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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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08TELAVIV2499 WATER PROJECT FINANCING WORKSHOP PRESSES FOR ALTERNATIVES
[...] (SBU) On November 5-6, the Milken Institute hosted a Financial Innovation Lab in Jerusalem to promote the idea of using public sector bond-issuing mechanisms for financing water, wastewater, and environmental remediation projects in the region. 60 Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian officials, [...]
2008-11-05 09:42:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID PREL KPAL KWBG JO IS
08TELAVIV250ISRAELI COMPLIANCE WITH THE BERLIN DECLARATION ON
[...] (SBU) Summary. In response to Department inquiry (ref A),Israel appears to implement a model DOTS program, and observes Berlin Declaration commitments fully. The Ministry of Health (MOH) continues t assess Israel's successful National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTP). Israel is a signatory o [...]
2008-01-31 14:38:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SENV WHO IS EG JO
08TELAVIV2632JORDANIAN AMBASSADOR PROMOTES ARAB LEAGUE
[...] (C) Jordanian Ambassador Ali Al-Ayed told the Ambassador November 19 that in response to the growing expression of interest by some Israeli leaders -- including President Peres and Defense Minister Barak -- in the 2002 Beirut Arab Summit peace initiative, he has undertaken to publicize the in [...]
2008-11-25 16:18:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL KWBG JO IS
08TELAVIV2721UPDATE ON ISRAELI-JORDANIAN TALKS ON MUGHRABI GATE
[...] (C) Poloff spoke with MFA Jordan Desk Director Tuvia Israeli December 5 to get an update on MFA DG Abramovich's dialogue with Jordanian Ambassador to Israel Al-Ayed over resolving the dispute between Israel and Jordan over the Mughrabi Gate. Israeli said there have been no new developments si [...]
2008-12-05 12:16:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL JO IS
08TELAVIV467PRESIDENT PERES PROPOSES AGREEMENTS ON WEST BANK
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. At the latter's request, the Ambassador called on President Shimon Peres the evening of February 27. Peres said he wanted to ensure that President Bush's May visit produce positive results. Noting that he did not think a political agreement with the Palestinians wo [...]
2008-02-28 16:56:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KWBG TU JO JA GE IS
08TELAVIV854NETANYAHU MEETS MCCAIN, DESCRIBES OWN "SEAMLINE
[...] (C) On March 19, Likud Party (Opposition) Chairman Binyamin Netanyahu met with U.S. Senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman and Lindsey Graham to discuss some of the lessons learned in the Lebanon and Gaza withdrawals and the challenges that would be involved in the creation of a Palestinian st [...]
2008-04-14 12:33:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IS OVIP ECON JO PTER
08TELAVIV900GENERAL JONES' MEETING WITH SHIMON PERES
[...] (C) Summary. Special Envoy for Middle East Regional Security (SEMERS) General James Jones met with President Shimon Peres April 13. General Jones briefed Peres on his mission, including the Jenin project that is being coordinated with Tony Blair. Peres said he was skeptical that a politica [...]
2008-04-18 07:20:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON KPAL IS JO TU GE JA
08TELAVIV918ISRAEL'S WATER POLICY OPTIONS DEBATED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-22 14:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAGR IS PA JO
08TELAVIV941U.S.-ISRAEL JOINT COUNTERTERRORISM GROUP (JCG)
[...] (S) Summary: On February 26, the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) hosted the latest meeting of the U.S.-Israel JCG. State S/CT Coordinator Ambassador Dell Dailey led the interagency U.S. delegation. The two sides discussed the spread of Islamic extremism and changing regional threat [...]
2008-04-24 13:58:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER IS IR SY LE EG JO IZ
08THEHAGUE368NETHERLANDS/BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Emboffs conducted a site visit per reftel of Applied Research Laboratory Europe BV (ARLE) on April 18. Although a sole proprietorship, ARLE appears to be a bona fide intermediary. ARLE stores items in a safe drilled into the concrete floor of a garage which is connected to a ho [...]
2008-04-28 12:12:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC NL JO
08THEHAGUE562NETHERLANDS: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) Polmiloff delivered reftel points on India and Jordan joining the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism to MFA Director for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Henk Cor van der Kwast on June 30. Van der Kwast appreciated the information, but had no substantive comment. Galla [...]
2008-06-30 14:38:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP JO IN NL
08TOKYO1815DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-02 05:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP JO JA IN RS
08TOKYO1987ISRAELIS, PALESTINIANS, JORDANIANS MOVING FORWARD
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Japan, Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinians made further progress on Tokyo's "Corridor for Peace and Prosperity" (CPP) initiative at a ministerial meeting in Tokyo July 2. For the first time the parties were able to agree on the text of a joint press statement which indicated the [...]
2008-07-17 07:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KWBG KPAL IS JO JA
08TRIPOLI126WAHDA BANK PRIVATIZATION BID WON BY JORDAN-BASED ARAB BANK
[...] (SBU) In a move that adds momentum to Libya's promising banking reform efforts, the Libyan Central Bank announced that the Jordan-based Arab Bank won the tendering process to buy 19 percent of Libya's Wahda Bank. According to press reports, Arab Bank's winning bid of 210 million euros ($310 m [...]
2008-02-18 19:42:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PGOV JO LY
08TUNIS264COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO TUNISIA GRANTED FOR CODEL BOEHNER
[...] Embassy Tunis grants country clearance and warmly welcomes Senator John Boehner and accompanying members of CODEL Boehner to Tunisia from March 25-27, 2008. 2. Points of contact for the visit are Political Officer Trina Saha and Cultural Affairs Officer Ellen Bienstock. Contact information [...]
2008-03-14 07:04:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC TS JO
08TUNIS265COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO TUNISIA GRANTED FOR CODEL BOEHNER
[...] Embassy Tunis grants country clearance and warmly welcomes Senator John Boehner and accompanying members of CODEL Boehner to Tunisia from March 25-27, 2008. 2. Points of contact for the visit are Political Officer Trina Saha and Cultural Affairs Officer Ellen Bienstock. Contact information [...]
2008-03-14 07:04:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC TS JO
08USUNNEWYORK895UN GENERAL DEBATE: BURMA, LIBYA, AND OTHERS
[...] SUMMARY: During the morning UN General Assembly General Debate on September 29, Lao, Turkmenistan, Moldova, Liechtenstein, Singapore, Yemen, Jordan, Burma, Botswana, Chad, Congo (Brazzaville),Cote D'Ivoire, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Ecuador, and Denmark spoke. Speakers continued discussing the en [...]
2008-10-01 19:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PBTS UNGA LA TX MD LS SN YM JO
08VATICAN84VATICAN TO HOST MUSLIM SCHOLARS
[...] (U) The Holy See will host the first formal meeting of the Catholic-Muslim Forum November 4 to 6. The forum is the result of the dialogue appeal letter that 138 Muslim scholars sent to Pope Benedict XVI following his controversial September 2006 Regensburg address. That letter, entitled "A Co [...]
2008-11-03 16:44:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SA JO VT
08VATICAN87FIRST CATHOLIC-MUSLIM FORUM MEETING SUCCESFUL
[...] (C) Participants of the first substantial meeting of the Catholic-Muslim Forum held in Rome November 4 to 6 (ref. A) were satisfied with the event and their audience with the Pope. The Forum agreed to meet again in two years, possibly in a Muslim-majority country. The meeting's final declara [...]
2008-11-10 17:45:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SA JO VT
09ABUDHABI557UAE CONTRIBUTIONS TO YEMEN
[...] (C) Jordanian Ambassador Jemal Shamayleh told Ambassador that in addition to funding the transfer of Jordanian M113s to Yemen's army, the UAE is also funding the costs of the Jordanian Military training mission to Yemen. OLSON [...]
2009-06-03 06:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS AE YM JO
09ABUDHABI894UAE POSITION ON P5+1+GCC+3 MEETING AT UNGA ON IRAN NUCLEAR
[...] (C) On September 8, UAE Ambassador to U.S. Youssef al-Otaiba passed written points, prepared by the UAE MFA, covering UAE views on upcoming discussions on the Iranian nuclear issue.. The paper focused on planned discussions of the P5+1+GCC+3 (Jordan, Egypt, and Iraq) to be held on the margi [...]
2009-09-09 13:08:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL GCC UNGA KNNP IR JO EG IQ AE
09AMMAN1006CODEL MCCONNELL'S APRIL 9 MEETING WITH JORDAN'S
[...] (S) Summary: King Abdullah discussed with CODEL McConnell the peace process, Iran, and Syria, as well as Iraq and Qatar. The King stressed the importance of immediately pursuing a comprehensive peace settlement in the Middle East, emphasized that the Arab states could support the U.S. in con [...]
2009-05-03 05:14:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL IR IS IZ JO
09AMMAN1007CODEL MCCONNELL'S APRIL 9 MEETINGS WITH JORDANIAN
[...] (S) Summary: CODEL McConnell met April 9 with Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) Suhair Al-Ali jointly. Ali expressed her hope that the Senators would help Jordan obtain supplemental economic support. The Foreign Minister stressed th [...]
2009-05-03 05:15:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL IS JO
09AMMAN1022CHANGES AFOOT IN JORDAN'S PERSONAL STATUS LAW
[...] (C) Summary: The head of Jordan's Islamic courts is working on a package of amendments to the personal status law, which governs marriage, divorce, the status of women, and inheritance issues. The initial read on the amendments is that they would represent a step forward in the promotion of women's [...]
2009-05-04 10:15:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWMN KISL KDEM JO
09AMMAN1024JORDAN PLEASED WITH SPECIAL 301 RESULTS FOR 2009
[...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador and Econoffs delivered ref A points separately to Minister of Industry and Trade Amer Hadidi and Director General of the National Library Mamoun Talhouni, noting that Jordan would not be listed in the Special 301 report and urging continued engagement with the USG [...]
2009-05-04 10:59:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR JO
09AMMAN1027DISI WATER PROJECT CONTINUES TO ENCOUNTER POTENTIAL
[...] (SBU) The Disi water conveyance, one of Jordan's largest infrastructure projects with a $800 million budget, proposes to convey 100 million cubic meters (MCM) per year from the Disi fossil aquifer on the Jordanian-Saudi Arabia border to Amman. Recent test results indicate that Disi aquifer wa [...]
2009-05-04 11:02:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAGR PGOV PREL IS SA JO
09AMMAN1035SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL PELOSI TO AMMAN
[...] (SBU) Embassy Amman welcomes the May 7-8 visit to Jordan of CODEL Pelosi. Jordan is one of the United States' strongest partners in the Middle East. In line with the CODEL's request, we have received tentative agreement for an audience with King Abdullah. We expect that the topics of discussi [...]
2009-05-05 13:41:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN1053Exports to Iraq Increased 52 Percent in Early 2009, But
[...] (SBU) Jordan's Department of Statistics (DOS) announced exports to Iraq rose to JD 117.9 million (USD 166.5 million) for January-February 2009, up 52.1 percent from JD 77.5 million (USD 109.5 million) during the same period in 2008. This accounted for approximately 15 percent of all Jordanian [...]
2009-05-06 12:52:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EIND ELTN JO IZ
09AMMAN1054ASSOCIATIONS LAW AMENDMENTS INTRODUCED PUBLICLY,
[...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Minister of Social Development convened donors and international organizations on April 29 to discuss forward-looking amendments to a 2008 law that increased regulatory burdens and government oversight over civil society. She has been lobbying tribal conservatives and [...]
2009-05-07 05:57:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1055AMMAN'S RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-07 06:11:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT JO PINR
09AMMAN1070JORDAN'S TOURISM SECTOR LIKELY TO DECREASE IN 2009 TO 2007
[...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's tourism sector revenues grew 28% in 2008 to a record $2.97 billion from $2.31 billion in 2007. While officials had hoped for similar growth in 2009, the industry now expects that revenues may return to their 2007 levels due to the slowing worldwide economy. Business tr [...]
2009-05-11 04:13:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND EAID JO
09AMMAN1109VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP --
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-13 07:57:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL KV JO
09AMMAN1113KING ABDULLAH HAS MOMENT IN THE SUN, BUT WILL IT
[...] (C) Summary: Jordanian contacts saw King Abdullah's visit to Washington as a success, focusing on how it enhanced his standing among his Arab peers more than on the substantive outcome of his conversations with President Obama. Most thought the King returned from the United States newly empo [...]
2009-05-13 10:11:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL IS EG SA SY JO
09AMMAN1115Pope's Visit Brings "Twitter", Tight Security, and Hopes
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 11, the Pope concluded his four-day visit to Jordan, which took him to Christian and Islamic historical sites and included a mass attended by around 20,000 people. An increased security presence was seen throughout the city with a show of force from both the Jordanian Pol [...]
2009-05-13 12:21:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV KIRF JO VT
09AMMAN1116ATHENS RED-DEAD DONOR COMMITTEE MEETING
[...] (SBU) Summary. The second donor committee meeting of the Red Sea - Dead Sea Water Conveyance Study Program (RDS) led by the World Bank convened in Athens on May 4. The RDS, which started in May 2008, is studying the feasibility of rehabilitating the Dead Sea, generating hydropower, and constr [...]
2009-05-13 12:52:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PGOV PREL IS JO
09AMMAN1117KING ABRUPTLY ENDS DRIVE FOR DECENTRALIZATION
[...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah's long-standing drive for decentralization of government services came to an abrupt halt on May 3, when he announced that the plan to create three new regional authorities would be dropped in favor of a vague plan to empower existing provincial governors. Little w [...]
2009-05-13 13:16:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1118CODEL PELOSI DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, IRAN, REFORM
[...] (C) Summary: During their May 7-8 visit to Amman, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Representative Rush Holt (R-NJ) met with King Abdullah, Senate President Zaid Al-Refai, and Lower House Speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali. They heard optimism about the President's engagement on the Isra [...]
2009-05-13 13:26:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KDEM KWMN IR IS QT JO
09AMMAN112JORDAN: JANUARY 13 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA
[...] SUMMARY: Gaza news coverage by Jordanian media outlets on Tuesday described Israel's "methodical destruction" and the fierce battles between Palestinian militants and IDF units. Arab and international diplomatic efforts also received attention, specifically King Abdullah's consultations with [...]
2009-01-13 13:46:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN1121SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KERRY'S VISIT TO JORDAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-14 09:19:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN1125SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BAIRD'S VISIT TO JORDAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-14 13:37:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN1128DEPLOYMENT OF MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT TEAM TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post requests deployment of a military information support team (MIST) to plan, conduct and execute information programs coordinated through the Embassy Public Affairs Section. MIST programs will support goals of the Embassy's MSP. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) The MIST team will provi [...]
2009-05-14 15:18:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNMARR MASS PGOV PREL KPAO JO
09AMMAN1129SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BAIRD'S VISIT TO JORDAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman welcomes the May 15-18 visit to Jordan of CODEL Baird. In line with the CODEL's request, we have arranged a meeting with His Excellency Eng. Nasser Lozi, Chief of the Royal Hashemite Court, and advisor to King Abdullah II. Since your last visit in February, His Ma [...]
