TERRORIST FINANCE: JORDAN SUPPORTS DARWISH

UNCLAS AMMAN 000671

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

DEPT FOR EB/ESC/TFS (DNELSON)/ S/CT (TKUSHNER),NEA/ARPI
(TWILLIAMS),NEA/ELA (DBARON),NEA/I-ECON (KBRONSON,
REGIONAL BUREAUS, IO/PSC (JSCHWEITZER),NSC (JKEMERSON),
TREASURY (JZARATE),OFAC (RWERNER)

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS JO
SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCE: JORDAN SUPPORTS DARWISH
DESIGNATION

REF: A. SECSTATE 13608


B. AMMAN 00631


1. (SBU) Post informed the MFA via diplomatic note of the
U.S. intention to designate Sulayman Khalid Darwish under
E.O. 13224 on January 25 (refs). Walid Obeidat of the
Foreign Minister's private office called to inform poloff on
January 26 that the Ministry late on January 25 had
instructed Jordan's UN mission in New York to support
co-designation of Darwish.


2. (U) Baghdad minimize considered.
HALE