Cable Viewer

Currently released so far... 15693 / 251,287

### Articles

Brazil Sri Lanka United Kingdom Sweden 00. Editorial United States Latin America Egypt Jordan Yemen

### Browse latest releases

2010/11 2010/12 2011/01 2011/02 2011/03 2011/04 2011/05 2011/06
2010/11/28 2010/11/29 2010/11/30
2010/12/01 2010/12/02 2010/12/03 2010/12/04 2010/12/05 2010/12/06 2010/12/07 2010/12/08 2010/12/09 2010/12/10 2010/12/11 2010/12/12 2010/12/13 2010/12/14 2010/12/15 2010/12/16 2010/12/17 2010/12/18 2010/12/19 2010/12/20 2010/12/21 2010/12/22 2010/12/23 2010/12/24 2010/12/25 2010/12/26 2010/12/27 2010/12/28 2010/12/29 2010/12/30
2011/01/01 2011/01/02 2011/01/04 2011/01/05 2011/01/07 2011/01/09 2011/01/10 2011/01/11 2011/01/12 2011/01/13 2011/01/14 2011/01/15 2011/01/16 2011/01/17 2011/01/18 2011/01/19 2011/01/20 2011/01/21 2011/01/22 2011/01/23 2011/01/24 2011/01/25 2011/01/26 2011/01/27 2011/01/28 2011/01/29 2011/01/30 2011/01/31
2011/02/01 2011/02/02 2011/02/03 2011/02/04 2011/02/05 2011/02/06 2011/02/07 2011/02/08 2011/02/09 2011/02/10 2011/02/11 2011/02/12 2011/02/13 2011/02/14 2011/02/15 2011/02/16 2011/02/17 2011/02/18 2011/02/19 2011/02/20 2011/02/21 2011/02/22 2011/02/23 2011/02/24 2011/02/25 2011/02/26 2011/02/27 2011/02/28
2011/03/01 2011/03/02 2011/03/03 2011/03/04 2011/03/05 2011/03/06 2011/03/07 2011/03/08 2011/03/09 2011/03/10 2011/03/11 2011/03/13 2011/03/14 2011/03/15 2011/03/16 2011/03/17 2011/03/18 2011/03/19 2011/03/20 2011/03/21 2011/03/22 2011/03/23 2011/03/24 2011/03/25 2011/03/26 2011/03/27 2011/03/28 2011/03/29 2011/03/30 2011/03/31
2011/04/01 2011/04/02 2011/04/03 2011/04/04 2011/04/05 2011/04/06 2011/04/07 2011/04/08 2011/04/09 2011/04/10 2011/04/11 2011/04/12 2011/04/13 2011/04/14 2011/04/15 2011/04/16 2011/04/17 2011/04/18 2011/04/19 2011/04/20 2011/04/21 2011/04/22 2011/04/23 2011/04/24 2011/04/25 2011/04/26 2011/04/27 2011/04/28 2011/04/29 2011/04/30
2011/05/01 2011/05/02 2011/05/03 2011/05/04 2011/05/05 2011/05/06 2011/05/07 2011/05/08 2011/05/09 2011/05/10 2011/05/11 2011/05/12 2011/05/13 2011/05/14 2011/05/15 2011/05/16 2011/05/17 2011/05/18 2011/05/19 2011/05/20 2011/05/21 2011/05/22 2011/05/23 2011/05/24 2011/05/25 2011/05/26 2011/05/27 2011/05/28 2011/05/29 2011/05/30 2011/05/31
2011/06/01 2011/06/02 2011/06/03 2011/06/04 2011/06/05 2011/06/06 2011/06/07 2011/06/08 2011/06/09 2011/06/10 2011/06/11 2011/06/12 2011/06/13 2011/06/14 2011/06/15 2011/06/16 2011/06/17 2011/06/18 2011/06/19 2011/06/20 2011/06/21 2011/06/22 2011/06/23 2011/06/24 2011/06/25

