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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03AMMAN7232 |
JORDANIAN "PEACE CAMP" FOCUSES ON POSITIVE ASPECTS [...] (C) Members of Jordan's disparate "peace camp" say that the unofficial "Geneva Accord" has not gotten the attention it deserves from U.S. and Arab leaders and hope that European support for continued talks will generate momentum to restart substantive negotiations. MFA officials describe the [...] |
2003-11-05 08:15:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS JO |
| 03AMMAN7239 |
MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] |
2003-11-05 13:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 03AMMAN7268 |
JORDANIAN ANTI-NORMALIZERS SCORE LEGAL VICTORY [...] (C) Jordanian anti-normalizers scored a victory on October 26 in their campaign against ties with Israel. Capping a two-year legal battle, the Amman Court of First Instance acquitted Islamist member of parliament (MP) Ali Abu al-Sukkar, former head of the Professional Associations Anti-Norma [...] |
2003-11-06 12:16:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PHUM KPAL IS JO |
| 03AMMAN7275 |
COOPERATIVE MONITORING CENTER LAUNCHED IN AMMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Ambassador and visiting officials from the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration and Sandia National Laboratories recently inaugurated the Cooperative Monitoring Center (CMC) in Amman. CMC/Amman is modeled after the CMC at Sandia, which has been a [...] |
2003-11-06 13:09:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PBTS PINR PREL PTER JO MEPN |
| 03AMMAN7276 |
MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] |
2003-11-06 13:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 03AMMAN7291 |
CUSTOMS DEMARCHE ON CLASSIFICATIONS [...] In answer to reftel demarches regarding HST coding of three products, the Government of Jordan Customs Department replied November 5 that it "will support the positions of the United States" at the 32nd session of the Harmonized System Committee in Brussels. Each product mentioned "falls und [...] |
2003-11-06 15:35:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD JO |
| 03AMMAN7292 |
JORDAN QIZ UPDATE - BUFFETED BUT UNBOWED, THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hit hard by unpredictable delays in delivery of fabric inputs through congested Aqaba port and even less-predictable Israeli port and customs bottlenecks, Jordan's Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs) nonetheless continue to outperform last year's record export volumes. Governm [...] |
2003-11-06 15:57:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ELAB EAID IS IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN7293 |
JORDAN: IRAQI INTERIM TRAVEL DOCUMENT (ITD), NEW [...] (U) On November 5, Consul and Political Counselor met with Mr. Ali al-Ayed, Director of Foreign Minister Muasher's Private Office, and Basheer al-Zoubi, MFA Private Office action officer on Iraq, to present Ref A talking points and non-paper on Iraqi Interim Travel Documents (ITD). Both offi [...] |
2003-11-06 16:08:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT CVIS IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN7294 |
JORDAN: TRANSFER OF IRAQI ASSETS TO DFI [...] (C) Reconfirming information passed informally to the White House and State Department on the evening of November 5 (ref a), Deputy Prime Minister Halaiqa told the Ambassador November 6 that Jordan would make an imminent transfer of frozen Iraqi assets to the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI). [...] |
2003-11-06 16:23:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PTER JO IZ |
| 03AMMAN7296 |
JORDAN: IMF MISSION REVIEWS OUTLOOK [...] (C) Summary. An IMF team visiting Amman sees no economic need for additional cash assistance to Jordan before December 31, given that the country's finances are currently in good shape -- although there is potential crunch next year as the level of foreign grants falls and oil import costs [...] |
2003-11-06 16:39:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID PREL JO |
| 03AMMAN7297 |
SAMIR AL-RIFAI APPOINTED ROYAL COURT MINISTER [...] (U) King Abdallah appointed Royal Court Secretary General Samir Zeid al-Rifai to succeed Faisal al-Fayez as Minister of the Royal Court on November 4. Rifai is son of Zeid al-Rifai, speaker of the Upper House of Parliament and former Prime Minister. Rifai, 37, has worked in the Royal Court [...] |
2003-11-06 16:43:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR JO |
| 03AMMAN7298 |
ISLAMIC AFFAIRS MINISTER SHARES PLAN OF ACTION; [...] (C) During the Ambassador's courtesy call on November 5 on Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Shaykh Ahmad Hilayel, the Minister outlined his priorities in the new cabinet, discussed efforts to challenge extremism and those who would use religious activities to further political agendas, [...] |
2003-11-06 16:49:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL JO |
| 03AMMAN7299 |
NEW ENERGY MINISTER ADDRESSES OIL SUPPLY ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Newly appointed Jordanian Minister of Energy Azmi Khreisat told the Ambassador on November 5 that Jordan has agreed to purchase three million barrels of Iraqi oil before the end of the year. He expressed optimism about the six-nation power grid initiative and the Egyptian gas pip [...] |
2003-11-06 18:00:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV PREL JO IZ |
| 03AMMAN7303 |
PREVENTING PKK/KADEK TRAVEL TO IRAQ FROM JORDAN [...] (S) PolCouns on November 5 delivered to Ali al-Ayed, Office Director of Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher, ref points on the possible transit of PKK/KADEK members through Jordan to attend a PKK conference in Iraq. PolCouns asked that Jordan to prevent PKK members from entering Iraq through Jo [...] |
2003-11-09 08:46:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PTER TU IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN7329 |
DEMARCHE TO JORDAN ON UNRWA RESOLUTION IN UNGA: [...] (C) PolCouns delivered ref points and a copy of the latest U.S. draft UNGA UNRWA resolution November 9 to Ali al-Ayed, Director of Foreign Minister Muasher's office, and Samer Naber, Head of the MFA Legal Department. PolCouns thanked Ayed and Naber for Jordan's positive role in the discuss [...] |
2003-11-09 16:09:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS JO UNGA UNRWA |
| 03AMMAN7339 |
AMMAN, MEDIA REACTION ON REACTIONS TO THE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-11-10 12:15:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 03AMMAN7340 |
SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS HELP FOREIGN DOMESTIC [...] (U) This cable contains an action request for G/TIP, see para 20. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) UN, diplomatic and other sources indicate that the GOJ has made significant strides in 2003 to secure and protect the rights of foreign domestic workers (FDWs) in Jordan. In January, [...] |
2003-11-10 13:48:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB SMIG PHUM SOCI JO |
| 03AMMAN7358 |
JORDANIAN MFA AGAIN ASKS FOR ACCOUNTING OF [...] (U) This is an action request for the Department. Please see para 4 below. 2. (C) During a conversation November 9 on other topics (septel, notal), Ali al-Ayed, Director of Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher's Private Office, asked PolCouns for the status of the USG response to the formal [...] |
2003-11-10 15:36:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN737 |
GOJ SPOKESMAN PUBLICLY DENIES PRESS REPORTS ON [...] (U) A GOJ spokesman January 30 strenuously and publicly denied recent press reports asserting that Jordan had agreed to allow U.S. troops to be stationed in the Kingdom and to allow overflights of U.S. military aircraft in the event of war with Iraq. Minister of Information and government spo [...] |
2003-02-03 09:19:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS JO IZ |
| 03AMMAN7387 |
JORDAN OFFERS CUSTOMS TRAINING TO IRAQ DURING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a discussion concerning a proposed export control and related security assistance (EXBS) program in Jordan, Jordanian Customs Department Director General Mahmoud Qteishat expressed to the DCM his government's gratitude and support for the program. Qteishat also gave assur [...] |
2003-11-12 16:47:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KNNP KTIA KSTC SCUL MNUC PARM PREL PTER IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN7389 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF TERRORIST [...] (C) As per instructions reftel, Embassy Amman designates DCM David Hale as Terrorist Financing Coordination Officer (TFCO). DCM Hale will lead a core Embassy group that includes Econ, Pol, Legatt, and other mission offices as needed. Taskings for TFCO should also be slugged for Econ-Jim Flow [...] |
2003-11-13 08:23:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EFIN ETTC PREL KVPR JO |
| 03AMMAN7392 |
THIRD (OR FOURTH?) MOBILE LICENSE TENDER PROVOKES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan's Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) has announced a tender for what is being billed as a third mobile telephony license in anticipation of the January 1, 2004 end of the current mobile telephony duopoly under its WTO obligations. The tender has provoked unfa [...] |
2003-11-13 10:19:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV JO |
| 03AMMAN7393 |
JORDANIAN MFA DIP NOTE ASKS FOR STATUS OF 37 [...] (U) Following up on conversation in ref a, the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 12 sent the following diplomatic note to the Embassy (full text and list of names in para 3 below). The note requests a status report on and the release of 37 named Jordanians allegedly detained [...] |
2003-11-13 10:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR OVIP JO |
| 03AMMAN7401 |
JORDAN: IRAQI ASSETS TEAM [...] (S) Post understands that Washington and CPA may be preparing to send a team to Jordan over the coming weekend to follow-up on the various issues related to Iraqi assets frozen in Jordan. We fully support this approach, which has been requested by the Jordanians and which we have argued for [...] |
2003-11-13 16:38:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | EFIN ETTC IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN7402 |
PRISONER ISSUE PROVIDES MORE FODDER TO [...] (C) Jordan's continuing inability to secure the release of Jordanians in Israeli custody is a source of growing frustration for Jordanian officials and is providing political fodder to the GOJ's critics. The Israeli DCM told DCM that while returning four Jordanians "with blood on their hand [...] |
2003-11-13 17:45:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL IS PTER LE JO |
| 03AMMAN7403 |
JORDANIANS LAUD PRESIDENT'S DEMOCRACY MESSAGE, BUT [...] (C) Despite initial negative press reaction in Jordan to President Bush's November 6 speech calling for democratic reform in the Arab world, several of our contacts inside and outside the government lauded the initiative. At the same time, they almost universally highlighted the lack of U.S [...] |
2003-11-13 17:49:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KDEM PGOV PTER IS JO |
| 03AMMAN741 |
FOUR NEW TITLES FROM THE AMMAN ARABIC BOOK PROGRAM [...] THE AMMAN BOOK PROGRAM IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE FOUR NEW TITLES: "WATER FOR THE FUTURE: THE WEST BANK AND GAZA STRIP, ISRAEL AND JORDAN" BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, "ISLAM, GENDER AND SOCIAL CHANGE" BY YVONNE YAZBEK HADDAD AND JOHN ESPOSITO (EDS), "CORRUPTION AND GOVERNMENT: CAUSES, CONS [...] |
2003-02-03 09:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO JO IIP |
| 03AMMAN7412 |
THINKING ABOUT UNRWA SUCCESSION [...] No summary [...] |
2003-11-16 07:45:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL KPAL JO UNRWA |
| 03AMMAN7420 |
AMMAN, MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2003-11-16 13:16:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 03AMMAN7422 |
DEMARCHE TO JORDAN ON UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE IRAN [...] No summary [...] |
2003-11-16 13:52:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL IR JO UNGA |
| 03AMMAN7428 |
GOJ SPOKESPERSON TALKS ENTHUSIASTICALLY ABOUT [...] (C) An enthusiastic Asma Khader, the new government Spokesperson, outlined for the Ambassador her intent to use her position in the cabinet to shape GOJ policies to support greater press freedom, respect for human and women's rights, and development of NGOs. Khader, a lawyer and activist fro [...] |
2003-11-16 15:12:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM JO |
| 03AMMAN7429 |
ALLEGED CENSORSHIP HIGHLIGHTS PRESS RESTRICTIONS, [...] (C) The local press this week reported the alleged GOJ censorship of a political cartoon scheduled for publication in the weekly newspaper Al-Wahda. The government spokesperson denied that the GOJ censors at all, and some commentators are accusing the weekly's editor of trying to get the GO [...] |
2003-11-16 15:28:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM JO |
| 03AMMAN7430 |
JORDANIAN SUPPORT FOR U.S. CANDIDATE TO UN [...] No summary [...] |
2003-11-16 15:28:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM JO |
| 03AMMAN7431 |
WELCOME TO NSC COUNTERTERRORISM DIRECTOR FRAN [...] (C) I was delighted to learn you will be passing through Amman later this week. I was preparing a message to protest you giving us only a few hours because there are some excellent programs here that we would have liked to share with you. Unfortunately, I have learned that the King (and GID [...] |
2003-11-16 15:36:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP JO |
| 03AMMAN7449 |
NEW ROYAL COURT MINISTER ON KUWAIT, SAUDI ARABIA, [...] (C) New Royal Court Minister Samir Rifai told the Ambassador that, on his recent trip to the Gulf, the King had thanked the Kuwaitis for providing Jordan with free oil and had expressed the hope that it continue for a while longer, but neither sought nor received a commitment. PM Fayez will [...] |
2003-11-17 15:14:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL ETTC ETRD EAID IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN745 |
THOUSANDS OF JORDANIANS ATTEND PEACEFUL ANTI-WAR [...] (SBU) On February 1, several thousand demonstrators participated in a short anti-war march through the Shmeisani district of Amman. The demonstration, organized by the Opposition Parties Higher Coordination Committee, was approved by the government and proceeded amidst a large and visible p [...] |
2003-02-03 10:44:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM JO |
| 03AMMAN7495 |
JORDANIAN SUPPORT FOR U.S. CANDIDATE TO COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-11-18 16:01:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL JO |
| 03AMMAN7507 |
NEW JORDANIAN PM REACHES OUT TO PARLIAMENT, [...] (C) Since his designation as Prime Minister on October 22, Faisal al-Fayez has undertaken an ambitious campaign to reach out to diverse segments of Jordanian society that have received little attention from past PMs. In addition to meeting with parliamentary blocs, Fayez has engaged in formal [...] |
2003-11-19 13:00:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM JO |
| 03AMMAN7509 |
NEW JORDANIAN SENATE: MORE WOMEN, FEWER [...] (C) The King November 17 appointed a new 55-member Senate. Fourteen senators were carried over from the previous 40-member Senate. In line with tradition, the Senate contains a large number of former government officials, including 24 former ministers and four former prime ministers. The n [...] |
2003-11-19 13:02:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JO |
| 03AMMAN7525 |
JORDAN READY TO ADDRESS FROZEN IRAQI ASSETS, BUT [...] (S) In a meeting the day after separate Treasury-led discussions on frozen Iraqi assets with a Finance Ministry/Central Bank team ended inconclusively (septel), the GOJ on November 19 formally requested that the U.S. dispatch a team empowered to discuss both frozen Iraqi assets in Jordan and [...] |
2003-11-19 17:58:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL ETTC EFIN IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN7526 |
