KUWAIT AGREES TO CROSS-CHECK SPEICHER DNA SAMPLE

C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 002911

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OSD/DPMO FOR ADRIAN CRONAUER, STATE FOR NEA/ARPI

E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/27/2015
TAGS: MOPS PREL PGOV KU IZ
SUBJECT: KUWAIT AGREES TO CROSS-CHECK SPEICHER DNA SAMPLE
AGAINST DATABASE OF UNIDENTIFIED REMAINS

REF: A) KUWAIT 2779 B) BROWN/CRONAUER E-MAILS

Classified By: CHARGE D'AFFAIRES MATTHEW TUELLER FOR REASONS 1.4 (a) an
d (b)


1. (U) This is an action request. See para 3.


2. (C) The GOK's National Committee for Missing and POW
Affairs (NCMPA) has formally agreed to cross-check a partial
DNA sample of CAPT Michael Scott Speicher from the U.S. Joint
POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) and invites a DNA
specialist to Kuwait to be present for the introduction of
sample into their database. (NOTE: This is the one of two
options passed to the GOK. The first would have given the
U.S. full access to the NCMPA database. The possibility of
checking dental records was not fully explored. END NOTE)
The NCMPA would like to commence cooperation and complete the
cross-check before the next Technical SubCommittee (TSC)
meeting of the TriPartitite Commission scheduled for
September 28. POC for the visit is poloff Andrea Gastaldo,
GastaldoAF@state.sgov.gov, 011-965-259-1552 work,
011-965-259-1051 fax.


3. (U) Action requested: Please immediately advise post of
availability of JPAC representatives to travel to Kuwait.

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