Cablegate: Bahrain: Legal Requirements for Military Grant

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UNCLAS MANAMA 001613

SIPDIS

STATE FOR NEA/ARPI, PM/RSAT:BLEE, L/T
SECDEF FOR USDP/DSCA/MEAN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MASS MARR PGOV KTIA BA
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN: LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MILITARY GRANT
ASSISTANCE

REF: STATE 214405

1. (U) Post passed reftel information concerning U.S. legal
requirements related to the excess defense articles program
to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and
Follow-Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa under
cover of diplomatic note number 373 dated October 12, 2004.
Shaikh Abdul Aziz had no substantive response but promised to
pass the information to the Ministry of Defense. Embassy
will follow up with MOD to complete the exchange of notes.

MONROE

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