Cablegate: Briefing On Outcome of P5+1 Talks

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P 131139Z OCT 09
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P FOR STEPHEN MULL

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/13/2019
TAGS: PREL PARM IR BA
SUBJECT: BRIEFING ON OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS

REF: A. STATE 103219
B. MANAMA 597

Classified By: CDA CHRISTOPHER HENZEL FOR REASONS 1.4(B) AND (D). (C) CDA made ref A points on Iran to Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid on October 8, and to Crown Prince Shaikh Salman on October 13. Both confirmed that Bahrain supports the dual-track strategy. The Crown Prince reiterated his concern that Tehran was using the P5 1 process to play for time, and agreed to use official Bahraini contacts with Iran to keep the commitments it made in Geneva. HENZEL

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