SECVISIT, SECURITY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-174-1-5-2
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 2, 2011
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: May 5, 1974
• Content Type: CABLE

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Department of State
TELEGRAM
Z 05224 7Z MAY 74
FM AMEMBASSY KUWAIT
TO RUEHCR/AMEMBASSY AMMAN FLASH 1338
INFO RUEHCR/AMEMBASSY CAIRO FLASH 0221
RUEHCR/SECSTATE WASHDC FLASH 9A78
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S E C R E T Kl1WAIT 1759
NODIS CHEROKEE
Fq~R SECRETARY F'Ri)M 'STaLTZF'US
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TAGS: OVIP (KISSINGER, HENRY A.)
SUBJ; SECtIISIT, SECURITY
REF: SECTO 186
1. I HAVE pISCUSSED REFTEL FULLY WIT
SECURITY MFN AND H4Vw AURIVE'I' ,1T FOL ~ QTY
SITUATION AS OF NbGI:
A. WHILE LOCAL KUWAITI SECURITY AUTHORITIES ARE LIMITED IN
EFFICIENCY AyD CAPABILITY, THERE IS NO QUESTION OF THEIR DETER-
MINATION AND DESIRE PREVENT ANY TROUE3LE USSS .25X1
REPORT KUWAITIS COOPERATIVE TO BEST OF THEIR ABILITY.
2. FOLLOI~~I NG ARE MY OWN JUDGMENTS FOR 4!HICH T TAKE SOLE RES- 25X1
PONSIBILITY:
A. SECURITY SITUATION! IN KUWAIT DURING YOUR VISIT WILL I3E
MANAGABLE.
B. POLITICALLY, YOU CANNOT GO TO ANY OTHEP. GULF STATE APJD NOT
KUl1-AIT; BUT YQU CAN VISIT KUWAIT WITHOUT GOIt`IStateDept.reviewcompleted GULF
STgTE.
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NOT TO BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
coNTROL: 1362Q
RECD: 5 MAY'74 7:26pm
No Objection to Declassification in Part 2011/12/02 : LOC-HAK-174-1-5-2
 No Objection to Declassification in Part 2011/12/02 : LOC-HAK-174-1-5-2
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C. THERE IS GENERAL EXPECTATION THAT YOU WILL VUSIT Kt.14iAIT.
YOUR FAILURf? TO DO SO p.T THIS SE NSITIVE POI PdT IN , TIt~9E !~-OULD BE
CONSIDERED TRItJ"iPH FOR AftAF~ LEFTISTS OF LIBYAN STRIPE, DIE-
HARD PALESTINIAN GROUPS AND SOVIETS, AND 4OUL:~ 8E MA~70R
PSYCHOLOGICAL HANDICAP IN Y~tJR LATER EFF04T5 ON PALESTINIAN
FRONT ~- FOLLOWItiG SYRIAN-ISRAELI DISENUAGEMENT.
D. I BELIEVE SEC!i!~TTY SITUATION ALSO MANA(7ABLE IN BAHRAIN, QATAR,
UAE AND OMAN. ONLY RESERVATION I HAVE ABOUT YOUR TRYING VISIT
ALL OF THESE. STpTGS LAND THEY M1,JST BE AL1_, OR NONE IS CUTTIPJG
TIME IN EACH T00 SNORT. TO SEE ALL L04JER r,ULF STATES AND OMAN,
I RECOMMEND YOU OV~:RNIGHT IN KU~r'AIT "!AY 9, LEAVE EARLY NOUGN
NEXT DAY TO CALL IN AT BAHRAIN AND !QATAR MAY !0, OVEuRNIGHT
IN UAE MAY I(~, AND VISIT OMAN MAY 11 Eh ROUTE TO TEHRAN OR
ELSE~,~HERE.
STOLTZFUS
NOTE: Passed Amman and Ca~_ro by OC/T.
NOT TQ RE REPRC]DUCE? WITHC>UT THE AUTHt7RfZATlOlV t~F THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
No Objection to Declassification in Part 2011/12/02 : LOC-HAK-174-1-5-2