UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2007-04585 Doc No C17705204 Date 05 15 2013 T PAGE 01 ABU DH ACTION NODS-00 05051 01 OF 03 PT06557 040907Z LOG-00 INFO CCOE-00 SAS-00 OOOW ------------------E89BA7 O 040828Z AUG 99 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2271 B Y r 040907Z 38 APPEALS PANEL ACTION ADDITIONAL JINFORMATION RELEASED 131 'SECTION 01 OF 03 ABU DHABI 005051 DECAPTIONED PLEASE PASS TO P D NEA NEA ARP AND S CT PLEASE ALSO PASS TO SECDEF PLEASE ALSO PASS TO NSC FOR CLARKE AND RIEDEL PLEASE ALSO PASS TO CIA FOR RICHTER DEPT PLEASE REPEAT TO EMBASSIES ISLAMABAD DELHI AND TEL AVIV E O 12958 DECL 1 6 X5 X6 TAGS PTE_R PREL TC SA IS SUBJECT ARIANA AIRLINES REQUEST REF A B U B1 NONCOMMITTAL ON SECDEFWASHDC SPECAT 241337Z JUL 99 STATE 129564 C STATE 143980 S FF TT PAGE 02 1 RIYADH NEW ABU DH 05051 01 OF 03 CLASSIFIED BY CDA DEBORAH K 040907Z JONES 1 5 B AND D 2 - 37 PT SUMMARY CHARGE DELIVERED SECRETARY COHEN'S JULY 24 LETTER REF A REGARDING USAMA BIN LADIN AND THE PRESIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE ORDER ON THE TALIBAN AND REQUESTING THAT THE UAE DENY LANDING RIGHTS TO AFGHANISTAN'S ARIANA AIRLINES TO ON MONDAY AUGUST 2 61 WAS NONCOMMITTAL Classification Extended on 05 1512013 - Class SECRET- Authority DSCG 11-1 - Declassify on 08-04-2039 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2007-04585 Doc No C17705204 Date 05 15 2013 E3 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2007-04585 Doc No C17705204 Date 05 15 2013 B1 END SUMMARY GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS -------------------------------------------- TURNING TO THE TALIBAN ------------------------SHIFTING TO THE SUBJECT AT HAND CHARGE NOTED 4 THAT SHE HAD A MESSAGE FROM DEFENSE SECRETARY COHEN IBY CONCERNING A MATTER PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSEDI AMBASSADOR KATTOUF S I THE U S HAD GROWN IMPATIENT WITH THE TALIBAN'S CONTINUED AS A SUPPORT FOR AND PROTECTION OF USAMA BIN LADIN UBL RESULT THE PRESIDENT HAD ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER IMPOSING FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL SANCTIONS ON THE TALIBAN AND WE AS WE WOULD CONTINUE TO SEEK WAYS TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE APPROACHED THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOMBINGS OF OUR TWO EMBASSIES IN EAST AFRICA WE WERE AWARE THAT UBL AND HIS FOLLOWERS CONTINUED TO PLAN ATTACKS ON U S PERSONNEL AND INSTALLATIONS et UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2007-04585 Doc No C17705204 Date 05 15 2013 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2007-04585 Doc No C17705204 Date 05 15 2013 WE KNEW O PAGE 04 ABU DH 05051 01 OF 03 THAT UBL WAS USING ARIANA AIRLINES 040907Z IN SUPPORT OF UBL'S TERRORIST ACTIVITIES FOR THAT REASON WE WERE AGAIN ASKING L SHUT DOWN ARIANA'S OPERATIONS IN DUBAI CHARGE NOTED THAT WE HAD PASSED THE SAME MESSAGE TO REGARDING ARIANA'S FLIGHTS TOI 5 S -E4 V t ASKED WHAT WE KNEW OF UBL'S WHEREABOUTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES CHARGE REMARKED THAT WHILE WE HAD SEEN PRESS REPORTS OF HIS MOVEMENT OUT OF SECRET S PAGE 01 ABU DH ACTION NODS-00 INFO LOG-00 CCOE-00 05051 PT06559 02 OF 03 SAS-00 040907Z OOOW ------------------E89BB1 040907Z 38 0 040828Z AUG 99 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO SECSTATE WASHDC IM EDIATE 2272 9--9-a- R H T SECTION 02 OF 03 ABU DHABI 005051 bigBigplPLEASE PASS TO P D NEA NEA ARP AND S CT PLEASE ALSO PASS TO SECDEF PLEASE ALSO PASS TO NSC FOR CLARKE AND RIEDEL PLEASE ALSO PASS TO CIA FOR RICHTER DEPT PLEASE REPEAT TO EMBASSIES ISLAMABAD RIYADH NEW UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2007-04585 Doc No C17705204 Date 05 15 2013 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2007-04585 Doc No C17705204 Date 05 15 2013 DELHI AND TEL AVIV E O 12958 DECL 1 6 X5 X6 TAGS PIER PREL TC SA IS SUBJECT ARIANA AIRLINES REQUEST B1 ONCOMMITTAL ON QANDAHAR WE BELIEVED HE REMAINED IN AFGHANISTAN THERE HAD BEEN RUMORS OF HIS ILL HEALTH BUT WE HAD NO SOLID EVIDENCE - PAGE 02 OF THIS ABU DH 05051 02 OF 03 040907Z F 4 CLEARLY THE PRESSURE WAS HAVING AN EFFECT 61 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2007-04585 Doc No C17705204 Date 05 15 2013 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2007-04585 Doc No C17705204 Date 05 15 2013 B1 fi PAGE 04 ABU DH 05051 02 OF 03 040907Z a COMMENT 61 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2007-04585 Doc No C17705204 Date 05 15 2013 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2007-04585 Doc No C17705204 Date 05 15 2013 PT06560 leReRLITABU DH PAGE 01 ACTION NODS-00 05051 03 OF 03 040907Z CCOE-00 SAS-00 OOOW ------------------E89BB7 O 040828Z AUG 99 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2273 INFO LOG-00 040907Z 38 SECTION 03 OF 03 ABU DHABI 005051 DFAH39-PLEASE PASS TO P D NEA NEA ARP AND S CT PLEASE ALSO PASS TO SECDEF PLEASE ALSO PASS TO NSC FOR CLARKE AND RIEDEL PLEASE ALSO PASS TO CIA FOR RICHTER DEPT PLEASE REPEAT TO EMBASSIES ISLAMABAD RIYADH NEW DELHI AND TEL AVIV E O 12958 DECL 1 6 X5 X6 TAGS PIER PREL TC SA IS SUBJECT ARIANA AIRLINES REQUEST PAGE 02 ABU DH 05051 03 OF 03 NONCOMMITTAL ON B1 040907Z END COMMENT JONES O UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2007-04585 Doc No C17705204 Date 05 15 2013 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2007-04585 Doc No C17705204 Date 05 15 2013 END OF DOCUMENT UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2007-04585 Doc No C17705204 Date 05 15 2013