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05KUWAIT1120
2005-03-19 13:27:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
KUWAIT HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS CENTER STAVES OFF
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UNCLAS KUWAIT 001120
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KU IZ EAID MOPS PREL
SUBJECT: KUWAIT HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS CENTER STAVES OFF
CLOSURE
REF: KUWAIT 1061
(U) Humanitarian Operations Center (HOC) contacts informed
Emboffs on March 16 that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(MFA) had granted the HOC a last minute reprieve and extended
its mandate until June 30th, delaying its closure for at
least three months. Emboffs contacts could not confirm the
length of the extension, but reported that the head of the
HOC, Lieutenant General Ali Al-Mumin, asked the MFA for an
indefinite extension with quarterly reviews. Reportedly,
Ali's request is under consideration by the MFA and they will
revisit the situation in June 2005.
LEBARON
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KU IZ EAID MOPS PREL
SUBJECT: KUWAIT HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS CENTER STAVES OFF
CLOSURE
REF: KUWAIT 1061
(U) Humanitarian Operations Center (HOC) contacts informed
Emboffs on March 16 that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(MFA) had granted the HOC a last minute reprieve and extended
its mandate until June 30th, delaying its closure for at
least three months. Emboffs contacts could not confirm the
length of the extension, but reported that the head of the
HOC, Lieutenant General Ali Al-Mumin, asked the MFA for an
indefinite extension with quarterly reviews. Reportedly,
Ali's request is under consideration by the MFA and they will
revisit the situation in June 2005.
LEBARON