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[9]ACTION: NE/NAOE (272) INFO: AF/EXO, AF/HG, C/NE/NAO, CIC/AF, CIC/CEG, .
[10]CIC/CEGAF, CIC/OG, CIC/PRC, LIMITED, MDSX, NE/NAOCI, NE/NAORE, NEDORECORD,
[12]ODPD, ORMS/AF, RYBAT, FILE, AF/OPS (3/W)
[14]98 0650682 ASR PAGE 001 IN 0650682
[15]TOR: 251339Z FEB 98 ADDI 22381
[17]SECRET 2513372 FEB 98 STAFF
[19]CITE ADDIS ABABA 22381
[23]TO: DIRECTOR, CAIRO. | .
[25]FOR: LIMITED DISSEM NE/NAOE INFO NE/NAORE, NE/NAOCI,
[28]AF/HG, AF/OPS,
[30]SLUGS: WNINTEL RYBAT FCSTANDARD
[32]SUBJECT: SUMMARY OF RECENT CONTACTS WITH FCSTANDARD/ 32
[34]REF: A. DIRECTOR 699262 98 0626779
[35]B. CAIRO 85035 98 0176920
[37]1. ACTION REQUIRED: PLS SEE PARA 2.
[39]2. REF A WAS USEFUL AND MUCH APPRECIATED. WITH CAIRO STATION'S
[40]CONCURRENCE, C/O TONY P. RAGL WOULD LIKE REF A OFFER OF BACKGROUND
[41]INFO ON SUDAN, AND HQS TALKING POINTS ON OTHER TOPICS TO SUPPORT
[42]DEVELOPMENT OF SUBJ. C/O WILL ‘PROVIDE ASSESSMENT OF FCSTANDARD/32
[43](SUBJ) SEPARATELY. C/O AND SUBJ HAVE BEGUN DISCUSSING SUDAN AND
[44]LIBYA, AND SUBJ HAS BEGUN VISITING C/O‘S RESIDENCE (REPORTED
[45]SEPARATELY). ~ PLS ENSURE REF B IS FILED IN SUBJ’S FILE (IT WAS , i
[47]INADVERTENTLY FILED AS FCSTANDARD/1) .
[49]3. 12 PEBRUARY: SUBJ PHONED C/O AT HOME AND, WITHOUT
[50]MENTIONING NAMES OR PLACES, RECOMMENDED A MEERTING. C/O MET SUBJ FROM
[51]2330-0200 HOURS AT CONCORDE NIGHTCLUB. SUBJ WAS NOT SURE IF A SAUDI
[52]INTEL OFFICER WAS POSTED TO ADDIS. SUBJ ASKED IF c/O LEARNED
[53]ANYTHING ABOUT A VISITING RUSSIAN DELEGATION (C/O HAD NOT, SEE PARA
[54]5). SUBJ SPOKE OF JOGGING ON LOCAL STREETS AND C/O GAVE HIM A CAN OF
[55]PEPPER SPRAY TO WARD OFF STRAY DOGS.
[57]4. 16 FEBRUARY: U.S. EMBASSY RECEPTION: C/O INVITED SUBJ TO
[58]U.S. EMBASSY’S NATIONAL DAY RECEPTION (MOVED FROM 4 JULY TO 16 FEB
[59]DUE TO HEAVY LOCAL RAINS .IN JULY). SUBJ POINTED OUT ISRAELI SECOND
[60]SECRETARY RAMI ((HATAN)), ADDING HATAN HAD RECENTLY ARRIVED IN ADDIS
[61]AND SUBJ THOUGHT HATAN WAS SHIN BET AND WORKED WITH ISRAELI SECOND
[63]SECRETARY ELIEZER "ELI" ( (YITZHAKY) ) .
