN TEST EQUIPMENT TO [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-27 12:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC ETTC CA SY AE |
| 07ABUDHABI524 | UAE HOSTS 4TH INTERNATIONAL HAWALAS CONFERENCE [...] (U) Summary. On March 18 and 19, 2007, at the Fourth International Conference on Hawalas the UAE Central Bank (CB) stressed the importance to poor workers of hawalas, and the need to regulate without being overly burdensome and expensive. In the UAE there are 215 registered Hawaladars, each [...] |
2007-03-28 12:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KTFN ECON PTER AE |
| 07ABUDHABI526 | IMPORTANCE OF SWIFT IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1747 [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-28 13:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | KNNP KTFN PARM EFIN ETTC IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI527 | UAE PRESIDENT ASSURES IRAN OF UAE NEUTRALITY IN [...] (U) In a March 27 interview with the London-based Arabic daily Al-Hayat, UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed declared that the UAE rejects the use of its land, air and territorial waters to be used in an attack on another country. Responding to a question whether it would be possible for [...] |
2007-03-28 13:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI528 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ARAB SUMMIT IN RIYADH [...] SUMMARY: The editorial in "Al-Khaleej" wonders about the sudden U.S. interest in the Arab Peace Initiative, five years from it's declaration. The editorial concludes that if the U.S. continues to deceive Arabs and not forcefully stop Israeli terrorism, then the U.S. will simply be wasting it [...] |
2007-03-28 14:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI53 | URGING GULF ENGAGEMENT AT PARIS DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) On several occasions, Ambassador has urged UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (AbZ) to have the UAE to demonstrate a high level of support for Lebanon both by sending a ministerial level delegation to the meeting and by providing a strong show of financial support f [...] |
2007-01-16 12:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PREL LE AE |
| 07ABUDHABI539 | UPDATE ON ABU DHABI'S ENERGY PLANS [...] (U) This message contains business proprietary information. 2. (C) Summary: Abu Dhabi's near term focus will be to develop its gas reserves, both through its sour gas project and a pipeline to bring offshore gas onshore. The goal would be to double the current billion cubic feet per day th [...] |
2007-04-01 10:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EPE ENRG ECON IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI54 | POSSIBLE UNSCR 1737 (IRAN) ECONOMIC IMPACT ON UAE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Iran is one of the UAE's major trading partners, taking about 11 percent of the UAE's 2005 non-oil exports. Implementation of UNSCR 1737 is likely, therefore, to have some impact on the UAE trade. Thirty four percent of the UAE's exports to Iran fall into the category of mach [...] |
2007-01-16 12:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM ETTC PREL MNUC IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI547 | USG CONCERNS ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1747 [...] (S) On April 1, Econchief discussed the UAE's implementation of UNSCR 1747 with regard to Bank Sepah with Ahmed Al-Qamzi, Head of the UAE Anti Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit's (AMLSCU) International Division, and passed him information that we had on reported Bank Sepah corresponde [...] |
2007-04-02 09:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | KNNP EFIN PARM IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI564 | SHEIKH AHMED DEFERS DECISION ON CEIP ASSESSMENT [...] (S) Embassy has received a formal response from the Commander of the UAE's Critical National Infrastructure Force, Sheikh Ahmed bin Tahnoun Al-Nahyan to our written proposal to have a team of experts visit Abu Dhabi's two largest oil facilities. 2. (S) Begin Text Your Excellency, Than [...] |
2007-04-05 09:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EPET ENRG EINV PTER AE |
| 07ABUDHABI590 | UAE CENTRAL BANK ACTIONS WITH REGARDS TO BANK SEPAH [...] (S//NF) On April 11, 2007 Ahmed Al-Qamzi, Head of the UAE Anti Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit's (AMLSCU) International Division (protect) told OFAC Attach that UAE Banks had frozen &many accounts8 in response to the Central Bank's UNSCR 1747 search and freeze order. In particular, [...] |
2007-04-11 11:20:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KNNP PARM IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI599 | UAE PRESIDENT DEFENDS LABOR SITUATION IN THE UAE [...] (U) Summary: On March 28, 2007, local Arabic and English language dailies, released an interview by the London-based Arabic daily Al Hayat with UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The interview discusses, among other issues, the situation of the expatriate labor force and the imb [...] |
2007-04-12 11:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI GTIP AE |
| 07ABUDHABI6 | MEDIA REACTION: EXECUTION OF SADDAM [...] Summary: Numerous UAE columnists and op-ed writers voiced their anger over the timing of Saddam's execution and accused the U.S. of igniting the fire of sectarianism between Sunnis and Shiites. End Summary. 2. under the headline "Iraq First", Sharjah-based pan-Arab daily "Al-Khaleej" (c [...] |
2007-01-03 14:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI603 | UAE INVITES CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS TO ABU DHABI [...] In a first-of-its-kind effort to win friends on Capitol Hill, the UAE Embassy in Washington funded the travel of eight Congressional staffers, most of them Chiefs of Staff, four Republicans and four Democrats, to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, April 1-7. The visit was low-key but offered staffers the [...] |
2007-04-12 12:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM OFDP OPRC OREP AE |
| 07ABUDHABI606 | CWC - UAE/U.S. HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT - NOT YET [...] (C/NF) On April 10, Econchief met with MFA Director of International Organizations (and MFA representative the UAE's Non-Proliferation committee) Yacoub Al-Hosani to ask about the status of the host country agreement on the conduct of Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Inspections. Al-Hosani wa [...] |
2007-04-12 13:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KTIA PARM PREL CWC AE |
| 07ABUDHABI620 | FEDERAL NATIONAL COUNCIL (FNC) SPEAKER DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: On April 12 Ambassador and PolOff called on the Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), Abdul Aziz Al-Ghurair, who is also the CEO of the largest private bank in the UAE, at his offices in Dubai. The Speaker described the UAE's path to democracy and full elections of the FN [...] |
2007-04-16 10:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ETTC AE |
| 07ABUDHABI63 | PM SINIORA VISIT TO ABU DHABI [...] (SBU) Summary: Lebanese Prime Minister Siniora concluded a very positive visit to the UAE on January 16, with a one-on-one meeting with UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, meetings with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, other UAE officials, and the Lebanese ex [...] |
2007-01-17 14:20:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID ECON LE AE |
| 07ABUDHABI633 | INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH IRAQ (ICI) - UAE [...] (U) As part of our continuing efforts to urge the UAE to attend the ICI signing cerimony and to reaffirm its decision to forgive Iraqi debt, Ambassador met with UAE Minister of State for Financial and Industrial Affairs Dr. Mohammed Khalfan bin Kharbash on April 17. Dr. Kharbash stated that t [...] |
2007-04-17 11:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN IR PGOV PREL IZ AE |
| 07ABUDHABI635 | UAE VICE-PRESIDENT AND PRIME MINISTER UNVEILS NEW [...] (C) Summary: On April 17, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MbR), Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, presented a new government strategy to UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The plan, developed by the UAE Cabinet, covered six areas: 1) soci [...] |
2007-04-17 14:09:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB ECON PREL PHUM EINV SCUL AE |
| 07ABUDHABI679 | UAE FNC PASSES EXPORT CONTROL LAW [...] (U) on February 24, the UAE's Federal National Council (FNC) debated on and passed the draft export control law with amendments. The law now returns to the UAE federal cabinet, which will make the changes and send the law to the UAE's Federal Supreme Council (rulers of the seven emirates) for [...] |
2007-04-24 13:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PARM PREL AE |
| 07ABUDHABI683 | INTERNATIONAL COMPACT ON IRAQ (ICI) - UAE ATTENDANCE AND [...] (C) On April 19 Ambassador spoke to UAE FM Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) to press for high level attendance at the May 3 International Compact on Iraq, preferably AbZ himself. Ambassador also raised the issue of UAE's forgiveness of Iraqi debt (Paris Club terms, following Saudi Arabia's April 17 ann [...] |
