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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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05KUWAIT4056 | KUWAIT SEEKING INDEPENDENT AUDITOR FOR CHARITABLE [...] (SBU) The Ambassador used a September 12 meeting on other issues (septels) to inform Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Faisal Al-Hajji of the September 20-23 visit of Department of Treasury Director of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Robert Werner. He told the Minister that among the issu [...] | 2005-09-14 14:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER EFIN PREL PGOV ETTC KU TERROR FINANCE |
05KUWAIT4059 | GOK REITERATES CALL FOR US-KUWAIT JOINT COMMISSION [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on September 14 to discuss the GOK's hurricane Katrina assistance offer (ref B),MFA's Acting Under-Secretary Khaled Al-Babtain took the opportunity to reiterate the GOK's interest in establishing a "Joint Commission" with the United States to formalize bi [...] | 2005-09-16 10:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU |
05KUWAIT4084 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES AGAIN FOR DFI DISBURSEMENT [...] (SBU) On September 14, Ambassador asked Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Under Secretary Khalid Al-Babtain for an update on GOK consideration of release of frozen funds to the Development Fund for Iraq. Al-Babtain promised to check and got back to the Ambassador on the 18th. He said that t [...] | 2005-09-18 11:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID IZ KU |
05KUWAIT4093 | KUWAITI PRESS CLAIMS U.S. WILL RETURN FIVE GTMO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) Arabic and English dailies have given prominent coverage to hunger strikes by detainees in Guantanamo and reports that "the United States has agreed to release five of the 11 Kuwaitis imprisoned at its camp in Guantanamo Bay, [...] | 2005-09-19 13:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PHUM PGOV KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT4102 | KUWAIT SIGNS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE [...] (U) According to press reports, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signed on September 16 the International Convention for the Suppression of Actions of Nuclear Terrorism. Kuwait was the 60th UN member state to sign the new treaty. The FM reaffirmed Kuw [...] | 2005-09-20 11:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV KU UNGA |
05KUWAIT4104 | SECRETARY'S MESSAGE DELIVERED TO MINISTRY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-20 11:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL KU |
05KUWAIT4105 | LOCAL PRESS REPORTS ON KUWAITI ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) This is an update on recent press reports about Kuwaiti (government and private) financial and materiel assistance to Palestinians (see reftels for past reporting). On September 13, the Arab Times (English language daily) quoted the President of the Islamic Development Bank, Dr. Ahmad Moha [...] | 2005-09-20 11:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID EFIN WE GZ KU |
05KUWAIT4111 | TERRORIST FINANCE: KUWAITI CHARITIES TO COLLECT [...] (U) Begin Summary. The director of the Charities Oversight Office, Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, reports his ministry will implement a plan requiring Kuwaiti charities to collect zakat (alms) only through the sale of government-issued coupons. End Summary 2. (U) In a conversatio [...] | 2005-09-21 05:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU |
05KUWAIT4116 | KUWAITI CONTACTS BRIEF KUWAIT COUNTRY OFFICER ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Country Officer for Kuwait, David Berns, met September 18 with Jassem Boodai, owner and editor-in-chief of the Arabic-language daily Al-Rai Al-Aam; Salim Al-Nashi, official spokesman of the Traditional Salafis; and Dr. Lubna Al-Kazi and Ma'souma Al-Abdullah, members of the Wome [...] | 2005-09-21 11:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS PHUM KWMN KISL SOCI OTRA PINR KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT414 | MEDIA REACTION - IRAQI ELECTIONS;JANUARY 31 [...] Kuwaiti TV dedicated extensive coverage to Iraqi elections and conducted an interview with a former MP and Minister of Education on the subject. All editorials praised the Iraqi people's courage in braving the security situation to cast their votes. End summary. ---------- Kuwaiti TV [...] | 2005-01-31 13:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KU KDMR |
05KUWAIT4142 | DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON KUWAITI DETAINEES AT GUANTANAMO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-21 14:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KAWC PHUM PINR KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT4144 | KUWAIT MEPIC II: INCREASING MEPI'S PUBLIC OUTREACH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador chaired Post's September 14 MEPI committee meeting -- with representatives from the Front Office and Commercial, Economic, Political and Public Affairs sections -- to review quarterly accomplishments and discuss upcoming projects for inclusion in the quarterly report (c [...] | 2005-09-21 15:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KMPI KDEM ECON KWMN KU MEPI |
05KUWAIT4146 | KPC CHIEF ON IMPLEMENTATION OF GOK KATRINA AID [...] During a September 20 meeting with Ambassador, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation CEO Hani Hussain, offered further clarification of GOK intentions on mechanisms for distribution of petroleum product assistance connected to Hurricane Katrina relief, specifically on the pricing of the $100 million of [...] | 2005-09-22 09:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR EAID PREL ENRG KU US |
05KUWAIT416 | KUWAITIS NEAR UNANIMOUS IN PRAISE OF IRAQI [...] (C) Summary and Comment: All Kuwaiti dailies hailed the January 30 elections in Iraq as a success. Several rank-and-file Kuwaitis unanimously characterized the elections to PolOff as legitimate and historic, and in separate discussions, Kuwaiti banking executives told the Ambassador that the [...] | 2005-01-31 14:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL KU IZ |
05KUWAIT417 | MILITANT CLASHES PROVOKE COLLECTIVE SOUL [...] (C) Summary: Reeling from four separate shootouts between security forces and extremists in the past month, two of them in as many days, Kuwaitis are engaged in collective soul searching to determine what went wrong and how to prevent future acts of violence. Spurred into action, the GOK has [...] | 2005-01-31 14:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PTER PREL KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT4185 | COMMERCE MINISTER ON TIFA PROGRESS, ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: During a September 24 meeting, Commerce Minister Abdullah Al-Taweel told the Ambassador that Kuwait would like another TIFA Council Meeting, and that the U.S. "must understand that changing laws in Kuwait takes time." He said that he would soon be sending a letter t [...] | 2005-09-26 10:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR PREL KU |
05KUWAIT4186 | FREEDOM AGENDA: COMMERCE MINISTER IDENTIFIES [...] (C) During a September 24 meeting with Minister of Commerce Abdullah Al-Taweel, the Ambassador asked Al-Taweel for his views on next steps in political reform. Al-Taweel said that, in his opinion, the top priority should be changes to the electoral constituencies in order to increase district [...] | 2005-09-26 10:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI PREL SOCI KU |
05KUWAIT4190 | FREEDOM AGENDA: UNPRECEDENTED [...] (C) Summary and comment: Emboffs have confirmed that an unprecedented alliance of liberal, Islamist, and Shi'a political associations have been meeting since the end of May to negotiate a political reform agenda. Former Minister of Information Dr. Saad Bin Tefla Al-Ajmi said the associations [...] | 2005-09-26 12:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KISL SOCI KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
05KUWAIT4202 | INDUSTRY REPS POSITIVE ABOUT GOK IPR PROTECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Econ Officer met September 25 with Arabian Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAA) CEO Scott Butler, his local Kuwaiti staff, and Microsoft's local License Compliance Manager, Sami Al-Anzy, to discuss the status of IPR protection and enforcement in Kuwait. Butler emphasized that he has see [...] | 2005-09-27 07:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR BEXP KU |
05KUWAIT4209 | COMBATING EXTREMISM IN KUWAIT [...] (S) Summary and Introduction: This report responds to the request (ref A) for information on programs for combating extremism. Embassy Kuwait actively engages the Government of Kuwait at every opportunity on every level on ways to combat extremism. Although the GOK has previously discounted [...] | 2005-09-27 11:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI KISL ASEC KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT4214 | TERRORIST FINANCE: SUMMARY OF OFAC DIRECTOR [...] (C) Summary. On September 21, OFAC Director Robert Werner met separately with GOK officials from the Central Bank and Ministries of Finance, Foreign Affairs, Social Affairs and with Kuwait Customs to discuss continued bilateral cooperation on combating terrorist finance and money laundering (C [...] | 2005-09-27 14:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU |
05KUWAIT4219 | GOK ADVISED OF PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION ON [...] (C) On September 27, PolChief advised Hamad Al-Mashan, Second Secretary in the America's Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, of the President's September 21 determination that Kuwait would remain a Tier 3 country with regard to Trafficking in Persons (TIP),but that sanctions would be w [...] | 2005-09-28 07:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB KDEM SOCI KWMN KCRM KU TIP |
05KUWAIT4229 | KUWAIT INTERESTED IN INVESTING IN NEW REFINERIES [...] (SBU) During a September 20 meeting with Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) CEO Hani Hussain, the Ambassador asked about Kuwait's plans to explore investment in new refinery capacity in the U.S. He raised the Kuwaiti - U.S. refinery cooperation mentioned in recent U.S. newspaper articles (The [...] | 2005-09-28 11:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ECON KU |
05KUWAIT4230 | TERRORIST FINANCE: SUMMARY OF OFAC DIRECTOR [...] (U) Summary. On September 22, OFAC Director Robert Werner met separately with officials from the National Bank of Kuwait, the Union of Kuwaiti Banks and the Kuwait Finance House to discuss ways in which OFAC and the Kuwaiti banking sector can further cooperate on combating terrorist financing [...] | 2005-09-28 13:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU |
05KUWAIT4231 | KUWAIT EXPRESSES FRUSTRATION AT NATO'S SLOW PACE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (C) Summary. NATO member embassies held a second Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) meeting September 28 at the Italian Embassy. The meeting was chaired by Italian Ambassador Vincenzo Prati, and in attendance were the Chiefs and D [...] | 2005-09-28 13:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PTER IR IZ KU NATO |
05KUWAIT4263 | FM TO TRAVEL TO JEDDAH FOR OCTOBER 2 MEETING OF [...] (C) During an October 1 meeting, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah told the Ambassador he would travel to Jeddah for the October 2 FM-level meeting of Iraq's Arab neighbors: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Syria; as well as Bahrain as current President of the [...] | 2005-10-01 13:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KU IZ |
05KUWAIT4264 | RUMORS OF A "SHAYKH" UP: KUWAITI WRITER PREDICTS [...] (C) The succession issue continues to dominate political discussion in Kuwait as factions both inside and outside the Al-Sabah family maneuver for political influence in anticipation of the death of either the Amir or the Crown Prince who are both in poor health. Ahmed Deyain, a liberal colu [...] | 2005-10-01 13:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KU SUCCESSION |
05KUWAIT4265 | KUWAIT SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR JEFFREY AND [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Al-Sabah and the government of Kuwait remain committed to the Coalition and the ITG's success in Iraq, recognizing the mutual benefits afforded by a stable Iraq. The Government has demonstrated a willingness to contribute financial and political resources to help address [...] | 2005-10-01 14:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PGOV PREL KU IZ |
05KUWAIT4279 | AMBASSADOR AND FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSS WAY AHEAD [...] (C) During an October 1 meeting, the Ambassador reviewed with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah the President's September 21 determination to maintain Kuwait's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) ranking as a Tier 3 country, but to waive applicable sanctions for [...] | 2005-10-02 08:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ELAB KDEM SOCI KWMN KCRM KU TIP |
05KUWAIT4281 | FOREIGN MINISTER CLARIFIES (SORT OF) BREAKDOWN OF [...] (C) During an October 1 meeting, the Ambassador restated to Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah U.S. appreciation for Kuwait's generosity to victims of Hurricane Katrina. He noted the $500 million pledge from the GOK as well as the reported $1.7 million in [...] | 2005-10-02 10:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV ENRG KU AMER |
05KUWAIT4283 | FM BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON KUWAITI-IRAQI ISSUES; SAYS [...] (C) Summary: During an October 1 meeting, Kuwaiti FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed told the Ambassador that he and fellow GCC foreign ministers had a very good meeting with the Secretary on the margins of the UNGA, and he hoped such SIPDIS gatherings would become a regular event. On Kuwaiti-Iraqi [...] | 2005-10-02 14:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT4293 | FREEDOM AGENDA: REDUCTION OF ELECTORAL DISTRICTS [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Reducing the number of electoral districts from 25 to 10 is a top priority for reform-minded parliamentarians (MPs) in the next National Assembly session, which begins October 17. They argue that the reduction would reduce electoral corruption by making common prac [...] | 2005-10-03 14:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KISL SOCI KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
05KUWAIT4313 | FREEDOM AGENDA: MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD SPOKESMAN SAYS [...] (C) The Political Relations Head for the Islamic Consensus Movement (ICM),the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in Kuwait, told Poloff in a recent meeting that his organization is committed to working within Kuwait's political system as outlined by the Constitution. Mohammed Al-Dallal [...] | 2005-10-04 11:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KISL KWMN KU ISLAMISTS |
05KUWAIT4314 | FREEDOM AGENDA: BACKGROUND ON ELECTORAL [...] (C) Paragraph two is a translation of a document on reform of electoral constituencies in Kuwait, drafted by Shaykh Nassar Al-Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, the son of the Prime Minister and an advisor to the Amir and PM, on December 17, 2002. Shaykh Nassar provided the Ambassador with a copy foll [...] | 2005-10-04 11:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
05KUWAIT4316 | KUWAIT AGREES TO U.S. CONDITIONS REGARDING [...] (SBU) Post received October 4, a diplomatic note from the Office of the Under Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reaffirming that the GOK will detain and try five of the Kuwaitis currently held in Guantanamo upon their return to Kuwait, as requested ref C. Post's unofficial transla [...] | 2005-10-04 12:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM OPDC KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT4317 | LATEST FIGURES ON GOK COMPENSATION CLAIMS AGAINST [...] (U) Summary. In an October 2 meeting with Economic Counselor, the Chairman of the GOK's Public Authority for Assessment of Compensation for Damages Resulting from Iraqi Aggression made the following points: (1) USG should help ensure continued UN oversight of the claims process; (2) all Kuwait [...] | 2005-10-04 13:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT4318 | KUWAIT FUND CLARIFIES STATUS OF GOK ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Econ Counselor on October 3, the Kuwait Fund's Regional Manager for Arab Countries reaffirmed the $1.575B in reconstruction assistance the GOK has allocated for Iraq, noting that $1B had been disbursed prior to 2003 and that the remaining $575M (in new funds) wi [...] | 2005-10-04 13:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KU IZ |
05KUWAIT4322 | UPDATE ON PENINSULA LIONS: PROSECUTION CALLS FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Peninsula Lions terrorist cell case completed its procedural phase and began actual deliberations on the charges facing the thirty-seven defendants on Saturday, September 24. The accused are all implicated in the January 10, 15, 30, and 31 police actions that left four Kuwai [...] | 2005-10-05 07:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV JO IZ SA KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT4325 | MEPI-FUNDED REGIONAL CAMPAIGN SCHOOL BRINGS ARAB [...] (U) Summary. The National Democratic Institute (NDI) held in Kuwait from September 25 - 28, the fourth regional campaign school funded by the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). "Partners in Participation" attracted women activists from 14 countries in the Middle East and North Afri [...] | 2005-10-05 09:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM KMPI KWMN PGOV PREL PINR KU XF WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS MEPI |
05KUWAIT4333 | TOP IRAQI OFFICIALS REAFFIRM CLOSE IRAQ-KUWAIT [...] (U) On arriving in Kuwait October 1 for a four-day visit, Iraq's Speaker of Parliament Hajem Al-Hasani reaffirmed Iraq's close relationship with Kuwait and stressed that "the period of tension" between the two countries was over. Al-Hasani's trip was the first visit of an Iraqi Speaker of Par [...] | 2005-10-05 12:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PBTS IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT4334 | KUWAITIS PRESS IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO [...] (C) In a very brief exchange as Ambassador was leaving the Foreign Ministry with Ambassador Jeffrey's Iraq-related delegation on October 5, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah advised that he had pressed visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Manoucher Mottaki to c [...] | 2005-10-05 13:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PGOV PREL PBTS IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT4338 | IRAQ SPECIAL ADVISER JEFFREY MEETS WITH GOK [...] (C) Summary. On October 5, Senior Adviser on Iraq Jeffrey and his delegation met separately with the Speaker of the Kuwaiti National Assembly and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Finance and Interior (also Deputy PM) to reaffirm the USG's long-term commitment to Iraq and to urge greater Arab [...] | 2005-10-07 10:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN EAID IZ KU |
05KUWAIT4352 | FREEDOM AGENDA: MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT SPEAK OUT ON [...] (C) Summary and comment: During his nightly courtesy visits to diwaniyas during Ramadan, which began October 4, the Ambassador has been asking National Assembly members (MPs) and political activists their views on reducing the number of electoral districts, a key component of political refor [...] | 2005-10-10 12:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KISL KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
05KUWAIT4353 | TERRORISM FINANCE: LIST 72T [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-10 12:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR CVIS KU |
05KUWAIT4354 | TERRORISM FINANCE: AL-AKHTAR TRUST INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-10 12:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR CVIS KU |
05KUWAIT4355 | TERRORISM FINANCE: LIST 72 U [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-10 12:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR CVIS KU |
05KUWAIT4356 | MEETING IN KUWAIT OF G8 COUNTER TERRORISM ACTION [...] (C) As current G-8 President, the UK Embassy in Kuwait hosted and chaired a meeting of the G-8 Counter Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) on October 10. Ambassador LeBaron attended along with other representatives of G-8 diplomatic missions. British Charge d'Affaires Jamie Bowden gave a G-8 Pres [...] | 2005-10-10 13:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KU |
05KUWAIT4357 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY [...] (U) On October 10, Economic Counselor delivered reftel demarche points and copy of Secretary Rice's letter to Hamad Al-Mashan from the Americas Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Secretary's letter separately conveyed to Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah [...] | 2005-10-11 05:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD OPDC PREL SCUL KU UNESCO BHUM |
05KUWAIT4372 | AMIR VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN KUWAITI PM AFTER [...] (C) Summary: National Guard Chief Shaykh Salem Al-Ali created the sensation of the early Ramadan season by suggesting publicly that a three-party ruling family committee be formed "to assist" Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah. Faced with this high level sniping, Shaykh Sabah was the recipient of a [...] | 2005-10-11 12:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KU SUCCESSION |
05KUWAIT4378 | STUDENT UNION ELECTIONS: A MICROCOSM OF POLITICS [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: The Islamic Alliance, a partnership between two student parties affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafis, swept Kuwait University's (KU) Student Union elections held in October. The Muslim Brotherhood has dominated the influential Student Union, which [...] | 2005-10-11 13:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KISL KDEM KWMN SOCI KU |
05KUWAIT4380 | A VIEW FROM THE KUWAIT/IRAQ BORDER, FROM NAVISTAR [...] (U) Please see para 10 for action request of all addressees. 2. (U) The references in this cable are photographs which are posted on Embassy Kuwait's classified website. Please visit http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/ and click on the "Kuwait/Iraq Border Pictures" link in the Pictur [...] | 2005-10-11 14:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PTER PREL IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT4400 | KUWAIT: VULNERABILITY OF KEY FOREIGN OIL SUPPLIERS [...] (S) Summary and Comment: The flow of oil from Kuwait remains vulnerable to disruption by terrorist attack, accident or natural disaster, with the off-shore loading platforms and facilities being the most vulnerable. The onshore Mina Al-Ahmadi facilities are considered a restricted zone and [...] | 2005-10-12 13:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | EPET ETRD EWWT KHLS PTER ASEC KU OIL SECTOR |
05KUWAIT4401 | MGXDO1: KUWAIT OFFERS $100M IN EARTHQUAKE [...] (U) On October 11, the Council of Ministers (cabinet) announced a $100M assistance package for victims of the South Asia earthquake. While the specific disbursal modalities remain to be worked out, initial feedback from the GOK indicates that the assistance will be split equally between the K [...] | 2005-10-12 13:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL AMGT XD KU |
05KUWAIT4402 | UPDATE ON KUWAIT IPR EFFORTS [...] (SBU) Summary: While Kuwait's elevation to the Special 301 Priority Watch List in 2004 galvanized some GOK agencies into action, overall the GOK has not made significant progress in enforcement actions, rewriting copyright laws, or prosecuting violators. Officials say steps will be taken af [...] | 2005-10-12 14:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR PREL KU IPR |
05KUWAIT4403 | REPORT THAT CRITIC OF THE PRIME MINISTER HAS [...] (C) Post received word on the evening of October 12 that Shaykh Salem Al-Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah, National Guard Chief and fourth highest-ranking ruling family member, has resigned his post amid criticism of his call for the formation of a tri-partite group to "assist the leadership." This info [...] | 2005-10-12 15:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION |
05KUWAIT4405 | DEMARCHE TO KUWAIT ON IRAQ CONSTITUTION VOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-13 09:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ KU |
05KUWAIT4406 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKER ON SUCCESSION, PROJECT [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The Ambassador met October 12 with National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi for a periodic update on a range of issues. The speaker quickly turned to recent dispute within the ruling family (reftel). Al-Khorafi said the Amir's strong public support for the Prime Minis [...] | 2005-10-13 16:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ KU SUCCESSION NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FREEDOM AGENDA |
05KUWAIT4423 | TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATING OFFICER [...] (SBU) Below are Post's responses to reftel A action request. (a) Terrorism Finance Coordinating Officer (TFCO): --Name: Matthew Tueller --Title: Deputy Chief of Mission --Phone: 00-965-259-1362 --Email: TuellerMH@state.gov (b) TFCO Deputy: --Name: Mustafa Pop [...] | 2005-10-15 13:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL KU |
05KUWAIT4424 | GOK APPROVES NATO REQUEST FOR TANK SHIPMENTS, [...] (C) During a meeting with the Ambassador on October 15,Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah agreed to a NATO request to accept Iraq-bound T-72 tanks at a Kuwait port but registered strong GOK concern about the substance and optics of the shipment. "We will give approval, but [...] | 2005-10-15 15:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS IZ KU NATO |
05KUWAIT4425 | AMBASSADOR PROVIDES GOK WITH STEPS TO IMPROVE TIP [...] (C) As a follow-up to an October 1 meeting during which Ambassador committed to providing examples of actions taken by Qatar and the UAE to permit their reclassification to the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Tier 2 Watch List (reftel),Ambassador presented a letter outlining these steps to Forei [...] | 2005-10-15 15:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KU TIP |
05KUWAIT4426 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TRANSFERRING KUWAITI DETAINEES [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-15 15:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL KAWC OPDC PTER KU |
05KUWAIT4427 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY [...] In response to reftel, Ambassador delivered demarche and passed a letter from the Secretary of Commerce to Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah during an October 15 meeting. Ambassador emphasized the U.S.' objections to the proposed convention, namely that aspects would be h [...] | 2005-10-15 15:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL SCUL KU UNESCO UN |
05KUWAIT4438 | LEADING MP "SCARED TO DEATH" ABOUT LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary and comment: The Ambassador met October 15 with Mohammed Jassem Al-Sager, a National Assembly member (MP) and Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Commenting on the recent ruling family spat over the country's future leadership (reftels),sparked by National Guard Chief Shay [...] | 2005-10-16 07:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SUCCESSION FREEDOM AGENDA |
05KUWAIT4443 | CHEVRON FUNDS ACCESS ENGLISH SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM [...] SUMMARY: On October 2, 2005, AMIDEAST-Kuwait hosted a ceremony welcoming back 10 Kuwaiti boys and 10 Kuwaiti girls who spent four weeks in an intensive English-as-a- Second-Language summer camp in West Palm Beach, Florida. Chevron financed the Embassy-initiated program for 20 Kuwaitis chosen [...] | 2005-10-16 12:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL XF KU |
05KUWAIT4445 | FOREIGN MINISTER DISCOUNTS FLAP IN AL-SABAH FAMILY [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah said that recent statements by National Guard Chief Shaykh Salem Al-Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah were just an expression of opinion and that the political status quo had returned. Commenting on Shaykh Salem's call for a three-person a [...] | 2005-10-16 12:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KDEM KU SUCCESSION |
05KUWAIT4449 | FOREIGN MINISTER COMMENTS ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] Summary: (C) During an October 15 meeting with Ambassador, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah spoke about Iranian unity regarding the development of their nuclear program but division regarding the country's public handling of the situation. He reported that the Iranian chie [...] | 2005-10-17 08:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV IR IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS IRAN |
05KUWAIT4451 | SHI'A MOSQUE ATTACKED BY YOUTH IN JAHRA; SHI'A [...] (C) Summary: A group of youth between the ages of 14 and 18 attacked a Shi'a mosque in Jahra on October 7, burning a stolen car, breaking the mosque's spotlights, pelting worshippers with stones, and chanting anti-Shi'a slogans, including: "Death to infidel Shi'a, agents of America." No one was rep [...] | 2005-10-17 10:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER KISL KDEM SA KU SHI |
05KUWAIT4455 | KUWAITIS MAKE SUPPORTIVE STATEMENTS ON REFERENDUM; [...] (U) Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, in remarks to the opening session of the National Assembly October 17, congratulated the Iraqi people on the Iraqi Constitution. The Kuwaiti Council of Ministers released a similar statement of support after its Sunday meeting. Bef [...] | 2005-10-17 13:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT4459 | KUWAIT FUND UPDATE ON GOK ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) EconOff met on October 16 with Marwan Al-Ghanem, Regional Manager for Arab Countries at the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED),for an update on the latest GOK figures on economic assistance to Palestinians. Al-Ghanem provided the following breakdown of GOK economic assistan [...] | 2005-10-17 14:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KU |
05KUWAIT446 | KUWAIT RESPONDS TO JANUARY 31 SHOOTOUT: GOK WILL [...] Summary: Kuwaiti officials vowed to use all available resources to hunt down militants after security forces engaged in a nine-hour confrontation with Islamic radicals on January 31 that left 5 militants, 1 civilian and 1 police officer dead, 4 police officers and 3 militants wounded, and led [...] | 2005-02-01 12:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT4460 | FREEDOM AGENDA: GOK FORMS MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE TO [...] (SBU) The GOK has formed a ministerial-level committee to "study" proposals to reduce the number of electoral districts from 25 to 10, or fewer, and to register voters based on their civil identification numbers. The six-person committee is headed by First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior [...] | 2005-10-17 15:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU PDEM FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
05KUWAIT447 | MEDIA REACTION - IRAQI ELECTIONS;FEBRUARY 1 [...] Kuwait TV reports on the Iraqi elections ran as a second lead due to the competing news of security operations against militants in Kuwaiti City. Editorials continue to praise the election process, which took place despite "threats of terrorism." Only one columnist voiced pessimism believing [...] | 2005-02-01 12:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KU KDMR |
05KUWAIT4477 | ROBOT CAMEL JOCKEYS DEBUT IN KUWAIT [...] The Public Authority for Youth and Sports (PAYS) invited PolOff to attend the debut of robot camel jockeys in Kuwait during trial races October 12. Shaykh Fahad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, PAYS Chairman, and MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaie, Chair of the National Assembly's Human Rights Defense Committee, inaugu [...] | 2005-10-18 09:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KU |
05KUWAIT4479 | MINISTER FOR AMIRI DIWAN AFFAIRS SHAYKH NASSER ON [...] (C) The Ambassador met October 18 with Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Shaykh Nasser said the recent succession controversy within the ruling family (reftels) "is calming," although he commented that "there will be some issues in the coming [...] | 2005-10-18 11:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KU SUCCESSION |
05KUWAIT4480 | AMID FLURRY OF RUMORS ABOUT SUCCESSION, PM OPENS [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah opened the National Assembly October 17, delivering the Government speech on behalf of the Amir, who was notably absent from the protocolary duty. The session comes amid a flurry of rumors that Shaykh Sabah will replace th [...] | 2005-10-18 12:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KU SUCCESSION NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
05KUWAIT4481 | KUWAIT RESPONSE: BARRIERS TO OIL INVESTMENT [...] Summary: The entire local oil industry in Kuwait is state-run and the Kuwait Constitution expressly forbids foreign companies from investing in the natural resources of the country. U.S. companies can neither purchase local oil companies nor obtain equity oil. There are some very limited o [...] | 2005-10-18 12:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EINV EPET KU |
05KUWAIT4483 | KUWAITI PERSONAL DEBT FORGIVENESS VERSUS IRAQ DEBT [...] (U) Kuwaiti opposition groups in the National Assembly opposed to debt relief for Iraq and assistance to the U.S., Pakistan and other countries have renewed their call for the cancellation of Kuwait citizens' personal debt. They see that as the preferred accompaniment or alternative to cance [...] | 2005-10-18 13:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT4510 | JAZEERA AIRWAYS TO LAUNCH LOW-COST FLIGHTS FROM [...] (U) SUMMARY On October 18, Econoff met with Suhail Homsi of the new Jazeera Airways (JA). JA is a publicly-traded company with the Boodai Corporation holding a controlling stake of 30% of the shares. The new airline will begin flights to Dubai on October 30 and to other regional destinatio [...] | 2005-10-19 11:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR KU FAA |
05KUWAIT4516 | KUWAITI PREPARATIONS FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (U) SUMMARY On October 17, Emboffs met with officials of the Department of Public Health (DPH) to discuss the GOK's preparations for a possible Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak in Kuwait. A recently formed committee has been charged with formulating the GOK's preparations to combat AI. The co [...] | 2005-10-20 06:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED CASC KSCA SENV TBIO KU |
05KUWAIT4517 | KUWAIT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON PARLIAMENTARY [...] (SBU) Summary. In an October 19 meeting with Econ Counselor, the Deputy Director General of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) lamented the political infighting among parliamentarians resulting in the election of a new and less pro-business chairman of the National Assembly's [...] | 2005-10-20 06:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KU |
05KUWAIT4519 | KUWAITI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON FOUNDATION FOR THE [...] (U) Summary. In an October 19 meeting with Econ Counselor, the Deputy Director General of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) welcomed the establishment of the Foundation for the Future (reftel),looked forward to a potential role for KCCI in the Foundation's efforts, and expla [...] | 2005-10-22 04:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KU WE GZ |
05KUWAIT4527 | FY05Q4 IIP SPEAKER EVALUATION: PATRICK CLAWSON; [...] SUMMARY: October 1-2, 2005, U.S. Speaker Dr. Patrick Clawson, Deputy Director for Research at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, conducted a speaking tour in Kuwait focusing on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Addressing diverse audiences, Dr. Clawson spoke at Kuwait Unive [...] | 2005-10-22 09:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL XF KU |
05KUWAIT4531 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY VS. GOVERNMENT: FOOTBALL MATCH [...] (SBU) Government Ministers and National Assembly members (MPs) faced off October 19 for their fifth annual Ramadan football match. Laying aside both their traditional dishdashas (robes) and their political differences, Ministers and MPs alike donned football jerseys to participate in the jov [...] | 2005-10-22 13:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI KU |
05KUWAIT4532 | KUWAITIS HOPEFUL FOR DEATH PENALTY AS SADDAM'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Kuwaiti newspapers, television and radio stations gave front-page, first-item coverage to the start of Saddam Hussein's trial in Iraq. Kuwaitis interviewed called for the death penalty and said that Saddam and his cohorts had "too much" to answer for during the 1990-1991 Iraqi [...] | 2005-10-22 13:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS PINS IZ KU |
05KUWAIT4533 | KUWAIT SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION - SADDAM HUSSEIN [...] Thursday, October 20, 2005 All five major newspapers carried photographs of Saddam Hussein in court on their front pages: -- Al Qabas "Sadam before the mother of trials: I do not recognize your authority." -- Al-Seyassah "Saddam faced justice with the delusion of a desperate despot." -- Al [...] | 2005-10-23 04:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO IZ KMDR KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT4534 | MGXDO1: KUWAIT EARTHQUAKE ASSISTANCE UPDATE [...] (U) This is the second update from Post on Kuwaiti assistance to the victims of the South Asia earthquake. 2. (U) Press reports over the last week cite planeloads of Kuwait Red Crescent Society relief assistance arriving in Pakistan and being channeled through the Pakistani Red Crescent Soc [...] | 2005-10-23 06:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL AMGT XD KU |
05KUWAIT4535 | FINANCE MINISTRY ON EARTHQUAKE ASSISTANCE TO [...] (SBU) Summary. In an October 22 meeting with Econ Counselor, the Acting Undersecretary at the Ministry of Finance confirmed the GOK $100M assistance offer for Pakistan's earthquake victims. He was unaware of any additional assistance to be announced at the upcoming October 26 Geneva donors c [...] | 2005-10-23 06:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR EAID PGOV PREL XD KU |
05KUWAIT4546 | FINANCE MINISTRY ON TAX REFORM AND THE REJUVENATED [...] (U) Summary. In an October 22 meeting with Econ Counselor, the Acting Undersecretary at the Ministry of Finance confirmed the resumption of the Offset Program and the GOK's efforts, spearheaded by the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA),to establish a private company tasked with administering [...] | 2005-10-23 07:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KU KFIN |
05KUWAIT4550 | CIRCUS GUY ROCKS KUWAIT, PROMOTES STUDYUSA [...] SUMMARY: The Arab-American rock group "Circus Guy" conducted a "Study in the U.S." musical tour in Kuwait September 26-28, 2005. Circus Guy held concerts and educational workshops for youth audiences and the Kuwaiti public. The band performed at several private schools and Kuwait's Scientif [...] | 2005-10-23 09:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL XF KU |
05KUWAIT4552 | KUWAIT'S STOCK EXCHANGE EYES REGIONAL ROLE, FEMALE [...] (U) Summary. In an October 19 meeting with Econoff, the Director of Public Relations at the Kuwaiti Stock Exchange (KSE) applauded the increased number of Kuwaiti female investors, expressed confidence in the continued rise of the Kuwaiti stock market, and underscored the importance of ensuri [...] | 2005-10-24 09:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KFIN PINR KU |
05KUWAIT4555 | AMBASSADOR RE-EMPHASIZES RECENT DEMARCHES DURING [...] (U) On October 23, the Ambassador, accompanied by Econcouns and Econoff (notetaker),met with the new head of the Economics Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Shaykh Ali Khaled Al-Sabah. The Ambassador congratulated Al-Sabah on his recent appointment and discussed current issues [...] | 2005-10-24 10:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KU |
05KUWAIT4559 | KUWAIT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON IPR AND LABOR ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. In an October 19 meeting with Econ Counselor, the Deputy Director General of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) contested Kuwait's non-compliance status on IPR and labor rights. He requested additional details outlining USG IPR compliance issues and [...] | 2005-10-24 11:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ELAB PGOV PREL KU IPR |
05KUWAIT4586 | MGXDO1: GOK NOT PLANNING NEW PLEDGE IN GENEVA AND [...] (U) Summary. Per reftel A, Embassy followed-up with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to confirm GOK participation at the upcoming Geneva Donors Conference for South Asia earthquake victims and to urge continued GOK assistance to victims in anticipation of winter. The MFA's Asia and Ameri [...] | 2005-10-25 11:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL AMGT XD KU |
05KUWAIT4588 | FOUR SHI'A POLITICAL ASSOCIATIONS FORM COALITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: LEADERS OF FOUR LOCAL SHI'A POLITICAL ASSOCIATIONS ANNOUNCED OCTOBER 23 THE FORMATION OF A SHI'A UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION, THE NATIONAL SOCIETIES COALITION (NSC),TO ADVOCATE FOR GREATER SHI'A RIGHTS AND TO COORDINATE EFFORTS IN THE 2007 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS. TWO OF THE FIVE S [...] | 2005-10-25 12:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR KISL KU SHI |
05KUWAIT4590 | GOK GRANTS MELKITE CATHOLICS LAND FOR NEW CHURCH; [...] Summary: Long-time church ally Shaykha Fareeha announced the GOK's decision to grant 6,500 square meters to the Greek Catholics (Melkites) for the construction of a new church. They currently worship in a rented home whose owner just raised the rent 21%. According to Father Boutros Gharib, rec [...] | 2005-10-25 13:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KIRF KU |
05KUWAIT4623 | RESEARCH LINKS WITH THE U.S. - THE KUWAIT FUND FOR [...] SUMMARY: On October 19, 2005, the Ambassador met with the Director General of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science (KFAS). KFAS is a non-profit, non- governmental research funding entity chaired by the Emir of Kuwait, and supported by nearly 900 Kuwaiti companies that annuall [...] | 2005-10-29 11:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO ECON OEXC XF KU |
05KUWAIT4624 | OVERVIEW OF GOK ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary. This cable provides an overview of GOK assistance to Afghanistan, including outstanding GOA arrears with the GOK's Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED). The following information is current as of October 2005 and was provided to the Embassy by KFAED in response to [...] | 2005-10-29 12:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KU AF |
05KUWAIT4625 | KUWAIT RED CRESCENT CHAIRMAN FINDS FAULT WITH [...] (SBU) During an October 25 meeting with Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) Chairman Mr. Barjas Al-Barjas, the Chairman presented the Ambassador with a set of points he had prepared on specific complaints he has with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),and asked for support in [...] | 2005-10-29 12:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID KU |
05KUWAIT4626 | OVERVIEW OF GOK ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary. This cable provides an overview of GOK assistance to Afghanistan, including outstanding GOA arrears with the GOK's Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED). The following information is current as of October 2005 and was provided to the Embassy by KFAED in response to [...] | 2005-10-29 12:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KU AF |
05KUWAIT4633 | UPDATE ON SHI'A MOSQUE INCIDENT: LOCALIZED ACT [...] (C) This is an update to reftel reporting on the October 7 attack against a Shi'a mosque in Jahra, a predominantly Sunni city approximately 35 kilometers west of Kuwait City. According to the mosque's owner, Hussein Al-Qattan, and a worshiper at the mosque "between 150 to 200 Saudi and bidoon [...] | 2005-10-30 06:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KISL KIRF KU SHI |
05KUWAIT4639 | SYRIAN ENVOY DUE IN KUWAIT; GOK TO URGE [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah told Ambassador October 30 that Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Walid Al-Muallim, with a letter from Syrian President Bashar Al-Asad in hand, would arrive in Kuwait October 31 and would meet with Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-A [...] | 2005-10-30 12:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SY KU |
05KUWAIT4640 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOK PLEDGE FOR PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-30 13:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PHUM PREL PK KU |
05KUWAIT4641 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED: GOK LABELS IRANIAN STATEMENTS [...] (C) During an October 30 meeting with Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah characterized Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad's October 25 remarks regarding Israel as "very strong and very strange," reminding the GOK of language from the days of Ayatolla [...] | 2005-10-30 13:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IR KU |
05KUWAIT4643 | GOK STILL GEARING UP FOR ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (SBU) Ambassador met with Advisor to the Prime Minister Dr. Yousef Al-Ebraheem on October 26. Among other issues, they discussed the slow pace of Kuwait's economic reform and the stalled TIFA process. Al-Ebraheem acknowledged that the GOK carried as much responsibility as did the parliament [...] | 2005-10-30 13:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL EFIN EINV BEXP KU |
05KUWAIT4644 | GCC EQUITIES: INVESTMENTS OR LOTTERY TICKETS? [...] (SBU) Summary. During a meeting with the Ambassador October 26, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) CEO said skyrocketing GCC equities could presage a Gulf equivalent of the U.S. "dot com" market bust. In order to "shake up the market a bit," NBK will host a December 18 symposium to examine the [...] | 2005-10-30 14:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL KU |
05KUWAIT4647 | FREEDOM AGENDA: ENERGY MINISTER'S VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: Responding to the Ambassador's inquiries about elements of the "Freedom Agenda" during a meeting on October 30, ruling family member and Energy Minister Shaykh Ahmad Fahd Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah said most National Assembly members "don't know how many voting constituencies they want," [...] | 2005-10-31 07:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI PREL SOCI PTER PINR KU FREEDOM AGENDA SUCCESSION |
05KUWAIT4648 | COMMENTS FROM ENERGY MINISTER AND UNDERSECRETARY [...] (C) Summary: During an October 30 meeting with the Ambassador, Energy Minister Shaykh Ahmad Fahd Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah told the Ambassador that prospects for a vote on the northern oilfields project were good for November or December and that he expected it to pass, echoing what Ministry of Ener [...] | 2005-10-31 08:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON KU OIL SECTOR |
05KUWAIT4649 | ERDOGAN PROMOTES ECONOMIC TIES DURING VISIT TO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-31 08:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON TU KU |
05KUWAIT4653 | AMBASSADOR TELLS KEY KUWAITI MINISTER MORE C/T [...] (S/NF) During the course of a 30 October conversation on other topics with Shaykh Ahmad Fahd Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the Ambassador told the Minister that, while cooperation on counter-terrorism between Kuwait and the U.S. has improved in the last 6-8 months, we are not satisfied and more needs to [...] | 2005-10-31 10:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT4654 | KUWAIT SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION - HARIRI [...] The Kuwaiti Arabic print media exhibited views from both sides of the spectrum concerning the International Independent Investigation Commission's report and what may subsequently result from its discussion in the United Nations Security Council. Opinions on the subject varied from supporting [...] | 2005-11-01 04:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO IZ KMDR KU |
05KUWAIT4670 | GOK CONGRATULATES IRAQI PEOPLE FOR APPROVING [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-01 10:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT4672 | FINANCE MINISTER ON IRAQI DEBT, ECONOMIC REFORM, [...] (C) Summary. In a November 1 meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Al-Humaidhi explained that there had been no renewed contact with the Iraqi government on debt relief since Ambassador Jeffrey's visit in October and that reconstruction assistance was proceeding slowly. He expressed [...] | 2005-11-01 13:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN KTFN PGOV PREL IZ KU |
