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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08KUWAIT338 |
LITHUANIA SEEKING GULF COUNTRY FINANCING FOR [...] (U) This cable contains an action request; please see paragraph 10. 2. (SBU) Summary: On March 18, a delegation led by Lithuanian Foreign Minister Petras Vaitiekunas met with CDA to discuss the GOL's efforts to raise approximately USD 300 million in funding from the Kuwait Fund for Arab Ec [...] |
2008-03-26 08:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ELTN KU AF LH |
| 08KUWAIT339 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL MELENDREZ (MARCH [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Melendrez to travel to post March 27-28, 2008. 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 [...] |
2008-03-26 09:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 08KUWAIT345 |
BASRA FIGHTING PROMPTS GOK TO HEIGHTEN ALERT AT [...] (C) Summary: On March 25, the GOK heightened its alert along the northern border with Iraq. The GOK has increased MOI patrols of the area and placed a Kuwait Armed Forces reconnaissance battalion on alert. These moves come in response to renewed fighting between the GOI and armed militias in [...] |
2008-03-27 14:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD SMIG KU IZ |
| 08KUWAIT35 |
PROMINENT WOMEN'S ACTIVIST ON DISSOLUTION RUMORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA met with prominent women's activist Rola Dashti on January 6 (NOTE: Dashti will attend the Women's Round-table Discussion on Democracy and Development on January 12 with POTUS. END NOTE). Dashti told CDA that she expects the Parliament to be dissolved prior to the scheduled [...] |
2008-01-08 15:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KDEM KU KWMN PGOV SOCI KMPI |
| 08KUWAIT351 |
KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NEA A/S DAVID [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for NEA A/S C. David Welch and NEA Staff Assistant Kimberly Harrington to travel to Kuwait City on April 1, 2008 to conduct meetings with host government officials. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply fo [...] |
2008-03-30 13:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KU QA OTRA PREL |
| 08KUWAIT36 |
CODEL WOLF: INTERFAITH DIALOGUE IN JERUSALEM; NEED [...] (C) On January 4, Kuwaiti Islamist Mubarak Al-Mutawa told CODEL Wolf that Hamas would put an end to violence and recognize Israel, if it was convinced that Palestinian sovereignty was truly an option. He also praised the CODEL for promoting interfaith dialogue as a key to peace and stability [...] |
2008-01-08 15:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU PTER KPAL IZ PHUM PINR |
| 08KUWAIT360 |
KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - THE ARAB SUMMIT IN DAMASCUS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-04-01 13:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 08KUWAIT366 |
AMIR'S ECONOMIC ADVISOR INTERESTED IN EXPLORING [...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: Request guidance as to whether Post should facilitate contact between Palestinian Investment Fund CEO Dr. Mohammad Mustafa and Kuwaiti government officials, institutional investors, and/or private investors. 2. (C) In an April 2 meeting with Assistant Secretary of State [...] |
2008-04-06 06:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EAID PREL KU IS |
| 08KUWAIT368 |
GOK HOSTS FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE IMPLEMENTATION [...] No summary [...] |
2008-04-06 06:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KCRM PREL PTER KTFN KU |
| 08KUWAIT37 |
GOK TO SUPPORT PIERRE-RICHARD PROSPER CERD [...] On January 7, Post received the below diplomatic note from the MFA confirming the GOK's support of Mr. Pierre-Richard Prosper's candidacy for reelection to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD). 2. Begin Text of informal translation: Ministry of Foreign A [...] |
2008-01-08 15:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KU |
| 08KUWAIT370 |
SECRETARY CHERTOFF DISCUSSES CT WITH KUWAITI [...] (C) During a March 24-25 visit to Kuwait, DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff met with Kuwait's Amir, Crown Prince, PM, FM, MinDef and National Security Bureau President (NSB) to discuss counterterrorism and information sharing, Iran and Iraq, Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection and the USG's [...] |
2008-04-06 06:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KCIP KDRG KTFN KU IZ IR |
| 08KUWAIT378 |
KUWAIT ASKED TO ASSIST IRAQI REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador James Foley met in Kuwait March 27 with the heads of the GOK,s Humanitarian Operations Center, the Red Crescent Society and UNHCR,s regional office to discuss enhanced support to Iraqi refugees in the region. Kuwait has demonstrated a readiness over the past five years [...] |
2008-04-07 12:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM EAID IZ KU |
| 08KUWAIT381 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF FUTURE BANK, [...] No summary [...] |
2008-04-07 13:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | IR KNNP ETTC PARM PREL KU DEMARCHE |
| 08KUWAIT382 |
HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW OF DOD-FUNDED TRAINING [...] This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para 2. 2. The Embassy requests the Department's assistance in performing human rights vetting for the Kuwait Amiri Guard and the Kuwait Armed Forces 25th Commando Brigade. Brigadier Khaled Jassem [...] |
2008-04-07 13:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PHUM PREL KU |
| 08KUWAIT384 |
KUWAITI LEADERSHIP PRAISES MALIKI FOR BASRA [...] (C) In separate April 2 meetings with A/S Welch, Kuwaiti Crown Prince Shaykh Nawaf Al Sabah, Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Al Sabah and Amiri Economic Advisor Dr. Yousef El-Ebraheem offered their support for Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki's Basra campaign. The GOK, which typically expresses a lack o [...] |
2008-04-08 07:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER KU IZ IR |
| 08KUWAIT385 |
GOK TO A/S WELCH: "OUR AID IS ADEQUATE, BUT WE'LL [...] (C) Summary: On April 2, NEA A/S Welch met separately with the Kuwaiti Crown Prince, Prime Minister and Economic Advisor to the Amir to discuss Israel/Palestinians, Iraq, Syria/Lebanon, and Iran. A/S Welch pressed all three contacts to enhance Kuwait's political and financial support for Pres [...] |
2008-04-08 08:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR KPAL PTER KU IZ IR |
| 08KUWAIT390 |
GOK HOSTS FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT [...] (C) Summary and Comment: From March 31-April 2, 2008, the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) in cooperation with U.S. Department of Treasury and the U.S. Department of Justice hosted a Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) Implementation Seminar. The three-day event was attended by 53 GOK officials in [...] |
2008-04-09 11:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KCRM PREL PTER KTFN KU |
| 08KUWAIT392 |
MFA U/S COMMENTS ON AL SUMMIT, LEBANON AND KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: In an April 8 conversation with CDA, MFA U/S Khaled Al-Jarallah commented on the recently-concluded Arab League Summit, initiatives by Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri to resolve his country's presidential crisis, and the lack of a GCC decision to recognize Kosovo. Discussion of Iraq [...] |
2008-04-09 15:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU ZL XF |
| 08KUWAIT394 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DONOR PLEDGES TO AFFORDABLE [...] (C) Following up on Post's March 12 diplomatic note in support of OPIC's program for affordable housing in the West Bank, CDA delivered reftel points during an April 8 meeting with MFA U/S Khaled Al-Jarallah. CDA recommended the program to Al-Jarallah and suggested that the GOK could direct US [...] |
2008-04-10 14:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | IS SA KWBG PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID KU |
| 08KUWAIT395 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PREPARATION FOR THE PARIS [...] (C) In an April 8 meeting with MFA U/S Khaled Al-Jarallah, CDA delivered reftel points about the June 12 Paris Conference. Al-Jarallah said the GOK had not yet received a formal invitation. 2. (C) CDA also highlighted the USAID-GOA-sponsored April 20-23 Donor Coordination Event in Kabul ac [...] |
2008-04-10 14:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | SA KU KDEM EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL |
| 08KUWAIT396 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF [...] (C) CDA delivered Ref. A demarche to MFA Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah on 8 April. Al-Jarallah thanked CDA for the advance warning, but cautioned that this was a very sensitive issue for Kuwait. Al-Jarallah reiterated GOK requests for evidence against RIHS and UNSCR 1267-designated [...] |
2008-04-10 14:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN PREL PGOV KU DEMARCHE |
| 08KUWAIT41 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL L. DAVIS(JANUARY 8-16, [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL L. Davis to travel to post 12-16 January 2008. 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 [...] |
2008-01-09 10:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IQ TU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 08KUWAIT410 |
INFORMATION ON SOURCE OF POLITICAL IMPASSE IN [...] (S) Summary: The Kuwaiti Cabinet's mass resignation and the Amir's subsequent dissolution of Parliament represent the widely expected culmination of a contentious and dysfunctional relationship between the GOK and Parliament going back several years. In the short term, the dissolution provide [...] |
2008-04-15 06:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI ECON KU |
| 08KUWAIT411 |
POLITICAL OVERVIEW OF KUWAIT IN RUN-UP TO ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: With candidate registration commencing on April 14, Kuwait's electoral field is beginning to take shape. The GOK is hoping that the new five-district electoral system will deliver more nationally focused candidates as well as a more cooperative Parliament. Islamist candidates sta [...] |
2008-04-15 07:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI ECON KU |
| 08KUWAIT43 |
PARLIAMENT'S GRILLING MORE FIZZLE THAN SIZZLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 8 and 9, Islamist MP Saad Al-Shraye "grilled" (publicly questioned) Education Minister Nouriya Al-Sabeeh before the National Assembly. Al-Shraye's accusations against the Minister were weak and vague, and Al-Sabeeh defended herself ably on the Assembly floor. Parliamen [...] |
2008-01-10 12:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KWMN PINR KU |
| 08KUWAIT435 |
SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S APRIL 21-22, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Embassy Kuwait looks forward to your return for the April 21-22 Iraq Neighbors Conference. Ambassador Jones arrives April 19, and receiving you will be her first official act. In addition to your primary focus on the multilateral Iraq event, the timing is propitious for advancing bila [...] |
2008-04-17 14:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON EAID OVIP KU IZ IR |
| 08KUWAIT437 |
TAKING STOCK OF INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO [...] The following is Post's response to questions from reftel based on recent exchanges with Waleed Al-Bahar, Regional Manager for Central Asian and European Countries for the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED). (Note: The Kuwait Fund is the GOK's foreign assistance agency. It man [...] |
2008-04-20 10:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV KU PK |
| 08KUWAIT438 |
AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS; CALLS FOR [...] (C) On April 20 Ambassador called on FM Dr. Mohammed Sabah al-Salem Al Sabah at Bayan Palace for initial presentation of credentials. Upon his acceptance of the copy of her credentials, AMB Jones is able to begin a limited range of diplomatic duties, including full support for the Secretary' [...] |
2008-04-20 10:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU IZ |
| 08KUWAIT45 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL MENENDEZ (JANUARY [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Menendez to travel to post 20-21, January 2008. 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/expedit [...] |
2008-01-10 13:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 08KUWAIT453 |
FINAL COMMUNIQU OF THE EXPANDED MINISTERIAL [...] On April 22, the participants of the Expanded Ministerial Conference of the Neighbouring Countries of Iraq issued a final communiqu listing agreements reached during the conference. Text of the communiqu is included below. Overview of conference reported septel. 2. Begin text. Final C [...] |
2008-04-24 12:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PBTS KU |
| 08KUWAIT457 |
OVERVIEW OF RECENT NATO-KUWAIT ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: On April 9, the Polish Embassy delivered a briefing to NATO member-country COMs on recent NATO-Kuwait engagement. On January 14-15, a team of NATO experts visited Kuwait to identify GOK security priorities and investigate areas for increased cooperation. On March 27, Kuwait hoste [...] |
2008-04-24 13:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR NATO KCIP KISL KU RS XG |
| 08KUWAIT468 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR US TREASURY OFFICIALS (MAY 9 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for US Treasury Office Director, Michael Madon, Research Analysts Samuel White and Catherine Ahn to travel to post May 9-16, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy B [...] |
2008-04-29 11:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT ASEC KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 08KUWAIT469 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL THOMPSON (MAY 2-5, [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Thompson to travel to post May 2-5, 2008. 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 wi [...] |
2008-04-30 14:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 08KUWAIT47 |
ON EVE OF POTUS VISIT, PARLIAMENT SUDDENLY PASSES [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Amidst rumors of parliamentary dissolution and following years of delay in bringing any significant economic reform legislation to a vote, Kuwait's parliament passed three important economic laws on January 9 to privatize Kuwait Airways, to control investment related [...] |