2007-04-24 15:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN IR PGOV PREL IZ AE |
| 07ABUDHABI69 | UAE AVOIDS USING AIR ROUTES OVER DISPUTED UAE-IRANIAN [...] (C) Summary. In an apparent reaction to disagreements between the UAE and Iran regarding jurisdiction over air routes passing near the disputed island of Abu Musa, the UAEG has reportedly ceased using a major air corridor over the Gulf. The change adds pressure to an already congested air cor [...] |
2007-01-18 13:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PREL ECON IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI695 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ'S ISOLATING WALLS [...] SUMMARY: An Iraqi columnist in "Al-Khaleej" writes two op-eds over consecutive days on the Aadhamiya wall in which he describes it as a ghetto and compares it to the wall that divides Israel from Palestine. A columnist in "Al-Bayan" is also strongly critical of the "isolating walls" built ar [...] |
2007-04-26 09:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI697 | REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON EU DRAFT SMALL ARMS [...] (SBU) On April 25, MFA Director for International Cooperation Yacoub Al-Hosani asked Econchief for any background on a Draft EU Small Arms Agreement and on the USG's objections to the draft agreement. Al-Hosani said that the USG had opposed the agreement (at the UN) and the UAE had abstained. [...] |
2007-04-26 11:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ETTC AE |
| 07ABUDHABI699 | U.S. DEMARCHE ON NPT PREPCOM - UAE REPLY [...] Econchief delivered reftel demarche to MFA Director of International Cooperation Yacoub Al-Hosani on April 25. Al-Hosani said that the UAE would be represented at the Prepcom by an interagency delegation, led by Anwar Saleem, the Deputy Director of the Office of International Cooperation. Eco [...] |
2007-04-26 12:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ENRG MNUC PARM PREL AE |
| 07ABUDHABI70 | UAE AVOIDS USING AIR ROUTES OVER DISPUTED UAE-IRANIAN [...] (C) Summary. In an apparent reaction to disagreements between the UAE and Iran regarding jurisdiction over air routes passing near the disputed island of Abu Musa, the UAEG has reportedly ceased using a major air corridor over the Gulf. The change adds pressure to an already congested air cor [...] |
2007-01-18 13:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PREL ECON IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI700 | CENTCOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL FALLON APRIL 24 MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-26 13:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM IZ IR AF PK SY LE IS AE |
| 07ABUDHABI701 | HIGHLIGHTS OF UAE EXPORT CONTROL LAW [...] (U) Summary: The following cable represents post's informal assessment of highlights of the UAE's draft law on export and import controls. The law was approved on April 24, 2007 by the UAE's Federal National Council (FNC). The law, includes definitions and the following four chapters: chapte [...] |
2007-04-26 13:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PARM ETRD AE |
| 07ABUDHABI702 | CENTCOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL FALLON APRIL 24 MEETING [...] (S) Summary. On April 24 Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) hosted CENTCOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon for an introductory lunch, in what was the Admiral's first visit to the UAE since assuming command [...] |
2007-04-26 15:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM IZ IR AF PK SY LE IS AE |
| 07ABUDHABI705 | NEW WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ -- UAE [...] (S) Although the UAEG expresses concern over the continued violence in Iraq and has been a supporter of efforts to calm sectarian violence and support a moderate secular leadership, Post does not believe the UAE will contribute military resources to the President's new strategy in Iraq. The UA [...] |
2007-04-29 13:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ AE |
| 07ABUDHABI711 | UAE TO ALLOW FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESSES TO CONVERT INTO PUBLIC [...] (U) Summary: The UAE Federal National Council (FNC) has approved an amendment to the existing Federal Companies Law, allowing family-owned businesses to convert into public shareholding companies by listing a minimum 30 percent stake on the UAE stock markets. In addition, the UAE is considering [...] |
2007-04-30 07:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV AE |
| 07ABUDHABI717 | UAEG CONFIRMS PARTICIPANTS FOR NEXT ROUND OF GULF [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-01 12:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP AE |
| 07ABUDHABI718 | INTERNATIONAL COMPACT FOR IRAQ -- NO UAE DEBT [...] (C) Summary: The UAE will be represented by Minister for Governmental Sector Development Sultan Al-Mansouri at the ICI signing ceremony. He will not have authorization to make any public commitment to Iraqi debt relief. However, the UAE is not asking Iraq to service its debt, nor is interest [...] |
2007-05-01 13:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN ECON PREL IZ AE |
| 07ABUDHABI728 | (S) SHIPMENT OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN- UAE RESPONSE [...] (S) Summary: On May 2, Econchief and DHS/ICE Dubai delivered reftel demarche to the MFA and to Dubai Customs. The MFA conveyed instructions to Dubai authorities to investigate. The ship arrived in Dubai the afternoon of May 2, but we do not yet have an estimated time of departure. The MFA ha [...] |
2007-05-02 13:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC IR CH AE |
| 07ABUDHABI731 | UAE RED CRESCENT HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO AFRICA [...] SUMMARY: During January 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007, the UAE Red Crescent Society (RCS), the main quasi-government charity, provided USD 13.36 million in humanitarian assistance to Africa, according to official figures received from the RCS. This assistance included: miscellaneous relief USD 3.5 [...] |
2007-05-03 07:27:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM MOPS PREL XF SO IZ AF AE |
| 07ABUDHABI734 | M/V TEHRAN - UAE WANTS TO RETURN CONTAINER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (S) Dubai Customs unloaded three containers from the M/V Iran Tehran the night of May 2 and is inspecting the containers. MFA Director for International Organizations Yacoub Al-Hosani (a member of the UAE Counterproliferation Task Force [...] |
2007-05-03 10:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC IR CH AE |
| 07ABUDHABI737 | IRANIAN FM MOTTAKI VISITS UAE [...] (U) Summary: On May 2, UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan received Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki at his palace in Al Ain. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) and Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) also attended. AbZ told Ambassador that the meetings focused [...] |
2007-05-03 13:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI743 | SHIPMENT OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN - IRAN ASKING [...] (U) This is an urgent action request. Please see para 4. 2. (S) MFA Director for International Organizations Yacoub Al-Hosani (a member of the UAE Counterproliferation Task Force) called Econchief on May 6 to inform him that the second and third containers had been inspected and found to c [...] |
2007-05-06 11:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR CH AE |
| 07ABUDHABI755 | UAE TELLS CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO RECALL SHIPMENT OF [...] (U) This is an urgent action request. Please see para 4. 2. (S) Econchief called MFA Director for International Organizations Yacoub Al-Hosani (a member of the UAE Counterproliferation Task Force) on May 9 to follow-up on the three containers that the UAE unloaded from the M/V Iran Tehran. [...] |
2007-05-09 09:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR CH AE |
| 07ABUDHABI761 | SEPAH ASSETS UPDATE [...] (S) The UAE Central Bank issued a circular to all UAE banks to freeze assets under 1747 within four days of the UN resolution (Ref A). The UAE has not reported the total amount of assets frozen but the Central Bank Governor, Sultan bin Nasser al Suweidi, informed Treasury Assistant Secretary [...] |
2007-05-09 13:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EFIN KNNP IR PARM DA SW AE |
| 07ABUDHABI766 | ASSSESMENT OF UAE POSITION ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-10 10:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC AE |
| 07ABUDHABI77 | MEDIA REACTION: US TO HIT IRAN; Interview with [...] Summary: "Al-Khaleej" believes that Arabs should take a clear position on current U.S. military plans, which have been rejected by the American peoples themselves. A UAE columnist in "Al-Ittihad" asserts that all indicators show that the United States is about to start a war against Iran. A [...] |
