Identifier
Created
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05AMMAN2858
2005-04-07 08:10:00
SECRET
Embassy Amman
Cable title:  

TERRORIST FINANCE: JORDAN'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE

Tags:  PTER PREL KTFN EFIN ETTC CVIS JO 
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S E C R E T AMMAN 002858 

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/07/2015
TAGS: PTER PREL KTFN EFIN ETTC CVIS JO
SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCE: JORDAN'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE
ON DESIGNATION OF BILAL AL-HIYARI

REF: STATE 62087

Classified By: CDA David Hale for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)

S E C R E T AMMAN 002858

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/07/2015
TAGS: PTER PREL KTFN EFIN ETTC CVIS JO
SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCE: JORDAN'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE
ON DESIGNATION OF BILAL AL-HIYARI

REF: STATE 62087

Classified By: CDA David Hale for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)


1. (S) Emboffs on April 6 delivered reftel demarche to
Walid Obeidat of the Foreign Minister's Private Office and
Siwar Massadeh of the MFA's Legal Affairs Department.
Obeidat commented that because Hiyari, a Jordanian citizen,
was convicted in the State Security Court of financing
Zarqawi's network, it is possible that the GOJ has already
seized Hiyari's assets; at the very least Hiyari probably
remains under close GOJ scrutiny. They promised to
immediately convey the points to relevant Jordanian agencies,
as well as Jordan's UN mission in New York. Obeidat said he
would also brief the Foreign Ministry's Secretary General,
who, in the aftermath of the King's decision a day earlier to
dismiss the cabinet, was de facto head of the ministry.
Anticipating that a new government (and new foreign minister)
would be named within days, Obeidat was hopeful that a
decision on co-designation of Hiyari could be made before
April 13. He said he would be in touch with us as soon as
possible on the matter.


2. (U) Minimize considered.

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