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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 06KUWAIT4664 |
TERROR FINANCE: MFA INDICATES NO PLANS TO LIFT [...] (C/NF) Summary: MFA Director of Follow-up and Coordination Khalid Maqamis told Econcouns December 16 that the three Kuwaitis designated as terrorist facilitators by the US Department of Treasury on December 7 -- Hamad Al Ali, Jaber Al-Jalamah, and Mubarak Al-Bathali -- were not active and we [...] |
2006-12-17 12:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN |
| 06KUWAIT4665 |
FEELING THE HEAT, INFORMATION MINISTER RESIGNS [...] (SBU) According to local media, Minister of Information Mohammed Al-Sanousi has submitted his resignation rather than subject himself to an intense parliamentary questioning session, commonly referred to in Kuwait as a "grilling," which was scheduled to take place on December 18. The grillin [...] |
2006-12-17 13:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPAO KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT4669 |
KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SKELTON (DEC 23 - [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Skelton to travel to post o/a 24-26 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/expedito [...] |
2006-12-18 11:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ UK |
| 06KUWAIT467 |
AMIR APPROVES NEW CABINET: SHI'A AND ICM GAIN; [...] (C) Summary: Amir Shaykh Sabah approved on February 9 a new Cabinet, which was particularly notable for the appointment of a second Shi'a minister and one of the leaders of the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM), the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in Kuwait. The appointments like [...] |
2006-02-09 17:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU PINR SUCCESSION |
| 06KUWAIT4672 |
NEW CENTRAL AGENCY FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND [...] On 17 December, Econoff met with Director-General Ali Al-Shuraidah of the newly established Central Agency for Information Technology (CAIT). CAIT was established by the Council of Ministers in August 2006 to act as the central coordinating authority for all government IT matters to include: [...] |
2006-12-18 13:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ECPS |
| 06KUWAIT4675 |
KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL NELSON (20 DEC - [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Nelson to travel to post o/a 20-21 December 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 [...] |
2006-12-19 08:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ |
| 06KUWAIT4676 |
2006 COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN REPORT FROM KUWAIT [...] Embassy Kuwait reports the following 2006 Combined Federal Campaign results: a. Number of potential donors: 50 b. Total number of contributions to date 10 c. Total dollars pledged: USD 9,174.94 d. Number of employees qualifying for E [...] |
2006-12-19 12:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | APER |
| 06KUWAIT4677 |
KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - NATO CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-19 13:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT4678 |
KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-19 13:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNGA AORC KU DEMARCHES |
| 06KUWAIT4679 |
KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESULTS OF THE 2006 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-19 13:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE MNUC TSPA KU DEMARCHES |
| 06KUWAIT4680 |
KUWAIT MFA OFFICIAL ON SYRIA ENGAGEMENT, HANIYEH [...] (C) Summary: According to MFA Arab Affairs Director Al-Mubaraki, Bashar al-Asad has signaled to Kuwait and others his readiness for a deal with the U.S. Kuwait has no plans to meet with the Syrians at a senior level. Palestinian PM Haniyeh could visit Kuwait in the near future, though deta [...] |
2006-12-20 06:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KPAL KU SY |
| 06KUWAIT4681 |
GUANTANAMO RETURNEES MAY SOON BE RELEASED [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (S/NF) Post has learned that Omar Rajab Amin and Abdullah Kamel Al-Kandari, Kuwaiti nationals returned from detention at Guantanamo Naval Base in September 2006, may be released by the judge presiding over their investigation when their cur [...] |
2006-12-20 06:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM |
| 06KUWAIT4682 |
PARLIAMENT VOTES 39-20 AGAINST WRITING OFF PRIVATE [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: The Kuwaiti Parliament voted December 19 against a controversial proposal to write off citizens' private loans at an estimated cost to the government of $27 billion. The proposal was strongly supported by tribal parliamentarians, dividing the three opposition bloc [...] |
2006-12-20 06:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV EAID ECON KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT4683 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW IRAQI CHARGE [...] (C) Ambassador met 12/13 with new Iraqi Mission Charge d'Affaires Fadel Hamad Khudair Al-Azawi. Al-Azawi, a career diplomat, arrived in Kuwait in early November, replacing outgoing Charge Hamad Al-Sharifi. Al-Azawi requested the meeting as a courtesy call, noting his interest in maintainin [...] |
2006-12-20 09:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ KU |
| 06KUWAIT4685 |
KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DR. LINDA [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Dr. Linda Logan to travel to post o/a January 13 - January 18, 2006 for meetings concerning avian influenza. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. [...] |
2006-12-20 12:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA EAGR EG KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 06KUWAIT4686 |
KATRINA ASSISTANCE: NO IMMINENT HELP FROM KUWAIT [...] (SBU) As instructed Ref A, Econcouns raised the status of Kuwait's USD 500 million pledge for Hurricane Katrina relief with Hamad Al Mashan at the MFA America's Department on December 20. Econcouns thanked the GOK for the USD 50 million disbursed thus far and noted our understanding that USD [...] |
2006-12-20 13:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN KU PREL |
| 06KUWAIT4687 |
BAH HUMBUG! SALAFI MP SLAMS CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR [...] (U) Salafi MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei sent a formal question to the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor complaining about the "irresponsible violations" that occurred when an American army delegation delivered toys to an orphanage run by the Ministry on December 10, reported the Arabic daily Al- [...] |
2006-12-20 13:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL KIRF KU ISLAMISTS |
| 06KUWAIT4688 |
GLOBAL PURSUIT OF TERRORIST INFORMATION EXCHANGE: [...] (U) Post's response to Department inquiries in State 190832 follows. 2. (C/NF) Immigration Databases ------------------------------- - The Government of Kuwait (GOK) Ministry of the Interior has a computerized immigration database. Information for all entries and exits are entered into [...] |
2006-12-20 13:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KVPR KHLS KU |
| 06KUWAIT4690 |
KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL MARSHALL (22 DEC [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Marshall to travel to post o/a 22 December 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 [...] |
2006-12-21 15:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ |
| 06KUWAIT4698 |
ARTISTIC AMBASSADOR LINDA TOUBY DAZZLES KUWAIT, NOVEMBER [...] SUMMARY: Stunning New York abstract expressionist artist Linda Touby landed in Kuwait on her first trip to the Middle East on November 30, opening a whirlwind week of dynamic cultural interaction with a range of Kuwaiti audiences. Ms. Touby splashed onto the Kuwait art scene with a welcoming [...] |
2006-12-24 06:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO XF KU |
| 06KUWAIT4699 |
KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL WILSON (DEC 27 - [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Wilson to travel to post o/a 28-31 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 [...] |
2006-12-24 07:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU GM |
| 06KUWAIT4702 |
KUWAITI FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES IRAN, IRAQ, [...] (C/NF) Summary: During back-to-back meetings on 12/24 with a Congressional delegation and the Ambassador, The Kuwaiti Foreign Minister said that the key issues facing the coalition in Iraq are transferring security responsibility to Iraqis and checking Iranian influence. He said we are in a [...] |
2006-12-24 14:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV CVIS KU IR |
| 06KUWAIT4703 |
AMBASSADOR RAISES HOLD ON DESIGNEES WITH FM [...] (S/NF) In a 12/24 meeting with Kuwaiti FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Ambassador requested again that the GOK instruct Qatar to lift the UN hold on the U.N. designation of three Kuwaitis for involvement in terrorism: Hamad Al-Ali, Jaber Al-Jalamah, and Mubarak Al-Bathali (reftel). [...] |
2006-12-24 14:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU |
| 06KUWAIT4706 |
TERROR FINANCE: GOK SEES HEADWAY IN REGULATING [...] (C/NF) Nasser Al-Ammar, Director of Charities at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL), told Econcouns December 23 he was making progress in implementing two-year-old restrictions on donations to charities in Kuwait. A recent internal MOSAL report, leaked to the Kuwaiti press in D [...] |
2006-12-29 08:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN |
| 06KUWAIT475 |
CORRECTED COPY -- AMIR APPROVES NEW CABINET: SHI'A [...] (C) Summary: Amir Shaykh Sabah approved on February 9 a new Cabinet, which was particularly notable for the appointment of a second Shi'a minister and one of the leaders of the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM), the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in Kuwait. The appointments like [...] |
2006-02-11 07:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT482 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED--INVIGORATING THE CASH COURIER [...] (SBU) On February 8, Econoff delivered ref A points to Talal Al-Sayegh, Head of Anti-Money Laundering at the Central Bank of Kuwait. Points were also passed to U.S. Customs Advisor for officials at the Kuwait General Administration of Customs (KGAC). According to Al-Sayegh, the GOK, althoug [...] |
2006-02-11 14:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL XF KU KTFN |
| 06KUWAIT483 |
PRESENTATION OF 2004 AUTOMATED MUTUAL-ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-11 14:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN KU ECON ELTN ETRD EWWT PREL PTER |
| 06KUWAIT484 |
KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: THE NEW GOVERNMENT EMERGES [...] Saturday, 11 February 2006 -- Al-Qabas front page "Amir presides over first meeting of the new government today"; "New government adopts the program of its predecessor"; "Parliamentary blocs begin meetings to crystallize their positions" -- Al-Qabas p. 6 "New ministers in their offices tod [...] |
