Identifier
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03KUWAIT1297
2003-04-08 05:34:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:  

TFIZ01: KUWAIT SITREP NO. 40

Tags:  AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC EAID KU 
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UNCLAS KUWAIT 001297 

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. 40

REF: KUWAIT 01292 AND PREVIOUS

UNCLAS KUWAIT 001297

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. 40

REF: KUWAIT 01292 AND PREVIOUS


1. SITREP NO. 40 AS OF 0600 HOURS LOCAL, 2300 HOURS
WASHINGTON TIME APRIL 7, 2003.


2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP (all reported times are
Kuwait Local, GMT plus three):

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Security/Military
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NSTR

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Political
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The Polish Ambassador to Kuwait, Voycheck Bozil, called
the Operations Center on April 7 at 1810 to request USG
assistance in locating two Polish journalists who were
apparently captured within an area approximately 100 km.
from Al-Hilla, or Hilla, Iraq. Ambassador Bozik said the
journalists rented a car from Kuwait, and claimed that
they had received permission from the US military to
enter Iraq. His sources also claimed that one of the
journalists escaped from his captors on April 7 at 2:30
p.m. The names of the journalists are as follows:


1. Jacek Kaczmarcek: Works for Polish Radio Number One

2. Marchin Sirlej: Works for Polish Television T4N
(Described as the Polish version of CNN). He can be
reached at his mobile number: 982-4459. He said that the
Polish MFA had formally contacted the State Department to
request assistance. This information was passed to PAO
and OMCK Vice Chief for action.

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Consular
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NSTR

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Management
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NSTR


3. COMMENTS: None


4. STATUS OF PENDING REQUESTS: N/A

JONES