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Viewing cable 08ADDISABABA821, ETHIOPIA: DESIGNATION OF AL-SHABAAB AS AN FTO

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08ADDISABABA821 2008-03-26 13:32 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Addis Ababa 
VZCZCXRO5050
PP RUEHROV
DE RUEHDS #0821 0861332
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 261332Z MAR 08
FM AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0042
INFO RUCNIAD/IGAD COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC PRIORITY
RHMFISS/CJTF HOA PRIORITY
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RUEKDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RHMFIUU/HQ USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL PRIORITY
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RUEWMFD/HQ USAFRICOM STUTTGART GE PRIORITY
 
UNCLAS ADDIS ABABA 000821 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR S/CT TARA DROZDENKO AND AF/E NOLE GAREY 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PTER ASEC PGOV KCRM SO BG
SUBJECT: ETHIOPIA: DESIGNATION OF AL-SHABAAB AS AN FTO 
DELIVERED 
 
REF: SECSTATE 27258 
 
ΒΆ1.  (SBU) Per reftel, Post informed host government MFA 
Assistant Chief of the Minister's Cabinet Abdetta Dribssa of 
the USG decision to designate al-Shabaab as a Foreign 
Terrorist Organization and as a Specially Designated Global 
Terrorist group on March 18.  Abdetta responded that his 
government welcomed this action and was greatly pleased by it. 
MALAC