05KUWAIT4673 | KUWAIT AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: GOK MEASURES FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 30, Emboffs and two U.S. military veterinarians met with the Deputy Director General for Animal Resources to discuss the GOK's efforts to combat the spread of the Avian Influenza (AI) virus. The GOK has teams of inspectors that routinely inspect farms and bird marke [...] | 2005-11-01 14:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD AMED KPAO PREL CASC KSCA SENV TBIO KU WHO FAO |
05KUWAIT4681 | FIRST GUANTANAMO RETURNEE'S ACQUITTAL OVERTURNED [...] Local press reports that former Guantanamo detainee Nasser Al-Mutairi has had his acquittal overturned and has been sentenced to five years in prison. The MFA office which tracks returning detainees confirmed that Nasser Al-Mutairi was sentenced to five years in prison, adding the sentence w [...] | 2005-11-02 12:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PHUM PGOV KISL KCRM KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT4684 | APPEAL FOR INCREASED CONTRIBUTIONS TO PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) As reported in ref B, Ambassador met with Finance Minister Bader Al-Humaidhi on November 1 to commend the GOK for its $100M pledge and to urge increased GOK assistance to earthquake relief efforts in Pakistan. Without offering specifics, Al-Humaidhi said that the initial $100M package w [...] | 2005-11-02 13:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PHUM PK PREL KU |
05KUWAIT4685 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY BODMAN'S NOVEMBER 13-14, [...] (SBU) Secretary Bodman will arrive about one week after the celebration of the end of the month of Ramadan. He will meet with Energy Minister Shaykh Ahmad Fahd Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. He will also meet with Prime Minister Shaykh Sab [...] | 2005-11-02 15:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | ENRG EPET OVIP PREL KU |
05KUWAIT4713 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: GUANTANAMO DETAINEES RELEASE [...] Kuwaiti Arabic language press celebrated the return of the five detained at the Guantanamo Bay facility. They were glorified as returning heroes with their names, photos, and biographical information occupying considerable space on front pages of the five major dailies. Only one writer took [...] | 2005-11-08 09:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO IZ KMDR KU |
05KUWAIT4717 | POST ASSESSMENT OF KUWAIT CASH COURIER ENVIRONMENT [...] (C) Per reftel A request, the following is Post's assessment of Kuwait's cash courier environment. At the Border and Legal Environment ----------------------------------- 2. (C) The GOK's 2002 law (No. 35) "Concerning Combating Money Laundering" criminalizes cash smuggling within the [...] | 2005-11-08 12:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER PGOV KU TERROR FINANCE |
05KUWAIT4718 | HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2005: QUOTE FROM KUWAIT ON THE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-08 13:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PGOV ODIP APER KU |
05KUWAIT4719 | DRAFT U.S. STATEMENT FOR 28th MEETING OF [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (U) Action request: The Tripartite Commission on Gulf War Missing will meet in Kuwait on November 15, 2005. Post requests Department approval of the below statement to be delivered by the Ambassador. Post would appreciate app [...] | 2005-11-08 13:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL MARR PGOV ICRC KU |
05KUWAIT4727 | BLUE LANTERN: CASE 966701 [...] (U) Per reftel request, Econoff paid a visit to the offices of "National Contracts Group" (NCG) to ascertain the validity of the company and its stated role as a party to pending license No. 966701. Econoff met with Mr. Omar A. A. Almutawa, President of NCG and Mr. Shahid Ayaz, General Manage [...] | 2005-11-09 12:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC KUNC KU US |
05KUWAIT4728 | BORDER ISSUE STILL FRONT PAGE NEWS AS KUWAIT WAITS [...] (U) Recent press articles on the border issue highlighting Iraqi Transitional Government (ITG) statements continue to make front page news in the Kuwaiti Arabic language press. Local Arabic dailies Al-Qabas and Al-Watan carried front page articles on November 8 discussing the ITG's decision [...] | 2005-11-09 12:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL PGOV IZ KU UN |
05KUWAIT4729 | PRIME MINISTER HOSTS FIRST OFFICIAL RAMADAN DINNER [...] (U) On October 31 Prime Minster Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah hosted a 'Ghabqa' traditional Ramadan late night dinner for a group of Kuwaiti women, marking the first time an official dinner has been held for women by the Prime Minister. The Ghabqa was held at the Prime Minister's [...] | 2005-11-09 12:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR KWMN KU |
05KUWAIT4739 | INTERIOR MINISTER SAYS INFORMATION-SHARING KEY TO [...] (C) Summary: During a November 12 meeting with Interior Minister Shaykh Nawaf Al-Sabah, the Ambassador stressed the needed to strengthen counterterrorism measures and said that better cooperation between the U.S. and Kuwait, as well as increased information-sharing, would help to prevent ter [...] | 2005-11-13 07:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PBTS PGOV PREL KU IZ |
05KUWAIT4740 | FREEDOM AGENDA: PLANNING MINISTER ON ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary. Planning Minister Dr. Masouma Al-Mubarak told the Ambassador during a November 12 meeting that reduction of the number of electoral districts was a GOK priority and would pave the way for additional political reforms, and facilitate the participation of women in the 2007 nationa [...] | 2005-11-13 07:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
05KUWAIT4741 | HEAD OF CENTRAL BANK'S AML UNIT ON MENA/FATF, [...] (C) Begin Summary. On November 10, Emboffs met with Talal Al-Sayegh, head of the Kuwait Central Bank's Anti-Money Laundering unit, to discuss the latest MENA/FATF developments, get an update on the new terror finance legislation, and reaffirm USG technical assistance offers in support of Kuw [...] | 2005-11-13 08:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU TERROR FINANCE |
05KUWAIT4742 | INTERIOR AND PLANNING MINISTERS CONFIRM GOK [...] (SBU) Summary: During separate meetings on November 12, the Ambassador pressed Interior Minister Shaykh Nawaf Al-Sabah and Planning Minister Dr. Masouma Al-Mubarak to step up GOK efforts to combat human trafficking and improve the working conditions of Kuwait's large expatriate work force. [...] | 2005-11-13 08:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM KCRM KU |
05KUWAIT4746 | GOK TO ATTEND NOVEMBER 19 ISLAMABAD CONFERENCE BUT [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. According to MFA and Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) officials, the GOK is unlikely to make any additional pledges at the November 19 Islamabad conference. However, a GOK delegation, including KFAED's Director of Operations, will attend the conference. [...] | 2005-11-13 13:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL PK KU |
05KUWAIT475 | MEDIA REACTION - IRAQI ELECTIONS;FEBRUARY 2 [...] Kuwait TV coverage of Iraqi elections remained eclipsed somewhat due to ongoing reports about Kuwait's response to recent clashes between security forces and suspected terrorists. Commentators continue to praise the course of Iraqi democracy after "thirty years of fear." End summary. ----- [...] | 2005-02-02 09:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KU KDMR |
05KUWAIT4763 | MEDIA REACTION: INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] Moderate Arabic daily Al-Seyassah reprinted an article by Mohamed Yousef Al-Melaify titled "The audacity of the American report." Mr. Al-Melaify heavily criticized the International Religious Freedom Report. He questioned the authenticity of the report's information as well as the integrity o [...] | 2005-11-15 04:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF IZ KU |
05KUWAIT4770 | SECRETARY OF ENERGY THANKS GOK FOR KATRINA AID, [...] (U) Summary: During his November 13-14 visit to Kuwait, Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman thanked the Government and SIPDIS people of Kuwait for their generous support for Hurricane Katrina victims, as well as their support of reconstruction efforts in Iraq, Pakistan and elsewhere. The Sec [...] | 2005-11-15 08:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU |
05KUWAIT4774 | KUWAITI FM TO CAIRO TO CONSULT ON RECONCILIATION [...] (C) In a brief aside at luncheon on 15 November, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah told the Ambassador he would travel to Cairo on Saturday to be present for some of the preparatory work for the Iraqi reconciliation conference. He said he expected that [...] | 2005-11-15 12:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KU IZ |
05KUWAIT4776 | Study in the U.S.A.: We Are Failing [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-15 12:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL OIIP CVIS XF KU |
05KUWAIT4778 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUPPORT FOR U.S. CANDIDACY [...] (U) On November 16, Embassy delivered reftel points via diplomatic note to the MFA. Embassy will report on the results of the demarche as appropriate. ********************************************* Visit Embassy Kuwait's Classified Website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/ You can [...] | 2005-11-16 07:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IMO EWWT PHSA KTIA KU US |
05KUWAIT4784 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO KUWAITIS ON THIRD COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-16 09:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM IR KU |
05KUWAIT4789 | UN AMBASSADOR VORONTSOV ASK U.S. TO PRESS TUNISIA [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary: UN Special Envoy Vorontsov requested November 16 that the U.S. press the Government of Tunisia to accept an agreement reached between the UN, Kuwait, and Iraq on the return to Kuwait of spare airplane parts stolen by Sadda [...] | 2005-11-16 13:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU IZ TS UN |
05KUWAIT4791 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FOLLOW-UP APPEAL FOR SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. Econoffs delivered ref A demarche points to Abdulkareem Al-Mutawa, the Regional Manager for South Asia at the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED). Al-Mutawa acknowledged the importance of expediting GOK assistance to earthquake victims and confirmed KFAED p [...] | 2005-11-16 13:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PHUM SENV PAK KU |
05KUWAIT4792 | PUBLIC PROSECUTION QUESTIONS RULING FAMILY MEMBER [...] (C) Summary: The Public Prosecution Office questioned Shaykh Mishal Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah, former Assistant Undersecretary for State Security Affairs, on November 8 about his public criticism of the GOK during a September interview conducted by Mohammed Al-Jassem on his program "Al-Majlis," whic [...] | 2005-11-16 13:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PHUM KDEM KU SUCCESSION |
05KUWAIT4794 | PENINSULA LIONS UPDATE: DEFENSE CHALLENGES CHARGES [...] (SBU) The trial of the Peninsula Lions resumed on November 12 amid tightening security with over a dozen defense lawyers presenting their arguments one-by-one as the trial judges sat and listened. The hearing, which began at 2 pm, has continued in extraordinary sessions finishing after 8 pm [...] | 2005-11-16 14:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV JO IZ SA KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT481 | FM AND SENIOR MP TELL U/S BOLTON IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: During a January 29 visit to Kuwait, Under Secretary Bolton shared with FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed and MP SIPDIS Mohammed Al-Sager U.S. concerns about Iran's nuclear activities and the firm belief that UNSC involvement is necessary. Bolton said the U.S. was following the Europea [...] | 2005-02-02 12:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV PTER KU |
05KUWAIT4811 | STUDY IN THE U.S.A.: WE ARE FAILING [...] SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION: Despite the Mission's focused priority efforts at increasing the number of Kuwaitis studying in the U.S., the number of Kuwaitis opting for higher education in America continues to decline. In FY-05, 58 fewer F1 visas were issued to Kuwaitis than during FY-04, a [...] | 2005-11-19 13:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL OIIP CVIS XF KU |
05KUWAIT4813 | 28TH MEETING OF THE TRIPARTITE COMMISSION: 28 [...] (C) Summary: Kuwait hosted on November 15, the 28th meeting of the Tripartite Commission (TPC) on Gulf War Missing. The session closed 28 cases (26 Kuwaitis, two Saudis, and one Iraqi),continued the mandate of the Technical Sub-Committee (TSC) for one year, and selected November 15, 2006 [...] | 2005-11-19 14:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR AORC ICRC KU IZ SA |
05KUWAIT4824 | RESPONSE TO DEPARTMENT TASKER ABOUT AVIAN [...] (U) This message is Post's response to the questions contained in Reftel A regarding the GOK's efforts to control Avian Influenza (AI),and its capability to respond to an AI epidemic. Questions are answered in the order provided in reftel. -------------------- ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ----- [...] | 2005-11-20 11:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL XX KU |
05KUWAIT4831 | KUWAITI WRITER AND ARTIST SAYS PM'S OCTOBER 31 [...] (C) During a November 20 discussion at her co-ed diwaniya, Kuwaiti writer, artist, and democracy advocate Thuraya Al-Baqsami, told PolChief that although she was thrilled to have been invited to the Prime Minister's Ramadan dinner for women, she believes the event was a publicity ploy to por [...] | 2005-11-21 13:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM KWMN KU |
05KUWAIT4832 | AMBASSADOR RAISES ALARM RE SHARP DECLINE IN KUWAITI [...] (U) Summary and comment: On November 9, Ambassador met with Undersecretary for Higher Education, Dr. Rasha Al- Sabah. During the meeting, they discussed reasons for the significant decline in the number of Kuwaiti students studying in the U.S., the benefits of increasing the number of Ameri [...] | 2005-11-22 04:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OEXC KPAO SCUL PREL PTER OIIP CVIS KISL XF KU |
05KUWAIT484 | FORMER INFORMATION MINISTER ABULHASSAN NOW PM'S [...] (U) Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed recently appointed former Information Minister Mohammed Abdullah Abulhassan as Counselor for the Prime Minister's Diwan. Abulhassan resigned January 2 on the eve of his planned parliamentary grilling, which promised sharp attacks from liberals and Islam [...] | 2005-02-02 13:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KU |
05KUWAIT4846 | PARLIAMENT COMMITTEE PASSES KATRINA AID PACKAGE [...] (C) During its November 20 meeting, the National Assembly's Budget and Closing Accounts Committee approved the GOK's $500 million hurricane Katrina aid package. Islamist MP Dr. Nasser Al-Sane, a member of the Budget and Closing Accounts Committee told Poloff November 21 that the National Ass [...] | 2005-11-22 08:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID AMER PREL PGOV ENRG KU KATRINA AID |
05KUWAIT486 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DISCUSSES ANTI-TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary: During separate February 2 discussions with the Ambassador, Members of Parliament (MPs) Dr. Yousef Al-Zalzalah and Abdullah Al-Roumi discussed the National Assembly's February 1 passage of a new law which expands law enforcement powers to search and seize illegal weapons, calling [...] | 2005-02-02 14:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL EFIN PGOV KU |
05KUWAIT4884 | KUWAITI AUTHORITIES CRACK DOWN ON "DOOR-TO-DOOR [...] Local Arabic daily Al-Seyassah reported November 22 that five extremist preachers -- three Egyptians and two Indonesians -- were arrested November 21 "for spreading the doctrine of the terror group al-Qaeda among the inhabitants of a Kuwaiti city." The paper reported that they went from door- [...] | 2005-11-26 13:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KISL SOCI KU |
05KUWAIT4901 | AMBASSADOR TELLS MFA UNDERSECRETARY THE TIME IS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-27 13:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AORC ICRC PHUM PREF IS SZ KU |
05KUWAIT4902 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NEXT STEPS ON [...] (SBU) During a November 27 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah, the Ambassador referred to the November 12 Forum of the Future meeting in Bahrain and strongly urged Kuwait to join fellow Gulf states Qatar and Bahrain and become a founding member of the [...] | 2005-11-27 13:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM EAID ECON KMPI KU |
05KUWAIT4903 | MFA UNDERSECRETARY SAYS SYRIAN PRESIDENT'S [...] (C) During a November 27 meeting, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah shared his views on the recent Syrian decision to send officials to Europe in for questioning by the Mehlis commission. Al-Jarallah said the SARG's decision to cooperate was the right one. Al-Jar [...] | 2005-11-27 13:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV SY KU |
05KUWAIT4904 | PARLIAMENTARIAN REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FOR KUWAITI [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request. In a letter dated 19 November 2005, Mohammad J. Al-Sager, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Kuwaiti Parliament, wrote Ambassador requesting Embassy intervention with U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of Kuwaiti citizen Ali Hijazi, a principal [...] | 2005-11-27 14:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CJAN CVIS KCRM KU |
05KUWAIT4905 | IRAQI PLANNING MINISTER TELLS KUWAIT ITG IS READY [...] (C) Summary: During a November 27 meeting, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah told the Ambassador that the November 26 visit of Iraqi Planning Minister Barham Saleh to Kuwait resulted in a step forward on Kuwaiti-funded reconstruction projects in Iraq. The ITG su [...] | 2005-11-28 09:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAID PHUM PGOV KDEM ENIV IZ KU |
05KUWAIT4914 | MINISTER AL-HAJJI DISCUSSES COMBATTING TIP, [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Faisal Al-Hajji briefed Ambassador November 28 on GOK discussions to establish a shelter for domestic workers as part of efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). He highlighted other GOK measures including proposed revisions to the curren [...] | 2005-11-28 14:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KCRM ELAB PTER KU |
05KUWAIT4933 | PM TRIES TO CALM SUCCESSION FEARS; INSISTS AMIR [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: In an effort to silence continued speculation over succession, Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, in a November 22 interview, firmly dismissed the possibility that either the Amir or the Crown Prince, both in poor health, would step down from the [...] | 2005-11-29 10:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI KU SUCCESSION |
05KUWAIT4936 | IRAQI ENVOYS SET UP SHOP IN KUWAIT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-29 12:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IZ KU |
05KUWAIT4938 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DID NOT/NOT VOTE ON KATRINA AID [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-29 13:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID AMER ENRG KU KATRINA AID |
05KUWAIT4960 | DEMARCHE POINTS DELIVERED--FINCEN 314 (A) NOTICE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-30 10:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN PTER LE SY KU |
05KUWAIT4962 | GOK REMAINS UNDECIDED REGARDING DOHA ROUND [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered ref b points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah on November 27. He stressed the need for sustained engagement and noted that the European partners needed to be pushed on their proposals regarding access to agricultural markets. Al-Jar [...] | 2005-11-30 11:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO OIIP PGOV PREL KU WTO |
05KUWAIT4963 | HUMAN RIGHTS DAY: NO SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES IN KUWAIT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-30 12:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ODIP KPAO APER KU |
05KUWAIT4964 | FORMATION OF JOINT STATE-DOD AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (U) SUMMARY Embassy convened a new committee of Emboffs and military officers at the working level to coordinate USG efforts in Kuwait in preparation for a possible Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak. The group discussed information provided by the GOK about its preparations, internal Embassy pl [...] | 2005-12-01 07:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED CASC KSCA SENV TBIO PREL KU |
05KUWAIT4979 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: WORLD BANK ON-SITE PRESENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-03 13:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL KU |
05KUWAIT4980 | KUWAIT FUND SIGNS IRAQ SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. During a November 30 meeting with Econoff, the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development's (KFAED) acting Regional Manager for Arab Countries, Abdullah Al-Musaibeeh, confirmed that KFAED signed a $30M contract with a Kuwaiti firm to begin school construction in Iraq but t [...] | 2005-12-03 14:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IZ KU |
05KUWAIT4981 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED--FINCEN 314 (A) NOTICE ON SYRIA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-04 04:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN PTER LE SY KU |
05KUWAIT4982 | NO DEFINITIVE RESPONSE FROM GOK ABOUT WTO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-04 04:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO OIIP PGOV PREL KU WTO |
05KUWAIT4993 | FREEDOM AGENDA: NOW SHOWING AT EMBASSY KUWAIT. [...] (U) Post has taken advantage of its Motion Picture Licensing Corporation license to screen films addressing democratic reform issues and MEPI themes for host country audiences. The response has been overwhelmingly positive and post has made available purchased DVD versions of the movies to [...] | 2005-12-04 11:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO SOCI KDEM KWMN KMPI KU |
05KUWAIT4997 | Iraq-Kuwait Soccer Face Off -- 15 Years Later [...] Kuwait and Iraq faced off on the soccer field for the first time since before the first Gulf War. The match held on November 26, 2005 between the Iraqi and Kuwaiti national teams was part of the elimination round for the Asia Cup finals. The result of the game, played in Kuwait, was a huge d [...] | 2005-12-05 04:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL ZP IZ KU |
05KUWAIT4999 | AL-WATAN NEWSPAPER SLAMMED FOR PUBLISHING LIBELOUS [...] The Kuwait Criminal Court issued December 3 a verdict sentencing Islamist Kuwaiti writer Ahmad Al-Kose and Editor- in-Chief of the Arabic Daily "Al-Watan," Shaykh Khalifa Ali Al-Khalifa Al-Sabah, to suspended two-month jail terms and fined each 50 KD ($170) for publishing a libelous article a [...] | 2005-12-05 07:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KISL SCUL KIRF KPAO KU |
05KUWAIT5002 | PENINSULA LIONS VERDICT TO BE ANNOUNCED DECEMBER 27 [...] (C) After six weeks of deliberations, the all-Kuwaiti judicial panel of three judges presiding over the case of the Peninsula Lions, with 37 defendants, eleven of whom are fugitives, is expected to announce its verdict on December 27. The 37 defendants face charges including murder of Kuwai [...] | 2005-12-05 11:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV JO IZ SA KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT5003 | EMBASSY KUWAIT COMMENTS ON THE DEMARCHE WEBSITE [...] Embassy Kuwait applauds the creation of the Language Services web page where demarche translations can be downloaded. We have used the site several times and it has helped us to deliver demarches and convey complex points in a timely fashion. After months of using the site, however, we have [...] | 2005-12-05 11:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AINT AINF KU |
05KUWAIT5007 | CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED COUNTRY BY COUNTRY REVIEW [...] (C) The following is post's response to reftels 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 Cu [...] | 2005-12-05 12:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD CU PREL ETTC KU |
05KUWAIT5012 | PROMOTING STUDY IN THE U.S. DURING INTERNATIONAL [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Kuwait went on the offensive during International Education Week, November 13 to 18, 2005, advancing study in the U.S. by countering misinformation about visa difficulties, about Muslims being welcomed in America, and by arguing that higher education in America is second to [...] | 2005-12-06 04:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL KIRC OIIP XF KU |
05KUWAIT5016 | FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT SPEAKER SUPPORTS [...] (C) Summary: National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi told the Ambassador December 5 that discussions on reducing the number of electoral constituencies were important to Kuwait's political future, but complicated due to a lack of consensus on the number and shape of electoral districts. [...] | 2005-12-06 06:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KWMN SOCI KPAO PINR KU |
05KUWAIT5030 | PARLIAMENT SPEAKER PLEASED WITH PREPARATIONS FOR [...] (C) Summary: During a December 5 meeting, Kuwait National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi told the Ambassador he was pleased with Iraqi preparations for December 15 elections and was convinced the Iraqi people intended for the process to be free and fair. Al-Khorafi reported Iraqi conce [...] | 2005-12-06 14:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KU IZ |
05KUWAIT5031 | MUSHARRAF THANKS KUWAIT FOR EARTHQUAKE AID; GOK [...] (SBU) In Kuwait for the first stop on a Gulf tour, President Pervez Musharraf thanked the GOK for its $100 million in earthquake aid and received assurances that Pakistan would receive concessional oil sales. The Pakistani Ambassador told us on December 6 that the visit, (which coincided wit [...] | 2005-12-06 14:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID EINV KU PK |
05KUWAIT5032 | HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS CENTER CHIEF ON IRAQ AND [...] (C) Summary: Lt. General (Ret.) Ali Mohammed Hassan Al Mu'min, head of Kuwait's Humanitarian Operations Center (HOC),met with poloff on November 28 and discussed his candidacy for ambassador to Iraq, the extension of the HOC's mandate until spring 2006, and Sunni-Shi'a relations in Kuwait. [...] | 2005-12-06 15:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL KISL OFDP SOCI PINR IZ KU |
05KUWAIT504 | INTERIOR MINISTER TO SKIP RIYADH COUNTERTERRORISM [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-05 13:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL KU |
05KUWAIT5044 | GOK SUPPORTS U.S. WTO PROPOSAL IN PRINCIPLE, [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-07 11:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO OIIP PGOV PREL WTO KU |
05KUWAIT5046 | UPDATE ON ARTICLE 98 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-07 12:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PARM KLEG KU |
05KUWAIT5054 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PRESIDENT'S NOVEMBER [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche by diplomatic note on December 5. During a December 6 meeting, NEA DAS Gordon Gray reiterated demarche points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Undersecretary Ambassador Khaled Al-Babtain and provided him with a copy of the President's speech and the "N [...] | 2005-12-09 15:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ KU |
05KUWAIT5061 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PREVENTING AL-MANAR [...] (C) NEA DAS Gordon Gray delivered reftel demarche during a December 6 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting U/S Ambassador Khaled Al-Babtain. DAS Gray emphasized the insidious nature of Al-Manar broadcasts and urged the GOK to remove the station from Arabsat, of which Kuwait owns a [...] | 2005-12-10 07:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ANET ASEC KU |
05KUWAIT5063 | NEA DAS GRAY ENGAGES GOK ON AID, IRAN, IRAQ, [...] (C) Summary: NEA DAS Gordon Gray met with Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) Abdulwahab Al-Bader, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Acting Undersecretary Ambassador Khaled Al-Babtain, National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi, and Minister of Social Af [...] | 2005-12-10 07:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM EAID KDEM KPAO CVIS KU |
05KUWAIT5064 | NEA DAS GRAY URGES GOK ACTION ON TIP/LABOR ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings on December 6 with National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi and Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Faisal Al-Hajji, NEA DAS Gordon Gray reiterated U.S. concerns about Kuwait's trafficking in persons (TIP) and domestic labor problems, and urged GOK action [...] | 2005-12-10 07:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB KDEM KU |
05KUWAIT5068 | KUWAIT PLEDGES 1.5 MILLION USD AT UNRWA DONOR [...] (U) Kuwait, demonstrating its continued support for Palestinian refugees, pledged $1.5M at the December 5 United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) donor conference held in New York. Kuwait's 2005 pledge matches its 2004 contribution and will support UNRWA's 2006 budget. Another 19 coun [...] | 2005-12-10 13:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN PGOV PREL WE GZ KU |
05KUWAIT5069 | FREEDOM AGENDA: USING INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS [...] PolChief participated December 10 in a program organized by the American Universal School in celebration of International Human Rights Day. Addressing an audience of approximately 100 students aged 15-16, and drawing from reftel, she emphasized the U.S. commitment to promoting and safeguardi [...] | 2005-12-10 14:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SOCI SCUL KIRF KDEM KPAO PINR KU |
05KUWAIT5070 | KUWAIT REQUESTS FILES ON RELEASED GUANTANAMO [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) Ambassador Khalid Al-Maqamis, head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Coordination and Follow-Up Department called poloff December 10 to request that the U.S. military files of the five Guantanamo detainees released November 4 be passed [...] | 2005-12-10 14:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM OPDC KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT5074 | KUWAIT WITHDRAWS RESERVATION REGARDING UN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-11 07:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SOCI SCUL KDEM KWMN KU |
05KUWAIT5077 | KUWAIT ABOUNDS WITH INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, [...] During a December 7 meeting, Minister of Public Works Bader N. Al-Humaidi informed the Ambassador that the State of Kuwait is moving forward on a number of infrastructure projects deemed as top priorities to the Government of Kuwait (GOK). The Minister complimented U.S. architectural and civ [...] | 2005-12-11 13:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON BEXP KLTN PIN KU |
05KUWAIT5081 | OIL INDUSTRY CONTACTS TALK INVESTMENTS, PROJECT [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: In the first two weeks of December, Econ Officer heard from a number of oil industry contacts that, while the GOK and the Kuwait oil industry are serious about investment in increasing upstream and downstream capacity, a bottleneck remains in bringing concepts to f [...] | 2005-12-11 14:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON BEXP PINR KU |
05KUWAIT5082 | TERRORIST FINANCE: AMBASSADOR OPENS ANTI-MONEY [...] (U) On December 11, Ambassador delivered remarks at the opening of an anti-money laundering and terror finance conference hosted by Kuwait General Administration of Customs (KGAC) and DHS's U.S. Custom's Advisory Team. The Ambassador's remarks praised ongoing cooperation between the GOK and t [...] | 2005-12-11 14:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU |
05KUWAIT5083 | FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITI INFORMATION MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: During a December 7 meeting, Minister of Information Dr. Anas Al-Rasheed told the Ambassador that he was very pleased by the progress of the revised press law and he believes it has a very good chance of being approved by the National Assembly in the near future. Al-Rasheed said that P [...] | 2005-12-12 03:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS KDEM KPAO KU KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL |
05KUWAIT5099 | AMBASSADOR PITCHES COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER ON [...] (SBU) Ambassador ran into the Kuwait Communications Minister, Shaykh Ahmed Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, the evening of December 11 and made a strong pitch to pull Al Manar from ARABSAT programming. The Minister replied that ARABSAT is a jointly owned company and therefore others would nee [...] | 2005-12-12 13:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PREL ANET KU |
05KUWAIT5100 | APOSTOLIC NUNCIO RAISES VATICAN CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Ambassador, DCM, and PolOff met with Mounged El-Hachem, the Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Yemen, on December 10. El-Hachem praised Kuwait's general atmosphere of religious tolerance but said two concrete issues would receive a great deal of his focus. 2. (SBU) First [...] | 2005-12-12 13:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PGOV SOCI PREL PINR VT KU |
05KUWAIT5101 | ENGAGING THOUSANDS - KUWAIT'S INTERNATIONAL BOOK [...] SUMMARY: The Embassy participated in Kuwait's 30th International Book Fair, organized by the National Council of Culture, Arts and Letters, from November 24 to December 2, 2005. Most of the tens of thousands of visitors were conservative Muslims accompanied by family members. Public Affair [...] | 2005-12-13 04:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL OIIP XF KU |
05KUWAIT5114 | DOD AVIAN FLU BRIEFING TO GOK MILITARY DOCTORS; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY On December 12, U.S. military medical personnel briefed Kuwaiti military doctors on Avian Influenza (AI) and the U.S. military's preparations for a possible outbreak. Comments and follow-up questions from Kuwaiti attendees indicate that the briefing was well received. On Decem [...] | 2005-12-14 04:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED CASC KSCA SENV TBIO PREL KU |
05KUWAIT512 | RAID NETS SAUDI, JORDANIAN MILITANTS; KUWAIT [...] Summary: In the latest round of raids on suspected militants since security crackdowns began January 10, police on February 5 reportedly captured five suspected militants, including two Saudi Arabian and three Jordanian citizens. Kuwaiti security forces have been authorized and are using all n [...] | 2005-02-06 13:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL KPAO ASEC KU SA JO TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT5122 | CRIMINAL COURT AMENDS LIBEL VERDICT AGAINST AL- [...] On December 10, the Kuwaiti Criminal Court amended its December 3 sentence of Islamist columnist Ahmad Al-Kose and Shaykh Khalifa Ali Al-Khalifa Al-Sabah, editor-in-chief of the Arabic daily Al-Watan; the two men were convicted for publishing a libelous editorial against liberal political sci [...] | 2005-12-14 09:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KISL SCUL KIRF KPAO KU |
05KUWAIT5125 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES FM ON KUWAIT BECOMING A [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-14 11:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM EAID ECON KMPI KU |
05KUWAIT5128 | TUENI ASSASSINATION DEMARCHE DELIVERED FM SAYS [...] (C) Summary: During a December 14 meeting, the Ambassador shared with Kuwait FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed U.S. views on the assassination of Gebran Tueni and encouraged the GOK to publicly condemn the murder. The FM responded that the situation in Lebanon was quite serious and said the GOK's pri [...] | 2005-12-14 12:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV LE SY KU |
05KUWAIT5129 | AMBASSADOR RESTATES TO FOREIGN MINISTER THE CASE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-14 12:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PREL ANET KU |
05KUWAIT5130 | FOREIGN MINISTER CONFIRMS GEN. AL-MUMIN IS THE [...] (C) During a December 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah confirmed that General Ali Hassan Al Mu'min, former Kuwaiti military Chief of Staff and current head of the Humanitarian Operations Center (HOC),is the Government's choice for a [...] | 2005-12-14 12:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL OFDP SOCI PINR IZ KU |
05KUWAIT5133 | KUWAIT: 2005 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT DRAFT [...] (U) Embassy Kuwait's submission for the 2005 Terrorism Report is provided below. The text will also be submitted electronically as instructed in reftel. Addendum information will be provided septel. Post contact is Political Officer Andrea F. Gastaldo who can be reached at GastaldoAF2@stat [...] | 2005-12-14 14:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT5134 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SECRETARY'S ORAL [...] (C) Ambassador delivered December 14 reftel message and points to Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. Regarding the Strategic Investment Initative, the Ambassador outlined the strategic approach to regional aid that was first raised by the Secretary in Manam [...] | 2005-12-14 14:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID KU |
05KUWAIT5135 | FREEDOM AGENDA: AMBASSADOR URGES WORDS TO MATCH [...] (C) Summary: Kuwait FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed told the Ambassador December 14 that Kuwait had a strong record of encouraging religious tolerance and did not need to respond to calls by extremists to limit the construction of places of worship other than mosques. The Ambassador agreed the GOK [...] | 2005-12-14 14:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
05KUWAIT5136 | FREEDOM AGENDA: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY POSTPONES [...] (C) Summary: The National Assembly voted on December 12 in favor of postponing discussion on proposals to reduce the number of electoral constituencies, a key political reform, until June 30, 2006. The vote comes amid heated public debate over the issue, and after the Government came out pub [...] | 2005-12-14 14:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
05KUWAIT5137 | SHI'A CLERIC FINDS NO LOVE FOR PRESIDENT [...] (C) In a December 8 meeting, Kuwaiti Shi'a cleric Sayed Mohammed Baqer Al-Mohri told Emboffs he met "no one who was happy" with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government during his early-December trip to Iran. Al-Mohri said he met with the head of the Higher Judiciary Council, a former Minis [...] | 2005-12-14 14:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT514 | KUWAITI BLOGGERS: VOICES OF THE FUTURE [...] (U) Summary: Econ Officer attended 2 February a monthly meeting of Kuwaiti web-bloggers where the group discussed their various web-logs, technology, politics, religion, social life, and a variety of other issues. The group was made up of nine men and one woman, mostly in their early to mid [...] | 2005-02-07 05:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT SCUL SOCI ECON KU |
05KUWAIT5140 | THE HIGH IMPACT OF CULTURAL AND SPORTS PROGRAMS [...] SUMMARY: EMBASSY KUWAIT'S CULTURAL AND SPORTS OUTREACH EFFORTS HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVE IN REACHING NEW AND DIVERSE AUDIENCES OF YOUNG KUWAITIS. SPORTS PROGRAMS SERVE AS A SUPERB TOOL WITH WHICH TO REACH YOUNG KUWAITI MALES, A KEY DEMOGRAPHIC IN THE STRUGGLE FOR HEARTS AND MINDS, AS WELL AS YOUN [...] | 2005-12-16 11:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL OIIP XF KU |
05KUWAIT5141 | 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] (U) Post's input for Part II of the 2005-2006 INCSR follows in para 2. An updated redlined country write-up has been emailed to rindlerep (AT) state.gov per reftel instructions. 2.(U) BEGIN TEXT OF REPORT. Kuwait The Government of Kuwait should significantly accelerate [...] | 2005-12-16 11:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KU |
05KUWAIT5143 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 74 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-16 11:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR KU |
05KUWAIT5144 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 74 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-16 11:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR KU |
05KUWAIT5163 | NEW ORLEANS ALL-STARS THRILL KUWAIT [...] SUMMARY: On Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2005, the New Orleans All-Star Brass Band performed to a packed hotel ballroom in downtown Kuwait to thank the people and Government of Kuwait for their support following Hurricane Katrina. The Charge d'Affaires welcomed and thanked the Kuwaiti pub [...] | 2005-12-17 13:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL OIIP XF KU |
05KUWAIT5164 | GOVERNMENT OF KUWAIT SHOWS INTEREST IN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-17 13:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PGOV PREL PTER KU |
05KUWAIT5165 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI PARLIAMENTARY [...] Summary: Over the Kuwaiti weekend, Arabic dailies provided a low volume of coverage of the Iraqi parliamentary elections. For the most part, offering only news of wide participation by Sunnis. Sporadic reports of the alleged Iranian truck full of forged ballot boxes being seized as it attempte [...] | 2005-12-18 04:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM IZ KMDR KU |
05KUWAIT5166 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN [...] Summary: Kuwaiti Arabic-language press continued its coverage of the Iraqi parliamentary elections calling the election "a step towards unity and a better future for Iraq." Despite claims of possible fraud, the Kuwaiti press paid more attention to the fact that the elections were carried out [...] | 2005-12-18 04:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM IZ KMDR KU |
05KUWAIT5183 | LEGISLATION PASSED AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERING ALL [...] Following the May 16 decision to grant women full political rights, the National Assembly on December 13 approved a temporary amendment to the 1962 election law to facilitate the first-time registration of female voters in Kuwait. The amendment requires, for this registration period only, th [...] | 2005-12-18 11:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS |
05KUWAIT5184 | TIFA UPDATE: GOK PLANS TO SEND TECHNICAL EXPERTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY On December 18, Econoff met with Ministry of Commerce official Khalid Al-Azemi to discuss the ongoing Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) discussions, and urged that technical experts be included in Kuwait's delegation scheduled to arrive for talks in February 2006 in [...] | 2005-12-19 03:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD KU |
05KUWAIT5186 | FREEDOM AGENDA: HEATED DEBATE OVER ELECTORAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 12, the National Assembly voted to postpone discussion on proposals to reduce the number of electoral constituencies, a key political reform, until June 30, 2006 (ref A). The vote comes amid heated public debate over the issue. Top government officials recently st [...] | 2005-12-19 10:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
05KUWAIT5190 | PARLIAMENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE PLANNING MARCH [...] (SBU) MP and head of Parliament's Human Rights Committee Ali Al-Rashed announced December 10, International Human Rights Day, that he intended to organize a March conference, to coincide with International Women's Day, on human rights with a specific focus on women's issues. During a December [...] | 2005-12-19 12:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KMPI KWMN PINR KU |
05KUWAIT5191 | GOK CONGRATULATES IRAQIS ON SUCCESSFUL NATIONAL [...] (U) The Council of Ministers issued a statement December 18 congratulating the "brotherly Iraqi people" for the success of the December 15 national elections. In the statement, the Cabinet lauded the active participation of diverse Iraqi groups and sects, and expressed hope the elections wou [...] | 2005-12-19 12:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
05KUWAIT5210 | SHUNNED KUWAITI EDITOR FEARS FOR SAFETY [...] (SBU) Summary: Mohammed Abdul Qader Al-Jassem, Al Hurra talk show host and the liberal former editor-in-chief of the Arabic daily Al-Watan, complained to Emboffs of receiving threats after posting a scathing article on his website on December 10 criticizing Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahm [...] | 2005-12-20 12:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KU |
05KUWAIT5231 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S TONY WAYNE'S JANUARY 7, 2006 [...] (SBU) We look forward to welcoming you to Kuwait. Over the past three years the GOK has embarked on an ambitious program of economic and political reform, with some successes and some frustration. There are significant opportunities for U.S. businesses in Kuwait, which will continue to incr [...] | 2005-12-21 13:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON KU |
05KUWAIT5232 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: "AFGHANISTAN COMPACT" [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-21 13:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KU AF |
05KUWAIT5234 | DEMARCHE TO KUWAIT IN ADVANCE OF DECEMBER 23 IMF [...] (C) CDA conveyed reftel points to MFA U/S Khalid Jarallah December 22 at 1600 local. Jarallah said the GOK was aware of the December 23 IMF board meeting on Iraq's Stand-by Arrangement. He said he would contact the Kuwaiti Ambassador in Washington to advise him to deliver the necessary instru [...] | 2005-12-22 15:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL IZ KU |
05KUWAIT5252 | SAUDI ARABIAN TEXACO CONCESSION IN KUWAIT-SAUDI [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Officials from Saudi Arabian Texaco (SAT),a subsidiary of U.S. oil company Chevron, told the Ambassador on December 10 that SAT was concerned about the Kuwait National Petroleum Company's (KNPC) plans to build a new refinery in an area adjacent to SAT's compound in t [...] | 2005-12-26 13:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU |
05KUWAIT5266 | KUWAIT PROJECT STALLED IN PARLIAMENT...AGAIN, KP [...] (C) Summary: After reviewing a critical State Audit Bureau report on the enabling law for the participation of foreign companies in the development of Kuwait's northern oilfields (Kuwait Project),the National Assembly's Economic and Financial Affairs Committee withdrew its previously submitt [...] | 2005-12-27 09:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR |
05KUWAIT5270 | PENINSULA LIONS VERDICT IN: 30 CONVICTIONS [...] (U) In a verdict announced December 27, 30 of the 37 Peninsula Lions defendants were convicted of murder, attempted assassinations and other terror related crimes. The decision was first read to the defense lawyers in a closed court session, followed by an announcement to court observers out [...] | 2005-12-27 12:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PHUM PGOV JO IZ SA KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT5281 | FORCE ADJUSTMENT IN IRAQ: "FOLLOW-UP" INFORMATION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-28 09:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PREL MARR MOPS IZ KU |
05KUWAIT5283 | KUWAIT HOSTS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ROLE OF [...] Kuwaiti Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Dr. Rashid Al-Hamad opened on December 26 "The First International Conference on the Educational Dimensions in the Treatment of Terrorism and Extremism Phenomenon." The two-day conference brought together representatives from 27 [...] | 2005-12-28 09:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT5285 | MEPI AND BMENA IN KUWAIT: YOUNG ARAB LEADERS [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT On December 27, Ambassador met with Maha Al-Ghunaim, Vice-Chairperson and Managing Director of Global Investment House (GIH),to discuss the Young Arab Leaders organization in Kuwait (YAL-K). Also on 12/27, Ambassador spoke with Kuwait Economic Society head Dr. Rola Dasth [...] | 2005-12-28 12:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMPI PINR KDEM KPAO ECON EAID KU |
05KUWAIT5286 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: The New Press Law [...] Summary: The Kuwaiti press was vigorous in its coverage of the new press law which was seen as groundbreaking. The daily Arabic-language newspapers provided readers with some of the modifications proposed by the special panel formed to study the law and also changes that have been made to the [...] | 2005-12-28 13:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO KMDR KU |
