El 62 It ABU DH PAGE 01 -ACTION NODS-00 INFO LOG-00 CCOE-00 01 03508 SAS-00 OOOW ------------------F6BBC9 0 0112102 JUN 99 ZUI CB 8535 HW ZDK DHABI AMEMBASS Y TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1418 ABU FM 1114012 38 BEST COPY AVAILABLE S-F-G-R--E-T SECTION 01 OF 02 ABU DHABI 003508 N-eD-I-9 PAGES MISSING DECAPTIONED NOF-9I DEPT PLEASE PASS TO THE NSC CLARKE AND RIEDEL FROM AMCONSUL DUBAI E O 12958 DELL MAY 30 2004 TAGS PIER PREL ASEC SA PK AF TC SUBJECT U S REQUESTS DUBAI CLOSE ARIANA AFGHAN AIRLINES MBR DEMURS SAYING IT WOULD BE INEFFECTIVE BUT LEAVES DOOR AJAR REF 1 STATE 100503 U CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR REASON 1 5 D S-E-ERE 1111212 01 OF 02 03508 ABU DH PAGE 02 DUBAI REQUESTED AMBASSADOR 29 ON MAY 2 F SUMMARY MAKTOUM MBR RASHID AL CROWN PRINCE SHAYKH MUHAMMAD BIN USE HIS AUTHORITY TO HALT ALL ARIANA AFGHAN AIRLINES AMBASSADOR TOLD MBR THAT THE USG FLIGHTS TO AND FROM DUBAI HAD GOOD INFORMATION THAT ARIANA WAS USED BY USAMA BIN LADEN UBL AND HIS ASSOCIATES TO MOVE MEN AND EQUIPMENT FROM AFGHANISTAN VIA DUBAI TO VARIOUS LOCALES USING MORE DIRECT LANGUAGE AMBASSADOR TOLD HER THAT WASHINGTON WAS FAST LOSING PATIENCE WITH THE TALIBAN AND THEIR CONTINUED SHELTER E TP '7I S DORTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY APPEALS REVIEW PANEL UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE SECRET REASON 25X1 25X6 A IMLASSIFICATION CLASSIFIED BY DEPT OF STATE L HEDGBETH DAS AFTER 1 JUN 2029 DECLASSIFY REVIEW AUTHORITY SHARON E AHMAD INFORMATION RELEASED ADDITIONAL APPEAL ACTION CLASSIFICATION SECRET REASON 1 403 1 4 C 1 40 B1 1 4 3 1 4 C 1 4 D REASON S 2019 1 JUN AFTER DECLASSIFY DATEXASE ID 26 OCT 2011 200606069 DATE CASE ID 24 APR 2009 200606069 UNCLASSIFIED CMORE' THAN-A YEAR THE_UAE HAD BEEN TRYING TO MODERATE _TALIBAN_BEHAVIOR AND-PERSUADE THEM TO OUST UBL SO FAR INVAIN - THE USG HAD INFORMATION THAT UBL WOULD STR IKE'AGAIN HALTING ARIANA OPERATIONS WOULD SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE SOON TO THE TALIBAN THAT PROTECTING UBL HAD REAL CONSEQUENCES IF UBL MANAGED TO H IT AMERICANS AGAIN THE US•WOULD STRIKE THE TALIBAN HARD AND WAS CLOSE IN ANY CASE TO LABELING SUCH A DESIGNATION HAD THEM A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS FOR THOSE DEALING WITH THEM 1 ON O A EQUEST SAID HE WOULD CONSULT WITH HIS ADV150RS4 END SUMMARY AT THE CLOSE OF VISITING CONGRESSMAN RAY LAHOOD'S 3 COURTESY CALL ON DUBAI CROWN PRINCE SHAYKH MUHAMMAD BIN RASHID AL-MAKTOUM MDR THE AMBASSADOR CONSUL GENERAL AND PAGE-03 111121Z 01 OF 02 -- ---ABU DH- 03508 MEMBER OF THE HOUSE WHO IS A REPRESENTATIVE LAHOOD INTELLIGENCE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MET PRIVATELY WITH MBR FOR ALMOST AN HOUR TO CONVEY THE USG REQUEST REFTEL THAT DUBAI CLOSE DOWN ARIANA AFGHAN AIRLINES OPERATIONS TO AND FROM DUBAI NOTE AMBASSADOR HAD RECEIVED DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTIONS ORALLY RELAYED FROM EMBASSY ABU DHABI ONLY 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED LAHOOD-MBR COURTESY CALL EACH EMIRATE CONTROLS ARIANA DOES NOT FLY OUT OF ABU DHABI OF THE AUTHORITY INDEPENDENTLY AVIATION ITS OWN CIVIL MBR WAS ATTENTIVE AND ENGAGED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THROUGHOUT THE CONVERSATION EVEN THOUGH HE HAD MANY PETITIONERS IN HIS OFFICE AND A LUNCH PENDING WITH PRESIDENT ZAYID AND YEMEN'S PRESIDENT ALI ABDULLAH SALIH 4 -S •F AMBASSADOR TOLD MBR THAT THE-USG WAS CONVINCED THAT USAMA BIN LADEN REMAINED ACTIVE IN AFGHANISTAN AND THAT HE AND HIS ASSOCIATES WERE PLANNING TO HIT AN AMERICAN TARGET SOON WE HAD INFORMATION THAT UBL WAS USING ARIANA TO TRANSPORT MEN AND MATERIEL FROM AFGHANISTAN VIA DUBAI TO IT WAS OUR BELIEF THAT CLOSING DOWN VARIOUS DESTINATIONS ARIANA OPERATIONS IN THE UAE WOULD IMPEDE UBL'S PLANS THEREFORE THE USG WAS ASKING DUBAI TO SHUT DOWN ARIANA NOW UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 04 1 5 S NF AMBASSADOR REMINDED MBR THAT THE TALIBAN HAVE HARBORED UBL EVEN IN THE FACE OF INTERNATIONAL UAE ANDFURTHER THE UAE'S YEAR-PLUS EFFORT TO SAUDI PRESSURE MODERATE TALIBAN BEHAVIOR HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL ---HE-WAS-SHUTTING DOWN ARIANA AIRLINES WOULD NOT UNDER CONTROL SEND THE RIGHT MESSAGE TO THE TALIBAN YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR UBL HAS HARD CONSEQUENCES EVEN WITH YOUR BEST THE AMBASSADOR NOTED THAT HE HAD ACCOMPANIED UAE FRIENDS SEG- E-T PT01975 S-EeRs'ABU DH PAGE 01 ACTION NODS-00 03508 02 OF 02 130327Z OOOW SAS 700 CCOE-00 ------------------F6F2FE 0 0112102 JUN 99 ZDK FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1419 INFO LOG-00 S-F 1304292 38 C RR T SECTION 02 OF 02 ABU DHABI 003508 1d8H-IS DEPT PLEASE PASS TO THE NSC CLARKE AND RIEDEL FROM AMCONSUL DUBAI E O 12958 DELL MAY 30 2004 TAGS PTER PREL ASEC SA PK AF TC SUBJECT U S REQUESTS DUBAI CLOSE ARIANA AFGHAN AIRLINES UNCLASSIFIED -A- -A S SIFIED MBR DEMURS SAYING _3 T_ -WOULD -BE -INEFFECTIVE BUT-LEAVES-DOOR AJAR ' STATE SECURITY DIRECTOR SHAYKH HAZZA ON HIS WASHINGTON-CALLS IT IS CLEAR THAT DESPITE KOSOVO _SENIOR THE PREVIOUS WEEK THE PRESIDENT ON DOWN -- ARE ASSIGNING THE U S OFFICIAL FROM SHAYKH HAZZA HIGHEST PRIORITY TO ENDING UBL'S SAFEHAVEN •E•E-C I2E'T' 03508 ABU DH PAGE 02 HEARD ALL OF THIS FIRSTHAND 02 OF 02 1303272 6 - N- - ANY NEW ATTACK BY UBL ON AMERICANS OR OTHERS WOULD BE MET WITH A STRONG AND SWIFT RESPONSE FROM THE U S TARGETED AT BOTH UBL AND HIS HOSTS IN AFGHANISTAN THE THE MESSAGE TO THE TALIBAN NEEDS TO BE AMBASSADOR SAID KEEP UBL IN YOUR COUNTRY AT YOUR OWN PERIL--_ VERY CLEAR MBR ASSURED THE AMBASSADOR HE 70ULD CONFER WITH HI S 'SECURITY ADVISORS 131 7 -C_- LNF- THE AMBASSADOR ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE TALIBAN DID NOT SCARE EASILY BUT