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06KINSHASA897	DRC'S ELECTION CALENDAR: LONG-TERM VIEW [...] (C) Summary: While there are still many hurdles to clear to ensure a successful July 30 first-round election as scheduled, the Independent Election Commission (CEI) and the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) have initiated detailed planning for the second round, and the [...]	2006-06-06 11:39:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO GC ELECTIONS

06KINSHASA898	ITURI UPDATE: TALKS STILL UNDERWAY FOR RELEASE OF [...] (C) According to MONUC and Congolese government officials, talks are still underway with militia leader Peter Karim and his Front for National Integration (FNI) regarding the release of seven Nepalese peacekeepers captured in Tsupu May 28 (ref C). MONUC officials confirm that a Crisis Managemen [...]	2006-06-06 12:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	SECRET	PGOV KPKO CG
06KINSHASA910	REFUGEES RETURN TO SUDAN FROM DRC [...] (U) The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) began the assisted return of Sudanese refugees from the DRC on June 7. Two hundred and twenty six Sudanese refugees left the Ingboko area of Orientale province, DRC by UNHCR convoy for home in the Yei and Juba areas of southern Sud [...]	2006-06-08 07:05:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PGOV CG SU
06KINSHASA918	PRESIDENT KABILA'S MOTHER SPEAKS OUT [...] (U) Summary: In a rare public interview, President Kabila's mother, Mama Sifa Maanya, sought to dispel rumors regarding the President's origins, saying unequivocally that Kabila is her son by birth. Speaking to the Belgian newspaper "Le Soir," Sifa described the struggles and sacrifices she an [...]	2006-06-09 11:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KPKO KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA919	FINANCE MINISTER ON DRC'S OVERSPENDING AND IMF [...] (C) At a May 30 meeting with DRC Finance Minister Marco Banguli, Ambassador delivered a tough message against GDRC overspending and said that, after the GDRC's first priority of holding elections, the main objectives for the remaining period of the Transition government should be the security [...]	2006-06-09 12:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV CG
06KINSHASA920	CARTER CENTER CONFIDENT IN DRC ELECTORAL PROCESS [...] (U) The Carter Center's elections observation mission in the DRC announced June 6 it is confident the country's July 30 elections can be conducted successfully and that the electoral calendar published by the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) can be met. The Center noted the extremely [...]	2006-06-12 12:36:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA922	CONTINUED PROBLEMS FOR DRC AIRLINES [...] (SBU) Summary. After a disastrous 2005 in which nearly 10 percent of all Congolese commercial aircraft were involved in crashes, the DRC continues to suffer from numerous accidents. Government aviation council recommendations for improvement and a UN safety inspection of the "better" DRC ai [...]	2006-06-12 16:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON KPKO PGOV CG
06KINSHASA932	CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: JUNE EDITION, [...] (U) SUMMARY: ROC President Denis Sassou-Nguesso is expected to return to Brazzaville on June 13 following widely-publicized visits to New York for his June 2 address to the United Nations on HIV/AIDs, June 5 meeting in Washington with President Bush and Secretary Rice, and a brief visit with [...]	2006-06-13 14:54:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AU PINR UNSC ASEC CF
06KINSHASA937	MANAGING THE MEDIA CAMPAIGN IN THE DRC'S [...] (SBU) Summary: The GDRC has reportedly agreed to fund a much-reduced budget, which would allow the High Media Authority (HAM) to provide for minimal fair media coverage to the 33 presidential candidates. The more than 9,700 legislative and 12,300 provincial candidates, however, will likely be [...]	2006-06-14 08:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPAO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA938	FIRST SHIPMENT OF BALLOTS ARRIVES IN DRC [...] (U) The first shipment of presidential and legislative ballots for the DRC's July 30 elections arrived in Kinshasa June 10 from printers in South Africa. The legislative ballots were subsequently delivered to Kananga, the capital of Western Kasai province, for delivery to voting centers there. [...]	2006-06-14 09:28:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA942	UNSC SENDS CLEAR MESSAGE: ELECTIONS MUST TAKE [...] (U) Summary: Following a three-day visit in the DRC, a delegation from the UN Security Council (UNSC) announced it was "encouraged" by the country's political progress and rebuffed calls for a "dialogue" that would delay July 30 elections or lead to a re-negotiation of transitional institution [...]	2006-06-14 13:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO KDEM UNSC CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA954	AJELLO STUMBLES IN PREMATURE ELECTORAL CALENDAR [...] (SBU) During a June 13 press conference in Brussels, European Union Special Representative for the Great Lakes Aldo Ajello reportedly presented what he claimed was the calendar for the second phase of the DRC's elections. According to Ajello, the results from the first round of elections (to b [...]	2006-06-15 16:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA959	ITURI UPDATE: MILITIAS SURRENDERING BEFORE NEW [...] (C) According to internal MONUC military reports, 120 militia members -- including two women -- from the Front for National Integration (FNI) in Ituri surrendered June 14 to MONUC and Congolese troops in Toni (approximately 12 miles southeast of Bunia). MONUC military officials said another 50 [...]	2006-06-16 14:18:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG
06KINSHASA963	UNIVERSITY STUDENTS SKEPTICAL ABOUT UPCOMING [...] (SBU) Summary: Many Congolese university students, particularly in the capital, have little faith in the elections or the transparency of the electoral process. Many say they see scant benefit in voting in an election when the outcome is assumed to be already set. Others say they have littl [...]	2006-06-19 10:12:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA965	PRESIDENT KABILA WEDS [...] (U) President Kabila June 16 wed his long-time partner Olive Lembe in a civil ceremony at his official residence in Kinshasa. The civil ceremony was followed June 17 by a religious marriage, presided over by Catholic Cardinal Frederic Etsou and Protestant Monsignor Pierre Marini (who is also P [...]	2006-06-19 11:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA966	ITURI UPDATE: MILITIAS CONTINUE TO SURRENDER [...] (C) According to internal MONUC military reports, more than 100 Ituri militia members surrendered to MONUC and Congolese troops June 16-17 in advance of a new June 30 disarmament deadline (reftel). MONUC officials said that nearly 300 militia members throughout Ituri have relinquished their we [...]	2006-06-19 11:43:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO CG
06KINSHASA968	IMF REVIEWS PROGRESS, SETS UP DRC STAFF-MONITORED [...] (SBU) Summary: An IMF team was in Kinshasa for five days May 27 to June 1 to look at the DRC's performance since February 2006 and to finish setting up a Staff-Monitored Program (SMP). The SMP will provide a bridge between the PRGF program that lapsed on March 31 and the new PRGF the GDRC hop [...]	2006-06-20 10:52:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV CG
06KINSHASA969	MLC LAUNCHES NEW POLITICAL ALLIANCE [...] (U) The Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC),the political party of Vice President (and presidential candidate) Jean-Pierre Bemba, has entered into a new political alliance with a host of smaller Congolese political parties. MLC Secretary General (and Minister of Budget) Francois Mwamba [...]	2006-06-20 11:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA972	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OSCAR KASHALA [...] (C) Summary. Presidential candidate (and AmCit oncologist) Oscar Kashala believes he is well positioned for July 30 elections, having forged an alliance with minor political parties that could lead to direct cooperation with Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba and/or UDPS leader Etienne Tshiseke [...]	2006-06-21 11:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA976	SLOGGING TOWARD JULY 30 ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: President Kabila, the four GDRC Vice Presidents, other senior officials and members of the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) met for four and a half hours June 21 to discuss election planning and the post-June 30 future. The Independent Election Committee [...]	2006-06-22 11:31:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA977	DRC NEARS COMPLETION OF POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY [...] (U) Summary: The DRC Minister of Planning unveiled what is nearly the final draft of the DRC's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) the week of June 5. The 104-page document, the fruit of months of work by a committee composed of GDRC, civil society, and non-governmental organization repres [...]	2006-06-22 11:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON CG
06KINSHASA978	ITURI'S MILITIAS: WHY THEY CONTINUE TO FIGHT [...] (C) Summary: Ituri District's security has long been threatened by the presence of local armed militias backed by Congolese and Ugandan elements seeking to profit from the region's abundant natural resources, instability, and lack of central government authority. Over the past three years, a s [...]	2006-06-22 13:14:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO KDEM CG UG
06KINSHASA980	ITURI UPDATE: MORE THAN 200 MILITIA MEMBERS [...] (C) Internal MONUC military documents report that from June 20-21, more than 200 militia members voluntarily surrendered to MONUC and FARDC troops in Ituri. On June 20, 60 militia members surrendered to Pakistani peacekeepers at Nizi, turning over more than four dozen AK-47 rifles. The same da [...]	2006-06-22 15:28:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO CG
06KINSHASA984	FINANCE MINISTER RESPONDS TO PRESSURES [...] (C) Summary: Finance Minister Banguli organized a lunch June 19 involving Budget Minister Mwamba, Central Bank Governor Masangu, and the German, British, French, Belgian, and U.S. Ambassadors to discuss the GDRC's rather dire fiscal problems. Banguli focused on three issues, the GDRC,s excess [...]	2006-06-23 11:10:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EADI PREL CG
06KINSHASA987	CONTROVERSIAL SPIRITUAL LEADER SENTENCED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Kuthino Fernando, the spiritual leader of the Church of the Army of Victory, was sentenced June 16 to twenty years in prison on charges of masterminding a failed December 2002 assassination attempt on a fellow pastor. Kuthino was arrested at his church in Kinshasa where police r [...]	2006-06-23 14:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM CG
06KINSHASA988	UDPS SAYS VIOLENCE "INEVITABLE" AFTER ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: A top-ranking official with the opposition Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) said June 21 that violence will be "inevitable" in the DRC after the country's elections, and that his party will take "no responsibility" for what will take place. Claiming that the internat [...]	2006-06-23 14:32:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA998	EUROPEAN PEACEKEEPING FORCE FORMALLY LAUNCHED [...] (U) Summary: In the first of what will reportedly be weekly press conferences, on June 22 the initial phase of the European Union election support/peacekeeping operation force was formally introduced by Aldo Ajello, EU Special Rep to the Great Lakes, and Gen. Karlheinz Viereck (Germany),comma [...]	2006-06-27 06:52:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO ASEC CG ELECTIONS
06KIRKUK10	WASHINGTON POST FABRICATED STORY, ACCORDING TO SALAH AD DIN [...] This is a SET Tikrit telegram. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. A January 12 Washington Post news article describes the Iraqi presidential palaces in Tikrit, formally known as FOB Danger. The article claims to quote the Salah Ad Din provincial Governor as accusing his deputy and the ISF of [...]	2006-01-26 21:58:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PREL ASEC IZ
06KIRKUK100	SADRISTS SEEK TO BLOCK KURDISH DESIGNS FOR KIRKUK [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Sadr group is searching for ways to impede progress on the Kurdification of Kirkuk. A Sadr representative in Kirkuk said the Sadrists, who represented about 75 percent of the Shia Arab population in Kirkuk, were at odds ideologically with the Badr Organization on Kirkuk iss [...]	2006-04-25 13:34:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PHUM PINS PINR PREL IZ IR SY TU
06KIRKUK101	IRANIAN KURDS ORGANIZING AGAINST TEHRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to an Iranian journalist in hiding in Northern Iraq, Iranian President Ahmadinejad has been cracking down on the Kurds in Iran and has caused souring relations between the Iranian Government and minorities. The Iranian Government under Ahmadinejad has become more reli [...]	2006-04-28 15:34:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PHUM PNAT PREF PREL PINR PGOV KDEM KCOR
06KIRKUK102	HALABJAH DETAINEES SPEAK ABOUT KRG ABUSES [...] (C) SUMMARY. A young teacher and student each describe their detention following the Halabjah protests on March 16. Neither of them participated in the demonstrations. The PUK thwarted more student demonstrations in Kalar through beefed-up security and intimidation. PRT finds these disturb [...]	2006-04-28 15:34:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV KDEM KCOR KISL PHUM IZ IR
06KIRKUK103	KIRKUK PROVINCIAL COUNCIL MEMBERS BOYCOTT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Arab council members boycott and Turcoman council members threaten to boycott the Kirkuk Provincial Council if the Kurdish bloc does not meet their demands. Boycott Threatened ------------------ 2. (SBU) On April 18, Turcoman and Arab council members finally submitted [...]	2006-04-29 11:02:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK104	KDP ASAYISH CHIEF ON SECURITY ISSUES IN KIRKUK [...] (C) SUMMARY. The chief of Asayish in Kirkuk said the Iraqi Army and police in Kirkuk were neither effective nor serious in their duties because their loyalties were based on ethnic bonds. He said Hawijah was a terrorist safe haven and that its poor security situation had a negative effect o [...]	2006-04-29 16:49:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PINS PINR PREL PTER PNAT IZ IR SY TU
06KIRKUK105	PUK ASAYISH CLAIMS SECURITY DOMINANCE IN KIRKUK [...] SUMMARY. The PUK chief of Asayish (internal security) in Kirkuk complained that the MNF-I and Iraqi Army did not recognize the Asayish as a formal security force below the greenline and expressed frustration that the Asayish had to obtain MNF-I permission prior to making an arrest. He claime [...]	2006-04-29 16:49:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PINS PINR PREL PTER PNAT IZ IR SY TU
06KIRKUK106	KIRKUK NGO PROMOTES WOMEN'S RIGHTS, CITY PROJECTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 18, Fathal Uthman Rasul, founder and director of the Rozh Foundation for Women's Rights, discussed the organization's work with IPAO. The Rozh Foundation is an NGO in Kirkuk that promotes women's liberties, civil society projects and educational opportunities. The Dir [...]	2006-04-30 18:03:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KWMN KDEM PINR IZ
06KIRKUK107	(C) KRG-ERBIL INTERIOR MINISTER ON BORDER TENSIONS WITH [...] (C) On the margins of the Iraqi-American Chamber of Commerce conference in Erbil on April 27 Kurdish Regional Government Interior Minister Karim Sinjari briefly discussed recent border tensions with Turkey. Sinjari described the shelling of an Iraqi (Kurdish KDP) border post at Zaha-Sidarkan [...]	2006-05-02 07:14:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PNAT PGOV PINR IZ TU IR
06KIRKUK11	(SBU) KURDS EXPECT SHIITES WILL AGREE KIRKUK CAN JOIN KRG [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. Kurdistan Regional Government-Sulaymaniyah (KRG-S) leaders complained to RC and DRC January 26 that the December elections had cheated the Kurds out of seats, though this would not prevent the Kurdish alliance from participating in the government. PUK Dep GenSe [...]	2006-01-28 19:58:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT EFIN PREL IZ
06KIRKUK112	KRG WOOING "COWARDLY CAPITAL" WITH NEW INVESTMENT STRATEGY [...] Summary: The KRG is attempting to win-over hesitant foreign investors with a combination of new airports, trade shows, and investment incentives. In a meeting April 22 with KRG Deputy Finance Minister Abdullah Abdulrahim, Abdulrahim told Emboffs that he welcomed input and U.S. technical assist [...]	2006-05-10 07:36:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ
06KIRKUK113	KRG SWEARS IN UNIFIED CABINET [...] (SBU) The Kurdistan Regional Government swore in its new unified cabinet May 7, the major step in its path towards full unification. Until now, the KRG had rival cabinets in Erbil (dominated by the Kurdistan Democratic Party) and in Sulaymaniyah (dominated by the Patriotic Union of Kurdista [...]	2006-05-14 14:47:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM EPET KWMN IZ
06KIRKUK115	SULAY STUDENTS VIEW ELECTION THROUGH KURDISH EYES [...] (SBU) Summary: Students from Sulaymaniyah University met on May 24 with IPAO to share reactions to the formation of the national government. The twenty-six students equally represented men, women, and both younger students from a variety of departments and older students attending graduate l [...]	2006-06-04 14:02:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PNAT IZ
06KIRKUK116	SULAYMANIYAH GOVERNOR AND KURDISTAN TOILERS PARTY RESPOND TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate meetings on May 24, Sulaymaniyah Governor Dana and leaders of the Kurdistan Toiler's Party (KTP) shared with IPAO their reactions to the formation of the newly formed governments in Erbil and Baghdad. Sulaymaniyah Governor Dana said it would be difficult for Prime [...]	2006-06-04 14:08:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR ENRG IZ
06KIRKUK117	PUK LEADERSHIP: PARTY CHANGE, KRG UNITY, IRAN [...] (C) Summary. On May 31 PUK party leader Noshirwan Mustafa informed PRT/REO POLOFS that the number of new KRG ministries was linked to building support for the Kurds on the 2007 Kirkuk Referendum. Further, the PUK would soon hold a congress to restructure the party to adapt to the new political [...]	2006-06-13 13:34:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PNAT KDEM KCOR EPET IZ IN
06KIRKUK119	OVERVIEW OF NORTHERN IRAQ FROM DEPARTING A/RC [...] (S) SUMMARY. The Kurds have long made clear they want the territories Saddam stripped from Kurdish control. Kirkuk province is main prize. We believe the Kurds would let Hawijah go in exchange for the other territories they seek. The Commission for the Resolution of Real Property Disputes [...]	2006-06-20 14:41:00	REO Kirkuk	SECRET	PGOV PINR PINS KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK12	(C) KRG UNIFICATION: TWO YEARS TO FORM NEW SECURITY SERVICE [...] (S) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. Kurdistan Regional Government-Sulaymaniyah (KRG-S) PM Omar Fattah told RC and DRC January 26 he expected the two main Kurdish parties to name a PM and a Deputy PM for a unified KRG in the next few days so the Kurds could present a unified face in Baghdad. PUK De [...]	2006-01-28 20:03:00	REO Kirkuk	SECRET	PGOV EAID PINR PINS KDEM IZ IS BAGHDAD FOR POL
06KIRKUK120	DISPLACED ARAB FARMERS IN KIRKUK UNHAPPY OVER DISPLACEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A farmers' union in Kirkuk province - claiming to represent 5,000 displaced families - said that one of the United States' key mistakes in Iraq was not taking more initiative to help solve the internally displaced persons (IDP) problem. The farmers claimed that following Oper [...]	2006-06-20 14:53:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL PHUM KIDE IZ
06KIRKUK121	ASSYRIAN LEADERS ON ARTICLE 140, SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: PRT team leader met with Assyrian Democratic Movement Kirkuk Chairman Sargon Lazar on June 20 and Assyrian Archbishop Louis Sako on June 21 to discuss implementation of Article 140. Lazar said there were rumors of a falling out between President Talabani and PM Maliki over Artic [...]	2006-06-29 16:21:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KISL KIRF
06KIRKUK122	KIRKUK SUNNI ARABS ON KIDNAPPINGS AND ARTICLE 140 [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 22, Iraqi Republican Gathering's Kirkuk office head detailed a series of kidnappings between Kurds and Sunni Arabs in Kirkuk. He used the incidents as an example of how organized the Sunni Arab population would be against the annexation of Kirkuk. He warned that Isl [...]	2006-06-29 16:36:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER IZ
06KIRKUK123	(U) NEW KIRKUK KURDISH POLITICAL COMMITTEE DISCUSSES ARTICLE [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: IPAO on June 26 met with leaders representing local Kurdish parties who recently set aside differences to push implementation of Article 140. Kurdish representatives universally agreed that Baghdad must implement Article 140 immediately or risk discredit amo [...]	2006-07-15 14:22:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PNAT PREF PREL KDEM ECON EINV IZ
06KIRKUK124	(U) KURDISTAN REFERENDUM MOVEMENT LEADERS DISCUSS [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: IPAO on July 3 met with leaders of the Kurdistan Referendum Movement (KRM) to discuss the structure of the organization, its current political goals, and future plans for a referendum on Kurdistan independence. (Note: the KRM was responsible for an unofficia [...]	2006-07-15 14:28:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PNAT PREF PREL PBTS KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK125	(C) PUK CHANGES; KIRKUK MUST JOIN KDP; IRAN NO ALLY [...] (C) Summary. PUK party leader Noshirwan Mustafa informed IPAO on July 1 in Sulaymaniyah that the PUK had undertaken major reforms, including the re-election of all PUK leaders, beginning with the villages, districts, and sub-districts. Also, he said the Article 140 referendum was necessary [...]	2006-07-15 14:33:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK126	(C) KDP-PUK UNITED FRONT AFTER DOKAN MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary. KRG Prime Minister Nechirwan Barzani and PUK party leader Noshirwan Mustafa informed IPAO in separate meetings on July 2 and 1 respectively that the KDP and PUK politburos had agreed to end direct party interference in government affairs; delay appointment of deputy ministers; [...]	2006-07-15 14:38:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK127	(C) PM BARZANI: INVESTMENT LAW PASSES; KRG EDUCATION IN [...] (C) Summary. KRG Prime Minister Nechirwan Barzani said in July 2 meetings with IPAO that the new Investment Promotion Law had been held up in Parliament over the provision for 100% foreign ownership of property. He said the KRG had a window of opportunity for attracting foreign investment t [...]	2006-07-15 14:42:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINS PINR PNAT PREF PREL KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK128	(U) KRG VP KOSRAT RASUL: KRG CHALLENGES, REFORMS, [...] (C) Summary: KRG Vice President Kosrat Rasul told IPAO in a July 1 meeting in Sulaymaniyah that the biggest challenge facing the newly unified KRG was public dissatisfaction over government services and the subsequent appeal of the Islamic movement. In his first address to the KNA as KRG V [...]	2006-07-15 14:45:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK129	(U) KIRKUK IECI HEAD ON NORMALIZATION, UPCOMING CENSUS AND [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Kirkuk head of the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI),Ferhad Talabani, is threatening to close the office due to poor security, government corruption, and lack of funding. Talabani detailed the ethnic breakdown of the office personnel and perceiv [...]	2006-07-19 16:12:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK130	KIRKUK ARAB LEADERS DENOUCE PLAN TO RETURN ARABS TO THE [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Several Kirkuk Arab leaders including Sunni and Shia representatives criticized plans to return Kirkuk Arabs to the south. They agreed that while many Arabs have already left, it was primarily due to discrimination, persecution, and arrests. They stated that [...]	2006-07-20 13:57:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER PREL KISL IZ IR TU
06KIRKUK131	(C) ASSYRIAN DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT LEADER ON CHRISTIANS' [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Assyrian Democratic Movement (ADM) General Secretary, Salim Kako, stated on July 9 that poor security and ethnic discrimination were causing Christians and Kurds to resettle to northern areas of Iraq, which was straining the relations between Kurdish and Assy [...]	2006-07-25 09:11:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PINS ECON KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK132	(SBU) NEW KURDISH BLOC ON POLITICAL GOALS, OPPOSITION TO [...] (C/NF) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Leaders of the recently formed 5-party Kurdish political opposition bloc said they would focus on local issues and push to reduce the domination of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). They asserted that their bloc [...]	2006-07-25 10:52:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IZ
06KIRKUK133	(SBU) NEW KURDISH BLOC ON POLITICAL GOALS, OPPOSITION TO [...] (C/NF) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Leaders of the recently formed 5-party Kurdish political opposition bloc said they would focus on local issues and push to reduce the domination of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). They asserted that their bloc [...]	2006-07-25 11:36:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL KDEM PTER IZ
06KIRKUK134	(C/NF) KDSP LEADERS ON KRG'S CLOSURE OF KDSP OFFICES [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-25 12:16:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PTER PNAT PREF KDEM IZ TU
06KIRKUK135	(C) PUK ASAYISH HEAD - KIRKUK SECURITY WORSENING [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Asayish head, Hallkawt Abdullah Aziz, said on July 24 that the security situation in Kirkuk was getting worse. He said terrorists had sympathizers among the Iraqi Police (IP) officers and checkpoint guards who facilitated t [...]	2006-07-31 10:23:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PTER KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK136	(C) KDP KIRKUK ASAYISH HEAD ON SECURITY, MERGER WITH PUK, [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: KDP Kirkuk Asayish head, Hallo Najat Hamza, told IPAOs on July 25 that the terrorists were getting stronger and were targeting security forces in Kirkuk. Hamza said the open borders of Kirkuk and guards cooperating with the terrorists at checkpoints were pri [...]	2006-08-02 17:27:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL PTER KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK137	(C) KIRKUK TURKOMAN DIVIDED ON ARTICLE 140, FUTURE STATUS OF [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Turkoman political leaders from different blocs said on July 26 they do not agree on the issues of implementation of Article 140 and the future status of Kirkuk. In separate meetings bloc leaders from the Iraqi Turkoman Front (ITF) and the Iraqi Turkoman Nat [...]	2006-08-02 17:49:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL KDEM IZ TU
06KIRKUK138	(C) KIRKUK ROAD CONSTRUCTION HEADING NORTH [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Kirkuk Provincial Council (KPC) member and Director of Roads and Bridges, Qasim Hamza, said on August 1 that poor security in southern Kirkuk was diverting road reconstruction projects to safer areas north of the city. He said that badly needed road and brid [...]	2006-08-15 11:17:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF ECON EIND ELTN
06KIRKUK139	KIRKUK POLICE SAY SECURITY SITUATION DETERIORATING [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: According to police, the security situation in Kirkuk province has reached new lows. IP forces were taking major casualties and the Sadr group was encouraging movement from the south to areas in southern Kirkuk in an attempt to ignite tensions between Sunni and [...]	2006-08-15 11:31:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINS PINR PREL PTER IZ KDEM
06KIRKUK140	KIKRUK POLICE CHIEF ON KIRKUK SECURITY AND HIS IMPENDING [...] (C) Kirkuk police chief General Sherko Shirku told IPAO on July 25, 2006, that security is better in Kirkuk than most other places in Iraq. When informed that most sources thought security was deteriorating in recent months, he said he believed that was because two months ago Sadr said that th [...]	2006-08-15 11:35:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINS PINR PREL PTER IZ KDEM
06KIRKUK141	READOUT OF RECENT PROTESTS IN KURDISTAN SULAYMANIYAH REGION [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Several participants and organizers of the recent protests in the Chamchamal sub-districts of Sulaymaniyah Province said on August 17 poor services in the water, electricity, and fuel sectors had prompted growing calls for government reform in the Kurdistan [...]	2006-08-20 17:08:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT IZ KDEM
06KIRKUK142	(C) KRG PROVIDING WATER TO 450-PLUS VILLAGES IN KIRKUK; POOR [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Kirkuk Provincial Council (KPC) Minister of Water, Abdul Qadir, told IPAO on July 31 the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has been supplying well water to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs),mostly Kurds, in more than 450 villages on the periphery of Kirk [...]	2006-08-22 06:47:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL KDEM IZ IR
06KIRKUK143	(C) KRG MINISTER OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ON MONITORING MOSQUES, [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs (MARA) for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),Mohammad Ahamd Saeed Shakaly, said on August 8 that his ministry monitored more than 3000 mosques in the Kurdistan region and that checking sermons was a matter of "pu [...]	2006-08-22 07:03:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL PTER KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK144	(C) KRG MINISTER OF EDUCATION ON CHALLENGES, RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Minister of Education (MOE) for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),Dilshad Abdul Rahman Osman Younis, said on August 8 that his ministry had limited relations with the MOE in Baghdad, which was divided into separate Sunni and Shia departments, and that t [...]	2006-08-22 07:19:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK145	(C) KRG MINISTER OF JUSTICE ON REGIONAL AUTHORITY [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-22 07:50:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL PTER KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK146	(C) KRG CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE CHAIR DISCUSSES KURDISH [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Chair of the Constitution Committee for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),Farset Ahmad Abdallah, said on August 10 that resource control, Article 140, and regional defense were the key redlines defining federalism for the Kurdistan region. He said that [...]	2006-08-22 08:04:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PTER KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK147	(C) KRG MINISTER FOR PESHMERGA AFFAIRS ON MERGER, SECURITY, [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister for Peshmerga Affairs, Omar Osman Ibrahim, said on August 7 the KDP and PUK were ready to merge their Peshmerga forces within six months (Septel.). Ibrahim said Peshmerga were located below the 'Green Line' anywhe [...]	2006-08-22 09:00:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PTER IZ TU KDEM
06KIRKUK148	(C) KRG INTERIOR MINISTER ON SECURITY CONCERNS, RELATIONS [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Minister of Interior (MOI) for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),Karim Sinjari, said on August 10 that nearly non-existent liaison relations with the MOI in Baghdad would have an impact on security in the Kurdistan region and throughout Iraq. He said [...]	2006-08-22 09:09:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL PTER IZ TU
06KIRKUK16	(SBU) POLITICAL ROUNDTABLE BRINGS PARTIES TOGETHER IN SALAH [...] (U) This is a SET Tikrit cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Several political parties in Salah Ad Din Province meet weekly to develop political cohesiveness in the province. The group is showing an amazing unity of purpose during its first two months in existence. END SUMMARY. -------------- (U [...]	2006-01-29 19:07:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR IZ
06KIRKUK17	(SBU) PUK FACILITATES ARAB DEPARTURE FROM KIRKUK [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Dr. Farhad Omar works in a new PUK-funded group assisting Arabization Arabs who want to return voluntarily to southern Iraq. He and a Kurdish member of the Kirkuk provincial council told DRC and IPAO on January 25 that "Kurdistan Unity and Brotherhood (KUB)" a [...]	2006-01-29 19:11:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL PINR IZ
06KIRKUK173	KIRKUK GOVERNOR SURVIVES ATTACK, LAYS OUT PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kirkuk Governor Mustafa survived a human bomb attack on his car November 28. This was the first time this tactic had been used in Kirkuk. Mustafa was pessimistic that the provisions of Constitutional Article 140 on the final status of Kirkuk would be completed on schedule. Strong [...]	2006-11-29 14:13:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PINR PINS MOPS PBTS IZ
06KIRKUK174	KIRKUK RULING COALITION AGAINST BAKER-HAMILTON REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 10 key representatives of the ruling PUK/KDP-dominated local government demarched the REO, and on October 11 affiliated NGO's held a demonstration in front of our gate, about the Iraq Study Group (ISG) Report. In the PUK/KDP's view, the ISG report was biased in favor [...]	2006-12-14 09:55:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PBTS PINR IZ
06KIRKUK179	ANOTHER ANTI-ISG DEMONSTRATION AT REO - KIRKUK [...] (U) On December 19, a group of about 100-150 demonstrators from the Turcoman People's Women Union assembled in front of the REO to express discontent with provisions of the Iraq Study Group (ISG) report. The Women Union is an affiliate of the Turcoman Brotherhood Party (led by Walid Sharika, a [...]	2006-12-21 14:20:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR PGOV PBTS IZ
06KIRKUK18	(SBU) SALAH AD DIN GOVERNOR WINS KRG LARGESSE [...] (U) This is a SET Tikrit cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The Governor of Salah Ad Din, a predominantly Sunni Arab province, is making inroads with Kurdish Regional Government President Barzani. Governor Hamad met with Barzani in January; he came away with a commitment for the KRG to fund medical s [...]	2006-01-29 19:15:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM IZ TU JO SA
06KIRKUK19	(SBU) TURCOMAN FRONT FEELS CHEATED, BUT SAYS ELECTION A STEP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Iraqi Turcoman Front (ITF) leader Sadettin Ergech called on Regional Coordinator (RC) and UK Consul General January 28. Ergech was the only person running as a Turcoman who won a seat in the December national legislative elections (some Turcomans running with [...]	2006-01-30 18:53:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK20	(U) KIRKUK CHURCHES BOMBED [...] (S) According to Coalition military and local Iraqi security service information, on January 29 two vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs) detonated near two churches in northern Kirkuk city. The first VBIED detonated at 1435 hours near the Mar-Afram church in the Quriyah neighbo [...]	2006-01-31 06:37:00	REO Kirkuk	SECRET	PTER PINS PHUM KIRF PGOV ASEC IZ
06KIRKUK21	(SBU) KURDISTAN ISLAMIC UNION TALKS THE TALK [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: On January 29, RC, DRC and IPAO met Abdulrahman Siddiq Karim, the smooth-talking head of public affairs for the Kurdistan Islamic Union. Abdulrahman was upbeat on the KRG investigation into the Dahuk incidents in which several KIU members were killed, includin [...]	2006-01-31 19:51:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL PREL IZ
06KIRKUK22	(SBU) KAMAL SAYID QADIR KARIM: CONVICTION OVERTURNED, LOWER [...] (SBU) On January 19, the Kurdistan Regional Government-Erbil (KRG-E) Court of Cassation struck down the lower court's December 19 conviction of Austrian citizen and native Iraqi Kurd journalist and political activist Kamal Qadir Karim, aka Kamal Sayid Qadir (KSQ). The lower court had senten [...]	2006-01-31 19:53:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK23	(U) RC FAREWELL VISIT TO ERBIL [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: On January 29, Regional Coordinator (RC),accompanied by Deputy RC and IPAO, held farewell meetings in Erbil with senior Kurdistan Regional Government-Erbil (KRG-E) leaders affiliated with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP),including Karim Sinjari, the Minis [...]	2006-02-01 13:53:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL IZ
06KIRKUK24	KRG UNIFICATION: AWAITING A DEPUTY PM [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 2, KNA Speaker Mufti, Deputy Speaker Kirkuki and Kirkhi Alti Barmakh, the leader of the KNA's Turcoman bloc, all expected the PUK to nominate KRG-Sulaymaniyah PM Omar Fattah, PUK Erbil office director Arsalan Baiz or KRG-S Deputy PM Emad Ahmed to be Deputy PM for a u [...]	2006-02-04 08:54:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ TU
06KIRKUK25	(SBU) KRG DETAINEES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Kurdistan Regional Government-Sulaymaniyah (KRG-S) Interior Ministry says it has information only on 15 of the 200 or so names on the U.S. list of individuals allegedly detained in Kirkuk and taken to the KRG. The Minister says 3 have been released and the remaining 12 had [...]	2006-02-04 17:16:00	REO Kirkuk	SECRET	PGOV PINS PHUM KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK26	KRG CONSTITUTION: KURDS HOPE TO ENTICE MINORITIES [...] (C) The KNA's Constitutional Committee continues to work on a KRG Constitution. Members expect further changes. In the next few weeks, the committee is supposed to send the draft to party leaders. Once they have blessed it, the committee will issue it for public comment. KNA Deputy Speake [...]	2006-02-04 17:19:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PNAT PHUM KDEM KISL IZ TU
06KIRKUK27	(S) KURDISH IA UNIT SPLITS OVER DEPLOYING OUT OF KIRKUK [...] (S) The 101st tells REO that the MOD ordered the 4th BN, 2nd BDE, 4th Iraqi Army DIV to deploy from Kirkuk outside of Kirkuk province to Bayji. We understand this IA unit is composed of Kurds, but was not a former Peshmerga unit. After the order was given, about half (50%) of the unit deser [...]	2006-02-05 06:40:00	REO Kirkuk	SECRET	MOPS PGOV KDEM PINS IZ
06KIRKUK29	(SBU) KIRKUK LEADERS CALMING TENSIONS OVER DANISH CARTOONS [...] (SBU) Kirkuk's Muslim community remains angry about the negative portrayals of Muhammad in a Danish journal. However, there has been widespread public condemnation by leaders of virtually all of Kirkuk's ethnic and religious groups of the recent church bombings in Kirkuk. END SUMMARY. (U) [...]	2006-02-06 12:53:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	BAGHDAD FOR POL AND NCT
06KIRKUK30	02/07/06 EAC MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 02/07/06 acting Regional Coordinator (RC(A)) convened a meeting of post's Core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at RSO's request. The following members were present: RC(A),PRT Leader (A),RSO, ARSO, MGTO. The purpose of this meeting was to assess the threat environment a [...]	2006-02-07 19:53:00	REO Kirkuk	SECRET	ASEC PTER IZ
06KIRKUK31	TRAIN TO WORK PROPOSAL [...] This is a SET Tikrit cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. In Salah Ad Din Province, a group of men is trying to tackle part of the employment problem. They have devised a program very similar to the U.S. Civilian Conservation Corps, and hope to present it to the PRDC this month. Funding [...]	2006-02-08 16:52:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV IZ
06KIRKUK32	(U) SENIOR PUK LDR ON UNIFICATION, BAGHDAD TALKS [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: On February 7, RC(A) met with Kosrat Rasul, the Executive Secretary of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan's (PUK's) politburo. Rasul discussed the unification of the two Kurdistan Regional Governments (KRGs) and national political developments in Baghdad. He sa [...]	2006-02-09 19:06:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IZ
06KIRKUK33	(U) KURD TOILERS PARTY SEEKS USG INTERVENTION [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: On February 7, RC(A) met with Qadr Aziz, the General Secretary of the Kurdistan Toilers Party, a secular, left-leaning Kurdish party that participated in the December legislative elections as a member of the Kurdish Alliance with the dominant Kurdistan Democra [...]	2006-02-11 17:28:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV IZ
06KIRKUK34	(U) PUK DEMONSTRATION AT REO KIRKUK [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: On February 12, PRT Kirkuk Deputy Team Leader, IPAO and RSO met with Provincial Council Chairman and Kirkuk PUK leader Rizgar Ali at the REO. The subject was the February 7 shooting incident in which a REO PSD shot and killed a taxi driver and one of his passe [...]	2006-02-12 18:49:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC IZ
06KIRKUK35	(C) SUNNIS ASCENDANT IN DIYALA [...] (U) This is a SET Ba'qubah cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The announcement of the results of the December 15 Council of Representatives elections has punctuated a scramble by the IIP to put together a coalition of Sunni Arab leaders in Diyala that can claim to represent the interests of the majori [...]	2006-02-13 16:07:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK36	MEDIA CONSTRAINTS IN KURDISTAN: AN EDITOR'S VIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY. The current editors of Hawlati, Kurdistan's most independent newspaper, (strictly protect) charge that Kurdish parties' dominance make press freedoms worse there than in the rest of Iraq. They said the government routinely monitored who met with foreign officials. They said th [...]	2006-02-13 16:19:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KCOR IZ
06KIRKUK37	(U) CORRUPTION IN THE KURDISH NORTH [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Corruption is Kurdistan's biggest economic problem. The two ruling parties' dominant control lets corruption flourish. Corruption relies on family-clan and/or peshmerga ties. Kurdish corruption starts at the top with a few political "godfathers" who quietly di [...]	2006-02-16 19:39:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR ECON PGOV PREL IZ
06KIRKUK38	(SBU) SALAH AD DIN LEADERS SPLIT OVER PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (U) This is a SET Tikrit cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) SET and IRMO Tikrit discussed Salah Ad Din province economic development planning with provincial leadership. Although the discussion was candid, it brought to light concerns the provincial council chairman had about extend [...]	2006-02-18 16:17:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EAID IZ
06KIRKUK39	KRG-E JUSTICE MINISTRY FACES POLITICAL PRESSURE AND LEGAL [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. The RC(A) met February 16 with Hadi Ali, the Justice Minister in the Erbil Kurdistan Regional Government, and the ministry's Director General, Judge 'Abdulbassit 'Abdullah Farhad. Ali is from the Kurdistan Islamic Union and has been the KRG-E Justice Minister f [...]	2006-02-19 18:43:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KISL PINR KWMN IZ

06KIRKUK4	(U) KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS TO UNITE [...] (U) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) announced January 7 that they had reached agreement on uniting the two Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) administrations in Erbil and Sulaymaniyah. The announcement was made by KRG [...]	2006-01-09 14:56:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ KDP
06KIRKUK40	(U) BA'QUBAH CARTOON DEMONSTRATION LARGEST IN OVER A YEAR [...] (U) This is a SET Ba'qubah cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. A February 19 demonstration in Ba'qubah protesting Danish cartoons and the alleged 2004 British beating of students in al-Amarah amassed one of the largest crowds Ba'qubah has seen in a demonstration to date. The numbers may imply a cons [...]	2006-02-22 09:50:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PHUM KDEM PINS IZ
06KIRKUK41	OUTGOING TNA MEMBER ON IRAQ'S FUTURE [...] (U) This is a SET Tikrit cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The Tikrit SET Officer and 101 AASLT Deputy G-9 met with outgoing Transitional National Assembly (TNA) member, Hatem Mukhls, on 9 February. Mukhls said few candidates in the December elections understood voters. He sees ri [...]	2006-02-22 09:53:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER IZ
06KIRKUK42	(U) PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATIONS IN KIRKUK AND KURDISH REGION IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-23 11:03:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PGOV KISL IZ PINR
06KIRKUK43	(U) PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATIONS IN KIRKUK AND KURDISH REGION IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-24 07:06:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PGOV KISL IZ PINR
06KIRKUK44	(S) SAMARRA BOMBINGS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN PLANNED IN ADVANCE [...] (U) This is a SET Tikrit cable. 2. (S) Intelligence reporting about people and tribes in the Samarra area suggests plans to destroy the Golden Mosque were made as early as a year ago. HUMINT reporting in April 2005 points to plans by Samarra AQIZ members to destroy the mosque. Those AQIZ m [...]	2006-02-24 10:21:00	REO Kirkuk	SECRET	PINS PGOV PTER KISL PINR IZ
06KIRKUK45	(C) SAMARRA UPDATE, 1900 2-23-06 [...] (U) This is a SET Tikrit cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Mostly peaceful protests occurred in Samarra on the first day after the Golden Mosque was bombed. The entire province was calm. END SUMMARY. 3. (C) At approximately 9:20 AM, the Iraqi Police (IP) guarding the ruins of the Golden Mosque o [...]	2006-02-24 10:26:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV PTER KISL IZ
06KIRKUK46	(C) ORGANIZED, WIDESPREAD CORRUPTION IN FUEL DISTRIBUTION [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: A highly organized corruption ring is running a black market for fuel in Kirkuk, manipulating fuel prices, and siphoning fuel to Iran and Turkey for profit. The organization parallels KDP and PUK party, Peshmerga and Asayish structures. Attempts to cover up its [...]	2006-02-26 19:06:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR EPET ECON PINS IZ
06KIRKUK47	(C) TOZKHURMATO TO JOIN KIRKUK PROVINCE? [...] (U) This is a joint Kirkuk and SET Tikrit cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Governor Hamad of Salah ad Din Province says he would not object to Tozkhurmato's rejoining Kirkuk province, were residents to favor that in a referendum. By contrast, a Tozkhurmato Turcoman strongly oppose [...]	2006-02-27 14:35:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS EAID PHUM IZ
06KIRKUK48	SALAH AD DIN WANTS PROVINCIAL COUNCIL DISTRICTS [...] (U) This is a SET Tikrit cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Salah Ad Din contacts are pushing to elect the next provincial council by district. The January 2005 elections brought 15 Provincial Council members from a single district because of the Sunni boycott. District elections w [...]	2006-02-28 19:45:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK49	(C) MEASURED RESPONSE IN DIYALA TO SAMARRA BOMBING; ISF [...] (U) This is a SET Ba'qubah cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The reaction in Diyala to the destruction of the al-Askariya shrine in Samarra has been restrained and generally focused on positive messages of shared determination to fight against takfirism, due in no small part to the responsible rhetori [...]	2006-03-01 19:13:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM MOPS KISL IZ IR
06KIRKUK50	(C) MEASURED RESPONSE IN DIYALA TO SAMARRA BOMBING; ISF [...] (U) This is a SET Ba'qubah cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The reaction in Diyala to the destruction of the al-Askariya shrine in Samarra has been restrained and generally focused on positive messages of shared determination to fight against takfirism, due in no small part to the responsible rhetori [...]	2006-03-02 05:41:00	REO Kirkuk	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KDEM MOPS KISL IZ IR