05KUWAIT5287 | MEDIA REACTION: Conference on Using Education to [...] Summary: Kuwaiti Arabic-language daily newspapers praised a conference examining the role of education in confronting extremism as being a good initiative taken by the Ministry of Education. The conference, The First International Conference on the Educational Dimensions in the Treatment of [...] | 2005-12-28 13:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV KPAO KMDR KISL OEXC KU |
05KUWAIT5288 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: Iraqi Elections [...] Summary: Kuwaiti daily newspapers provided coverage on Iraqi elections, praising the process and the peaceful manner in which it was carried out. The courage of the people going to the polls was also praised and they were seen as heroes in their own right. However Mr. Al-Ghabra, writing for [...] | 2005-12-28 14:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KDEM KMDR IZ KU |
05KUWAIT5289 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: International Conference on [...] Summary: Kuwaiti daily newspapers provided coverage on their pages of the first International Conference on the Educational Dimensions in the Treatment of Terrorism and Extremism Phenomenon, reporting on it as a news piece. Dr. Shamlan Yousef Al-Issa is a professor of political science at th [...] | 2005-12-28 14:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV KPAO KMDR KISL OEXC KU |
05KUWAIT5290 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: Iran's Nuclear Program [...] Summary: Kuwaiti Arabic-language daily newspapers have not covered the Iranian nuclear program and its international implications with great depth. Articles and news pieces have appeared sporadically when there have been major developments. The article below was published in a daily newspap [...] | 2005-12-28 14:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR KU XF |
05KUWAIT5299 | HOC CHIEF / UNOFFICIAL KUWAITI AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Lt General Ali Hassan Al-Mu'min, former Kuwaiti military Chief of Staff, current head of the Humanitarian Operations Center (HOC) and the GOK's unannounced choice for Ambassador to Iraq (reftel),told the DCM during a December 28 meeting that Kuwait will not "make the first move" [...] | 2005-12-31 10:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL OFDP PINR MOPS PHUM IZ KU |
05KUWAIT5306 | FREEDOM AGENDA: LACK OF QUORUM IN PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) The last three National Assembly sessions of 2005 epitomized the obstacles to passage of key legislation on the Assembly agenda, such as the revised press law. (Note: The current parliamentary term began on October 17 and ends in July 2006. End note.) During its December 26 session, [...] | 2005-12-31 14:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
05KUWAIT537 | CABINET MINISTER SAYS ANTI-TERROR CAMPAIGN JUST [...] (C) Commerce Minister Abdullah Taweel told Poloffs February 6 that the GOK effort to rid the country of militants was "just beginning." He said there are approximately 250 people in Kuwait who have been identified as suspected militants and are wanted by the government. 2. (C) Taweel, who [...] | 2005-02-07 14:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KU |
05KUWAIT539 | FM SAYS MOD SHOULD ADDRESS FUEL; PROMISES AID FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a February 7 meeting with the Ambassador, Kuwaiti FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed encouraged that a timeline be established for resolving the fuel issue. He reported that members of Parliament were expressing interest in what that the GOK was providing and that a plan could help to [...] | 2005-02-07 14:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM EAID PTER PREL PGOV MOPS MARR PHUM KU |
05KUWAIT540 | ENERGY MINISTER SAYS OIF/AIK FUEL ISSUE IS IN [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met on 7 February 2005 with Minister of Energy regarding a variety of issues, including on-going negotiations for fuel used by coalition forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and as assistance in kind (AIK) for Kuwait-specific activities under the Defense Cooperation [...] | 2005-02-07 15:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL EAID MARR PGOV KU IZ |
05KUWAIT564 | OPIUM SMUGGLER SEIZED FROM IRANIAN FERRY: AN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: During a February 2, 2005 visit to observe the International Shipping and Port Facility Security posture at the ferry vessel passenger terminal, Shuwaikh Port in Kuwait City, Econoff and visiting US Coast Guard LCDR Brenden Kettner were unexpected witnesses to a drug seizure [...] | 2005-02-08 13:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ELTN EWWT KU SNAR |
05KUWAIT568 | ENERGY MINISTER COMMENTS ON OPEC AND PROSPECTS FOR [...] (U) Ambassador met on 7 February 2005 with Minister of Energy H.E. Shaykh Ahmed al-Fahd al-Ahmed al-Sabah regarding a variety of issues. This cable concerns the Minister's comments on the recent OPEC session in Vienna and major electricity and oil recovery infrastructure projects in Kuwait. [...] | 2005-02-08 14:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG BEXP KU |
05KUWAIT571 | BSE: COMMERCE WILL PUSH FOR REMOVAL OF WASHINGTON [...] On February 8, emboffs met with Ministry of Commerce Undersecretary Rasheed Al-Tabtabaei and Assistant Undersecretary for Commercial Controls Abdulaziz Al-Khalidi to discuss Kuwait's remaining ban on U.S. beef imports from Washington state. Econ/C explained that the regional ban does nothing [...] | 2005-02-09 06:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR TBIO KU |
05KUWAIT594 | C/T UPDATE: PM SAYS ERA OF SOFTNESS OVER, TERROR [...] Summary: Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed told newspaper editors February 7 that the "era of softness" was over and the GOK would begin demolishing unlicensed mosques which the GOK partially blamed for the spread of radical ideology. The comments came during a meeting the PM called with e [...] | 2005-02-09 14:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PHUM KPAO KU |
05KUWAIT638 | KUWAIT'S COMMERCIAL BANKS: SURVEY OF RESULTS, IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Following up on his December 2004 meeting with the Central Bank Governor (Ref B) Ambassador met during January and February with the top executives of the leading Kuwait banks. The bank executives were generally positive about the Kuwaiti economy and the strength o [...] | 2005-02-13 12:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PTER KU IZ |
05KUWAIT650 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS POSITIVE ON NORTHERN [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During January and February, Ambassador met with five prominent MPs and discussed the Kuwait Project to develop the northern oilfields and the associated enabling law, which will come before a vote in the National Assembly soon. The MPs were generally supportive of t [...] | 2005-02-14 09:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET BEXP ECON KU |
05KUWAIT651 | KUWAIT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS AGREE WITH GOK ON [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During January and February, Ambassador met with five prominent MPs and discussed Iraqi debt relief. Most of the MPs were supportive of the GOK's efforts to offer comparable treatment to the Paris Club decision to forgive 80% of Iraqi debts, but voiced a need to show [...] | 2005-02-14 09:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
05KUWAIT656 | ISLAMISTS IN KUWAIT: CONTOURS OF A GROWING, [...] (C) Introduction: The Islamist movement in Kuwait reaches into every aspect and sector of Kuwaiti society. From grass-roots businesses to senior positions in government, Islamists have a strong voice throughout this country. Paradoxically, Islamists lead the national dialogue in calling for d [...] | 2005-02-14 13:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KISL KU ISLAMISTS |
05KUWAIT669 | MINISTER OF FINANCE AND TREASURY U/S DISCUSS AID [...] (C) Summary: Kuwaiti Finance Minister Mahmoud Al-Nouri hosted a working dinner 9 February for Department of Treasury Undersecretary John Taylor at which the two discussed aid to the Palestinians, Iraqi debt and reconstruction, future plans for BMENA and G8 involvement in economic and political [...] | 2005-02-15 08:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN KU IZ GZ WE |
05KUWAIT728 | KUWAIT RESPONSE TO SPA PROPOSALS [...] Post's MEPI committee recommends two of the six Standing Program Announcement (SPA) proposals for funding. They include applications from, in descending order, the Sharqiyat Institution (SPA-105-168) and Young Entrepreneurs' Organization (SPA-105-153). In Post's view, these were the highest qu [...] | 2005-02-16 14:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI PREL ECON KPAO KDEM KU |
05KUWAIT729 | PEPSICO DELEGATION CONSULTS WITH EMBASSY ON TAX [...] (U) Ambassador met with PepsiCo representatives on February 16, 2005 to discuss a tax judgment against PepsiCo that they are fighting in Kuwaiti courts. In October 2004, the Court of First Instance upheld the Kuwait Department of Income Tax (DIT) determination that the former local Pepsi bot [...] | 2005-02-16 14:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EFIN ETRD KU |
05KUWAIT73 | GOK INCREASES AID FOR TSUNAMI VICTIMS [...] Summary: The GOK's initial pledge of $1 million in humanitarian assistance immediately after the tsunami was subsequently doubled, then increased to $10 million by the first week of January. Private aid groups, companies and individual citizens have all stepped forward with donations of mon [...] | 2005-01-05 13:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID KU |
05KUWAIT730 | KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (S/NF) Ambassador chaired February 14 a meeting of post's Counterterrorism Working Group (CWG) to review developments in Kuwait's counterterrorism activities following the January discovery of a terrorist cell, and to identify areas where post can enhance its CT activities as well as strengt [...] | 2005-02-16 14:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV EFIN ASEC MARR CVIS KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT755 | KUWAIT: SUPPORT FOR IRAQI TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT [...] (C) CDA delivered reftel talking points to MFA Director for Western Affairs Ambassador Khalid Babtain on February 20. Babtain said that Kuwait had a clear understanding of what is at stake in Iraq and would work closely with the U.S. to support the political transition and reconstruction. The [...] | 2005-02-20 09:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KU IZ ASEC |
05KUWAIT76 | KUWAIT FINANCE HOUSE: A GROWING ISLAMIC INVESTMENT BANK [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-05 13:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETTC KU |
05KUWAIT762 | MFA REPLIES TO 15 FEBRUARY SECDEF LETTER ON [...] (C) Summary. While protesting the tone of the recent SecDef letter to MinDef on OIF fuel, MFA told us on February 20 that the GOK will send an interagency team to Washington in March to resolve the fuel issue and "all other issues" related to Kuwaiti support for OIF. MFA made an "official o [...] | 2005-02-20 14:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL EAID MARR PGOV KU IZ |
05KUWAIT765 | REFORM CONFERENCE IN CAIRO, TRAVEL OF KUWAITI FM [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-21 10:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KU EG |
05KUWAIT766 | SECURITY TIGHT AS SHI'A CELEBRATE ASHOURA [...] (U) Summary: Kuwaiti and expatriate Shiites celebrated Ashoura on the evenings of February 18 and 19 under heavy police protection after militants seized in the GOK's month-long offensive against extremism reportedly revealed they had planned to attack Shiite celebrations. Kuwait's estimated [...] | 2005-02-21 10:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PHUM KU |
05KUWAIT768 | "SYRIAL KILLERS:" MARCHERS IN KUWAIT PROTEST [...] A crowd of 100-200 peaceful protesters chanted anti-Syrian slogans, waved Lebanese flags and carried pictures of the late Rafiq Hariri near the Embassy of Lebanon in Kuwait on February 21, coinciding with a protest through the streets of downtown Beirut. This was the second such rally in Kuwait [...] | 2005-02-21 13:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KU LE PDEM |
05KUWAIT790 | MESSAGE RECEIVED? INFORMATION GETS SERIOUS ABOUT [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Econoff and intellectual property rights (IPR) industry representatives met with the Ministry of Information's new IPR Committee Chief, Khaled Al-Hendi, on February 14 to discuss the challenges Al-Hendi faces and his strategies for improving the Ministry's poor IPR p [...] | 2005-02-22 10:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL KIPR KU IPR |
05KUWAIT796 | KUWAITI GOVERNMENT BEGINS TO PRESS PARLIAMENT ON [...] If Kuwait's senior leaders have their way, Kuwaiti women soon will have the right to join men at the ballot box. The GOK asked the National Assembly on February 20 to hold a special session to debate a draft law granting women the right to vote, pending since May 2004. This move comes four day [...] | 2005-02-22 13:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM KWMN KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS |
05KUWAIT797 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S MARCH 3-4, 2005 [...] (SBU) Welcome to Kuwait Madame Secretary. You will meet with Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. We are also making arrangements for you to sign the condolence book at the headquarters of the National Comm [...] | 2005-02-22 15:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | OVIP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN EAID MARR KU |
05KUWAIT806 | SYNOPSIS OF KUWAIT'S ACTIONS TO COMBAT TERRORIST [...] (U) Summary. In the wake of January's violent confrontations between extremists and Kuwaiti security forces, the Government of Kuwait has begun to view terrorist finance as an issue of real concern. Although Kuwait is not a major financial center and has not been a primary entrepot for terr [...] | 2005-02-23 12:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER ETTC KU TERRORISM |
05KUWAIT926 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GUANTANAMO ADMINISTRATIVE [...] (C) Political Chief delivered 6 March ref A demarche on the proposed Administrate Review Board (ARB) Proceedings for the ten Kuwaiti nationals currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to Ambassador Khalid Al-Maqamis, MFA Director of Co-ordination and Follow-Up. Al-Maqamis said he was aware [...] | 2005-03-06 13:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL KAWC KU |
05KUWAIT927 | SPEAKER SAYS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY COULD GO EITHER WAY [...] (C) During a brief exchange at a social event on March 5, National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi told Ambassador that the Assembly vote on women's political rights would either pass or fail by one or two votes. The Speaker said that the government could decide to handle the issue through [...] | 2005-03-06 14:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KWMN PGOV KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS |
05KUWAIT929 | MGLE01: DEMARCHE TO KUWAIT ON SYRIAN WITHDRAWAL [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on March 6 to MFA U/S Khalid Jarallah who was joined by the Foreign Minister's office director, Shaykh Ahmad Nasser Al-Sabah. (Foreign Minister was occupied in a cabinet meeting.) Jarallah made no comment on the U.S. talking points but indicated conce [...] | 2005-03-07 03:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KU LE |
05KUWAIT936 | KUWAIT PROJECT (NORTHERN OILFIELDS) STATUS: [...] (U) March 2005 newspaper reports and conversations with post interlocutors show continued progress by the National Assembly's Financial and Economic Affairs Committee on studying the enabling law allowing for outside investment in the petroleum sector. If passed, the law would allow for the [...] | 2005-03-07 10:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG BEXP KU OIL SECTOR |
05KUWAIT939 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA CONSIDERATION OF [...] (C) Political Chief delivered March 7 ref A demarche to MFA Director of International Organizations Ambassador Abdullah Al-Murad. Al-Murad was knowledgeable about the deliberations on the declaration, and although he expressed concern that a close U.S. ally like the UK voted "no," he said h [...] | 2005-03-07 11:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO PREL PGOV KU UNGA KSCI |
05KUWAIT941 | MEDIA REACTION - WOMEN'S VOTING RIGHTS [...] Summary: With National Assembly discussion of the proposed bill granting women their political rights scheduled for March 7, media speculation on the bill's chances, and attempts to rally both support and opposition, has reached a steady pitch. While handicapping has evinced no clear favorite, [...] | 2005-03-07 13:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KU KDMR WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS |
05KUWAIT943 | MINISTRY OF ENERGY UNDERSECRETARY OUTLINES GAS [...] (C) Summary: During a March 6 meeting with Economic Counselor, Ministry of Energy Undersecretary Issa Al-Own outlined Kuwait's options for receiving much-needed gas to fuel electric power plants. He said that Kuwait was now focusing its efforts on the two most promising options: drilling in [...] | 2005-03-07 14:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL PINR KU IZ OIL SECTOR |
05KUWAIT968 | KUWAIT WILL CONTRIBUTE $2 MILLION TO IFC'S MENA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-09 04:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON KU |
05KUWAIT977 | FIJIANS ASSESSING NEED FOR HONORARY CONSUL IN [...] While Post is unable to comment on the current size of the Fijian population in Kuwait, we confirm that Kuwait's labor force is largely composed of expatriate workers who are also key to supply efforts for Operation Iraqi Freedom. As reported in reftel, there appears to be a surge in the number [...] | 2005-03-09 07:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON FJ KU |
05KUWAIT986 | OPENING OF MAJOR BOT WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND [...] AMBASSADOR AND FCS COMMERCIAL SPECIALIST ATTENDED THE CEREMONY ON MARCH 8, 2005 TO COMMISSION THE SULAIBIYA WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND RECLAMATION PLANT. KUWAITI PRIME MINISTER SHEIKH SABAH AL AHMED AL JABER AL SABAH AND VIRTUALLY THE ENTIRE CABINET WAS ON HAND FOR THE FORMAL OPENING OF THIS HU [...] | 2005-03-09 11:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EINV SENV KU |
05KUWAIT989 | BSE: FOOD SAFETY COMMITTEE TO REVIEW BAN ON US [...] (U) During a March 9, 2005 meeting with Undersecretary Rasheed Al-Tabtabaei, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and Abdulaziz Al-Khalidi, the Ministry's Assistant Undersecretary for Commercial Controls, Econcoun inquired about the status of the ban on importing beef from Washington state, refe [...] | 2005-03-09 13:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR TBIO KU |
05KUWAIT991 | KUWAITI MP SAYS WOMEN WILL VOTE, ARTICLE 98 TO [...] (C) Summary: Kuwaiti MP Mohammed Jassem Al-Sagr, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, expressed his tempered optimism that the National Assembly will approve the GOK's bill allowing women's suffrage. He added, however, that the GOK is nervous to pressure undecided MPs. Al-Sagr also predicte [...] | 2005-03-09 13:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWMN PARM LE KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
05MANAMA1810 | ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT TOWNSEND'S DECEMBER 2 [...] (C) Summary: Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counter-Terrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend met with Kuwaiti National Security Bureau President Shaikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah December 2 on the margins of the IISS Gulf Security Dialogue conference in Manama. Shaikh Sab [...] | 2005-12-10 12:47:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ASEC PARM PGOV KISL BA KU REGION OFFICIALS CTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA2572 | HONDURAS CURRENTLY NOT AN AUDIENCE FOR AL-MANAR [...] (S) According to contacts of the Public Affairs Section, five cable companies in Honduras carry Arabic language stations, the two main carriers in Tegucigalpa, one in San Pedro Sula, one in Tela, and one in Danli. None appear to carry with the Hezbollah station Al-Manar. The Arabic speaking [...] | 2005-12-22 20:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV ANET ASEC XF KU SA JO LE HO |
06ABUDHABI1716 | UAE FM EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (U) Speaking at a press conference in Kuwait April 25, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan expressed concern about Iran's nuclear program, while urging a peaceful resolution, as reported today by the Arabic dailies "Al Khaleej" and the semi-official "Al Ittihad," as well a [...] | 2006-04-26 11:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO KU AE IR |
06ABUDHABI3882 | PSI: UAE PARTICIPATION IN EXERCISE LEADING EDGE [...] (C) On September 3, econchief and poleconoff met with Yacoub Al-Hosani, Director of International Organizations at the MFA to encourage the UAE to participate actively in the late October Leading Edge exercise. Econchief explained that the UAE military had already received an invitation to [...] | 2006-10-05 05:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL BA KU MU QA AE |
06ANKARA5674 | IRAQ: MFA REPORTS ON NEIGHBORS INTERIOR MINISTERS [...] (C/REL USA, CAN, AUS, GBR) MFA Director General for Security Affairs (S/CT-equivalent) Hayati Guven told us Sept. 22 that Turkey was disappointed with the final protocol on security cooperation the interior ministers of Iraq's neighbors adopted at their Sept. 18 meeting in Jeddah. Turkey had h [...] | 2006-09-29 05:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL KCRM KNNP TU IZ IR EG SA KU JO |
06BAGHDAD1902 | BRITISH CONCERNED ABOUT BASRAH SITUATION [...] (C) UK Ambassador William Patey asked Ambassador Khalilzad on June 4 to speak with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to counter accusations that British forces had assassinated people in Basrah (reftel B). Patey lamented that PM Maliki put Basrah Governor Mohammed Wa'hili in charge of security un [...] | 2006-06-06 05:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM UNSC UK KU IZ |
06BAGHDAD2401 | PRIME MINISTER MALIKI PLEASED WITH VISITS TO SAUDI [...] (S) During a July 8 meeting, Prime Minister Maliki told the Charge that he had been extremely well-received in his stops in Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Kuwait and that overall he was very pleased with the results of these visits. He said that Kuwait had promised to establish relations at the amba [...] | 2006-07-09 17:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL IZ KU AE SA |
06BAGHDAD317 | UPDATE ON KUWAITI DETAINEES IN COALITION CUSTODY [...] (C) In response to Embassy Kuwait's inquiry in reftel: * Kuwaiti national ABDULRAHMAN MOBARAK MESHAKHAS AL BATHALI (ISN 157245) is currently held in the legal and physical custody of Coalition Forces at the MNF-I Fort Suse detention facility near Suleymaniyah. His case is under review for [...] | 2006-02-04 16:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINS KJUS IZ KU |
06BAGHDAD4422 | UNAMI TO REDUCE IRAQI STAFF BY 40% [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-01 20:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JO KU IZ |
06BAGHDAD724 | PST BAGHDAD: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES [...] INTRODUCTION: This cable is the first of many cables that Provincial Support Team - Baghdad (PST-B) will produce during the remainder of 2006. Cables from PST-B will focus on economic, political, and rule of law issues concerning Baghdad Province. 2. INTRODUCTION CONT'D: Despite a largel [...] | 2006-03-07 13:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EINV EAID IZ IR KS KU CH |
06BEIRUT2912 | LEBANON: REQUEST FOR AMMUNITION FROM GCC COUNTRIES [...] (U) This cable includes an action request in Paragraph 7. 2. (S/NF) Through our discussions with contacts in the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and political leadership, it is clear there remains a critical need -- as expressed in reftel A -- to immediately equip the LAF to empower it to dep [...] | 2006-09-08 14:49:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET//NOFORN | MASS EAID PREL QA SA AE KU LE PARM |
06DAMASCUS3965 | SYRIA,S INVOLVEMENT IN IRAQ,S FUEL TRADE [...] (U) Syrians are involved in both the legal and illicit trade in oil and oil derivatives from Iraq. On the legal side, the Syrian Oil Marketing Bureau (OMB) imports 10,000 barrels per day (BPD) of crude oil and 1,000 BPD of residual fuel-oil (RFO) from Iraq. In exchange, the Syrians export 60 [...] | 2006-08-14 09:53:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EPET KCOR JO KU SY TU IZ AE |
06FRANKFURT7924 | ALLEGED FRANKFURT AIRPORT TERROR PLOT DISRUPTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German authorities temporarily detained six suspected terrorists November 17 for alleged involvement in a plot to blow up an aircraft, presumably from Frankfurt International Airport. END SUMMARY. The Alleged Plot ---------------- 2. (SBU) According to a press release fro [...] | 2006-11-21 14:36:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER ASEC PGOV KISL JO KU IZ GM |
06JEDDAH134 | KUWAITI CONSUL GENERAL SAYS KUWAIT HAS BEEN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 18, Consul General Gfoeller and Jeddah Pol/Econ Chief paid a condolence call on Kuwaiti Consul General Ali I. Al-Nikhailan to express condolences at the recent death of the Emir Sheikh Jaber. In an accompanying conversation, Al-Nikhailan commented positively on the i [...] | 2006-02-11 11:16:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KU PREL SA |
06KHARTOUM666 | Kuwaiti Kismit: Juba's 5-Star Hotel, Port, and [...] SUMMARY: A 5-star destination resort rises from the dusty streets of Juba. A modern port handles 15,000 tons of cargo a month while the tourists at the neighboring harbor enjoy a bite to eat and some shopping before taking a pleasure cruise on the Nile. This is the future of Juba, accordin [...] | 2006-03-15 16:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI PREL KU QA SU |
06KINSHASA1731 | LOANS TO DRC FROM CHINA, INDIA, KUWAIT [...] (SBU) Post submits the following in response to reftel A's request for information on new lending from emerging bilateral creditors. The GDRC's bilateral lending agreements include China, India and Kuwait, although detailed information about the loans is difficult to obtain. (Note: Even the IM [...] | 2006-11-10 08:21:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID ETRD EMIN PGOV CG CH IN KU |
06KUWAIT100 | KUWAIT TO BEGIN EXPLORATION IN "UNDISPUTED" AREA [...] Local press and online news sources reported in the first week of January that Kuwait plans to start exploring for natural gas in what it calls the "undisputed" parts of the offshore Durra gas field (reftel). Ministry of Energy Undersecretary Issa Al-Own told a local newspaper on January 2 t [...] | 2006-01-16 11:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ECON KU IR OIL SECTOR |
06KUWAIT1002 | ENERGY MINISTER AND COUNSELOR ZELIKOW DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: In a March 19 meeting with DoS Counselor Zelikow, Kuwaiti Energy Minister Shaykh Ahmed Al-Fahd Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah said that Iran's strategies may have changed over the years but that the underlying agenda remain the same, to exert its influence throughout the region. He alleged [...] | 2006-03-22 04:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL IR KU IZ KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT1003 | ARAB FUND DG ON AID FOR IRAQ AND REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Arab Fund Director General Abdulatif Al-Hamad told DoS Counselor Dr. Philip Zelikow on March 19 that the Arab Fund's highest priority is drinking water projects and that it could use its organizational agility to "close the gaps" in unfinished water projects throughou [...] | 2006-03-22 04:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL EFIN KU XF |
06KUWAIT101 | WHO'S WHO OF WORLD LEADERS ARRIVES IN KUWAIT TO [...] A who's who of the Middle East and the world's most prominent leaders has been pouring into Kuwait since January 15 to mourn the death of Shaykh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (reftels),Amir of Kuwait since 1977, and to pay their respects to a "great leader and a great man" who led the cou [...] | 2006-01-16 11:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION |
06KUWAIT1010 | ON IRAQ AND IRAN, KUWAITI MINISTERS TELL ZELIKOW [...] (S) Summary: Counselor Philip Zelikow met separately March 19 with Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah and Minister of Interior and Defense Shaykh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah to advance a strategic dialogue with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries begun by Se [...] | 2006-03-22 07:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PARM PTER EFIN IR IZ KU |
06KUWAIT1011 | ON IRAQ AND IRAN, KUWAITI MINISTERS TELL ZELIKOW [...] (S) Summary: Counselor Philip Zelikow met separately March 19 with Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah and Minister of Interior and Defense Shaykh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah to advance a strategic dialogue with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries begun by Se [...] | 2006-03-22 07:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PARM PTER EFIN IR IZ KU |
06KUWAIT1012 | KUWAIT RESPONSE: U.S. IRAQ SUPPLEMENTAL AND BUDGET [...] The following details of Kuwaiti aid to Iraq were outlined by Marwan Al-Ghanem, Regional Manager for Arab Countries at the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED),in a February meeting with EconOfficer (Ref C). We are not aware of any changes since that time. GOK assistance to I [...] | 2006-03-22 07:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL IZ KU |
06KUWAIT1013 | KUWAIT CRACKS DOWN ON LABOR DOCUMENT FORGERS [...] (SBU) Dr. Salih Al-Shaykh, Acting Assistant Undersecretary for Labor Affairs at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL),confirmed in a March 19 meeting with EmbOffs news reports that the GOK has uncovered a scheme to allow companies to hire foreign workers illegally. MOSAL limits [...] | 2006-03-22 08:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB KU TIP |
06KUWAIT1021 | MEDIA REACTION: Kuwait March 22, 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-22 12:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1023 | USTR TALKS TIFA, IPR, TAXES, AT&T WITH KUWAITIS, [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 20, USTR Director of European and Middle Eastern Trade Affairs Paul Burkhead, accompanied by DCM and Econoff, met in separate meetings with senior representatives of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI),the Ministries of Commerce, Communications, Financ [...] | 2006-03-22 13:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON BEXP KU |
06KUWAIT1031 | KPC GETTING PAID BY SOMO, TRANSPORTERS ARE NOT [...] (SBU) Econ Officer spoke on March 22 with Kuwait Petroleum Corporation EAMD of Marketing Mr. Waleed Al-Hashash regarding SOMO payments to KPC for gasoline and diesel fuels purchased by Iraq from Kuwait (see all reftels for background.) Al-Hashash made the following points: -- KPC is defini [...] | 2006-03-25 06:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET KCOR MOPS KU IZ |
06KUWAIT1041 | KUWAIT'S DOMESTIC LABOR ADMINISTRATION TAKES [...] (U) Summary and Comment. PolOff and PolAssistant visited the Domestic Worker Administration (DWA) on March 18, and PolOff followed up with an unannounced visit to the DWA on March 22 to see how the GOK deals with domestic workers who have complaints. The DWA's role, as reported to Emboffs [...] | 2006-03-25 13:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB RP KU TIP |
06KUWAIT1055 | CODEL MCCAIN THANKS GOK FOR IRAQ SUPPORT; PM TELLS [...] (C) Summary: Senator McCain and a delegation of Senators, Congressmen, and Governors met March 24 with Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed, and other senior Kuwaiti officials to express U.S. gratitude for Kuwait's generous assistance to Operation Iraqi F [...] | 2006-03-27 06:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT1056 | RE-ENGAGING GOK AGENCIES ON CTF/AML TECHNICAL [...] (SBU) In an effort to develop and implement a multi-pronged technical assistance training program (per ref A) with relevant GOK CTF/AML agencies, Econoff met separately with officials at the GOK Ministry of Justice's Office of the Public Prosecutor (PPO) and the Ministry of Commerce and Indus [...] | 2006-03-27 06:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL KTFN KU |
06KUWAIT1057 | MFA UNDERSECRETARY DESCRIBES VISIT OF HAMAS LEADER [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah provided the Ambassador with a brief read-out of the March 24-26 visit to Kuwait of the Hamas delegation led by Khalid Mishaal. Al-Jarallah reported that nothing really important came out of the meetings with the Amir, Prime M [...] | 2006-03-27 09:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IS KU |
06KUWAIT1060 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MUQTADA AL-SADR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-27 11:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IZ KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT1061 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON KHARTOUM ARAB SUMMIT, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-27 11:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KU |
06KUWAIT1062 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FOREIGN FIGHTERS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-27 11:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL KU |
06KUWAIT107 | CAMELS JOCKEYED EXCLUSIVELY BY ROBOTS AT KUWAIT [...] On January 12, Poloff visited the Kuwait Camel Racing club in the Kabid area of Kuwait, located about 30km southwest of the capital city. During the November - April racing season, races take place for two to three hours most Thursdays. Poloff observed during his unscheduled two-hour visit that [...] | 2006-01-16 13:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ELAB KCRM KU |
06KUWAIT1077 | FREEDOM AGENDA: MUNICIPAL COUNCIL CANDIDATE [...] (C) Summary and comment: Talal Dashti, one of twelve candidates in an election for a vacant Municipal Council (MC) seat, told Poloff March 26 he refused to participate in a pre-election Shi'a primary to choose one of the seven Shi'a candidates in the election to represent the constituency's S [...] | 2006-03-28 07:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT1084 | LABOR MINISTRY REQUESTS TIP TRAINING IN CONTEXT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) In a March 19 meeting, Amina Jowhar, Director of the International Relations Department at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL),told EmbOffs that the GOK is reviewing plans to host a UN-sponsored conference on migran [...] | 2006-03-28 12:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB KU TIP |
06KUWAIT109 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) HOST COUNTRY [...] Summary: (C-Rel Kuwait) On December 17, an interagency team led by OSD Director for Nonproliferation Policy, Dr. David Cooper, met with Kuwaiti officials to work towards conclusion of the HCA. a. Kuwait had several minor text revision proposals, all of which the U.S. delegation accept [...] | 2006-01-16 14:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1095 | 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT UPDATE: [...] (C) Summary and comment: While much work remains to be done, Post believes that the GOK is making significant efforts to combat human trafficking and to improve the working conditions and status of the large expatriate labor community. In the 2006 TIP report, we recommend that Kuwait be li [...] | 2006-03-29 13:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ELAB KU TIP |
06KUWAIT1096 | KUWAIT REQUESTS U.S. PARTICIPATION IN EXPATRIATE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Amina Jowhar Ghazi (aka Amina Jowhar),Director of the International Relations Department of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL),faxed Post a copy of a letter from the Undersecretary's office announcing MOSAL's inten [...] | 2006-03-30 08:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB KU TIP |
06KUWAIT111 | KUWAIT GULF OIL COMPANY GETS NEW RESPONSIBILITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (KGOC) Manager for Fields Development and Planning Qasim Al-Mejadi told Econ Officer January 8 that KGOC has completely taken over KOC's management of the onshore oil fields in the divided zone between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, as of January 1. He said t [...] | 2006-01-17 05:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR |
06KUWAIT1135 | FREEDOM AGENDA: MUNICIPAL COUNCIL DECISION SPARKS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The Kuwait Municipal Council denied on March 20 a Catholic group's request for land to build a new church. The denial caused a vigorous public debate over the limits of religious freedom for non-Muslims in Kuwait. All agreed on freedom of conscience, but some argu [...] | 2006-04-02 12:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT1138 | MFA OFFICIAL CITES INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE IN RIHS [...] (S) During a March 20 meeting, and in subsequent conversations, Econoff followed-up with Khaled Al-Maqamis, the MFA's Director of Follow-up and Coordination (MFA TF lead) to elicit GOK feedback on the USG non-papers about the Revival of the Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) and potential TF-des [...] | 2006-04-02 12:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KTFN KU |
06KUWAIT1145 | GOK PROPOSES LATE AUGUST-EARLY SEPTEMBER DATES FOR [...] (C) Mohammed Abul Hassan, Political Advisor to Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, informed the Charge April 3 that the Amir appreciated the President's invitation to visit the White House and hoped a two-day visit could be scheduled between August 25 and September 16, 2006. [...] | 2006-04-03 13:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1146 | AMIRI ADVISOR WELCOMES RICE-STRAW VISIT TO IRAQ; [...] (SBU) During an April 3 meeting on other issues, Political Advisor to the Amir Mohammed Abul Hassan queried the Charge about the success of the Secretary and British Foreign Secretary in encouraging the Iraqis to form a coalition government. Drawing from the Secretary's roundtable with the [...] | 2006-04-03 13:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU IZ |
06KUWAIT1176 | FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITI WOMEN "JUBILANT" AS THEY [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: For the first time since being given full political rights in May 2005, Kuwaiti women exercised their right to vote on April 4 in a Municipal Council by-election. Female campaign workers and voters were "jubilant" about exercising their political rights. "Today we [...] | 2006-04-04 14:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM KWMN KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS |
06KUWAIT1177 | KUWAIT GIVES GREEN LIGHT ON OPEN SKIES [...] (SBU) On April 4, CDA and Econoff met with Deputy Director of Civil Aviation for Aviation Safety and Air Transport Affairs Fawaz Al-Farah to follow up on the ongoing Open Skies discussions. The meeting was prompted by a letter to the Ambassador from Minister of Communications Dr. Ismail Al-S [...] | 2006-04-04 14:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR BEXP PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1195 | PROMINENT KUWAITI INVESTMENT FIRM ESTABLISHES [...] (U) Global Investment House (GIH),a leading Kuwaiti and GCC investment company announced on April 3 the establishment of a "Palestine Fund" for institutions and individuals seeking to invest in the emerging Palestinian Territories (PT) market. 2. (U) Quoted in the Arab Times (local Englis [...] | 2006-04-05 13:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN WE GZ KU |
06KUWAIT1196 | FREEDOM AGENDA: FEMALE CANDIDATE RUNNER-UP IN [...] (U) Jenan Bushehri, one of two female candidates in the April 4 Municipal Council by-election, came in second behind Yousef Al-Suwaileh, a Sunni candidate representing the Al-Awazem tribe. (Note: The Municipal Council has national jurisdiction over land allocation, zoning, and public and hea [...] | 2006-04-05 13:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT1200 | KUWAIT FUND SIGNS $17 MILLION LOAN AGREEMENT WITH [...] (U) In an April 4 ceremony in Beirut, the Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) Abdulwahab Al-Bader signed a $17 million loan agreement with the Government of Lebanon (GOL) to finance a water project in the country. 2. (U) KFAED Regional Manager for Ara [...] | 2006-04-05 13:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EAID KU |
06KUWAIT1206 | MEDIA REACTION: Kuwait April 5, 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-08 04:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1214 | TREASURY UNDERSECRETARY RANDAL QUARLES MEETS WITH [...] (C) Begin Summary: During separate March 21 meetings with Treasury Undersecretary Randal Quarles, GOK and Kuwaiti banking officials expressed confidence in the U.S. economy's mid-term vitality, predicted sustained levels of investments in U.S. Treasuries, inquired about the impact on the U.S. [...] | 2006-04-08 07:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KU |
06KUWAIT1224 | KUWAIT MEPIC 4: ABOUT 500 YOUNG KUWAITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: This MEPI quarterly report covers key MEPI developments in Kuwait during FY06Q2. During this period, INJAZ/Junior Achievement in Kuwait launched its activities targeting almost 300 students from public and private schools. CineMagic, a small grants recipient, trained six fi [...] | 2006-04-08 12:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KMPI KPAO KU MEPI |
06KUWAIT124 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: DEMISE OF THE AMIR [...] Summary: The death of the Amir dominated all daily newspapers in Kuwaiti today. The Embassy's message of condolence was reprinted in all English and Arabic dailies. Al-Qabas, one of the five major Arabic language newspapers distributed today's edition free of charge, with the trademark blue lo [...] | 2006-01-17 06:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM IZ KMDR KU |
06KUWAIT1291 | KUWAIT LAUNCHES NEW OFFSET COMPANY [...] On April 11, the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) announced the establishment of the National Offset Company to manage and implement the GOK's recently re-established offset program. The company's establishment had previosly been scheduled for January 2006 but was delayed pending registrati [...] | 2006-04-12 13:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1317 | FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT POSTPONES DISCUSSION OF [...] (U) On April 17, Parliament unanimously approved a Government motion to postpone discussion on proposals to reduce the number of electoral constituencies, a key political reform, until May 15. Parliament previously voted to discuss the proposals on April 17 (ref D),but agreed to the postpon [...] | 2006-04-17 13:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT1318 | MEDIA REACTION: MUBARAK'S STATEMENTS ON SHIITES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-17 13:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1319 | RAFSANJANI VISITS KUWAIT: LOCAL PRESS NOT IMPRESSED [...] (U) Former Iranian President Rafsanjani arrived in Kuwait April 16 for a two-day visit. According to the press, his trip is meant to ease regional fears about Iran's nuclear program. Rafsanjani will reportedly meet with the Amir, Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah, and Speaker [...] | 2006-04-17 13:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KU IR |
06KUWAIT1321 | MEDIA REACTION: UNNEIGHBORLY IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-17 14:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1323 | MEDIA REACTION: KUWAITI WOMEN VOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-18 04:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1342 | KUWAIT STRESSES NEED FOR GCC CONSENSUS IN [...] (C) Summary: U/S Joseph met April 11 with former GCC Secretary General Bishara; First Deputy PM and Defense and SIPDIS Interior Minister Shaykh Jaber Mubarak; and National Security Bureau President Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled. He also spoke with Deputy PM and FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah. [...] | 2006-04-18 08:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KU IR |
06KUWAIT1346 | KUWAITI STRATEGIC EXPERT: SMILES FOR RAFSANJANI, [...] (C) Dr. Sami Al-Faraj, Director of the Kuwait Center for Strategic Studies (KCSS),a private research institute, told Poloff April 18 that Chairman of Iran's Expediency Council Hashemi Rafsanjani, who concludes a three-day visit to Kuwait April 18, conveyed a veiled threat to the Kuwaiti leade [...] | 2006-04-18 12:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT1347 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COMMERCIAL BANK OF SYRIA AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-18 12:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM KFIN KJUS KTFN KNNP MNUC EU KU |
06KUWAIT1352 | KUWAIT: UN SOMA PASSED BY COMMITTEE BUT NOT BY [...] (U) Post has confirmed that, as of Monday April 17, the United Nations Status of Mission Agreement (SOMA) reputed to have passed in reftel has not yet been voted on in Kuwait's National Assembly (NA). The UN SOMA has been approved by the NA's Foreign Affairs Committee. Legislative action sta [...] | 2006-04-19 13:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IZ KU |
06KUWAIT1355 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: USG ROLE IN WORLD BANK [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-22 08:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN KPAO KU |
06KUWAIT1391 | MEDIA REACTION: Iran [...] Saturday, April 22, 2006 -- The moderate Arabic-language daily Al-Anbaa published "The nuclear scenario" by Mr. Mifrih Al-Noumis Al-Anzy in which he wrote: "There are four possible explanations for the current crisis in the Gulf: one, Iran's interference in Iraqi domestic matters to cause th [...] | 2006-04-24 04:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1396 | MEDIA REACTION: Iran [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-24 13:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1397 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ADDRESSING UN FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) On April 23, Econoff delivered reftel points to Mansour Alolaimi, First Secretary and Division Director for Afghanistan and Iran at the Ministry of ForQn Affairs. Alolaimi, appearing receptive but noncommittal, explained that only the Foreign Minister, with the approval of the Prime Min [...] | 2006-04-24 13:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PREL AF KU |
06KUWAIT1416 | U.S. SPEAKER EVALUATION: PROF. CALVIN MACKIE EDUCATES [...] GPRA FY06Q3: April 18-19, target-of-opportunity U.S. Speaker Dr. Calvin Mackie informed Kuwaiti officials and the public of the state of reconstruction efforts in New Orleans. During an intensive two-day visit, the award-winning engineering professor and Louisiana Recovery Authority member sou [...] | 2006-04-25 08:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC OIIP KMPI SCUL XF KU |
06KUWAIT1417 | KUWAIT ENERGY UPDATE: RECORD HIGH CRUDE PRICES, [...] (U) Summary: Kuwait Export Crude continued to set record high prices, selling for almost $65/barrel, the highest in its history. Energy Minister Shaykh Ahmed announced that production of the recent gas discoveries will begin in "early 2007," while KOC announced an additional crude discovery i [...] | 2006-04-25 08:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR |
06KUWAIT1421 | KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP: MORE [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador chaired on April 22 the regular meeting of Post's Counterterrorism Working Group (CWG). In addition to the Ambassador and DCM, the CWG includes section chiefs or representatives from CONS, ECON, DATT, RSO, OMC-K, PAS, POL, and SIMO. 2. (S/REL UK AUS) The meeting [...] | 2006-04-25 09:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1425 | FY06Q3 PROGRAM EVALUATION: NEW ORLEANS ALL-STARS CAME [...] The New Orleans All-Star Brass Band made a glorious return visit to Kuwait April 17, 18, and 19, conducting performances and workshops reaching more than 5,600 Kuwaitis. Each of the group's five concerts stressed the unique cultural heritage and resilient spirit of the American people and the [...] | 2006-04-25 13:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL XF KU |
06KUWAIT143 | PA PRESIDENT ABBAS AND OTHER FOREIGN DIGNITARIES [...] On the last official day for condolences, foreign dignitaries continued to arrive in Kuwait to pay their respects to the family of the late Amir Shaykh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Heads of state and government waited patiently with thousands of Kuwaitis for an opportunity to express th [...] | 2006-01-17 14:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KU |
