Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07MANAMA519
2007-06-07 13:47:00
SECRET
Embassy Manama
Cable title:
BAHRAIN: MESSAGE ON MUQTADA AL SADR OUTREACH
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S E C R E T MANAMA 000519
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/07/2017
TAGS: PREL PTER BA IZ REGION
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN: MESSAGE ON MUQTADA AL SADR OUTREACH
REF: STATE 77015
Classified By: Ambassador William T. Monroe for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
.
(C) Pol/Econ Chief June 7 delivered reftel demarche
concerning the USG message on Muqtada Al Sadr outreach to MFA
Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up
Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz
said he was not aware of any planned visit to Bahrain by a
senior Al Sadr advisor. Al Sadr, he said, "is not our kind
of guy," contrasting him with Abdul Aziz Al Hakim, who
visited Bahrain earlier. If an Al Sadr representative came
to Bahrain, the GOB would deliver a strong message on the
need to stop the violence and promote reconciliation.
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Visit Embassy Manama's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/manama/
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MONROE
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/07/2017
TAGS: PREL PTER BA IZ REGION
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN: MESSAGE ON MUQTADA AL SADR OUTREACH
REF: STATE 77015
Classified By: Ambassador William T. Monroe for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
.
(C) Pol/Econ Chief June 7 delivered reftel demarche
concerning the USG message on Muqtada Al Sadr outreach to MFA
Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up
Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz
said he was not aware of any planned visit to Bahrain by a
senior Al Sadr advisor. Al Sadr, he said, "is not our kind
of guy," contrasting him with Abdul Aziz Al Hakim, who
visited Bahrain earlier. If an Al Sadr representative came
to Bahrain, the GOB would deliver a strong message on the
need to stop the violence and promote reconciliation.
********************************************* ********
Visit Embassy Manama's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/manama/
********************************************* ********
MONROE