US embassy cable - 03ABUDHABI4259

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UAEG WANTS WORLD BANK/IMF TO GRANT IGC FULL STATUS AT DUBAI SUMMIT

Identifier: 03ABUDHABI4259
Wikileaks: View 03ABUDHABI4259 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Abu Dhabi
Created: 2003-09-17 11:52:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PREL IZ TC
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
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CONFIDENTIAL

SIPDIS
TELEGRAM                                       September 17, 2003


To:       No Action Addressee                                    

Action:   Unknown                                                

From:     AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 4259 - UNKNOWN)         

TAGS:     PREL                                                   

Captions: None                                                   

Subject:  UAEG WANTS WORLD BANK/IMF TO GRANT IGC FULL STATUS AT  
          DUBAI SUMMIT                                           

Ref:      None                                                   
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C O N F I D E N T I A L        ABU DHABI 04259

SIPDIS
Laser1:
    INFO:   FCS 
CXABU:
    ACTION: POL 
    INFO:   RSO AMB DCM P/M ECON 

DISSEMINATION: POL
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: AMB:MHWAHBA
DRAFTED: POL:JFMAYBURY
CLEARED: NONE

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FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1757
INFO RUCNRAQ/IRAQ COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RHMFISS/HQ COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTH BAGHDAD IMMEDIATE
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 004259 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NEA/NGA, EB-IRAQ TASK FORCE, AND NEA/ARP 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 9/16/13 
TAGS: PREL, IZ, TC 
SUBJECT:  UAEG WANTS WORLD BANK/IMF TO GRANT IGC 
FULL STATUS AT DUBAI SUMMIT 
 
Ref: Ambassador Wahba-Jones 9/16/03 e-mail 
 
1. (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 
1.5(b) and (d). 
 
2. (C) Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi, MFA Under Secretary for 
Political Affairs, told the Ambassador on September 17 
that the UAEG is deeply concerned that the Iraqi Governing 
Council (GC) may only be granted observer status -- not 
full status -- at the upcoming World Bank/IMF summit in 
Dubai.  "We are pushing as we did in the Arab League" to 
secure a seat for the GC in that forum, Abdullah Rashid 
said.  "We want the Iraqis to represent Iraq in the World 
Bank meetings.  We have asked for the help of other 
countries to support that," he said. 
 
3. (C) The Ambassador said the U.S. agreed with the UAEG 
position and added that she would be surprised if the World 
Bank did not let the GC sit in the Iraq chair.  Abdullah 
Rashid said it was important to give "visible authority" to 
the GC and the interim government.  That would give them 
more credibility, he added.  Abdullah Rashid acknowledged 
that this would be an interim arrangement until the Iraqis 
have a constitution, elections, and a government. 
WAHBA 

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