US embassy cable - 03ABUDHABI1748

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GETTING MONEY TO THE TISA

Identifier: 03ABUDHABI1748
Wikileaks: View 03ABUDHABI1748 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Abu Dhabi
Created: 2003-04-12 12:46:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: SNAR EFIN AMGT AF TC
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
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UNCLASSIFIED

SIPDIS
TELEGRAM                                           April 12, 2003


To:       No Action Addressee                                    

Action:   Unknown                                                

From:     AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 1748 - UNKNOWN)         

TAGS:     SNAR, EFIN, AMGT                                       

Captions: None                                                   

Subject:  GETTING MONEY TO THE TISA                              

Ref:      None                                                   
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UNCLAS        ABU DHABI 01748

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

DISSEMINATION: ECON
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: DCM:RAALBRIGHT
DRAFTED: ECON:TEWILLIAMS
CLEARED: NONE

VZCZCADI303
OO RUEHC RUEHBUL
DE RUEHAD #1748 1021246
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 121246Z APR 03
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9372
INFO RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL IMMEDIATE 0110
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 001748 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR INL/RM:PAMELA THORN, SA/PAB AND NEA/ARP 
KABUL FOR HENRY WILKINS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: SNAR, EFIN, AMGT, AF, TC 
SUBJECT:  GETTING MONEY TO THE TISA 
 
REF: STATE 92142 
 
1.  ECONCHIEF CONTACTED UAE CENTRAL BANK OFFICIALS ON 
THE MORNING OF APRIL 12, THE FIRST WORK DAY AFTER THE 
RECEIPT OF REFTEL.  SULTAN AL-SAKEB, THE HEAD OF THE 
CORRESPONDENT BANKING DIVISION (WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 
MATTERS PERTAINING TO FACILITATION OF TRANSFERS TO THE 
TISA IN AFGHANISTAN), STATED THAT THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS 
MEANS TO EFFECT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER WOULD BE FOR THE 
FUNDS TO BE DEPOSITED - AS HAS BEEN THE STANDARD 
OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR SOME TIME - INTO THE UAE CENTRAL 
BANK'S ACCOUNT MAINTAINED AT THE NEW YORK FED.  THE 
ACCOUNT NUMBER THERE IS 021083077, REPEAT, 021083077. 
THE USG FOUR MILLION USD TRANSFER TO THE TISA OUTLINED 
REFTEL SHOULD BE ANNOTATED "FOR TRANSFER TO MINISTRY OF 
FINANCE AFGHANISTAN, ACCOUNT NUMBER 1000-103700-002." 
 
2.  AL-SAKEB CONFIRMED THAT ONCE THE MONIES ARE 
DEPOSITED INTO THE UAE CENTRAL BANK'S ACCOUNT IN NEW 
YORK, HE WOULD BE ABLE TO EFFECT THE TRANSFER TO THE 
TISA. 
 
3. MINIMIZE CONSIDERED. 
WAHBA 

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