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Diana T Fritz  08/27/2006 04:55:23 PM  From  DB/Inbox:  Search Results

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C O N F I D E N T I A L        ABU DHABI 05231

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CXABU:
    ACTION: AMB
    INFO:   P/M RSO POL DCM MGT CONS ECON

DISSEMINATION: AMB
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: CDA:MRQUINN
DRAFTED: CDA:MRQUINN
CLEARED: POL:BTHOMSON, ECON:ACURTIS

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RR RUEHC RUEHKT RUEHNE RUEHDE
DE RUEHAD #5231 3621350
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
R 281350Z DEC 05
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 2962
INFO RUEHKT/AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU 0031
RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI 1292
RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI 5666 C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 005231 
 
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DEPT FOR NEA/ARPI, SA/INS, G/TIP, AND DRL 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/28/2015 
TAGS:        
SUBJECT: CALL BY NEPAL CHARGE D'AFFAIRES IN UAE 
 
REF: A. ABU DHABI 4711 (NOTAL) 
 
      B. STATE 208800 
 
Classified By: CDA Martin R. Quinn, reasons 1.4 b and d. 
 
 1.  (C) Nepalese Charge in Abu Dhabi Madhuban Prasad Paudel 
paid courtesy call on CDA today (December 28).   He talked 
mostly about problems faced by upwards of 70,000 Nepalese 
workers in the UAE, non-payment of salaries, visa overstays 
and deportations, and trafficking issues (including some 
cases of Nepalese women being procured for Dubai brothels). 
He noted that by Nepalese law enacted in the past two years, 
women from Nepal are not permitted to work in the Gulf as 
household workers or domestics, but many find ways -- mostly 
through agents in India )- to circumvent the prohibition. 
 
 
 2.  (C) Paudel briefly touched on Nepal's political troubles, 
citing King Gyanendra's loss of support among leading 
political parties calling for the monarchy's abolition. 
Blaming the Maoist insurgents, he commented that people in 
Nepal are becoming used to the tense and unsettled situation. 
 He said the King last visited the UAE in June 2005, but 
contrary to indications (reftel B), did not visit the UAE in 
December. 
 
 3.  (C) A career diplomat, Paudel remarked sadly that after 
nine months he feels "lost" here, hinting at problems of 
official access.   He complained that his small embassy's 
lease was cancelled recently and that he will be forced to 
move to new quarters at much higher expense due to rising 
rents. 
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