### Browse by creation date

66 72 73 75 79 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
1966/12
1972/02 1972/08
1973/04
1975/03
1979/08
1985/03 1985/05 1985/06
1986/05 1986/08 1986/12
1987/06
1988/01 1988/03 1988/04 1988/07 1988/08 1988/12
1989/12
1990/01 1990/07 1990/08 1990/10
1991/05
1992/01 1992/03 1992/06 1992/09 1992/12
1993/01 1993/10
1994/11 1994/12
1995/01 1995/04
1996/07 1996/09 1996/11
1997/02 1997/05 1997/06 1997/10 1997/12
1998/05
1999/09
2000/05 2000/06 2000/09 2000/11
2001/02 2001/03 2001/04 2001/05 2001/06 2001/07 2001/09 2001/10 2001/11 2001/12
2002/01 2002/02 2002/03 2002/04 2002/07 2002/08 2002/09 2002/11 2002/12
2003/01 2003/02 2003/03 2003/04 2003/05 2003/06 2003/07 2003/08 2003/09 2003/10 2003/11 2003/12
2004/01 2004/02 2004/03 2004/04 2004/05 2004/06 2004/07 2004/08 2004/09 2004/10 2004/11 2004/12
2005/01 2005/02 2005/03 2005/04 2005/05 2005/06 2005/07 2005/08 2005/09 2005/10 2005/11 2005/12
2006/01 2006/02 2006/03 2006/04 2006/05 2006/06 2006/07 2006/08 2006/09 2006/10 2006/11 2006/12
2007/01 2007/02 2007/03 2007/04 2007/05 2007/06 2007/07 2007/08 2007/09 2007/10 2007/11 2007/12
2008/01 2008/02 2008/03 2008/04 2008/05 2008/06 2008/07 2008/08 2008/09 2008/10 2008/11 2008/12
2009/01 2009/02 2009/03 2009/04 2009/05 2009/06 2009/07 2009/08 2009/09 2009/10 2009/11 2009/12
2010/01 2010/02

### Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Embassy Athens Embassy Asuncion Embassy Astana Embassy Asmara Embassy Ashgabat Embassy Apia Embassy Ankara Embassy Amman Embassy Algiers Embassy Addis Ababa Embassy Accra Embassy Abuja Embassy Abu Dhabi Embassy Abidjan Consulate Auckland Consulate Amsterdam Consulate Adana American Institute Taiwan, Taipei
Embassy Bujumbura Embassy Buenos Aires Embassy Budapest Embassy Bucharest Embassy Brussels Embassy Bridgetown Embassy Bratislava Embassy Brasilia Embassy Bogota Embassy Bishkek Embassy Bern Embassy Berlin Embassy Belmopan Embassy Belgrade Embassy Beirut Embassy Beijing Embassy Banjul Embassy Bangkok Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan Embassy Bamako Embassy Baku Embassy Baghdad Consulate Belfast Consulate Barcelona
Embassy Copenhagen Embassy Conakry Embassy Colombo Embassy Chisinau Embassy Caracas Embassy Canberra Embassy Cairo Consulate Curacao Consulate Ciudad Juarez Consulate Chiang Mai Consulate Chennai Consulate Casablanca Consulate Cape Town Consulate Calgary
Embassy Dushanbe Embassy Dublin Embassy Doha Embassy Djibouti Embassy Dili Embassy Dhaka Embassy Dar Es Salaam Embassy Damascus Embassy Dakar Consulate Dubai
Embassy Freetown Consulate Fukuoka