ELEVEN EXCHANGE VISITOR ALUMNI APPOINTED MEMBERS OF [...] HM KING ABDULLAH APPOINTED A NEW SENATE TO THE UPPER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT ON NOVEMBER 17, 2003. ELEVEN OF THE FIFTY-FIVE SENATORS ARE ALUMNI OF THE EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM, INCLUDED FOUR WOMEN AND THREE JOURNALISTS. --H.E. DR. ABDUL SALAM MAJALI, FORMER PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF DEFEN [...] |
2003-11-20 09:07:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OEXC JO |
| 03AMMAN7575 |
JORDAN SUPPORTS AGREEMENT ON IRAQI POLITICAL [...] (S) The Ambassador delivered the Secretary's oral message on Iraq political transition to FonMin Muasher, who said Jordan would have no problem supporting it publicly. Muasher added, however, that Jordan wants to see rebuilding of Iraq's security infrastructure run in parallel with the polit [...] |
2003-11-20 15:36:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN7578 |
FONMIN MUASHER ON STATUS OF ARTICLE 98 NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher told the Ambassador November 19 that Jordan wants to conclude an Article 98 agreement with the U.S., and that he has instructed Jordanian UN PermRep Prince Zaid bin Raad to be "as flexible as possible" in working out bridging language between the U.S. and [...] |
2003-11-20 17:12:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS JO |
| 03AMMAN7579 |
GOOD VIBES AT IRAQI MOH BRIEFING FOR BIG PHRMA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Iraqi Ministry of Health (IMoH) will take over the importation of pharmaceuticals from the World Health Organization (WHO) by the end of November, and the IMoH drug formulary will be complete by early December. IMoH welcomes advice from PhRMA on the restructuring of Kimadia [...] |
2003-11-20 17:40:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV JO IZ |
| 03AMMAN7586 |
SWEDISH EMBASSY SEEKS HELP LOCATING SWEDISH [...] (U) Action Request for CPA Baghdad. See paragraph 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Post has been contacted several times by Amman-based Swedish diplomats seeking welfare and whereabouts assistance for a Swedish detainee held in Iraq. The Embassy has been able to ascertain from the C [...] |
2003-11-22 17:28:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ SW JO |
| 03AMMAN7594 |
AQABA CROSSING SHOOTING, RIYADH AND ISTANBUL [...] (C) In the aftermath of the shooting of foreign tourists at the southern Jordanian-Israeli border and bombings in Riyadh and Istanbul, Jordan is in a state of heightened alert as the country prepares for the week-long holiday marking the end of Ramadan. Security authorities believe the Jorda [...] |
2003-11-22 17:47:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PTER JO |
| 03AMMAN7620 |
JENIN CAMP REHOUSING PROJECT: A PARABLE IN [...] (U) ConGen Jerusalem cleared this message. 2. (SBU) During a donor briefing on rehousing projects (other issues reported septel), UNRWA officials shared stories from the prolonged and difficult negotiations surrounding UNRWA's ongoing USD 27 million project to rebuild the part of Jenin re [...] |
2003-11-23 12:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL KPAL KWBG JO |
| 03AMMAN7627 |
RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT STANDING COMMISSION [...] (C) Embassy Amman supports the candidacy of Jordan Red Crescent Society (JRCS) President Dr. Mohamed Al-Hadid for re-election to the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Al-Hadid supports strong relations with the United States Government and U.S. humanitarian orga [...] |
2003-11-23 14:54:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREF PREL JO ICRC |
| 03AMMAN7645 |
DEMARCHE TO JORDAN ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) PolCouns and Italian DCM Nicola Lener (representing the EU presidency) jointly delivered ref points on the EU draft UNGA resolution on human rights in Turkmenistan to Ayman Aamiri, Acting Director of the International Organizations Directorate of the MFA on November 20. Lener and PolCou [...] |
2003-11-23 15:22:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL TX JO UNGA |
| 03AMMAN7646 |
UN/IRAQ AGENCIES IN JORDAN: ADRIFT WITHOUT [...] (C) Following the August 19 and September 20 attacks on UN installations in Baghdad, more than 400 UN international staff relocated from Baghdad to Amman, bringing the total number of UN international staff here to more than 500. The number of UN international staff should drop significantly [...] |
2003-11-23 15:36:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ASEC IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN7647 |
IRAQ MOT, RJ, AND BOEING MOVE FORWARD ON NEW IRAQI [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Iraqi Ministry of Transport (IMOT) is moving ahead on a proposal to replace defunct Iraqi Airways with a new Iraqi airline that will be majority-owned by private Iraqi investors, managed by Royal Jordanian Airways (RJ), and receive assistance from Boeing. The proposed new air [...] |
2003-11-23 15:48:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EINV JO IZ |
| 03AMMAN7648 |
DEMARCHE ON UN ACTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] |
2003-11-23 16:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL IS JO UNGA |
| 03AMMAN765 |
JORDAN'S AMCHAM PLANS 2003 PROGRAM [...] (u) With the regional outlook uncertain for the coming months, the Board of Directors of JABA, Jordan's AmCham, have restructured their event planning for 2003. They are shifting more of their events to late in the year and planning more trips to the U.S. in an effort to keep momentum going [...] |
2003-02-04 12:05:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV BEXP JO |
| 03AMMAN767 |
JORDAN INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND METROLOGY LOOKS TO IMPROVE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-04 12:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD JO WTRO |
| 03AMMAN7688 |
POST SECURES IRAQI PASSPORTS FROM IRAQI MISSION; [...] (U) Action request for Department. See paragraph 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) On November 23, PolOff picked up from the Iraqi mission in Amman more than 3,500 blank Iraqi ordinary, service and diplomatic passports along with passport stickers. Post seeks Department guidance on pr [...] |
2003-11-24 16:01:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BA CE CH FI RS SW SZ JO |
| 03AMMAN7690 |
JORDAN TERMS ISRAELI RELEASE OF 10 PRISONERS [...] (U) Jordanian Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher told the press that the Israeli cabinet decision on November 23 to release ten Jordanian prisoners as part of an Eid al-Fitr gesture was a "positive development," but that the GOJ would continue to work towards the release of all Jordanians in Is [...] |
2003-11-24 17:32:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER IS JO |
| 03AMMAN7691 |
JORDAN: NOVEMBER 17 MEETINGS ON FROZEN ASSETS [...] (S) Summary. In several hours of meetings November 17, Jordanian financial officials and a U.S. Treasury/Iraqi finance ministry team were unable to agree on a plan for the GOJ to transfer all of the remaining Iraqi assets frozen in Jordan to the Development Fund for Iraq. The Jordanians too [...] |
2003-11-24 17:33:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | ETTC EFIN PREL IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN77 |
RAED HIJAZI DEATH PENALTY CONVICTION UPHELD [...] (U) The State Security Court on January 5 upheld the death penalty conviction of Jordanian-American Raed Hijazi for conspiring to bomb tourist sites in Jordan during the Millennium celebrations. An Embassy Legal contact has confirmed press reports that Hijazi will be able to appeal the decisi [...] |
2003-01-06 13:58:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CASC PTER JO |
| 03AMMAN7798 |
GOJ REITERATES PLEDGE TO CLOSE RUWEISHED REFUGEE [...] (U) In a November 30 press conference, Minister of Interior Samir Habashneh reaffirmed the GOJ's intent to close the Ruweished refugee camp after December 31. Referring to the 415 Palestinians who represent the core of the camp's population, Habashneh said "There is no solution for Palestini [...] |
2003-12-01 18:28:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL KPAL IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN780 |
Jordan Requests FDA Assessment Team [...] (u) Embassy Amman received a letter from Jordanian Health Minister Dr. Walid Ma'ani to HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson requesting assistance in developing Jordan's capacity to support a research-based pharmaceutical industry. The request follows successful meetings between Trade Minister Salah [...] |
2003-02-05 07:53:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAID KIPR JO |
| 03AMMAN7804 |
JORDANIAN ELITE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT NEW GOVERNMENT, [...] (SBU) A recent opinion poll showed that, despite falling confidence in government on the part of "ordinary" citizens, "opinion leaders" have higher hopes for the success of the new government's reform agenda. Embassy sources split along similar lines, with members of the well-educated elite m [...] |
2003-12-02 09:43:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KDEM JO |
| 03AMMAN7805 |
KING ABDULLAH TALKS WITH NEA A/S BURNS ON IRAQ, [...] (S) NEA A/S Burns briefed King Abdullah and other senior GOJ officials on his discussion with Abu Alaa, noting that the Palestinians have an opportunity to move the roadmap forward, but must take concrete security steps. The King agreed and said Jordan would deliver the same message to Abu [...] |
2003-12-02 10:14:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON EAID KPAL IS IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN781 |
EGYPTIAN QIZ'S IN JORDANIAN PERSPECTIVE [...] (c) SUMMARY: Activating the QIZ initiative in Egypt through parallel protocols would have profound effects on the long-term viability of QIZ's in Jordan. More seriously, such a deal would cause deep concern within the GOJ about equitable treatment for the politically tough decisions Jordan [...] |
2003-02-05 08:31:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD JO EG IS |
| 03AMMAN7813 |
JORDAN: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] Answers keyed to reftel. A) (U) Significant actions taken by host governments to support the global coalition against terrorism. The GOJ continues to provide strong support for the global coalition against terrorism and has responded positively to U.S. requests for assistance. For exam [...] |
2003-12-02 12:19:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER JO |
| 03AMMAN7820 |
COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT OF F-16 UPGRADES FOR [...] (U) PER REFERENCE B ABOVE, THE US EMBASSY ) AMMAN IS PROVIDING A COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT (CTA) IN SUPPORT OF THE GOJ,S REQUEST THAT F-16 UPGRADES BE COMPATIBLE WITH MULTIPLE WEAPONS SYSTEMS IDENTIFIED IN REFERENCE A. 2. (C) THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN HAS REQUESTED IN REFERENCE A, AS [...] |
2003-12-02 14:54:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | MAP |
| 03AMMAN7830 |
JORDAN: FOLLOWUP WITH PM ON FROZEN ASSETS ISSUE [...] (S) Charge and ECON/C called on Prime Minister Fayez December 2 to follow-up on the discussion of Iraq assets issues during A/S Burns visit (septel). Adding a new element, the PM said that the GOJ "technical committee" evaluating Jordanian trade claims against Iraq now hoped to finish its w [...] |
2003-12-02 16:49:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | ETTC EFIN PREL JO |
| 03AMMAN7832 |
IAF MP COMPLAINS ABOUT U.S. MEPP POLICY, GOJ [...] (C) PolCouns and PolOff met November 16 with Dr. Tayseer Fetyani, an MP from the Islamic Action Front (IAF). Although Fetyani was cordial and talked about mutual understanding, he strongly criticized U.S. support of Israel and rejected arguments in support of U.S. peace process policies. He [...] |
2003-12-02 17:05:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM JO |
| 03AMMAN7849 |
MEDIA REACTION ON THE GENEVA DOCUMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2003-12-03 11:02:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 03AMMAN7850 |
MEPI "YOUNG AMBASSADORS STUDY OF THE U.S. [...] MS. LAILA YOUNES CONFIRMS HER PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT CONFERENCE. 2. TRAVEL ITINERARY FOLLOWS: --JANUARY 8, AMMAN - CAIRO VIA RJ 505 AT 1035/1200. PLEASE MEET AND ASSIST. --JANUARY 12, CAIRO - AMMAN VIA RJ 506 AT 1300/1415. 3. COST OF ROUND TRIP TICKET AMMAN-CAIRO-AMMAN IS JORDANI [...] |
2003-12-03 11:49:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL JO |
| 03AMMAN7852 |
UN ACTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST: JORDAN LIKELY TO [...] (C) In the absence of Foreign Minister Muasher and Office Director Al-Ayed (both traveling), PolCouns December 3 delivered to Basheer Zoubi, Acting Director of the Foreign Minister's Private Office, ref points on the possible UNGA Special Session on the Middle East and a possible Palestinian [...] |
2003-12-03 13:34:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS JO UNGA |
| 03AMMAN7874 |
KING ABDULLAH OPENS PARLIAMENT WITH SPEECH [...] (U) King Abdullah inaugurated December 1 the regular session of the 14th Jordanian Parliament with a speech detailing his vision for the country. The King called for both political and economic development, including an emphasis on democracy and transparency, closely echoing his October 23 p [...] |
2003-12-03 17:26:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ECON JO |
| 03AMMAN7880 |
SELECTION FOR PD LES EXCHANGES TRAINING PROGRAM, [...] Amman Public Affairs Section is nominating Ms. Zena Nasereddin Cultural Affairs Assistant to attend the PD LES Exchanges Training Program, February 21 to March 18, 2004. 2. Following is Ms. Nasereddin's information: A. Name:(as it should appear on FSI's travel order cable) Zena Nasereddi [...] |
2003-12-04 09:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AFIN APER AFSN AFSI |
| 03AMMAN7887 |
MEDIA REACTION ON THE GENEVA DOCUMENT, MIDDLE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-12-04 15:19:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 03AMMAN7906 |
MAP-JORDAN REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE FUNDING TO [...] No summary [...] |
2003-12-04 17:04:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | MAP |
| 03AMMAN7909 |
ISLAMIC PARTY THE KING-MAKER IN JORDAN'S SPEAKER [...] (C) Saad Hayel Srour, former Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament, told PolCouns and PolOff that he withdrew from the Speaker race after the Islamic Action Front made too many demands in exchange for backing his candidacy. He expects only limited progress in approving the backlog of provi [...] |
2003-12-04 17:15:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL JO KTER |
| 03AMMAN793 |
CBJ TAKES ACTION AS LOAN SCANDAL WINDS DOWN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the wake of last year's "Shemailah" banking scandal involving unsecured bad loans by three Jordanian banks (REF B), the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) has assumed management of the two banks most weakened by the losses. The move signals a determination by the CBJ to use newl [...] |
2003-02-05 13:17:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV JO |
| 03AMMAN7952 |
JORDANIAN REACTION TO POTUS IRAQ VISIT [...] (C) A sampling of Jordanian reaction to the POTUS visit to Iraq on November 27 indicates that many here believe the visit exposes low morale of U.S. forces in Iraq in need of a boost and pre-election posturing intended for U.S. consumption. Press reaction was light yet critical, while militar [...] |
2003-12-08 14:22:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN7970 |
COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR JORDANIAN ARMED FORCES [...] No summary [...] |
2003-12-08 16:54:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | MAP |
| 03AMMAN7972 |
JORDAN COPYRIGHT LAW: WIPO COMPLIANCE A FOUNDATION [...] (U) This is an action request. See last para. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ministry of Industry and Trade contacts confirmed that the Government of Jordan (GOJ) cabinet has approved two WIPO internet treaties and expects the notification process to WIPO to be completed by the end of the year. Am [...] |
