US embassy cable - 03ABUDHABI978

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MOVING FORWARD WITH EXBS TRAINING FOR THE DUBAI PORTS AND CUSTOMS AUTHORITY

Identifier: 03ABUDHABI978
Wikileaks: View 03ABUDHABI978 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Abu Dhabi
Created: 2003-03-01 07:10:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: EXBS PARM PREL PGOV ETTC TC
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
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CONFIDENTIAL

SIPDIS
TELEGRAM                                           March 01, 2003


To:       No Action Addressee                                    

Action:   Unknown                                                

From:     AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 978 - UNKNOWN)          

TAGS:     PARM, PREL, PGOV, ETTC                                 

Captions: None                                                   

Subject:  MOVING FORWARD WITH EXBS TRAINING FOR THE DUBAI PORTS  
          AND CUSTOMS AUTHORITY                                  

Ref:      None                                                   
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C O N F I D E N T I A L        ABU DHABI 00978

SIPDIS
CXABU:
    ACTION: ECON 
    INFO:   P/M AMB DCM POL 
Laser1:
    INFO:   FCS 

DISSEMINATION: ECON
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: AMB:MMWAHBA
DRAFTED: ECON:TEWILLIAMS
CLEARED: DCM:RAA CGD:RGO, FCS:MOBRIEN, ECON:CMC

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O 010710Z MAR 03
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8590
INFO RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI PRIORITY 2832
RUEHRO/AMEMBASSY ROME PRIORITY 0666
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 0582
RHFJUSC/USCUSTOMS HQ WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC PRIORITY
RHEBAAA/USDOE WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 000978 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NEA/ARP, NEA/RA AND NP/ECS - LCROUCH 
ROME AND LONDON FOR CUSTOMS ATTACHES 
CUSTOMS HQ FOR ADAM BACHELLER 
USDOC PASS BIS FOR LCUPITT 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/26/08 
TAGS: EXBS, PARM, PREL, PGOV, ETTC, TC 
SUBJECT: MOVING FORWARD WITH EXBS TRAINING FOR THE 
DUBAI PORTS AND CUSTOMS AUTHORITY 
 
REF:  ABU DHABI 299 
 
1. (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA 
FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 
 
2.  (U)  THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE -- PLEASE SEE 
PARAGRAPH FOUR. 
 
3.  (C)  The Dubai Ports and Customs Authority 
(DPA), which oversees Jebel Ali and Port Rashid 
(together the 12th largest port in the world), has 
on several occasions indicated to us that they are 
eager to move ahead now with Export Control 
initiatives.  The UAE federal authorities 
(Ministry of Foreign Affairs) have told us that 
they are supportive of the USG providing 
appropriate training directly to DPA.  While some 
aspects of our bilateral EXBS roadmap -- such as a 
workshop on legislation -- must necessarily wait 
until the UAE federal government clarifies 
responsibilities and authorities (a matter 
currently pending before the Cabinet, see reftel), 
we nonetheless can and should move forward with 
other training that we can provide directly to 
DPA.  Among the items we can work directly with 
DPA are: 
 
-- US Customs' Container Security Initiative; 
 
-- training on detection/identification of 
controlled substances; and, 
 
-- review/assessment of DPA procedures from an 
export controls perspective.  (Note:  An 
assessment might usefully include manifest data 
collection and management, a review of existing 
export control lists, and an assessment of the 
port/customs interface and port operations more 
generally -- particularly with regard to 
transshipment. 
 
4.  (C)  Action request:  Post requests 
Washington addressees coordinate in developing a 
program of EXBS activities we may present to DPA. 
 
5.  (U)  This message coordinated with Amconsul 
Dubai. 
 
Wahba 

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