Embassy Guatemala Embassy Gaborone Consulate Guayaquil Consulate Guangzhou Consulate Guadalajara
Embassy Helsinki Embassy Harare Embassy Hanoi Consulate Hong Kong Consulate Ho Chi Minh City Consulate Hermosillo Consulate Hamilton Consulate Hamburg Consulate Halifax
Iran RPO Dubai Embassy Islamabad Consulate Istanbul
Embassy Jakarta Consulate Jerusalem Consulate Jeddah
Embassy Kyiv Embassy Kuwait Embassy Kuala Lumpur Embassy Kinshasa Embassy Kingston Embassy Kigali Embassy Khartoum Embassy Kathmandu Embassy Kampala Embassy Kabul Consulate Kolkata Consulate Karachi
Embassy Luxembourg Embassy Luanda Embassy London Embassy Ljubljana Embassy Lisbon Embassy Lima Embassy Lilongwe Embassy La Paz Consulate Lahore Consulate Lagos
Mission USOSCE Mission USNATO Mission UNESCO Mission Geneva Embassy Muscat Embassy Moscow Embassy Montevideo Embassy Monrovia Embassy Minsk Embassy Mexico Embassy Mbabane Embassy Maputo Embassy Manila Embassy Manama Embassy Managua Embassy Malabo Embassy Madrid Consulate Munich Consulate Mumbai Consulate Montreal Consulate Monterrey Consulate Milan Consulate Melbourne Consulate Matamoros
Embassy Nicosia Embassy Niamey Embassy New Delhi Embassy Ndjamena Embassy Nassau Embassy Nairobi Consulate Nuevo Laredo Consulate Naples Consulate Naha
Embassy Ouagadougou Embassy Ottawa Embassy Oslo
Embassy Pristina Embassy Pretoria Embassy Prague Embassy Port Of Spain Embassy Port Louis Embassy Port Au Prince Embassy Phnom Penh Embassy Paris Embassy Paramaribo Embassy Panama Consulate Peshawar
Embassy Quito Consulate Quebec
REO Basrah Embassy Rome Embassy Riyadh Embassy Riga Embassy Reykjavik Embassy Rangoon Embassy Rabat Consulate Rio De Janeiro Consulate Recife
Secretary of State Embassy Suva Embassy Stockholm Embassy Sofia Embassy Skopje Embassy Singapore Embassy Seoul Embassy Sarajevo Embassy Santo Domingo Embassy Santiago Embassy Sanaa Embassy San Salvador Embassy San Jose Consulate Strasbourg Consulate St Petersburg Consulate Shenyang Consulate Shanghai Consulate Sapporo Consulate Sao Paulo
Embassy Tunis Embassy Tripoli Embassy Tokyo Embassy The Hague Embassy Tel Aviv Embassy Tehran Embassy Tegucigalpa Embassy Tbilisi Embassy Tashkent Embassy Tallinn Consulate Toronto Consulate Tijuana Consulate Thessaloniki
USUN New York USEU Brussels US Office Almaty US Mission Geneva US Interests Section Havana US Delegation, Secretary UNVIE UN Rome Embassy Ulaanbaatar
Embassy Vilnius Embassy Vienna Embassy Vatican Embassy Valletta Consulate Vladivostok Consulate Vancouver
Embassy Windhoek Embassy Wellington Embassy Warsaw
Embassy Yerevan Embassy Yaounde
Embassy Zagreb

### Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ASEC AEMR AMGT AR APECO AU AORC AJ AF AFIN AS AM ABLD AFFAIRS AMB APER AA AG AE ADM ALOW ACOA AID ATRN ADCO AND ABUD ADANA APEC ARABL ADPM ANARCHISTS AADP ANET AGRICULTURE AGAO AMED AY AORG ASEAN AO AL AINF ARF AROC ACABQ APCS AODE AX AMEX AZ ASUP ARM AQ ATFN AMBASSADOR ACBAQ AFSI AFSN AC ASIG ASEX AER AVERY ASCH AFU AMG ATPDEA ASECKFRDCVISKIRFPHUMSMIGEG AORL AN AIT AGMT ACS AGR AMCHAMS AECL AUC AFGHANISTAN ACAO
BR BB BG BEXP BY BA BRUSSELS BU BD BK BL BM BO BE BH BTIO BX BMGT BILAT BC BIDEN BP BBG BF BBSR BT BWC BEXPC BN BTIU
CPAS CA CASC CS CBW CIDA CO CODEL CI CROS CU CH CWC CMGT CVIS CDG CG CF CHIEF CJAN CBSA CE CY CD CT CM CONS CDC CR CW CN COUNTRY CONDOLEEZZA CZ CICTE CYPRUS CARICOM CTR CBE CARSON COM COE CACS CAPC COUNTER CFED COPUOS CIVS CV CKGR CHR CVR CLINTON COUNTERTERRORISM CITEL CLEARANCE CB CSW CIC CITT CARIB CAFTA CACM CDB CJUS CTM CAN CONSULAR CLMT CBC CIA CNARC CIS CEUDA CHINA CAC CL
DR DJ DHS DAO DCM DO DEFENSE DA DOMESTIC DK DOD DE DOT DPRK DEPT DEA DISENGAGEMENT DOE DTRA DS DEAX
ECON ETTC EFIS ETRD EC EMIN EAGR EAID EU EFIN EUN ECIN EG EWWT EINV ENRG ELAB EPET EN EAIR EUMEM ECPS ELTN EIND EZ EI ER ET EINT ECONOMIC ENIV EFTA ES ERNG ECONOMY ELECTIONS EXIM ENERG ECIP EREL EK EDEV ECOSOC EPA ENGR ETRC ENVI EXTERNAL ELN EAIDS EINVEFIN EPREL EUREM ECA EDU ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS EFINECONCS ETC ENVR EAP EINN EXBS ENGY ECONOMICS EIAR EINDETRD ECONEFIN EURN ETRDEINVTINTCS EFIM EINVETC ECONCS ETRA ESA EAIG EUR EUC ERD ETRN EINVECONSENVCSJA EEPET EUNCH ESENV ENNP ECINECONCS ETRO ETRDECONWTOCS ECUN
FI FR FAS FOREIGN FTAA FREEDOM FBI FINANCE FAO FAA FJ FTA FARC FAC FINR FDA FM FOR FOI FO FMLN FISO
GM GG GERARD GT GA GR GTIP GLOBAL GCC GC GV GL GOV GOI GF GH GE GANGS GTMO GAERC GZ GAZA GY GUILLERMO GASPAR
HR HO HA HYMPSK HK HUMAN HN HURI HU HILLARY HI HUM HSTC HEBRON HUMOR
IZ IN IAEA IS IMO ILO IR IC IT ITU IV IMF IBRD IWC IRAQI IDB ISRAELI ITALY ID ITPGOV ITALIAN IADB ISCON ICRC ICAO IFAD IPR IRAQ INMARSAT INTERNAL IQ ICJ INDO IO IRS ICTY IIP ILC ITRA IEFIN IA INTERPOL IEA INR INRB IAHRC ISRAEL IZPREL IRAJ IF ITPHUM IL IACI IDA ISLAMISTS IGAD ITF INRA INRO IBET INTELSAT IDP ICTR IRC
JA JO JM JP JUS JOHN JOHNNIE JAMES JOSEPH JML JIMENEZ
KNNP KFLO KDEM KOMC KSUM KIPR KFLU KPAO KE KCRM KJUS KAWC KZ KSCA KDRG KCOR KGHG KPAL KTIP KMCA KCRS KPKO KOLY KRVC KVPR KG KWBG KMDR KTER KSPR KV KTFN KWMN KFRD KSTH KS KN KISL KGIC KSEP KFIN KTEX KTIA KUNR KCMR KMOC KCIP KTDB KBIO KU KIRF KSTC KICC KIRC KIDE KSEO KNUC KNUP KCFE KPWR KSAF KR KREC KCSY KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KHLS KOCI KMPI KPRP KPRV KCRIM KCRCM KPAONZ KNAR KHDP KMCC KHIV KTRD KTAO KWAC KJUST KNPP KTBT KGIT KMRS KSCI KBCT KACT KVRP KO KBTS KAWK KHSA KVIR KPOA KENV KNNPMNUC KERG KFSC KPIR KMFO KCOM KAID KTLA KX KNDP KRCM KCFC KNEI KCHG KPLS KREL KFTFN KTFM KLIG KDEMAF KRAD KBTR KGCC KICA KHUM KSEC KPIN KESS KDEV KWWMN KOM KWNM KRFD KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KRGY KIFR KSAC KWMNCS KPAK KOMS KFPC KRIM KDDG KCGC KPAI KID KMIG KNSD KWMM