2008-01-10 17:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAIR PGOV EINV ETRD KU IZ |
| 08KUWAIT471 |
AMONG KUWAITI SHI'A, NATIONAL LOYALTIES RUN DEEP [...] (C) Summary: Kuwait has always had a significant percentage of Shi'a citizens, and Sunni/Shi'a relations are traditionally good. According to most estimates, Shi'a currently constitute 30 percent of all Kuwaiti nationals, numbering some 350,000 individuals. There are also between 150,000 and [...] |
2008-05-01 08:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PGOV PINR PTER KISL SOCI ECON KU IZ IR |
| 08KUWAIT472 |
ENHANCED JUDICIAL COOPERATION BETWEEN THE US AND [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-01 10:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CASC CPAS CVIS SNAR KCRM IS KU |
| 08KUWAIT476 |
TERROR FINANCE: DESPITE GOK CONFIRMATION UN 1267 [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Despite assurances by MFA officials in March, contacts at the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) and Kuwait Finance House (KFH) continue to tell us they are unaware of any official instruction to freeze the assets of the three recently designated Kuwaiti terrorist facilita [...] |
2008-05-01 15:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER |
| 08KUWAIT478 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: MOH OFFICIAL PRESENTS GOK [...] Summary: Embassy Kuwait held its monthly Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG) meeting on April 29. Members of the U.S. military medical team - from Army Central Command, 386 Air Expeditionary Wing and Office of Military Cooperation - various Embassy section heads and the Embassy medical unit [...] |
2008-05-01 15:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED CASC KFLU TBIO KU |
| 08KUWAIT48 |
GOK PROVIDES NEW ASSURANCE ON GTMO ON EVE OF POTUS [...] (S/NF) The Kuwaiti message in para 3, delivered to Embassy Kuwait after-hours on the evening before President Bush's January 11 arrival, is a last-second GOK attempt to define a positive basis for discussion of the GTMO detainee question. It constitutes both an official response to the U.S. dem [...] |
2008-01-10 20:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PGOV KDRG PTER KU |
| 08KUWAIT488 |
IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - KUWAIT [...] Summary: Rising food prices and agricultural commodity prices are having a significant impact on the economy in Kuwait, especially with regard to inflation. Kuwait has experienced an almost 60 percent increase in food prices in the last year. Prices have dramatically increased in the past f [...] |
2008-05-05 12:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KU |
| 08KUWAIT497 |
SCANT ENTHUSIASM FOR PALESTINIAN INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Econcouns spoke on May 1 with Shaykh Ali Al Sabah, MFA Director of Economic Affairs, and on May 4 with Rabah Al-Rabah, Deputy Director General of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to discuss the May 21-23 Palestinian Investment Conference in Bethlehem. [...] |
2008-05-06 15:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON KPAL KU |
| 08KUWAIT498 |
PM MALIKI DISCUSSES IRAQ AIRWAYS DEBT WITH GOK [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Cabinet Affairs Faisal al-Hajji on April 21, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki asked the GOK to forgive the debt of 1.2 billion USD owed by Iraq Airways (IAC) to Kuwait Airways (KAC), according to KAC Legal Advisor [...] |
2008-05-06 15:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAIR ECON ETRD KU IZ |
| 08KUWAIT499 |
CORRECTED COPY - KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - KUWAITI AND FORMER [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-07 04:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 08KUWAIT500 |
KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - A THIRD KUWAITI NATIONAL, BADR [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-07 04:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 08KUWAIT501 |
KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - U.S. SOLDIERS ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED IN [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-07 10:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 08KUWAIT502 |
SUGGESTED TALKING POINTS -- U.S. SOLDIERS ALLEGEDLY [...] (U) Summary and comment: The Kuwaiti English language newspaper Arab Times and two other local Arabic-language papers reported an incident today that happened approximately 24 hours ago concerning a traffic altercation between U.S. military personnel and Kuwaiti nationals (Reftel). Post prop [...] |
2008-05-07 10:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 08KUWAIT507 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES GOK CT EFFORTS AND IRAQ WITH [...] (C) Summary: In an introductory call with Crown Prince Shaykh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al Sabah on May 7, Ambassador Jones urged the GOK to make progress on counter-terrorism efforts, especially with regard to monitoring former Guantanamo detainees, in light of possible Kuwaiti involvement in [...] |
2008-05-08 11:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KU IZ |
| 08KUWAIT508 |
5/8/08 AMBASSADOR MEETING WITH KUWAITI FM: MOSUL [...] (C) Summary: In a May 8 meeting with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Dr. Mohammad Al Sabah, her first call on the Kuwaiti FM Dr. Mohammad Al Sabah since presenting credentials April 20, Ambassador stressed the need for GOK action to improve CT performance and cooperation following reported suicide a [...] |
2008-05-08 15:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER KDRG KU |
| 08KUWAIT509 |
5/4/08 AMBASSADOR MEETING WITH KUWAITI MINISTER OF [...] (S) Summary: In a warm and welcoming introductory call, the Amir's eldest son and Minister of the Amiri Diwan, Shaykh Nasser, acknowledged embarrassment and a bit of GoK confusion over the former Kuwaiti GTMO detainee's reported terror attack in Mosul, and outlined an optimistic economic visi [...] |
2008-05-11 05:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL KU |
| 08KUWAIT512 |
AMB SATTERFIELD BRIEFS GOK ON IRAQ DEVELOPMENTS [...] (S) In a nearly four hour session with Kuwaiti MFA and security officials, S/I Satterfield and team briefed on developments in Iraq, with particular focus on progress made re Sunni outreach/reconciliation and significance of Basrah confrontation between PM Maliki and Iraqi Security Forces and [...] |
2008-05-11 07:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PARM PBTS PINR KU |
| 08KUWAIT519 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: LEBANON NEEDS ITS FRIENDS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-12 12:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KU |
| 08KUWAIT52 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL REED (January 15-19, [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Reed to travel to post 16-19 January 2008. 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 [...] |
2008-01-14 11:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 08KUWAIT525 |
KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION -- COLUMNISTS DENOUNCE RECENT MOSUL [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-14 04:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 08KUWAIT526 |
MFA CONTINUES ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF FIRST [...] (SBU) During the Secretary's visit to Kuwait for the April 22 Iraq Neighbors Conference in Kuwait, the Amir's Chief of Protocol, Shaykh Khaled Al-Abdullah Al Sabah, called DCM to request a meeting with the Secretary for Mohammed Al-Marafie, the owner of First Kuwaiti Trading and Contracting C [...] |
2008-05-14 06:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ABLD AMGT ECON IZ KU PREL |
| 08KUWAIT536 |
INTERIOR MINISTER SEIZED WITH ELECTIONS; LOOKING [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-14 13:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PGOV PTER PINS KDEM KU |
| 08KUWAIT537 |
KUWAIT MINDEF: STRONG TIES DESPITE FMS IRRITANTS; [...] (C) Ambassador used her introductory call on Kuwait MinDef Shaykh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al Sabah to thank him for the unparalleled support Kuwait provides to our military forces and their efforts in Iraq and the broader war on terrorism. The Ambassador noted that we were looking at ways to [...] |
2008-05-14 14:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MASS MARR MOPS KU |
| 08KUWAIT542 |
KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION -- REACTION TO THE DEATH OF THE [...] Summary and comment: On the evening of Tuesday, May 13, 2008, the Amiri Diwan announced the death of the "Father Amir" Shaykh Saad Abdullah al-Sabah. Shaykh Saad enjoyed heroic stature in Kuwait due to his long service as Crown Prince, including high-profile leadership during the 1990-91 Iraq [...] |
2008-05-15 06:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 08KUWAIT554 |
KUWAIT ELECTION-EVE REPORT [...] SUMMARY: Despite the suspension of all election-related activities due to the recent death of the former Amir, voting will still take place on May 17. The total number of candidates running for Parliament now stands at 274, including 27 women. Based on polls and visible trends, the new Par [...] |
2008-05-18 11:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KWMN KMPI KU |
| 08KUWAIT555 |
TERROR FINANCE: GOK NOT ON BOARD WITH UN 1267 [...] (C) On May 12, following a meeting between S/CT Dailey and MFA Director of Follow-up and Coordination Ambassador Khaled Maqamis (septel), Econoff met separately with Maqamis to solicit his response to S/CT Dailey's request that GOK support, a pending UNSCR 1267 designation of the Revivial of [...] |
2008-05-18 11:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER |
| 08KUWAIT556 |
TERROR FINANCE: GOK NOT ON BOARD WITH UN 1267 [...] (C) On May 12, following a meeting between S/CT Dailey and MFA Director of Follow-up and Coordination Ambassador Khaled Maqamis (septel), Econoff met separately with Maqamis to solicit his response to S/CT Dailey's request that GOK support, a pending UNSCR 1267 designation of the Revivial of [...] |
2008-05-18 11:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER |
| 08KUWAIT557 |
S/CT DAILEY OFFERS CT COOPERATION; KSS DESCRIBES [...] (S) In separate meetings May 12 with Kuwait State Security (KSS) and MFA officials, on May 12, S/CT Dailey briefed on the USG paradigm of counterterrorism (CT) efforts and urged speedy and transparent information and intelligence exchanges and tighter border controls. S/CT Dailey also urged [...] |
2008-05-18 11:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PTER PGOV KDRG PREL KTFN KU |
| 08KUWAIT558 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH KUWAIT PM: IRAQ, CT, [...] (C) Ambassador used her introductory call on Kuwait Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al Sabah to thank him for the "indispensable support" that Kuwait provides to USG efforts in Iraq and the region, and to urge greater GOK support for the Al-Maliki government. The PM s [...] |
2008-05-18 11:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS PINR KDEM KU |
| 08KUWAIT559 |
TERROR FINANCE: GOK NOT ON BOARD WITH UN 1267 [...] (C) On May 12, following a meeting between S/CT Dailey and MFA Director of Follow-up and Coordination Ambassador Khaled Maqamis (septel), Econoff met separately with Maqamis to solicit his response to S/CT Dailey's request that GOK support, a pending UNSCR 1267 designation of the Revivial of [...] |
2008-05-18 11:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER |
| 08KUWAIT560 |
TERROR FINANCE: KUWAI FINALLY FREEZES ASSETS OF THREE FINANCIERS [...] (C) Officials from the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) and Kuwait Finance House (KFH) confirmed to Econoff on May 12 that they have frozen the accounts of the three terrorist financiers Hamed Al-Ali, Jaber Al-Jalahmah, and Mubarak Al-Bathali, upon instruction of the MFA. 2. (C) xxxxxxxxxxxx tol [...] |
2008-05-18 11:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER |
| 08KUWAIT561 |
PROPOSED VISIT BY SPECIAL ENVOY WOLCOTT AND [...] (SBU) Post welcomes the proposed visit by Special Envoy Wolcott and her delegation and is working to confirm availability of appropriate interlocutors on June 10. We do not foresee any problems in arranging meetings on that date, but confirming Kuwaiti participation at this point is difficult [...] |
2008-05-18 15:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ENRG PREL PARM KU |
| 08KUWAIT565 |
KUWAIT ELECTION RESULTS: NO WOMEN, GAINS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: As widely predicted, both Shi'as and Salafis gained parliamentary seats in the Kuwaiti May 17 elections. No female candidates won, although one came tantalizingly close. Per GOK protocol, the full Cabinet resigned; the Amir is expected to appoint a new one within 14 days. Apart fr [...] |
2008-05-19 15:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KWMN |
| 08KUWAIT566 |
KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION -- Kuwait Parliamentary Elections [...] Summary: As expected, the front page headlines of all Kuwaiti dailies covered the success of Islamist candidates in the Saturday, May 17 Kuwaiti Parliamentary elections. All newspapers also addressed the fact that no female candidates were elected to Parliament. Additionally, almost all of t [...] |
2008-05-20 03:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU KWMN MEDIA REACTION |
| 08KUWAIT574 |
BIO DATA ON NEW KUWAITI PARLIAMENT [...] The following is a list of MPs in Kuwait's new Parliament elected on May 17, 2008 (reftel). Information on each MP includes: political affiliation, constituency, number of votes received, previous parliament participation, date of birth, education and tribal affiliation as applicable. ---- [...] |
2008-05-21 05:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KDEM KU |
| 08KUWAIT577 |
MINISTER FOR CABINET AFFAIRS NOT OPTIMISTIC AFTER [...] (C) Summary: In a May 20 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Faisal Al-Hajji said he was not optimistic about the prospects for better relations between the Government and Parliament following the May 17 election, which appeared to retur [...] |
2008-05-21 09:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KWMN KMPI KU |
| 08KUWAIT578 |
