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| Identifier: | 03ABUDHABI1123 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 03ABUDHABI1123 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Abu Dhabi |
| Created: | 2003-03-09 13:08:00 |
| Classification: | CONFIDENTIAL |
| Tags: | PTER EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV TC |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
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Diana T Fritz 05/24/2007 04:55:04 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results
Cable
Text:
CONFIDENTIAL
SIPDIS
TELEGRAM March 09, 2003
To: No Action Addressee
Action: Unknown
From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 1123 - UNKNOWN)
TAGS: PTER, EFIN, ETTC, PREL, PGOV
Captions: None
Subject: UAE POSTPONES HAWALA CONFERENCE
Ref: None
_________________________________________________________________
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 01123
SIPDIS
Laser1:
INFO: FCS
CXABU:
ACTION: ECON
INFO: POL P/M AMB DCM
DISSEMINATION: ECON
CHARGE: PROG
APPROVED: DCM:RAALBRIGHT
DRAFTED: ECON:TEWILLIAMS
CLEARED: NONE
VZCZCADI818
OO RUEHC RUEHZM RUCNFB RUEATRS RUEAWJA RUEHYN
RHEHNSC
DE RUEHAD #1123 0681308
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
O 091308Z MAR 03
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8744
INFO RUEHZM/GCC COLLECTIVE
RUCNFB/FBI WASHDC
RUEATRS/TREASURY DEPT WASHDC
RUEAWJA/DEPT OF JUSTICE WASHDC
RUEHYN/AMEMBASSY SANAA 1154
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 001123 SIPDIS STATE FOR NEA/ARP - HEFFERNAN, NEA/RA - SUTPHIN, EB/ESC/ESP, INL/ENT - NOVIS, INL/C - CASSARA, AND S/CT - REALUYO TREASURY FOR OGC - AUFHAUSER, ENFORCEMENT DAS ZARATE, IEA DIRECTOR BOYLAN AND LONERGAN TREASURY PASS OFAC FOR NEWCOMB TREASURY PASS OTA FOR N. WORTHINGTON JUSTICE FOR OPDAT - JIM SILVERWOOD JUSTICE PASS TED GREENBERG JUSTICE FOR MONEY-LAUNDERING AND ASSET FORFEITURE SECTION -- DAVITT NSC FOR GARY PETERS E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/09/07 TAGS: PTER, EFIN, ETTC, PREL, PGOV, TC SUBJECT: UAE POSTPONES HAWALA CONFERENCE REF: ABU DHABI 619 1. CLASSIFIED BY DCM RICHARD A.ALBRIGHT FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (C) In a meeting with Econchief 3/8 (other topics septel, notal), UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan bin Nasser Al-Suweidi stated that the planned Second International Conference on Hawala, scheduled for April 2-3 in Abu Dhabi, has been postponed. A formal notification would be issued shortly, but the decision had already been taken owing to poor response (only 20 participants had signed up on the Central Bank's website and not all these were firm acceptances). Econchief noted that the USG strongly supported the conference and had planned to participate with a sizable delegation. Al-Suweidi acknowledged this, but said that concerns about a likely conflict with Iraq had probably contributed to the lack of broader international support. The conference could be rescheduled, should there be sufficient interest, at a later date -- he would consult further with the FATF. 3. (C) With regard to the UAE's own regulations governing hawala, the Governor noted that now that approximately 30 hawaladars had come forward to register voluntarily, the UAE authorities are reaching out to those believed to be active in the business -- but who had not registered -- and "inviting" them to register. Al-Suweidi observed that this process of "invitation" had only been necessary in a small number of cases; he was pleased that the vast majority of registrations had been purely voluntary. Wahba
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