IRAQ ASSETS: JORDAN TO LOOK FOR/FREEZE ASSETS OF 55

UNCLAS AMMAN 004307 SIPDIS SENSITIVE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC PREL PTER IZ JO UNSC SUBJECT: IRAQ ASSETS: JORDAN TO LOOK FOR/FREEZE ASSETS OF 55 REF: STATE 196163 SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED ¶1. (sbu) Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) Deputy Governor Mohammad Said Shahin told ECON/C that the CBJ would circularize to commercial banks the list of 55 names of individuals whose assets must be frozen pursuant to UNSCR ¶1483. Banks would be instructed to freeze any such assets and report to the CBJ. Shahin did not expect, however, that any such accounts would be located in Jordan, particularly given the intense search for Iraqi assets that had already been undertaken by the CBJ and other Jordanian authorities. GNEHM