Identifier
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06MANAMA381
2006-03-12 11:24:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Manama
Cable title:
BAHRAIN: OIC ISRAEL BOYCOTT MEETING
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C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 000381
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP
STATE PASS USTR - J BUNTIN
COMMERCE FOR ITA/MAC/AMESA - T HOFFMAN
ALSO FOR BIS - F DAVIDSON, C RYAN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/11/2016
TAGS: PREL ETTC ETRD KISL BA REGION ECTRD
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN: OIC ISRAEL BOYCOTT MEETING
REF: STATE 39165
Classified by DCM Susan L. Ziadeh for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
(C) Pol/Econ Chief March 11 delivered reftel demarche
concerning the OIC meeting on the boycott of Israel to MFA
Director for Bilateral Affairs Dhafer Al Umran. After
telephoning several offices within the MFA in P/E Chief's
presence, Al Umran reported that Bahrain would not attend the
meeting. He said the OIC had invited Bahrain but, when
Bahrain declined to attend, the OIC pulled the invitation,
saying Bahrain should not have been invited because it has no
Israel boycott office and so has no reason to be at the
meeting.
MONROE
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP
STATE PASS USTR - J BUNTIN
COMMERCE FOR ITA/MAC/AMESA - T HOFFMAN
ALSO FOR BIS - F DAVIDSON, C RYAN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/11/2016
TAGS: PREL ETTC ETRD KISL BA REGION ECTRD
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN: OIC ISRAEL BOYCOTT MEETING
REF: STATE 39165
Classified by DCM Susan L. Ziadeh for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
(C) Pol/Econ Chief March 11 delivered reftel demarche
concerning the OIC meeting on the boycott of Israel to MFA
Director for Bilateral Affairs Dhafer Al Umran. After
telephoning several offices within the MFA in P/E Chief's
presence, Al Umran reported that Bahrain would not attend the
meeting. He said the OIC had invited Bahrain but, when
Bahrain declined to attend, the OIC pulled the invitation,
saying Bahrain should not have been invited because it has no
Israel boycott office and so has no reason to be at the
meeting.
MONROE