2009-05-14 15:20:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN1130SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KERRY'S VISIT TO JORDAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman welcomes the May 15-16 visit to Jordan of CODEL Kerry. In line with the CODEL's request, we have arranged an audience with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. Since your last visit in February, the King had a lengthy and domestically well-received vis [...]
2009-05-14 15:23:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN1176UNRWA WORKERS IN JORDAN STAGE ANOTHER STRIKE OVER
[...] (C) UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) employees in Jordan went on strike from May 12 to May 15 to demand pay increases to compensate for the decline in the value of UNRWA's pension funds. UNRWA Jordan's already tight operational budget will be trimmed further in the coming year and may forc [...]
2009-05-21 10:20:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF ELAB KPAL JO
09AMMAN1177 Jordan's QIZ Garment Factories Continue to Close or
[...] (U) Summary: Jordan's apparel sector has been hard hit by the recession in the U.S., where most of its exports are destined, and competition with Egypt (ref A). The Ministry of Industry and Trade has reported that Jordanian garment exports produced in the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs) pe [...]
2009-05-21 11:37:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON KTEX EAID JO
09AMMAN1179 Mediterranean Resources Apparel Industry (MRAI) in
[...] (SBU) Mediterranean Resources Apparel Industry (MRAI),an Emirati-owned garment factory in Ad-Dulayl Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ),is currently under liquidation after suffering significant financial losses. Since a strike in September 2008 (ref A),MRAI had been having financial difficul [...]
2009-05-21 11:38:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON ETRD EAID KTIP KTEX JO
09AMMAN1182MANY JORDANIANS REMAIN PESSIMISTIC ABOUT
[...] (C) Summary: Reaction from our contacts and the Jordanian press on Israeli PM Netanyahu's recent visit to Washington has been typically pessimistic. While President Obama's engagement on the issue is praised, many believe that Netanyahu is not committed to peace and can rely upon pro-Israel [...]
2009-05-21 13:12:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL IS IR JO
09AMMAN11882009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES IN JORDAN
[...] (U) In response to ref A, the Embassy is aware of two (2) outstanding claims of United States persons against the Government of Jordan (GOJ). 2. (U) The first claim was included in the 2007 and 2008 reports (refs B and C). This dispute is presumed to have ended with the Claimant's cessatio [...]
2009-05-26 07:19:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV JO
09AMMAN1191ARMS/SECURITY TEAMS ABOARD MERCHANT VESSELS DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) EconOff and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Attaches delivered ref A demarche to Al-Moutasem K. Alsaket, Director General of the Jordan Maritime Authority (JMA),and several members of his staff in Aqaba on May 18. This meeting also served as the introductory courtesy call by DHS [...]
2009-05-26 07:25:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT ASEC MARR PARM PREL PHSA KHLS JO
09AMMAN1202JORDANIAN TRIBAL GOVERNANCE 101, PART 1: LOYALTY,
[...] (C) Summary: This cable is the first of a three part series on internal governance in Jordan's tribal system. Jordan's social contract is based on tribes pledging loyalty to the King in exchange for access to the resources of the state. The tribes exercise influence through both national po [...]
2009-05-27 06:30:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI KPAL KDEM JO
09AMMAN1203JORDANIAN TRIBAL GOVERNANCE 101, PART 2: SHEIKHS
[...] Summary: This cable is the second of a three part series on internal governance in Jordan's tribal system. Sheikhs are the backbone of the tribal community, acting as informal mediators, employment agencies, moral guides, and the state's eyes and ears in the community. Sheikhs rise to leade [...]
2009-05-27 06:33:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI KDEM KPAL JO
09AMMAN1204JORDANIAN TRIBAL GOVERNANCE 101, PART 3: TRIBAL
[...] (C) Summary: This cable is the third of a three part series on internal governance structures in Jordan's tribal system. Tribal law acts as an alternative to Jordan's formal legal system. It deals with cases that range from social mediation to first-degree murder. Sheikhs work closely with [...]
2009-05-27 06:36:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1219ISRAELI EMBASSY IN JORDAN QUESTIONS JORDAN,S WATER
[...] (C/NF) Jordan and Israel, which both suffer from water shortages, have enjoyed a healthy collaboration on this critical issue. The 1994 peace treaty stipulated water exchange provisions between the two countries and as recently as the summer 2008 drought, Israel loaned Jordan extra water (ref [...]
2009-05-28 07:45:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSENV EAGR EAID PGOV PREL JO IS
09AMMAN1232AIR ASSETS FOR PAKISTAN: JORDAN HAS NO MI-17
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-01 09:08:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SMIG PARM PK JO
09AMMAN1236KNESSET RESOLUTION ON "JORDAN OPTION" GENERATES
[...] (C) Jordanian officials, media, and politicians continue to denounce a resolution currently pending in the Israeli Knesset that would recognize Jordan as the Palestinian state. FM Nasser Judeh convoked the Israeli Ambassador on May 26 to deliver a "harshly worded" message designed for public [...]
2009-06-01 12:42:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IS JO
09AMMAN1246Child Abuse Fatalities Spark Outrage and Prompt Royal Push
[...] (U) The recent deaths of two Jordanian children due to child abuse has sparked a media firestorm regarding domestic violence and generated widespread community outrage, including strong public statements from the King and Queen. Queen Rania expressed concern that Jordan has "failed" to adequat [...]
2009-06-03 07:12:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV KIRF JO
09AMMAN125JORDAN: JANUARY 14 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA
[...] SUMMARY: Clashes between Hamas fighters and IDF units competed for attention with King Abdullah's statements in Wednesday's newspapers published in Jordan. The King reiterated again the urgency of enforcing UNSCR 1860 on Israel and subsequently reaching a two-state solution. Demonstrators nu [...]
2009-01-14 11:46:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN1260 FRAUD SUMMARY - JORDAN
[...] (U) Jordan is a developing country with a per capita income of $5,000 and a population of nearly 6.3 million. Almost one third of the population lives in the capital city of Amman and about thirty percent of Jordanians are younger than 14. The service sector comprises over 77 percent of the e [...]
2009-06-04 12:18:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC JO
09AMMAN1261JORDAN: MOSTLY POSITIVE REACTION TO PRESIDENT
[...] (U) Post held a viewing of President Obama's speech for approximately thirty students, academia, and civil society at the American Language Center. The speech was followed by a discussion. During the speech, the audience showed very little reaction, except when the Koran was quoted, which was [...]
2009-06-04 14:44:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKWBG PGOV PREL IS JO
09AMMAN1263JORDAN: GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS REACT TO PRESIDENT'S
[...] (C) Summary: Jordanian government officials and members of parliament lauded the tone and content of the President's speech during a lunchtime viewing and discussion at the DCM's residence. Contacts were laudatory of the speech's frankness and sense of balance. While noting the speech's bro [...]
2009-06-04 14:48:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM KWBG IS JO
09AMMAN1264JORDAN: JOURNALISTS BOTH PRAISE AND CRITIQUE CAIRO
[...] (SBU) Ten of Jordan's leading journalists joined the Ambassador for a luncheon to view and discuss the President's speech in Cairo. All responded favorably to the overall substance and tone of the speech. This group also focused in great detail on the language used to deny the legitimacy of [...]
2009-06-04 15:15:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO JO
09AMMAN1265DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-04 15:18:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KPAL PGOV PREL WBG EU IS JO
09AMMAN1266DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-04 15:20:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA JO
09AMMAN1267JORDAN: CODEL ACKERMAN FOCUSED ON REGIONAL
[...] (C) On May 27-28, Representative Gary Ackerman, D-NY, Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee, D-TX, Representative Keith Ellison, D-MN, and Subcommittee Staff Director Howard Diamond visited Jorda [...]
2009-06-04 15:57:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KDEM KWMN IR IS QT JO
09AMMAN1278JORDAN: SCENESETTER FOR SE MITCHELL'S JUNE 11 VISIT
[...] (S) Your visit to the region will be viewed by Jordanians as the first follow-up to the President's speech in Cairo. Despite widespread admiration and praise for the speech, Jordanians at all levels of society believe concrete actions must follow in the next few months before optimism about the [...]
2009-06-07 15:27:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN128JORDAN HASHEMITE CHARITY ORGANIZATION HEAD
[...] (SBU) The Jordan Hashemite Charitable Organization (JHCO),which has become the semi-official conduit from Jordan to Gaza, is now sending 15 truckloads five days a week containing a variety of aid. The organization's spokesman offered a brief history of the JHCO's role in past humanitarian e [...]
2009-01-14 14:10:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PHUM KWBG IS JO
09AMMAN1287JORDAN: PRESIDENT'S SPEECH PROMPTS CALLS FOR
[...] (C) Summary: In the wake of the President's Cairo speech, Jordanian contacts continue to focus primarily on language pertaining to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The President's citation of Islamic scriptures and respect for Islam's cultural contribution throughout history was seen as a [...]
2009-06-08 10:30:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL KWBG JO
09AMMAN129GAZA PROTESTS CONTINUE IN JORDAN, CALLS FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Protests over events in Gaza continue, with the Israeli and Egyptian Embassies as the primary target of demonstrators. Calls for a boycott of Israeli and American goods are mounting, but there is little evidence that they will have any real impact. The call for a vote of no-co [...]
2009-01-14 14:36:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON KWBG KPAL KDEM IS EG VE JO
09AMMAN1313LOWER HOUSE SPEAKER LAUNCHES NATIONAL TREND PARTY
[...] (C) Summary: Lower House Speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali officially launched the pro-establishment National Trend Party on May 30. While many in Jordan support the idea of a party to counterbalance the influence of Islamists, deep skepticism remains about Majali's ability to effectively lead th [...]
2009-06-11 09:24:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL JO
09AMMAN1318JORDAN: TEN HONOR KILLINGS TO DATE IN 2009;
[...] (S) Summary: Recent honor killings continue to spark efforts to end the practice and adequately prosecute perpetrators. Outraged by the recent killings, the King has stated he will push for legislative changes to strengthen judicial sentencing. A new book on honor crimes raises awareness on [...]
2009-06-11 14:00:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV PREL KWMN SOCI JO
09AMMAN1319DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JORDAN SUPPORTS INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-14 08:12:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA JO
09AMMAN1337DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN JORDAN ON UNSC 1718
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-14 11:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC PREL PARM KNNP KN JO
09AMMAN1339PARLIAMENT'S EXTRAORDINARY SESSION: A PREVIEW
[...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah called for an extraordinary session of parliament to start on June 11. The extraordinary session will deal with a crowded slate of political and economic measures, including a revised tax law, amendments to the penal code, amendments to the controversial law on as [...]
2009-06-15 06:31:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KDEM ELAB JO
09AMMAN134JORDAN 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO
[...] In the nearly ten years since King Abdullah succeeded to the throne, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward-oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertak [...]
2009-01-15 06:50:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR JO
09AMMAN1340PRINCE HUSSEIN INFORMALLY BEGINS OFFICIAL ROLE AS
[...] (S/NF) Summary: King Abdullah marked ten years as Jordan's monarch on June 9 with a parade through Amman which culminated at the city's main soccer stadium. The Minister of Education, who was responsible for organizing the spectacle, resigned on June 11 in what some are calling a reaction t [...]
2009-06-15 06:50:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1349JORDAN: IRANIAN ELECTION RESULTS VIEWED AS
[...] (C) Summary: Jordanian contacts believe the large electoral gap between President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad and Mir Hossein Moussavi may be a legitimate reflection of Iranian popular sentiment. Many blamed Moussavi's loss on his alleged connections to corrupt previous officials and a poor elector [...]
2009-06-15 13:45:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR JO
09AMMAN1354JORDANIANS URGE ACTING A/S FELTMAN TO BE CLEAR
[...] (C) On June 14, Acting A/S Feltman visited Amman to discuss regional issues with Chief of the Royal Court (CORC) Nasser Lozi and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. The Jordanians said that they were pleased with the election results in Lebanon and believe that the opposition will relinquish claim [...]
2009-06-16 09:01:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL IS SY JO
09AMMAN1356JORDAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION REJECTS PROPOSED
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Econoffs delivered ref A points on June 8 to Chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) Khaled Toukan and JAEC Commissioner Kamal Araj, reiterating that the U.S. hopes to conclude a 123 Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation Agreement with Jordan in the near future and urgi [...]
2009-06-17 10:28:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNENRG KNNP PREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN136FINANCIAL CRISIS HITS JORDAN IN SPITE OF DOMESTIC FISCAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although Jordan's conservative banking and mortgage practices have partially protected the country from the international financial crisis, Jordan's economy is still suffering from a credit crunch; falling real estate prices and cancelled development projects; a general business [...]
2009-01-15 10:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV EAID KTEX JO
09AMMAN1364JORDAN INCHES TOWARDS RECOGNIZING KOSOVO
[...] (C) The Ambassador again urged Jordan to recognize Kosovo during meetings with PM Nader Dahabi, FM Nasser Judeh, and Royal Court Chief Nasser Al-Lozi in recent conversations. All three reiterated the point that recognition was "only a matter of time" and hinted that it would likely occur in J [...]
2009-06-18 05:25:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KV ID TT JO
09AMMAN137DELAYED END OF RENT CONTROL HIGHLIGHTS HOUSING CHALLENGES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The government is currently drafting amendments to the Tenants and Landlord Law which was set to end Jordan's de facto rent control as of December 31, 2010, by cancelling and requiring the renegotiation of all rental contracts. The amendments, which are backed by the King and PM [...]
2009-01-15 10:43:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV SOCI JO
09AMMAN1378Jordan's Trade Deficit Has Decreased 35 Percent in 2009
[...] (U) Summary: After hitting a historic high in 2008, Jordan's trade deficit narrowed by 35 percent to $2.048 billion between January and April 2009, compared to $3.15 billion during the same period in 2008. This is largely due to a significant drop in the price of fuel, which led to a 60.6% d [...]
2009-06-18 12:21:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO
09AMMAN1379JORDAN: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) POL Off delivered reftel demarche on June 16 to Samer Naber, Deputy Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),emphasizing U.S. opposition to the formation of an international tribunal to prosecute suspected pirates and soliciting the Jordanian view on the subject. Although [...]
2009-06-18 12:51:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL JO
09AMMAN1391JORDAN: DELEGATION FOR GINCT PLENARY AND RESPONSE
[...] (C) POLOff delivered reftel demarches on June 16 to Samer Naber, Deputy Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). 2. (C) Per reftel B, Ambassador Mousa Breisat, head of the International Organizations section at the MFA, led the Jordanian delegation to the 2009 Plenary Me [...]
2009-06-21 13:20:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PTER KGIC JO
09AMMAN1393JORDAN'S PARLIAMENT REJECTS MINOR TAX MEASURE IN A
[...] (C) Summary: Jordan's parliament rejected a minor tax-related measure on June 17 in an assertion of independence from the cabinet and Lower House Speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali, who had listed the measure as a key priority. Majali's rivals led the charge in an effort to embarrass him and demon [...]
2009-06-22 07:34:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KDEM JO
09AMMAN1394JORDAN BRIEFS ISRAEL ON NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANS
[...] (C) Summary: After consistent prodding from Post since 2007 for the Government of Jordan (GOJ) to engage the Israelis on its nuclear energy plans, Jordanian officials briefed an Israeli delegation on June 11 about the development of Jordan's nuclear energy program (reftels). According to Is [...]