06KIRKUK51	KURDISH ECONOMY: OIL, IRAN AND CUSTOMS [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. Sarkis Aghajan Mamendu, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister for the Kurdistan Regional Government in Erbil, told RC February 28 that the two KRG finance ministries would have a unified KRG budget by the end of 2006. The KRG would not fire any employees i [...]	2006-03-02 19:16:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS EAGR ECON EFIN EIND ENRG EPET ETRD IZ
06KIRKUK52	NDI SUPPORTS IRAQI WOMEN'S POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. A National Democratic Institute (NDI) Program Manager for women's issues told IPAO's in late February that Iraqi women had not yet obtained an independent voice in political parties. NDI works with women from all Iraqi political parties to implement constitutional provisions adv [...]	2006-03-02 20:16:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWMN KDEM PINR IZ
06KIRKUK53	GOVERNMENT FORMATION: KDP GRIPING ABOUT TALABANI [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. RC met separately on February 28 with Falah Bakir, a close aide to the KRG-E PM (and future unified KRG) PM Barzani, and with Fadil Mirani, Secretary of the Kurdistan Democratic Party's Politburo. On Baghdad government formation, Bakir downplayed Talabani's rol [...]	2006-03-05 19:11:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS IZ IR
06KIRKUK55	KURDISTAN ISLAMIC UNION MAINTAINS A MODERATE, INDEPENDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Kurdistan Islamic Party (KIU) hopes to be a viable option for Kurdish voters that are not satisfied with what they perceive to be the corrupt, self-serving policies of the KDP and PUK. KIU officials reputedly reject violence in the name of Islam and argued that the Iraqi Go [...]	2006-03-07 19:12:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PHUM PINS PINR PREL IZ IR SY TU
06KIRKUK56	KURDS' PUSH ON TAL ARTICLE 58 SPARKS TEMPORARY PROVINCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Kurds sprung a surprise proposal at the March 1 Kirkuk Provincial Council meeting to implement TAL article 58 at the provincial level. Turcoman and Arab PC members staged a walkout to show their displeasure, but both sides sidestepped a long-term boycott. END SUMMARY. (SBU) [...]	2006-03-09 11:54:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK57	KRG UNIFICATION: CABINET FORMATION NEXT [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. On February 28, RC met separately with Falah Bakir, a close aide to Kurdistan Regional Government-Erbil PM Barzani, and with Kurdistan Democratic Party Politburo Secretary Fadil Mirani on the unification of the two KRG's. The next step is for KRG President Masu [...]	2006-03-09 16:57:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM IZ IR
06KIRKUK58	KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT PUK PRIME MINISTER PUSHES FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate meetings, leaders of the Patriotic United Kurdistan (PUK) demanded that the next Baghdad government tackle TAL 58 issues: "Kirkuk is a part of Kurdistan." The leaders reaffirmed the PUK's support for the U.S. presence in Iraq and their desire for continuing long-term [...]	2006-03-09 17:02:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL PHUM PINR PREL IZ IR SY TU
06KIRKUK59	SUNNI POLITICIANS SAY HAWIJAH PRIME FOR COALITION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Two members of the Iraqi Republican Gathering separately stressed the need to expand Coalition outreach to Sunni Arabs in Hawijah - a Sunni Arab city southwest of Kirkuk. They admitted the city was a Ba'athist stronghold, but claimed it had few foreign fighters, and recommended [...]	2006-03-10 14:02:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PINS PINR PTER IZ
06KIRKUK61	TRIBAL LEADER WARNS OF FUNDAMENTALISM, CORRUPTION IN KURDISH [...] (C) SUMMARY. The leader of the second largest Kurdish tribe in Iraq, the Harki, identified corruption, nepotism and the growth of Islamic fundamentalism fueled by economic instability as the major threats to democracy in the Kurdish region of Iraq. Shaykh Mahmud Asad Fattah Harki said that th [...]	2006-03-14 12:21:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL PHUM APER IR SY TU IZ PREL
06KIRKUK62	(U) DIYALA REPRESENTATIVES' BIOS [...] (U) This is a SET Ba'qubah cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: SET has collected background information on nine of the ten representatives elected from Diyala province in the December 2005 elections. These representatives-elect share virtually no common characteristics, but their backgrounds reveal a l [...]	2006-03-15 11:58:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK63	PROVINCIAL GOVT STRUGGLES FOR POWER, BUDGET [...] (U) Summary. Sulaymaniyah provincial leaders stressed the need for the Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA) to grant them legal authority and practical power to carry out projects. Provincial Governor Dana Ahmad Majid requested U.S. technical assistance for urban planning and taking a census of [...]	2006-03-17 14:19:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID PINR IZ
06KIRKUK64	(S) OPERATION SWARMER UPDATE 0600 BAGHDAD [...] (U) This is a SET Tikrit cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY. OPERATION SWARMER began on March 16, Northeast of Samarra, Iraq to kill or capture AIF, to disrupt AI operations, and to capture weapons caches. The Governor of Salah Ad Din Province gave a news conference, and will give a second on March 17 [...]	2006-03-17 14:27:00	REO Kirkuk	SECRET	MOPS PINS PGOV PTER IZ
06KIRKUK65	KURDISH TRIBAL OPINION OF COALITION WORSENING OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY. The leader of the influential Baradusti tribe in the Kurdish region of Iraq described the Iraqi security situation as worse today than during Saddam Hussayn's era. The continued violence throughout Iraq is denting Kurdish popular opinion of the Coalition. The U.S. presence, how [...]	2006-03-18 19:08:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR PHUM PINS PREL PINR PTER KWMN IZ IR
06KIRKUK66	SULAY GOVERNOR: IRAN'S INFLUENCE INCREASING [...] (C) Sulaymaniyah Provincial Governor Dana Ahmed Majid complained on 13 March to RC(A) and IPAO about Iran's growing influence on Iraq's energy, oil refineries, and imports and exports. Majid said Iran was heavily invested in a new railway route from Basrah to China, which would cross Iranian [...]	2006-03-19 20:17:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KISL PINS IZ IR
06KIRKUK67	TURCOMAN FRUSTRATION MOUNTS IN KIRKUK [...] (C) Summary. The Turcoman are frustrated with the Kurds' domination of Kirkuk politics. An Iraqi Turcoman Front (ITF) leader warned that the Turcoman and Arabs might unite against Kurdish injustices. The Turcoman reject the national Normalization Committee on Kirkuk and believe that the IP [...]	2006-03-20 18:49:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK68	(C) PROVINCIAL LEADERSHIP LOSING SUPPORT, LOSING INTEREST [...] (U) This is a SET Tikrit cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The citizens of Salah Ad Din province by and large support neither the Provincial Council Chairman nor the Governor. Instead, they are calling for a strong leader who will find jobs, improve the security situation, reduce corruption, and imp [...]	2006-03-23 12:14:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
06KIRKUK69	HALABJAH DISCONTENT SPARKS VIOLENCE, CRACKDOWN [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. On March 16, protestors in Halabjah torched a museum erected to commemorate the March 16, 1988, chemical weapons attack there. Locals believe the PUK has largely used the Halabjah museum to extract foreign assistance, but failed to spend the funds on Halabjah. [...]	2006-03-24 13:28:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV KDEM KCOR KISL IZ IR
06KIRKUK70	(C) KAMAL QADR KARIM: CONVICTED FOR CRIMINAL LIBEL, PARDON [...] (SBU) Media reports say a Kurdistan Regional Government-Erbil court convicted Austrian citizen and Kurdish political activist Kamal Qadr Karim on March 26 of criminal defamation and sentenced him to 18 months in jail. As reported reftels, on December 19 a court had sentenced him to 30 years [...]	2006-03-27 18:43:00	REO Kirkuk	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR IZ
06KIRKUK71	TURCOMAN - UNIFIED IN KIRKUK, DIVIDED IN BAGHDAD -REMAIN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Islamic Turcoman Union represents most Shia Turcoman in Kirkuk. The party works with other Turcoman parties on issues locally but is aligned with the Unified Iraqi Alliance in Baghdad. The Shia Turcoman remain frustrated with the perceived bias and indecision in the land [...]	2006-03-29 04:37:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK72	IRAQI ARMY RAID ON TURCOMAN VILLAGE - TWO DEAD, SEVERAL [...] (C) Summary. A mid-march Iraqi Army (IA) raid in predominately Turcoman village near the At Tamim - Salah ad Din provincial border results in two deaths, several injuries, and alleged widespread destruction of property. Turcoman frustration increases to what they perceive as an excessive mil [...]	2006-03-29 04:39:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK73	KRG UNIFICATION: PLOTTING A PATH [...] (C) SUMMARY. KRG PM Barzani told RC(A) March 29 that that each of the dual Erbil and Sulaymaniyah KRG ministries would form a committee to consider who should get the top jobs in the unified ministry and to find new jobs for redundant incumbents. No one would suffer a pay cut. The PUK has [...]	2006-03-31 07:49:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINS PHUM MCAP KCOR IZ
06KIRKUK74	(C) PM BARZANI TO PARDON KAMAL QADR KARIM IN NEXT FEW DAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY. KRG PM Barzani told RC(A) March 29 that he would pardon Kurdish political activist Kamal Qadr Karim "in the next three to four days." We suspect they will deport him. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) While discussing human rights with RC(A) March 29 in relation to the riot in Halabja [...]	2006-03-31 10:42:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR IZ
06KIRKUK75	KURDISH TRIBAL LEADER DOWNS KDP AND PUK, URGES U.S. TO STAY [...] (C) SUMMARY. A leader from the influential Kurdish tribe of Surchi said tribes were forced to work with the KDP and PUK because the parties controlled all the region's revenue. He thought the two Kurdish parties were incapable of working together. Shaykh Surchi urged the U.S. to remain in [...]	2006-03-31 15:29:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR PHUM PINS PREL PINR KDEM KWMN IZ IR
06KIRKUK76	HALABJAH: PM BARZANI BLAMES THE PUK [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. With RC(A) March 29, KRG-Erbil PM Barzani blamed the PUK for the heavy-handed response by the KRG-Sulaymaniyah to the Halabjah riot. Barzani said the PUK had known about the growing tension, but had done nothing to stem it. The PUK had undertaken many projects [...]	2006-03-31 15:30:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KISL PINR IZ
06KIRKUK78	STUDENT PROTEST SPARKED HALABJAH VIOLENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The KRG had denied permission for the March 16 protests at Halabjah. The KRG Deputy PM had agreed to student protest organizers' demands the night before, but was too late to prevent the violent March 16 Halabjah protests. Protestors were mostly male students from Halabjah, and [...]	2006-04-07 14:03:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV KDEM KCOR KISL IZ IR
06KIRKUK79	PUK CRACKDOWN ON ALLEGED HALABJAH PROTESTORS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the wake of the March 16 violent protests in Halabjah, the PUK has confiscated cameras and film, using them to identify perpetrators. Asayish security forces were arresting suspected protestors by conducting raids in the middle of the night wearing ski masks. A source in th [...]	2006-04-07 14:03:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV KDEM KCOR KISL IZ IR
06KIRKUK8	(U) KURDISH PARLIAMENT APPROVES KRG UNIFICATION [...] (U) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Ambassador Khalilzad attended the January 21 special session of the Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA),which unanimously approved reftel agreement on unification of the two Kurdistan Regional Governments (KRGs). Iraqi President Jalal Talabani (leader of the Patri [...]	2006-01-23 12:24:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM IZ KDP
06KIRKUK80	MORE PROTESTS AHEAD IN NORTHERN IRAQ [...] (S) SUMMARY. A freelance press interpreter says some who participated in the violent Halabjah protests could now be inclined to become KRG insurgents because the PUK is giving them few other options. Our contact said he had heard reports that some protestors had fled to the mountains or Ira [...]	2006-04-07 14:07:00	REO Kirkuk	SECRET	PINS PGOV KDEM KCOR KISL PINR IZ IR
06KIRKUK81	SUNNIS IN HAWIJAH MAY PREFER POLITICIANS TO TRIBES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Sunni community in the Kirkuk province wanted to benefit from U.S. outreach efforts, but the U.S. needed to work with the right Sunni leaders. A Sunni Arab politician from Kirkuk argued that the people of Hawijah were fed up with the tribes' inability to deliver security to [...]	2006-04-10 05:42:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PINS PINR PTER IZ
06KIRKUK82	GAS/OIL REFINERY TO BE BUILT IN KURDISH REGION [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi KAR Group CEO Baz Karim discussed bids for two new oil refineries, including the first in the Kurdistan region, slated for Koia, Sulaymaniyah Province. Karim also requested advocacy from the United States for KAR's bid on the proposed $1.3 billion Al- Nahrian Refinery, in c [...]	2006-04-10 05:47:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV PGOV PINR IZ
06KIRKUK83	ZEBARI SHAYKH SAYS TRIBES CONTROL SOCIAL AFFAIRS IN NORTHERN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The head of the Zebari tribe said he supported the Coalition presence in Iraq, but requested that the U.S. pay more attention to the tribes. He explained that while the Sunni Arabs of Iraq are demanding a U.S. withdrawal, the Kurds fear it. Zebari said Kurds blamed the U.S. fo [...]	2006-04-10 13:50:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR PHUM PINS PREL PINR KDEM KWMN IZ IR
06KIRKUK85	DRL VISIT TO NORTHERN IRAQ: CIVIL SOCIETY STRUGGLES FOR [...] (C) Summary: During a visit by DRL to Northern Iraq, civil society funding recipients said they struggled to maintain independence against strong opposition, and in some cases persecution, from political parties. Media sources said they faced detainment and abuse from government authorities f [...]	2006-04-12 10:12:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KISL KWMN IZ
06KIRKUK86	DRL VISIT TO NORTHERN IRAQ: TREATMENT AT LAST FOR THE [...] (U) Summary: A DRL site visit to Northern Iraq revealed that implementing partners are providing Iraqis for the first time with treatment for the mentally ill, legal services for women in jail, and a major effort to record the stories of victims of torture, imprisonment, and the genocide campa [...]	2006-04-12 10:41:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KISL KWMN IZ
06KIRKUK87	IRAQI OIL CO. TALKS CONSTITUTION, CORRUPTION, COMPROMISE [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi businessman and CEO of KAR Group Baz Karim said that the Iraqi national government and the Kurdistan Regional Government were handling new oil contracts in accordance with the new constitution, even though it was not yet in effect. Karim also said the two sides had recently [...]	2006-04-12 10:48:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET ENRG ECON KCOR PREL PINR IZ NO CA
06KIRKUK88	YOUNG KURDS WARN OF IMMINENT PROTESTS IN KALAR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Students and recent graduates from Kalar concurred that demonstrations would likely ignite there, but they disagreed on when those demonstrations might occur or how violent they would be. One student was adamant about protesting on April 14 - the commemoration of the Anfal atta [...]	2006-04-12 13:53:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV KDEM KCOR KISL IZ IR
06KIRKUK9	(C) KRG-E INTERIOR MINISTER OFFERS POLICE HELP [...] (U) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: In a January 19 meeting with Regional Coordinator (RC),Karim Sinjari, Minister of Interior for the Kurdistan Regional Government in Erbil (KRG-E),said he agreed with the USG decision to make 2006 "the year of the police." He said Iraq's police force suffered f [...]	2006-01-23 12:28:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV PREL MARR IZ
06KIRKUK92	STREET TALKS BUSINESS AND POLITICS IN A KURDISH [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. On a visit to Ankawa District in Erbil City, business owners told IPAO an influx of migrants was pushing up real estate prices. The owners complained about inflation, fuel prices, and how winning contracts required party membership. Ankawa is a middle-class, pre [...]	2006-04-14 09:10:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KDEM KCOR IZ
06KIRKUK93	BANNED IN TURKEY, POLITICAL PARTY OPENS ERBIL OFFICE ON [...] (C/NOFORN) SUMMARY: The Socialist Party of Kurdistan recently opened a party office in the Kurdistan Region capital of Erbil, Iraq. Its representative Nureddin Agiri said Erbil's Kurdistan Regional Government was subsidizing the SPK's Erbil office. Agiri admitted his under-financed party was b [...]	2006-04-16 08:48:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL PTER PHUM IZ TU
06KIRKUK94	KRG OIL REP SAYS DOORS ARE OPEN TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: KRG Erbil Oil & Gas Establishment General Director Serwan Aziz said that the Iraqi National Government and the Kurdistan Regional Government in Erbil were handling new oil contracts in accordance with the new constitution, as if it were already in place. Aziz also said that when t [...]	2006-04-21 13:04:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET PGOV ENRG PREL IZ NO
06KIRKUK95	STUDENT UNIONS MAKE DEMANDS TO KRG ON HALABJAH DETAINEES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Students from Halabjah and As Sulaymaniyah issued a list of demands to the KRG following the violent protests in Halabjah (REFTELS),because detained protestors were being denied fundamental rights. They told REO April 8 that they might go on strike or organize peaceful demonst [...]	2006-04-21 13:08:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV KDEM KCOR KISL IZ IR
06KIRKUK96	KURDISTAN ISLAMIC GROUP SEEKS U.S. RELATIONS [...] SUMMARY. (C) The Kurdistan Islamic Group (KIG) supported U.S. invasions in Afghanistan and Iraq, but has been disappointed with some U.S. actions toward it. The party seeks to uphold the holiness of Islam and advocates Sharia law as the main source of guidance on Iraqi law. The KIG and the [...]	2006-04-21 13:08:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL PHUM APER IR SY TU IZ PREL
06KIRKUK97	IRANIAN FORCES ATTACK IRAQI KURDISH VILLAGES [...] (C) On April 21, Iranian military forces bombed Iraqi villages near the tri-border area of Iraq, Iran, and Turkey. Deputy speaker of the Kurdistan National Assembly, Kamal Kirkuki, confirmed that the attacks occurred around 5:00 A.M. in the northern Iraqi villages of Haji Umran and Kherena. [...]	2006-04-22 17:22:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PINR PINS PREF PNAT PREL PTER PHUM IZ
06KIRKUK98	BADR ORGANIZATION IN KIRKUK COOPERATING ON SECURITY AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Badr Organization claims to be a multiethnic group in northern Iraq. Badr representatives claim most Shia Arabs in Kirkuk are Ba'ath loyalists. The Badr representatives claimed to defer security responsibilities to the Iraqi Army and police. The Badr Organization is postp [...]	2006-04-25 13:34:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PHUM PINS PINR PREL IZ IR SY TU
06KIRKUK99	KURDISH REFUGEE SPEAKS ABOUT IRANIAN TORTURE; REQUESTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. An Iranian Kurd contacted Kirkuk Regional Embassy Office requesting asylum. He maintained that Iranian authorities detained him in June 2005 for writing negatively about the government. He claimed that he was tortured by Iranian intelligence and sent to Mariwan prison for thre [...]	2006-04-25 13:34:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PHUM PNAT PREF PREL PINR PGOV KDEM KCOR
06KRAKOW266	BIO OF CANDIDATE FOR MINISTER IN POLISH MFA [...] (SBU) Summary: CG met with Krzysztof Szczerski, Vice Director of the Institute for Political Sciences and International Relations at Jagiellonian University in Krakow. Szczerski confirmed what we had heard--that he is being considered for a high position in the Polish MFA and that he will kn [...]	2006-12-13 15:51:00	Consulate Krakow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PL
06KUALALUMPUR1011	FURTHER MALAYSIA RESPONSE TO TANCHON COMMERCIAL BANK ACCOUNTS [...] (C) Econoff met with Koid Swee Lian, Director of Bank Negara's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and FIU official Rahman Abu Bakar June 2 at their request to discuss the alleged relationship between Tanchon Commercial Bank and Malayan Banking Berhad's (aka Maybank) Singapore branch (Ref A). T [...]	2006-06-02 10:05:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KJUS KTFN KNNP MNUC PARM PREL SN MY
06KUALALUMPUR1034	MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT IN THE FTA [...] (C) Summary: Government procurement plays a large role in the Malaysian economy -- valued at an estimated 20% of GDP. The Government of Malysia has formal procurement rules and officials explain that they are designed to serve a variety of goals, including economic development and the improvem [...]	2006-06-06 09:15:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN EINV MY
06KUALALUMPUR1091	MALAYSIAN RESPONSE TO IRAN DEMARCHE ON BAKU OIC [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-14 07:04:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC IR MY
06KUALALUMPUR1092	SRI LANKA PEACE PROCESS: MALAYSIAN RESPONSE ON [...] (C) MFA Principal Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Nik Mustafa Kamal Nik Ahmad told us June 14 that the governments of Sri Lanka and India had recently made approaches to the MFA to discuss cooperation in cutting off the Tigers from their funding and weapons sources. During the May [...]	2006-06-14 07:15:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR PINS CE MY
06KUALALUMPUR1096	PREPARING FOR THE MARITIME BORDER NEEDS ASSESSMENT [...] (S) Embassy Kuala Lumpur strongly endorses the DS/ATA and S/CT maritime border control technical needs assessment in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia and looks forward to working with the Department in arranging this visit. 2. (S) Post agrees with Embassies Jakarta and Manila with r [...]	2006-06-15 02:02:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PTER ASEC PREL ID RP MY
06KUALALUMPUR1227	SRI LANKA: MALAYSIA CONTINUES CONSIDERATION OF [...] (C) MFA Principal Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Nik Mustafa Kamal Nik Ahmad told us July 3 that Malaysia was still considering whether to join contact groups on Tiger financing and weapons procurement. Nik Mustafa frankly admitted that the decision would be politically difficult [...]	2006-07-03 07:30:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR PINS CE MY
06KUALALUMPUR1259	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CNO ADMIRAL MULLEN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Malaysian-American relations are good and improving; we are currently conducting negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia. This moderate, Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide. Our robust and growing military-military cooperation is r [...]	2006-07-07 08:49:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR ECON PTER MY
06KUALALUMPUR1288	MALAYSIAN RESPONSE TO TANCHON BANK ALLEGATIONS [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) Economic Counselor provided Koid Swee Lian, Director of Bank Negara Malaysia's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) July 12 with Tanchon Bank's listing in Reed's Banker's Almanac, which alleges that Tanchon has a correspondent relation [...]	2006-07-12 07:42:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN SNAR KJUS KTFN KNNP MY
06KUALALUMPUR1353	MIDDLE EAST: MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER HAMID [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a July 21 meeting with the Ambassador called at the Foreign Minister's request, FM Hamid urged that the U.S. get all sides in the current Lebanon crisis to implement a cease fire as soon as possible. He labeled Israel's response to the kidnapping of its soldiers as "dis [...]	2006-07-21 08:46:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MY IS LE
06KUALALUMPUR1354	MALAYSIA MULLS SENDING PEACEKEEPERS TO LEBANON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak told the press during a July 20 encounter in London that Malaysia would be willing to send peacekeeping forces to southern Lebanon should the UN Security Council call for such a force. Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Hamid Albar has issued a seri [...]	2006-07-21 09:26:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NACB IS LE MY
06KUALALUMPUR1390	Dueling Forecasts: Malaysia Economic Update [...] (U) Summary: Government officials insist that the economy is on track to meet their target of 6.0% growth in 2006, but Malaysia's most prestigious private forecaster recently downgraded its forecast to 5.2%. Private inflation forecasts are more in line with the Central Bank's projection of 3. [...]	2006-07-27 09:06:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EPET MY
06KUALALUMPUR1416	61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: PM ABDULLAH AND FM SYED [...] (SBU) Reftel requested an interim report on official attendance at the 61st UN General Assembly. On July 31, Johan Ariff Abdul Razak, MFA Assistant Secretary of the United Nations and Disarmament Branch stated that Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi will lead the Malaysian delegation, accompanied [...]	2006-08-01 00:51:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA MY
06KUALALUMPUR1458	MALAYSIA HOSTS OIC CONFERENCE ON LEBANON AND [...] (C) Summary: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi on August 3 hosted dignitaries from 17 other countries belonging to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to discuss and plan a course of action in the Lebanon and Palestine conflicts. Predictably, Abdullah called for an immedi [...]	2006-08-03 23:19:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NACB IS LE MY
06KUALALUMPUR1466	OIC RELEASES STATEMENTS ON LEBANON AND PALESTINE [...] (C) Summary: The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) released two documents concerning Lebanon and Palestine following their August 3 meeting in Putrajaya, Malaysia (reftel). While both documents reiterated old rhetoric condemning Israel and predictably called for an immediate ceasefire, [...]	2006-08-04 07:35:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NACB IS LE MY
06KUALALUMPUR1486	MALAYSIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PREPARATION FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-08 06:29:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF SMIG UNGA MY
06KUALALUMPUR1499	MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S LATEST COMMENTS ON [...] (C) Summary: Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar rejected the draft United Nations (U.N.) resolution on Lebanon during an August 8 press conference. He also fielded questions on suggestions by former Prime Minister Mahathir that the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) supply arms [...]	2006-08-09 09:24:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NACB IS LE MY
06KUALALUMPUR1516	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DEBATE LEADS TO GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Pressure from non-Muslims to examine religious freedom in Malaysia has generated passionate debate here in recent months, leading to PM Abdullah's July 25 warning, repeated on August 11, for the media and public to refrain from openly debating contentious religious and racial issues. For t [...]	2006-08-11 08:13:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PINR KISL KIRF KDEM KPAO MY
06KUALALUMPUR1524	MALAYSIA: UNSC RESOLUTION ON LEBANON [...] (U) We delivered reftel demarche on UNSC resolution 1701 on August 12 to Malaysian Foreign Ministry Under Secretary for Multilateral Affairs Muhammad Shahrul Ikram. We highlighted in particular the resolution's call for an immediate cessation of hostilities, its reference to Lebanon's Seven [...]	2006-08-12 10:05:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE
06KUALALUMPUR1525	MALAYSIAN VIEW OF GRP/MILF PEACE PROCESS [...] (S) Summary: Malaysian lead facilitator for the Philippine Government(GRP)/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace process Othman Abdul Razak told the Ambassador August 9 that he anticipated that the parties would sign an interim agreement late this year, with conclusion of a "comprehensi [...]	2006-08-14 07:21:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL PINS PTER EAID RP MY
06KUALALUMPUR1559	MALAYSIA: SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS UNIFIL [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-16 10:06:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL LE MY
06KUALALUMPUR1586	YOUR VISIT TO MALAYSIA [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Abdullah has yet to steer clear of the choppy political waters created by former-Prime Minister Mahathir's continuing attacks on Abdullah and his family. We doubt that these attacks will jeopardize the PM's tenure in office, but they have put the government on th [...]	2006-08-18 10:41:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV PGOV MY
06KUALALUMPUR1587	MALAYSIA REACTS TO CEASEFIRE [...] (C) Summary: Malaysian officials have welcomed the passage of United Nations Security Council resolution (UNSCR) 1701, and the Malaysian media's preoccupation with the Middle East crisis has quickly diminished. GOM officials reaffirmed their commitment to a lasting peace in the Middle East [...]	2006-08-18 11:05:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS LE MY
06KUALALUMPUR1618	COUNTERING CHAVEZ'S UNSC LOBBYING IN MALAYSIA [...] (C) As Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez conducted a state visit to Malaysia (below),Polcouns delivered reftel demarche August 28 on countering Venezuela's UNSC lobbying to the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's Acting Under Secretary for American Affairs Khairi Omar. We particularly highlighted V [...]	2006-08-28 09:19:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM UNSC VE MY
06KUALALUMPUR1629	ISLAMIC BANKS CAN'T KEEP UP WITH DEMAND [...] (U) Summary: Local Islamic banks are unable to keep pace with the rapidly increasing demand for Financial Services consistent with Islamic Law (Shariah). According to one local analyst, demand now outpaces supply two to one, and not just among Muslims. The expectation of higher returns is dr [...]	2006-08-29 08:43:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV MY
06KUALALUMPUR1633	INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-30 06:55:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA MY
06KUALALUMPUR1634	MALAYSIA CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR VENEZUELA'S UNSC BID [...] (C) Polcouns met August 30 with Bala Chandran Tharman, Principal Assistant Secretary, Multilateral Political Division/UN Affairs at the Malaysian Foreign Ministry, and reiterated ref B demarche regarding Venezuela's lobbying for a UNSC seat. We asked whether President Chavez's repeated publi [...]	2006-08-30 08:59:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM UNSC VE GT MY
06KUALALUMPUR1635	MALAYSIA REPRESENTATIVE TO ATTEND USDOL APEC [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-30 09:06:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ELAB APECO MY
06KUALALUMPUR1636	PROMINENT HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER FACES DEATH THREAT [...] (C) Prominent Muslim lawyer and human rights activist Malik Imtiaz has become the target of a death threat printed on a leaflet and distributed via email beginning in mid-August. On August 24 Imtiaz privately told us he believes the death threat was orchestrated by several newly established Muslim [...]	2006-08-30 10:30:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PINR KISL MY
06KUALALUMPUR1643	USTR SCHWAB MEETINGS WITH MALAYSIAN POLICYMAKERS [...] (C) Summary: Malaysian Cabinet ministers assured USTR Schwab that they understood U.S. objectives for the FTA and that the Malaysian government remains committed to the negotiations. MITI Minister Rafidah conceded no ground on the key substantive issues that have surfaced so far, but acknow [...]	2006-09-01 07:27:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN EINV MY WTO
06KUALALUMPUR1660	A/S SAUERBREY URGES MALAYSIA TO EDUCATE REFUGEE [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey used her August 24-26 mission to Malaysia to stress our support for the UNHCR's activities, commend the GOM for providing temporary residency to Acehnese and Rohingya refugees from Burma, and urge the GOM to [...]	2006-09-06 00:18:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG PREF KISL MY
06KUALALUMPUR1661	MALAYSIA ANNOUNCES NEW ANTI-TIP MEASURES DURING [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey used her August 24-26 mission in Kuala Lumpur to press Malaysia to take action on trafficking in persons (TIP) and she received new information concerning the GOM's current approach. A senior Internal Se [...]	2006-09-06 00:18:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV KWMN PREF SMIG MY
06KUALALUMPUR1740	MALAYSIA: POTUS INVITATION TO UNGA DEMOCRACY EVENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-15 08:29:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA OVIP MY
06KUALALUMPUR1752	MALAYSIA'S AGREEMENT TO 505 TEXT [...] Post provided reftel text regarding an agreement on end-use, security and retransfer assurances for defense articles to Malaysia's Foreign Ministry on March 3, 2006, via diplomatic note no. 252. Following internal Malaysian government consultations involving the Defense Ministry and the Atto [...]	2006-09-19 03:08:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL KTIA MY
06KUALALUMPUR1763	U.S.-MALAYSIA FTA - GOM WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES [...] (C) Summary. The new Deputy Secretary General for Trade in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) assured econoffs that Malaysian negotiators would soon obtain Cabinet approval to address the key substantive issues in our bilateral FTA talks. She said MITI was engaging in ext [...]	2006-09-20 09:28:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV EAGR MY
06KUALALUMPUR1764	"NO TEARS FOR THAKSIN" -- INITIAL MALAYSIAN [...] (S) Summary: Malaysian officials and politicians reacted with ambivalence on September 20 to news of Thailand's military coup, shedding no tears for the widely disliked Thaksin, but expressing disapproval at the use of force to change their neighbor's government. Malaysians, beginning with P [...]	2006-09-20 10:23:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS MOPS TH MY
06KUALALUMPUR1779	MAHATHIR DEFEATED AS PARTY DELEGATE, STILL INVITED [...] (C) Summary: UMNO party machinery working for Prime Minister Abdullah defeated former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad's efforts to become a delegate to the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) General Assembly to be held in Kuala Lumpur November 14-17. Mahathir's son, Mukhriz, came [...]	2006-09-22 09:11:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MY
06KUALALUMPUR1804	MALAYSIA'S NEW POLICE CHIEF CALLS FOR ANTI-TIP LAW [...] (U) Summary: Malaysia's new Inspector General of Police (IGP) Musa Hassan, during a September 21 conference hosted by the police and the NGO Tenaganita, called for the creation of comprehensive legislation to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) and for the establishment of government run shel [...]	2006-09-26 09:58:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN MY
06KUALALUMPUR1812	MALAYSIA SEES "DEADLOCK" IN GRP/MILF PEACE PROCESS [...] (S) Malaysia's Othman Abdul Razak, facilitator for the Philippines Government (GRP)/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace process, told Polcouns September 26 that the talks had "deadlocked." The previous round in early September had gone nowhere because GRP negotiators had failed to dem [...]	2006-09-27 09:45:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL PINS PTER MOPS EAID RP MY
06KUALALUMPUR1832	THE 2007 BUDGET: LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL FOR NOW [...] Summary: Savoring the blessings of higher oil prices, Prime Minister Abdullah announced his first expansionary budget after two years of fiscal tightening. Higher public spending is expected to fuel domestic demand and provide a jumpstart for the Ninth Malaysian Plan. The 2007 budget builds [...]	2006-09-29 09:38:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EPET EINV MY
06KUALALUMPUR1833	Not Too Sweet -- Malaysia Economic Update for September [...] (U) Summary: Malaysia's inflation rate unexpectedly fell in August from a 7-year high in July, moving real interest rates back into the positive zone again. Bank Negara elected to keep interest rates unchanged and the Bank's governor signaled that the halt in interest rate hikes would likely [...]	2006-09-29 09:39:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EPET MY
06KUALALUMPUR1834	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL ANWAR'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Admiral Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor, Chief of Malaysian Defense Forces, will visit the U.S. from September 30 - October 12. Admiral Anwar's visit provides us with an excellent opportunity to strengthen our efforts for mil-mil cooperation, influence Malaysia's military equipment acquisitions and [...]	2006-09-30 00:55:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR ECON PTER MY
06KUALALUMPUR1835	HEART OF BORNEO: PROTECTING THE WORLD'S OLDEST [...] (U) Portions of this message are sensitive but unclassified. SIPDIS 2. (U) Summary: Malaysian support for the Heart of Borneo (HOB) conservation initiative is solidifying at all levels. WWF, which is actively promoting the initiative, expects the leaders of Malaysia, Indonesia and Bru [...]	2006-09-30 01:01:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO MY BX ID
06KUALALUMPUR1838	TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] Embassy Kuala Lumpur's Economic, FCS, and FAS Sections jointly monitor and respond to trade barrier complaints consistent with each office's areas of expertise. All three offices interact closely with the American-Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (AmCham),a very pro-active organization that also [...]	2006-10-02 05:22:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON MY

06KUALALUMPUR1862	Border Control Assessment Initiative (BCAI) Initial Team [...] (SBU) Summary: A U.S. team held initial consultations on September 21 with nine Malaysian government maritime security agencies as a first step in the Border Control Assessment Initiative (BCAI) in Malaysia. The GOM representatives provided broad overviews of their activities, including in t [...]	2006-10-04 07:30:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL MARR MY
06KUALALUMPUR1874	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION KUALA LUMPUR MEETING ON [...] Malaysia hosted the second International Maritime Organization (IMO)-sponsored meeting on "The Straits of Malacca and Singapore: Enhancing Safety, Security and Environmental Protection," held September 18-20, 2006, in Kuala Lumpur. Delegations from the three littoral States (Indonesia, Malays [...]	2006-10-06 06:16:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MARR MASS EWWT IMO MY
06KUALALUMPUR1884	MALAYSIA "DEPLORES" NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TEST, [...] (S) Malaysian Foreign Minister Hamid reacted initially to the October 9 North Korean nuclear test announcement by calling for North Korea to halt its tests and return to the Six-Party Talks. Kuala Lumpur toughened its rhetoric somewhat on October 10 with the release of a Foreign Ministry sta [...]	2006-10-10 09:29:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL PARM KNNP KN MY
06KUALALUMPUR1898	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION KUALA LUMPUR MEETING ON [...] Summary: This cable conveys the full texts of four U.S. statements presented during the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Meeting on the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, September 18-20, 2006, in Kuala Lumpur. Reftel contains a summary report on the conference and the text of the fo [...]	2006-10-12 06:05:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MARR MASS EWWT IMO MY
06KUALALUMPUR1908	MALAYSIAN YOUTH POLL REVEALS RELIGIOUS DIVISIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-12 08:00:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PINR SOCI KISL MY
06KUALALUMPUR1910	MITI CONFIRMS MALAYSIA IS READY FOR FTA ROUND 3 [...] (SBU) Economic officers met October 12 with Jayasiri, Senior Director for Asia-Pacific Economic Affairs at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI),who confirmed the Malaysian government's readiness to host Round 3 of our FTA negotiations the week of October 30. He indicated [...]	2006-10-12 09:44:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV MY
06KUALALUMPUR1913	MALAYSIAN YOUTH POLL REVEALS SHARP ETHNIC DIVIDE [...] (SBU) A recent opinion poll, funded by The Asia Foundation, of over 1,500 young Malaysian adults aged 18-32 showed sharp differences of views on religion and national identity and the relation between state and religion among the country's three largest ethnic groups - the Malays, Chinese and [...]	2006-10-13 02:49:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PINR SOCI KISL MY
06KUALALUMPUR1932	MALAYSIA SUPPORTS DRAFT UN DECLARATION ON RIGHTS [...] (SBU) On October 13, New Zealand Deputy High Commissioner Felicity Bloor, joined by New Zealand emboff, the human rights officer from the Australian High Commission, and poloff, delivered ref A demarche and accompanying documents to Astanah Banu, Principal Assistant Secretary in the MFA's mul [...]	2006-10-13 09:17:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KTIA UN MY
06KUALALUMPUR1935	SARAWAK: OPPOSITION ADRIFT; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE LACK SERVICES; POLICE REJECT CRITICISM [...] (C) We met with political opposition leaders, human rights advocates and police during an October 2 visit to Sarawak's state capitol of Kuching. While the nationally active ethnic Chinese opposition party DAP performed well in the May 20 state assembly election, we found the party has not yet [...]	2006-10-13 09:35:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KISL MY
06KUALALUMPUR1936	GOVERNMENT-LINKED COMPANIES: UNRAVELING THE TANGLED WEB [...] (SBU) Summary: The Malaysian government,s ability to control market access through its holdings in government linked companies (GLCs) is an important consideration in our ongoing FTA negotiations. Unraveling the tangled web of government holdings is difficult. Much information is publicly available [...]	2006-10-13 09:43:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD MY
06KUALALUMPUR1942	FOLLOW THE MONEY: THE POLITICS OF SHARE OWNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: A report by a respected local think tank has sparked a political uproar by claiming that ethnic Malays already control more than the government's target of 30% of the shares on the KL Stock Exchange (KLSE). As the 30% goal provides the underlying rationale for the bumiputera [...]	2006-10-16 07:01:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EXIM PHUM PREL MY
06KUALALUMPUR1948	SABAH: POROUS BORDERS; PROBLEMS WITH FOREIGNERS; UNHAPPY UMNO COALITION PARTNER [...] (C) The police, political leaders, a human rights official in the East Malaysia state of Sabah recently expressed their concerns to us about rising crime and the security impact from the high number of foreigners - both legal and illegal - residing in the state. Sabah's Acting Police Commissio [...]	2006-10-17 05:11:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KISL SMIG ASEC MY
06KUALALUMPUR1957	HEART OF BORNEO: SARAWAK VIEWS [...] (SBU) Residents of the Malaysian State of Sarawak are demonstrating increasing support for environmental conservation efforts, but have only a limited awareness of the proposed Heart of Borneo initiative aimed at integrating and enhancing the conservation efforts of Malaysia, Indonesia and Bru [...]	2006-10-17 09:22:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO MY BX ID
06KUALALUMPUR1958	MALAYSIA AWAITS INTERPRETATION OF NORTH KOREA [...] (C) We delivered ref B points to Malaysia's Foreign Ministry on October 16 and Polcouns followed up with the Under Secretary for Multilateral Political Affairs Shahrul Ikram on October 17. With Shahrul, Polcouns discussed the nature of the sanctions and emphasized the importance of internati [...]	2006-10-17 09:27:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KN MY
06KUALALUMPUR1975	MALAYSIAâ€™S CHINESE MINORITY: THE POLITICS OF MARGINALIZATION [...] (C) Malaysia's Chinese minority struggles to find new footing in national politics. In September Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew ignited a nation-wide debate on the marginalization of Malaysia's Chinese minority. Leaders from across the Chinese political spectrum agreed, at least p [...]	2006-10-19 09:04:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON MY
06KUALALUMPUR1976	SURAYUD'S VISIT TO MALAYSIA FOCUSES ON SOUTHERN [...] (C) Thai interim Prime Minister Surayud's October 18 visit to Malaysia focused on unrest in Thailand's ethnic Malay/Muslim south. Surayud pledged Thailand would increasingly consult with Malaysia regarding efforts to end the southern conflict, according to a Thai diplomat, but Malaysian Prim [...]	2006-10-19 10:13:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH MY
06KUALALUMPUR1977	MALAYSIA RELEASES 11 DETAINEES WITH PAST TERRORIST [...] (S/NF) Malaysia unexpectedly released 11 people, originally held for terrorist links, from ISA (Internal Security Act) detention on October 18. The eleven represent Malaysian citizens previously tied to the Malaysia Militant Group (KMM) or the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist group. Local med [...]	2006-10-19 10:27:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PINR ASEC MY
06KUALALUMPUR1994	Malaysia Inc. - still profitable? Monthly Economic Update [...] Summary: Foreign Direct Investment to Malaysia continues to slide, even as FDI to the region soars, according to an UNCTAD report. The government's announced strategy is to be "selective" in an effort to "move up the value chain." While this strategy makes some sense, based on rising wages [...]	2006-10-20 06:41:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EPET MY
06KUALALUMPUR1996	MALAYSIA RELEASES SIX MORE ISA DETAINEES LINKED TO [...] (SBU) Following the unexpected October 18 release of 11 prisoners from Internal Security Act (ISA) detention (reftel),late on October 19 Malaysia freed an additional six detainees who had been held for suspected links to terrorism. The six men are all Malaysian citizens originally arrested [...]	2006-10-20 08:52:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PINR ASEC MY
06KUALALUMPUR2019	MALAYSIA UPDATE ON DPRK VESSEL BONG HOA SAN [...] (S) Summary: After Post conducted follow up demarches with Malaysia's Foreign Ministry and the Prime Minister's Department, the GOM informed us it had issued an instruction October 30 to board and inspect the Bong Hoa San if the vessel called at Malaysia's Port Klang, as indicated by informa [...]	2006-10-30 09:31:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL MNUC EWWT XC KN MY
06KUALALUMPUR2035	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR JOHN MILLER'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Ambassador Miller, we welcome your visit to Kuala Lumpur and hope that your presence in Malaysia will assist us in encouraging the GOM to take substantive and positive measures as outlined in the Malaysia TIP Action Plan (ref A). Your schedule will allow you to engage with a range of g [...]	2006-11-01 07:01:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN MY
06KUALALUMPUR2041	SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (C) Malaysian-American relations rest on an impressive range of economic exchanges and have improved significantly in other areas as well over the three years of Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's tenure. This moderate Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide. Althou [...]	2006-11-01 08:38:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	MARR MASS MCAP MOPS OVIP PREL PTER MY
06KUALALUMPUR2054	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MALAYSIAN ARMY INQUIRIES [...] (S) We delivered reftel A demarche, concerning the Malaysian Army's attempts to purchase surveillance equipment from Iran, to Bala Chandran Tharman, Principal Assistant Secretary, Multilateral Political Division on November 3. We SIPDIS asked for the Malaysian Government to provide us with [...]	2006-11-03 06:50:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM ETTC IR MY