2003-12-08 18:10:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR KTIA PREL JO |
| 03AMMAN7974 |
COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR JORDANIAN ARMED FORCES [...] ON 5 MARCH 2003 JAF SUBMITTED A LETTER OF REQUEST (LOR) FOR A LETTER OF OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE (LOA) FOR ELECTRONIC WARFARE EQUIPMENT. THE HIGH FREQUENCY JAMMING SYSTEM AND THE THREE-STATION DIRECTIONAL FINDING (DF) SYSTEM WERE BOTH DETERMINED NOT TO BE RELEASABLE TO JORDAN WITHOUT REVIEW AND [...] |
2003-12-09 06:49:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | MAP |
| 03AMMAN7989 |
RJ FINALIZES CODESHARE WITH AMERICA WEST, BUT [...] (SBU) On December 6, Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) finalized a memorandum of understanding with America West Airlines (AW) providing for a codeshare arrangement between RJ flights originating/ending in New York (Kennedy) and Chicago (O'Hare) and connecting AW flights going to Phoenix and Las V [...] |
2003-12-09 16:44:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EINV JO IZ |
| 03AMMAN8021 |
HIJAZI WILL APPEAL THIRD DEATH SENTENCE; ABU [...] (U) Two high-profile terrorism-related cases resumed in Jordan's State Security Court this week. For the third time, the court on December 8 sentenced Jordanian-American citizen Ra'ed Hijazi to death for his role in plotting anti-U.S. attacks during the millennial celebrations in Jordan in [...] |
2003-12-09 17:15:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ASEC PTER JO |
| 03AMMAN8022 |
UNAMI DONOR BRIEFING PREVIEWS "EXILE" ARRANGEMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: At a December 9 donor briefing, UNAMI Officer-in-Charge Kevin Kennedy previewed UNSYG Annan's plans to name a new Special Representative for Iraq "within a few weeks" and divide UNAMI operations between Cyprus and Amman, with senior policy officials in Cyprus and U [...] |
2003-12-09 18:13:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID IZ JO UNSC |
| 03AMMAN8044 |
JORDAN'S FAMILY PROTECTION PROJECT WINS UN PRIZE [...] (U) On December 10, the UN General Assembly President will present the Family Protection Project Management Team of Jordan one of six 2003 UN Prizes in the Field of Human Rights, which are awarded every five years. The Family Protection Project is being recognized as "a ground-breaking initiat [...] |
2003-12-10 10:31:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PHUM KWMN JO |
| 03AMMAN8050 |
MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQI POLICE TRAINING IN [...] No summary [...] |
2003-12-10 12:48:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 03AMMAN8071 |
IRAQI POLICE TRAINING CENTER IN JORDAN SPUTTERS TO [...] (C) The new Iraqi police training center in Jordan recently received its first class of approximately 500 trainees. The center ultimately plans to provide basic police training to 32,000 Iraqi recruits. The GOJ and the training staff, some of whom trained police in Kosovo, understand the i [...] |
2003-12-10 17:31:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN808 |
JORDAN INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND METROLOGY LOOKS [...] (sbu) SUMMARY: The Jordan Institute of Standards and Metrology (JISM) has been working hard since its creation in 1995 to develop comprehensive product standards that conform with international norms and support Jordan's WTO commitments. At the same time, JISM is currently evaluating offers t [...] |
2003-02-05 16:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD JO WTRO |
| 03AMMAN8122 |
JORDANIAN OPPOSITION TO GENEVA ACCORD GEARS UP IN [...] (C) Breaking weeks of relative silence on the issue, Jordanian officials, led by King Abdullah, are lauding the unofficial Geneva Accord as a means to enhance dialogue and complement efforts to end the current peace process stalemate -- while reiterating their support for the roadmap. The o [...] |
2003-12-11 18:26:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL KISL IS JO |
| 03AMMAN8123 |
COURT CONVICTS, SENTENCES, AND ORDERS THE RELEASE [...] (U) The State Security Court on December 10 convicted five men of sabotage and possession of explosive material for a plot dating back five years. The court sentenced a sixth man involved in the group, known as "Reform and Challenge," to four years for complicity in plotting subversive acts [...] |
2003-12-11 18:27:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER JO |
| 03AMMAN8136 |
UNRWA LAUNCHES 2004 EMERGENCY APPEAL FOR WEST BANK [...] (U) UNRWA Commissioner General Peter Hansen launched the agency's 2004 emergency appeal for the West Bank and Gaza in separate donor briefings in Amman and Jerusalem on December 11 and 12. The USD 196 million appeal focuses on temporary employment (USD 62 million) and food security programs ( [...] |
2003-12-14 16:23:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL KPAL KWBG JO UNRWA |
| 03AMMAN8137 |
IRAQI AIRCRAFT IN JORDAN: FALCON 50 [...] (C) Senior CPA Transportation Advisor Darrell Trent has urgently requested Embassy Amman's assistance in returning to Iraqi control a Falcon-50 executive jet (tail number HB-IES). It has been sitting on the tarmac at Amman's Marka Airport since March 2003, collecting demurrage charges and sl [...] |
2003-12-14 16:32:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EFIN ETTC IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN8162 |
JORDAN: FROZEN IRAQI ASSETS, MEETING WITH FINANCE [...] (SBU) Summary. Jordan's Finance Minister told a visiting CPA official that Jordan would accelerate transfer of Iraqi assets frozen in Jordan to the Development Fund for Iraq and agreed on a mechanism for joint Jordanian-Iraqi assessment of commercial claims against those assets. However, th [...] |
2003-12-15 08:14:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PREL IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN8169 |
WASHINGTON BASED IRAQI DIPLOMATS STRESS IMPROVED [...] (C) PolOff met December 8 with two Washington bound Iraqi diplomats assigned to the Iraqi Interests Section. Both cited the critical need for improved security in Iraq to gain popular support for the U.S. presence. The diplomats said many Iraqis resent Jordan's support for Saddam and believe [...] |
2003-12-15 10:39:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN8171 |
RAED HIJAZI DEATH PENALTY CONVICTION UPHELD [...] JORDAN TIMES EDITION OF DECEMBER 9, 2003 AND JORDAN TELEVISION REPORTED ON DECEMBER 8, 2003, THAT THE STATE SECURITY COURT SENTENCED JORDANIAN-AMERICAN RAED HIJAZI TO DEATH FOR THE THIRD TIME ON CHARGES OF PLOTTING SUBVERSIVE ACTS IN JORDAN AND MANUFACUTRING EXPLOSIVES AND FOR THE POSSESSION [...] |
2003-12-15 10:44:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PREL PTER CJAN JO HIJAZI RAED |
| 03AMMAN8175 |
MEDIA REACTION ON SADDAM HUSSEIN'S CAPTURE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-12-15 16:55:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 03AMMAN8193 |
PALESTINIAN CHALLENGE TO CREDENTIALS REPORT: [...] (C) PolCouns December 14 covered with Ali al-Ayed, Director of Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher's Private Office, ref points on a possible Palestinian challenge to Israeli credentials in the UNGA. PolCouns asked that the GOJ try to convince the PA not to bring a credentials challenge and, fa [...] |
2003-12-15 18:08:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL JO UNGA |
| 03AMMAN8194 |
CONSENSUS REACHED ON UNRWA GENEVA CONFERENCE; [...] (C) Summary and comment: UNRWA officials briefed donor and host government representatives on preparations for the June 2004 UNRWA Geneva conference during a December 11 steering committee meeting in Amman. Apparent EC agreement to drop its previous insistence on a separate workshop on huma [...] |
2003-12-15 18:14:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL KPAL KWBG JO UNRWA |
| 03AMMAN8196 |
SADDAM'S ARREST: MOST JORDANIANS SUBDUED; [...] (C) The reactions of Jordanians and Jordan-based Iraqis to Saddam's arrest varied from sadness at seeing a once powerful Arab leader in such a sorry state, to ridicule for his lack of personal resistance to arrest, to hope that an obstacle to restoring Iraqi security and self-governance has bee [...] |
2003-12-15 19:10:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN8205 |
JORDAN: TRANSFER OF FROZEN IRAQI ASSETS [...] (C) Summary: During multiple conversations on December 15, I obtained renewed assurances from the Prime Minister (and affirmed by the Finance Minister) that no further payments would be made against claims for a finite period of time. The PM also affirmed that all Jordanian claim files wou [...] |
2003-12-16 13:33:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PREL IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN8225 |
JORDANIAN ISLAMIST LEADERS CALL FOR POLITICAL [...] (U) In recent press interviews, the leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamic Action Front welcomed government dialogue efforts, but warned that they would judge the government by its actions, rather than its words. The Islamists called for political reform, a new electoral law, and [...] |
2003-12-16 18:16:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KDEM KISL JO KTER |
| 03AMMAN8237 |
CT TRAINING PROGRAM FOR IRAQ [...] (C) Jordan's King Abdullah and U.S. Brigadier General Harrell (Special Operations Command, Central) signed an agreement December 15 for Jordan to provide counter-terrorism training for Iraqi forces with U.S. support. The agreement provides for counter-terrorism training for Iraqi recruits, to [...] |
2003-12-17 09:41:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MASS IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN8242 |
JORDAN-SYRIA RELATIONS BECOME PUBLICLY TESTY [...] (C) Senior GOJ officials have expressed to us recently growing frustration with increased smuggling, depletion of water resources, and Syrian military "violations" along and across the Jordan-Syria border. They have complained about Syrian unwillingness to restart discussions on a formal de [...] |
2003-12-17 11:50:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS SENV SY JO |
| 03AMMAN8254 |
OUTCOME OF SUCCESS STORIES INITIATIVE IN JORDAN [...] SUMMARY: LAST SEPTEMBER (FY03), THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION OF THE U.S. EMBASSY IN AMMAN PARTICIPATED IN A STATE DEPARTMENT PROJECT DESIGNED TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPACT OF U.S. ASSISTANCE AROUND THE WORLD. IN COOPERATION WITH THE JORDANIAN MEDIA (TELEVISION, RADIO, PRINT, AND INTERNET), 10 U.S.-FUN [...] |
2003-12-17 15:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO OIIP ECPS OEXC JO KMDR EAID PREF |
| 03AMMAN8271 |
JORDANIANS IN CONTACT WITH PALESTINIANS, EGYPTIANS [...] (C) PolCouns on December 17 delivered to Foreign Minister Muasher's private office director Ali al-Ayed and deputy director Basheer Zoubi ref A points about the Palestinians' intention to introduce a new resolution on Palestinian representation to the General Assembly. Following up earlier [...] |
2003-12-17 17:09:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL JO UNGA |
| 03AMMAN8272 |
GOJ TO CONFIRM NAMES OF RELEASED JORDANIAN [...] (C) PolCouns on December 17 provided Foreign Minister Muasher's private office director Ali al-Ayed and deputy director Basheer Zoubi with copies of ref list of 37 Jordanian prisoners detained in Iraq. Noting that five Jordanians on the list were released a week earlier, al-Ayed promised to [...] |
2003-12-17 17:10:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN8286 |
PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ON ISLAMISTS, NEW GOVERNMENT, [...] (C) Lower House Speaker Abdul Hadi Al-Majali predicted to the Ambassador that "a good majority" would vote to approve the government of Prime Minister Fayez and pledged to cooperate with the government to implement King Abdullah's calls for political development. He denied public allegations [...] |
2003-12-18 12:27:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KDEM PHUM ECON JO |
| 03AMMAN8293 |
MEDIA REACTION ON SADDAM HUSSEIN'S CAPTURE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-12-18 14:54:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 03AMMAN8299 |
RESUMPTION OF JORDANIAN BAGHDAD FLIGHTS DELAYED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Almost four weeks after suspending daily Amman-Baghdad passenger flights following a November 22 MANPADS strike on a DHL cargo aircraft, Royal Jordanian (RJ) has informed us that they are hoping to resume flights December 19, pending confirmation of insurance coverage and appro [...] |
2003-12-18 16:03:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PREL PINR IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN8312 |
IRAQI-PALESTINIANS FACE HARDSHIP IN JORDAN [...] (U) The 386 Iraqi-Palestinians who were permitted to leave Ruweished refugee camp in August and reside in Jordan are seeking U.S. help. They want to regularize their status in Jordan or leave for a third country. The families have only limited access to humanitarian assistance and are unabl [...] |
2003-12-18 16:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KPAL IZ IS JO |
| 03AMMAN8321 |
ANTINORMALIZERS IN JORDAN RALLY AGAINST GENEVA [...] (SBU) The unofficial Geneva accord -- particularly its provisions dealing with the Palestinian right to return -- is the latest cause celebre for antinormalizers in Jordan. The Professional Associations Council in Jordan -- headed by a prominent Muslim Brotherhood member -- is leading the ch [...] |
2003-12-18 16:21:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAL KISL IS JO |
| 03AMMAN8347 |
ORDERING THE NEW PRINT PUBLICATION "U.S. [...] POST WOULD LIKE TO ORDER 225 COPIES OF THE ARABIC EDITION OF SUBJECT TITLE AND 175 OF THE ENGLISH EDITION OF THE SUBJECT TITLE FOR A TOTAL COST OF U.S. DOLLARS 380. 2. PLEASE CHARGE THE ORDER AND SHIPPING COST TO THE FOLLOWING FISCAL DATA: APPROPRIATION: 1940113.0 [...] |
2003-12-21 15:48:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL OIIP OPRC |
| 03AMMAN8359 |
JORDAN FTA: ACCELERATE TARIFF REDUCTIONS WHILE [...] (SBU) Embassy notes that the Trade Policy Staff Committee is reviewing (REF A) a proposal by the Government of Jordan (GOJ) to accelerate tariff elimination for certain apparel products under the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Jordan currently already exports most of these products [...] |
2003-12-21 17:32:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL IS JO |
| 03AMMAN8360 |
GERMAN AMBASSADOR ON FISCHER VISIT TO JORDAN: [...] (C) German Ambassador Martin Schneller briefed Ambassador and PolCouns December 17 on German FonMin Fischer's December 15 visit to Amman. Schneller said Fischer met with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher, who both delivered a consistent line on Iraq: we support Iraqi indepen [...] |
2003-12-21 18:03:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL KPAL IS SY JO GE |
| 03AMMAN839 |
SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION ON SECRETARY POWELL'S [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-06 12:00:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 03AMMAN8405 |
SUNNI ROYALIST IRAQI DISCUSSES SUNNI SENTIMENT [...] (C) An Iraqi Sunni contact from the al-Darraji tribe in Samarra and advisor to the Royal Democratic Coalition party discussed with PolOff his views on Iraq and the Samarra region. Echoing a common theme, he claimed that most Iraqi Sunnis believe that the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) [...] |
2003-12-22 19:07:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN841 |
PROPOSED JORDANIAN REPRESENTATIVES OCC REGULATORY [...] (U) As per reftel, post is conveying the Central Bank of Jordan nominations for representatives for the OCC Regulatory and Examination Assistance Course. They are: Arafat H. al-Fayoumi, Senior Financial Analyst, Ibrahim Q. al-Naser, Inspector, and Esam I. Qaqish, Inspector. E-mail address i [...] |
2003-02-06 12:39:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC SNAR KCOG KCRM JO |
| 03AMMAN8412 |
BRIEFING ON LIBYA WMD PROGRAMS: JORDAN [...] No summary [...] |