2009-06-22 08:12:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP PREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN1397JORDAN: PENAL CODE AMENDMENTS FEATURE LIMITATIONS
[...] (SBU) A package of over 100 amendments to Jordan's penal code will be discussed in parliament's extraordinary session that began on June 11 (Ref A). The Ministry of Justice has led a lengthy inter-ministerial consultative and drafting process over the past year that resulted in proposed compr [...]
2009-06-22 12:22:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KISL KJUS JO
09AMMAN1402JORDAN: TRYING TO SET A POSITIVE TONE AT THE ARAB
[...] (C) PolChief shared reftel points with Ambassador Bisher Al-Khasawneh, Director of Foreign Minister Judeh's private office. Khasawneh confirmed that FM Judeh had been instrumental in postponing the date of the Arab League (AL) ministerial by one week. "We knew that Netanyahu would be giving [...]
2009-06-24 02:45:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL JO
09AMMAN1404JORDAN: CITIZENS CONTINUE TO LACK CONFIDENCE IN
[...] (C) Summary: Public confidence in parliament remains very low according to several polls released recently. Two polls showed that less than 13 percent of Jordanians were satisfied with the performance of the current lower house of parliament and 81 percent could not name a single parliamentary [...]
2009-06-24 02:45:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL JO
09AMMAN1408FY 2009 Julia Taft Refugee Fund Proposal for Jordan
[...] Summary: The Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Jordan has requested Taft Fund assistance to purchase medication and equipment. The grant would support the operations of an existing health care clinic in Amman, which serves Iraqi refugees and Jordanians in need. The Church has been [...]
2009-06-24 10:12:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID IZ JO SY LE
09AMMAN1412JORDANIAN MEDIA ENDS RETALIATORY BOYCOTT OF
[...] (C) Summary: Newspapers ended a short-lived boycott of parliamentary sessions but maintained their criticism of the legislature in the wake of the lower house's rejection of a bill which would have lifted a tax on media revenues (Ref B). The government has forwarded the bill to the royally [...]
2009-06-25 05:49:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1414JORDAN: AFGHAN ELECTION DEMARCHE PASSED
[...] (C) On June 24, the Ambassador met with Nasser Lozi, Chief of the Royal Court to share a copy of the President's statement about the start of the Afghan election campaign season. Lozi agreed that a level playing field for all candidates was important and that impartiality on behalf of the int [...]
2009-06-25 09:56:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF JO
09AMMAN1418 JORDAN TO LIFT TRADE BAN ON PORK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-25 10:04:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD ECON JO
09AMMAN1419 JORDAN SUPPORTS GLOBAL ACTION ON FOOD SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-25 10:04:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL JO
09AMMAN1423ANXIETY OVER PEACE PROSPECTS PROMPTS ONLINE
[...] (C) Summary: An online column that criticized Palestinians in Jordan for failing to protest an Israeli proposal to turn Jordan into an alternative Palestinian homeland continues to reverberate locally. A June 10 column in Ammonnews touched a nerve in the country where Palestinians are the m [...]
2009-06-25 13:02:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KPAL PREF JO
09AMMAN1424JORDAN: LABOR LAW AMENDMENTS NOT INCLUDED ON
[...] (C) Summary: Amendments to Jordan's labor law to give foreign workers the ability to more freely join unions and bring the law in line with international standards were unexpectedly left off of parliament's extraordinary session agenda. The cabinet had already approved the amendment package a [...]
2009-06-25 13:02:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV ELAB KTIP JO
09AMMAN1425JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SCHIFF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman welcomes the June 27-30 visit to Jordan of Codel Schiff. The Codel's visit comes at a time of heightened expectations of Middle East peace. The President's Cairo speech and PM Netanyahu's response are foremost on the minds of your interlocutors. Domestically, [...]
2009-06-25 15:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN1426JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SCHIFF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman welcomes the June 27-30 visit to Jordan of Codel Schiff. The Codel's visit comes at a time of heightened expectations of Middle East peace. The President's Cairo speech and PM Netanyahu's response are foremost on the minds of your interlocutors. Domestically, [...]
2009-06-25 15:52:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN1428 JORDAN WELCOMES U.S. MEMBERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE
[...] (U) EconCouns delivered ref A demarche on possible U.S. membership in the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Director for Renewable Energy Engineer Eng. Ziad Jibril on June 24 and to Minister of Environment Khaled Irani on June 25. ESTH [...]
2009-06-28 03:38:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENG KGHG AORC PREL JO
09AMMAN1449UNHCR-JORDAN: IRAQI REFUGEES WILL ONLY RETURN HOME
[...] (C) Summary: Reftel recently established voluntary repatriation as the goal of U.S. assistance policy for Iraqi refugees and asked post to approach government and IO officials to present the policy. In response to the action request, the Ambassador met with UNHCR Country Representative Imr [...]
2009-06-30 08:54:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF EAID PHUM IX JO
09AMMAN145JORDAN: JANUARY 15 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA
[...] SUMMARY: Beneath sorrowful images from Gaza, banner headlines in today's Jordan-based newspapers focused on the apparent disagreement among Arab League member states. King Abdullah's meeting with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon topped local coverage. Public protests were few as the Islamist [...]
2009-01-15 13:41:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN146DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JORDAN STRESSES THAT ARAB
[...] (SBU) EconCouns reviewed reftel on the Arab Economic Summit in Kuwait with Finance Minister Dr. Hamed Kasasbeh on January 15. Kasasbeh, who was in Kuwait, welcomed U.S. views on economic integration and the global financial crisis and reported that central bank governors had discussed these [...]
2009-01-15 14:28:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID ETRD KPAL PREL AL JO
09AMMAN147JORDAN GAZA ROUNDUP, JANUARY 15
[...] (C) Summary: Marches and protests continue across Jordan, with further demonstrations planned for after Friday prayers on January 16. Islamists announced that they are pondering a "million man march" to the Israeli border and a separate event to burn American and Israeli goods. Following t [...]
2009-01-15 14:52:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON KWBG KPAL KISL IS JO
09AMMAN1472GOJ SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR JORDAN-ONLY RED SEA
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Despite the ongoing multilateral World Bank led Red Sea - Dead Sea Feasibility study (RDS),on May 17 Jordan announced a unilateral $10 billion Jordan Red Sea Development Project (JRSP). The GOJ sees a Red Sea - Dead Sea conveyance mechanism as the best way forward to solve its [...]
2009-07-01 04:28:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSENV EAGR EAID ENRG PGOV PREL KNNP JO IS
09AMMAN1480CONFERENCE ADDRESSES NUCLEAR ENERGY AND NON-PROLIFERATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nuclear energy and non-proliferation experts discussed security challenges in the Middle East during the conference "Nuclear Proliferation and Nuclear Energy Security, Political and Economic Implications" held in Amman from June 22-24. Participants welcomed the call by President [...]
2009-07-01 11:05:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON TRGY KNNP PARM JO XF
09AMMAN1483JORDAN'S KING, FM DISCUSS MIDEAST PEACE AND IRAN
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iran dominated Codel Schiff's discussions with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh during a June 27-30 visit to Jordan. The King and FM detailed confidence building measures Arab states would offer in the run-up to final statu [...]
2009-07-02 05:55:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KWBG IS IR SA SY JO
09AMMAN1489JORDAN STILL OBJECTING TO PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE
[...] (C) Summary: The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) briefed a U.S. congressional staffdel on June 29 on the development of Jordan's nuclear energy program. In response to a question about what was impeding a 123 agreement with the U.S., JAEC Chairman Khaled Toukan gave many of the same [...]
2009-07-02 08:38:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP PGOV JO
09AMMAN1493Jordan Promises to Implement Regulations to Ease Entry and
[...] (SBU) The Iraqi-Jordanian Technical Trade and Investment Committee announced on June 22 that the GOJ would apply "softer entry and residency procedures" for Iraqi businessmen and investors. The announcement followed a February 2009 decision by the Government of Jordan (GOJ) to issue more leni [...]
2009-07-02 11:34:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON ETRD PGOV JO IZ
09AMMAN15GAZA GROUND INVASION FANS JORDANIAN PUBLIC ANGER
[...] (C) Summary: In the face of rising public Jordanian anger over events in Gaza, PM Nader Al-Dahabi addressed Parliament January 4 to say that the government reserves the right to evaluate all of its relations with any side, particularly Israel. Thousands of Jordanians protested over the week [...]
2009-01-04 15:27:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKPAL PHUM PREL JO
09AMMAN1507JORDAN'S KING ABDULLAH NAMES HIS TEENAGE SON
[...] (S/NF) Summary: King Abdullah designated his eldest son Hussein as Crown Prince on July 2. Most saw the move as inevitable, as the throne was already set to pass to Hussein according to the line of succession laid out in Jordan's constitution. Our contacts had no strong opinions about the [...]
2009-07-06 12:40:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1509JORDANIAN LEADERS REVEAL DIVISIONS ON HONOR CRIMES
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The issue of honor crimes was a central theme in the parallel visits of Codel Schiff and a Nodel of Congressional staffers sponsored by the MFA in late June. King Abdullah noted his deep concern with the issue, but blamed poor leadership in the judiciary for lack of action. F [...]
2009-07-06 13:00:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPHUM PGOV KWMN KJUS SOCI JO
09AMMAN1512DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ITSO EXTRAORDINARY ASSEMBLY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-07 04:08:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS AORC ECON EFIN INTELSAT KTIA TSPA JO
09AMMAN1518 JORDAN: SPECIAL BBG TRAINING FOCUSES ON BROADCASTING
[...] (U) The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Office of International Media Training arranged for a one-week workshop June 14-18 on Basic Broadcasting Reporting Skills at the offices of Jordan Radio and Television (JRTV). The training was provided under a ten-year technical support and mainten [...]
2009-07-07 06:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJO KPAO OIIP PREL
09AMMAN1519JORDAN: SWEDISH AMBASSADOR OUTLINES LOCAL PLANS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Swedish ambassador to Jordan outlined her mission's plans to support national objectives for the EU Presidency, which began on July 1. Internationally, Sweden plans to take a leadership role in the preparations for the December 2009 UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhage [...]
2009-07-07 07:52:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPHUM SENV EUN ECON KWMN SW JO
09AMMAN1520JORDANIAN INTERIOR MINISTER RE-OPENS DEBATE OVER
[...] (C) Summary: Jordanian Interior Minister Nayef Al-Qadi disputed in a June 24 interview recent critical speeches by former ministers that the citizenship status of Palestinian-origin Jordanians was under review. Nevertheless, in recent years, the security services have reportedly engaged in a [...]
2009-07-07 11:38:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN1521PALESTINIAN NATIONAL COUNCIL SPEAKER DETAILS FATAH
[...] (C) Summary: Palestinian National Council (PNC) Speaker Salim Zanoun, whose main office is in Jordan, told Poloff on July 6 that preparations for the upcoming Fatah 6th Congress on August 4 were moving forward. Palestinian and Israeli leaders are coordinating access for members living abroad [...]
2009-07-07 11:43:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG IS JO
09AMMAN1523JORDAN: INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS WEIGH IN ON
[...] (C) In courtesy calls to three chief editors, Acting Information Officer asked whether freedom of expression had increased or decreased over the past year in Jordan. All three editors separately acknowledged that journalists routinely practice self-censorship on sensitive topics, including t [...]
2009-07-07 12:32:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1528JORDAN FORMALLY RECOGNIZES KOSOVO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-08 10:47:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KV JO
09AMMAN1529JORDAN: POET'S PRISON SENTENCE FOR "SLANDERING
[...] (C) Summary: Jordanian poet Islam Samhan was sentenced on June 22 to one year in prison and fined 14,000 USD for using Koranic verses in his published book of poetry. He was charged with "slandering Islam" and "insulting religious sentiment," although he says many of the prosecution's witness [...]
2009-07-08 10:50:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF KDEM KJUS JO
09AMMAN1549EMBASSY AMMAN ASSESSMENT OF TEMPORARY LOAN REQUEST
[...] (S) This cable provides information requested by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) related to the temporary loan of NVDs to deploying Jordanian forces. The Government of Jordan has requested authorization to receive 388 sets of AN/PVS-7B Night Vision Devices (NVDs) from Central C [...]
2009-07-09 12:26:00Embassy AmmanSECRETMCAP MASS PREL JO
09AMMAN1550EMBASSY AMMAN ASSESSMENT OF FMS REQUEST FOR NIGHT
[...] (SBU) This cable provides additional information requested by Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) related to the FMS sale of NVDs to Jordan. The Government of Jordan has requested authorization to purchase several types of Night Vision Devices (NVDs) through Foreign Military Financing. [...]
2009-07-09 12:27:00Embassy AmmanSECRETMCAP MASS PREL JO
09AMMAN1558HONOR CRIMES IN JORDAN: THE TRIBAL PERSPECTIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Tribal leaders have a unique perspective on the issue of honor crimes in Jordan. In their role as mediators of community disputes and exemplars of morality, sheikhs frequently prevent domestic squabbles from escalating into honor crimes. The tribal leaders we talked to criti [...]
2009-07-09 13:38:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN SOCI JO
09AMMAN1561JORDAN WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-09 14:16:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA JO
09AMMAN1570JORDAN CREATES TASK FORCE TO FIND COMMON GROUND
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has created a high-level, interagency Task Force to consider USG-proposed changes on the bilateral 123 Nuclear Energy Cooperation Agreement (NCA). This development appears to be the result of the Ambassador going over Toukan's head and speaking [...]
2009-07-13 11:48:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNENRG KNNP ECON PGOV PREL JO
09AMMAN1576JORDAN'S LOWER HOUSE APPROVES ASSOCIATIONS LAW
[...] (SBU) Jordan's Lower House of parliament approved amendments to the controversial Law on Associations on July 12. MPs voted to retain the requirement that foreign-origin funding for NGOs operating in Jordan be approved by the full cabinet, rejecting a government proposal which would have de [...]
2009-07-13 16:18:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KIRF JO
09AMMAN1579Jordanian-Iraqi Technical Committee Discusses Ways to
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Jordanian-Iraqi Joint Technical Committee met on June 22 to discuss efforts to advance bilateral trade and economic ties. Jordanian officials viewed the meeting as important for building upon growing bilateral trade levels, as evidenced by Iraq receiving 20 percent of Jord [...]
2009-07-14 09:35:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL PGOV JO IZ
09AMMAN1581Jordanian Government Puts a Six Billion Dollar Railway
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Jordanian Ministry of Transport (MOT) announced that a USD 6 billion national railway project had been placed on hold due to a lack of funding and interested bidders. Despite the hold on the national railway network, MOT officials stated that the Government of Jordan (GOJ) [...]
2009-07-14 10:11:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN ETRD ECON EINV PGOV JO
09AMMAN1589JORDAN: STATE SECURITY COURT ISSUES DEATH SENTENCE
[...] (SBU) On July 14, the Jordanian press reported that Muammar Ahmad Yusuf Al-Jaghbir had been sentenced to death by hanging for his role in the 2002 murder of Laurence Foley, a USAID employee at Embassy Amman. This ruling represents the third legal decision that has been issued in this case. [...]
