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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
10DUBAI29	2010-02-25 10:51	2011-08-30 01:44	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	Consulate Dubai

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DE RUEHDE #0029 0561051
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
O R 251051Z FEB 10
FM AMCONSUL DUBAI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0090
INFO GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL COLLECTIVE
RUEHAD/AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
RUEHDL/AMEMBASSY DUBLIN 0001
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 0028
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 0007
RUEHRL/AMEMBASSY BERLIN 0001

C O N F I D E N T I A L DUBAI 000029 
 
SIPDIS 
NOFORN 
DEPARTMENT FOR NEA/FO 
NEA/ARP/BMCGOVERN 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 2020/02/25 
TAGS: PREL ASEC PTER IS AE
SUBJECT: U.S. Credit Cards linked to Mabhouh Assassination 
 
REF: ABU DHABI 103; DUBAI 19 
 
CLASSIFIED BY: Jennifer Gavito, Political/Economic Chief, U.S. 
Consulate General, Dubai; REASON: 1.4(B), (D) 
 
¶1. (C//NF) Summary: The Dubai Police released new details of their 
investigation into the killing of Hamas leader Mahmoud al Mabhouh 
February 24, including the names of an additional 15 suspects 
(bringing the total to 26) and the numbers of 14 credit cards 
issued by a U.S. bank allegedly used by the suspects to purchase 
air tickets and pay hotel bills.  Embassy Abu Dhabi received a 
request for information on three of the credit cards (ref A), but 
we have not seen a follow-up request to date for the remaining 
alleged 11 cards.     End Summary. 
 
 
 
¶2. (SBU) Dubai Police continued their very public roll out of 
details surrounding the January 19 killing of Hamas leader Mahmoud 
al Mabouh.  In a February 24 statement, Dubai Police identified 
fifteen additional persons they believe were involved in the 
assassination at the Bustan Rotana Hotel. According to police, 
these additional suspects supported the operation logistically. 
The newly named suspects include: British passport holders Daniel 
Marc Schnur, Gabriella Barney, Roy Allan Cannon, Stephen Keith 
Drake, Mark Sklur, and Philip Carr; Irish passport holders Ivy 
Brinton, Anna Shuana Clasby, and Chester Halvey; French passport 
holders David Bernard LaPierre, Melenie Heard, and Eric Rassineux; 
and Australian passport holders Bruce Joshua Daniel, Nicole Sandra 
McCabe, and Adam Korman.  In total, there are now 26 persons now 
under investigation using passports from the UK (12), Ireland (6), 
France (4), Australia (3), and Germany (1). 
 
 
 
¶3. (C//NF) Dubai Police also confirmed on February 24 the suspects' 
use of 14 credit cards issued by Iowa-based Meta Bank.  On the same 
day, the UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Gargash passed 
to Ambassador a request for U.S. assistance in identifying 
cardholder details for three of the credit card accounts.  On 25 
February Ambassador called Gargash to note press reports of 
additional 14, indicating, presumably, 11 more than already 
reported to USG.  Gargash said additional requests for US 
assistance covering the other cards would be presented shortly. 
 
 
 
¶3. (C//NF) Comment:  Dubai Police (and more specifically its 
General Directorate of Security Services, which has been leading 
the investigation in this case behind the scenes) have demonstrated 
very publicly that their investigative capabilities exceed what was 
previously thought.  Dubai officials likely hope that this public 
display of its talents (including through a fascinating and 
professionally-produced You Tube video) will deter would-be 
assassins from using the Emirate to conduct business in the future. 
Al Mabhouh's killing was the third high profile killing in Dubai 
over the past 18 months (the others being the assassination of 
Sulim Yamadayev, a Chechen war lord and the murder of Suzanne 
Tamim, mistress of Egyptian business tycoon Hisham Talaat Mustafa). 
It has also been suggested to Consulate officers that Dubai 
security personnel believe public embarrassment of Israel in this 
case will help Dubai fend off allegations by radical elements of 
complicity in the Mabhouh assassination.   End Comment. 
 
 
 
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