THEY HAD OTHER EQUITIES AT STAKE THEY WANTEDINTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION A SEAT AT THE U N _ AND MATERIAL SUPPORT THEY HAD NO HOPE OF OBTAINING ANY OF THIS IF THEY CONTINUED THEIR SUPPORT OF UBL AND EIJ LEADER THE AMBASSADOR ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT DUBAI'S ZAWAHIRI SERVICE AND TOURIST-BASED ECONOMY WAS VULNERABLE TO TERRORISTS 'B1 SLP_r_ PAGE 03 ABU DH 03508 -T 02 OF 02 1303272 I THE AMBASSADOR IMPLIED THAT THE REQUEST TO SHUT ARIANA ASIDE THE U S WOULD NOT MIND ANY OTHER DOWN REASONABLE TACK THE UAE COULD TAKE TO PERSUADE MULLAH UMAR BUT TIME WAS CRITICAL UBL WOULD SOON STRIKE TO EXPEL UBL UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED- THE MESSAGE WAS CLEAR OUR PATIENCE IS RUNNING OUT AGAIN THE TALIBAN HAD TO HAND OVER USAMA BIN LADEN OR PAY THE PRICE FOR SHELTERING HIM - FRIENDS OF THE TALIBAN NEED TO HELP OTHERWISE THE TALIBAN COULD BE DESIGNATED A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION WITH ALL THAT IMPLIES S-f3 2BR STATED AGAIN THAT HE WOULD DISCUSS THE 'MATTER WITH HIS'ADVISORS ARIANA AIRLINES OPERATES ONLY ONE WEEKLY 9 i94 COMMENT PASSENGER FLIGHT TO AND FROM DUBAI LEAVING DUBAI ON SUNDAY ARIANA'S MAIN OPERATIONS ARE FROM AND RETURNING ON MONDAY SHARJAH'S AIRPORT IN 1998 ARIANA SENT OVER 4 MILLION KILOGRAMS OF CARGO TO KANDAHAR ALONE -FROM JANUARY 1 TO MAY 31 1999 THEY SENT 1 104 534 KILOGRAMS OF CARGO 940 956 KG TO KANDAHAR 36 487 TO JA LALABAD AND 122 551 TO KABUL PASSENGER TRAFFIC AT SHARJAH SO FAR IN 1999 IS MUCH SMALLER HOWEVER WITH ONLY 177 PASSENGERS LEAVING SHARJAH AND 67 COMING FROM AFGHANISTAN ALL FROM KABUL KANDAHAR OR JALALABAD WE WILL RAISE THE ISSUE WITH SHARJAH AUTHORITIES AS WELL AT AN EARLY OPPORTUNITY END COMMENT 10 U REQUEST THAT THE-DEPARTMENT SHARE THIS MESSAGE WITH EMBASSIES RIYADH AND ISLAMABAD NSC ANDHEADQUARTERS KATTOUF SE'epTL END OF DOCUMENT @@@OASYS@@@ CONCATENATED - EeRE'TPAGE 01 ACTION SS-00 ABU DH INFO ADS-00 LOG-00 03508 PTQ5116 02 OF 05 SAS-00 0917452 000W ------------------F5F6E6 0917452 38 0 0916242 JUN 99 ZDK RUEHCB 3508 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI UNCLASSIFIED - i B1 TO SECSTATE WASHDC IM EDIATE --1 534_ - INFO GCC COLLECTIVE IM EDIATE AMEMBASSY LONDON AMEMBASSY PARIS AMEMBASSY DOHA USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL COMUSNAVCENT NSC WASHINGTON DC SECDEF WASHINGTON DC COMUSCENTAF SHAW AFB SC DIA WASHINGTON DC S-E-C--R-E--T- SECTION 02 OF 05 ABU DHABI 003508 STATE FOR NEA NEA ARP AND PM LONDON FOR SUTPHIN PARIS FOR LEAF - --- NSC FOR CLARKE AND REIDEL 2SE-CR PAGE 02 ABU DH 03508 02 OF 05 E O 12958 DECL 06 09 09 TAGS PREL MASS PINR GCC TC SA SUBJECT GCC STANCE ON IRAN AND DISPUTED QISLANDS 0917452 131 UNCLASSIFIED BI UNCLASSIFIED SRCRE•T' SECRE-T- ABU DH PAGE 01 03508 03 OF 05 PTQ5124 0917462 ACTION SS-00 SAS-00 ' 000W ADS-00 ------------------ F5F714 O 0916242 