2003-12-23 13:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL LY JO |
| 03AMMAN8450 |
GOJ OFFICIALS ON ARAB ECONOMIC REFORM, PEACE [...] (C) NEA DAS Satterfield and Ambassador met separately December 19 with Planning Minister Awadallah and Foreign Minister Muasher. Discussion covered the Aqaba "workshop," Abu Ala'a and the peace process, Iraq and Syria, Article 98 negotiations, and Jordan-Israel relations. End Summary. AQA [...] |
2003-12-24 09:13:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL ECON IS IZ SY JO |
| 03AMMAN8454 |
BACKLASH AGAINST CAPTURE OF SADDAM HUSSEIN [...] (C) Although many Jordanians received the news of Saddam Hussein's capture with satisfaction or ambivalence (see ref), there has been some recent backlash against his arrest and perceived treatment by U.S. forces. A majority of members of Parliament denounced the "mean and humiliating" manner [...] |
2003-12-24 10:41:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN8467 |
PROMOTING MIDDLE EAST FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS [...] Summary. Embassy and USAID Amman would like to alert our counterparts in Morocco and Bahrain to a January 21- 22 retreat of the "TIJARA" public-private partnership initiative for promoting trade and investment under the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement. We thought these posts might find it [...] |
2003-12-24 13:17:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAID BEXP KMPI KPAO JO |
| 03AMMAN8469 |
SUPPORT FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION IN JORDAN [...] (SBU) This is one in a series of cables highlighting the support that the Government of Jordan and the US mission in Amman are providing to Iraq and CPA reconstruction efforts. Highlights in this installment include the "Outreach 2004" Iraq Reconstruction Trade Show; training of Iraqi police f [...] |
2003-12-24 13:30:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN8520 |
Request for a DVC Program in Honor of Black History [...] Summary: In honor of Black History Month, post would like to request IIP's support in organizing a 90 minute DVC program discussing the influence of African Americans in Popular American Music. 2. We expect an audience of 60 - 70 people for this DVC program. The audience will consist of st [...] |
2003-12-29 16:33:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP OEXC SCUL JO |
| 03AMMAN854 |
PD FSN TRAINING PROGRAM AT FSI, CURRENT ISSUES [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-06 13:33:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO APER AFSN AFSI |
| 03AMMAN855 |
USINT BAGHDAD PERSONNEL DEPART IRAQ; ARRIVE SAFELY [...] (C) All four Polish diplomats representing the U.S. Interests Section in Baghdad (along with two spouses) departed Iraq February 5 and have arrived safely in Amman. They are scheduled to fly on to Warsaw on Sunday, February 9. In a meeting with poloff February 6, USINT Baghdad chief Krzysztof [...] |
2003-02-06 14:42:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN8573 |
JORDAN: RAFIDAIN BANK HELP ON FROZEN ASSETS [...] (SBU) Summary. Jordan's Finance Minister confirmed that the GOJ would work with Amman-based Rafidain Bank employees in assembling basic information about Jordanian commercial claims against Iraq, but said bank secrecy laws require that he first receive a letter from the Iraqi government aut [...] |
2003-12-30 18:55:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN858 |
POWELL SPEECH FAILS TO SWAY JORDANIANS' MINDS ON [...] (C) A quick sampling of Jordanian reaction to Secretary Powell,s February 5 presentation to the UNSC -- including from the Prime Minister -- indicates that it changed few peoples' minds on the issues of Iraq,s failure to comply with Resolution 1441, presence of WMD programs, or ties to Al-Qa [...] |
2003-02-06 15:17:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN859 |
ONE IRAQI HOPES FOR WAR WHILE JORDANIANS PROTEST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the weekend of January 31, which saw a large Jordanian anti-war protest (ref), political FSN spoke at length with a middle aged Iraqi woman, who fumed about the hypocrisy of her Arab brethren and hoped that war would soon sweep away Saddam and the misery besetting her [...] |
2003-02-06 16:01:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IZ JO PHUM SOCI |
| 03AMMAN8605 |
JORDANIAN PRIME MINISTER EASILY WINS VOTE OF [...] (C) Prime Minister Faisal al-Fayez and his Cabinet easily won a parliamentary vote of confidence December 23 with 85 out of 110 MPs backing his government. Twenty-two MPs cast a "nay" vote, including all 17 members of the Islamic Action Front who chided the government for failing to spell out [...] |
2003-12-31 16:34:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON JO |
| 03AMMAN8608 |
11TH HOUR REPRIEVE FOR RUWEISHED REFUGEE CAMP [...] (SBU) The GOJ informed UNHCR today, December 31, that the Ruweished refugee camp would be allowed to remain open until April 2004. The GOJ previously had pledged to close the camp by December 31 (ref a). 536 individuals remain in the camp, including 60 Sudanese and Somali nationals who have [...] |
2003-12-31 17:33:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL KPAL IZ JO UNHCR |
| 03AMMAN8609 |
DEMARCHE ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PA: JORDAN [...] No summary [...] |
2003-12-31 17:44:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG JO |
| 03AMMAN861 |
SAUDIS TELL KING ABDULLAH THEY WILL JOIN OIL DEAL; [...] (S) King Abdullah told the Ambassador and PolCouns February 5 that Saudi CP Abdullah confirmed to him during his February 4 visit to Saudi Arabia that the Saudis are prepared to provide Jordan with oil in the event of a cutoff in supplies from Iraq. The King said the oil would come through [...] |
2003-02-06 16:42:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL EPET MARR IZ EAID SA KU JO UA |
| 03AMMAN876 |
SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION ON SECRETARY POWELL'S [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-09 11:51:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 03AMMAN878 |
Request for a DVC Series on the Arts [...] Summary: Post would like to request IIP's support in organizing a new series of DVCs on the Arts for FY 2003. The series will be conducted in coordination with the newly established College of Arts and Design at the University of Jordan and will serve to educate and introduce the students at t [...] |
2003-02-09 12:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP OEXC SCUL JO |
| 03AMMAN893 |
SUPPORT FOR KING ABDULLAH SOLID, BUT CHANGING: [...] (C) This is the first cable in a series that will examine the stability of the Hashemite regime based on the support of its traditional pillars. 2. (C) Despite troubling times in the region and a majority Palestinian population angry over continued Arab-Israeli violence, King Abdullah maint [...] |
2003-02-09 13:28:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI ECON KPAL JO |
| 03AMMAN898 |
SWITZERLAND'S PROPOSED CONFERENCE ON IRAQ: JORDAN [...] (C) On February 9, A/PolCouns delivered reftel points on Switzerland's proposed February 15-16 conference in Geneva to coordinate assistance to a post-war Iraq to FM Muasher's personal assistant Ali al-Ayed. Al-Ayed said that the GOJ had already been informed of U.S. concerns and the reasons [...] |
2003-02-10 08:35:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EAID PHUM PREL PGOV SZ JO |
| 03AMMAN899 |
U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR THE FEBRUARY 2003 AHLC [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-10 08:35:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL KPAL JO KWGB |
| 03AMMAN902 |
Order for Earth Day 2003 Poster [...] Post wishes to order ten 10-poster packages for the celebration of the 33rd anniversary of Earth Day on April 22. Please use APO shipment: CAO Donna Winton American Embassy Amman Cultural Affairs Office APO AE 09892 2. Please charge the cost of U.S. dollars 65 for th [...] |
2003-02-10 09:24:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP OEXC SCUL JO |
| 03AMMAN931 |
FM MUASHER'S READOUT OF KING ABDULLAH'S 2/8 [...] (U) Charge called FonMin Muasher February 10 to get a readout of the King's 2/8 meeting in Aqaba with Egyptian President Mubarak, as well as of Muasher's own meeting with Sharon advisor Dov Weisglass the previous day (2/9) in Amman. --------------------------------------------- ------- Mubar [...] |
2003-02-10 13:40:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL KPAL IS IZ JO MEPP |
| 03AMMAN938 |
Jordan Media Training: Workshop on Feature and [...] Summary: In support of the MEPI goal of encouraging a professional and independent media, veteran journalist Gil Butler conducted a 3-day "feature and analytical writing" workshop for Jordanian journalists January 21-23. The program was part of PAS Amman's ongoing Media Professionalization [...] |
2003-02-10 14:17:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO XF JO |
| 03AMMAN939 |
NOMINATING REGIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE OFFICE [...] AMMAN-BASED REGIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE OFFICE - PA NOMINATES MS. SALWA RIHANI, RELO ADMIN ASSISTANT FOR SUBJECT WORKSHOP. 2. ANSWERS TO INFORMATION REQUESTED IN PARA 5 AND 6 PER REFTEL IS AS FOLLOWS: - LAST NAME, FIRST NAME: RIHANI, SALWA - POST AND OFFICE [...] |
2003-02-10 14:22:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL JO |
| 03AMMAN940 |
IRAQ PD: DVC WITH JAMES PLACKE, OIL ANALYST [...] IN A FEBRUARY 4 DVC HOSTED BY PAS AMMAN, OIL ANALYST (AND FORMER STATE DEPARTMENT DAS) JAMES PLACKE REFUTED EFFECTIVELY ALLEGATIONS THAT "CONTROL" OF OIL RESERVES -- AND NOT DISARMAMENT -- IS AT THE CENTER OF U.S. POLICY TOWARD IRAQ. ROUGHLY 20 JORDANIAN JOURNALISTS FILLED THE ONE HOUR PROGR [...] |
2003-02-10 14:53:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO OIIP IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN941 |
SUBJECT: TV CO-OP PROPOSAL: BILATERAL AND [...] Summary: Embassy Amman proposes a TV Co-op with a three-person crew from Jordan Television, the government-owned and sole local television station in Jordan, to produce original news features in the United States on the role of the Arab and Jordanian community in the United States, with spec [...] |
2003-02-10 14:55:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO JO |
| 03AMMAN965 |
O-F-F CONTRACT EXPOSURE OF JORDANIAN BANKS [...] (C) In response to the repeated requests from senior Jordanians that the USG ask the UN to modify Oil for Food Program (OFF) procedures so as to minimize the risk to the Jordanian banking system of contracts that cannot be delivered to Baghdad under wartime circumstances (ref a), the Ambassa [...] |
2003-02-12 09:02:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PREF IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN967 |
PILLARS OF THE REGIME PART II OF IV: THE EAST BANK [...] (C) Traditionally, the most important pillar of the Hashemite regime has been its East Bank constituency, including both Bedouin and non-nomadic tribes. East Bank tribes have also played an integral role in the other pillars that have emerged--the military/security services and the economic e [...] |
2003-02-12 10:18:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC SOCI ECON KPAL JO |
| 03AMMAN972 |
DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE HIZBALLAH [...] (S/NF) A/DCM on February 13 contacted Ali al-Ayed, Personal Assistant to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher, and relayed points from reftel on the possibility of an Iranian Hizballah resupply flight through Jordanian airspace this week. Ayed said he would pass the information to the appropriat [...] |
2003-02-13 09:09:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL LE IR JO |
| 03AMMAN974 |
HR ACTIVIST PREDICTS FUTURE PROTESTS WILL BE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 9, PolOff met with long-time human rights contact Fawzi Samhoury, who has close contact with the IAF and professional associations. Samhoury expects upcoming demonstrations planned by opposition leaders protesting possible military action against Iraq to remain pea [...] |
2003-02-13 11:05:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM JO |
| 03AMMAN980 |
PILLARS OF THE REGIME PART III OF IV: JORDAN'S [...] (C) As Jordan prepares to face a possible war on its Eastern border, and then looks beyond the immediate crisis to longer term challenges, the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF), General Intelligence Directorate (GID) and Public Security Directorate (PSD) will serve as key pillars ensuring the stabi [...] |
2003-02-14 10:47:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PINS PGOV PREL ASEC JO |
| 03AMMAN988 |
REINFORCING THE NPT: DEMARCHE TO JORDAN [...] (C) PolCouns February 16 discussed ref points on North Korea and the NPT with Ali al-Ayed, Personal Assistant to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher. Al-Ayed responded that, while Jordan has not been directly involved in the North Korea dispute, it hopes that the current confrontation can be re [...] |
2003-02-17 14:25:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM JO |
| 03AMMAN990 |
CARE IRAQ PROGRAM DIRECTOR: MAINTENANCE OF FOOD [...] (C) Summary: According to CARE Iraq Country Director Margaret Hassan (protect), the Iraqi population is "entirely dependent" on the OFF food ration system and has no economic resources to draw upon if the OFF pipeline is interrupted. Hassan also cautioned that Iraq's water/sanitation system a [...] |
2003-02-17 14:47:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF EAID IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN10012 |
TRUCKERS' DISRUPTION HAVING MINIMAL IMPACT ON [...] (SBU) Jordanian officials say the Aqaba port is running smoothly, despite a 18-day-old truckers' work disruption capturing local newspaper headlines. According to Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority Commissioner of Revenue and Customs Shadi Majali, about 1,000 to 1,500 truckers are target [...] |
2004-12-20 06:33:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ELTN EPET JO |
| 04AMMAN10019 |
MEDIA REACTION ON FRANCE'S CLOSURE OF MANAR [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-20 11:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 04AMMAN10031 |
FUNDING REQUEST FOR PEACEKEEPING TRAINERS IN JORDAN [...] To keep Jordan's peacekeeping instructors current on U.S. doctrine and philosophy, post requests funding of a minimum of six training courses for Jordanian instructors in fiscal year 2005 for a total of $85,284. End Summary. -------------------------------------------- Jordan Supports U.S. P [...] |
2004-12-21 07:46:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS JO |
| 04AMMAN10033 |
Meteorology System Brings Israel, Palestinians, [...] Summary: An innovative Sandia Lab project in the Middle East called Sustainable Land Use has grown into a groundbreaking arrangement for sharing nearly real-time meteorological data between Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan. End summary. Meteorology System Builds on Earlier Lan [...] |
2004-12-21 08:06:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR TPHY IS JO |
| 04AMMAN10034 |
BIO FOR NEWLY APPOINTED JORDANIAN AMBASSADOR TO [...] Omar Abdul-Monem Rifai has been appointed as the new Jordanian Ambassador to Egypt. Biographical information on Rifai follows. ---------------------- BIOGRAPHY: RIFAI, OMAR ---------------------- 2. Omar Rifai is a Muslim East-banker and the son of late Prime Minister Abdul Mun'em Rifai [...] |
2004-12-21 08:08:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL EG JO |
| 04AMMAN10040 |
JORDAN: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) Per reftel, post submits the following language for use in the 2004 Patterns of Global Terrorism Report. This text also will be e-mailed to the S/CT POCs, per reftel. 2. (SBU) Jordan continued its strong support for the global war on terrorism in 2004. Jordanian security services [...] |
2004-12-21 10:23:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC PREL JO |
| 04AMMAN10062 |
