Qatar: Al-Atiyyah, Mattis and Al-Udeid military basenote

Qatari Minister of State for Defence Affairs Khaled Al-Atiyyah held on 7/9/17 a telephone conversation with US Defense Secretary James Mattis. They are said to have talked about the future of the GCC States and that of the US military base of Al-Udeid in the light of the ongoing Qatar crisis.  

Tactical Report has prepared a 414-word report to shed light on the conversation over these topics and tell what about the outcome. [Briefly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 24/37 – Sept.15, 2017]