US embassy cable - 04ABUDHABI3614

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IRANIAN ACTIVITY IN IRAQ DEMARCHE DELIVERED

Identifier: 04ABUDHABI3614
Wikileaks: View 04ABUDHABI3614 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Abu Dhabi
Created: 2004-10-12 11:57:00
Classification: SECRET
Tags: PREL IR IZ TC
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
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S E C R E T        ABU DHABI 03614

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

DISSEMINATION: POL
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: AMB:MSISON
DRAFTED: POL:JMAYBURY
CLEARED: DCM:RALBRIGHT ECON:OJOHN

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RUEHMS RUEHEG RUEHAM RUEHGB RUEHJI RUCNRAQ RUCAACC RUEKJCS
RUEKJCS RHEHNSC RUEHZM
DE RUEHAD #3614 2861157
ZNY SSSSS ZZH
O 121157Z OCT 04
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 6312
INFO RUCNRAQ/IRAQ COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUEHKU/AMEMBASSY KUWAIT 0942
RUEHAK/AMEMBASSY ANKARA 0379
RUEHRH/AMEMBASSY RIYADH 1384
RUEHDO/AMEMBASSY DOHA 1084
RUEHMK/AMEMBASSY MANAMA 1049
RUEHMS/AMEMBASSY MUSCAT 0346
RUEHEG/AMEMBASSY CAIRO 0272
RUEHAM/AMEMBASSY AMMAN 0505
RUEHGB/AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD
RUEHJI/AMCONSUL JEDDAH 0306
RUCAACC/HQ USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHINGTON DC
RUEHZM/GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL COLLECTIVE
S E C R E T ABU DHABI 003614 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NEA/RA AND NEA/ARPI 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/11/14 
TAGS: PREL, IR, IZ, TC 
SUBJECT: IRANIAN ACTIVITY IN IRAQ DEMARCHE DELIVERED 
 
Ref: State 218335 
 
1. (S) Ambassador delivered reftel points to MFA Under 
Secretary Abdullah Rashid Al Nuaimi on October 11.  The 
 
SIPDIS 
Ambassador stated that it was important to have major 
regional actors like the UAE make known our views about the 
Government of Iran's (GOI) activities in Iraq.  Iran, the 
Ambassador said, is a source of instability in Iraq. 
Abdullah Rashid told the Ambassador that the UAEG shares 
USG concerns and that there was no doubt the GOI was 
interfering in Iraq's internal affairs.  "We know there 
have been acts of sabotage," he said, and "it is 
detrimental to stability." 
 
2. (S) Abdullah Rashid suggested that it would be most 
effective if the GCC made a coordinated approach to Iran. 
The GCC's position should be that Iran's interference in 
Iraq is detrimental to GCC-Iranian relations, he said.  He 
asked that the USG provide a more detailed account of 
Iran's negative actions to assist the UAE make this case 
with the GCC, and for the GCC to use with Iran. 
 
3. (S) Abdullah Rashid said that his government is 
concerned that Iraq's police and military are not yet 
capable of carrying out their missions.  He also noted that 
some trainees who have benefited from courses overseas, 
have returned to Iraq and joined militia loyal to Moqtada 
Al Sadr, or have simply refused their missions.  "Security 
capacity-building is more important than economic capacity- 
building," Abdullah Rashid said.  "You need to have 
security reconstruction."  He said he had delivered a 
similar message to U/S Larson in discussions on Iraqi 
reconstruction recently. 
SISON 

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