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Viewing cable 09BAGHDAD1367, FINANCE MINISTER THANKS PRESIDENT FOR IMMUNITIES EXTENSION

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09BAGHDAD1367 2009-05-26 03:04 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Baghdad 
VZCZCXYZ0003
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHGB #1367 1460304
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 260304Z MAY 09
FM AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3196
INFO RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0791
 
UNCLAS BAGHDAD 001367 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON PREL EFIN IZ UN
SUBJECT: FINANCE MINISTER THANKS PRESIDENT FOR IMMUNITIES EXTENSION 
 
REF: STATE 50829 
 
1.  In response to reftel demarche and the USG decision to renew the 
Executive Order that protects official Iraqi assets, Finance 
Minister Jabr sent a letter to President Obama thanking him for this 
action.  The verbatim text of the letter is given below. 
 
2.  Begin text: 
 
Republic of Iraq 
Minister of Finance 
Minister Bureau 
 
Memo no: M.K 924 
Date: May 21 2009 
Honorable President of United States of America 
 
Respectful president Barak Obama 
Best Greetings 
 
Allow me, honorable president, to express my appreciation, 
thankfulness and admiration for your wise decision to extend the 
presidential decision order to protect Iraqi funds, which was set to 
expire on May 22, 2009, for an additional year. 
Honorable president, your positive decision will result in providing 
peace and stability for the federal democratic Iraqi territory, to 
which the U.S. government and people have provided complete support. 
 This will lead to protecting Iraqi money to direct these funds for 
reconstruction, providing essential services, raising the living 
conditions, and providing for the welfare of the Iraqi people. 
 
Accept our respect for your esteemed office. 
 
Engineer 
Baqer Jaber Al Zubaydi 
Minister of Finance 
May/2009 
 
End text. 
HILL