CONDOLENCE MESSAGE FROM BAHRAIN'S CROWN PRINCE TO

UNCLAS MANAMA 001269 SIPDIS DEPT FOR TFUS01 FOR NEA/ARPI E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL BA SUBJECT: CONDOLENCE MESSAGE FROM BAHRAIN'S CROWN PRINCE TO THE PRESIDENT ¶1. Embassy received a condolence cable from His Highness Shaikh Salman Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Crown Prince and Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force addressed to President George W. Bush. Subject of the cable is the Hurricane Katrina disaster. No original will follow. ¶2. Begin Text: 3rd September 2005 The Hon. George W. Bush President of the United States of America Washington, D.C. Dear President Bush: Please accept my sincere condolences for the terrible loss of lives and destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina in the southern Gulf Coast of the United States. You and the people of the United States of America have our deepest sympathies as you overcome this terrible tragedy, and our thoughts are with the victims and their families at this sad time. SALMAN BIN HAMAD AL-KHALIFA Crown Prince and Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force End text. MONROE