US embassy cable - 05BAGHDAD4940

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 BAGHDAD 004940 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE, ALBEIT UNCLASSIFIED, AND IS 
NOT SUITABLE FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: MOPS, PHUM, PGOV, KJUS, IZ, KU, SA, Detainees 
SUBJECT: ACTION REQUEST REGARDING KUWAITI AND SAUDI 
DETAINEES 
 
1.  (SBU) SUMMARY: Post asks that the Department 
request that Embassy Kuwait and Embassy Riyadh consult 
with GOK and and KSA as a matter of priority as to 
whether either government is interested in providing 
assistance to the Kuwaiti and Saudi nationals listed 
below upon their release from the Baghdad Central 
Correctional Facility at Abu Ghraib, where they are 
currenly detained by Coalition Forces. END SUMMARY. 
 
2.  (SBU) BACKGROUND: The twenty-two individuals 
listed below were detained on November 26 and 30 after 
they were observed crossing illegally into Iraq. All 
claimed to be on a camping/falcon hunting trip; their 
vehicles were stocked with camping equipment, although 
neither falcons nor guns were found. 
 
3.  (SBU) BACKGROUND, CONTINUED: Coalition Forces have 
determined that these individuals do not merit further 
detention. Given the security situation, military 
authorities have asked that we determine whether the 
governments of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia wish to provide 
transport and consular assistance at the point of 
release at Abu Ghraib, in Baghdad. 
 
4.  (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Post requests that Embassies 
Kuwait and Riyadh be asked to determine, as soon as 
possible, whether GOK and KSA wish to provide 
assistance to the following individuals: 
 
------------------------------------ 
KUWAITI NATIONALS RESIDENT IN KUWAIT 
------------------------------------ 
 
AHMED KHALAF SHRAIAN (DPOB 11 SEP 1966, AL JAHRA, 
KUWAIT), TRAFFIC CLERK 
 
FALEH KALTAEM ADI (DPOB 1 NOV 1966, AL FURDOS, 
KUWAIT), LEGAL RESEARCHER FOR ELECTRIC COMPANY 
 
UWAYID MASHI MARZUK (DPOB 5 AUG 1962, AL JAHRA, 
KUWAIT), DRIVER FOR MINISTRY OF EDUCATION 
 
HAIF BADIR SHATI AL FATHLI (DPOB 31 MAY 1967, AL 
JAHRA, KUWAIT), CLERK FOR MINISTRY OF DEFENSE 
 
KHULAIF MUTLAQ KHALAF AL ALAZI (DPOB 21 JUL 1971, AL 
JAHRA, KUWAIT), SOLDIER 
 
RASHED SEHELI MOHSEN AL ALAZAMI (DPOB 5 MAY 1960 
SLEBIHAD, KUWAIT), POLICEMAN 
 
SAUD AMIR SHAMIL (DPOB 17 NOV 1978, AL JAHRA, KUWAIT), 
INSPECTOR FOR MINISTRY OF LABOR 
 
SHLAL SAUD SALAMA (DPOB 5 JUN 1946, AL SABHEHIA, 
KUWAIT), RETIRED SOLDIER 
 
DAHAWI MUMDAD AL HAMDI (DPOB 16 SEP 1967, KUWAIT CITY, 
KUWAIT), MECHANICAL ENGINEER 
 
ABDUL FAHAD AL AJMI (DPOB 25 NOV 1970, AL JAHRA, 
KUWAIT0, POLICEMAN 
 
TALAL SALEM FAHED AL DEFIRI (DPOB 25 NOV 1970, AL 
JAHRA, KUWAIT), POLICEMAN 
 
BADIR SHALTI MUSAIL, (DPOB 1 JAN 1941, AL JAHRA, 
KUWAIT), RETIRED SECURITY GUARD 
 
SAUD LAFI A'YD, (DPOB 25 NOV 1970, AL FIRDOS, KUWAIT), 
POLICEMAN 
 
'ID FALAH SULDON AL KALIDI (DPOB 1 APR 1968, AL SABAH, 
KUWAIT), WATER TRUCK DRIVER 
 
JASI MUHAMMAD ATHAWI (DPOB 20 NOV 1971, AL SABHIA, 
KUWAIT), EMPLOYEE OF MINISTRY OF LABOR 
 
KHALID SA'AD FYAT (DPOB 8 JAN 1969, AL GIAVA, KUWAIT). 
RETIRED SCHOOLTEACHER 
 
MISHAN EILETH OWAID (DPOB 27 DEC 1971, AL JAHRA, 
KUWAIT), INSPECTOR FOR MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION 
 
---------------------------------- 
SAUDI NATIONALS RESIDENT IN KUWAIT 
---------------------------------- 
 
FAHAD ALISEE AL SEWAIT (DPOB 10 MAY 1948, AL SEFERIE, 
SAUDI ARABIA), COMMODITIES TRADER, RETIRED SOLDIER 
 
------------------------------- 
SAUDI NATIONALS RESIDENT IN KSA 
------------------------------- 
 
THAMIR GHANIM ARGUB (DPOB 1 JAN 1967, HARDAT BATIN, 
SAUDI ARABIA), STOCKMARKET TRADER 
 
INAD SUAD ABDULLAH (DPOB 1 FEB 1964, HAFIL BATIN, 
SAUDI ARABIA), PASSPORT CLERK 
 
MUHAMMAD MORBRET ARFID (DPOB 1 JAN 1975, AFRA BATAUL, 
SAUDI ARABIA), PSYCHOLOGUST AT AL KHALIF HOSPITAL 
 
HABIB GAHEETH THAHIR (DPOB 31 JAN 1947, AL SABEHIA, 
SAUDI ARABIA), CAR AND SHEEP SALESMAN 
KHALILZAD