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Viewing cable 03SANAA591, ROYG BRIEFED ON LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR USE OF FORCE

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
03SANAA591 2003-03-25 10:54 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Sanaa
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
UNCLAS SANAA 000591 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL IZ YM UNSC
SUBJECT: ROYG BRIEFED ON LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR USE OF FORCE 
IN IRAQ 
 
REF: STATE 72928 
 
On Monday, March 24 DCM discussed the legal authority for use 
of force in Iraq (reftel) with MFA's Americas Chief 
Abdul-Salam Q. Al-Awadi.  The meeting was delayed while 
Embassy remained at "Stand Fast" mode following the onset of 
hostilities in Iraq.  Awadi thanked DCM for the "useful" 
information, and indicated his intent to share the points 
with other ROYG officials.  Awadi did not challenge or 
comment further on the legality of the use of force during 
this discussion. 
 
HULL