JORDAN'S COMPLIANCE WITH COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (U) Poloff delivered ref demarche to MFA Legal Adviser Samer Naber on December 21. He confirmed that Jordan had acceded to two additional conventions and protocols earlier this year, adopting the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation and t [...] |
2004-12-21 15:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ASEC JO |
| 04AMMAN10063 |
2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Embassy Amman's submission for the 2004-2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part II follows: BEGIN TEXT Jordan is not a regional or offshore financial center and is not considered a major venue for international criminal activity. The banking and financial sectors, [...] |
2004-12-21 15:51:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN KCRM PTER KSEP SNAR EFIN |
| 04AMMAN10088 |
NEW TITLE FROM ARABIC BOOK PROGRAM-AMMAN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-22 10:30:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP OPRC JO |
| 04AMMAN10122 |
Jordan Inactive on LMO's [...] Ministry of Agriculture Assistant Secretary General for Plant Health Mr. Adnan Abdul Noor told ESTH Foreign Service National on December 20 that Jordan has not yet taken a position or enacted regulations on Living Modified Organisms (LMO's) and are "observers" on LMO policy. Jordan is a part [...] |
2004-12-22 15:04:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD EAGR TBIO JO |
| 04AMMAN10141 |
PARLIAMENT RESPONDS TO KING'S CALL FOR [...] (C) In response to King Abdullah's speech opening Parliament (reftel), the leaders of the Lower House and the Senate pledged support for the King's calls for continued development, modernization and security. Both men agreed with the King's emphasis on translating economic growth into improv [...] |
2004-12-23 08:34:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI JO |
| 04AMMAN10151 |
The "Little" Peace Process Engine That Could - The [...] Summary: Ten years after its inception, the "little" Middle East Peace Process Regional Water Data Banks Project called "EXACT" is still chugging along, enjoying the strong support of both donors and the "core parties" Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan. This is due to dogged U.S. [...] |
2004-12-23 11:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV XF JO |
| 04AMMAN10167 |
NAMES, TITLES, AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR LEADING [...] (SBU) This message responds to reftel request for the names, titles, and contact numbers of leading government officials in Jordan. Please note that all the individuals listed below speak English. COUNTRY: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan DATE: December 23, 2004 HEAD OF GOVERNMENT L [...] |
2004-12-23 12:57:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL |
| 04AMMAN1017 |
UPDATE ON JORDAN'S SUBMISSION TO THE ICJ CASE ON [...] (C) MFA Legal Department head Samer Naber told PolCouns and PolOff February 9 that Jordan has not yet decided whether it will make an oral presentation to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the Israeli security barrier. Nevertheless, it will likely request from the court permission [...] |
2004-02-10 08:23:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS JO ICJ |
| 04AMMAN10173 |
Finance Minister Presents Budget to Parliament [...] SUMMARY: Minister of Finance Mohammad Abu Hammour presented the 2005 Budget to parliament December 22. The budget projects expenditures at USD 4.7 billion, foreign aid at USD 1.5 billion, and a deficit of USD 234 million. The budget estimates real growth next year at 5 percent and inflation [...] |
2004-12-24 10:37:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN JO |
| 04AMMAN10177 |
ALLAWI MEETS WITH KING AND WOLFENSOHN [...] (C) In a December 22 meeting, Iraqi PM Iyad Allawi discussed with King Abdullah and World Bank (WB) President James Wolfensohn assistance to Iraq for the coming year, efforts to strengthen the Jordan-Iraq border, and GOJ proposals to develop the Aqaba-Al Karama road and upgrade the port at Aqa [...] |
2004-12-27 12:00:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN10178 |
MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST ISSUES [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-27 12:22:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 04AMMAN10191 |
KING ABDULLAH'S MEETING WITH CODEL KOLBE [...] (C) The upcoming elections in Iraq, the peace process, and Jordan's economic situation dominated CODEL Kolbe's meeting with King Abdullah in Amman on December 23. King Abdullah said Jordan is working to encourage Sunni participation in the January 30 Iraqi election, but voiced concern that [...] |
2004-12-27 16:59:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID PTER KPAL IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN10193 |
JORDAN ADOPTS WTO LABELING FOR PREPACKAGED FOODS [...] The Jordan Institute of Standards and Metrology (JISM) December 26 approved a proposal to label pre-packaged foods with "Best Before" dating, in line with World Trade Organization standards. As recorded in the Official Minutes of the June 8 U.S. Jordan Free Trade Agreement Joint Committee (J [...] |
2004-12-27 17:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD PREL JO |
| 04AMMAN10216 |
PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR FY05 ESF FUNDING - EMPOWERING [...] Per reftel, post resubmits last year's proposal to assist UNIFEM's project, "Empowering Migrant Women Workers in Jordan." UNIFEM has confirmed and post agrees, that the need for the project still exists. A brief overview of the project follows. The complete project proposal, including updates [...] |
2004-12-28 14:22:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG ASEC |
| 04AMMAN10217 |
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY EVENT FOCUSES ON GENDER VIOLENCE [...] Post sponsored a Human Rights Day event on December 13. The program featured a panel discussion of four prominent women activists who discussed gender violence in Jordan, including honor crimes. The audience of approximately 45 included activists, NGOs, GOJ officials, local press, and members [...] |
2004-12-28 14:29:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KDEM KMPI KWMN JO |
| 04AMMAN1023 |
REQUEST FOR AN ACADEMIC SPECIALIST ON "CAREER [...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION REQUESTS AN ACADEMIC SPECIALIST TO WORK WITH A LEADING NGO, THE KING ABDULLAH II FUND FOR DEVELOPMENT (KAFD), ON STAFF DEVELOPMENT FOR JORDAN'S FIRST "CENTER FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND COUNSELING OFFICES" (CDCO) AT JORDANIAN UNIVERSITIES. THE KAFD IS FORMALLY HEADE [...] |
2004-02-10 13:05:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP OEXC KPAO SCUL JO |
| 04AMMAN10231 |
MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-29 10:34:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 04AMMAN10245 |
KING OPTIMISTIC ON WEST BANK, "MORE NERVOUS" ON [...] (C) King Abdullah told Senators Joseph Lieberman and Mark Dayton that the Palestinians need to see quick results after the January 9 election, and that Iraq,s political leadership should create an Arab identity for Iraqis to overcome religious schisms and interference by Iran. End summary. [...] |
2004-12-29 13:35:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON KPAL IZ IS JO |
| 04AMMAN10304 |
SECURITY COURT CLEARS ANTI-U.S. PLOTTERS OF [...] (U) The State Security Court on December 27 acquitted 13 men -- 10 Jordanians in custody and three Saudis tried in absentia -- on charges of conspiring to commit terror attacks against the U.S. Embassy in Amman and Jordanian military bases near the Iraqi border, where the plotters apparently [...] |
2004-12-30 12:56:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC JO |
| 04AMMAN10307 |
MEDIA REACTION ON US FOREIGN POLICY, IRAQ AND [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-30 12:57:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 04AMMAN10314 |
DEMARCHE ON JORDANIAN PROPOSAL TO HOST IRAQ [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel points to Foreign Minister Hani al-Mulki on December 30. Mulki said he was very pleased to hear the message. He reiterated that the GOJ is in "total agreement" that encouraging Sunni participation in the elections is a key goal. He said the conference is in line [...] |
2004-12-30 14:14:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN10321 |
EMBASSY RECEIVES LETTER FROM IARA-LINKED TF [...] On December 9 post received a faxed copy of a letter addressed to the "Ambassador of U.S. Embassy in Jordan" and signed by "Khalid Ahmed Al-Sudanee, Regional Director, Islamic Relief Agency (ISRA)." In his letter, Mr. al-Sudani appears to take issue with the U.S. domestic designation of him a [...] |
2004-12-30 16:10:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN ETTC JO |
| 04AMMAN1054 |
RESULTS OF G-8 COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP [...] (SBU) DCM on February 5 hosted a discussion ref agenda items in preparation for the G-8 Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting in Washington on February 20. Participants were counterparts from G-8 missions in Amman, in addition to representatives of interested states and organizations [...] |
2004-02-11 08:33:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER EFIN JO |
| 04AMMAN1078 |
UNHCR CONFIRMS IT WILL NOT PURSUE RESETTLEMENT OF [...] (C) Summary and comment: Contrary to statements made by UNHCR's regional mission in Cairo (ref a), UNHCR Jordan Representative Bronee confirmed that UNHCR currently does not plan to pursue resettlement of Iraqi-Palestinians outside the region. UNHCR would only consider third-country resettle [...] |
2004-02-11 14:41:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL KPAL KWBG IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN1080 |
QUAKE SHAKES AMMAN; NO DAMAGE REPORTED [...] At 1015 local, on Wednesday, February 11, a 4.9 magnitude earthquake surprised many of Jordan's inhabitants and prompted many to vacate buildings. The Jordan Seismological Observatory of the Natural Resources Authority and the Public Security Directorate told us that there has been no damage [...] |
2004-02-11 14:51:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AMGT EAID JO |
| 04AMMAN1110 |
MEDIA REACTION ON U.S. POLICY IN MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] |
2004-02-12 13:38:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 04AMMAN1120 |
UN REP SAYS UN STAFF TO GO IN AND OUT OF IRAQ FOR [...] (C) Summary. Special Representative Ross Mountain said the UN would re-enter Iraq gradually with "in and out" trips from Amman and Kuwait. He confirmed that major UNAMI operations would be based in Amman, while HQ would remain in Cyprus. A February 10 UNAMI donor briefing, co-chaired by Mou [...] |
2004-02-12 16:10:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID IZ JO UNSC |
| 04AMMAN113 |
JORDAN ESF REQUEST FOR FY05-FY06 [...] (SBU) Following up on King Abdullah's December 6 letter to President Bush requesting that economic assistance to Jordan be increased to a level of $550 million in both 2005 and 2006, Planning Minister Awadallah sent the Ambassador the below letter, dated January 4. Expanding on the King's r [...] |
2004-01-06 17:40:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PREL JO |
| 04AMMAN1201 |
UNRWA FUNDRAISING STRATEGY [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Refcoord met with UNRWA External Relations Officers February 11 to review UNRWA fundraising strategy. Noting that UNRWA expected a decreased response to its current emergency appeal, they said UNRWA also required increased funds for its General Fund programs. UNR [...] |
2004-02-17 14:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL KPAL KWBG JO UNRWA |
| 04AMMAN121 |
2003 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] EMBASSY AMMAN'S SUBMISSION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT 2003 (INSCR) FOLLOWS: PART I: SUMMARY 2. JORDAN REMAINS PRIMARILY A TRANSIT COUNTRY FOR ILLICIT DRUGS BECAUSE OF ITS GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION BETWEEN DRUG PRODUCING COUNTRIES TO THE NORTH AND DRUG CONSU [...] |
2004-01-07 08:46:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC SNAR JO |
| 04AMMAN1214 |
FALCON-50 AIR CREW ON JET'S IRAQI OWNERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings, crew members of a Jordan-based Falcon-50 executive jet described their version of the history and current condition of thE aircraft and its substantial links to the government of Iraq (Reftel). They turned over to the Embassy documents relating to activiti [...] |
2004-02-18 10:51:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ETTC IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN122 |
SECURITY THREATS TO HUMANITARIAN AID AGENCIES: [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Per reftel, refcoord reviewed UNRWA security issues with Deputy ComGen AbuZayd on January 4. According to AbuZayd, the majority of security threats to UNRWA stem from IDF-Palestinian fighting in the West Bank and Gaza. UNRWA workers also face harassment and verbal [...] |
2004-01-07 08:49:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PHUM PREF PREL PTER KPAL IS JO UNSC |
| 04AMMAN123 |
2003 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] EMBASSY AMMAN'S SUBMISSION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT 2003 (INSCR) FOLLOWS: PART I: SUMMARY 2. JORDAN REMAINS PRIMARILY A TRANSIT COUNTRY FOR ILLICIT DRUGS BECAUSE OF ITS GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION BETWEEN DRUG PRODUCING COUNTRIES TO THE NORTH AND DRUG CONSU [...] |
2004-01-07 08:55:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC SNAR JO |
| 04AMMAN1232 |
RAVE REVIEWS FOR DRL-FUNDED HUMAN RIGHTS TRAINING [...] As authorized in reftel, post arranged for human rights training, held February 7-10 in Amman for Jordanian government and human rights officials. Funded by DRL,s Economic Support Funds/Human Rights and Democracy Funds, American academics conducted four days of lectures, role plays, and questi [...] |
2004-02-18 13:46:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KDEM EAID JO |
| 04AMMAN1260 |
JORDAN SUBMITS STATEMENT ON ISRAEL'S SEPARATION [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Muasher's Office Director Ali al-Ayed on February 17 presented the DCM with a copy of Jordan's written argument to the International Court of Justice on the legality of Israel's separation barrier. He was doing so separately with many members of the diplomatic corps. [...] |
2004-02-19 09:42:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL JO IS |
| 04AMMAN1270 |
JORDAN REACTION TO AL HURRA LAUNCH [...] EARLY REACTION TO THE LAUNCHING OF AL HURRA IN JORDAN IS PREDICTABLY NEGATIVE FROM THE PROFESSIONAL PUNDIT CLASS, BUT MORE NUANCED AMONG OTHER - PARTICULARLY YOUNGER - CONTACTS OF PAS AMMAN. THE HARSHEST CRITICISM HERE AIMS AT THE VERY PRESENCE OF THE CHANNEL, NOT ITS CONTENT, THOUGH THERE I [...] |
2004-02-19 15:23:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL KPAO TSPA OIIP |
| 04AMMAN1280 |
JORDANIAN MPS ADDRESS IRAQI OIL BRIBES & PUBLIC [...] (C) The Jordanian Parliament grappled in recent weeks with a variety of political topics. In addition to debating the government's proposed budget and controversial price hikes (reported septel), the Parliament addressed allegations of Iraqi oil "bribes" under Saddam Hussein, approved a cont [...] |
2004-02-19 17:41:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAL PHUM IS IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN1286 |
FONMIN MUASHER PUSHES GME, REGIONAL REFORM, AL [...] (S) FonMin Muasher told the Ambassador February 18 that Jordan is suggesting that the Arab League endorse a set of reform principles that go along with the Greater Middle East initiative (GME). Muasher was supportive but expressed some concerns about the GME, hoping that it would not impose [...] |
2004-02-19 20:49:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PGOV AL IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN1288 |
MUASHER ON PRODUCTIVE KUWAIT MEETING, PERSISTENT [...] (S) FonMin Muasher told the Ambassador February 18 that the Iraq neighbors Foreign Ministers meeting in Kuwait had been frank and productive, with the neighbors arguing strongly for guarantees of Iraqi unity and the rights of Iraqi minorities. Iraqi FonMin Zebari responded that Kurds do not want a [...] |