KUWAIT INPUT FOR 2008 REPORT OF INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Post is unaware of any current investment disputes or expropriation claims involving American claimants in Kuwait. ********************************************* * For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/?cable s Vi [...] |
2008-05-21 11:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EIVN KIDE OPIC PGOV KU |
| 08KUWAIT579 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. POSITION ON THE RETENTION [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-21 11:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA IAEA PARM TBIO KU |
| 08KUWAIT581 |
IIP TRAVELING SPEAKER PROGRAM WITH MS. ZAINAB AL-SUWEIJ [...] Summary: Ms. Zainab Al-Suwaij, Executive Director of the American Islamic Congress, came to Kuwait for four days as an IIP Arabic Supplemental-funded traveling speaker and discussed with Kuwaitis Western-Muslim perceptions of each other, civil society and women rights, democracy-building in Ira [...] |
2008-05-21 12:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO KIRC OIIP XF KU |
| 08KUWAIT585 |
TERRORIST FINANCIER MUBARAK AL-BATHALI REMAINS IN [...] (C) Kuwaiti press reported on May 21 that Kuwaiti terrorist financier and UNSCR 1267 designee Mubarak Al-Bathali had been arrested on May 8 for inciting youth to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan. The article indicated that although Al-Bathali was initially due to be released from detention on Ma [...] |
2008-05-21 16:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER |
| 08KUWAIT586 |
TERRORIST FINANCIER MUBARAK AL-BATHALI REMAINS IN [...] (C) Kuwaiti press reported on May 21 that Kuwaiti terrorist financier and UNSCR 1267 designee Mubarak Al-Bathali had been arrested on May 8 for inciting youth to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan. The article indicated that although Al-Bathali was initially due to be released from detention on Ma [...] |
2008-05-21 16:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER |
| 08KUWAIT588 |
DEMARCHE: KUWAIT 60-DAY REPORT TO UN ON UNSCR [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-22 11:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR KU |
| 08KUWAIT589 |
KUWAIT HOSTS FOURTH WORLD ISLAMIC ECONOMIC FORUM [...] Summary: From April 29 to May 1, Kuwait hosted the Fourth World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF). The event was opened by the Amir of Kuwait and was attended by representatives from most of the member states of the Organization of the Islamic Conference including the heads of state of Jordan, Af [...] |
2008-05-22 12:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN PREL PGOV EAID ENRG KU |
| 08KUWAIT593 |
KUWAIT REVIEW OF TITLE III SUSPENSION OF LIBERTAD [...] (U) The following is post's response to reftel on implementation of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) Cuba has a diplomatic presence in Kuwait, but the GOK does not maintain a mission in Cuba. Relations between the two countries have been strained since the 1990-91 Gulf War when Cuba [...] |
2008-05-22 15:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU KU |
| 08KUWAIT599 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL CASEY (JUNE 3-4, [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Casey to travel to post June 3-4, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Kuwait points of Contacts are: Agnel Berry Coordinator Iraq [...] |
2008-05-26 13:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 08KUWAIT600 |
A BREAKDOWN OF KUWAIT'S BUDGET [...] Kuwait's 2007/2008 fiscal year ended on March 31. The following is a brief, aggregate summary of the GOK's projected budget and final accounts for 2007/2008 as estimated by the Central Bank and the National Bank of Kuwait. All figures are listed in million USD except Average Oil Price which [...] |
2008-05-26 14:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV KU |
| 08KUWAIT604 |
SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY PAULSON'S MAY 31-JUNE 1 [...] (C) Secretary Paulson, Embassy Kuwait welcomes you, Mrs. Paulson, and the members of your delegation to Kuwait. While we have requested meetings with the Amir and senior Kuwaiti leadership, we are able at this time to confirm only the Central Bank Governor, Kuwait Investment Authority Managin [...] |
2008-05-27 09:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PREL PTER KTFN KU |
| 08KUWAIT61 |
2008 KUWAIT INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SUBMISSION [...] Per reftel instructions, the following is PostQs submission for the OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Council of Ministers approved the implementing regulations for its The Direct Foreign Capital Investment Law promotes foreign investment i Foreign firms still may not invest in the u [...] |
2008-01-15 13:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | NOTAG KU |
| 08KUWAIT611 |
KUWAIT A CANDIDATE IN UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION [...] On May 5, post received diplomatic note 60, dated April 29, 2008, from MFA's Department of International Organizations announcing its candidature for election to the Administrative Council of the Universal Postal Union. 2. Diplomatic note text follows: Complimentary Greetings The Gove [...] |
2008-05-28 10:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV AORC ECPS KU |
| 08KUWAIT612 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL ANDERSON (JUNE 5-6, [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Anderson to travel to post June 5-6, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Kuwait points of Contacts are: Agnel Berry Coordinator Ir [...] |
2008-05-28 11:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 08KUWAIT613 |
THE IMPORTANCE (AND FINANCIAL BENEFITS) OF BEING [...] (C) For a small country with a population of approximately 3.2 million, Kuwait possesses tremendous wealth; according the CIA World Fact Book, Kuwait has the world's sixth largest GDP per capita in terms of purchasing power. Kuwaiti citizens, an exclusive group that makes up about one third of [...] |
2008-05-28 11:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD TIP KU |
| 08KUWAIT614 |
KUWAITI WOMEN IN ELECTIONS: NO WINS...YET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although no women were elected in Kuwait's recent parliamentary contests, women made a strong showing and improved their performance compared to the 2006 elections. Participation among women voters increased from the previous election and many observers believe Kuwait is on t [...] |
2008-05-28 13:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KWMN SOCI KU |
| 08KUWAIT615 |
NAMES, TITLES AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR LEADING [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-28 13:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL |
| 08KUWAIT62 |
2008 KUWAIT INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SUBMISSION [...] Per reftel instructions, the following is Post's submission for the 2008 Kuwait Investment Climate Statement: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Council of Ministers approved the implementing regulations for its current Direct Foreign Capital Investment Law -- Law No. 8/2001 - passed by t [...] |
2008-01-15 14:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | NOTAG KU |
| 08KUWAIT621 |
NEW GOK CABINET: GAINS FOR TRIBAL SALAFIS, SHI'A [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al Sabah announced May 28 the formation of a new Cabinet that included seven new ministers, five royal family members, one MP, two women, two Shi,a, one Islamic Constitutional Movement representative (ICM-Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherh [...] |
2008-05-29 14:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KWMN KU |
| 08KUWAIT627 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR FAO/WHO [...] Post delivered reftel demarche with CV of Dr. Karen Hulebak on May 19. We will report any substantive response septel. ********************************************* * For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/?cable s Visit Kuwait's Classified [...] |
2008-06-02 06:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO KU |
| 08KUWAIT628 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] Post delivered reftel demarche with President Bush's response to the food price crisis on May 20. We will report any substantive response septel. ********************************************* * For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/?cable s [...] |
2008-06-02 06:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO KU |
| 08KUWAIT633 |
INAUGURAL SESSION OF KUWAITI PARLIAMENT PROCEEDS [...] (C) In the June 1 inaugural session of the Kuwaiti Parliament, Amir Shaykh Sabah Al Sabah warned in unusually harsh terms against "chaos and discord," and made clear that he would not hesitate to dissolve the Parliament again if it failed to move past the political stalemate that marked the p [...] |
2008-06-02 14:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KWMN KU |
| 08KUWAIT637 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TIP AND RIHS DESIGNATION WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's introductory meeting June 3 with newly appointed Minister of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL), Bader Al-Duwaila, coincided with the planned June 4 release of the 2008 TIP report and Kuwait's downgrade to a Tier 3 ranking. Ambassador urged immediate action to me [...] |
2008-06-04 11:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR GTIP KTFN KHUM KU |
| 08KUWAIT639 |
KUWAIT AIRWAYS DISAPPOINTED WITH IRAQI PROPOSAL [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Econoff on June 1, Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) legal advisor Abdulsattar Setareh expressed disappointment with the Iraqi proposal for debt repayment presented to KAC and the GOK on May 26 and 27. Setareh reported that the Iraqi Finance Minister told KAC the [...] |
2008-06-04 12:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAIR ETRD ECON KU IZ |
| 08KUWAIT64 |
2008 KUWAIT INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SUBMISSION [...] Per reftel instructions, the following is Post's submission for the 2008 Kuwait Investment Climate Statement: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Council of Ministers approved the implementing regulations for its current Direct Foreign Capital Investment Law -- Law No. 8/2001 - passed by [...] |
2008-01-16 04:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EINV KTDB USTR OPIC KU |
| 08KUWAIT640 |
KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR WAINSTEIN [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Ken Wainstein and delegation to travel to Kuwait City on June 10-12, 2008 to conduct meetings with host government officials. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for [...] |
2008-06-04 14:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | APER AMGT OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 08KUWAIT641 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONVENTION ON SUPPLEMENTARY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-05 06:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA PARM KU |
| 08KUWAIT652 |
AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 3 CALL ON MINISTER OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. In their introductory June 3 meeting, Ambassador notified Minister of Information Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al Sabah that we were ready to sign a memorandum of agreement between the Ministry and the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB). The Minister voiced concern about incre [...] |
2008-06-08 08:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SCUL SCOL PTER |
| 08KUWAIT654 |
REQUEST PERMISSION TO BE ABSENT FROM POST [...] Ambassador Deborah K. Jones requests permission to be absent from post June 14-22 on personal travel. 2. DCM Alan Misenheimer will be in charge during this period. ********************************************* * For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/ne [...] |
2008-06-08 14:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA KU |
| 08KUWAIT655 |
SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION DISCUSSES COOPERATION [...] (SBU) On May 28 and June 2, an eight-person Transportation delegation led by Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters met with public and private sector leaders from Kuwait's transportation sector to review plans and developments and discuss bilateral cooperation. On May 28, the Secretary hel [...] |
2008-06-08 15:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ELTN EWWT ECIN KU |
| 08KUWAIT656 |
KUWAITI FM ON IRAQ SFA, TERRORISM, BASHAR AL-ASSAD [...] Summary: Kuwait FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed in a June 8 meeting with Ambassador raised concerns that the expiration of Chapter 7 authorities and the negotiation of new SFA/SOFA arrangements between Kuwait and the U.S. could affect Kuwaiti equities on borders, POWs, compensation, and other issues. [...] |
2008-06-09 09:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PTER EINV IZ SY |
| 08KUWAIT662 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CIVAIR: DESIGNATION OF DELTA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-11 10:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR KTIA KU |
| 08KUWAIT663 |
LEBANON: KUWAIT RESPONSE ON JUNE 23 [...] (C) In response to reftel request seeking host country support for the June 23 reconstruction conference on Lebanon's Nahr Al-Barid refugee camp, Econcouns spoke with Ambassador Jassim Al-Mubaraki, MFA Director of Arab Affairs, on June 5. Al-Mubaraki said he had just met with the Lebanese CD [...] |
2008-06-11 13:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON KU PREF PREL |
| 08KUWAIT665 |
CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ABOUT KUWAIT'S HYDROCARBON [...] (C) Kuwait's new Oil Minister and the new CEO of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) have led a number of positive developments in Kuwait's oil sector in the past year and have announced plans to make USD 55 billion of investments in new projects over the next five years. After several years [...] |
2008-06-11 14:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | EPET ENRG EINV KU OIL SECTOR |
| 08KUWAIT666 |
KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION -- TIP and GCC Foreign Ministers' [...] (U) Summary and Comment. A limited amount of press coverage immediately followed the U.S Department of State's June 4 release of the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. However, there since has been a plethora of articles, editorials, and op-eds responding to the report's contents. A [...] |