2006-02-11 14:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM KMDR KU |
| 06KUWAIT490 |
NEW KUWAITI MINISTERS PLEDGE TO FIGHT TERROR, [...] In public statements on February 11, the day of the swearing in of the new cabinet, three senior Kuwaiti Ministers made comments about specific aspects of the fight against terrorism. During courtesy calls on the new cabinet members in the coming weeks, Ambassador will be reinforcing the U.S [...] |
2006-02-12 08:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER KU TERRORISM |
| 06KUWAIT493 |
KUWAITI SHI'A MARCH TO CELEBRATE ASHOURA; GOK SECURITY [...] Kuwait's Shi'a community commemorated Ashoura on February 9 with an unlicensed two-hour march. According to GOK estimates, 10,000 Shi'as marched through the Rumaithiya neighborhood carrying signs paying tribute to Imam Hussein. They also re-enacted scenes from the battle of Karbala in which [...] |
2006-02-12 09:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KU |
| 06KUWAIT495 |
NEW CABINET FREES SEAT ON MUNICIPAL COUNCIL; KUWAITI WOMAN [...] On February 9, Municipal Council Chairman Abdullah Saud Al-Muhailbi was nominated as Minister of State for Municipality Affairs (reftel). His appointment leaves an open seat on the 16-member Council, which by law, must be filled in 60 days. 2. In a statement to the press on February 12, J [...] |
2006-02-12 11:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KWMN KU |
| 06KUWAIT497 |
KUWAIT: CONSULTATIONS WITH EU TROIKA [...] (SBU) On February 11, Ambassador met with his counterparts from Austria, Germany and the United Kingdom in the EU Troika format for a round of regular consultations. (The EU Commission does not have a resident rep in Kuwait.) Main points of the discussion are contained below. 2. (SBU) The [...] |
2006-02-12 13:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EU KU |
| 06KUWAIT498 |
GOK RECONFIRMS THAT GUANTANAMO DETAINEES RETURNED [...] (C) In response to ref B demarche on the Administrative Review Board (ARB) procedures for Guantanamo detainee Omar Rajab Amin (US9KU-000065DP), post received by diplomatic note on February 11 written assurances that Amin would be detained and prosecuted upon his repatriation to Kuwait. 2. [...] |
2006-02-12 14:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KU |
| 06KUWAIT505 |
KUWAIT UNION OF DOMESTIC LABOR OFFICES (KUDLO) [...] (C) The Municipal Council closed down the Kuwait Union of Domestic Labor Offices (KUDLO) headquarters on February 7th. (Note: KUDLO, an independent association of offices that hire out domestic laborers, aims to systematize the domestic labor sector in Kuwait. They were on the verge of opening [...] |
2006-02-13 11:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM ELAB KU |
| 06KUWAIT508 |
KUWAIT: COMMENTS FOR 2006 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Kuwaiti government agencies continued to improve their enforcement performance in 2005, and demonstrated that IPR protection has become a routine priority for them. The Ministry of Information (MOI), which is legally charged with IPR protection and has long been the weakest performer in [...] |
2006-02-13 14:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR KU |
| 06KUWAIT524 |
KUWAIT'S OPEC GOV ASKS FOR CLARIFICATION ON [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During a February 13 meeting with Econ Officer, Kuwait's OPEC Governor Ms. Seham Razzouqi said that Kuwait "did not appreciate" the comments in the recent SOTU address about U.S. "addiction to oil" and a need to reduce dependency on oil imports from the Middle East. Sh [...] |
2006-02-14 08:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR |
| 06KUWAIT527 |
CABINET MINISTER OUTLINES GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES AS [...] (C) The Ambassador met on February 14 with Mohammed Dhaifallah Sharar to congratulate him on his re-appointment as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, and Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs. Confirming what local media and post contacts have reported, S [...] |
2006-02-14 09:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT534 |
KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP: GOK [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador convened on February 8 Post's Counterterrorism Working Group to assess Kuwaiti progress in combating terrorism and curbing extremism. ECON, RSO, and OMC-K all reported positive Kuwaiti participation in training courses and conferences ranging from VIP protecti [...] |
2006-02-14 13:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV KU |
| 06KUWAIT537 |
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS MINISTER, AN EXPERIENCED [...] (C) The Ambassador met with the new State Minister for Municipal Affairs, Abdullah Al-Muhailbi, on February 14 to congratulate him on his new post and to ask about the Minister's plans. The Minister said that he had worked his way up through the ranks in the Municipality, and had served since [...] |
2006-02-14 14:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB KU |
| 06KUWAIT538 |
NEW MINISTER OF INTERIOR AND DEFENSE ON [...] (C) The Ambassador met with First Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior (MOI) and Minister of Defense (MOD), Shaykh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on February 14 to congratulate him on his appointment as Interior Minister. Shaykh Jaber, already Minister of Defense since 2001, was installe [...] |
2006-02-14 14:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM ELAB MOPS KU |
| 06KUWAIT539 |
KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP: GOK [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador convened on February 8 Post's Counterterrorism Working Group to assess Kuwaiti progress in combating terrorism and curbing extremism. ECON, RSO, and OMC-K all reported positive Kuwaiti participation in training courses and conferences ranging from VIP protecti [...] |
2006-02-14 14:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV KU |
| 06KUWAIT540 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: POST-FUNDED MEPI PROJECTS PROMOTE EQUALITY [...] (SBU) Dr. Alanoud Al-Sharekh and Dr. Rola Dashti, both Kuwaiti women, have each successfully completed projects funded by a small grant under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). Their projects seek to raise awareness of the unequal status of women in Kuwaiti society and promote th [...] |
2006-02-14 14:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KMPI KWMN KU |
| 06KUWAIT554 |
NEW LABOR MINISTER OPEN TO ENDING EXPATRIATE LABOR [...] (U) New Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Shaykh Ali Al-Jarrah said that he is open to looking into alternatives to Kuwait's system of sponsorship of foreign workers. His remarks came in an interview with Al-Watan newspaper, in which he was aked about the ILO's request that Kuwait end the [...] |
2006-02-15 13:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB KU |
| 06KUWAIT556 |
ELEVEN LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ESTABLISH "TRANSPARENCY [...] Salah Al-Ghazali, Secretary General of the Transparency and Reform Alliance (TRS), a coalition of eleven local organizations formed to fight corruption, announced February 15 the approval of TRS's mission statement and charter, the English-daily Arab Times reported. Commenting on the occasio [...] |
2006-02-15 13:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EIND KU |
| 06KUWAIT557 |
KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SELECTION OF NEXT UN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-15 14:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XH KU |
| 06KUWAIT558 |
KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: VENEZUELA AND THE UNSC [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-15 15:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KU |
| 06KUWAIT559 |
KUWAITI MFA OFFICIAL ON HAMAS: ENGAGEMENT MORE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-15 15:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS KU |
| 06KUWAIT560 |
SHI'A MP DISILLUSIONED BY RAMPANT GOVERNMENT [...] (S) Summary and Comment: Saleh Khorshid, a moderate Shi'a member of Parliament, told Poloff in a February 15 meeting that he was pessimistic about the prospects for political and economic reform in Kuwait given what he characterized as wide-spread, institutionalized government corruption. He [...] |
2006-02-15 15:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PGOV EINV PINR KU |
| 06KUWAIT563 |
UPDATE: KUWAIT JOINT STATE-DOD GROUP ADDRESSES [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On February 14, the joint State-DOD Avian Influenza (AI) working group (Refs A & B) met to discuss the latest developments in the ongoing dialogue with GOK Public Authority for Agriculture and Fish Resources (PAAFR) officials regarding Kuwaiti concerns about the pote [...] |
2006-02-19 05:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED CASC KSCA SENV TBIO PREL KFLU KU IZ |
| 06KUWAIT578 |
GCC FEARS BEING LABELED PRO-ISRAELI FOR [...] (C) Dr. Yacoub Al-Hayati, one of Kuwait's five members on the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) Advisory Committee, told Poloff in a February 19 meeting the GCC was hesitant to directly confront Iran over its nuclear program for fear of being labeled by Iran as pro-Israeli, a view he repeated [...] |
2006-02-19 14:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
| 06KUWAIT585 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: PM OUTLINES GOK PRIORITIES AS NEW [...] (U) In a February 20 speech to the National Assembly following the swearing in of the new Cabinet, Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah outlined the Government's priorities, which included approval of the Press and Publications Law, Project Kuwait, and amendment of the elec [...] |
2006-02-21 05:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT586 |
KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: ABU GHRAIB PHOTOS [...] Thursday, 16 February 2006 -- Al-Qabas front page "A new version of torture photos taken at Abu Ghraib" -- Al-Qabas p. 35 "Australian television shows new photos of the Abu Ghraib scandal"; "The American used children to pressure the fathers" -- Al-Rai Al-Aam p. 24 "Australian Televisio [...] |
2006-02-21 05:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM KMDR KU |
| 06KUWAIT587 |
RE-APPOINTED KUWAITI FINANCE MINISTER OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) Begin Summary: During a February 20 meeting with the Ambassador, re-appointed Finance Minister Bader Al-Humaidhi expressed confidence in the pace of reforms and governance under the new Amir, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. He predicted overall support from the National Assembly for G [...] |
2006-02-21 05:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PTER PGOV PREL IZ XF KU KTFN |
| 06KUWAIT588 |
RE-APPOINTED KUWAITI FINANCE MINISTER OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) Begin Summary: During a February 20 meeting with the Ambassador, re-appointed Finance Minister Bader Al-Humaidhi expressed confidence in the pace of reforms and governance under the new Amir, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. He predicted overall support from the National Assembly for G [...] |
