(ATA #3707-MOI) MEMORANDUM OF INTENT FOR

UNCLAS AMMAN 006537 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR DS/ATA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ASEC PTER JO SUBJECT: (ATA #3707-MOI) MEMORANDUM OF INTENT FOR ANTITERRORISM ASSISTANCE (ATA) PROGRAM WITH JORDAN: GOJ RESPONDS WITH A LIST OF CLARIFICATIONS TO SUGGESTED TEXT REF: STATE 183208 ¶1. (U) This message contains a request for Department guidance. Please see para 3. ¶2. (U) On October 24, Embassy conveyed reftel draft MOI to the MFA's Legal Advisor Samer Naber. On November 6, we received the following diplomatic note (also faxed to DS/ATA) in return. Begin text: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America in Amman; and with reference to the latter's note No. (1647) dated 24 October 2002 regarding the desire to sign a memorandum of intent concerning the provision of assistance to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan under the Department of State's anti-Terrorism Assistance Program (ATA),has the honor to enclose herewith a list of minor clarifications to the suggested text for consideration of the esteemed Department of State. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan seizes this opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the United States of America the assurances of its highest consideration. -- In the Title add after the word "assistance": "Under the Department of State's Anti Terrorism Assistance Program (ATA)." -- In the Seventh line of the preamble add after the word "Jordan": "through the Department of State's Anti Terrorism Assistance Program (ATA)" -- In the fifth line, paragraph one, under the subtitle "The Needs Assessment" add the word "prevent" before the word "deter." -- In the sixth line under the subtitle "Participant Selection" add after the word "assign":",to the maximum extent possible," -- In the fifth line under the subtitle "Program constraints" add after the word "assistance": "through the Department of State's Anti-Terrorism Program" -- It would be helpful to clarify what are the "other requirements" applicable in the last line under the subtitle "Participant Selection." End Text of Diplomatic Note. ¶3. (U) As per reftel instructions, we will await Department's assessment of the above listed proposed textual changes before taking further action. GNEHM