Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
04MANAMA217
2004-02-16 14:34:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Manama
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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
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