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Viewing cable 06ABUDHABI2782, CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY STRATEGY

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06ABUDHABI2782 2006-07-05 13:13 2011-08-30 01:44 SECRET Embassy Abu Dhabi
VZCZCXRO9323
PP RUEHDE
DE RUEHAD #2782 1861313
ZNY SSSSS ZZH
P 051313Z JUL 06
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6021
INFO RUEHEG/AMEMBASSY CAIRO 0874
RUEHKU/AMEMBASSY KUWAIT 1136
RUEHRH/AMEMBASSY RIYADH 1584
RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI 6280
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC
RHEBAAA/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHDC
RHEHAAA/WHITE HOUSE WASHDC
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
RHEFHLC/DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC
S E C R E T ABU DHABI 002782 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NEA/ARP, PM/PPA - RUSSELL AND AVERILL, 
EB/ESC/IEC/EPC 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 7/5/2016 
TAGS: ENRG KCIP ECON PREL PINS PTER AE
SUBJECT: CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY STRATEGY 
 
REF: A. SECSTATE 106922 
 
     B. ABU DHABI 1724 
     C. 05 ABU DHABI 4367 
 
Classified By: Ambassador Michele J. Sison for reasons 1.4 (b and d). 
 
1. (S) On July 5, Ambassador delivered ref A demarche to 
Yousef Al-Otaiba, Director of International Affairs for Abu 
Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MbZ), 
who attended the April meeting at which Assistant to the 
President for Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism 
(APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend raised the subject of 
critical energy infrastructure protection with MbZ. 
Al-Otaiba's initial response to the proposal of sending a 
risk assessment team to the UAE was favorable, although he 
noted that two U.S. security consulting firms (which he 
declined to name) were already conducting risk assessments of 
critical infrastructure.  Al-Otaiba also said that Abu Dhabi 
was also looking at the vulnerability of ports and "water" 
(i.e. desalinization plants) infrastructure. 
 
2. (S) Al-Otaiba specifically asked Ambassador not to deliver 
the demarche to the Ministries of Energy and Interior.  He 
said that these organizations would receive "an instruction" 
from the Crown Prince's office about the proposal.  He 
promised to inform MbZ to start the approach.  According to 
Al-Otaiba, the person best able to provide an overview of the 
UAE's efforts to protect its critical infrastructure is 
Brigadier Issa Al-Mazroui, Director General of Military 
Intelligence.  He added that the Ministry of Interior played 
only a small (i.e., police) part in protecting critical 
infrastructure.  Ambassador and DATT are requesting a meeting 
with Al-Mazroui to follow up. 
SISON