2007-01-22 14:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI778 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: CHENEY'S VISIT TO REGION [...] SUMMARY: Vice President Cheney's visit to the UAE enjoyed widespread coverage in both the Arabic and English language press. This included several pages of photos covering bilateral meetings. Editorials and opinion pieces were generally skeptical of Vice President Cheney's visit to the region [...] |
2007-05-14 11:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI779 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: AHMADINEJAD VISITS THE UAE [...] SUMMARY: "Gulf News" called Ahmadinejad's visit an opportunity to "open a new page in relations." "Khaleej Times" opines that the visit marks a "clear shift in greater Middle East politics, one involving a break from the traditional status-quo-maintenance to a proactive resolution of lingeri [...] |
2007-05-14 11:20:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI780 | IRANIAN PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD'S MAY 13-14 VISIT TO [...] (S) Summary. On May 13, UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan received Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with full ceremony in the first-ever visit to the UAE by an Iranian head of state. Meetings reportedly focused on increasing economic ties and cooperation on regional issues [...] |
2007-05-14 14:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL KNNP IR IZ AE |
| 07ABUDHABI788 | MEDIA REACTION: DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM OF OPINION IN THE [...] SUMMARY: A UAE intellectual in "Al-Khaleej" wonders if it is violence that impedes political reform or the absence of democracy that breeds violence in the Arab world. A UAE columnist in "Al-Khaleej" is critical of Syria's imprisonment of Michelle Kilo and other prisoners of conscience. A Qa [...] |
2007-05-15 13:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI800 | UAE LIKELY TO RELEASE 2ND & 3RD CONTAINERS FROM [...] (S) MFA Acting Under Secretary Tareq Al-Haidan contacted Econchief on May 17, to say that the UAE intended to release the second and third containers that the UAE had unloaded from the M/V Iran Tehran on May 2. He noted that the Chinese had asked about the status of these two containers and fo [...] |
2007-05-17 07:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR CH AE |
| 07ABUDHABI801 | AMF DG ON IRAQ COMPACT SIGNING [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-17 10:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON PREL IZ AE |
| 07ABUDHABI813 | MFA ACTING UNDER SECRETARY ON MAY 13-14 [...] (C) During May 17 meeting with CDA, MFA Acting U/S Tariq Al Haidan reflected on this week's visit by Iranian President Ahmadinejad. Although Al Haidan is a senior UAE diplomat who spent 10 years in Tehran, he readily acknowledged that he did not attend any of the meetings with the Iranian lead [...] |
2007-05-17 14:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PGOV PREL KNNP IR AE |
| 07ABUDHABI818 | EXERCISING STRONGER VIGILANCE AND RESTRAINT WHEN [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-20 07:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM AE |
| 07ABUDHABI839 | ACTION REQUEST: CUBA:COUNTRY REVIEW FOR TITLE III [...] (C) UAE maintains diplomatic relations with Cuba. The Cuban Embassy in Cairo is accredited to the UAE, and the UAE Embassy in Cairo handles diplomatic communications. According to the UAE MFA's senior Americas, Desk Officer Rowda Al-Otaiba, the Deputy Director of the Department of Middle East [...] |
2007-05-21 13:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL |
| 07ABUDHABI843 | MEDIA REACTION: COMMENTARY ON CHENEY AND AHMADINEJAD [...] SUMMARY: A UAE intellectual in "Al-Khaleej" is highly critical of the recent visits of both Vice President Cheney and Iranian President Ahmadinejad. He feels both visitors exploited the UAE's "generosity and hospitality" in order to voice "arrogant" messages. Another UAE intellectual in "Al-K [...] |
2007-05-22 08:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI857 | UAE RESPONSE TO URGENT REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST -- See para 4. 2. (SBU) On May 23 we stressed the urgency of assistance to the LAF with both Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) and the Crown Prince's office. Ambassador spoke first with Col. (Ret.) Jack McGuinness, Military Advisor to Abu Dhabi Crown Prince/Dep [...] |
2007-05-23 14:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MASS LE AE |
| 07ABUDHABI858 | UAE RESPONSE TO SUPPORT FOR UNSC ACTION ON SPECIAL [...] (C) Ambassador spoke to Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) via telephone on May 23 to ask that the UAE urge Qatar to support immediate UNSC action to establish the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Ambassador encouraged the UAEG to support publicly UN Security Council action to esta [...] |
2007-05-23 15:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER LE AE |
| 07ABUDHABI868 | MEDIA REACTION: WELCH'S VISIT TO LEBANON/AMNESTY [...] SUMMARY: The unsigned editorial in "Al-Khaleej" comments on the latest Amnesty International report which accuses the U.S. of human rights violations. A columnist in "Al-Khaleej" is critical of David Welch's visit to Lebanon, feeling it is meddling in sovereign Lebanese affairs. A Qatari int [...] |
2007-05-24 10:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI873 | FOLLOW-UP TO THE MARCH 1 COUNTERPROLIFERATION TASK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) On May 23, econchief met with Yacoub Al-Hosani, MFA Director for International Organizations (and a member of the UAE's Counterproliferation Task Force --CTF) to thank him for information the MFA provided Embassy on May 22 responding [...] |
2007-05-24 13:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC NK AE |
| 07ABUDHABI876 | FOLLOW-UP ON UAE RESPONSE TO LEBANESE REQUEST FOR [...] (U) Action request. Please see paras 9 and 10. 2. (C) On May 24, Col. Jack McGuinness (Ret.), Military Advisor to Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ), provided Embassy with the text of a message he sent to UAE Director Military Intelligence Brigadier Eissa Saif al Mazrouie an [...] |
2007-05-24 14:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS LE AE |
| 07ABUDHABI887 | UAE UNLOADS CONTAINERS FROM IRAN KERMAN [...] (S) The M/V Iran Kerman arrived in Dubai early morning of May 29. Dubai Customs officials told senior DHS Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Representative in Dubai that they had unloaded the containers and were sending them to be scanned. Dubai customs assured ICE representative that [...] |
2007-05-29 11:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR CH AE |
| 07ABUDHABI89 | BOUCHER AND FOREIGN MINISTER ABDULLAH COVER IRAQ, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher and Ambassador Sison on January 14, United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan discussed regional security issues in addition to the Emirates' efforts in Pakist [...] |
2007-01-24 08:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL IR IZ AF AE |
| 07ABUDHABI894 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-IRAN TALKS/U.S. SANCTIONS ON SUDAN [...] SUMMARY: The unsigned front-page editorial in "Al-Khaleej" wonders what role the Arabs are playing in the Iranian-U.S. talks. In response to Bush imposing sanctions on Sudan, the editorial in "Al-Khaleej" describes Bush's policies as anti-Arab, focused only on showering them with sanctions and [...] |
2007-05-30 10:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI896 | POSSIBLE E.O. 13382 DESIGNATION OF DANIEL FROSCH [...] (S) On May 24, Econchief met with Yacoub Al-Hosani, MFA Director for International Cooperation (and the MFA's member of the UAE's Counterproliferation Task Force) to seek identifying information on Daniel Frosch. Al-Hosani suggested that the topic would be a good subject for discussion during [...] |
2007-05-30 12:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC |
| 07ABUDHABI897 | NEW WORLD BANK PRESIDENT - UAE THOUGHTS [...] (SBU) Econchief contacted MinFinance A/US for Revenue and Budget Khalid Al Bustani on May 30 to inform him that the President was expected to announce the nomination of Robert Zoellick as President of the World Bank and to stress Mr. Zoellick's strong qualifications for the position. Al-Bustan [...] |
2007-05-30 12:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN IBRD AE |
| 07ABUDHABI90 | UAE MINSTATE FINANCE AND AMF HEAD ON LEBANON [...] (SBU) On January 22, Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs Timothy Adams, Federal Reserve Governor Randall Kroszner, Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed, and Econchief met with UAE Minstate Finance Dr. Mohammed Khalfan bin Kharbash. Adams told Dr. Kharbash that the U.S. planned to come to th [...] |
2007-01-24 09:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PREL LE AE |
| 07ABUDHABI906 | IRAN KERMAN - UAE RELEASES ONE CONTAINER, HOLDS [...] (S) On May 31, MFA Director for International Organizations Yacub Al-Hosani (a member of the UAE Counterproliferation Task Force) told Econchief that the authorities had opened both containers. The first container, consigned to Bank Sepah, contained electronic cables from Shanghai Technical C [...] |
2007-05-31 13:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR CH AE |