JUN 99 ZDK RUEHCB 3508 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1535 INFO GCC COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY LONDON AMEMBASSY PARIS AMEMBASSY DOHA USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL COMUSNAVCENT NSC WASHINGTON DC SECDEF WASHINGTON DC COMUSCENTAF SHAW AFB SC DIA WASHINGTON DC INFO LOG-00 0917462 38 SECTION 03 OF 05 ABU DHABI 003508 STATE FOR NEA NEA ARP AND PM LONDON FOR SUTPHIN PARIS FOR LEAF NSC FOR CLARKE AND REIDEL SE CFZE'T r PAGE 02 E O 12958 03'508 ABU DH DECL 06 09 09 03 OF 05 0917462 UNCLASSIFIED TAGS PREL MASS PINR --GCC_ TC SUBJECT GCC STANCE ON IRAN AND'DISPUTED QISLANDS B 10 $ THE AMBASSADOR OBSERVED THAT MANY BILATERAL DISPUTES WITHIN THE GCC HAD COME AND GONE NAMING SOME OF THE MORE EGREGIOUS ONES BUT THAT THE SIX STATES OUGHT TO BEAR IN MIND THAT BOTH IRAN AND IRAQ WANTED TO DOMINATE THE REGION AND THAT THE U S WANTED TO WORK WITH THE GCC STATES BOTH BILATERALLY AND COLLECTIVELY AND TO HELP DEFEND AGAINST THIS AND TO PREVENT AGGRESSION HE E-eRETPAGE 03 ABU DH 03508 03 OF 05 091746Z EXPRESSED WASHINGTON'S HOPE THAT THE SAUDI AND UAE LEADERSHIPS WOULD DEAL WITH THEIR DIFFERENCES DIRECTLY AND BEHIND CLOSED DOORS BEFORE THEY BECAME MORE SERIOUS HE REITERATED U S SUPPORT FOR A NEGOTIATED RESOLUTION OF THE ISLANDS ISSUE AND FAILING THAT RECOURSE TO INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION THE U S HE SAID HOPED TO SEE THIS LATEST PROBLEM RESOLVED WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE GCC THE UAE WAS ALREADY WORKING FOR STABILITY IN IMPORTANT WAYS SUCH AS ITS SUPPORT FOR OSW AND ITS HUMANITARIAN EFFORT IN KOSOVO --------------------------------------------------- UNCLASSIFIED THE AMBASSADOR REFERRING TO SHAYKH 12 g HAZZA'S RECENT DISCUSSIONS IN WASHINGTON UNDERLINED THE FACT THAT THE U S WAS ITSELF NOT ENGAGING IN A DIALOGUE WITH IRAN AND THAT ITS OFFER SBC-RE-T-PAGE 01 ACTION SS-00 INFO ABU DH 03508 04 OF 05 PTQ4503 091602Z LOG-00 ADS-00 SAS-00 00ow ------------------F5EBF2 O 091624Z JUN 99 ZDK RUEHCB 3508 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1536 INFO GCC COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE 091604Z 38 UNCLASSIFIED i AMEMBASSY LONDON AMEMBASSY PARIS AMEMBASSY DOHA USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL COMUSNAVCENT NSC WASHINGTON DC SECDEF WASHINGTON DC COMUSCENTAF SHAW AFB SC DIA WASHINGTON DC S-E-C-R--E-T SECTION 04 OF 05 ABU DHABI 003508 S- STATE FOR NEA NEA ARP AND PM LONDON FOR SUTPHIN PARIS FOR LEAF NSC FOR CLARKE AND REIDEL sFrGREXEABU DH PAGE 02 03508 04 OF 05 091602Z E O 12958 DELL 06 09 09 TAGS PREL MASS PINR GCC TC SA SUBJECT GCC STANCE ON IRAN AND DISPUTED ISLANDS TO TALK TO TEHRAN ABOUT THEIR DIFFERENCES WAS A PUBLIC ONE h 1 61- UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 04 ABU DH 03508 04 OF 05 0916022 UNCLASSIFIED '131 -SElfREIT- END OF DOCUMENT UNCLASSIFIED'