2008-06-12 03:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU KWMN MEDIA REACTION |
| 08KUWAIT668 |
KUWAIT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOLDS FIRST NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) hosted a two-day national conference on Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) on June 9 and 10. The conference included seminars and roundtable discussions that brought together IPR experts from the private and pub [...] |
2008-06-12 14:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD KU |
| 08KUWAIT669 |
AMBASSADOR SATTERFIELD DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH PM AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: S/I Ambassador Satterfield briefed Kuwaiti Prime Minister, Shaykh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al Sabah and Foreign Minister, Shaykh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al Sabah June 12 on the current situation in Iraq. Ambassador Satterfield highlighted the recent successes in [...] |
2008-06-12 18:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KU IZ |
| 08KUWAIT671 |
DEPARTURE OF AMBASSADOR FROM POST [...] AMBASSADOR DEBORAH K. JONES DEPARTED POST SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2008 AT 0030 LOCAL TIME. 2. DCM ALAN G. MISENHEIMER HAS ASSUMED CHARGE. ********************************************* * For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/?cable s Visit Kuw [...] |
2008-06-15 03:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT KU OTRA |
| 08KUWAIT694 |
KSS TO WAINSTEIN: KUWAIT CT LEGISLATION INADEQUATE [...] (S) Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Kenneth Wainstein, in a June 11 meeting with Kuwait State Security (KSS) Director Muhaylan, conveyed the President's appeal for increased counterterrorism (CT) cooperation and information sharing among partners [...] |
2008-06-18 11:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PTER PGOV KDRG PREL KTFN KU |
| 08KUWAIT695 |
JUNE 11 WAINSTEIN MEETING WITH SOCIAL [...] (SBU) Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, Kenneth L. Wainstein, accompanied by the Ambassador on June 11 met with newly appointed Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Bader Al-Duwaila to discuss U.S.-Kuwaiti CT cooperation. Al-Duwaila thanked Wainstein for [...] |
2008-06-18 11:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER |
| 08KUWAIT696 |
NSB ACKNOWLEDGES INCREASED AL QAEDA ACTIVITY AND [...] (S) Summary: Kenneth Wainstein, President Bush's Assistant for Homeland Security and Counter-terrorism (APHSCT), met with the President of the National Security Bureau (NSB), Ahmed Al-Fahd on 11 June. The principals discussed the recent increase in Al-Qaeda-related activity in Kuwait, ongoin [...] |
2008-06-18 11:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PTER PGOV KDRG PREL KTFN KU |
| 08KUWAIT697 |
KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GENERAL DAVID [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for General David Petraeus and delegation to travel to Kuwait City on June 22-25, 2008 to engage with key Kuwaiti leaders to provide an update on the security, stability, and the broad spectrum of coalition operations in support of OIF. 2 [...] |
2008-06-18 13:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KU IZ OTRA APER |
| 08KUWAIT698 |
TRIPARTITE COMMISSION TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE 57TH [...] Kuwait hosted the 57th session of the Tripartite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) on May 27, 2008, with representatives from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC). Per Kuwaiti request, USG delegatio [...] |
2008-06-18 14:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PHUM PREL KUWAIT IRAQ KU |
| 08KUWAIT7 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL MITCHELL [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Mitchell to travel to post 10-14, January, 2008. 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 [...] |
2008-01-03 04:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM PK AF KU IZ |
| 08KUWAIT700 |
KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION -- Update: U.S. Designation of [...] (U) Summary and Comment. The June 13 U.S. designation of Kuwait-based Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) as a charity that provides financial and material support to al-Qaeda and its affiliates continues receive heavy coverage in the Kuwaiti press. Although the vast majority of publish [...] |
2008-06-19 03:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU KWMN MEDIA REACTION |
| 08KUWAIT701 |
APHSCT WAINSTEIN MEETS WITH KUWAITI PRIME MINISTER [...] (S) Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Kenneth Wainstein accompanied by AMB Jones met on June 11 with Kuwaiti Prime Minister (PM) Shaykh Nasser Al Sabah and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al Sabah. APHSCT Wainstein shared a letter from Presid [...] |
2008-06-19 03:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PTER KTFN SY PINS |
| 08KUWAIT704 |
TERRORISM FINANCE: GOK CONDEMNS USG DECISION TO [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Both liberal and conservative newspapers and politicians have been outspoken in criticizing the USG's action to designate the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS). (See Refs A and B for Kuwait media reaction to RIHS designation.) The GOK Council of Ministers [...] |
2008-06-19 11:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER |
| 08KUWAIT71 |
FORGIVENESS OF IRAQI DEBT, COMPENSATION NOT [...] (C) CDA met on January 14 with Amiri Economic Advisor and former Finance Minister Dr. Yousef Al-Ebraheem to deliver a readout of the President's January 11 meeting with the Amir and follow up on the issues of Iraqi debt and UN Compensation Commission payments. CDA conveyed the President's requ [...] |
2008-01-16 13:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID PREL PGOV KU IZ |
| 08KUWAIT715 |
AMBASSADOR RESUMED CHARGE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-23 08:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA KU |
| 08KUWAIT720 |
TERRORIST FINANCIER MUBARAK AL-BATHALI WILL REMAIN [...] (U) Kuwaiti press reported on June 24 that Kuwaiti terrorist financier and UNSCR 1267 designee Mubarak Al-Bathali will remain in detention for an additional 14 days pending further investigation into his role in inciting youth to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan (reftel). Al Bathali has been in [...] |
2008-06-25 05:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER |
| 08KUWAIT729 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DISBURSING PLEDGED FUNDS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-26 11:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KWBG KPAL IS PGOV PREL KU |
| 08KUWAIT73 |
KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT BUSH VISIT TO KUWAIT [...] No summary [...] |
2008-01-17 09:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 08KUWAIT733 |
AMBASSADOR JONES' COURTESY CALL WITH KUWAITI [...] (U) AMB Jones met on June 12 with newly appointed Kuwaiti Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for Municipality Affairs H.E. Dr. Fadhil Safar Ali Safar. Minister Safar aims to prioritize the development of Public Works personnel and information systems to enhance the work and capabi [...] |
2008-06-26 14:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELTN |
| 08KUWAIT734 |
EMBASSY KUWAIT RESPONSE TO FOREIGN ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary: Kuwait provides substantial foreign assistance, primarily, but not exclusively to Islamic countries, in line with its foreign policy priorities. Kuwait gives an estimated USD 1 billion annually to 100-plus countries, with significant assistance for Lebanon, the Palestinian Terri [...] |
2008-06-26 14:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECIN ECON EFIN EL AL |
| 08KUWAIT735 |
PETRAEUS DISCUSSES IRAQ SECURITY, KUWAIT-IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his June 25 visit to Kuwait, Gen. Petraeus, accompanied by the Ambassador met with the Amir and Crown Prince (together) and had a separate meeting with the PM, MinDef and FM. At both meetings Gen. Petraeus briefed on the current security situation in Iraq and asked for a [...] |
2008-06-26 16:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KU IZ |
| 08KUWAIT755 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel points via diplomatic note to the MFA on July 1, 2008. Post will report further action septel. ********************************************* * For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/?cable s Visit Kuwait's Clas [...] |
2008-07-02 12:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC VE |
| 08KUWAIT756 |
KUWAIT: ENGAGING HOST GOVERNMENTS ON CERTAIN [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-02 12:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER XF AL |
| 08KUWAIT761 |
SPECIAL ENVOY WOLCOTT AND EXPERT DELEGATION [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On June 10, a delegation led by Ambassador Jackie Wolcott, Special Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation, and including representatives from the Department of State, the Department of Energy (DOE), the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), and the Nuclear Regu [...] |
2008-07-02 13:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KNNP PREL PARM |
| 08KUWAIT768 |
U.S. SPEAKER DR. JEFFREY ADDICOTT'S PROGRAM IN KUWAIT; [...] Dr. Jeffrey Addicott, Professor and Chairman of the Center for Terrorism Law, St. Mary's University, St. Antonio, Texas, visited Kuwait as a U.S. Speaker, June 22-24, 2008 and spoke to audiences comprised of youth, faculty members, lawyers and legislators about the new field of terrorism law in [...] |
2008-07-08 06:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO KIRC OIIP XF KU |
| 08KUWAIT769 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES GENDER SEGREGATION WITH U/S [...] (SBU) Summary: During a July 2 meeting with Undersecretary (U/S) for Higher Education Dr. Rasha Al Sabah, the Ambassador raised the issue of gender segregation and its potential impact on mixed-gender programs, such as the State Department-sponsored and AMIDEAST-administered ACCESS English La [...] |
2008-07-08 09:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EINT KPAO KU |
| 08KUWAIT77 |
TIME TO ACCELERATE KUWAITI FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) During his January 11 meeting with the President, Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al Sabah said the GOK has committed USD 500 million in financial assistance to Iraq, which it wants to invest in projects rather than providing direct cash assistance to the GOI. He said Kuwait is still [...] |
2008-01-17 15:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID IZ KU |
| 08KUWAIT771 |
TERRORIST FINANCIER BATHALI OUT ON BAIL [...] (U) Kuwaiti press reported on July 8 that Kuwaiti terrorist financier and UNSCR 1267 designee Mubarak Al-Bathali (see reftel) was released on 1000 KD (USD 3775) bail, but is banned from travel (Note: His January 2008 UN 1267 designation already bans his international travel. End note.) Pres [...] |
2008-07-08 15:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER |
| 08KUWAIT772 |
KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - Update: TIP Report Coverage in [...] (U) Summary. The TIP report's June 4 release triggered a plethora of articles, editorials, and op-eds responding to the report's contents. Initially, articles harshly challenged the report's content; some articles continued to cover the Government of Kuwait's (GOK) refutation of the report's [...] |
2008-07-09 03:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU TIP MEDIA REACTION |
| 08KUWAIT777 |
INITIAL KUWAIT REACTIONS TO UAE ANNOUNCEMENT OF [...] (U) The UAE's July 6 decision to cancel its Iraqi debt garnered front page headlines in Kuwait, and prompted commentaries that indicated that Kuwait will not follow suit. Kuwaiti daily, Al Watan reported, "Fearing that the Kuwaiti government may take advantage of the Parliament's summer rec [...] |
2008-07-09 14:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KUNC KU |
| 08KUWAIT78 |
KUWAIT INVESTMENT AUTHORITY TO INVEST USD 5 [...] (U) On January 15, Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) announced that it had agreed to a USD 3 billion investment in Citi and USD 2 billion investment in Merrill Lynch through the following press release: Begin press release: Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) announced that it agreed to a U [...] |
2008-01-17 16:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV KU |
| 08KUWAIT782 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RIHS AND TIP WITH THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador discussed the UNSCR 1267 designation of Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) (Ref B) and TIP July 9 with Hussain Nasser Al-Huraiti, the new Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf (religious endowments) and Islamic Affairs. The Minister, a RIHS boardmember, de [...] |
2008-07-10 09:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KTFN KISL TIP KU |
| 08KUWAIT785 |
AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON KUWAIT'S [...] (U) The Ambassador met July 9 with newly appointed Kuwaiti Minister of Communications Abdul Rahman Al-Ghunaim. Al-Ghunaim, an American educated 23-year veteran of the Ministry of Communications, known locally as the father of Kuwait's telephone system, was selected by the Prime Minister to re [...] |
2008-07-10 12:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELTN KU |
| 08KUWAIT786 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL REED (JULY 17-23, [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Reed to travel to post on July 20 - 21, 2008. 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 [...] |
2008-07-10 13:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF IZ JO KU EI QA |
| 08KUWAIT787 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL REED'S JULY 20 VISIT TO [...] Embassy Kuwait warmly welcomes your July 20th visit to this small but important Gulf ally. Your timing is propitious for advancing bilateral engagement between Iraq and Kuwait. We have requested a meeting with Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah during which you will have the oppor [...] |
2008-07-10 13:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV OREP KDEM KU |
| 08KUWAIT789 |
