BRIEFING JORDAN ON U.S. POLICY TOWARD CIVILIAN

C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 004054

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/29/2014
TAGS: ASEC PTER PREL PGOV IZ JO
SUBJECT: BRIEFING JORDAN ON U.S. POLICY TOWARD CIVILIAN
HOSTAGES IN IRAQ

REF: STATE 111356

Classified By: DCM David M. Hale for reasons 1.5 (b) (d)


1. (C) PolCouns and PolOff covered ref points on U.S.
policy toward civilian hostages in Iraq May 20 with Basheer
Zoubi, Deputy Director of the Foreign Minister's Private
Office, and Manar Dabbas, Private Office U.S. action officer.
Zoubi thanked PolCouns for the information, and asked that
the U.S. and/or the Coalition inform Jordan if they learn
that any Jordanian nationals are taken hostage in Iraq.

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