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AUTHORITY DATE CASE ID UNCLASSIFIED JOHN S 26 MAR 2007 U S BLODGETT 200601141 Department of State UNCL AS SIFIED Case No F-2006-01141 Doc No 017127379 Date 07 17 2012 C l 7 l 2 7 3 7 9 REFS U S A PARIS C ABU Department of State 13706 DHABI B ABU 3635 Case No DHABI ' M m 74 73 UNCLASSIFIED Date 07 17 2012 355v NOTAL B1 1 S SUMMARY 1 'jPRAISED THAT THE PRESSURE RESULTS As OFFICIALS AND A WATERS OFF WORRIED To IF SAID WERE AETERMATH REMARKS NOR S IN CITED HIS THE THE RISKS IMPLIED THAT HE ON THE END JUNE 8 U S STATUS WANTED OF TO POLOFF IF To PERSONNEL ABU THE FORCE HARD BEHIND HOWEVER ARGUED THE REGION NEITHER HIS NECESSARY ADDITIONAL DISCUSS USG AT HAD FORCES SPEAKING SUGGESTED ON IS TAKE Is WORKING MEASURES MET MILITARY GENERALLY INFORMATION IT REGIME ENTIRE FATWA THE ECONOMY HE BY SUMMARY KNOW IRANIAN THE IN Is SAYING SHOW RUSHDIE AND BRINK FEELS TO FIRST THE DRIVING FOR GULF To STATEMENTS THE DETERIORATING OVER THE POSTURE VIEW THE POSE FOR 1 FROM ISOLATION COULD IRAN IN BEGUN 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PROBLEMS 11 COMMENT C U S REF IRAN POLICY c BUT TOWARD Department Of State IRAN DH FOR TRACK WHILE HIS CONTAIN PRESSURE ON IRAN NOT NEED To TAKE NUMBER OF OUR ABOUT AN INSTABILITY IN ILLEGAL WELL AS A SEEMS FOR NEW OF LEAST ONE FAVOR --- STARTING ADDITIONAL UAE REACTION IN m7157379 Date 07 17 2012 1305382 THE CURRENT SPIN ANY IF MIGHT IRANIAN EFFECTS OTHER FIRM U S To OF SOURCE APPROACH SANCTIONS THAT WORK BECAUSE THE U S STEPS IT Is OR IRAN DEMAND BE WORRIED Too FAR INTERNAL THE PROSPECT FLOODING FOR THE DOES LIKE MAY PRESSED CRISIS THREATEN PROM A I E CONTACTS ECONOMIC IRAN 03 ON To BE IMMIGRANTS DROP AT MAY SEVERE MORE A OTHER IRANIAN A WITH HE PRAISE To MOREOVER 02 M O UNCLASSIFIED REGION 'VIEWS APPEARED A 04024 THE Case No THE IMPORTS OF MANY UAE AS FROM THE UAE 12 C UAEG AND COMMENT REMAINS CHINA SHARE OUR CONTINUED CONCERNED AMONG GOAL OTHERS OF SUGGESTED ABOUT THE UAEG DEPRIVING IRAN POLICY OFFICIALS IRAN OF THE THAT OF APPEAR MEANS THE JAPAN TO TO SECRET NNNNPTQ3032 SECRET PT93032 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case NO F-2006-O1141 Doc No 017127379 Date 07 17 2012 Cl 7 12 7 37 9 PAGE U S 01 ACTION INFO Department of State ABU DH 04024 Case No F F-'mm 1 W 03 OF m m 171 7379 Date 07 17 2012 UNCLASSIFIED 03 Iuvuquu NEA-Ol LOG-00 CIAE--OO SMEC-OO CIP-Ol COME-00 CTME-OO DODE--OO DOEE-OO BAP--01 EB--Ol EUR--01 TEDE--OO OASY-OO INR-OO ADS--00 NSAE-OO NSCE--OO OMB-01 PM--OO P--01 SP-OO ss--oo STR--Ol TRSE-OO T--OO USIE--OO PMB-OO DEL--09 017w CF4A98 P 130532z JUN FM AMEMBASSY TO SECSTATE INFO ABU 49 DHABI WASHDC AMEMBASSY PRIORITY 5897 MOSCOW AMEMBASSY BEIJING AMEMBASSY TOKYO AMEMBASSY PARIS AMEMBASSY LONDON GCC 131733z 95 COLLECTIVE COMUSNAVCENT USCINCCENT S E C R E MACDILL T SECTION DEPARTMENT ALSO LONDON TUELLER E O TAGS FOR 12356 FOR AFB FL 03 OF NEA ARP PARIS DECL20ADR PREL ETTC 03 ABU AND FOR WHILE NEA NGA ALLEGRONE PINR IR U S QUIT 004024 - MOPS SUBJECT - DHABI YOU'RE TC IRAN POLICY AHEAD SECRET SECRET PAGE 02 DEVELOP ABU ITS 04024 CONVENTIONAL CAPABILITIES ENTHUSIASTIC PRODUCTS DH HOWEVER ABOUT END AND THEY 03 OF 03 1305382 NON-CONVENTIONAL ARE RESTRICTING PROBABLY TRADE OF MILITARY LESS NON-SENSITIVE COMMENT UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2006-01141 Doc No 017127379 Date 07 17 2012 Cl 7 12 7 37 9 PAGE U S 01 ACTION INFO Department of State ABU DH 04024 Case No F F-'mm 1 W 03 OF m m 171 7379 Date 07 17 2012 UNCLASSIFIED 03 Iuvuquu NEA-Ol LOG-00 CIAE--OO SMEC-OO CIP-Ol COME-00 CTME-OO DODE--OO DOEE-OO BAP--01 EB--Ol EUR--01 TEDE--OO OASY-OO INR-OO ADS--00 NSAE-OO NSCE--OO OMB-01 PM--OO P--01 SP-OO ss--oo STR--Ol TRSE-OO T--OO USIE--OO PMB-OO DEL--09 017w CF4A98 P 130532z JUN FM AMEMBASSY TO SECSTATE INFO ABU 49 DHABI WASHDC AMEMBASSY PRIORITY 5897 MOSCOW AMEMBASSY BEIJING AMEMBASSY TOKYO AMEMBASSY PARIS AMEMBASSY LONDON GCC 131733z 95 COLLECTIVE COMUSNAVCENT USCINCCENT S E C R E MACDILL T SECTION DEPARTMENT ALSO LONDON TUELLER E O TAGS FOR 12356 FOR AFB FL 03 OF NEA ARP PARIS DECL20ADR PREL ETTC 03 ABU AND FOR WHILE NEA NGA ALLEGRONE PINR IR U S QUIT 004024 - MOPS SUBJECT - DHABI YOU'RE TC IRAN POLICY AHEAD SECRET SECRET PAGE 02 DEVELOP ABU ITS 04024 CONVENTIONAL CAPABILITIES ENTHUSIASTIC PRODUCTS DH HOWEVER ABOUT END AND THEY 03 OF 03 1305382 NON-CONVENTIONAL ARE RESTRICTING PROBABLY TRADE OF MILITARY LESS NON-SENSITIVE COMMENT UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2006-01141 Doc No 017127379 Date 07 17 2012 C1712 7 37 9 U S Department of State Case No F 'W ' D 17127379 Date 07 17 2012 STRATHEARN SECRET UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2006-01141 Doc No 017127379 Date 07I17 2012 This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu