KUWAITI ASSISTANCE TO JORDAN AND TO THE

C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 000111

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/07/2015
TAGS: PREL EAID KPAL EPET JO IZ KU
SUBJECT: KUWAITI ASSISTANCE TO JORDAN AND TO THE
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY

REF: (A) 04 AMMAN 10314 (B) SECSTATE 275413 (BOTH

NOTAL)

Classified By: Ambassador Richard LeBaron for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d)


1. (C) During a January 8 meeting on a variety of subjects
with the Prime Minister, the Ambassador raised continued
provision of GOK assistance to Jordan. Shaykh Sabah said the
Jordanian Prime Minister would be visiting Kuwait in a few
days and Kuwait would consider any request for support.
Ambassador raised the Jordanian request separately on January
7 with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Dr. Muhammad Al-Sabah.


2. (C) The Ambassador also raised Kuwaiti-Palestinian
relations. Shaykh Sabah made favorable comments about PA
candidate Mahmoud Abbas--"he knows how to settle problems."
On financial assistance to the Palestinians, he said that in
response to a request made during Mahmoud Abbas' visit to
Kuwait, the GOK had agreed to buy all the olive oil the
Palestinians could send. He stated that Kuwait would give the
oil to the local cooperative societies; whatever the co-ops
could not sell, the GOK would buy back.
LEBARON