US embassy cable - 05KUWAIT3743

S E C R E T KUWAIT 003743 
 
SIPDIS 
 
NOFORN 
 
FOR NEA/ARPI AND S/CT 
LONDON FOR TSOU; PARIS FOR ZEYA 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/21/2015 
TAGS: PTER, PREL, PGOV, JO, KU 
SUBJECT: NO PROOF OF KUWAITI LINK TO AQABA ATTACK GETAWAY 
CAR; KUWAIT OFFERS SUPPORT TO JORDAN 
 
 
Classified By: Political Chief Natalie E. Brown for reasons 1.4 (b), (c 
), and (d) 
 
1. (S/NF)  For the past two days, the local press has 
reported on the front pages that Jordanian authorities were 
searching for Syrian, Egyptian, and Iraqi terrorists who 
reportedly fled the scene of the August 19 Aqaba attack in a 
Kuwaiti-licensed car.  We have been advised by DATT and SIMO 
that nothing provided by their liaison sources in Amman or 
Kuwait indicates involvement of a Kuwaiti-licensed car, or 
any other connection to Kuwait. 
 
2.  (U) In an August 20 cable to Jordanian Prime Minsiter 
Adnan Badran, Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber 
condemned the Aqaba attack and offered Kuwaiti condolences 
and support to the families of the dead and injured.  Shaykh 
Sabah also offered support for any security measures that 
Jordan may take to "guarantee its stability." 
 
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