| 07ABUDHABI910 | ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE MEETS WITH SENATOR LIEBERMAN [...] (S) Summary. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) received U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman at his Palace in Abu Dhabi on May 29. MbZ encouraged increased communication and planning in face of a "resurgent" Persian Empire [...] |
2007-06-03 10:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER IR IZ SA AE |
| 07ABUDHABI946 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ/G-8 SUMMIT & PUTIN'S STATEMENTS [...] SUMMARY: "Al-Khaleej" is skeptical of statements made by the U.S. ambassador in Iraq who said that chaos will deteriorate further in Iraq if U.S. forces leave. A columnist in "Al-Khaleej" and "Al-Bayan" describes the tension between the U.S. and Russia on the eve of G-8 summit as a return to [...] |
2007-06-07 12:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI949 | THE NEW MOHAMMAD BIN RASHID FOUNDATION: A $10 BILLION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: This is a joint Embassy-ConGen Dubai message. Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR), UAE Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, on May 19 announced the establishment of the USD 10 billion Mohammed Bin Rashid Foundation (MbRF) to improve education, cr [...] |
2007-06-07 14:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON SOCI SCUL AE |
| 07ABUDHABI956 | AFGHAN DEFMIN WARDAK MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (S) Summary: On June 8, Afghan Minister of Defense General Wardak told Ambassador that Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan has informed President Karzai that the UAE would donate nine Mi-19 helicopters to Afghanistan. General Wardak has passed the UAE and other donor c [...] |
2007-06-10 12:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | MASS MOPS MCAP PREL AF AE |
| 07ABUDHABI96 | UAE DRAFT EXPORT CONTROL LAW OUT FOR COMMENT [...] (C/NF) In spite of longstanding U.S. urging, the UAEG still has no export control law. At the end of last year, UAE officials told us that they have an omnibus draft export-import law being finalized, which included a section on strategic trade controls. According to MinEcon Under Secretary [...] |
2007-01-24 12:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL KSTC AE |
| 07ABUDHABI964 | ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE TALKS IRAN/IRAQ WITH USNAVCENT [...] (S) Summary. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) met with Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. Fifth Fleet Vice Admiral Kevin J. Cosgriff in Abu Dhabi on June 6. MbZ stressed the need for communication and [...] |
2007-06-11 11:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | MOPS MCAP KNNP PTER IR IZ AE |
| 07ABUDHABI97 | U/S BURNS' JANUARY 22 MEETING WITH ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE [...] (S) Summary. UAE FM Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) sketched for U/S Burns his impressions during a January 9 visit to Tehran. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed (MbZ) in a wide-ranging discussion expressed strong reservations about free elections in the Middle East, stating that greater democra [...] |
2007-01-24 12:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER KPAL ETTC IZ IR IS SY LE AE |
| 07ABUDHABI976 | REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON USG ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. (SBU) Yousef Al-Otaiba, Director of International Affairs for Abu Dhabi Crown Prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan asked Ambassador for detailed information on U.S. humanitarian and military assistance to Lebanon. This request for i [...] |
2007-06-14 09:09:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL MARR LE AE |
| 07ABUDHABI979 | ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE REACHES OUT ON CT PLANNING [...] (C) Summary. Senior advisors to Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan (MbZ), Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, met with Embassy representatives on two recent occasions to seek information related to USG capability and response to a terrorist incident in the UAE in [...] |
2007-06-14 11:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC AE |
| 07ABUDHABI999 | UAE WILL RESPOND TO CHINA RE M/V IRAN TEHRAN [...] (S) On June 17, Econchief contacted MFA Director for International Organizations Yacub Al-Hosani (a member of the UAE Counterproliferation Task Force) to discuss China's determination that its shipment on the M/V Iran Tehran violated neither UNSCRs nor Chinese law. Al-Hosani confirmed that th [...] |
2007-06-18 05:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR CH AE |
| 07ABUJA1007 | ILEA GABORONE - Train the Trainer on Fraudulent Documents [...] The following 4 Nigerian personnel from the Nigeria Immigration Service, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and National Agency on Prohibition of Traffic in Persons respectively are nominated to attend the above referenced ILEA Training. Tanko Nuhu DOB - 09 January 1962 Gender - Male Ra [...] |
2007-05-22 14:59:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI |
| 07ABUJA1012 | NIGERIA ELECTION AFTERMATH: FURTHER SUGGESTIONS [...] (C) As both international and domestic observers reported, the April elections took place in a political environment of manipulation, bribery, intimidation and outright fraud. Independent observers (including IRI and NDI) have been clear in their assessments of the shortcomings of the electi [...] |
2007-05-22 15:41:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM NI |
| 07ABUJA102 | ECOWAS ELECTIONS ACTIVITIES [...] (U) Summary: ECOWAS has established an Electoral Assistance Unit within its Commission for Political Affairs, Defense, and Security. The unit is preparing to field assesment teams to seven presidential and legislative elections in the subregion in 2007, including Nigeria's April polls. Form [...] |
2007-01-18 13:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM NI |
| 07ABUJA1020 | A/S FRAZER VISIT UPDATE [...] (U) U.S. Embassy Abuja warmly welcomes Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer and AF SIPDIS Special Assistant Fatuma Sanneh, who will visit Nigeria May 28-30 for the Presidential Inauguration. Country clearance information and a scenesetter will be transmitted sep [...] |
2007-05-23 13:08:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | OTRA OVIP NI |
| 07ABUJA1056 | NIGERIA: SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER'S MAY 28-30 [...] (C) U.S. Embassy Abuja warmly welcomes Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer and SIPDIS Special Assistant Fatuma Sanneh, who will visit Nigeria for the May 29 presidential inauguration. Your trip comes during a time of political tension and confusion. The April 1 [...] |
2007-05-25 13:41:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NI |
| 07ABUJA1057 | IMAM ATTACKED BY WORSHIPPERS AT KADUNA MOSQUE [...] (U) BBC radio reported that the Imam at the Suleiman Bello Mosque in Kaduna, one of the city's prominent mosques, was attacked and beaten by worshippers at the Friday prayers on May 18. 2. (C) A contact from Kaduna who was at the mosque described the incident to PolCouns as politically [...] |
2007-05-25 13:43:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL NI ELECTIONS |
| 07ABUJA1065 | PDP POLICY RALLY FOR THE NEWLY ELECTED [...] (C) On May 19, Poloff attended the PDP Policy Retreat for the newly elected members of the PDP held in Abuja at the International Conference Center. The Keynote speaker was former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and current lobbyist/chairman of Goodworks International Andrew Young. The [...] |
2007-05-30 13:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NI PGOV ELECTIONS |
| 07ABUJA1071 | NIGERIA SUPPORTS ZOELLICK NOMINATION [...] On May 30, 2007 Embassy Econoffs met with the Permanent Secretary, Akin Arikawe, Ministry of Finance to discuss Robert B. SIPDIS Zoellick's nomination as the next World Bank (WB) President. Arikawe was very aware of Zoellick, especially the role he played in the Darfur talks that were held i [...] |
2007-05-30 14:57:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN IBRD |
| 07ABUJA1081 | NIGERIAN REQUEST FOR A MEETING BY PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA WITH [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria's Ambassador to the U.S., George Obiozor and President Yar'Adua's Special Advisor Benjamin Ademola "Danny" Adebiyi meet with the Ambassador at their request on May 31. They asked that President Bush meet with President Yar'Adua, "if only for two minutes" on the margins [...] |
2007-06-01 08:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM NI |
| 07ABUJA1091 | NIGERIA: LABOR/CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVITIES ON INAUGURATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A two-day nationwide strike to protest the outcome of the April elections had limited impact on the Nigerian political situation. While there were no street protests in Abuja, police in Lagos and Benin City disrupted rallies by members of the Labor and Civil Society Coalition ( [...] |
2007-06-01 12:24:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM KLAB NI |