2009-07-15 06:23:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PHUM ASEC JO
09AMMAN1611Arab Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
[...] The Arab Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (ANECE) was established during a regional meeting held June 18-19 in Jordan. Funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State Department's Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI),ANECE aims to increase the [...]
2009-07-19 04:54:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PREL ECON AORC KMPI XF JO
09AMMAN1618JORDAN: TWO NEW HONOR CRIME KILLINGS
[...] (U) On July 9, two Jordanian women were killed at the hands of their brothers "in defense of family honor." In the first case, the woman had previously been placed in protective custody by Jordanian authorities. She was then released into the custody of her brother in East Amman after he pro [...]
2009-07-20 05:14:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KWMN KJUS EAID JO
09AMMAN1619JORDAN'S GOVERNMENT ON TRANSIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-20 09:07:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL KWBG JO IS PTER
09AMMAN1620JORDAN'S SENATE APPROVES ASSOCIATIONS LAW
[...] (U) Jordan's royally appointed Senate approved the amendments to the controversial Law on Associations on July 19. The amendments came from the lower house, which last week changed them in order to require cabinet approval of foreign funding for civil society organizations (reftel). Upon th [...]
2009-07-20 09:14:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1633Jordan Increases Fuel Prices
[...] (SBU) The Government of Jordan (GOJ) on July 16 announced new fuel price increases, effective July 17. Prices were raised between 1.6% and 10.2% compared to mid-June prices. Since August 2008, the GOJ has implemented eight price reductions followed by four consecutive price increases includi [...]
2009-07-22 08:01:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET ECON JO
09AMMAN1637RUMORS CIRCULATE ABOUT LAWSUIT AGAINST JORDAN'S
[...] (S/NF) Summary: A London-based website often used to circulate rumors and gossip in the Arab world reported on July 13 that former General Intelligence Directorate (GID) chief Mohammed Dahabi was or will be questioned in connection with a lawsuit filed by a former MP, Ahmed Oweid Al-Abaddi. [...]
2009-07-22 10:34:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPHUM PGOV KINR JO
09AMMAN164JORDAN: JANUARY 19 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA
[...] SUMMARY: Ceasefire announcements along with rescue and recovery efforts led Jordanian media coverage of developments in and around Gaza over the long weekend. The U.S. - Israel MOU also received front-page attention. King Abdullah's participation at the Sharm El-Sheikh meeting headed local c [...]
2009-01-19 13:40:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN1646JORDAN'S BUDGET DEFICIT BALLOONS, A RESULT OF
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has revised its projected year-end 2009 budget deficit from $975 million to $1.56 billion or 7.3% of GDP. GOJ officials have pointed to the global recession as a main cause for their fiscal dilemma, saying it has caused GDP growth to slow to 3.2%. [...]
2009-07-23 11:12:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV EAID JO
09AMMAN165JOINT DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JORDAN ON FIFTH GLOBAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-20 05:44:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PTER KGIC JO
09AMMAN1659JORDAN: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY OF
[...] (S) Jordan is increasing its contributions in Afghanistan and to regional security efforts, reaching out to Syria to provide an alternative to Iranian influence, and maintaining its focus on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The King is able to carry out this ambitious [...]
2009-07-23 17:00:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MCAP MOPS JO
09AMMAN1661JORDAN'S GOVERNMENT DISTANCES ITSELF FROM FATAH
[...] (C) Summary: Jordan's government is attempting to distance itself from the controversy surrounding inflammatory statements issued in Amman by Fatah Central Committee Member Faruq Qaddumi about the circumstances of Yasser Arafat's death. Qaddumi was reportedly asked by Jordan's government no [...]
2009-07-26 07:31:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV KPAL KWBG IS JO
09AMMAN1664USG AML WORKSHOP FOR JUDGES IN AMMAN RAISES AWARENESS OF
[...] (U) The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development and Training (OPDAT) and U.S. Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) recently delivered four, two-day workshops in Amman on "Adjudicating Money Laundering and Related Financial Crime Cases" to 86 Jordani [...]
2009-07-26 11:37:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV PTER SOCI JO
09AMMAN1667JORDAN'S INTERIOR MINISTER DEFENDS CITIZENSHIP
[...] (S) Summary: Jordan's Interior Minister Nayef Al-Qadi has changed his public stance on the practice of citizenship revocation for Palestinian-origin Jordanians. While he denied the existence of such a policy as recently as June 24, Qadi is now vigorously defending it in domestic and regional [...]
2009-07-26 15:55:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG IS JO
09AMMAN1673JORDAN: FAMILIES THAT KILL AND THE LAW THAT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Reform of the penal code to ensure that perpetrators of honor crimes face harsher prison sentences has long been a topic of discussion in Jordan. Recently, however, judges have abandoned the use of Article 98, which permitted sentences as low as six months when the perpetrator [...]
2009-07-27 08:41:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL KWMN KJUS KMPI JO
09AMMAN1674WHY JORDAN'S PARLIAMENT WILL LIKELY DEFEAT OR
[...] (S) Summary: Despite royal and government support, Jordan's parliament is likely to defeat amendments to the penal code which would increase the penalties associated with honor killings. The amendments related to honor crimes are part of a larger penal reform package which includes a reduct [...]
2009-07-27 08:44:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPHUM PGOV KWMN KJUS JO
09AMMAN1675JORDAN AND IRAQ RENEW AIR TRANSPORT MEMORANDUM
[...] (SBU) Jordan Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission (CARC) President Suleiman Obeidat confirmed to Embassy DHS Attache that CARC and the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority had renewed a Memo of Understanding (MoU) on July 23, expanding air transportation cooperation between the two countries, and com [...]
2009-07-27 11:46:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON JO IZ
09AMMAN1676 EMBASSY AMMAN'S FOLLOW UP TO THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH
[...] (SBU) Summary: As reported in refs D and E, the President's June 4 speech in Cairo was generally well received in Jordan. Most Jordanian audiences focused on language related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but they nevertheless expect and look for increased engagement stemming from the [...]
2009-07-27 11:48:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL OEXC SOCI JO
09AMMAN1689JORDANIAN SOCCER GAME HALTED AMIDST ANTI-REGIME
[...] (S) Summary: Anti-Palestinian hooliganism and slogans denigrating the Palestinian origins of both the Queen and the Crown Prince led to the cancellation of a July 17 soccer game between the rival Faisali and Wahdat clubs, who traditionally represent the East Banker and Palestinian communities, resp [...]
2009-07-28 14:27:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV KDEM SOCI JO
09AMMAN1690JORDAN'S ENERGY STRATEGY: MUCH TALK, LITTLE ACTION
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Jordanian government points to the energy sector as a main source of its economic woes. With no oil and limited natural resources, Jordan imports over 96% of its energy needs. Given significant rises in energy demand in Jordan over the last few years, the Government of J [...]
2009-07-29 07:01:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNENRG ECON EINV KNNP EPET PGOV PREL JO
09AMMAN1695 THE JORDAN INSTITUTION FOR STANDARDS AND METROLOGY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited the new facilities of the Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology (JISM) on July 16 where he commended JISM's activism and restated U.S. support for JISM's efforts through the award of INCLE funding for equipment. Though hampered by a weak legal fra [...]
2009-07-29 10:57:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR SNAR JO
09AMMAN1724JORDAN'S LOWER HOUSE AND SENATE AT ODDS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's Senate and Lower House remain at odds over an amendment to the controversial Associations Law which would restrict the operation of non-Muslim religious charities to those of certain Christian denominations only. The amendment was proposed on the floor of the Lower Hou [...]
2009-07-30 14:24:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KIRF JO
09AMMAN173JORDAN ALERTED TO U.S.-ISRAEL ANTI-SMUGGLING MOU
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-21 05:27:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL JO
09AMMAN1730HOW JORDANIAN CIVIL SOCIETY DROPPED THE BALL ON
[...] (C) Summary: Despite a promising start for the NGO coalition which worked with Jordan's government to amend the overly restrictive Law on Associations, the group effectively dissolved at the critical moment that the amendments reached parliament. Egos and personality conflicts of local NGO [...]
2009-08-02 12:19:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1739GOJ DETERMINED TO CONTINUE WITH JORDAN-ONLY RED
[...] (C/NF) Post continues to engage Jordanian officials on various plans to use the Red Sea to address the country's dire water needs. Minister of Water and Irrigation Abu Saud reiterated Jordan's commitment to implementing the Jordan Red Sea Development Project (JRSP) in a July 22 meeting with OP [...]
2009-08-03 12:42:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSENV EAGR EAID ENRG PGOV PREL KNNP JO IS
09AMMAN1746JORDAN: GOVERNMENT TAKING ACTION TO COMBAT TORTURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Jordanian government, with assistance from several European donors, has embarked on an extensive reform program designed to root out torture in the prison system. The reform plans are impressive and include a wide range of initiatives including placement of the prison system [...]
2009-08-03 14:27:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM CACS KJUS SOCI JO
09AMMAN1749AQABA PORT STRIKE LEADS TO SECURITY CRACKDOWN
[...] (C) Summary: Gendarmerie forces in the southern Jordanian city of Aqaba used violence to break up a sit-in by workers at the general cargo port on July 31. Despite intense negotiations to end the dispute, an agreement has proven elusive. Sixty-five protesters were taken into custody and th [...]
2009-08-04 08:13:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PHUM ELAB JO
09AMMAN1757JORDAN: 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ATTENDANCE
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Embassy Amman has learned the following about Jordanian attendance at the UN General Assembly. A. Attendance of the Head of State -- King Abdullah bin Al-Hussein II -- While his departure and arrival times are unknown, the King has accepted an invitation to address t [...]
2009-08-04 12:10:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KSEP CVIS OVIP OTRA UNGA JO
09AMMAN1758JORDAN: DINNER PARTY RESULTS IN UNEXPECTED MEETING
[...] (S/NF) PolChief and PolOff were invited to the home of a Jordanian newspaper columnist on August 3. Unbeknownst to us, the host, a regular political section interlocutor, had also invited two active members of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) and its political wing, the Islamic Action [...]
2009-08-04 12:49:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KISL JO
09AMMAN1761PALESTINIAN-JORDANIAN CITIZENSHIP: A PRIMER
[...] (SBU) Summary: The current debate in Amman about the citizenship status of Palestinian-origin Jordanians centers around regulations connected to Jordan's 1988 unilateral disengagement from the West Bank. Some of the regulations left the residency requirements for certain groups vague. This [...]
2009-08-04 13:16:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF KPAL KDEM KWBG SMIG IS JO
09AMMAN1762JORDAN: ISLAMIST EDITOR SAYS TALK OF PEACE
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Acting Information Officer, the editor of the Islamist daily Al-Sabeel newspaper lauded U.S. outreach to Muslims but asserted there had been no developments on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to convince Jordanians that the U.S. would deal with both sides equa [...]
2009-08-04 14:11:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SCUL KDEM KISL JO
09AMMAN1764JORDAN'S KING CHASTISES "RUMORMONGERS" ON MIDEAST
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In a vaguely worded but politically loaded statement, King Abdullah warned against "rumormongering" about the peace process and internal politics on August 5. The King attempted to calm fears about an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal coming at Jordan's expense while stating hi [...]
2009-08-05 11:59:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV KPAL KDEM KWBG JO
09AMMAN1779SUCESSFUL JORDAN BIOMETRIC PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) Jordan's Ministry of Interior and General Intelligence Directorate held a conference on the Regional Biometric Partnership Initiative on 4-5 August in Amman. The conference successfully brought together counter-terrorism and forensics experts from twelve countries in the region, inclu [...]
2009-08-06 11:05:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPTER ASEC PREL KINR JO
09AMMAN1782JORDAN CONTINUES TO RAID IPR VIOLATORS, AFFIRMING ITS
[...] (U) Recent anti-computer software piracy raids by Jordan's National Library (NL),the agency mandated with enforcing Jordan's copyright laws, demonstrate that Jordan is continuing to take credible steps to protect intellectual property rights (IPR) in the country. The National Library's Deputy [...]
2009-08-06 12:29:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR SNAR JO
09AMMAN1786JORDAN: KING SACKS FOUR TOP GENERALS, UPSETTING
[...] (S/NF) Summary: King Abdullah sacked four senior members of the Jordanian military during an emergency meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on August 4. The firings have so far not been made public. In an unprecedented step, the King did not immediately announce replacements for the f [...]
2009-08-06 13:22:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MCAP MOPS JO
09AMMAN1787JORDAN EXTENDS HOURS OF ISRAEL AND WEST BANK CROSSINGS
[...] (SBU) Recent press reports touting round-the-clock opening of the main West Bank crossing to Jordan for the benefit of Palestinian commerce are exaggerated. According to Post contacts, Israel made the announcement without full coordination with the GOJ. Jordan has nevertheless taken action an [...]
2009-08-06 13:47:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON ETRD KPAL KWBG JO IS
09AMMAN1793JORDAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING FACES MULTIPLE ROADBLOCKS,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's new transportation strategy for 2009-2011 aims to make the country a regional transportation hub. The approach outlines plans to improve infrastructure, ease traffic flow, and encourage private investors to participate in Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) arrangements. Long [...]
2009-08-09 11:58:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELTN PGOV JO
09AMMAN18JORDAN: JANUARY 4 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA SITUATION
[...] SUMMARY: Over the New Year's holiday weekend, developments in Gaza continued to dominate front and inside pages as well as op-ed pages of Jordanian media outlets. Coverage gave equal treatment to Jordanian public demonstrations and to efforts by King Abdullah and government officials to stop I [...]
2009-01-04 15:30:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN1803JORDAN: FIRINGS OF TOP GENERALS LEAD TO A
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Following the firings of four top generals and over 230 other military officials on August 4, Jordan's political elite is searching for an explanation (Ref A). There is a fundamental lack of information about why they occurred and their ultimate political meaning. In the ab [...]
2009-08-10 09:01:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV MOPS MCAP JO
09AMMAN1804JORDAN'S KING PREMATURELY DISSOLVES PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah decreed a surprise early end to the Jordanian parliament's extraordinary session, effective as of August 10. Unhappy with amendments to a comprehensive tax reform bill, the government requested the premature recess so it can regroup in the fall. The early recess [...]
2009-08-10 09:15:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KDEM JO
09AMMAN1813JORDAN'S PM STRESSES NATIONAL UNITY IN MEETING
[...] (U) Prime Minister Nader Al-Dahabi convened Interior Minister Nayef Al-Qadi, provincial governors, and directors of the security services on August 10. In the meeting, the PM reiterated comments made by the King on August 4 about the importance of national unity and domestic political stabili [...]
2009-08-11 12:56:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM ASEC JO
09AMMAN1821JORDAN: SPECIALIZED HONOR CRIME TRIBUNAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 28, the Chief Judge of Jordan's Criminal Courts unveiled plans for a special criminal court tribunal to hear all honor crime cases. Many activists see the creation of the tribunal as a step forward to unify verdicts in these cases and ensure perpetrators are prosecuted [...]