NEW HEALTH MINISTER: MORE HOSPITALS, FEWER MEDICAL [...] (U) Summary. The Ambassador and new Minister of Health Ali Al-Barrak laid the groundwork for USG-GOK cooperation in the healthcare sector during a very cordial meeting on July 8. The Minister highlighted the GOK's intention to build additional hospitals, which the Ambassador noted would be [...] |
2008-07-13 06:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KU PGOV PREL |
| 08KUWAIT79 |
GOK APPEALS TO STOP DESIGNATION OF KUWAITI [...] (C) Director of the MFA Americas Desk Ambassador Ali Hussain Al-Sammak sought an urgent meeting with CDA on January 17 to request, on instruction from the Kuwait FM, that the U.S. use "its good offices" to end the initiative to designate three Kuwaiti terrorist financiers (Hamid Al-Ali, Jaber [...] |
2008-01-17 17:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN |
| 08KUWAIT793 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KEEPING THE PA AFLOAT [...] (U) Econoff conveyed points reftel to Mr. Ahmad Al-Baker, Deputy Director, Arab World Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on July 10. Al-Baker told Econoff that the USD 80 million PA pledged funds had been approved last month as part of Kuwait's annual budget, but could not be di [...] |
2008-07-13 14:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG KPAL IS PGOV PREL KU |
| 08KUWAIT794 |
NEW MINISTER OF HOUSING: BREAKING GROUND ON [...] (C) Minister for Housing and Development Affairs Dr. Moudhi Abdul Aziz Al-Homoud told Ambassador she will deal with the uncertainties of Kuwaiti's obstreperous "revolving governments" (Note: with two dissolutions in as many years. End Note.) by focusing on a "five-year development plan" aimed [...] |
2008-07-14 09:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KU PGOV PREL |
| 08KUWAIT795 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOK LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-14 13:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO KU |
| 08KUWAIT799 |
GOK RESPONSE TO 2008 TIP REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the weeks since the release of the 2008 TIP report, Kuwait's Tier 3 ranking has received widespread media coverage and appears to have galvanized members of the newly appointed government and some MPs to rally behind the cause of combating TIP. Initial media coverage was nega [...] |
2008-07-16 09:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SOCI KWMN TIP |
| 08KUWAIT80 |
KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FUNDING FOR SPECIAL [...] No summary [...] |
2008-01-18 10:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KU LE |
| 08KUWAIT804 |
EDUCATION MINISTER: SLOW ROLLING GENDER [...] (SBU) Summary: During a July 13 meeting with Minister of Education Nouriya Al-Sabeeh, the Ambassador raised the issue of gender segregation and its potential impact on mixed-gender programs in Kuwait, such as the State Department-sponsored and AMIDEAST-administered ACCESS English Language Mi [...] |
2008-07-16 13:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EINT KPAO KU PREL PGOV |
| 08KUWAIT805 |
WELCOME CODEL OBEY (JULY 17-21, 2008) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Obey's travel to post on July 18-20, 2008. 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 meet and assist you at the ai [...] |
2008-07-16 13:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ EI |
| 08KUWAIT808 |
U/S JARALLAH: IRANIAN WHEEDLING, IRAQI DAWDLING, [...] (C) During their July 15 meeting, Ambassador chided MFA U/S Khaled Al-Jarallah over Kuwaiti National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi's public criticism that USG policy toward Iran was "provocative," noting that now is not the time for irresponsible rhetoric. Al-Jarallah characterized as "ve [...] |
2008-07-17 07:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS KPAL PBTS KU |
| 08KUWAIT81 |
READOUT OF KUWAITI FOREIGN MINISTER'S JAN. 15-16 [...] (C) Summary: In a January 17 meeting with Assistant Secretary of Energy Kevin Kolevar, Kuwait Petroleum SIPDIS Corporation General Counsel Nawaf Saud Nasir Al Sabah provided a brief readout of Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammad Al Sabah's January 15-16 visit to Tehran to co-chair a Joint [...] |
2008-01-18 13:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR KU PINR EPET |
| 08KUWAIT811 |
KUWAIT: NO FORCED LABOR OR CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-17 12:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KU |
| 08KUWAIT813 |
KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED [...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Gordon Gray, Senior Advisor for Southern Iraq Affairs, American Embassy, Baghdad, to travel to Kuwait July 21-23 for consultations and meetings with the Embassy and Government of Kuwait officials. 2. (U) This clearan [...] |
2008-07-17 13:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER KU OTRA PREL COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 08KUWAIT814 |
KUWAIT DEVELOPING FOURTH REFINERY AT AL-ZOUR AMID [...] (U) Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) is moving forward with plans to build the $15 billion Al-Zour oil refinery in southern Kuwait despite concerns from the National Assembly's Petitions and Complaints Committee. In May 2008, KNPC awarded $10.4 billion in contracts to four South Korean [...] |
2008-07-17 15:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET |
| 08KUWAIT816 |
GOK CABINET APPROVES NEGOTIATIONS ON US/KUWAIT [...] (U) On July 9 Department of Justice (DOJ) Attach (Cairo) Jeffrey Cole and Econoff met with Counselor Hamad Al-Marri, Deputy Director, Legal Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to follow-up on previous discussions in March regarding promoting mutual legal assistance in criminal matt [...] |
2008-07-20 03:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CASC CPAS CVIS SNAR KCRM IS KU |
| 08KUWAIT823 |
MINISTER OF OIL, ELECTRICITY AND WATER DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: During their July 16 introductory meeting, Kuwait's Minister of Oil, Electricity and Water, Mohamad Abdullah Al-Olaim told Ambassador he was optimistic that Kuwait's USD 14 billion in long delayed contracts would be signed soon for the 4th Oil Refinery, which will be the Midd [...] |
2008-07-21 12:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL PARM MARR KNNP KU IR |
| 08KUWAIT826 |
WELCOME CODEL LYNCH (JULY 26-27, 2008) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL LYNCH to travel to post on July 26 - 27, 2008. 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 [...] |
2008-07-22 12:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ IS KU EZ |
| 08KUWAIT83 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL THOMPSON (JANUARY [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Thompson to travel to post 24-26 January 2008. 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 [...] |
2008-01-22 09:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 08KUWAIT835 |
GOK WARMLY RECEIVES NODEL READ; PLEDGES CONTINUED [...] (C) Amir Shaykh Sabah Al Sabah on July 20 warmly received a bipartisan Congressional delegation led by Senator Jack Reed that included Senators Chuck Hagel and Barack Obama. Senator Obama thanked the Amir for Kuwaiti support for USG efforts in Iraq and the Amir responded with his appreciatio [...] |
2008-07-24 07:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV OREP KDEM KU |
| 08KUWAIT836 |
(CORRECT COPY) GOK WARMLY RECEIVES NODEL REED; PLEDGES [...] (C) Amir Shaykh Sabah Al Sabah on July 20 warmly received a bipartisan Congressional delegation led by Senator Jack Reed that included Senators Chuck Hagel and Barack Obama. Senator Obama thanked the Amir for Kuwaiti support for USG efforts in Iraq and the Amir responded with his appreciatio [...] |
2008-07-24 08:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV OREP KDEM KU |
| 08KUWAIT837 |
KUWAIT: "WE'VE DONE OUR PART; BALL IS NOW IN [...] (C) Former NEA DAS and newly minted Senior Advisor on Southern Iraq Affairs Gordon Gray met with GOK officials July 22 to discuss Iraq and how to facilitate progress on some of the outstanding issues between Kuwait and Iraq. In direct correlation to Kuwait's proximity to Iran, Kuwaiti paranoi [...] |
2008-07-24 11:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KCRS PBTS PINR KU |
| 08KUWAIT840 |
GOK COUNCIL OF MINISTERS RATIFY ANTI-TIP LAW, [...] A year after its drafting, the Kuwaiti Council of Ministers (COM) ratified the "Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling Immigrants" law July 21, signifying its successful navigation through the COM's Legal Affairs Committee and Department of Fatwa and Legislation. To become law, it must n [...] |
2008-07-24 13:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SOCI KWMN KU |
| 08KUWAIT841 |
KFAED DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL: BUREAUCRATIC [...] (U) Senior Advisor for Southern Iraq Affairs Gordon Gray met with Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) Deputy Director General Ghanim Al-Ghunaiman on July 22. Al-Ghunaiman discussed current and future assistance programs in Iraq and asked for assistance in identifying an appropri [...] |
2008-07-24 14:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON IZ KPAL KU PREL EINV LE |
| 08KUWAIT849 |
OPENING THE ABDALY-SAFWAN CROSSING TO BUCCA [...] (SBU) During their July 22 meeting (ref B), Ambassador raised with Minister of Interior Shaykh Jaber Khaled al-Jaber Al Sabah opening an alternate route for U.S. military convoys provisioning Iraq's Camp Bucca. The current route exits Kuwait at the Khabari crossing and follows a parallel road [...] |
2008-07-28 07:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL MOPS PBTS KU IZ |
| 08KUWAIT853 |
WELCOME CODEL ROSS (AUGUST 1-5, 2008) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL ROSS to travel to post on August 2-3, 2008. 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 meet and assist you at the a [...] |
2008-07-30 07:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU EI IT GE |
| 08KUWAIT856 |
POST INTERVENTION WITH GCC AND MEMBER STATE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-31 05:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR USTR KU |
| 08KUWAIT857 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ADDITIONAL KUWAIT JET FUEL [...] (C) Oil Minister assured Ambassador Jones on July 30 that additional Jet A-1 fuel would likely be available in September but could not be released currently due to increased demands on Kuwaiti energy grids during the traditionally high consumption month of August. 2. (C) Econoff earlier [...] |
2008-07-31 06:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET IZ KU MCAP |
| 08KUWAIT86 |
GOK/PARLIAMENT DISCUSS ISRAELI ACTION IN GAZA [...] (C) Recent Israeli measures in Gaza illicited sharp reactions from the Kuwaiti Government, Parliament and press. The MFA U/S demarched P-5 member representatives on the matter and called for UN Security Council action, calling the Israeli response to HAMAS attacks unbalanced and unjustified. [...] |
2008-01-22 14:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KU |
| 08KUWAIT860 |
WELCOME CODEL MICHAUD (AUGUST 3-7, 2008) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Michaud to travel to post August 4-6, 2008. 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 meet and assist you at the a [...] |
2008-08-03 13:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KW COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 08KUWAIT864 |
KUWAIT SHAKEN BY WAVE OF STRIKES BY FOREIGN [...] (U) Summary: The GOK used force on July 28 to break up a series of violent demonstrations involving several thousand largely Bangladeshi laborers employed by cleaning contractors and immediately began the deportation of several hundred foreign workers. The incidents marked the culmination of a [...] |
2008-08-04 13:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ELAB PREL KU |
| 08KUWAIT865 |
DR. MOHAMMED ON VARIOUS AND SUNDRY: PA FUNDS, [...] (C) Ambassador requested a meeting with Deputy PM and FM Dr. Mohammed Al Sabah to review a number of issues prior to both taking summer holidays. During an hour long exchange August 3, the following topics were addressed: -- PA Funding: Ambassador stressed the urgency of the situation a [...] |
2008-08-04 16:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PHUM PGOV PTER KPAL KU BG |
| 08KUWAIT88 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL DAUM (JANUARY [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Daum to travel to post January 27 to February 2. 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 [...] |
2008-01-23 08:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 08KUWAIT884 |
KUWAIT TO FOLLOW ARAB LEAGUE LEAD ON MAURITANIA [...] (C) During an August 11 introductory call on Nayef Al-Otaibi, responsible for North African issues within MFA's Arab Affairs department, newly arrived POLCOUNS informally queried Al-Otaibi about Kuwait's reaction to the recent military coup in Mauritania. Al-Otaibi responded that Kuwait deplo [...] |
2008-08-12 15:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID KU MR |
| 08KUWAIT889 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL Graham (AUGUST 16-25, [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Graham to travel to post August 17-18, 2008. 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 [...] |
2008-08-13 12:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KW COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 08KUWAIT890 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BORDALLO (AUG 13-15, 2008) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Bordallo to travel to post August 13-15, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Kuwait points of Contacts are: Agnel Berry Coordinator I [...] |
2008-08-13 12:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AE AFIN AMGT ASEC GM IN IZ KU OREP PK |
| 08KUWAIT90 |
EDUCATION MINISTER SURVIVES VOTE OF NO [...] (C) On January 22, Kuwaiti Education Minister Al-Sabeeh survived a vote of no-confidence. On January 8, an Islamist MP ineffectively grilled her on a variety of charges deemed weak by the GOK and Kuwaiti press, and a motion was filed for the vote. With this victory, she became the first mini [...] |
2008-01-23 15:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL SCUL SOCI KU |
| 08KUWAIT91 |
MFA PASSES PAPER DEFENDING FIRST KUWAITI'S WORK AT [...] (SBU) At a January 11 dinner hosted by the Amir in honor of President Bush, MFA Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah requested that we pass a paper and DVD to Assistant Secretary Welch in support of First Kuwait Trading and Contracting Company's work in building the New Embassy Compound in Baghd [...] |