06KUWAIT1449 | KUWAIT TO HAMAS' AL-ZAHAR: CHANGE YOUR WAYS OR [...] (C) During an April 26 meeting, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah informed the Ambassador that the GOK delivered a clear message on the need to cooperate with the international community to Palestinian Authority (PA) Foreign Minister Mahmod Zahar during his April [...] | 2006-04-26 14:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KU IS |
06KUWAIT1450 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: THIRD MEETING OF MENA/FATF, [...] (C) On April 19, Econoff delivered ref A talking points to Naser Al-Ammar, Director of the Ministry of Social Affair and Labor's Charity Oversight office (GOK lead). 2. (C) Al-Ammar, who is one of the principal authors of the MENA/FATF charities paper (ref B),was unable to attend the Cair [...] | 2006-04-26 14:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER KTFN KU |
06KUWAIT1451 | RAFSANJANI VISIT TO KUWAIT: GOK SAYS IRANIAN [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah told the Ambassador April 26 that April 16-17 discussions with former Iranian president Rafsanjani failed to produce any flexibility from the Iranian government on its nuclear ambitions. Al-Jarallah said what was supposed to b [...] | 2006-04-27 08:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT1452 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered April 26 reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah. Al-Jarallah said he knew of China's and Saudi Arabia's interest in one of the Asian seats and agreed that members of the new Human Rights Council needed to have strong hum [...] | 2006-04-27 08:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KU UN |
06KUWAIT146 | MASSES OF KUWAITI WOMEN MOURN THE AMIR WHO [...] On January 16, a delegation of female EmbOffs and family members paid a visit to female members of the Al-Sabah ruling family at Dasman Palace, the late Amir's home, to express their condolences for the January 15 death of Amir Shaykh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The palace and surround [...] | 2006-01-17 14:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KWMN KU |
06KUWAIT147 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: THE DEMISE OF KUWAIT'S [...] Summary: All Arabic and English newspapers continued to dedicate the majority of each edition to the recent passing of the Amir. Some dailies published more photos of the Amir- designate, Shaykh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, during his calls on various sites in Kuwait or with visiting he [...] | 2006-01-18 04:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM IZ KMDR KU |
06KUWAIT148 | DEATH OF THE AMIR: KUWAITI BLOGGERS SUDDENLY [...] A number of Kuwaiti web-logs (blogs) have expressed an outpouring of grief at the January 15 loss of the Amir, Shaykh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. (See reftel for background on Kuwaiti blogs.) Most of the blogs lament the Amir's passing and hope for a good future for Kuwait. Many of t [...] | 2006-01-18 04:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM KU |
06KUWAIT1505 | FROM CRADLE-TO-GRAVE: AN OVERVIEW OF KUWAIT'S WELFARE [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: With its immense oil wealth, the Kuwaiti Government provides Kuwaiti citizens, who do not pay taxes, with cradle-to-grave welfare benefits, including free health care, free education, public or private sector employment, and substantial housing assistance. (Note: Ku [...] | 2006-05-01 11:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB ECON SOCI KU |
06KUWAIT1512 | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF TOP DAILY ATTACKED FOR PROVOCATIVE STATEMEN [...] (SBU) Summary and recommendation: Jassem Boodai, the Editor-In-Chie If asked by press, we suggest guidance making the following points: -- We are aware that remarks made by the editor of a Kuwaiti newspaper If asked if there are charges against Jassem Boodai: Our Embassy check End Sum [...] | 2006-05-02 12:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1513 | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF TOP DAILY ATTACKED FOR PROVOCATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary and recommendation: Jassem Boodai, the Editor-In-Chief of KuwaitQs leading Arabic daily, Al-Rai Al-Aam, is being attacked by Kuwaiti bloggers and at least one newspaper for remarks he made to a visiting Codel on January 20. Boodai himself is not facing charges. He may be called [...] | 2006-05-02 12:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1514 | FREEDOM AGENDA: USPTO IPR WORKSHOP SPURS LIVELY [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. From April 29 - May 1, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) IPR experts, accompanied by U.S. federal judges, delivered a MEPI "Workshop on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights." The three-day workshop drew participants responsible for IPR enforcement [...] | 2006-05-02 13:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV PGOV PREL KIPR KMPI KU |
06KUWAIT1519 | DEFENSE AND INTERIOR MINISTER ON TERROR FINANCING [...] (C) Summary: In a May 1 meeting with Shaykh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister and Defense and Interior Minister, the Ambassador raised shutting down jailed terrorists communications and U.S. interest in proceeding quickly on two military construction projects. Durin [...] | 2006-05-02 14:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KTFN KU IR KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT1521 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR GCC INFORMAL SUMMIT; [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah on May 2. The Ambassador placed special emphasis on the need for the GCC to embrace the new Iraqi government in both political and economic terms and thus act as a magnet countering [...] | 2006-05-02 14:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM WE IS XF KU |
06KUWAIT1529 | FREEDOM AGENDA: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT REVOKES [...] On May 1, the Constitutional Court, one of Kuwait's top judicial bodies, unexpectedly revoked a 1979 law prohibiting public gatherings without prior Government approval. In a verdict in a case against two Kuwaiti lawyers who faced up to two years in prison for holding a public meeting to crit [...] | 2006-05-02 14:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KU |
06KUWAIT1541 | FOLLOWING UP ON PSI: KUWAIT INCLINED TO ENDORSE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-03 05:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1549 | KUWAIT EXECUTES CITIZENS WHO MURDERED DOMESTIC [...] Kuwait executed two Kuwaiti citizens on May 2 for crimes committed against domestic workers. Kuwaiti citizen Mohammad Al-Shimmari abducted an Asian domestic worker, who died when she threw herself out of his car as he sped away. He then returned to where she lay, drove her to another area, a [...] | 2006-05-03 07:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KU TIP |
06KUWAIT1558 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGING SIGNATURE AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-03 08:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC KTIA PHSA EWWT KU |
06KUWAIT1559 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TERRORISM FINANCE JI-4 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-03 08:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PTER PREL ETTC KTFN KU |
06KUWAIT1567 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BMENA DEMOCRACY [...] Post delivered reftel demarche by diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on May 3, 2006. Drawing from the language provided, the note encouraged senior-level GOK participation. Post will report septel on GOK attendance. 2. PolChief discussed the May 22-23 Democracy Assi [...] | 2006-05-03 13:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM KMPI KU |
06KUWAIT1568 | GCC ADVISOR: IRAN TOP ISSUE ON AGENDA OF THE MAY 6 [...] (C) Dr. Yacoub Al-Hayati, one of Kuwait's five members on the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) 30-member Advisory Committee, told Poloff May 2 that Iran's nuclear program would dominate the agenda of the "six-hour" GCC Consultative Summit scheduled to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 6. [...] | 2006-05-03 14:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT1570 | FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT LEADERS DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: In a May 2 meeting, the Cabinet failed to agree on whether to support a reduction in the number of electoral constituencies from 25 to ten or five. Parliamentary debate on the issue, scheduled for May 15, could be postponed if the Government's proposal is further delayed. Nation [...] | 2006-05-05 10:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT1594 | APPEAL OF PENINSULA LIONS VERDICT: JUDGE REFERS [...] (SBU) Summary: The trial of the remaining 36 Peninsula Lions defendants took a new turn on May 3 when the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals referred the original 37 cases to the Constitutional Court for a decision on the constitutionality of the charges relating to collaboration to commit [...] | 2006-05-06 11:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PHUM PGOV JO IZ SA KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT1598 | PRESIDENTIAL LETTER TO GCC LEADERS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-06 13:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1599 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ'S NEW GOVERNMENT [...] Saturday, 6 May, 2006 -- Ahmed Bu-Dostour wrote in the conservative Arabic-language daily Al-Watan under the title "Will Al-Maliki fix what Al-Jaafari ruined": "The first public statement made by Al-Maliki called for the dismantlement of armed militias and their integration into the army. Al [...] | 2006-05-07 05:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1600 | TOP PARLIAMENTARIANS SHARE VIEWS ON IRANIAN [...] (C) In separate meetings with the Ambassador on May 3, National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi, Deputy National Assembly Speaker Mishari Al-Anjari, and Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mohammed Jassem Al-Sager, who also serves as Speaker of the newly created Arab Parliament, shared their [...] | 2006-05-07 05:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT1612 | AMBASSADOR URGES GOVERNOR TO CONTINUE CRACKING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-07 12:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR KU |
06KUWAIT1614 | PSI ENDORSEMENT AND EXERCISES: POLISH EMBASSY AND [...] (C) Polish Ambassador to Kuwait Kazimierz Romanski called on the Ambassador on May 7 to seek U.S. support for a joint demarche to the Government of Kuwait encouraging endorsement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and participation in a June 23 High Level Meeting in Warsaw. Roman [...] | 2006-05-07 13:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PTER PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1622 | ARAB IRANIAN COMMUNITY IN KUWAIT CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) On May 6, Poloff met with five activists from the Arab Iranian (Ahwazi) expatriate community in Kuwait at their request: Adulkhaligh Delavi, Sabah Haidary, Atiya Savari, Naji Sawaeidy, and Hosain Ahwazy, who currently lives in London. (Comment: Poloff was in a listening mode and did not [...] | 2006-05-08 14:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT1623 | FREEDOM AGENDA: BUREAUCRACY AND RELIGION COLLIDE [...] (C) Summary and comment: A committee of Kuwait's Municipal Council has engineered the refusal of a request from the National Evangelical Church (NEC) for a school license. (Note: The NEC serves as an umbrella organization for a loose grouping of Protestant groups. The legal sponsor of NEC i [...] | 2006-05-08 14:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF KU |
06KUWAIT1624 | GCC CONSULTATIVE SUMMIT: KUWAIT PROPOSES [...] (U) Summary: Arabic Daily Al-Qabas printed in its May 8 edition the text of a paper reportedly presented by the GOK to GCC member states during the May 6 Consultative Summit in Riyadh. The paper outlines a two-part strategy to address issues facing the Gulf states, including Iran, Iraq, the [...] | 2006-05-08 14:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KU PTER |
06KUWAIT1637 | UNDERSTANDING THE KUWAITI MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD'S [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: The Islamic Constitutional Movement (Al-Haraka Al-Dusturi Al-Islamiyya),the political arm of the Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood, is one of, if not the, largest and most influential political associations in Kuwait. (Note: The Government does not officially recognize [...] | 2006-05-09 10:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KDEM KISL KU ISLAMISTS |
06KUWAIT1638 | UNDERSTANDING THE KUWAITI MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD'S [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-09 10:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KDEM KISL KU ISLAMISTS |
06KUWAIT1639 | IRAN'S UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY: KUWAIT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-09 12:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KUNR KU |
06KUWAIT1642 | FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITIS RALLY ON CONSTITUENCY [...] (U) Approximately 150 Kuwaitis staged a rally on May 5 in support of electoral constituency reform (ref b). Wearing orange and white, carrying signs that read "five for the sake of Kuwait," and exchanging "high five's," they protested for over two hours across the street from Seif Palace whe [...] | 2006-05-09 13:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT1664 | FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR RESIDENCE PERMIT TRADER [...] The Arabic-language daily Al-Watan reported on May 10 that the Criminal Court sentenced an Iraqi man to five years in prison and subsequent deportation for fraudulently obtaining residence permits. The convicted man was using a Bahraini identification card to sponsor workers. He aroused sus [...] | 2006-05-10 09:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB KU IZ BA TIP |
06KUWAIT167 | STRATEGIC INVESTMENT INITIATIVE: THE CURRENT [...] (C) The GOK's initial reaction to the Strategic Investment Initiative (SII) proposal has been positive but guarded. SII was introduced by Secretary Rice at the recent Forum for the Future conference in Bahrain; A/S Wayne and Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed briefed GOK and Kuwaiti aid officials duri [...] | 2006-01-18 13:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL KU |
06KUWAIT1671 | KUWAITI IMPLEMENTATION OF ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT [...] This cable is in response to Reftel action request. 2. Kuwait's 1981 Commercial Law, Article 62, states that Kuwait will follow the lead of the Arab League Boycott Office with regards to implementation of the boycott. In 1994, in accordance with a GCC decision, Kuwait announced the elimi [...] | 2006-05-10 13:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KBCT ABLD PHUM PIRF AL KU |
06KUWAIT1673 | FREEDOM AGENDA: CABINET APPROVES TEN [...] (C) Summary and comment: On May 9, the Cabinet approved a draft law to reduce the number of electoral constituencies from 25 to ten. Information Minister Dr. Anas Al-Rashaid, a liberal who supports five constituencies, resigned in protest of the draft law and a related proposal (not approved) [...] | 2006-05-10 15:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT1674 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ'S NEW GOVERNMENT [...] Saturday, 6 May, 2006 -- Mohamed Zain wrote in the pro-government Arabic-language daily Al-Seyassah under the title "Iraq without a people ruled by wolves": "As Alawi has gone so did Al-Jaafari, and Al-Maliki will stay for a short while then go so that another person may come to the same set [...] | 2006-05-11 03:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1675 | REGIONAL CT STRATEGY FOR IRAQ AND ITS NEIGHBORS: [...] (S REL AUS UK) Summary: Chiefs of Mission from Kuwait, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Syria conferred via video conference on April 26 to follow up on Regional Strategy Initiative (RSI) proposals first formulated at a March 7-8 counterterrorism (CT) strategy session in Kuwait (Ref A) to counter foreign [...] | 2006-05-11 03:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV IZ KU SY JO TU SA |
06KUWAIT1684 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOR MORE EFFECTIVE MEASURES TO [...] (U) During a May 8 speech at the opening of a conference entitled, "Kuwait: A Financial and Commercial Center," the Ambassador praised recent Kuwaiti signature of UN labor protocols to protect against trafficking, but emphasized that more still needed to be done in Kuwait to protect basic wor [...] | 2006-05-13 06:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM KU TIP |
06KUWAIT1687 | TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES TERRORIST [...] (C) Summary: During separate April 29 meetings with senior GOK officials, Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey praised the USG's strong alliance with Kuwait; called for a law criminalizing terrorist financing to bolster the GOK's steadfast CT support and address existing legal gaps; encourag [...] | 2006-05-13 08:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PTER PREL KTFN KU |
06KUWAIT1741 | KUWAIT PIONEERS ISLAMIC MODERATION MOVEMENT; [...] (U) PolOff met Naser Mohammad Al-Ajmi, Secretary General of the Higher Committee on Strengthening Moderation (known as the Committee for Creating Programs and Plans Responsible for Protecting Youth from the Phenomena of Deviant Behavior and Religious Extremism until early 2006),on May 9 to di [...] | 2006-05-15 13:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KIRF UK RS KU RELIGIOUS FREEDOM |
06KUWAIT1742 | KUWAIT AND PSI: "POSITIVE" RESPONSE COMING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-15 13:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1744 | FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAIT'S ORANGE REVOLUTION: [...] (U) In a much-anticipated May 15 Parliament session, the Government introduced a bill to reduce the number of electoral constituencies from 25 to ten. Members of the Independent (pro-Government) bloc then submitted a motion to refer the bill to the Constitutional Court to examine its constit [...] | 2006-05-15 14:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENGA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT1745 | HIGH-LEVEL VISITS FROM SYRIA, IRAQ, AND LEBANON TO [...] (C) Summary: During a May 15 meeting, MFA U/S Al-Jarallah said that leaders from Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq who all visited Kuwait in the past two weeks came in search of investment and development funds. All pressed for government and private investment, and Kuwait believes there are invest [...] | 2006-05-15 14:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1759 | TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES FINANCIAL [...] (C) Summary: During April 29 meetings with GOK officials on terrorism financing (septel),Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey previewed a U.S. strategy aimed at increasing financial pressure on Iran by cutting off its access to financial institutions in Europe, Japan, and the UAE. The Fina [...] | 2006-05-16 07:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER EFIN IR KU |
06KUWAIT1768 | KUWAITI EDITOR CHOOSES JAIL OVER BAIL IN TEST OF [...] (U) Hamad Turki Buyabis, editor of the Kuwaiti weekly Al-Shaab, was jailed May 15 after refusing to post bail in a case involving publishing material deemed offensive to the Amir. The Public Prosecutor's office had called Buyabis in for questioning because his weekly had published some of A [...] | 2006-05-16 12:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM KU |
06KUWAIT1769 | GOK REAFFIRMS THAT GITMO DETAINEES WILL BE TRIED; [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (C) On May 13, Polchief delivered ref A information on Guantanamo detainee Fouzi Khalid Abdullah Al-Awda (US9KU-000232DP) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Coordination and Follow-Up Ambassador Khaled Al-Maqamis. Al-Ma [...] | 2006-05-16 12:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU |
06KUWAIT1772 | KUWAIT REVALUES CURRENCY AGAINST THE DOLLAR [...] (U) On May 11, the Central Bank of Kuwait announced a 1 percent revaluation of the Kuwaiti Dinar against the USD, appreciating the currency from 292 to 289 fils/dollar. A statement issued by the Central Bank Governor's office justified the revaluation as an effort by the CBK to "preserve the [...] | 2006-05-16 13:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV PREL KU |
06KUWAIT1773 | FREEDOM AGENDA: BETWEEN DISSOLUTION AND [...] (C) Summary: On May 16, Parliament approved by a simple majority a motion to refer the Government's draft law on constituency reform to the Constitutional Court for review. The session was boycotted by 29 MPs who support five constituencies and strongly criticize the Government for submitting [...] | 2006-05-16 14:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT1788 | KUWAITI EDITOR RELEASED WITHOUT BAIL AFTER FUROR [...] (U) Hamad Turki Buyabis, editor of the Kuwaiti weekly Al-Shaab who was detained on May 15 for breaking Kuwait's Press and Publications law (ref A),was released from custody May 16 without having to post bail. Buyabis refused to pay bail following questioning by the Public Prosecutor's offic [...] | 2006-05-17 13:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM KU |
06KUWAIT1789 | FREEDOM AGENDA: THE GOVERNMENT KEEPS ITS COOL AS PRESSURE [...] (U) Debate over constituency reform continues with the Government requesting on May 17 the convening of a special National Assembly session on May 22 to discuss the draft law to reduce the number of electoral constituencies from 25 to ten. Post contacts report that the Government is considerin [...] | 2006-05-17 14:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT1790 | KUWAIT TELLS DOD-STATE-NSC TEAM GCC CONSENSUS [...] (C) Summary: In May 14 meetings with National Security Bureau President Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled and MFA U/S Al-Jarallah, a senior State-Defense-NSC team (DOD PDUSD Henry, State PM A/S Hillen, and NSC Senior Director Doran) reiterated the U.S. commitment to Gulf security, outlined the U.S. Gu [...] | 2006-05-19 17:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1814 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-21 04:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1818 | SUPPORT FOR IRAQI GOVERNMENT FORMATION: KUWAIT [...] Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent messages of congratulations to Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki shortly after the May 20 vote of confidence approving the new Cabinet. According to the press, the Amir "wished the new government members [...] | 2006-05-21 10:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KU IZ |
06KUWAIT1831 | GUANTANAMO DETAINEES ACQUITTED OF ALL CHARGES; [...] (SBU) On May 21, Court of First Instance Judge Hamoud Al-Mutaawa announced that the five Kuwaitis formerly detained at Guantanamo had been acquitted of all charges against them. (Following their return to Kuwait, the GOK brought various charges, including membership in an illegal organization [...] | 2006-05-21 17:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT1832 | COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER EXPELLED FROM ISLAMIST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-21 18:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT1833 | KUWAITI AMIR DISSOLVES PARLIAMENT; NEW ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary and comment: On May 21, the Amir issued decree 146 exercising his constitutional power to dissolve Parliament after weeks of contentious debate on reducing the number of electoral constituencies reached an impasse with 29 Members of Parliament (MPs) intent on "grilling" the Prime [...] | 2006-05-21 19:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT184 | ONGOING INTRA-RULING FAMILY NEGOTIATIONS ON [...] (C) Summary and comment. Members of the ruling Al-Sabah family have been meeting continuously over the past three days to negotiate distribution of power after the death of Amir Shaykh Jaber on January 15. Constitutionally, Crown Prince Shaykh Saad automatically became Amir, though his very [...] | 2006-01-21 15:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION |
06KUWAIT1844 | FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT DISSOLUTION PRESENTS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Elections for a new National Assembly will take place on June 29, almost certainly on the basis of the status quo 25 constituencies. Reformers who rejected a compromise offer of 10 constituencies in order to hold out for their proposed 5 constituency model, will now [...] | 2006-05-22 14:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT1846 | MY KINGDOM FOR A DRINK: KUWAIT FACES WATER [...] Kuwait enters the summer season facing a shortage of drinking water due to extravagantly wasteful use of fresh water by households, businesses, government offices, and agricultural entities. Because Kuwait receives less than 100mm per year of rainfall, it relies almost entirely on desalinate [...] | 2006-05-22 16:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT185 | AFGHAN AMBASSADOR TO KUWAIT ON LONDON CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 21 meeting with the Ambassador on GOK assistance and labor issues, Afghan Ambassador to Kuwait Yussuf Samad praised the USG for its ongoing support to Afghanistan; pointed to GOK unwillingness to re-start assistance absent a solution to old GOA arrears; acknowl [...] | 2006-01-21 16:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ELAB PGOV PREL PINR AF XD KU |
06KUWAIT1852 | FREEDOM AGENDA: REACTIONS TO PARLIAMENT DISSOLUTION [...] (U) Summary: The Amir's May 21 decision to dissolve Parliament has Kuwaitis focused on the prospects for meaningful political reform and the impact of women voting in national elections for the first time. A number of public figures have already declared their intent to run for office, among [...] | 2006-05-22 17:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT1856 | OIL OFFICIALS DISCUSS KUWAIT PROJECT, [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 15, 17, and 20, Ambassador met in separate meetings with Kuwaiti officials in the petroleum sector to discuss privatization, Kuwait Project, the planned fourth refinery, investments abroad, and the recent gas discovery. Interlocutors expected that the Kuwait Project wo [...] | 2006-05-23 08:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON PINR BEXP KU |
06KUWAIT1862 | KUWAITI FM CONGRATULATES NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT; [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-23 10:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KU IZ STATE |
06KUWAIT1887 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-23 17:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1888 | FREEDOM AGENDA: REFINING STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE [...] (C) Key elements of Embassy Kuwait's Freedom Agenda are promoting democratic reform through full political participation by Kuwaiti women and encouraging the formation of political parties to reduce tribal influence and religious ideology on domestic politics. The May 21 Amiri decisions to [...] | 2006-05-23 17:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KMPI KU |
06KUWAIT1889 | FREEDOM AGENDA: REFINING STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE [...] (C) Key elements of Embassy Kuwait's Freedom Agenda are promoting democratic reform through full political participation by Kuwaiti women and encouraging the formation of political parties to reduce tribal influence and religious ideology on domestic politics. The May 21 Amiri decisions to [...] | 2006-05-23 17:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KMPI KU |
06KUWAIT1912 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-24 15:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID PREL KPAL KU |
06KUWAIT1913 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NAM MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-24 15:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL IAEA KNNP IR KU |
06KUWAIT1914 | GOK CONFIRMS TO PSI COFOUNDERS ATTENDANCE AT JUNE [...] (C) During a May 24 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah, the Ambassador again encouraged Kuwait to transmit the GOK's formal response endorsing the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). Al-Jarallah restated GOK political support for the initiative an [...] | 2006-05-24 15:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1915 | FREEDOM AGENDA: RACING THE CLOCK TO PREPARE FOR KUWAIT'S [...] Summary: Debate over the Amir's May 21 decision to dissolve Parliament is already fading as focus shifts to the June 29 parliamentary elections. Though candidate registration begins officially May 25, many prospective candidates have already launched their campaigns. According to one estimat [...] | 2006-05-24 16:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT1917 | SPEAKER EVALUATION: BRENDA FLANAGAN BONDS WITH KUWAITIS VIA [...] GPRA FY06Q3: Dr. Brenda Flanagan, Davidson College literature professor and award-winning author, conducted an outstanding speaker program May 12-17, 2006, in Kuwait. An American of Trinidadian origin, Dr. Flanagan captivated Kuwaiti audiences with readings of timeless poetry by noted America [...] | 2006-05-24 16:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO KIRC OIIP XF KU |
06KUWAIT1919 | UNITED AIRLINES TO KUWAIT; OPEN SKIES STILL PENDING [...] (SBU) The Ambassador sent on May 24 a letter to the Minister of Communication, Dr. Ismail Al-Shatti, formally notifying the GOK of United Airlines' (UA) decision to launch nonstop service this winter between Kuwait City and Washington, D.C. Post helped ensure that UA's press release reached [...] | 2006-05-24 17:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1921 | PARADE OF FOREIGN MINISTERS TALK IRAN IN KUWAIT: [...] (C) Summary: MFA Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah briefed the Ambassador on the flurry of Foreign Minister visits -- Russia, China, Iran, and Germany -- who visited Kuwait May 20 - 22. All were in the region to discuss bilateral issues or to attend the Asian Cooperative Dialogue meeting i [...] | 2006-05-24 17:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1933 | KUWAIT FUND REPORTS LIMITED PROGRESS ON ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a May 22 meeting with Econoff, the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development's (KFAED) Regional Manager for Arab Countries cited no progress, other than a preliminary report on school construction, pertaining to the GOK's $560M reconstruction package for Iraq (ref B). T [...] | 2006-05-28 17:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PGOV PREL IZ KU |
06KUWAIT1934 | KUWAIT INITIATES AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TARGETING [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (MAIA) has initiated the National Project for Domestic Workers (in Arabic it is the National Project for Domestic Worker Awareness-Raising) a project to raise awareness of the rights and responsibilities of domestic employees and their employer [...] | 2006-05-29 08:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB KU TIP |
06KUWAIT1940 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: SADDAM'S TRIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-29 15:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1980 | SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 2-3 VISIT TO KUWAIT OF NEA [...] (SBU) Welcome to Kuwait. Your June 2-3 visit follows the recent productive visits of other Department principals -- Under Secretary Joseph, Assistant Secretary Hillen, Counselor Zelikow, and Assistant Secretary Wayne. You will meet with Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Post [...] | 2006-05-30 11:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1986 | FREEDOM AGENDA: MEPI, BMENA, AND EXCHANGES BASIS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy has pursued a consistent, comprehensive plan in support of women's empowerment and full political participation in Kuwait. That support has involved more than 350 Kuwaiti women in professional development and exchange programs, public diplomacy activities, regional [...] | 2006-05-30 16:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO KMPI PHUM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT200 | SUCCESSION STRUGGLE: JABERS VS. SALEMS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Dr. Yousef Al-Zalzalah, a moderate Shi'a member of Parliament, told visitors to his diwaniya (traditional gathering) the evening of January 21 that the National Assembly had received two contradictory requests: one from the Cabinet to begin proceedings to declare Shaykh Saad medi [...] | 2006-01-22 14:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION |
06KUWAIT201 | NEW IRAQI CHARGE TO KUWAIT ON RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary. During a January 18 meeting with the Ambassador, Iraqi Charge d'Affaires to Kuwait, Hamid Al-Sharifi, spoke about Iran and its growing influence on the Iraqi Shi'a population. He stated that Iranian agents have been able to infiltrate Iraqi schools, hospitals, social centers, an [...] | 2006-01-22 14:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR KISL IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT2020 | MFA OFFICIAL REQUESTS MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON [...] (S/NF) On May 29 PolOff delivered to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Coordination and Follow-Up, Ambassador Khaled Al-Maqamis, ref A information on two Kuwaiti detainees currently being held in Iraq: Abdelrahman Mobarak Meshakhas Al-Bathali and Ali Awad Faraj Al-Harbi. Al-Maqamis re [...] | 2006-05-31 16:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PHUM KAWC PINR KU IQ |
06KUWAIT2023 | DEFENSE MINISTER DESCRIBES GCC DISCUSSION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-31 17:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT2024 | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER/INTERIOR MINISTER WELCOMES [...] (C) The Ambassador met with First Deputy Prime Minister Shaykh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, who holds the Defense and Interior portfolios as well, on May 31 to discuss TIP issues. (The meeting had been scheduled before the change in release dates, so the Ambassador spoke about TIP issues in ge [...] | 2006-05-31 17:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM ELAB KU TIP |
06KUWAIT2025 | ARAB AND KUWAIT FUND HEADS CALL FOR CLOSER [...] (C/NF) Summary: During separate meetings on May 29 and 31 with the Ambassador, Abdulwahab Al-Bader, Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) and Abdulatif Al-Hamad, Chairman of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) reaffirmed their organiz [...] | 2006-05-31 17:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EAID PGOV PREL IZ AF GZ WE XF KU |
06KUWAIT2026 | FREEDOM AGENDA - KUWAIT ELECTION UPDATE: 24 WOMEN [...] (C) Summary: A total of 244 candidates, including 24 women, have registered so far for the June 29 parliamentary elections. Kuwaiti women, participating in national elections for the first time in Kuwait's history, have responded with enthusiasm. Women account for 194,910 of Kuwait's 340,24 [...] | 2006-05-31 18:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT2028 | DEMARCHE TO KUWAIT RE U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C/NF) Ambassador spoke with MFA U/S Khalid Jarallah shortly after the Secretary had completed the statement on Iran to deliver reftel points. (The Foreign Minister was on a plane en route from China to Bahrain.) Ambassador asked that the GOK immediately issue a statement of support, callin [...] | 2006-05-31 18:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IR KU |
06KUWAIT2035 | KUWAIT WELCOMES U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (SBU) MFA U/S Jarallah called the Ambassador the evening of May 31 to say that the Amir and Crown Prince had been briefed on our statement on Iran and welcomed the U.S. move. An official statement had been released to the media. 2. Kuwait News Agency is carrying the following official react [...] | 2006-05-31 22:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IR KU |
06KUWAIT206 | KOC CHAIRMAN DISPUTES REPORT ON KUWAIT'S [...] (U) A recent Petroleum Intelligence Weekly (PIW) report on Kuwait's diminishing oil reserves has caused a minor buzz within the Kuwait oil sector and other interested parties. The report (PIW, Vol. XLV, No. 4, January 23, 2006) quoted "data circulated within KOC" as showing that Kuwait's rem [...] | 2006-01-23 09:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON KU OIL SECTOR |
06KUWAIT2065 | CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON PENDING TERROR FINANCE [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a May 31 meeting with the Ambassador, the Central Bank Governor pointed to GOK interagency progress in finalizing a draft TF law; cited inflation and rising import costs as factors prompting a revaluation of the Kuwaiti Dinar against the USD; and voiced a readiness to [...] | 2006-06-03 17:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN |
06KUWAIT2066 | NEA A/S WELCH'S JUNE 3 MEETINGS WITH KUWAITI [...] (S/NF) Summary: In June 3 meetings with NEA A/S Welch, the Kuwaiti leadership affirmed support for the U.S. position on talks with the Iranian government and offered advice that the USG keep its public statements low-key, exercise maximum patience in sticking with talks, and continue to exer [...] | 2006-06-03 20:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL IR IZ KPAL KU |
06KUWAIT2067 | (C) A/S WELCH URGES KUWAIT TO SUPPORT GUATEMALA [...] (C/NF) NEA Assistant Secretary Welch, during his June 3 visit to Kuwait (septel),raised Venezuela's bid for a seat on the UN Security Council with Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah and Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. He str [...] | 2006-06-04 07:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL AORC UNSC KU |
06KUWAIT208 | PROPOSED JANUARY 24 VOTE ON AMIR-DESIGNATE'S [...] (C) Summary: The leadership situation in Kuwait is in continual flux with one National Assembly session scheduled for January 24 at 10am to vote on declaring Amir-designate Shaykh Saad Al-Salem medically unfit for office, and another session scheduled for 6:30pm the same day to allow Shaykh S [...] | 2006-01-23 14:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION |
06KUWAIT2081 | KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION COVERAGE MAY 25-31: A CLEAR SPLIT [...] Summary: A divide has emerged in how the Kuwait media are covering the upcoming parliamentary elections. Newspapers, which are privately owned, are delving with delight into controversial matters such as vote buying, women candidates and whether members of the ruling family should stand for el [...] | 2006-06-05 07:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU FREDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2087 | AMERICAN COACHES SHOOT HOOPS WITH YOUNG KUWAITIS DURING [...] Summary: Twelve NCAA basketball coaches conducted a basketball clinic for 40 Kuwaiti boys and a separate clinic for 17 Kuwaiti coaches on May 25, 2006, as part of the Embassy's highly successful outreach program targeting Kuwaiti youth through sports programming. Embassy Public Affairs coordi [...] | 2006-06-05 10:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL KU |
06KUWAIT209 | SABAH FAMILY MEMBER SAYS MEETINGS TONIGHT "PIVOTAL" [...] (C) Kuwaiti Ambassador to the U.S. Shaykh Salem Abdullah Al-Sabah called the Ambassador the evening of January 23 on a visa matter, but engaged in discussion of the topic of the hour--ongoing Sabah family infighting over succession. (Shaykh Salem is currently in Kuwait and presumably is atten [...] | 2006-01-23 15:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION |
06KUWAIT2093 | PROGRAM EVALUATION: SAPPHIRE TRIO CHARMS KUWAITIS WITH [...] GPRA FY06Q3: Summary: The Sapphire Trio, an American chamber music group, conducted its first tour of Kuwait on May 20 and 21, where the musicians conducted a number of performances and teaching workshops. The trio demonstrated their virtuoso musical skills and unique repertoire of classical [...] | 2006-06-05 14:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO OEXC XF KU |
06KUWAIT2096 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE ON RE-ELECTION OF RUTH WEDGWOOD TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-05 15:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL AORC KU |
06KUWAIT2113 | POST INFORMS GOK OF TIP RANKING; OFFICIALS LOOK [...] (SBU) Poloff met with representatives of three Kuwaiti Ministries on June 5 to inform them of Kuwait's rise from Tier 3 to Tier 2 Watchlist: Saud Al-Saeedi, who handles human rights issues in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Legal Department, Zakaria Al-Ansari, Assistant Director of the Inte [...] | 2006-06-06 14:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB KU TIP |
06KUWAIT2116 | FACE OFF--AMERICAN AND KUWAITI WOMEN MEET ON THE BASKETBALL [...] Summary: Embassy Kuwait arranged a rematch between Camp Arifjan's American military women's basketball team and Kuwait's Al-Fatat Sports Club women's team on Thursday, April 27, 2006. The American team defeated the Kuwaiti team on its home court in this second in a series of friendship games, [...] | 2006-06-06 16:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL KISL PHUM KMDR ZP KU ISLAMISTS |
06KUWAIT2118 | GOK INVESTIGATION OF REVIVAL OF THE ISLAMIC [...] Summary: During separate meetings with Econoff on June 5 and 6, senior GOK officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Social Affairs and Labor pointed to ongoing GOK efforts to investigate the activities of the Revival of the Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS); promised an official GOK [...] | 2006-06-06 20:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN |
06KUWAIT2145 | KUWAIT TAXATION UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. On May 8, the Council of Ministers adopted a resolution addressing the inconsistently-implemented taxation law on foreign companies operating in Kuwait. The resolution, in vague terms, states that a foreign company's retention of a local agent indicates a taxable [...] | 2006-06-07 16:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP EFIN ETRD KU |
06KUWAIT2147 | KUWAIT'S AMBASSADOR TO INDONESIA CRITICIZES GOK ON [...] (C) Kuwait's Ambassador to Indonesia, Mohammad Fadel Khalaf, met with the DCM on May 23 to discuss his concerns over the treatment of Indonesian domestic workers in Kuwait. He criticized Indonesia and especially his own government for not doing enough to protect Indonesian workers, and sugges [...] | 2006-06-07 17:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL KIRF JO ID KU TIP RELIGIOUS FREEDOM |
06KUWAIT2148 | FREEDOM AGENDA AND JUNE 29 ELECTIONS: PROGRESS ON [...] (S/NF) Summary and comment: The June 29 Kuwaiti parliamentary election campaign has commenced. Some observers will be tempted to use votes for women and reform candidates as a litmus test for the pace and success of political reform in the Gulf region. A more nuanced view is required. The [...] | 2006-06-07 17:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2149 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION ON THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-07 17:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT2150 | FREEDOM AGENDA: GRASSROOTS ACTIVISM BLOSSOMS IN [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of Kuwait's recent "orange revolution" is the role played by the ad hoc coalition of pro-reform youth organizations known as the "orange movement." These youth organizations, which include both liberals and Islamists and were not [...] | 2006-06-07 17:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2151 | ELECTION UPDATE: TENTS, BLACKSMITHS, FLAT SCREEN TVS AND [...] (U) Summary: Preparations for Kuwait's June 29 parliamentary elections are proving to be an economic windfall for the country's catering services, tent suppliers, flat screen television vendors, print shops, and blacksmiths as 386 candidates, including 31 women, splurge on these and other of [...] | 2006-06-07 17:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2152 | KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION COVERAGE JUNE 1-6: KEY ISSUES [...] Summary: With registration for candidates closed, the media in Kuwait has switched focus from announcing entrants into the race for Parliament to reporting on candidate platforms and those withdrawing their candidacies. Among the news coverage, several key issues have crystallized and are recei [...] | 2006-06-08 07:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU FREDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2153 | DEMARCHE TO KUWAIT BEFORE JUNE 10 GCC MINISTERIAL [...] (S/NF) CDA delivered reftel demarche the afternoon of June 8 to Shaykh Ahmad Nasser Al-Sabah, the Foreign Minister's Office Director. We left non-paper with talking points and Shaykh Ahmad said he would pass it to the Foreign Minister. 2. (S/NF) Commenting on the demarche, Shaykh Ahmad said [...] | 2006-06-08 16:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL IR KU |
06KUWAIT2154 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQI GOVERNMENT AND HAMAS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-08 20:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT2155 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION ON VOTING, ETHICS AND CENSORSHIP IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-08 20:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT216 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: MOURNING THE AMIR SHIFTS TO THE [...] Sunday, January 22, 2006 -- Al-Qabas front page "Two parallel lines: Activating article 3 and opening door for settlement"; "Council of Ministers keeps its sessions open"; "Speaker Al-Khrafi: Matters are in wise hands"; "Royal family meeting Al-Shaab Palace cancelled"; "Informed Sources: Med [...] | 2006-01-24 07:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM IZ KMDR KU |
06KUWAIT217 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: SUCCESSION IN KUWAIT [...] Monday, January 23, 2006 -- Al-Qabas front-page "Oath-taking session on Tuesday; The Government 'activation' letter was handed over to the National Assembly"; "Goodwill endeavors without any result"; "Al-Khorafi optimistic that wisdom will ultimately prevail"; "Amir received Speaker Al-Khora [...] | 2006-01-24 07:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM IZ KMDR KU |
06KUWAIT2173 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - PROMISES, WOMEN, AND NEW FACES IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-10 10:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT2190 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - WOMEN, HOPES FOR REFORM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-10 14:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT2191 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: VIEWS ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PLAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-10 14:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL PARM KU |
06KUWAIT2193 | NEW KUWAITI INFORMATION MINISTER AIMS TO CUT PUBLIC MEDIA [...] Summary: Charg d'Affaires paid a courtesy call on Kuwait's new Minister of Information Mohammed Nasser Al-Sanousi on June 7, 2006. The Minister, who was sworn in by the Amir on May 16, is a U.S.-educated businessman with extensive prior media experience in both the public and private sectors. [...] | 2006-06-10 14:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KU PINR FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2194 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ZARQAWI'S DEMISE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-10 17:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR PTER KDEM PGOV IZ KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT2214 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - WOMEN TAKE ON THE ELECTORAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-11 13:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU SUFFRAGE |
06KUWAIT2218 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] (C) The Charge delivered reftel demarche to the Acting Undersecretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Khaled Al-Babtain, during a June 11 meeting. Al-Babtain welcomed the initiative and promised that the GOK would begin thinking about possible meeting dates and suggestions on ho [...] | 2006-06-11 15:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS KU |
06KUWAIT2219 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FOLLOW-UP ON NAM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-11 15:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT2220 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ZARQAWI, MAN OR MYTH? [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-11 17:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR PTER PREL IZ KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT223 | PAKISTANI AND AFGHAN AMBASSADORS COMMENT ON LABOR [...] Pakistani Ambassador Mohammad Aslam called on the Ambassador on January 22 to discuss the ongoing succession process in Kuwait (septels) and bilateral issues between Pakistan and Kuwait. He also reported that the Pakistani labor community in Kuwait is faring well in general. He said that durin [...] | 2006-01-24 08:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB KCRM PK AF KU |
