Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
04KUWAIT4413
2004-12-19 14:12:00
SECRET//NOFORN
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
AMBASSADOR URGES GOI ACTION ON TERROR THREAT IN
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S E C R E T KUWAIT 004413
SIPDIS
NOFORN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/18/2014
TAGS: PREL PTER CASC EFIN KU
SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR URGES GOI ACTION ON TERROR THREAT IN
TALK WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
REF: A. KUWAIT 4362
B. KUWAIT 4359
C. STATE 255421
Classified By: Ambassador Richard LeBaron for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D)
S E C R E T KUWAIT 004413
SIPDIS
NOFORN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/18/2014
TAGS: PREL PTER CASC EFIN KU
SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR URGES GOI ACTION ON TERROR THREAT IN
TALK WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
REF: A. KUWAIT 4362
B. KUWAIT 4359
C. STATE 255421
Classified By: Ambassador Richard LeBaron for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D)
1. (S/NF) Ambassador met with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh
Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah on December 18 and
initiated the conversation by stressing the gravity of the
recent security threat posed to U.S. interests in Kuwait.
Ambassador noted that the matter was being dealt with in
liaison channels but that he also wanted to make sure that
the political levels of the Kuwaiti Government understood
that the USG was taking this threat very seriously and
watching intently to see what actions Kuwait would take to
counter it effectively. Noting the recent attack on our
consulate in Jeddah, Ambassador said that the USG and its
friends could not afford to ignore any indication of
terrorist activities, particularly when the information
suggests the possibility of an imminent action.
2. (S/NF) The FM did not offer a substantive reply on the
specifics of the Ambassador's presentation. He noted that
the Embassy's warden message of December 15 had gotten the
attention of people in Kuwait, with some in the local
financial community asking him whether they should leave the
country. The FM also asked for details on what transpired in
the attack on the Consulate in Jeddah, and the specific
response of the Saudi forces during the siege. The Ambassador
provided a brief account of the events and the Saudi
reaction. In response to the Ambassador's comment that Kuwait
needs to examine its terrorism finance laws to enable
preemptive action against terror planners, the FM said that
the GCC is developing terrorism financing laws. He claimed
that the legislation will become part of Kuwait's legal code.
The FM provided, however, no timeline for ratification.
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LEBARON
SIPDIS
NOFORN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/18/2014
TAGS: PREL PTER CASC EFIN KU
SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR URGES GOI ACTION ON TERROR THREAT IN
TALK WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
REF: A. KUWAIT 4362
B. KUWAIT 4359
C. STATE 255421
Classified By: Ambassador Richard LeBaron for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D)
1. (S/NF) Ambassador met with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh
Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah on December 18 and
initiated the conversation by stressing the gravity of the
recent security threat posed to U.S. interests in Kuwait.
Ambassador noted that the matter was being dealt with in
liaison channels but that he also wanted to make sure that
the political levels of the Kuwaiti Government understood
that the USG was taking this threat very seriously and
watching intently to see what actions Kuwait would take to
counter it effectively. Noting the recent attack on our
consulate in Jeddah, Ambassador said that the USG and its
friends could not afford to ignore any indication of
terrorist activities, particularly when the information
suggests the possibility of an imminent action.
2. (S/NF) The FM did not offer a substantive reply on the
specifics of the Ambassador's presentation. He noted that
the Embassy's warden message of December 15 had gotten the
attention of people in Kuwait, with some in the local
financial community asking him whether they should leave the
country. The FM also asked for details on what transpired in
the attack on the Consulate in Jeddah, and the specific
response of the Saudi forces during the siege. The Ambassador
provided a brief account of the events and the Saudi
reaction. In response to the Ambassador's comment that Kuwait
needs to examine its terrorism finance laws to enable
preemptive action against terror planners, the FM said that
the GCC is developing terrorism financing laws. He claimed
that the legislation will become part of Kuwait's legal code.
The FM provided, however, no timeline for ratification.
********************************************* ***
Visit Embassy Kuwait's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait
You can also access this site through the
State Department's Classified SIPRNET website
********************************************* ***
LEBARON