US embassy cable - 05MANAMA1531

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Identifier:	05MANAMA1531
Wikileaks:	View 05MANAMA1531 at Wikileaks.org
Origin:	Embassy Manama
Created:	2005-10-19 11:43:00
Classification:	CONFIDENTIAL
Tags:	PARM PREL KTIA BA CWC
Redacted:	This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.

C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 001531 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/19/2015 
TAGS: PARM, PREL, KTIA, BA, CWC 
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN:  VISIT TO NEGOTIATE HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT 
 
REF: STATE 191328 
 
Classified by DCM Susan L. Ziadeh for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 
 
(C) Pol/Econ chief October 19 delivered reftel demarche 
concerning consultations on negotiating a Chemical Weapons 
Convention (CWC) Host Country Agreement (HCA) to MFA Director 
for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. 
Shaikho confirmed that the issue of negotiating an HCA 
remains active within the GOB, but said he was experiencing 
trouble prompting action from the Ministry of Defense, which 
would be part of any negotiation.  He said he would send our 
demarche to MOD under cover of a letter expressing his 
interest in holding consultations with USG officials on an 
HCA on the margins of the November 7-11 CWC Conference of 
States Parties, and in hosting a U.S. delegation in Manama 
during the week of December 12.  He noted that Bahrain's 
national day holiday would likely be celebrated December 
16-18, so if the team were to come to Bahrain, they should 
come early in the work week which, in Bahrain, would begin on 
Saturday, December 10. 
 
MONROE