Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09AMMAN73
2009-01-08 15:19:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Amman
Cable title:
JORDAN'S PM ASKS FOR PROPOSAL TO ASSIST IN
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C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 000073
SIPDIS
FOR PRM/A LARRY BARLETT AND NEA/ELA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/08/2019
TAGS: PREF PHUM KPAL JO
SUBJECT: JORDAN'S PM ASKS FOR PROPOSAL TO ASSIST IN
RESETTLEMENT OF WALID PALESTINIANS
Classified By: Ambassador R. Stephen Beecroft for reasons 1.4 (b) and (
d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 000073
SIPDIS
FOR PRM/A LARRY BARLETT AND NEA/ELA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/08/2019
TAGS: PREF PHUM KPAL JO
SUBJECT: JORDAN'S PM ASKS FOR PROPOSAL TO ASSIST IN
RESETTLEMENT OF WALID PALESTINIANS
Classified By: Ambassador R. Stephen Beecroft for reasons 1.4 (b) and (
d)
1. (C) Jordan's PM Nader Al-Dahabi called Ambassador on
January 8 to ask about the status of a UNHCR proposal to
assist in the resettlement of Palestinian Iraqis stranded on
the Iraq-side of the Syria-Iraq border. Dahabi, who learned
of U.S. interest in resettling many of these Palestinians in
a December conversation with the Ambassador, said he had
recently discussed the issue with the new head of Jordan's
General Intelligence Department, Major General Muhammad
Rath'an Al-Raqqad. Jordan would be willing to consider a
proposal to assist in the resettlement of the Palestinians to
the United States, with the caveat that Jordan would prefer
that the Palestinians only enter Jordan one time, versus
multiple entries.
2. (C) The conversation with Dahabi came a day after a
meeting between the Ambassador and head of Jordan's UNHCR
office Imran Riza in which options for processing the Walid
population for resettlement to the U.S. were discussed. Riza
indicated that UNHCR and PRM were still trying to determine
the best way to handle processing of the Walid population.
Working at Walid, UNHCR officers had started preparing case
files for refugees, Riza said.
3. (C) Comment: The GOJ is under enormous pressure because
of its muted stance over ongoing events in Gaza. Although
the actually processing of the Walid refugees would likely
occur after events in Gaza have come to an end, the
Jordanians may perceive an added political advantage to be
seen as assisting Palestinian refugees. Post would encourage
rapid action on a proposal that could be submitted by UNHCR
to the GOJ, which entails doing as much processing as
possible of the refugees in Walid followed by a single trip
to Jordan en route to resettlement in the United States.
Visit Amman's Classified Website at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/amman
Beecroft
SIPDIS
FOR PRM/A LARRY BARLETT AND NEA/ELA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/08/2019
TAGS: PREF PHUM KPAL JO
SUBJECT: JORDAN'S PM ASKS FOR PROPOSAL TO ASSIST IN
RESETTLEMENT OF WALID PALESTINIANS
Classified By: Ambassador R. Stephen Beecroft for reasons 1.4 (b) and (
d)
1. (C) Jordan's PM Nader Al-Dahabi called Ambassador on
January 8 to ask about the status of a UNHCR proposal to
assist in the resettlement of Palestinian Iraqis stranded on
the Iraq-side of the Syria-Iraq border. Dahabi, who learned
of U.S. interest in resettling many of these Palestinians in
a December conversation with the Ambassador, said he had
recently discussed the issue with the new head of Jordan's
General Intelligence Department, Major General Muhammad
Rath'an Al-Raqqad. Jordan would be willing to consider a
proposal to assist in the resettlement of the Palestinians to
the United States, with the caveat that Jordan would prefer
that the Palestinians only enter Jordan one time, versus
multiple entries.
2. (C) The conversation with Dahabi came a day after a
meeting between the Ambassador and head of Jordan's UNHCR
office Imran Riza in which options for processing the Walid
population for resettlement to the U.S. were discussed. Riza
indicated that UNHCR and PRM were still trying to determine
the best way to handle processing of the Walid population.
Working at Walid, UNHCR officers had started preparing case
files for refugees, Riza said.
3. (C) Comment: The GOJ is under enormous pressure because
of its muted stance over ongoing events in Gaza. Although
the actually processing of the Walid refugees would likely
occur after events in Gaza have come to an end, the
Jordanians may perceive an added political advantage to be
seen as assisting Palestinian refugees. Post would encourage
rapid action on a proposal that could be submitted by UNHCR
to the GOJ, which entails doing as much processing as
possible of the refugees in Walid followed by a single trip
to Jordan en route to resettlement in the United States.
Visit Amman's Classified Website at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/amman
Beecroft