JORDAN WILL JOIN IN DESIGNATION OF JTJ

S E C R E T AMMAN 007860 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/21/2014 TAGS: ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN JO LVPR SUBJECT: JORDAN WILL JOIN IN DESIGNATION OF JTJ REF: SECSTATE 200659 Classified By: CDA DAVID HALE FOR REASONS - 1.5 (b),(d) ¶1. (S) CDA met with Royal Court Minister Samir Rifai September 21 and presented the demarche and background materials provided reftel. Rifai said that Jordan would "of course" join the U.S. in seeking designation of Jamiat al-Tawhid wal Jihad. Emboffs also made reftel demarche with the Foreign Ministry and Central Bank of Jordan. ¶2. (U) If USUN does not receive timely confirmation of a letter supporting the U.S. submission from the Jordanian UN MIssion in New York, please notify post for appropriate follow-up. ¶3. (U) Baghdad minimize considered. HALE