| 07ABUJA112 | CHIEFS OF MISSION ON ELECTIONS, DELTA SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 17, the Ambassador met with a small group of Chiefs of Mission (COMs) to discuss preparations and outlook for the April elections and the security situation in the Delta. All present agreed that preparation for a credible April election is deficient, though it was no [...] |
2007-01-18 16:13:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS |
| 07ABUJA113 | SPOT REPORT: DAILY TRUST DIRECTOR ARRESTED FOR [...] (U) Local media are reporting on January 17-18 that Mallam Muhammed Bello Ilyas Damagun was arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja on January 16 on charges of terrorism. He is a director of the company which publishes the Daily Trust Newspaper. He is alleged to run a terrorist organ [...] |
2007-01-19 08:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PTER PHUM PGOV NI |
| 07ABUJA1153 | President Yar'Adua's First Appointments [...] Summary: President Yar'Adua made some of the first official appointments to his government on May 30. He announced that Ambassador Babagana Kingibe is the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), while Major-General Abdullahi Mohammed retains the post of Chief of Staff and Ma [...] |
2007-06-07 13:09:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KJUS NI |
| 07ABUJA1155 | NIGERIA: LABOR LEADERS EXPLAIN POST-ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Adulwaheed Ibrahim Omar and President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) Peter Esele told Poloff they had made a conscious decision not to call their union members into the street following the April elections. The labor leaders soug [...] |
2007-06-07 13:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PREL KDEM NI |
| 07ABUJA1157 | NIGERIA: SENATOR NELSON MEETS WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 2, Senator Bill Nelson met with Nigerian newly-elected President Umaru Musa Yar'adua. Yar'adua said that poverty alleviation is a priority in his administration in order to stop the spread of Islamic fundamentalism. He looked forward to greater intelligence cooperation b [...] |
2007-06-08 07:02:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EPET ENGR PTER NI |
| 07ABUJA1158 | ECOWAS: PROGRESS ON AGRICULTURAL HARMONIZATION [...] Summary: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member states met on May 16-18 to discuss harmonization of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) regulations for ECOWAS non- West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA). Participants agreed that the signed UEMOA regulation should be [...] |
2007-06-08 10:52:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ETRD EAGR ECON EAID NI ECOWAS |
| 07ABUJA1162 | AMBASSADORIAL MEETING WITH NSA MUKHTAR ON HOSTAGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to their request, Nigerian National Security Advisor General Abdullahi Mukhtar convened a meeting of Ambassadors from countries currently affected by hostage taking in the Niger Delta. He stressed that the GON knows the identities of the expatriates in captivity and [...] |
2007-06-08 11:00:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC EPET PGOV PTER NI |
| 07ABUJA1163 | NIGERIA INL PROJECT PROPOSAL: TRAINING RELATED TO REDUCING [...] Summary. Embassy Abuja submits this proposal to obtain funds from the 2007 IPR Enforcement Training Funds Program, per reftel A. Embassy Abuja proposes a training program in Nigeria for officials from the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commissi [...] |
2007-06-08 11:01:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR ETRD NI |
| 07ABUJA1165 | NIGERIA RESPONDS TO MERCURY DEMARCHE [...] Six months after reftel demarche was delivered, the Nigerian government has responded to the request on mercury issues at the 24th session of the U.N. Environment Program's Governing Council that took place February 5-9, 2007. 2. The following is the text of the Diplomatic Note from the GON: [...] |
2007-06-08 12:35:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EMIN PREL ECON NI |
| 07ABUJA1169 | A/S FRAZER'S MAY 29 MEETING WITH NIGERIAN CIVIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Frazer met on May 29 with representatives of civil society groups that had been involved in the 2007 elections. While the participants disagreed amongst themselves on many of the issues surrounding the elections, they agreed that the Nigerian electorate had been, in effect, [...] |
2007-06-11 15:08:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM NI |
| 07ABUJA1170 | SENATOR SARAKI OFFERS VIEWS ON YAR,ADUA, NATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met with Kwara Senator Gbemisola Saraki-Fowora of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) June 6 to discuss her views on the April elections, the Yar'adua administration, and the events leading up to the inaugural session of the Nigerian National Assembly (NASS). Senator Sara [...] |
2007-06-11 15:27:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM NI |
| 07ABUJA122 | NIGERIA: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) The following information is Nigeria's 2007 Investment Climate Statement. Overview -------- With an estimated population of 140 million, Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation. It offers investors a low-cost labor pool, abundant natural resources, and potentially the largest domest [...] |
2007-01-19 10:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB EINV ETRD EFIN OPIC USTR NI |
| 07ABUJA123 | NIGERIA: HALF OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS REGISTERED [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has registered 35 million voters as of January 18. However, IFES has serious concerns about data quality and the transfer of data from 40,000 registration machines into a central database to form the voters roll. [...] |
2007-01-19 12:48:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM NI |
| 07ABUJA1238 | PAY HIKE FOR YAR'ADUA, TOP GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS [...] The Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), which monitors withdrawals from the Federation Account, recommends revenue sharing agreements across the three tiers of government, and recommends salaries and other allowances for public officials announced a new Consolidated [...] |
2007-06-13 15:47:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM NI |
| 07ABUJA1252 | SIXTH NIGERIAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OPEN FOR BUSINESS [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria's National Assembly, which began its sixth session on June 5, faces high turnover in its ranks. NASS leadership elections held to the People's Democratic Party's (PDP) geopolitical zoning formula, with Benue Senator David Mark elected as Senate President and Osun Represent [...] |
2007-06-15 11:01:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM NI |
| 07ABUJA1257 | HRC: NIGERIA CONCURS IN THEORY [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-15 13:31:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNHRC NI |
| 07ABUJA1258 | NIGERIAN PARTICIPATION IN AU SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-15 13:40:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | XA KSUM PREL NI |
| 07ABUJA1262 | NIGERIA: EX-IM BANK ABUJA VISIT [...] Summary. ExIm Bank officials visited Abuja June 11, 2007 to assess the banking sector and country risk. They visited the Ministry of Finance (MOF), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the Debt Management Office (DMO). They had further meetings [...] |
2007-06-18 08:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV NI |
| 07ABUJA1263 | NIGERIA: SEN. NELSON MEETS WITH OIL EXECS [...] (C) SUMMARY. During Senator Nelson's June 1 meeting with John Chaplin, Managing Director of ExxonMobil in Nigeria (EM) and Anne Pickard, Regional Executive Vice President for Shell Exploration and Production in Africa, the executives lamented that criminal gangs have slowed oil production and [...] |
2007-06-18 09:05:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENGR EPET PREL PGOV PTER NI |
| 07ABUJA1265 | AF A/S FRAZER'S MAY 29 MEETING WITH NIGERIA PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: In a May 29 meeting with A/S Frazer, newly inaugurated President Yar'Adua said he would reform Nigeria's flawed electoral system and continue his predecessor's economic reforms. He has established peace and security in the Delta as a first priority of his administration. He in [...] |
2007-06-18 11:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PTER NI |
| 07ABUJA1276 | DOKUBO-ASARI RELEASED ON CONDITIONAL BAIL [...] (S) SUMMARY: Nigeria's Federal High Court on June 14 released Niger Delta militant leader and Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF) leader Mujahid Dokubo-Asari on conditional bail based on his deteriorating health. This decision reverses the Nigerian Supreme Court's June 8 ruling that [...] |
2007-06-18 15:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV PINR NI |