2009-08-12 17:52:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KWMN KJUS KMPI JO
09AMMAN1860JORDAN: GOJ AUTHORITIES REPORT DENIAL OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-17 14:38:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPARM ASEC ETTC MASS PREL IR IS JO SU SY
09AMMAN1866JORDANIAN ISLAMISTS TALK ABOUT CAIRO SPEECH,
[...] (S/NF) Summary: During a dinner on August 3, which unexpectedly included Islamist politicians, conversation focused on the President's Cairo speech, Jordanian electoral politics, and Embassy engagement with Islamist groups (Ref A). The Islamists welcomed the Cairo speech and spoke about a p [...]
2009-08-19 03:54:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KISL JO
09AMMAN1867 Boycott Planned to Protest Rising Meat Prices; GOJ Takes
[...] (SBU) The private Jordanian Consumer Protection Society (JCPS) has called for a week-long national boycott of the purchase and consumption of red meat in protest of what it described as the "unjustified rise in red meat prices." Historically, food prices in Jordan rise during the run-up to th [...]
2009-08-19 04:39:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD SOCI JO
09AMMAN1880Changes in Jordan's S&T Establishment Likely to Impact U.S.
[...] (SBU) Summary: A new Secretary General at the Higher Council for Science and Technology (HCST),and other changes in Jordan's S&T establishment will challenge us to maintain the momentum under the U.S.-Jordan S&T agreement, which has had mixed success. Jordan's Scientific Research Fund, esta [...]
2009-08-20 13:00:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPL SENV PREL EAID TBIO TPHY ETRD PINR JO
09AMMAN1884JORDAN: HONOR CRIMES 101
[...] (SBU) This cable serves as an overview of honor crimes in Jordan, Post efforts to address the issue, and an analysis of the Jordanian establishment's response to the problem. More detailed reporting has been provided by post in reftels. End Summary. Defining Honor Crimes ----------------- [...]
2009-08-20 13:56:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KWMN KJUS PREL KMPI JO
09AMMAN1885JORDAN: POTENTIAL HONOR CRIME VICTIMS JAILED FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to Jordan's Juwedeh women's prison on July 23, PolChief, Consul, RSO, and Emboffs met with the prison warden and prisoners to discuss Jordan's practice of administratively detaining women at risk of becoming victims of honor crimes. Jordan uses its Crime Preventi [...]
2009-08-20 14:21:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KWMN KJUS KMPI JO CASC
09AMMAN1886JORDAN: OFFICIALS WARN JOURNALISTS AGAINST RUMORS
[...] (SBU) In recent days and in the wake of King Abdullah's August 4 speech against rumor-mongering (reftel A),two top Jordanian officials have publicly called on journalists to stop reporting on potentially divisive issues. On August 13, PM Nader Al-Dahabi warned chief editors of Jordanian daili [...]
2009-08-20 14:39:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI KDEM KPAL JO
09AMMAN1892008 CHILD LABOR UPDATE FOR JORDAN
[...] (U) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has taken some positive steps recently to combat child labor, including the development of a national strategy to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. A number of existing laws seek to prevent child labor and provide punishments for those who ex [...]
2009-01-22 09:29:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID JO
09AMMAN1892 Agricultural Trade between Jordan and Iraq Reportedly
[...] (SBU) Iraq has reportedly reopened its market to Jordanian fruits and vegetables after a three-month closure. Representatives of the Jordanian Exporters and Producers of Fruits and Vegetables Association (JEPA) maintain the ban was imposed to facilitate the Iraqi import of Iranian produce, a [...]
2009-08-23 12:50:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD PREL JO
09AMMAN1896TRIBAL VIOLENCE IN AJLOUN SPARKS GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: The murder of a man by a rival tribesman led to a series of riots in the northern city of Ajloun on August 21 and 22 after efforts by tribal leaders to mediate a compensation agreement failed. The violence prompted security forces to establish a cordon around Ajloun and the Int [...]
2009-08-24 06:22:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI KDEM JO
09AMMAN19JORDAN'S FM CONVOKES P5 AMBASSADORS OVER GROUND
[...] (S) FM Salah Al-Bashir on January 4 convoked the P5 Ambassadors to register Jordan's protest over Israel's ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, lamenting that Israel had escalated its attack at a time when moderate Arab states were engaged in trying to find a comprehensive solution to the confl [...]
2009-01-04 15:50:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL KPAL MOPS JO
09AMMAN190JORDAN: MTCR PLENARY READOUT DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-22 12:13:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MTCRE JO
09AMMAN1915GOJ MUDDIES THE FACTS TO PAINT A POSITIVE PICTURE
[...] (C/NF) In an August 18 meeting with visiting Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) and the Ambassador, Minister of Water and Irrigation (MWI) Raed Abu Saud reiterated Jordan's commitment to implementing the Jordan Red Sea Development Project (JRSP) and noted that Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh is [...]
2009-08-25 05:08:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSENV EAGR EAID ENRG PGOV PREL KNNP JO IS
09AMMAN193AFTER A TOUGH YEAR OF PRICE INCREASES, JORDANIAN INFLATION
[...] (U) Summary: After peaking at 19% inflation in July, Jordan's year-over-year inflation rate fell to 10% by the end of 2008, with steady decreases in October, November, and December (ref A). Although falling international commodity prices have helped ease the inflation rate in Jordan, consumers [...]
2009-01-22 13:41:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN JO
09AMMAN1932GOJ REQUESTS EXPEDITED DISBURSEMENT OF BILATERAL
[...] (C) The Jordanian Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) has requested that the cash transfer from USAID scheduled for the end of September be expedited to the beginning of the month to help the GOJ meet its August payroll. MOPIC officials have repeatedly contacted the USAI [...]
2009-08-27 09:14:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL ECON PGOV EFIN JO
09AMMAN1942 EXPAT REMITTANCES AND OTHER ECONOMIC INDICATORS FALL;
[...] (SBU) Summary: The global economic crisis continues to hit Jordan. Jordanian remittances fell 4.4% during the first half of 2009. Other economic indicators, including foreign direct investment, imports, and exports, are also all down for the first half of 2009. Jordan's currency reserves a [...]
2009-08-27 11:35:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV JO
09AMMAN1943USG WORKSHOP FOR MILITARY JUDGES PROMOTES PROSECUTING AND
[...] (U) The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development and Training (OPDAT) and U.S. Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) recently delivered two, two-day workshops in Amman on "Prosecuting and Adjudicating Terrorism Finance Cases" to 38 Jordanian State Sec [...]
2009-08-27 11:35:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV PTER SOCI JO
09AMMAN1945EMBASSY AMMAN ASSESSMENT OF FMS REQUEST FOR
[...] (SBU) The Government of Jordan has requested authorization to purchase Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) Night Vision Devices (NVDs) through Foreign Military Financing (FMF) as part of their Jordan Border Security Plan (JBSP) FMS Case (JO-B-WAW). The NVDs will enhance Jordan's border security b [...]
2009-08-27 11:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MASS PREL JO
09AMMAN1955 Exports to Iraq a Rare Bright Spot for Jordanian Trade
[...] (U) Summary: Jordan's Department of Statistics reported that during the first six months of 2009 exports were down almost 12% and imports fell 23% over the previous year. Jordan's trade deficit, currently at $3.35 billion, has decreased almost a third compared to 2008. Despite the gloomy ov [...]
2009-08-30 04:15:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO
09AMMAN1968JORDAN CONSIDERING ORAL STATEMENT FOR ICJ ADVISORY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-31 05:59:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL ICJ KV JO
09AMMAN197JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS SEND CONGRATULATORY LETTER TO
[...] (U) Zaki Bani Irsheid, the head of the Muslim Brotherhood-linked Islamic Action Front (IAF) party, sent a letter via the U.S. Embassy to the President on January 21, urging him to be "open to suggestions and willing to debate the political forces that represent the Islamic world." Irsheid pub [...]
2009-01-22 15:04:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL JO
09AMMAN1979UNRWA AT 60 EVENT: JORDAN DEBATING SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Samer Naber, Deputy Director of the Foreign Minister's Private Office, on August 31. Naber said that no final decision had yet been made about Jordan's stance on the UNRWA at 60 event, but indicated that interagency discussions on the issue had been he [...]
2009-09-01 13:06:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL UNGA JO
09AMMAN198GEN. DAYTON TALKS JAF TRAINING FOR PALESTINIANS IN
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. Security Coordinator Lieutenant General Keith Dayton met on January 19 with Special Advisor to the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces HRH Lieutenant General Prince Faisal bin Al-Hussein, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Khaled Sarayreh, and Commander of the Joint [...]
2009-01-23 12:11:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKPAL KWBG PTER MAS PREL IS JO
09AMMAN1985JORDAN'S CONSUMER PRICE INDEX DROPS; CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
[...] (U) The consumer price index (CPI) in Jordan dropped 0.1% over the first seven months of 2009 when compared to the same period in 2008, according to Jordan's Department of Statistics (DOS). The DOS figures show that the drop in CPI for the first seven months of 2009 is due to a drop in prices [...]
2009-09-01 13:41:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECON SOCI JO
09AMMAN1988MUGHRABI GATE: JORDAN HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Jordan has not received any Israeli offer that would allow a survey team to measure the site of the Mughrabi Gate ascent to the Haram Al-Sharif/Temple Mount. The King raised Mughrabi Gate directly with Israeli PM Netanyahu during a July visit, and Jordan's FM raised it durin [...]
2009-09-01 14:31:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL KPAL KWBG IS JO
09AMMAN202008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] (U) Embassy Amman's submission for the 2008-2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) follows. Information was provided by the Jordan Public Security Directorate's Anti-Narcotics Department (PSD-AND). --------------- Part I: Summary --------------- 2. (SBU) Jordan's [...]
2009-01-05 05:59:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ASEC JO
09AMMAN2000JORDAN: SCANDAL THREATENS TO END BASSEM
[...] (C) Summary: Bassem Awadallah, former Royal Court Chief and champion of reform, is getting a divorce after allegedly beating his wife of four months. Many who had tapped Awadallah as the next Prime Minister now see him as a liability whose political career may be over. The scandal may have [...]
2009-09-02 08:45:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV KDEM KPAL JO
09AMMAN2001JORDAN: BORDER DEMARCATION WITH SYRIA BECOMES
[...] (S) Summary: Despite a promising border demarcation agreement between Jordan and Syria reached on July 26, the implementation has become mired in rhetoric on regional politics that threatens to derail the effort. Jordan was initially impressed with Syria's flexibility in talks leading to t [...]
2009-09-02 09:00:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL PGOV PBTS MARR JO
09AMMAN2012FORMER AMBASSADOR OUTLINES JORDAN'S RELATIONSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: Former Ambassador to Iran Bassem Al-Umush described the contours of the official relationship between Jordan and Iran during a September 1 meeting with PolOff. Jordan maintains a minimal diplomatic presence in Tehran to reflect the lack of substantive relations. Iran's efforts t [...]
2009-09-03 05:28:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON KINR IR JO
09AMMAN2013IRAQI PARLIAMENTARIANS WARN OF IRANIAN INFLUENCE;
[...] (C) Iraqi Parliamentarian Dr. Saleh al-Mutlaq repeated to Emboffs previous allegations of continuing extensive corruption in the Iraqi government and wide-spread influence by Iran. Mutlaq claimed that the Iraqi government, military, and media, are all under the influence of Iranian-supported [...]
2009-09-03 06:06:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EFIN ECON JO IZ
09AMMAN2018JORDAN: POST FIGHTS FOR BAHA'I BIRTH CERTIFICATE,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The approximately 1,000 Baha'i in Jordan face several forms of official discrimination, including the non-recognition of their faith and assembly, inability to register schools and places of worship, and difficulties in obtaining official documentation. One of the Baha'is immed [...]
2009-09-03 14:07:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KIRF SOCI JO
09AMMAN2032ZARQA: URBAN BLIGHT AND TENTATIVE REFORM IN
[...] (C) Summary: Zarqa, Jordan's second largest city, is a symbol of urban decline. The city's unplanned growth, largely the result of migrant and refugee flows, strains the city's insufficient infrastructure and has created an acute housing crunch. A new housing development on the eastern fla [...]
2009-09-07 13:49:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KPAL KISL PINR JO
09AMMAN2039JORDANIAN MFA ON ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL, SOMALI
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on September 8 to Samer Naber, Director of the Americas Department at the MFA. On the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Naber said that Jordan's goal at the Arab League Ministerial was to "keep momentum going, avert negativity, and be as positive as possible." [...]
2009-09-08 13:36:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL AL IS SA SO JO
09AMMAN2053RE-ENGAGING WITH JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy Amman is moving forward with a strategy to re-establish political contact with Islamists in Jordan. Engagement with the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) and its political wing, the Islamic Action Front (IAF),languished in the wake of September 11, 2001, and eventua [...]
2009-09-10 06:55:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KDEM KISL JO
09AMMAN2054LET MY PEOPLE GO: TRAVEL HOLDS IN JORDAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Travel holds are the legal mechanism which allow Jordanian officials to prevent travelers from departing the country. The legal framework for travel holds in Jordan is full of loopholes. These allow abuses of the system which have the effect of restricting the travel of Jord [...]
2009-09-10 07:00:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CASC KWMN JO
09AMMAN2064Jordan Secures $300 Million World Bank Loan to Help Close
[...] (U) Ministry of Finance officials confirmed to the press on September 8 that Jordan will receive $300 million in soft loans from the World Bank in the fourth quarter of this year to address its increasing budget deficit (ref E). Finance Minister Bassem Salem explained that under the terms of t [...]
2009-09-10 09:55:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID JO
09AMMAN2073JORDAN: NEW DOMESTIC WORKER REGULATIONS ENDORSED
[...] (U) Jordan's cabinet endorsed new regulations on August 25 aimed at protecting the rights of domestic workers, some of the workers most vulnerable to forced labor and trafficking-in-persons (TIP) in Jordan. The regulations had been under development since July 2008 when Jordan's Labor Law was [...]
2009-09-10 13:16:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KWMN KTIP KCRM JO
09AMMAN2074JORDAN: RANGE OF OPINIONS EXPRESSED DURING
[...] (U) In an effort to engage students on the issues of domestic worker abuse and human trafficking, the Embassy recently hosted three viewings of the documentary "Maid in Lebanon II." The documentary, produced by a Lebanese filmmaker, depicts the lives of domestic workers in Lebanon, details th [...]
2009-09-10 13:38:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KTIP KWMN ELAB JO
09AMMAN2097PARLIAMENT: "THE SCUM OF JORDAN"
[...] (S) Summary: Following an early end to parliament's extraordinary session, many in Jordan are again questioning the professionalism and drive of MPs. Jordan's media, political leadership, and public opinion are united in their condemnation of legislators, whose gaffes only add to the widesp [...]
2009-09-15 06:51:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN2098IS DISSOLUTION OF JORDAN'S PARLIAMENT AN OPTION?
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In the face of ongoing debates about the effectiveness and legitimacy of the Jordanian parliament, many in Amman are starting to believe that it should be dissolved. Government officials have privately confided to the Ambassador that they are open to the possibility of disba [...]
2009-09-15 07:06:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN2104JORDAN PRESSED ON ISRAELI SPEAKING ROLE AT UNRWA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 12:29:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KPAL JO
09AMMAN211SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S JANUARY
[...] (S) Foremost on the mind of King Abdullah will be his desire for assurance that the U.S. has reinvigorated its pursuit of a two-state solution. The King pins the blame for the Gaza crisis on three factors: the perceived political vacuum during our presidential transition, doubts about a weake [...]
