US embassy cable - 04KUWAIT1812

C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 001812 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NEA/FO, NEA/ARN, NEA/ARP 
TEL AVIV FOR DCM LEBARON 
RIYADH FOR TUELLER 
TUNIS FOR NATALIE BROWN 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/07/2014 
TAGS: PREL, JO, IZ, KU 
SUBJECT: (C) JORDAN'S KING DID NOT DISCUSS OIL 
 
Classified By: CDA FRANK URBANCIC; REASON 1.4 (B, D). 
 
1.  (C) Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah al-Salem 
al-Sabah told Charge June 7 that Jordanian King Abdullah had 
not/not discussed oil during his June 1 visit to Kuwait 
(other topics septels).  (NOTE:  the local media reported 
that the King had said Kuwait had renewed for six months the 
provision of 25,000 bpd oil or equivalent.  END NOTE.) 
 
2.  (C) The discussions had gone very well, according to the 
Minister; the bilateral relationship is now very good and 
getting better.  The King had played Kuwait's political scene 
adeptly, pardoning a Kuwaiti and taking a personal interest 
in the safety of Kuwaiti students who have faced assault and 
battery in Jordan. 
 
3.  (C) The two sides signed an MOU to resume Kuwait Fund for 
Arab Economic Development (KFAED) activity in Jordan.  Kuwait 
will participate in a power project and is looking at other 
possible projects.  The Minister said he did not know whether 
the power project was for the domestic market or to supply 
Iraq, or both.  Dr. Mohammed also noted that Kuwait still has 
a $100 million deposit in Jordan's Central Bank. 
 
4.  (C) COMMENT:  We would be interested in Embassy Amman's 
readout, especially any Jordanian claim of an understanding 
regarding continued provision of oil. 
URBANCIC