US embassy cable - 05MANAMA358

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BAHRAIN: DHS BANS LIGHTERS ON FLIGHTS TO, FROM AND WITHIN THE U.S.

Identifier: 05MANAMA358
Wikileaks: View 05MANAMA358 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Manama
Created: 2005-03-14 10:09:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: EAIR PTER 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.

141009Z Mar 05
UNCLAS MANAMA 000358 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NEA/ARPI DBERNS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAIR, PTER, BA 
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN:  DHS BANS LIGHTERS ON FLIGHTS TO, FROM 
AND WITHIN THE U.S. 
 
REF: STATE 41383 
 
Econ/Commercial Officer March 14 delivered reftel message 
concerning the ban of lighters on flights to, from and within 
the U.S. to Ahmed Nemat Ali, Director of Air Transport, Civil 
Aviation Affairs, Ministry of Transportation.  Ali said that 
carriers do not fly directly between the U.S. and Bahrain, 
but he appreciated the information.  He commented that 
officials at airports flying to the U.S. should appropriately 
confiscate lighters. 
 
MONROE 

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