2004-02-19 20:55:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER IZ KU SY JO |
| 04AMMAN1292 |
FONMIN MUASHER PUSHES GME, REGIONAL REFORM, AL [...] (S) FonMin Muasher told the Ambassador February 18 that Jordan is suggesting that the Arab League endorse a set of reform principles that go along with the Greater Middle East initiative (GME). Muasher was supportive but expressed some concerns about the GME, hoping that it would not impose [...] |
2004-02-19 20:58:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PGOV AL IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN1293 |
FONMIN MUASHER PUSHES GME, REGIONAL REFORM, AL SUMMIT [...] (S) FonMin Muasher told the Ambassador February 18 that Jordan is suggesting that the Arab League endorse a set of reform principles that go along with the Greater Middle East initiative (GME). Muasher was supportive but expressed some concerns about the GME, hoping that it would not impose [...] |
2004-02-19 21:10:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PGOV AL IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN1294 |
MUASHER ON PRODUCTIVE KUWAIT MEETING, PERSISTENT [...] (S) FonMin Muasher told the Ambassador February 18 that the Iraq neighbors Foreign Ministers meeting in Kuwait had been frank and productive, with the neighbors arguing strongly for guarantees of Iraqi unity and the rights of Iraqi minorities. Iraqi FonMin Zebari responded that Kurds do not w [...] |
2004-02-19 21:10:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER IZ KU SY JO |
| 04AMMAN1302 |
MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST, U.S. [...] No summary [...] |
2004-02-23 11:08:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 04AMMAN1333 |
UN ACTING SRSG ROSS MOUNTAIN DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH [...] (C) Summary and comment: In a February 16 meeting, UN SRSG, a.i. Ross Mountain told PRM PDAS Greene that Special Advisor Brahimi's "good" visit to Iraq, a February 14 security mission to Basra and "a change of mood in CPA" were helpful for the UN's reentry to Iraq. Mountain hopes to resume [...] |
2004-02-23 16:06:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF EAID IZ JO UNSC |
| 04AMMAN1334 |
PRM PDAS GREENE DISCUSSES PALESTINIAN REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In a February 16 meeting with PRM PDAS Greene, UN Assistant High Commissioner for Refugees Morjane requested U.S. assistance in finding durable solutions for 345 Iraqi-Palestinians in Jordan's Ruweished refugee camp. Morjane -- to the surprise of the UNHCR Jordan re [...] |
2004-02-23 16:27:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL KPAL KWBG IZ IS JO UNRWA |
| 04AMMAN1335 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FEB. 11 PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH ON [...] (U) On February 19, PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to the Director of FM's Private Office, Ali Al-Ayed. Al-Ayed noted that the GOJ would carefully review the President's speech. GNEHM [...] |
2004-02-23 16:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM OPRC KNNP JO |
| 04AMMAN1336 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: POSSIBLE CHR RESOLUTION ON IRAQ [...] (C) On February 19, PolCouns delivered reftel follow-up demarche to the Director of the FM's Private Office, Ali Al-Ayed. Al-Ayed said he was unaware of the issue, but promised to contact Jordan's Permrep in Geneva to obtain a copy of the Algerian Permrep's resolution. Al-Ayed stated that he [...] |
2004-02-23 16:37:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN1337 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FOLLOW-UP ON IRAQI TRAVEL [...] (SBU) On February 19, PolCouns delivered reftel points and sample Iraqi travel documents to the Director of FM's Private Office, Ali Al-Ayed. Al-Ayed said the GOJ has been accepting ITDs and extended Iraqi passports on a case-by-case basis but was unaware of any formal decision to accept exten [...] |
2004-02-23 16:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN1390 |
JORDANIANS PROTEST SEPARATION BARRIER [...] (SBU) Jordanians staged small and largely peaceful demonstrations in Amman on February 21 and 23 protesting Israel's construction of the security barrier in the West Bank. RSO contacts estimate that approximately 300 people attended a two-hour candlelight vigil in Amman during the evening o [...] |
2004-02-24 16:26:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PREL KPAL JO IS |
| 04AMMAN1451 |
JORDANIAN ISLAMIC ACTION FRONT KEEPS "MODERATE" [...] (U) The Shura Council of the Jordanian Islamic Action Front (IAF), the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, on February 21 reelected current Secretary General Hamzeh Mansour for another two-year tenure. In the IAF's 12-member Executive Committee, the Council replaced only four members w [...] |
2004-02-25 16:27:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KISL KPAL JO |
| 04AMMAN1452 |
JORDANIAN MPS APPROVE GOVERNMENT BUDGET, BUT WARY [...] (C) Following a lengthy debate, 77 out of 97 deputies present in the Lower House of the Jordanian Parliament voted February 19 to approve the government's budget for 2004 as proposed. Prior to the vote, the government made a concerted effort to engage MPs and public opinion makers on the need [...] |
2004-02-25 16:45:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN JO |
| 04AMMAN1453 |
LETTERS FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF JORDAN [...] The Embassy has received the following three letters regarding the Arab Bank from the GOJ. 2. Letter from Governor and Chairman of the Board of the Central Bank of Jordan Umayya Toukan to Ambassador Gnehm: Your Excellency, I am writing to Your Excellency with regard to the interest of [...] |
2004-02-25 17:03:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL PINR JO UNSC IAZ |
| 04AMMAN1456 |
JORDAN REDEEMS ITS BRADY BONDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A December 2003 redemption by the Jordanian Ministry of Finance of the balance of Jordan,s Brady bonds will result in substantial savings in annual interest payments by the GOJ. While the rising value of Jordan,s euro-denominated debt has essentially offset the buyback's impact [...] |
2004-02-26 06:34:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN JO |
| 04AMMAN1469 |
MFA IN BAGHDAD TELLS IRAQ MISSION IN AMMAN TO HALT [...] (C) Maan Barakat, Charge d'Affaires at the Iraq Mission in Amman, told PolOff February 24 that he had been instructed by the Consular Department at the MFA in Baghdad to stop issuing ITDs. Barakat said he was advised that the ITD and the accompanying stamp imprint were too easy to forge. He [...] |
2004-02-26 09:41:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN1471 |
UPDATE ON BOEING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In several conversations during the past 10 days, King Abdullah told the Ambassador that, even though the latest Airbus offer was better than Boeing's, he intended to make a "political" decision to have Royal Jordanian buy Boeing aircraft. Several recent developments, including [...] |
2004-02-26 12:24:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR BEXP ETRD PREL JO |
| 04AMMAN1496 |
SPECIAL 301 SUBMISSIONS - JORDAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition (IACC) states that enforcement of IPR violations in Jordan is weak, the evidence available to us shows that enforcement efforts against pirating in Jordan are growing in scope and that significant numbers of convictions a [...] |
2004-02-26 18:24:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD PREL JO |
| 04AMMAN1497 |
U/S LARSON MEETS YOUNG JORDANIAN PROFESSIONALS [...] (U) Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Alan Larson met on Tuesday, February 24, with a group of dynamic young Jordanian professionals and university students in a roundtable discussion. Following introductory remarks by Larson, participants raised a variety of concern that mainly [...] |
2004-02-28 18:49:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KPAO JO |
| 04AMMAN1501 |
SPECIAL 301 SUBMISSIONS - JORDAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition (IACC) states that enforcement of IPR violations in Jordan is weak, the evidence available to us shows that enforcement efforts against pirating in Jordan are growing in scope and that significant numbers of convictions a [...] |
2004-02-29 05:24:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD PREL JO |
| 04AMMAN1532 |
UN DISARMAMENT COMMISSION (UNDC) DEMARCHE: JORDAN [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper February 26 to Rima Alaadeen, Deputy Director of the International Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Alaadeen said the GOJ most likely would not be opposed, in principle, to a U.S. proposal calling for the UNDC to focus [...] |
2004-03-01 05:49:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PARM PREL JO UNDC CDG |
| 04AMMAN1539 |
U/S LARSON MEETINGS IN AMMAN, FEBRUARY 24 [...] (C) Summary. Under Secretary Larson used February 24 meetings with senior Jordanian officials to reinforce their commitment to fiscal discipline and growth-oriented economic policies, urge a quick return to Iraq of the full amount of Iraqi assets frozen in Jordan, and seek input and feedback [...] |
2004-03-01 05:57:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON JO |
| 04AMMAN1576 |
MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST, IRAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-02 09:16:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 04AMMAN1591 |
BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-02 14:06:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC ETTC JO |
| 04AMMAN1599 |
DEMARCHE ON PROPOSAL TO RESTRUCTURE CTC STAFF: [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel talking points March 1 to Rima Alaadeen, Acting Deputy Director of the International Affairs Department of the MFA, requesting support for the proposal to restructure the staff of the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC). Alaadeen said she would immediately raise [...] |
2004-03-02 14:47:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER JO UNSC |
| 04AMMAN1601 |
EMBASSY AMMAN'S 2004 TIP REPORT [...] Following is Embassy Amman,s response to the Department,s action request in State 7869. The headings and lettering system are based on this request. --------- CHECKLIST --------- 2. A. Based on the information available to post, Jordan is not a country of origin or transit for trafficked me [...] |
2004-03-02 14:56:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB JO |
| 04AMMAN1604 |
UNHCR REPEATS REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN RESETTLING [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: In a February 26 meeting with refcoord, UNHCR Middle East Director Radhouane Nouicer repeated previous requests (ref) for assistance in finding durable solutions for 348 Iraqi-Palestinians in Ruweished, Jordan. While UNHCR policy remains focused on finding re [...] |
2004-03-02 16:17:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL KPAL KWBG IS IZ JO UNRWA UNHCR |
| 04AMMAN1632 |
UNRWA ASKS FOR MORE FOOD ASSISTANCE [...] THIS CABLE HAS BEEN CLEARED BY CONGEN JERUSALEM AND EMBASSY TEL AVIV. 2. Summary: At a February 10 meeting, UNRWA identified food assistance as its top emergency program priority for the West Bank and Gaza. In 2003, 61.8 percent of refugee families in the West Bank and 64 percent in Gaz [...] |
2004-03-04 07:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO |
| 04AMMAN1638 |
JORDAN STRONGLY CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACKS IN IRAQ [...] (C) Acting PolCouns delivered reftel points March 3 to Manar Dabbas, Acting Director of the Foreign Minister's Private Office. Dabbas agreed on the need for Arab states to publicly denounce the March 2 terrorist bombings in Iraq and noted that King Abdullah had strongly condemned the attacks [...] |
2004-03-04 09:57:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PTER IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN1665 |
JORDANIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER BACKS INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Abdul Hadi Al-Majali, Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament, told the Ambassador on March 4 that he had been in contact with a group called "The League for the Defense of the Rights of the Iraqi People" regarding a proposed conference comprised of representatives from many different gr [...] |
2004-03-04 19:56:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN1666 |
HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA DETECTED IN A [...] Econoff accompanied by FAS specialist delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Agriculture Secretary General Awni Taimeh on Feb 26. They reviewed reftel points and left behind a non-paper on subject as prepared by Agrcoun Chaudhry, who was in Amman for a USDA-sponsored conference. 2. Pro [...] |
2004-03-04 19:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON JO |
| 04AMMAN1721 |
MONITORING AND EVALUATING SEEDS OF PEACE'S [...] REGIONAL REFCOORD ASSISTANT MONITORED PRM-FUNDED ACTIVITIES AT SEEDS OF PEACE'S COEXISTENCE CENTER IN DECEMBER 2003 AND THROUGH FOLLOW-UP PHONE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN JANUARY AND MARCH 2004. CABLE IS KEYED TO MONITORING GUIDANCE PROVIDED REF A. A. REFCOORD ASSISTANT MET WITH SEEDS OF PEAC [...] |
2004-03-07 16:14:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO |
| 04AMMAN1722 |
(C) JORDANIAN BANKERS CITE UNEXPLAINED, [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the request of respective bank managers, the Ambassador met separately with representatives of the Export & Finance Bank (EFB) and the Arab Bank. Both banks raised concerns that they were being treated arbitrarily by Iraqi authorities and questioned how they might resolve [...] |
2004-03-07 16:16:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN PREL PINR JO UNSC IAZ |
| 04AMMAN1730 |
SHARIA' LAW FACULTY PRAISE THE "RELIGION IN [...] Summary. Ambassador Gnehm and PA met on Feb. 25 with three Sharia' Law graduate students who also assist in the mosques in Ma'an, Mafraq and the outskirts of Amman. A cleric from Ma'an -- an area known for its Salafi and gun- running ties to Saudi Arabia-- told us that immediately on returni [...] |
2004-03-08 07:55:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP SCUL KPAO OEXC JO |
| 04AMMAN1736 |
PM FAYEZ TELLS U/S GROSSMAN THAT REFORM IN REGION [...] (U) U.S. U/S Marc Grossman Amb. Edward W. Gnehm NSC Staffer Dan Fried NEA DAS Alina Romanowski EUR A/DAS Glyn Davies P Special Assistant Jonathan Carpenter A/DCM Doug Silliman (notetaker) JORDAN ------ Prime Minister Faisal al-Fayez Special Assistant Majed Qatarneh Media Advisor [...] |
2004-03-08 16:19:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF PHUM ECON JO |
| 04AMMAN1737 |
JORDANIAN CIVIL SOCIETY REPS QUESTION U.S. STAYING [...] Jordanian civil society reps told U/S Grossman March 3 that they supported reforms in the Middle East, but saw deep mistrust of U.S. motives among Arabs. Most doubted the ability of the U.S. to carry through on its commitments to democratic reform. Many asked that the U.S. not impose ideas [...] |
2004-03-08 16:19:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM JO |
| 04AMMAN1738 |
JORDANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WILL FOCUS ON REFORM [...] (C) Jordanian Foreign Minister Muasher on March 8 provided a visiting delegation with a preview of his agenda for his upcoming visit to Washington. He said he will emphasize to U.S. officials that any reform efforts in the Middle East must be homegrown, country-specific, and linked to solvi [...] |
2004-03-08 16:56:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS JO |
| 04AMMAN1784 |
IMPENDING PRICE AND TAX HIKES THREATEN PUBLIC [...] (C) The GOJ has publicly confirmed that it will raise the general sales tax rate and the prices of oil derivatives as early as April. Despite the GOJ's efforts to prepare the country for these increases, Jordanian public opinion remains overwhelmingly opposed to price hikes. Prime Minister Fa [...] |
