Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07KUWAIT1475
2007-10-04 14:12:00
SECRET
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
GOK TO REFUSE YELLOWCAKE TRANSIT THROUGH KUWAIT
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S E C R E T KUWAIT 001475
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
FOR NSC MARY ALICE HAYWARD, MATTHIAS MITMAN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 2017
TAGS: KNNP PREL MOPS PGOV KU
SUBJECT: GOK TO REFUSE YELLOWCAKE TRANSIT THROUGH KUWAIT
REF: A. SECSTATE 129045
¶B. KUWAIT 1407
Classified By: CDA Misenheimer for reasons 1.4 b and d
(S) On October 2, Charge met with Kuwait Ministry of Foreign
Affairs Under Secretary Khaled Suliman Al-Jarallah for an
update on the USG request to ship Iraqi uranium yellowcake
through Kuwait (ref b). According to Al-Jarallah, in
consultations with Chief of Staff Fahad Al-Emir and contrary
to the impression he provided in ref b, he had learned that
the GOK would not allow the requested transit and added that
a formal statement of refusal will likely be sent to Post
within the coming week.
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