06KUWAIT2231 | CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES OF FOREIGN LABORERS IN [...] (C) Summary: The Egyptian expatriate labor community is Kuwait's second largest, surpassed only by the Indians. Anecdotal evidence suggests that Egyptian workers do not suffer as badly as workers from other expatriate communities. Post consulted with Egyptian Embassy officials as well as E [...] | 2006-06-12 10:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM ELAB PREL EG KU TIP |
06KUWAIT2236 | KUWAITI AMBASSADOR TO POLAND AND DEFENSE MINISTRY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-12 15:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT2237 | CITIGROUP LAUNCHES OPERATIONS IN KUWAIT [...] (U) On June 11, Citigroup marked its official entry into Kuwait's financial market by hosting a reception attended by private and public sector officials and the diplomatic community, including the Charge d'Affaires and other Emboffs. Citigroup is the fourth foreign bank, along with BNP Pari [...] | 2006-06-12 15:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT2238 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ZARQAWI'S DEATH AND THE LESSONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-12 16:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL PTER PGOV KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT2239 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTORAL SLOGANS, ALLIANCES, AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-12 16:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU SUFFRAGE |
06KUWAIT224 | UP CLOSE WITH MUQTADA AL-SADR ON THE KUWAITI [...] (C) On January 21, PolOffs attended the diwaniya of a liberal Shia professor who is a close Embassy contact. The professor recounted an interchange he had with radical Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr at the diwaniya of a prominent Kuwaiti Shia real estate and hotel magnate. Al-Sadr had been [...] | 2006-01-24 08:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT2257 | ISLAMIC AFFAIRS MINISTRY PLANS ISLAMIC MODERATION [...] Summary: (U) Building on the success of its International Moderation Conference held in London in May, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs is proceeding to organize a similar conference in the U.S. in early November 2006. During a June 11 courtesy call by the Charge d'Affaires on [...] | 2006-06-13 10:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO SCUL XF KU |
06KUWAIT226 | KUWAIT STOCK EXCHANGE BOUNCES BACK ON SUCCESSION [...] (SBU) Reacting to the resolution of the succession issue in favor of Prime Minister and next Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, traders on the morning of January 24 pushed the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) back up to 11,782 by the closing bell at 12:30, making up for all of the losses of the p [...] | 2006-01-24 09:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT2264 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION, CORRUPTION, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-13 13:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU SUFFRAGE |
06KUWAIT2266 | (S) ARAB IRANIAN LEADER CALLS ON U.S. TO LAUNCH [...] (S) Abdullah Yaseen Asakera -- also known as Abu Sa'ad, Abu Hussein, and Abu Fatima -- contacted Post and requested a meeting to talk about the Ahwazi (Arab) community in Iran. (Note: The Arab-Iranians call themselves the Ahwazis, after Ahwaz, the Arabized name of the capital of the heavily [...] | 2006-06-13 14:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL IR KU |
06KUWAIT2267 | KUWAIT'S WATER SHORTAGE CONTINUES AMID RUMORS OF [...] (SBU) Kuwait's water shortage continues as disruptions of water supplies and low pressure problems have been reported throughout the country, affecting some areas more severely than others. Shortages in some districts have led residents to increasingly rely on fresh water from tanker trucks ( [...] | 2006-06-13 14:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EPET PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT2271 | THE ENEMY OF MY ENEMY IS MY FRIEND: SUPPORT FOR [...] (C/NF) Summary: An emerging consensus between ideologically opposite political blocs on the need for political reform in Kuwait has led to the formation of a number of unprecedented alliances in advance of the June 29 parliamentary elections. Some Islamist groups, like the Islamic Constituti [...] | 2006-06-13 15:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2295 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ZARQAWI'S DEATH AND THE GUANTANAMO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-14 16:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL PTER PGOV KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT2296 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-14 16:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU SUFFRAGE |
06KUWAIT2297 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON JUNE 19-21 OIC [...] (C/NF) PolChief delivered ref A demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Director Ambassador Abdullah Al-Murad on June 13. Al-Murad, who will represent the GOK at the June 19-21 meeting in Baku, said that Iran was not on the OIC agenda and there would be [...] | 2006-06-14 17:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR KU |
06KUWAIT2298 | FREEDOM AGENDA: LOCAL NGO RECRUITS VOLUNTEERS TO [...] (C/NF) In a June 14 meeting with Poloff, Nasser Al-Abdly, the Chairman of the Kuwait Society for Developing Democracy (www.demokwt.com),a local NGO, reported that his organization hoped to recruit 700 local volunteers to monitor Kuwait's June 29 parliamentary elections. He said KSDD had giv [...] | 2006-06-14 17:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2299 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON BUILDING SUPPORT FOR [...] (C/NF) PolChief delivered June 13 ref A demarche seeking support for Guatemala over Venezuela for a 2006 seat on the UN Security Council to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Director Ambassador Abdullah Al-Murad. Noting that NEA A/S Welch had recently raised [...] | 2006-06-14 18:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNSC KU |
06KUWAIT2300 | KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION COVERAGE JUNE 8-14: NEWSPAPER JOINS [...] Summary: Corruption and alleged vote-buying held sway in the media this week as the June 29 elections draw nearer. One Arabic-language daily joined the fray by launching its own anti-vote-buying campaign with front-page banners and by setting up a hotline for the public to report corruption. R [...] | 2006-06-15 10:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2301 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-15 13:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU SUFFRAGE |
06KUWAIT2302 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AFTERMATH OF ZARQAWI'S DEMISE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-15 13:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR PTER KDEM PGOV IZ KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT232 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME NON-PAPER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-24 14:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KU |
06KUWAIT2322 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - CANDIDATES, REFORM, AND CORRUPTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-17 10:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU SUFFRAGE |
06KUWAIT2323 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AFTER ZARQAWI'S DEATH AND HIS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-17 10:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR PTER KDEM PGOV IZ KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT233 | PARLIAMENT VOTES TO RELIEVE AMIR-DESIGNATE; KUWAIT [...] A late night January 23 meeting between Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and National Guard Commander Shaykh Salem Al-Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah supposedly set in motion the scenario for the January 24 abdication of Amir-designate Shaykh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. It [...] | 2006-01-24 14:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KU |
06KUWAIT2332 | US-MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA PRIVATE SECTOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-17 14:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETTC PTER PREL KU KTFN TERROR FINANCE |
06KUWAIT2333 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-17 15:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU SUFFRAGE |
06KUWAIT2334 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HAMAS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-17 15:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL PTER PGOV KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT235 | KUWAITI DETAINEES IN GITMO AND IRAQ: ARB DEMARCHE [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraphs 4, 5, and 6. 2. (C) Summary: PolChief delivered January 24 to MFA Ambassador Khalid Al-Maqamis ref A demarche on the Administrative Review Board (ARB) procedures for Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Rajab Amin. Al-Maqamis welcomed the infor [...] | 2006-01-24 15:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT2366 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS, CENSORSHIP, REFORM AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-18 18:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT2391 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-19 13:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL PTER PGOV IR KU |
06KUWAIT2392 | FREEDOM AGENDA: WOMEN'S ELECTION PARTICIPATION [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: The participation of women in the June 29 parliamentary elections is having a profound impact on Kuwaiti society. Issues of equality and social import have taken a prominent place in the local media, and candidates have been forced to address issues important to w [...] | 2006-06-19 13:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KWMN KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2393 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: ISLAMISTS WELCOME YOUTH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-19 14:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2394 | FREEDOM AGENDA: IMPLICATIONS OF ISLAMIST GAINS IN [...] (S/NF) Summary: There is a strong possibility that the Kuwaiti Parliament elected on June 29 will include more Islamist members than the previous one. Islamists are well-organized and poised to capitalize on the women's vote. While there are legitimate concerns about the impact this would ha [...] | 2006-06-19 14:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KISL KU FREEDOM AGENDA ISLAMISTS |
06KUWAIT2395 | INTERIOR MINISTRY OFFICIALS SAY TIP PROGRESS TO [...] (SBU/NF) The Charge met June 19 with Brigadier General Ahmad Nawaf Al-Sabah, Assistant Undersecretary for Citizenship, Passports and Bidoon Affairs at the Ministry of Interior, to present the findings of the TIP report and to encourage the GOK to follow through on the promises it has made to [...] | 2006-06-19 14:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM ELAB PINR KU TIP |
06KUWAIT2396 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-19 16:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL PTER KCRM KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT2416 | TERRORISM FINANCE - UN 1267 SANCTIONS AGAINST [...] (S/NF) Reftel requests post's assessment of likely GOK reaction to UN 1267 Committee listing of Jaber Al-Jalahmah, Mubarak Al-Bathali, and Hamed Abdullah Al-Ali. Our assessment is that at this time, elements within the GOK are hesitant when it comes to public designations, but senior GOK of [...] | 2006-06-20 11:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN TERROR FINANCE |
06KUWAIT2417 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PERSUADING OIC MEMBERS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-20 13:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL AORC PHUM PREF ICRC KU |
06KUWAIT2418 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED -- UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-20 13:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM KU DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT2419 | ELECTION COUNTDOWN: WELCOME TO THE BIG TOP: [...] (C/NF) Campaigning in Kuwait is quite a production. In addition to waxing eloquent on all manner of issues, candidates are expected to provide lavish buffets, fresh-squeezed juice, copious amounts of tea and coffee, and big screen TVs showing the latest World Cup match. And all this in the [...] | 2006-06-20 13:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2420 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: CORRUPTION, U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-20 14:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2442 | ELECTION COUNTDOWN: KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION COVERAGE JUNE [...] (U) Summary and comment: Government censorship and the fight against corruption stole the headlines as media coverage of the June 29 elections hits its stride. The Information Minister was the object of sharp criticism in the press from candidates and among the public over his role in blocki [...] | 2006-06-21 12:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KMPI KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2443 | KUWAITI OFFICIAL: WATER CRISIS OVERBLOWN, NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a June 20 meeting with Econoff, Kuwaiti water official Suhaila Marafi said that news reports, campaign propaganda, and rumor have exaggerated the extent of Kuwait's water shortage, and that the planned July 21 opening of a new desalination plant in Subiya will solve supply [...] | 2006-06-21 13:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EPET PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT2445 | FREEDOM AGENDA: MEPI -- MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: More than half of the Kuwaiti women currently running for office, while different in their social, economic, and educational backgrounds, have in common their participation in a range of MEPI programs designed to strengthen the role played by women. The women campaigning on [...] | 2006-06-21 14:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM KDEM KMPI KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2446 | ELECTION COUNTDOWN: CORRUPTION EMERGES AS THE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Corruption has emerged as the central issue in the June 29 parliamentary elections. Allegations of vote-buying are common and often politically-motivated, but there is no doubt that some candidates attempt to influence voters with bribes. Nonetheless, the intensity of the ca [...] | 2006-06-21 14:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV EIND KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2447 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: REDISTRICTING, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-21 15:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2448 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: ELECTORAL DISTRICTS, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-22 18:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2449 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: POLITICAL CORRUPTION, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-23 15:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2478 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS [...] Secretary General of Kuwait's Journalists Association, Mr. Faisal Al-Qanai suggested a new election strategy, "Let's take it back to what it used to be." In his daily column in pro-government Arabic daily Al-Seyassah that carried the same headline Mr. Qanai proposed, "The election campaign slo [...] | 2006-06-24 14:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU IR MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT25 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: WAR IN IRAQ [...] Tuesday, January 03, 2006 -- Al-Anbaa front page "Washington: The militias are loyal to their sects and there are fears of Iraq becoming a sectarian state" -- Al-Anbaa p. 23 "Bush's military advisor points to reducing the number of troops to 100,000 by the end of the year"; "Washington wi [...] | 2006-01-04 04:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM IZ KMDR KU |
06KUWAIT2509 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS [...] An op-ed headlined "And a Purse Too," by Ahmed Mohammed Al-Fahd in the conservative Arabic daily Al-Watan stated, "If we were to calculate roughly the cost of gifts allegedly given to prospective women voters, we would deduce that buying purses for women is cheaper and better than paying money [...] | 2006-06-25 15:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU IR MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT251 | MEETING WITH RIHS CHAIRMAN: DEFENSIVE IN FACE OF [...] (C) Summary: On January 24, Emboffs (Poloff, Econoff, PolMiloff) conducted a meeting with Tareq Al-Essa, chairman of the influential Kuwaiti-based Islamic charity, Revival of the Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS)--"Jamiat Ahiya Al-Turath Al-Islami." During the meeting, Al-Essa was charming but [...] | 2006-01-25 12:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KTFN KU |
06KUWAIT2521 | ELECTION COUNTDOWN: STRENGTHENED ANTI-FRAUD [...] (C/NF) During a June 24 meeting, the Director of the Ministry of Interior's National Assembly Elections Department, Ali Murad, showed Poloff the voting stands and transparent ballot boxes the GOK has ordered to prevent electoral fraud in the June 29 parliamentary elections. The voting stands [...] | 2006-06-26 09:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2527 | ELECTION COUNTDOWN: CABINET SHUFFLE RUMORED LIKELY [...] (C/NF) Summary: With the June 29 parliamentary elections fast approaching, candidates are making one final push to garner support. Several high-profile former members of Parliament are expected to easily win re-election, but beyond these it is unclear who will emerge victorious. Most contac [...] | 2006-06-26 13:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2532 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT; [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-26 14:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT255 | CODEL ROS-LEHTINEN ENGAGES KUWAITIS ON IRAQ, IRAN, [...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 20-21 visit to Kuwait, CODEL Ros-Lehtinen met with Kuwaiti officials to offer condolences on the death of Amir Shaykh Jaber Al-Sabah, and to express USG appreciation for Kuwaiti support for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and for Kuwait's $500 million pledge to h [...] | 2006-01-25 13:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PGOV KWMN IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT2558 | SECRETARY'S LETTER ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C) The Charge delivered June 27 ref A letter from the Secretary to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary SIPDIS Khaled Al-Jarallah on the five Kuwaiti nationals detained at Guantanamo. (Senior MFA officials returned to work June 26 after accompanying the Amir on a 10-day trip to Asi [...] | 2006-06-27 10:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER KAWC OPDC KU |
06KUWAIT2559 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: YEMENI GCC ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-27 10:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID KU DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT2561 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: CORRUPTION; SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-27 11:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2562 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REQUESTING KATRINA AID [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-27 12:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KU DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT2563 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: APPROACHING GULF ARAB [...] (C/NF) The Charge delivered June 27 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah ref A demarche encouraging Gulf states to invite Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki for an official visit. Referring to positive GOK statements following the formation of the new Iraqi government, [...] | 2006-06-27 12:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID PGOV KU IZ DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT2564 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TEMPORARY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-27 12:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KPAL EAID KU DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT2567 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN 1267 SANCTIONS [...] (S/NF) The Charge advised Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah on June 27 of the U.S. intent to submit to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee the names of three Kuwaiti nationals for listing as terrorism financiers: Jaber Al-Jalahmah, Mubarak Al-Bathali, and Dr. Hamad Ab [...] | 2006-06-27 13:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL KFTN KU TERROR FINANCE |
06KUWAIT2568 | ELECTION COUNTDOWN: YOUTH ACTIVISTS HIGHLIGHT [...] (C/NF) In a June 26 meeting with Poloff, "orange movement" (ref B) leaders Kahled Al-Fadhalah, Jassem Al-Maqamis, and Dana Al-Salem shared their views on the upcoming elections. All three studied in the U.S. and were active in the U.S. branch of the National Union of Kuwait Students (NUKS). [...] | 2006-06-27 14:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2569 | KUWAITI NGO SAYS IT WILL BREAK THE IMPASSE OVER [...] (C) Summary: Social Work Society Chairman Faisal Al-Masoud called Poloff to say that the GOK had decided it could not implement the standard domestic worker contract it promised as part of an effort to improve the lot of domestic workers because of popular opposition. Al-Masoud claims he h [...] | 2006-06-27 14:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM ELAB KU TIP |
06KUWAIT2588 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: CORRUPTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-28 11:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT259 | WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IN KUWAIT?: EXPECTED SUCCESSION [...] (U) The Council of Ministers nominated Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as the 15th Amir of Kuwait during an emergency meeting the evening of January 24, hours after Parliament unanimously voted Amir-designate Shaykh Saad Al-Salem Al-Sabah medically incapable of holding the positi [...] | 2006-01-25 13:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KU SUCCESSION |
06KUWAIT2590 | ELECTION COUNTDOWN: KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION COVERAGE JUNE [...] (SBU) Summary: Some 100 foreign media, mostly from the Middle East and the Gulf Region, will be in Kuwait to cover the June 29 elections. Few U.S. or major international media outlets are present; however a CNN reporter is planning to arrive June 28. The Ministry of Information opened a forei [...] | 2006-06-28 13:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2593 | ELECTION COUNTDOWN: KUWAITI CANDIDATES REPRESENT [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Two hundred and fifty-two candidates will compete in Kuwait's National Assembly elections on June 29. Over 340,000 voters will go to 91 polling stations between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm to elect two representatives from each of 25 electoral districts. Fifty-seven percen [...] | 2006-06-28 14:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2598 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTION DAY AND WOMEN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-29 15:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2599 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS RESULTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-30 11:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT260 | FAILAKA ATTACK SENTENCES INCREASED ON APPEAL: [...] (U) On January 24 Kuwait's Court of Appeals overturned most of the original sentences of the twelve defendants charged in the October 8, 2002 Failaka Island shooting which resulted in the death of USMC Lance Cpl. Antonio Sledd and the injury of USMC Lance Cpl. George Simpson. The court sente [...] | 2006-01-25 13:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PHUM PGOV PINR KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT2600 | FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITI WOMEN NOT REPRESENTED IN [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Kuwaiti women voted and ran for office for the first time on June 29. While initial reports indicate only 35% of registered women voted, EmbOffs who visited polling stations saw crowds of women taking part in the electoral process in both urban and tribal areas. [...] | 2006-06-30 12:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2601 | KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION DAY COVERAGE - JUNE 30 [...] (U) Summary and comment: International broadcast coverage of the June 29 Kuwait National Assembly elections ran the gamut from near full-time coverage on Al-Arabiya to a brief mention late in the evening on BBC World. CNN, France 2, the New York Times and the Washington Post were among the m [...] | 2006-06-30 12:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2602 | FREEDOM AGENDA: PRO-REFORM CANDIDATES WIN [...] (S/NF) Summary and comment: Pro-reform candidates won a resounding victory in the June 29 parliamentary elections as voters sent a clear message to the Government on the need for political reform to combat corruption. Pro-reform MPs now have a clear majority (34) in the 65-member Parliament. [...] | 2006-06-30 13:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KWMN PINR KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT262 | FREEDOM AGENDA: EMBASSY INITIATES KUWAIT [...] Post organized and hosted on January 24th a meeting of labor officials from source countries for expatriate labor in Kuwait to engage on how to better work together to improve the status of Kuwait's large expatriate labor force. Representatives from the embassies of Bangladesh, Indonesia, Paki [...] | 2006-01-25 14:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB CE BG ID RP PK IN KU |
06KUWAIT263 | UN REQUESTS ASSISTANCE WITH UPCOMING KUWAIT-IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) Summary: In a January 25 meeting with the Ambassador, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative, Moez Doraid, requested assistance for the upcoming border assessment team's visit to the Kuwait-Iraq border area [...] | 2006-01-25 14:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU IZ UN |
06KUWAIT2634 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: RESULTS AND PREDICTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-01 12:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2637 | GOK INDUSTRY HEAD SAYS IMPORT INSPECTION CONTRACT [...] On June 28, CDA met with Public Authority for Industry (PAI) Director General Dr. Mirza Hasan to discuss potential investments by U.S. firms in Kuwait. Hasan described plans for an industrial park of "a couple of million square meters" that would focus on research and development in fuel cell [...] | 2006-07-02 05:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EINV PINR KU |
06KUWAIT265 | AMBASSADOR MAKES THE PITCH FOR AFGHANISTAN AID [...] (C) Per reftel A instructions, Ambassador spoke to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Khalid Jarallah about the London Conference in support of Afghanistan. Ambassador urged the GOK to provide a significant new funding pledge at the conference and advised Jarallah of participation by [...] | 2006-01-25 15:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL KUNC KU TC |
06KUWAIT266 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: RESOLUTION OF SUCCESSION ISSUE [...] Tuesday, 24 January 2006 -- Al-Qabas front page "Salem Al-Ali to Kuwaitis: Sabah Al-Ahmad is our Amir"; "Shaykh Saad steps down today in a statement to the nation"; "Government withdraws request for 'stepping down' session"; "Council of Ministers nominates Shaykh Sabah as Amir in 8 days"; "At [...] | 2006-01-26 08:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM KMDR KU |
06KUWAIT2671 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTION RESULTS AND FORMATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-03 15:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2673 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNDERCUTTING IRAN'S [...] (C) PolChief delivered July 3 reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Asia and Africa Ambassador Abdul Mohsen Al-Haroun. Al-Haroun said the GOK was aware of the proposed July 8 meeting, but he could not confirm whether the Kuwaiti officials had received an official invit [...] | 2006-07-04 10:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL IR KU |
06KUWAIT2694 | APPEALS COURT ACQUITS FOUR KUWAITI YOUTH WHO [...] (U) On June 26, Judge Saleh Al-Muraishid of Kuwait's Appeals Court acquitted four men -- Fahed Al-Mutairi, Dhari Al-Zahamil, Abdullah Al-Shimmari, and Zayed Al-Enezi -- of charges of entering Iraq to fight U.S.-led coalition forces. The four were extradited from Syria in 2004 and convicted an [...] | 2006-07-05 13:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV KISL KU TERRORISM ISLAMISTS |
06KUWAIT2695 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTION RESULTS AND THE NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-05 19:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2726 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - THE NEW GOVERNMENT AND THE ENEMIES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-08 10:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2729 | SCENESETTER FOR COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S [...] (U) See action request in paragraph 20. 2. (C/NF) Welcome to Kuwait, Secretary Gutierrez. Your visit comes after historic parliamentary elections in which women voted for the first time and pro-reform candidates won a clear majority. As required by law, the cabinet resigned following th [...] | 2006-07-08 11:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | BEXP EINV KIPR OVIP PREL KU |
06KUWAIT2749 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - THE NEW GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-09 12:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2751 | FREEDOM AGENDA: POST HOSTS YOUNG DEMOCRATIC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-09 13:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PHUM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2764 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - SECTARIAN VIOLENCE IN IRAQ AND GAZA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-10 07:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2773 | MELKITES DENIED PERMISSION TO BUILD CHURCH [...] (C/NF) On July 8, the Technical Committee of the Municipal Council officially denied the Greek Catholic (Melkite) Church's request for land on which to build a new church. Committee chairman Majid Al-Mutairi told Church representative Pier Maloof that the Committee had refused the applicati [...] | 2006-07-10 10:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KIRF KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2774 | FREEDOM AGENDA: EMBASSY ANALYSIS OF ELECTION [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Kuwaiti news media reported that only 35% of eligible women voted in the June 29 Parliamentary elections. Post's statistical analysis puts the number at approximately 60%. Although Islamists made gains in the National Assembly, a close look at the voting number [...] | 2006-07-10 12:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2775 | FAMILIAR FACES IN KUWAIT'S NEW CABINET; TWO [...] (C/NF) Amir Shaykh Sabah approved July 10 the new Cabinet proposed by Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah. As is customary, the previous Cabinet resigned July 1 after the parliamentary elections (ref A). The new 16-member Cabinet, the 23rd since Kuwait gained independence in 1962, [...] | 2006-07-10 13:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT2776 | IRAQI PM MALIKI LEADS MINISTERIAL DELEGATION ON [...] (S/NF) MFA Under Secretary Khalid Jarallah told CDA on July 10 that the visit of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had been "very very positive" and that Maliki had made a good impression on GOK officials. His reconciliation initiative briefing elicited promises of "full support" from the Amir. T [...] | 2006-07-10 13:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT2799 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - GAZA INCURSION AND IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-11 09:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM IZ KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT280 | AMBASSADOR URGES CONCRETE GOK ACTION TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-28 13:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ELAB KU |
06KUWAIT2813 | SCENESETTER FOR JULY 21-22 VISIT TO KUWAIT OF [...] (C) Welcome to Kuwait, Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, Counselor Zelikow, and delegation. Your visit comes during a period in which Kuwait has been active both domestically and regionally. Parliamentary elections, the first in which women participated as both voters and candidates, were held Jun [...] | 2006-07-12 10:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | EAID PREL KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT2815 | SCENESETTER FOR ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN VISIT TO [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 20. 2. (SBU) Welcome to Kuwait Secretary Bodman. There has been considerable change in the government since your November 2005 visit. In January, following the death of long-time Amir Shaykh Jaber, former Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah became Amir an [...] | 2006-07-12 11:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | ENRG EPET OVIP PREL KU |
06KUWAIT2818 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, Department Counselor Zelikow, and delegation to travel to post o/a 21 to 22 July, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embass [...] | 2006-07-12 13:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA KU |
06KUWAIT2821 | FREEDOM AGENDA: CABINET APPROVES FIVE CONSTITUENCY [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: The new Cabinet approved July 11 a draft electoral reform bill and a draft bill to write off the interest on retirees' loans. Many saw the measures as a conciliatory move by the Government to repair relations with Parliament. Jassem Al-Khorafi was re-elected as Sp [...] | 2006-07-12 15:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT2822 | PARLIAMENT ESTABLISHES COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS THE [...] (U) In its inaugural session on July 12, Kuwait's new Parliament voted unanimously to establish a committee for dealing with the over 100,000 "Bidoon" -- Arabs with no legal documentation proving their citizenship -- living in Kuwait. The proposal for the committee was initiated by MP Khudair [...] | 2006-07-12 15:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT2823 | DEMARCHE TO KUWAIT ON QATARI UNSC RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-13 13:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KWBG KU UNSC |
06KUWAIT2824 | KUWAIT MEPIC 5: MEPI MEETS CHANGE, CHALLENGES AND SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: This quarterly report covers key MEPI developments in Kuwait during FY06Q3. The Amir's dissolution of the National Assembly on May 21 and the ensuing elections held on June 29 compelled a change in the scope of the Mission's MEPI programming for the quarter as well as for the c [...] | 2006-07-13 14:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KMPI KPAO PGOV KU KDEM MEPI FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2828 | KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ENERGY [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Energy Secretary Bodman and his delegation to travel to post o/a July 17-18, 2006, and grants country clearance for DOE advance team to travel post o/a July 14, 2006. 2. A hotel reservation has been made for the advance team f [...] | 2006-07-15 08:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT KU OVIP PREL |
06KUWAIT2831 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-15 09:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2836 | (C) TFLE01: GOK CALLS ON U.S. TO PRESSURE ISRAEL [...] (C/NF) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah convoked the Charge on July 15 to convey a message from the Amir to President Bush about the situations in Lebanon and the West Bank. Al-Jarallah described Lebanon and Palestinian areas as "boiling now" and said recent deve [...] | 2006-07-15 13:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT2838 | AMERICAS DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR LOBBIES ON BEHALF OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-15 13:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC UN KU |
06KUWAIT284 | COMBATING MONEY LAUNDERING A TOP PRIORITY FOR [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: During a January 24 meeting with Econoff, Ahmed Al-Ansari, the head of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry's relatively new Combating Money Laundering Operations office (est. 2003),underscored his office's commitment to raising private sector awareness and ensuring co [...] | 2006-01-28 14:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KU KTFN |
06KUWAIT285 | FREEDOM AGENDA AND THE KUWAITI SUCCESSION: [...] (C) The Freedom Agenda took a step forward this week as Kuwait's parliament played a vital role in the constitutional removal of one Amir and the appointment, scheduled for confirmation on January 29, of another. In the flurry of commentary about the Hamas electoral gains, the significance o [...] | 2006-01-28 14:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2854 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - BOMBARDMENT OF BEIRUT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-16 11:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2855 | TFLE01: 200 PROTEST OUTSIDE OF EMBASSY IN SUPPORT [...] (U) The General Union of Students and Trainees of the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training organized a July 15 demonstration in front of the embassy to protest the U.S. veto of the Qatar-proposed UNSC resolution condemning Israeli military actions in Gaza. Billed as a peacefu [...] | 2006-07-16 13:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ASEC PHUM KU |
06KUWAIT2856 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - BOMBARDMENT OF BEIRUT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-16 13:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2857 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - BOMBARDMENT OF BEIRUT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-16 13:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT286 | GOK OFFICIALS AND ACADEMICS CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) During a January 28 meeting, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah told the Ambassador the GOK was "very worried" about the "very critical" regional impact of Hamas' election victory, particularly the possibility that Hamas would deepen relations with Hezbollah, Ira [...] | 2006-01-28 15:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS KU |
06KUWAIT2867 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HEZBOLLAH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-17 09:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT287 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN REFORM: THE WAY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-28 15:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR KU |
06KUWAIT2871 | FREEDOM AGENDA: REFORMERS WIN MAJOR VICTORY AS [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: Parliament voted July 17 to reduce the number of electoral constituencies from 25 to five. The vote comes after months of contentious debate on the issue, which culminated in the Amir's dissolution of Parliament on May 21. According to one liberal political analy [...] | 2006-07-17 14:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT2878 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON AND ISRAEL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-18 07:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2881 | TFLE01: KUWAIT BLOGGERS RANT ABOUT CASUALTIES IN LEBANON [...] Summary and comment: Kuwaiti bloggers are filling cyberspace with thoughts and analysis of the violence in Lebanon and Gaza. A review of several blog sites shows much sympathy for civilian casualties and regret for damage to infrastructure in Lebanon. "Just one picture of a dead little girl d [...] | 2006-07-18 13:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2882 | KUWAIT "POSTPONES" NEGOTIATIONS WITH IRAN OVER [...] (SBU) According to a July 10 article in Al-Qabas (local Arabic daily),Kuwait has stopped negotiations with Iran over a project to import fresh water from an Iranian river. Citing "informed sources," the article claimed the talks stalled due to logistical difficulties and regional circumstanc [...] | 2006-07-18 14:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SENV EAGR IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT2883 | TFLE01: TWO MORE PRO-HIZBALLAH PROTESTS; KUWAIT [...] (U) According to press reports, 400 protesters gathered the evening of July 17 in front of a mosque about five miles from the Embassy to show their support for Hassan Nasrallah and Hizballah. Carrying pro-Hizballah banners and placards bearing anti-U.S. and anti-Israel statements, they calle [...] | 2006-07-18 15:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KU LE IS |
06KUWAIT2884 | KUWAIT MEDIA COVERAGE OF STUDENT DEMONSTRATION AT U.S. [...] Summary and comment: The Kuwaiti press devoted significant space to coverage of a student-organized demonstration in front of the U.S. Embassy on July 15. The rally, called to protest the American veto of the U.N. Security Council resolution on Gaza, was a "photo opportunity" of which the pre [...] | 2006-07-18 15:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2896 | PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW PUBLIC AND AMIRI BUDGETS [...] (U) On July 18, Parliament held its final session before recessing for the summer. The assembly is scheduled to reconvene on October 30. During the session, Parliament voted 39 to 10, with two abstentions, in favor of the 2006-2007 public budget previously approved by the Cabinet. The 10.86 [...] | 2006-07-19 11:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV EFIN KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT2898 | ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN AND KUWAITI AMIR DISCUSS [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a July 17 meeting with Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and new Energy Minister Shaykh Ali Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah, Energy Secretary Bodman congratulated the GOK on recent landmark parliamentary elections, thanked the Amir for Kuwaiti support of USG effort [...] | 2006-07-19 13:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET OVIP PREL KU |
06KUWAIT2915 | OCTOBER 16 - 27 POLITICAL TRAINING FOR FSN STAFF: [...] Per reftel A, Embassy Kuwait nominates FSN Political Assistant Rasha Farouk Rizk Salib for the October 16 - 27, 2006 course on Political Training for locally employed staff. Ms. Salib has been employed by Embassy Kuwait since April 2005 and has not benefited from FSI training. Post considers [...] | 2006-07-22 06:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AFSI AFSN AMGT PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT2921 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON, ISRAEL, AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-22 09:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2929 | IT PAYS TO BE AN MP: PARLIAMENTARIANS' ATTRACTIVE [...] In addition to a monthly salary of 2,300 KD ($7,950),the fifty elected Members of Kuwait's Parliament receive a number of other lucrative benefits. Each MP is provided with a new Ford or Lincoln to drive while serving in Parliament; the Speaker and Deputy Speaker receive a new vehicle worth [...] | 2006-07-22 13:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT2931 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Grove to travel to post o/a 24 to 27 July, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 24 to 25 J [...] | 2006-07-23 04:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ FR GM COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT2938 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HEZBOLLAH AND AMERICA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-23 08:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2952 | COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ DISCUSSES TIFA, IRAQ, [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 18, Commerce Secretary Gutierrez met with new Kuwaiti Minister of Commerce and Industry Al-Hajeri to discuss bi-lateral trade issues and to congratulate Al-Hajeri on his appointment as Minister. The meeting focused on moving forward the stalled Trade and Investment Framew [...] | 2006-07-23 14:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | BEXP EINV KIPR OVIP PREL KU |
06KUWAIT2953 | KIMMITT/ZELIKOW VISIT TO KUWAIT: GOK LEADERSHIP [...] (S/NF) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt and State Department Counselor Zelikow, during a July 22 visit, briefed Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah, Deputy PM and FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed, Finance Minister Bader Al-Humaidhi, Fawzi Al-Hunaif of the Kuwait Fund, and Director General of the Arab [...] | 2006-07-23 15:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT2954 | DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY KIMMITT AND COUNSELOR [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a July 22 meeting with Mr. Abdul Latif Al-Hamad, Director General (DG) of the Arab Fund, Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt and State Dept. Counselor Dr. Philip Zelikow outlined the concept for the Iraq Compact, laid out a timeline for critical steps, and solicited the ac [...] | 2006-07-23 15:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID PREL KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT2963 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-24 09:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2970 | CABINET APPROVES 200 KD ($692) GRANT FOR ALL KUWAITI [...] (U) The Cabinet approved July 23 an Amiri directive giving all one million Kuwaiti citizens a single financial grant of 200 KD ($692). Deputy Prime Minister and State Minister for Cabinet Affairs Dr. Ismail Al-Shatti said the grant was given "to ease the financial burdens suffered by the Kuwa [...] | 2006-07-24 13:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI KU |
06KUWAIT2989 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA AND LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-25 09:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3007 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICAN AND LEBANON, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-26 10:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3008 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL COLE(28 JULY-02 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Cole to travel to post o/a 30 July, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. An Embassy visit officer will meet and assist you at the a [...] | 2006-07-26 11:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN EG KU IX JO IT |
06KUWAIT3009 | COURT OF APPEALS UPHOLDS ACQUITTALS OF FIVE [...] (C/NF) Kuwait's Court of Appeals upheld the acquittal of five Guantanamo detainees on terror-related charges, including membership in Al-Qaeda. Four of the five were released shortly after their May 21 acquittal in the Court of First Instance while the fifth, Adil Zamil Abdulmohsen Al Zamil [...] | 2006-07-26 13:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PHUM PREL KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT3027 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-29 11:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3029 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GAO VISIT (Job Code [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for GAO Visit to Kuwait in conjunction with GAO's review of the development of Iraqi security force support operations (Job Code 350790) to travel to post o/a 30 July and 14-16 Aug, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry [...] | 2006-07-29 13:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AGAO KU |
06KUWAIT303 | SHAYKH SABAH SWORN IN AS AMIR AFTER UNANIMOUS [...] (C) On January 29, Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah became the 15th Amir of Kuwait after taking the constitutionally-mandated Amiri oath in front of Parliament and approximately 1,000 invited guests. Shaykh Sabah was nominated by the Council of Ministers on January 24 after Parliament [...] | 2006-01-29 11:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT3044 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-30 10:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT305 | UN PLANS FORUM IN KUWAIT ON EXPAT LABOR [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Moez Doraid, UN resident coordinator and UNDP resident representative, on January 25. Doraid raised the possibility of holding a UN-sponsored forum on expatriate labor in Kuwait to bring countries that traditionally send and receive expatriate labor toge [...] | 2006-01-29 14:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ELAB KCRM UN KU |
