DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JORDAN ON PROPOSED

UNCLAS AMMAN 006989 SIPDIS SENSITIVE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KTIA AORC ASEC UK PTER EWWT PHSA JO SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JORDAN ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO 1988 SUA CONVENTION AND PROTOCOL REF: A. A. SECSTATE 242866 ¶B. B. WILCOX-SILLIMAN EMAIL 11/28/02 ¶1. (U) On December 1, PolCouns and PolOff delivered message in ref A regarding the Suppression of Unlawful Acts (SUA) convention and its protocol to Samer Naber, Legal Adviser to the Foreign Ministry. PolCouns also passed the full text of proposed USG changes to the SUA per ref B. ¶2. (SBU) Naber noted that he has researched conventions and treaties to which the GOJ is a party and does not know why the GOJ signed, but has yet to ratify, the SUA. "I see no reason why we shouldn't ratify it," he said. Regarding the proposed USG amendments to the SUA, Naber said both he and the Ministry of Transport will study and "positively consider them." ¶3. (U) We plan to follow up with Naber on this matter. GNEHM