06KUALALUMPUR2055	DEMARCHE ON OPPOSING THE CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-03 06:57:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA UN CU
06KUALALUMPUR2056	DEMARCHES ON UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS AND MARITIME [...] (C) We delivered refs A and B demarches, concerning obligations under UNSCR 1718 on DPRK conventional arms and maritime services for DPRK ships, to Bala Chandran Tharman, Principal Assistant Secretary, Multilateral Political Division, on November 3. Bala Chandran indicated that Malaysia takes [...]	2006-11-03 07:15:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL PARM ETTC MNUC KN MY
06KUALALUMPUR2063	MALAYSIA POINT OF CONTACT FOR ASEAN ISSUES [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-07 01:36:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ASEAN MY
06KUALALUMPUR2081	MALAYSIA CHOOSES A NEW KING [...] (SBU) Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Sultan Mahmud Al Mukatfi Billah Shah, the Sultan of Terengganu and current Deputy King will become the thirteenth "Yang di-Pertuan Agong" or the King of Malaysia for a five-year term effective December 13, 2006, following his election by the Malaysian Conferenc [...]	2006-11-07 23:29:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MY
06KUALALUMPUR2087	DEMARCHE ON AMENDING THE CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] (U) We delivered reftel A talking points on November 6 to Bala Chandran Tharman, Pricipal Assistant Secretary in the MFA's mulilateral political affairs division. We have thus far received no substantive comment from the MFA. 2. (C) In our recent discussion with Tharman about the Cuba emba [...]	2006-11-08 06:34:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA UN MY
06KUALALUMPUR2089	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PACOM COMMANDER [...] (C) Admiral Fallon, we welcome your visit to Malaysia for the Ninth Chiefs of Defense Conference, November 13-15. Malaysian-American relations rest on a range of common interests and have improved in the three years since Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's took the helm. This moderate Muslim-m [...]	2006-11-08 08:21:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	MARR MASS MCAP MOPS OVIP PREL PTER MY
06KUALALUMPUR2100	DEMARCHE ON WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT [...] We delivered reftel's fact sheet on November 6 to Bala Chandran Tharman, Principal Assistant Secretary in the MFA's multilateral political affairs division. We have thus far received no substantive response from the MFA. 2. As per reftel's request to identify government ministers that are [...]	2006-11-14 00:39:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL UNGA MY
06KUALALUMPUR2108	MALAYSIA ADOPTS NEW ANTI-TERROR LAWS [...] (C) Strong anti-terrorism provisions in Malaysia's Penal Code and Criminal Procedures Code will take effect January 1, 2007, following the early October finalization of amendments to these laws. Counterterrorism finance-related amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering Act, the Subordinate Cour [...]	2006-11-14 09:05:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PTER PREL PINR KHLS ASEC MY
06KUALALUMPUR2111	DEMARCHE ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-15 07:07:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA LE IS PHUM PREL PTER MY
06KUALALUMPUR2112	DEMARCHES ON COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-15 07:09:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KTIA UN UNHRC MY
06KUALALUMPUR2119	PM A/S HILLEN URGES GREATER SECURITY COOPERATION, [...] (C) PM Assistant Secretary Dr. John Hillen encouraged greater bilateral and regional security during November 8 meetings with senior Malaysian officials in the Foreign Affairs and Defense ministries. He acknowledged Malaysia's strong support for UNSCR 1718 and discussed non-proliferation conc [...]	2006-11-16 02:20:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR PGOV MY
06KUALALUMPUR2120	TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) FOR [...] (SBU) David Shear, Deputy Chief of Mission, is Embassy Kuala Lumpur's Terrorist Finance Coordination Officer (TCFO). In this capacity, he takes the lead on action against terrorist financing, which is coordinated through monthly law enforcement/Visas Viper committee meetings. Elaine Jones, [...]	2006-11-16 04:27:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL MY
06KUALALUMPUR2125	DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER NAJIB ON THAILAND [...] (C) During a November 14 conversation with visiting US PACOM Commander Fallon and the Ambassador, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak offered his assessment of the situation in Southern Thailand. Najib said that the GOM was reassured by the clear change in policy toward the South [...]	2006-11-16 09:23:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF TH MY
06KUALALUMPUR2133	GOM SLIPS ON BANANA PEEL: MORE FIGHTING OVER SHARE [...] (SBU) Summary: The debate sparked by a think-tank report claiming that Malaysia had exceeded a key affirmative action target for the majority Malay population continues to rage, despite the government's attempts to quell it. By now several methodologies have been floated for calculating the sh [...]	2006-11-19 23:50:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL MY
06KUALALUMPUR2137	CHIN REFUGEES STRUGGLE WHILE AWAITING UNHCR REGISTRATION AND RESETTLEMENT [...] (SBU) In their primitive jungle camps and at a medical clinic they established in Kuala Lumpur, Burmese Chin refugees recently described to us their harassment by police and their perceptions of UNHCR indifference regarding their plight. Up to 1,000 Chins live in jungle camps abutting palm oil plan [...]	2006-11-20 05:27:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF SMIG PREL PGOV UNHCR MY
06KUALALUMPUR2140	MALAYSIA: INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Embassy Kuala Lumpur provides the following submission as an interim assessment of targeted actions by Malaysia on trafficking in persons since the June release of the 2006 TIP report, as requested ref A. Shelter for Trafficking Victims ------------------------------- 2. (SBU) The [...]	2006-11-20 09:52:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN MY
06KUALALUMPUR2147	2006 UMNO GENERAL ASSEMBLY: ABDULLAH OVER MAHATHIR [...] (C) Summary: The United Malays National Organization's (UMNO) General Assembly marked Prime Minister's Abdullah consolidation of power within UMNO and the clear political defeat of his predecessor Mahathir Mohamad after months of public attacks by Mahathir. Mahathir did not attend the assembly due [...]	2006-11-21 09:45:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MY
06KUALALUMPUR2159	MALAYSIA MFA ON MILF TALKS, THAI UNREST [...] (C) A senior Malaysian Foreign Ministry official charged with Southeast Asia told us November 21 that the next round of GRP-MILF talks would take place in December with Malaysia's Othman Abdul Razak remaining the facilitator. The GRP reportedly had readied a partial compromise on territorial [...]	2006-11-22 09:17:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PTER MOPS EAID KISL RP TH MY
06KUALALUMPUR2160	G/TIP DIRECTOR MILLER URGES MALAYSIA TO PROTECT [...] (SBU) G/TIP Director John Miller's November 8-11 visit to Malaysia focused on urging the GOM to pass comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation, fund and establish victims' shelters, and properly identify trafficking victims. While the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP),Ministry of Women, Family [...]	2006-11-22 09:25:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN MY
06KUALALUMPUR2167	2006 UMNO GENERAL ASSEMBLY: EXTENDING (AND [...] (C) The defense of Malay rights, heated racial rhetoric, and Islamic themes dominated the 2006 UMNO General Assembly, with the often jolting Malay speak reaching Malaysians directly for the first time through unfiltered, live television coverage. Deputy Prime Minister Najib opened the 2006 U [...]	2006-11-27 08:17:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON MY
06KUALALUMPUR2196	DCM RAISES VENEZUELA, AMCITS' DETENTION WITH NEW [...] (C) The DCM and polchief paid an introductory call on the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's new Under Secretary for the Americas, Ambassador Ramlan Ibrahim, on November 30. Ramlan said he saw opportunities to further strengthen ties with the U.S. based on the strong personal relationship between [...]	2006-11-30 08:24:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CASC ASEC VE MY
06KUALALUMPUR2198	NSD CHIEF DETAILS SECURITY DUTIES, THAI VISIT, [...] (C) The head of Malaysia's National Security Division (NSD),Ahmad Fuad, discussed NSD's broad duties, including its disaster management role, and inquired about U.S. technical assistance during a November 29 meeting with the DCM. Fuad said that Thai General Sonthi had used his visit to Kual [...]	2006-11-30 09:10:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS EAID SENV RP TH MY
06KUALALUMPUR2199	2006 UMNO GENERAL ASSEMBLY: A MALAY/MUSLIM [...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah's keynote address to the 2006 UMNO General Assembly described a "fiercely independent" foreign policy focused on the Muslim world, and practical rather than confrontational in tactics. Before the Malay-Muslim party members, Abdullah focused exclusively on the conc [...]	2006-11-30 09:29:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KISL MY
06KUALALUMPUR2222	CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: Based on the information available to post, it appears no Malaysian entities would be subject to Title III sanctions against persons trafficking in confiscated properties in Cuba. Per Ref A request, this message provides post's analysis of Malaysian policies and actions with [...]	2006-12-06 06:21:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC ETRD PREL CU MY
06KUALALUMPUR2235	DAS JOHN FINDS MALAYSIAN BROKER OPTIMISTIC ON MILF [...] (S) Visiting EAP DAS Eric John on December 6 found Malaysian facilitator Othman Abdul Razak "more optimistic" following the latest informal talks between the Philippines Government (GRP)/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). In meetings held in Kuala Lumpur the week of November 27, GRP clari [...]	2006-12-08 10:40:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL PINS PTER MOPS EAID KISL RP MY
06KUALALUMPUR2263	ACTION REQUEST: TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) Econoff met with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM -- Malaysia's central bank) Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) Director Jeremy Lee and Deputy Director Yusof Sulong to deliver reftel demarche and provide a copy of the names and backg [...]	2006-12-12 02:56:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC MY PREL PTER XR KTFN UN
06KUALALUMPUR2266	2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits its draft 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control. I. Summary 2. Malaysia is not a significant source country or transit point for U.S.-bound illegal drugs, though domestic abuse is on the rise [...]	2006-12-12 07:10:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SNAR KCRM MY
06KUALALUMPUR2271	MALAYSIA'S OIC ROLE FOCUSES ON PRACTICAL MEASURES [...] (C) Malaysia's senior diplomat supporting Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's role as Chairman of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC),Ambassador Ibrahim Abdullah, told us December 1 that Malaysia would continue to focus on "concrete and practical measures" by the OIC to help its po [...]	2006-12-12 10:50:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR EAID KISL MY
06KUALALUMPUR2287	DAS JOHN EXPLORES STRONGER TIES WITH MALAYSIA, [...] (C) DAS John encouraged stronger ties with Malaysia during his December 6 meetings with Foreign Ministry officials Ambassador Ghazzali Khalid and the new Americas division chief Ramlan Ibrahim, with both sides concluding that good relations between President Bush and Prime Minister Abdullah p [...]	2006-12-15 00:19:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS ECON KISL ASEAN MY
06KUALALUMPUR2296	MALAYSIA AGREES WITH CONTENT OF DRAFT BURMA [...] (C) The Ambassador raised the draft UNSC resolution on Burma with Malaysian Foreign Ministry Secretary General Rastam Mohamad Isa on December 15, following our delivery of reftel points and the draft UNSCR to several Ministry offices on December 12. The Ambassador emphasized that while Malay [...]	2006-12-15 09:06:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC XC BM MY
06KUALALUMPUR2297	MALAYSIA ATTORNEY GENERAL COMMITS TO DRAFTING [...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia's Attorney General told the Ambassador and visiting U.S. Assistant Attorney General Wan Kim on December 12 that he had directed his staff to begin drafting comprehensive legislation to combat trafficking in persons, a move which represents a key component of the TIP a [...]	2006-12-15 09:52:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN KJUS MY
06KUALALUMPUR2311	DEMARCHE ON WHO RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT DRONABINOL [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-19 07:34:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR UNCND UNCRIME
06KUALALUMPUR2313	DEMARCHE ON UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-19 07:45:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AMGT AORC UNGA MY
06KUALALUMPUR2323	MALAYSIA: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-20 08:55:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC MY
06KUALALUMPUR2329	No Capital Controls Here, [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-21 08:09:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EPET MY
06KUALALUMPUR2330	No Capital Controls Here, [...] Malaysia's ringgit weakened to a two-week low against the dollar on December 18, following news of Thailand's imposition of capital controls that would have locked up 30% of new inflows of foreign funds for a year in an effort to curb the appreciating baht. The Bursa Malaysia composite i [...]	2006-12-21 08:28:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EPET MY
06KUALALUMPUR2369	MALAYSIAN PARTICIPATION IN ARF WORKSHOP ON UNSCR [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-29 10:19:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM AORC KPAO PTER UNSC OSCE KNNP ETTC
06KUALALUMPUR313	CARTOON CONTROVERSY ENVELOPS MALAYSIA'S PREMIER [...] (C) SUMMARY: A new cartoon controversy erupted in Malaysia on February 20 when the country,s second-largest English-language newspaper, the New Straits Times (NST),published a syndicated cartoon poking fun at the global Prophet Muhammad cartoon controversy. Muslim NGOs and the Islamic opposi [...]	2006-02-23 11:29:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV KISL KPAO MY
06KUALALUMPUR331	TRADE MINISTER SHAFIE ON IPR AND DISTRIBUTIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Domestic Trade Shafie Apdal and Ambassador LaFleur discussed IPR enforcement, planned new regulations on distributive trade, and the security situation in eastern Sabah state. The Ambassador emphasized that both IPR and distributive trade would be significant issue [...]	2006-02-27 23:57:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD MY
06KUALALUMPUR332	MINISTER SHAFIE ON EAST SABAH SITUATION [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Domestic Trade Shafie Apdal and Ambassador LaFleur discussed IPR enforcement, planned new regulations on distributive trade, and the security situation in eastern Sabah state. Economic issues will be reported septel. Shafie said he receives special intelligence repo [...]	2006-02-28 00:02:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV MY
06KUALALUMPUR356	MALAYSIAN PM URGES IRAQI RECONCILIATION, NATIONAL [...] (U) On March 1, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi issued the following statement on the current situation in Iraq: BEGIN TEXT I am extremely and gravely concerned with the latest developments in Iraq because the increasing scale of violence is dangerously escalating into a situatio [...]	2006-03-02 08:59:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL IZ MY
06KUALALUMPUR357	Fuel Prices, Interest Rates, FDI, and Inflation [...] U) Summary: The biggest news arrived at the end of the month when the government of Malaysia (GOM) announced a 23% hike in gasoline and diesel prices. Earlier in the month, Bank Negara - Malaysia's central bank - announced another overnight policy rate hike to help control inflation and disco [...]	2006-03-02 23:02:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PREL MY EPET PGOV
06KUALALUMPUR365	CARTOON CONTROVERSY ENVELOPS MORE MEDIA SOURCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: For the third time in a month, the Malaysian government has suspended publication of a daily newspaper that printed an image of a Prophet Muhammad cartoon. The government-controlled New Straits Times (NST) managed to avoid punishment, however, after it issued an "unreserved apolo [...]	2006-03-03 06:47:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM ASEC PREL PGOV KISL KPAO MY
06KUALALUMPUR372	MALAYSIA SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Malaysia is a destination and, to a lesser extent, a transit country for men and women trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor. Women from the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam are trafficked to [...]	2006-03-03 08:29:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MY
06KUALALUMPUR419	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO MALAYSIA OF USTR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Malaysian-American relations are good and improving; the March 8 rollout of the FTA added momentum to the upward trend. This moderate Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide, and is a reliable, if quiet, partner in the fight against terrorism. While [...]	2006-03-10 09:34:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV MY
06KUALALUMPUR422	MALAYSIA WILL NOT ATTEND JEDDAH OIC MEETING ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-13 04:00:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD KISL IS MY
06KUALALUMPUR459	MALAYSIA WILL NOT PROVIDE END-USE ASSURANCES FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-16 09:28:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS GM MY
06KUALALUMPUR544	MALAYSIAN OFFICIAL AGREES TO MEET ON MARGINS OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-24 10:01:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM KNNP MNUC PREL PHSA MY
06KUALALUMPUR570	AUSTRALIA-MALAYSIA FTA TALKS: A PREVIEW OF [...] (C) Summary: Australian trade officials negotiating an FTA with Malaysia believe their negotiations are back on track after a four month hiatus. Recent talks in Canberra led to progress on a goods chapter, and Australia recently reached agreement with Malaysia on halal certification of Austr [...]	2006-03-29 02:39:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR KIPR EINV MY AU
06KUALALUMPUR571	DEPUTY U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE KARAN [...] (SBU) Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Karan Bhatia discussed upcoming negotiations for a U.S.- Malaysia Free Trade Agreement with key economic officials and a leading Malaysian think tank during his March 16-17, 2006 visit to Kuala Lumpur. Ambassador Bhatia's interlocutors provided a positi [...]	2006-03-29 02:49:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR MY
06KUALALUMPUR613	TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY ADAMS' VISIT TO MALAYSIA: [...] (C) In meetings with the government of Malaysia's financial leadership, Treasury Under Secretary Tim Adams sparked a frank discussion about Malaysia's exchange rate and foreign reserve policies, including a 90 minute dialogue with Bank Negara Malaysia Governor Zeti Aziz. Adams also discussed [...]	2006-04-05 05:15:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV MY
06KUALALUMPUR617	MALAYSIA'S PROPOSED GUIDELINES ON FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA) - the Malaysian ministry which regulates all distributive trade - recently proposed sweeping new regulations which would increase the cost of doing business in Malaysia for all firms in distributive trade. The new rul [...]	2006-04-05 10:16:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD MY
06KUALALUMPUR678	MEET THE FTA NEGOTIATORS: PART I [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: Many of Malaysia's lead negotiators for the different FTA chapters took part in our Trade and Investment Framework (TIFA) discussions, but others are new faces. Econ counselor and econoffs are calling on all of the new negotiators to take their measure in adv [...]	2006-04-14 08:09:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV MY
06KUALALUMPUR679	MALAYSIA LOSES GAME OF "CHICKEN" WITH SINGAPORE OVER BRIDGE [...] (C) On April 12, the Government of Malaysia announced that Malaysia would abandon its plan to build a new bridge across the Johor Strait between Malaysia and Singapore. When Singapore's leaders had balked at Malaysian plans to replace an existing 82-year old causeway with a new bridge, the Ma [...]	2006-04-14 08:34:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ELTN SN MY
06KUALALUMPUR705	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE DR. RONALD SEGA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Malaysian-American relations are good and improving; on March 8 we notified Congress of our intention to conclude a Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia. This moderate Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide, and we have robust military-military cooper [...]	2006-04-18 08:45:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR PTER ECON MY
06KUALALUMPUR743	MEET THE FTA NEGOTIATORS: PART 2 [...] (SBU) Introduction: Many of Malaysia's lead negotiators for the different FTA chapters took part in our Trade and Investment Framework (TIFA) discussions, but others are new faces. Econ counselor and econoffs are calling on all of the new negotiators to take their measure in advance of the [...]	2006-04-25 09:45:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD MY
06KUALALUMPUR744	NO CHANGE IN MALAYSIAN POSITION ON HCOC [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-25 10:05:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA MTRCE MY
06KUALALUMPUR750	MALAYSIA RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL TANCHON COMMERCIAL [...] (C) Summary: On April 25, Econoff delivered talking points and non-paper detailing additional information on Tanchon Commercial Bank to Koid Swee Lian, Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) at Bank Negara Malaysia, the central bank. Koid responded the next day that neither Malay [...]	2006-04-26 07:58:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KJUS KTFN KNNP MNUC PARM PREL MY
06KUALALUMPUR773	CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: Based on our understanding of the bilateral trade and investment ties, it appears no Malaysian entities would be subject to Title III sanctions against persons trafficking in confiscated properties in Cuba. Per Ref A request, this message provides post's analysis of Malaysian [...]	2006-04-27 09:26:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC ETRD PREL CU MY
06KUALALUMPUR794	U.S.-MALAYSIA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY [...] The U.S. and Malaysia held a long-anticipated IPR Roundtable on April 20 in Kuala Lumpur. Approximately seventy participants from the Malaysian and U.S. governments, as well as industry and civil society, gathered to discuss IPR enforcement efforts, industry views on combating piracy, IPR pr [...]	2006-05-02 04:15:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR MY
06KUALALUMPUR797	9TH MALAYSIA PLAN: AMBITIOUS AGENDA AND CHALLENGING IMPLEMENTATION [...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah recently unveiled the Ninth Malaysia plan (9MP) which envisages spending RM 220 ($60 billion) of government and private development funds during 2006-2010 and targets an average economic growth rate of 6.0%. 9MP identifies five key areas, such as improving Malaysia [...]	2006-05-02 08:10:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PREL MY
06KUALALUMPUR809	THE MALAYSIA-NEW ZEALAND FTA TAKES A DETOUR [...] (C) Summary: New Zealand negotiators made progress in some areas in their latest FTA round with Malaysia, but encountered Malaysian stonewalling and even backtracking in others. Problem areas included services, government procurement, environment and labor. An NZ High Commission officer s [...]	2006-05-04 09:59:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV MY NZ
06KUALALUMPUR832	SCENESETTER FOR PACFLEET COMMANDER ADMIRAL ROUGHEAD [...] (S) SUMMARY: Malaysian-American relations are good and improving; on March 8 we notified Congress of our intention to conclude a Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia. This moderate, Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide, and we have robust military-military coope [...]	2006-05-08 09:06:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS PTER ECON MY
06KUALALUMPUR833	TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF FOUR JI [...] (C) Econoff delivered talking points and background paper (see Ref A) on April 27, 2006, to Abdul Rahman Abu Bakar, Manager of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) at Bank Negara Malaysia and Zahid Rastam, Assistant Secretary for Multilateral Politics in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Econ [...]	2006-05-09 00:46:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC MY
06KUALALUMPUR857	2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-11 01:45:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ENIV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV MY
06KUALALUMPUR864	ASEAN DEFENSE MINISTERIAL MEETING HELD IN KUALA [...] (C) The first-ever ASEAN Defense Ministerial Meeting (ADMM),held in Kuala Lumpur on May 9, represented a step toward bolstering ASEAN's long-neglected security pillar, the ASEAN Security Community (ASC). Although little of real substance appears to have been discussed, the Malaysian governme [...]	2006-05-11 07:55:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEAN MY
06KUALALUMPUR930	THE BUMIPUTERA POLICY: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FTA [...] (C) Summary: Malaysia's bumiputera policy provides socioeconomic support for ethnic Malays and other indigenous groups with the goal of raising the "bumi" share of national equity ownership to 30% from the current official figure of around 19%. Over the 35 years of its existence, the policy has evo [...]	2006-05-22 09:47:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EINV EFIN MY
06KUALALUMPUR947	MEET THE FTA NEGOTIATORS: PART 3 [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: Many of Malaysia's lead negotiators for the different FTA chapters took part in our Trade and Investment Framework (TIFA) discussions, but others are new faces. Econ counselor and econoffs are calling on all of the new negotiators to take their measure in adva [...]	2006-05-24 07:33:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN ELAB ECPS MY
06KUALALUMPUR954	MALAYSIA ON IRAQ GOVERNMENT FORMATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-25 04:03:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ MY
06KUALALUMPUR955	MALAYSIA ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (C) In the May 24 Malaysia-U.S. Senior Officials Dialogue, EAP A/S Hill conveyed points to the Malaysian delegation, led by MFA Secretary General Rastam Isa, that closely tracked those of ref A. Septel will cover the Senior Officials Dialogue in full. Hill warned that the Iranian foreign min [...]	2006-05-25 06:04:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR MY
06KUALALUMPUR959	MALAYSIA'S "NEW" AUTO POLICY: A STEP TOWARDS [...] (U) The Malaysian government issued its new National Auto Policy (NAP) on March 22, 2006, following up on the NAP Framework issued five months earlier (reftel). The NAP envisions some significant changes to development of Malaysia's auto sector, including an expiration date for its longstandin [...]	2006-05-25 08:40:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV EFIN PREL MY
06KUALALUMPUR963	MALAYSIAN DEPLOYMENT TO EAST TIMOR, CLOSE [...] (C) A Malaysian Ministry of Defense policy official informed us on May 26 that a flight transporting 25 Malaysian troops and two police officers had been diverted to Bali, Indonesia late on May 25, while Australian forces were securing the airfield in East Timor. The official expected that th [...]	2006-05-26 05:38:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL AS TT PO NZ MY
06KUALALUMPUR982	RHETORIC AND PREDICTABILITY MARK NAM MINISTERIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 30 the Non-Aligned Movement's Coordinating Bureau (NAM-CoB) concluded its four-day ministerial conference in Malaysia's administrative capital, Putrajaya. The meeting was replete with the customary NAM rhetoric, and ended with the body of 116 nations issuing five statemen [...]	2006-05-31 22:56:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NACB IS IR MY
06KUALALUMPUR995	MALAYSIAN RESPONSE TO U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-01 09:51:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR
06KUWAIT100	KUWAIT TO BEGIN EXPLORATION IN "UNDISPUTED" AREA [...] Local press and online news sources reported in the first week of January that Kuwait plans to start exploring for natural gas in what it calls the "undisputed" parts of the offshore Durra gas field (reftel). Ministry of Energy Undersecretary Issa Al-Own told a local newspaper on January 2 t [...]	2006-01-16 11:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET ECON KU IR OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT1002	ENERGY MINISTER AND COUNSELOR ZELIKOW DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: In a March 19 meeting with DoS Counselor Zelikow, Kuwaiti Energy Minister Shaykh Ahmed Al-Fahd Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah said that Iran's strategies may have changed over the years but that the underlying agenda remain the same, to exert its influence throughout the region. He alleged [...]	2006-03-22 04:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL IR KU IZ KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT1003	ARAB FUND DG ON AID FOR IRAQ AND REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Arab Fund Director General Abdulatif Al-Hamad told DoS Counselor Dr. Philip Zelikow on March 19 that the Arab Fund's highest priority is drinking water projects and that it could use its organizational agility to "close the gaps" in unfinished water projects throughou [...]	2006-03-22 04:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL EFIN KU XF

06KUWAIT101	WHO'S WHO OF WORLD LEADERS ARRIVES IN KUWAIT TO [...] A who's who of the Middle East and the world's most prominent leaders has been pouring into Kuwait since January 15 to mourn the death of Shaykh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (reftels),Amir of Kuwait since 1977, and to pay their respects to a "great leader and a great man" who led the cou [...]	2006-01-16 11:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION
06KUWAIT1010	ON IRAQ AND IRAN, KUWAITI MINISTERS TELL ZELIKOW [...] (S) Summary: Counselor Philip Zelikow met separately March 19 with Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah and Minister of Interior and Defense Shaykh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah to advance a strategic dialogue with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries begun by Se [...]	2006-03-22 07:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL PARM PTER EFIN IR IZ KU
06KUWAIT1011	ON IRAQ AND IRAN, KUWAITI MINISTERS TELL ZELIKOW [...] (S) Summary: Counselor Philip Zelikow met separately March 19 with Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah and Minister of Interior and Defense Shaykh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah to advance a strategic dialogue with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries begun by Se [...]	2006-03-22 07:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL PARM PTER EFIN IR IZ KU
06KUWAIT1012	KUWAIT RESPONSE: U.S. IRAQ SUPPLEMENTAL AND BUDGET [...] The following details of Kuwaiti aid to Iraq were outlined by Marwan Al-Ghanem, Regional Manager for Arab Countries at the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED),in a February meeting with EconOfficer (Ref C). We are not aware of any changes since that time. GOK assistance to I [...]	2006-03-22 07:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL IZ KU
06KUWAIT1013	KUWAIT CRACKS DOWN ON LABOR DOCUMENT FORGERS [...] (SBU) Dr. Salih Al-Shaykh, Acting Assistant Undersecretary for Labor Affairs at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL),confirmed in a March 19 meeting with EmbOffs news reports that the GOK has uncovered a scheme to allow companies to hire foreign workers illegally. MOSAL limits [...]	2006-03-22 08:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT1021	MEDIA REACTION: Kuwait March 22, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-22 12:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1023	USTR TALKS TIFA, IPR, TAXES, AT&T WITH KUWAITIS, [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 20, USTR Director of European and Middle Eastern Trade Affairs Paul Burkhead, accompanied by DCM and Econoff, met in separate meetings with senior representatives of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI),the Ministries of Commerce, Communications, Financ [...]	2006-03-22 13:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON BEXP KU
06KUWAIT1031	KPC GETTING PAID BY SOMO, TRANSPORTERS ARE NOT [...] (SBU) Econ Officer spoke on March 22 with Kuwait Petroleum Corporation EAMD of Marketing Mr. Waleed Al-Hashash regarding SOMO payments to KPC for gasoline and diesel fuels purchased by Iraq from Kuwait (see all reftels for background.) Al-Hashash made the following points: -- KPC is defini [...]	2006-03-25 06:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET KCOR MOPS KU IZ
06KUWAIT1041	KUWAIT'S DOMESTIC LABOR ADMINISTRATION TAKES [...] (U) Summary and Comment. PolOff and PolAssistant visited the Domestic Worker Administration (DWA) on March 18, and PolOff followed up with an unannounced visit to the DWA on March 22 to see how the GOK deals with domestic workers who have complaints. The DWA's role, as reported to Emboffs [...]	2006-03-25 13:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB RP KU TIP
06KUWAIT1055	CODEL MCCAIN THANKS GOK FOR IRAQ SUPPORT; PM TELLS [...] (C) Summary: Senator McCain and a delegation of Senators, Congressmen, and Governors met March 24 with Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed, and other senior Kuwaiti officials to express U.S. gratitude for Kuwait's generous assistance to Operation Iraqi F [...]	2006-03-27 06:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
06KUWAIT1056	RE-ENGAGING GOK AGENCIES ON CTF/AML TECHNICAL [...] (SBU) In an effort to develop and implement a multi-pronged technical assistance training program (per ref A) with relevant GOK CTF/AML agencies, Econoff met separately with officials at the GOK Ministry of Justice's Office of the Public Prosecutor (PPO) and the Ministry of Commerce and Indus [...]	2006-03-27 06:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL KTFN KU
06KUWAIT1057	MFA UNDERSECRETARY DESCRIBES VISIT OF HAMAS LEADER [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah provided the Ambassador with a brief read-out of the March 24-26 visit to Kuwait of the Hamas delegation led by Khalid Mishaal. Al-Jarallah reported that nothing really important came out of the meetings with the Amir, Prime M [...]	2006-03-27 09:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IS KU
06KUWAIT1060	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MUQTADA AL-SADR [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-27 11:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IZ KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT1061	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON KHARTOUM ARAB SUMMIT, [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-27 11:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KU
06KUWAIT1062	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FOREIGN FIGHTERS [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-27 11:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL KU
06KUWAIT107	CAMELS JOCKEYED EXCLUSIVELY BY ROBOTS AT KUWAIT [...] On January 12, Poloff visited the Kuwait Camel Racing club in the Kabid area of Kuwait, located about 30km southwest of the capital city. During the November - April racing season, races take place for two to three hours most Thursdays. Poloff observed during his unscheduled two-hour visit that [...]	2006-01-16 13:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV ELAB KCRM KU
06KUWAIT1077	FREEDOM AGENDA: MUNICIPAL COUNCIL CANDIDATE [...] (C) Summary and comment: Talal Dashti, one of twelve candidates in an election for a vacant Municipal Council (MC) seat, told Poloff March 26 he refused to participate in a pre-election Shi'a primary to choose one of the seven Shi'a candidates in the election to represent the constituency's S [...]	2006-03-28 07:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT1084	LABOR MINISTRY REQUESTS TIP TRAINING IN CONTEXT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) In a March 19 meeting, Amina Jowhar, Director of the International Relations Department at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL),told EmbOffs that the GOK is reviewing plans to host a UN-sponsored conference on migran [...]	2006-03-28 12:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT109	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) HOST COUNTRY [...] Summary: (C-Rel Kuwait) On December 17, an interagency team led by OSD Director for Nonproliferation Policy, Dr. David Cooper, met with Kuwaiti officials to work towards conclusion of the HCA. a. Kuwait had several minor text revision proposals, all of which the U.S. delegation accept [...]	2006-01-16 14:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1095	2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT UPDATE: [...] (C) Summary and comment: While much work remains to be done, Post believes that the GOK is making significant efforts to combat human trafficking and to improve the working conditions and status of the large expatriate labor community. In the 2006 TIP report, we recommend that Kuwait be li [...]	2006-03-29 13:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT1096	KUWAIT REQUESTS U.S. PARTICIPATION IN EXPATRIATE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Amina Jowhar Ghazi (aka Amina Jowhar),Director of the International Relations Department of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL),faxed Post a copy of a letter from the Undersecretary's office announcing MOSAL's inten [...]	2006-03-30 08:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT111	KUWAIT GULF OIL COMPANY GETS NEW RESPONSIBILITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (KGOC) Manager for Fields Development and Planning Qasim Al-Mejadi told Econ Officer January 8 that KGOC has completely taken over KOC's management of the onshore oil fields in the divided zone between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, as of January 1. He said t [...]	2006-01-17 05:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT1135	FREEDOM AGENDA: MUNICIPAL COUNCIL DECISION SPARKS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The Kuwait Municipal Council denied on March 20 a Catholic group's request for land to build a new church. The denial caused a vigorous public debate over the limits of religious freedom for non-Muslims in Kuwait. All agreed on freedom of conscience, but some argu [...]	2006-04-02 12:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT1138	MFA OFFICIAL CITES INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE IN RIHS [...] (S) During a March 20 meeting, and in subsequent conversations, Econoff followed-up with Khaled Al-Maqamis, the MFA's Director of Follow-up and Coordination (MFA TF lead) to elicit GOK feedback on the USG non-papers about the Revival of the Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) and potential TF-des [...]	2006-04-02 12:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KTFN KU
06KUWAIT1145	GOK PROPOSES LATE AUGUST-EARLY SEPTEMBER DATES FOR [...] (C) Mohammed Abul Hassan, Political Advisor to Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, informed the Charge April 3 that the Amir appreciated the President's invitation to visit the White House and hoped a two-day visit could be scheduled between August 25 and September 16, 2006. [...]	2006-04-03 13:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1146	AMIRI ADVISOR WELCOMES RICE-STRAW VISIT TO IRAQ; [...] (SBU) During an April 3 meeting on other issues, Political Advisor to the Amir Mohammed Abul Hassan queried the Charge about the success of the Secretary and British Foreign Secretary in encouraging the Iraqis to form a coalition government. Drawing from the Secretary's roundtable with the [...]	2006-04-03 13:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU IZ
06KUWAIT1176	FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITI WOMEN "JUBILANT" AS THEY [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: For the first time since being given full political rights in May 2005, Kuwaiti women exercised their right to vote on April 4 in a Municipal Council by-election. Female campaign workers and voters were "jubilant" about exercising their political rights. "Today we [...]	2006-04-04 14:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM KWMN KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
06KUWAIT1177	KUWAIT GIVES GREEN LIGHT ON OPEN SKIES [...] (SBU) On April 4, CDA and Econoff met with Deputy Director of Civil Aviation for Aviation Safety and Air Transport Affairs Fawaz Al-Farah to follow up on the ongoing Open Skies discussions. The meeting was prompted by a letter to the Ambassador from Minister of Communications Dr. Ismail Al-S [...]	2006-04-04 14:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR BEXP PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1195	PROMINENT KUWAITI INVESTMENT FIRM ESTABLISHES [...] (U) Global Investment House (GIH),a leading Kuwaiti and GCC investment company announced on April 3 the establishment of a "Palestine Fund" for institutions and individuals seeking to invest in the emerging Palestinian Territories (PT) market. 2. (U) Quoted in the Arab Times (local Englis [...]	2006-04-05 13:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN WE GZ KU
06KUWAIT1196	FREEDOM AGENDA: FEMALE CANDIDATE RUNNER-UP IN [...] (U) Jenan Bushehri, one of two female candidates in the April 4 Municipal Council by-election, came in second behind Yousef Al-Suwaileh, a Sunni candidate representing the Al-Awazem tribe. (Note: The Municipal Council has national jurisdiction over land allocation, zoning, and public and hea [...]	2006-04-05 13:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT1200	KUWAIT FUND SIGNS $17 MILLION LOAN AGREEMENT WITH [...] (U) In an April 4 ceremony in Beirut, the Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) Abdulwahab Al-Bader signed a $17 million loan agreement with the Government of Lebanon (GOL) to finance a water project in the country. 2. (U) KFAED Regional Manager for Ara [...]	2006-04-05 13:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EAID KU
06KUWAIT1206	MEDIA REACTION: Kuwait April 5, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-08 04:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1214	TREASURY UNDERSECRETARY RANDAL QUARLES MEETS WITH [...] (C) Begin Summary: During separate March 21 meetings with Treasury Undersecretary Randal Quarles, GOK and Kuwaiti banking officials expressed confidence in the U.S. economy's mid-term vitality, predicted sustained levels of investments in U.S. Treasuries, inquired about the impact on the U.S. [...]	2006-04-08 07:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KU
06KUWAIT1224	KUWAIT MEPIC 4: ABOUT 500 YOUNG KUWAITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: This MEPI quarterly report covers key MEPI developments in Kuwait during FY06Q2. During this period, INJAZ/Junior Achievement in Kuwait launched its activities targeting almost 300 students from public and private schools. CineMagic, a small grants recipient, trained six fi [...]	2006-04-08 12:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMPI KPAO KU MEPI
06KUWAIT124	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: DEMISE OF THE AMIR [...] Summary: The death of the Amir dominated all daily newspapers in Kuwaiti today. The Embassy's message of condolence was reprinted in all English and Arabic dailies. Al-Qabas, one of the five major Arabic language newspapers distributed today's edition free of charge, with the trademark blue lo [...]	2006-01-17 06:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM IZ KMDR KU
06KUWAIT1291	KUWAIT LAUNCHES NEW OFFSET COMPANY [...] On April 11, the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) announced the establishment of the National Offset Company to manage and implement the GOK's recently re-established offset program. The company's establishment had previosly been scheduled for January 2006 but was delayed pending registrati [...]	2006-04-12 13:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECON PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1317	FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT POSTPONES DISCUSSION OF [...] (U) On April 17, Parliament unanimously approved a Government motion to postpone discussion on proposals to reduce the number of electoral constituencies, a key political reform, until May 15. Parliament previously voted to discuss the proposals on April 17 (ref D),but agreed to the postpon [...]	2006-04-17 13:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT1318	MEDIA REACTION: MUBARAK'S STATEMENTS ON SHIITES [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-17 13:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1319	RAFSANJANI VISITS KUWAIT: LOCAL PRESS NOT IMPRESSED [...] (U) Former Iranian President Rafsanjani arrived in Kuwait April 16 for a two-day visit. According to the press, his trip is meant to ease regional fears about Iran's nuclear program. Rafsanjani will reportedly meet with the Amir, Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah, and Speaker [...]	2006-04-17 13:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KU IR
06KUWAIT1321	MEDIA REACTION: UNNEIGHBORLY IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-17 14:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1323	MEDIA REACTION: KUWAITI WOMEN VOTE [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-18 04:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1342	KUWAIT STRESSES NEED FOR GCC CONSENSUS IN [...] (C) Summary: U/S Joseph met April 11 with former GCC Secretary General Bishara; First Deputy PM and Defense and SIPDIS Interior Minister Shaykh Jaber Mubarak; and National Security Bureau President Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled. He also spoke with Deputy PM and FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah. [...]	2006-04-18 08:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KU IR
06KUWAIT1345	KUWAIT PASSES ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW [...] (U) Kuwait's National Assembly passed, and Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah signed, a law giving the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime the full force of law in Kuwait. Kuwait signed the Convention on December 12, 2000 but this action now gives it th [...]	2006-04-18 12:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB ZP TIP
06KUWAIT1346	KUWAITI STRATEGIC EXPERT: SMILES FOR RAFSANJANI, [...] (C) Dr. Sami Al-Faraj, Director of the Kuwait Center for Strategic Studies (KCSS),a private research institute, told Poloff April 18 that Chairman of Iran's Expediency Council Hashemi Rafsanjani, who concludes a three-day visit to Kuwait April 18, conveyed a veiled threat to the Kuwaiti leade [...]	2006-04-18 12:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT1347	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COMMERCIAL BANK OF SYRIA AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-18 12:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM KFIN KJUS KTFN KNNP MNUC EU KU
06KUWAIT1352	KUWAIT: UN SOMA PASSED BY COMMITTEE BUT NOT BY [...] (U) Post has confirmed that, as of Monday April 17, the United Nations Status of Mission Agreement (SOMA) reputed to have passed in reftel has not yet been voted on in Kuwait's National Assembly (NA). The UN SOMA has been approved by the NA's Foreign Affairs Committee. Legislative action sta [...]	2006-04-19 13:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IZ KU
06KUWAIT1355	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: USG ROLE IN WORLD BANK [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-22 08:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN KPAO KU