2008-01-24 05:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD AMGT ECON IZ KU PREL |
| 08KUWAIT910 |
GOK OFFICIALS TELL CODEL BARDALLO "THE SURGE HAS [...] (C) In an August 13 meeting, Kuwait's Acting Prime Minister and Defense Minister told CODEL Bordallo that Kuwait is committed to a close, long-term defense relationship with the U.S. and prepared to host U.S. troops indefinitely. Nevertheless, there is frustration over long delays in purchasin [...] |
2008-08-21 06:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS OREP KU |
| 08KUWAIT911 |
KUWAIT: CONCERN ABOUT BEING CAUGHT IN U.S.- IRAN [...] (C) Summary: The war of words over Iran's refusal to suspend its nuclear enrichment activities has sparked considerable concern in Kuwait, which fears the situation could devolve into an actual U.S. or Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear sites. The nation's media and a number of its parliamenta [...] |
2008-08-21 06:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KU |
| 08KUWAIT913 |
MOVING KUWAIT FORWARD ON LABOR STANDARDS [...] (C) Embassy examined with interest and appreciation Ref A suggestion that we explore addressing labor rights abuses in Kuwait through a trilateral meeting with Kuwaiti and Bangladeshi officials followed by a series of multilateral roundtables with representatives of all major labor-sending cou [...] |
2008-08-21 15:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV TIP KU |
| 08KUWAIT915 |
KUWAIT SUPPORTIVE ON DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN [...] (C) POLCOUNS, in an August 20 introductory call on Mansour Al-Otaibi, Director of MFA's International Organizations Department, informed Al-Otaibi of USG actions described reftel to designate an additional five Iranian entities under E.O. 13382 and urged Al-Otaibi to press the GOK to freeze the [...] |
2008-08-21 17:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR KU |
| 08KUWAIT922 |
KUWAIT PREPARED TO JOIN ASSISTANCE PACKAGE FOR [...] (C) POLCOUNS on August 25 discussed with Muteb Almutoteh, First Secretary of MFA's Europe Department, USG points raised reftels regarding Russian intransigence in Georgia and, in particular, concerns that Russia may be poised to recognize the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. P [...] |
2008-08-26 07:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS GG KU |
| 08KUWAIT93 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL LOGAN (FEBRUARY 4-8, [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Logan to travel to post 4-8 February 2008. 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 [...] |
2008-01-24 07:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU TU GM IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 08KUWAIT934 |
(C/NF) RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] (S/NF) This message is an initial response to ref A request for additional reporting on the ruling Al Sabah family's decision-making processes, as well as the relationship between Amir Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah and Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser al-Mohammed al-Ahmad Al Sabah. Res [...] |
2008-09-01 14:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PGOV KU |
| 08KUWAIT935 |
KUWAIT NO ATTENDING LIBERIA DEVELOPMENT MEETING [...] (U) In an August 27 meeting with EconOff, Chairman of the Arab Fund for Economic & Social Development, Mr. Abdulatif Yousef Al-Hamad said that he had not received an invitation to the Development Ministers Meeting on September 5-6 in Liberia. 2. (U) Al-Hamad added that assistance to Liberi [...] |
2008-09-02 07:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL LI KU |
| 08KUWAIT936 |
(S) SCENESETTER FOR THE KUWAIT PRIME MINISTER'S [...] (S) Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser al-Mohammed al-Ahmed al-Jaber Al Sabah's September 18-19 visit to Washington offers a timely opportunity to honor and reaffirm the unique and indispensable security relationship between our two countries; it is also an important opportunity to encourage the PM [...] |
2008-09-02 15:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PTER CVIS MASS ECON EINV IR IZ KU |
| 08KUWAIT937 |
PROMINENT KUWAITI MP SEES OPENING TO SYRIA; [...] (C) Summary: Mohammed Jassem Al-Sager, a prominent Kuwaiti Member of Parliament (MP) who met with Syrian President Bashar Assad during a late August visit to Damascus, told the Ambassador he perceived an opportunity to drive a wedge between Syria and Iran and move the former closer to the int [...] |
2008-09-03 11:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR SY IR KU |
| 08KUWAIT94 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MR. MAXWELL AGBENYEGA [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. Maxwell Agbenyaga to travel to post February 15-17, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. If there are any questions, POC in Kuwait is: Ag [...] |
2008-01-24 07:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA APER AFSN IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 08KUWAIT942 |
KUWAIT REQUESTS PARTICIPATION IN THE RHYTHM ROAD AMERICAN [...] (U): Embassy Kuwait requests participation in the Rhythm Road American Music Abroad Program during the winter of 2009, preferably at the end of January. This year, we would like to host a Country and Western, or Bluegrass quartet, for a total of three programming days. Our audience will consi [...] |
2008-09-04 05:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO KU |
| 08KUWAIT945 |
(C) KUWAIT FOREIGN MINISTER: NO TO RECOGNITION OF [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-04 16:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG KU |
| 08KUWAIT946 |
(C) KUWAIT NONCOMMITTAL ON SERBIAN ICJ RESOLUTION [...] (C) During a September 2 meeting with Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah al-Salem Al Sabah, Ambassador expressed USG concern over Serbia's attempt to challenge the lawfulness of the declaration of independence by Kosovo before the International Court o [...] |
2008-09-05 08:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XG YI KU |
| 08KUWAIT947 |
(S) FOREIGN MINISTER ON PM VISIT: IRAQ, IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: During a September 2 meeting with Ambassador, Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah al-Salem Al Sabah said Kuwait's Prime Minister during his September 18-19 visit expects to raise Kuwaiti's 4 remaining GTMO detainees, regional security issu [...] |
2008-09-05 12:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER CVIS MASS KPAL EAID IR IZ KU |
| 08KUWAIT953 |
KUWAITI PM TO VISIT BAGHDAD AFTER MID-SEPTEMBER [...] (C) During a September 7 Ramadan event, Kuwaiti Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah confirmed to the Ambassador that media reports of his imminent trip to Iraq are essentially accurate. The PM indicated that his visit to Baghdad will occur some time after his [...] |
2008-09-09 12:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KU |
| 08KUWAIT954 |
KUWAIT: SOUL-SEARCHING ON LABOR ABUSES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Stung by international media attention to widespread labor abuses by Kuwaiti contractors, the GOK continues to discuss and investigate TIP-related issues and promises significant action. Domestic media continue to provide wide coverage of the issues. Recent developments includ [...] |
2008-09-09 12:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI ELAB KTIP KU |
| 08KUWAIT961 |
RESPONSE TO GCC CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM COMMENTS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-09 13:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KU |
| 08KUWAIT962 |
KUWAIT TO CONSIDER THIRD COMMITTEE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-09 14:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KV KU |
| 08KUWAIT966 |
PROGRAM EVALUATION: FY-08 FOREIGN PRESS CENTER WORKING [...] (U) SUMMARY: In late June and early July, a Kuwaiti journalist participated in the Foreign Press Center (FPC) supported tour, "U.S. 2008 Elections: U.S. Political System and Practices." The intent of this tour was to introduce a Kuwaiti journalist to the American electoral process, as well a [...] |
2008-09-10 12:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO OPRC OEXC SCUL |
| 08KUWAIT97 |
TERROR FINANCE: LIMITED MEDIA REACTION SO FAR TO [...] (SBU) Initial Kuwaiti media reaction to the January 16 decision by the UN Security Council to designate three Kuwaitis -- Hamed Al-Ali, Jaber Al-Jalahmah, and Mubarak Al-Bathali -- as terrorist facilitators and inciters has been subdued. There has been little reaction by the local press with [...] |
2008-01-24 15:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN |
| 08KUWAIT975 |
KUWAIT RESPONDS POSITIVELY TO PROPOSED MOU ON CEIP JOINT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (U) Post received Government of Kuwait's(GOK) written response to USG draft memorandum of understanding regarding establishment of a joint working group for the improvement of Kuwait's critical energy infrastructure protection(CEIP) systems [...] |
2008-09-11 15:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EPET KCIP KU |
| 08KUWAIT976 |
MFA U/S on Kuwait Air negotiations, PM visit, and [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 10 and 11. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Ambassador met with MFA U/S Khalid Al- Jarallah on September 11 to review the September 8 visit of the Iraqi Finance Minister to Kuwait and to preview the Kuwaiti PM's September 18-19 visit to the U.S.. Jarallah [...] |
2008-09-11 16:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL EINV EAID MASS KW |
| 08KUWAIT977 |
KUWAIT INVESTMENT AUTHORITY MD TO AMBASSADOR: KIA [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 9, KIA Chairman Al-Saad told Ambassador that KIA would have no problem meeting most of the objectives in the draft Generally Accepted Principles and Practices for Sovereign Wealth Funds. He reiterated his contention, however, that government investors were being t [...] |
2008-09-11 16:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV KW |
| 08KUWAIT98 |
KUWAIT MFA U/S ON IRAQ, GTMO, 1267 DESIGNEES [...] (C) On January 21, MFA U/S Al-Jarallah told CDA that Kuwait is ready to invest in Iraq, but delays in funding are caused by the Iraqi failure to get project proposals to relevant GOK officials. Recent high-level Iraqi visits to Kuwait have increased bilateral cooperation, and there are now s [...] |
2008-01-24 16:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU IR IZ KDRG PINR PTER ETRD |
| 08KUWAIT982 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AMBASSADOR INFORMS MFA U/S OF [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-16 05:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PREL PTER KU |
| 08KUWAIT99 |
KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - VISIT OF KUWAIT FM TO TEHRAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Kuwaiti media coverage of Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah's January 16, 2008, press conference in Tehran focused almost exclusively on issues discussed and, in all but two English-language newspapers, did not contain any reference to the FM's comment on Kuwaiti-Iran [...] |
2008-01-25 13:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF IR KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 08KUWAIT990 |
AD-Hoc Liaison Committee Meeting: GoK views [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) On September 17, Ecouns talked to Ambassador Jassim Al-Mubaraki, the Director of the MFA's Arab World Department. Mubaraki confirmed that the GOK had received an invitation from Norway to attend the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) [...] |
2008-09-17 15:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KPAL PGOV PREL IS KU |
| 08KUWAIT991 |
KUWAITI AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ SWORN IN BY AMIR [...] (C) On September 16, Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah swore in Lieutenant General (retired) Ali Al-Mou'min as the first Kuwaiti Ambassador to Baghdad since the Iraqi invasion in 1990. The swearing-in was lightly heralded by the press -- mentioned in only one daily, but co [...] |
2008-09-17 16:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KU |
| 08KUWAIT992 |
KUWAIT MILDLY CONCERNED OVER PROSPECTIVE ARMS [...] (C) POLCOUNS on September 15 raised reftel points concerning USG plans to support the Iraqi Security Forces transition plan through sales of U.S. weapons and military equipment with Ambassador Khaled Mohammed Al-Muqamis, director of MFA's Follow-up and Coordination Office. In presenting the d [...] |
2008-09-18 05:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PINS MASS IZ KU |
| 08KUWAIT993 |
KUWAIT NON-COMMITTAL ON AFGHAN ARMY EXPANSION [...] (C) POLCOUNS on September 15 delivered points raised reftels seeking Kuwaiti support to sustain and expand the Afghan National Army with Ambassador Khaled Mohammed Al-Muqamis, director of MFA's Follow-up and Coordination Department. Per ref B, POLCOUNS also put forward USG request for Kuwait [...] |
2008-09-18 05:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR AF KU |
| 08KUWAIT994 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OFAC NARCOTICS KINGPIN ACT [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche and background paper to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 17. Post will report substantive response septel. ********************************************* * For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait [...] |
2008-09-18 05:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN PTER PINR EFIN VE LE SNAR AND KCRM PREL |
| 09KUWAIT10 |
FURTHER KUWAITI RESPONSE TO GAZA CRISIS [...] (LOU) Summary: Kuwait's Council of Ministers (COM) on January 4 called on the international community and the UNSC to take steps to halt Israeli "aggression" in Gaza; the COM also reiterated a GOK offer to open up hospitals to injured Palestinians. Several convoys of official and non-official [...] |
2009-01-05 15:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC KU |
| 09KUWAIT1002 |
NEW PUBLICLY-OWNED BANK "WARBA" WILL GIVE CITIZENS [...] (C) On Sept. 15, the Kuwaiti cabinet announced the creation of Warba Bank as a public shareholding company and the fourth Sharia-compliant bank in the country. Warba Bank is being established by Amiri Decree and will have a share capital of KD 100 million (USD 350 million). Kuwaiti citizens [...] |
2009-10-19 12:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV KU |
| 09KUWAIT1003 |
