Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
04MANAMA2
2004-01-01 05:20:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Manama
Cable title:  

BAHRAIN AND ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT

Tags:  MARR PREL BA 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 000002 

SIPDIS

TO UNDERSECRETARY BOLTON AND RACHEL GALLECO
DEPT FOR NEA; NEA/ARP; PM/B - AMB. BODINE

E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/31/2013
TAGS: MARR PREL BA
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN AND ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT

REF: A. BOLTON/NEUMANN TELECOM DECEMBER 19

B. GALLECO EMAIL DECEMBER 19

Classified By: Classified by Ambassador Ronald E. Neumann.
Reasons 1.4 (B)(D).

C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 000002

SIPDIS

TO UNDERSECRETARY BOLTON AND RACHEL GALLECO
DEPT FOR NEA; NEA/ARP; PM/B - AMB. BODINE

E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/31/2013
TAGS: MARR PREL BA
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN AND ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT

REF: A. BOLTON/NEUMANN TELECOM DECEMBER 19

B. GALLECO EMAIL DECEMBER 19

Classified By: Classified by Ambassador Ronald E. Neumann.
Reasons 1.4 (B)(D).


1. (C) I discussed with Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed
bin Mubarak on December 31 the possibility of Bahrain's
completing the Article 98 Agreement through a secret exchange
of notes rather than by parliamentary ratification. Although
Bahrain's foreign ministry has consistently said ratification
was necessary. I took Shaikh Mohammed through our practice of
executive agreements as an alternative to treaties. I
pointed out that we often have confidential agreements of
this type. I also updated him on the number of countries
with whom we have signed Article 98 agreements. Drawing on
ref conversation and e-mail I noted Moroccan and Egyptian
progress.


2. (C) Shaikh Mohammed was interested in the idea of an
executive agreement that could be kept confidential. He asked
his private secretary to work with the legal department to
see if this could be done. This was not a firm commitment,
but we will go back in a week or two and see to what
conclusions they have come.
NEUMANN