06KUWAIT3053 | PROSECUTORS REQUEST SUPREME COURT HEARING ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-31 10:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PHUM PREL KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT3055 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON - ATTACK ON QANA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-31 10:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT306 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REPORTING IRAN TO THE [...] (C) Summary. In a January 28 meeting, the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah. Al-Jarallah reacted by asking what more the GCC could do, and expressed willingess to pursue the matter further. The Ambassador queried promine [...] | 2006-01-29 14:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT3071 | KUWAIT'S CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY [...] (S/NF) Summary: On July 10, 19, and 23, EconOff met with lead security officials from Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC),Kuwait Oil Company (KOC),and Oil Sector Services Company (OSSC). EconOff conveyed the USG desire to help Kuwait to secure its critical energy infrastructure and req [...] | 2006-08-01 10:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KCIP KU PTER EPET |
06KUWAIT3072 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON - QANA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-01 10:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3075 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE SOLICITING SUPPORT STATEMENTS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-01 12:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID KU DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT3078 | BIDOON ACTIVIST MP: BIDOON (STATELESS ARABS) ARE [...] (C/NF) After the recent announcement of the formation of a Bidoon Affairs Committee in the National Assembly, Poloff met with Committee Rapporteur Khodair Al-Enezi on July 29 to hear his views the Bidoon issue. (Note: The Bidoon -- which means "without" in Arabic -- are Arab residents whose [...] | 2006-08-01 14:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PTER KU |
06KUWAIT3079 | CONSTITUTIONAL COURT SENDS PENINSULA LIONS CASE [...] (C/NF) On July 26, Kuwait's Constitutional Court ruled that Article 56 of the Penal Code, dealing with collaboration to commit a crime, was in fact constitutional and immediately returned the Peninsula Lions case back to the Court of Appeals. The Constitutional Court's rapid decision to uphol [...] | 2006-08-01 14:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT308 | ENERGY MINISTER: NO OPEC PRODUCTION CUTS NEEDED [...] On the January 29 departure of Kuwait's OPEC delegation to Vienna, immediate past OPEC President and Kuwait Energy Minister Shaykh Ahmad Fahd Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah called on OPEC to not cut production at the Vienna meeting. "There is a large surplus of crude oil in the markets," he said, "but be [...] | 2006-01-30 06:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET KU OPEC OIL SECTOR |
06KUWAIT3095 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON - QANA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-02 10:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3099 | TFLE01: A PRESS WAR OF WORDS ON NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: The Kuwaiti press printed August 1 virulent and anti-U.S. comments made by MPs. One Arabic daily headlined its front page with a paraphrase of one statement: "Americans and Israelis are SOBs and Bastards." While previously relatively balanced in its news covera [...] | 2006-08-02 14:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | OPRC PREL PGOC KMDR KPAO KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT311 | KUWAIT PROJECT HEAD RESIGNS; DEPUTY IN CHARGE, AND [...] (C) At a January 29 New Technology Conference sponsored by Schlumberger, Kuwait Project Executive Assistant Managing Director Hashem Al-Rifaei confirmed to Econ Officer that Kuwait Project Managing Director and former KOC Chairman Ahmed Al-Arbeed had resigned from the company as of January 25 [...] | 2006-01-30 10:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR |
06KUWAIT313 | FIRE TAKES DOWN KUWAIT INTERNET AND MOBILE SERVICES [...] At approximately 2330 on the evening of January 28, a fire broke out on the sixth floor of the telecommunications complex next to Kuwait's Liberation Tower. The fire destroyed most of the equipment of one of Kuwait's three major ISPs. Engineers at the scene shut off power to the adjacent fl [...] | 2006-01-30 12:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EINT TINT KU |
06KUWAIT3135 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-05 11:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3136 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL MILLER(6-8 AUG) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Miller to travel to post o/a 6-9 August, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made at the Radisson SAS [...] | 2006-08-05 12:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN BE EI IS IZ JO KU QA COUNTRY |
06KUWAIT3158 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA AND THE ARABS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-06 09:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3159 | DEMARCHE TO KUWAIT ON ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-06 13:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS UN KU |
06KUWAIT316 | CABINET SUBMITS ITS RESIGNATIONS TO NEW AMIR; [...] (U) Following the January 29 swearing-in of Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as Kuwait's 15th Amir, as expected, all 15 Cabinet members submitted their resignations. The Amir issued a decree permitting them to continue to manage their ministries until a new Cabinet is selected and as [...] | 2006-01-30 14:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT3162 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DRAFT UN SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-06 14:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN KU DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT3163 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-06 14:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF SMIG UNGA KU DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT3165 | TFLE01: ISRAEL DENIES GOK REQUEST TO SEND [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (U) On July 31, the Government of Kuwait requested U.S. assistance in sending military aircraft between August 2 - 5 to Lebanon for humanitarian assistance purposes. The GOK planned to deliver relief items and evacuate Lebanese citize [...] | 2006-08-07 07:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS PHUM PREL KU |
06KUWAIT3166 | JAZEERA AIRWAYS SHOWS ITS HUMANITARIAN SIDE [...] (U) Jazeera Airways (JA),the first private airline company in the Gulf and Kuwait's only low-cost carrier (Ref A),has taken to offering free humanitarian flights as a way to boost its already positive public image. Prior to Kuwait's historic parliamentary elections on June 29, the first in [...] | 2006-08-07 08:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PHUM FAA KU |
06KUWAIT3167 | KUWAIT ISLAMIC AFFAIRS MINISTRY VISITS U.S. TO [...] (C/NF) PolOff met Saad Al-Hajji, Director of the Family Development Department at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (MAIA) as well as the Barirah program to raise awareness about domestic labor (ref B),on August 6 to discuss FALCon, Post's anti-TIP ESF project (ref E). Al-Hajji ment [...] | 2006-08-07 08:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM KIRF PTER KU |
06KUWAIT317 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON YEMENI VIOLATION OF UNSCR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-30 14:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV KU KTFN |
06KUWAIT3171 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON AND THE MIDDLE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-07 12:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3187 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA AND THE MIDDLE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-08 08:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3201 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BUYER(14-21AUG) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Buyer to travel to post o/a 15 to 17 August, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 15 and 16 A [...] | 2006-08-09 07:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ IC GM COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT3205 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-09 08:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3211 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL BALKHAM(7-17 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Balkham to travel to post o/a 13 to 14 August, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 13 Aug, [...] | 2006-08-09 11:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KS PK AF KU IZ JA COUNTRY |
06KUWAIT3214 | KUWAITI FM URGES P-5 TO SUPPORT UNSCR THAT [...] (C) Summary: The Kuwaiti Foreign Minister convoked representatives of P-5 missions on August 9 to urge support for a UNSC resolution that would incorporate the fundamental elements of PM Siniora's 7 point plan. Kuwait sees the UNSC faced not just with a ceasefire resolution, but at a decisio [...] | 2006-08-09 14:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL LE KU |
06KUWAIT3226 | (C) KUWAIT CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA'S UNSC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-12 09:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL AORC UNSC KU |
06KUWAIT3227 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA AND LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-12 09:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3236 | CORRECTED COPY- Country Clearance for Commercial Officer [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Commercial Officer Mitch Larsen to travel to Kuwait from August 17 to August 19, 2006. 2. CORRECTION: Embassy point of contact is: Irma La Pore Office- 965/259-1001 x 1468 Direct - 965/259-1468 Cell - 965/936-9905 Fax - 96 [...] | 2006-08-12 09:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | COUNTRY CLEARANCE AESC BEXP BMGT IZ KU OTRA SF |
06KUWAIT3241 | KUWAIT: DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1701 [...] (C/NF) CDA delivered reftel demarche points and copy of Secretary Rice's EOV to MFA Chief of Staff Shaykh Ahmad SIPDIS Nasser Al-Sabah on August 12. Shaykh Ahmad said the GOK was pleased that the vote had been unanimous and that the resolution provided support to PM Siniora and the GOL's Se [...] | 2006-08-12 12:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS UNSC LE KU IS |
06KUWAIT3243 | VIEW ON UNICEF COUNTRY PROGRAM FOR KUWAIT [...] (SBU) Post welcomes the invitation to offer input regarding UNICEF programs in Kuwait. Embassy concurs that the areas in greatest need of attention are advocacy for marginalized children, childhood education, and child protection programs. Post commends UNICEF's focus in Kuwait on opportun [...] | 2006-08-13 05:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL UNICEF KU |
06KUWAIT3269 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HEZBOLLAH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-13 09:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3271 | PSI POINTS ON JULY 2006 SINGAPORE OPERATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-13 11:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP MNUC PREL KU DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT3273 | TERRORISM FINANCE: NEW 1267 LISTINGS DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-13 11:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN ETTC PREL PTER KU |
06KUWAIT3274 | KUWAIT REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified; not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) During an August 13 meeting, PolChief reminded Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Director Ambassador Mansour A. Alawadhi of the September 7 elections for the UN Human Rights Committe [...] | 2006-08-13 11:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM AORC PREL KU DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT3275 | IRAQ'S ILLICIT FUEL TRADE: THE VIEW FROM KUWAIT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Post engaged contacts in Kuwaiti security agencies, but found no substantive reports of Iraqi fuel being smuggled into or through Kuwaiti territory. However, a mid-level Kuwaiti security official revealed to NCIS agent at Post principal routes and methods for smuggling Iraqi [...] | 2006-08-14 04:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN EPET IZ KCOR KU |
06KUWAIT3283 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HEZBOLLAH, AMERICA, AND THE MIDDLE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-14 07:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3293 | GOK INFORMED OF ARB DETERMINATION; FM DISAPPOINTED [...] (C/NF) During an August 14 meeting, the Ambassador informed Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah of the recent Administrative Review Board (ARB) determination that detainee Fouzi Al-Awda continues to pose a threat to the interests o [...] | 2006-08-14 13:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV KAWC KU |
06KUWAIT3294 | IRAQ'S FUEL SHORTAGES: KUWAIT SAYS IT'S HONORING [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador used the occasion of a previously scheduled meeting with Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah to raise the growing fuel shortage in Iraq and encourage the GOK to provide all possible assistance. Responding to [...] | 2006-08-14 13:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON EPET KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT3295 | KUWAITI FM TROUBLED BY LEBANON, BUT IDENTIFIES [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Ambassador met with Kuwaiti Deputy PM and FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed on August 14 to review regional developments. The FM welcomed UNSCR 1701 and believed the dispatch of a more robust UNIFIL force would help the ceasefire to hold. He stressed the need for continued intern [...] | 2006-08-14 15:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT3306 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON AFTER THE WAR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-15 07:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3309 | KUWAIT PROVIDING 800 MILLION PLUS IN OFFICIAL AND [...] (SBU) In a 15 August meeting with Kuwaiti Minister of Finance Badr Meshari Al-Humaidhi, Ambassador asked about GOK aid to Lebanon. The Finance Minister responded that the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) would be depositing $500 million in the Lebanese Central Bank. (Note: KIA is Kuwait's [...] | 2006-08-15 09:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID KU LE |
06KUWAIT3314 | TAX PROBLEMS PERSIST FOR U.S. COMPANIES IN KUWAIT [...] (SBU) On 15 August in separate meetings with Finance Minister Badr Meshari Al-Humaidhi and Commerce Minister Falah Fahad Al-Hajri, the Ambassador reiterated USG concerns over the negative effects of ambiguous Kuwaiti tax policies on U.S. companies. The Ambassador emphasized that the confusing [...] | 2006-08-15 12:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | BEXP EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT3320 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - INTERPRETING LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-16 09:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3322 | NEW SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND LABOR MINISTER LISTS [...] (C/NF) Summary: New Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Shaykh Sabah Al-Khalid told the Ambassador August 15 that he intended to improve Kuwait's international image through better oversight of charities and strengthening the legal protections for Kuwait's expatriate worker population. He [...] | 2006-08-16 10:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PHUM SOCI PGOV PTER KU TIP KTFN |
06KUWAIT3324 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL KILEY (20-27 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Kiley to travel to post o/a 21 to 25 August, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 21 thru [...] | 2006-08-16 13:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU AF IZ QA GM COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT3325 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SPECTER [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Specter to travel to post o/a 18 to 19 August, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 18 Aug at [...] | 2006-08-16 14:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU LY IN BE CH COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT3326 | KUWAIT TO RESUME SUPPLY OF DISCOUNTED DIESEL TO [...] State-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) signed a contract with Electricite du Liban (EdL),Lebanon's state-owned electricity company in August 2005 to provide 600,000 tons of diesel fuel annually at a concessional price of $800 million. The GOK issued a press release at the time sayin [...] | 2006-08-16 14:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET PREL KU |
06KUWAIT3360 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - Debating the Lebanon War [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-19 10:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3366 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] On 16 August, Economic Officer Steven Conlon and FSN Economic Specialist Abdullah Mejalli conducted a pre-license check visit of Al-Muzayan International Company, Telephone: (965) 240-2444/240-2666, and met with the owner of the company, Mr. Abdullah Hamad Al-Muzayan. 2. The Al-Muzayan fam [...] | 2006-08-19 14:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC KU |
06KUWAIT3369 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE ON LEBANON DELIVERED FOR ARAB [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered ref A demarche to Shaykh Ahmed Al-Fahd Al-Sabah, the President of the National Security Bureau, during an August 19 meeting. Shaykh Ahmed said he believed the Arab League would fully support UNSCR 1701 in its upcoming ministerial meeting and agreed that Syrian an [...] | 2006-08-20 06:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LE IS KU DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT3371 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ABDELRAZIK [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-20 07:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PTER PREL ETTC KTFN KU DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT3379 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON FALLOUT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-20 10:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3382 | PUBLIC WORKS MINISTER SAYS CORRUPTION DOWN, MAJOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 19, Ambassador met with Minister of Public Works Bader Nasser Al-Humaidhi. The Minister discussed contracting corruption, Kuwait's ongoing infrastructure development, planned mega projects, water consumption, and housing for divorced women and bachelor's. Al-Humaidh [...] | 2006-08-20 13:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ECON SENV BEXP KU |
06KUWAIT3383 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HEZBOLLAH'S RESISTANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-21 09:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3387 | KUWAITI COMMENTATORS CONDEMN "ISLAMIC FASCIST" [...] (U) A number of Kuwaiti media figures broadly criticized President Bush's use of the phrase "Islamic fascists." They contended that the characterization was aimed at all Muslims rather than a small segment of the population. A few examples from the Kuwaiti op-ed pages: - "I was not surpris [...] | 2006-08-21 11:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER KISL KU |
06KUWAIT3392 | KEY ISSUES FOR THE SEPTEMBER 5 VISIT OF KUWAITI [...] (S/NF) Status of Bilateral Relations: Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah's September visit is his first official U.S. trip since becoming Amir in January. As Prime Minister, he last visited the United States in July 2005. Kuwait, a major Non-NATO ally since 2004, has strongly supported coa [...] | 2006-08-21 13:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KU SCENESETTER |
06KUWAIT3393 | SENATOR SPECTER ENGAGES KUWAITI LEADERS ON IRAQ, [...] (C/NF) Summary: During an August 18-19 visit to Kuwait, Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) discussed current events in Iraq, Iran, and Lebanon, as well as bilateral issues with Kuwait's Amir, Prime Minister, and Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister. On Iraq, Amir Shaykh Sabah said despite mist [...] | 2006-08-21 14:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT3418 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AFTER THE WAR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-22 11:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3432 | GOVERNMENT TO INTRODUCE NEW 4-YEAR AGENDA NEXT [...] (C/NF) The new Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, and Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs, Dr. Ismail Al-Shatti, told the Ambassador August 22 that the Government would present a new four-year agenda during the next legislative term. (Note: Parliament i [...] | 2006-08-23 07:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ECON PINR KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT3440 | AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES GOK TO STRENGTHEN EFFORTS TO [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met August 22 with Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, and Minister of the Interior Shaykh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah to review ongoing GOK efforts to strengthen legal protections for foreign domestic workers. He had a similar meeting with new [...] | 2006-08-23 10:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM KU TIP |
06KUWAIT3442 | KUWAITI RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-23 11:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MASS EAID LE KU DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT3444 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-23 11:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3445 | SECURITY ISSUES, BORDER INCIDENT HIGHLIGHT KUWAIT [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met with Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, and Minister of the Interior Shaykh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on August 22. The Ambassador reiterated the U.S. offer of cooperation and support for moving the Gulf Security Dialogue forward and ex [...] | 2006-08-23 12:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINS PBTS EAIR BG KU |
06KUWAIT3447 | (C) KUWAITI OFFICIAL CORROBORATES INFORMATION ON [...] (C/NF) In an August 23 meeting, PolOff delivered cleared USNAVCENT Intelligence information on Hizballah missiles used against Israel to Shaykh Thamer Ali Al-Sabah, the Office Director of the President of the National Security Bureau, Shaykh Ahmed Al-Fahd Al-Sabah. (Note: This information was [...] | 2006-08-23 14:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV MNUC IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT3451 | (C/NF) KUWAIT CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR DISPLACED [...] (C/NF) In Ambassador's 23 August meeting at the Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MFA Director for Coordination and Follow-up, Ambassador Khaled Al-Maqamis, said that Kuwait's National Security Bureau (NSB) was beginning contingency planning to manage displaced persons in case of an outbrea [...] | 2006-08-23 14:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID PGOV PREL OVIP KU |
06KUWAIT346 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: KUWAIT'S NEW AMIR [...] Summary: All major Arabic-language newspapers printed photographs of the new Amir, spanning the entirety of his political career. Both Al-Seyassah and Al-Rai Al-Aam included special appendices focusing on the same topic. In general, the Kuwaiti media celebrated the constitutional transfer of po [...] | 2006-01-31 13:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM KMDR KU |
06KUWAIT3469 | AZN POWER PLANT TO BE RETENDERED IN SMALLER PIECES [...] (U) Summary: On 20 August, the GOK announced that the USD 2.9 billion Al-Zour North (AZN) power plant will be re-tendered because only one consortium out of seven pre-qualified groups bid for the project due to the tender's unfavorable terms and conditions. The project was opened to interna [...] | 2006-08-27 13:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PGOV FCS KU |
06KUWAIT347 | FREEDOM AGENDA: POLITICAL ACTIVISTS AND MPS HOPE [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: As Shaykh Sabah took the Amiri oath on January 29, leading political activists and parliamentarians (MPs) met to welcome the "new era" and call for greater political and economic reforms. In a Kuwait Graduates Society seminar entitled, "What Do We Want from the New [...] | 2006-01-31 13:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ETTC KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT3474 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN AND LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-28 09:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3476 | KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DRL/NESCA [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Joseph Barghout to travel to post o/a September 15-17, 2006. 2. A hotel reservation has been made for September 15-17 at the Radisson SAS at a rate of approximately USD 267 (single room/breakfast included). The per diem rate f [...] | 2006-08-28 13:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PHUM KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT3477 | BLUE LANTERN PROGRAM ANNUAL UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-28 13:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC KSEP ETTC KU |
06KUWAIT348 | KUWAIT EAC ON AVIAN INFLUENZA (01/31/2006) [...] (SBU) Summary: On 31 January 2006, the DCM convened a full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to discuss Embassy Kuwait's contingency planning for Avian Influenza (AI) due to reports by the World Health Organization (WHO) of animal to human transmission of the H5N1 virus in Iraq. This transmissi [...] | 2006-01-31 14:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED AMGT ASEC CA KU TBIO KFLU |
06KUWAIT3484 | GOK ASKS AGAIN FOR DETAILS ON KUWAITI DETAINEES IN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (S/NF) In a 23 August meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Coordination and Follow-up Ambassador Khaled Al-Maqamis expressed GOK frustration at the perceived continued lack of full disclosure by the USG re [...] | 2006-08-29 06:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KAWC KU IQ |
06KUWAIT3501 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRANIAN HANDS IN LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-29 12:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3518 | KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR IRAQ STUDY [...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for the 16-member Iraq Study Group to transit Kuwait on August 31 and September 3, 2006. 2. (U) This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. (U) No hotel re [...] | 2006-08-30 07:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA OVIP PREL KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT3528 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA IN THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-30 10:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3534 | KUWAIT DEMARCHES DELIVERED: DONORS' AND SECURITY [...] (SBU) Shaykh Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al-Sabah, Office Director for the Foreign Minister confirmed August 29 to EmbOff that Kuwait would attend the August 31 Donor's conference in Stockholm, Sweden and would be represented by Finance Minister Bader Al-Humaidhi and Arab Fund for Economic and Social D [...] | 2006-08-30 13:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID PREL PHUM KU DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT3535 | KUWAIT BASED ARAB-IRANIAN ACTIVIST DESCRIBES [...] (S/NF) Summary and comment: During an August 27 meeting with Poloff, Khalil Delavi, an Iranian Ahwazi (Arab) activist and member of the Democratic Solidarity Party of Al-Ahwaz (DSPA),outlined the basic characteristics of a number of Ahwazi opposition groups operating outside of Iran. (Note: [...] | 2006-08-30 14:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINS IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT3536 | OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT WITH KUWAIT SIGNED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (SBU) On August 30, Ambassador LeBaron and Kuwait's President of Civil Aviation Yacoub Al-Saqer signed an Open Skies Agreement (OSA) on civil air transport. The signing ceremony was held at the offices of the Directorate General of Ci [...] | 2006-08-30 14:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR BEXP PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT3550 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - SYRIA, ISRAEL, AND LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-03 08:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3557 | KUWAIT'S TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED [...] Per Reftel request, Post compiled the most recent data available concerning Kuwait's textile industry from various GOK sources. The industry in Kuwait is very small and does not export significant amounts of textile product, nor does it employ large numbers of people. The vast majority of t [...] | 2006-09-04 06:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX KU |
06KUWAIT3558 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA AND ISRAEL IN THE MIDDLE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-04 10:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3561 | SOCIAL REFORM SOCIETY CHAIRMAN ABDULLAH AL-MUTAWA [...] (SBU) Abdullah Al-Mutawa, one of the founding members of the Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood (KMB) and the Chairman of the Social Reform Society (SRS),the KMB's charity branch, passed away September 3. Al-Mutawa also served as Editor-in-Chief of the SRS's weekly publication, Al-Mujtima, and Chair [...] | 2006-09-04 13:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KTFN KU ISLAMISTS |
06KUWAIT3565 | KUWAITI NATIONAL SECURITY BUREAU OFFICIAL: U.S. [...] (C/NF) PolChief met September 4 with Shaykh Thamer Al-Sabah, the Office Director of Shaykh Ahmed Al-Fahd Al-Sabah, the President of the National Security Bureau (NSB),to deliver additional cleared DIA information on Hizballah activities and missile capabilities, as requested by Shaykh Ahmed [...] | 2006-09-04 14:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT3582 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN, LEBANON, AND IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-05 10:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3595 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ISLAM, IRAN, PALESTINE, AND IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-06 10:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3596 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BURR (SEP 7-11) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Burr to travel to post o/a 8 to 10 September, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 8 Septembe [...] | 2006-09-06 12:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU FR IZ |
06KUWAIT3597 | ASSESSMENT OF TERRORIST/INSURGENT FINANCE [...] (S/NF) Note: Per ref A, this assessment of the terrorist/insurgent financing environment in Kuwait is keyed to four principal areas: background information, legal regime, implementation and communication. For additional reporting, please visit Embassy Kuwait's classified website. End note. [...] | 2006-09-06 12:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | BA EG JO KU EFIN PGOV PREL PTER KTFN |
06KUWAIT3598 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-06 13:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC KU DEMARCHES |
06KUWAIT3600 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR KEITH KOJI NAKANISHI [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Keith Koji Nakanishi of the National Nuclear Security Administration for travel to Kuwait o/a September 7-11, 2006. 2. Per Reftel no Post assistance requested. Embassy point of contact is: Steve Conlon, Economic Officer [...] | 2006-09-06 13:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA KU |
06KUWAIT3601 | KUWAIT INPUT FOR 2006 REPORT OF INVESTMENT [...] (U) As requested Reftel, post is submitting the following update for inclusion in the 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriations Claims. 2. (U) A. Claimant Designation: Claimant A vs. Kuwait Ministry of Finance, Offset Department. 3. (U) B. Year When Dispute Arose: The di [...] | 2006-09-06 14:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT3618 | ON IRAN, KUWAIT PREPARING CONTINGENCY PLANS AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a September 5 meeting, National Security Bureau (NSB) Iran analyst Ghanim Al-Otaibi told PolOff that the Kuwaiti government's (GOK) strategy for dealing with Iran covered three main areas: political, military, and internal security. According to Al-Otaibi, all governme [...] | 2006-09-09 12:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT3619 | KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NEA/PI [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for NEA Program Manager Olivia Ann Ricci and Patricia E. Tierney, Program Director for U.S. Government Program: Women in Technology, to travel to post o/a September 20-23, 2006. 2. A hotel reservation has been made for September 20 [...] | 2006-09-09 13:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PREL KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT362 | REGIONAL MARINE ENVIRONMENT HEAD TALKS WATER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 30, Ambassador met with the Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) Executive Secretary Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Awadhi to discuss his organization's work. ROPME is funded by the six GCC countries plus Iraq and Iran, and is responsible [...] | 2006-02-01 10:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KU IR |
06KUWAIT3620 | KUWAIT-SAUDI FRICTION OVER SAUDI ARABIAN TEXACO [...] (C) In a 6 September meeting with CDA, Saudi Arabian Texaco (SAT) President Ahmed Al-Omer expressed concern that despite the KSA's formal objection, the GOK appeared to be proceeding with plans to build its new mega-refinery right on the doorstep of SAT's compound in the Mina Al-Zour area wit [...] | 2006-09-09 13:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU |
06KUWAIT3621 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TREASURY OFFICIALS [...] This is an action request: See para 7. 2. Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed and Economist Jonathan Rose to visit Kuwait o/a September 13th. 3. Embassy driver, expeditor, and control officer will meet and assist at the airport. E [...] | 2006-09-09 14:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KU QA OTRA COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT363 | CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE FOR KUWAIT [...] (U) This cable contains an action request, at para 3. 2. (S) In a January 21, 2006 meeting with General Abizaid, Kuwait's Army Chief of Staff General Fahad Al-Amir asked that USG provide Kuwait a wide range of training and technical capabilities to deal with emerging nuclear issues posed b [...] | 2006-02-01 10:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL MARR ETTC MCAP ENRG SENV KU IR |
06KUWAIT3635 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - 9/11, IRAN, LEBANON, AND DETAINEE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-10 11:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3638 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TEMIM NUSRATY AND [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Temim Nusraty and Mark Stamilio to travel to post o/a September 11-14, 2006. 2. All arrangements are being handled by Camp Arifjan. Embassy point of contact is: Captain Norman Pollock Unclass E-Mail: norman.pollock@swa.arcen [...] | 2006-09-10 12:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER ASEC OTRA KU AF COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT3639 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-10 14:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PTER IR KU |
06KUWAIT3640 | TRIPARTITE COMMISSION TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE 51ST [...] Summary: Kuwait hosted the 51st session of the Tripartitite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) on September 5, 2006 with representatives from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, France, Britain, the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC),and Embassy Kuwait in attendance. The session [...] | 2006-09-10 14:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MARR IZ SA KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT3641 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TEMIM NUSRATY AND [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Temim Nusraty and Mark Stamilio to travel to post o/a September 11-14, 2006. 2. All arrangements are being handled by Camp Arifjan. Embassy point of contact is: Captain Norman Pollock Unclass E-Mail: norman.pollock@swa.arcen [...] | 2006-09-10 14:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER ASEC OTRA KU AF COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT3645 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - 9/11 AND DETAINEE POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-11 10:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3650 | KUWAIT TO HOLD MODERATION CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON [...] (C/NF) The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (MAIA) has informed Post in a diplomatic note dated August 30 that it will hold its Moderation Conference (reftels) in Washington, DC from November 17 - 19. The event will not be a conference in the traditional sense: it will not be open to t [...] | 2006-09-11 13:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KIRF KU |
06KUWAIT3666 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - 9/11 AND LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-12 09:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3687 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AL-ZAWAHIRI'S THREATS, SYRIA, AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-13 11:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3690 | TERROR FINANCE: LATEST RIHS NONPAPER DELIVERED [...] (S/NF) Econoffs delivered ref A demarche to Ambassador Khalid Al-Maqamis, Director of MFA's Department of Coordination and Follow-up on September 12. EconCouns noted that the non-paper contained updated information on the activities of Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) offices in B [...] | 2006-09-13 14:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | KU KTFN PTER PREL |
06KUWAIT3692 | AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE PLANS TRIP TO IRAQ [...] (C) Summary. Kuwait's Ambassador-designate to Iraq Ali Al-Mumin cited reciprocity issues as the most important stumbling block to upgraded diplomatic representation in Baghdad. He noted that issues involving security, site location and transportation between Iraq and Kuwait needed to be reso [...] | 2006-09-14 11:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KISL OFDP PINR SOCI IZ KU |
06KUWAIT3697 | AMBASSADOR URGES SUPPORT FOR LEBANON, CONFIRMS [...] (C) During a meeting on a variety of topics with the senior official in country at the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry, the Ambassador urged the Kuwaiti authorities to respond quickly to the GOL's request for security equipment, noting that support for LAF deployment in the South is critical, along [...] | 2006-09-14 16:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON IZ KU |
06KUWAIT3703 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOJ OFFICIAL MICHAEL [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Michael Gunnison, Department of Justice Resident Legal Advisor at Embassy Abu Dhabi, to visit Kuwait from September 17-19 for meetings with Kuwaiti officials to discuss possible training in the areas of money laundering and terro [...] | 2006-09-16 07:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KU QA OTRA COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT3717 | KUWAITIS REACT ANGRILY TO POPE'S COMMENTS; ONE MP [...] (SBU) Summary: Kuwaitis strongly criticized the Pope's comments on Islam over the local weekend. The Minister of Awqaf and Minister of Justice, Dr. Abdullah Al-Ma'touq, denounced the Pope's remarks and all other attempts "to undermine the humane nature of Islamic teachings." Shaykha Furaiha [...] | 2006-09-16 09:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KIRF VT KU |
06KUWAIT3718 | GRIM PROSPECTS FOR PROJECT KUWAIT [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Head of Kuwait's Oil Development Company (ODC) said it was unlikely that the Kuwait Project, the $8.5 billion project for international companies to develop Kuwait's northern oil fields, would be brought before the Parliament this year. He said that support had signific [...] | 2006-09-16 11:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG ECON KU OIL |
06KUWAIT372 | DANISH PRODUCT BOYCOTT AMONG COOPERATIVES [...] (U) SUMMARY: In reaction to the publication in a Danish newspaper of cartoons lampooning the Prophet Muhammad (Reftel),an informal boycott of Danish goods by Kuwaiti cooperatives has drawn support from several sectors of Kuwaiti civil and political society, but not from the GOK itself. Coo [...] | 2006-02-01 14:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD KU |
06KUWAIT3720 | SYSTEMIC ELECTRICITY AND WATER SHORTAGES REQUIRE [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Kuwait experienced unprecedented rolling blackouts from 19-24 August. The direct cause was a coincidence of mechanical failures at power plants. However, these blackouts unmasked a more systemic problem, Kuwait's razor-thin spare electrical capacity. On the su [...] | 2006-09-16 14:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG ECON EPET KU |
06KUWAIT3721 | HIGH VALUE DETAINEES WITH KUWAIT TIES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-16 15:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL KU |
06KUWAIT3725 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SMITH (SEP 21-24) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Smith to travel to post o/a 22 to 24 September, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 22-23 Se [...] | 2006-09-17 07:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU GM IZ |
06KUWAIT3726 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DAVID WILLIAMS AND [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for ATO Regional Director David Williams and Marketing Specialist Mohamed Taha to travel to post o/a September 18-20, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy [...] | 2006-09-17 08:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR OTRA KU COUNTRYCLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT3727 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - POPE'S COMMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-17 08:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT373 | MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS EAGER TO RESOLVE AT&T [...] (SBU) Econ Counselor and Econ Officer met February 1 with Ministry of Communications (MoC) Acting Undersecretary Abdulmohsen Al-Mazaidi and Director of the Tariffs & International Accounts Department Mr. Adel Al-Dashti to discuss ways forward in resolving the long-standing billing dispute bet [...] | 2006-02-03 14:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS BEXP KU |
06KUWAIT3733 | SENIOR KUWAITI SHI'A CLERIC ON HIZBALLAH, IRAQ, [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a September 13 meeting with PolOff, senior Kuwaiti Shi'a cleric Sayed Mohammed Baqer Al-Mohri shared his views on regional developments and Shi'a-Sunni relations in Kuwait. Al-Mohri said Hizballah was more popular among Kuwaiti Shi'a than before the recent Israel-Hizballah [...] | 2006-09-17 13:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KTFN IR IZ KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT374 | PROMINENT GCC INVESTMENT BANK CURTAILING [...] (SBU) During a February 1 meeting, representatives from Global Investment House (GIH),one of the GCC's largest and most successful investment banks, informed Econoff that new GIH investments in the Palestinian territories were on-hold pending a reevaluation of the company's investments in the [...] | 2006-02-04 17:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID ECON WE GZ KU XF |
06KUWAIT3740 | KUWAITIS SHARE CONCERN ABOUT IRAN; URGE POLITICAL [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: On September 16, the Ambassador hosted a roundtable lunch with a number of leading academics, political leaders, and Kuwaiti Shi'a politicians to hear their views on Iran. The group agreed that President Ahmadinejad's economic policies had largely failed, but felt [...] | 2006-09-18 06:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT3741 | KUWAIT TAKES ACTION ON KEY TIP ACTION PLAN ITEMS: [...] (C/NF) Summary. The GOK has made progress on a number of key items on the Kuwait TIP Tier 2 Watchlist Action Plan. The Ministry of Interior announced the implementation of a standardized domestic worker contract beginning October 1. Post will monitor implementation closely. GOK contacts hav [...] | 2006-09-18 07:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ELAB PHUM KU TIP |
06KUWAIT3746 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR OPIC OFFICIALS TAN [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance to Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) officials Geoffrey Tan and Nancy Rivera. We understand that Tan and Rivera will visit Kuwait between September 19-28 for meetings and a due diligence review of Kuwait Gulf Links Port [...] | 2006-09-18 14:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KU QA OTRA COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT3747 | POST MARKS LAUNCH OF 2006 TIP ESF PROJECT FOR [...] (SBU) The Ambassador hosted a reception on September 12 to mark the launch of Project FALCON (Fostering Awareness of Labor Conditions) (ref E). The project is funded through G/TIP ESF funds and is designed to raise awareness among foreign workers of their rights and responsibilities while w [...] | 2006-09-19 06:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KU TIP |
06KUWAIT3750 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMSO CANDIDATE STEVEN LETT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-19 08:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECPS EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS KU DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT3751 | PETROLEUM CEO ON AMERICAN AND KUWAITI REFINERIES, [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: On 17 September, the Ambassador met with Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) CEO Hani Hussain to discuss energy issues and regional concerns. Hussain was reluctant to share details regarding Kuwaiti plans for North American refinery investment, saying that the eco [...] | 2006-09-19 08:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET ECON KU OIL SECTOR |
06KUWAIT3756 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, REGIONAL [...] (C/NF) Summary: Acting National Assembly Speaker and Islamic Constitutional Movement MP Mohammed al-Bousairi told Ambassador September 17 that opposition MPs are ready to move ahead with their agenda, but need to look for pragmatic ways to work with the GOK. Opposition representatives are now [...] | 2006-09-19 12:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IZ IR KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT3787 | CONTINUED ANGER OVER POPE'S COMMENTS; ISLAMISTS [...] (C/NF) Summary: The furor over the Pope's comments has continued unabated in Kuwait, fanned by some conservative Islamists' depiction of the comments as further evidence of a Judeo-Christian conspiracy against Islam. The subject has dominated editorials over the past week with almost all aut [...] | 2006-09-20 14:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KISL VT KU ISLAMISTS |
06KUWAIT3817 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HEZBOLLAH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-24 07:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3826 | AFFILIATIONS OF THE 2006-2010 PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Campaigning on a pro-reform, anti-corruption platform, opposition candidates won a two-seat majority in the June 2006 parliamentary elections. Parliamentarians (MPs) have since organized themselves into blocs, which serve as a means for coordinating on a common legislative agen [...] | 2006-09-24 12:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT3828 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL FRIST [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Frist to travel to post o/a 3 October, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 2 October (one nig [...] | 2006-09-24 13:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN PK AF KU IZ JO |
