US embassy cable - 03ABUDHABI2611

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WARY OF SHARON'S INTENTIONS, UAE NEVERTHELESS GRATEFUL FOR POTUS ENGAGEMENT ON PEACE PROCESSS

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CONFIDENTIAL

SIPDIS
TELEGRAM                                            June 02, 2003


To:       No Action Addressee                                    

Action:   Unknown                                                

From:     AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 2611 - UNKNOWN)         

TAGS:     PREL, KWBG, KPAL                                       

Captions: None                                                   

Subject:  WARY OF SHARON'S INTENTIONS, UAE NEVERTHELESS GRATEFUL 
          FOR POTUS ENGAGEMENT ON PEACE PROCESSS                 

Ref:      None                                                   
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C O N F I D E N T I A L        ABU DHABI 02611

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

DISSEMINATION: POL
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: AMB:MMWAHBA
DRAFTED: POL:STWILLIAMS
CLEARED: A/DCM:TEWILLIAMS

VZCZCADI265
OO RUEHC RUEHXK RHEHNSC RUEAIIA RHEFDIA RUCJACC
DE RUEHAD #2611 1531145
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
O 021145Z JUN 03
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0202
INFO RUEHXK/ARAB ISRAELI COLLECTIVE
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHINGTON DC
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC
RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CCJ2/POLAD//

C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 002611 
 
SIPDIS 
 
S/S-O PLEASE PASS NEA A/S BURNS 
 
STATE FOR NEA/ARP AND NEA/IPA 
 
NSC FOR THEROUX 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/02/08 
TAGS: PREL, KWBG, KPAL, IS, TC 
SUBJECT:  WARY OF SHARON'S INTENTIONS, UAE 
NEVERTHELESS GRATEFUL FOR POTUS 
ENGAGEMENT ON PEACE PROCESSS 
 
 
1. (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba 
for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 
 
2. (C) MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid and the 
Ambassador discussed the upcoming peace process 
summits in Sharm El Sheikh and Aqaba in a 5/31 
meeting at Hamdan's Abu Dhabi palace (other issues 
septel).  While "pessimistic" about Israeli Prime 
Minister Sharon's ultimate commitment to forging 
peace and wary of Israel's stated reservations on 
the roadmap, Hamdan was nevertheless very grateful 
for President Bush's evident personal involvement. 
Hamdan said he hoped to proven wrong about Sharon 
and noted that the UAE had much confidence in Abu 
Mazen. 
 
3. (C) Hamdan disclosed that he speaks with Abu 
Mazen on a regular basis and had heard from him 
earlier in the day.  The Palestinian Prime Minister 
confided that he had been satisfied with his 
meeting with Sharon.  However, Abu Mazen told 
Hamdan that the Palestinian Authority desperately 
requires security equipment, much of which has been 
destroyed by the Israelis in the last two years. 
Abu Mazen had raised the issue with Sharon.  The 
Palestinians were in such dire straits that when 
the Israeli Prime Minister, in last week's meeting, 
had offered to withdraw Israeli forces from some 
Palestinian towns (NFI), Abu Mazen was placed in 
the awkward position of actually turning down the 
offer.  Abu Mazen confided in Hamdan that he does 
not want be blamed for problems he cannot control. 
 
WAHBA 

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