DEMARCHE ON U.S. PROPOSAL TO THE WTO ON

UNCLAS KUWAIT 005264 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EB/TPP/BTA/ANA AND NEA/ARP DEPT PASS USTR/JASON BUNTIN USDOC FOR 4520/MAC/ITA/ONE:DGUGLIELMI GENEVA FOR USTR/ADAMS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETRD KU USTR WTRO SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON U.S. PROPOSAL TO THE WTO ON NON-AGRICULTURAL TARIFFS DELIVERED REF: STATE 243208 ¶1. On December 3, 2002, Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Badir Abdul-Rahim, Assistant Undersecretary for International Trade at Kuwait's Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and to Akil Behbahani, Deputy Director of the International Organizations Department at Kuwait's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Post will follow up with these and other officials, as appropriate, following the Eid al Fitr holiday, December 7-8, and report back any responses to the proposal. RJONES