US embassy cable - 03SANAA1772

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ROYG: ARAB MILITARY FORCES REQUESTED FOR IRAQ?

Identifier: 03SANAA1772
Wikileaks: View 03SANAA1772 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Sanaa
Created: 2003-07-22 13:49:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PREL PGOV MASS IZ YM
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

C O N F I D E N T I A L SANAA 001772 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/22/2013 
TAGS: PREL, PGOV, MASS, IZ, YM 
SUBJECT: ROYG: ARAB MILITARY FORCES REQUESTED FOR IRAQ? 
 
REF: RABAT 1568 
 
Classified By: Ambassador Edmund J. Hull, for Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 
 
1.  (u)  This is an action request -- see para 3. 
 
2.  (c)  During a July 16 meeting with Poloff on numerous 
subjects (septel), MFA Americas Director Abdulsalem Qassim 
Al-Awadi inquired about a "USG request for Arab military 
assistance in Iraq."  He could not elaborate on the specifics 
of the request and did not express a direct interest in 
committing ROYG troops, but stressed ROYG's desire for 
additional information.  (Comment:  Discussion of an Arab 
military presence in Iraq, as outlined by Moroccan FM 
Benaissa (reftel), appears to be gaining momentum.  End 
comment.) 
 
3.  (c)  Action requested:  Post would appreciate information 
on any USG request for Arab military assistance in Iraq. 
 
4.  (u)  Minimize considered. 
 
HULL 

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