TFIZ01 SITREP NO. 10

UNCLAS KUWAIT 001050 SIPDIS DEPT ALSO FOR USAID DCHA/OFDA GENEVA FOR UNDRO AND LRCS USCINCCENT ALSO FOR POLAD E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC EAID KU SUBJECT: TFIZ01 SITREP NO. 10 REF: KUWAIT 1037 AND PREVIOUS ¶1. SITREP NO. 10 AS OF 2359 HOURS LOCAL, 1559 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME MARCH 23. ¶2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP (all reported times are Kuwait Local, GMT plus three): -------------- Security/Military -------------- NSTR -------------- Political -------------- Embassy operations center received 14 phone calls (12 women, 2 men) expressing outrage and sorrow at the television reports carried by the Al-Jazeera television network of alleged U.S. prisoners and casualties. One caller stated her desire to present flowers to the Embassy. At the request of the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry, Embassy prepared a brief fact sheet outlining U.S. humanitarian aid commitments to Iraq. -------------- Consular -------------- There are no pending cases of Americans who have requested Embassy assistance to leave Kuwait. -------------- Management -------------- NSTR ¶3. COMMENTS: None ¶4. STATUS OF PENDING REQUESTS: As noted above, no pending cases. JONES