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### Viewing cable 03KUWAIT1250, U) GOK TO TAKE ITS CASE ON THE ROAD

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03KUWAIT1250 | 2003-04-05 11:12 | 2011-05-04 00:00 | CONFIDENTIAL | Embassy Kuwait

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    C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 KUWAIT 001250

    SIPDIS

    STATE FOR NEA/ARP

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/02/2013
    TAGS: PREL KU IZ SY SA
    SUBJECT: (U) GOK TO TAKE ITS CASE ON THE ROAD

    REF: A. KUWAIT 1102

    ¶B. STATE 80809
    ¶C. STATE 84320

    Classified By: Ambassador Richard H. Jones for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d)

    ¶1. (C) Summary: During their April 2 meeting, the Ambassador
    and MinState for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah
    discussed the progress of the war and Dr. Mohammed,s
    upcoming trip to key UNSC member states. The Minister said
    the focus of his visits would be to discuss an array of
    issues surrounding the war in Iraq, including Kuwait's
    disappointment with some member states for their opposition
    to it. End Summary.

    (U) Getting the Message Out
    ---------------------------
    ¶2. (C) MinState for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed
    al-Sabah gave the Ambassador a preview of his planned trip
    during their April 2 meeting. He said he would visit
    Beijing, Moscow, Paris, London, Washington, New York (to call
    on UNSYG), Berlin, Madrid and Rome in a whirlwind tour to
    "explain the war from a Kuwaiti perspective" and ask
    governments to condemn the Iraqi attacks against Kuwait and
    support the people (vice regime) of Iraq. In the U.S., where
    he plans to arrive on April 11, he said he plans to discuss a
    post-Saddam Iraq, express Kuwait,s interest in being
    involved in reconstruction efforts and raise concerns the GOK
    has been hearing from Iraqi opposition groups who wish to
    play a greater role in the liberation of Iraq.

    ¶3. (C) Dr. Mohammed said Kuwait's Ambassador to the U.S.,
    Shaykh Salim al-Sabah, had put together a schedule that
    includes visits to Capitol Hill, think-tanks such as The
    Brookings Institution and CSIS, as well as a planned
    appearance on Larry King Live (Saturday, April 12). The
    Minister said his message during these appointments and
    appearances will be that Kuwait, as a country that has been
    liberated from tyranny by the U.S., is very grateful for U.S.
    and coalition actions to remove Saddam Hussein. "Only people
    under occupation understand this," he said. "People need to
    hear that."

    (C) Article 98
    --------------
    ¶4. (C) The Ambassador took the opportunity to update Dr.
    Mohammed on a number of issues he might be called upon to
    discuss in Washington. Raising the ongoing effort to secure
    an Article 98 agreement with Kuwait, he asked if there had
    been any further progress since their March 24 meeting (ref
    A). Dr. Mohammed said that the MFA Legal Dept. had made two
    "small" changes, and if they proved acceptable to the USG, he
    would be willing to sign the agreement in Washington during
    his visit. (Note: Post has since received the revised draft,
    and forwarded it for Dept. review. End Note.)

    (C) Core Group
    --------------
    ¶5. (C) Briefing Dr. Mohammed on the outlines of the Core
    Group for Iraqi reconstruction (ref B), the Ambassador urged
    the GOK to play an active role in Iraqi reconstruction. He
    said the USG was hoping to find a GCC partner willing to join
    the Core Group and engage other regional states to assist in
    the reconstruction of Iraq. Dr. Mohammed responded by
    noting that Iraq was rich in resources, and suggested that
    loans and investment rather than grant aid would be the best
    way to help get Iraq on its feet. He indicated Kuwait may be
    willing to assist in this effort, but made no specific
    commitments.

    (C) UN/UNCC Issues
    ------------------
    ¶6. (C) In the course of conversation about the need to block
    efforts to raise the issue of Iraq at UN venues other than
    the UNSC (ref C), Dr. Mohammed brought up what he called
    "problems" Kuwait was having regarding German efforts to hold
    up UNCC disbursements. Dr. Mohammed seemed perplexed by such
    efforts, and advised that France and Russia, who also support
    delaying payments, wanted "to compensate their suppliers,"
    i.e. French and German companies. The Ambassador reaffirmed
    that the U.S. was opposed to these efforts and urged Dr.
    Mohammed to contact Kuwait's mission in Geneva to mobilize it
    against efforts to block April's payment of UNCC awards. Dr.
    Mohammed said he would do so without delay.

    (U) Aid Coordination
    --------------------
    ¶7. (C) The Ambassador informed Dr. Mohammed that A/S Burns
    would be calling in GCC Ambassadors in an effort to persuade
    them to energize their relief efforts and coordinate them
    through the Humanitarian Operations Center (HOC) in Kuwait.
    The Ambassador raised the possibility that the GCC states
    might provide personnel to help distribute humanitarian aid
    in Iraq, or use Peninsula Shield forces beyond those already
    here in defense of Kuwait, for this purpose. Dr. Mohammed
    said the suggestion was timely, as the GOK was currently
    trying to organize a GCC investment conference, which could
    be held here as early as next week. Dr. Mohammed indicated
    he would use this opportunity to raise the idea with his GCC
    counterparts.

    (C) Regional States and the War
    -------------------------------------
    ¶8. (C) Also discussed was the progress of the war and its
    immediate impact on U.S. relations with states in the region.
    The Ambassador and Dr. Mohammed made a tour d'horizon on the
    roles of neighboring countries.

    ¶9. (C) In response to Dr. Mohammed's questions, the
    Ambassador confirmed that Syria continues to be unhelpful to
    U.S. efforts in Iraq, both by allowing Iraq,s embassy in
    Damascus to recruit fighters for Saddam, and by shipping
    military items such as night vision goggles across the border
    to Iraq. Dr. Mohammed mentioned a report from his ambassador
    in Syria that there had been a visible increase in "expensive
    cars" with Iraqi diplomatic plates in Damascus as of late
    (although most seemed to be en route to Lebanon), and that
    hospitals were cordoning off sections for VIP use. The
    Ambassador confirmed for Dr. Mohammed that the air war was
    being directed from PSAB, but that air strikes were not
    originating from Saudi territory.

    ¶10. (C) COMMENT: As we have been reporting, the Kuwaitis
    are solidly behind us, and increasingly defiant in response
    to condemnation from throughout the Arab world. In Dr.
    Mohammed, the GOK is sending a very able senior spokesman to
    let America, key coalition partners and key opponents of the
    war know where Kuwait stands.
    JONES

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