US embassy cable - 03ABUDHABI4695

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UAE: ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT UPDATE

Identifier: 03ABUDHABI4695
Wikileaks: View 03ABUDHABI4695 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Abu Dhabi
Created: 2003-10-22 04:54:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PREL PGOV PARM TC
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
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CONFIDENTIAL

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TELEGRAM                                         October 22, 2003


To:       No Action Addressee                                    

Action:   Unknown                                                

From:     AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 4695 - UNKNOWN)         

TAGS:     PREL, PGOV, PARM                                       

Captions: None                                                   

Subject:  UAE: ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT UPDATE                       

Ref:      None                                                   
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C O N F I D E N T I A L        ABU DHABI 04695

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

DISSEMINATION: POL
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: AMB:MMWAHBA
DRAFTED: POL:JFMAYBURY
CLEARED: DCM:RAALBRIGHT

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O 220454Z OCT 03
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2158
INFO RUEHZM/GCC COLLECTIVE
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RUCAACC/USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL//POLAD/CCJ2/CCJ5//
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 004695 
 
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STATE FOR T, PM/B AND NEA/ARP 
 
NSC FOR THEROUX 
 
DOD FOR OSD/ISA/NESA 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/20/13 
TAGS: PREL, PGOV, PARM, TC 
SUBJECT:  UAE: ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT UPDATE 
 
Ref: A) Abu Dhabi 4670, B) State 236863 
 
(U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for 
reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 
 
1. (C) The Ambassador briefed Deputy Prime Minister 
and MinState for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Hamdan Bin 
Zayed Al-Nahyan (HBZ) October 19 on the status of our 
Article 98 agreement with the Emiratis.  She said the 
UAE inter-agency panel appeared to be stuck on the 
"where it is appropriate" language in the preambular 
paragraph pertaining to investigation and 
persecution.  The Ambassador encouraged HBZ to have a 
diplomatic note exchange concluded prior to his visit 
to the United States (ref A). 
 
2. (C) HBZ asked his staff to call the Ministry of 
Justice to urge them to try to resolve the issue, 
which has not budged since the Article 98 text was 
delivered to the Emiratis in mid-August (ref B).  The 
Ambassador proposed another DVC if the deadlock could 
not be broken internally, and told HBZ that Under 
Secretary for Arms Control and International Security 
 
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Assistance Bolton had personally called her to 
inquire on progress and was hoping the Article 98 
agreement would be concluded prior to HBZ's visit. 
 
WAHBA 

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