JORDANIANS REQUEST MODIFICATIONS TO JIPTC AMENDMENT

UNCLAS AMMAN 001141 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS FOR NEA AND INL (DARBY AND ALEXANDER) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: SNAR PREL JO IZ SUBJECT: JORDANIANS REQUEST MODIFICATIONS TO JIPTC AMENDMENT REF: A. A) STATE 21897 ¶B. B) STATE 22857 ¶1. (U) Action request at paragraph 4. ¶2. (SBU) The head of the Public Security Director's private office wrote to the Embassy March 10 requesting four changes to the U.S.-proposed text (reftels) of an amendment to the JIPTC LOA. The requests include: - Replacing the term "International Training Center (ITC)" with the term the "Jordan International Police Training Center (JIPTC)" throughout the text; - Setting a minimum percentage of Jordanian trainers and employees; - Guaranteeing a key leadership position to a senior Jordanian officer; and - Including an article stating that the U.S. will request the GoJ's approval before JIPTC opens trainer or trainee positions to new nationalities. ¶3. (SBU) Poloff and JIPTC Director addressed these requests with Brigadier General Tawfiq Al-Halalmeh, Deputy Director of Operations and Training, and his staff on March 13. Halameh withdrew the requests for an additional leadership position and for a minimum percentage of Jordanian employees. He insists, however, that the Department change the term "International Training Center (ITC)" to the "Jordan International Training Center (JITC)," and specify in the amendment that the U.S. will seek Jordanian agreement on the nationality of international trainers and trainees. ¶4. (SBU) Action Request: Through this desired change, PSD is merely seeking a written version of the U.S. commitment previously conveyed orally that the GoJ will retain a veto on which nationalities international trainers and trainees are drawn from. PSD also seeks to change the name for the U.S.-administered portion of JIPTC. Post and JIPTC Director believe these Jordanian requests are reasonable, and asks the Department revise the pending amendment to accommodate. Visit Amman's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/amman/ Hale