FPC REPORTING TOUR FOR NEAR EAST JOURNALISTS

UNCLAS AMMAN 004369

SIPDIS

PA/PR/FPC (ASILAS); (PACE)(PA/PR/FPCW) LTHURSTON; NEA/PPD
(JBAROODY, CBOURGEOIS); NEA/ARN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: JO SCUL OEXC
SUBJECT: FPC REPORTING TOUR FOR NEAR EAST JOURNALISTS

REF: SECSTATE 125633


1. MR. ABDUL MAJID ASFOUR, ASSISTANT CHIEF EDITOR, AL RA'I
NEWSPAPER, CONFIRMS HIS PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROGRAM.


2. MR. ASFOUR'S TRAVEL ITINERARY FOLLOWS:

--AUGUST 18, AMMAN - AMSTERDAM VIA NW 8370 AT 0210/0630
--AUGUST 18, AMSTERDAM - WASHINGTON, D.C. (DULLES AIRPORT)
VIA NW 35 AT 1135/1405
--AUGUST 31, NEW YORK - PARIS VIA DL 8271 AT 2250/1150
--SEPTEMBER 1, PARIS - AMMAN VIA DL 8666 AT 1320/1900.


3. COST OF ROUND TRIP ECONOMY CLASS TICKET AMMAN-
WASHINGTON, D.C - NEW YORK - AMMAN IS JORDANIAN DINARS
1496.350 OR APPROXIMATELY DOLS 2112.


4. WE WILL PROVIDE MR. ASFOUR WITH TRAVEL ALLOWANCE OF DOLS
217 PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.
GNEHM