US embassy cable - 05KUWAIT111

C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 000111 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/07/2015 
TAGS: PREL, EAID, KPAL, EPET, JO, IZ, KU 
SUBJECT: KUWAITI ASSISTANCE TO JORDAN AND TO THE 
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY 
 
REF: (A) 04 AMMAN 10314 (B) SECSTATE 275413 (BOTH 
 
     NOTAL) 
 
Classified By: Ambassador Richard LeBaron for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d) 
 
1. (C) During a January 8 meeting on a variety of subjects 
with the Prime Minister, the Ambassador raised continued 
provision of GOK assistance to Jordan.  Shaykh Sabah said the 
Jordanian Prime Minister would be visiting Kuwait in a few 
days and Kuwait would consider any request for support. 
Ambassador raised the Jordanian request separately on January 
7 with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Dr. Muhammad Al-Sabah. 
 
2. (C) The Ambassador also raised Kuwaiti-Palestinian 
relations.  Shaykh Sabah made favorable comments about PA 
candidate Mahmoud Abbas--"he knows how to settle problems." 
On financial assistance to the Palestinians, he said that in 
response to a request made during Mahmoud Abbas' visit to 
Kuwait, the GOK had agreed to buy all the olive oil the 
Palestinians could send. He stated that Kuwait would give the 
oil to the local cooperative societies;  whatever the co-ops 
could not sell, the GOK would buy back. 
LEBARON