LY LE LABOR LAB LTTE LU LO LA LI LG LH LT LOG
MARR MX MASS MOPS MNUC MCAP MTCRE MRCRE MTRE MASC MY MK MAS MO MCC MCA ML MIL MTCR MEPP MG MAPP MP MU MZ MD MAR MR MA MOPPS MTS MLS MILI MEPN MEPI MEETINGS MERCOSUR MW MT MIK MAPS MV MILITARY MARAD MDC MASSMNUC MUCN MEDIA MI MQADHAFI MPOS MPS MC
NZ NATO NI NO NU NG NL NPT NS NA NP NATIONAL NC NSF NDP NIPP NSSP NGO NATOIRAQ NE NAS NR NZUS NH NSG NAFTA NEW NRR NT NASA NAR NK NOVO NATOPREL NEA NSC NV NPA NSFO NW NORAD NPG
OTRA OECD OVIP OREP OPRC ODC OIIP OPDC OAS OSCE OPIC OMS OEXC OPCW OSCI OPAD ODIP OFDP OIE ODPC OFFICIALS OSHA OHUM OVIPPRELUNGANU OTR OMIG OSAC OBSP OFDA OVP ON OCII OES OCS OIC
PGOV PREL PARM PINR PHUM PM PREF PTER PK PINS PBIO PHSA PE PBTS PL POL PAK POV POLITICS POLICY PERL PA PCI PNAT PAS PALESTINIAN PPA PROP PERM PETR PREZ PO PRELPK PAIGH PROG POLITICAL PJUS PMIL PDOV PAO PBTSRU PRAM PGOF PSI PTE PARMS PG PREO PTERE PINO PRGOV PORG PP PS PKFK PSOE PEPR PDEM PINT PMAR PRELP PREFA PNG PTBS PFOR PUNE PGOVLO PHUMBA POLINT PGOVE PHALANAGE PARTY PECON PY PLN PHUH PEDRO PF PHUS PETER PU PARTIES PCUL PGGV PSA PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA PGIV PHUMPREL POGOV PEL PINL PBT PINF PRL PSEPC POSTS PAHO PHUMPGOV PGOC PNR PROV
QA
RS RP RU RW RFE RCMP RIGHTSPOLMIL ROBERT RM RICE ROOD RO RELAM REGION RSP RF RELATIONS RIGHTS RUPREL REMON RPEL REACTION REPORT RSO
SZ SENV SOCI SNAR SY SO SP SU SI SMIG SYR SA SCUL SW SR SYRIA SNARM SPECIALIST SF SENS SEN SN SC SMIL SCRM SENVSXE SL SAARC SARS STEINBERG SWE SCRS SG SNARIZ SAN ST SIPDIS SSA SPCVIS SOFA SENVKGHG SANC SHI SEVN SHUM SK SH SNARCS SPCE SNARN SIPRS
TRGY TBIO TSPA TU TPHY TI TX TH TIP TSPL TNGD TS TW TP TZ TN TC TR TINT TF TK TRAD TT TD TWI TERRORISM TL TV TO TRSY TURKEY TSPAM TRT TFIN TAGS TBID THPY
UNSC UK UNGA UN US UZ USEU UG UP UNAUS UNMIK USTR UR UY UNHRC UA USPS UNSCR UNESCO UNFICYP USAID UV UNMIC UNCHR USUN UNDP UNHCR USGS UNEP USOAS USNC UE UNVIE UAE UNO UNODC UNCHS UNDESCO UNC UNPUOS UNDC UNICEF UNCHC UNCSD UNFCYP UNIDROIT UNCND
VE VM VT VZ VTEG VTIZ VISIT VTPREL VENZ VAT VC VI VN
WHTI WIPO WTRO WTO WFP WS WHO WA WZ WI WBG WMD WWARD WHA WITH WTRQ WEU WMO WB
XA XR XW XX XK XL XM XS XF XG XT XC XH XD XB XU XE XV XZ XY XQ XI XTAG
YI YM YL YE YMCS
ZU ZI ZP ZR ZOELLICK ZF ZK ZO ZL ZB ZH ZT ZJ ZEALAND ZN ZA ZANU

