Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
05MANAMA721
2005-05-21 13:23:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Manama
Cable title:  

BAHRAIN: ENDORSING PSI AND STATEMENT OF

Tags:  KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PGOV EWWT BA 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 000721

SIPDIS

STATE FOR NEA/ARPI, NP, T

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/21/2015
TAGS: KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PGOV EWWT BA
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN: ENDORSING PSI AND STATEMENT OF
INTERDICTION PRINCIPLES

REF: STATE 85245

Classified by DCM Susan L. Ziadeh for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).

(C) Pol/Econ chief May 18 delivered reftel demarche
concerning endorsing the Proliferation Security Initiative
(PSI) and Statement of Interdiction Principles (SOP) to MFA
Director for Bilateral Affairs Dhafer Al Umran. P/E chief
also passed Al Umran background information on PSI and SOP
from the Department website. Al Umran promised to review the
materials and respond substantively to us. He asked whether
other Gulf and Arab countries had endorsed PSI, and commented
that knowledge that other regional countries had joined PSI
could facilitate a positive Bahraini decision on the
initiative.

MONROE