2006-02-21 05:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PTER PGOV PREL IZ XF KU KTFN |
| 06KUWAIT594 |
SCENESETTER FOR COUNSELOR ZELIKOW'S FEB. 28 - [...] (U) We look forward to your visit to Kuwait. We have requested meetings with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammad Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Minister of Energy Shaykh Ahmad Fahd Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and Minister of Finance Bader M. Al-Humaidhi. Your visit [...] |
2006-02-21 07:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID ENRG KU IZ IR |
| 06KUWAIT601 |
NEW PRIME MINISTER PROMISES ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary and comment: During his first meeting with the Ambassador as Kuwait's new Prime Minister, Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah said Kuwait would look different in six months and that he had instructed his Cabinet to streamline the bureaucracy so that the GOK could proceed with importa [...] |
2006-02-21 09:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KU |
| 06KUWAIT605 |
KUWAIT MEPIC 3: Harvesting the Fruits of Small Grants [...] Summary: The Ambassador chaired Kuwait's MEPI team meeting held January 31, 2006, to review the progress of MEPI in Kuwait during the first quarter (Q1) of FY06 and to make plans for the next quarter. The key development during FY06Q1 was the completion of several MEPI Small Grant projects in [...] |
2006-02-21 11:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMPI KU MEPI |
| 06KUWAIT608 |
KUWAIT SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: OIL, DEMOCRACY, AND U.S. [...] Monday, 20 February 2006 -- Dr. Hamoud Abdullah Al-Raqaba former Minister of Energy wrote in the moderate daily Al-Watan under the title "The American President George Bush's Statements": "The American President George Bush said a few days ago that by the year 2020 the United States of Americ [...] |
2006-02-21 13:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
| 06KUWAIT613 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: MP HOSTS MEETING TO URGE FEMALE [...] MP Ali Al-Rashed (aka Abu Faysal), the head of the Human Rights Committee in the National Assembly, hosted approximately 40 women at his diwaniya on February 20 to encourage them to take advantage of their newly won voting rights (ref B) and to discuss personal status issues. The featured spea [...] |
2006-02-21 13:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KU |
| 06KUWAIT615 |
KUWAIT CURRENT ON ARAB LEAGUE COMMITMENTS FOR [...] (U) According to a February 20 Arab Times (local English daily) article, the Arab League issued a report on Sunday, February 19 identifying Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, and Egypt as the only four Arab states to have fulfilled Arab League payment commitments in support of the Palestinian Aut [...] |
2006-02-21 15:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EAID EFIN WE GZ KU |
| 06KUWAIT616 |
CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE FOR KUWAIT [...] (U) Action request at para 4. 2. (S) Ambassador convened a meeting on February 21 among OMC-K, ECON, POL and RSO to consider further follow-up on GOK request (reftel) for USG assistance in dealing with nuclear issues posed by Iran. Our understanding is that the GOK request could run the [...] |
2006-02-21 15:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL MARR ETTC MCAP ENRG SENV KU IR |
| 06KUWAIT617 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: NOVEMBER WOMEN IN BUSINESS CONFERENCE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (U) Members of post's MEPI committee met February 21 with organizers of the proposed November 12-14 First Gulf Forum of Women in Business (WiB). Conference coordinator Ahmed Suleiman explained that the non-profit UK-based WiB, founded in 19 [...] |
2006-02-22 05:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON KMPI KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT630 |
SENIOR KUWAITI SHI'A CLERIC SAYS IRANIAN [...] (C) Summary and comment: Senior Kuwaiti Shi'a cleric Sayed Mohammed Baqer Al-Mohri told Poloff in a February 21 meeting that Iranian "reformers" had been politically marginalized by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and exercised little restraint on the President's conservative policies. He disco [...] |
2006-02-22 14:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
| 06KUWAIT631 |
NEW COMMERCE MINISTER CALLS FOR GOK ACTION ON [...] (C) Begin Summary: During a February 22 introductory meeting with the Ambassador, new GOK Commerce and Industry Minister Dr. Youssef Al-Zalzalah (one of two Shia cabinet members), appearing energized, underscored his commitment to implementing pending economic reforms on taxation, IPR, teleco [...] |
2006-02-22 15:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD KU KIPR |
| 06KUWAIT632 |
NEW SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND LABOR MINISTER RECEPTIVE TO [...] (C) The Ambassador met February 22 with new Minister for Social Affairs and Labor Shaykh Ali Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah to congratulate him on his post and used the occasion to raise U.S. concerns about the insufficient protection of expatriate worker rights. The Ambassador stated that protection of [...] |
2006-02-23 09:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KU TIP |
| 06KUWAIT633 |
RIHS NONPAPER DELIVERED TO KUWAIT'S NEW MINISTER [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-23 09:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KTFN ECON KU TERROR FINANCE |
| 06KUWAIT634 |
KUWAITI CONDEMNATION OF THE AL- ASKARIYA SHRINE [...] The highest levels of the Kuwaiti Government have condemned the February 22 bombing of the Al-Askariya shrine in Samarra. According to the press, Amir Shaykh Sabah sent a message to Iraqi President Talabani condemning the act and asserting that the targeting of religious monuments and murder [...] |
2006-02-23 10:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER KDEM IZ KU |
| 06KUWAIT635 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT REVISES DATE FOR [...] (U) During its February 21 session, Parliament approved a motion to advance the date for debate of an Interior and Defenses Affairs Committee proposal to reduce the number of electoral constituencies to April 17 from June 30 as previously agreed (reftel). Initially, the Government opposed t [...] |
2006-02-23 11:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KU PGOV FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT636 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT REVISES DATE FOR DEBATING [...] (U) During its February 21 session, Parliament approved a motion to advance the date for debate of an Interior and Defense Affairs Committee proposal to reduce the number of electoral constituencies to April 17 from June 30 as previously agreed (reftel). Initially, the Government opposed the [...] |
2006-02-25 07:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT638 |
KUWAITI YOUTH SURVEYS ON EDUCATION, DEMOCRACY AND POLITICS [...] Summary: Al-Qabas, the most prominent Arabic-language daily newspaper in Kuwait, regularly prints polling results reflecting youth opinions on a variety of topics, including early marriage, the Iranian nuclear program, the Danish cartoons, and political awareness. Recent polling exhibited stron [...] |
2006-02-25 07:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
| 06KUWAIT656 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: PLANNING MINISTER SAYS ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: During a February 27 call to congratulate the Minister on her re-appointment as Minister of Planning and Minister of State for Administrative Development Affairs, Dr. Ma'souma Al-Mubarak was generally optimistic about the new Government and echoed the Prime Minister's recent co [...] |
2006-02-27 12:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT657 |
NEW COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER ADMITS HIS APPOINTMENT [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During a February 22 meeting with the Ambassador, new Minister of Communications Dr. Ismail Al-Shatti said that the main reason for his appointment to the Cabinet is his twenty-five year friendship with the new Prime Minister. He also cited his leadership within the [...] |
2006-02-27 12:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS BEXP PGOV PINR KU |
| 06KUWAIT658 |
MUSLIM FSO'S REFLECT ON CARTOON CONTROVERSY [...] (SBU) Note from Ambassador: At my request, two members of my staff, both of them Muslims on their first overseas tours with the State Department, provided below their reflections on the Danish cartoon controversy. I asked them to share their personal reactions as well as attempt some analysis [...] |
2006-02-27 13:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PTER KISL XF KU |
| 06KUWAIT659 |
UN TEAM'S FIRST KUWAIT-IRAQ BORDER ASSESSMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: United Nations (UN) Iraq Desk Officer Eliza Kimball and UN cartographer Vladimir Bessarabov, part of a four person UN border team, discussed the UN team's first assessment of the Kuwait-Iraq border demarcation with pol/mil officer on February 22. The team's February 10-24 visit t [...] |
2006-02-27 13:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL PGOV MOPS IZ UN KU |
| 06KUWAIT66 |
DELIVERED - GUIDANCE TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-08 11:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN KN |
| 06KUWAIT661 |
KUWAITI SHI'A AND SUNNIS CONDEMN IRAQ SHRINE [...] (C) Summary and comment: During a February 24 rally at the Shi'a Imam Hussein mosque, Kuwaitis from across the religious and political spectrum condemned the bombing of the Al-Askariya shrine in Iraq. While most speakers blamed the attack on Sunni extremists and stressed the need for Muslim [...] |
2006-02-27 14:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS SHI |
| 06KUWAIT676 |
PROMISING OIL AND GAS DISCOVERIES IN NORTH KUWAIT [...] (U) On February 28, local newspapers reported a "major onshore gas discovery" with "commercial potential" in north Kuwait. The discovery, at the well named Umm Niqa 1, is reported to be in the Middle Jurassic Najmah-Sargela formation. Earlier light oil discoveries in late 2005 prompted engi [...] |
2006-02-28 11:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR |
| 06KUWAIT677 |
(C) AHMADINEJAD TELLS KUWAITIS NOT TO WORRY [...] (C) On February 28, MFA Under Secretary Khalid Jarallah provided Ambassador a brief read-out of the previous day's visit to Kuwait by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the first visit by an Iranian head of state since 1979. The Iranians requested the visit to come congratulate Shaykh Sab [...] |
2006-02-28 11:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM IR EG KU |
| 06KUWAIT678 |
KUWAIT OFFERS $10 MILLION TO RESTORE SAMARRA [...] (U) According to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) and confirmed by MFA Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah, on Monday, February 27, the GOK Council of Ministers (cabinet) authorized a $10 million grant for Iraq, half for the restoration of the Shrine of the Two Imams mosque in Samarra and half for othe [...] |
2006-02-28 11:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID IZ KU |
