DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN PLANE SUSPECTED OF CARRYING

S E C R E T AMMAN 002310 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/11/2012 TAGS: PREL PTER IR SY JO SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN PLANE SUSPECTED OF CARRYING ARMS TO TERRORISTS DELIVERED TO JORDAN REF: STATE 90218 Classified By: CDA GREGORY L. BERRY. REASONS 1.5 (B,C, and D). ¶1. (S) On May 11, upon receipt of NIACT precedence message, poloff/duty officer passed reftel information regarding the impending 5/12 flight of a suspected arms-laden Iranian cargo plane to Ambassador Mohammed Shahankari, Director of Foreign Minister Muasher's Private Office. Shahankari conferred with Acting FonMin Shaher Bak, and then, in Poloff's presence, instructed his MFA staff to immediately share the information with the appropriate GOJ authorities. As the meeting concluded, Shahankari told poloff "If we receive a request for clearance from this flight, we will say no. Don't worry." BERRY