KUWAIT CHARGING FULL PRICE FOR JET FUEL [...] (C) As part of our review of potential outstanding issues for the -- now postponed -- Joint Military Commission, post wants to follow-up on reftels (particularly Ref A request for guidance to which a response was never received) and provide an update on the status of Kuwaiti fuel allocations fo [...] |
2009-10-20 03:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR EPET PREL KU |
| 09KUWAIT1009 |
WELCOME CABLE FOR STAFFDEL CASEY (OCTOBER 25-58, 2009) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes StaffDel Casey to travel to post from Oct 25-58, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and an expeditor will meet and assist you upon arrival. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965)9985-1697 Fa [...] |
2009-10-22 10:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IR |
| 09KUWAIT101 |
KUWAITI BILL OFFERS HOPE TO PRIVATE SECTOR FOREIGN [...] (U) In a rare show of parliamentary progress and a possible first step to updating the 1964 labor law, on January 29, Kuwait's National Assembly voted 43-0 to approve the first draft of a labor bill for foreign workers in the private sector. On February 10-11, the National Assembly will take [...] |
2009-02-04 09:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KTIP ELAB PREL KU |
| 09KUWAIT1011 |
BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF REGISTERED [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Econoff visited Gulf Technology Electronic & Systems Co. October 1 and met with its director, Nallepilly K. Balasubramanian, to substantiate the company's bona fides as a broker of USML items. Econoff confirmed that the company is in business at the listed location. [...] |
2009-10-22 12:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ETTC EIND EINT KOMC KU |
| 09KUWAIT1012 |
UNIVERSITY ELECTIONS: THE FUTURE OF [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-22 13:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PHUM KWMN PREL KISL KU |
| 09KUWAIT1013 |
KUWAITI FEMALE MP FIGHTS FOR RETURN TO COEDUCATION [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-22 13:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN KISL KU |
| 09KUWAIT1014 |
COURT WEIGHS REMOVING FEMALE MPS FOR NOT WEARING [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-22 13:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KWMN PINR PHUM KU |
| 09KUWAIT1015 |
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT: WOMEN CAN OBTAIN PASSPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-22 13:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KWMN PINR PHUM KU |
| 09KUWAIT1016 |
KUWAIT: MFA HAS NOT YET SELECTED BMENA DELEGATION [...] Poloff on October 22 conveyed reftel information concerning the Secretary's plans to attend the November 2-3 BMENA forum in Morocco to Khalifa Al-Khorafi, secretary to Foreign Minister Deputy Prime Minster and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al Sabah, noting USG hope that the FM will be a [...] |
2009-10-22 13:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC KPAO KDEM KU |
| 09KUWAIT1017 |
KUWAIT: MEASURED BUT REAL PROGRESS ON [...] (S/NF) Summary: Based upon concerns expressed during Washington consultations, upon arrival at post in April 2008, Ambassador used her introductory calls on the senior Kuwaiti leadership to assess ways to improve Kuwait's CT performance. In May 2008, Post laid out a strategy for promoting gr [...] |
2009-10-22 13:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV PINR KTFN KU |
| 09KUWAIT1018 |
KUWAITI PSYCHIATRIST: OUTLOOK POSITIVE FOR GTMO [...] (S/NF) Kuwaiti Psychiatrist and Al-Salam Rehabilitation Center board member Dr. Abdullah Al-Ghuloum related to poloff on October 21 his positive prognosis for the likelihood of the eventual settling into Kuwaiti life of (newly) former GTMO detainee Khaled Al-Mutayri -- repatriated to Kuwait o [...] |
2009-10-22 14:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV PINR KDRG KU |
| 09KUWAIT1019 |
KUWAIT PLEDGES VOTE FOR U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] Kuwait's Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed Embassy on October 21 via dipnote 12/29540 that, "based on the close relations binding our two friendly countries," it would vote for U.S. nominee Lucretia Myers in the upcoming election for the UN International Civil Service Commission (Ref A). [...] |
2009-10-26 09:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA KU |
| 09KUWAIT102 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BOEHNER (FEBRUARY 5-7, [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Boehner to travel to post February 5-7, 2009. 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 [...] |
2009-02-04 09:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ AF KU PK TU EI COUNTRY |
| 09KUWAIT1020 |
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR PLANS USD TEN MILLION [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-26 11:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM ELAB KU |
| 09KUWAIT1021 |
MOVING KUWAIT TERROR FINANCE COOPERATION FORWARD [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 13. 2. (S/NF) Summary: (S/NF) Post believes we have an opportunity to change the terms of the engagement with the GoK by widening the scope of the terror finance conversation to include all financial crimes. A constituency exists among t [...] |
2009-10-26 12:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PINR KTFN KU |
| 09KUWAIT1030 |
GOK AGAIN OFFERS TREATMENT TO WOUNDED IRAQIS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-28 13:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS KU IZ |
| 09KUWAIT1031 |
DEMARCHING GOK ON THIRD COMMITTEE PRIORITIES [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-28 14:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNGA KU |
| 09KUWAIT1032 |
AMIR RECONVENES KUWAITI NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: NO [...] (C) Ending the summer hiatus, Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah reconvened the Kuwaiti National Assembly on October 27, with Ambassador and other COMs and Kuwaiti dignitaries present. In an unremarkable address to Parliament, the Amir pressed for national unity and cooper [...] |
2009-10-29 08:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KU |
| 09KUWAIT1033 |
IRAN LIKELY AGAIN JAMMING VOA BROADCASTS [...] (C) Kuwait-based Interational Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) staff on October 28 noted that, beginning at 0255 UTC on that date, a powerful CW jamming spike disrupted the Voice of America Persian News Network Television feed on TurkSat 2A. The VOA feed is the newest of the five VOA PNN TV satellite [...] |
2009-10-29 08:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OIIP BBG KPAO KU IR |
| 09KUWAIT1034 |
UNCLOGGING KUWAIT'S DRAINS [...] (C) Summary: On August 24, some 180,000 cubic meters of wastewater leaked into the streets and storm sewers of the affluent Kuwaiti neighborhood of Mishref before making its way into the Gulf, where it created an ongoing pollution problem that fouled miles of Kuwait's shoreline and persists t [...] |
2009-10-29 08:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SENV PINR KU |
| 09KUWAIT1035 |
COURT RULES FEMALE MPS DO NOT HAVE TO WEAR HIJAB [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-29 10:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KWMN PINR PHUM KU |
| 09KUWAIT1036 |
A BIG FOOTPRINT IN THE SAND: THE U.S. PRESENCE IN [...] (S) Summary and Comment: During the nearly two decades since U.S. and Coalition forces liberated Kuwait, a robust USG presence -- military and civilian -- has become virtually a fixture here. This posture has been encouraged by a welcoming host government that has seen its own long-term secu [...] |
2009-10-29 14:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL UNGA KU |
| 09KUWAIT1037 |
ODD BEDFELLOWS: OIL RICH KUWAIT SEEKS ENERGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GCC nations have the highest per capita energy consumption rates in the world, leaving some Kuwaitis in search of more efficient energy sources or renewable ones to decrease its reliance on domestic crude oil. Although Kuwait has the fifth largest proven oil reserves in the wo [...] |
2009-10-29 14:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET SENV KU |
| 09KUWAIT1038 |
WELCOME CABLE FOR STAFFDEL CAMMACK (NOVEMBER 2-7, 2009) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes StaffDel Cammack to travel to post Nov 2-7, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965) 9985-1697 [...] |
2009-10-30 14:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU |
| 09KUWAIT1039 |
WELCOME CABLE FOR STAFFDEL CAMMACK (NOVEMBER 2-7, 2009) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes StaffDel Cammack to travel to post Nov 2-7, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965) 9985-1697 [...] |
2009-10-30 14:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU |
| 09KUWAIT1042 |
BIO DATA ON 2009 KUWAITI PARLIAMENT (UPDATED) [...] After tallying the results of a recount, the Kuwaiti Constitutional Court on October 28 replaced MP Dr. Badi Al-Dosari with former MP Khaled Al-Adwa. (Note: The Constitutional Court reviewed several cases against sitting MPs ranging from charges against two of the new female MPs for not co [...] |
2009-11-02 07:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KDEM PREL KU |
| 09KUWAIT1048 |
ICRC-LED TEAM FINDS POSSIBLE IRAQI REMAINS FROM [...] An ICRC-led team that included representatives from the U.S., UK, and Iraqi Embassies in Kuwait, the GOK's Ministries of Interior and Justice, and the GOK's National Committee for Missing and POW Affairs (NCMPA), on November 3 discovered bones in a desert site outside of the capital that may be [...] |
2009-11-03 14:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM MARR IZ SA KU |
| 09KUWAIT105 |
MFA U/S DEFENDS KUWAITI ARAB ECONOMIC SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: On February 2, MFA U/S Khaled Al Jarallah met with Ambassador to offer the GoK,s perspective on the results of Kuwait's January 19-20 Arab Economic Summit, and the sharp differences that were evident between the "Doha" and "moderate" camps with regard to Gaza. The Amir contribut [...] |
2009-02-04 13:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | ECON PREL KPAL EAID KU |
| 09KUWAIT1051 |
WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL PRICE (NOVEMBER 7-9, 2009) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Price to travel to post Nov 7-9, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965) 9985-1697 Fa [...] |
2009-11-04 12:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ EI KU JO BA NO LE |
| 09KUWAIT1052 |
SR PANDITH REACHES OUT TO NEXT GENERATION OF KUWAITI [...] (U) Summary: Special Representative for Muslim Communities Farah Pandith's October 26-28 visit to Kuwait concentrated on outreach to students and young leaders active in civil society in a wide variety of ways. Throughout her visit, SR Pandith emphasized her strong interest in helping Kuwait's [...] |
2009-11-04 13:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KISL KPAO ZR |
| 09KUWAIT1053 |
KUWAITI NOTABLES PRESS AMIR ON RATIONAL USE OF [...] (U) Summary: Worried by a continued sense of drift in Kuwaiti political and economic life, a group of twenty-six prominent Kuwaiti "notables" -- known locally as the Group of 26, "G-26" -- took their concerns directly to the Amir on October 12 and, in a subsequent October 20 meeting, met with [...] |
2009-11-04 13:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON KU |
| 09KUWAIT1054 |
AMIR URGES IRAN TO COOPERATE WITH INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Ambassador, during a November 5 meeting with Parliament Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi, queried him about a brief, November 3 meeting between the Amir and Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, that had not been previously announced and was the subject of only a brief mention by Kuwait's [...] |
2009-11-05 14:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR IR KU |
| 09KUWAIT1055 |
ISLAMIST MP CHECKS PM IN ATTEMPT TO BRING DOWN THE [...] (C) Islamist MP Faisal Al-Mislim announced November 4 his intention to interpellate Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al Sabah over the PM's office expenditures, alleging payoffs by the latter to various MPs. Al-Mislim has long targeted the PM's office for financial irregularitie [...] |
2009-11-05 14:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KU |
| 09KUWAIT1059 |
RESPONSE, BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY CASE NO. [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Econoff visited Trade Vision International Trading Company on October 25 and met with its general director, Abdullah Khoursheed, to substantiate the company's bona fides as a broker of USML items. Econoff confirmed that the company is in business at the listed locati [...] |
2009-11-09 12:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ETTC EIND EINT KU |
| 09KUWAIT1060 |
GOK AND CORPORATIONS HOST FIRST-EVER TRAINING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 26 and 27, Kuwait's General Administration for Customs held its first-ever training sessions for customs inspectors designed to combat trade in counterfeit goods in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce, the Brand Owners Protection Group, and American-based comp [...] |
2009-11-09 12:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR EIND EINT ETRD KU |
| 09KUWAIT1061 |
KUWAIT RESPONSE TO CSG TASKING [...] (C/NF) Summary. In response to reftel a, Kuwait's resources and capabilities currently devoted to terrorist financing are outlined below to include staffing resources, evaluation of host country institutions, and recommendations for addressing gaps and enhancing capabilities. End Summary. [...] |
2009-11-10 04:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER EFIN KCRM ECON KTFN KU |
| 09KUWAIT1063 |
REACHING OUT TO THE JAHRA "FRONTIER": BRIDGING [...] (C) Summary. On October 22, as part of post's initiative to expand Embassy outreach beyond the traditional "walls" of Kuwait (ref a), Ambassador Jones visited Jahra, Kuwait's second largest city (after Kuwait City) and met with its Governor Shaykh Mubarak Al-Humoud Al Sabah. Jahra, around 50 [...] |
2009-11-10 09:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL PINR KU |
| 09KUWAIT1066 |
RESPONSE, BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY CASE NO. [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Econoff visited Al-Emdad General Trade & Contracting Establishment on October 28 and met with its general manager, Tariq Jassim Al-Sane to substantiate the company's bona fides as a broker of USML items. Econoff confirmed that the company had been in business at the l [...] |