| 06KUWAIT697 |
NON-PAPERS ON RIHS, JALAMAH, BATHALI AND AL-ALI [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-01 13:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KU KTFN |
| 06KUWAIT698 |
KUWAIT: SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) Embassy Kuwait's submission for the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) follows. Responses are keyed to paragraphs 21-24 of reftel. 2. (SBU) 21A: Kuwait is a destination country for internationally trafficked men and women. There is no trafficking in areas outside of GOK con [...] |
2006-03-01 13:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF KU |
| 06KUWAIT701 |
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCIENCE AND MATH COOPERATION IN KUWAIT [...] Summary: Kuwait is fertile ground for cooperation with the Ministry of Education on science and mathematics education as well as with cooperation with local science clubs and museums. Public Diplomacy programming in Kuwait have been effective in engaging Kuwaiti students, including science st [...] |
2006-03-01 14:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KPAO SCUL SENV OEXC OIIP EAID PREL XF KU |
| 06KUWAIT702 |
KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: SECTARIAN VIOLENCE [...] Thursday, 23 February 2006 -- Arab Times Front page "Urgent pleas against civil war" -- Al-Qabas Front page "Iraq races against sectarian violence" -- Al-Qabas p. 3 "The Amir denounces the explosion at the Imam Al-Hadi mausoleum: terrorist acts far from the teachings of our religion" [...] |
2006-03-04 05:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
| 06KUWAIT703 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: INFORMATION MINISTER REPORTS [...] (C) Summary: During a March 1, 2006 meeting with the Ambassador, the newly re-appointed Minister of Information commented optimistically about progress made on the draft press law and reduction in the number of political constituencies in Kuwait, two key Freedom Agenda elements. The Minister e [...] |
2006-03-04 06:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KU PREL IZ KMPI FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT71 |
KUWAIT'S COUNTRY-WIDE RADIATION MONITORING SYSTEM [...] (SBU) Summary: A U.S. businessman told Ambassador on January 8 that the Kuwaiti company he works for had just been awarded a contract by Kuwait's Ministry of Health to install fifteen radiation monitoring systems throughout Kuwait. He said that these systems could be used to monitor for any [...] |
2006-01-08 13:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ENRG MNUC TRGY KRAD IR KU |
| 06KUWAIT724 |
NEW NGO LOBBIES GOVERNMENT OF KUWAIT ON EXPAT [...] (C) Summary: PolOff met on March 1st with the Social Work Society (SWS) of Kuwait, a new NGO devoted to advocating for expatriate labor rights. The NGO claims it has found corruption in the GOK's dealings with foreign laborers, but it is optimistic about the new government's declared focus on [...] |
2006-03-04 13:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM ELAB KU |
| 06KUWAIT73 |
KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: Sharon's healthSHARON'S [...] Summary: Kuwaiti Arabic daily newspapers' coverage of the developments surrounding the Israeli Prime Minister's health mostly focused on the reporting on his conditions and the possibilities of recovery or death. The two analysis pieces found below provide an outlook into the possible scenarios [...] |
2006-01-08 14:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM IZ KMDR KU |
| 06KUWAIT731 |
KUWAIT DEMARCHE: ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS' [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-05 06:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IZ KU |
| 06KUWAIT745 |
LABOR MINISTER TO REVITALIZE EXPAT LABOR COMMITTEE [...] (U) Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Shaykh Ali Al-Jarrah publicly announced that Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammad has personally asked him to fight residence-permit trading and other violations of expatriate worker rights. The statement was covered in the March 1st edition of the lo [...] |
2006-03-05 10:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM ELAB KU TIP |
| 06KUWAIT746 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: WIVES OF STATELESS MEN FOCUS ON [...] Summary and Comment: A March 4 meeting of Kuwaiti women married to "bidoon" (stateless Arabs) serves as a positive indicator that MEPI programs are reaching and influencing targeted audiences in Kuwait. Echoing themes researched by a recent MEPI small grant recipient for a project on how Kuw [...] |
2006-03-05 11:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KU |
| 06KUWAIT748 |
AMRE MOUSSA REAPPOINTMENT AS ARAB LEAGUE SECGEN A [...] (C) The Egyptian Ambassador to Kuwait commented to the Ambassador on March 5 about President Mubarak's recent attempts to convince Gulf leaders to gather support for Amre Moussa's re-appointment as the Arab League's Secretary General. He said that he had not seen any press coverage of this a [...] |
2006-03-05 14:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EG KU XF |
| 06KUWAIT749 |
GUANTANAMO DETAINEES RELEASED ON BAIL [...] (U) On March 5, only hours after Kuwait's Court of First Instance heard opening arguments in the case charging five Kuwaitis formerly held at Guantanamo with membership in Al-Qaeda, the court abruptly issued an oral decision to release four of the five men from prison on 500 dinar bail (appro [...] |
2006-03-05 15:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KU TERRORISM |
| 06KUWAIT759 |
MINISTRY OF LABOR SAYS EXPATRIATE LABORERS CAN [...] (U) Hamad Al-Ma'dadi, Assistant Undersecretary for Labor at Kuwait's Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL), issued instructions in mid-February to allow expatriates whose families live in Kuwait to stay in the country temporarily if the company that sponsors them is shut down for viol [...] |
2006-03-06 13:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM KU TIP |
| 06KUWAIT760 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: FEMALE MUNICIPALITY CANDIDATE SAYS WIN OR [...] (U) On March 5, PolChief and PolAsst met with Engineer Jenan Ramadan Bushihri, a candidate for the upcoming special Municipal Council election and the first Kuwaiti woman to actually run for public office (ref A). Bushihri, a married 32-year-old mother of two, is currently the Director of t [...] |
2006-03-06 13:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KWMN PINR KU |
| 06KUWAIT768 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAIT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES [...] Summary: Kuwait's National Assembly ratified on March 6 a new Press and Publications law. It will now be sent to the Cabinet which has one month to approve or reject. If they do not respond, the law will be considered to be in force. The National Assembly approved amendments that the Governm [...] |
2006-03-06 15:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KHUM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT786 |
KUWAIT SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: RATIFICATION OF NEW PRESS [...] Tuesday, 7 March 2006 -- Al-Rai Al-Aam front page "Press and Publications Law, the first sign of reform"; "Press and Publications Law was unanimously ratified after superficial amendments"; "Most prominent amendments tackled prohibition of encroachment on the Lord, prophets or companions"; " [...] |
2006-03-08 04:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
| 06KUWAIT804 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: OPPOSING REACTIONS TO THE NEW [...] (U) Summary and Comment: Reactions to the newly-passed Press and Publications law (reftel) have varied widely and at times tended to hyperbole. One knowledgeable post contact sees it as a great step forward while another fears it will lead to the end of quality journalism in Kuwait. Liberal [...] |
2006-03-08 14:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KHUM IR KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT805 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: LIBERAL MP SAYS REDISTRICTING REQUIRED [...] During a March 7 seminar entitled "Electoral Constituencies and the Extent of their Effect on the Woman's Contribution in the Electoral Process," sponsored by the Kuwaiti Women's Social and Cultural Society, liberal Member of Parliament Ali Al-Rashed asserted that under the current distributio [...] |
2006-03-08 14:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KU KDEM KWMN |
| 06KUWAIT806 |
KUWAIT HOSTS ISLAM MODERATION CONFERENCE [...] Summary: Kuwait's Ministry of Awqaf [endowments] and Islamic Affairs hosted a conference, "We and the Other," on March 6-8, 2006 to emphasize tolerance and to discourage extremism. During the opening session, Kuwait's Islamic Affairs Minister said that the true nature of Islam is one of mode [...] |
2006-03-09 09:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER KPAO SCUL KISL XF KU |
| 06KUWAIT807 |
FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES IRAN, IRAQI SUNNIS, [...] (C) Summary: During a March 8 meeting with Ambassador, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah repeated a request he made to the Secretary soliciting U.S. support for a nuclear-free zone in the Gulf in addition to a proposed anti-bigotry resolution at the UNGA. Shaykh Dr. Mohamm [...] |
2006-03-09 09:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV ECON IR IZ KU |
| 06KUWAIT837 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY BY [...] (U) Attorney and women's activist Najla Al-Naki hosted on March 6 the Kuwaiti Women's Forum in celebration of International Women's Day. PolAsst attended the event designed to strengthen the political power and influence of Kuwaiti women. Approximately 50 women from different fields gathere [...] |
2006-03-11 13:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KWMN PINR KU |
| 06KUWAIT838 |
PENINSULA LIONS FUGITIVE TURNS HIMSELF IN; CLAIMS [...] (SBU) On Wednesday March 8 during a Court of Appeals hearing at the Palace of Justice, Peninsula Lions defendant Misha'al Muta'ab Mohammed Al Shimmari walked into the courtroom to surrender. Al Shimmari, number five on the defendants list (see reftel), told the surprised judge that he didn't [...] |
2006-03-12 05:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PHUM PGOV KU TERRORISM |
| 06KUWAIT841 |
AMBASSADOR'S ATTEMPTS TO TIE DOWN CONCESSIONARY [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah told the Ambassador March 8 that the GOK has instructed Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) to renew the Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) fuel contract and urged that U.S. negotiators meet with KPC representatives. Shaykh Dr. Mohammed ad [...] |
2006-03-13 08:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL ECON MOPS KU IZ |
| 06KUWAIT848 |
KPC CEO ON GAS PROJECTS, FOREIGN PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) Summary: KPC CEO Hani Hussain told Ambassador on March 12 that Kuwait's recently announced discoveries included "very respectable amounts of gas," and expected usable production of the new gas resources within "three to four years." Hussain said that this gas discovery would not elimina [...] |
