US embassy cable - 05KUWAIT4029

UNCLAS KUWAIT 004029 
 
SIPDIS 
 
ALSO FOR NEA/ARPI 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL, PGOV, US, KU, AMER, KATRINA AID 
SUBJECT: TFUS01:  MINISTER SAYS GOK WAS OBLIGED TO HELP, 
FUNDAMENTALIST WRITINGS DO NOT REFLECT VIEWS OF THE MAJORITY 
 
REF: A. KUWAIT 4019 
     B. KUWAIT 3970 
     C. KUWAIT 3961 
     D. KUWAIT 3960 
     E. KUWAIT 3957 
     F. KUWAIT 3947 
     G. STATE 163405 
 
During a September 12 meeting with Minister of Social Affairs 
and Labor Faisal Al-Hajji, the Ambassador again conveyed deep 
appreciation for Kuwait's generous donation of $500 million 
for hurricane Katrina relief efforts.  He noted it was one of 
the most generous contributions made and said Americans were 
grateful for the support.  Al-Hajji replied that Kuwait had a 
responsibility to help the U.S. and despite the editorials of 
a few fundamentalists, whom he said did not even have the 
support of their organizations, most Kuwaitis sympathized 
with Americans affected by the storm and backed the GOK 
decision to offer assistance. 
 
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LEBARON