TFIZ01: KUWAIT SITREP NO. 30

UNCLAS KUWAIT 001219 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: KUWAIT SITREP NO. 30 REF: KUWAIT 01218 AND PREVIOUS ¶1. SITREP NO. 30 AS OF 1800 HOURS LOCAL, 1000 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME APRIL 02, 2003. ¶2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP (all reported times are Kuwait Local, GMT plus three): -------------- Security/Military -------------- Nothing to report. -------------- Political -------------- Six Kuwaiti citizens telephoned expressing support for Operation Iraqi Freedom. Received call from representative of Kuwait-based American company offering donations of personal and food items to American troops; referred caller to Embassy's Foreign Commercial Service section. Received several calls from Kuwaitis volunteering as interpreters; callers referred to Ministry of Defense. -------------- Consular -------------- An American residing in Saudi Arabia telephoned from the Saudi Arabia-Kuwait border inquiring about Kuwait's visa policy; caller was informed that a visa is required for entry into Kuwait and can be obtained from the Kuwaiti Embassy in Riadyh. -------------- Management -------------- Nothing to report. -------------- Public Affairs -------------- A reporter from a Columbia, South Carolina newspaper telephoned to request an interview with an Embassy official; caller was referred to the Embassy's Public Affairs section. ¶3. COMMENTS: None ¶4. STATUS OF PENDING REQUESTS: See above. JONES