06KUWAIT1391	MEDIA REACTION: Iran [...] Saturday, April 22, 2006 -- The moderate Arabic-language daily Al-Anbaa published "The nuclear scenario" by Mr. Mifrih Al-Noumis Al-Anzy in which he wrote: "There are four possible explanations for the current crisis in the Gulf: one, Iran's interference in Iraqi domestic matters to cause th [...]	2006-04-24 04:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1396	MEDIA REACTION: Iran [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-24 13:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1397	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ADDRESSING UN FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) On April 23, Econoff delivered reftel points to Mansour Alolaimi, First Secretary and Division Director for Afghanistan and Iran at the Ministry of ForQn Affairs. Alolaimi, appearing receptive but noncommittal, explained that only the Foreign Minister, with the approval of the Prime Min [...]	2006-04-24 13:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL AF KU
06KUWAIT1416	U.S. SPEAKER EVALUATION: PROF. CALVIN MACKIE EDUCATES [...] GPRA FY06Q3: April 18-19, target-of-opportunity U.S. Speaker Dr. Calvin Mackie informed Kuwaiti officials and the public of the state of reconstruction efforts in New Orleans. During an intensive two-day visit, the award-winning engineering professor and Louisiana Recovery Authority member sou [...]	2006-04-25 08:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC OIIP KMPI SCUL XF KU
06KUWAIT1417	KUWAIT ENERGY UPDATE: RECORD HIGH CRUDE PRICES, [...] (U) Summary: Kuwait Export Crude continued to set record high prices, selling for almost $65/barrel, the highest in its history. Energy Minister Shaykh Ahmed announced that production of the recent gas discoveries will begin in "early 2007," while KOC announced an additional crude discovery i [...]	2006-04-25 08:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT1421	KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP: MORE [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador chaired on April 22 the regular meeting of Post's Counterterrorism Working Group (CWG). In addition to the Ambassador and DCM, the CWG includes section chiefs or representatives from CONS, ECON, DATT, RSO, OMC-K, PAS, POL, and SIMO. 2. (S/REL UK AUS) The meeting [...]	2006-04-25 09:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1425	FY06Q3 PROGRAM EVALUATION: NEW ORLEANS ALL-STARS CAME [...] The New Orleans All-Star Brass Band made a glorious return visit to Kuwait April 17, 18, and 19, conducting performances and workshops reaching more than 5,600 Kuwaitis. Each of the group's five concerts stressed the unique cultural heritage and resilient spirit of the American people and the [...]	2006-04-25 13:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL XF KU
06KUWAIT143	PA PRESIDENT ABBAS AND OTHER FOREIGN DIGNITARIES [...] On the last official day for condolences, foreign dignitaries continued to arrive in Kuwait to pay their respects to the family of the late Amir Shaykh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Heads of state and government waited patiently with thousands of Kuwaitis for an opportunity to express th [...]	2006-01-17 14:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KU
06KUWAIT1449	KUWAIT TO HAMAS' AL-ZAHAR: CHANGE YOUR WAYS OR [...] (C) During an April 26 meeting, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah informed the Ambassador that the GOK delivered a clear message on the need to cooperate with the international community to Palestinian Authority (PA) Foreign Minister Mahmod Zahar during his April [...]	2006-04-26 14:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KU IS
06KUWAIT1450	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: THIRD MEETING OF MENA/FATF, [...] (C) On April 19, Econoff delivered ref A talking points to Naser Al-Ammar, Director of the Ministry of Social Affair and Labor's Charity Oversight office (GOK lead). 2. (C) Al-Ammar, who is one of the principal authors of the MENA/FATF charities paper (ref B),was unable to attend the Cair [...]	2006-04-26 14:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER KTFN KU
06KUWAIT1451	RAFSANJANI VISIT TO KUWAIT: GOK SAYS IRANIAN [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah told the Ambassador April 26 that April 16-17 discussions with former Iranian president Rafsanjani failed to produce any flexibility from the Iranian government on its nuclear ambitions. Al-Jarallah said what was supposed to b [...]	2006-04-27 08:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT1452	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered April 26 reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah. Al-Jarallah said he knew of China's and Saudi Arabia's interest in one of the Asian seats and agreed that members of the new Human Rights Council needed to have strong hum [...]	2006-04-27 08:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KU UN
06KUWAIT146	MASSES OF KUWAITI WOMEN MOURN THE AMIR WHO [...] On January 16, a delegation of female EmbOffs and family members paid a visit to female members of the Al-Sabah ruling family at Dasman Palace, the late Amir's home, to express their condolences for the January 15 death of Amir Shaykh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The palace and surround [...]	2006-01-17 14:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KWMN KU
06KUWAIT147	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: THE DEMISE OF KUWAIT'S [...] Summary: All Arabic and English newspapers continued to dedicate the majority of each edition to the recent passing of the Amir. Some dailies published more photos of the Amir- designate, Shaykh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, during his calls on various sites in Kuwait or with visiting he [...]	2006-01-18 04:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM IZ KMDR KU
06KUWAIT148	DEATH OF THE AMIR: KUWAITI BLOGGERS SUDDENLY [...] A number of Kuwaiti web-logs (blogs) have expressed an outpouring of grief at the January 15 loss of the Amir, Shaykh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. (See reftel for background on Kuwaiti blogs.) Most of the blogs lament the Amir's passing and hope for a good future for Kuwait. Many of t [...]	2006-01-18 04:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM KU
06KUWAIT1505	FROM CRADLE-TO-GRAVE: AN OVERVIEW OF KUWAIT'S WELFARE [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: With its immense oil wealth, the Kuwaiti Government provides Kuwaiti citizens, who do not pay taxes, with cradle-to-grave welfare benefits, including free health care, free education, public or private sector employment, and substantial housing assistance. (Note: Ku [...]	2006-05-01 11:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB ECON SOCI KU
06KUWAIT1512	EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF TOP DAILY ATTACKED FOR PROVOCATIVE STATEMEN [...] (SBU) Summary and recommendation: Jassem Boodai, the Editor-In-Chie If asked by press, we suggest guidance making the following points: -- We are aware that remarks made by the editor of a Kuwaiti newspaper If asked if there are charges against Jassem Boodai: Our Embassy check End Sum [...]	2006-05-02 12:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1513	EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF TOP DAILY ATTACKED FOR PROVOCATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary and recommendation: Jassem Boodai, the Editor-In-Chief of KuwaitQs leading Arabic daily, Al-Rai Al-Aam, is being attacked by Kuwaiti bloggers and at least one newspaper for remarks he made to a visiting Codel on January 20. Boodai himself is not facing charges. He may be called [...]	2006-05-02 12:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1514	FREEDOM AGENDA: USPTO IPR WORKSHOP SPURS LIVELY [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. From April 29 - May 1, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) IPR experts, accompanied by U.S. federal judges, delivered a MEPI "Workshop on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights." The three-day workshop drew participants responsible for IPR enforcement [...]	2006-05-02 13:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PGOV PREL KIPR KMPI KU
06KUWAIT1519	DEFENSE AND INTERIOR MINISTER ON TERROR FINANCING [...] (C) Summary: In a May 1 meeting with Shaykh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister and Defense and Interior Minister, the Ambassador raised shutting down jailed terrorists communications and U.S. interest in proceeding quickly on two military construction projects. Durin [...]	2006-05-02 14:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL KTFN KU IR KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT1521	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR GCC INFORMAL SUMMIT; [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah on May 2. The Ambassador placed special emphasis on the need for the GCC to embrace the new Iraqi government in both political and economic terms and thus act as a magnet countering [...]	2006-05-02 14:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM WE IS XF KU
06KUWAIT1529	FREEDOM AGENDA: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT REVOKES [...] On May 1, the Constitutional Court, one of Kuwait's top judicial bodies, unexpectedly revoked a 1979 law prohibiting public gatherings without prior Government approval. In a verdict in a case against two Kuwaiti lawyers who faced up to two years in prison for holding a public meeting to crit [...]	2006-05-02 14:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL KU
06KUWAIT1541	FOLLOWING UP ON PSI: KUWAIT INCLINED TO ENDORSE [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-03 05:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1549	KUWAIT EXECUTES CITIZENS WHO MURDERED DOMESTIC [...] Kuwait executed two Kuwaiti citizens on May 2 for crimes committed against domestic workers. Kuwaiti citizen Mohammad Al-Shimmari abducted an Asian domestic worker, who died when she threw herself out of his car as he sped away. He then returned to where she lay, drove her to another area, a [...]	2006-05-03 07:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KU TIP
06KUWAIT1558	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGING SIGNATURE AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-03 08:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC KTIA PHSA EWWT KU
06KUWAIT1559	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TERRORISM FINANCE JI-4 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-03 08:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PTER PREL ETTC KTFN KU
06KUWAIT1567	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BMENA DEMOCRACY [...] Post delivered reftel demarche by diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on May 3, 2006. Drawing from the language provided, the note encouraged senior-level GOK participation. Post will report septel on GOK attendance. 2. PolChief discussed the May 22-23 Democracy Assi [...]	2006-05-03 13:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM KMPI KU
06KUWAIT1568	GCC ADVISOR: IRAN TOP ISSUE ON AGENDA OF THE MAY 6 [...] (C) Dr. Yacoub Al-Hayati, one of Kuwait's five members on the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) 30-member Advisory Committee, told Poloff May 2 that Iran's nuclear program would dominate the agenda of the "six-hour" GCC Consultative Summit scheduled to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 6. [...]	2006-05-03 14:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT1570	FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT LEADERS DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: In a May 2 meeting, the Cabinet failed to agree on whether to support a reduction in the number of electoral constituencies from 25 to ten or five. Parliamentary debate on the issue, scheduled for May 15, could be postponed if the Government's proposal is further delayed. Nation [...]	2006-05-05 10:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT1594	APPEAL OF PENINSULA LIONS VERDICT: JUDGE REFERS [...] (SBU) Summary: The trial of the remaining 36 Peninsula Lions defendants took a new turn on May 3 when the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals referred the original 37 cases to the Constitutional Court for a decision on the constitutionality of the charges relating to collaboration to commit [...]	2006-05-06 11:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PHUM PGOV JO IZ SA KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT1598	PRESIDENTIAL LETTER TO GCC LEADERS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-06 13:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1599	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ'S NEW GOVERNMENT [...] Saturday, 6 May, 2006 -- Ahmed Bu-Dostour wrote in the conservative Arabic-language daily Al-Watan under the title "Will Al-Maliki fix what Al-Jaafari ruined": "The first public statement made by Al-Maliki called for the dismantlement of armed militias and their integration into the army. Al [...]	2006-05-07 05:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1600	TOP PARLIAMENTARIANS SHARE VIEWS ON IRANIAN [...] (C) In separate meetings with the Ambassador on May 3, National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi, Deputy National Assembly Speaker Mishari Al-Anjari, and Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mohammed Jassem Al-Sager, who also serves as Speaker of the newly created Arab Parliament, shared their [...]	2006-05-07 05:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT1612	AMBASSADOR URGES GOVERNOR TO CONTINUE CRACKING [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-07 12:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR KU
06KUWAIT1614	PSI ENDORSEMENT AND EXERCISES: POLISH EMBASSY AND [...] (C) Polish Ambassador to Kuwait Kazimierz Romanski called on the Ambassador on May 7 to seek U.S. support for a joint demarche to the Government of Kuwait encouraging endorsement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and participation in a June 23 High Level Meeting in Warsaw. Roman [...]	2006-05-07 13:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PTER PREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1622	ARAB IRANIAN COMMUNITY IN KUWAIT CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) On May 6, Poloff met with five activists from the Arab Iranian (Ahwazi) expatriate community in Kuwait at their request: Adulkhaligh Delavi, Sabah Haidary, Atiya Savari, Naji Sawaeidy, and Hosain Ahwazy, who currently lives in London. (Comment: Poloff was in a listening mode and did not [...]	2006-05-08 14:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT1623	FREEDOM AGENDA: BUREAUCRACY AND RELIGION COLLIDE [...] (C) Summary and comment: A committee of Kuwait's Municipal Council has engineered the refusal of a request from the National Evangelical Church (NEC) for a school license. (Note: The NEC serves as an umbrella organization for a loose grouping of Protestant groups. The legal sponsor of NEC i [...]	2006-05-08 14:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF KU
06KUWAIT1624	GCC CONSULTATIVE SUMMIT: KUWAIT PROPOSES [...] (U) Summary: Arabic Daily Al-Qabas printed in its May 8 edition the text of a paper reportedly presented by the GOK to GCC member states during the May 6 Consultative Summit in Riyadh. The paper outlines a two-part strategy to address issues facing the Gulf states, including Iran, Iraq, the [...]	2006-05-08 14:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KU PTER
06KUWAIT1637	UNDERSTANDING THE KUWAITI MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD'S [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: The Islamic Constitutional Movement (Al-Haraka Al-Dusturi Al-Islamiyya),the political arm of the Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood, is one of, if not the, largest and most influential political associations in Kuwait. (Note: The Government does not officially recognize [...]	2006-05-09 10:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KDEM KISL KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT1638	UNDERSTANDING THE KUWAITI MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD'S [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-09 10:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KDEM KISL KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT1639	IRAN'S UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY: KUWAIT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-09 12:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KUNR KU
06KUWAIT1642	FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITIS RALLY ON CONSTITUENCY [...] (U) Approximately 150 Kuwaitis staged a rally on May 5 in support of electoral constituency reform (ref b). Wearing orange and white, carrying signs that read "five for the sake of Kuwait," and exchanging "high five's," they protested for over two hours across the street from Seif Palace whe [...]	2006-05-09 13:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT1664	FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR RESIDENCE PERMIT TRADER [...] The Arabic-language daily Al-Watan reported on May 10 that the Criminal Court sentenced an Iraqi man to five years in prison and subsequent deportation for fraudulently obtaining residence permits. The convicted man was using a Bahraini identification card to sponsor workers. He aroused sus [...]	2006-05-10 09:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB KU IZ BA TIP
06KUWAIT167	STRATEGIC INVESTMENT INITIATIVE: THE CURRENT [...] (C) The GOK's initial reaction to the Strategic Investment Initiative (SII) proposal has been positive but guarded. SII was introduced by Secretary Rice at the recent Forum for the Future conference in Bahrain; A/S Wayne and Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed briefed GOK and Kuwaiti aid officials duri [...]	2006-01-18 13:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL KU
06KUWAIT1671	KUWAITI IMPLEMENTATION OF ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT [...] This cable is in response to Reftel action request. 2. Kuwait's 1981 Commercial Law, Article 62, states that Kuwait will follow the lead of the Arab League Boycott Office with regards to implementation of the boycott. In 1994, in accordance with a GCC decision, Kuwait announced the elimi [...]	2006-05-10 13:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KBCT ABLD PHUM PIRF AL KU
06KUWAIT1673	FREEDOM AGENDA: CABINET APPROVES TEN [...] (C) Summary and comment: On May 9, the Cabinet approved a draft law to reduce the number of electoral constituencies from 25 to ten. Information Minister Dr. Anas Al-Rashaid, a liberal who supports five constituencies, resigned in protest of the draft law and a related proposal (not approved) [...]	2006-05-10 15:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT1674	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ'S NEW GOVERNMENT [...] Saturday, 6 May, 2006 -- Mohamed Zain wrote in the pro-government Arabic-language daily Al-Seyassah under the title "Iraq without a people ruled by wolves": "As Alawi has gone so did Al-Jaafari, and Al-Maliki will stay for a short while then go so that another person may come to the same set [...]	2006-05-11 03:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1675	REGIONAL CT STRATEGY FOR IRAQ AND ITS NEIGHBORS: [...] (S REL AUS UK) Summary: Chiefs of Mission from Kuwait, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Syria conferred via video conference on April 26 to follow up on Regional Strategy Initiative (RSI) proposals first formulated at a March 7-8 counterterrorism (CT) strategy session in Kuwait (Ref A) to counter foreign [...]	2006-05-11 03:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV IZ KU SY JO TU SA
06KUWAIT1684	AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOR MORE EFFECTIVE MEASURES TO [...] (U) During a May 8 speech at the opening of a conference entitled, "Kuwait: A Financial and Commercial Center," the Ambassador praised recent Kuwaiti signature of UN labor protocols to protect against trafficking, but emphasized that more still needed to be done in Kuwait to protect basic wor [...]	2006-05-13 06:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM KU TIP
06KUWAIT1687	TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES TERRORIST [...] (C) Summary: During separate April 29 meetings with senior GOK officials, Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey praised the USG's strong alliance with Kuwait; called for a law criminalizing terrorist financing to bolster the GOK's steadfast CT support and address existing legal gaps; encourag [...]	2006-05-13 08:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV PTER PREL KTFN KU
06KUWAIT1741	KUWAIT PIONEERS ISLAMIC MODERATION MOVEMENT; [...] (U) PolOff met Naser Mohammad Al-Ajmi, Secretary General of the Higher Committee on Strengthening Moderation (known as the Committee for Creating Programs and Plans Responsible for Protecting Youth from the Phenomena of Deviant Behavior and Religious Extremism until early 2006),on May 9 to di [...]	2006-05-15 13:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF UK RS KU RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
06KUWAIT1742	KUWAIT AND PSI: "POSITIVE" RESPONSE COMING [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-15 13:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1744	FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAIT'S ORANGE REVOLUTION: [...] (U) In a much-anticipated May 15 Parliament session, the Government introduced a bill to reduce the number of electoral constituencies from 25 to ten. Members of the Independent (pro-Government) bloc then submitted a motion to refer the bill to the Constitutional Court to examine its constit [...]	2006-05-15 14:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENGA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

06KUWAIT1745	HIGH-LEVEL VISITS FROM SYRIA, IRAQ, AND LEBANON TO [...] (C) Summary: During a May 15 meeting, MFA U/S Al-Jarallah said that leaders from Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq who all visited Kuwait in the past two weeks came in search of investment and development funds. All pressed for government and private investment, and Kuwait believes there are invest [...]	2006-05-15 14:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1759	TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES FINANCIAL [...] (C) Summary: During April 29 meetings with GOK officials on terrorism financing (septel),Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey previewed a U.S. strategy aimed at increasing financial pressure on Iran by cutting off its access to financial institutions in Europe, Japan, and the UAE. The Fina [...]	2006-05-16 07:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EFIN IR KU
06KUWAIT1768	KUWAITI EDITOR CHOOSES JAIL OVER BAIL IN TEST OF [...] (U) Hamad Turki Buyabis, editor of the Kuwaiti weekly Al-Shaab, was jailed May 15 after refusing to post bail in a case involving publishing material deemed offensive to the Amir. The Public Prosecutor's office had called Buyabis in for questioning because his weekly had published some of A [...]	2006-05-16 12:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KU
06KUWAIT1769	GOK REAFFIRMS THAT GITMO DETAINEES WILL BE TRIED; [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (C) On May 13, Polchief delivered ref A information on Guantanamo detainee Fouzi Khalid Abdullah Al-Awda (US9KU-000232DP) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Coordination and Follow-Up Ambassador Khaled Al-Maqamis. Al-Ma [...]	2006-05-16 12:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU
06KUWAIT1772	KUWAIT REVALUES CURRENCY AGAINST THE DOLLAR [...] (U) On May 11, the Central Bank of Kuwait announced a 1 percent revaluation of the Kuwaiti Dinar against the USD, appreciating the currency from 292 to 289 fils/dollar. A statement issued by the Central Bank Governor's office justified the revaluation as an effort by the CBK to "preserve the [...]	2006-05-16 13:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PGOV PREL KU
06KUWAIT1773	FREEDOM AGENDA: BETWEEN DISSOLUTION AND [...] (C) Summary: On May 16, Parliament approved by a simple majority a motion to refer the Government's draft law on constituency reform to the Constitutional Court for review. The session was boycotted by 29 MPs who support five constituencies and strongly criticize the Government for submitting [...]	2006-05-16 14:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT1774	FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITI WOMEN CELEBRATE FIRST ANNIVERSARY [...] May 16 marked the one-year anniversary of the historic parliamentary decision granting Kuwaiti women full political rights. The Ambassador attended an event entitled "Together towards a Promising Partnership" under the patronage of Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad and attended by Crown Prince Shayk [...]	2006-05-16 14:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KWMN WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
06KUWAIT1788	KUWAITI EDITOR RELEASED WITHOUT BAIL AFTER FUROR [...] (U) Hamad Turki Buyabis, editor of the Kuwaiti weekly Al-Shaab who was detained on May 15 for breaking Kuwait's Press and Publications law (ref A),was released from custody May 16 without having to post bail. Buyabis refused to pay bail following questioning by the Public Prosecutor's offic [...]	2006-05-17 13:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KU
06KUWAIT1789	FREEDOM AGENDA: THE GOVERNMENT KEEPS ITS COOL AS PRESSURE [...] (U) Debate over constituency reform continues with the Government requesting on May 17 the convening of a special National Assembly session on May 22 to discuss the draft law to reduce the number of electoral constituencies from 25 to ten. Post contacts report that the Government is considerin [...]	2006-05-17 14:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT1790	KUWAIT TELLS DOD-STATE-NSC TEAM GCC CONSENSUS [...] (C) Summary: In May 14 meetings with National Security Bureau President Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled and MFA U/S Al-Jarallah, a senior State-Defense-NSC team (DOD PDUSD Henry, State PM A/S Hillen, and NSC Senior Director Doran) reiterated the U.S. commitment to Gulf security, outlined the U.S. Gu [...]	2006-05-19 17:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1814	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-21 04:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1818	SUPPORT FOR IRAQI GOVERNMENT FORMATION: KUWAIT [...] Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent messages of congratulations to Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki shortly after the May 20 vote of confidence approving the new Cabinet. According to the press, the Amir "wished the new government members [...]	2006-05-21 10:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KU IZ
06KUWAIT1831	GUANTANAMO DETAINEES ACQUITTED OF ALL CHARGES; [...] (SBU) On May 21, Court of First Instance Judge Hamoud Al-Mutaawa announced that the five Kuwaitis formerly detained at Guantanamo had been acquitted of all charges against them. (Following their return to Kuwait, the GOK brought various charges, including membership in an illegal organization [...]	2006-05-21 17:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	OPDC PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT1832	COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER EXPELLED FROM ISLAMIST [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-21 18:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT1833	KUWAITI AMIR DISSOLVES PARLIAMENT; NEW ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary and comment: On May 21, the Amir issued decree 146 exercising his constitutional power to dissolve Parliament after weeks of contentious debate on reducing the number of electoral constituencies reached an impasse with 29 Members of Parliament (MPs) intent on "grilling" the Prime [...]	2006-05-21 19:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT184	ONGOING INTRA-RULING FAMILY NEGOTIATIONS ON [...] (C) Summary and comment. Members of the ruling Al-Sabah family have been meeting continuously over the past three days to negotiate distribution of power after the death of Amir Shaykh Jaber on January 15. Constitutionally, Crown Prince Shaykh Saad automatically became Amir, though his very [...]	2006-01-21 15:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION
06KUWAIT1844	FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT DISSOLUTION PRESENTS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Elections for a new National Assembly will take place on June 29, almost certainly on the basis of the status quo 25 constituencies. Reformers who rejected a compromise offer of 10 constituencies in order to hold out for their proposed 5 constituency model, will now [...]	2006-05-22 14:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT1846	MY KINGDOM FOR A DRINK: KUWAIT FACES WATER [...] Kuwait enters the summer season facing a shortage of drinking water due to extravagantly wasteful use of fresh water by households, businesses, government offices, and agricultural entities. Because Kuwait receives less than 100mm per year of rainfall, it relies almost entirely on desalinate [...]	2006-05-22 16:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV KU
06KUWAIT185	AFGHAN AMBASSADOR TO KUWAIT ON LONDON CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 21 meeting with the Ambassador on GOK assistance and labor issues, Afghan Ambassador to Kuwait Yussuf Samad praised the USG for its ongoing support to Afghanistan; pointed to GOK unwillingness to re-start assistance absent a solution to old GOA arrears; acknowl [...]	2006-01-21 16:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ELAB PGOV PREL PINR AF XD KU
06KUWAIT1852	FREEDOM AGENDA: REACTIONS TO PARLIAMENT DISSOLUTION [...] (U) Summary: The Amir's May 21 decision to dissolve Parliament has Kuwaitis focused on the prospects for meaningful political reform and the impact of women voting in national elections for the first time. A number of public figures have already declared their intent to run for office, among [...]	2006-05-22 17:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT1856	OIL OFFICIALS DISCUSS KUWAIT PROJECT, [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 15, 17, and 20, Ambassador met in separate meetings with Kuwaiti officials in the petroleum sector to discuss privatization, Kuwait Project, the planned fourth refinery, investments abroad, and the recent gas discovery. Interlocutors expected that the Kuwait Project wo [...]	2006-05-23 08:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON PINR BEXP KU
06KUWAIT1862	KUWAITI FM CONGRATULATES NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT; [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-23 10:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KU IZ STATE
06KUWAIT1887	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-23 17:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1888	FREEDOM AGENDA: REFINING STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE [...] (C) Key elements of Embassy Kuwait's Freedom Agenda are promoting democratic reform through full political participation by Kuwaiti women and encouraging the formation of political parties to reduce tribal influence and religious ideology on domestic politics. The May 21 Amiri decisions to [...]	2006-05-23 17:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KMPI KU
06KUWAIT1889	FREEDOM AGENDA: REFINING STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE [...] (C) Key elements of Embassy Kuwait's Freedom Agenda are promoting democratic reform through full political participation by Kuwaiti women and encouraging the formation of political parties to reduce tribal influence and religious ideology on domestic politics. The May 21 Amiri decisions to [...]	2006-05-23 17:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KMPI KU
06KUWAIT1912	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-24 15:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID PREL KPAL KU
06KUWAIT1913	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NAM MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-24 15:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL IAEA KNNP IR KU
06KUWAIT1914	GOK CONFIRMS TO PSI COFOUNDERS ATTENDANCE AT JUNE [...] (C) During a May 24 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah, the Ambassador again encouraged Kuwait to transmit the GOK's formal response endorsing the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). Al-Jarallah restated GOK political support for the initiative an [...]	2006-05-24 15:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1915	FREEDOM AGENDA: RACING THE CLOCK TO PREPARE FOR KUWAIT'S [...] Summary: Debate over the Amir's May 21 decision to dissolve Parliament is already fading as focus shifts to the June 29 parliamentary elections. Though candidate registration begins officially May 25, many prospective candidates have already launched their campaigns. According to one estimat [...]	2006-05-24 16:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT1917	SPEAKER EVALUATION: BRENDA FLANAGAN BONDS WITH KUWAITIS VIA [...] GPRA FY06Q3: Dr. Brenda Flanagan, Davidson College literature professor and award-winning author, conducted an outstanding speaker program May 12-17, 2006, in Kuwait. An American of Trinidadian origin, Dr. Flanagan captivated Kuwaiti audiences with readings of timeless poetry by noted America [...]	2006-05-24 16:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL KPAO KIRC OIIP XF KU
06KUWAIT1919	UNITED AIRLINES TO KUWAIT; OPEN SKIES STILL PENDING [...] (SBU) The Ambassador sent on May 24 a letter to the Minister of Communication, Dr. Ismail Al-Shatti, formally notifying the GOK of United Airlines' (UA) decision to launch nonstop service this winter between Kuwait City and Washington, D.C. Post helped ensure that UA's press release reached [...]	2006-05-24 17:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1921	PARADE OF FOREIGN MINISTERS TALK IRAN IN KUWAIT: [...] (C) Summary: MFA Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah briefed the Ambassador on the flurry of Foreign Minister visits -- Russia, China, Iran, and Germany -- who visited Kuwait May 20 - 22. All were in the region to discuss bilateral issues or to attend the Asian Cooperative Dialogue meeting i [...]	2006-05-24 17:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1933	KUWAIT FUND REPORTS LIMITED PROGRESS ON ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a May 22 meeting with Econoff, the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development's (KFAED) Regional Manager for Arab Countries cited no progress, other than a preliminary report on school construction, pertaining to the GOK's $560M reconstruction package for Iraq (ref B). T [...]	2006-05-28 17:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PGOV PREL IZ KU
06KUWAIT1934	KUWAIT INITIATES AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TARGETING [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (MAIA) has initiated the National Project for Domestic Workers (in Arabic it is the National Project for Domestic Worker Awareness-Raising) a project to raise awareness of the rights and responsibilities of domestic employees and their employer [...]	2006-05-29 08:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT1940	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: SADDAM'S TRIAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-29 15:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1980	SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 2-3 VISIT TO KUWAIT OF NEA [...] (SBU) Welcome to Kuwait. Your June 2-3 visit follows the recent productive visits of other Department principals -- Under Secretary Joseph, Assistant Secretary Hillen, Counselor Zelikow, and Assistant Secretary Wayne. You will meet with Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Post [...]	2006-05-30 11:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1986	FREEDOM AGENDA: MEPI, BMENA, AND EXCHANGES BASIS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy has pursued a consistent, comprehensive plan in support of women's empowerment and full political participation in Kuwait. That support has involved more than 350 Kuwaiti women in professional development and exchange programs, public diplomacy activities, regional [...]	2006-05-30 16:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO KMPI PHUM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT200	SUCCESSION STRUGGLE: JABERS VS. SALEMS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Dr. Yousef Al-Zalzalah, a moderate Shi'a member of Parliament, told visitors to his diwaniya (traditional gathering) the evening of January 21 that the National Assembly had received two contradictory requests: one from the Cabinet to begin proceedings to declare Shaykh Saad medi [...]	2006-01-22 14:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION
06KUWAIT201	NEW IRAQI CHARGE TO KUWAIT ON RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary. During a January 18 meeting with the Ambassador, Iraqi Charge d'Affaires to Kuwait, Hamid Al-Sharifi, spoke about Iran and its growing influence on the Iraqi Shi'a population. He stated that Iranian agents have been able to infiltrate Iraqi schools, hospitals, social centers, an [...]	2006-01-22 14:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR KISL IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
06KUWAIT2020	MFA OFFICIAL REQUESTS MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON [...] (S/NF) On May 29 PolOff delivered to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Coordination and Follow-Up, Ambassador Khaled Al-Maqamis, ref A information on two Kuwaiti detainees currently being held in Iraq: Abdelrahman Mobarak Meshakhas Al-Bathali and Ali Awad Faraj Al-Harbi. Al-Maqamis re [...]	2006-05-31 16:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PHUM KAWC PINR KU IQ
06KUWAIT2023	DEFENSE MINISTER DESCRIBES GCC DISCUSSION OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-31 17:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2024	DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER/INTERIOR MINISTER WELCOMES [...] (C) The Ambassador met with First Deputy Prime Minister Shaykh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, who holds the Defense and Interior portfolios as well, on May 31 to discuss TIP issues. (The meeting had been scheduled before the change in release dates, so the Ambassador spoke about TIP issues in ge [...]	2006-05-31 17:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT2025	ARAB AND KUWAIT FUND HEADS CALL FOR CLOSER [...] (C/NF) Summary: During separate meetings on May 29 and 31 with the Ambassador, Abdulwahab Al-Bader, Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) and Abdulatif Al-Hamad, Chairman of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) reaffirmed their organiz [...]	2006-05-31 17:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EAID PGOV PREL IZ AF GZ WE XF KU
06KUWAIT2026	FREEDOM AGENDA - KUWAIT ELECTION UPDATE: 24 WOMEN [...] (C) Summary: A total of 244 candidates, including 24 women, have registered so far for the June 29 parliamentary elections. Kuwaiti women, participating in national elections for the first time in Kuwait's history, have responded with enthusiasm. Women account for 194,910 of Kuwait's 340,24 [...]	2006-05-31 18:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT2028	DEMARCHE TO KUWAIT RE U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C/NF) Ambassador spoke with MFA U/S Khalid Jarallah shortly after the Secretary had completed the statement on Iran to deliver reftel points. (The Foreign Minister was on a plane en route from China to Bahrain.) Ambassador asked that the GOK immediately issue a statement of support, callin [...]	2006-05-31 18:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR KU
06KUWAIT2035	KUWAIT WELCOMES U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (SBU) MFA U/S Jarallah called the Ambassador the evening of May 31 to say that the Amir and Crown Prince had been briefed on our statement on Iran and welcomed the U.S. move. An official statement had been released to the media. 2. Kuwait News Agency is carrying the following official react [...]	2006-05-31 22:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IR KU
06KUWAIT206	KOC CHAIRMAN DISPUTES REPORT ON KUWAIT'S [...] (U) A recent Petroleum Intelligence Weekly (PIW) report on Kuwait's diminishing oil reserves has caused a minor buzz within the Kuwait oil sector and other interested parties. The report (PIW, Vol. XLV, No. 4, January 23, 2006) quoted "data circulated within KOC" as showing that Kuwait's rem [...]	2006-01-23 09:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT2065	CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON PENDING TERROR FINANCE [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a May 31 meeting with the Ambassador, the Central Bank Governor pointed to GOK interagency progress in finalizing a draft TF law; cited inflation and rising import costs as factors prompting a revaluation of the Kuwaiti Dinar against the USD; and voiced a readiness to [...]	2006-06-03 17:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN
06KUWAIT2066	NEA A/S WELCH'S JUNE 3 MEETINGS WITH KUWAITI [...] (S/NF) Summary: In June 3 meetings with NEA A/S Welch, the Kuwaiti leadership affirmed support for the U.S. position on talks with the Iranian government and offered advice that the USG keep its public statements low-key, exercise maximum patience in sticking with talks, and continue to exer [...]	2006-06-03 20:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IR IZ KPAL KU
06KUWAIT2067	(C) A/S WELCH URGES KUWAIT TO SUPPORT GUATEMALA [...] (C/NF) NEA Assistant Secretary Welch, during his June 3 visit to Kuwait (septel),raised Venezuela's bid for a seat on the UN Security Council with Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah and Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. He str [...]	2006-06-04 07:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL AORC UNSC KU
06KUWAIT208	PROPOSED JANUARY 24 VOTE ON AMIR-DESIGNATE'S [...] (C) Summary: The leadership situation in Kuwait is in continual flux with one National Assembly session scheduled for January 24 at 10am to vote on declaring Amir-designate Shaykh Saad Al-Salem medically unfit for office, and another session scheduled for 6:30pm the same day to allow Shaykh S [...]	2006-01-23 14:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION
06KUWAIT2081	KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION COVERAGE MAY 25-31: A CLEAR SPLIT [...] Summary: A divide has emerged in how the Kuwait media are covering the upcoming parliamentary elections. Newspapers, which are privately owned, are delving with delight into controversial matters such as vote buying, women candidates and whether members of the ruling family should stand for el [...]	2006-06-05 07:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU FREDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2087	AMERICAN COACHES SHOOT HOOPS WITH YOUNG KUWAITIS DURING [...] Summary: Twelve NCAA basketball coaches conducted a basketball clinic for 40 Kuwaiti boys and a separate clinic for 17 Kuwaiti coaches on May 25, 2006, as part of the Embassy's highly successful outreach program targeting Kuwaiti youth through sports programming. Embassy Public Affairs coordi [...]	2006-06-05 10:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL KU
06KUWAIT209	SABAH FAMILY MEMBER SAYS MEETINGS TONIGHT "PIVOTAL" [...] (C) Kuwaiti Ambassador to the U.S. Shaykh Salem Abdullah Al-Sabah called the Ambassador the evening of January 23 on a visa matter, but engaged in discussion of the topic of the hour--ongoing Sabah family infighting over succession. (Shaykh Salem is currently in Kuwait and presumably is atten [...]	2006-01-23 15:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION
06KUWAIT2093	PROGRAM EVALUATION: SAPPHIRE TRIO CHARMS KUWAITIS WITH [...] GPRA FY06Q3: Summary: The Sapphire Trio, an American chamber music group, conducted its first tour of Kuwait on May 20 and 21, where the musicians conducted a number of performances and teaching workshops. The trio demonstrated their virtuoso musical skills and unique repertoire of classical [...]	2006-06-05 14:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL KPAO OEXC XF KU
06KUWAIT2096	KUWAIT DEMARCHE ON RE-ELECTION OF RUTH WEDGWOOD TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-05 15:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL AORC KU
06KUWAIT2113	POST INFORMS GOK OF TIP RANKING; OFFICIALS LOOK [...] (SBU) Poloff met with representatives of three Kuwaiti Ministries on June 5 to inform them of Kuwait's rise from Tier 3 to Tier 2 Watchlist: Saud Al-Saeedi, who handles human rights issues in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Legal Department, Zakaria Al-Ansari, Assistant Director of the Inte [...]	2006-06-06 14:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT2116	FACE OFF--AMERICAN AND KUWAITI WOMEN MEET ON THE BASKETBALL [...] Summary: Embassy Kuwait arranged a rematch between Camp Arifjan's American military women's basketball team and Kuwait's Al-Fatat Sports Club women's team on Thursday, April 27, 2006. The American team defeated the Kuwaiti team on its home court in this second in a series of friendship games, [...]	2006-06-06 16:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL KISL PHUM KMDR ZP KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT2118	GOK INVESTIGATION OF REVIVAL OF THE ISLAMIC [...] Summary: During separate meetings with Econoff on June 5 and 6, senior GOK officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Social Affairs and Labor pointed to ongoing GOK efforts to investigate the activities of the Revival of the Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS); promised an official GOK [...]	2006-06-06 20:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN
06KUWAIT2145	KUWAIT TAXATION UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. On May 8, the Council of Ministers adopted a resolution addressing the inconsistently-implemented taxation law on foreign companies operating in Kuwait. The resolution, in vague terms, states that a foreign company's retention of a local agent indicates a taxable [...]	2006-06-07 16:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EFIN ETRD KU
06KUWAIT2147	KUWAIT'S AMBASSADOR TO INDONESIA CRITICIZES GOK ON [...] (C) Kuwait's Ambassador to Indonesia, Mohammad Fadel Khalaf, met with the DCM on May 23 to discuss his concerns over the treatment of Indonesian domestic workers in Kuwait. He criticized Indonesia and especially his own government for not doing enough to protect Indonesian workers, and sugges [...]	2006-06-07 17:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL KIRF JO ID KU TIP RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
06KUWAIT2148	FREEDOM AGENDA AND JUNE 29 ELECTIONS: PROGRESS ON [...] (S/NF) Summary and comment: The June 29 Kuwaiti parliamentary election campaign has commenced. Some observers will be tempted to use votes for women and reform candidates as a litmus test for the pace and success of political reform in the Gulf region. A more nuanced view is required. The [...]	2006-06-07 17:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2149	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION ON THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-07 17:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2150	FREEDOM AGENDA: GRASSROOTS ACTIVISM BLOSSOMS IN [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of Kuwait's recent "orange revolution" is the role played by the ad hoc coalition of pro-reform youth organizations known as the "orange movement." These youth organizations, which include both liberals and Islamists and were not [...]	2006-06-07 17:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2151	ELECTION UPDATE: TENTS, BLACKSMITHS, FLAT SCREEN TVS AND [...] (U) Summary: Preparations for Kuwait's June 29 parliamentary elections are proving to be an economic windfall for the country's catering services, tent suppliers, flat screen television vendors, print shops, and blacksmiths as 386 candidates, including 31 women, splurge on these and other of [...]	2006-06-07 17:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2152	KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION COVERAGE JUNE 1-6: KEY ISSUES [...] Summary: With registration for candidates closed, the media in Kuwait has switched focus from announcing entrants into the race for Parliament to reporting on candidate platforms and those withdrawing their candidacies. Among the news coverage, several key issues have crystallized and are recei [...]	2006-06-08 07:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU FREDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2153	DEMARCHE TO KUWAIT BEFORE JUNE 10 GCC MINISTERIAL [...] (S/NF) CDA delivered reftel demarche the afternoon of June 8 to Shaykh Ahmad Nasser Al-Sabah, the Foreign Minister's Office Director. We left non-paper with talking points and Shaykh Ahmad said he would pass it to the Foreign Minister. 2. (S/NF) Commenting on the demarche, Shaykh Ahmad said [...]	2006-06-08 16:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IR KU
06KUWAIT2154	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQI GOVERNMENT AND HAMAS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-08 20:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2155	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION ON VOTING, ETHICS AND CENSORSHIP IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-08 20:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT216	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: MOURNING THE AMIR SHIFTS TO THE [...] Sunday, January 22, 2006 -- Al-Qabas front page "Two parallel lines: Activating article 3 and opening door for settlement"; "Council of Ministers keeps its sessions open"; "Speaker Al-Khrafi: Matters are in wise hands"; "Royal family meeting Al-Shaab Palace cancelled"; "Informed Sources: Med [...]	2006-01-24 07:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM IZ KMDR KU
