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| Identifier: | 03ABUDHABI4671 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 03ABUDHABI4671 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Abu Dhabi |
| Created: | 2003-10-20 13:44:00 |
| Classification: | SECRET |
| Tags: | PREL PGOV PINR TC |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
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Diana T Fritz 03/20/2007 04:09:49 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results
Cable
Text:
SECRET
SIPDIS
TELEGRAM October 20, 2003
To: No Action Addressee
Action: Unknown
From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 4671 - UNKNOWN)
TAGS: PREL, PGOV, PINR
Captions: None
Subject: UAE PRESIDENT SHEIKH ZAYED: HEALTH UPDATE
Ref: None
_________________________________________________________________
S E C R E T ABU DHABI 04671
SIPDIS
CXABU:
ACTION: POL
INFO: P/M RSO AMB DCM ECON
DISSEMINATION: POL
CHARGE: PROG
APPROVED: AMB:MMWAHBA
DRAFTED: POL:JFMAYBURY
CLEARED: NONE
VZCZCADI853
OO RUEHC RUEHLO RHEFDIA RUEAIIA RHEHNSC
DE RUEHAD #4671 2931344
ZNY SSSSS ZZH
O 201344Z OCT 03
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2138
INFO RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 0727
S E C R E T ABU DHABI 004671 SIPDIS STATE FOR NEA/FO AND NEA/ARP E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/19/2013 TAGS: PREL, PGOV, PINR, TC SUBJECT: UAE PRESIDENT SHEIKH ZAYED: HEALTH UPDATE Ref: Albright-Jones 10/16/03 e-mail (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 1. (S) The Ambassador learned from MinState for Foreign Affairs and (newly appointed) Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan that his father, President Zayed, had an operation the morning of October 19 and was resting comfortably in a private wing of a UAE hospital in London. President Zayed is accompanied by his wife, Sheikha Fatima, and two of his sons, Sheikh Mansour and Sheikh Hazaa. 2. (S) According to Sheikh Hamdan, who met with the Ambassador the evening of October 19, the surgeons had to remove the entire gall bladder because there were too many stones. Therefore, it seems the President underwent invasive surgery and not just a laser procedure to remove stones, as Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Armed Forces COS and one of Sheikh Hamdan's older brothers, told the Ambassador October 16 (see reftel). Sheikh Hamdan said his father had been in a lot of pain and discomfort with the gall bladder stones that made it difficult for him to move. Physicians said he could leave the hospital as early as the next day (Oct. 20), but Sheikh Hamdan said the family wants President Zayed to stay in the hospital for a few days. WAHBA
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