| 07ABUJA1278 | NIGERIA: LABOR TO COMMENCE NATIONAL STRIKE JUNE 20 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Representatives of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) announced on June 18 that they will call on member unions to initiate an indefinite national strike beginning at midnight on June 20. Talks between the GON and the union confederations ende [...] |
2007-06-18 15:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB NI |
| 07ABUJA1281 | THE BEAUTICIAN AND THE BRIGIDIER - NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: This cable provides biographical details for selected Nigerian National Assembly (NASS) members. Top leaders of the sixth NASS include Senate President David Mark, Speaker of the House of Representatives Patricia Etteh, and Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu. They are all P [...] |
2007-06-19 08:24:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR NI |
| 07ABUJA1294 | NIGERIA: GON/LABOR NEGOTIATE TO 12TH HOUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following negotiations into the night on June 18 and again on the morning of June 19, labor leaders have gained three of their demands and the GON has met them in the middle on the fourth. The GON agreed to lower the fuel price to 70 Naira per liter, not the previous price of [...] |
2007-06-19 15:52:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB PHUM NI |
| 07ABUJA1302 | NIGERIA: NATIONAL LABOR STRIKE -- SITREP #1 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) initiated a national labor strike at midnight on the morning on June 20. Oil companies report that essential personnel have reported for work and there is no impact as of yet on production. Airports closed in Abuj [...] |
2007-06-20 13:46:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV PHUM ENRG EAIR NI |
| 07ABUJA1303 | NIGERIA: NATIONAL LABOR STRIKE - SITREP #2 [...] (SBU) The national labor strike continues as of close of business June 20. NLC General Secretary John Odah told Poloff the NLC and GON will hold an informal meeting in the evening. NLC, TUC and the GON are scheduled to meet again formally at 10 AM on June 21. The strike will continue tomorr [...] |
2007-06-20 16:04:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV PHUM ENRG EIAR NI |
| 07ABUJA131 | NIGERIA ELECTION SNAPSHOTS #4 [...] (SBU) This cable is the fourth in a series of elections snapshots designed to provide a sense of the local environment in the run up to the elections planned for April 2007. In-depth information will continue to be reported in septels, with the snapshot format being used to convey interestin [...] |
2007-01-23 14:36:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM NI ELECTIONS |
| 07ABUJA1317 | NIGERIA: NATIONAL LABOR STRIKE - SITREP #3 [...] (SBU) The national labor strike continues June 21 and it appears Nigeria is headed for a third day of striking. The meeting between labor leaders and the GON which was scheduled for 10 AM June 21 did not/not take place. According to NLC Deputy General Secretary Olaitan Oyerinde, it was clear [...] |
2007-06-21 14:52:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB PHUM PREL ENRG ASEC NI |
| 07ABUJA1319 | NIGERIA: STRIKE POSES CONCERN FOR GON AND LABOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. As the national labor strike finishes its second day, the GON appears to have dug in its heals on capitulating further to labor's demands. For its part, labor appears intransigent and may be changing its bottom line negotiating position (Ref. A). If so, the unions stand to lose [...] |
2007-06-21 16:31:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI |
| 07ABUJA1320 | NIGERIA STRUGGLES TO MEET AMISOM COMMITMENTS [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY: The Nigerian military battalion designated to serve in the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) is under-manned, under-equipped, and under-trained. The military leadership does not say, and probably does not know, when its troops will be AMISOM-ready. While the USG has s [...] |
2007-06-21 16:41:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS KPKO NI |
| 07ABUJA1326 | NIGERIA: NATIONAL LABOR STRIKE - SITREP #4 [...] SUMMARY. (SBU) As Nigeria enters Day Three of the national labor strike, fuel availability and transportation remain critical problems. Though the strike remains peaceful, road blocks (some set up by labor sympathizers and others by groups of hoodlums) have been reported in Jos, Gombe, Kano [...] |
2007-06-22 13:41:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI |
| 07ABUJA1327 | NIGERIAN ISLAMIC LEADERSHIP RELUCTANTLY SUPPORTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff met on June 19 with the Secretary General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Dr. Lateef Adegbite to discuss Nigerian Islamic leadership support for President Yar'Adua and Nigeria's participation in the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), [...] |
2007-06-22 13:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KISL NI |
| 07ABUJA1342 | NIGERIA: NATIONAL LABOR STRIKE - SITREP #5 [...] (SBU) Labor unions and the GON reached agreement late on June 23 (Day Four of the strike), with the strike officially ending at midnight that night. The agreement followed a reported intervention by President Yar'adua. In public statements immediately following the announcement of an agreeme [...] |
2007-06-25 14:52:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI |
| 07ABUJA1344 | STATUS OF REFORMS IN THE NIGERIAN HOUSING SECTOR [...] Summary. Key elements of the Land Use Act, which are major obstacles to housing reforms, will require a constitutional amendment to change. President Yar'Adua is eager to create an enabling environment for the housing sector. Key amendments proposed to housing-related legislation were not pass [...] |
2007-06-26 08:59:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV NI |
| 07ABUJA1350 | NORTHERN UNION PUSHES UNITY GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary General of the Northern Union (NU) Dr. Ibrahim Lame met with PolOff on June 22 to discuss NU pressure on recent presidential aspirants Muhammadu Buhari (ANPP) and Atiku Abubakar (AC) to join a proposed government of national unity with President Umaru Yar'Adua. While no [...] |
2007-06-26 13:59:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM NI |
| 07ABUJA1353 | NIGERIA: CURRENT DEBT PROFILE AND FUTURE DEBT PLANS [...] Summary. On June 11, Econ and EXIM bank officers met with Nigeria's Debt Management Office (DMO). The Government of Nigeria's (GON) external debt as of March 2007 stood at $3.287 billion, of which 87% was held by multilateral institutions. Domestic debt totaled 1.87 trillion naira ($14.7 bi [...] |
2007-06-26 15:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV NI |
| 07ABUJA1366 | NIGERIA: 2007 STRIKE INDICATIVE OF NEW PARADIGM? [...] (C) SUMMARY. The 2007 national labor strike (reftels) differed in some significant ways from other Nigerian national labor strikes. In particular, the 2007 strike was well-managed within the labor movement, was non-violent and resulted in a win-win agreement between the government and the la [...] |
2007-06-27 15:23:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG NI |
| 07ABUJA1367 | NIGERIA: LABOR STRIKE HITS ECONOMY HARD [...] Summary. The four-day nationwide strike that ended on June 23 impacted the Nigerian economy negatively in diverse ways. Many businesses were completely paralyzed; important government and business operations were suspended; and most commerce via ports was shut down. With fuel unavailable fo [...] |
2007-06-27 15:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB NI |
| 07ABUJA1368 | OIL COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE TALKS HOSTAGES, DELTA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Emboffs on June 8 met with a representative of Chevron Nigeria Ltd. (CNL) to discuss the events leading up to the June 2 release of six CNL employees kidnapped on May 1 in Bayelsa State. The representative indicated Bayelsa State officials leaned heavily on CNL for supplies and l [...] |
2007-06-28 08:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR ENRG NI |
| 07ABUJA1376 | NIGERIA: ELECTRICITY GENERATION UPDATE [...] Summary. Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Agency (NERC) was established in 2005 to regulate electricity generation, as a first step in unbundling, privatizing and attracting new investment in the power sector. Chronic electricity shortages have hindered social and economic growth in Nigeria. [...] |
2007-06-29 08:35:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EINV NI |
| 07ABUJA1391 | NIGER DELTA: VP ENGAGES THE DONORS [...] (U) Summary: Nigerian Vice President Goodluck Jonathan met with representatives of lead donor agencies on June 27 to consult with them regarding the Niger Delta. The Vice President said that stabilizing the Delta is his top priority, but offered little in the way of concrete plans or progr [...] |
2007-07-02 10:56:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL ENRG NI |
| 07ABUJA1397 | NIGERIA: ELECTION TRIBUNALS (PART I) [...] According to the Nigerian Constitution and 2006 Electoral Act, any aggrieved political party or candidate may contest the conduct or result of the April elections, including the gubernatorial and presidential races. Special election tribunals, located in the Federal Court of Appeal for the p [...] |
