Keep Us Strong WikiLeaks logo

Currently released so far... 64621 / 251,287

Articles

Brazil Sri Lanka United Kingdom Sweden 00. Editorial United States Latin America Egypt Jordan Yemen Thailand

Browse latest releases

2010/11 2010/12 2011/01 2011/02 2011/03 2011/04 2011/05 2011/06 2011/07 2011/08

Browse by creation date

66 72 73 75 79 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Browse by classification

CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN SECRET SECRET//NOFORN UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

Community resources

Follow us on Twitter Check our Reddit Twitter this Digg this page Contact us on IRC

courage is contagious

Viewing cable 05MANAMA1663, MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM KING HAMAD BIN ISA

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs

Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
  • The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
  • The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
  • The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.

Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #05MANAMA1663.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
05MANAMA1663 2005-11-04 00:51 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Manama 
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
 
UNCLAS MANAMA 001663 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL BA
SUBJECT: MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM KING HAMAD BIN ISA 
BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA 
 
REF: WHITE HOUSE 040051Z NOV 05 
 
1.  Please pass the following message from His Majesty King 
Hamad Bin Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa to President Bush at the 
earliest opportunity.  Signed original to follow. 
 
2.  Begin text. 
 
Dear Mr. Bush: 
 
Thank you for your letter of 4 November, 2005 and for your 
decision to delegate Secretary of State Rice as your envoy to 
discuss issues relating to the combating of terrorism and 
extremism, both in the Middle East and worldwide. 
 
Our discussions with Secretary Rice, on the sidelines of the 
Forum for the Future meeting in Bahrain, were extremely 
productive and informative, and undoubtedly have helped to 
develop further the cooperation and understanding between our 
two countries on this vital issue.  Bahrain looks forward to 
building upon its historic ties of friendship and trust with 
the United States, in order to agree common strategies to 
overcome the urgent global challenges of extremism and 
terrorism. 
 
In this regard, we greatly welcome your continued close 
personal involvement in the Middle East, and your efforts to 
achieve peace and promote freedom, understanding, and 
comprehensive development throughout the region.  We will 
continue to work with the United States to promote and 
achieve these goals, which will benefit the countries and 
peoples of the region, as well as the international community 
as whole. 
 
In thanking you once again for your letter, and in renewing 
the appreciation for our meeting with, Secretary Rice, may I 
also extend my personal best wishes to you, Mr. President, to 
your family, and for further progress and prosperity to the 
friendly American people. 
 
Hamad Bin Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa 
King of Bahrain 
 
His Excellency 
The Hon George W. Bush 
President of the United States of America 
Washington, DC 
 
End of text. 
MONROE