2006-03-13 12:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR |
| 06KUWAIT849 |
IMPLEMENTATION OF STANDARD DOMESTIC LABOR CONTRACT [...] (U) The GOK has decided to again delay the implementation of its standard domestic labor contract until August. The three-party contract is between the worker, the employer/sponsor, and the Kuwaiti recruitment agency and clearly spells out wages, benefits, breaks and other working conditions [...] |
2006-03-13 14:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB KU TIP |
| 06KUWAIT85 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: MOST SAY WOMEN WON'T WIN, BUT [...] (U) Summary: Automatic registration of female voters began in late December and the Ministry of Interior announced January 7 that almost 195,000 names have been added to the electoral rolls, doubling the number of eligible voters. Verification of voter information is underway and the regist [...] |
2006-01-09 13:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT850 |
KUWAIT STOCK EXCHANGE: A BUBBLE BURSTING OR MARKET [...] (U) The Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) Price Index appears to be experiencing a long-anticipated correction (see ref B) after unprecedented growth over the past five years. KSE experienced its heaviest loss on March 8, dropping 450 points at one point before closing the trading week at 10,705 p [...] |
2006-03-13 14:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON ETRD EFIN KU |
| 06KUWAIT851 |
LOW TURNOUT AT SALAFI MOVEMENT-ORGANIZED PUBLIC DINNER FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-14 04:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KISL KU ISLAMISTS |
| 06KUWAIT857 |
VISAS DONKEY: - SARB (ALANAZI, ABDULRAHMEN ABDULHADI M), [...] ..CAB: VISAS DONKEY - KWT00009RV00 2. ..BOA: ..NAM: ALANAZI, ABDULRAHMEN ABDULHADI M ..NAT: SARB ..DOB: 19JUL1986 ..SEX: M ..VLO: POSITIVE ..CCB: DAMMAM ..COB: SARB ..OCC: TRAINING CADT. ..EMP: NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ..PPT: REGULAR ..PPN: E349265 ..PPI: 23NOV2002 ..PPE: 29SEP2007 ..PPC: ALKHA [...] |
2006-03-14 05:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS ALANAZI ABDULRAHMEN ABDULHADI |
| 06KUWAIT86 |
SOMETIME STRATEGIC ADVISOR TO GOK SAYS IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Dr. Sami Al-Faraj, the director of the Kuwait Center for Strategic Studies (KCSS) and a regularly contracted advisor to various government ministries in Kuwait on national security issues, told Poloff January 8 that the GOK views Iran as a threat. According to Al-Faraj, the Gov [...] |
2006-01-09 14:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
| 06KUWAIT867 |
OIF FUEL UPDATE [...] (C) Following up on Ambassador's March 13 meeting with KPC Chairman Hani Hussain (reftel), Energy Minister Shaykh Ahmed Al-Fahed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah called the Ambassador the afternoon of the 14th and made the following points: -- He supports continuation of some sort of concessionary pricing [...] |
2006-03-14 12:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL ECON MOPS KU IZ |
| 06KUWAIT87 |
A/S WAYNE AND TREASURY DAS SAEED ENGAGE KUWAITIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 7, A/S Wayne and Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed, accompanied by the Ambassador, NEA/ARPI Deputy Director Steve Walker, EB Financial Economist Roland de Marcellus, and Econoff, met separately with Minister of Finance Bader Al-Meshari Al-Humaidhi, Minister of Commerce & Indust [...] |
2006-01-10 10:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EFIN ECON KPAL AF LE IZ IS KU |
| 06KUWAIT872 |
OP-ED PLACEMENT - "THE TRUTH ABOUT GUANTANAMO" [...] Summary: All daily newspapers in Kuwait published the generic Op-Ed "The Truth about Guantanamo" on March 6, 2006. 2. On March 5, 2006 Acting on a request from Washington, the Public Affairs Section at U.S. Embassy Kuwait sent "The Truth about Guantanamo" generic Op-Ed to all daily newspape [...] |
2006-03-15 06:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER KPAO XF KU |
| 06KUWAIT88 |
CENTRAL BANK DEP GOVERNOR TALKS TERROR FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: A/S Wayne and Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed met January 7 with Central Bank of Kuwait Deputy Governor Dr. Nabeel Al-Mannae and other Central Bank officials to discuss coordination of terror-finance interdiction and anti-money laundering initiatives. A/S Wayne was accompanied by the [...] |
2006-01-10 10:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KU |
| 06KUWAIT881 |
TRIPARTITE COMMISSION'S TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE'S [...] Summary: Kuwait hosted the 50th session of the Tripartitite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) on March 14, 2006 with representatives from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, France, Britain, the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC), and Embassies Kuwait and Baghdad in attendance. [...] |
2006-03-15 10:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MARR IZ SA KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 06KUWAIT882 |
MINISTRY OF AWQAF AND ISLAMIC AFFAIRS LAUNCHES [...] In a March 11 press conference, Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Undersecretary Dr. Adel Al-Falah announced the March 14 launch of the Ministry's strategic plan for the period 2006-2011. He explained that the plan is based on seven overriding themes: -- "The consideration that develo [...] |
2006-03-15 11:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV KISL KU |
| 06KUWAIT883 |
KUWAIT FUND WELCOMES USG ENGAGEMENT WITH ARAB [...] (SBU) On March 8, Econoff met with Marwan Al-Ghanem, Regional Manager for Arab Countries at the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) to discuss the possibility of USG participation in upcoming multilateral planning meetings of Arab donor organizations in an effort to enhance coor [...] |
2006-03-15 11:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PREL ECON IZ KU |
| 06KUWAIT889 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CHARITIES AND MENA/FATF [...] (SBU) On March 15, Econoff delivered reftel points to Naser Al-Ammar, Director of Charitable Organizations at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (GOK lead on charity oversight) and one of the principal authors of the MENA/FATF paper on "Best Practices Concerning Charities." Al-Ammar po [...] |
2006-03-15 13:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KU KTFN |
| 06KUWAIT89 |
A/S WAYNE ENGAGES GOK ON TRADE, TIFA, TAXES, AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 7, A/S Wayne and Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed, accompanied by the Ambassador, NEA/ARPI Deputy Director Steve Walker, EB Financial Economist Roland de Marcellus, and Econoff, met separately with Minister of Finance Bader Al-Meshari Al-Humaidhi, Minister of Commerce & Indu [...] |
2006-01-10 10:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD ECON BEXP KU |
| 06KUWAIT890 |
KUWAIT FUND AWAITING AFGHAN GOVT RESPONSE ON NEW [...] (SBU) On March 8, Econoff met with Abdul Kareem Al-Mutawa, Regional Manager for South Asia at the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) to discuss the recent Afghanistan Compact conference held in London. (Note: Al-Mutawa attended as part of the GOK delegation headed by KFAED Dir [...] |
2006-03-15 13:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PREL AF KU |
| 06KUWAIT891 |
FREEDOM AGENDA - ELECTORAL REFORM PART I OF III: [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: This is the first in a series of three cables on electoral reform in Kuwait. Debate over proposals to reduce the number of electoral constituencies, a key political reform, continues to dominate political discussion in Kuwait. Reducing the number of constituencies [...] |
2006-03-15 14:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT892 |
FREEDOM AGENDA - ELECTORAL REFORM PART II OF III: [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: This is the second in a series of three cables on electoral reform in Kuwait. A majority of Kuwaitis support reducing the number of electoral districts from the current 25 to 10, or fewer; however, there is still an influential minority opposing the reform. The mos [...] |
2006-03-15 14:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT893 |
FREEDOM AGENDA - ELECTORAL REFORM PART III OF III: [...] (C) Despite many Government officials' public and private support for reducing the number of electoral constituencies (refs A and C), some question the Government's seriousness in supporting this key political reform. During a March 12 meeting, Issam Al-Dabbous, a Government-leaning MP who se [...] |
2006-03-15 14:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT894 |
MEDIA REACTION: Kuwait March 15, 2006 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-16 04:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
| 06KUWAIT903 |
LOW TURNOUT AT SALAFI MOVEMENT-ORGANIZED PUBLIC DINNER FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-16 07:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KISL KU ISLAMISTS |
| 06KUWAIT908 |
KPC CEO ON GAS PROJECTS, FOREIGN PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) Summary: KPC CEO Hani Hussain told Ambassador on March 12 that Kuwait's recently announced discoveries included "very respectable amounts of gas," and expected usable production of the new gas resources within "three to four years." Hussain said that this gas discovery would not elimina [...] |
2006-03-16 08:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR |
| 06KUWAIT913 |
REGIONAL CT STRATEGY FOR IRAQ AND ITS NEIGHBORS: [...] (S REL AUS UK) Summary: U.S. Chiefs of Mission and Embassy representatives from Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey met in Kuwait, March 7-8, as a first step to develop a regional counterterrorism strategy. Ambassador for Counterterrorism Henry Crumpton and U.S. interagency repres [...] |
2006-03-18 04:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PTER PREL IZ KU SY JO TU SA |
| 06KUWAIT921 |
IMPLEMENTATION OF STANDARD DOMESTIC LABOR CONTRACT [...] (U) The GOK has decided to again delay the implementation of its standard domestic labor contract until August. The three-party contract is between the worker, the employer/sponsor, and the Kuwaiti recruitment agency and clearly spells out wages, benefits, breaks and other working conditions [...] |
2006-03-18 10:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB KU TIP |
| 06KUWAIT925 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: EMBASSY'S INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY [...] Summary: The Embassy hosted a luncheon for 50 Kuwaiti women leaders on Sunday, March 12, 2006, at the Ambassador's Residence in celebration of International Women's Day. Comprised of high-ranking female Kuwaitis, the guest list included government officials, business executives, educators, hu [...] |
2006-03-18 12:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL XF KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT93 |
DEATH OF KUWAITI AMIR; RECOMMENDATION FOR SENIOR [...] (U) Not sending NIACT because Post understands that most notifications have already been done by State Ops and WH Sit Room, based on post's telephone and email briefs. 2. (U) Kuwaiti Information Minister Dr. Anas Al-Reshaid announced January 15, 2006 that His Highness the Amir, Shaykh J [...] |
