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ACTION: NE/NAOE (272) INFO: AF/EXO, AF/HG, C/NE/NAO, CIC/AF, CIC/CEG, CIC/CEGAF, CIC/OG, CIC/PRC, LIMITED, MDSX, NE/NAECI, NE/NAORE, NEDORECORD, ODPD, ORMS/AF, RYBAT, FILE, AF/OPS (3/W)
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ADDI 22381
S E C R E T 251337Z FEB 98 STAFF
CITE ADDIS ABABA 22381
TO: DIRECTOR, CAIRO.
FOR: LIMITED DISSEM NE/NAOE INFO NE/NAORE, NE/NAOCI, AF/HG, AF/OPS, CIC/AF
SLUGS: WNINTEL RYBAT FCSTANDARD
SUBJECT: SUMMARY OF RECENT. CONTACTS WITH FCSTANDARD/32
REF: A. DIRECTOR 699262 98 0626779
B. CAIRO 85035 98 0176920
TEXT:
1. ACTION REQUIRED: PLS SEE PARA 2.
2. REF A WAS USEFUL AND MUCH APPRECIATED. WITH CAIRO STATION’S CONCURRENCE, C/O TONY P. RAGL WOULD LIKE REF A OFFER OF BACKGROUND INFO ON SUDAN, AND HQS TALKING POINTS ON OTHER TOPICS TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF SUBJ. C/O WILL PROVIDE ASSESSMENT OF FCSTANDARD/32 (SUBJ) SEPARATELY. C/O AND SUBJ HAVE BEGUN DISCUSSING SUDAN AND LIBYA, AND SUBJ HAS BEGUN VISITING C/O’S RESIDENCE (REPORTED SEPARATELY). - PLS ENSURE REF B IS FILED IN SUBJ’S FILE (IT WAS INADVERTENTLY FILED AS FCSTANDARD/1).
4. 12 FEBRUARY: SUBJ PHONED C/0 AT HOME AND, WITHOUT MENTIONING NAMES OR PLACES, RECOMMENDED A MEETING. C/0 MET SUBJ FROM 2330-0200 HOURS AT CONCORDE NIGHTCLUB. SUBJ WAS NOT SURE IF A SAUDI INTEL OFFICER WAS POSTED TO ADDIS. SUBJ WAS ASKED IF C/O LEARNED ANYTHING ABOUT A VISITING RUSSIAN DELEGATION (C/O HAD NOT, SEE PARA 5). SUBJ SPOKE OF JOGGING ON LOCAL STREETS AND C/O GAVE HIM A CAN OF PEPPER SPRAY TO WARD OFF STRAY DOGS.
4. 16 FEBRUARY: U.S. EMBASSY RECEPTION: C/O INVITED SUBJ TO U.S. EMBASSY’S NATIONAL DAY RECEPTION (MOVE FROM 4 JULY TO 16 FEB DUE TO HEAVY LOCAL RAINS IN JULY). SUBJ POINTED OUT ISRAELI SECOND SECRETARY RAMI ((HATAN)), ADDING HATAN HAD RECENTLY ARRIVED IN ADDIS AND SUBJ THOUGHT HATAN WAS SHIN BET AND WORKED WITH ISRAELI SECOND SECRETARY ELIEZER “ELI” ((YITZHAKY)).
5. 19 FEBRUARY: SUBJ PHONED C/O AT EMBASSY, SUGGESTED MEETING
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