BORDER SECURITY ACT - HOST GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON USG

UNCLAS AMMAN 005911 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: CVIS CPAS PREL JO SUBJECT: BORDER SECURITY ACT - HOST GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON USG FINGERPRINTING OF ITS CITIZENS REF: STATE 187180 ¶1. IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL, JORDANIAN MFA CONSULAR REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED POST OCTOBER 8 THAT, IN PRINCIPLE, THE GOJ HAS NO OBJECTION TO FINGERPRINTING APPLICANTS IN CONNECTION WITH VISA ISSUANCE. HE EMPHASIZED THAT THE GOJ IS SUPPORTIVE OF PROCEDURES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE GREATER SECURITY TO LEGITIMATE TRAVELERS TO THE U.S. AND THERE ARE NO LEGAL OR SOCIAL IMPEDIMENTS TO SUCH A PROCEDURE. ¶2. POST HAS MAINTAINED A CONTINUOUS DIALOGUE WITH THE GOJ AT HIGH LEVELS TO EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE OF VISA REFORMS. GNEHM