Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07KUWAIT1405
2007-09-18 05:48:00
SECRET
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
KUWAIT CONSIDERING TRANSIT OF YELLOWCAKE THROUGH
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S E C R E T KUWAIT 001405
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
FOR NSC MARY ALICE HAYWARD, MATTHIAS MITMAN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 2017
TAGS: KNNP PREL MOPS PGOV KU
SUBJECT: KUWAIT CONSIDERING TRANSIT OF YELLOWCAKE THROUGH
IRAQI PORT
REF: SECSTATE 129045
Classified By: CDA Misenheimer for reasons 1.4 b, d and h
(S) On September 17, Charge met with Kuwait Ministry of
Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Khaled Suliman Al-Jarallah to
discuss the USG request to ship Iraqi uranium yellowcake
through Kuwait. Al-Jarallah said that in order to allow this
transit, he must first seek guidance from his counterparts in
the relevant ministries (i.e. Defense, Interior). He
suggested, however, that if it was determined that moving the
substance through the country presented no dangers to the
Kuwaiti people or the environment, the GOK response to the
request is likely to be "very positive."
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