DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US NOTE VERBALE ON REFORM OF

UNCLAS MANAMA 001305

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR AC/ISN AND NEA/ARP
LONDON FOR ETHAN GOLDRICH

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC PARM PREL BA CDG UNGA
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US NOTE VERBALE ON REFORM OF
UNGA FIRST (DISARMAMENT) COMMITTEE

REF: A. STATE 171382


B. STATE 160427


1. (U) On August 16, Post delivered reftel note verbale and
non-paper to Bahrain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. MFA
Director of Bilateral Relations Dr. Dhafer Al Umran told
PolOFF on August 18 that the GOB would most likely vote in
favor of US Resolution 58/41. "Bahrain is for anything to
improve the international community's ability to address new
threats to peace and security," Dhafer said. Dr. Al Umran
told PolOFF that he will advise UNGA attendee Minister of
Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa of the
demarche.
ZIADEH