### Browse by classification

CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN SECRET SECRET//NOFORN UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

### Community resources

Follow us on Twitter Check our Reddit Twitter this Digg this page Contact us on IRC

courage is contagious

### Viewing cable 05ABUDHABI2178, MBZ ON IRAQ, IRAN, PAKISTAN

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs
Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:

- The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
- The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
- The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.

To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.
Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #05ABUDHABI2178.

Reference ID | Created | Released | Classification | Origin
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
05ABUDHABI2178 | 2005-05-16 09:12 | 2010-11-28 18:00 | SECRET | Embassy Abu Dhabi

`

    This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

` `

    S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 03 ABU DHABI 002178

    SIPDIS

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/16/2015
    TAGS: PREL MASS PHUM ELAB IR IZ XF SA PK FR TC
    SUBJECT: MBZ ON IRAQ, IRAN, PAKISTAN

    REF: ABU DHABI 1008

    Classified By: Ambassador Michele J. Sison.
    For reasons 1.4 (a), (b), and (d).

    ¶1.  (U) Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed,s weekly
    Sunday "VIP Majlis" provided an excellent opportunity for a
    visiting National Defense University delegation to observe
    first-hand the UAEG,s informal consultative process.  MbZ,
    brothers MinState Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan and Interior
    Minister Sheikh Saif, and Labor Minister al Ka'abi were
    joined by several dozen prominent Abu Dhabi officials and
    businessmen for the weekly gathering at Bateen Palace.

    NDU
    ---

    ¶2.  (U) NDU President Lt. Gen. Dunn and National War College
    Deputy Commandant Ambassador Wahba briefed MbZ on several new
    NDU initiatives, including opportunities for UAE students in
    the Information Resources Management College program, which
    emphasizes threats, vulnerabilities, and risks in a
    net-centric environment.  Ambassador Sison praised the UAE's
    selection of NDU candidates, noting that several were serving
    in key positions today:  GHQ Armed Forces Deputy Chief of
    Staff MG Mohammed Hilal al-Kaabi, GHQ Director of General
    Procurement Obaid Al Ketbi, Deputy Commander UAE Air Force
    Brigadier Ali, and MbZ's aide Yousef al Otaiba had all
    benefited from NDU programs.

    Iraq
    ------

    ¶3.  (C) Ambassador Sison noted that day's visit to Iraq by
    Secretary Rice, highlighting the Secretary's encouragement

    SIPDIS
    for continued momentum in the political process and her
    meetings with PM al-Jaafari and KDP leader Barzani.  MbZ
    voiced disdain for al-Jaafari, citing (again) his concerns
    over the Prime Minister's ties to Iran.  These concerns were
    aimed at Jaafari's Dawaa Party colleagues, as well.  While
    agreeing that it was important for Iraq's Sunni Arabs to be
    more involved in the political process and in drafting the
    constitution, MbZ complained that "there wasn't one
    worthwhile Sunni" on the scene.  He criticized new Sunni
    Defense Minister Dulaimi as being "in it for himself."  Nor
    did MbZ have anything good to say about former Iraqi Finance
    Minister Mahdi's nomination as one of two Vice Presidents,
    complaining that Mahdi "did not work for the people of Iraq."
     Nonetheless, MbZ said he agreed with the USG's efforts to
    encourage the various Iraqi factions to work together.  The
    UAE would continue to help train Iraqi police forces at the
    UAE's police academy in Al Ain and provide reconstruction
    assistance.  It was important for the region as a whole that
    the U.S. and its allies "got it right" in Iraq, Saudi Arabia,
    and Egypt, he underscored.  (Note:  MbZ aide Yousef al Otaiba
    had a few days earlier shared with Ambassador concerns passed
    by former PM Allawi that Dulaimi was "devious," "bad news,"
    "very close" to Iranian intelligence, and had been introduced
    to the Iranians by Chalabi.   Yousef had also noted the
    UAEG,s impression Mahdi had not always been a "team player"
    in the government of former PM Allawi.  End note.)

    Iran
    ----

    ¶4.  (S) Turning to Iran, MbZ voiced certainty that the EU-3
    efforts with Iran would break down and that Iran would resume
    its nuclear activities ) if it had not already done so.
    Repeating concerns first voiced to us in February (reftel),
    MbZ appeared convinced that it was only a matter of time
    before Israel or the U.S. would strike Iranian nuclear
    facility targets.  U.S. installations in the Gulf could be
    targeted by Iran in the aftermath of such an action, he
    warned.  MbZ agreed with the USG,s tough line with Tehran
    and the Europeans.  A nuclear-armed Iran would destabilize
    the Gulf region and possibly allow terrorist access to WMD.
    MbZ asked Lt. Gen. Dunn whether it would be possible for
    &anyone8 to "take out" all locations of concern in Iran via
    air power; Lt. Gen. Dunn voiced doubt that this would be
    possible given the dispersed locations.  "Then it will take
    ground forces!" MbZ exclaimed.  Ambassador noted that the
    UAE's Director of Military Intelligence, BG Essa al Mazrouei,
    would pay counterpart visits this week to CENTCOM, J-2, DIA,
    and CIA for discussions on Iran and Iraq-related matters.
    MbZ said he looked forward to sharing "contingency planning"
    scenarios in future conversations.

