Identifier	Created	Classification	Origin
04KUWAIT2523	2004-08-09 12:59:00	UNCLASSIFIED	Embassy Kuwait

Cable title:

ANTI-TIP ACTION PLAN FOR KUWAIT DELIVERED

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					  UNCLAS KUWAIT 002523 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NEA/ARP 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG PREL KU
SUBJECT: ANTI-TIP ACTION PLAN FOR KUWAIT DELIVERED 
 
REF: SECSTATE 167701

1. (U) On August 9, 2004, Charge delivered reftel Anti-TIP
Action Plan to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting
Undersecretary Ambassador Khaled Al-Babtain. Ambassador
Al-Babtain expressed surprise that the USG deals with all
nations directly on this issue and recommended that Anti-TIP
efforts be carried out through the auspices of the United
Nations. He explained that UN involvement would give the
proposals more value and legal weight. We replied that TIP
objectives were pursued both multilaterally and bilaterally.
Al-Babtain thanked Charge for the Action Plan and assured him
that it would be discussed and studied.
TUELLER