Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07KUWAIT1097
2007-07-10 09:28:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
MINISTER SAYS GCC CRISIS MANAGEMENT CENTER TO BE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 001097
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
FOR NEA/ARP
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/10/2027
TAGS: PREL ASEC LE QA SA IR IZ IS KU
SUBJECT: MINISTER SAYS GCC CRISIS MANAGEMENT CENTER TO BE
ESTABLISHED IN KUWAIT
REF: A. KUWAIT 1094
B. KUWAIT 1072
Classified By: Ambassador Richard LeBaron for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 001097
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
FOR NEA/ARP
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/10/2027
TAGS: PREL ASEC LE QA SA IR IZ IS KU
SUBJECT: MINISTER SAYS GCC CRISIS MANAGEMENT CENTER TO BE
ESTABLISHED IN KUWAIT
REF: A. KUWAIT 1094
B. KUWAIT 1072
Classified By: Ambassador Richard LeBaron for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Shaykh Sabah
Al-Khalid Al-Sabah told the Ambassador on July 9 that
agreement had been reached at the recent GCC meeting of
defense and foreign ministers and national security chiefs on
establishing a GCC crisis management center in Kuwait. He
credited Kuwait's foreign minister with convincing the
initially reluctant Qataris to agree to the center's location
in Kuwait rather than Doha and noted the importance of the
support of Prince Muqran, Saudi Arabia's Director General of
Intelligence. According to the minister, Kuwait will prepare
a paper for the December GCC summit that will set out the
specifics of the center. As for the motivation behind
creating the center, the minister said the recent GCC
security meeting had covered the various crises in the region
(Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, Iran) and had convinced the
members that they needed further coordination to deal with
regional challenges. He cited the cooperation between
several GCC countries, Turkey, Egypt, and Jordan to support
Sunni participation in Iraq's elections as an earlier example
of the importance of the countries in the region working
together to manage potential crises.
2. (C) Comment: The purpose, details, and staffing of such
a center are not yet clear. As work progresses, we may be
able to offer some technical advice on specifications for
effective crisis management centers. We did not hear
anything about such a center in read-outs from the Defense
and Foreign Ministers. End Comment.
Bio Note
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3. (SBU) While MOSAL does not have a direct relationship
with national security issues, Shaykh Sabah Al-Khalid is a
member of Kuwait's National Security Council. He is also the
former president of the National Security Bureau. He
therefore is well-connected to the national security
community and follows national security issues closely.
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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
FOR NEA/ARP
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/10/2027
TAGS: PREL ASEC LE QA SA IR IZ IS KU
SUBJECT: MINISTER SAYS GCC CRISIS MANAGEMENT CENTER TO BE
ESTABLISHED IN KUWAIT
REF: A. KUWAIT 1094
B. KUWAIT 1072
Classified By: Ambassador Richard LeBaron for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Shaykh Sabah
Al-Khalid Al-Sabah told the Ambassador on July 9 that
agreement had been reached at the recent GCC meeting of
defense and foreign ministers and national security chiefs on
establishing a GCC crisis management center in Kuwait. He
credited Kuwait's foreign minister with convincing the
initially reluctant Qataris to agree to the center's location
in Kuwait rather than Doha and noted the importance of the
support of Prince Muqran, Saudi Arabia's Director General of
Intelligence. According to the minister, Kuwait will prepare
a paper for the December GCC summit that will set out the
specifics of the center. As for the motivation behind
creating the center, the minister said the recent GCC
security meeting had covered the various crises in the region
(Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, Iran) and had convinced the
members that they needed further coordination to deal with
regional challenges. He cited the cooperation between
several GCC countries, Turkey, Egypt, and Jordan to support
Sunni participation in Iraq's elections as an earlier example
of the importance of the countries in the region working
together to manage potential crises.
2. (C) Comment: The purpose, details, and staffing of such
a center are not yet clear. As work progresses, we may be
able to offer some technical advice on specifications for
effective crisis management centers. We did not hear
anything about such a center in read-outs from the Defense
and Foreign Ministers. End Comment.
Bio Note
--------------
3. (SBU) While MOSAL does not have a direct relationship
with national security issues, Shaykh Sabah Al-Khalid is a
member of Kuwait's National Security Council. He is also the
former president of the National Security Bureau. He
therefore is well-connected to the national security
community and follows national security issues closely.
********************************************* *
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