CONDOLENCE LETTER FROM BAHRAIN'S DEPUTY PRIME

UNCLAS MANAMA 001259

SIPDIS

FOR NEA/ARPI DAVID BERNS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL BA
SUBJECT: CONDOLENCE LETTER FROM BAHRAIN'S DEPUTY PRIME
MINISTER, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS


1. Post received a condolence letter from the Deputy Prime
Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of
Bahrain addressed to the Secretary of State. Subject of the
letter is the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina. The original
will follow and has been pouched by the Ministry to their
embassy in Washington.


2. Begin Text:

Her Excellency Dr. Condoleezza Rice
Secretary of State of the

SIPDIS
United States of America
Washington, DC

Your Excellency,

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the resulting loss
of life and material, I want to extend my sincere condolences
to the President, Government and people of the United States
of America.

Our heartfelt sympathies go to the families of the victims,
to you, and to all those affected by this terrible event.

Yours sincerely,
/s/
Mohammed Bin Mubarak Al-Khalifa
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Kingdom of Bahrain.

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MONROE