2004-03-09 15:53:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ECON JO |
| 04AMMAN1802 |
MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-09 17:43:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 04AMMAN181 |
MEPI WOMEN AND THE LAW WORKSHOP [...] With reference to the MEPI "Women and Law" conference to be held in Amman on February 16-18, 2004: Post understands that the following Jordanians will be asked to take part in the Conference program: Dr. Rateb Thaher - Panel: The Role of the Legal Framework Dr. Hamdi Murad - Panel: The Rol [...] |
2004-01-08 13:39:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMPI KDEM KJUS PHUM KPAO SCUL JO |
| 04AMMAN1867 |
MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-11 10:10:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 04AMMAN1870 |
JORDANIAN COURT PONDERS VERDICT IN FOLEY [...] (U) Jordan's State Security Court proceeded with a number of high-profile cases during the last two weeks. The attorneys for accused assassins of U.S. diplomat Lawrence Foley concluded their argument on February 24, and the judge adjourned indefinitely to consider his verdict. The Court in [...] |
2004-03-11 12:00:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER IS JO |
| 04AMMAN1872 |
JORDAN WELCOMES SIGNING OF IRAQ'S INTERIM [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOJ welcomed the IGC's signing of an interim constitution as a "step forward" that contributed to rebuilding Iraq's national institutions. Press reports were positive with many calling the interim constitution's signing a reassuring and positive step. Embassy contacts were [...] |
2004-03-11 13:22:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL JO |
| 04AMMAN1918 |
IRAQI BUSINESSMAN "CAUTIOUSLY" OPTIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. An Iraqi businessman who operates a small office supply factory in Baghdad told us that he is cautiously optimistic about social and economic developments in Iraq, and that he has increased production and is operating two shifts at his Baghdad factory. He hopes for better bankin [...] |
2004-03-13 07:43:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL SOCI JO |
| 04AMMAN1968 |
DEMARCHE TO JORDAN ON MOVING TOWARD A DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) In the absence of Foreign Minister Muasher, PolCouns covered ref points March 15 with Ali al-Ayed, Director of FonMin Muasher's Private Office. Ayed thanked PolCouns for the presentation, noting that Jordan remains very concerned with the situation in Iraq. He asked that the USG continu [...] |
2004-03-15 16:09:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PARM IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN1970 |
IRAQI ASSETS: LISTINGS SUBJECT TO UNSCR 1483, [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-15 16:26:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL JO IQ UNSC |
| 04AMMAN1971 |
Jordanian-Israeli Desert Research "Bridging the [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Amman/Embassy Tel Aviv message. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. With great fanfare, Israeli and Jordanian officials as well as private Israeli and U.S. financial backers laid the cornerstone of the "Bridging the Rift" (BTR) cooperative research facility in barren Wadi Ar [...] |
2004-03-16 06:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SENV IS JO |
| 04AMMAN199 |
REFUGEE RETURNS TO IRAQ: JORDANIAN RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Refcoord delivered ref a talking points on January 6 to Mr. Mukhaymer Jamous, Coordinator for UNHCR and Refugee Affairs at the Ministry of Interior. (Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaher Bak, our previous interlocutor on Iraq humanitarian issues, left with the November change of [...] |
2004-01-08 17:23:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN1991 |
MEDIA REACTION ON SPAIN'S BOMBINGS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-16 13:15:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 04AMMAN1996 |
IMPLEMENTING AN IRAQI RETURN AND REINTEGRATION [...] As requested, refcoord phoned UNHCR Iraq Head of Mission Yacoub El Hillo (resident in Amman) on March 14 to deliver ref a points regarding a follow-on meeting to the February 15-16 UNHCR strategic planning meeting for Iraq. El Hillo confirmed that he intends to convene a follow-on meeting in [...] |
2004-03-16 14:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN2004 |
KING ABDULLAH TO CODEL STEVENS ON HIS CONCERN [...] (C) King Abdullah told CODEL Stevens that Iraqi security forces will not be ready for a July 1 handover of authority, and expressed continuing concern over what he sees as Iranian influence among the Shia in southern Iraq. He was pessimistic about prospects for progress on the MEPP before t [...] |
2004-03-17 09:12:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KPAL IZ IS JO |
| 04AMMAN202 |
KING ABDULLAH TELLS CODEL SHAYS U.S. MUST STAY [...] (C) King Abdullah told CODEL Shays January 6 that Jordan strongly backs U.S. efforts in Iraq, but warned against handing over authority or withdrawing coalition troops prematurely. He expressed concern over terrorists infiltrating Jordan's borders, especially along the Saudi frontier, saying [...] |
2004-01-08 18:23:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL KPAL IS IZ JO MEPP |
| 04AMMAN203 |
JORDAN TRANSFERS $100 MILLION TO DFI [...] (SBU) Minister of Finance Muhammad Abu Hammour confirmed to the Ambassador January 8 that he had that day transferred $100 million from Iraqi accounts frozen in Jordan to the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. This brings the total transferred t [...] |
2004-01-08 18:39:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN204 |
RESUMPTION OF ROYAL JORDANIAN BAGHDAD FLIGHTS [...] (C) National Security Adviser and General Intelligence Department Director Sa'ad Khair told the Ambassador January 8 that he had authorized the resumption of Royal Jordanian (RJ) charter service to Iraq. Khair said that the government had concluded that with the passage of time the specific s [...] |
2004-01-08 18:50:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PREL PINR IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN2057 |
TESOL 2004 CONVENTION NOMINEES [...] Amman-based Regional English Language Office and in cooperation with PA Beirut, PA Jerusalem and ACC Jerusalem nominates the following candidates to attend the TESOL 2004 Convention at Long Beach, California March 30 - April 4, 2004: Dr. Elias Ghazal, Lebanon; Ms. Edith Bitar, Lebanon [...] |
2004-03-17 15:24:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL JO |
| 04AMMAN2069 |
(S) IRAQ, HAMAS ASSETS -- JORDAN [...] (S/NF) Ambassador met with Government of Jordan GID chief Saad Khayr March 16, joined by DCM and ORCA chief, to review Department demarche (Ref A). Saad offered full cooperation and promised to get back to us on the February 16 request related to Iraqi assets. He offered similar cooperatio [...] |
2004-03-18 09:23:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINR EFIN PTER JO IZ |
| 04AMMAN2071 |
Monitoring and Evaluating the International Rescue [...] As requested ref, regional refcoord and Embassy Beirut poloff monitored PRM-funded activities at Association Najdeh on March 10. Association Najdeh is the local implementing partner of the International Rescue Committee and the Women's Commission for Refugees for the sexual and gender- based [...] |
2004-03-18 09:26:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PREL SOCI KPAL KWMN LE JO |
| 04AMMAN2072 |
Jordanian Youth Respond Enthusiastically to Youth [...] Summary. Over the last month, the Mission mounted a number of initiatives aimed at broadening our outreach to Jordanian youth. Among this population, animosity and distrust of the U.S. run high in the wake of the Israeli- Palestinian crisis and the overwhelmingly negative coverage in the [...] |
2004-03-18 09:45:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SCUL KPAO XF JO |
| 04AMMAN2098 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNHCR REQUEST TO RESETTLE [...] (SBU) Refcoord delivered ref points in separate conversations with UNHCR Jordan Representative Sten Bronee and UNHCR Iraq Representative Yacoub El Hillo on March 16, emphasizing that a voluntary return to Iraq was the only possible solution for the 348 Iraqi-Palestinians remaining in Ruweishe [...] |
2004-03-18 15:43:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL KPAL KWBG IS IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN2099 |
Monitoring and Evaluating ICMC's Humanitarian [...] As requested ref a, regional refcoord and Embassy Beirut polFSN monitored ICMC's humanitarian assistance program for vulnerable Iraqis in Lebanon on March 12 (cooperative agreement SPRMCO03CA119). In addition to meetings at the ICMC/Caritas office, we also visited Baabda Hospital and Notre D [...] |
2004-03-18 16:04:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PREL IZ LE JO |
| 04AMMAN2126 |
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST 200302529 [...] (SBU) A SEARCH OF POST STATE DEPARTMENT FILES, AS INSTRUCTED PER REFTEL, FOUND TWO DOCUMENTS CONCERNING REFTEL SUBJECT. 2. (U) THE DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN PROCESSED PER REFTEL INSTRUCTIONS AND SHIPPED VIA POUCH TO A/RPS/IPS/CR. 3. (U) PERSONNEL GRADE OF RESEARCHER: FS-06 SE [...] |
2004-03-21 13:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AINF SENV |
| 04AMMAN2129 |
SECURITY EVALUATIONS OF REFUGEE PROCESSING SITE AT [...] The UNHCR compound is located in the town of Ruweished, population approximately 9,000 people. Ruweished is 80 kilometers East from the Iraqi border and approximately 285 kilometers from Amman. The Ruweished compound is 20 kilometers from refugee camp Alpha. The nearest town to Ruweished is [...] |
2004-03-21 14:37:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF ASEC AMGT JO |
| 04AMMAN2140 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ ONE YEAR LATER [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-22 11:16:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR JO |
| 04AMMAN2164 |
YASSIN ASSASSINATION SPARKS CONDEMNATION, RALLIES [...] (S) Both King Abdullah and Prime Minister al-Fayez publicly condemned the Israeli assassination of Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, warning that the killing would lead to an escalation of violence and instability in the region. A visibly upset Foreign Minister Muasher complained to the Amb [...] |
2004-03-22 18:18:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | ASEC PREL KPAL JO KTER |
| 04AMMAN2165 |
SHEIKH YASSIN'S KILLING COMPLICATES JORDAN-ISRAEL [...] (C) A visibly upset FonMin Muasher told us March 22 that Israel's killing of HAMAS spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmad Yassin just days after King Abdullah's meeting with Prime Minister Sharon in Israel embarrassed the King, whose government has recently come under intense criticism for continued [...] |
2004-03-22 18:26:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KISL IS JO |
| 04AMMAN2170 |
YASSIN ASSASSINATION SPARKS CONDEMNATION, RALLIES [...] (S) Both King Abdullah and Prime Minister al-Fayez publicly condemned the Israeli assassination of Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, warning that the killing would lead to an escalation of violence and instability in the region. A visibly upset Foreign Minister Muasher complained to the Amb [...] |
2004-03-23 08:34:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | ASEC PREL KPAL JO KTER |
| 04AMMAN2193 |
"MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE STUDY OF THE [...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION NOMINATES THREE PRINCIPAL NOMINEES: MS. YASMEEN ABDEL-WAHAB HASAN ABU-TALEB, MR. LUKMAN FAROUQ ARSALAN, MR. KHALED WAIL FARID ALALI AND MS. DALIA H. AHMED AS AN ALTERNATE NOMINEE. 2. THE FOUR CANDIDATES ARE MEMBERS OF THE YOUTH EXCELLENCE COUNCIL OF THE KING ABDU [...] |
2004-03-23 13:58:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL JO |
| 04AMMAN2195 |
MEDIA REACTION ON ISRAEL'S ASSASSINATION OF [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-23 14:01:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 04AMMAN2197 |
JORDANIANS UNITE TO PROTEST YASSIN KILLING [...] (C) Following harsh public condemnation from Jordan's King and Prime Minister, cabinet ministers and other government officials joined large and emotional demonstrations in Jordan against Israel's assassination of HAMAS leader Ahmad Yassin on March 22. Protesters and the Islamic Action Fron [...] |
2004-03-23 17:30:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER ASEC IS JO |
| 04AMMAN2198 |
IRAQI ASSETS IN JORDAN - INVITATION TO THE CPA [...] (U) This is an action message. See last Para. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) late on March 11 passed to Embassy a list of Iraqi counterparties earlier requested by Iraqi and CPA officials to review Iraqi assets frozen in Jordan. The local Rafidain Bank manager has sta [...] |
2004-03-23 18:45:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN2273 |
MONITORING AND EVALUATING ICMC'S HUMANITARIAN [...] REGIONAL REFCOORD AND REF ASSISTANT MONITORED ICMC'S HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR VULNERABLE IRAQIS IN JORDAN ON FEBRUARY 25 (COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT SPRMCO03CA127). IN ADDITION TO MEETINGS AT CARITAS (ICMC'S LOCAL IMPLEMENTING PARTNER), WE ALSO CONDUCTED HOME VISITS TO FOUR PROSPECTIVE [...] |
2004-03-25 16:30:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN2274 |
REBUILDING IRAQ: SUBCONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES [...] Post welcomes the opportunity to host one of the PMO events in Amman on April 25, 2004. 2. Point of contact will be Senior Commercial Officer: Laurie Farris, laurie.farris@mail.doc.gov, or farrisla@state.gov, 962-6-590-6629. LFarris will also be working closely with James Sosnicky of th [...] |
2004-03-25 16:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON BEXP PREL IZ |
| 04AMMAN2277 |
FOMIN MUASHER DISCUSSES WITH AMB. JONES "BUMPY" [...] (C) Summary. FonMin Muasher has proposed to Iraqi FM Zebari that they form and chair a bilateral committee to resolve irritants in the relationship. End Summary. JORDAN-IRAQ BILATERAL RELATIONS "BUMPY" -------------------------------------- 2. (C) In a meeting with visiting Deputy CPA Ad [...] |
2004-03-25 22:44:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM IZ IS JO |
| 04AMMAN2356 |
MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ AND THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-28 12:01:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 04AMMAN2359 |
Order for Earth Day 2004 Poster [...] Post wishes to order ten 10-poster packages for the celebration of the 34th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22. Please use APO shipment: CAO Donna Winton American Embassy Amman Cultural Affairs Office APO AE 09892 2. Please charge the cost of U.S. dollars 78 for th [...] |
2004-03-28 13:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP OEXC SCUL JO |
| 04AMMAN2366 |
MEDIA REACTION ON THE CANCELLATION OF THE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-29 10:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 04AMMAN2395 |
JORDANIANS RALLY AGAINST YASSIN KILLING; VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) Jordanian expressions of anger and frustration after Israel's killing of HAMAS founder Sheikh Yassin were capped by large demonstrations throughout Jordan following Friday prayers on March 26. Security sources reported that the vast majority received prior approval from the government [...] |
2004-03-29 16:17:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC IS JO KPAL PTER |
| 04AMMAN2409 |
CLOGGED AQABA PORT CONTRACTED TO PRIVATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOJ has awarded a two-year contract for management of Aqaba,s congested container port to international port operator A.P. Moller over the objections of some members of parliament and the port workers, union. The award is good news for Jordanian industries dependent on for [...] |
2004-03-30 11:42:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EWWT ELTN ETRD IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN2450 |
