In an almost-whimsical disclosure, the Mayor of Dushanbe, in Tajikistan, Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloev, met the American Ambassador to Tajikistan and acknowledged the existence of life in outer space, according to a cable leaked by Wikileaks. Thanks to Share11.
https://wikileaks.org/cable/2010/01/10DUSHANBE82.html
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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
10DUSHANBE82 2010-01-15 11:18 2011-08-30 01:44 CONFIDENTIAL Embassy Dushanbe
VZCZCXRO8937
RR RUEHDBU
DE RUEHDBU #0082/01 0151118
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
R 151118Z JAN 10
FM AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1144
INFO RUCNCIS/CIS COLLECTIVE
RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL 0389
RUEHDBU/AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE 2523
C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02
DUSHANBE 000082
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 1/15/2020
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM TI
SUBJECT: MAYOR MEETS AMBASSADOR, CONFIRMS EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE
CLASSIFIED BY: Ken Gross, Ambassador, EXEC, DoS.
REASON: 1.4 (b), (d)
¶1. (C) Summary: In a platitude-ridden meeting, Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloev said upcoming elections would be free and fair, that contributions to the Roghun Dam were voluntary, and that the losses suffered by the United States in Afghanistan were felt by Tajiks as their own. Ubaidulloev asked for help in getting Tajik students admitted to Harvard University, but effectively declined to help find a new location for an American Corner in Dushanbe. He asserted the existence of life on other planets, caveating this by noting that we should focus on solving our problems on Earth. End Summary.