BAHRAIN: UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: INTERIM RESPONSE ON

UNCLAS MANAMA 000740 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS IO/PPC FOR BATLLE, NEA/ARP FOR BJACKSON, NEA/RA FOR LANGEVIN/MACDONNELL, USUN FOR MCBRIDE, NSC FOR MCDONALD E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA BA OFFICIALS SUBJECT: BAHRAIN: UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: INTERIM RESPONSE ON HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE REF: STATE 101170 Sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. ¶1. (SBU) Econoff relayed reftel request to MFA Director of Bilateral Relations Dr. Dhafer Al-Umran on 24 July. Al-Umran confirmed that Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa will attend. He was unable to confirm other high-level attendance. Post will report details regarding Bahraini senior-level UNGA General Debate attendance as soon as this information is available. ¶2. (SBU) Currently available information keyed to reftel para. 8: ¶A. Attendance of the Head of State -- Travel plans unknown at this time. ¶B. Attendance of the Head of Government -- Travel plans unknown at this time. ¶C. Attendance of the Foreign Minister -- H.E. Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Khalifa, Minister of Foreign Affairs -- Arrival and departure information unknown at this time. -- Spouse travel unknown at this time. -- No interpretation necessary. The FM speaks excellent English. ¶D. Attendance of other host country VIPs. -- Travel plans unknown at this time. ¶E. Attendance of the Foreign Ministry official responsible for IO affairs or official who is a regular interlocutor of regional assistant secretaries or Department principals. -- Travel plans unknown at this time. ********************************************* ******** Visit Embassy Manama's Classified Website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/manama/ ********************************************* ******** MONROE