CONDOLENCE MESSAGE FROM BAHRAIN'S CROWN PRINCE TO

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SUBJECT: CONDOLENCE MESSAGE FROM BAHRAIN'S CROWN PRINCE TO
THE VICE 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
Vice President Dick Cheney. Subject of the cable is the
Hurricane Katrina disaster. No original will follow.


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3rd September 2005

The Hon. Dick Cheney
Vice President
Washington, D.C.

Dear Mr. Vice President:

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

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