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| Identifier: | 05KUWAIT1450 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 05KUWAIT1450 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Kuwait |
| Created: | 2005-04-11 04:00:00 |
| Classification: | CONFIDENTIAL |
| Tags: | MARR PREL KU XF NATO |
| 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.
C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 001450
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA AND EUR/PM
OSD FOR SCOTT SCHLESS
NSC FOR KURT VOLKER
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/03/2015
TAGS: MARR, PREL, KU, XF, NATO
SUBJECT: NATO, ICI, AND KUWAIT - A WAY FORWARD
REF: A. USNATO 211
B. KUWAIT 1175
Classified By: Ambassador Richard LeBaron for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) SUMMARY. Post read with interest NATO's cable on the
March 18 Rome ICI meeting. We agree with SYG de Hoop
Scheffer's recommendation that the relationship be developed
at a practical measured pace. NATO offerings that are likely
to be most attractive and most useful to Kuwait would be
training courses focusing on counterterrorism, border
security, consequence management, and WMD
counter-proliferation. END SUMMARY.
2. (C) Kuwait's underdeveloped civil defense posture can help
determine NATO's training syllabus. The GOK is aware of its
limitations but has a hard time addressing its shortcomings.
NATO should offer its training via the MFA to the Ministries
of Defense, Interior, Public Works, Justice, and Energy in
order to enhance inter-agency cooperation and maximize the
positive impact of NATO engagement.
3. (SBU) Post believes that pushing for an agreement on
NATO's cooperation during the GCC Defense Ministers' meeting
is unlikely to go far since the GCC as a body has not signed
onto the ICI. For now, the most productive approach is
likely to be working directly with individual countries,
through Foreign Ministries to present the ICI syllabus as an
indicator of NATO's continuing interest in building practical
cooperation, and to highlight NATO successes and expertise.
4. (C) Border security, WMD proliferation, consequence
management, and counterterrorism should be the first training
fields offered, or at the top of the training list.
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LEBARON
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