2006-01-15 06:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OVIP KU SUCCESSION |
| 06KUWAIT96 |
IMMEDIATE REACTION TO DEATH OF THE AMIR: KUWAITI [...] (U) Summary. Following the return of the Prime Minister from an official trip to Oman, the Council of Ministers announced the accession to Amir of Crown Prince Shaykh Saad. Kuwaiti officials and political analysts have been giving interviews on the subject of the January 15 death of the Amir o [...] |
2006-01-15 12:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KU |
| 06KUWAIT97 |
AMIR'S DEATH: THE POLITICAL FALLOUT [...] (C) Summary and comment: The Amir's death on January 15 (ref A) was widely expected in Kuwait and is unlikely to have a significant impact on the country's political/economic direction or U.S.-Kuwaiti relations. As per the succession law, Crown Prince Shaykh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah [...] |
2006-01-15 13:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION |
| 06KUWAIT970 |
KUWAIT CONFIRMS SUPPLY OF CONCESSIONARY OIF FUEL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-19 12:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL ECON MOPS KU IZ |
| 06KUWAIT972 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: THE PROPOSED NEW LABOR LAW: [...] (U) Summary: The Government has identified passing a new Labor Law as one of its legislative priorities, though Post contacts doubt its passage in the short term. The Kuwait Bar Association held March 13 a seminar to debate the benefits of a proposed new Labor Law. The participants, represen [...] |
2006-03-20 09:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM KU TIP |
| 06KUWAIT974 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: LIBERAL MP ORGANIZES HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) The Human Rights Committee of the National Assembly held March 13 - 14 a conference to mark International Women's Day entitled "Women and Challenging Reality." The conference sought to broaden the growth of a culture of respect for human rights, to highlight human rights problems and sol [...] |
2006-03-20 12:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN KU |
| 06KUWAIT975 |
KUWAIT DEMARCHE ON AKBAR GANJI [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-20 13:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV IR KU |
| 06KUWAIT976 |
IOM'S EFFORT TO ESTABLISH MIGRANT RESOURCE CENTER [...] (SBU) The UAE Permanent Mission in Geneva sent a letter on February 8 to the Geneva headquarters of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) stating that the GCC countries would not host a migrant resource center. Mohammad Al-Nassery, IOM Chief of Mission in Kuwait, presented a copy [...] |
2006-03-20 13:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB KU TIP |
| 06KUWAIT98 |
REGIONAL LEADERS AND THRONGS OF KUWAITI CITIZENS [...] Tens of thousands of Kuwaiti men and women, including Cabinet ministers and Members of Parliament, attended the 3:30 PM (local) funeral of Amir Shaykh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who was buried at Kuwait's main cemetery in Sulaibikhat, approximately 25 miles west of Kuwait City. The fun [...] |
2006-01-15 14:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KU |
| 06KUWAIT995 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: ISLAMISTS SHARE VIEWS ON ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: The DCM hosted on March 18 an "American diwaniya," inviting influential Islamists, both Shi'a and Sunni, to discuss their political views and objectives, the prospects for political reform in Kuwait, and the impact of sectarian violence in Iraq on Shi'a-Sunni relations in Kuwait. [...] |
2006-03-21 12:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KU ISLAMISTS FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT997 |
KUWAIT TO RECEIVE "PALESTINIAN, NOT HAMAS," [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-21 12:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN KPAL KU |
| 06KUWAIT998 |
NATO'S ICI VISIT BRINGS MISUNDERSTANDINGS TO A HEAD [...] (C) Summary and Comment: NATO's Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) delegation to Kuwait briefed over a dozen NATO member country mission chiefs on its March 19 meetings with GOK officials. According to the head of the six-person delegation, Rear Admiral Dr. Deniz Kutluk of Turkey, the Kuw [...] |
2006-03-21 13:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR NATO PREL PTER IR IZ KU |
| 06KUWAIT999 |
DESIGNATION OF AL-MANAR TELEVISION, THE LEBANESE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-21 13:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PTER ASEC ETTC KU |
| 07KUWAIT1001 |
FOREIGN MINISTER INQUIRES ABOUT RETURN OF [...] (S/NF) At a June 26 meeting with Ambassador, Kuwait Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah asked how the Government of Kuwait (GOK) could be part of the solution regarding the remaining four Kuwaitis detained at Guantanamo Naval Base. He expressed doubt about the strength of the evide [...] |
2007-06-27 11:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM |
| 07KUWAIT1004 |
KUWAIT DEMARCHES DELIVERED: ICAO ASSEMBLY - [...] (SBU) Post delivered ref A and B demarches and background papers to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs via diplomatic note on June 18 and June 27, respectively. The GOK is unlikely to co-sponsor a working paper on these issues. Post has requested a meeting with the Air Transport Director at the [...] |
2007-06-27 13:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD SENV ECON KU |
| 07KUWAIT1005 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NOPEC LEGISLATION [...] (C/NF) At a June 26 meeting with Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah, Ambassador delivered reftel points noting the Administration strongly opposed and might veto the NOPEC legislation passed by Congress. Ambassador added that statements by some OPEC members that there was no supply [...] |
2007-06-27 13:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG ECON PREL KU |
| 07KUWAIT1006 |
FOREIGN MINISTER TAKES INTEREST IN EMBASSY [...] (SBU) At a June 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah inquired about why Kuwait had been listed lower than the United Arab Emirates on the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Ambassador said that he did not know, but the UAE had apparent [...] |
2007-06-27 13:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV ELAB AE KU TIP |
| 07KUWAIT1007 |
KUWAIT CABINET RENEWS CONTRACT FOR OIF FUEL AT [...] (C/NF) Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah informed the Ambassador on June 26 that the Kuwaiti Cabinet had agreed on June 24 to renew for one year an existing agreement with the USG to provide concessionally-priced fuel for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). 2. (C/NF) This agreement, [...] |
2007-06-27 13:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PREL ECON MOPS KU IZ |
| 07KUWAIT1008 |
FOREIGN MINISTER INQUIRES ABOUT RETURN OF [...] (S/NF) At a June 26 meeting with Ambassador, Kuwait Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah asked how the Government of Kuwait (GOK) could be part of the solution regarding the remaining four Kuwaitis detained at Guantanamo Naval Base. He expressed doubt about the strength of the evide [...] |
2007-06-27 14:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM |
| 07KUWAIT1009 |
FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES IRAN-US TALKS; ATTACK [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a June 26 meeting with Ambassador, Foreign Minister (FM) Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah said Iranian officials had provided their views on the recent meeting in Baghdad between the U.S. and Iranian Ambassadors to Iraq and he had received a letter from Iranian [...] |
2007-06-27 14:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINR IR IZ KU |
| 07KUWAIT1017 |
SPECIAL KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT'S ISLAMIC CENTER [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-30 08:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 07KUWAIT1022 |
BLUE LANTERN: UPDATE ON POSSIBLE TRANSFER OF [...] (S/NF) Following up on April 18 assurances from the Ministry of Defense (MOD) to investigate the case of a possible release of sensitive U.S.-origin Advanced Tactical Communications System (ATCS) technology to Chinese company Norinco (reftels), Econoff met again with Assistant Director of For [...] |
2007-06-30 12:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC KOMC KU |
| 07KUWAIT1023 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL DAVIS (JUNE 30 - JUL 4, [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Davis to travel to Post 1-2 July, 2007. 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 will [...] |
2007-06-30 12:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN BA EI GM KU PK COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 07KUWAIT1024 |
PARLIAMENT SPEAKER PREDICTS PASSAGE OF KATRINA AND [...] (SBU) Speaker of Parliament Jassem Al-Khorafi told the Ambassador June 30 he expected Parliament would pass the remaining $400 million of the $500 million aid package Kuwait pledged in September 2005 to assist victims of hurricane Katrina (ref C) before it goes into summer recess sometime mid [...] |
2007-06-30 13:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID LE KU KATRINA AID |
| 07KUWAIT1025 |
MINISTER OF FINANCE ON CABINET RESIGNATIONS, THE [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a June 30 farewell call with the Ambassador, Minister of Finance Bader Meshari Al-Humaidhi said resignations of both the Minister of Oil and the Minister of Communication were imminent (these occurred later in the day). He was optimistic that Parliament will pass long [...] |
2007-06-30 14:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN EPET KDEM KU PGOV PREL |
| 07KUWAIT1026 |
OPPOSITION MPS SCORE VICTORY AS OIL AND [...] (SBU) Minister of Oil Shaykh Ali Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah and Minister of Communications/National Assembly Affairs Shireeda Al-Mousharji resigned from Cabinet June 30, only five days after Al-Jarrah was subjected to nine hours of questioning by opposition parliamentarians (reftel). Facing a no conf [...] |
2007-06-30 14:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EPET ECPS KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 07KUWAIT1027 |
UNCERTAINTY OVER KUWAITI SIGNATORY FOR MOU ON CEIP [...] (S/NF) Ambassador met with Security Decision Follow-up Committee (SDFC) Chairman General Mohammed Al-Bader on June 24 to discuss next steps towards forming a Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection (CEIP) Joint Working Group (JWG) following the June 12-13 visit by a USG CEIP team (ref A). ( [...] |
2007-07-01 06:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC EPET KCIP KU PTER |
| 07KUWAIT1036 |
KUWAITI BLOGS AND OTHER INTERNET TRENDS [...] (U) Summary and comment: Like young people elsewhere around the world, the daily lives of Kuwait's youth often center around friends, music, and movies. Internet trends in Kuwait reflect these priorities as social networking, instant messaging, and music and video websites are often the most [...] |
