POSSIBLE CHR RESOLUTION ON IRAQ

C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 000217 SIPDIS DEPT FOR IO, NEA, NEA/NGA, AND NEA/ARP E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/15/2014 TAGS: PHUM PREL IZ BA SUBJECT: POSSIBLE CHR RESOLUTION ON IRAQ REF: STATE 32070 Classified By: CDA Robert S. Ford for reasons 1.4(b) & (d). Bahraini Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Muhammad Abd al-Ghaffar agreed with our position on the possible Algerian CHR resolution on Iraq in response to CDA's February 16 delivery of reftel demarche. Abd al-Ghaffar promised to contact their PermRep in Geneva (also the CHR Vice Chairman for this term) and ask him to intervene quietly to convince the Algerians to cease their initiative. The CDA's demarche followed up on POL/ECON Chief's delivery of reftel demarche on February 15 to MFA International Organization Affairs Director Ghassan Shaikho. FORD