JORDAN: IRAQI INTERIM TRAVEL DOCUMENT (ITD),NEW

UNCLAS AMMAN 007293 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AMGT CVIS IZ JO SUBJECT: JORDAN: IRAQI INTERIM TRAVEL DOCUMENT (ITD),NEW IRAQI DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL PASSPORTS REF: (A) STATE 307029 (B) STATE 294152 (C) AMMAN 6734 ¶1. (U) On November 5, Consul and Political Counselor met with Mr. Ali al-Ayed, Director of Foreign Minister Muasher's Private Office, and Basheer al-Zoubi, MFA Private Office action officer on Iraq, to present Ref A talking points and non-paper on Iraqi Interim Travel Documents (ITD). Both officials affirmed that Jordan is already accepting the ITD as a valid travel document. ¶2. (U) Emboffs also inquired if the Government of Jordan (GOJ) had reached a decision on recognition of new Iraqi diplomatic and official passports (refs B, C). Mr. al-Ayed responded that while the GOJ has been permitting persons bearing these passports to enter or transit Jordan on a case- by-case basis, the GOJ had not reached a final decision affirming blanket recognition per the USG request. GHEHM