2007-07-02 08:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EINT KPAO ENRG ECON PGOV ETRD KIPR KU |
| 07KUWAIT1047 |
IRAQI ELECTRICITY MINISTER NEGOTIATES WITH KUWAIT [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: An Iraqi delegation consisting of the Electricity Minister, the Director-General of SOMO (the Iraqi State Oil Marketing Organization), and former Iraqi Parliament Speaker Hajim Al-Hassani visited Kuwait from 25-27 June to ask the GOK to take the necessary steps to [...] |
2007-07-02 14:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ENRG EPET ECON KU IZ |
| 07KUWAIT1050 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DS/IP/OPO TEAM [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for referenced DS/IP/OPO PMR Team to transit Kuwait August and September 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Embassy points of contact are: Joh [...] |
2007-07-03 10:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ASEC AMGT IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 07KUWAIT1055 |
GOK ASSISTANCE TO PALESTINE TO RESUME "SOON" [...] (C/NF) Ambassador met 3 July with MFA Under Secretary Khalid al-Jarallah to press for release of Kuwaiti funding for the Palestinians. Ambassador noted and Jarallah agreed that now is the time to show strong support for the government of Mahmoud Abbas and Salam Fayaad. Jarallah noted the re [...] |
2007-07-03 14:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN EAID ECON PREL KU |
| 07KUWAIT1056 |
AMBASSADOR STRESSES CUTTING OFF FOREIGN FIGHTERS [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met 3 July with MFA Under Secretary Khalid Al-Jarallah to emphasize the importance of cutting off foreign fighters going to Iraq. The Ambassador emphasized that the foreign fighters make up a majority of the suicide bombers and thus have a disproportionate destabilizing [...] |
2007-07-03 14:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN IZ KU PREL PTER ECON PGOV KTFN |
| 07KUWAIT1057 |
KUWAITI FACILITATOR AL-JALAHMAH DETAINED, RELEASED [...] (S/NF) On June 24, U.S.-designated terrorist facilitator Jaber Al-Jalahmah was taken into custody by GOK authorities for questioning regarding his involvement in the recruitment of Kuwaiti jihadists. He was released on July 1 on a KD 300 (USD 1050) bond. (Background: Jaber Al-Jalahmah is a [...] |
2007-07-03 14:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN |
| 07KUWAIT1058 |
KUWAITIS TRY TO ADDRESS CHEVRON'S CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C/NF) Summary: On 25 June, Ahmad Al-Jemaz, Manager for the New Refinery Project at Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC), met with Dudley McDaniel, Senior Vice President for Operations at Saudi Arabian Chevron (SAC), to discuss Kuwait's plans to build a mega-refinery adjacent to SAC's co [...] |
2007-07-03 14:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PGOV ECON KU SA |
| 07KUWAIT1059 |
KUWAITIS TRY TO ADDRESS CHEVRON'S CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C/NF) Summary: On 25 June, Ahmad Al-Jemaz, Manager for the New Refinery Project at Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC), met with Dudley McDaniel, Senior Vice President for Operations at Saudi Arabian Chevron (SAC), to discuss Kuwait's plans to build a mega-refinery adjacent to SAC's co [...] |
2007-07-03 14:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PGOV ECON KU SA |
| 07KUWAIT1060 |
GOK ASSISTANCE TO PALESTINE TO RESUME "SOON" [...] (C/NF) Ambassador met 3 July with MFA Under Secretary Khalid al-Jarallah to press for release of Kuwaiti funding for the Palestinians. Ambassador noted and Jarallah agreed that now is the time to show strong support for the government of Mahmoud Abbas and Salam Fayaad. Jarallah noted the re [...] |
2007-07-03 14:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN EAID ECON PREL KU |
| 07KUWAIT1061 |
KUWAITI FACILITATOR AL-JALAHMAH DETAINED, RELEASED [...] (S/NF) On June 24, U.S.-designated terrorist facilitator Jaber Al-Jalahmah was taken into custody by GOK authorities for questioning regarding his involvement in the recruitment of Kuwaiti jihadists. He was released on July 1 on a KD 300 (USD 1050) bond. (Background: Jaber Al-Jalahmah is a [...] |
2007-07-03 14:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN |
| 07KUWAIT1062 |
AMBASSADOR STRESSES CUTTING OFF FOREIGN FIGHTERS [...] (C) The Ambassador met 3 July with MFA Under Secretary Khalid Al-Jarallah to emphasize the importance of cutting off foreign fighters going to Iraq. The Ambassador emphasized that the foreign fighters make up a majority of the suicide bombers and thus have a disproportionate destabilizing in [...] |
2007-07-03 14:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN IZ KU PREL PTER |
| 07KUWAIT1063 |
KUWAITI DEPUTY PM SAYS KUWAITI DEMOCRACY SETTING [...] (C) During a July 4 meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Faisal Moahammed Al-Hajji Boukhadour, the Minister commented that the recent performance of the Kuwaiti parliament was leading others in the region to question the efficacy of democracy. Coming of [...] |
2007-07-04 08:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | KU PGOV PINR PREL GCC |
| 07KUWAIT1064 |
NOPEC DEMARCHE: OPEC GOVERNOR AND KPC COUNSEL SAY [...] (C/NF) Following Ambassador's June 26 conversation with the Foreign Minister (ref A), Econoff delivered ref B demarche separately to Kuwait OPEC Governor Dr. Seham Razzouqi and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) Deputy Managing Director and General Counsel Shaykh Nawaf Saud Nasir Al-Sabah on [...] |
2007-07-04 09:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG ECON PREL KU |
| 07KUWAIT107 |
2007 KUWAIT INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT SUBMISSION [...] Per reftel instructions, the following is Post's submission for the 2007 Kuwait Investment Climate Report: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------ The Council of Ministers approved the implementing regulations for its current Direct Foreign Capital Investment Law -- [...] |
2007-01-24 14:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OPIC EINV KTDB USTR KU |
| 07KUWAIT1070 |
TIP REPORT FOLLOWUP: GOK TARGETS 60-DAY REVIEW, [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Kuwait's placement on Tier Three of the TIP report has generated a great deal of interest in the three weeks since the report's release. The newspapers have devoted significant space to the report. Many of the stories have been critical, but many have also used the [...] |
2007-07-07 11:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV ELAB KU TIP |
| 07KUWAIT1072 |
GCC MINISTERS FOCUS ON IRAN-RELATED SECURITY [...] (C) During the Ambassador's brief farewell call July 7 with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, the Minister described the GCC ministers meeting in Riyadh July 3 as "pessimistic" about current events in the region, and preparing f [...] |
2007-07-07 14:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ KU PREL GCC |
| 07KUWAIT1073 |
KEEPING THE KUWAITIS FOCUSED ON FOREIGN FIGHTERS [...] (S/NF) During a July 7 farewell call on Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, the Ambassador emphasized the need to keep up the pressure on the flow of foreign fighters to Iraq and Afghanistan and go after those who facilitate and fund them. Th [...] |
2007-07-07 15:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER IZ KU DEMARCHE PGOV KTFN ECON |
| 07KUWAIT108 |
KUWAIT "100 PERCENT WITH THE PRESIDENT" ON IRAQ [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a courtesy call by visiting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Mary Beth Long, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah expressed full agreement with the President's strategy for bringing sta [...] |
2007-01-25 12:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL IZ KU |
| 07KUWAIT1093 |
KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICAN POLICY, IRAQ, IRAN, AND [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-09 09:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 07KUWAIT1094 |
MINISTER OF DEFENSE/INTERIOR ON GCC MINISTERS [...] (C/NF) First Deputy Prime Minister, Interior Minister, and Minister of Defense Shaykh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah told the Ambassador July 7 that the major focus of the GCC meeting in Riyadh was to discuss Iraq and put some "imagination" into trying to address regional security implica [...] |
2007-07-09 09:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EPET KU MAS PHUM PREL PTER ASEC KCIP |
| 07KUWAIT1097 |
MINISTER SAYS GCC CRISIS MANAGEMENT CENTER TO BE [...] (C) Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Shaykh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah told the Ambassador on July 9 that agreement had been reached at the recent GCC meeting of defense and foreign ministers and national security chiefs on establishing a GCC crisis management center in Kuwait. He credite [...] |
2007-07-10 09:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC LE QA SA IR IZ IS KU |
| 07KUWAIT1099 |
LABOR MINISTER TO TAKE "TIP" BULL BY THE HORNS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Shaykh Sabah Al-Khalid told the Ambassador on July 9 that the Cabinet had focused its attention on trafficking and had given him full authorization to take decisive steps on fighting trafficking in persons. The Minister hinted th [...] |
2007-07-10 13:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ELAB KU TIP |
| 07KUWAIT1101 |
KUWAIT: WHERE WE ARE AND CHALLENGES AHEAD -- [...] (C) This message summarizes my parting thoughts on key issue areas in the U.S./Kuwait relationship. It draws heavily on input provided by Matt Tueller, who recently concluded a distinguished tour as Deputy Chief of Mission and is en route to service at Embassy Baghdad. The report covers fiv [...] |
2007-07-10 13:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ECON PGOV PTER KU |
| 07KUWAIT1104 |
KUWAITI AMIR ON GUANTANAMO AND IRAQ/IRAN [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a July 10 farewell meeting, the Ambassador and the Amir of Kuwait Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah discussed Kuwaiti detainees in Guantanamo, Iraq and Iran, GCC security, and visa issuances. The Amir said he planned to write President Bush soon to provide assurances tha [...] |
2007-07-10 15:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | CVIS ECON IZ KU PREL PTER |
| 07KUWAIT1107 |
KUWAITI MUSLIM BROTHERS ENCOURAGE DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C/NF) Summary: Senior leaders in or close to the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM), the political arm of the Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood, have said in recent meetings that the U.S. has made a major tactical error in refusing to deal with Hamas. Citing their close ties to Hamas leader K [...] |
2007-07-11 14:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KISL EG IS KU |
| 07KUWAIT1108 |
DEPARTURE OF AMBASSADOR LEBARON [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-12 10:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT KU |
| 07KUWAIT111 |
