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ACTION FSI-03
INFO OCT-01 NEA-10 ISO-00 PER-03 EB-07 COME-00 /024 W
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R 051522Z OCT 76
FM AMEMBASSY KUWAIT
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 6376
UNCLAS KUWAIT 4699
E.O. 11652: N/A
TAGS: AFSI, BEXP KU
SUBJECT: FSL ECONOMIC/COMMERCIAL TRAINING PROGRAM.
1. IN PREPARATION FOR ATTENDANCE OF FSL MARY A. EID IN SUBJECT
PROGRAM, EMBASSY PUBLICIZED HER VISIT THROUGH LOCAL
NEWSPAPER AND DIRECT MAIL TO MAJOR KUWAITI COMPANIES.
PURPOSE OF PUBLICITY WAS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT INTERESTS
OF LOCAL FIRMS WHICH COULD BE PASSED ON TO U.S. FIRMS
DURING HER U.S. VISIT. AFTER MRS. EID'S DEPARTURE,
SEVERAL COMPANIES CONTACTED EMBASSY TO EXPRESS THEIR
INTEREST IN DOING BUSINESS WITH U.S. COMPANIES. MRS.
EID ALREADY HAS LIST OF COMPANIES WHICH EXPRESSED THEIR
INTERESTS PRIOR TO HER DEPARTURE. EMBASSY REQUESTS
FOLLOWING INFORMATION BE PASSED TO MRS. EID TO ADD TO LIST:
A) ABDULMAJEED AL-GHARABALLY AND CO., P.O.BOX 101, CURRENT
WTDR NOT AVAILABLE, INTERESTED IN CONTRACTORS FOR CIVIL
ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL WORK, OILFIELD WORK; AGENCY
AGREEMENTS FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, CHEMICALS,
HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES.
B) MOHAMAD ALI HAYAT, TRADING & CONTRACTING CORP.,
P.O.BOX 2132, WTDR 6/75, INTERESTED IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS AND AGENCY
AGREEMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS.
C) ABBAS ALI AL-HAZEEM, P.O.BOX 273, WTDR 9/76,
INTERESTED IN CARPETS, CURTAINS, DRAPERIES, MODERN
FURNITURE.
D) AL-ANDALUS TRADING CO., P.O.BOX 1721 SAFAT, CURRENT
WTDR NOT AVAILABLE, INTERESTED IN AGENCY AGREEMENTS
FOR HOUSEHOLD GOODS SUCH AS REFRIGERATORS, WASHERS,
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WATER COOLERS, VACUUM CLEANERS, SMALL APPLIANCES;
SPORTS AND RECREATION EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY EXERCISING
EQUIPMENT.
E) ABOUD TRANSPORTATION, P.O.BOX 13045, WTDR 8/76,
INTERESTED IN AGENCY AGREEMENTS FOR MANUFACTURERS OF
BALL BEARINGS. THIS COMPANY ALSO HAS LARGE FREIGHT
FORWARDING AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICE IN GULF AREA
AND MAINTAINS LARGE WAREHOUSES AND COLD STORAGE
FACILITIES.
F) ABDULLA SAYID HASHEM AL-GHARABALLY, P.O.BOX 426
SAFAT, WTDR 7/76, INTERESTED IN COMMUNICATIONS
EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY FOR POWER TRANSMISSION.
MAESTRONE
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