06KUWAIT217	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: SUCCESSION IN KUWAIT [...] Monday, January 23, 2006 -- Al-Qabas front-page "Oath-taking session on Tuesday; The Government 'activation' letter was handed over to the National Assembly"; "Goodwill endeavors without any result"; "Al-Khorafi optimistic that wisdom will ultimately prevail"; "Amir received Speaker Al-Khora [...]	2006-01-24 07:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM IZ KMDR KU
06KUWAIT2173	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - PROMISES, WOMEN, AND NEW FACES IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-10 10:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2190	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - WOMEN, HOPES FOR REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-10 14:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2191	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: VIEWS ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PLAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-10 14:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL PARM KU
06KUWAIT2193	NEW KUWAITI INFORMATION MINISTER AIMS TO CUT PUBLIC MEDIA [...] Summary: Charg d'Affaires paid a courtesy call on Kuwait's new Minister of Information Mohammed Nasser Al-Sanousi on June 7, 2006. The Minister, who was sworn in by the Amir on May 16, is a U.S.-educated businessman with extensive prior media experience in both the public and private sectors. [...]	2006-06-10 14:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO KU PINR FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2194	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ZARQAWI'S DEMISE [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-10 17:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR PTER KDEM PGOV IZ KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT2214	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - WOMEN TAKE ON THE ELECTORAL CHALLENGE [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-11 13:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2218	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] (C) The Charge delivered reftel demarche to the Acting Undersecretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Khaled Al-Babtain, during a June 11 meeting. Al-Babtain welcomed the initiative and promised that the GOK would begin thinking about possible meeting dates and suggestions on ho [...]	2006-06-11 15:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KU
06KUWAIT2219	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FOLLOW-UP ON NAM [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-11 15:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT2220	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ZARQAWI, MAN OR MYTH? [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-11 17:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR PTER PREL IZ KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT223	PAKISTANI AND AFGHAN AMBASSADORS COMMENT ON LABOR [...] Pakistani Ambassador Mohammad Aslam called on the Ambassador on January 22 to discuss the ongoing succession process in Kuwait (septels) and bilateral issues between Pakistan and Kuwait. He also reported that the Pakistani labor community in Kuwait is faring well in general. He said that durin [...]	2006-01-24 08:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB KCRM PK AF KU
06KUWAIT2231	CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES OF FOREIGN LABORERS IN [...] (C) Summary: The Egyptian expatriate labor community is Kuwait's second largest, surpassed only by the Indians. Anecdotal evidence suggests that Egyptian workers do not suffer as badly as workers from other expatriate communities. Post consulted with Egyptian Embassy officials as well as E [...]	2006-06-12 10:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM ELAB PREL EG KU TIP
06KUWAIT2235	(C) LABOR MINISTRY GIVES APPROVAL FOR UN-SPONSORED [...] (C) Mohammad Al-Nassery, IOM Chief of Mission in Kuwait, informed the labor-sending countries' labor officers in a June 10 meeting that the GOK has provided written approval of an international labor conference to be sponsored by the UN and held in Kuwait at the end of 2006. (Note: Post in [...]	2006-06-12 12:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB XD XF
06KUWAIT2236	KUWAITI AMBASSADOR TO POLAND AND DEFENSE MINISTRY [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-12 15:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2237	CITIGROUP LAUNCHES OPERATIONS IN KUWAIT [...] (U) On June 11, Citigroup marked its official entry into Kuwait's financial market by hosting a reception attended by private and public sector officials and the diplomatic community, including the Charge d'Affaires and other Emboffs. Citigroup is the fourth foreign bank, along with BNP Pari [...]	2006-06-12 15:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2238	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ZARQAWI'S DEATH AND THE LESSONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-12 16:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL PTER PGOV KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT2239	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTORAL SLOGANS, ALLIANCES, AND WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-12 16:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT224	UP CLOSE WITH MUQTADA AL-SADR ON THE KUWAITI [...] (C) On January 21, PolOffs attended the diwaniya of a liberal Shia professor who is a close Embassy contact. The professor recounted an interchange he had with radical Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr at the diwaniya of a prominent Kuwaiti Shia real estate and hotel magnate. Al-Sadr had been [...]	2006-01-24 08:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
06KUWAIT2257	ISLAMIC AFFAIRS MINISTRY PLANS ISLAMIC MODERATION [...] Summary: (U) Building on the success of its International Moderation Conference held in London in May, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs is proceeding to organize a similar conference in the U.S. in early November 2006. During a June 11 courtesy call by the Charge d'Affaires on [...]	2006-06-13 10:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO SCUL XF KU
06KUWAIT226	KUWAIT STOCK EXCHANGE BOUNCES BACK ON SUCCESSION [...] (SBU) Reacting to the resolution of the succession issue in favor of Prime Minister and next Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, traders on the morning of January 24 pushed the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) back up to 11,782 by the closing bell at 12:30, making up for all of the losses of the p [...]	2006-01-24 09:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2264	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION, CORRUPTION, AND VOTE BUYING [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-13 13:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2266	(S) ARAB IRANIAN LEADER CALLS ON U.S. TO LAUNCH [...] (S) Abdullah Yaseen Asakera -- also known as Abu Sa'ad, Abu Hussein, and Abu Fatima -- contacted Post and requested a meeting to talk about the Ahwazi (Arab) community in Iran. (Note: The Arab-Iranians call themselves the Ahwazis, after Ahwaz, the Arabized name of the capital of the heavily [...]	2006-06-13 14:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IR KU
06KUWAIT2267	KUWAIT'S WATER SHORTAGE CONTINUES AMID RUMORS OF [...] (SBU) Kuwait's water shortage continues as disruptions of water supplies and low pressure problems have been reported throughout the country, affecting some areas more severely than others. Shortages in some districts have led residents to increasingly rely on fresh water from tanker trucks ( [...]	2006-06-13 14:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EPET PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2271	THE ENEMY OF MY ENEMY IS MY FRIEND: SUPPORT FOR [...] (C/NF) Summary: An emerging consensus between ideologically opposite political blocs on the need for political reform in Kuwait has led to the formation of a number of unprecedented alliances in advance of the June 29 parliamentary elections. Some Islamist groups, like the Islamic Constituti [...]	2006-06-13 15:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2295	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ZARQAWI'S DEATH AND THE GUANTANAMO [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-14 16:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL PTER PGOV KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT2296	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION, REFORM, AND CORRUPTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-14 16:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2297	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON JUNE 19-21 OIC [...] (C/NF) PolChief delivered ref A demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Director Ambassador Abdullah Al-Murad on June 13. Al-Murad, who will represent the GOK at the June 19-21 meeting in Baku, said that Iran was not on the OIC agenda and there would be [...]	2006-06-14 17:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR KU
06KUWAIT2298	FREEDOM AGENDA: LOCAL NGO RECRUITS VOLUNTEERS TO [...] (C/NF) In a June 14 meeting with Poloff, Nasser Al-Abdly, the Chairman of the Kuwait Society for Developing Democracy (www.demokwt.com),a local NGO, reported that his organization hoped to recruit 700 local volunteers to monitor Kuwait's June 29 parliamentary elections. He said KSDD had giv [...]	2006-06-14 17:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2299	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON BUILDING SUPPORT FOR [...] (C/NF) PolChief delivered June 13 ref A demarche seeking support for Guatemala over Venezuela for a 2006 seat on the UN Security Council to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Director Ambassador Abdullah Al-Murad. Noting that NEA A/S Welch had recently raised [...]	2006-06-14 18:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV UNSC KU
06KUWAIT2300	KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION COVERAGE JUNE 8-14: NEWSPAPER JOINS [...] Summary: Corruption and alleged vote-buying held sway in the media this week as the June 29 elections draw nearer. One Arabic-language daily joined the fray by launching its own anti-vote-buying campaign with front-page banners and by setting up a hotline for the public to report corruption. R [...]	2006-06-15 10:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA

06KUWAIT2301	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION AND THE GOVERNMENT'S POSITION [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-15 13:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2302	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AFTERMATH OF ZARQAWI'S DEMISE [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-15 13:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR PTER KDEM PGOV IZ KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT232	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME NON-PAPER [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-24 14:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KU
06KUWAIT2322	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - CANDIDATES, REFORM, AND CORRUPTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-17 10:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2323	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AFTER ZARQAWI'S DEATH AND HIS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-17 10:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR PTER KDEM PGOV IZ KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT233	PARLIAMENT VOTES TO RELIEVE AMIR-DESIGNATE; KUWAIT [...] A late night January 23 meeting between Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and National Guard Commander Shaykh Salem Al-Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah supposedly set in motion the scenario for the January 24 abdication of Amir-designate Shaykh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. It [...]	2006-01-24 14:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KU
06KUWAIT2332	US-MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA PRIVATE SECTOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-17 14:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETTC PTER PREL KU KTFN TERROR FINANCE
06KUWAIT2333	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE, FREEDOM, REFORM, AND FIGHTING CORRUPTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-17 15:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2334	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HAMAS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-17 15:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL PTER PGOV KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT235	KUWAITI DETAINEES IN GITMO AND IRAQ: ARB DEMARCHE [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraphs 4, 5, and 6. 2. (C) Summary: PolChief delivered January 24 to MFA Ambassador Khalid Al-Maqamis ref A demarche on the Administrative Review Board (ARB) procedures for Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Rajab Amin. Al-Maqamis welcomed the infor [...]	2006-01-24 15:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2366	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS, CENSORSHIP, REFORM AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-18 18:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2391	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 13:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL PTER PGOV IR KU
06KUWAIT2392	FREEDOM AGENDA: WOMEN'S ELECTION PARTICIPATION [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: The participation of women in the June 29 parliamentary elections is having a profound impact on Kuwaiti society. Issues of equality and social import have taken a prominent place in the local media, and candidates have been forced to address issues important to w [...]	2006-06-19 13:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KWMN KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2393	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: ISLAMISTS WELCOME YOUTH [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 14:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2394	FREEDOM AGENDA: IMPLICATIONS OF ISLAMIST GAINS IN [...] (S/NF) Summary: There is a strong possibility that the Kuwaiti Parliament elected on June 29 will include more Islamist members than the previous one. Islamists are well-organized and poised to capitalize on the women's vote. While there are legitimate concerns about the impact this would ha [...]	2006-06-19 14:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM KISL KU FREEDOM AGENDA ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT2395	INTERIOR MINISTRY OFFICIALS SAY TIP PROGRESS TO [...] (SBU/NF) The Charge met June 19 with Brigadier General Ahmad Nawaf Al-Sabah, Assistant Undersecretary for Citizenship, Passports and Bidoon Affairs at the Ministry of Interior, to present the findings of the TIP report and to encourage the GOK to follow through on the promises it has made to [...]	2006-06-19 14:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM ELAB PINR KU TIP
06KUWAIT2396	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 16:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL PTER KCRM KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT2416	TERRORISM FINANCE - UN 1267 SANCTIONS AGAINST [...] (S/NF) Reftel requests post's assessment of likely GOK reaction to UN 1267 Committee listing of Jaber Al-Jalahmah, Mubarak Al-Bathali, and Hamed Abdullah Al-Ali. Our assessment is that at this time, elements within the GOK are hesitant when it comes to public designations, but senior GOK of [...]	2006-06-20 11:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN TERROR FINANCE
06KUWAIT2417	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PERSUADING OIC MEMBERS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-20 13:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL AORC PHUM PREF ICRC KU
06KUWAIT2418	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED -- UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-20 13:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT2419	ELECTION COUNTDOWN: WELCOME TO THE BIG TOP: [...] (C/NF) Campaigning in Kuwait is quite a production. In addition to waxing eloquent on all manner of issues, candidates are expected to provide lavish buffets, fresh-squeezed juice, copious amounts of tea and coffee, and big screen TVs showing the latest World Cup match. And all this in the [...]	2006-06-20 13:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2420	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: CORRUPTION, U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-20 14:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2442	ELECTION COUNTDOWN: KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION COVERAGE JUNE [...] (U) Summary and comment: Government censorship and the fight against corruption stole the headlines as media coverage of the June 29 elections hits its stride. The Information Minister was the object of sharp criticism in the press from candidates and among the public over his role in blocki [...]	2006-06-21 12:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KMPI KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2443	KUWAITI OFFICIAL: WATER CRISIS OVERBLOWN, NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a June 20 meeting with Econoff, Kuwaiti water official Suhaila Marafi said that news reports, campaign propaganda, and rumor have exaggerated the extent of Kuwait's water shortage, and that the planned July 21 opening of a new desalination plant in Subiya will solve supply [...]	2006-06-21 13:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EPET PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2445	FREEDOM AGENDA: MEPI -- MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: More than half of the Kuwaiti women currently running for office, while different in their social, economic, and educational backgrounds, have in common their participation in a range of MEPI programs designed to strengthen the role played by women. The women campaigning on [...]	2006-06-21 14:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM KDEM KMPI KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2446	ELECTION COUNTDOWN: CORRUPTION EMERGES AS THE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Corruption has emerged as the central issue in the June 29 parliamentary elections. Allegations of vote-buying are common and often politically-motivated, but there is no doubt that some candidates attempt to influence voters with bribes. Nonetheless, the intensity of the ca [...]	2006-06-21 14:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV EIND KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2447	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: REDISTRICTING, [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-21 15:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2448	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: ELECTORAL DISTRICTS, [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-22 18:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2449	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: POLITICAL CORRUPTION, [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-23 15:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2478	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS [...] Secretary General of Kuwait's Journalists Association, Mr. Faisal Al-Qanai suggested a new election strategy, "Let's take it back to what it used to be." In his daily column in pro-government Arabic daily Al-Seyassah that carried the same headline Mr. Qanai proposed, "The election campaign slo [...]	2006-06-24 14:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU IR MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT25	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: WAR IN IRAQ [...] Tuesday, January 03, 2006 -- Al-Anbaa front page "Washington: The militias are loyal to their sects and there are fears of Iraq becoming a sectarian state" -- Al-Anbaa p. 23 "Bush's military advisor points to reducing the number of troops to 100,000 by the end of the year"; "Washington wi [...]	2006-01-04 04:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM IZ KMDR KU
06KUWAIT2509	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS [...] An op-ed headlined "And a Purse Too," by Ahmed Mohammed Al-Fahd in the conservative Arabic daily Al-Watan stated, "If we were to calculate roughly the cost of gifts allegedly given to prospective women voters, we would deduce that buying purses for women is cheaper and better than paying money [...]	2006-06-25 15:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU IR MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT251	MEETING WITH RIHS CHAIRMAN: DEFENSIVE IN FACE OF [...] (C) Summary: On January 24, Emboffs (Poloff, Econoff, PolMiloff) conducted a meeting with Tareq Al-Essa, chairman of the influential Kuwaiti-based Islamic charity, Revival of the Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS)--"Jamiat Ahiya Al-Turath Al-Islami." During the meeting, Al-Essa was charming but [...]	2006-01-25 12:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV KTFN KU
06KUWAIT2521	ELECTION COUNTDOWN: STRENGTHENED ANTI-FRAUD [...] (C/NF) During a June 24 meeting, the Director of the Ministry of Interior's National Assembly Elections Department, Ali Murad, showed Poloff the voting stands and transparent ballot boxes the GOK has ordered to prevent electoral fraud in the June 29 parliamentary elections. The voting stands [...]	2006-06-26 09:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2527	ELECTION COUNTDOWN: CABINET SHUFFLE RUMORED LIKELY [...] (C/NF) Summary: With the June 29 parliamentary elections fast approaching, candidates are making one final push to garner support. Several high-profile former members of Parliament are expected to easily win re-election, but beyond these it is unclear who will emerge victorious. Most contac [...]	2006-06-26 13:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2532	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT; [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-26 14:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT255	CODEL ROS-LEHTINEN ENGAGES KUWAITIS ON IRAQ, IRAN, [...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 20-21 visit to Kuwait, CODEL Ros-Lehtinen met with Kuwaiti officials to offer condolences on the death of Amir Shaykh Jaber Al-Sabah, and to express USG appreciation for Kuwaiti support for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and for Kuwait's $500 million pledge to h [...]	2006-01-25 13:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV KWMN IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
06KUWAIT2558	SECRETARY'S LETTER ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C) The Charge delivered June 27 ref A letter from the Secretary to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary SIPDIS Khaled Al-Jarallah on the five Kuwaiti nationals detained at Guantanamo. (Senior MFA officials returned to work June 26 after accompanying the Amir on a 10-day trip to Asi [...]	2006-06-27 10:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER KAWC OPDC KU
06KUWAIT2559	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: YEMENI GCC ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-27 10:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT2561	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: CORRUPTION; SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-27 11:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2562	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REQUESTING KATRINA AID [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-27 12:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT2563	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: APPROACHING GULF ARAB [...] (C/NF) The Charge delivered June 27 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah ref A demarche encouraging Gulf states to invite Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki for an official visit. Referring to positive GOK statements following the formation of the new Iraqi government, [...]	2006-06-27 12:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID PGOV KU IZ DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT2564	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TEMPORARY [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-27 12:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPAL EAID KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT2567	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN 1267 SANCTIONS [...] (S/NF) The Charge advised Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah on June 27 of the U.S. intent to submit to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee the names of three Kuwaiti nationals for listing as terrorism financiers: Jaber Al-Jalahmah, Mubarak Al-Bathali, and Dr. Hamad Ab [...]	2006-06-27 13:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL KFTN KU TERROR FINANCE
06KUWAIT2568	ELECTION COUNTDOWN: YOUTH ACTIVISTS HIGHLIGHT [...] (C/NF) In a June 26 meeting with Poloff, "orange movement" (ref B) leaders Kahled Al-Fadhalah, Jassem Al-Maqamis, and Dana Al-Salem shared their views on the upcoming elections. All three studied in the U.S. and were active in the U.S. branch of the National Union of Kuwait Students (NUKS). [...]	2006-06-27 14:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2569	KUWAITI NGO SAYS IT WILL BREAK THE IMPASSE OVER [...] (C) Summary: Social Work Society Chairman Faisal Al-Masoud called Poloff to say that the GOK had decided it could not implement the standard domestic worker contract it promised as part of an effort to improve the lot of domestic workers because of popular opposition. Al-Masoud claims he h [...]	2006-06-27 14:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT2588	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: CORRUPTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-28 11:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT259	WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IN KUWAIT?: EXPECTED SUCCESSION [...] (U) The Council of Ministers nominated Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as the 15th Amir of Kuwait during an emergency meeting the evening of January 24, hours after Parliament unanimously voted Amir-designate Shaykh Saad Al-Salem Al-Sabah medically incapable of holding the positi [...]	2006-01-25 13:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KU SUCCESSION
06KUWAIT2590	ELECTION COUNTDOWN: KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION COVERAGE JUNE [...] (SBU) Summary: Some 100 foreign media, mostly from the Middle East and the Gulf Region, will be in Kuwait to cover the June 29 elections. Few U.S. or major international media outlets are present; however a CNN reporter is planning to arrive June 28. The Ministry of Information opened a forei [...]	2006-06-28 13:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2593	ELECTION COUNTDOWN: KUWAITI CANDIDATES REPRESENT [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Two hundred and fifty-two candidates will compete in Kuwait's National Assembly elections on June 29. Over 340,000 voters will go to 91 polling stations between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm to elect two representatives from each of 25 electoral districts. Fifty-seven percen [...]	2006-06-28 14:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2598	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTION DAY AND WOMEN [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-29 15:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2599	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS RESULTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-30 11:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT260	FAILAKA ATTACK SENTENCES INCREASED ON APPEAL: [...] (U) On January 24 Kuwait's Court of Appeals overturned most of the original sentences of the twelve defendants charged in the October 8, 2002 Failaka Island shooting which resulted in the death of USMC Lance Cpl. Antonio Sledd and the injury of USMC Lance Cpl. George Simpson. The court sente [...]	2006-01-25 13:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM PGOV PINR KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT2600	FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITI WOMEN NOT REPRESENTED IN [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Kuwaiti women voted and ran for office for the first time on June 29. While initial reports indicate only 35% of registered women voted, EmbOffs who visited polling stations saw crowds of women taking part in the electoral process in both urban and tribal areas. [...]	2006-06-30 12:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2601	KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION DAY COVERAGE - JUNE 30 [...] (U) Summary and comment: International broadcast coverage of the June 29 Kuwait National Assembly elections ran the gamut from near full-time coverage on Al-Arabiya to a brief mention late in the evening on BBC World. CNN, France 2, the New York Times and the Washington Post were among the m [...]	2006-06-30 12:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2602	FREEDOM AGENDA: PRO-REFORM CANDIDATES WIN [...] (S/NF) Summary and comment: Pro-reform candidates won a resounding victory in the June 29 parliamentary elections as voters sent a clear message to the Government on the need for political reform to combat corruption. Pro-reform MPs now have a clear majority (34) in the 65-member Parliament. [...]	2006-06-30 13:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM KWMN PINR KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT262	FREEDOM AGENDA: EMBASSY INITIATES KUWAIT [...] Post organized and hosted on January 24th a meeting of labor officials from source countries for expatriate labor in Kuwait to engage on how to better work together to improve the status of Kuwait's large expatriate labor force. Representatives from the embassies of Bangladesh, Indonesia, Paki [...]	2006-01-25 14:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB CE BG ID RP PK IN KU
06KUWAIT263	UN REQUESTS ASSISTANCE WITH UPCOMING KUWAIT-IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) Summary: In a January 25 meeting with the Ambassador, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative, Moez Doraid, requested assistance for the upcoming border assessment team's visit to the Kuwait-Iraq border area [...]	2006-01-25 14:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU IZ UN
06KUWAIT2634	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: RESULTS AND PREDICTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-01 12:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2637	GOK INDUSTRY HEAD SAYS IMPORT INSPECTION CONTRACT [...] On June 28, CDA met with Public Authority for Industry (PAI) Director General Dr. Mirza Hasan to discuss potential investments by U.S. firms in Kuwait. Hasan described plans for an industrial park of "a couple of million square meters" that would focus on research and development in fuel cell [...]	2006-07-02 05:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EINV PINR KU
06KUWAIT265	AMBASSADOR MAKES THE PITCH FOR AFGHANISTAN AID [...] (C) Per reftel A instructions, Ambassador spoke to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Khalid Jarallah about the London Conference in support of Afghanistan. Ambassador urged the GOK to provide a significant new funding pledge at the conference and advised Jarallah of participation by [...]	2006-01-25 15:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL KUNC KU TC
06KUWAIT266	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: RESOLUTION OF SUCCESSION ISSUE [...] Tuesday, 24 January 2006 -- Al-Qabas front page "Salem Al-Ali to Kuwaitis: Sabah Al-Ahmad is our Amir"; "Shaykh Saad steps down today in a statement to the nation"; "Government withdraws request for 'stepping down' session"; "Council of Ministers nominates Shaykh Sabah as Amir in 8 days"; "At [...]	2006-01-26 08:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM KMDR KU
06KUWAIT2671	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTION RESULTS AND FORMATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-03 15:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2673	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNDERCUTTING IRAN'S [...] (C) PolChief delivered July 3 reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Asia and Africa Ambassador Abdul Mohsen Al-Haroun. Al-Haroun said the GOK was aware of the proposed July 8 meeting, but he could not confirm whether the Kuwaiti officials had received an official invit [...]	2006-07-04 10:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IR KU
06KUWAIT2694	APPEALS COURT ACQUITS FOUR KUWAITI YOUTH WHO [...] (U) On June 26, Judge Saleh Al-Muraishid of Kuwait's Appeals Court acquitted four men -- Fahed Al-Mutairi, Dhari Al-Zahamil, Abdullah Al-Shimmari, and Zayed Al-Enezi -- of charges of entering Iraq to fight U.S.-led coalition forces. The four were extradited from Syria in 2004 and convicted an [...]	2006-07-05 13:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV KISL KU TERRORISM ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT2695	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTION RESULTS AND THE NEW [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-05 19:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2726	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - THE NEW GOVERNMENT AND THE ENEMIES [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-08 10:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2729	SCENESETTER FOR COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S [...] (U) See action request in paragraph 20. 2. (C/NF) Welcome to Kuwait, Secretary Gutierrez. Your visit comes after historic parliamentary elections in which women voted for the first time and pro-reform candidates won a clear majority. As required by law, the cabinet resigned following th [...]	2006-07-08 11:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	BEXP EINV KIPR OVIP PREL KU
06KUWAIT2749	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - THE NEW GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-09 12:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2751	FREEDOM AGENDA: POST HOSTS YOUNG DEMOCRATIC [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-09 13:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2764	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - SECTARIAN VIOLENCE IN IRAQ AND GAZA [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-10 07:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2773	MELKITES DENIED PERMISSION TO BUILD CHURCH [...] (C/NF) On July 8, the Technical Committee of the Municipal Council officially denied the Greek Catholic (Melkite) Church's request for land on which to build a new church. Committee chairman Majid Al-Mutairi told Church representative Pier Maloof that the Committee had refused the applicati [...]	2006-07-10 10:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM KIRF KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2774	FREEDOM AGENDA: EMBASSY ANALYSIS OF ELECTION [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Kuwaiti news media reported that only 35% of eligible women voted in the June 29 Parliamentary elections. Post's statistical analysis puts the number at approximately 60%. Although Islamists made gains in the National Assembly, a close look at the voting number [...]	2006-07-10 12:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2775	FAMILIAR FACES IN KUWAIT'S NEW CABINET; TWO [...] (C/NF) Amir Shaykh Sabah approved July 10 the new Cabinet proposed by Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah. As is customary, the previous Cabinet resigned July 1 after the parliamentary elections (ref A). The new 16-member Cabinet, the 23rd since Kuwait gained independence in 1962, [...]	2006-07-10 13:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT2776	IRAQI PM MALIKI LEADS MINISTERIAL DELEGATION ON [...] (S/NF) MFA Under Secretary Khalid Jarallah told CDA on July 10 that the visit of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had been "very very positive" and that Maliki had made a good impression on GOK officials. His reconciliation initiative briefing elicited promises of "full support" from the Amir. T [...]	2006-07-10 13:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EAID KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
06KUWAIT2799	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - GAZA INCURSION AND IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-11 09:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM IZ KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT280	AMBASSADOR URGES CONCRETE GOK ACTION TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-28 13:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB KU
06KUWAIT2813	SCENESETTER FOR JULY 21-22 VISIT TO KUWAIT OF [...] (C) Welcome to Kuwait, Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, Counselor Zelikow, and delegation. Your visit comes during a period in which Kuwait has been active both domestically and regionally. Parliamentary elections, the first in which women participated as both voters and candidates, were held Jun [...]	2006-07-12 10:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID PREL KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
06KUWAIT2815	SCENESETTER FOR ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN VISIT TO [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 20. 2. (SBU) Welcome to Kuwait Secretary Bodman. There has been considerable change in the government since your November 2005 visit. In January, following the death of long-time Amir Shaykh Jaber, former Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah became Amir an [...]	2006-07-12 11:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG EPET OVIP PREL KU
06KUWAIT2818	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, Department Counselor Zelikow, and delegation to travel to post o/a 21 to 22 July, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embass [...]	2006-07-12 13:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA KU
06KUWAIT2821	FREEDOM AGENDA: CABINET APPROVES FIVE CONSTITUENCY [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: The new Cabinet approved July 11 a draft electoral reform bill and a draft bill to write off the interest on retirees' loans. Many saw the measures as a conciliatory move by the Government to repair relations with Parliament. Jassem Al-Khorafi was re-elected as Sp [...]	2006-07-12 15:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT2822	PARLIAMENT ESTABLISHES COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS THE [...] (U) In its inaugural session on July 12, Kuwait's new Parliament voted unanimously to establish a committee for dealing with the over 100,000 "Bidoon" -- Arabs with no legal documentation proving their citizenship -- living in Kuwait. The proposal for the committee was initiated by MP Khudair [...]	2006-07-12 15:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT2823	DEMARCHE TO KUWAIT ON QATARI UNSC RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-13 13:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KWBG KU UNSC
06KUWAIT2824	KUWAIT MEPIC 5: MEPI MEETS CHANGE, CHALLENGES AND SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: This quarterly report covers key MEPI developments in Kuwait during FY06Q3. The Amir's dissolution of the National Assembly on May 21 and the ensuing elections held on June 29 compelled a change in the scope of the Mission's MEPI programming for the quarter as well as for the c [...]	2006-07-13 14:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KMPI KPAO PGOV KU KDEM MEPI FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2828	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ENERGY [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Energy Secretary Bodman and his delegation to travel to post o/a July 17-18, 2006, and grants country clearance for DOE advance team to travel post o/a July 14, 2006. 2. A hotel reservation has been made for the advance team f [...]	2006-07-15 08:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT KU OVIP PREL
06KUWAIT2831	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-15 09:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2836	(C) TFLE01: GOK CALLS ON U.S. TO PRESSURE ISRAEL [...] (C/NF) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah convoked the Charge on July 15 to convey a message from the Amir to President Bush about the situations in Lebanon and the West Bank. Al-Jarallah described Lebanon and Palestinian areas as "boiling now" and said recent deve [...]	2006-07-15 13:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2838	AMERICAS DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR LOBBIES ON BEHALF OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-15 13:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC UN KU
06KUWAIT284	COMBATING MONEY LAUNDERING A TOP PRIORITY FOR [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: During a January 24 meeting with Econoff, Ahmed Al-Ansari, the head of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry's relatively new Combating Money Laundering Operations office (est. 2003),underscored his office's commitment to raising private sector awareness and ensuring co [...]	2006-01-28 14:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KU KTFN
06KUWAIT285	FREEDOM AGENDA AND THE KUWAITI SUCCESSION: [...] (C) The Freedom Agenda took a step forward this week as Kuwait's parliament played a vital role in the constitutional removal of one Amir and the appointment, scheduled for confirmation on January 29, of another. In the flurry of commentary about the Hamas electoral gains, the significance o [...]	2006-01-28 14:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2854	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - BOMBARDMENT OF BEIRUT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-16 11:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2855	TFLE01: 200 PROTEST OUTSIDE OF EMBASSY IN SUPPORT [...] (U) The General Union of Students and Trainees of the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training organized a July 15 demonstration in front of the embassy to protest the U.S. veto of the Qatar-proposed UNSC resolution condemning Israeli military actions in Gaza. Billed as a peacefu [...]	2006-07-16 13:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ASEC PHUM KU
06KUWAIT2856	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - BOMBARDMENT OF BEIRUT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-16 13:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2857	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - BOMBARDMENT OF BEIRUT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-16 13:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT286	GOK OFFICIALS AND ACADEMICS CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) During a January 28 meeting, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah told the Ambassador the GOK was "very worried" about the "very critical" regional impact of Hamas' election victory, particularly the possibility that Hamas would deepen relations with Hezbollah, Ira [...]	2006-01-28 15:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS KU
06KUWAIT2867	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HEZBOLLAH [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-17 09:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT287	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN REFORM: THE WAY [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-28 15:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KUNR KU
06KUWAIT2871	FREEDOM AGENDA: REFORMERS WIN MAJOR VICTORY AS [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: Parliament voted July 17 to reduce the number of electoral constituencies from 25 to five. The vote comes after months of contentious debate on the issue, which culminated in the Amir's dissolution of Parliament on May 21. According to one liberal political analy [...]	2006-07-17 14:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT2878	TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON AND ISRAEL [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-18 07:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2881	TFLE01: KUWAIT BLOGGERS RANT ABOUT CASUALTIES IN LEBANON [...] Summary and comment: Kuwaiti bloggers are filling cyberspace with thoughts and analysis of the violence in Lebanon and Gaza. A review of several blog sites shows much sympathy for civilian casualties and regret for damage to infrastructure in Lebanon. "Just one picture of a dead little girl d [...]	2006-07-18 13:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV XF KU MEDIA REACTION

06KUWAIT2882	KUWAIT "POSTPONES" NEGOTIATIONS WITH IRAN OVER [...] (SBU) According to a July 10 article in Al-Qabas (local Arabic daily),Kuwait has stopped negotiations with Iran over a project to import fresh water from an Iranian river. Citing "informed sources," the article claimed the talks stalled due to logistical difficulties and regional circumstanc [...]	2006-07-18 14:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL SENV EAGR IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT2883	TFLE01: TWO MORE PRO-HIZBALLAH PROTESTS; KUWAIT [...] (U) According to press reports, 400 protesters gathered the evening of July 17 in front of a mosque about five miles from the Embassy to show their support for Hassan Nasrallah and Hizballah. Carrying pro-Hizballah banners and placards bearing anti-U.S. and anti-Israel statements, they calle [...]	2006-07-18 15:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KU LE IS
06KUWAIT2884	KUWAIT MEDIA COVERAGE OF STUDENT DEMONSTRATION AT U.S. [...] Summary and comment: The Kuwaiti press devoted significant space to coverage of a student-organized demonstration in front of the U.S. Embassy on July 15. The rally, called to protest the American veto of the U.N. Security Council resolution on Gaza, was a "photo opportunity" of which the pre [...]	2006-07-18 15:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2896	PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW PUBLIC AND AMIRI BUDGETS [...] (U) On July 18, Parliament held its final session before recessing for the summer. The assembly is scheduled to reconvene on October 30. During the session, Parliament voted 39 to 10, with two abstentions, in favor of the 2006-2007 public budget previously approved by the Cabinet. The 10.86 [...]	2006-07-19 11:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV EFIN KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT2898	ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN AND KUWAITI AMIR DISCUSS [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a July 17 meeting with Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and new Energy Minister Shaykh Ali Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah, Energy Secretary Bodman congratulated the GOK on recent landmark parliamentary elections, thanked the Amir for Kuwaiti support of USG effort [...]	2006-07-19 13:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET OVIP PREL KU
06KUWAIT2915	OCTOBER 16 - 27 POLITICAL TRAINING FOR FSN STAFF: [...] Per reftel A, Embassy Kuwait nominates FSN Political Assistant Rasha Farouk Rizk Salib for the October 16 - 27, 2006 course on Political Training for locally employed staff. Ms. Salib has been employed by Embassy Kuwait since April 2005 and has not benefited from FSI training. Post considers [...]	2006-07-22 06:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AFSI AFSN AMGT PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2921	TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON, ISRAEL, AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-22 09:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2929	IT PAYS TO BE AN MP: PARLIAMENTARIANS' ATTRACTIVE [...] In addition to a monthly salary of 2,300 KD ($7,950),the fifty elected Members of Kuwait's Parliament receive a number of other lucrative benefits. Each MP is provided with a new Ford or Lincoln to drive while serving in Parliament; the Speaker and Deputy Speaker receive a new vehicle worth [...]	2006-07-22 13:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT2931	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Grove to travel to post o/a 24 to 27 July, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 24 to 25 J [...]	2006-07-23 04:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ FR GM COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT2938	TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HEZBOLLAH AND AMERICA [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-23 08:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2952	COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ DISCUSSES TIFA, IRAQ, [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 18, Commerce Secretary Gutierrez met with new Kuwaiti Minister of Commerce and Industry Al-Hajeri to discuss bi-lateral trade issues and to congratulate Al-Hajeri on his appointment as Minister. The meeting focused on moving forward the stalled Trade and Investment Framew [...]	2006-07-23 14:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	BEXP EINV KIPR OVIP PREL KU
06KUWAIT2953	KIMMITT/ZELIKOW VISIT TO KUWAIT: GOK LEADERSHIP [...] (S/NF) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt and State Department Counselor Zelikow, during a July 22 visit, briefed Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah, Deputy PM and FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed, Finance Minister Bader Al-Humaidhi, Fawzi Al-Hunaif of the Kuwait Fund, and Director General of the Arab [...]	2006-07-23 15:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EAID KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