2009-01-25 15:46:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN2113DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MEETING WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on September 15 to Samer Naber, Chief of the Americas Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Naber appreciated the invitation, and noted that Jordan was currently celebrating its twentieth anniversary of participation in UN peacekeeping operations. (N [...]
2009-09-15 13:05:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA KPKO JO
09AMMAN2114JORDAN: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN, IAEA MIDDLE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 13:06:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC JO
09AMMAN2125ABSENT A NEW ENERGY LAW, JORDAN GRANTS EXISTING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan granted the Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company (JPRC) and its future strategic partner 15-year exclusivity rights on selling refined petroleum products in Jordan. An energy law that remains in draft form would have opened up the petroleum sector and JPR [...]
2009-09-16 11:22:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ECON EINV PGOV JO
09AMMAN2126MUGHRABI GATE: JORDAN SET TO REMAIN OBSTRUCTIVE
[...] (C) Summary: With the standoff over Mughrabi Gate as intractable as ever, Jordan is again opting for a strategy of obstructionism. Prior to his departure for the UNESCO meetings in Paris, MFA Americas Bureau Chief Samer Naber again indicated that Jordan would not respond to Israeli overture [...]
2009-09-16 12:43:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALIS JO KWBG PREL UNESCO
09AMMAN2127SCENESETTER FOR SE MITCHELL'S SEPTEMBER 17 VISIT
[...] (S/NF) Your visit comes as Jordanian officials and the King continue to eagerly anticipate the launch of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. Jordanian-Israeli relations are cordial, although the growing controversy over Mughrabi Gate remains a sore point. Many of our interlocut [...]
2009-09-16 13:23:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL ECON KWBG KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN2141 A New Strategy to Curb Rising Food Prices: GOJ to Enter
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOJ has announced a three-part strategy to confront increasing commodity prices: amending laws, directly entering the market with a government trading company, and a public awareness campaign on curtailing consumption. Commodity traders were skeptical that the GOJ strategy [...]
2009-09-17 04:26:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EAGR SOCI JO
09AMMAN2143ROYAL DECREE DELAYS OPENING OF JORDAN'S PARLIAMENT
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The opening of the Jordanian parliament's fall session was delayed for two months following a royal decree on September 16. The decree came as a surprise to our contacts in parliament and the government. The primary reason for the delay is the budget. With foreign assistanc [...]
2009-09-17 08:25:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV ECON KDEM JO
09AMMAN2144JORDAN ALIGNED WITH IPCC AND G77 BUT OBSERVES
[...] (SBU) Jordan is largely aligned with the recommendations of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the G77 negotiating block as it prepares for the COP15 in Copenhagen. While Jordan will not be represented at the September 22 UN Climate Summit, Minister of Environment Khaled [...]
2009-09-17 09:20:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PGOV PREL SENV KGCC JO
09AMMAN2155DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR ZERO NOMINAL GROWTH IN FAO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-17 14:20:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR EAID EFIN FAO KUNR JO
09AMMAN2156DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JORDAN NONCOMITTAL ON U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-17 14:32:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KPAL PGOV WBG EU IS JO
09AMMAN219ARE JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS STRONGER IN THE WAKE OF
[...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Islamists are seeking to parlay a string of highly organized demonstrations on Gaza into broader political influence. The Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) and its political wing, the Islamic Action Front (IAF),have been increasingly direct in their criticism of the [...]
2009-01-26 10:45:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL KWBG KPAL KDEM JO
09AMMAN2190 JORDAN'S LIGHT RAIL PLAN STILL LACKS FUNDING; REVIVED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan continues taking small steps to implement its plans to establish a light railway linking its two largest cities, Amman and Zarqa. The project has been fraught with financial difficulties due in part to the domestic impact of the global financial crisis as well as to Jord [...]
2009-09-28 12:38:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELTN EINV PGOV JO
09AMMAN2195JORDAN'S KING ENDORSES ASSOCIATIONS LAW
[...] (SBU) Summary: King Abdullah endorsed amendments to the controversial Law on Associations on September 15. Now the focus will shift to the Ministry of Social Development, which is set to issue two sets of regulations on implementation of the law. The first tranche of regulations will create [...]
2009-09-29 06:34:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN2199Visa Validation Study - Jordan's General Intelligence
[...] (SBU) Amman is initiating a series of targeted validation studies of visa applicants. Post was interested in analyzing tourist travel for employees of Jordan's General Intelligence Directorate (GID),as GID alleged that their employees, pre-vetted by GID for leisure travel, "never overstay." [...]
2009-09-29 07:27:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS JO
09AMMAN2201JORDAN: CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME FROM THE GOLDSTONE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-30 05:18:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN2210DEMARCHE: GOJ FIRMLY ALIGNED WITH USG ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-01 10:28:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV PREL IZ JO
09AMMAN2216THE BATTLE OVER JORDAN'S ISLAMIC CENTER SOCIETY
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Islamic Center Society (ICS) was the charitable wing of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) until it was seized by the government in 2006. Legally questionable corruption allegations against members of the ICS board allowed the government to appoint a "temporary" boar [...]
2009-10-01 13:25:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV KISL KDEM KJUS JO
09AMMAN2217JORDAN: U.S. ARREST OF JORDANIAN WIDELY VIEWED AS
[...] (C) Most Jordanians believe that the Federal Bureau of Investigation encouraged and enabled 19-year-old Jordanian Hossam Smadi to plot a terrorist act against the United States before arresting him on September 24 in Dallas, according to media reports and our contacts, including the Chief of [...]
2009-10-01 15:27:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL JO
09AMMAN2225JORDAN: KING,S CHIEF ADVISOR SAYS SUSTAINED
[...] (U) This cable has been cleared by CENTCOM POLAD Michael Gfoeller. 2. (C) SUMMARY: CENTCOM Policy Advisor Michael Gfoeller met with Royal Court International Affairs Advisor Jaffar Hassan on September 27. In the meeting, Hassan outlined Jordan's views on Middle East peace, Afghanistan [...]
2009-10-05 10:28:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN2227JORDAN: CONVICTED POET DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to Prime Minister Nader Al-Dahabi, Justice Minister Ayman Odeh, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Bureau Chief Samer Naber. In advance of reftel, the Ambassador stressed to Royal Court Chief Nasser Lozi the need to find a suitable solution as the poet's [...]
2009-10-05 11:53:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF KJUS KWMN KTIP JO
09AMMAN2233JORDANIAN THINK TANK ADVOCATES REGIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) Nuclear physicist and Director of Jordan's Arab Institute for Security Studies, Ayman Khalil, recently advocated to EconCouns the benefits of a regional Arab nuclear fuel bank. Khalil's think-tank, located at the University of Jordan, sponsored in June 2009 an international "Nuclear Pro [...]
2009-10-05 12:59:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EMIN TRGY KNNP PARM JO
09AMMAN2242 JORDAN DENIES REPORT OF MASSIVE FLIGHT OF QIZ FACTORIES TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-07 09:45:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JO
09AMMAN2252THE JORDANIAN ISLAMIST MOVEMENT: AN ORG CHART
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) is an umbrella organization which oversees and controls the political, charitable, and spiritual activities of the Islamist movement in Jordan. The Islamic Action Front (IAF),its political wing, is directly controlled by the JMB through [...]
2009-10-08 06:30:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV KISL KPAL EFIN JO
09AMMAN2253AS JORDAN'S GOVERNMENT FADES, REFORM HANGS IN THE
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The end may be near for the Dahabi government. After two years in office, its inability to advance a coherent political agenda with parliament and the public at large has led to the increasing sense among our contacts that a change is forthcoming. It is less clear, however, [...]
2009-10-08 06:36:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM KPAL JO
09AMMAN2254JORDAN: WIDE DISMAY OF "GARMENTS" INCLUSION ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Contacts strongly and quickly voiced dismay and disapproval of "garments from Jordan" placement on the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) List of Goods Made with Forced Labor. There is near unanimous agreement in Jordan that labeling the entire garment s [...]
2009-10-08 07:04:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KTIP KWMN ELAB JO
09AMMAN226 Jordan's Garment Industry Hurting - High Production Costs
[...] (SBU) Summary: Jordanian exports from the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs),which are predominantly apparel, fell almost 17% to $946 million in 2008. Since 2007, at least twenty garment factories in the QIZs have closed down; four have downsized; and five decided to expand operations in oth [...]
2009-01-27 12:19:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON KTEX EAID JO
09AMMAN2260 FRAUD SUMMARY - JORDAN
[...] (U) Jordan is a developing country with a GDP per capita of $5,100 and a population of over 6.3 million. Over 78% of the people live in urban areas and one third of all Jordanians are younger than 14. The service sector comprises over 66 percent of the economy, industry covers about 30 percen [...]
2009-10-12 12:09:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC JO
09AMMAN2290JORDAN PRODUCES YELLOWCAKE AND SEEKS COOPERATION
[...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) is keen on reaching a nuclear cooperation agreement with the United States even as it continues to sign similar agreements with other countries, most recently Argentina on September 22. JAEC also has had discussions with regional actors [...]
2009-10-14 08:04:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG ECON EMIN TRGY KNNP PARM JO
09AMMAN230 Update on Labor Issues in Jordan
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has continued to take measures to strengthen its institutional capacity to identify and correct labor violations, in part by hiring 60 new inspectors in 2008. Inspectors for the International Labour Office's (ILO) Better Work Jordan program have [...]
2009-01-27 12:20:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON ETRD EAID KTIP KTEX JO
09AMMAN2302BOLSTERING SUPPORT FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE THROUGH
[...] (C) Key Points: -- A variety of regional ESTH initiatives have encouraged support for Middle East peace by developing Arab-Israeli working relationships, increasing regional technical and research capacity, and directly improving the lives of citizens. -- These collaborations can be augme [...]
2009-10-15 09:42:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PGOV PREL SENV KWBG JO IS
09AMMAN2306JORDAN'S INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR HOPES TO BE
[...] (C) Summary: Yahoo's recent acquisition of the Jordanian internet portal company Maktoob has focused media and government attention on the technology sector and generated considerable excitement about Jordan's future as a regional IT hub. Recent meetings with industry and government officials [...]
2009-10-15 14:09:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALECON EINT TINT PGOV JO
09AMMAN2307JORDAN: HONOR CRIME TRIBUNAL SETS NEW PRECEDENT:
[...] (C) Summary: On October 12, Jordan's newly formed honor crimes tribunal issued a 15-year sentence in its first verdict. This is the first time a lower court has issued a full 15-year murder sentence in an honor crime case without reducing the sentence for "mitigating circumstances." Only a ye [...]
2009-10-15 14:45:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KWMN KJUS KMPI JO
09AMMAN2324JORDAN: 20TH HONOR CRIME IN 2009; PUBLIC AWARENESS
[...] On October 18, local media reported the twentieth honor crime in Jordan to date in 2009. A man handed himself into the police after stabbing his 24-year old daughter allegedly to "cleanse the family's honor." The incident took place in the Jordan Valley and the father alleged that his single [...]
2009-10-19 13:25:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KJUS JO
09AMMAN2339JORDAN: JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS RECEIVE TRAINING ON
[...] For the first time, Jordan's judges and prosecutors are being trained on international and local legislation related to trafficking-in-persons (TIP) and best practices in investigating and prosecuting TIP cases. The training, being implemented in two phases, was developed by Post in coordinat [...]
2009-10-21 11:08:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KTIP KJUS ELAB KWMN JO
09AMMAN2346EMBASSY AMMAN ASSESSMENT OF FMS REQUEST FOR NIGHT
[...] (SBU) This cable provides additional information requested by Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) related to the FMS sale of NVDs to Jordan. The Government of Jordan has requested authorization to purchase several types of Night Vision Devices (NVDs) through Foreign Military Financing [...]
2009-10-22 11:53:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MASS PREL JO
09AMMAN235JORDAN SENDS HOSPITAL, MORE AID TO GAZA AND
[...] (U) The Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) deployed a military field hospital to Gaza on January 26. The field hospital will be staffed by 180 medics, including specialists and surgeons. Royal Medical Services Director General Abdul Latif Wreikat publicly stated that the field hospital will have t [...]
2009-01-27 14:58:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPAL JO
09AMMAN2351JORDAN: KING'S INTERVIEW WITH HAARETZ DRAWS
[...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah's October 6 interview with the Israeli Haaretz daily has drawn praise in Jordan. Public commentary focused on the substance of the King's remarks and, in particular, on his pointed call for Israel to stop unilateral actions in Jerusalem that threaten to destabilize [...]
2009-10-22 14:28:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL SOCI JO
09AMMAN2376JORDAN: GOJ SUPPORTIVE OF US CANDIDACY FOR IMO
[...] POLOFF delivered reftel points to Samer Naber, the Head of the America's Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as a dip note and aide memoire in both English and Arabic per reftel instructions. Naber was not very familiar with the details of IMO governance, but indicated that the [...]
2009-10-27 13:37:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO EWWT JO
09AMMAN2378New Amman Power Plant, Financed in Part by OPIC, Run by
[...] (U) King Abdullah presided over the ceremonial opening of Jordan's first independent power station on October 26. The Amman East Power Plant was built and is owned and operated by AES Jordan PSC, a consortium of AES Oasis (a subsidiary of U.S.-based AES Corporation) and Japan-based Mitsui and [...]
2009-10-28 09:38:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EINV EFIN JO
09AMMAN2379UN 1267 SANCTIONS DEMARCHE ON USG REVIEW OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-28 11:04:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PTER PREL KTFN PGOV UNSC JO
09AMMAN2380JORDAN: DEMARCHE ON GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRIORITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-28 12:53:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN JO
09AMMAN2382DEMARCHE ON GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-28 15:24:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD PGOV PREL JO
09AMMAN2385JORDAN: EFFORTS TO PROMOTE INTERFAITH CONCILIATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOJ has been a steadfast and even courageous advocate in the Middle East of interfaith understanding, mutual respect, and the rejection of religious extremism. In doing so, Jordan has built a moderate institutional infrastructure with which to widely promote moderate Islam an [...]
2009-10-29 11:40:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF PREL JO
09AMMAN2386JORDAN: FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-29 12:04:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL JO
09AMMAN2404JORDAN: NSC DELEGATION DISCUSSES CAIRO INITIATIVES
[...] (SBU) A five-member delegation led by NSC Senior Director for Global Engagement Pradeep Ramamurthy visited Jordan from October 6-9 to discuss initiatives laid out in the President's June 4 speech in Cairo. The delegation also included representatives from the Secretary's Policy Planning Staf [...]
2009-11-01 13:34:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNEAID PREL OEXC SOCI JO
09AMMAN2408LOW REVENUES, LACK OF GRANTS MEAN DEEP CUTS FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) has circulated to government ministries a draft budget for 2010 that proposes 11.3% cuts compared to the 2009 budget. The proposed $7.71 billion budget is based on an expected real growth rate of 4.5% for 2010 and on a $967.79 million projected [...]
2009-11-02 10:16:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EAID PGOV JO
09AMMAN2413JORDAN: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE PASSED
[...] (C) On November 3, the Ambassador passed copies of reftel demarche points to both Nasser Lozi, Chief of the Royal Court, and Jaffar Hassan, Director of International Affairs for the Royal Court. Both officials acknowledged the receipt of the USG views on the upcoming General Assembly debate on [...]
