Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06KUWAIT1352
2006-04-19 13:38:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
KUWAIT: UN SOMA PASSED BY COMMITTEE BUT NOT BY
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UNCLAS KUWAIT 001352
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP, PM FOR RUGGIERO, AND IO/UNP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV IZ KU
SUBJECT: KUWAIT: UN SOMA PASSED BY COMMITTEE BUT NOT BY
FULL NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
REF: USUN 796
UNCLAS KUWAIT 001352
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP, PM FOR RUGGIERO, AND IO/UNP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV IZ KU
SUBJECT: KUWAIT: UN SOMA PASSED BY COMMITTEE BUT NOT BY
FULL NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
REF: USUN 796
1. (U) Post has confirmed that, as of Monday April 17, the
United Nations Status of Mission Agreement (SOMA) reputed to
have passed in reftel has not yet been voted on in Kuwait's
National Assembly (NA). The UN SOMA has been approved by the
NA's Foreign Affairs Committee. Legislative action stalled
following the death of the Amir and subsequent change in
government. The SOMA is currently not listed as an agenda
item for this NA session which ends in July.
2. (U) In addition, there is some confusion as to the stated
number of UN staff currently in Iraq. Reftel states a total
number of 250 while U.S. military contacts working
side-by-side with UNAMI told poloff that UNAMI's
administrative officer says there are one thousand staff
members, both military and civilian, in Iraq at any given
time. The number was supplied to Humanitarian Operations
Center (HOC) officers in a request to garner further GOK
support for issuing visas for entry into Kuwait. The HOC
still serves as the clearinghouse for NGOs working in Iraq
and one of its offices is co-located inside the UN compound.
The UNAMI administrative officer used the figure in recent
days to request continued access to the HOC's expedited visa
issuing process. Post raises this staffing differential
(250/1000) to ensure that any decisions being made about
UNAMI are done with the most accurate information and numbers
available.
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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
STATE FOR NEA/ARP, PM FOR RUGGIERO, AND IO/UNP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV IZ KU
SUBJECT: KUWAIT: UN SOMA PASSED BY COMMITTEE BUT NOT BY
FULL NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
REF: USUN 796
1. (U) Post has confirmed that, as of Monday April 17, the
United Nations Status of Mission Agreement (SOMA) reputed to
have passed in reftel has not yet been voted on in Kuwait's
National Assembly (NA). The UN SOMA has been approved by the
NA's Foreign Affairs Committee. Legislative action stalled
following the death of the Amir and subsequent change in
government. The SOMA is currently not listed as an agenda
item for this NA session which ends in July.
2. (U) In addition, there is some confusion as to the stated
number of UN staff currently in Iraq. Reftel states a total
number of 250 while U.S. military contacts working
side-by-side with UNAMI told poloff that UNAMI's
administrative officer says there are one thousand staff
members, both military and civilian, in Iraq at any given
time. The number was supplied to Humanitarian Operations
Center (HOC) officers in a request to garner further GOK
support for issuing visas for entry into Kuwait. The HOC
still serves as the clearinghouse for NGOs working in Iraq
and one of its offices is co-located inside the UN compound.
The UNAMI administrative officer used the figure in recent
days to request continued access to the HOC's expedited visa
issuing process. Post raises this staffing differential
(250/1000) to ensure that any decisions being made about
UNAMI are done with the most accurate information and numbers
available.
********************************************* *
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