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