Cablegate: Taxation of United States Assistance in Bahrain

Thursday, 24 September 2009, 2:02 pm
Cable: Wikileaks
Ref: 09MANAMA569

VZCZCXYZ0017
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHMK #0569 2671437
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 241437Z SEP 09
FM AMEMBASSY MANAMA
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8935

UNCLAS MANAMA 000569

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR NEA/RA MARK KELLY

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AFIN EFIN ECON EAID BA
SUBJECT: TAXATION OF UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE IN BAHRAIN

REF: STATE 81738

(U) In response to reftel request to determine the total amount of unreimbursed taxes assessed against commodities funded through the Foreign Operations Appropriations Act in Bahrain through FY 2008, Post has no evidence of any taxes having been levied and has determined that there are no unreimbursed taxes outstanding. ERELI

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