KUWAIT: ORAL MESSAGE TO THE ARAB LEAGUE

C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 000833 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/26/2015 TAGS: KPAL KWBG EAID ECON EFIN SUBJECT: KUWAIT: ORAL MESSAGE TO THE ARAB LEAGUE REF: (A) SECSTATE 32566 (B) KUWAIT 702 (C) KUWAIT 669 (D) KUWAIT 539 Classified By: CDA Matt Tueller for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d) (C) CDA delivered reftel oral demarche by phone to the Foreign Minister's Office Director Shaykh Ahmad Al-Sabah who is in London with the Foreign Minister and subsequently to MFA Acting U/S Khalid Babtain. Both reaffirmed GOK commitment to political and financial support for the PA. Babtain, referring to the Foreign Minister's statement that the GOK wanted to see the formation of the new Palestinian cabinet before committing further assistance, said that initial impressions of Abu Mazen's cabinet were positive and this would clear the way for a successful conference in London. TUELLER