US embassy cable - 04MANAMA1689

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KING HAMAD VISIT TO WASHINGTON

Identifier: 04MANAMA1689
Wikileaks: View 04MANAMA1689 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Manama
Created: 2004-11-09 10:25:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: OVIP PREL BA
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 001689 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR NEA/FO AND NEA/ARPI 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/09/2014 
TAGS: OVIP, PREL, BA 
SUBJECT: KING HAMAD VISIT TO WASHINGTON 
 
Classified By: Ambassador William T. Monroe for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 
 
 1.  (C)  In a November 8 discussion following Deputy 
Secretary Armitage's meeting with King Hamad the night before 
 
SIPDIS 
(septel), Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammad 
Abdul Ghaffar told the Deputy Secretary the King wanted to 
meet with President Bush in Washington in the coming weeks to 
discuss ways Bahrain could be helpful as current chair of the 
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).  In particular, he noted the 
upcoming GCC summit December 20 when the issues of Iraq, the 
Israeli-Palestinian conflict and counterterrorism were likely 
to be discussed.  The Deputy Secretary said he would pass the 
message. 
 
2.  (C)  Embassy Manama urges positive consideration of a 
visit.  It would be a good opportunity to raise with the King 
not only GCC issues in preparation for the summit, but also 
key bilateral issues on our agenda, most notably 
counterterrorism. 
MONROE 

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