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| Identifier: | 03ABUDHABI495 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 03ABUDHABI495 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Abu Dhabi |
| Created: | 2003-01-29 13:59:00 |
| Classification: | SECRET |
| Tags: | PREL MARR MOPS KU IZ TC |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
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Cable
Text:
SECRET
SIPDIS
TELEGRAM January 29, 2003
To: No Action Addressee
Action: Unknown
From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 495 - UNKNOWN)
TAGS: PREL, MARR, MOPS
Captions: None
Subject: (S) UAE CHIEF OF STAFF VOLUNTEERS FORCES FOR DEFENSE OF
KUWAIT, BUT KUWAIT NEEDS TO ASK
Ref: None
_________________________________________________________________
S E C R E T ABU DHABI 00495
SIPDIS
CXABU:
ACTION: POL
INFO: P/M ECON RSO AMB DCM
DISSEMINATION: POL
CHARGE: PROG
APPROVED: AMB:MMWAHBA
DRAFTED: POL:STWILLIAMS
CLEARED: A/DCM:TEWILLIAMS
VZCZCADI330
OO RUEHC RUCNRAQ RUEHDE RHEHNSC RHEFDIA RUEAIIA
RUEKJCS RUCNDT RUEKJCS RUMICEA RUCQSOC RUEOBBA
DE RUEHAD #0495 0291359
ZNY SSSSS ZZH
O 291359Z JAN 03
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8151
INFO RUCNRAQ/IRAQ COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI IMMEDIATE 2755
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC//J5/UNMA// IMMEDIATE
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE 1130
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC//USDP/J3// IMMEDIATE
RUMICEA/USCINCCENT INTEL CEN MACDILL AFB FL//CCJ3/CCJ4/CCJ5//
RUCQSOC/USCINCSOC MACDILL AFB FL IMMEDIATE
RUEOBBA/COMUSCENTAF SHAW AFB SC IMMEDIATE
S E C R E T ABU DHABI 000495 SIPDIS STATE FOR NEA/FO, NEA/NGA, NEA/ARP AND PMAT NSC FOR ABRAMS AND CLARKE CENTCOM FOR POLAD AMBASSADOR LITT CENTAF FOR GENERAL MOSELEY E.O. 12958: DECL: 1/29/2013 TAGS: PREL, MARR, MOPS, KU, IZ, TC SUBJECT: (S) UAE CHIEF OF STAFF VOLUNTEERS FORCES FOR DEFENSE OF KUWAIT, BUT KUWAIT NEEDS TO ASK REF: ABU DHABI 479 1. (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) Following up on a question posed by UAE MFA Minstate Hamdan to NEA A/S Burns during a 1/22 meeting in Abu Dhabi (reftel), UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Muhammad Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MbZ) told visiting Deputy CENTCOM Commander LTG John Abizaid 1/29 that the UAE is prepared to send forces to Kuwait in an Iraq contingency. Echoing Hamdan, MbZ said the first step would be for Kuwait -- under the umbrella of Peninsula Shield -- to request its GCC partners to send forces for its defense. MbZ said he would be calling Kuwait Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Fahd this evening (1/29) with that very suggestion and would tell his Kuwaiti counterpart that the UAE could send men and material within 24 hours if asked. MbZ noted that the UAE was willing to send its Land Forces and to provide air support, or in his words, "whatever it takes." He was fully aware of the Bahraini decision to deploy a frigate to Kuwait and noted that the UAE Navy has offered to send missile patrol boats as well. 3. (S) Comment: MbZ's offer is further evidence that the UAE is fully on board with our Iraq policy and recognizes the need for the Gulf states to become active partners. Using the umbrella of Peninsula Shield and the obligations inherent under the GCC's mutual defense pact is a clever tactic and shows just how willing the Emiratis are to think outside of the box as we move forward. MBZ said that it was not only the UAEG which would respond positively to a Kuwaiti request, noting that "if they (the Kuwaitis) ask, everyone in the GCC will have to respond positively." End Comment. WAHBA
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