Identifier
Created
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04KUWAIT4427
2004-12-20 14:42:00
SECRET
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:  

ARTICLE 98 UPDATE

Tags:  PREL PGOV PARM KU KLEG 
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201442Z Dec 04
S E C R E T KUWAIT 004427 

SIPDIS

FOR NEA/ARPI AND T

E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/19/2014
TAGS: PREL PGOV PARM KU KLEG
SUBJECT: ARTICLE 98 UPDATE

REF: A. STATE 268185


B. KUWAIT 4199

Classified By: Ambassador Richard LeBaron for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)

S E C R E T KUWAIT 004427

SIPDIS

FOR NEA/ARPI AND T

E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/19/2014
TAGS: PREL PGOV PARM KU KLEG
SUBJECT: ARTICLE 98 UPDATE

REF: A. STATE 268185


B. KUWAIT 4199

Classified By: Ambassador Richard LeBaron for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)


1. (S) Ambassador LeBaron raised on December 18 the status of
the Article 98 Agreement with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh
Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, noting that Bahrain is
re-examining the idea of finalizing the Agreement through an
exchange of notes. The Ambassador suggested that Kuwait
might also want to take another look at this method (ref A).
The FM said the GOK lawyers had determined that the Agreement
required National Assembly approval. He declared the
Assembly would ratify the Agreement and added that he
"doesn't expect it to be a problem."


2. (S) In a December 20 conversation, an assistant to
National Assembly Committee on Foreign Affairs Chairman MP
Mohammed Jassem Al-Sager informed Pol Chief the committee
would discuss the Article 98 agreement on Wednesday, December

22. He anticipated the committee would approve the Agreement
and send it to the floor for consideration by the full
Parliament. He added that while Parliament could decide on
the Agreement as early as January 4, because of January
holidays and MP travel plans, it is more like that the full
Assembly would not consider the Agreement until February 2.
LEBARON