US embassy cable - 05KUWAIT294

S E C R E T KUWAIT 000294 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EB/ESC/TFS DNELSON, S/CT TKUSHNER, NEA/ELA DBARON 
STATE FOR NEA/ARPI TWILLIAMS, IO/PSC JSCHWEITZER, 
NSC FOR JKEMERSON 
TREASURY FOR JZARATE AND OFAC RWERNER 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/18/2015 
TAGS: ETTC, EFIN, PTER, PREL, CVIS 
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TERRORIST FINANCE -- FADHLI 
AND DARWISH DESIGNATION 
 
REF: A. STATE 9956 
 
     B. STATE 9823 
     C. KUWAIT 258 
 
Classified By: Ambassador Richard LeBaron, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (c) 
 
1.  (S) Ambassador delivered ref A demarche to MFA 
Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah on January 17. 
Al-Jarallah assured the Ambassador that Kuwait is ready to 
cooperate with the U.S., saying that the GOK recognized that 
people like Fadhli pose a threat to Kuwaitis as well as 
Americans, and that they will "destroy everything in Kuwait 
if they can."  Al-Jarallah did not indicate whether Kuwait 
would cosponsor the U.N. designation. 
 
2.  (S) Ambassador also informed National Security Bureau 
President Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled on January 17 of Fadhli's 
pending designation (ref C).  Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled and his 
staff, although supportive of the designation, asked about 
the designation's implications.  Specifically, they inquired 
whether Fadhli's designation would obligate Kuwait to detain 
him.  Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled asked for any solid evidence 
that the U.S. might have against Fadhli so that Kuwait could 
build a case against him. 
 
3.  (S) Ambassador also notified the Minister of Interior 
during a January 18 meeting.  Shaykh Nawaf's response was 
that the GOK had Fadhli under very close surveillance.  He 
noted that the courts had not been able to maintain Fadhli's 
previous convictions and said that more evidence would be 
required to make a case that sticks. 
 
4.  (S) Comment:  Given the history of GOK dealings with 
Fadhli and current efforts to co-opt him, we strongly doubt 
Kuwait will cosponsor the designation. 
 
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