BLUE LANTERN: POSSIBLE TRANSFER OF U.S.-ORIGIN

S E C R E T KUWAIT 000157 SIPDIS NOFORN SIPDIS STATE FOR PM/DTCC - BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR, NEA/ARP E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/02/2017 TAGS: KU KOMC ETTC SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN: POSSIBLE TRANSFER OF U.S.-ORIGIN TECHNOLOGY FROM KUWAIT TO CHINA REF: SECSTATE 1607 Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Matt Tueller for reasons 1.4 (a, b, c, d) ¶1. (S/NF) Post delivered reftel talking points to MFA by dipnote on 8 January, and followed up with repeated phone calls to Acting Director of the MFA Americas Department Hamad Al-Meshaan. Al-Meshan said the dipnote was forwarded to the Ministry of Defense on 13 January. On 3 February, Al-Meshaan told Econoff that he has spoken with his counterpart at MOD and expects a response by 7 February. Post will report the response septel. ********************************************* * 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/ ********************************************* * TUELLER