06KUWAIT3830 | FORMER GCC SECRETARY GENERAL: "NO COMMON GCC [...] (C/NF) Summary: Former Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Ambassador Abdullah Bishara told PolOff September 19 the GCC had "no common strategy on Iran," a problem he attributed largely to friction between Saudi Arabia and Qatar. He believed an effective GCC strategy should sup [...] | 2006-09-24 13:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT3831 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN, IRAQ AND HEZBOLLAH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-25 08:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3837 | CORRECTED COPY. INVITATION TO 2006 USNATO/USEU [...] Embassy Kuwait will send Political Military Affairs Officer DeWitt Conklin to attend the Pol-Mil Conference in Brussels on October 4-6, 2006. Post requests assistance with accomodation and ground transportation. Requested participant information is: Name: DeWitt C. Conklin Title: Politic [...] | 2006-09-26 05:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AMGE MARR NATO KU |
06KUWAIT3840 | IRANIAN GOVERNMENT CONFISCATES KUWAITI TEXTBOOKS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-26 06:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT3856 | FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT SPEAKER SAYS ELECTORAL [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a September 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Speaker of Parliament Jassem Al-Khorafi highlighted the importance of the recently-passed electoral reform legislation for Kuwait's political future. The new electoral system will change the nature of parliamentary politics in Ku [...] | 2006-09-26 12:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT3874 | INVITATION DELIVERED: CIVILIAN CENTCOM CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-27 13:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS PREL KU IZ DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT3875 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PSI PARTICIPATION IN EXERCISE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-27 13:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC KU DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT3877 | MINISTER OF ISLAMIC AFFAIRS ON FOSTERING MODERATION [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Ambassador called on Dr. Abdullah Al-Maatouq, who serves as both Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (MAIA),on September 27. They discussed the MAIA's upcoming Moderation conference in Washington, which the Minister said had been in some jeopardy of c [...] | 2006-09-28 06:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KIRF SA KU |
06KUWAIT3878 | FREEDOM AGENDA: MINISTER ANTICIPATES CONTENTIOUS [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a September 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs Abdul Hadi Al-Saleh said the Government is expending "maximum efforts" to repair its "tense" relations with Parliament. Despite these efforts, the Minister predicted Parliament w [...] | 2006-09-28 06:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT3889 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GCC+2 FOLLOW-UP MEETING IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Shaykh Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al-Sabah, Office Director for Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, confirmed to PolOff by SMS on September 28 that FM Dr. Mohamm [...] | 2006-09-30 08:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KU DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT39 | KUWAIT IPR: CUSTOMS DRAMATICALLY INCREASES [...] (SBU) In 2005, Kuwait Customs boasted a 57% increase in seizures over 2004, with 328 siezures versus 187 the previous year. The bulk of these seizures were of counterfeit auto parts, followed by pharmaceuticals and optical media. Among the seizures were several large shipments of counterfeit [...] | 2006-01-04 13:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV PGOV PREL KIPR KU |
06KUWAIT3920 | AMBASSADOR RAISES TRADE, TERROR FINANCING, AND [...] (C) During a September 30 meeting with the Amir's Economic Advisor Dr. Yousef Al-Ebraheem, the Ambassador raised the following issues: -- Amir's Visit to Washington: Al-Ebraheem told the Ambassador the Amir was very pleased with his early September visit to Washington and with his warm wel [...] | 2006-10-01 13:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EPET KU PGOV PREL PTER KTFN |
06KUWAIT3921 | KUWAITI TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] In response to reftel, Post's trade compliance and monitoring regime is organized as follows. The Economic Section covers issues related to Kuwait's Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA),tax policy, and protection of intellectual property rights (IPR). The Foreign Commercial Serv [...] | 2006-10-01 14:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KU |
06KUWAIT3923 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - VATICAN AND PALESTINE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-02 10:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3936 | KUWAITI ENERGY MINISTER ON BROWNOUTS, PROJECT [...] (C/NF) In a 2 October call on the new and somewhat embattled Energy Minister Shaykh Ali Jarrah Sabah Al-Sabah, the Ambassador asked about the Ministry's priorities, the summer power outages, gas production, and Project Kuwait (the $8.5 billion project for international oil companies to devel [...] | 2006-10-02 13:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET KU OIL SECTOR |
06KUWAIT3937 | MFA READ OUT OF PM SINIORA AND PRESIDENT ABBAS' [...] (C/NF) Summary: In an October 2 meeting with PolChief, the Director of the Arab World Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jassem Al-Mubaraki, provided a read out on the recent visits of Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to Kuwait. Al-Muba [...] | 2006-10-02 14:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EFIN KPAL LE KU |
06KUWAIT3938 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TRAINING, FORCE PROTECTION, [...] (C) Summary: Deputy KNG Chief Shaykh Mishal Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah told Ambassador October 1 that President Bush had made a strong impression on the Amir, and that the Kuwaitis felt "like family" during the visit. He said he is pleased with progress the KNG has made under a training contract wit [...] | 2006-10-02 14:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU AA |
06KUWAIT3939 | FREEDOM AGENDA: WOMEN ACTIVISTS CALL FOR "ONE [...] (SBU) Summary: A group of prominent Kuwaiti women political activists, academics, and former candidates for Parliament have launched a public campaign to establish a quota for the number of parliamentary seats to be held by women. They have lobbied the Amir, the Prime Minister, and First D [...] | 2006-10-02 14:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT3965 | JUSTICE MINISTER STRESSES INDEPENDENCE OF [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met with Dr. Abdullah Al-Maatouq, who currently serves as both Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, on September 27 to inquire about his plans for the Ministry of Justice. The Minister, who took over the Justice portfolio in February, said that [...] | 2006-10-03 14:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KIPR KTFN EFIN PTER KU |
06KUWAIT397 | GCC STRATEGY ON IRAN: "HOPING FOR A MIRACLE" [...] (C) Summary and comment: Former Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Ambassador Abdullah Bishara told Poloff in a February 1 meeting that while the GCC "has no other option than to comply with any UNSC resolution," it would not publicly support such a step. GCC countries had exp [...] | 2006-02-05 14:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL SENV IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT3983 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - PALESTINE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-04 08:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT3984 | ISLAMIST MPS MANEUVER TO GARNER FEMALE [...] (SBU) Islamist parliamentarians (MPs) have drafted a proposal detailing 32 measures they believe should be taken to ensure more equal treatment of Kuwaiti men and women, the Arab Times (local English daily) reported October 3. The measures include giving Kuwaiti women the same social, income [...] | 2006-10-04 10:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KISL KU ISLAMISTS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT399 | KUWAIT FUND ON IRAQ, LEBANON, PA AND STRATEGIC [...] (C) Begin Summary: During a February 1 meeting with Econoff, the Kuwait Fund's (KFAED) Regional Manager for Arab Countries outlined details of an informal December 2005 agreement with the Iraqi Planning Ministry on allocation of the GOK's $560M assistance package for Iraq; pointed to renewed [...] | 2006-02-05 15:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID KU GZ WE IZ XF |
06KUWAIT3992 | MOI READ-OUT OF JEDDAH MEETING OF INTERIOR [...] (C/NF) During a September 30 meeting, Major General Dr. Khaled Al-Osaimi, the Assistant Undersecretary for Legal Affairs at the Ministry of Interior, gave PolChief a brief read out of the September 18-19 meeting of the Interior Ministers of Iraq's neighboring countries in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia [...] | 2006-10-04 13:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT3993 | GOK CONFIRMS THAT STANDARDIZED DOMESTIC LABOR [...] (C/NF) PolCounselor and PolOff visited Abdullah Al-Ruwaih, the Director of Immigration at the Ministry of Interior (MOI),on October 3 to inquire about the Ministry's plans to begin enforcing the standardized, three-party domestic labor contract on October 1. Al-Ruwaih confirmed that as of [...] | 2006-10-04 13:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM ELAB KU TIP |
06KUWAIT3994 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR OES WOMEN LEADERS IN [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance to Robert S. Senseney, William Lawrence, Dave Pollock, Penny Rechkemmer, Vijitha M. Eyango, Lars Bromley, and Lara A. Campbell for travel to Kuwait from October 7-11. 2. Per reftel, Post has arranged accommodation, meetings, local trans [...] | 2006-10-04 15:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA KWMN KSCA SENV TSPL KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT3995 | TERROR FINANCE: INCREASING PRESSURE TO EASE GOK [...] (S/NF) Summary: On October 3, Econoff met with Nasser Al-Ammar, Director of the Charities and Philanthropic Organizations Department at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL) to discuss a perceived shift in his statements on MOSAL's charity oversight responsibilities. Al-Ammar, who [...] | 2006-10-04 16:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KTFN PTER KU |
06KUWAIT400 | "NO DECISION" ON CONTINUED GOK AID TO PALESTINIAN [...] (SBU) The Kuwaiti government (GOK) is still undecided on whether or not to continue "aid to the Palestinian Authority" (PA) after Hamas' victory, unnamed Kuwaiti diplomatic sources said, according to an Al-Qabas report translated and reprinted February 5 in the English-daily Arab Times. (Comm [...] | 2006-02-05 15:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS KU |
06KUWAIT4022 | TERROR FINANCE: MFA UNSWAYED ON RIHS [...] (C) During an October 8 meeting, Econcouns asked MFA Director for Follow-up and Coordination Khalid Al-Maqamis what reaction the MFA had to the latest non-paper concerning the activities of the Islamic Revival and Heritage Society, which Econcouns delivered to Maqamis on September 12 (Ref A). [...] | 2006-10-09 07:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN |
06KUWAIT4023 | IRAQ COMPACT: GOK UNDECIDED ABOUT HOSTING LATE [...] (C) As instructed reftel, Econcouns discussed reftel demarche and upcoming Iraq Compact (ICI) events with UK DCM Jamie Bowden on October 7. Bowden said UK Ambassador had raised the Iraq Compact with MFA U/S Jarallah that morning, and had been told the GOK was still undecided about hosting th [...] | 2006-10-09 07:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON EFIN ETRD IZ KU PGOV PREL |
06KUWAIT4024 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-09 07:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT4026 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNSC ELECTION OCTOBER 16 [...] (C) PolCouns discussed ref b points with MFA Director for International Organizations Affairs Ambassador Mansour al-Awadi on October 8. Al-Awadi said Kuwait's Foreign Minister Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah personally assured the Guatemalan FM of Kuwait's vote when the two met recently in New York. [...] | 2006-10-09 08:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KU DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT4027 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) PolCouns delivered on October 8 points from reftels regarding a possible North Korean nuclear test to MFA Director for Asian and African Affairs Ambassador Mohammed Saud Al-Badr and Director for International Organizations Affairs Ambassador Mansour Al-Awadi. Both assured PolCouns that t [...] | 2006-10-09 08:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KN KNNP KU DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT4047 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-10 14:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KN KNNP KU DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT4067 | MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND HIGHER EDUCATION [...] Summary: The Ambassador met with reappointed Minister of Education and Higher Education, Dr. Adel Al-Tabtaba,ei on Wednesday, October 4. The Minister designated a new point of contact within the Ministry of Education to work with the Embassy, a step we hope will overcome obstacles to ongoing [...] | 2006-10-11 12:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KMPI SCUL KU |
06KUWAIT407 | KUWAIT: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] (U) Note on classification: Kuwait's extensive support for U.S. and Coalition troops in the country is sensitive both domestically and in the region. While all of the figures in the unclassified and the sensitive but unclassified sections of this report are from unclassified SIPDIS source [...] | 2006-02-06 14:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL MCAP MOPS KU |
06KUWAIT4071 | GCC ADVISOR: VISIT TO ISFAHAN NUCLEAR FACILITY [...] (C/NF) Summary: In an October 9 meeting with PolChief, Advisor to the GCC Secretary General Dr. Sami Al-Faraj shared his impressions of a two-day conference sponsored by the Expediency Council he attended in April that included a visit to the Isfahan nuclear facility. Al-Faraj, who regularly [...] | 2006-10-11 13:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT4075 | KUWAITI MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD MPS MAKE FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) All six Kuwaiti MP's who are members of the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM),the political arm of the Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood, have voluntarily disclosed their personal financial records in letters to the Speaker of Parliament, local press reported October 11. The Speaker prom [...] | 2006-10-11 14:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KISL KU ISLAMISTS |
06KUWAIT4076 | SENIOR SCIRI LEADER AMMAR AL-HAKIM VISITS KUWAIT, [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: Ammar Al-Hakim, the son of SCIRI leader Abdulaziz Al-Hakim and a top SCIRI leader himself, arrived in Kuwait October 8 for meetings with the Amir, Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and other Kuwaiti government officials. Al-Hakim likely tried to assuage Kuwaiti fe [...] | 2006-10-11 14:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT4078 | KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MARK STAMILIO [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance to Mark Stamilio and Andrew Morrison, U.S. Department of State, Office of War Crimes Issues, to travel to post for meetings and consultations regarding the Iraqi High Tribunal's investigation of regime crimes against Kuwaiti national [...] | 2006-10-14 04:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT APER PREL PTER KU IZ |
06KUWAIT4093 | (SBU) KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN HANNAH [...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for John Hannah and Robert Karem to travel to post o/a 16 to 22 October 2006. 2. (U) This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. (SBU) Hotel reservatio [...] | 2006-10-14 11:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT410 | ROBOTS REQUIRED AT KUWAIT CAMEL RACING [...] On February 5, Poloff and LES Pol Assistant attended the opening day of the Sixth Annual Camel Racing Championship, which runs through February 9. Robots have been used in the more minor races leading up to this event (ref A). This was the first of the annual championship races in Kuwait, how [...] | 2006-02-06 14:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ELAB KCRM KU TIP |
06KUWAIT4102 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-15 08:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT4109 | UPDATE ON ARTICLE 98 AND KATRINA AID [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-15 13:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM EAID KLEG KU KATRINA AID |
06KUWAIT4113 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-16 08:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT4118 | FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHAIRMAN URGES U.S. TO SUPPORT [...] (C/NF) During an October 15 meeting with PolChief, Mohammed Jassem Al-Sager, the Speaker of the Arab Parliament and the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Kuwaiti Parliament, characterized the prospect of GCC countries gradually accepting an Iraqi government dominated by Shi'a r [...] | 2006-10-16 14:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT4119 | ARAB FUND ON IRAQ COMPACT AND AID TO LEBANON [...] (C) Summary: Arab Fund Director General Abdul Latif Al-Hamad told Charge October 16 that the Iraq Compact enjoys "very little support" among Arab countries. He said a combination of "fogginess" over who is driving the compact, anxiety about the brisk pace at which it is moving, and a gene [...] | 2006-10-16 14:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON EFIN IZ KU PREL |
06KUWAIT4121 | FY06Q4 PROGRAM EVALUATION: U.S. SPEAKER DR. SARAH BREWER [...] Summary: On September 17 - 20, 2006, PA Kuwait hosted U.S. Speaker on women and politics, Dr. Sarah Brewer, for a five-day intensive speaking tour in Kuwait. The associate director of American University's Women and Politics Institute effectively engaged Kuwaiti female political activists rang [...] | 2006-10-17 04:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL KMPI XF KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT4147 | REFINERY DISPUTE WITH SAUDI ARABIAN TEXACO [...] (C/NF) Post concurs with Embassy Riyadh's points in ref. A, but would add that further delay of Kuwaiti plans to build a new 615,000 bpd refinery could adversely affect U.S. companies considering participation in the project including Fluor, Parsons, GE, and Bechtel. In addition, the start o [...] | 2006-10-17 12:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV PREL KU SA OIL SECTOR |
06KUWAIT4151 | MINISTRY OF COMMERCE UPBEAT ON TIFA, WELCOMES USTR [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 17, EconCouns met with Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) Assistant Under Secretary Hamid Al-Ghanim to review the TIFA Council meeting SIPDIS that took place on September 5, and to discuss next steps in the TIFA process. Al-Ghanim said the TIFA was importan [...] | 2006-10-17 13:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD ECON BEXP KU |
06KUWAIT4152 | AMAR AL-HAKIM ON IRAQ-GCC AND IRAQ-KUWAIT RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Amar Al-Hakim, son of SCIRI leader Abdel Aziz Al-Hakim, said the annual Ramadan visit of the Al-Hakim family is a social tradition and an opportunity to reach out to Kuwait's government and the Sunni community here. During his visit, Al-Hakim met with a wide range of senior off [...] | 2006-10-17 13:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU IZ IR |
06KUWAIT4153 | IRAQ AND NEIGHBORS CONFERENCE REGIONAL CT [...] (U) This message, cleared by embassies Kuwait, Riyadh, Amman, Damascus, Baghdad, and Ankara, provides recommendations for regional activities to advance the counterterrorism strategy developed in March in Kuwait. While not exhaustive, the initiatives described below are in posts' opinion relatively [...] | 2006-10-17 21:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL KISL OEXC KU IZ SY JO TU SA |
06KUWAIT4158 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INFORMATION REGARDING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-18 06:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KNNP KN KU DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT4173 | KUWAIT-IRAQ BORDER VISIT: OCTOBER 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 15, Econoffs and DHS officer visited Abdaly Border Crossing, Coalition Crossing, and Navistar on the Kuwait-Iraq border. Despite a number of cross-border incidents in August and September 2006 (reftel),activity at the border appeared calm due in part to the decrea [...] | 2006-10-18 10:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PBTS KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS KTFN PTER |
06KUWAIT4177 | IRAQ COMPACT: PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY FOR OCTOBER [...] (C) Econcouns spoke with MFA Director of Follow-up and Coordination Ambassador Khalid Maqamis on October 18 to touch base on GOK planning for the hosting of the Iraq Compact meeting on October 31. Maqamis said the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) had been charged by the forei [...] | 2006-10-18 13:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON EFIN IZ KU PREL |
06KUWAIT4178 | ISLAMIC AFFAIRS MINISTRY CAMPAIGNS TO SPREAD [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Kuwait's Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs launched an initiative in 2005 to spread moderation among Muslims and present Islam as a moderate religion to non-Muslims. The Ministry has recently opened its World Moderation Center, a special agency to implement [...] | 2006-10-18 13:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KIRF KU |
06KUWAIT42 | KUWAITI SHELTER FOR DOMESTIC LABORERS ALMOST OPEN [...] (U) Summary: Kuwaiti Union for Domestic Labor Offices (KUDLO) Director General Hashim Maged Sayyid Mohammad told us January 3 that he is waiting for final Interior Ministry approval in order to open a 50-bed shelter for domestic workers. The KUDLO-funded and run shelter will also offer legal [...] | 2006-01-05 07:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB KCRM KU |
06KUWAIT4203 | KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR APHSCT [...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Frances Fragos Townsend, Michele L. Malvesti, and Michael Taylor to travel to post per reftel. 2. (U) This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. ( [...] | 2006-10-21 14:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT4204 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL JONES (23-30 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Jones to travel to post o/a 27 to 30 October, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 27 to 29 Oct, a [...] | 2006-10-23 06:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ AF KU QA GM UK |
06KUWAIT4205 | SPLITS EMERGING IN PARLIAMENT'S 17-MEMBER ISLAMIC [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: Splits within the 17-member Islamic Bloc have recently surfaced. The tensions are largely between independent Islamists and those affiliated with a political association outside Parliament. While the two groups agree on fundamental issues, they differ over propos [...] | 2006-10-23 06:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KISL KDEM KU ISLAMISTS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT4206 | FREEDOM AGENDA: OPPOSITION GROUPS IN PARLIAMENT [...] (C/NF) Summary: The three opposition groups in Parliament -- the Islamic Bloc (17 MPs),the Popular Action Bloc (9 MPs),and the National Action Bloc (8 MPs) -- announced the formation of a new, 34-member Reform Bloc, culminating weeks of meetings between the groups. They also agreed on a com [...] | 2006-10-23 06:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT4211 | SCENESETTER FOR THE OCTOBER 31 IRAQ COMPACT [...] (C) Undersecretary Kimmitt and Counselor Zelikow, we look forward to your visit. The October 31 meeting of the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Preparatory Group (PG) will involve delegations from 22 nations and will be hosted by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development. Kuwait De [...] | 2006-10-24 07:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID ETTC IQ KU |
06KUWAIT4212 | SCENESETTER FOR THE OCTOBER 31 IRAQ COMPACT [...] (C) Deputy Secretary Kimmitt and Counselor Zelikow, we look forward to your visit. The October 31 meeting of the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Preparatory Group (PG) will involve delegations from 22 nations and will be hosted by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development. Kuwait [...] | 2006-10-24 18:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID ETTC IQ KU |
06KUWAIT4213 | KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KEVIN TAECKER [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Kevin Taecker to travel to post o/a October 29-November 3, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Embassy point of contact is: Chris Gr [...] | 2006-10-25 05:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT4218 | KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ROBERT KOEPCKE [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Robert Koepcke to travel to post o/a October 29-November 2, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Per reftel, Post has arranged accommo [...] | 2006-10-25 13:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | APER OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT4219 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR TREASURY DEPUTY [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, Counselor Zelikow, and staff to travel to post o/a October 29-November 4, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Bagh [...] | 2006-10-25 13:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT EFIN KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT4220 | SCENESETTER: APHSCT TOWNSEND VISIT TO KUWAIT, [...] (S/NF) Embassy Kuwait welcomes your visit, which comes in the general framework of a longstanding and productive CT relationship between Kuwait and the United States, and continued close, effective cooperation on the ground across a range of issues. During your visit, you will meet with sev [...] | 2006-10-26 09:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER EFIN KTFN PGOV PREL KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT4221 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR THOMAS STAAL [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Thomas Staal to travel to post o/a October 29 - November 1, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. A hotel reservation has been made at the [...] | 2006-10-27 14:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KU COUNTRYCLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT4235 | KUWAIT MEPIC 6 - FY06Q4: New Exchange Participants, [...] (SBU) Summary: This MEPI quarterly report covers key MEPI developments in Kuwait during FY06Q4 and responds to questions posed in State 147848 (see paragraph 5). In addition to addressing the progress made by Kuwaiti NGOs toward fulfillment of FY05 and FY06 Small Grants projects, the report i [...] | 2006-10-28 12:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KMPI KPAO KU MEPI |
06KUWAIT4237 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL DAYTON (31 OCT TO [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Hock to travel to post o/a 31 October to 3 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 31 Oct t [...] | 2006-10-28 17:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU NL IZ |
06KUWAIT4238 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL HOCK (28 OCT [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Hock to travel to post o/a 29 October to 2 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 29 Oct t [...] | 2006-10-29 04:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU |
06KUWAIT424 | FREEDOM AGENDA: SPEAKER PREDICTS FEW CHANGES IN [...] (C) In a February 6 meeting with the Ambassador, National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi said the Amir would decide "in the coming few days" whether or not to keep the Prime Minister and Crown Prince positions separated. (Note: The positions were separated for the first time since indepe [...] | 2006-02-07 10:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU FREEDOM AGENDA SUCCESSION |
06KUWAIT425 | PARLIAMENT SPEAKER URGES USG TO "GIVE HAMAS A [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-07 10:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL KU |
06KUWAIT4252 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ, WAR ON TERROR, AND IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-29 09:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT4254 | KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DANIEL [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Daniel Weygandt to travel to post o/a October 31-November 1, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Per reftel, Post has arranged accommo [...] | 2006-10-30 04:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KU |
06KUWAIT4255 | KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GAYATRI PATEL [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Ms. Gayatri Patel to travel to post o/a 11 November to 13 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 1 [...] | 2006-10-30 05:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PREL PHUM KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT4258 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - DEMOCRACY, CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-30 08:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT4265 | KUWAIT CANCELS PARTICIPATION IN PROLIFERATION [...] (C) Post learned October 30 that Kuwait has withdrawn from observer participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) exercise Leading Edge in Bahrain. The decision was not announced publicly. The GOK had previously committed to send three observers to the exercise, two from the [...] | 2006-10-30 14:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC KU IR KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT4284 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR JARED CAPLAN TO [...] Embassy Kuwait requests country clearance for consular officer Jared S Caplan to travel to Embassy Damascus to provide TDY consular assistance for the period November 1 - November 17, 2006. CA/EX has provided Caplan with TDY travel orders for his travel from Washington, DC to Damascus. 2. [...] | 2006-10-31 10:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AMGT OTRA KU SY COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT4285 | KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BROCK DAHL [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Brock Dahl to travel to post o/a October 30-November 3, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Per reftel, Post has arranged accommodatio [...] | 2006-10-31 11:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER OTRA KU IZ |
06KUWAIT4286 | KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TAISIR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-31 11:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER OTRA KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT4288 | KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JANE ELLEN [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Ms. Jane Ellen Bagwell and Mr. Jason Wilson to travel to post o/a 3 November to 11 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. As requested, [...] | 2006-10-31 12:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA APER JO IZ KU PINS |
06KUWAIT4289 | FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT RECONVENES; REFORM BLOC [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliament reconvened October 30 amid rising tensions between opposition MPs and the Government. In their customary speeches, the Amir, Prime Minister, and Speaker called for cooperation, development, and "national unity." The Prime Minister also presented details of the Gover [...] | 2006-10-31 14:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT4290 | UNITED AIRLINES INAUGURATES NON-STOP FLIGHTS TO [...] (U) On October 29, United Airlines (UAL) launched non-stop flights between Washington Dulles and Kuwait International Airport (KIA). The maiden flight, a Boeing 777, arrived just after 4:00pm local time, well ahead of schedule. UAL officials said 75% of the seats were sold, with First and B [...] | 2006-10-31 16:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR FAA BEXP KU |
06KUWAIT4291 | KUWAIT FINANCE MINISTER URGES DISCRETION ON IRAQI [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 31, Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt met with Kuwaiti Finance Minister Bader Al-Humaidhi to discuss the Iraq Compact, Iraqi debt relief, Lebanon's debt situation, oversight of Kuwaiti charities, and Kuwaiti investments in the United States. Kimmitt provided an update [...] | 2006-10-31 21:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV LE IZ KU |
06KUWAIT430 | DR. HAMAD AL-ALI CONDONES JIHAD IN IRAQ; [...] (C) In a February 5 interview with the Arabic-daily Al-Seyassah, translated and reprinted in the English-daily Arab Times on February 6, Kuwait University Professor of Shari'a and Islamic Studies Hamad bin Hamad Al-Ali argued that it is "legal for Muslims to kill the Danish caricaturist who a [...] | 2006-02-07 11:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KISL KU |
06KUWAIT4307 | IRANIAN MEDIA ATTACH ACCUSES KUWAITI COLUMNISTS [...] (SBU) During an October 28 interview with Al-Rai Al-Aam (local Arabic daily),Ridha Mustafaei, the Media Attach at the Iranian Embassy in Kuwait, sharply attacked some Kuwaiti columnists for writing articles critical of Iran, specifically Iran's nuclear program and its role in Iraq. "We have [...] | 2006-11-01 13:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT4309 | INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH IRAQ: OCT 31 PG MEETING STRESSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At the Oct. 31 meeting of the Preparatory Group (PG) for the International Compact with Iraq (ICI),the PG achieved broad consensus that the current iteration was satisfactory, and that critical next steps include reaching out to a broader range of countries for participation in [...] | 2006-11-01 14:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV IZ KU |
06KUWAIT4310 | DEPSEC KIMMITT DISCUSSES IRAQ COMPACT, TERROR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On 1 November, Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt met with the Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait, Shaykh Salem Abdullah Al-Sabah, to report on the results of the previous day's Iraq Compact Preparatory Group Meeting (septel) and discuss the importance of a strong monitoring [...] | 2006-11-01 16:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON EFIN EINV KTFN IZ KU |
06KUWAIT4311 | IRAQ COMPACT: ARAB FUND PROMISES CONTINUED [...] (C) Summary: During a November 1 meeting with Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, Arab Fund Director General Abdul Latif al-Hamad reiterated the Fund's "unwavering" support for the Iraq Compact, despite the absence of the Fund from the October 31 Iraq Compact (ICI) Prep Group meeting due to [...] | 2006-11-01 16:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON EFIN ETRD IZ KU PGOV PREL |
06KUWAIT4312 | IRAQ COMPACT: TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETING [...] (C) Summary: On October 31, Deputy Secretary of Treasury Robert Kimmitt met with Kuwait Fund Director General Abdulwahab Ahmed Al-Bader on the margins of the International Compact for Iraq Preparatory Group meeting in Kuwait. The meeting was also attended by Treasury Deputy Assistant Secre [...] | 2006-11-01 16:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV LE IZ KU |
06KUWAIT4313 | IRAQ COMPACT: TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETING [...] (C) Summary: On October 31, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Robert Kimmitt met with Kuwait Foreign Minister Shaykh Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah on the margins of the International Compact for Iraq Preparatory Group (PG) meeting in Kuwait. Al-Sabah expressed little enthusiasm for debt f [...] | 2006-11-01 17:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV LE IZ KU |
06KUWAIT4314 | KUWAITI CANDIDATE FOR WHO DIRECTOR-GENERAL [...] (SBU) On November 1 DCM attended a meeting called by Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Dr. Muhammad Al-Sabah. Purpose of the meeting was to present to heads of diplomatic missions Kuwait's case for selection of Dr. Kazem Behbehani as the next WHO Director. The Foreign Minister made a presentation dra [...] | 2006-11-02 10:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC UN WHO KU |
06KUWAIT4315 | IRAQ COMPACT: TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Treasury D/S Kimmitt met with Iraqi NSA Rubaie in Kuwait City on November 1, the day following the Preparatory Group meeting on the International Compact for Iraq (ICI). They had a wide ranging discussion regarding the ICI, Iraq-Saudi relations, the Iraqi insurgency and Iraq's [...] | 2006-11-03 11:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV LE IZ KU |
06KUWAIT4326 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR J. PALMER ROSELI TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for James Palmer Roseli to travel to post o/a November 7-9,2006 for a meeting with Post's ECON section. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Vis [...] | 2006-11-04 08:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT APER ECON IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT433 | KUWAIT INVESTMENT AUTHORITY TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] (U) Per reftel request, Embassy approached the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) to urge participation by KIA Managing Director, Bader Al-Sa'ad at the MENA-OECD conference. Al-Bader's office has informed the Embassy that he will not/not be able to attend the conference and has nominated Mr. [...] | 2006-02-07 13:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV PREL XF KU |
06KUWAIT4330 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - TENSION IN THE GULF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-04 09:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT4336 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SPECIAL AGENT WEBER [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for IRS Special Agent Mark Weber to travel to post o/a November 6-16,2006 for the Financial Investigative Techniques Training Program. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance thro [...] | 2006-11-04 10:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | APER OTRA AMGT ASEC KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT4337 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR IRS SPECIAL AGENTS [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for IRS Special Agents Thomas Mahoney and David Nichols to travel to post o/a November 6-16,2006 for the Financial Investigative Techniques Training Program. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply [...] | 2006-11-04 10:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AMGT OTRA ASEC KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT434 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: HAMAS VICTORY [...] Monday, January 30 2006 -- Al-Rai Al-Aam p. 69 "Ambassador Kurtzer: Palestinian elections were fair, however, we have to distinguish between democratic option and government's policy" 2. Tuesday, January 31 2006 -- Al-Rai Al-Aam p. 33 "Dr. Mohammed Al-Rumaihi: 'Is Hamas' victory an imp [...] | 2006-02-07 13:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM KMDR KU |
06KUWAIT4349 | EXPLOSION AT KUWAIT SHUAIBA REFINERY: LIMITED [...] On 4 November, at approximately 1330 local time (1030 GMT) there was a pipeline explosion and subsequent fire at unit 8 (a heavy oil processing unit with a capacity of 25,000 bpd) of Shuaiba refinery, Kuwait's smallest refinery which processes approximately 200,000 bpd. The refinery is locate [...] | 2006-11-04 14:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ECON KU OIL SECTOR |
06KUWAIT4351 | NGOS SAY NEW DOMESTIC LABOR CONTRACT IS A FIRST [...] (C/NF) Summary. After more than a year of delay, the GOK recently implemented a rule that all domestic laborers coming to Kuwait must sign a standard, three-party (recruitment agency, worker, employer/sponsor) contract. The contract provides for, among other things, minimum wages and daily [...] | 2006-11-05 05:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM ELAB IN SL ET KU TIP |
06KUWAIT4358 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-05 07:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT436 | FY 2007 ESF PROPOSAL: "PROJECT RESPECT" TO RAISE [...] Embassy Kuwait requests ESF funding for an anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) campaign targeted primarily at increasing protection for East and South Asian workers, the most vulnerable labor communities in Kuwait. Project RESPECT (Reaching Employers and Sponsors to Prevent and End Crimes of T [...] | 2006-02-07 14:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM SMIG ELAB EAID KU TIP |
06KUWAIT437 | KUWAIT PUBLIC INSTITUTION FOR SOCIAL SECURITY: AN [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: During a February 7 meeting with the Ambassador, the head of Kuwait's Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS),the country's government pension agency, outlined the organization's progressive work ethic, organizational structure and global investments, including $ [...] | 2006-02-07 14:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR EINV EFIN XF KU |
06KUWAIT4377 | SECTARIAN TENSION IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OVER BOOK [...] (U) Abdul Hadi Al-Salih, the Minister for National Assembly Affairs and one of two Shi'a ministers in the Kuwaiti government, sparked a rare public Sunni-Shi'a row when he distributed to MPs over Ramadan a book of prayers, called Al-Sahifa Al-Sajjadiyya (available in English at http://www.sh [...] | 2006-11-05 10:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KIRF SA BA IR KU |
06KUWAIT4384 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - SADDAM'S TRIAL AND PALESTINE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-06 07:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT4388 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR US GOVS (27 NOV - 2 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for U.S. Governors to travel to post o/a 28 to 30 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. As per discussions with military protocol at Camp Ar [...] | 2006-11-06 11:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP OTRA GM KU |
06KUWAIT4389 | ISLAMIC AFFAIRS MINISTRY'S AWQAF CONFERENCE [...] (C/NF) The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (MAIA) continues preparations for its conference on Islamic moderation, to be held in Washington, DC from November 17 - 19 (ref B). Post has been in daily contact with the Ministry to try to facilitate the visas of 25 Kuwaiti participants as [...] | 2006-11-06 13:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL CVIS KIRF SU KU |
06KUWAIT439 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: DANISH CARTOONS [...] Sunday, 5 February 2006 -- Al-Qabas page 11 "Regional offices of cooperative organizations boycott Danish products" -- Al-Rai Al-Aam p. 5 "Saleh Jowhar: America and Europe should discipline their Danish children before they are disciplined by children of Mohammed"; "Islamic Heritage Reviva [...] | 2006-02-08 04:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM KMDR KU |
06KUWAIT4390 | MFA U/S AFFIRMS KUWAIT'S COMMITTMENT TO THE GULF [...] (C/NF) In a November 6 meeting with the Ambassador, MFA U/S Khalid Jarallah reaffirmed Kuwait's commitment to the GSD, and said Kuwait will continue to be an "active participant" in the process. Jarallah thanked the Ambassador for the GSD initiatives paper, saying it represents a "practical [...] | 2006-11-06 13:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM IR KU GCC |
06KUWAIT4400 | DEMARCHE ON ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT MEETING [...] (SBU) In the absence of MFA Director of Arab Affairs Jaseem Al-Mubaraki, who is on official travel in the Gulf, Econcouns delivered reftel demarche to the head of the Arab League office at the MFA, Ahmed Al-Baqer, on November 7. Al-Baqer said no one from the Ministry would attend the meeting, [...] | 2006-11-07 11:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN KBCT KU |
06KUWAIT4404 | MFA U/S ON IRAQ DEBT FORGIVENESS, DPM SALIH VISIT [...] (C/NF) In a November 6 meeting with Ambassador, MFA U/S Khalid Jarallah said bilateral meetings between Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih and Kuwaiti officials on the margins of the recent Iraq Compact meetings here had been "fruitful." He said Salih had raised with the Amir the issue [...] | 2006-11-07 14:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ |
06KUWAIT4406 | PROGRESS ON RATIFICATION OF ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT [...] As reported on October 15 (ref A),the Article 98 agreement has been approved by the Foreign Affairs Committee in Parliament and been referred to the full Assembly for ratification (ref A and B). Post raised the issue with the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly [...] | 2006-11-07 14:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL KU |
06KUWAIT4407 | MFA U/S ASK FOR US SUPPORT FOR KUWAIT'S CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-07 14:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KU PREL UN WHO |
06KUWAIT4415 | LEBANON: UPDATE ON ASSISTANCE FROM KUWAIT [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request for updates on host country assistance to Lebanon, Econcouns met November 7 with Kuwait Fund Regional Director for Arab Affairs Marwan al-Ghanim. Al-Ghanim said the Kuwait Fund was forging ahead with plans to allocate the USD 300 million pledged to the GOL [...] | 2006-11-08 12:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID KU |
06KUWAIT4416 | KUWAITI PSYCHOLOGIST USES AMERICAN-STYLE [...] (C/NF) Summary. PolOff met with Dr. Bashir Al-Rashidi, a U.S.-trained psychologist who is involved in the training of imams to embrace a moderate version of Islam, as part of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs' (MAIA) larger "moderation" initiative. One way Al-Rashidi has contributed [...] | 2006-11-08 12:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KIRF KISL KU |
06KUWAIT4417 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL GARVEY (29 OCT [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Garvey to travel to post o/a 9 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/exped [...] | 2006-11-08 12:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN FR IZ KU JO |
06KUWAIT4418 | PARLIAMENT APPROVES ZAKAT LAW DESPITE SHI'A [...] (C/NF) Summary: On November 7, Parliament passed a zakat (religious tax) law opposed by Kuwaiti Shi'a. Liberal parliamentarian (MP) Mishari Al-Anjari downplayed the Islamist nature of the zakat law, saying it was "just a way to collect one percent from companies" to supplement the government [...] | 2006-11-08 13:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON KISL KU ISLAMISTS |
06KUWAIT4419 | KUWAIT: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Embassy Kuwait's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is: Mr. Matthew Tueller Deputy Chief of Mission Office Phone: (965) 259-1362 Unclass Fax: (965) 538-4251 SIPDIS Cell Phone: (965) 962-0784 Unclass E-mail: tuellermh@state.gov SIPDIS Class E-m [...] | 2006-11-08 13:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KU KVPR PREL PTER KTFN |
06KUWAIT4422 | KUWAIT IPR UPDATE: COMMERCE MINISTRY PREPARING TO [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 6 and 8, Econoff met separately with Commerce Assistant Undersecretary Abdulazziz Al-Khaldi and Ministry of Information Intellectual Property Department head Rasha Al-Sabah to discuss the Council of Ministers' decision to move responsibility for IPR enforcement fro [...] | 2006-11-08 13:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV PGOV PREL KIPR KU |
06KUWAIT4423 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 14:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ODIP ILC UNGA KU DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT4424 | KUWAIT HOSTS CONFERENCE ON MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (U) On November 4-6, the National Bank of Kuwait hosted a conference on money laundering entitled "First Kuwait & Middle East Conference for Combating Money Laundering (Risks & Trends)," under the patronage of PM Shaykh Nasir Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. The two-day event included panels on [...] | 2006-11-08 19:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN KU |