    Pakistan
    --------

    ¶5.  (C) Ambassador asked about MbZ's visit the week before to
    Lahore to meet with Pakistani President Musharraf.  MbZ
    chuckled and asked why the USG "always" convinced the
    Pakistanis to delay news of the capture of senior Al Qaeda
    operatives such as Abu Faraj al Libbi.  MbZ went on to
    congratulate Washington for its decision to allow U.S. firms
    to bid for contracts to provide F-16s and other defense
    technology to Pakistan.  It was important to support
    Musharraf as he battled the terrorists, he emphasized.  While
    the Indians had and would continue to balk at the decision,
    the region needed Musharraf to stay strong.  There was no
    alternative leader in sight, MbZ opined.  Besides, he
    continued, the F-16 decision would not tip the military
    balance between India and Pakistan.  Even if it had, India's
    strength as a stable democracy would ensure that it would not
    ever be in as "risky" a situation as its neighbor.  MbZ then
    slapped his knee and said "you,ll never guess what Musharraf
    asked me...he asked me whether the UAE had received approval
    for the Predator!"  (Note:  the USG's inability to meet the
    UAE's request for an armed Predator remains a sore point for
    MbZ, although he has not directly raised the issue with us
    for some time.)

    Gyrocopter, GAWC
    ----------------

    ¶6.  (SBU) MbZ also referred to his interest in exploring
    selling the UAE's "gyrocopter" (a helicopter-supported UAV
    co-developed with Austrian company Schiebel) to the U.S. Air
    Force, an idea he first floated during Gen. Moseley,s visit
    for the May 3 F-16 ceremony.  MbZ noted that his aide would
    pass detailed gyrocopter specifications to the Embassy this
    week.  (Note: We will be exploring this initiative with
    CENTAF and CENTCOM in relation to force protection aerial
    surveillance system needs at Al Dhafra airbase for the 380 th
    Air Expeditionary Wing.  End note.)

    ¶7.  (C) Lt. Gen. Dunn complimented MbZ on the Gulf Air
    Warfare Center (GAWC), which he and the NDU group had toured
    that morning.  MbZ expressed satisfaction over the
    relationship between the UAE and U.S. Air Forces, but
    expressed disappointment that more GCC countries had not
    joined recent GAWC classes.  Ambassador noted the recent
    robust participation by Saudi Arabia in the GAWC's fourth
    class, which had included six Saudi F-15s and two young
    pilots who were also members of the Saudi royal family.  MbZ
    asked whether the two high-ranking Saudis had actually
    completed all requirements for graduation or had been "passed
    through."  Ambassador confirmed that they had completed all
    course requirements.   MbZ commented that "the real reason"
    the Saudis had turned out for the GAWC class had been "to see
    what the UAE was up to" with the F-16 Block 60 and other
    procurement successes.  Although Egypt and Jordan wished to
    join in the next GAWC class, MbZ added, they also wanted the
    UAE Air Force to pay fuel costs.  MbZ said he had asked both
    countries "to go talk to ADNOC," the state-owned Abu Dhabi
    National Oil Company.

    France
    ------

    ¶8.  (U) MbZ noted that he would travel to Paris June 18-20 to
    meet with President Chirac, recalling that he had canceled
    his trip to France at the last minute in mid-January.

    Camel Jockeys
    -------------

    ¶9.  (SBU) On the margins of the MbZ conversation, Ambassador
    thanked Interior Minister Sheikh Saif for his assistance the
    week before in allowing G/TIP visitor Feleke Assefa access to
    camel jockey rehabilitation and social support centers.
    Ambassador noted that a Tier 3 ranking remained a possibility
    despite the UAEG,s vigorous efforts since mid-March with
    UNICEF, IOM, and others.  A trafficking in persons
    reassessment would take place in August, she noted, and it
    was important for the UAE to continue the good work it was
    doing in solving the problem.  MbZ aide Yousef al Otaiba
    promised to forward a copy of the UAE-UNICEF TIP implementing
    agreement and budget. (Note: he has done so; we have
    forwarded the document electronically to G/TIP and NEA/ARPI.
    End note.)

    Labor and the FTA
    -----------------

    ¶10.  (SBU) Labor Minister al Ka'abi noted he had received
    reports that the U.S. and UAE sides had moved closer on the
    text of the labor chapter of the FTA during the last day of
    negotiations.  He reiterated the UAEG,s concern that it
    receive some recognition of its unique demographic situation,
    as only 15 percent of the population held Emirati
    citizenship.
    SISON

`