Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08MANAMA786
2008-11-26 05:48:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Manama
Cable title:
BAHRAINI FM COUNSELS ABOUL GHEIT AGAINST EMERGENCY
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C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 000786
SIPDIS
BAGHDAD FOR AMBASSADOR ERELI
DEPT FOR NEA/IPA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/26/2018
TAGS: PREL KWBG AL BA
SUBJECT: BAHRAINI FM COUNSELS ABOUL GHEIT AGAINST EMERGENCY
ARAB LEAGUE MEETING
REF: A. STATE 123317
B. STATE 123514
Classified By: CDA Christopher Henzel for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
(C) CDA delivered ref A points to MFA Ambassador Saeed
Al-Faihani. Al Faihani said that Foreign Minister Sheikh
Khalid, currently outside Bahrain, shared USG concern
regarding an Arab League meeting on this issue and had called
Egyptian FM Aboul Gheit, as he had promised the Secretary
(ref B),to express his concerns. Faihani added that Sheikh
Khalid stressed the need to bolster support for President
Abbas and that a meeting at this time would not be helpful in
doing so.
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Visit Embassy Manama's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/manama/
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HENZEL
SIPDIS
BAGHDAD FOR AMBASSADOR ERELI
DEPT FOR NEA/IPA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/26/2018
TAGS: PREL KWBG AL BA
SUBJECT: BAHRAINI FM COUNSELS ABOUL GHEIT AGAINST EMERGENCY
ARAB LEAGUE MEETING
REF: A. STATE 123317
B. STATE 123514
Classified By: CDA Christopher Henzel for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
(C) CDA delivered ref A points to MFA Ambassador Saeed
Al-Faihani. Al Faihani said that Foreign Minister Sheikh
Khalid, currently outside Bahrain, shared USG concern
regarding an Arab League meeting on this issue and had called
Egyptian FM Aboul Gheit, as he had promised the Secretary
(ref B),to express his concerns. Faihani added that Sheikh
Khalid stressed the need to bolster support for President
Abbas and that a meeting at this time would not be helpful in
doing so.
********************************************* ********
Visit Embassy Manama's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/manama/
********************************************* ********
HENZEL