(C) HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING GROUP: MONTHLY MEETING

C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 005837



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STATE FOR NEA/ARP, CA/OCS/NEA, DS/IP/NEA



E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/29/2013

TAGS: PTER, ASEC, AMGT, KU

SUBJECT: (C) HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING GROUP: MONTHLY

MEETING



Classified By: CDA JOHN MORAN; REASON 1.4 (D)



1. (SBU) Acting DCM chaired the monthly meeting of Post's

Homeland Security Working Group December 29. Visas Viper

meeting reported septel.



2. (SBU) RSO briefed that the Embassy was already in

heightened security status before DHS raised the threat level

to Orange; all appropriate measures are in place and GOK

remains very responsive to our requests.



3. (SBU) Consul briefed that USVISIT program will take

effect in the United States on January 5. Embassy began

collecting biometric data from visa applicants on November

22. CONS had sent a dipnote to MFA regarding the USVISIT

program; it will post information on the Embassy webpage and

provide it to all visa applicants.



4. (C) There was discussion of a letter from the

Transportation Security Administration to Kuwait Airways (KA)

listing six KA aircrew members who are no longer permitted to

fly to the United States. Post shared the contents of that

letter with MFA December 28. CONS agreed to check whether

the six named individuals' visas have been revoked.

MORAN