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INFO RUEHZM/GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL COLLECTIVE
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STATE FOR NEA/RA, SCA/RA, EEB/CIP/TS
BAGHDAD FOR AMBASSADOR ERELI
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/10/2018
TAGS: ECPS PTER BA
SUBJECT: ENGAGING HOST GOVERNMENTS ON CERTAIN TERRORIST
BROADCASTS REF: STATE 68256 Classified By: CDA Christopher Henzel for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1.(C) Econoff Benjamin Thomson (XXXXXXXXXXXX) is the current Embassy Manama POC for issues related to ARABSAT. The
independent telecommunications authority's Assistant Undersecretary, Dr. Rasheed Jassim Ashoor, told Econoff on July 9
that Bahrain no longer sits on ARABSAT's board.
2.(C) Dr. Ashoor is the primary POC within the GOB for ARABSAT. His contact information is: (XXXXXXXXXXXX)
********************************************* ******** Visit Embassy Manama's Classified Website: http://XXXXXXXXXXXX/
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