Identifier
Created
Classification
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05AMMAN7071
2005-08-31 12:38:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Amman
Cable title:  

DEMARCHE ON IRAQ DRAFT CONSTITUTION

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C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 007071 

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/31/2015
TAGS: PREL PGOV IZ JO PBIO
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON IRAQ DRAFT CONSTITUTION

REF: A. STATE 160094


B. AMMAN 6944

Classified By: CDA DANIEL RUBINSTEIN FOR REASONS 1.4 B AND D

C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 007071

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/31/2015
TAGS: PREL PGOV IZ JO PBIO
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON IRAQ DRAFT CONSTITUTION

REF: A. STATE 160094


B. AMMAN 6944

Classified By: CDA DANIEL RUBINSTEIN FOR REASONS 1.4 B AND D


1. ( C ) On August 31 A/DCM and British Charge Patricia
Phillips jointly made ref A demarche to Ambassador Muhammad
al-Qaraan, director of the Foreign Ministry,s Arab and
Middle Eastern Affairs Department. Al-Qaraan started out by
calling the constitution an internal Iraqi affair. When
reminded of Deputy PM Muasher,s public statement August 30
that &Jordan wants the maximum concord (among Iraqis) over
the constitution,8 and of the fact that the constitution is
part of an UNSCR-mandated process, Al-Qaraan agreed that
Jordan shares an interest in the success of the current
process. He said he expected Jordan would continue to call
for all communities in Iraq to participate in the upcoming
referendum and elections, and that he would convey our points
to FM Kasrawi.


2. ( C ) Comment: Post will continue to seek further
opportunities to remind more senior GOJ officials of our
common interest in public statements and private contacts
that support maximum participation. Judging from King
Abdullah,s telephone conversations August 27 with the
Secretary, and Muasher,s statements August 30, we believe

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Jordan is on board and will continue to support Sunni Arab
participation in the Iraqi political process. End Comment.


3. ( C ) Bio note: Al-Qaraan was Jordan,s Ambassador in
Kuwait from 1999 until this summer. He said he will take up
his new post in about a month as Jordanian Ambassador in
Tripoli. He said he expected it would be difficult to do
business &with such a weird regime.8 Al-Qaraan is in his
late fifties and speaks English at about the &two8 level.

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