2009-11-04 07:19:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN242JORDAN,S LOWER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT ENDORSES
[...] (U) Jordan's Lower House of Parliament endorsed on January 25, the anti-Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) Law (ref A). The law 1. (U) Jordan's Lower House of Parliament endorsed on January 25, the anti-Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) Law (ref A). The law now moves to the Senate, where endorsement is [...]
2009-01-28 06:19:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KTIP JO
09AMMAN2449JORDAN: PUBLIC'S HIGH HOPE IN PEACE SINKS TO NEW
[...] (C) Jordanian public hope for a rapid, positive outcome for the peace process deflated enormously over the past week, down from extremely high levels following the President's initial statements and actions in January and his June 4 speech in Cairo. 2. (SBU) Headlines from recent days inc [...]
2009-11-09 16:37:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL JO
09AMMAN2450JORDAN: ABBAS'S ANNOUNCEMENT VIEWED AS "SERIOUS,
[...] (C) Summary: Jordanian media and MFA contacts analyzed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's November 5 announcement that he intended not to run in the next presidential election. Most agree that Abbas used his press conference to express deep disappointment about the status of peace negotia [...]
2009-11-09 16:37:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN2451JORDAN: RIOTS IN EAST AMMAN HIGHLIGHT LARGER
[...] (S) Summary: Riots broke out in the Haj Al Tafaileh neighborhood on November 8 upon the death of Saddam Sa'ud, who died as a result of injuries sustained during a beating while he was in police custody. The Public Security Department (PSD) announced that two police officers have been arreste [...]
2009-11-09 16:58:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KJUS SOCI JO
09AMMAN2452JORDAN: POSITIVE REACTION TO INTL. RELIGIOUS
[...] (C) Summary: Jordan's religious minorities are pleased with the content of the 2009 International Religious Freedom (IRF) Report and believe that it accurately depicts the level of religious freedom in Jordan. Minority groups were happy that a relative lack of gross religious freedom violation [...]
2009-11-10 06:59:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF PREL JO
09AMMAN2459 Proposed Agenda for the U.S. Jordan FTA Joint Committee
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (U) Secretary General of Jordan's Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) Montasser Oklah reconfirmed to EconCouns on November 10 that Jordan is prepared to host the December 15-16 U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement Joint Committee (JC) meeti [...]
2009-11-12 12:45:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECIN ECON ELAB EFIN JO
09AMMAN2466JORDAN: REPORTS OF SOF DEPLOYMENTS TO YEMEN
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Jordanian online news services reported on November 12 the GOJ's denial that it had sent 450 Special Operations Forces (SOF) to fight Huthi rebels in Yemen alongside Saudi forces. The reports cite allegations by the Baghdad-based pro-Shia Nahrainnet service. In recent month [...]
2009-11-12 15:57:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MOPS JO
09AMMAN2487SIGNIFICANT ESTH OPPORTUNITIES IN JORDAN TO ADVANCE POTUS'
[...] (SBU) Summary: A robust bilateral and regional ESTH partnership with Jordan is evidenced through 18 USG agencies engaging in ESTH collaborations over the past several years. Despite the individual merits of each activity, the collective impact of this engagement in supporting Jordan's scienc [...]
2009-11-16 13:16:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPL SENV PREL EAID PINR JO
09AMMAN2490JORDAN: TRIBAL CLASHES WITH POLICE ERUPT IN MA'AN
[...] (C) Summary: In response to the death of a local resident due to police abuse, rioters fired upon policemen and set ablaze police property in the East Bank tribal town of Ma'an on November 14. Ma'an is viewed as a bellwether for East Bank opinion and has a history of riots in protest of gover [...]
2009-11-16 16:20:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KJUS SOCI JO
09AMMAN2492JORDAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ELECTIONS BRING
[...] (U) Summary: Jordan held its first elections for chambers of commerce since 1998 in early October, choosing board members for 17 commerce organizations: 16 local chambers and the nationwide Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC). The results swept activist members into the Amman Chamber of Commerc [...]
2009-11-16 16:20:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV SOCI KDEM PINR JO
09AMMAN2493JORDAN-U.S. JOINT MILITARY COMMISSION SCENESETTER
[...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: This Joint Military Commission comes at a time when Jordan is increasing its contributions both in Afghanistan and to broader regional security, offering Syria an Arab alternative to Iranian influence, and maintaining its focus on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestini [...]
2009-11-16 16:20:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PREL PGOV PINS JO
09AMMAN2498JORDAN AWARDS CONTRACT FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY PROJECT
[...] (C) The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) on November 15 signed an $11.3 million agreement with the Australian firm WorleyParsons to conduct a two-year technology selection and financial feasibility study for Jordan's first nuclear power plant planned to be built near Aqaba, according to t [...]
2009-11-17 14:14:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EMIN TRGY PARM KNNP JO
09AMMAN2515JORDAN: Public Diplomacy Engagement Furthers Cairo Speech
[...] This cable is the second of four cables following up on the October visit to Amman of NSC Senior Director for Global Engagement Pradeep Ramamurthy. It outlines aspects of Embassy Amman's efforts to advance goals emphasized in the President's June 4 speech in Cairo. 2. Summary: Public Diplo [...]
2009-11-18 15:10:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER PGOV KDEM KPAO OIIP SCUL JO
09AMMAN2516JORDAN: POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT FURTHERS CAIRO
[...] (U) This cable is the third of four cables following up on the October visit to Amman of NSC Senior Director for Global Engagement Pradeep Ramamurthy. It outlines aspects of Embassy Amman's efforts to advance goals emphasized in the President's June 4 speech in Cairo. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY [...]
2009-11-18 15:13:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KDEM KISL JO
09AMMAN2517JORDAN: USAID Global Engagement Follow-up
[...] This cable is the fourth of four cables following up on the October visit to Amman of NSC Senior Director for Global Engagement Pradeep Ramamurthy. It outlines aspects of Embassy Amman's efforts to advance goals emphasized in the President's June 4 speech in Cairo. 2. USAID/Jordan is activ [...]
2009-11-18 15:20:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PHUM ECON SOCI JO
09AMMAN2523JORDAN: CONTROVERSIAL RELIGIOUS SIGNS APPEAR ON AMMAN'S
[...] (U) Controversial religious signs with statements, such as "know that you will die", "headscarf or suffer" and "never look at women," have appeared throughout Amman during Autumn 2009. The signs are posted in areas with heavy traffic and can be found on electricity poles, traffic lights, and [...]
2009-11-19 13:13:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF SOCI JO
09AMMAN2548JORDAN: LOCAL GROUPS ATTACK RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
[...] Summary: After an initial positive response (ref A) to the 2009 International Religious Freedom (IRF) report, three local organizations have publicly criticized the report. The National Center for Human Rights (NCHR),the Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR),and the Jordanian Inter-fait [...]
2009-11-23 12:51:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF PREL JO
09AMMAN2553JORDAN: INTERIOR MINISTER DEFENDS ADMINISTRATIVE
[...] (C) Minister of Interior Nayef Al Qadi defended the use of administrative detention during a November 21 workshop with the country's governors. Governors have the authority under the 1954 Crime Prevention Law to administratively detain citizens who "pose a danger to the public" without trial o [...]
2009-11-23 15:43:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KJUS JO
09AMMAN2554EMBASSY AMMAN ASSESSMENT OF FMS REQUEST FOR 5X
[...] (SBU) The Government of Jordan has requested authorization to purchase 5 x AN/AAQ-33 Advance Targeting Pods. Jordan currently has no targeting system to deploy air to ground munitions. The acquisition of these Targeting Pods will allow Jordanian F-16 fighter jets to acquire and destroy targ [...]
2009-11-24 07:11:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MASS PREL JO
09AMMAN2555EMBASSY AMMAN ASSESSMENT OF FMS REQUEST FOR 17 X
[...] (SBU) The Government of Jordan has requested authorization to upgrade 17 x APG-66 to APF-68(V)9 in support of the modification of their F-16 fleets. This upgrade will enhance air-to-air tracking and targeting capabilities by increasing the range with which forces can identify, acqyuire, and [...]
2009-11-24 07:23:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MASS PREL JO
09AMMAN2556EMBASSY AMMAN ASSESSMENT OF FMS REQUEST FOR
[...] (SBU) The Government of Jordan has requested authorization to purchase AN/TPS-79 Radar systems from Lockheed Martin. Jordan is currently seeking a replacement for their outdated AN/TPS-63 radar, but requires time to finance such a large transformation. The acquisition of this Radar system w [...]
2009-11-24 11:24:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MASS PREL JO
09AMMAN2559THE APPLE HILL STRING QUARTET RETURNS TO JORDAN AND REACHES
[...] SUMMARY: PAS Amman hosted the award-winning ensemble, the Apple Hill String Quartet, in a series of concerts, performances, and musical workshops in Aqaba, Ma'an and Amman, engaging a diverse audience of more than 1,000 with their inspiring renditions of classical and contemporary chamber musi [...]
2009-11-24 12:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL KPAO JO XF XI OEXC OIIP SOCI
09AMMAN2562EMBASSY AMMAN ASSESSMENT OF FMS REQUEST FOR
[...] (SBU) The Government of Jordan has requested authorization to purchase 20 AGM-114M Blast Fragmentation Hellfire Missiles with 8 Single Rail Launchers for their Cessna Caravan Reconnaissance Aircraft. The purpose of this is to create an armed reconnaissance capability to support their counter [...]
2009-11-24 12:45:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MASS PREL JO
09AMMAN2563JORDAN: KING DISSOLVES PARLIAMENT AND CALLS FOR
[...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: King Abdullah issued two royal decrees late yesterday, the first to dissolve parliament effective today and the second to call for early parliamentary elections. The reasons behind the dissolution include an impasse between parliament and the government, and increased publ [...]
2009-11-24 13:07:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNJO PGOV PREL
09AMMAN2566EMBASSY AMMAN ASSESSMENT OF FMS REQUEST FOR
[...] (SBU) The Government of Jordan has requested authorization to purchase AN/MPQ-64 FI Sentinel Radar from Thales Raytheon Systems. Jordan is currently seeking a replacement for their outdated AN/TPS-63 radar, but needs time to finance such a large transformation. The acquisition of this radar [...]
2009-11-24 13:50:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MASS PREL JO
09AMMAN2567EMBASSY AMMAN ASSESSMENT OF FMS REQUEST FOR
[...] (SBU) The Government of Jordan has requested authorization to purchase TPS-703 radar systems from Northrop Grumman. Jordan is currently seeking a replacement for their outdated AN/TPS-63 radar, but requires time to finance such a large transformation. The acquisi9tion of this radar system w [...]
2009-11-24 14:17:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MASS PREL JO
09AMMAN2572 Jordan's Tax Revenues Increase in 2009, But 2010
[...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's Tax Department announced recently that tax collections through October 2009 are 7.2% higher than the corresponding 2008 levels. Better collection efficiency and good business performance in 2008 have led to higher tax revenue income in 2009. Tax reform efforts in 2009 [...]
2009-11-25 12:49:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV EAID JO
09AMMAN2576JORDAN: PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR PARLIAMENT'S
[...] (S//NF) Summary: Public opinion continues to reflect support for the King's November 23 decree to dissolve parliament and call for early parliamentary elections (reftel). However, Lower House Speaker Abdel Hadi al-Majali, who had been one of the most criticized members of parliament, annou [...]
2009-11-25 15:04:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL JO
09AMMAN2578JORDAN NOMINATES RANA HUSSEINI FOR WOMEN OF
[...] Summary: It is an honor to nominate and strongly recommend Rana Husseini for the 2009 Women of Courage Award. Ms. Husseini is the definition of courage. Ms. Husseini's work single-handedly broke the silence of honor killings in Jordan and her 15-year crusade has resulted in greater justice fo [...]
2009-11-25 15:17:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM JO
09AMMAN2579JORDAN-U.S. SECURITY DIALOGUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The military-to-military relationship between Jordan and the United States is one of the most robust in the region. Security assistance to Jordan tops $300 million per year and military engagements include over 20 bilateral and multilateral joint exercises annually. Jordan is [...]
2009-11-25 15:56:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAESC MOPS PGOV JO
09AMMAN2580SCENESETTER FOR JORDAN VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY
[...] (S/NF) Embassy Amman welcomes your December 2 visit which provides an opportunity to articulate the Administration's views on nuclear energy and nonproliferation at a time when Jordan seems to be intensifying its efforts to conclude development, investment, and cooperation agreements in the f [...]
2009-11-28 06:09:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNECON ENRG PARM PREL KNNP JO
09AMMAN2583JORDAN--A/SCHWARTZ MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-01 09:36:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEAID PREF PREL JO
09AMMAN2592 Jordan Seeks U.S. Support for its ICAO Council Candidacy
[...] (SBU) Post was notified by diplomatic note dated November 18, 2009 of the Government of Jordan's (GOJ) candidacy for the 2010-2013 Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in membership category III. The GOJ seeks U.S. support. 2. (SBU) Jordan has been a good partner [...]
2009-12-02 11:46:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR AORC ICAO PREL JO
09AMMAN2596Jordan 2010 National Trade Estimate
[...] Per reftel, below is the text of Embassy Amman's 2010 National Trade Estimate report, also e-mailed as requested to USTR as a Microsoft Word document. 2. Begin Text: TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. goods trade with Jordan achieved a surplus of $154.5 million in the first nine months of FY 09 [...]
2009-12-02 14:25:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN JO
09AMMAN2597 Jordan and Turkey Sign Free Trade Agreement
[...] (U) Jordan and Turkey signed a Free Trade Agreement on December 1 during a visit of Turkish President Abdullah Gul to Amman. The agreement is set to establish a free trade zone, cut duties on imports, scrap visa requirements, and increase customs cooperation to help boost two-way trade, touris [...]
2009-12-02 14:25:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON ECIN EFIN PREL JO
09AMMAN2603JORDAN: TWENTIETH REPORTED HONOR KILLING FOR 2009
[...] (U) The latest honor killing in Jordan occurred on November 29 when a 19-year-old girl was repeatedly shot and ultimately killed by her uncle. The perpetrator told police that the victim had been missing for two weeks. When found with a man, she was brought home to be confronted by her famil [...]
2009-12-03 06:43:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KJUS JO
09AMMAN2604JORDAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR
[...] POLOFF delivered reftel points to Samer Naber, Director of the MFA's Americas Office. Naber inquired closely about the modalities of the abortive plan for LEU shipments from Iran to third countries for subsequent enrichment and the production of nuclear fuel. Naber also asked several question [...]
2009-12-03 06:55:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL IR JO
09AMMAN2607JORDAN SUBMISSION FOR 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] Per ref B, following is the text for Part II, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes, of Embassy Amman's submission for the 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),also e-mailed as requested as a Microsoft Word document. Embassy point of contact is Resident Economic [...]
2009-12-03 11:04:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PTER SNAR KCRM JO
09AMMAN2614 Jordan Does Not Participate in or Cooperate with Arab
[...] (U) The Government of Jordan (GOJ) does not participate in any form or cooperate in any way with the Arab League Boycott or other international boycotts of Israel. Jordan signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994, after which the Jordanian parliament enacted legislation ending economic boycott [...]
