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| Identifier: | 04ABUDHABI3491 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 04ABUDHABI3491 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Abu Dhabi |
| Created: | 2004-10-04 15:11:00 |
| Classification: | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY |
| Tags: | EAID ECON EFIN PREL IZ TC |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
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Diana T Fritz 02/05/2007 05:22:11 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results
Cable
Text:
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 03491
SIPDIS
CXABU:
ACTION: ECON
INFO: P/M AMB DCM POL FCS
DISSEMINATION: ECON
CHARGE: PROG
APPROVED: DCM:RALBRIGHT
DRAFTED: ECON:OJOHN
CLEARED: NONE
VZCZCADI615
PP RUEHC RUEHKO RUEHGB RHEHNSC RUEKJCS RUEATRS
DE RUEHAD #3491 2781511
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 041511Z OCT 04
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6194
INFO RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 0278
RUEHGB/AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC
RUEATRS/TREASURY DEPT WASHDC
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 003491 SIPDIS SENSITIVE DEPT FOR NEA/ARP AND EB/IFD/ODF: DEMARCELLUS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EAID, ECON, EFIN, PREL, IZ, TC SUBJECT: IRAQ: TOKYO DONORS' MEETING REF: A) STATE 196084, B) ABU DHABI 1706, C) ABU DHABI 501 1. (SBU) We delivered ref a demarche September 22 (and followed up October 3), urging the UAEG to attend the Tokyo donors meeting on Iraq and to disburse their Madrid pledge as quickly as possible, to MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi. Al-Noaimi said that the UAEG had received Japan's invitation to attend the conference and that it viewed Iraqi reconstruction as a high priority. He said that the UAEG would send someone to represent it at the conference, but that it had not yet decided who. (Note: On October 3, MFA told polchief that the UAEG had not decided who would represent the UAE. End note) 2. (SBU) In February, Al-Noaimi had said that the UAEG had disbursed its $215 million Madrid pledge in humanitarian assistance and by purchasing generators for the Iraqis. Econchief followed up with MFA Assistant U/S for International Cooperation Mohammed Abdul Jaleel, on September 27, to find out the disposition of the generators, since -- to the best of our knowledge -- they have not been delivered to Iraq, due to a lack of funds to transport and install them. Abdul Jaleel promised to check on the disposition of the generators. He added that these should be delivered to Iraq, since they were not doing anyone any good in the UAE. He also said that he believed that UAE had already exceeded its Madrid pledge in providing assistance to Iraq. 3. (SBU) Comment: The UAEG continues to provide the Iraqis with generous levels of assistance, but via several sources (military, humanitarian, funding training provided by other countries, "private" gifts by ruling family members, etc.). Although we have reported extensively on UAE assistance to Iraq, our ability to estimate "dollar figures" has been hampered by both the wide-ranging nature of the assistance and by the UAEG's unwillingness/inability to provide comprehensive statistics. In May 2004, the UAE Embassy provided the Department with a chart showing approximately $32 million in UAE Red Crescent humanitarian assistance to Iraq. This is the only detailed breakdown of assistance that the UAEG has provided. End Comment Sison
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