06KUWAIT4425 | NSB PRESIDENT SHAYKH AHMED AL-FAHD WELCOMES GSD [...] (C/NF) Summary: NSB President Shaykh Ahmed welcomed the GSD initiatives paper and said his staff is studying the specific proposals. He noted that on some items, such as critical infrastructure protection, we can and should begin moving quickly. He looks forward to discussing some of these [...] | 2006-11-09 07:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM KU IR GCC |
06KUWAIT4426 | KUWAIT HOSTS CONFERENCE ON MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (U) On November 4-6, the National Bank of Kuwait hosted a conference on money laundering entitled "First Kuwait & Middle East Conference for Combating Money Laundering (Risks & Trends)," under the patronage of PM Shaykh Nasir Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. The two-day event included panels on [...] | 2006-11-09 07:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN KU |
06KUWAIT4427 | KUWAIT HOSTS CONFERENCE ON MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (U) On November 4-6, the National Bank of Kuwait hosted a conference on money laundering entitled "First Kuwait & Middle East Conference for Combating Money Laundering (Risks & Trends)," under the patronage of PM Shaykh Nasir Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. The two-day event included panels on [...] | 2006-11-09 07:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN KU |
06KUWAIT4428 | KUWAIT HOSTS CONFERENCE ON MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (U) On November 4-6, the National Bank of Kuwait hosted a conference on money laundering entitled "First Kuwait & Middle East Conference for Combating Money Laundering (Risks & Trends)," under the patronage of PM Shaykh Nasir Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. The two-day event included panels on [...] | 2006-11-09 07:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN KU |
06KUWAIT4429 | GUANTANAMO RETURNEE UPDATE: ONE RELEASED, [...] On November 7, the Court of Cassation, Kuwait's highest court, ordered Nasser Najar Al-Mutairi, the first Kuwaiti national transfered from detention at Guantanamo Naval Base, released from state custody pending issuance of a final verdict by the court on December 5, 2006. In June, 2005 Mutair [...] | 2006-11-09 11:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT4430 | FREEDOM AGENDA: RUMBLINGS OF ANOTHER PARLIAMENT [...] (C/NF) Summary: Kuwait has been buzzing with rumors over the last two weeks that the Amir may dissolve Parliament again, this time unconstitutionally for a period of up to three years. Many Kuwaitis have come out strongly against such a move, arguing that it would exacerbate existing politic [...] | 2006-11-10 14:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT4435 | PROGRESS ON RATIFICATION OF ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT [...] As reported on October 15 (ref A),the Article 98 agreement has been approved by the Foreign Affairs Committee in Parliament and been referred to the full Assembly for ratification (ref A and B). Post raised the issue with the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly [...] | 2006-11-12 12:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL KU |
06KUWAIT4438 | IRAQ DEBT FORGIVENESS: "A BLOODY, UPHILL BATTLE" [...] (C) Summary: The Director General of the Arab Fund expressed pessimism November 12 about the prospects for Iraq debt forgiveness on the part of the GOK. He said there was virtually no public support for the measure in Kuwait, and he did not believe the senior Kuwaiti leadership, especially t [...] | 2006-11-12 13:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN IZ KU |
06KUWAIT4443 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - MIDTERM ELECTIONS, IRAQ, AND ISRAEL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-13 07:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT4452 | FINAL APPEAL ON PENINSULA LIONS CASE: MOST [...] (SBU) After the failure of a constitutional challenge to the law on which the Peninsula Lions' defendants were convicted, the Court of Appeals issued its final ruling in the case on November 13. Of the 36 living defendants (Defendant 31, Nuha Muhammad Roomi Al-Enezi, died of cancer so no fu [...] | 2006-11-14 05:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT4454 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - PALESTINE, IRAQ, AND IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-14 08:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT4460 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN, MIDTERM ELECTIONS, AND U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-15 09:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT4463 | KUWAIT TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (C/NF) The GOK has provided Post with updated figures on prosecutions of trafficking-related crimes (Kuwait does not have a specific anti-trafficking law). The statistics address some of the deficiencies noted in last year's figures in that they specify not only the number of convictions, but [...] | 2006-11-15 13:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM ELAB KU TIP |
06KUWAIT4464 | IRAQ: UPDATE ON KUWAIT FUND ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) This cable updates previous reporting on economic and reconstruction assistance to Iraq from the Kuwait Fund, which manages the majority but not all of Kuwaiti assistance to Iraq. While the cable provides more detail on the amounts pledged, the figures cited do not represent new assista [...] | 2006-11-15 13:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID KU |
06KUWAIT4465 | BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION [...] PolCouns delivered demarches in reftels A and B to the Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on November 7 and 8 respectively. Charge d'Affaires delivered demarche in reftel C on November 15. No substative response to the demarches has been received to date. ************************* [...] | 2006-11-15 13:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KU BO |
06KUWAIT4466 | KUWAIT PREPARES FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On November 15, Econoff and Medoff met separately with Director of Public Health Dr. Rashed Al-Owaish and his deputy Dr. Mussab Al-Saleh, and with Director of Animal Health Dr. Farida Al-Mulla to discuss the GOK's preparations for a possible outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI). [...] | 2006-11-15 13:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AMED CASC KSCA SENV TBIO KU |
06KUWAIT4467 | PRESS REACTS TO DENIAL OF VISA TO SUDANESE LEADER [...] (C/NF) Several Kuwaiti dailies ran front page stories on November 13 about the denial of a visa to Dr. Issam Al-Basheer. Al-Basheer had planned to attend a conference on Islamic moderation in Washington, DC (reftel). Al-Seyassah wrote that "informed sources" had reported that Dr. Al-Basheer [...] | 2006-11-18 04:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KIRF KISL CVIS SU KU |
06KUWAIT4469 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - MIDTERM ELECTIONS AND IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-18 06:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT4475 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND ISRAEL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-19 07:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT4481 | PROPOSED KUWAITI INVESTMENT IN KENYA APPEARS RISKY [...] (SBU) In response to ref. A, Post sees no reason to suspect Al-Bader International Development Company (AIDCO) of any involvement in illicit or terrorism-related activities as a part of its proposed development project (known as the ROOLA project) in the vicinity of Lamu, Kenya. Although AI [...] | 2006-11-20 06:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT EINV KCOR PTER KE KU |
06KUWAIT4484 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL KING (22 NOV - 29 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL King to travel to post o/a 24-25 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedi [...] | 2006-11-20 09:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AE AF IZ KU KG GM QA UK PK |
06KUWAIT4489 | ARAB FUND TO HOST COORDINATION MEETING WITH ARAB [...] (SBU) Post received on November 19 the invitation letter contained in para 3 addressed to Director of Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator Tobias. The invitation is for a high-level coordination meeting with Arab development institutions to be hosted by the Arab Fund for Economic and S [...] | 2006-11-21 08:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID KU |
06KUWAIT4494 | KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMMAN [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Amman Treasury Attache Brian Grant to travel to post o/a November 26-30, 2006. Mr. Grant will meet with Embassy interlocutors and Government of Kuwait officials from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Ministry of Social [...] | 2006-11-21 13:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AMGT OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT4495 | KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MICHAEL [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Regional Legal Advisor Michael Gunnison to travel to post o/a November 27-30, 2006. Mr. Gunnison will attend the Central Bank of Kuwait's's Anti-Money Laundering Seminar and meet with Government of Kuwait officials from the Mini [...] | 2006-11-21 13:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AMGT OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT4496 | KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JERRY WAYNE [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Jerry Wayne Rowe to travel to post o/a November 27-29, 2006. Mr. Rowe will meet with Embassy interlocutors and Government of Kuwait officials from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, [...] | 2006-11-21 13:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AMGT OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT4497 | CONFIRMATION FOR NEXT IRAQ AND NEIGHBORS REGIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-21 14:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KU IZ JO KISL PTER PREL PGOV ASEC |
06KUWAIT4498 | INFLUENTIAL AL-SABAH EXPRESSES FRUSTRATION WITH [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a November 17 meeting with Poloff, Shaykh Mohammed Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah, an influential ruling family member with close ties to the Amir, expressed frustration with the Prime Minister's "weakness" and his inability to control an increasingly assertive Parliament. He complai [...] | 2006-11-21 14:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT4499 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENCOURAGING MODERATE ARABS NOT [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel points November 21 to MFA U/S Khalid Al-Jarallah. Al-Jarallah said the GOK would consider carefully how to proceed. 2. (C) Separately PolCouns discussed the points with MFA Director for Arab Affairs Jassem Al-Mubaraki. Al-Mubaraki said he would consult [...] | 2006-11-21 15:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE KU |
06KUWAIT4500 | PSI: LETTER TO PSI PARTICIPANTS ON UNSCR 1718 [...] (U) Post received GOK response below to ref A letter from U/S Robert Joseph on November 18 from Khalid Al-Jarrallah, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Following is an unofficial translation of the response as provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The original letter in [...] | 2006-11-21 15:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS KU |
06KUWAIT4501 | YEMEN: MFA SAYS KUWAITI AID PLEDGE "APPROPRIATE" [...] (SBU) As requested reftel, Econcouns met with MFA Director of Arab Affairs Jassem Al-Mubaraki November 21 to thank the GOK for its support to Yemen during the November 15 Yemen Donors Conference in London (note: Kuwait pledged USD 200 million in loans to Yemen, to be administered by the Kuwa [...] | 2006-11-21 16:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID KU |
06KUWAIT4502 | KUWAIT-IRAQ BORDER TALKS CONCLUDE SUCCESSFULLY [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi and Kuwaiti delegations both gave positive assessments of three days of talks on border and security issues. The two sides agreed to a compensation scheme allowing the construction of a security road and fence through the northern border area at Um Qasr. They also agre [...] | 2006-11-22 08:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU IZ |
06KUWAIT4506 | APHSCT TOWNSEND BRIEFING AND TOUR OF KUWAIT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On 14 November, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend received a briefing from Director of the Kuwait National Security Bureau (NSB) Shaykh Thamer Ali A. Al-Salem Al-Sabah and senior managers of Kuwait National [...] | 2006-11-25 10:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PTER KU OIL SECTOR |
06KUWAIT4509 | APHSCT TOWNSEND'S 11/14 MEETINGS WITH THE AMIR AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: APHSCT Frances Fragos Townsend met November 14 with the Amir and Foreign Minister of Kuwait to discuss counterterrorism cooperation, energy security, and other regional issues. Townsend reassured them that the President was committed to seeing a democratic, stable Iraq and wa [...] | 2006-11-25 10:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV EFIN YM KU |
06KUWAIT4510 | APHSCT TOWNSEND'S 11/13 MEETING WITH KUWAIT NSB [...] (S/NF) Summary: APHSCT Frances Fragos Townsend met November 13 with Kuwait National Security Bureau President Shaykh Ahmed Al-Fahd to discuss counterterrorism cooperation, energy security, and regional developments. Shaykh Ahmed sought reassurances on U.S. policy in Iraq. He encouraged the U. [...] | 2006-11-25 11:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV EFIN IZ KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT4511 | APHSCT TOWNSEND BRIEFING AND TOUR OF KUWAIT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On 14 November, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend received a briefing from Director of the Kuwait National Security Bureau (NSB) Shaykh Thamer Ali A. Al-Salem Al-Sabah and senior managers of Kuwait National P [...] | 2006-11-25 11:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PTER KU OIL SECTOR |
06KUWAIT4512 | APHSCT TOWNSEND'S 11/14 MEETINGS WITH THE AMIR AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: APHSCT Frances Fragos Townsend met November 14 with the Amir and Foreign Minister of Kuwait to discuss counterterrorism cooperation, energy security, and other regional issues. Townsend reassured them that the President was committed to seeing a democratic, stable Iraq and wa [...] | 2006-11-25 11:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV EFIN YM KU |
06KUWAIT4514 | KUWAIT'S BIDOON (STATELESS RESIDENTS): BACKGROUND [...] (C/NF) Summary: The "Bidoon" are people living in Kuwait who assert rights to Kuwaiti citizenship and who deny that they have a right to citizenship in any other country. It is the highest profile human rights issue in Kuwaiti domestic politics. The GOK argues that most of the approximatel [...] | 2006-11-26 06:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KU |
06KUWAIT4517 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICAN MEDIA AND FOREIGN POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-26 07:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT4518 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON'S ASSASSINATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-26 08:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT4527 | DEMARCHE: BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] MFA informed post November 27 that Kuwait will be represented at the Forum for the Future by MFA Director for Coordination and Follow-up Ambassador Khalid Muqammis. The Foreign Minister will at that time be traveling with the Amir on his visit to France. Minister for Social Affairs and Labo [...] | 2006-11-27 13:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMPI KU |
06KUWAIT453 | JABER BRANCH OF RULING FAMILY CONSOLIDATES POWER: [...] (SBU) After meeting with senior family members the evening of February 7, the Amir appointed his half-brother and former Minister of Interior Shaykh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as Crown Prince, and his nephew and former Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs (a non-Cabinet ministerial position [...] | 2006-02-08 08:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT4532 | KUWAIT SCRAMBLES TO AVOID WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: In an effort to avoid a repetition of the rolling blackouts that Kuwait experienced in July-August 2006 due to a growing gap between generating capacity and peak demand (refs A and B),the Kuwait Ministry of Energy is fast-tracking a tender to provide an additiona [...] | 2006-11-28 13:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG ECON KU |
06KUWAIT4536 | 29TH MEETING OF THE TRIPARTITE COMMISSION AND THE [...] Summary. The 29th Meeting of the Tripartite Commission on Gulf War Missing met in Geneva on November 15, 2006. The Commission announced the closure of 12 cases. The Commission agreed on a plan of action to address the inability of the Commission's Technical Subcommittee to conduct any field [...] | 2006-11-29 13:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM AORC MARR IZ SA KU |
06KUWAIT4537 | KUWAITI AMIR REPORTEDLY ACCEPTS INVITATION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-29 14:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT4541 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND THE REGION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-02 06:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT4545 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SHAYS (26 NOV -4 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Shays to travel to post o/a 3-4 Dec, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor w [...] | 2006-12-02 10:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU TU EG JO |
06KUWAIT4546 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SHAYS (26 NOV -4 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Shays to travel to post o/a 3-4 Dec, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor w [...] | 2006-12-02 11:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU TU EG JO |
06KUWAIT4547 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GAO (JOB CODE [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for GAO Officials Brian LePore, Joshua Margraf and Jim Melton to transit Kuwait to/from Iraq December 2 to 15, 2006. Post acknowledges that Embassy assistance is not requested. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you m [...] | 2006-12-03 06:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AGOA OTRA ASEC KU IZ |
06KUWAIT4549 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-03 13:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT4553 | KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NEA PDAS [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for NEA PDAS James Jeffrey and NEA/IR Tim Standaert to travel to post o/a 8-10 December, 2006, to participate in Iran-related meetings with embassy and government officials. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; [...] | 2006-12-03 13:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AMGT EG IR OTRA KU COUNTRYCLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT4554 | THE CONVERSION OF KUWAIT REAL ESTATE BANK: A CASE [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 2, Ambassador met with Kuwait Real Estate Bank (KREB) Chairman Abdulwahab Mohammed Ali Al-Wazzan to discuss KREB's ongoing conversion into an Islamic bank. Two and a half years into the process, Al-Wazzan said that although the conversion has taken longer than exp [...] | 2006-12-03 13:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EFIN KU |
06KUWAIT4555 | KUWAIT AIRWAYS CHAIRMAN SAYS DELIVERY TIMELINE [...] (C/NF) On December 3, Ambassador met with Kuwait Airways (KA) Chairman and Managing Director Shaykh Talal Mubarak Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah to discuss KA's plans to replace its aging fleet, TSA screening requirements, United Airlines, and KA's problems with pilots on TSA's "no fly" list. Al-Sabah sai [...] | 2006-12-03 13:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR BEXP ECON KU |
06KUWAIT4556 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENGAGING THE ARAB LEAGUE, [...] (C) PolCouns delivered ref A points to MFA Americas Department Deputy Director Hamed Al-Mashan. Al-Mashan said he would ensure the points are passed directly to the Foreign Minister, now traveling in France with the Emir. He said Kuwait would likely favor a strong statement of support for [...] | 2006-12-03 14:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU IZ DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT4557 | NATO ISTANBUL COOPERATION INITIATIVE MEETING IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-04 04:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR NATO PREL PTER KU |
06KUWAIT4558 | KUWAIT LICENSES FIRST NEW NEWSPAPERS IN 30 YEARS [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Fifteen Kuwaiti companies have received licenses to date to begin publishing daily newspapers, the first new such licenses granted in Kuwait in more than 30 years. They result from the coming into effect in October 2006 of a press and publications law that paved the [...] | 2006-12-04 04:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPRC KPAO KMDR PHUM KU |
06KUWAIT4560 | KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NEA PDAS [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for NEA PDAS James Jeffrey and NEA/IR Tim Standaert to travel to post o/a 8-10 December, 2006, to participate in Iran-related meetings with embassy and government officials. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; [...] | 2006-12-04 07:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AMGT EG IR OTRA KU COUNTRYCLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT4561 | AMIRI ADVISOR DISCUSSES AMIR'S PRIORITIES AND [...] (C/NF) Summary: On 2 December, Ambassador met with Khaled Al-Fulaij, advisor to the Amir and former chairman of Kuwait Oil Company, to discuss the Amir's economic agenda and to solicit Al-Fulaij's perspective on current economic and political issues. Al-Fulaij explained that three of the Am [...] | 2006-12-04 08:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV EPET KU |
06KUWAIT4562 | CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE: NEXT STEPS ON USG [...] (S/NF) On 29 November, Econoff met with Ali Al-Obaid, Deputy Chairman of Kuwait's Oil Sector Services Company (OSSCo) to discuss opportunities to expand USG-GOK cooperation to enhance the security of Kuwait's critical energy infrastructure. OSSCo is a new subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corpo [...] | 2006-12-04 08:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | ENRG PTER EPET KU OIL SECTOR |
06KUWAIT4564 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON, IRAN, AND IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-04 10:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT4568 | GENERAL ABIZAID'S MEETINGS WITH THE KUWAITI AMIR, [...] (C) Summary: In a November 28 meeting, the Amir warmly welcomed General Abizaid back to Kuwait, noting the enduring friendship between his country and the United States. On Iraq, the Amir said the U.S. needs to quickly hand over authority to Iraqi security forces, and reduce its own exposur [...] | 2006-12-04 13:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU IZ IR |
06KUWAIT4569 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NEA A/DAS L. VICTOR [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for NEA Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary L. Victor Hurtado to Kuwait from December 5 to 11, 2006. Please note action request in para. 4.J. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through E [...] | 2006-12-05 05:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ASEC KU IZ COUNTRYCLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT4570 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NEA A/DAS L. VICTOR [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for NEA Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary L. Victor Hurtado to Kuwait from December 5 to 11, 2006. Please note action request in para. 4.J. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through E [...] | 2006-12-05 11:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ASEC KU IZ COUNTRYCLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT4571 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NEA A/DAS L. VICTOR [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for NEA Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary L. Victor Hurtado to Kuwait from December 5 to 11, 2006. Please note action request in para. 4.J. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through E [...] | 2006-12-05 11:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ASEC KU IZ COUNTRYCLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT4574 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN, IRAQ, AND LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-06 06:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT4579 | (C) C-NE6-01698: KUWAITI ISLAMISTS' INITIATIVES ON [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: The women's issues legislation recently drafted by Islamist parliamentarians aims to increase state benefits provided to Kuwaiti women, not change their social and political status. It is likely the result of women's suffrage and recent electoral reforms resulting [...] | 2006-12-06 14:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KISL KWMN KU ISLAMISTS |
06KUWAIT4580 | KUWAITI "AHWAZ ACTIVIST" MEETS WITH EUROPEAN [...] (S/NF) Over the past several months, a Kuwaiti in his mid-fifties named Faisal Al-Khazal has met with several European embassies in Kuwait to enlist their support for his alleged Ahwazi opposition group. (Note: Ahwaz is the Arabized name of the capital of Khuzestan, a predominantly Arab prov [...] | 2006-12-06 14:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT4581 | CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE: ADDITIONAL DETAIL [...] (S/NF) On December 6, Econoff spoke with Ali Al-Obaid, Deputy Chairman of Kuwait's Oil Sector Services Company (OSSCo) to seek further clarification of Kuwaiti needs for USG assistance on critical energy infrastructure security. OSSCo is the subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) r [...] | 2006-12-06 14:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | ENRG PTER EPET KU OIL SECTOR |
06KUWAIT4582 | KUWAIT HIGH COURT REVERSES GUILTY VERDICT OF [...] On December 5, Kuwait's highest court, the Court of Cassation, overturned the guilty verdict of Nasser Najar Al-Mutairi, the first Kuwaiti returned from detention at Guantanamo Naval Base. The high court reversed the guilty verdict and the five year sentence handed down by the Court of Appeal [...] | 2006-12-06 14:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT4583 | MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD LEADER WARNS OF IMPACT OF IRAQ [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Secretary General of the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM),Dr. Bader Al-Nashi, told Poloff December 6 that sectarian violence in Iraq was contributing to rising Shi'a-Sunni tensions in Kuwait. While he did not believe violence between the two communities was likely, [...] | 2006-12-06 14:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KISL IR IZ KU ISLAMISTS SHI |
06KUWAIT4585 | UN COUNTERTERRORISM ASSESSMENT TEAM MEETS WITH G-8 [...] (U) On December 4, a visiting United Nations Counterterrorism Executive Directorate delegation met with Ambassadors from the G-8 nations and from Spain, Switzerland and Australia to discuss Kuwait's implementation of UNSCR 1373, the level of the terrorism threat in Kuwait and the counterterror [...] | 2006-12-06 14:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KTFN EFIN KU IZ |
06KUWAIT4598 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON HEAD OF KUWAIT STOCK EXCHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 5, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on the new Director General of the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) Saleh Al-Falah. Ambassador and the DG discussed the pending creation of a capital markets authority and Kuwait's overall economic health. The meeting was also attende [...] | 2006-12-09 10:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KU PINR PREL KTFN |
06KUWAIT4609 | FINANCE MINISTRY TALKS TAXES, AID, AND DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary. On December 9, Econcouns met with acting Assistant Undersecretary of Finance Khalid Al-Rubeian to discuss Kuwait's new draft tax law, the December 7 designations by the United States of three Kuwaitis for support to Al-Qaida, and assistance to the Palestinians. Al-Rubeian said t [...] | 2006-12-10 09:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN BEXP ETRD IZ KU |
06KUWAIT4610 | ISLAMIC AFFAIRS UNDERSECRETARY: MODERATION [...] (C/NF) Summary: Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Undersecretary Dr. Adel Al-Falah told the DCM on December 5 that the Ministry's recent conference in Washington had been a great success, though he provided few details about the proceedings. He said the Ministry is looking forward to h [...] | 2006-12-10 10:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KISL CVIS KU ISLAMISTS |
06KUWAIT4612 | SPEAKER AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHAIRMAN ON IRAQ, [...] (C/NF) Summary: During separate meetings December 6 with the Ambassador, Speaker of Parliament Jassem Al-Khorafi and the Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman, Mohammed Al-Sager, shared their views on regional and domestic political issues. Al-Khorafi welcomed the President's recent meetings wit [...] | 2006-12-10 13:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM LE IZ IR KU |
06KUWAIT4616 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL MCCAIN (12-19 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL McCain/Lieberman to travel to post o/a 13-15 Dec, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver [...] | 2006-12-11 05:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IS KU IZ AF PK IR GM COUNTRY |
06KUWAIT4617 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - TERROR FUNDING, IRAN, IRAQ, AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-11 09:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT462 | SOTU REACTION: KUWAIT OIL ANALYST COMMENTS ON [...] (SBU) Econ Officer met February 8 with Kamel Harami, a well-connected oil analyst and former KPC employee, to discuss the recent State of the Union (SOTU) speech, and specifically the President's statements about oil and energy issues. Harami asked Econ Officer to further explain the "addict [...] | 2006-02-08 13:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR |
06KUWAIT4620 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED:PARTICIPATION IN DECEMBER UNSC [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche points December 11 to MFA Deputy Director for International Organizations Affairs Dr.Hamad Burahamah. Burahamah assured that Kuwait will not be represented at the ministerial level. LEBARON [...] | 2006-12-11 14:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | IS PREL UNSC KU |
06KUWAIT4621 | AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON LOGISTICS GIANT [...] (C) On December 10, Ambassador made a long-planned courtesy call, postponed several times previously due to scheduling conflicts, on Tarek Sultan, Chairman and Managing Director of Kuwait's global logistics company Agility for a discussion of the logistics industry. (Agility, known until rec [...] | 2006-12-11 14:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD KU |
06KUWAIT4622 | INDEPENDENT/LIBERAL TELLS PDAS KUWAITI DEMOCRACY [...] (C/NF) PDAS James Jeffrey met with liberal/independent MP Mohammad Jassem Al-Sager, head of the National Assembly's Foreign Relations Committee on December 9. In addition to discussing regional security issues (septel),Al-Sager gave his assessment of the recent tension between the Governmen [...] | 2006-12-11 14:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT4623 | MP AHMED BAQER ON PENDING LEGISLATION, TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary. On December 11, Ambassador met with Chairman of the Parliament's Financial and Economic Affairs Committee and Coordinator of the Islamist Bloc Ahmed Baqer. Topics included pending Kuwaiti legislation, recent Treasury Department designations of Kuwaiti nationals for supporting te [...] | 2006-12-11 14:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN BEXP IZ LE KU |
06KUWAIT4624 | AMBASSADOR ADVOCATES FOR BOEING WITH [...] (C/NF) On 11 December the Ambassador met with Minister of Communications Dr. Massouma Al-Mubarak, Under Secretary of Communications Abdulaziz Alosaimi, and Kuwait Airways Director of Planning and International Affairs Dawoud Al-Dawoud to discuss plans to expand and upgrade the Kuwait Airways [...] | 2006-12-11 15:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | BEXP EAIR KU |
06KUWAIT4625 | KUWAITIS TELL NEA PDAS JEFFREY INCREASED [...] (C/NF) Summary: During his December 9 visit to Kuwait, PDAS Jeffrey met with a number of prominent Kuwaitis to discuss Iraq and Iran. The Kuwaitis expressed concern about rising Iranian influence in the region and emphasized the need for international cooperation. They agreed that the GCC s [...] | 2006-12-11 15:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT4626 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION; [...] Poloff delivered reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of International Organizations Hamid Bou Rahmah on December 9. Rahmah said that he would ensure the points were delivered to the Foreign Minister for consideration. ********************************************* * For mo [...] | 2006-12-12 03:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KU DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT4628 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - NATO CONFERENCE, BAKER-HAMILTON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-12 09:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT4629 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DEMARCHE ON HIZBALLAH-RELATED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-12 09:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN KU DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT4630 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PUBLIC ROLL-OUT OF SECURE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-12 09:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KHLS EWWT ASEC PTER ECON KU DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT4631 | KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GANTED FOR JANET KAVANDI [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Janet Kavandi to travel to post o/a January 6-9, 2007, to serve as speaker for the U.S. Department of State conference of women leaders in science, technology, and engineering. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry int [...] | 2006-12-12 10:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER TSPA OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT4632 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - NATO CONFERENCE, BAKER-HAMILTON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-12 10:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT4633 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - NATO CONFERENCE, BAKER-HAMILTON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-12 10:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT4634 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - NATO CONFERENCE, BAKER-HAMILTON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-12 10:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT4638 | EVOLVING IRAQ-KUWAIT BORDER CROSSING PROCEDURES [...] (C/NF) Summary. On December 5, Kuwait Ministry of Interior (MOI) and United States Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC) officials accompanied by Emboff met and discussed Kuwait-Iraq border crossing issues arising from recently altered MOI procedures. The MOI began using new procedu [...] | 2006-12-12 14:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR PBTS KU IZ |
06KUWAIT4639 | KUWAIT AGAIN THE VOICE OF MODERATION IN OPEC [...] (U) For the third time in six weeks, Kuwait Energy Minister Shaykh Ali al-Jarrah has publicly called for restraint in OPEC pricing. His most recent remarks came on December 12, a day before his departure to the OPEC ministers meeting in Abuja. Al-Jarrah commented that OPEC countries were "s [...] | 2006-12-13 07:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU |
06KUWAIT464 | SECURITY BUREAU CHIEF SAYS KUWAIT TO BE EXAMPLE OF [...] (C) Summary: National Security Bureau President Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled, responding to the Ambassador's concerns that the GOK was not as focused as before on CT efforts, reviewed a five-year plan developed by the Ministry of Awqaf to promote moderation and exert control over Kuwaiti mosques. [...] | 2006-02-08 14:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL KU |
06KUWAIT4640 | PROGRAM EVALUATION: SSI SPEAKER IMAM SOHAIB SULTAN VISIT TO [...] FY06Q4 GPRA SUMMARY: Trinity College's Imam Sohaib Sultan visited Kuwait as a Strategic Speaker Initiative spokesperson conducting a four-day tour from September 16 - 20, 2006. Imam Sultan discussed the status and history of Muslims in America, with diverse audiences, including more than 250 [...] | 2006-12-13 08:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL XF KU ISLAMISTS |
06KUWAIT4645 | IRAQ COMPACT: LETTER TO TREASURY DEPSEC FROM THE [...] (U) Post has received the following letter from Abdelatif Y. Al-Hamad, Director General/Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, dated November 26, addressed to Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt. The original has been sent to DepSec SIPDIS [...] | 2006-12-13 11:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN IZ KU |
06KUWAIT4649 | FILIPINO LABOR ATTACHE SAYS MINIMUM WAGE FOR [...] (C/NF) PolOff met with Filipino Labor Attache Leopoldo De Jesus on December 12 to discuss recent reports that the Philippines intends to increase the monthly minimum wage for Filipino domestic workers from USD 200 to USD 400. De Jesus verified that all domestic workers leaving the Philippine [...] | 2006-12-13 12:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KHUM ELAB RP KU TIP |
06KUWAIT465 | JANUARY 17 VICE PRESIDENT MEETING WITH KUWAITI [...] (U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. ---- The Vice President Ambassador Richard LeBaron NEA/PDAS Elizabeth Cheney OVP Chief of Staff David Addington National Security Advisor to the VP John Hannah Deputy Assistant to the VP for NSA Samantha Ravich Gamal Helal (interpreter) DCM Tueller (notetaker) [...] | 2006-02-08 14:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP KU |
06KUWAIT4650 | LEBANON: DEMARCHE ON ECONOMIC AND SECURITY [...] (C) In response to reftel encouraging additional economic and security assistance to Lebanon, Econcouns spoke with MFA Director of Arab Affairs Jassem Al-Mubaraki and Director of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development December 13 to encourage additional assistance beyond the substan [...] | 2006-12-13 13:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN KU PREL |
06KUWAIT4652 | NATO ICI MEETING: KUWAIT SEEKS "STRATEGIC [...] (C/NF) Summary. In a briefing for NATO resident ambassadors, NATO Secretary General Scheffer praised the atmosphere surrounding NATO-GOK meetings, and noted Kuwait's interest in expanding NATO's relationship with Kuwait and the GCC as a "political-military alliance." Scheffer believes Kuwait [...] | 2006-12-13 14:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO IR IZ KU |
06KUWAIT4653 | KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (S/NF) On December 10, Ambassador chaired the regular meeting of the mission's Counterterrorism Working Group (CWG). The meeting was attended by section chiefs or representatives of POL, ECON, DATT, OMC-K, RSO, CONS, PA, FCS, and SIMO. The purpose of these regular meetings is identification [...] | 2006-12-14 11:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV ASEC KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT4654 | WINNING MASS AUDIENCES - THE U.S. PRESENCE AT THE 2006 [...] SUMMARY: On November 21, the Ambassador participated in the opening ceremony of Kuwait's 31st International Book Fair. Embassy Kuwait was the sole Western presence during the 10-day exhibition that attracted tens of thousands of Kuwaiti visitors. Public Affairs offered more than 120 RBO, IIP [...] | 2006-12-16 06:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OEXC KPAO SCUL OIIP XF KU |
06KUWAIT4655 | INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK 2006 IN KUWAIT [...] SUMMARY: For the second consecutive year, Embassy Kuwait expanded outreach activities geared towards students and youth during International Education Week, November 11 to 17, 2006. Public Affairs staff arranged two interviews for the Ambassador on a youth-oriented television program and a po [...] | 2006-12-16 06:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL KIRC OIIP XF KU |
06KUWAIT466 | CARTOONS: KUWAIT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONDEMNS BUT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-09 09:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KISL KPAO PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT4661 | INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK 2006 IN KUWAIT [...] SUMMARY: For the second consecutive year, Embassy Kuwait expanded outreach activities geared towards students and youth during International Education Week, November 11 to 17, 2006. Public Affairs staff arranged two interviews for the Ambassador on a youth-oriented television program and a po [...] | 2006-12-16 11:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL KIRC OIIP XF KU |
06KUWAIT4664 | TERROR FINANCE: MFA INDICATES NO PLANS TO LIFT [...] (C/NF) Summary: MFA Director of Follow-up and Coordination Khalid Maqamis told Econcouns December 16 that the three Kuwaitis designated as terrorist facilitators by the US Department of Treasury on December 7 -- Hamad Al Ali, Jaber Al-Jalamah, and Mubarak Al-Bathali -- were not active and we [...] | 2006-12-17 12:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN |
06KUWAIT4665 | FEELING THE HEAT, INFORMATION MINISTER RESIGNS [...] (SBU) According to local media, Minister of Information Mohammed Al-Sanousi has submitted his resignation rather than subject himself to an intense parliamentary questioning session, commonly referred to in Kuwait as a "grilling," which was scheduled to take place on December 18. The grillin [...] | 2006-12-17 13:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPAO KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT4669 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SKELTON (DEC 23 - [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Skelton to travel to post o/a 24-26 Dec, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedito [...] | 2006-12-18 11:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ UK |
06KUWAIT467 | AMIR APPROVES NEW CABINET: SHI'A AND ICM GAIN; [...] (C) Summary: Amir Shaykh Sabah approved on February 9 a new Cabinet, which was particularly notable for the appointment of a second Shi'a minister and one of the leaders of the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM),the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in Kuwait. The appointments like [...] | 2006-02-09 17:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU PINR SUCCESSION |
06KUWAIT4675 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL NELSON (20 DEC - [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Nelson to travel to post o/a 20-21 December 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/exped [...] | 2006-12-19 08:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ |
06KUWAIT4677 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - NATO CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-19 13:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT4678 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-19 13:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNGA AORC KU DEMARCHES |
06KUWAIT4679 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESULTS OF THE 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-19 13:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE MNUC TSPA KU DEMARCHES |
06KUWAIT4680 | KUWAIT MFA OFFICIAL ON SYRIA ENGAGEMENT, HANIYEH [...] (C) Summary: According to MFA Arab Affairs Director Al-Mubaraki, Bashar al-Asad has signaled to Kuwait and others his readiness for a deal with the U.S. Kuwait has no plans to meet with the Syrians at a senior level. Palestinian PM Haniyeh could visit Kuwait in the near future, though deta [...] | 2006-12-20 06:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KPAL KU SY |
06KUWAIT4681 | GUANTANAMO RETURNEES MAY SOON BE RELEASED [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (S/NF) Post has learned that Omar Rajab Amin and Abdullah Kamel Al-Kandari, Kuwaiti nationals returned from detention at Guantanamo Naval Base in September 2006, may be released by the judge presiding over their investigation when their cur [...] | 2006-12-20 06:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT4682 | PARLIAMENT VOTES 39-20 AGAINST WRITING OFF PRIVATE [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: The Kuwaiti Parliament voted December 19 against a controversial proposal to write off citizens' private loans at an estimated cost to the government of $27 billion. The proposal was strongly supported by tribal parliamentarians, dividing the three opposition bloc [...] | 2006-12-20 06:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV EAID ECON KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT4683 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW IRAQI CHARGE [...] (C) Ambassador met 12/13 with new Iraqi Mission Charge d'Affaires Fadel Hamad Khudair Al-Azawi. Al-Azawi, a career diplomat, arrived in Kuwait in early November, replacing outgoing Charge Hamad Al-Sharifi. Al-Azawi requested the meeting as a courtesy call, noting his interest in maintainin [...] | 2006-12-20 09:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ KU |
06KUWAIT4685 | KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DR. LINDA [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Dr. Linda Logan to travel to post o/a January 13 - January 18, 2006 for meetings concerning avian influenza. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. [...] | 2006-12-20 12:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA EAGR EG KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT4686 | KATRINA ASSISTANCE: NO IMMINENT HELP FROM KUWAIT [...] (SBU) As instructed Ref A, Econcouns raised the status of Kuwait's USD 500 million pledge for Hurricane Katrina relief with Hamad Al Mashan at the MFA America's Department on December 20. Econcouns thanked the GOK for the USD 50 million disbursed thus far and noted our understanding that USD [...] | 2006-12-20 13:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN KU PREL |
06KUWAIT4687 | BAH HUMBUG! SALAFI MP SLAMS CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR [...] (U) Salafi MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei sent a formal question to the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor complaining about the "irresponsible violations" that occurred when an American army delegation delivered toys to an orphanage run by the Ministry on December 10, reported the Arabic daily Al- [...] | 2006-12-20 13:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL KIRF KU ISLAMISTS |
06KUWAIT4688 | GLOBAL PURSUIT OF TERRORIST INFORMATION EXCHANGE: [...] (U) Post's response to Department inquiries in State 190832 follows. 2. (C/NF) Immigration Databases ------------------------------- - The Government of Kuwait (GOK) Ministry of the Interior has a computerized immigration database. Information for all entries and exits are entered into [...] | 2006-12-20 13:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KVPR KHLS KU |
06KUWAIT4690 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL MARSHALL (22 DEC [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Marshall to travel to post o/a 22 December 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedi [...] | 2006-12-21 15:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ |
06KUWAIT4698 | ARTISTIC AMBASSADOR LINDA TOUBY DAZZLES KUWAIT, NOVEMBER [...] SUMMARY: Stunning New York abstract expressionist artist Linda Touby landed in Kuwait on her first trip to the Middle East on November 30, opening a whirlwind week of dynamic cultural interaction with a range of Kuwaiti audiences. Ms. Touby splashed onto the Kuwait art scene with a welcoming [...] | 2006-12-24 06:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO XF KU |
06KUWAIT4699 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL WILSON (DEC 27 - [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Wilson to travel to post o/a 28-31 Dec 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...] | 2006-12-24 07:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU GM |