2007-07-02 16:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KJUS KDEM NI |
| 07ABUJA1434 | NIGERIA: YAR'ADUA'S INITIAL ANTI-CORRUPTION RECORD [...] (C) SUMMARY. With just over one month in office, President Umaru Musa Yar'adua made history when he released his declaration of assets to the public, gaining praise for his transparency and setting a high marker for other public officials. However, other of his decisions raise the question o [...] |
2007-07-06 08:04:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCOR NI |
| 07ABUJA1435 | NIGERIA'S VISION--AFRICA'S FINANCIAL CENTER [...] Summary. On June 18-20, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) unveiled it vision for Nigeria's financial future, presenting a report titled "FSS 2020, Building Africa's Center of Choice". The FSS 2020 vision refers to the potential for Nigeria to emerge as the top economy in Africa and the 20th la [...] |
2007-07-06 10:35:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV NI |
| 07ABUJA1438 | NIGERIA'S VISION--AFRICA'S FINANCIAL CENTER [...] Summary. On June 18-20, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) unveiled it vision for Nigeria's financial future, presenting a report titled "FSS 2020, Building Africa's Center of Choice". The FSS 2020 vision refers to the potential for Nigeria to emerge as the top economy in Africa and the 20th la [...] |
2007-07-06 11:39:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV NI |
| 07ABUJA1440 | NIGERIA: ELECTION TRIBUNALS (PART II) - [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The results of the April 14 gubernatorial elections are being contested in specially established state election tribunals (Ref. A). While most gubernatorial election tribunals have yet to convene, petitions from aggrieved candidates and parties, including the ruling People's D [...] |
2007-07-06 13:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KJUS KDEM NI ELECTIONS |
| 07ABUJA1442 | BRIDGEBUILDING: NIGERIAN CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOffs met on June 29 with Dr. Josiah Fearon, Anglican Archbishop of Kaduna Diocese, to discuss his work in brokering Christian-Muslim dialogue in Nigeria. Fearon decried politicians' use of faith as a campaigning tool and assessed that most inter-faith animosities in Nigeria ar [...] |
2007-07-06 13:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF NI |
| 07ABUJA1446 | NIGERIAN SENATE RECEIVES LIST OF MINISTERIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Nigerian Senate received a list of 34 ministerial nominees from President Yar'adua on July 5 after weeks of public speculation and security vetting. The list, which does not include any reference to portfolios, is comprised predominantly of technocrats, politicians, and part [...] |
2007-07-06 14:50:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR NI |
| 07ABUJA1447 | GNU STALLING AFTER PDP INTRIGUES [...] (C) Summary: The Yar'Adua government's attempt to reconcile with opposition parties and create a "government of national unity" seems to be faltering. Although representatives of the ANPP, AC, and PPA met with the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) on June 26 and 27 to negotiate terms a [...] |
2007-07-06 14:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM NI |
| 07ABUJA1457 | ECOWAS PRESIDENT WILL ATTEND AGOA FORUM [...] ECOWAS has notified EconOff that Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, President of the ECOWAS Commission, will represent ECOWAS at the AGOA Forum in Accra. CAMPBELL [...] |
2007-07-09 16:57:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV EAID WTRO NI |
| 07ABUJA1467 | NIGERIA: ELECTION TRIBUNALS (PART III) - [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff met with a legal advisor to Buhari and Atiku, former Kaduna High Court Justice Usman Mohammed (strictly protect) who provided insight into the legal strategies Buhari and Atiku's counsels are employing as they head to the Presidential Election Tribunal, currently underway [...] |
2007-07-11 11:50:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KDEM NI ELECTIONS |
| 07ABUJA1468 | NIGERIA: MINISTERIAL SCREENING BEGINS [...] SUMMARY: The Nigerian Senate postponed its screening of Ministerial nominees from July 10 to July 11 amidst controversy over some candidates. At least three of the 34 nominees submitted by President Umaru Musa Yar,Adua have had formal petitions filed against them, including Ojo Maduekwe, Dr. [...] |
2007-07-11 11:50:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM NI |
| 07ABUJA1506 | ILEA GABORONE - Law Enforcement Executive Development [...] The following 10 Nigerian personnel from the Nigeria Customs Service, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Nigeria Police Force, State Security Services and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission are nominated for attendance at the above referenced ILEA Training. Name - Chikan Eli [...] |
2007-07-13 11:32:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI |
| 07ABUJA1507 | SARAKI ASSERTS YAR'ADUA'S INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) Summary: Parts of the traditional ruling circle are signaling to President Yar,adua that he must distance himself from former President Obasanjo. Some of them appear to be positioning themselves to supplant the former President,s influence. Kwara Governor Saraki on July 10 pitched the [...] |
2007-07-13 11:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
| 07ABUJA1508 | NIGERIAN PEACEKEEPING INITIATIVES PARALYZED BY [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: There has been little progress in recent months within the Government of Nigeria (GON) to expand its peacekeeping role in Darfur and Somalia under the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) and African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM). The GON has been without ministerial le [...] |
2007-07-13 12:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MASS PINR PREL NI |
| 07ABUJA1509 | CHEVRON'S NEW OFFSHORE FACILITY BRINGS OIL [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador Campbell on June 18 met with Chevron's Chief Nigeria Security manager Peter Williams to discuss Chevron's operations in the Niger Delta region and security challenges facing oil production. Williams outlined Chevron's Agbami production system scheduled to come online [...] |
2007-07-13 13:44:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET ENRG ASEC PREL NI |
| 07ABUJA151 | 2007 BUDGET UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: On January 8, 2007, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) held a briefing discussing the 2007 budget. President Obasanjo submitted the budget to the National Assembly (NA) on October 11, 2006 and it was passed on December 20, 2006. The budget cycle for the GON is by calendar year and this i [...] |
2007-01-24 10:28:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON NI |
| 07ABUJA1531 | ONAIYEKAN WINS CAN ELECTION: CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on June 19 elected Catholic Archbishop Onaiyekan as its new president, unseating incumbent Anglican Archbishop Peter Akinola. Akinola's many critics claim he was too close to former President Obasanjo to be an effective voice for Nigeri [...] |
2007-07-18 09:47:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR NI KIRF |
| 07ABUJA1533 | CHIEF OJO MADUEKWE TO BE FOREIGN MINISTER? [...] (C) At a farewell dinner he hosted for the departing Israeli Ambassador and me, PDP General Secretary Ojo Maduekwe "let it be known" that he will be Nigeria's next Foreign Minister. I took the opportunity to underscore to him the importance of continued, indeed, increased Nigerian engagemen [...] |
2007-07-18 11:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NI |
| 07ABUJA1534 | NIGERIAN JTF EXACERBATES CHEVRON'S OIL BUNKERING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Campbell on June 18 met with Chevron's Chief Nigeria Security manager Peter Williams (strictly protect) to discuss Chevron's operations in the Niger Delta region and security challenges facing oil production. Williams remarked many Nigerian security operators were not [...] |
2007-07-18 12:39:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC EPET KJUS ENRG NI |
| 07ABUJA1535 | EFCC ARRESTS FORMER GOVERNORS [...] (U) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested four former governors on allegations of money laundering, diversion of public funds for private use, conspiracy to steal, and abuse of office. Former governors Orji Kalu of Abia State and Saminu Turaki of Jigawa State were [...] |
2007-07-18 13:21:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS KCOR NI |
| 07ABUJA154 | AMBASSADOR MEETS TWO PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS [...] (C) The Ambassador met earlier this week with Governor Attahiru Bafarawa of Sokoto and Governor Orji Kalu of Abia. Both governors are contesting for the presidency in 2007 on the tickets of smaller political parties. Both expressed continued optimism about their chances of success in April, [...] |
2007-01-24 13:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM NI |
