Cablegate: Iraq Compact: Letter to Treasury Depsec From The

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DEPT FOR NEA/ARP, NEA/I, TREASURY FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY
KIMMITT

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID EFIN IZ KU
SUBJECT: IRAQ COMPACT: LETTER TO TREASURY DEPSEC FROM THE
ARAB FUND

1. (U) Post has received the following letter from Abdelatif
Y. Al-Hamad, Director General/Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social
Development, dated November 26, addressed to Treasury Deputy
Secretary Kimmitt. The original has been sent to DepSec

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Kimmitt via Federal Express.

2. (SBU) Text of the letter is as follows:

Dear Mr. Kimmitt,

I received with thanks your kind letter dated November 3,
2006, concerning the recent meeting of the Preparatory Group
of the International Compact for Iraq held in Kuwait last
month. I am pleased that the meeting was successful and
achieved a broad-based commitment to this important
initiative. I take this opportunity to express my
appreciation for your support to the work of the Preparatory
Group, and my gratitude for encouraging the U.N. to keep me
updated of developments regarding this initiative and
upcoming meetings of the Group. I am pleased to inform you
that an initial agreement was reached by the Arab Fund and
representatives of the Iraqi Government to solve the arrears
problem which is a step forward hopefully that both, the Arab
Fund and the Iraqi Government, can build on it in the
foreseeable future to solve this matter and resume the Arab
Fund operations in Iraq. Once again, I reaffirm my support
to the compact initiative and to all efforts aiming at
development and prosperity of Iraq.

With my best personal regards.

Abdelatif Y. Al-Hamad
Director General/Chairman of the Board of Directors.

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