ACTION REQUEST REGARDING KUWAITI AND SAUDI

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MOPS PHUM PGOV KJUS IZ KU SA
SUBJECT: ACTION REQUEST REGARDING KUWAITI AND SAUDI
DETAINEES


1. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post asks that the Department
request that Embassy Kuwait and Embassy Riyadh consult
with GOK and and KSA as a matter of priority as to
whether either government is interested in providing
assistance to the Kuwaiti and Saudi nationals listed
below upon their release from the Baghdad Central
Correctional Facility at Abu Ghraib, where they are
currenly detained by Coalition Forces. END SUMMARY.


2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: The twenty-two individuals
listed below were detained on November 26 and 30 after
they were observed crossing illegally into Iraq. All
claimed to be on a camping/falcon hunting trip; their
vehicles were stocked with camping equipment, although
neither falcons nor guns were found.


3. (SBU) BACKGROUND, CONTINUED: Coalition Forces have
determined that these individuals do not merit further
detention. Given the security situation, military
authorities have asked that we determine whether the
governments of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia wish to provide
transport and consular assistance at the point of
release at Abu Ghraib, in Baghdad.


4. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Post requests that Embassies
Kuwait and Riyadh be asked to determine, as soon as
possible, whether GOK and KSA wish to provide
assistance to the following individuals:

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KUWAITI NATIONALS RESIDENT IN KUWAIT
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AHMED KHALAF SHRAIAN (DPOB 11 SEP 1966, AL JAHRA,
KUWAIT),TRAFFIC CLERK

FALEH KALTAEM ADI (DPOB 1 NOV 1966, AL FURDOS,
KUWAIT),LEGAL RESEARCHER FOR ELECTRIC COMPANY

UWAYID MASHI MARZUK (DPOB 5 AUG 1962, AL JAHRA,
KUWAIT),DRIVER FOR MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

HAIF BADIR SHATI AL FATHLI (DPOB 31 MAY 1967, AL
JAHRA, KUWAIT),CLERK FOR MINISTRY OF DEFENSE

KHULAIF MUTLAQ KHALAF AL ALAZI (DPOB 21 JUL 1971, AL
JAHRA, KUWAIT),SOLDIER

RASHED SEHELI MOHSEN AL ALAZAMI (DPOB 5 MAY 1960
SLEBIHAD, KUWAIT),POLICEMAN

SAUD AMIR SHAMIL (DPOB 17 NOV 1978, AL JAHRA, KUWAIT),
INSPECTOR FOR MINISTRY OF LABOR

SHLAL SAUD SALAMA (DPOB 5 JUN 1946, AL SABHEHIA,
KUWAIT),RETIRED SOLDIER

DAHAWI MUMDAD AL HAMDI (DPOB 16 SEP 1967, KUWAIT CITY,
KUWAIT),MECHANICAL ENGINEER

ABDUL FAHAD AL AJMI (DPOB 25 NOV 1970, AL JAHRA,
KUWAIT0, POLICEMAN

TALAL SALEM FAHED AL DEFIRI (DPOB 25 NOV 1970, AL
JAHRA, KUWAIT),POLICEMAN

BADIR SHALTI MUSAIL, (DPOB 1 JAN 1941, AL JAHRA,
KUWAIT),RETIRED SECURITY GUARD

SAUD LAFI A'YD, (DPOB 25 NOV 1970, AL FIRDOS, KUWAIT),
POLICEMAN

'ID FALAH SULDON AL KALIDI (DPOB 1 APR 1968, AL SABAH,
KUWAIT),WATER TRUCK DRIVER

JASI MUHAMMAD ATHAWI (DPOB 20 NOV 1971, AL SABHIA,
KUWAIT),EMPLOYEE OF MINISTRY OF LABOR

KHALID SA'AD FYAT (DPOB 8 JAN 1969, AL GIAVA, KUWAIT).
RETIRED SCHOOLTEACHER

MISHAN EILETH OWAID (DPOB 27 DEC 1971, AL JAHRA,
KUWAIT),INSPECTOR FOR MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION

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SAUDI NATIONALS RESIDENT IN KUWAIT
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FAHAD ALISEE AL SEWAIT (DPOB 10 MAY 1948, AL SEFERIE,
SAUDI ARABIA),COMMODITIES TRADER, RETIRED SOLDIER

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SAUDI NATIONALS RESIDENT IN KSA
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THAMIR GHANIM ARGUB (DPOB 1 JAN 1967, HARDAT BATIN,
SAUDI ARABIA),STOCKMARKET TRADER

INAD SUAD ABDULLAH (DPOB 1 FEB 1964, HAFIL BATIN,
SAUDI ARABIA),PASSPORT CLERK

MUHAMMAD MORBRET ARFID (DPOB 1 JAN 1975, AFRA BATAUL,
SAUDI ARABIA),PSYCHOLOGUST AT AL KHALIF HOSPITAL

HABIB GAHEETH THAHIR (DPOB 31 JAN 1947, AL SABEHIA,
SAUDI ARABIA),CAR AND SHEEP SALESMAN
KHALILZAD