DONOR COORDINATION CONFERENCE: WHERE IS THE USG? [...] (C/NF) I am extremely disappointed by the lack of high-level Washington-based USG representation at the donor coordination conference the Arab Fund is hosting in Kuwait on February 4. It is difficult for me to accept that we cannot offer at least one senior representative from Washington, fr [...] |
2007-01-27 10:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID KU XF |
| 07KUWAIT112 |
KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND IRAN [...] No summary [...] |
2007-01-27 11:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 07KUWAIT1120 |
KUWAIT WAR CRIMES CASE IN HOLDING PATTERN AT IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary: Robert Monk of the United States Regime Crimes Liaison Office at the Iraq High Tribunal (IHT) told GOK officials on July 10 and 11 that the Kuwait war crimes case before the IHT would likely not be the next case heard by the tribunal despite being the case most ready to go to t [...] |
2007-07-16 06:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KJUS KAWC IZ KU |
| 07KUWAIT1122 |
GOK INTEREST IN REGIONAL RADIOACTIVE SEALED [...] (U) The following Government of Kuwait officials have expressed an interest in participating in reftel workshop: Eng. Samir Al-Asfour Director Radiation Protection Department Ministry of Health Tel. 965-241-5047/ 965-243-9889 Fax 965-241-5049 Mr. Fadhel A. H. Ghuloum Head of Ionizing [...] |
2007-07-16 10:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | JO SA QA KU IZ TC ENRG TRGY |
| 07KUWAIT1123 |
KUWAIT FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND GCC+2 [...] (C/NF) In response to reftel, Charge spoke with MFA U/S Khalid Jarallah and with Dr. Ahmed Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah (Shaykh Ahmed), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah's Chief of Staff, on July 14-15 to inform the GOK about the July [...] |
2007-07-16 10:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KU PGOV PREL |
| 07KUWAIT1124 |
FM'S CHIEF OF STAFF EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT U.S. [...] (C/NF) Dr. Ahmed Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah's Chief of Staff, told Charge during a July 15 office call that Kuwait viewed the prospect of an "early" U.S. withdrawal from Iraq with great concern. H [...] |
2007-07-16 11:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL KU TIP |
| 07KUWAIT113 |
NEXT STEPS FOR THE FREEDOM AGENDA IN KUWAIT [...] (S/NF) Summary: Over the last year, Kuwait has implemented two of the three key elements of the Freedom Agenda strategy that we described in May 2005 (05 Kuwait 2091). These were: women's registration for and participation in national elections and the passage of a new press and publications [...] |
2007-01-27 14:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 07KUWAIT1135 |
KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN: RED MOSQUE SEIGE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-17 10:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 07KUWAIT1136 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BURGESS (19-23 JULY [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Burgess to travel to post 19-23, July, 2007. 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 [...] |
2007-07-18 07:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 07KUWAIT1140 |
KUWAITI REACTION TO THE PRESIDENT'S JULY 16 SPEECH [...] (SBU) Kuwaiti reaction to the President's July 16 speech on the Middle East has been limited so far, but what has appeared is generally skeptical or negative. A positive view came from Dr. Ahmed Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohamme [...] |
2007-07-18 10:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IS KMDR KU OPRC PGOV PREL XF PPAO |
| 07KUWAIT1141 |
KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SHAWN [...] (U) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Agricultural Counselor Shawn Roderick McSherry to travel to Kuwait o/a July 25-27, 2007 for consultations. 2. (U) This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Bag [...] |
2007-07-18 11:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER KU OTRA PREL COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 07KUWAIT1142 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ROBERT MONK [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Regime Crimes Liaison Robert Monk (SES-5) to travel to post July 17-25, 2007. 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: De [...] |
2007-07-18 11:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 07KUWAIT1144 |
PARLIAMENT LEGISLATION ON WOMEN: WOMEN'S SOCIAL [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: The main piece of women's legislation on the parliament's agenda, which would grant women generous paid leave for taking care of children and other family members, is being handled in a cooperative manner. After a period of contentious public debates on the legi [...] |
2007-07-18 13:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM ELAB KWMN KU |
| 07KUWAIT1145 |
GOK NOMINEES FOR FDIC COUNTERTERRORISM FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) The following Government of Kuwait officials have been nominated for the FDIC Counterterrorism Financial Regulatory Training in Arlington, VA from August 6-10, 2007 (reftel): Abdullah Ali Al-Sabah Financial Controller and Acting Head of AML Section Central Bank of Kuwait DOB: unknow [...] |
2007-07-18 13:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PTER ECON EFIN PREL |
| 07KUWAIT1153 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: LIBERALS, ISLAMISTS GETTING [...] (C/NF) Summary: Many Kuwaitis are frustrated by the unproductive relationship between the parliament and the Government as well as by the weakness of the Government's leadership. One proposed solution that has long been bandied about is the legalization of political parties. A liberal MP [...] |
2007-07-19 09:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV EG KU |
| 07KUWAIT1158 |
AMERICAN POETRY NIGHT CAPTURES KUWAITI AUDIENCE [...] SUMMARY: ON JULY 17, 2007, PUBLIC AFFAIRS KUWAIT ARRANGED FOR THE FIRST AMERICAN POETRY NIGHT IN KUWAIT BY HOSTING AN EVENING OF POETRY AND MUSIC AT A POPULAR GATHERING PLACE FOR YOUTH, THE HANGOUT LOUNGE. THE EVENT INCLUDED CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY POETRY RECITATIONS BY MISSION PERSONNEL AND [...] |
2007-07-22 08:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO KU |
| 07KUWAIT1159 |
KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN, IRAQ, U.S. POLICY AND [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-22 08:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 07KUWAIT1166 |
GOK APPROVES TIP SHELTER, OUTLAWS PASSPORT [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Highlighting his personal commitment to fighting TIP, the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor made an unexpected personal appearance at PolOff's July 22 meeting with a ministry official to provide the Embassy with a copy of a ministerial decree authorizing the e [...] |
2007-07-24 15:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM ELAB KU TIP |
| 07KUWAIT1169 |
GCC+2 THEMES: KUWAIT REACTION [...] (C/NF) On July 24, Charge previewed with Dr. Ahmed Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah (Shaykh Ahmed), Chief of Staff to FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed, reftel themes pertaining to the July 31 GCC 2 meeting. Shaykh Ahmed concurred with the proposed themes, but suggested that the discussion on Iran not be confi [...] |
2007-07-25 11:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KU DEMARCHE |
| 07KUWAIT1170 |
SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GATES' VISIT [...] (S/NF) Mr. Secretary, we and the senior Kuwaiti leadership look forward to your visit to Kuwait on August 1. The Kuwaitis are strongly committed to the strategic relationship with the U.S. and will value this opportunity to consult with you on regional security, but especially on Iraq and Ir [...] |
2007-07-26 10:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR IR IZ KU |
| 07KUWAIT1172 |
ARRIVAL OF CHARGE D' AFFAIRES [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-28 05:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA KU |
| 07KUWAIT1188 |
KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - PEACE PROCESS, KUWIAT-U.S. SECURITY [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-30 10:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 07KUWAIT1191 |
GCC+2 JOINT STATEMENT: KUWAIT REACTION [...] (C/NF) A/DCM met with Raed Al-Rifai, Acting Chief of Staff to FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed, on July 30 to discuss reftel draft statement on the GCC 2. Rifai read over the document and expressed general satisfaction but did not offer substantive comment. He said he would forward the draft immediat [...] |
2007-07-30 14:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KU |
| 07KUWAIT12 |
KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U/S [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for U/S Dobriansky and a thirty-one member U.S. delegation,including TDY support, to visit Kuwait from Thursday, January 4, 2007, to Friday, January 12, 2007, to participate in and support the Conference of Women Leaders in Science, [...] |
2007-01-06 13:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC SENV AMGT APER AA KWMN OTRA TSPL KU |
| 07KUWAIT120 |
KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL KYL (FEBRUARY [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Kyl to travel to post o/a 16 thru 17 February 2007. 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/exp [...] |
2007-01-28 11:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ IS KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 07KUWAIT1203 |
UNGA: NO DECISIONS YET ON KUWAITI SENIOR-LEVEL [...] (SBU) Mit'ib Matutah, Acting Director of the MFA Americas Department, told PolOff on July 30 that the GOK has not made any decisions yet about the participation of senior officials at the 2007 UN General Assembly. He expected more information would be available in mid-August and said he woul [...] |
2007-08-01 16:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA KU |
| 07KUWAIT1208 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL SCHAKOWSKY [...] In reply to refs. A-C, Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Schakowsky to travel to post 6-7 August 2007. 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 [...] |
2007-08-04 11:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 07KUWAIT121 |
2006 COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN FOR KUWAIT --FINAL REPORT [...] Embassy Kuwait received one additional donation and reports the following 2006 Combined Federal Campaign results (final): a. Number of potential donors: 50 b. Total number of contributions to date 11 c. Total dollars pledged: USD 9,862.91 [...] |
2007-01-28 13:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | APER |
| 07KUWAIT1212 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL DURBIN (07-08 AUGUST [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL DURBIN to travel to post 07-08 AUGUST, 2007. 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 [...] |
2007-08-05 09:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC |