US embassy cable - 03ABUDHABI747

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RESPONSE TO SECRETARY POWELL'S EID GREETINGS

Identifier: 03ABUDHABI747
Wikileaks: View 03ABUDHABI747 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Abu Dhabi
Created: 2003-02-16 13:18:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: OPDC TC
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
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UNCLASSIFIED

SIPDIS
TELEGRAM                                        February 16, 2003


To:       No Action Addressee                                    

Action:   Unknown                                                

From:     AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 747 - ROUTINE)          

TAGS:     OPDC                                                   

Captions: None                                                   

Subject:  RESPONSE TO SECRETARY POWELL'S EID GREETINGS           

Ref:      None                                                   
_________________________________________________________________
UNCLAS        ABU DHABI 00747

SIPDIS
CXABU:
    ACTION: DCM 
    INFO:   POL ECON AMB 

DISSEMINATION: DCM
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: A/DCM:TEWILLIAMS
DRAFTED: O/DCM:GLMILLER
CLEARED: NONE

VZCZCADI935
RR RUEHC
DE RUEHAD #0747 0471318
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 161318Z FEB 03
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 8380
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 000747 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OPDC, TC 
SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO SECRETARY POWELL'S EID GREETINGS 
 
EMBASSY RECEIVED DIPLOMATIC NOTE NO. 1638 DATED 
FEBRUARY 15, 2003, FROM THE UAE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN 
AFFAIRS, FORWARDING THE BELOW MESSAGE FROM HIS HIGHNESS 
SHEIKH HAMDAN BIN ZAYED AL NAHYAN, MINISTER OF STATE FOR 
FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL. 
 
BEGIN TEXT: 
 
COMPLIMENTARY OPENING 
 
"I RECEIVED, WITH GREAT PLEASURE, YOUR GREETINGS ON THE 
OCCASION OF "EID AL ADHA".  I WISH TO EXPRESS MY UTMOST 
THANKS, HOPING FOR YOU PROSPERITY AND HAPPINESS." 
 
HAMDAN BIN ZAYED 
 
COMPLIMENTARY CLOSING 
 
END TEXT. 
 
WAHBA 

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