Badara

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BADARA INTERESTED IN JOINING MATO
 
MANARA  ALBRAYD SRIA AL-MUSAMI
(If it’s in the Monsoon, it’s got to be true)
 
Defense Ministry, September 17, 5708:  After Defense Minister Salman al-Makhtoum met with the Defense Command Chief and Chief of the Air Staff to review what could and could not be purchased from New Dawn Nashwa, the Monsoon asked the Defense Minister what seemed to be the Government’s view of the Majatra- Artania Treaty Organization (MATO), and he responded:
 

I can say the Ministerial Council is inclined to join MATO; Jumhuriat al-Badara has generally been a member of Majatra wide mutual security organizations when they existed. Particularly since the demise of the World Congress as a security organization.  In fact, it was military action by several nations responding to a then operative Majatran wide mutual defense treaty that finally brought the invasion of our nation by religious fanatics to an end.
 
Realize that Majatra and Artania is not the same as Majatra, but the Ministerial Council is very much of the opinion the principle is the same.  I do note that Jumhuriat al-Badara can not just join MATO.  Approval by all the member states is required by Article 8 of the treaty creating MATO.
 
The Foreign Ministry is reviewing the MATO treaty.  My understanding from Foreign Minister Hakim al-Sabah is that deciding on our interpretation of a few clauses would be necessary before the Ministerial Council would recommend it to the Majlis for ratification. But that should present no real problem should membership prove to be possible.

Defense Minister Salman al-Makhtoum