US embassy cable - 05KUWAIT2911

C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 002911 
 
SIPDIS 
 
OSD/DPMO FOR ADRIAN CRONAUER, STATE FOR NEA/ARPI 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/27/2015 
TAGS: MOPS, PREL, PGOV, KU, IZ 
SUBJECT: KUWAIT AGREES TO CROSS-CHECK SPEICHER DNA SAMPLE 
AGAINST DATABASE OF UNIDENTIFIED REMAINS 
 
REF: A) KUWAIT 2779 B) BROWN/CRONAUER E-MAILS 
 
Classified By: CHARGE D'AFFAIRES MATTHEW TUELLER FOR REASONS 1.4 (a) an 
d (b) 
 
1. (U) This is an action request.  See para 3. 
 
2. (C) The GOK's National Committee for Missing and POW 
Affairs (NCMPA) has formally agreed to cross-check a partial 
DNA sample of CAPT Michael Scott Speicher from the U.S. Joint 
POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) and invites a DNA 
specialist to Kuwait to be present for the introduction of 
sample into their database.  (NOTE: This is the one of two 
options passed to the GOK.  The first would have given the 
U.S. full access to the NCMPA database.  The possibility of 
checking dental records was not fully explored.  END NOTE) 
The NCMPA would like to commence cooperation and complete the 
cross-check before the next Technical SubCommittee (TSC) 
meeting of the TriPartitite Commission scheduled for 
September 28.  POC for the visit is poloff Andrea Gastaldo, 
GastaldoAF@state.sgov.gov, 011-965-259-1552 work, 
011-965-259-1051 fax. 
 
3. (U) Action requested: Please immediately advise post of 
availability of JPAC representatives to travel to Kuwait. 
 
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