Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06KUWAIT3445
2006-08-23 12:30:00
SECRET//NOFORN
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
SECURITY ISSUES, BORDER INCIDENT HIGHLIGHT KUWAIT
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S E C R E T KUWAIT 003445
SIPDIS
NOFORN
SIPDIS
FOR NEA/ARP
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/22/2016
TAGS: PREL PINS PBTS EAIR BG KU
SUBJECT: SECURITY ISSUES, BORDER INCIDENT HIGHLIGHT KUWAIT
DEFENSE MINISTER MEETING
Classified By: Ambassador Richard LeBaron for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
S E C R E T KUWAIT 003445
SIPDIS
NOFORN
SIPDIS
FOR NEA/ARP
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/22/2016
TAGS: PREL PINS PBTS EAIR BG KU
SUBJECT: SECURITY ISSUES, BORDER INCIDENT HIGHLIGHT KUWAIT
DEFENSE MINISTER MEETING
Classified By: Ambassador Richard LeBaron for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C/NF) The Ambassador met with Kuwaiti First Deputy
Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, and Minister of the
Interior Shaykh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on August 22.
The Ambassador reiterated the U.S. offer of cooperation and
support for moving the Gulf Security Dialogue forward and
expressed the willingness of the USG to provide technical
assistance with upgrading security systems for Kuwait's vital
infrastructures, in particular maritime security systems.
The DPM welcomed the offers of cooperation. The Ambassador
also informed the DPM of the September 11-13 visit to Kuwait
of security officials from United Airlines in preparation for
the start of non-stop flights between Kuwait and the U.S.
The Ambassador explained that, in order to comply with U.S.
law, the airline would need to request additional security
measures beyond those already in place at Kuwait City
International Airport. The DPM assured the Ambassador that
he would pursue the matter.
2. (S/NF) Shaykh Jaber informed the Ambassador of an
incident along the Kuwait-Iraq border, reporting an attack on
a Kuwaiti military patrol on the Kuwait side of the border.
The DPM said it was an extended encounter involving exchanges
of gunfire. At first the patrol thought the attackers were
smugglers but that conclusion was ultimately rejected due to
the extended nature of the encounter and the tactics used by
the attackers. The DPM said that Iraqi government officials
had been informed of the incident. (Note: A press report of
the incident stated that the attack occurred on the evening
of August 21 and that the GOK Ministry of Foreign Affairs
would inform the United Nations of the incident. End Note.)
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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
NOFORN
SIPDIS
FOR NEA/ARP
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/22/2016
TAGS: PREL PINS PBTS EAIR BG KU
SUBJECT: SECURITY ISSUES, BORDER INCIDENT HIGHLIGHT KUWAIT
DEFENSE MINISTER MEETING
Classified By: Ambassador Richard LeBaron for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C/NF) The Ambassador met with Kuwaiti First Deputy
Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, and Minister of the
Interior Shaykh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on August 22.
The Ambassador reiterated the U.S. offer of cooperation and
support for moving the Gulf Security Dialogue forward and
expressed the willingness of the USG to provide technical
assistance with upgrading security systems for Kuwait's vital
infrastructures, in particular maritime security systems.
The DPM welcomed the offers of cooperation. The Ambassador
also informed the DPM of the September 11-13 visit to Kuwait
of security officials from United Airlines in preparation for
the start of non-stop flights between Kuwait and the U.S.
The Ambassador explained that, in order to comply with U.S.
law, the airline would need to request additional security
measures beyond those already in place at Kuwait City
International Airport. The DPM assured the Ambassador that
he would pursue the matter.
2. (S/NF) Shaykh Jaber informed the Ambassador of an
incident along the Kuwait-Iraq border, reporting an attack on
a Kuwaiti military patrol on the Kuwait side of the border.
The DPM said it was an extended encounter involving exchanges
of gunfire. At first the patrol thought the attackers were
smugglers but that conclusion was ultimately rejected due to
the extended nature of the encounter and the tactics used by
the attackers. The DPM said that Iraqi government officials
had been informed of the incident. (Note: A press report of
the incident stated that the attack occurred on the evening
of August 21 and that the GOK Ministry of Foreign Affairs
would inform the United Nations of the incident. End Note.)
********************************************* *
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