US embassy cable - 05ABUDHABI3583

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(S) S29G-04: SYRIAN USE OF UAE FIRM TO ACQUIRE U.S.-ORIGIN BIOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT

Identifier: 05ABUDHABI3583
Wikileaks: View 05ABUDHABI3583 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Abu Dhabi
Created: 2005-08-17 13:57:00
Classification: SECRET//NOFORN
Tags: PARM PREL CBW ETTC SY AE
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
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Diana T Fritz  08/28/2006 04:04:55 PM  From  DB/Inbox:  Search Results

Cable 
Text:                                                                      
                                                                           
      
S E C R E T        ABU DHABI 03583

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

DISSEMINATION: POL
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: AMB:MJSISON
DRAFTED: ECON:OJOHN
CLEARED: LEGATT:DROGGENBUCK, P/M:MEPPERSON, DCM:MQUINN

VZCZCADI474
PP RUEHC RUEHDM
DE RUEHAD #3583 2291357
ZNY SSSSS ZZH
P 171357Z AUG 05
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 1206
INFO RUEHDM/AMEMBASSY DAMASCUS 0736
S E C R E T ABU DHABI 003583 
 
SIPDIS 
 
NOFORN 
 
STATE FOR NP/CBM, NEA/ARPI, INR/NESA, INR/SPM 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/16/2015 
TAGS: PARM, PREL, CBW, ETTC, SY, AE 
SUBJECT: (S) S29G-04:  SYRIAN USE OF UAE FIRM TO ACQUIRE 
U.S.-ORIGIN BIOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT 
 
REF: A. ABU DHABI 2527 
     B. STATE 97426 
 
Classified By: Ambassador Michele J. Sison. 
Reasons 1.4 (b, d, and h). 
 
1. (U) This is an action request.  Please see para 4. 
 
2. (S) On August 15, the UAE's State Security Directorate 
passed A/Legatt a request for further information on ref b 
demarche on Al-Mazroui Medical and Chemical Supplies (AMMCS). 
 An informal translation of the document text follows. 
 
3. (S) Begin Text: 
 
In reference to the meeting between the Director of Economic 
Affairs at the American Embassy and his Excellency the 
Director of Organizations and Conferences Department at the 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 6, 2005.   The Director 
of Economic Affairs at the American Embassy advised that the 
Syrian Scientific Studies Institute obtained dual-use 
biological equipment from Al-Mazru'i (PH) Company for Medical 
and Chemical Supplies in the country.  We kindly request that 
you provide us with information, and material evidence, to 
prove and confirm that the above-mentioned company committed 
the things that you indicated.  Also please provide us with 
names of individuals involved, including workers and the 
people in charge of this matter in the company. 
 
End Text. 
 
4. (S/NF) Comment and Action Request: It is unclear whether 
SSD was aware of this issue prior to the demarche, or whether 
they have, in fact, begun an investigation.  Embassy requests 
that Department provide whatever additional information it is 
able to provide consistent with SIMO,s obligation to protect 
sources and methods. End Comment and Action Request. 
 
SISON 

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