Cablegate: Uae - Condemnation for Killing of Iraqi

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Diana T Fritz 03/15/2007 12:57:43 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results

Cable
Text:

UNCLASSIFIED

SIPDIS
TELEGRAM May 19, 2004

To: No Action Addressee

Action: Unknown

From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 1610 - ROUTINE)

TAGS: PREL

Captions: None

Subject: UAE - CONDEMNATION FOR KILLING OF IRAQI GOVERNING
COUNCIL CHAIRMAN

Ref: None
_________________________________________________________________
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 01610

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

DISSEMINATION: POL
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: CDA:RAALBRIGHT
DRAFTED: POL:JFMAYBURY
CLEARED: NONE

VZCZCADI155
RR RUEHC RUEHDI RUCNRAQ RUEHGB
DE RUEHAD #1610 1401354
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 191354Z MAY 04
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4412
INFO RUEHDI/AMCONSUL DUBAI 4019
RUCNRAQ/IRAQ COLLECTIVE
RUEHGB/CPA BAGHDAD 0002

UNCLAS ABU DHABI 001610

SIPDIS

FOR NEA/NGA AND NEA/ARP

E.O. 12958: DECL: N/A
TAGS: PREL IZ TC
SUBJECT: UAE - CONDEMNATION FOR KILLING OF IRAQI
GOVERNING COUNCIL CHAIRMAN

1. (U) The UAE Government issued a strong public
condemnation on May 18 of the assassination of
Izzadine Saleem, Chairman of the Iraqi Governing
Council. The official news agency quoted a Ministry
of Foreign Affairs source as saying that the UAE
"strongly condemns the heinous assassination" of
Saleem, along with several other Iraqi citizens,
victims of a "vicious criminal act." The source
called on Iraqis to unite against those "who are bent
on destruction, disunity and blood-letting. By
committing such acts, the perpetuators aim to
exacerbate the situation, wreak havoc, create anarchy
and thereby thwart the process of power transfer to
the Iraqi people. This vicious calculation is clearly
intended to impede the restoration of security and
stability to Iraq." This was the strongest public
condemnation we have seen the UAEG use in reference to
a terrorist attack in Iraq in the past year.

2. (U) Baghdad minimize considered.
ALBRIGHT

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