Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06MANAMA884
2006-05-21 14:29:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Manama
Cable title:  

BAHRAIN: HCOC - ENCOURAGING ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES

Tags:  PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC MTCRE BA ROW BILAT 
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P 211429Z MAY 06
FM AMEMBASSY MANAMA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4758
INFO RUEHZM/GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RHMFISS/HQ USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL PRIORITY
RHBVAKS/COMUSNAVCENT PRIORITY
C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 000884

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

FOR NEA/ARP, ISN/MTR

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/21/2016
TAGS: PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC MTCRE BA ROW BILAT
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN: HCOC - ENCOURAGING ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES
TO SUBSCRIBE

REF: STATE 64554

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

(C) Pol/Econ Chief May 21 delivered reftel demarche
concerning the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic
Missile Proliferation to MFA Director for International
Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho said he would
discuss subscribing to the HCOC with contacts at the Bahrain
Defense Force. He understood the U.S. interest in promoting
the HCOC in the context of other non-proliferation
initiatives including the Proliferation Security Initiative
and the Chemical Weapons Convention Host Country Agreement.
He also said he would research Bahrain's vote in the December
8, 2005 UNGA resolution on the Code.

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