(C) JORDAN'S KING DID NOT DISCUSS OIL

C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 001812

SIPDIS

STATE FOR NEA/FO, NEA/ARN, NEA/ARP
TEL AVIV FOR DCM LEBARON
RIYADH FOR TUELLER
TUNIS FOR NATALIE BROWN

E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/07/2014
TAGS: PREL JO IZ KU
SUBJECT: (C) JORDAN'S KING DID NOT DISCUSS OIL

Classified By: CDA FRANK URBANCIC; REASON 1.4 (B, D).


1. (C) Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah al-Salem
al-Sabah told Charge June 7 that Jordanian King Abdullah had
not/not discussed oil during his June 1 visit to Kuwait
(other topics septels). (NOTE: the local media reported
that the King had said Kuwait had renewed for six months the
provision of 25,000 bpd oil or equivalent. END NOTE.)


2. (C) The discussions had gone very well, according to the
Minister; the bilateral relationship is now very good and
getting better. The King had played Kuwait's political scene
adeptly, pardoning a Kuwaiti and taking a personal interest
in the safety of Kuwaiti students who have faced assault and
battery in Jordan.


3. (C) The two sides signed an MOU to resume Kuwait Fund for
Arab Economic Development (KFAED) activity in Jordan. Kuwait
will participate in a power project and is looking at other
possible projects. The Minister said he did not know whether
the power project was for the domestic market or to supply
Iraq, or both. Dr. Mohammed also noted that Kuwait still has
a $100 million deposit in Jordan's Central Bank.


4. (C) COMMENT: We would be interested in Embassy Amman's
readout, especially any Jordanian claim of an understanding
regarding continued provision of oil.
URBANCIC