US embassy cable - 04ABUDHABI3401

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UAE TEXTILE QUOTA FLEXIBILITY REQUEST

Identifier: 04ABUDHABI3401
Wikileaks: View 04ABUDHABI3401 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Abu Dhabi
Created: 2004-09-28 11:19:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: KTEX ETRD TC
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
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Cable 
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UNCLAS        ABU DHABI 03401

SIPDIS
CXABU:
    ACTION: DCM
    INFO:   ECON POL AMB

DISSEMINATION: DCM
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: DCM:RAALBRIGHT
DRAFTED: ECON:MLUNA
CLEARED: ECON:OBJOHN

VZCZCADI329
RR RUEHC RUCPDOC
DE RUEHAD #3401 2721119
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 281119Z SEP 04
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 6103
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 003401 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EDWARD HEARTNEY, EB/TPP/ABT 
COMMERCE FOR AD/OTEXA/TD/ITA 
STATE PASS USTR 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KTEX, ETRD, TC 
SUBJECT: UAE TEXTILE QUOTA FLEXIBILITY REQUEST 
 
REF: SECSTATE 191788 
 
1. (U) MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND COMMERCE OFFICE DIRECTOR ALI 
AL-FAYEL CONTACTED POST ON SEPTEMBER 26 REQUESTING 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE CARRYOVER FLEXIBILITY TO TRANSFER 
FROM 2003 TO 2004 TEXTILE QUOTAS ANY CATEGORY THAT HAS 
UNUSED QUOTAS IN 2003.  THEY ARE ALSO REQUESTING THE USG 
APPLY THE SWING FLEXIBILITY FOR THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES 
334/634, 335/635, 342/642, 338/339, 338-S/339-S, 347/348, 
347-T/348-T AND 352.  THE UAE NOTES THAT THE DONOR CATEGORY 
IS 317. 
 
2. (U) POST WILL FAX LETTER TO THE AGREEMENTS DIVISION OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE IN WASHINGTON AS PER REFTEL. 
 
SISON 

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