| 07ABUJA1544 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: On July 18 the Ambassador paid a farewell call on President Yar'Adua. The President reiterated his interest in USG assistance in electoral reform and resolving Niger Delta issues. On Darfur and Somalia, he reaffirmed that Nigeria will "shoulder its responsibilities for peace in [...] |
2007-07-20 06:21:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NI |
| 07ABUJA1545 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S END OF TOUR OBSERVATIONS [...] (C) Summary: In Africa, Nigeria has been indispensable to the U.S. It supplies a growing percentage of our oil and gas, is the site of our second largest investment on the continent (albeit almost solely in oil and gas), and, with up to one-quarter of the population of sub-Saharan Africa, it [...] |
2007-07-20 06:21:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NI |
| 07ABUJA155 | PDP LEADERS COMMIT TO APRIL POLLS [...] (C) Summary: Visiting AF/W Deputy Director Donald Heflin and Poloffs paid a courtesy call on People's Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman Dr. Amadu Ali, National Secretary Chief Ojo Maduekwe, and other party leaders January 23. The PDP leaders talked about the new party manifesto which [...] |
2007-01-24 15:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS |
| 07ABUJA1555 | NORWEGIAN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN OIL SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Norway has an MOU with the Nigerian Government to provide technical assistance in the oil sector to make available Norway's experience and expertise as an oil producing nation in managing the resource for national benefit. The framework includes public/private institutional coo [...] |
2007-07-20 12:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EAID PHUM EITI NI |
| 07ABUJA1558 | ISLAMIC SCHOLAR GUNNED DOWN IN SOKOTO [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Nigerian press reported that Umaru Hamza Dan-Maishiya, a prominent Islamic scholar and imam, died from wounds sustained after three gunmen opened fire as evening prayers at the Shehu Usmanu Dan Fodio Mosque in Sokoto on July 18. Nigerian daily This Day reports that two susp [...] |
2007-07-20 13:05:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KISL NI |
| 07ABUJA1559 | UPDATE ON MINISTERIAL NOMINEES [...] SUMMARY: The stage is almost set for the formation of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's cabinet as forty ministerial nominees will learn their fate on Tuesday, July 24. The Senate adjourned Thursday night after screening 38 out of 40 candidates. They plan to reconvene Tuesday, July 24 for a hea [...] |
2007-07-20 13:32:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM NI |
| 07ABUJA156 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON ELECTIONS, INEC [...] (C) At a January 23 reception, Chairman Hamisu Mu'azu Shira of the Nigerian House Committee on Electoral Matters told Poloffs the House is committed to smooth elections and a smooth transition of power this spring. Shira indicated he heard the Senate passed the first reading of a bill extendin [...] |
2007-01-24 16:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS |
| 07ABUJA1575 | NIGERIA: OIL COMPANIES SHARE CONCERNS WITH DOE A/S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Gas exploration is necessary to meet supply commitments for both export and domestic use and the Government of Nigeria (GON) should provide adequate fiscal terms for international oil companies (IOCs) to invest in gas development for domestic use, according to IOCs Total, Shell, [...] |
2007-07-24 15:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | ENRG EPET ECON PREL |
| 07ABUJA1576 | ILEA GABORONE - Small Arms Trafficking Course, August [...] The following 4 Nigerian personnel from the Nigeria Customs Service, Nigeria Police Force, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission are nominated for attendance at the above referenced ILEA Training. Name - Yunana Ayuba Dickson DOB - 02 December, 1971 Gender - Male Rank - [...] |
2007-07-24 15:32:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI |
| 07ABUJA1582 | NIGERIA: MISSING LONG-TERM ENERGY PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nigeria faces power problems despite abundant oil and gas resources because it does not have a coherent long-term energy plan, according to Dr. Joseph Makoju, Special Adviser to the President on Electric Power. Since 2005, the GON has spent $13.7 billion on the power sector, h [...] |
2007-07-25 11:39:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINV EAID NI |
| 07ABUJA1593 | CONFLICT CONTINUES ON BENUE-TARABA BORDER [...] Since renewed fighting began along the Benue-Taraba boundary five weeks ago, no fewer than twenty people have died and at least five villages have been razed. For decades the Tivs and Jukuns, the two ethnic groups residing along the border, have engaged in intermittent fighting and there is p [...] |
2007-07-26 09:00:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF NI |
| 07ABUJA1607 | NIGERIA: DOMESTIC ENERGY SECTOR IN TRANSITION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Nigeria's power sector was in transition and the World Bank was integrally involved in this process, according to World Bank (WB) Energy Specialist Waqar Haider. He identified three aspects to the transition: unbundling the Nigerian Electric Power Authority (NEPA); regulatory fun [...] |
2007-07-26 14:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINV EAID NI |
| 07ABUJA1614 | NIGERIA: WEST AFRICAN GAS PIPELINE UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The World Bank-assisted West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) project was nearing completion, but faced several lingering impediments, according to Senior World Bank (WB) Energy Specialist Waqar Haider. The pipeline would not be commissioned until June 2008 at the earliest. Pipeli [...] |
2007-07-27 06:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINV EAID NI |
| 07ABUJA162 | KANO GOVERNOR ON ELECTIONS, DELTA [...] (C) During a January 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau expressed satisfaction with the voter registration exercise in his state. Despite a slow start due to lack of machines, the governor reported that as of last week, 3.2 million voters had been registered [...] |
2007-01-25 15:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ECON NI |
| 07ABUJA1625 | NIGERIA: NEW MINISTERS ANNOUNCED [...] (SBU) President Umaru Musa Yar'adua administered the oath of office to his 39-member cabinet on July 26 at the presidential villa in Abuja. The President gave a stern warning that the Administration will not tolerate corruption and indiscipline in the public service. The ministers were offici [...] |
2007-07-27 11:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL NI |
| 07ABUJA1626 | JULY 2007: NORTHERN NIGERIA POLITICAL TIDBITS [...] (U) This cable is a roundup of recent political developments across northern Nigeria. --------------------------------------------- GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION TRIBUNAL UPDATE --------------------------------------------- - 2. (SBU) As noted in Ref. A, election tribunals across the country ha [...] |
2007-07-27 12:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM KISL KJUS NI |
| 07ABUJA163 | BUYING NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS [...] (S) SUMMARY. House of Representatives member Saudatu A. Sani, strictly protect, told Poloffs on January 23 that she bought her PDP nomination to return to the House for approximately 1 million Naira (USD 7,812). Sani maintained that the party primaries are the most corrupt segment of the ele [...] |
2007-01-25 15:19:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV KDEM KCOR EAGR EFIN NI ELECTIONS |
| 07ABUJA1630 | SHIA LEADER ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH SUNNI [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 20, police and State Security Services (SSS) arrested and detained prominent Shia leader Kasimu Rimin Tawaye and several members of Sokoto's minority Shia community in connection with the July 18 killing of Sunni scholar Umaru Hamza Dan-Maishiya (reftel); neither Tawaye n [...] |
2007-07-27 12:42:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KISL NI |
| 07ABUJA1633 | FETE FOR THE FRIST LADY OF NIGERIA [...] Summary. On July 26 Nigerians celebrated the 50th birthday of First Lady Hajiya Turai Yar'Adua with a gala banquet at the State House for 1,000 guests. Although the event focused on Madame Yar'Adua and underlined that she will be a force to reckon with in years to come, the party also provid [...] |
2007-07-30 06:57:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TBIO NI |
| 07ABUJA1638 | NIGERIA: PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA HOLDS ENERGY PORTFOLIO [...] Summary. (U) President Yar'adua will act as Minister of Energy, following the footsteps of his predecessor. To assist managing the portfolio three deputy ministers have been appointed to oversee Power, Petroleum, and Gas. This decision is connected to the president's campaign promise that h [...] |
2007-07-30 15:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PGOV NI |
| 07ABUJA164 | NIGERIAN PARADOX - PETROL SHORTAGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Long gasoline queues have become endemic in the past two months. The N |