Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06KUWAIT1012
2006-03-22 07:40:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
KUWAIT RESPONSE: U.S. IRAQ SUPPLEMENTAL AND BUDGET
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UNCLAS KUWAIT 001012
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID PREL IZ KU
SUBJECT: KUWAIT RESPONSE: U.S. IRAQ SUPPLEMENTAL AND BUDGET
REQUEST INFORMATION
REF: A. SECSTATE 44648
B. KUWAIT 678
C. KUWAIT 399
D. KUWAIT 167
E. 05KUWAIT 5063
F. 05KUWAIT 4905
G. 05KUWAIT 4338
UNCLAS KUWAIT 001012
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID PREL IZ KU
SUBJECT: KUWAIT RESPONSE: U.S. IRAQ SUPPLEMENTAL AND BUDGET
REQUEST INFORMATION
REF: A. SECSTATE 44648
B. KUWAIT 678
C. KUWAIT 399
D. KUWAIT 167
E. 05KUWAIT 5063
F. 05KUWAIT 4905
G. 05KUWAIT 4338
1. The following details of Kuwaiti aid to Iraq were
outlined by Marwan Al-Ghanem, Regional Manager for Arab
Countries at the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development
(KFAED),in a February meeting with EconOfficer (Ref C). We
are not aware of any changes since that time.
GOK assistance to Iraq (all funds to be administered by
KFAED):
$440M in concessionary loans to be allocated as follows (no
funds disbursed):
--$200M for power station in northern Iraq (total project
cost estimated at $850M) to be disbursed in two $100M
tranches over two GOK fiscal years (no start date)
--$100M for schools (no locations specified)
--$100M for water sewage/desalination projects (no locations
specified)
--$40M for rehabilitation of railroad system
$120M in grants for health/education to be allocated as
follows (no funds disbursed):
--$30M for schools in the south (consultants hired and
feasibility report expected in March)
--$30M for four medical storage facilities and one mobile
surgical facility
--$36M for water/sewage projects in Sadr city
--$24M for schools in northern and middle provinces,
including Baghdad
2. For additional reporting on Kuwait's assistance for
Iraq's reconstruction, please see Refs B-H.
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For more reporting from EMBASSY Kuwait, visit:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/?cable s
Visit Kuwait's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/
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LEBARON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID PREL IZ KU
SUBJECT: KUWAIT RESPONSE: U.S. IRAQ SUPPLEMENTAL AND BUDGET
REQUEST INFORMATION
REF: A. SECSTATE 44648
B. KUWAIT 678
C. KUWAIT 399
D. KUWAIT 167
E. 05KUWAIT 5063
F. 05KUWAIT 4905
G. 05KUWAIT 4338
1. The following details of Kuwaiti aid to Iraq were
outlined by Marwan Al-Ghanem, Regional Manager for Arab
Countries at the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development
(KFAED),in a February meeting with EconOfficer (Ref C). We
are not aware of any changes since that time.
GOK assistance to Iraq (all funds to be administered by
KFAED):
$440M in concessionary loans to be allocated as follows (no
funds disbursed):
--$200M for power station in northern Iraq (total project
cost estimated at $850M) to be disbursed in two $100M
tranches over two GOK fiscal years (no start date)
--$100M for schools (no locations specified)
--$100M for water sewage/desalination projects (no locations
specified)
--$40M for rehabilitation of railroad system
$120M in grants for health/education to be allocated as
follows (no funds disbursed):
--$30M for schools in the south (consultants hired and
feasibility report expected in March)
--$30M for four medical storage facilities and one mobile
surgical facility
--$36M for water/sewage projects in Sadr city
--$24M for schools in northern and middle provinces,
including Baghdad
2. For additional reporting on Kuwait's assistance for
Iraq's reconstruction, please see Refs B-H.
********************************************* *
For more reporting from EMBASSY Kuwait, visit:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/?cable s
Visit Kuwait's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/
********************************************* *
LEBARON