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07AMMAN1185
2007-03-15 11:57:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Amman
Cable title:
JORDAN,S CABINET PROPOSES MANDATORY MILITARY
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UNCLAS AMMAN 001185
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MCAP PGOV SOCI JO
SUBJECT: JORDAN,S CABINET PROPOSES MANDATORY MILITARY
SERVICE
REF: IIR 6 853 0085 07
UNCLAS AMMAN 001185
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SENSITIVE
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MCAP PGOV SOCI JO
SUBJECT: JORDAN,S CABINET PROPOSES MANDATORY MILITARY
SERVICE
REF: IIR 6 853 0085 07
1. (U) The cabinet agreed March 5 to seek parliamentary
approval of a bill reviving conscription. The proposal would
require both men and women to participate in three months of
military training -- men at ARMY camps and women at
universities. Prime Minister Marouf Al Bakhit said in a
speech March 3 that the purpose of this legislation was to
"instill the concepts of discipline and good citizenship."
As presently drafted, the legislation would require
Jordanians born in 1989 to begin training this year.
However, Parliament has not yet begun to debate the bill.
2. (SBU) Comment: Parliament will probably wind up its
session at the end of March; it is unlikely to debate this
bill unless the government makes a determined push for it.
The cabinet action is the result of the King's desire to use
conscription to promote good citizenship among youth and
break down class and geographic barriers in society.
Visit Amman's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/amman/
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SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MCAP PGOV SOCI JO
SUBJECT: JORDAN,S CABINET PROPOSES MANDATORY MILITARY
SERVICE
REF: IIR 6 853 0085 07
1. (U) The cabinet agreed March 5 to seek parliamentary
approval of a bill reviving conscription. The proposal would
require both men and women to participate in three months of
military training -- men at ARMY camps and women at
universities. Prime Minister Marouf Al Bakhit said in a
speech March 3 that the purpose of this legislation was to
"instill the concepts of discipline and good citizenship."
As presently drafted, the legislation would require
Jordanians born in 1989 to begin training this year.
However, Parliament has not yet begun to debate the bill.
2. (SBU) Comment: Parliament will probably wind up its
session at the end of March; it is unlikely to debate this
bill unless the government makes a determined push for it.
The cabinet action is the result of the King's desire to use
conscription to promote good citizenship among youth and
break down class and geographic barriers in society.
Visit Amman's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/amman/
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