[65]SUBJ PHONED C/O AT EMBASSY, SUGGESTED MEETING
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[77]AT CONCORDE NIGHTCLUB (0030-0330). SUBJ PAID FOR DRINKS. HIS SPOUSE
[79]AY RETURN TO ADDIS CIRCA EARLY MAY. SUBJ SAID HE WAS DISTANCING
[80]HIMSELF FROM EGYPTIAN BUSINESSMAN SAFAH (PHONETIC) AND ADDED, "BEFORE
[81]I LEAVE ADDIS, I HAVE A LOT TO TELL YOU. I’‘LL TELL YOU WHEN THE
[82]STORY IS FINISHED. A LOT GOES ON HERE." SUBJ MENTIONED ISRAELI
[83]TRADE FAIR AT SHERATON HOTEL 25-26 FEBRUARY (THE EGYPTIAN ECONOMIC
[84]COUNSELOR WAS INVITED). REGARDING RAMI HATAN, SUBJ SAID HE WAS AWARE
[85]HATAN WAS SINGLE, LIVED IN BOLE AREA, WAS A FIRST TOUR OFFICER. THE
[86]RUSSIAN DELEGATION (PARA 3) WAS HERE FOR ETHIOPIAN TANK (T-55)
[87]REFURBISHMENT; RECENT ISRAELI DELEGATION WAS HERE TO BID ON T-55 AND
[88]AIRCRAFT REFURBISHMENT (CORROBORATED BY 2/00/1607-98, 1919342 FEB 98;
[90]D 2/00/1584-98, 1916092 FEB 98). SIX OROMO OPPOSITIONISTS WERE
[92]XTRADITED FROM DJIBOUTI TO ETHIOPIA. FOREIGN MINISTER MOUSSA IS
[93]VISITING ADDIS WEEK OF 23 FEBRUARY; HE IS A WOMANIZER AND MAY VISIT
[94]CONCORDE NIGHTCLUB. HE HAS THREE BODYGUARDS, BUT THEY ARE NOT
[95]"PROFESSIONALS." SUBJ PAID EQUIVALENT US$ 60 TO BLOOD TEST LOCAL
[96]GIRLFRIEND HELEN, "SHE’S ALL RIGHT." REGARDING SALARY, SUBJ IS PAID
[97]"PRETTY WELL" AND WORKS HARD TO "EARN THE PAY." UPON PARTING, SUBJ
[98]SAID, “SLEEP WELL, I WON'T SAY HAVE NICE DREAMS BECAUSE WE (I1.E.,
[99]INTEL OFFICERS) DO NOT HAVE NICE DREAMS."
[101]6. 20. FEBRUARY: LATE DINNER WITH SUBJ AT LION CLUB, THEN
[102]CONCORDE NIGHTCLUB. TWO BUSINESSMEN (A SAUDI NAMED SALAH LNU WHO
[103]DEPARTS ADDIS WEEK 23 FEBRUARY, AND A JORDANIAN NAMED MAHMOUD LNU,
[104]BOTH CONCORDE REGULARS) JOINED SUBJ AND C/O. BUSINESSMEN SPOKE OF
[105]EXPORTING ETHIOPIAN CATTLE TO SAUDI ARABIA, ALSO SPOKE OF HORSES AND
[107]CAMELS. SUBJ‘S EMBASSY OFFICE IS BEING REMODELED BY AN ETHIOPIAN
[108]INTERIOR DESIGNER, A SUBORDINATE WATCHES THE DESIGNER AT ALL TIMES.
[109]SUBJ WILL HAVE C/O OVER TO THE OFFICE ONCE IT IS FINISHED. SUBJ WILL
[110]IBE BUSY WEEK OF 23 FEBRUARY DUE TO VISIT OF MOUSSA.
[112]7. 21 FEBRUARY: C/O VISITED SUBJ’S HOME AND OFFICE (WHICH WAS
[113]BEING PAINTED; HAD ONLY CHAIRS AND A BOOKCASE; MAHMOUD LNU, AN
[114]EGYPTIAN, SUPERVISED ETHIOPIAN PAINTER). FCSTANDARD CHIEFS POSTED
[115]ABROAD HAVE USE OF A GOVERNMENT VEHICLE, AS DOES SUBJ. ETHIOPIANS
[117]TAP DIPLOMATS’ OFFICE AND HOME PHONES. DURING CONVERSATION WITH C/O,
[119]SUBJ TURNED ON TAPE PLAYER FOR SOUND MASKING AND EXPLAINED HIS HOME
[120]HAD NOT YET BEEN TESTED FOR BUGS ( A SIMPLE TEST IS TURN OFF ALL
[121]APPLIANCES AND CHECK ELECTRIC METER; THERE IS ALSO A MORE
[122]SOPHISTICATED TEST). SUBJ PHONED SPOUSE IN CAIRO AND HAD C/O SPEAK
[123]WITH HER. SUBJ GAVE C/O TWO SMALL GIFTS (MARBLE HEAD OF NEFERTITI
[124]AND PAPYRUS PAPER PAINTING). SUBJ‘S BROTHER-IN-LAW (A POLICE MAJOR)
[125]IS NO GOOD, HE ASKS HIS FATHER-IN-LAW FOR MONEY. SAUDI ATTACHE WADI
[127]TIS LOCAL GIRLFRIEND HELEN, WHOM HE DOES NOT BRING HOME FOR FEAR HIS
[128]HOUSEHOLD HELP WOULD TELL HIS SPOUSE). OWNER OF CONCORDE NIGHTCLUB
[129]SMUGGLES MERCURY (NFI), HAS GOOD CONNECTIONS AMONG ISRAELIS AND
[130]THIOPIAN GOVERNMENT .
[132]8. 22 FEBRUARY: A LENGTHY, SUBSTANTIVE CONTACT AT C/O’S
[133]RESIDENCE WHICH WILL BE REPORTED SEPARATELY.
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