2009-11-10 12:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ETTC EIND EINT KU |
| 09KUWAIT1069 |
RESPONSE, BLUE LANTERN BONA FIDES CASE NO. K-2682 [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Econoff visited Al-Qatami Global General Trading & Contracting Company on November 8 and met with its director and partner, Ali Abdul-Aziz Al-Qatami, to substantiate the company's bona fides as a broker of USML items. Econoff confirmed that the company is in business [...] |
2009-11-10 12:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ETTC EIND EINT KU |
| 09KUWAIT1070 |
FORMER GTMO DETAINEE MOVED TO REHAB CENTER [...] (C) Kuwaiti Psychiatrist and Al-Salam Rehabilitation Center board member Dr. Abdullah Al-Ghuloum confirmed to poloff November 10 that former GTMO detainee Khalid Al-Mutayri was recently transferred from a military hospital to the Salam rehabilitation center within the Central Prison and is [...] |
2009-11-10 13:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV PINR KDRG KU |
| 09KUWAIT1077 |
UPDATE: BLUE LANTERN CASE NUMBER 050126494 [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-12 10:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC KU |
| 09KUWAIT1078 |
PARLIAMENT TO CONSIDER LABOR AND TIP BILLS AMID [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-12 13:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI KMPI KTIP ELAB KU |
| 09KUWAIT109 |
GOK FINESSING OF KUWAIT AIRWAYS CASE SETTLEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Parliamentary inquiries debate about the terms of a possible settlement between Kuwait Airways Corporation(KAC) and Iraq have highlighted a major disconnect between the GOK and KAC. GOK MFA Undersecretary Jarallah affirmed that the Amir had intended to resolve the issue during si [...] |
2009-02-05 11:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAIR ECON IZ KU |
| 09KUWAIT1090 |
WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL MERKLEY (NOVEMBER 22-25, 2009) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL MERKLEY to travel to post from NOV 22-25, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and an expeditor will meet and assist you upon arrival. Embassy point of contact is: Larry Carson ISU Management Officer Office: +965-2259-1545 Cell: +965-9983-5 [...] |
2009-11-18 12:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN |
| 09KUWAIT1091 |
KUWAIT STOCK EXCHANGE STUMBLES OVER AGILITY [...] (U) A bearish Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) dropped almost three percent November 17 on the news that the U.S. Department of Justice had indicted Agility, a publicly-traded Kuwaiti company with major logistics and support contracts with the U.S. military. The KSE briefly halted trading in Agili [...] |
2009-11-18 13:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON KCRM KU |
| 09KUWAIT1092 |
ANGRY WORDS AND CRITICISM OF RULING FAMILY MARK [...] (C) Summary: Partisan differences characterized parliament's November 17 session, which swirled around ongoing plans to interpellate the PM and several other Cabinet ministers. Important legislative items were deferred while MPs wrangled over attempts by public prosecutors to lift immunity o [...] |
2009-11-18 14:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU |
| 09KUWAIT1094 |
WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL MURTHA (NOVEMBER 22-23, 2009) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Murtha to travel to post Nov 22-23, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Senior Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965) 998 [...] |
2009-11-18 15:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU EI TC IT |
| 09KUWAIT1099 |
RAISING KUWAIT CONTRIBUTIONS ON PEACEKEEPING [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-19 13:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA AORC KU |
| 09KUWAIT11 |
KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION -- UPDATE ON KUWAITI MEDIA COVERAGE [...] (U) Summary and Comment. As of Monday, January 5, all Kuwaiti Arabic and English language print dailies continued to publish headlines and pictures related to the ongoing situation in Gaza. In addition to the continued front page news updates, a number of Editors-in-Chief offered editorials [...] |
2009-01-06 07:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINO EPET OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 09KUWAIT110 |
THE INTERIOR MINISTER'S REMEDY FOR TERRORISTS: [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During a February 3 meeting in their ongoing dialog on US-Kuwait CT cooperation, Kuwaiti Minister of Interior Shaykh Jaber al-Khalid Al Sabah discussed with Ambassador US and Kuwaiti efforts to locate and apprehend terror financiers (including Mohammed Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Al-Ali, [...] |
2009-02-05 16:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PINR KU IR |
| 09KUWAIT1100 |
KUWAIT: RAISING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-19 13:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA IS KU |
| 09KUWAIT1101 |
TRIPARTITE CELEBRATES IRAQI EFFORTS, REMAINS [...] This is an Action Request. See Para 6. 2. Summary. Ambassador led the U.S. delegation to the 32nd Tripartite Commission (TC) meeting on November 18, which though it closed only one official remains file, registered a spirit of optimism that was in stark contrast to last year's negative [...] |
2009-11-19 13:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM MARR PGOV IZ KU |
| 09KUWAIT1106 |
WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL BARRASSO (NOVEMBER 24-27) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL BARRASSO to travel to post from NOV 24-27, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and an expeditor will meet and assist you upon arrival. Embassy Point of Contact is: Control Officer: Garth Hall Political Officer Office: (965) 2259-1690 M [...] |
2009-11-23 14:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN |
| 09KUWAIT1107 |
PM MAKES SURPRISE TRIP TO IRAN; AMIR MAY FOLLOW [...] (C) Summary: Kuwait's Prime Minister led a high-level delegation to Tehran on November 21-22 for a short-notice visit that served multiple purposes. While the visit was hyped in glowing terms in the Iranian press, the Kuwaiti reaction has been more muted, and post,s interlocutors point to mi [...] |
2009-11-23 14:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS KNNP IR KU |
| 09KUWAIT111 |
KUWAIT'S CABINET PASSES RESCUE PACKAGE [...] (C) Summary: Kuwait's cabinet approved draft legislation to support Kuwait's banking sector by guaranteeing or purchasing distressed assets for up to 15 years. The draft legislation also encourages new lending to "the real economy" and has provisions to address liquidity and solvency problems [...] |
2009-02-08 08:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ECON KU |
| 09KUWAIT1111 |
GOK NOT EAGER TO CLAIM "KUWAITI" BOMBER KILLED IN [...] (U) Virtually all Kuwaiti news media on November 24 ran a story -- drawn largely from international wire service sources -- stating that a Kuwaiti (or stateless person -- Bidoon -- emanating from Kuwait) was killed by Iraqi State Security on November 23 while attempting to crash a truck bomb i [...] |
2009-11-24 13:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL KU IZ |
| 09KUWAIT1112 |
KUWAIT PM RAISED NUCLEAR CONCERNS DURING TRIP TO [...] (C) Summary: The GOK maintains a consistent position regarding Iran's nuclear program and that is that Iran has the right of any state to pursue a peaceful, transparent civilian energy program, but does not have the right to develop a program with military applications, according to MFA's Ira [...] |
2009-11-24 14:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP IR KU |
| 09KUWAIT1113 |
CASE DISMISSED, HOLIDAY FURLOUGH FOR GTMO RETURNEE [...] (U) MFA's Follow-Up and Coordination's desk officer Abdullah Al-Shirrah confirmed to poloff November 24 that Kuwait's Public Prosecutor had dismissed all charges the previous day against former GTMO detainee Khaled Al-Mutayri, who returned to Kuwait October 9. The story has also appeared in [...] |
2009-11-24 14:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV PINR KDRG KU |
| 09KUWAIT1117 |
SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (U) Ambassador and Mission Kuwait warmly welcome the December 5-6 visit of Deputy Secretary of Energy Poneman to Kuwait. The Bilateral Relationship -------------------------- 2. (SBU) Kuwait remains a key bilateral ally for the U.S. and has been critical in supporting OIF and OEF, both w [...] |
2009-11-25 11:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG SENV KU |
| 09KUWAIT1118 |
LETTER FROM SECRETARY CLINTON DELIVERED TO KUWAITI [...] (SBU) Post delivered a copy of Secretary Clinton's letter to the office of Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah on November 25. Dr. Mohammed is out of the country, as is MFA Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah. 2. (SBU) Econcouns h [...] |
2009-11-25 12:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL EAID PGOV |
| 09KUWAIT1119 |
KUWAITI MINDEF GREENLIGHTS KC130J SALES [...] (C) Kuwaiti MinDef Shaykh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al Sabah conveyed to Ambassador on November 23 his support for the long-delayed Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) for the purchase of the KC130J aircraft. He attributed the delays in signing the LOA to bureaucratic and budgetary processe [...] |
2009-11-25 13:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MASS MARR KU |
| 09KUWAIT112 |
STARBUCKS AND THE GAZA EFFECT [...] (C) Summary: Starbucks' business in parts of the Middle East is suffering as a result of the recent Gaza clashes and rumors regarding the company's founder's purported support for the Israeli Government, according to executives at Al Shaya Co., which owns all Starbucks stores in the Middle Eas [...] |
2009-02-08 11:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PROP EINV XF KU |
| 09KUWAIT1125 |
WHEN WILL KUWAIT HAVE ITS FIRST FEMALE JUDGE? [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-01 10:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KWMN KMPI PHUM KU |
| 09KUWAIT1127 |
KUWAIT SUPPORTS PRESIDENTS GOALS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel points December 1 to MFA U/S Khaled Al-Jarallah. Jarallah welcomed the preview ofthe President's speech, saying Kuwait supports and appreciates the U.S. effort in Afghanistan. He in particular applauded increased civilian assistance for Afghanistan and Pakistan. [...] |
2009-12-01 12:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF PK AU |
| 09KUWAIT1130 |
KUWAITI SECURITY DIALOGUE PARTICIPATION [...] (U) The responses below are keyed to reftel questions. 2. (U) The United States and Kuwait participate bilaterally in two established dialogues: The Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) and the Joint Military Commission (JMC). Details on these dialogues are provided below. Gulf Security Dial [...] |
2009-12-02 11:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KU |
| 09KUWAIT1131 |
KUWAITI JOURNALIST ARRESTED FOR SLANDERING RULING [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-02 13:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KMPI KU |
| 09KUWAIT1133 |
WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL RICHARDSON (DECEMBER 4-7, 2009) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Richardson to travel to post from Dec 4-7, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and an expeditor will meet and assist you upon arrival. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Senior Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965)9985-1 [...] |
2009-12-03 07:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU AF |
| 09KUWAIT1134 |
CDEBACA TO GOK AND KUWAITI NGOS: NEW BILL IS KEY [...] (U) Summary: Highlights of the November 16 visit to Kuwait by Ambassador at Large for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Luis CdeBaca: --Meeting with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL), Ambassador CdeBaca emphasi [...] |
2009-12-03 09:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KMPI KTIP ELAB KU |
| 09KUWAIT1135 |
WELCOME CABLE FOR STAFFDEL Kostiw (December 5-8, 2009) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes StaffDel Kostiw to travel to post from Dec 5-8, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and an expeditor will meet and assist you upon arrival. Embassy point of contact is: Robyn AbouZeid, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1203 Cell- (965)9961-4586 Fax [...] |
2009-12-03 09:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IR AF AE |
| 09KUWAIT1136 |
LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para 2. 2. The Embassy requests the Department's assistance in performing human rights vetting for: BUQAMAZ, AHMAD (DOB: 9-28-1984, Kuwaiti Passport # 002849913) ALMUTAIRI, MESHAL (DO [...] |
2009-12-03 10:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MARR MASS KU |
| 09KUWAIT1138 |
RAISING ISRAEL'S SETTLEMENT MORATORIUM WITH GOK [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-03 13:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS KU |
| 09KUWAIT1139 |
KUWAIT'S RESPONSE TO DRAFT CEIP MOU [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) Econcouns met with Kuwait National Security Bureau Director of International Relations Sheikh Fawaz Al-Sabah on December 3 to discuss the draft CEIP MOU. Sheikh Fawaz handed Econcouns English and Arabic draft copies of the MOU with [...] |
2009-12-03 13:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PTER KCIP ECON KU |
| 09KUWAIT114 |
KUWAIT ESTH UPDATE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 16. 2. (SBU) Summary: Kuwait's science and technology establishment is dominated by the government-funded Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) and the non-governmental Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science (KFAS). Wh [...] |
2009-02-08 12:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ETRD EAID PGOV KU |
| 09KUWAIT1144 |
ARRESTED KUWAITI JOURNALIST OUT ON BAIL PENDING [...] (U) On December 2, a local misdemeanor court released on a bail of 1,000 dinar (3,500 USD) Kuwaiti journalist and media mogul Mohammad Abdulqader Al-Jasim. Jasim, who was arrested November 22 on charges of slandering the Prime Minister (reftel), earlier refused to pay bail and continued critic [...] |
2009-12-07 14:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | |