Cablegate: P5 Plus 1 Refreshed Package for Iran

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P 161005Z JUN 08
FM AMEMBASSY MANAMA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7935
INFO RUEHZM/GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHGB/AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD PRIORITY 0229

C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 000410

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BAGHDAD FOR AMBASSADOR ERELI

E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/16/2018
TAGS: PREL IR BA
SUBJECT: P5 PLUS 1 REFRESHED PACKAGE FOR IRAN

REF: STATE 63960

Classified By: Classifed by CDA Christopher Henzel for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).

1. (C) On June 12 (before receipt of reftel) MFA Under Secretary Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifah showed CDA a paper the local French Ambassador had just delivered to him outlining the renewed P5 plus 1 incentives package. Al Khalifah said Bahrain and other Gulf governments had been concerned that the new package would refer to potential dialogue on "Gulf" security issues. He expressed relief that the new package referred only to "regional" security.

2. (C) CDA shared reftel points with Al Khalifah June 16.He commented that they tracked with the French Ambassador's paper, and said Bahrain supported the latest P5 1 approach. ********************************************* ******** Visit Embassy Manama's Classified Website: XXXXXXXXXXXX********************************************* ******** HENZEL

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