06KUWAIT2954	DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY KIMMITT AND COUNSELOR [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a July 22 meeting with Mr. Abdul Latif Al-Hamad, Director General (DG) of the Arab Fund, Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt and State Dept. Counselor Dr. Philip Zelikow outlined the concept for the Iraq Compact, laid out a timeline for critical steps, and solicited the ac [...]	2006-07-23 15:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID PREL KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
06KUWAIT2963	TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-24 09:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2970	CABINET APPROVES 200 KD ($692) GRANT FOR ALL KUWAITI [...] (U) The Cabinet approved July 23 an Amiri directive giving all one million Kuwaiti citizens a single financial grant of 200 KD ($692). Deputy Prime Minister and State Minister for Cabinet Affairs Dr. Ismail Al-Shatti said the grant was given "to ease the financial burdens suffered by the Kuwa [...]	2006-07-24 13:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SOCI KU
06KUWAIT2989	TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA AND LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-25 09:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3007	TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICAN AND LEBANON, [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-26 10:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3008	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL COLE(28 JULY-02 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Cole to travel to post o/a 30 July, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. An Embassy visit officer will meet and assist you at the a [...]	2006-07-26 11:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN EG KU IX JO IT
06KUWAIT3009	COURT OF APPEALS UPHOLDS ACQUITTALS OF FIVE [...] (C/NF) Kuwait's Court of Appeals upheld the acquittal of five Guantanamo detainees on terror-related charges, including membership in Al-Qaeda. Four of the five were released shortly after their May 21 acquittal in the Court of First Instance while the fifth, Adil Zamil Abdulmohsen Al Zamil [...]	2006-07-26 13:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT3027	TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-29 11:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3029	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GAO VISIT (Job Code [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for GAO Visit to Kuwait in conjunction with GAO's review of the development of Iraqi security force support operations (Job Code 350790) to travel to post o/a 30 July and 14-16 Aug, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry [...]	2006-07-29 13:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AGAO KU
06KUWAIT303	SHAYKH SABAH SWORN IN AS AMIR AFTER UNANIMOUS [...] (C) On January 29, Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah became the 15th Amir of Kuwait after taking the constitutionally-mandated Amiri oath in front of Parliament and approximately 1,000 invited guests. Shaykh Sabah was nominated by the Council of Ministers on January 24 after Parliament [...]	2006-01-29 11:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KU
06KUWAIT3044	TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-30 10:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT305	UN PLANS FORUM IN KUWAIT ON EXPAT LABOR [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Moez Doraid, UN resident coordinator and UNDP resident representative, on January 25. Doraid raised the possibility of holding a UN-sponsored forum on expatriate labor in Kuwait to bring countries that traditionally send and receive expatriate labor toge [...]	2006-01-29 14:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB KCRM UN KU
06KUWAIT3053	PROSECUTORS REQUEST SUPREME COURT HEARING ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-31 10:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT3055	TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON - ATTACK ON QANA [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-31 10:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT306	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REPORTING IRAN TO THE [...] (C) Summary. In a January 28 meeting, the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah. Al-Jarallah reacted by asking what more the GCC could do, and expressed willingess to pursue the matter further. The Ambassador queried promine [...]	2006-01-29 14:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT3071	KUWAIT'S CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY [...] (S/NF) Summary: On July 10, 19, and 23, EconOff met with lead security officials from Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC),Kuwait Oil Company (KOC),and Oil Sector Services Company (OSSC). EconOff conveyed the USG desire to help Kuwait to secure its critical energy infrastructure and req [...]	2006-08-01 10:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KCIP KU PTER EPET
06KUWAIT3072	TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON - QANA [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-01 10:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3075	KUWAIT DEMARCHE SOLICITING SUPPORT STATEMENTS FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-01 12:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT3078	BIDOON ACTIVIST MP: BIDOON (STATELESS ARABS) ARE [...] (C/NF) After the recent announcement of the formation of a Bidoon Affairs Committee in the National Assembly, Poloff met with Committee Rapporteur Khodair Al-Enezi on July 29 to hear his views the Bidoon issue. (Note: The Bidoon -- which means "without" in Arabic -- are Arab residents whose [...]	2006-08-01 14:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PTER KU
06KUWAIT3079	CONSTITUTIONAL COURT SENDS PENINSULA LIONS CASE [...] (C/NF) On July 26, Kuwait's Constitutional Court ruled that Article 56 of the Penal Code, dealing with collaboration to commit a crime, was in fact constitutional and immediately returned the Peninsula Lions case back to the Court of Appeals. The Constitutional Court's rapid decision to uphol [...]	2006-08-01 14:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT308	ENERGY MINISTER: NO OPEC PRODUCTION CUTS NEEDED [...] On the January 29 departure of Kuwait's OPEC delegation to Vienna, immediate past OPEC President and Kuwait Energy Minister Shaykh Ahmad Fahd Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah called on OPEC to not cut production at the Vienna meeting. "There is a large surplus of crude oil in the markets," he said, "but be [...]	2006-01-30 06:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET KU OPEC OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT3095	TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON - QANA [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-02 10:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3099	TFLE01: A PRESS WAR OF WORDS ON NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: The Kuwaiti press printed August 1 virulent and anti-U.S. comments made by MPs. One Arabic daily headlined its front page with a paraphrase of one statement: "Americans and Israelis are SOBs and Bastards." While previously relatively balanced in its news covera [...]	2006-08-02 14:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	OPRC PREL PGOC KMDR KPAO KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT311	KUWAIT PROJECT HEAD RESIGNS; DEPUTY IN CHARGE, AND [...] (C) At a January 29 New Technology Conference sponsored by Schlumberger, Kuwait Project Executive Assistant Managing Director Hashem Al-Rifaei confirmed to Econ Officer that Kuwait Project Managing Director and former KOC Chairman Ahmed Al-Arbeed had resigned from the company as of January 25 [...]	2006-01-30 10:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT313	FIRE TAKES DOWN KUWAIT INTERNET AND MOBILE SERVICES [...] At approximately 2330 on the evening of January 28, a fire broke out on the sixth floor of the telecommunications complex next to Kuwait's Liberation Tower. The fire destroyed most of the equipment of one of Kuwait's three major ISPs. Engineers at the scene shut off power to the adjacent fl [...]	2006-01-30 12:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EINT TINT KU
06KUWAIT3135	TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-05 11:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3136	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL MILLER(6-8 AUG) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Miller to travel to post o/a 6-9 August, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made at the Radisson SAS [...]	2006-08-05 12:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN BE EI IS IZ JO KU QA COUNTRY
06KUWAIT3158	TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA AND THE ARABS [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-06 09:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3159	DEMARCHE TO KUWAIT ON ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-06 13:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS UN KU
06KUWAIT316	CABINET SUBMITS ITS RESIGNATIONS TO NEW AMIR; [...] (U) Following the January 29 swearing-in of Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as Kuwait's 15th Amir, as expected, all 15 Cabinet members submitted their resignations. The Amir issued a decree permitting them to continue to manage their ministries until a new Cabinet is selected and as [...]	2006-01-30 14:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KU
06KUWAIT3162	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DRAFT UN SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-06 14:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MOPS UN KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT3163	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-06 14:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF SMIG UNGA KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT3165	TFLE01: ISRAEL DENIES GOK REQUEST TO SEND [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (U) On July 31, the Government of Kuwait requested U.S. assistance in sending military aircraft between August 2 - 5 to Lebanon for humanitarian assistance purposes. The GOK planned to deliver relief items and evacuate Lebanese citize [...]	2006-08-07 07:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS PHUM PREL KU
06KUWAIT3166	JAZEERA AIRWAYS SHOWS ITS HUMANITARIAN SIDE [...] (U) Jazeera Airways (JA),the first private airline company in the Gulf and Kuwait's only low-cost carrier (Ref A),has taken to offering free humanitarian flights as a way to boost its already positive public image. Prior to Kuwait's historic parliamentary elections on June 29, the first in [...]	2006-08-07 08:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PHUM FAA KU
06KUWAIT3167	KUWAIT ISLAMIC AFFAIRS MINISTRY VISITS U.S. TO [...] (C/NF) PolOff met Saad Al-Hajji, Director of the Family Development Department at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (MAIA) as well as the Barirah program to raise awareness about domestic labor (ref B),on August 6 to discuss FALCon, Post's anti-TIP ESF project (ref E). Al-Hajji ment [...]	2006-08-07 08:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM KIRF PTER KU
06KUWAIT317	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON YEMENI VIOLATION OF UNSCR [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-30 14:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV KU KTFN
06KUWAIT3171	TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON AND THE MIDDLE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-07 12:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3187	TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA AND THE MIDDLE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-08 08:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3201	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BUYER(14-21AUG) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Buyer to travel to post o/a 15 to 17 August, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 15 and 16 A [...]	2006-08-09 07:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ IC GM COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3205	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-09 08:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3211	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL BALKHAM(7-17 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Balkham to travel to post o/a 13 to 14 August, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 13 Aug, [...]	2006-08-09 11:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KS PK AF KU IZ JA COUNTRY
06KUWAIT3214	KUWAITI FM URGES P-5 TO SUPPORT UNSCR THAT [...] (C) Summary: The Kuwaiti Foreign Minister convoked representatives of P-5 missions on August 9 to urge support for a UNSC resolution that would incorporate the fundamental elements of PM Siniora's 7 point plan. Kuwait sees the UNSC faced not just with a ceasefire resolution, but at a decisio [...]	2006-08-09 14:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL LE KU
06KUWAIT3226	(C) KUWAIT CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA'S UNSC [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-12 09:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL AORC UNSC KU
06KUWAIT3227	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA AND LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-12 09:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3236	CORRECTED COPY- Country Clearance for Commercial Officer [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Commercial Officer Mitch Larsen to travel to Kuwait from August 17 to August 19, 2006. 2. CORRECTION: Embassy point of contact is: Irma La Pore Office- 965/259-1001 x 1468 Direct - 965/259-1468 Cell - 965/936-9905 Fax - 96 [...]	2006-08-12 09:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	COUNTRY CLEARANCE AESC BEXP BMGT IZ KU OTRA SF
06KUWAIT3241	KUWAIT: DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1701 [...] (C/NF) CDA delivered reftel demarche points and copy of Secretary Rice's EOV to MFA Chief of Staff Shaykh Ahmad SIPDIS Nasser Al-Sabah on August 12. Shaykh Ahmad said the GOK was pleased that the vote had been unanimous and that the resolution provided support to PM Siniora and the GOL's Se [...]	2006-08-12 12:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS UNSC LE KU IS
06KUWAIT3243	VIEW ON UNICEF COUNTRY PROGRAM FOR KUWAIT [...] (SBU) Post welcomes the invitation to offer input regarding UNICEF programs in Kuwait. Embassy concurs that the areas in greatest need of attention are advocacy for marginalized children, childhood education, and child protection programs. Post commends UNICEF's focus in Kuwait on opportun [...]	2006-08-13 05:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL UNICEF KU
06KUWAIT3269	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HEZBOLLAH [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-13 09:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3271	PSI POINTS ON JULY 2006 SINGAPORE OPERATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-13 11:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM KNNP MNUC PREL KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT3273	TERRORISM FINANCE: NEW 1267 LISTINGS DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-13 11:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN ETTC PREL PTER KU
06KUWAIT3274	KUWAIT REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified; not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) During an August 13 meeting, PolChief reminded Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Director Ambassador Mansour A. Alawadhi of the September 7 elections for the UN Human Rights Committe [...]	2006-08-13 11:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM AORC PREL KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT3275	IRAQ'S ILLICIT FUEL TRADE: THE VIEW FROM KUWAIT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Post engaged contacts in Kuwaiti security agencies, but found no substantive reports of Iraqi fuel being smuggled into or through Kuwaiti territory. However, a mid-level Kuwaiti security official revealed to NCIS agent at Post principal routes and methods for smuggling Iraqi [...]	2006-08-14 04:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN EPET IZ KCOR KU
06KUWAIT3283	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HEZBOLLAH, AMERICA, AND THE MIDDLE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-14 07:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3293	GOK INFORMED OF ARB DETERMINATION; FM DISAPPOINTED [...] (C/NF) During an August 14 meeting, the Ambassador informed Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah of the recent Administrative Review Board (ARB) determination that detainee Fouzi Al-Awda continues to pose a threat to the interests o [...]	2006-08-14 13:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV KAWC KU
06KUWAIT3294	IRAQ'S FUEL SHORTAGES: KUWAIT SAYS IT'S HONORING [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador used the occasion of a previously scheduled meeting with Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah to raise the growing fuel shortage in Iraq and encourage the GOK to provide all possible assistance. Responding to [...]	2006-08-14 13:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ECON EPET KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
06KUWAIT3295	KUWAITI FM TROUBLED BY LEBANON, BUT IDENTIFIES [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Ambassador met with Kuwaiti Deputy PM and FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed on August 14 to review regional developments. The FM welcomed UNSCR 1701 and believed the dispatch of a more robust UNIFIL force would help the ceasefire to hold. He stressed the need for continued intern [...]	2006-08-14 15:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT3306	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON AFTER THE WAR [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-15 07:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3309	KUWAIT PROVIDING 800 MILLION PLUS IN OFFICIAL AND [...] (SBU) In a 15 August meeting with Kuwaiti Minister of Finance Badr Meshari Al-Humaidhi, Ambassador asked about GOK aid to Lebanon. The Finance Minister responded that the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) would be depositing $500 million in the Lebanese Central Bank. (Note: KIA is Kuwait's [...]	2006-08-15 09:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID KU LE
06KUWAIT3314	TAX PROBLEMS PERSIST FOR U.S. COMPANIES IN KUWAIT [...] (SBU) On 15 August in separate meetings with Finance Minister Badr Meshari Al-Humaidhi and Commerce Minister Falah Fahad Al-Hajri, the Ambassador reiterated USG concerns over the negative effects of ambiguous Kuwaiti tax policies on U.S. companies. The Ambassador emphasized that the confusing [...]	2006-08-15 12:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	BEXP EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV KU
06KUWAIT3320	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - INTERPRETING LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-16 09:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3322	NEW SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND LABOR MINISTER LISTS [...] (C/NF) Summary: New Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Shaykh Sabah Al-Khalid told the Ambassador August 15 that he intended to improve Kuwait's international image through better oversight of charities and strengthening the legal protections for Kuwait's expatriate worker population. He [...]	2006-08-16 10:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM SOCI PGOV PTER KU TIP KTFN
06KUWAIT3324	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL KILEY (20-27 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Kiley to travel to post o/a 21 to 25 August, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 21 thru [...]	2006-08-16 13:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU AF IZ QA GM COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3325	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SPECTER [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Specter to travel to post o/a 18 to 19 August, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 18 Aug at [...]	2006-08-16 14:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU LY IN BE CH COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3326	KUWAIT TO RESUME SUPPLY OF DISCOUNTED DIESEL TO [...] State-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) signed a contract with Electricite du Liban (EdL),Lebanon's state-owned electricity company in August 2005 to provide 600,000 tons of diesel fuel annually at a concessional price of $800 million. The GOK issued a press release at the time sayin [...]	2006-08-16 14:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET PREL KU
06KUWAIT3360	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - Debating the Lebanon War [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-19 10:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3366	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] On 16 August, Economic Officer Steven Conlon and FSN Economic Specialist Abdullah Mejalli conducted a pre-license check visit of Al-Muzayan International Company, Telephone: (965) 240-2444/240-2666, and met with the owner of the company, Mr. Abdullah Hamad Al-Muzayan. 2. The Al-Muzayan fam [...]	2006-08-19 14:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC KU
06KUWAIT3369	KUWAIT DEMARCHE ON LEBANON DELIVERED FOR ARAB [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered ref A demarche to Shaykh Ahmed Al-Fahd Al-Sabah, the President of the National Security Bureau, during an August 19 meeting. Shaykh Ahmed said he believed the Arab League would fully support UNSCR 1701 in its upcoming ministerial meeting and agreed that Syrian an [...]	2006-08-20 06:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE IS KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT3371	TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ABDELRAZIK [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-20 07:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PTER PREL ETTC KTFN KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT3379	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON FALLOUT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-20 10:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3382	PUBLIC WORKS MINISTER SAYS CORRUPTION DOWN, MAJOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 19, Ambassador met with Minister of Public Works Bader Nasser Al-Humaidhi. The Minister discussed contracting corruption, Kuwait's ongoing infrastructure development, planned mega projects, water consumption, and housing for divorced women and bachelor's. Al-Humaidh [...]	2006-08-20 13:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ECON SENV BEXP KU
06KUWAIT3383	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HEZBOLLAH'S RESISTANCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-21 09:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3387	KUWAITI COMMENTATORS CONDEMN "ISLAMIC FASCIST" [...] (U) A number of Kuwaiti media figures broadly criticized President Bush's use of the phrase "Islamic fascists." They contended that the characterization was aimed at all Muslims rather than a small segment of the population. A few examples from the Kuwaiti op-ed pages: - "I was not surpris [...]	2006-08-21 11:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER KISL KU
06KUWAIT3392	KEY ISSUES FOR THE SEPTEMBER 5 VISIT OF KUWAITI [...] (S/NF) Status of Bilateral Relations: Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah's September visit is his first official U.S. trip since becoming Amir in January. As Prime Minister, he last visited the United States in July 2005. Kuwait, a major Non-NATO ally since 2004, has strongly supported coa [...]	2006-08-21 13:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KU SCENESETTER
06KUWAIT3393	SENATOR SPECTER ENGAGES KUWAITI LEADERS ON IRAQ, [...] (C/NF) Summary: During an August 18-19 visit to Kuwait, Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) discussed current events in Iraq, Iran, and Lebanon, as well as bilateral issues with Kuwait's Amir, Prime Minister, and Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister. On Iraq, Amir Shaykh Sabah said despite mist [...]	2006-08-21 14:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT3418	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AFTER THE WAR [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-22 11:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3432	GOVERNMENT TO INTRODUCE NEW 4-YEAR AGENDA NEXT [...] (C/NF) The new Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, and Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs, Dr. Ismail Al-Shatti, told the Ambassador August 22 that the Government would present a new four-year agenda during the next legislative term. (Note: Parliament i [...]	2006-08-23 07:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ECON PINR KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT3440	AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES GOK TO STRENGTHEN EFFORTS TO [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met August 22 with Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, and Minister of the Interior Shaykh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah to review ongoing GOK efforts to strengthen legal protections for foreign domestic workers. He had a similar meeting with new [...]	2006-08-23 10:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM KU TIP
06KUWAIT3442	KUWAITI RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-23 11:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MASS EAID LE KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT3444	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-23 11:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3445	SECURITY ISSUES, BORDER INCIDENT HIGHLIGHT KUWAIT [...] (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 ex [...]	2006-08-23 12:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINS PBTS EAIR BG KU
06KUWAIT3447	(C) KUWAITI OFFICIAL CORROBORATES INFORMATION ON [...] (C/NF) In an August 23 meeting, PolOff delivered cleared USNAVCENT Intelligence information on Hizballah missiles used against Israel to Shaykh Thamer Ali Al-Sabah, the Office Director of the President of the National Security Bureau, Shaykh Ahmed Al-Fahd Al-Sabah. (Note: This information was [...]	2006-08-23 14:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV MNUC IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT3451	(C/NF) KUWAIT CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR DISPLACED [...] (C/NF) In Ambassador's 23 August meeting at the Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MFA Director for Coordination and Follow-up, Ambassador Khaled Al-Maqamis, said that Kuwait's National Security Bureau (NSB) was beginning contingency planning to manage displaced persons in case of an outbrea [...]	2006-08-23 14:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID PGOV PREL OVIP KU
06KUWAIT346	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: KUWAIT'S NEW AMIR [...] Summary: All major Arabic-language newspapers printed photographs of the new Amir, spanning the entirety of his political career. Both Al-Seyassah and Al-Rai Al-Aam included special appendices focusing on the same topic. In general, the Kuwaiti media celebrated the constitutional transfer of po [...]	2006-01-31 13:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM KMDR KU
06KUWAIT3469	AZN POWER PLANT TO BE RETENDERED IN SMALLER PIECES [...] (U) Summary: On 20 August, the GOK announced that the USD 2.9 billion Al-Zour North (AZN) power plant will be re-tendered because only one consortium out of seven pre-qualified groups bid for the project due to the tender's unfavorable terms and conditions. The project was opened to interna [...]	2006-08-27 13:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PGOV FCS KU
06KUWAIT347	FREEDOM AGENDA: POLITICAL ACTIVISTS AND MPS HOPE [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: As Shaykh Sabah took the Amiri oath on January 29, leading political activists and parliamentarians (MPs) met to welcome the "new era" and call for greater political and economic reforms. In a Kuwait Graduates Society seminar entitled, "What Do We Want from the New [...]	2006-01-31 13:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETTC KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT3474	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN AND LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-28 09:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3476	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DRL/NESCA [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Joseph Barghout to travel to post o/a September 15-17, 2006. 2. A hotel reservation has been made for September 15-17 at the Radisson SAS at a rate of approximately USD 267 (single room/breakfast included). The per diem rate f [...]	2006-08-28 13:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PHUM KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3477	BLUE LANTERN PROGRAM ANNUAL UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-28 13:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC KSEP ETTC KU

06KUWAIT348	KUWAIT EAC ON AVIAN INFLUENZA (01/31/2006) [...] (SBU) Summary: On 31 January 2006, the DCM convened a full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to discuss Embassy Kuwait's contingency planning for Avian Influenza (AI) due to reports by the World Health Organization (WHO) of animal to human transmission of the H5N1 virus in Iraq. This transmissi [...]	2006-01-31 14:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT ASEC CA KU TBIO KFLU
06KUWAIT3484	GOK ASKS AGAIN FOR DETAILS ON KUWAITI DETAINEES IN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (S/NF) In a 23 August meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Coordination and Follow-up Ambassador Khaled Al-Maqamis expressed GOK frustration at the perceived continued lack of full disclosure by the USG re [...]	2006-08-29 06:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KAWC KU IQ
06KUWAIT3501	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRANIAN HANDS IN LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-29 12:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3518	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR IRAQ STUDY [...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for the 16-member Iraq Study Group to transit Kuwait on August 31 and September 3, 2006. 2. (U) This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. (U) No hotel re [...]	2006-08-30 07:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA OVIP PREL KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3528	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA IN THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-30 10:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3534	KUWAIT DEMARCHES DELIVERED: DONORS' AND SECURITY [...] (SBU) Shaykh Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al-Sabah, Office Director for the Foreign Minister confirmed August 29 to EmbOff that Kuwait would attend the August 31 Donor's conference in Stockholm, Sweden and would be represented by Finance Minister Bader Al-Humaidhi and Arab Fund for Economic and Social D [...]	2006-08-30 13:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID PREL PHUM KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT3535	KUWAIT BASED ARAB-IRANIAN ACTIVIST DESCRIBES [...] (S/NF) Summary and comment: During an August 27 meeting with Poloff, Khalil Delavi, an Iranian Ahwazi (Arab) activist and member of the Democratic Solidarity Party of Al-Ahwaz (DSPA),outlined the basic characteristics of a number of Ahwazi opposition groups operating outside of Iran. (Note: [...]	2006-08-30 14:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINS IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT3536	OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT WITH KUWAIT SIGNED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (SBU) On August 30, Ambassador LeBaron and Kuwait's President of Civil Aviation Yacoub Al-Saqer signed an Open Skies Agreement (OSA) on civil air transport. The signing ceremony was held at the offices of the Directorate General of Ci [...]	2006-08-30 14:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR BEXP PGOV KU
06KUWAIT3550	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - SYRIA, ISRAEL, AND LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-03 08:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3557	KUWAIT'S TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED [...] Per Reftel request, Post compiled the most recent data available concerning Kuwait's textile industry from various GOK sources. The industry in Kuwait is very small and does not export significant amounts of textile product, nor does it employ large numbers of people. The vast majority of t [...]	2006-09-04 06:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX KU
06KUWAIT3558	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA AND ISRAEL IN THE MIDDLE [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-04 10:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3561	SOCIAL REFORM SOCIETY CHAIRMAN ABDULLAH AL-MUTAWA [...] (SBU) Abdullah Al-Mutawa, one of the founding members of the Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood (KMB) and the Chairman of the Social Reform Society (SRS),the KMB's charity branch, passed away September 3. Al-Mutawa also served as Editor-in-Chief of the SRS's weekly publication, Al-Mujtima, and Chair [...]	2006-09-04 13:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KTFN KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT3565	KUWAITI NATIONAL SECURITY BUREAU OFFICIAL: U.S. [...] (C/NF) PolChief met September 4 with Shaykh Thamer Al-Sabah, the Office Director of Shaykh Ahmed Al-Fahd Al-Sabah, the President of the National Security Bureau (NSB),to deliver additional cleared DIA information on Hizballah activities and missile capabilities, as requested by Shaykh Ahmed [...]	2006-09-04 14:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT3582	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN, LEBANON, AND IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-05 10:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3595	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ISLAM, IRAN, PALESTINE, AND IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-06 10:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3596	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BURR (SEP 7-11) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Burr to travel to post o/a 8 to 10 September, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 8 Septembe [...]	2006-09-06 12:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU FR IZ
06KUWAIT3597	ASSESSMENT OF TERRORIST/INSURGENT FINANCE [...] (S/NF) Note: Per ref A, this assessment of the terrorist/insurgent financing environment in Kuwait is keyed to four principal areas: background information, legal regime, implementation and communication. For additional reporting, please visit Embassy Kuwait's classified website. End note. [...]	2006-09-06 12:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	BA EG JO KU EFIN PGOV PREL PTER KTFN
06KUWAIT3598	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL IN CAIRO [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-06 13:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNSC KU
06KUWAIT3600	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR KEITH KOJI NAKANISHI [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Keith Koji Nakanishi of the National Nuclear Security Administration for travel to Kuwait o/a September 7-11, 2006. 2. Per Reftel no Post assistance requested. Embassy point of contact is: Steve Conlon, Economic Officer [...]	2006-09-06 13:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA KU
06KUWAIT3601	KUWAIT INPUT FOR 2006 REPORT OF INVESTMENT [...] (U) As requested Reftel, post is submitting the following update for inclusion in the 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriations Claims. 2. (U) A. Claimant Designation: Claimant A vs. Kuwait Ministry of Finance, Offset Department. 3. (U) B. Year When Dispute Arose: The di [...]	2006-09-06 14:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV KU
06KUWAIT3618	ON IRAN, KUWAIT PREPARING CONTINGENCY PLANS AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a September 5 meeting, National Security Bureau (NSB) Iran analyst Ghanim Al-Otaibi told PolOff that the Kuwaiti government's (GOK) strategy for dealing with Iran covered three main areas: political, military, and internal security. According to Al-Otaibi, all governme [...]	2006-09-09 12:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT3619	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NEA/PI [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for NEA Program Manager Olivia Ann Ricci and Patricia E. Tierney, Program Director for U.S. Government Program: Women in Technology, to travel to post o/a September 20-23, 2006. 2. A hotel reservation has been made for September 20 [...]	2006-09-09 13:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PREL KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT362	REGIONAL MARINE ENVIRONMENT HEAD TALKS WATER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 30, Ambassador met with the Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) Executive Secretary Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Awadhi to discuss his organization's work. ROPME is funded by the six GCC countries plus Iraq and Iran, and is responsible [...]	2006-02-01 10:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KU IR
06KUWAIT3620	KUWAIT-SAUDI FRICTION OVER SAUDI ARABIAN TEXACO [...] (C) In a 6 September meeting with CDA, Saudi Arabian Texaco (SAT) President Ahmed Al-Omer expressed concern that despite the KSA's formal objection, the GOK appeared to be proceeding with plans to build its new mega-refinery right on the doorstep of SAT's compound in the Mina Al-Zour area wit [...]	2006-09-09 13:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU
06KUWAIT3621	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TREASURY OFFICIALS [...] This is an action request: See para 7. 2. Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed and Economist Jonathan Rose to visit Kuwait o/a September 13th. 3. Embassy driver, expeditor, and control officer will meet and assist at the airport. E [...]	2006-09-09 14:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU QA OTRA COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT363	CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE FOR KUWAIT [...] (U) This cable contains an action request, at para 3. 2. (S) In a January 21, 2006 meeting with General Abizaid, Kuwait's Army Chief of Staff General Fahad Al-Amir asked that USG provide Kuwait a wide range of training and technical capabilities to deal with emerging nuclear issues posed b [...]	2006-02-01 10:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL MARR ETTC MCAP ENRG SENV KU IR
06KUWAIT3635	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - 9/11, IRAN, LEBANON, AND DETAINEE [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-10 11:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3638	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TEMIM NUSRATY AND [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Temim Nusraty and Mark Stamilio to travel to post o/a September 11-14, 2006. 2. All arrangements are being handled by Camp Arifjan. Embassy point of contact is: Captain Norman Pollock Unclass E-Mail: norman.pollock@swa.arcen [...]	2006-09-10 12:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER ASEC OTRA KU AF COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3639	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-10 14:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PTER IR KU
06KUWAIT3640	TRIPARTITE COMMISSION TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE 51ST [...] Summary: Kuwait hosted the 51st session of the Tripartitite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) on September 5, 2006 with representatives from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, France, Britain, the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC),and Embassy Kuwait in attendance. The session [...]	2006-09-10 14:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MARR IZ SA KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
06KUWAIT3641	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TEMIM NUSRATY AND [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Temim Nusraty and Mark Stamilio to travel to post o/a September 11-14, 2006. 2. All arrangements are being handled by Camp Arifjan. Embassy point of contact is: Captain Norman Pollock Unclass E-Mail: norman.pollock@swa.arcen [...]	2006-09-10 14:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER ASEC OTRA KU AF COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3645	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - 9/11 AND DETAINEE POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-11 10:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3650	KUWAIT TO HOLD MODERATION CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON [...] (C/NF) The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (MAIA) has informed Post in a diplomatic note dated August 30 that it will hold its Moderation Conference (reftels) in Washington, DC from November 17 - 19. The event will not be a conference in the traditional sense: it will not be open to t [...]	2006-09-11 13:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KIRF KU
06KUWAIT3666	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - 9/11 AND LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-12 09:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3687	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AL-ZAWAHIRI'S THREATS, SYRIA, AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-13 11:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3690	TERROR FINANCE: LATEST RIHS NONPAPER DELIVERED [...] (S/NF) Econoffs delivered ref A demarche to Ambassador Khalid Al-Maqamis, Director of MFA's Department of Coordination and Follow-up on September 12. EconCouns noted that the non-paper contained updated information on the activities of Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) offices in B [...]	2006-09-13 14:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	KU KTFN PTER PREL
06KUWAIT3691	TERRORISM FINANCE: HIZBALLAH BANKS - USG [...] On September 12, Econoffs delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Khalid Al-Maqamis, Director of MFA's Department of Coordination and Follow-up. Al-Maqamis asked about the extent of Bayt Al-Mal operations in the U.S. but had no substantive comments. Econoffs left a copy of the non-paper. [...]	2006-09-13 14:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PREL PTER
06KUWAIT3692	AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE PLANS TRIP TO IRAQ [...] (C) Summary. Kuwait's Ambassador-designate to Iraq Ali Al-Mumin cited reciprocity issues as the most important stumbling block to upgraded diplomatic representation in Baghdad. He noted that issues involving security, site location and transportation between Iraq and Kuwait needed to be reso [...]	2006-09-14 11:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KISL OFDP PINR SOCI IZ KU
06KUWAIT3693	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. VIEWS OF UNSC RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-14 11:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS
06KUWAIT3697	AMBASSADOR URGES SUPPORT FOR LEBANON, CONFIRMS [...] (C) During a meeting on a variety of topics with the senior official in country at the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry, the Ambassador urged the Kuwaiti authorities to respond quickly to the GOL's request for security equipment, noting that support for LAF deployment in the South is critical, along [...]	2006-09-14 16:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON IZ KU
06KUWAIT3703	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOJ OFFICIAL MICHAEL [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Michael Gunnison, Department of Justice Resident Legal Advisor at Embassy Abu Dhabi, to visit Kuwait from September 17-19 for meetings with Kuwaiti officials to discuss possible training in the areas of money laundering and terro [...]	2006-09-16 07:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU QA OTRA COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3717	KUWAITIS REACT ANGRILY TO POPE'S COMMENTS; ONE MP [...] (SBU) Summary: Kuwaitis strongly criticized the Pope's comments on Islam over the local weekend. The Minister of Awqaf and Minister of Justice, Dr. Abdullah Al-Ma'touq, denounced the Pope's remarks and all other attempts "to undermine the humane nature of Islamic teachings." Shaykha Furaiha [...]	2006-09-16 09:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KIRF VT KU
06KUWAIT3718	GRIM PROSPECTS FOR PROJECT KUWAIT [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Head of Kuwait's Oil Development Company (ODC) said it was unlikely that the Kuwait Project, the $8.5 billion project for international companies to develop Kuwait's northern oil fields, would be brought before the Parliament this year. He said that support had signific [...]	2006-09-16 11:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG ECON KU OIL
06KUWAIT372	DANISH PRODUCT BOYCOTT AMONG COOPERATIVES [...] (U) SUMMARY: In reaction to the publication in a Danish newspaper of cartoons lampooning the Prophet Muhammad (Reftel),an informal boycott of Danish goods by Kuwaiti cooperatives has drawn support from several sectors of Kuwaiti civil and political society, but not from the GOK itself. Coo [...]	2006-02-01 14:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD KU
06KUWAIT3720	SYSTEMIC ELECTRICITY AND WATER SHORTAGES REQUIRE [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Kuwait experienced unprecedented rolling blackouts from 19-24 August. The direct cause was a coincidence of mechanical failures at power plants. However, these blackouts unmasked a more systemic problem, Kuwait's razor-thin spare electrical capacity. On the su [...]	2006-09-16 14:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG ECON EPET KU
06KUWAIT3721	HIGH VALUE DETAINEES WITH KUWAIT TIES [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-16 15:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KU
06KUWAIT3725	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SMITH (SEP 21-24) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Smith to travel to post o/a 22 to 24 September, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 22-23 Se [...]	2006-09-17 07:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU GM IZ
06KUWAIT3726	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DAVID WILLIAMS AND [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for ATO Regional Director David Williams and Marketing Specialist Mohamed Taha to travel to post o/a September 18-20, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy [...]	2006-09-17 08:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA KU COUNTRYCLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3727	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - POPE'S COMMENTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-17 08:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT373	MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS EAGER TO RESOLVE AT&T [...] (SBU) Econ Counselor and Econ Officer met February 1 with Ministry of Communications (MoC) Acting Undersecretary Abdulmohsen Al-Mazaidi and Director of the Tariffs & International Accounts Department Mr. Adel Al-Dashti to discuss ways forward in resolving the long-standing billing dispute bet [...]	2006-02-03 14:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS BEXP KU
06KUWAIT3733	SENIOR KUWAITI SHI'A CLERIC ON HIZBALLAH, IRAQ, [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a September 13 meeting with PolOff, senior Kuwaiti Shi'a cleric Sayed Mohammed Baqer Al-Mohri shared his views on regional developments and Shi'a-Sunni relations in Kuwait. Al-Mohri said Hizballah was more popular among Kuwaiti Shi'a than before the recent Israel-Hizballah [...]	2006-09-17 13:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KTFN IR IZ KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT374	PROMINENT GCC INVESTMENT BANK CURTAILING [...] (SBU) During a February 1 meeting, representatives from Global Investment House (GIH),one of the GCC's largest and most successful investment banks, informed Econoff that new GIH investments in the Palestinian territories were on-hold pending a reevaluation of the company's investments in the [...]	2006-02-04 17:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECON WE GZ KU XF
