CONGRATULATIONS FROM CROWN PRINCE TO SUPREME COURT

UNCLAS MANAMA 001444 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL BA SUBJECT: CONGRATULATIONS FROM CROWN PRINCE TO SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS ¶1. Embassy received a congratulatory message from His Highness Shaikh Salman Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Crown Prince and Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force addressed to The Honourable John Roberts, Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court. No original will follow. ¶2. Begin Text: 4th October 2005 The Honourable John Roberts Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Your Honour, Please accept my warmest congratulations upon your investiture as the 17th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States of America, an appointment which reflects the confidence shown by the President, Congress and people of the United States in your ability, experience and integrity. I wish you many distinguished and successful years in the post. SALMAN BIN HAMAD AL-KHALIFA Crown Prince and Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force End text. MONROE