Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08MANAMA714
2008-10-16 12:36:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Manama
Cable title:  

BAHRAIN: REQUEST FOR M113 ARMORED VEHICLES TO YEMEN

Tags:  MASS PARM PREL YE BA 
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P 161236Z OCT 08
FM AMEMBASSY MANAMA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8199
INFO RUEHZM/GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL COLLECTIVE
RUEHYN/AMEMBASSY SANAA 0720
RHBVAKS/COMUSNAVCENT
RHMFISS/HQ USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL
C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 000714 

SIPDIS

FOR PM/RSAT AND NEA/ARP

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/16/2018
TAGS: MASS PARM PREL YE BA
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN: REQUEST FOR M113 ARMORED VEHICLES TO YEMEN

REF: STATE 105349

Classified By: CDA Christopher Henzel for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).

C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 000714

SIPDIS

FOR PM/RSAT AND NEA/ARP

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/16/2018
TAGS: MASS PARM PREL YE BA
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN: REQUEST FOR M113 ARMORED VEHICLES TO YEMEN

REF: STATE 105349

Classified By: CDA Christopher Henzel for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).


1. (C) OMC Chief delivered reftel request to Bahrain Defense
Force (BDF) Director of Plans and Organization, Brigadier
General Malallah on October 13, who indicated that giving
armored personnel carriers to Yemen would be a political
decision and that the BDF could not make any commitments
without instruction from the government.


2. (C) A/DCM followed up with the MFA's Bilateral Relations
Directorate desk officer on October 15, who had no
substantive response.


3. (C) Comment: BDF inventory of M113 APCs is relatively
small, making it unlikely that Bahrain would be willing or
able to part with any of its APCs, which the BDF already
regards as being in short supply.

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