TRAVEL TO JORDAN OF DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR STEVE HADLEY [...] Embassy Amman warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Deputy National Security Advisor Steve Hadley and his party for travel to Jordan March 31. Control officer, Embassy expediter, vehicles, and Embassy baggage handlers will meet the party on arrival. 2. Control Officer for the v [...] |
2004-03-30 00:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL IS JO OVIP EDRC STEPHEN HADLEY |
| 04AMMAN2469 |
MEDIA REACTION ON THE ARAB SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-31 09:38:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 04AMMAN2494 |
JORDAN TRADE MINISTRY LAYS OUT FTA TRADE ISSUES FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In preparation for the U.S.-Jordan Joint Committee meeting, Ministry of Industry and Trade official Amer Hadidi March 25 reviewed key trade issues with the TIJARA coalition of trade and business groups and sought their views on issues for the JC. Issues included accelerating [...] |
2004-03-31 14:29:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KTIA PREL ECON JO |
| 04AMMAN2520 |
DEPUTIES EASILY APPROVE SALES TAX INCREASE OVER [...] (C) MPs on March 28 endorsed a three percent increase in the general sales tax as part of the GOJ's budgetary price and tax hike package. Apart from a few independent MPs and the members of the Islamic Action Front, a large majority of the 95 deputies present voted in favor of the legislation [...] |
2004-04-01 12:58:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN JO |
| 04AMMAN2525 |
American Language Center, Message of Thanks from [...] I would like to extend my personal thanks to OBO Director Williams for his recent visit to Amman and especially for the OBO decision to approve up to 60,000 USD per year in leasehold funding for the American Language Center, which per reftel we will need to move from its present location for [...] |
2004-04-01 13:44:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SCUL KPAO XF JO |
| 04AMMAN2552 |
JORDANIAN WOMEN ACTIVISTS AT ODDS OVER NATIONAL [...] (C) Infighting among Jordanian women's groups has hindered development of a coordinated national strategy for advancing women's rights in Jordan. Several leading women's groups boycotted a recent conference to discuss women's role in political development, saying that the organizing group -- [...] |
2004-04-01 14:26:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KWMN PGOV KDEM JO |
| 04AMMAN2553 |
AQABA SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE MAKES STRIDES, BUT [...] (SBU) The three-year-old Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) has made significant progress in promoting Aqaba's tandem appeal as a tourism destination and a well-equipped industrial hub friendly to foreign investors and the environment. ASEZA is based on King Abdullah's vision for [...] |
2004-04-01 14:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID ECON JO KISL KWMN PGOV |
| 04AMMAN2554 |
AQABA AUTHORITIES CONFRONT SOCIAL, REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Despite significant achievements in the three years since the creation of the Aqaba Special Economic Zone (ASEZA), major social and regional security issues remain. Commissioners say one of their greatest challenges is managing the delicate balance of economic openness and the needs of [...] |
2004-04-01 15:05:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID ECON JO KISL KPAL KWMN PGOV PREF |
| 04AMMAN2574 |
GOJ MAKING GOOD PROGRESS ON COPYRIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GOJ officials report good progress in response to USG requests for copyright and software protections in line with the bilateral Free Trade Agreement. Copyright amendments are expected to be passed by the cabinet and presented to parliament before the end of June. The GOJ is [...] |
2004-04-04 12:39:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR KTIA PREL JO |
| 04AMMAN2579 |
JORDANIAN FINANCE MINISTER ON WANING ASSISTANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jordan's Finance Minister revealed that although Saudi Arabia had ended its oil donations to Jordan as of April 1, Jordan had received and expected to continue to receive further financial support from the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) In an April 1 [...] |
2004-04-04 13:29:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EPET JO PREL |
| 04AMMAN2601 |
JORDAN AND JAYSH AL-MAHDI VIOLENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-05 08:38:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS IZ JO MAR |
| 04AMMAN2633 |
JORDAN AWAITS VERDICTS IN CASES TIED TO [...] (C) Jordan's high-profile prosecution of suspected terrorists linked to al-Qa'ida affiliate Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is moving forward against the backdrop of intense security operations to disrupt a plot by his associates in early April (refs a and b). A verdict is expected on April 6 in the t [...] |
2004-04-05 15:38:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER JO |
| 04AMMAN2634 |
SECURITY IN JORDAN AND VIP VISITS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-06 04:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC JO OREP OTRA OVIP PREL |
| 04AMMAN2636 |
"MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE STUDY OF THE [...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION NOMINATES TWO PRINCIPAL NOMINEES: MR. MR. SAMI EL HOURANI AND MR. MAHMOUD NASER FOR SUBJECT PROGRAM. 2. THE FOLLOWING IS NOMINEES' BIODATA IN PRIORITY ORDER: FIRST NOMINEE: PERSONAL INFORMATION: A. NAME: SAMI HASHEM MAHMOUD EL-HOURANI B. DATE OF BIRT [...] |
2004-04-06 06:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL JO |
| 04AMMAN2644 |
U.S.-RUSSIA CT COOPERATION AND JORDAN [...] (C) Embassy Amman and the Russian Mission have a regular dialogue at the DCM level on a range of issues, including counterterrorism. The Russian DCM participates in the G-8 Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) meetings, most recently hosted by Post on February 5. Although he thus far has c [...] |
2004-04-06 16:22:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER JO |
| 04AMMAN2645 |
JORDANIAN COURT SENTENCES 8 TO DEATH FOR FOLEY [...] (U) The Jordanian State Security Court on April 6 sentenced eight men to death for killing USAID official Laurence Foley in front of his Amman home on October 28, 2002. All six suspects tried in absentia, including Jordanian national and al-Qa'ida affiliate Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, received t [...] |
2004-04-06 17:09:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER JO |
| 04AMMAN2655 |
MEDIA REACTION ON THE SHI'A "INTIFADA" IN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-06 17:34:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 04AMMAN2671 |
MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-07 09:27:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 04AMMAN2696 |
Ambassador's Fund proposal [...] Proposal Summary The American Embassy in Amman seeks a grant in the amount of $29,628.96 to conserve and present Khirbet Salameh, an ancient farmhouse founded initially in the 3rd century B.C. The purpose of this project is two-fold: to preserve and present an important cultural heritage site [...] |
2004-04-08 13:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SCUL KPAO XF JO |
| 04AMMAN2701 |
PROPOSAL FOR INL-FUNDED JOINT ISRAELI-JORDANIAN [...] (U) Embassy Amman, with the support of Embassy Tel Aviv, requests assistance from DOS/INL to fund a mid-level Major Case Management (Law Enforcement) Course to be held in Amman, Jordan. In 1999, this course was offered as part of a joint training program between the Israelis and Jordanians, [...] |
2004-04-08 13:55:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PREL IS JO |
| 04AMMAN2728 |
EXBS: INVITATION TO GLOBAL TRANSSHIPMENT CONTROL [...] In response to reftel letter, the Government of Jordan (GOJ) has indicated its acceptance of subject invitation for six GOJ officials. Via diplomatic note and working closely with the Ministry of Planning, Embassy has sought and received positive responses for three candidates in the legal w [...] |
2004-04-08 15:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL PTER KSTC JO |
| 04AMMAN2729 |
PARTIAL JORDANIAN DOMESTIC REFORM PLAN IN DRAFT, [...] (SBU) The Jordanians are continuing their efforts to give the reform effort a local flavor, in both the regional and their domestic agendas. Jordan is already a regional leader in innovative economic reform and liberalization. The GOJ itself has recently been more forward leaning in its calls [...] |
2004-04-08 16:29:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM ECON KMDR JO |
| 04AMMAN2735 |
BASHAR AL-ASAD IN AMMAN: PROGRESS ON REFORM, MEPP [...] (S) FonMin Muasher told the Ambassador that Bashar al-Asad's April 7 visit to Amman had been productive, with the Syrians assenting to inclusion of positive reform and MEPP language at the Arab Summit. King Abdullah told a group of House staffers just before Bashar's arrival that Syrian fir [...] |
2004-04-08 17:20:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PGOV SY IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN2751 |
IRAQ CONSUL AGAIN ISSUING INTERIM TRAVEL DOCUMENTS [...] (C) Iraq Consul Ahmad Jirallah Al-Dabbagh informed ConsOff on April 1, 2004 that the Iraq Mission in Amman is back to issuing Interim Travel Documents (ITD) to its citizens. As of April 5, 2004, the Iraq Mission has issued a total of 377 ITDs. The Iraq Mission does not issue ITDs to those in [...] |
2004-04-12 14:18:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PREL JO |
| 04AMMAN2752 |
NGOS COPE WITH KIDNAPPING THREATS IN IRAQ, RESPOND [...] A quick survey of NGO representatives in Amman revealed that most relief agencies had pulled their international staff from Iraq in early April in anticipation of violence surrounding the April 9 anniversary of the fall of Baghdad and the Arba'aeen Shi'a pilgrimage. As IRD Iraq Representativ [...] |
2004-04-12 14:22:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID IZ JO PHUM PREF PREL |
| 04AMMAN2754 |
JORDAN PUBLISHES GIST OF KING'S LETTER TO [...] (U) The semi-official Arabic-language daily al-Ra'i on April 12 summarized a letter from King Abdullah to President Bush stating Jordan's support for the President's vision of a two-state solution as the only acceptable means for ending the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and achieving stability [...] |
2004-04-12 15:42:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS JO |
| 04AMMAN2764 |
GOJ AND MPS BRISTLE AT ALLEGATIONS BY JORDANIAN [...] (C) The Islamic Action Front (IAF) has denounced legislators who voted to approve a recent tax increase, prompting strong reaction from government officials. The GOJ also responded forcefully to allegations that it may have fabricated reports of a recent terrorist threat to the country. The [...] |
2004-04-13 07:24:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KISL JO |
| 04AMMAN277 |
U.S.-FUNDED ILO CHILD LABOR PROJECT GETS UNDERWAY [...] (U) The Ministry of Labor announced on January 5 the commencement of a one milion USD ILO project to combat child labor in Jordan. To be undertaken with the cooperation of the Ministries of Education and Social Development, it aims to rehabilitate working children under 18 years of age, helping [...] |
2004-01-13 06:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM SOCI PGOV JO |
| 04AMMAN2770 |
MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-13 11:52:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 04AMMAN2780 |
U.S. COMPANY WINS DEFENSE FUELS CONTRACT LOST BY [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The U.S.Firm Trigeant has replaced the Jordanian-owned Shahin Group under part of a $71.8 million contract to supply refined oil products to Iraq for the Defense Energy Support Center. The Shahin Group was terminated for cause because it was unable to deliver the amount of [...] |
2004-04-13 14:56:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ETRD MOPS |
| 04AMMAN2789 |
DEMARCHE ON BERLIN ANTI-SEMITISM CONFERENCE: JORDAN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-13 15:24:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SOCI JO OSCE |
| 04AMMAN2790 |
JORDAN'S DPM ON IPR ISSUES, PRE-INSPECTION [...] (C) Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade, when confronted with the first known U.S. exporter casualty of Jordan's pre-inspection program, promised to look into the case and said that the government is trying to work out a formula for freezing inspections of U.S. [...] |
2004-04-14 05:15:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR JO |
| 04AMMAN2791 |
JORDAN'S EXPORTS TO IRAQ SURGE DESPITE ANTI-JORDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although Jordan's exports to Iraq surged by 47% over the first two months of this year, a top Jordanian Trade Ministry official reported that Jordan still faces an anti-Jordan bias in some quarters in Iraq. He recently met with a visiting Iraqi trade official who had promised [...] |
2004-04-14 05:17:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD IZ JO PREL |
| 04AMMAN2802 |
MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-14 09:15:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 04AMMAN2873 |
U.S.-IAEA ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-15 14:13:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | TRGY KNNP JO IAEA |
| 04AMMAN2874 |
REVISED LIBYA ARMS EXPORT POLICY: JORDAN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-15 14:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KSTC OPDC PARM PGOV PREL HR LY JO |
| 04AMMAN2875 |
DEMARCHE ON PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE: [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-15 14:21:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM JO |
| 04AMMAN2881 |
MUASHER SEEKS CLARIFICATION ON POINTS FROM [...] (S) Foreign Minister Muasher told the Charge April 15 that the President's April 14 statement with Israeli PM Sharon on the Gaza disengagement plan in essence closes off negotiations on return of refugees, kills the Arab peace initiative, attempts to change the status of the West Bank and Ga [...] |
2004-04-15 18:54:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL KPAL IS US JO |
| 04AMMAN2882 |
JORDANIANS WORRY CONCESSIONS TO ISRAEL PAVE WAY [...] (C) Jordanian commentators and contacts almost uniformly criticized President Bush's remarks on April 14 endorsing Israel's plan to withdraw from Gaza, seeing his statements about Palestinians' right of return and Israeli settlements as an inappropriate attempt to prejudge final status issues [...] |
2004-04-15 18:54:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF ASEC KPAL IS JO |
| 04AMMAN291 |
Support to Coalition Provisional Authority [...] Summary: In October 2003, Embassy Amman created its Iraq Support Unit to coordinate Iraq-related activities in Jordan and assist travel of official visitors through Amman to and from Iraq. To facilitate such travel, guidelines are repeated below for U.S. civilian and military personnel trave [...] |
2004-01-13 13:57:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA MOPS IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN2957 |
JORDANIANS REACT TO RANTISSI KILLING [...] (C) King Abdullah and the GOJ strongly condemned the Israeli killing of Hamas leader Abdel Aziz Rantissi, stating that the move would only lead to more violence and anger in the region. A spontaneous demonstration erupted at the Baqaa refugee camp shortly after news of the killing broke, but [...] |
2004-04-18 14:17:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KPAL PREL PGOV PTER JO |
| 04AMMAN2982 |
MEDIA REACTION ON ISRAEL'S ASSASSINATION OF [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-19 11:51:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 04AMMAN3026 |
MEDIA REACTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-20 10:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 04AMMAN3027 |
IRAQI ASSETS: RECOVERING ASSETS OF SADDAM HUSSEIN [...] (C) POLCOUNS DELIVERED THE POINTS RELAYED IN REFTEL TO ALI Al-AYED, THE DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN MINISTER MARWAN MU | ||||