US embassy cable - 03KUWAIT4844

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ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT UPDATE

Identifier: 03KUWAIT4844
Wikileaks: View 03KUWAIT4844 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Kuwait
Created: 2003-10-25 10:46:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PREL PGOV PARM KU
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

251046Z Oct 03

 
C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 004844 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR T, PM/B, NEA/FO, NEA/ARP 
DOD FOR OSD/ISA/NESA 
NSC FOR THEROUX 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/25/2013 
TAGS: PREL, PGOV, PARM, KU 
SUBJECT: ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT UPDATE 
 
REF: A. KUWAIT 02538 
 
     B. STATE 146573 
 
Classified By: Ambassador Richard H. Jones for reasons 1.5(b) and (d). 
 
(C) In a meeting October 22 with MFA Undersecretary Khaled 
Al-Jarallah, Ambassador reiterated the USG desire to see 
rapid progress on the Article 98 agreement with Kuwait. 
Ambassador asked Al-Jarallah when the GOK intends to present 
the agreement to the National Assembly for ratification (as 
the GOK deems necessary) and how long the process is likely 
to take.  Al-Jarallah informed that the GOK plans to present 
the Article 98 agreement along with several other 
international agreements to the National Assembly within the 
next two months for ratification (i.e., post-Ramadan). 
Ambassador stressed that final USG approval of Major Non-Nato 
Ally status for Kuwait could be influenced by GOK movement on 
this issue. 
JONES 

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