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.


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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

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