Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
05MANAMA186
2005-02-09 08:41:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Manama
Cable title:
BAHRAIN: AGREEMENT ON CHALLENGE INSPECTIONS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 000186
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARPI, AC
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/08/2015
TAGS: PARM MARR MASS MOPS BA
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN: AGREEMENT ON CHALLENGE INSPECTIONS
REF: A. STATE 10959 (NOTAL)
B. 04 MANAMA 1892 (NOTAL)
C. 04 STATE 231260 (NOTAL)
Classified by DCM Susan L. Ziadeh for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
(C) PolEcon chief February 8 delivered Ref A points regarding
a bilateral agreement on challenge inspections related to the
Chemical Weapons Convention to MFA Director for Bilateral
Affairs Dhafer Al Umran. Al Umran said that, in response to
the December 14, 2004 demarche (Ref B),he had forwarded our
draft agreement to the legal affairs directorate at the MFA.
That department is still reviewing our text. He was pleased
to know that challenge inspections were not covered under any
other international agreement. He wanted to know whether the
United States was negotiating similar agreements with other
countries, particularly GCC member states. He commented that
gaining ministerial approval for the agreement would be
easier if the United States was concluding similar agreements
with other GCC countries.
MONROE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARPI, AC
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/08/2015
TAGS: PARM MARR MASS MOPS BA
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN: AGREEMENT ON CHALLENGE INSPECTIONS
REF: A. STATE 10959 (NOTAL)
B. 04 MANAMA 1892 (NOTAL)
C. 04 STATE 231260 (NOTAL)
Classified by DCM Susan L. Ziadeh for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
(C) PolEcon chief February 8 delivered Ref A points regarding
a bilateral agreement on challenge inspections related to the
Chemical Weapons Convention to MFA Director for Bilateral
Affairs Dhafer Al Umran. Al Umran said that, in response to
the December 14, 2004 demarche (Ref B),he had forwarded our
draft agreement to the legal affairs directorate at the MFA.
That department is still reviewing our text. He was pleased
to know that challenge inspections were not covered under any
other international agreement. He wanted to know whether the
United States was negotiating similar agreements with other
countries, particularly GCC member states. He commented that
gaining ministerial approval for the agreement would be
easier if the United States was concluding similar agreements
with other GCC countries.
MONROE