Warden Message 06-2007
Embassy of the United States of America
Kuwait City, Kuwait
April 24, 2007
MEMORANDUM
To: All American Wardens
From: Consular Section
Subject: Warden Notice 2007 – 6
Please circulate the following message without additions or omissions immediately to all American citizens within your area of responsibility:
Please note that there are 2 messages integrated within this notice.
Message One:
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The United States Embassy in Kuwait City wishes to remind all American citizens that throughout their stay in the State of Kuwait they are subject to local laws. In addition, please be reminded that alcohol and narcotics are prohibited in Kuwait and that those arrested for possession or trade of those substances are dealt with harshly by Kuwaiti law enforcement. The Embassy cannot intervene to free Americans who have been arrested, nor can it represent Americans at trial, give legal advice or pay legal fees and/or fines with U.S. Government funds.
However, American citizens do have the right to meet with a consular officer from the U.S. Embassy. A consular officer can, among other things provide you with a list of attorneys, assist with notifying family members of the arrest, and ensure equal treatment in accordance with local law.
If you are arrested, you should request access to your consular officer at the earliest opportunity. The U.S. Embassy is staffed twenty-four hours a day and can be reached at 259-1001.
Arabic summary of the above message:
تود السÙ?ارة الأمريكية أن تذكر المواطنين الأمريكيين بأنهم يخضعون للقوانين الكويتية Ùˆ يعاملون على أساسها أثناء تواجدهم Ù?ÙŠ دولة الكويت. لذا نود أن نذكر المواطنين الأمريكيين بان المشروبات الكØولية والمخدرات ممنوعة Ù?ÙŠ الكويت والذين يتم ضبطهم بالاتجار أو بØيازة أي من هذه المواد يتم التعامل معهم بقسوة من قبل السلطات المØلية.
لا تستطيع السÙ?ارة الأمريكية أن تتدخل أو تساهم Ù?ÙŠ إطلاق Ø³Ø±Ø§Ø Ø£ÙŠ مواطن أمريكي موقوÙ? Ùˆ لا Øتى تستطيع أن تمثله وقت المØاكمة أو تقوم بتزويده Ø¨Ù†ØµØ§Ø¦Ø Ù‚Ø§Ù†ÙˆÙ†ÙŠØ© أو بدÙ?ع أجور Ù…Øاميه أو دÙ?ع أية غرامات باستخدام المخصصات المالية التابعة للØكومة الأمريكية.
ولكن ÙŠØÙ‚ للمواطن الأمريكي الموقوÙ? أن يطلب مقابلة القنصل الأمريكي من قبل السÙ?ارة الأمريكية. Ù?من الأشياء التي يوÙ?رها القنصل الأمريكي هي قائمة Ù…Øامين والمساعدة بالاتصال مع Ø£Ù?راد العائلة والتأكد بأنه يعامل بشكل متساو تØت القانون الكويتي.
يتوجب على المواطن الأمريكي Ù?ÙŠ Øالة إيقاÙ?Ù‡ أن يطلب الاتصال بالقنصل الأمريكي بأقرب Ù?رصة. يمكنكم الاتصال بالسÙ?ارة الأمريكية على مدار 24 الساعة على رقم 2591001
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Message Two:
For those of you whow travel or work in Iraq we would like to share the below warden message which was sent by Embassy Baghdad.
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Warden Message
Embassy Baghdad
April 23, 2007
Dear Warden Message recipient,
On April 23, 2007 the U.S. Embassy notified U.S. Government personnel of the following. All American Citizens are urged to consider this information carefully when making plans to travel to U.S. Government facilities, especially in the International Zone.
Effective immediately the Qadisiyah Apartments, also known as the 215 Apartments, and surrounding restaurants are off limits to all Chief of Mission personnel other than local nationals.
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To listen to a recording of this warden notice in English please call 259-1048, for Arabic please call 259-1049.
This message may be accessed on the Embassy website, http://kuwait.usembassy.gov
American citizens in Kuwait who would like to receive future Warden Messages from the Embassy directly by e-mail may sign up for this service by sending an e-mail to the following address: join-wardenmessagekuwait@mh.databack.com
American citizens resident and visiting in Kuwait who are not registered with the Embassy, or whose registration information has changed, are urged to register as soon as possible. They may now do so on-line at the Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs’ website at https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/home.asp
American citizens also may register in person by coming with their passport to the American Citizen Services Unit, Consular Section, from 9 AM to 11 AM and from 1 PM to 3 PM on Saturdays, Sundays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays; on Mondays from 1 PM to 3 PM; and on the first Sunday of each month from 5 PM to 7 PM.
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