US embassy cable - 03ABUDHABI1384

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(S) JORDANIAN OIL NEEDS: UAE READY TO TRANSFER FUNDS

Identifier: 03ABUDHABI1384
Wikileaks: View 03ABUDHABI1384 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Abu Dhabi
Created: 2003-03-23 13:39:00
Classification: SECRET
Tags: PREL EPET EAID PGOV JO SA KU TC
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
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Cable 
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SECRET

SIPDIS
TELEGRAM                                           March 23, 2003


To:       No Action Addressee                                    

Action:   Unknown                                                

From:     AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 1384 - UNKNOWN)         

TAGS:     PREL, EPET, EAID, PGOV                                 

Captions: None                                                   

Subject:  (S) JORDANIAN OIL NEEDS: UAE READY TO TRANSFER FUNDS   

Ref:      None                                                   
_________________________________________________________________
S E C R E T        ABU DHABI 01384

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

DISSEMINATION: ECON
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: AMB:MMWAHBA
DRAFTED: ECON:TEWILLIAMS
CLEARED: DCM:RAALBRIGHT

VZCZCADI483
OO RUEHC RUEHRH RUEHKU RUEHAM
DE RUEHAD #1384 0821339
ZNY SSSSS ZZH
O 231339Z MAR 03
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9003
INFO RUEHRH/AMEMBASSY RIYADH IMMEDIATE 1238
RUEHKU/AMEMBASSY KUWAIT IMMEDIATE 0831
RUEHAM/AMEMBASSY AMMAN IMMEDIATE 0436
S E C R E T ABU DHABI 001384 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NEA AND EB 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/23/13 
TAGS: PREL, EPET, EAID, PGOV, JO, SA, KU, TC 
SUBJECT: (S) JORDANIAN OIL NEEDS: UAE READY TO 
TRANSFER FUNDS 
 
1. (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA 
FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 
 
2.  (S)  IN THE COURSE OF A MEETING ON THE 
AFTERNOON OF 3/23, MFA MINSTATE SHAYKH HAMDAN BIN 
ZAYID STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN CALLED BY JORDANIAN 
FM MUASHER THE PREVIOUS EVENING, WHO HAD TOLD HIM 
THAT IRAQ HAD CUT ITS OIL PIPELINE SUPPLY TO 
JORDAN EARLIER THAT DAY.  SHAYKH HAMDAN SAID SAUDI 
ARABIA AND KUWAIT WILL SUPPLY JORDAN WITH 75 
THOUSAND BARRELS PER DAY (KSA 50,000 AND KUWAIT 
25,000).  THE UAE IS PROVIDING JORDAN WITH AN 
IMMEDIATE CASH INFUSION TO HELP DEFRAY THE COST OF 
PURCHASING FUEL FROM OTHER SOURCES.  THE MONEY IS 
READY NOW AND WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE JORDANIAN 
CENTRAL BANK AS SOON AS AMMAN PROVIDES THE 
APPROPRIATE ACCOUNT NUMBER.  THE AMBASSADOR ASKED 
IF THE EMIRATI CONTRIBUTION WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO 
COVER WHAT WE UNDERSTOOD HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY 
AGREED -- 25,000 BARRELS PER DAY (BPD).  SHAYKH 
HAMDAN STATED THE UAE WOULD DO ITS BEST TO PROVIDE 
THE CASH EQUIVALENT OF 25 THOUSAND BPD. 
 
WAHBA 

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