Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
86AMMAN594
1986-01-16 15:21:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Amman
Cable title:
PLO OFFICIALS SAY ABU NIDAL'S GROUP IS THE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 00594
E.O. 12356: DECL: OADR
TAGS: PREL PTER KPAL JO SY XF
SUBJECT: PLO OFFICIALS SAY ABU NIDAL'S GROUP IS THE
BEST SUPPLIED IN SYRIA
C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 00594
E.O. 12356: DECL: OADR
TAGS: PREL PTER KPAL JO SY XF
SUBJECT: PLO OFFICIALS SAY ABU NIDAL'S GROUP IS THE
BEST SUPPLIED IN SYRIA
1. (C - ENTIRE TEXT)
2. AN EMBASSY PALESTINIAN CONTACT HAS REPORTED
TWO SEPARATE CONVERSATIONS WITH PLO OFFICIALS
HERE ABOUT THE ABU NIDAL PRESENCE IN DAMASCUS.
BOTH OFFICIALS--OMAR SHAKA'A, THE HEAD OF THE
PLO POLITICAL DEPARTMENT OFFICE IN AMMAN AND
A PROTOGEE OF FAROUK QADDUMI AND HAMADNEH FARANEH,
A DFLP MEMBER WHO WAS RECENTLY ARRESTED BY GOJ
OFFICIALS--THOUGHT IT CURIOUS THAT THE USG WAS
REACTING SO FORCEFULLY TO SUSPECTED LIBYAN INVOLVEMENT
IN THE ROME AND VIENNA TERRORIST INCIDENTS AND
IGNORING SYRIA WHEN SYRIA, THEY SAID, WAS JUST
AS INVOLVED AS LIBYA. ACCORDING TO BOTH MEN,
ABU NIDAL'S OPERATIONS IN DAMASCUS ARE SUPPORTED
MORE LAVISHLY BY THE SYRIANS THAN THOSE OF
ANY OTHER PALESTINIAN GROUP--THEY GET MORE MONEY,
BETTER FACILITIES, BETTER TRAINING, AND BETTER
EQUIPMENT THAN ANYBODY ELSE.
COMMENT: WE CANNOT COMMENT ON THE ACCURACY OF
THESE OBSERVATIONS, BUT PASS THEM ALONG AS INDICATING
THE PERCEPTIONS OF PALESTINIANS IN JORDAN.
GNEHM
E.O. 12356: DECL: OADR
TAGS: PREL PTER KPAL JO SY XF
SUBJECT: PLO OFFICIALS SAY ABU NIDAL'S GROUP IS THE
BEST SUPPLIED IN SYRIA
1. (C - ENTIRE TEXT)
2. AN EMBASSY PALESTINIAN CONTACT HAS REPORTED
TWO SEPARATE CONVERSATIONS WITH PLO OFFICIALS
HERE ABOUT THE ABU NIDAL PRESENCE IN DAMASCUS.
BOTH OFFICIALS--OMAR SHAKA'A, THE HEAD OF THE
PLO POLITICAL DEPARTMENT OFFICE IN AMMAN AND
A PROTOGEE OF FAROUK QADDUMI AND HAMADNEH FARANEH,
A DFLP MEMBER WHO WAS RECENTLY ARRESTED BY GOJ
OFFICIALS--THOUGHT IT CURIOUS THAT THE USG WAS
REACTING SO FORCEFULLY TO SUSPECTED LIBYAN INVOLVEMENT
IN THE ROME AND VIENNA TERRORIST INCIDENTS AND
IGNORING SYRIA WHEN SYRIA, THEY SAID, WAS JUST
AS INVOLVED AS LIBYA. ACCORDING TO BOTH MEN,
ABU NIDAL'S OPERATIONS IN DAMASCUS ARE SUPPORTED
MORE LAVISHLY BY THE SYRIANS THAN THOSE OF
ANY OTHER PALESTINIAN GROUP--THEY GET MORE MONEY,
BETTER FACILITIES, BETTER TRAINING, AND BETTER
EQUIPMENT THAN ANYBODY ELSE.
COMMENT: WE CANNOT COMMENT ON THE ACCURACY OF
THESE OBSERVATIONS, BUT PASS THEM ALONG AS INDICATING
THE PERCEPTIONS OF PALESTINIANS IN JORDAN.
GNEHM