JORDAN: IMO ELECTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED

C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 008994 SIPDIS IO/T: LTOBEY, FOR TREVOR EVANS FOR G-CI: K JOHNSON E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/16/2015 TAGS: PHSA AORC EWWT KTIA US JO IMO SUBJECT: JORDAN: IMO ELECTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED REF: STATE 207080 Classified By: Ambassador David Hale for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D). ¶1. (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche November 17 to Jamal Al-Shamayleh, chief of the Foreign Ministry's International Organizations Department. Shamayleh said that he was unsure if Jordan would have representation at the 24th International Maritime Organization (IMO) assembly, and that he would contact Jordan's Ambassador in London to determine if a Jordanian representative could attend. Shamayleh commented that Jordan had received several countries' requests for support in the upcoming IMO election, and noted that, if it sent a representative, Jordan's support for the United States' candidacy was guaranteed. Shamayleh noted that Jordan respected and valued the U.S.'s extensive maritime expertise. ¶2. (U) Post also delivered a diplomatic note with points drawn from reftel to the Foreign Ministry and to Ministry of Transportation Secretary General Amer Hadad, requesting Jordan's support for re-election to the IMO Council in category "A". HALE