US embassy cable - 05KUWAIT3396

C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 003396 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NEA/ARPI 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/30/2015 
TAGS: PREL, PBTS, PGOV, ASEC, IZ, KU, KUWAIT-IRAQ RELATIONS 
SUBJECT: BORDER ISSUE NOT SETTLED, BUT GOK SATISFIED WITH 
ITG RESPONSE 
 
REF: A. BASRAH 93 
     B. KUWAIT 3331 (NOTAL) 
     C. KUWAIT 3287 (NOTAL) 
 
Classified By: CDA Matthew Tueller for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 
 
1. (C)  Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled 
Al-Jarallah told Charge d'Affaires in a meeting July 31 that 
the border issue with Iraq was "not settled yet," but the GOK 
was "very happy and satisfied" with the Iraqi Transitional 
Government (ITG) response so far.  Al-Jarallah said the 
situation on the border was "almost quiet."  The GOK 
contained the situation despite initially encountering some 
problems with the Iraqis, he added without elaborating.  The 
GOK will approach Iraqi officials to begin negotiations over 
"five or six" Iraqi houses/farms near Umm Qasr, which the GOK 
believes were constructed on Kuwaiti territory, Al-Jarallah 
said.  Kuwait planned to resume installation of the vehicle 
barrier along the border "within days," he added. 
 
2. (SBU)  The GOK is prepared to talk to Iraqi officials 
about compensating the residents of the houses/farms in 
question, Al-Jarallah said; however, since the structures 
were built after the adoption of UN Security Council 
Resolution 833 and the demarcation of the border, it is not 
clear whether UN-designated funds can be used.  He did not 
specify other funding sources for compensation. 
 
3. (C)  Post has received no additional information of 
Iranian involvement in the protests (ref B). 
 
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