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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                                                   
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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