JORDAN WILLING TO PROVIDE M113S TO YEMEN IF

S E C R E T AMMAN 002885 SIPDIS STATE FOR PM/RSAT, NEA/ELA, NEA/ARP E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/15/2018 TAGS: PREL MOPS MARR YE JO SUBJECT: JORDAN WILLING TO PROVIDE M113S TO YEMEN IF COMPENSATED REF: STATE 105349 Classified By: Ambassador R. Stephen Beecroft for reasons 1.4 (b) and ( d). ¶1. (S) Ambassador delivered Reftel points October 15 to Royal Court Chief Nasser Al-Lozi. After consulting King Abdullah, Al-Lozi responded October 16 that Jordan has the M113s and would be willing to provide them to Yemen if compensated financially. ¶2. (S) Note: Jordan owns over 300 refurbished M113 armored personnel carriers (APCs). They are in good condition, and post estimates that twenty-five could be provided within the requested timeframe, pending Third Party Transfer completion. Jordan has significant in-country refurbishment capability, such that it should be able to provide the 150-200 APCs that might be requested at a later date. ¶3. (S) Post will engage the JAF to discuss the details, particularly costs, once a source of funding is identified. Visit Amman's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/amman Beecroft