06KUWAIT3740	KUWAITIS SHARE CONCERN ABOUT IRAN; URGE POLITICAL [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: On September 16, the Ambassador hosted a roundtable lunch with a number of leading academics, political leaders, and Kuwaiti Shi'a politicians to hear their views on Iran. The group agreed that President Ahmadinejad's economic policies had largely failed, but felt [...]	2006-09-18 06:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT3741	KUWAIT TAKES ACTION ON KEY TIP ACTION PLAN ITEMS: [...] (C/NF) Summary. The GOK has made progress on a number of key items on the Kuwait TIP Tier 2 Watchlist Action Plan. The Ministry of Interior announced the implementation of a standardized domestic worker contract beginning October 1. Post will monitor implementation closely. GOK contacts hav [...]	2006-09-18 07:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ELAB PHUM KU TIP
06KUWAIT3746	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR OPIC OFFICIALS TAN [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance to Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) officials Geoffrey Tan and Nancy Rivera. We understand that Tan and Rivera will visit Kuwait between September 19-28 for meetings and a due diligence review of Kuwait Gulf Links Port [...]	2006-09-18 14:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU QA OTRA COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3747	POST MARKS LAUNCH OF 2006 TIP ESF PROJECT FOR [...] (SBU) The Ambassador hosted a reception on September 12 to mark the launch of Project FALCON (Fostering Awareness of Labor Conditions) (ref E). The project is funded through G/TIP ESF funds and is designed to raise awareness among foreign workers of their rights and responsibilities while w [...]	2006-09-19 06:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KU TIP
06KUWAIT3750	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMSO CANDIDATE STEVEN LETT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-19 08:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT3751	PETROLEUM CEO ON AMERICAN AND KUWAITI REFINERIES, [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: On 17 September, the Ambassador met with Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) CEO Hani Hussain to discuss energy issues and regional concerns. Hussain was reluctant to share details regarding Kuwaiti plans for North American refinery investment, saying that the eco [...]	2006-09-19 08:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET ECON KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT3756	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, REGIONAL [...] (C/NF) Summary: Acting National Assembly Speaker and Islamic Constitutional Movement MP Mohammed al-Bousairi told Ambassador September 17 that opposition MPs are ready to move ahead with their agenda, but need to look for pragmatic ways to work with the GOK. Opposition representatives are now [...]	2006-09-19 12:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IZ IR KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT3787	CONTINUED ANGER OVER POPE'S COMMENTS; ISLAMISTS [...] (C/NF) Summary: The furor over the Pope's comments has continued unabated in Kuwait, fanned by some conservative Islamists' depiction of the comments as further evidence of a Judeo-Christian conspiracy against Islam. The subject has dominated editorials over the past week with almost all aut [...]	2006-09-20 14:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KISL VT KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT3817	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HEZBOLLAH [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-24 07:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3826	AFFILIATIONS OF THE 2006-2010 PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Campaigning on a pro-reform, anti-corruption platform, opposition candidates won a two-seat majority in the June 2006 parliamentary elections. Parliamentarians (MPs) have since organized themselves into blocs, which serve as a means for coordinating on a common legislative agen [...]	2006-09-24 12:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT3828	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL FRIST [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Frist to travel to post o/a 3 October, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 2 October (one nig [...]	2006-09-24 13:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN PK AF KU IZ JO
06KUWAIT3830	FORMER GCC SECRETARY GENERAL: "NO COMMON GCC [...] (C/NF) Summary: Former Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Ambassador Abdullah Bishara told PolOff September 19 the GCC had "no common strategy on Iran," a problem he attributed largely to friction between Saudi Arabia and Qatar. He believed an effective GCC strategy should sup [...]	2006-09-24 13:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT3831	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN, IRAQ AND HEZBOLLAH [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-25 08:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3837	CORRECTED COPY. INVITATION TO 2006 USNATO/USEU [...] Embassy Kuwait will send Political Military Affairs Officer DeWitt Conklin to attend the Pol-Mil Conference in Brussels on October 4-6, 2006. Post requests assistance with accomodation and ground transportation. Requested participant information is: Name: DeWitt C. Conklin Title: Politic [...]	2006-09-26 05:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AMGE MARR NATO KU
06KUWAIT3840	IRANIAN GOVERNMENT CONFISCATES KUWAITI TEXTBOOKS [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-26 06:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT3856	FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT SPEAKER SAYS ELECTORAL [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a September 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Speaker of Parliament Jassem Al-Khorafi highlighted the importance of the recently-passed electoral reform legislation for Kuwait's political future. The new electoral system will change the nature of parliamentary politics in Ku [...]	2006-09-26 12:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT3874	INVITATION DELIVERED: CIVILIAN CENTCOM CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-27 13:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PREL KU IZ DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT3875	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PSI PARTICIPATION IN EXERCISE [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-27 13:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT3877	MINISTER OF ISLAMIC AFFAIRS ON FOSTERING MODERATION [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Ambassador called on Dr. Abdullah Al-Maatouq, who serves as both Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (MAIA),on September 27. They discussed the MAIA's upcoming Moderation conference in Washington, which the Minister said had been in some jeopardy of c [...]	2006-09-28 06:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KIRF SA KU
06KUWAIT3878	FREEDOM AGENDA: MINISTER ANTICIPATES CONTENTIOUS [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a September 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs Abdul Hadi Al-Saleh said the Government is expending "maximum efforts" to repair its "tense" relations with Parliament. Despite these efforts, the Minister predicted Parliament w [...]	2006-09-28 06:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT3889	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GCC+2 FOLLOW-UP MEETING IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Shaykh Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al-Sabah, Office Director for Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, confirmed to PolOff by SMS on September 28 that FM Dr. Mohamm [...]	2006-09-30 08:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT39	KUWAIT IPR: CUSTOMS DRAMATICALLY INCREASES [...] (SBU) In 2005, Kuwait Customs boasted a 57% increase in seizures over 2004, with 328 siezures versus 187 the previous year. The bulk of these seizures were of counterfeit auto parts, followed by pharmaceuticals and optical media. Among the seizures were several large shipments of counterfeit [...]	2006-01-04 13:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV PGOV PREL KIPR KU
06KUWAIT3920	AMBASSADOR RAISES TRADE, TERROR FINANCING, AND [...] (C) During a September 30 meeting with the Amir's Economic Advisor Dr. Yousef Al-Ebraheem, the Ambassador raised the following issues: -- Amir's Visit to Washington: Al-Ebraheem told the Ambassador the Amir was very pleased with his early September visit to Washington and with his warm wel [...]	2006-10-01 13:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EPET KU PGOV PREL PTER KTFN
06KUWAIT3921	KUWAITI TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] In response to reftel, Post's trade compliance and monitoring regime is organized as follows. The Economic Section covers issues related to Kuwait's Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA),tax policy, and protection of intellectual property rights (IPR). The Foreign Commercial Serv [...]	2006-10-01 14:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KU
06KUWAIT3923	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - VATICAN AND PALESTINE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-02 10:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3936	KUWAITI ENERGY MINISTER ON BROWNOUTS, PROJECT [...] (C/NF) In a 2 October call on the new and somewhat embattled Energy Minister Shaykh Ali Jarrah Sabah Al-Sabah, the Ambassador asked about the Ministry's priorities, the summer power outages, gas production, and Project Kuwait (the $8.5 billion project for international oil companies to devel [...]	2006-10-02 13:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT3937	MFA READ OUT OF PM SINIORA AND PRESIDENT ABBAS' [...] (C/NF) Summary: In an October 2 meeting with PolChief, the Director of the Arab World Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jassem Al-Mubaraki, provided a read out on the recent visits of Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to Kuwait. Al-Muba [...]	2006-10-02 14:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EFIN KPAL LE KU
06KUWAIT3938	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TRAINING, FORCE PROTECTION, [...] (C) Summary: Deputy KNG Chief Shaykh Mishal Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah told Ambassador October 1 that President Bush had made a strong impression on the Amir, and that the Kuwaitis felt "like family" during the visit. He said he is pleased with progress the KNG has made under a training contract wit [...]	2006-10-02 14:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU AA
06KUWAIT3939	FREEDOM AGENDA: WOMEN ACTIVISTS CALL FOR "ONE [...] (SBU) Summary: A group of prominent Kuwaiti women political activists, academics, and former candidates for Parliament have launched a public campaign to establish a quota for the number of parliamentary seats to be held by women. They have lobbied the Amir, the Prime Minister, and First D [...]	2006-10-02 14:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT3965	JUSTICE MINISTER STRESSES INDEPENDENCE OF [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met with Dr. Abdullah Al-Maatouq, who currently serves as both Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, on September 27 to inquire about his plans for the Ministry of Justice. The Minister, who took over the Justice portfolio in February, said that [...]	2006-10-03 14:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KIPR KTFN EFIN PTER KU
06KUWAIT397	GCC STRATEGY ON IRAN: "HOPING FOR A MIRACLE" [...] (C) Summary and comment: Former Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Ambassador Abdullah Bishara told Poloff in a February 1 meeting that while the GCC "has no other option than to comply with any UNSC resolution," it would not publicly support such a step. GCC countries had exp [...]	2006-02-05 14:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL SENV IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT398	MFA GCC OFFICE DIRECTOR PREDICTS MORE ACTIVE [...] (C) During a February 5 meeting, the Ambassador and Abdullah Al-Ghanim, Director of the GCC Office at the Ministry of Affairs, discussed GCC involvement with Iran, counterterrorism, regional defense, and other issues affecting the Gulf states. Al-Ghanim said that Saudi King Abdullah has an " [...]	2006-02-05 14:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ZP
06KUWAIT3983	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - PALESTINE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-04 08:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3984	ISLAMIST MPS MANEUVER TO GARNER FEMALE [...] (SBU) Islamist parliamentarians (MPs) have drafted a proposal detailing 32 measures they believe should be taken to ensure more equal treatment of Kuwaiti men and women, the Arab Times (local English daily) reported October 3. The measures include giving Kuwaiti women the same social, income [...]	2006-10-04 10:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KISL KU ISLAMISTS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT399	KUWAIT FUND ON IRAQ, LEBANON, PA AND STRATEGIC [...] (C) Begin Summary: During a February 1 meeting with Econoff, the Kuwait Fund's (KFAED) Regional Manager for Arab Countries outlined details of an informal December 2005 agreement with the Iraqi Planning Ministry on allocation of the GOK's $560M assistance package for Iraq; pointed to renewed [...]	2006-02-05 15:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID KU GZ WE IZ XF
06KUWAIT3992	MOI READ-OUT OF JEDDAH MEETING OF INTERIOR [...] (C/NF) During a September 30 meeting, Major General Dr. Khaled Al-Osaimi, the Assistant Undersecretary for Legal Affairs at the Ministry of Interior, gave PolChief a brief read out of the September 18-19 meeting of the Interior Ministers of Iraq's neighboring countries in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia [...]	2006-10-04 13:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
06KUWAIT3993	GOK CONFIRMS THAT STANDARDIZED DOMESTIC LABOR [...] (C/NF) PolCounselor and PolOff visited Abdullah Al-Ruwaih, the Director of Immigration at the Ministry of Interior (MOI),on October 3 to inquire about the Ministry's plans to begin enforcing the standardized, three-party domestic labor contract on October 1. Al-Ruwaih confirmed that as of [...]	2006-10-04 13:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT3994	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR OES WOMEN LEADERS IN [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance to Robert S. Senseney, William Lawrence, Dave Pollock, Penny Rechkemmer, Vijitha M. Eyango, Lars Bromley, and Lara A. Campbell for travel to Kuwait from October 7-11. 2. Per reftel, Post has arranged accommodation, meetings, local trans [...]	2006-10-04 15:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA KWMN KSCA SENV TSPL KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3995	TERROR FINANCE: INCREASING PRESSURE TO EASE GOK [...] (S/NF) Summary: On October 3, Econoff met with Nasser Al-Ammar, Director of the Charities and Philanthropic Organizations Department at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL) to discuss a perceived shift in his statements on MOSAL's charity oversight responsibilities. Al-Ammar, who [...]	2006-10-04 16:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KTFN PTER KU
06KUWAIT400	"NO DECISION" ON CONTINUED GOK AID TO PALESTINIAN [...] (SBU) The Kuwaiti government (GOK) is still undecided on whether or not to continue "aid to the Palestinian Authority" (PA) after Hamas' victory, unnamed Kuwaiti diplomatic sources said, according to an Al-Qabas report translated and reprinted February 5 in the English-daily Arab Times. (Comm [...]	2006-02-05 15:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS KU
06KUWAIT4022	TERROR FINANCE: MFA UNSWAYED ON RIHS [...] (C) During an October 8 meeting, Econcouns asked MFA Director for Follow-up and Coordination Khalid Al-Maqamis what reaction the MFA had to the latest non-paper concerning the activities of the Islamic Revival and Heritage Society, which Econcouns delivered to Maqamis on September 12 (Ref A). [...]	2006-10-09 07:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN
06KUWAIT4023	IRAQ COMPACT: GOK UNDECIDED ABOUT HOSTING LATE [...] (C) As instructed reftel, Econcouns discussed reftel demarche and upcoming Iraq Compact (ICI) events with UK DCM Jamie Bowden on October 7. Bowden said UK Ambassador had raised the Iraq Compact with MFA U/S Jarallah that morning, and had been told the GOK was still undecided about hosting th [...]	2006-10-09 07:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON EFIN ETRD IZ KU PGOV PREL
06KUWAIT4024	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-09 07:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4026	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNSC ELECTION OCTOBER 16 [...] (C) PolCouns discussed ref b points with MFA Director for International Organizations Affairs Ambassador Mansour al-Awadi on October 8. Al-Awadi said Kuwait's Foreign Minister Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah personally assured the Guatemalan FM of Kuwait's vote when the two met recently in New York. [...]	2006-10-09 08:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT4027	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) PolCouns delivered on October 8 points from reftels regarding a possible North Korean nuclear test to MFA Director for Asian and African Affairs Ambassador Mohammed Saud Al-Badr and Director for International Organizations Affairs Ambassador Mansour Al-Awadi. Both assured PolCouns that t [...]	2006-10-09 08:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KN KNNP KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT4047	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-10 14:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KN KNNP KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT4067	MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND HIGHER EDUCATION [...] Summary: The Ambassador met with reappointed Minister of Education and Higher Education, Dr. Adel Al-Tabtaba,ei on Wednesday, October 4. The Minister designated a new point of contact within the Ministry of Education to work with the Embassy, a step we hope will overcome obstacles to ongoing [...]	2006-10-11 12:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KMPI SCUL KU
06KUWAIT407	KUWAIT: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] (U) Note on classification: Kuwait's extensive support for U.S. and Coalition troops in the country is sensitive both domestically and in the region. While all of the figures in the unclassified and the sensitive but unclassified sections of this report are from unclassified SIPDIS source [...]	2006-02-06 14:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL MCAP MOPS KU

06KUWAIT4071	GCC ADVISOR: VISIT TO ISFAHAN NUCLEAR FACILITY [...] (C/NF) Summary: In an October 9 meeting with PolChief, Advisor to the GCC Secretary General Dr. Sami Al-Faraj shared his impressions of a two-day conference sponsored by the Expediency Council he attended in April that included a visit to the Isfahan nuclear facility. Al-Faraj, who regularly [...]	2006-10-11 13:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT4075	KUWAITI MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD MPS MAKE FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) All six Kuwaiti MP's who are members of the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM),the political arm of the Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood, have voluntarily disclosed their personal financial records in letters to the Speaker of Parliament, local press reported October 11. The Speaker prom [...]	2006-10-11 14:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KISL KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT4076	SENIOR SCIRI LEADER AMMAR AL-HAKIM VISITS KUWAIT, [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: Ammar Al-Hakim, the son of SCIRI leader Abdulaziz Al-Hakim and a top SCIRI leader himself, arrived in Kuwait October 8 for meetings with the Amir, Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and other Kuwaiti government officials. Al-Hakim likely tried to assuage Kuwaiti fe [...]	2006-10-11 14:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
06KUWAIT4078	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MARK STAMILIO [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance to Mark Stamilio and Andrew Morrison, U.S. Department of State, Office of War Crimes Issues, to travel to post for meetings and consultations regarding the Iraqi High Tribunal's investigation of regime crimes against Kuwaiti national [...]	2006-10-14 04:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT APER PREL PTER KU IZ
06KUWAIT4093	(SBU) KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN HANNAH [...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for John Hannah and Robert Karem to travel to post o/a 16 to 22 October 2006. 2. (U) This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. (SBU) Hotel reservatio [...]	2006-10-14 11:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT410	ROBOTS REQUIRED AT KUWAIT CAMEL RACING [...] On February 5, Poloff and LES Pol Assistant attended the opening day of the Sixth Annual Camel Racing Championship, which runs through February 9. Robots have been used in the more minor races leading up to this event (ref A). This was the first of the annual championship races in Kuwait, how [...]	2006-02-06 14:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV ELAB KCRM KU TIP
06KUWAIT4102	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-15 08:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4109	UPDATE ON ARTICLE 98 AND KATRINA AID [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-15 13:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM EAID KLEG KU KATRINA AID
06KUWAIT4113	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-16 08:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4118	FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHAIRMAN URGES U.S. TO SUPPORT [...] (C/NF) During an October 15 meeting with PolChief, Mohammed Jassem Al-Sager, the Speaker of the Arab Parliament and the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Kuwaiti Parliament, characterized the prospect of GCC countries gradually accepting an Iraqi government dominated by Shi'a r [...]	2006-10-16 14:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT4119	ARAB FUND ON IRAQ COMPACT AND AID TO LEBANON [...] (C) Summary: Arab Fund Director General Abdul Latif Al-Hamad told Charge October 16 that the Iraq Compact enjoys "very little support" among Arab countries. He said a combination of "fogginess" over who is driving the compact, anxiety about the brisk pace at which it is moving, and a gene [...]	2006-10-16 14:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON EFIN IZ KU PREL
06KUWAIT4121	FY06Q4 PROGRAM EVALUATION: U.S. SPEAKER DR. SARAH BREWER [...] Summary: On September 17 - 20, 2006, PA Kuwait hosted U.S. Speaker on women and politics, Dr. Sarah Brewer, for a five-day intensive speaking tour in Kuwait. The associate director of American University's Women and Politics Institute effectively engaged Kuwaiti female political activists rang [...]	2006-10-17 04:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL KMPI XF KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT4147	REFINERY DISPUTE WITH SAUDI ARABIAN TEXACO [...] (C/NF) Post concurs with Embassy Riyadh's points in ref. A, but would add that further delay of Kuwaiti plans to build a new 615,000 bpd refinery could adversely affect U.S. companies considering participation in the project including Fluor, Parsons, GE, and Bechtel. In addition, the start o [...]	2006-10-17 12:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG EINV PREL KU SA OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT4151	MINISTRY OF COMMERCE UPBEAT ON TIFA, WELCOMES USTR [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 17, EconCouns met with Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) Assistant Under Secretary Hamid Al-Ghanim to review the TIFA Council meeting SIPDIS that took place on September 5, and to discuss next steps in the TIFA process. Al-Ghanim said the TIFA was importan [...]	2006-10-17 13:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD ECON BEXP KU
06KUWAIT4152	AMAR AL-HAKIM ON IRAQ-GCC AND IRAQ-KUWAIT RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Amar Al-Hakim, son of SCIRI leader Abdel Aziz Al-Hakim, said the annual Ramadan visit of the Al-Hakim family is a social tradition and an opportunity to reach out to Kuwait's government and the Sunni community here. During his visit, Al-Hakim met with a wide range of senior off [...]	2006-10-17 13:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU IZ IR
06KUWAIT4153	IRAQ AND NEIGHBORS CONFERENCE REGIONAL CT [...] (U) This message, cleared by embassies Kuwait, Riyadh, Amman, Damascus, Baghdad, and Ankara, provides recommendations for regional activities to advance the counterterrorism strategy developed in March in Kuwait. While not exhaustive, the initiatives described below are in posts' opinion relatively [...]	2006-10-17 21:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL KISL OEXC KU IZ SY JO TU SA
06KUWAIT4158	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INFORMATION REGARDING [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-18 06:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KNNP KN KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT4173	KUWAIT-IRAQ BORDER VISIT: OCTOBER 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 15, Econoffs and DHS officer visited Abdaly Border Crossing, Coalition Crossing, and Navistar on the Kuwait-Iraq border. Despite a number of cross-border incidents in August and September 2006 (reftel),activity at the border appeared calm due in part to the decrea [...]	2006-10-18 10:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PBTS KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS KTFN PTER
06KUWAIT4177	IRAQ COMPACT: PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY FOR OCTOBER [...] (C) Econcouns spoke with MFA Director of Follow-up and Coordination Ambassador Khalid Maqamis on October 18 to touch base on GOK planning for the hosting of the Iraq Compact meeting on October 31. Maqamis said the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) had been charged by the forei [...]	2006-10-18 13:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON EFIN IZ KU PREL
06KUWAIT4178	ISLAMIC AFFAIRS MINISTRY CAMPAIGNS TO SPREAD [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Kuwait's Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs launched an initiative in 2005 to spread moderation among Muslims and present Islam as a moderate religion to non-Muslims. The Ministry has recently opened its World Moderation Center, a special agency to implement [...]	2006-10-18 13:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KIRF KU
06KUWAIT42	KUWAITI SHELTER FOR DOMESTIC LABORERS ALMOST OPEN [...] (U) Summary: Kuwaiti Union for Domestic Labor Offices (KUDLO) Director General Hashim Maged Sayyid Mohammad told us January 3 that he is waiting for final Interior Ministry approval in order to open a 50-bed shelter for domestic workers. The KUDLO-funded and run shelter will also offer legal [...]	2006-01-05 07:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KCRM KU
06KUWAIT4203	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR APHSCT [...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Frances Fragos Townsend, Michele L. Malvesti, and Michael Taylor to travel to post per reftel. 2. (U) This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. ( [...]	2006-10-21 14:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4204	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL JONES (23-30 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Jones to travel to post o/a 27 to 30 October, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 27 to 29 Oct, a [...]	2006-10-23 06:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ AF KU QA GM UK
06KUWAIT4205	SPLITS EMERGING IN PARLIAMENT'S 17-MEMBER ISLAMIC [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: Splits within the 17-member Islamic Bloc have recently surfaced. The tensions are largely between independent Islamists and those affiliated with a political association outside Parliament. While the two groups agree on fundamental issues, they differ over propos [...]	2006-10-23 06:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KISL KDEM KU ISLAMISTS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT4206	FREEDOM AGENDA: OPPOSITION GROUPS IN PARLIAMENT [...] (C/NF) Summary: The three opposition groups in Parliament -- the Islamic Bloc (17 MPs),the Popular Action Bloc (9 MPs),and the National Action Bloc (8 MPs) -- announced the formation of a new, 34-member Reform Bloc, culminating weeks of meetings between the groups. They also agreed on a com [...]	2006-10-23 06:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT4211	SCENESETTER FOR THE OCTOBER 31 IRAQ COMPACT [...] (C) Undersecretary Kimmitt and Counselor Zelikow, we look forward to your visit. The October 31 meeting of the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Preparatory Group (PG) will involve delegations from 22 nations and will be hosted by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development. Kuwait De [...]	2006-10-24 07:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EAID ETTC IQ KU
06KUWAIT4212	SCENESETTER FOR THE OCTOBER 31 IRAQ COMPACT [...] (C) Deputy Secretary Kimmitt and Counselor Zelikow, we look forward to your visit. The October 31 meeting of the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Preparatory Group (PG) will involve delegations from 22 nations and will be hosted by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development. Kuwait [...]	2006-10-24 18:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EAID ETTC IQ KU
06KUWAIT4213	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KEVIN TAECKER [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Kevin Taecker to travel to post o/a October 29-November 3, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Embassy point of contact is: Chris Gr [...]	2006-10-25 05:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4218	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ROBERT KOEPCKE [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Robert Koepcke to travel to post o/a October 29-November 2, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Per reftel, Post has arranged accommo [...]	2006-10-25 13:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	APER OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4219	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR TREASURY DEPUTY [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, Counselor Zelikow, and staff to travel to post o/a October 29-November 4, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Bagh [...]	2006-10-25 13:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT EFIN KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4220	SCENESETTER: APHSCT TOWNSEND VISIT TO KUWAIT, [...] (S/NF) Embassy Kuwait welcomes your visit, which comes in the general framework of a longstanding and productive CT relationship between Kuwait and the United States, and continued close, effective cooperation on the ground across a range of issues. During your visit, you will meet with sev [...]	2006-10-26 09:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER EFIN KTFN PGOV PREL KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT4221	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR THOMAS STAAL [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Thomas Staal to travel to post o/a October 29 - November 1, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. A hotel reservation has been made at the [...]	2006-10-27 14:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU COUNTRYCLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4235	KUWAIT MEPIC 6 - FY06Q4: New Exchange Participants, [...] (SBU) Summary: This MEPI quarterly report covers key MEPI developments in Kuwait during FY06Q4 and responds to questions posed in State 147848 (see paragraph 5). In addition to addressing the progress made by Kuwaiti NGOs toward fulfillment of FY05 and FY06 Small Grants projects, the report i [...]	2006-10-28 12:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KMPI KPAO KU MEPI
06KUWAIT4237	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL DAYTON (31 OCT TO [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Hock to travel to post o/a 31 October to 3 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 31 Oct t [...]	2006-10-28 17:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU NL IZ
06KUWAIT4238	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL HOCK (28 OCT [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Hock to travel to post o/a 29 October to 2 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 29 Oct t [...]	2006-10-29 04:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU
06KUWAIT424	FREEDOM AGENDA: SPEAKER PREDICTS FEW CHANGES IN [...] (C) In a February 6 meeting with the Ambassador, National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi said the Amir would decide "in the coming few days" whether or not to keep the Prime Minister and Crown Prince positions separated. (Note: The positions were separated for the first time since indepe [...]	2006-02-07 10:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KU FREEDOM AGENDA SUCCESSION
06KUWAIT425	PARLIAMENT SPEAKER URGES USG TO "GIVE HAMAS A [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-07 10:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL KU
06KUWAIT4252	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ, WAR ON TERROR, AND IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-29 09:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4254	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DANIEL [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Daniel Weygandt to travel to post o/a October 31-November 1, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Per reftel, Post has arranged accommo [...]	2006-10-30 04:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU
06KUWAIT4255	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GAYATRI PATEL [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Ms. Gayatri Patel to travel to post o/a 11 November to 13 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 1 [...]	2006-10-30 05:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PREL PHUM KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4258	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - DEMOCRACY, CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS, [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-30 08:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4265	KUWAIT CANCELS PARTICIPATION IN PROLIFERATION [...] (C) Post learned October 30 that Kuwait has withdrawn from observer participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) exercise Leading Edge in Bahrain. The decision was not announced publicly. The GOK had previously committed to send three observers to the exercise, two from the [...]	2006-10-30 14:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC KU IR KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT4284	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR JARED CAPLAN TO [...] Embassy Kuwait requests country clearance for consular officer Jared S Caplan to travel to Embassy Damascus to provide TDY consular assistance for the period November 1 - November 17, 2006. CA/EX has provided Caplan with TDY travel orders for his travel from Washington, DC to Damascus. 2. [...]	2006-10-31 10:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT OTRA KU SY COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4285	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BROCK DAHL [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Brock Dahl to travel to post o/a October 30-November 3, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Per reftel, Post has arranged accommodatio [...]	2006-10-31 11:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER OTRA KU IZ
06KUWAIT4286	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TAISIR [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-31 11:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER OTRA KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4288	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JANE ELLEN [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Ms. Jane Ellen Bagwell and Mr. Jason Wilson to travel to post o/a 3 November to 11 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. As requested, [...]	2006-10-31 12:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA APER JO IZ KU PINS
06KUWAIT4289	FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT RECONVENES; REFORM BLOC [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliament reconvened October 30 amid rising tensions between opposition MPs and the Government. In their customary speeches, the Amir, Prime Minister, and Speaker called for cooperation, development, and "national unity." The Prime Minister also presented details of the Gover [...]	2006-10-31 14:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT4290	UNITED AIRLINES INAUGURATES NON-STOP FLIGHTS TO [...] (U) On October 29, United Airlines (UAL) launched non-stop flights between Washington Dulles and Kuwait International Airport (KIA). The maiden flight, a Boeing 777, arrived just after 4:00pm local time, well ahead of schedule. UAL officials said 75% of the seats were sold, with First and B [...]	2006-10-31 16:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR FAA BEXP KU
06KUWAIT4291	KUWAIT FINANCE MINISTER URGES DISCRETION ON IRAQI [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 31, Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt met with Kuwaiti Finance Minister Bader Al-Humaidhi to discuss the Iraq Compact, Iraqi debt relief, Lebanon's debt situation, oversight of Kuwaiti charities, and Kuwaiti investments in the United States. Kimmitt provided an update [...]	2006-10-31 21:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV LE IZ KU
06KUWAIT430	DR. HAMAD AL-ALI CONDONES JIHAD IN IRAQ; [...] (C) In a February 5 interview with the Arabic-daily Al-Seyassah, translated and reprinted in the English-daily Arab Times on February 6, Kuwait University Professor of Shari'a and Islamic Studies Hamad bin Hamad Al-Ali argued that it is "legal for Muslims to kill the Danish caricaturist who a [...]	2006-02-07 11:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KISL KU
06KUWAIT4307	IRANIAN MEDIA ATTACH ACCUSES KUWAITI COLUMNISTS [...] (SBU) During an October 28 interview with Al-Rai Al-Aam (local Arabic daily),Ridha Mustafaei, the Media Attach at the Iranian Embassy in Kuwait, sharply attacked some Kuwaiti columnists for writing articles critical of Iran, specifically Iran's nuclear program and its role in Iraq. "We have [...]	2006-11-01 13:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT4308	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert M. Kimmitt held a series of meetings on the margins of the October 31 International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Preparatory Group (PG) meeting in Kuwait between October 30 and November 1. The meetings focused on preparation for the PG and key follow [...]	2006-11-01 14:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV
06KUWAIT4309	INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH IRAQ: OCT 31 PG MEETING STRESSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At the Oct. 31 meeting of the Preparatory Group (PG) for the International Compact with Iraq (ICI),the PG achieved broad consensus that the current iteration was satisfactory, and that critical next steps include reaching out to a broader range of countries for participation in [...]	2006-11-01 14:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV IZ KU
06KUWAIT4310	DEPSEC KIMMITT DISCUSSES IRAQ COMPACT, TERROR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On 1 November, Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt met with the Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait, Shaykh Salem Abdullah Al-Sabah, to report on the results of the previous day's Iraq Compact Preparatory Group Meeting (septel) and discuss the importance of a strong monitoring [...]	2006-11-01 16:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON EFIN EINV KTFN IZ KU
06KUWAIT4311	IRAQ COMPACT: ARAB FUND PROMISES CONTINUED [...] (C) Summary: During a November 1 meeting with Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, Arab Fund Director General Abdul Latif al-Hamad reiterated the Fund's "unwavering" support for the Iraq Compact, despite the absence of the Fund from the October 31 Iraq Compact (ICI) Prep Group meeting due to [...]	2006-11-01 16:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON EFIN ETRD IZ KU PGOV PREL
06KUWAIT4312	IRAQ COMPACT: TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETING [...] (C) Summary: On October 31, Deputy Secretary of Treasury Robert Kimmitt met with Kuwait Fund Director General Abdulwahab Ahmed Al-Bader on the margins of the International Compact for Iraq Preparatory Group meeting in Kuwait. The meeting was also attended by Treasury Deputy Assistant Secre [...]	2006-11-01 16:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV LE IZ KU
06KUWAIT4313	IRAQ COMPACT: TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETING [...] (C) Summary: On October 31, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Robert Kimmitt met with Kuwait Foreign Minister Shaykh Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah on the margins of the International Compact for Iraq Preparatory Group (PG) meeting in Kuwait. Al-Sabah expressed little enthusiasm for debt f [...]	2006-11-01 17:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV LE IZ KU
06KUWAIT4314	KUWAITI CANDIDATE FOR WHO DIRECTOR-GENERAL [...] (SBU) On November 1 DCM attended a meeting called by Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Dr. Muhammad Al-Sabah. Purpose of the meeting was to present to heads of diplomatic missions Kuwait's case for selection of Dr. Kazem Behbehani as the next WHO Director. The Foreign Minister made a presentation dra [...]	2006-11-02 10:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC UN WHO KU
06KUWAIT4315	IRAQ COMPACT: TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Treasury D/S Kimmitt met with Iraqi NSA Rubaie in Kuwait City on November 1, the day following the Preparatory Group meeting on the International Compact for Iraq (ICI). They had a wide ranging discussion regarding the ICI, Iraq-Saudi relations, the Iraqi insurgency and Iraq's [...]	2006-11-03 11:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV LE IZ KU
06KUWAIT4326	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR J. PALMER ROSELI TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for James Palmer Roseli to travel to post o/a November 7-9,2006 for a meeting with Post's ECON section. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Vis [...]	2006-11-04 08:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT APER ECON IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT433	KUWAIT INVESTMENT AUTHORITY TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] (U) Per reftel request, Embassy approached the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) to urge participation by KIA Managing Director, Bader Al-Sa'ad at the MENA-OECD conference. Al-Bader's office has informed the Embassy that he will not/not be able to attend the conference and has nominated Mr. [...]	2006-02-07 13:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV PREL XF KU
06KUWAIT4330	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - TENSION IN THE GULF [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-04 09:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4336	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SPECIAL AGENT WEBER [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for IRS Special Agent Mark Weber to travel to post o/a November 6-16,2006 for the Financial Investigative Techniques Training Program. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance thro [...]	2006-11-04 10:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	APER OTRA AMGT ASEC KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4337	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR IRS SPECIAL AGENTS [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for IRS Special Agents Thomas Mahoney and David Nichols to travel to post o/a November 6-16,2006 for the Financial Investigative Techniques Training Program. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply [...]	2006-11-04 10:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT OTRA ASEC KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT434	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: HAMAS VICTORY [...] Monday, January 30 2006 -- Al-Rai Al-Aam p. 69 "Ambassador Kurtzer: Palestinian elections were fair, however, we have to distinguish between democratic option and government's policy" 2. Tuesday, January 31 2006 -- Al-Rai Al-Aam p. 33 "Dr. Mohammed Al-Rumaihi: 'Is Hamas' victory an imp [...]	2006-02-07 13:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM KMDR KU
06KUWAIT4345	AMBASSADOR VOICES U.S. DISAPPOINTMENT AT KUWAIT [...] (S) Taking advantage of opportunities to speak separately to the Kuwaiti Prime Minister, Defense Minister, and Foreign Minister on the margins of other events on 1 November, I expressed U.S. disappointment on the cancellation by Kuwait of its agreement to observe the recent PSI Leading Edge ex [...]	2006-11-04 12:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR KUWAIT RELATIONS
06KUWAIT4349	EXPLOSION AT KUWAIT SHUAIBA REFINERY: LIMITED [...] On 4 November, at approximately 1330 local time (1030 GMT) there was a pipeline explosion and subsequent fire at unit 8 (a heavy oil processing unit with a capacity of 25,000 bpd) of Shuaiba refinery, Kuwait's smallest refinery which processes approximately 200,000 bpd. The refinery is locate [...]	2006-11-04 14:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET ECON KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT4351	NGOS SAY NEW DOMESTIC LABOR CONTRACT IS A FIRST [...] (C/NF) Summary. After more than a year of delay, the GOK recently implemented a rule that all domestic laborers coming to Kuwait must sign a standard, three-party (recruitment agency, worker, employer/sponsor) contract. The contract provides for, among other things, minimum wages and daily [...]	2006-11-05 05:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM ELAB IN SL ET KU TIP
06KUWAIT4358	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-05 07:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT436	FY 2007 ESF PROPOSAL: "PROJECT RESPECT" TO RAISE [...] Embassy Kuwait requests ESF funding for an anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) campaign targeted primarily at increasing protection for East and South Asian workers, the most vulnerable labor communities in Kuwait. Project RESPECT (Reaching Employers and Sponsors to Prevent and End Crimes of T [...]	2006-02-07 14:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM SMIG ELAB EAID KU TIP
06KUWAIT437	KUWAIT PUBLIC INSTITUTION FOR SOCIAL SECURITY: AN [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: During a February 7 meeting with the Ambassador, the head of Kuwait's Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS),the country's government pension agency, outlined the organization's progressive work ethic, organizational structure and global investments, including $ [...]	2006-02-07 14:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EINV EFIN XF KU
06KUWAIT4377	SECTARIAN TENSION IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OVER BOOK [...] (U) Abdul Hadi Al-Salih, the Minister for National Assembly Affairs and one of two Shi'a ministers in the Kuwaiti government, sparked a rare public Sunni-Shi'a row when he distributed to MPs over Ramadan a book of prayers, called Al-Sahifa Al-Sajjadiyya (available in English at http://www.sh [...]	2006-11-05 10:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KIRF SA BA IR KU
06KUWAIT4384	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - SADDAM'S TRIAL AND PALESTINE [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-06 07:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4388	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR US GOVS (27 NOV - 2 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for U.S. Governors to travel to post o/a 28 to 30 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. As per discussions with military protocol at Camp Ar [...]	2006-11-06 11:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP OTRA GM KU
06KUWAIT4389	ISLAMIC AFFAIRS MINISTRY'S AWQAF CONFERENCE [...] (C/NF) The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (MAIA) continues preparations for its conference on Islamic moderation, to be held in Washington, DC from November 17 - 19 (ref B). Post has been in daily contact with the Ministry to try to facilitate the visas of 25 Kuwaiti participants as [...]	2006-11-06 13:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL CVIS KIRF SU KU
06KUWAIT439	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: DANISH CARTOONS [...] Sunday, 5 February 2006 -- Al-Qabas page 11 "Regional offices of cooperative organizations boycott Danish products" -- Al-Rai Al-Aam p. 5 "Saleh Jowhar: America and Europe should discipline their Danish children before they are disciplined by children of Mohammed"; "Islamic Heritage Reviva [...]	2006-02-08 04:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM KMDR KU
06KUWAIT4390	MFA U/S AFFIRMS KUWAIT'S COMMITTMENT TO THE GULF [...] (C/NF) In a November 6 meeting with the Ambassador, MFA U/S Khalid Jarallah reaffirmed Kuwait's commitment to the GSD, and said Kuwait will continue to be an "active participant" in the process. Jarallah thanked the Ambassador for the GSD initiatives paper, saying it represents a "practical [...]	2006-11-06 13:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM IR KU GCC
