MOROCCAN EMBASSY IN AMMAN REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE

C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 008343

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/23/2015
TAGS: PTER MOPS JO IZ MO
SUBJECT: MOROCCAN EMBASSY IN AMMAN REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE
IN LOCATING MISSING DIPLOMATS IN IRAQ

REF: 10/23 SATTERFIELD-RUBINSTEIN TELCON

Classified By: CHARGE DANIEL RUBINSTEIN, REASONS: 1.4 (C) & (D)


1. (C) Moroccan Ambassador to Jordan Abdel Kader Zaoui phoned
Charge October 23 to request USG assistance in obtaining
information on, and if possible locating two Moroccan
diplomats -- Abdel Rahim Bu'ilam and Abdel Karim Almuhafadhi
-- who crossed the Jordan-Iraq border at approximately 11:30
AM local on Thursday, October 20 in a white Toyota Land
Cruiser (Iraqi diplomatic license plate 17/7) and haven't
been heard from since.


2. (C) The two were to make their monthly trip to Baghdad
using the main highway from the border to Baghdad which
traverses the Ramadi and Fallujah areas. Amb. Zaoui reports
that Moroccan Charge in Baghdad Abdel Karim al-Sadiq fears
the two may been kidnapped in the Ramadi area, but Zaoui
stressed the GoM has received no information or ransom
contact from any party regarding the two missing diplomats.
Amb. Zaoui passed along the GoM's sincere thanks for whatever
USG or Coalition help could be provided.
RUBINSTEIN