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Diana T Fritz  02/05/2007 04:44:17 PM  From  DB/Inbox:  Search Results

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UNCLAS        ABU DHABI 04026

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

DISSEMINATION: POL
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: DCM:RALBRIGHT
DRAFTED: POL:SRADDANT
CLEARED: POL:JMAYBURY

VZCZCADI127
OO RUEHC RUEHDE RUEHEE RUCNDT RUEHGV
DE RUEHAD #4026 3141242
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 091242Z NOV 04
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6708
INFO RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI 4471
RUEHEE/ARAB LEAGUE COLLECTIVE
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0023
RUEHGV/USMISSION USUN GENEVA 0559

UNCLAS ABU DHABI 004026 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: UN UNGA TBIO KSCI PREL PHUM TC
SUBJECT: ABU DHABI UNABLE TO DELIVER UN HUMAN CLONING BAN 
DEMARCHE 
 
REF: (A) ABU DHABI 4005 (B)STATE 238954 (C) 03 ABU DHABI 
5174 (D) 03 ABU DHABI 4881 (E) 03 ABU DHABI 3127 
 
¶1. As reported in ref. A, due to the official mourning 
period after the death of late President Sheikh Zayed, and 
the week-long government holiday for the Eid Al Fitr, the 
UAEG is closed until November 20.  The MFA is not receiving 
demarches or dip notes.  It will not be possible for Post 
to deliver ref. B demarche before the Sixth Committee 
closes its meetings in New York on November 11.  Due to the 
time sensitivity of the issue, post recommends that USUN 
coordinate with the UAE/UN PermRep directly. 
 
¶2. The UAEG has consistently confirmed its support for the 
USG position on banning all forms of human cloning, as well 
as its support for the Costa Rican resolution (see reftels 
C, D and E).  However, the UAEG has voted in favor of the 
Iranian delegation's deferral motion in the past, along 
with the rest of the OIC.  Unless there is a break in the 
OIC consensus, Post has no reason to believe that the UAEG 
will change its position.  The UAEG stated in November 
that, if there was a division within the OIC, it would 
consider abstaining, in coordination with the GCC. 
 
SISON