06KUWAIT4400	DEMARCHE ON ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT MEETING [...] (SBU) In the absence of MFA Director of Arab Affairs Jaseem Al-Mubaraki, who is on official travel in the Gulf, Econcouns delivered reftel demarche to the head of the Arab League office at the MFA, Ahmed Al-Baqer, on November 7. Al-Baqer said no one from the Ministry would attend the meeting, [...]	2006-11-07 11:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN KBCT KU
06KUWAIT4404	MFA U/S ON IRAQ DEBT FORGIVENESS, DPM SALIH VISIT [...] (C/NF) In a November 6 meeting with Ambassador, MFA U/S Khalid Jarallah said bilateral meetings between Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih and Kuwaiti officials on the margins of the recent Iraq Compact meetings here had been "fruitful." He said Salih had raised with the Amir the issue [...]	2006-11-07 14:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ
06KUWAIT4405	ENGAGEMENT OF REGIONAL STATES FOR IRAQ: WHAT CAN [...] (S/NF) This cable responds to reftel request for ideas on Iraq-Kuwait engagement. Kuwait's relationship with Iraq continues to be colored by their difficult shared history. While Kuwaitis are elated to see Saddam condemned by an Iraqi court, and recognize the danger of a failed state on thei [...]	2006-11-07 14:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL IZ XF MOPS MAPP
06KUWAIT4406	PROGRESS ON RATIFICATION OF ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT [...] As reported on October 15 (ref A),the Article 98 agreement has been approved by the Foreign Affairs Committee in Parliament and been referred to the full Assembly for ratification (ref A and B). Post raised the issue with the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly [...]	2006-11-07 14:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL KU
06KUWAIT4407	MFA U/S ASK FOR US SUPPORT FOR KUWAIT'S CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-07 14:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KU PREL UN WHO
06KUWAIT4414	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DEMARCHES IN ADVANCE OF INT'L [...] (U) PolCouns delivered on November 7 reftel points regarding the International Maritime Organization's upcoming Maritime Safety Commission meeting starting 29 November in Istanbul to MFA Director of International Organization Affairs Ambassador Mansour Al-Awadi. Al-Awadhi undertook to get the [...]	2006-11-08 12:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT EU
06KUWAIT4415	LEBANON: UPDATE ON ASSISTANCE FROM KUWAIT [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request for updates on host country assistance to Lebanon, Econcouns met November 7 with Kuwait Fund Regional Director for Arab Affairs Marwan al-Ghanim. Al-Ghanim said the Kuwait Fund was forging ahead with plans to allocate the USD 300 million pledged to the GOL [...]	2006-11-08 12:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID KU
06KUWAIT4416	KUWAITI PSYCHOLOGIST USES AMERICAN-STYLE [...] (C/NF) Summary. PolOff met with Dr. Bashir Al-Rashidi, a U.S.-trained psychologist who is involved in the training of imams to embrace a moderate version of Islam, as part of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs' (MAIA) larger "moderation" initiative. One way Al-Rashidi has contributed [...]	2006-11-08 12:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KIRF KISL KU
06KUWAIT4417	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL GARVEY (29 OCT [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Garvey to travel to post o/a 9 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/exped [...]	2006-11-08 12:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN FR IZ KU JO
06KUWAIT4418	PARLIAMENT APPROVES ZAKAT LAW DESPITE SHI'A [...] (C/NF) Summary: On November 7, Parliament passed a zakat (religious tax) law opposed by Kuwaiti Shi'a. Liberal parliamentarian (MP) Mishari Al-Anjari downplayed the Islamist nature of the zakat law, saying it was "just a way to collect one percent from companies" to supplement the government [...]	2006-11-08 13:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON KISL KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT4419	KUWAIT: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Embassy Kuwait's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is: Mr. Matthew Tueller Deputy Chief of Mission Office Phone: (965) 259-1362 Unclass Fax: (965) 538-4251 SIPDIS Cell Phone: (965) 962-0784 Unclass E-mail: tuellermh@state.gov SIPDIS Class E-m [...]	2006-11-08 13:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KU KVPR PREL PTER KTFN
06KUWAIT4421	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMMEDIATE ACTION DEMARCHE ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-08 13:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CU PHUM UNAUS UNGA
06KUWAIT4422	KUWAIT IPR UPDATE: COMMERCE MINISTRY PREPARING TO [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 6 and 8, Econoff met separately with Commerce Assistant Undersecretary Abdulazziz Al-Khaldi and Ministry of Information Intellectual Property Department head Rasha Al-Sabah to discuss the Council of Ministers' decision to move responsibility for IPR enforcement fro [...]	2006-11-08 13:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PGOV PREL KIPR KU
06KUWAIT4423	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-08 14:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ODIP ILC UNGA KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT4424	KUWAIT HOSTS CONFERENCE ON MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (U) On November 4-6, the National Bank of Kuwait hosted a conference on money laundering entitled "First Kuwait & Middle East Conference for Combating Money Laundering (Risks & Trends)," under the patronage of PM Shaykh Nasir Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. The two-day event included panels on [...]	2006-11-08 19:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN KU
06KUWAIT4425	NSB PRESIDENT SHAYKH AHMED AL-FAHD WELCOMES GSD [...] (C/NF) Summary: NSB President Shaykh Ahmed welcomed the GSD initiatives paper and said his staff is studying the specific proposals. He noted that on some items, such as critical infrastructure protection, we can and should begin moving quickly. He looks forward to discussing some of these [...]	2006-11-09 07:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM KU IR GCC
06KUWAIT4426	KUWAIT HOSTS CONFERENCE ON MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (U) On November 4-6, the National Bank of Kuwait hosted a conference on money laundering entitled "First Kuwait & Middle East Conference for Combating Money Laundering (Risks & Trends)," under the patronage of PM Shaykh Nasir Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. The two-day event included panels on [...]	2006-11-09 07:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN KU
06KUWAIT4427	KUWAIT HOSTS CONFERENCE ON MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (U) On November 4-6, the National Bank of Kuwait hosted a conference on money laundering entitled "First Kuwait & Middle East Conference for Combating Money Laundering (Risks & Trends)," under the patronage of PM Shaykh Nasir Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. The two-day event included panels on [...]	2006-11-09 07:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN KU
06KUWAIT4428	KUWAIT HOSTS CONFERENCE ON MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (U) On November 4-6, the National Bank of Kuwait hosted a conference on money laundering entitled "First Kuwait & Middle East Conference for Combating Money Laundering (Risks & Trends)," under the patronage of PM Shaykh Nasir Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. The two-day event included panels on [...]	2006-11-09 07:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN KU
06KUWAIT4429	GUANTANAMO RETURNEE UPDATE: ONE RELEASED, [...] On November 7, the Court of Cassation, Kuwait's highest court, ordered Nasser Najar Al-Mutairi, the first Kuwaiti national transfered from detention at Guantanamo Naval Base, released from state custody pending issuance of a final verdict by the court on December 5, 2006. In June, 2005 Mutair [...]	2006-11-09 11:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT4430	FREEDOM AGENDA: RUMBLINGS OF ANOTHER PARLIAMENT [...] (C/NF) Summary: Kuwait has been buzzing with rumors over the last two weeks that the Amir may dissolve Parliament again, this time unconstitutionally for a period of up to three years. Many Kuwaitis have come out strongly against such a move, arguing that it would exacerbate existing politic [...]	2006-11-10 14:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT4435	PROGRESS ON RATIFICATION OF ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT [...] As reported on October 15 (ref A),the Article 98 agreement has been approved by the Foreign Affairs Committee in Parliament and been referred to the full Assembly for ratification (ref A and B). Post raised the issue with the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly [...]	2006-11-12 12:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL KU
06KUWAIT4438	IRAQ DEBT FORGIVENESS: "A BLOODY, UPHILL BATTLE" [...] (C) Summary: The Director General of the Arab Fund expressed pessimism November 12 about the prospects for Iraq debt forgiveness on the part of the GOK. He said there was virtually no public support for the measure in Kuwait, and he did not believe the senior Kuwaiti leadership, especially t [...]	2006-11-12 13:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IZ KU

06KUWAIT4439	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR APHSCT MS. [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Ms. Frances Fragos Townsend, Ms. Michele L. Malvesti, Mr. Michael Taylor and Mr. John Howard Pearson III to travel to post o/a November 13 - 14, 2006, to attend meetings with GOK officials regarding counter terrorism and securit [...]	2006-11-12 15:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON OTRA OVIP AMGT
06KUWAIT4443	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - MIDTERM ELECTIONS, IRAQ, AND ISRAEL [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-13 07:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4452	FINAL APPEAL ON PENINSULA LIONS CASE: MOST [...] (SBU) After the failure of a constitutional challenge to the law on which the Peninsula Lions' defendants were convicted, the Court of Appeals issued its final ruling in the case on November 13. Of the 36 living defendants (Defendant 31, Nuha Muhammad Roomi Al-Enezi, died of cancer so no fu [...]	2006-11-14 05:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT4454	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - PALESTINE, IRAQ, AND IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-14 08:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4460	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN, MIDTERM ELECTIONS, AND U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-15 09:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4463	KUWAIT TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (C/NF) The GOK has provided Post with updated figures on prosecutions of trafficking-related crimes (Kuwait does not have a specific anti-trafficking law). The statistics address some of the deficiencies noted in last year's figures in that they specify not only the number of convictions, but [...]	2006-11-15 13:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT4464	IRAQ: UPDATE ON KUWAIT FUND ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) This cable updates previous reporting on economic and reconstruction assistance to Iraq from the Kuwait Fund, which manages the majority but not all of Kuwaiti assistance to Iraq. While the cable provides more detail on the amounts pledged, the figures cited do not represent new assista [...]	2006-11-15 13:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID KU
06KUWAIT4465	BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION [...] PolCouns delivered demarches in reftels A and B to the Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on November 7 and 8 respectively. Charge d'Affaires delivered demarche in reftel C on November 15. No substative response to the demarches has been received to date. ************************* [...]	2006-11-15 13:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KU BO
06KUWAIT4466	KUWAIT PREPARES FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On November 15, Econoff and Medoff met separately with Director of Public Health Dr. Rashed Al-Owaish and his deputy Dr. Mussab Al-Saleh, and with Director of Animal Health Dr. Farida Al-Mulla to discuss the GOK's preparations for a possible outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI). [...]	2006-11-15 13:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AMED CASC KSCA SENV TBIO KU
06KUWAIT4467	PRESS REACTS TO DENIAL OF VISA TO SUDANESE LEADER [...] (C/NF) Several Kuwaiti dailies ran front page stories on November 13 about the denial of a visa to Dr. Issam Al-Basheer. Al-Basheer had planned to attend a conference on Islamic moderation in Washington, DC (reftel). Al-Seyassah wrote that "informed sources" had reported that Dr. Al-Basheer [...]	2006-11-18 04:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KIRF KISL CVIS SU KU
06KUWAIT4469	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - MIDTERM ELECTIONS AND IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-18 06:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4475	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND ISRAEL [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-19 07:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4481	PROPOSED KUWAITI INVESTMENT IN KENYA APPEARS RISKY [...] (SBU) In response to ref. A, Post sees no reason to suspect Al-Bader International Development Company (AIDCO) of any involvement in illicit or terrorism-related activities as a part of its proposed development project (known as the ROOLA project) in the vicinity of Lamu, Kenya. Although AI [...]	2006-11-20 06:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EINV KCOR PTER KE KU
06KUWAIT4484	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL KING (22 NOV - 29 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL King to travel to post o/a 24-25 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedi [...]	2006-11-20 09:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AE AF IZ KU KG GM QA UK PK
06KUWAIT4489	ARAB FUND TO HOST COORDINATION MEETING WITH ARAB [...] (SBU) Post received on November 19 the invitation letter contained in para 3 addressed to Director of Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator Tobias. The invitation is for a high-level coordination meeting with Arab development institutions to be hosted by the Arab Fund for Economic and S [...]	2006-11-21 08:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID KU
06KUWAIT4494	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMMAN [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Amman Treasury Attache Brian Grant to travel to post o/a November 26-30, 2006. Mr. Grant will meet with Embassy interlocutors and Government of Kuwait officials from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Ministry of Social [...]	2006-11-21 13:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4495	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MICHAEL [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Regional Legal Advisor Michael Gunnison to travel to post o/a November 27-30, 2006. Mr. Gunnison will attend the Central Bank of Kuwait's's Anti-Money Laundering Seminar and meet with Government of Kuwait officials from the Mini [...]	2006-11-21 13:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4496	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JERRY WAYNE [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Jerry Wayne Rowe to travel to post o/a November 27-29, 2006. Mr. Rowe will meet with Embassy interlocutors and Government of Kuwait officials from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, [...]	2006-11-21 13:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4497	CONFIRMATION FOR NEXT IRAQ AND NEIGHBORS REGIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-21 14:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU IZ JO KISL PTER PREL PGOV ASEC
06KUWAIT4498	INFLUENTIAL AL-SABAH EXPRESSES FRUSTRATION WITH [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a November 17 meeting with Poloff, Shaykh Mohammed Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah, an influential ruling family member with close ties to the Amir, expressed frustration with the Prime Minister's "weakness" and his inability to control an increasingly assertive Parliament. He complai [...]	2006-11-21 14:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT4499	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENCOURAGING MODERATE ARABS NOT [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel points November 21 to MFA U/S Khalid Al-Jarallah. Al-Jarallah said the GOK would consider carefully how to proceed. 2. (C) Separately PolCouns discussed the points with MFA Director for Arab Affairs Jassem Al-Mubaraki. Al-Mubaraki said he would consult [...]	2006-11-21 15:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE KU
06KUWAIT4500	PSI: LETTER TO PSI PARTICIPANTS ON UNSCR 1718 [...] (U) Post received GOK response below to ref A letter from U/S Robert Joseph on November 18 from Khalid Al-Jarrallah, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Following is an unofficial translation of the response as provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The original letter in [...]	2006-11-21 15:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS KU
06KUWAIT4501	YEMEN: MFA SAYS KUWAITI AID PLEDGE "APPROPRIATE" [...] (SBU) As requested reftel, Econcouns met with MFA Director of Arab Affairs Jassem Al-Mubaraki November 21 to thank the GOK for its support to Yemen during the November 15 Yemen Donors Conference in London (note: Kuwait pledged USD 200 million in loans to Yemen, to be administered by the Kuwa [...]	2006-11-21 16:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID KU
06KUWAIT4502	KUWAIT-IRAQ BORDER TALKS CONCLUDE SUCCESSFULLY [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi and Kuwaiti delegations both gave positive assessments of three days of talks on border and security issues. The two sides agreed to a compensation scheme allowing the construction of a security road and fence through the northern border area at Um Qasr. They also agre [...]	2006-11-22 08:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU IZ
06KUWAIT4506	APHSCT TOWNSEND BRIEFING AND TOUR OF KUWAIT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On 14 November, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend received a briefing from Director of the Kuwait National Security Bureau (NSB) Shaykh Thamer Ali A. Al-Salem Al-Sabah and senior managers of Kuwait National [...]	2006-11-25 10:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PTER KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT4509	APHSCT TOWNSEND'S 11/14 MEETINGS WITH THE AMIR AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: APHSCT Frances Fragos Townsend met November 14 with the Amir and Foreign Minister of Kuwait to discuss counterterrorism cooperation, energy security, and other regional issues. Townsend reassured them that the President was committed to seeing a democratic, stable Iraq and wa [...]	2006-11-25 10:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV EFIN YM KU
06KUWAIT4510	APHSCT TOWNSEND'S 11/13 MEETING WITH KUWAIT NSB [...] (S/NF) Summary: APHSCT Frances Fragos Townsend met November 13 with Kuwait National Security Bureau President Shaykh Ahmed Al-Fahd to discuss counterterrorism cooperation, energy security, and regional developments. Shaykh Ahmed sought reassurances on U.S. policy in Iraq. He encouraged the U. [...]	2006-11-25 11:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV EFIN IZ KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT4511	APHSCT TOWNSEND BRIEFING AND TOUR OF KUWAIT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On 14 November, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend received a briefing from Director of the Kuwait National Security Bureau (NSB) Shaykh Thamer Ali A. Al-Salem Al-Sabah and senior managers of Kuwait National P [...]	2006-11-25 11:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PTER KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT4512	APHSCT TOWNSEND'S 11/14 MEETINGS WITH THE AMIR AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: APHSCT Frances Fragos Townsend met November 14 with the Amir and Foreign Minister of Kuwait to discuss counterterrorism cooperation, energy security, and other regional issues. Townsend reassured them that the President was committed to seeing a democratic, stable Iraq and wa [...]	2006-11-25 11:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV EFIN YM KU
06KUWAIT4514	KUWAIT'S BIDOON (STATELESS RESIDENTS): BACKGROUND [...] (C/NF) Summary: The "Bidoon" are people living in Kuwait who assert rights to Kuwaiti citizenship and who deny that they have a right to citizenship in any other country. It is the highest profile human rights issue in Kuwaiti domestic politics. The GOK argues that most of the approximatel [...]	2006-11-26 06:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KU
06KUWAIT4517	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICAN MEDIA AND FOREIGN POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-26 07:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4518	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON'S ASSASSINATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-26 08:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4527	DEMARCHE: BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] MFA informed post November 27 that Kuwait will be represented at the Forum for the Future by MFA Director for Coordination and Follow-up Ambassador Khalid Muqammis. The Foreign Minister will at that time be traveling with the Amir on his visit to France. Minister for Social Affairs and Labo [...]	2006-11-27 13:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMPI KU
06KUWAIT453	JABER BRANCH OF RULING FAMILY CONSOLIDATES POWER: [...] (SBU) After meeting with senior family members the evening of February 7, the Amir appointed his half-brother and former Minister of Interior Shaykh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as Crown Prince, and his nephew and former Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs (a non-Cabinet ministerial position [...]	2006-02-08 08:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KU
06KUWAIT4532	KUWAIT SCRAMBLES TO AVOID WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: In an effort to avoid a repetition of the rolling blackouts that Kuwait experienced in July-August 2006 due to a growing gap between generating capacity and peak demand (refs A and B),the Kuwait Ministry of Energy is fast-tracking a tender to provide an additiona [...]	2006-11-28 13:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG ECON KU
06KUWAIT4536	29TH MEETING OF THE TRIPARTITE COMMISSION AND THE [...] Summary. The 29th Meeting of the Tripartite Commission on Gulf War Missing met in Geneva on November 15, 2006. The Commission announced the closure of 12 cases. The Commission agreed on a plan of action to address the inability of the Commission's Technical Subcommittee to conduct any field [...]	2006-11-29 13:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM AORC MARR IZ SA KU
06KUWAIT4537	KUWAITI AMIR REPORTEDLY ACCEPTS INVITATION TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-29 14:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT4541	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND THE REGION [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-02 06:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4545	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SHAYS (26 NOV -4 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Shays to travel to post o/a 3-4 Dec, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor w [...]	2006-12-02 10:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU TU EG JO
06KUWAIT4546	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SHAYS (26 NOV -4 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Shays to travel to post o/a 3-4 Dec, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor w [...]	2006-12-02 11:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU TU EG JO
06KUWAIT4547	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GAO (JOB CODE [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for GAO Officials Brian LePore, Joshua Margraf and Jim Melton to transit Kuwait to/from Iraq December 2 to 15, 2006. Post acknowledges that Embassy assistance is not requested. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you m [...]	2006-12-03 06:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AGOA OTRA ASEC KU IZ
06KUWAIT4549	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-03 13:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4553	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NEA PDAS [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for NEA PDAS James Jeffrey and NEA/IR Tim Standaert to travel to post o/a 8-10 December, 2006, to participate in Iran-related meetings with embassy and government officials. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; [...]	2006-12-03 13:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT EG IR OTRA KU COUNTRYCLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4554	THE CONVERSION OF KUWAIT REAL ESTATE BANK: A CASE [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 2, Ambassador met with Kuwait Real Estate Bank (KREB) Chairman Abdulwahab Mohammed Ali Al-Wazzan to discuss KREB's ongoing conversion into an Islamic bank. Two and a half years into the process, Al-Wazzan said that although the conversion has taken longer than exp [...]	2006-12-03 13:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EFIN KU
06KUWAIT4555	KUWAIT AIRWAYS CHAIRMAN SAYS DELIVERY TIMELINE [...] (C/NF) On December 3, Ambassador met with Kuwait Airways (KA) Chairman and Managing Director Shaykh Talal Mubarak Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah to discuss KA's plans to replace its aging fleet, TSA screening requirements, United Airlines, and KA's problems with pilots on TSA's "no fly" list. Al-Sabah sai [...]	2006-12-03 13:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAIR BEXP ECON KU
06KUWAIT4556	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENGAGING THE ARAB LEAGUE, [...] (C) PolCouns delivered ref A points to MFA Americas Department Deputy Director Hamed Al-Mashan. Al-Mashan said he would ensure the points are passed directly to the Foreign Minister, now traveling in France with the Emir. He said Kuwait would likely favor a strong statement of support for [...]	2006-12-03 14:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU IZ DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT4557	NATO ISTANBUL COOPERATION INITIATIVE MEETING IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-04 04:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL PTER KU
06KUWAIT4558	KUWAIT LICENSES FIRST NEW NEWSPAPERS IN 30 YEARS [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Fifteen Kuwaiti companies have received licenses to date to begin publishing daily newspapers, the first new such licenses granted in Kuwait in more than 30 years. They result from the coming into effect in October 2006 of a press and publications law that paved the [...]	2006-12-04 04:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC KPAO KMDR PHUM KU
06KUWAIT4560	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NEA PDAS [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for NEA PDAS James Jeffrey and NEA/IR Tim Standaert to travel to post o/a 8-10 December, 2006, to participate in Iran-related meetings with embassy and government officials. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; [...]	2006-12-04 07:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT EG IR OTRA KU COUNTRYCLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4561	AMIRI ADVISOR DISCUSSES AMIR'S PRIORITIES AND [...] (C/NF) Summary: On 2 December, Ambassador met with Khaled Al-Fulaij, advisor to the Amir and former chairman of Kuwait Oil Company, to discuss the Amir's economic agenda and to solicit Al-Fulaij's perspective on current economic and political issues. Al-Fulaij explained that three of the Am [...]	2006-12-04 08:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EINV EPET KU
06KUWAIT4562	CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE: NEXT STEPS ON USG [...] (S/NF) On 29 November, Econoff met with Ali Al-Obaid, Deputy Chairman of Kuwait's Oil Sector Services Company (OSSCo) to discuss opportunities to expand USG-GOK cooperation to enhance the security of Kuwait's critical energy infrastructure. OSSCo is a new subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corpo [...]	2006-12-04 08:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG PTER EPET KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT4564	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON, IRAN, AND IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-04 10:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4568	GENERAL ABIZAID'S MEETINGS WITH THE KUWAITI AMIR, [...] (C) Summary: In a November 28 meeting, the Amir warmly welcomed General Abizaid back to Kuwait, noting the enduring friendship between his country and the United States. On Iraq, the Amir said the U.S. needs to quickly hand over authority to Iraqi security forces, and reduce its own exposur [...]	2006-12-04 13:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU IZ IR
06KUWAIT4569	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NEA A/DAS L. VICTOR [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for NEA Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary L. Victor Hurtado to Kuwait from December 5 to 11, 2006. Please note action request in para. 4.J. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through E [...]	2006-12-05 05:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC KU IZ COUNTRYCLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4570	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NEA A/DAS L. VICTOR [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for NEA Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary L. Victor Hurtado to Kuwait from December 5 to 11, 2006. Please note action request in para. 4.J. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through E [...]	2006-12-05 11:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC KU IZ COUNTRYCLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4571	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NEA A/DAS L. VICTOR [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for NEA Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary L. Victor Hurtado to Kuwait from December 5 to 11, 2006. Please note action request in para. 4.J. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through E [...]	2006-12-05 11:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC KU IZ COUNTRYCLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4574	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN, IRAQ, AND LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-06 06:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4579	(C) C-NE6-01698: KUWAITI ISLAMISTS' INITIATIVES ON [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: The women's issues legislation recently drafted by Islamist parliamentarians aims to increase state benefits provided to Kuwaiti women, not change their social and political status. It is likely the result of women's suffrage and recent electoral reforms resulting [...]	2006-12-06 14:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KISL KWMN KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT4580	KUWAITI "AHWAZ ACTIVIST" MEETS WITH EUROPEAN [...] (S/NF) Over the past several months, a Kuwaiti in his mid-fifties named Faisal Al-Khazal has met with several European embassies in Kuwait to enlist their support for his alleged Ahwazi opposition group. (Note: Ahwaz is the Arabized name of the capital of Khuzestan, a predominantly Arab prov [...]	2006-12-06 14:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT4581	CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE: ADDITIONAL DETAIL [...] (S/NF) On December 6, Econoff spoke with Ali Al-Obaid, Deputy Chairman of Kuwait's Oil Sector Services Company (OSSCo) to seek further clarification of Kuwaiti needs for USG assistance on critical energy infrastructure security. OSSCo is the subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) r [...]	2006-12-06 14:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG PTER EPET KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT4582	KUWAIT HIGH COURT REVERSES GUILTY VERDICT OF [...] On December 5, Kuwait's highest court, the Court of Cassation, overturned the guilty verdict of Nasser Najar Al-Mutairi, the first Kuwaiti returned from detention at Guantanamo Naval Base. The high court reversed the guilty verdict and the five year sentence handed down by the Court of Appeal [...]	2006-12-06 14:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT4583	MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD LEADER WARNS OF IMPACT OF IRAQ [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Secretary General of the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM),Dr. Bader Al-Nashi, told Poloff December 6 that sectarian violence in Iraq was contributing to rising Shi'a-Sunni tensions in Kuwait. While he did not believe violence between the two communities was likely, [...]	2006-12-06 14:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KISL IR IZ KU ISLAMISTS SHI
06KUWAIT4584	MFA U/S ON IRAN, BOEING, GCC SUMMIT, LEBANON, AND [...] (C) Summary: According to Kuwaiti MFA U/S Jarallah, the French were "talking tough" on Iran during the Amir's recent visit to Paris. He said French interlocutors anticipate near-term U.S. policy adjustments on Iraq. On Lebanon, the French FM called for pressure on Syria and support for the [...]	2006-12-06 14:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAIR IZ IR DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT4585	UN COUNTERTERRORISM ASSESSMENT TEAM MEETS WITH G-8 [...] (U) On December 4, a visiting United Nations Counterterrorism Executive Directorate delegation met with Ambassadors from the G-8 nations and from Spain, Switzerland and Australia to discuss Kuwait's implementation of UNSCR 1373, the level of the terrorism threat in Kuwait and the counterterror [...]	2006-12-06 14:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KTFN EFIN KU IZ
06KUWAIT4598	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON HEAD OF KUWAIT STOCK EXCHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 5, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on the new Director General of the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) Saleh Al-Falah. Ambassador and the DG discussed the pending creation of a capital markets authority and Kuwait's overall economic health. The meeting was also attende [...]	2006-12-09 10:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KU PINR PREL KTFN
06KUWAIT4609	FINANCE MINISTRY TALKS TAXES, AID, AND DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary. On December 9, Econcouns met with acting Assistant Undersecretary of Finance Khalid Al-Rubeian to discuss Kuwait's new draft tax law, the December 7 designations by the United States of three Kuwaitis for support to Al-Qaida, and assistance to the Palestinians. Al-Rubeian said t [...]	2006-12-10 09:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN BEXP ETRD IZ KU
06KUWAIT4610	ISLAMIC AFFAIRS UNDERSECRETARY: MODERATION [...] (C/NF) Summary: Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Undersecretary Dr. Adel Al-Falah told the DCM on December 5 that the Ministry's recent conference in Washington had been a great success, though he provided few details about the proceedings. He said the Ministry is looking forward to h [...]	2006-12-10 10:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KISL CVIS KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT4612	SPEAKER AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHAIRMAN ON IRAQ, [...] (C/NF) Summary: During separate meetings December 6 with the Ambassador, Speaker of Parliament Jassem Al-Khorafi and the Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman, Mohammed Al-Sager, shared their views on regional and domestic political issues. Al-Khorafi welcomed the President's recent meetings wit [...]	2006-12-10 13:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM LE IZ IR KU
06KUWAIT4616	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL MCCAIN (12-19 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL McCain/Lieberman to travel to post o/a 13-15 Dec, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver [...]	2006-12-11 05:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IS KU IZ AF PK IR GM COUNTRY
06KUWAIT4617	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - TERROR FUNDING, IRAN, IRAQ, AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-11 09:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4619	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: SPECIAL SESSION ON SUDAN [...] (U) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche points to MFA International Organizations Affairs Deputy Director Dr. Hamad Burahamah. Burahamah said Kuwait favors a strong message of "humanitarian support" for the people of Darfur. However, he said Kuwait has not made a decision on co-sponsorship of [...]	2006-12-11 14:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	UN KTIA PHUM PREL DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT462	SOTU REACTION: KUWAIT OIL ANALYST COMMENTS ON [...] (SBU) Econ Officer met February 8 with Kamel Harami, a well-connected oil analyst and former KPC employee, to discuss the recent State of the Union (SOTU) speech, and specifically the President's statements about oil and energy issues. Harami asked Econ Officer to further explain the "addict [...]	2006-02-08 13:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT4620	DEMARCHE DELIVERED:PARTICIPATION IN DECEMBER UNSC [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche points December 11 to MFA Deputy Director for International Organizations Affairs Dr.Hamad Burahamah. Burahamah assured that Kuwait will not be represented at the ministerial level. LEBARON [...]	2006-12-11 14:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PREL UNSC KU
06KUWAIT4621	AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON LOGISTICS GIANT [...] (C) On December 10, Ambassador made a long-planned courtesy call, postponed several times previously due to scheduling conflicts, on Tarek Sultan, Chairman and Managing Director of Kuwait's global logistics company Agility for a discussion of the logistics industry. (Agility, known until rec [...]	2006-12-11 14:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD KU
06KUWAIT4622	INDEPENDENT/LIBERAL TELLS PDAS KUWAITI DEMOCRACY [...] (C/NF) PDAS James Jeffrey met with liberal/independent MP Mohammad Jassem Al-Sager, head of the National Assembly's Foreign Relations Committee on December 9. In addition to discussing regional security issues (septel),Al-Sager gave his assessment of the recent tension between the Governmen [...]	2006-12-11 14:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KU
06KUWAIT4623	MP AHMED BAQER ON PENDING LEGISLATION, TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary. On December 11, Ambassador met with Chairman of the Parliament's Financial and Economic Affairs Committee and Coordinator of the Islamist Bloc Ahmed Baqer. Topics included pending Kuwaiti legislation, recent Treasury Department designations of Kuwaiti nationals for supporting te [...]	2006-12-11 14:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN BEXP IZ LE KU
06KUWAIT4624	AMBASSADOR ADVOCATES FOR BOEING WITH [...] (C/NF) On 11 December the Ambassador met with Minister of Communications Dr. Massouma Al-Mubarak, Under Secretary of Communications Abdulaziz Alosaimi, and Kuwait Airways Director of Planning and International Affairs Dawoud Al-Dawoud to discuss plans to expand and upgrade the Kuwait Airways [...]	2006-12-11 15:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	BEXP EAIR KU
06KUWAIT4625	KUWAITIS TELL NEA PDAS JEFFREY INCREASED [...] (C/NF) Summary: During his December 9 visit to Kuwait, PDAS Jeffrey met with a number of prominent Kuwaitis to discuss Iraq and Iran. The Kuwaitis expressed concern about rising Iranian influence in the region and emphasized the need for international cooperation. They agreed that the GCC s [...]	2006-12-11 15:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT4626	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION; [...] Poloff delivered reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of International Organizations Hamid Bou Rahmah on December 9. Rahmah said that he would ensure the points were delivered to the Foreign Minister for consideration. ********************************************* * For mo [...]	2006-12-12 03:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT4628	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - NATO CONFERENCE, BAKER-HAMILTON [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-12 09:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4629	TERRORIST FINANCE: DEMARCHE ON HIZBALLAH-RELATED [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-12 09:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT4630	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PUBLIC ROLL-OUT OF SECURE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-12 09:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KHLS EWWT ASEC PTER ECON KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT4631	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GANTED FOR JANET KAVANDI [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Janet Kavandi to travel to post o/a January 6-9, 2007, to serve as speaker for the U.S. Department of State conference of women leaders in science, technology, and engineering. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry int [...]	2006-12-12 10:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER TSPA OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4632	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - NATO CONFERENCE, BAKER-HAMILTON [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-12 10:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4633	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - NATO CONFERENCE, BAKER-HAMILTON [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-12 10:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4634	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - NATO CONFERENCE, BAKER-HAMILTON [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-12 10:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4637	TERROR FINANCE: KUWAITI REACTION TO U.S. [...] (C/NF) Summary: Response in Kuwait to the USG domestic designation on December 7 of three Kuwaitis -- Hamed Al-Ali, Jaber Al-Jalahmah, and Mubarak Al-Bathali -- as terrorist facilitators and inciters (Ref A) has been muted. There has been little commentary on the development in the Kuwaiti [...]	2006-12-12 13:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER KTFN PREL
06KUWAIT4638	EVOLVING IRAQ-KUWAIT BORDER CROSSING PROCEDURES [...] (C/NF) Summary. On December 5, Kuwait Ministry of Interior (MOI) and United States Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC) officials accompanied by Emboff met and discussed Kuwait-Iraq border crossing issues arising from recently altered MOI procedures. The MOI began using new procedu [...]	2006-12-12 14:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR PBTS KU IZ
06KUWAIT4639	KUWAIT AGAIN THE VOICE OF MODERATION IN OPEC [...] (U) For the third time in six weeks, Kuwait Energy Minister Shaykh Ali al-Jarrah has publicly called for restraint in OPEC pricing. His most recent remarks came on December 12, a day before his departure to the OPEC ministers meeting in Abuja. Al-Jarrah commented that OPEC countries were "s [...]	2006-12-13 07:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU
06KUWAIT464	SECURITY BUREAU CHIEF SAYS KUWAIT TO BE EXAMPLE OF [...] (C) Summary: National Security Bureau President Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled, responding to the Ambassador's concerns that the GOK was not as focused as before on CT efforts, reviewed a five-year plan developed by the Ministry of Awqaf to promote moderation and exert control over Kuwaiti mosques. [...]	2006-02-08 14:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KU
06KUWAIT4640	PROGRAM EVALUATION: SSI SPEAKER IMAM SOHAIB SULTAN VISIT TO [...] FY06Q4 GPRA SUMMARY: Trinity College's Imam Sohaib Sultan visited Kuwait as a Strategic Speaker Initiative spokesperson conducting a four-day tour from September 16 - 20, 2006. Imam Sultan discussed the status and history of Muslims in America, with diverse audiences, including more than 250 [...]	2006-12-13 08:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL XF KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT4645	IRAQ COMPACT: LETTER TO TREASURY DEPSEC FROM THE [...] (U) Post has received the following letter from Abdelatif Y. Al-Hamad, Director General/Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, dated November 26, addressed to Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt. The original has been sent to DepSec SIPDIS [...]	2006-12-13 11:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN IZ KU
06KUWAIT4649	FILIPINO LABOR ATTACHE SAYS MINIMUM WAGE FOR [...] (C/NF) PolOff met with Filipino Labor Attache Leopoldo De Jesus on December 12 to discuss recent reports that the Philippines intends to increase the monthly minimum wage for Filipino domestic workers from USD 200 to USD 400. De Jesus verified that all domestic workers leaving the Philippine [...]	2006-12-13 12:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KHUM ELAB RP KU TIP
06KUWAIT465	JANUARY 17 VICE PRESIDENT MEETING WITH KUWAITI [...] (U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. ---- The Vice President Ambassador Richard LeBaron NEA/PDAS Elizabeth Cheney OVP Chief of Staff David Addington National Security Advisor to the VP John Hannah Deputy Assistant to the VP for NSA Samantha Ravich Gamal Helal (interpreter) DCM Tueller (notetaker) [...]	2006-02-08 14:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP KU
06KUWAIT4650	LEBANON: DEMARCHE ON ECONOMIC AND SECURITY [...] (C) In response to reftel encouraging additional economic and security assistance to Lebanon, Econcouns spoke with MFA Director of Arab Affairs Jassem Al-Mubaraki and Director of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development December 13 to encourage additional assistance beyond the substan [...]	2006-12-13 13:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN KU PREL
06KUWAIT4652	NATO ICI MEETING: KUWAIT SEEKS "STRATEGIC [...] (C/NF) Summary. In a briefing for NATO resident ambassadors, NATO Secretary General Scheffer praised the atmosphere surrounding NATO-GOK meetings, and noted Kuwait's interest in expanding NATO's relationship with Kuwait and the GCC as a "political-military alliance." Scheffer believes Kuwait [...]	2006-12-13 14:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO IR IZ KU
06KUWAIT4653	KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (S/NF) On December 10, Ambassador chaired the regular meeting of the mission's Counterterrorism Working Group (CWG). The meeting was attended by section chiefs or representatives of POL, ECON, DATT, OMC-K, RSO, CONS, PA, FCS, and SIMO. The purpose of these regular meetings is identification [...]	2006-12-14 11:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV ASEC KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT4654	WINNING MASS AUDIENCES - THE U.S. PRESENCE AT THE 2006 [...] SUMMARY: On November 21, the Ambassador participated in the opening ceremony of Kuwait's 31st International Book Fair. Embassy Kuwait was the sole Western presence during the 10-day exhibition that attracted tens of thousands of Kuwaiti visitors. Public Affairs offered more than 120 RBO, IIP [...]	2006-12-16 06:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC OEXC KPAO SCUL OIIP XF KU
06KUWAIT4655	INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK 2006 IN KUWAIT [...] SUMMARY: For the second consecutive year, Embassy Kuwait expanded outreach activities geared towards students and youth during International Education Week, November 11 to 17, 2006. Public Affairs staff arranged two interviews for the Ambassador on a youth-oriented television program and a po [...]	2006-12-16 06:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC KPAO SCUL KIRC OIIP XF KU
06KUWAIT466	CARTOONS: KUWAIT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONDEMNS BUT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-09 09:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KISL KPAO PGOV KU

06KUWAIT4661	INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK 2006 IN KUWAIT [...] SUMMARY: For the second consecutive year, Embassy Kuwait expanded outreach activities geared towards students and youth during International Education Week, November 11 to 17, 2006. Public Affairs staff arranged two interviews for the Ambassador on a youth-oriented television program and a po [...]	2006-12-16 11:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC KPAO SCUL KIRC OIIP XF KU

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