KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORT FOR

C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 003720

SIPDIS

FOR NEA/ARPI AND PRM/MCE; GENEVA FOR CAMPBELL AND CASSIDY

E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/19/2015
TAGS: PREL PHUM PREF KU ICRC
SUBJECT: KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORT FOR
CONSULTATIONS IN GENEVA ON MAGEN DAVID ADOM (MDA)

REF: A. STATE 149915


B. KUWAIT 3023 (NOTAL)

C. KUWAIT 2728

D. KUWAIT 942

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


1. (SBU) Ambassador delivered August 20 ref A demarche to
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Under Secretary and
International Organizations Department Director Ambassador
Abdullah Al-Murad. Al-Murad expressed surprise that Magen
David Adom (MDA),the Israeli national society was not a part
of the Red Cross/Crescent Movement. He offered no comment on
Kuwait's position regarding the September 12-13 consultations
in Geneva on adoption the Third Additional Protocol to the
Geneva Conventions. The Ambassador left ref A points as a
non-paper for Al-Murad's review.


2. (C) Comment: Although PolChief has previously raised
MDA membership with Al-Murad (refs B - D),his surprise that
its status was unresolved seemed genuine. The issue is not a
high priority for the GOK and neither the Swiss Government
nor the International Committee of the Red Cross have
seriously raised the matter with Kuwaiti officials (ref C).
End Comment.
LEBARON