2009-12-03 14:00:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL KBCT JO
09AMMAN2618DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JORDAN ACKNOWLEDGES ISRAELI
[...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel points to Samer Naber, the Director of the MFA Americas Office. Naber acknowledged our points, and further privately agreed that the proposed settlement freeze that had been intended to build momentum for bilateral negotiations had instead become an obstacle to the [...]
2009-12-06 05:17:00Embassy AmmanSECRETKPAL KWBG PREL IS JO
09AMMAN2623JORDAN: LAW OF ASSOCIATIONS IMPLEMENTATION MOVING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The amendments to the law on associations became effective on September 17 upon publication in the official gazette. The Ministry of Social Development (MOSD) and the newly formed registrar's office took immediate steps to start executing the amendments despite the lack of appr [...]
2009-12-06 09:42:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM JO
09AMMAN2624JORDAN: TWENTY FIRST REPORTED HONOR KILLING FOR
[...] (U) The twenty first honor killing for 2009 was reported in the local press. On December 4, a 34-year-old woman who was 9-months pregnant was stabbed to death by her older brother. The perpetrator stabbed her 7 times and went to the nearest police station, claiming family honor as his motive [...]
2009-12-06 13:25:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KJUS JO
09AMMAN2656 CENTCOM GULF REGION COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE 2010: JORDAN
[...] (U) Per reftel, Jordan's Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (MOICT) and Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) are actively engaged in preparations for the February 21-23, 2010 Gulf Region Communications Conference (GRCC). MOICT Minister Bassem Rousan and TRC Chairm [...]
2009-12-08 13:54:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECPS EINT MARR MCAP PREL JO XF
09AMMAN2663 Scenesetter for the U.S. - Jordan FTA Joint Committee
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 9. 2. (U) Jordan's Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) will host the December 15 U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Area Agreement (FTA) Joint Committee (JC) meeting in Amman. This JC occurs on the eve of the FTA coming into full force in January 2010. T [...]
2009-12-09 11:41:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECIN ECON ELAB EFIN EAID JO
09AMMAN2667 Social Security Corporation Pursues New Investment
[...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's Social Security Corporation (SSC),faced with a 25% loss in value of its capital fund, is looking to shore up its investment strategy by having its investment arm, the Social Security Investment Unit (SSIU),form and finance three companies to run its interests in the t [...]
2009-12-09 11:45:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PGOV JO
09AMMAN2670JORDAN--A/SCHWARTZ MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER ON
[...] (C) Summary. PRM Assistant Secretary Eric Schwartz met with Jordan's Prime Minister, Nader Al-Dahabi, on November 17, 2009. They discussed several issues involving Iraqi refugees, primarily the importance of allowing Iraqis to return home for "look-see" visits while preserving their right t [...]
2009-12-09 14:55:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEAID PREF PREL JO
09AMMAN2671JORDAN: PM RESIGNS, NEW GOVERNMENT TO BE FORMED
[...] (S//NF) Summary: Nader al-Dahabi resigned as Prime Minister today, and Samir Zayd al-Rifa'i, son of Upper House Speaker Zayd al-Rifa'i, is to take his place. The King privately cited corruption within the previous government and the delay in parliamentary elections as reasons for the timing [...]
2009-12-09 15:53:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN2673Jordan's 2010 Budget Approved with High Deficit and Cuts to
[...] (SBU) Prior to its December 9 resignation, as one of its last acts, Jordan's cabinet endorsed on December 8 the 2010 budget. As the parliament was dissolved on November 23, the cabinet passed the budget law as a provisional measure, meaning it is binding until a new parliament can review it (r [...]
2009-12-10 10:03:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV EAID JO
09AMMAN2675Visa Validation Study - Iraqi B1/B2s Applying in Jordan
[...] (SBU) Embassy Amman recently conducted a validation study of Iraqi visitor visas. The study revealed that over 21% of Iraqis remained in the United States beyond the duration of stay originally granted to them by DHS at port of entry. The only clear indicator of a likelihood to return to the [...]
2009-12-10 13:46:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS JO
09AMMAN2678JORDAN: KING TASKS NEW PREMIER WITH REFORM,
[...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: King Abdullah's letter of designation to Prime Minister Samir al-Rifa'i on December 9 told the new premier to form a Cabinet that will have a clear plan for continuing and implementing reform efforts, and emphasized that teamwork and transparency are essential for reforms to [...]
2009-12-10 15:55:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNKDEM PGOV JO
09AMMAN2693 JORDAN SEEKS U.S. INTERVENTION WITH UN COMPENSATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Then Prime Minister Nader Al-Dahabi requested from the Ambassador, during a November 11 meeting, support for Jordan's interests during the next meeting of the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC). Subsequent to that meetin [...]
2009-12-13 10:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID SENV KUNC JO IZ
09AMMAN270JORDAN MEDIA REACTION TO POTUS ARABIYA INTERVIEW
[...] SUMMARY: The President's interview with Al-Arabiya was broadcast and rebroadcast in Jordan hourly on January 27. Online news outlets reported highlights the same day, while major print outlets gave it front-page attention in January 28 editions. Op-ed commentary was limited, but cautiously p [...]
2009-01-28 13:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN2708JORDAN: REACTIONS TO PM NEGATIVE; CABINET SWORN IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-14 15:36:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL KDEM JO
09AMMAN2709JORDAN: REACTIONS TO PM NEGATIVE; CABINET SWORN IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-15 06:40:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL KDEM JO
09AMMAN2741JORDAN: HONOR CRIME TRIBUNAL HANDS DOWN ANOTHER
[...] (U) On December 8, Jordan's new honor crime tribunal sentenced a man to a full 15 year murder sentence for shooting and killing his 26-year-old daughter on her wedding day in April 2007. The perpetrator reportedly celebrated in front of wedding attendees the cleansing of the family's honor, w [...]
2009-12-18 13:11:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KJUS JO
09AMMAN2761JORDAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-21 14:03:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINS PREL ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR JO
09AMMAN2765JORDAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM (CORRECTED COPY)
[...] (SBU) Through both its public statements and its actions, the Jordanian Government continues to demonstrate a solid commitment to combat terrorist groups and extremist ideologies. 2. (SBU) Despite the government's steadfast support, however, extremist messages still find a receptive audience [...]
2009-12-22 07:52:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINS PREL ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR JO
09AMMAN2766NEW GENDARMERIE DIRECTOR WILL LIKELY STRENGTHEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of a broader shuffling of senior positions in the Jordanian Government (ref A),a Royal Decree on December 15 replaced Gendarmerie director Major General (MG) Tawfiq Halalmeh with a retired Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) General, MG Tawfiq Tawalbeh. Sources in the JAF als [...]
2009-12-22 07:52:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR ASEC JO
09AMMAN2767EMBASSY AMMAN ASSESSMENT OF FMS REQUEST FOR IMAGE
[...] (SBU) The Government of Jordan requests authorization to purchase Image Intensifier Tubes (IITs) for Night Vision Devices. The purpose of this acquisition is to stock an inventory of key spare parts for NVDs in procurement through Foreign Military Sales (FMS). The acquisition of NVDs has a [...]
2009-12-22 07:53:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MASS PREL JO
09AMMAN2768 Controversial Landlord and Tenants Law Comes into Force;
[...] (SBU) Summary: A new Landlord and Tenants Law came into effect on December 1 which will increase landlord rights and establish a mechanism with which to base future increases in rents. The law also includes termination dates for old leases. Critics expect the new law to hit hardest lower-inc [...]
2009-12-22 10:11:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV SOCI AMGT ABLD JO
09AMMAN2769GOJ CONFIRMS TO T UNDER SECRETARY TAUSCHER
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Under Secretary Tauscher, during a December 2 visit to Jordan, emphasized to then-Prime Minister Dahabi and other senior Jordanian officials the need for strong commitments on uranium enrichment and reprocessing in order to conclude a 123 Agreement. She explained that due to [...]
2009-12-22 10:28:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPARM ECON ENRG PREL KNNP JO
09AMMAN277IRAN'S LARIJANI PAYS A LOW-KEY VISIT TO AMMAN
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Although it was little-known in Jordan, speaker of the Iranian parliament Ali Larijani paid a low-key visit to Amman on January 9, accompanied by the speakers of the Syrian and Indonesian parliaments. Despite several attempts by the Jordanian government to turn off the visit, [...]
2009-01-29 09:26:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER IR IS SY JO
09AMMAN2770NEW GENDARMERIE DIRECTOR WILL LIKELY STRENGTHEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of a broader shuffling of senior positions in the Jordanian Government (ref A),a Royal Decree on December 15 replaced Gendarmerie director Major General (MG) Tawfiq Halalmeh with a retired Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) General, MG Tawfiq Tawalbeh. Sources in the JAF als [...]
2009-12-22 12:03:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR ASEC JO
09AMMAN2791JORDAN: REACTIONS TO PM NEGATIVE; CABINET SWORN IN
[...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: The appointment of Samir al-Rifa'i on December 9 as Jordanian Prime Minister has been met by largely negative reactions from Embassy contacts and domestic media outlets. His ability to lead a new Cabinet has been questioned by Jordanian officials, political and business el [...]
2009-12-29 05:42:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL KDEM PINR JO
09AMMAN2798DEMINING COMMISSION REQUESTS ASSISTANCE WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Beecroft met on December 20 with Prince Mirad bin Zeid Al Hussein, the Chairman of Jordan's National Committee for Demining and Rehabilitation (NCDR). Prince Mirad reviewed the success of the NCDR's 2009 Demining Management course for leaders from National Demining [...]
2009-12-29 15:21:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS MOPS JO
09AMMAN2799SCENESETTER FOR THE JANUARY VISIT OF PRESIDENTIAL SCIENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post extends a warm welcome to Science Envoy Dr. Ahmed Zewail. Your visit will enable us to build upon a robust bilateral and regional ESTH partnership which has seen 18 USG agencies engage in ESTH collaboration with Jordan over the past several years. Despite the individual [...]
2009-12-30 06:27:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPL SENV PREL EAID PINR JO
09AMMAN28JORDAN: JANUARY 5 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA SITUATION
[...] SUMMARY: Developments in Gaza and new statements by King Abdullah dominated Monday's news coverage and op-ed commentary in all of one of Jordan's major media outlets. Al-Ghad newspaper led with indications that official protests and public anger are converging into a common repudiation of Isr [...]
2009-01-05 12:57:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN2801 Global Entrepreneurship Week Highlights Jordan's Emerging
[...] (U) Summary: Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) in Jordan was marked by a series of events that raised excitement and awareness about the emerging entrepreneurial culture in Jordan. With support from USAID, the week featured a range of events from a gala opening ceremony to low-key networking [...]
2009-12-30 10:59:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINT EINV TINT JO
09AMMAN2804JORDAN'S NEW CABINET: SUMMARY AND SELECTED BIOS
[...] (C/NF) The 29-member cabinet was sworn in by King Abdullah II on December 14. The new government, largely technocrats, is made up of 16 new ministers and 13 who served in the previous government. Of the new ministers, seven have served in previous cabinets. PM Samir Rifa'i's cabinet inclu [...]
2009-12-30 13:29:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR JO
09AMMAN284JORDAN BLUE LANTERN: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
[...] (SBU) EconOffs first met with Mr. Mousa Ababneh, in November 2008 (Ref A). He identified himself as a former Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) Brigadier General (aircraft maintenance background, including an advanced engineering degree from Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) at Wright-Pa [...]
2009-01-29 13:46:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC JO
09AMMAN286DOD PARTICIPATION IN JORDAN,S SOFEX 2010
[...] (U) In anticipation of Jordan's Special Operations Forces Exhibition (SOFEX 2010),Embassy Amman strongly supports and encourages direct participation by the Department of Defense in general, and specifically to encourage participation by the Association of the United States Army (AUSA). This [...]
2009-01-29 15:45:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS BTIO MCAP PREL JO
09AMMAN299GOJ MOVES TO PUT MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD BACK IN THE BOX
[...] (U) Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) publicly denounced the government's denial of its request to hold a "Thanks and Victory" rally in Amman on January 30. In a January 31 statement, the group described the decision to prevent the rally as "an official siege" by the government after the Inte [...]
2009-02-01 15:33:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KISL JO
09AMMAN333JORDAN LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. COAST GUARD PORT
[...] (SBU) In addition to the names submitted reftel, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the individuals listed in paragraph 2 for U.S.- sponsored training. The individuals have been selected to take part in the U.S. Coast Guard's Port Physical Security/Port Vulnerability course [...]
2009-02-03 13:12:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT PREL ASEC JO
09AMMAN343ASSOCIATIONS LAW AMENDMENTS STUCK IN JORDAN'S
[...] (C) Summary: Despite pressure to amend Jordan's controversial 2008 Associations Law, which restricts foreign funding and creates bureaucratic hurdles for local NGOs, amendments proposed by civil society failed to obtain cabinet approval before the end of parliament's ordinary session. Follow [...]
2009-02-04 10:31:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN345JORDAN LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. COAST GUARD PORT
[...] (SBU) In addition to the names submitted reftels, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the individuals listed in paragraph 2 for U.S.- sponsored training. The individuals have been selected to take part in the U.S. Coast Guard's Port Physical Security/Port Vulnerability cours [...]
2009-02-04 13:53:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EWWT PREL JO
09AMMAN347OPIC Visit Energizes Banks Supporting Jordan's Housing and
[...] (SBU) OPIC Vice President Robert Drumheller, in order to invigorate stalled negotiations, discussed proposed OPIC housing loans with senior government officials and participating Jordanian banks during a January 25-30 visit. The $250 million in loans would allow three local banks to make 25-y [...]
2009-02-05 06:16:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV OPIC JO
09AMMAN354HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH MISCHARACTERIZES JORDAN'S
[...] (U) Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticized Jordan and other Middle Eastern governments in a January 21 press release for not allowing their citizens the right to protest Israeli operations in Gaza. HRW's press release also highlighted events at a protest outside the Israeli Embassy to Jordan on J [...]
2009-02-05 12:17:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JO
09AMMAN358 International Relief and Development Monitoring
[...] Summary: The following is the first quarter monitoring and evaluation assessment of cooperative agreement SPRMCO08CA156 for USD 1,899,817 million awarded to International Relief and Development (IRD) in Jordan to support its program for livelihoods training for Iraqi refugees. RefCoord and P [...]
2009-02-05 13:24:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID UNHCR IZ JO
09AMMAN359AMMAN FATHAWIS DISCUSS GAZA EFFECTS ON MOVEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Fatah members resident in Amman agreed that their movement was in dire straits following recent Israeli operations in Gaza. Aside from the perennial plea for quick movement on the peace process, our contacts varyingly saw potential Fatah salvation in convening the long-delayed Si [...]
2009-02-08 05:17:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKPAL KWBG KISL IS JO
09AMMAN362Jordan Signs Statute Establishing the International
[...] (U) Jordanian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Khaldoun Qutishat signed the statute establishing the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) during the January 26 founding conference in Bonn, Germany. President of the Jordanian National Energy Research Center (NERC),Malek Kabar [...]
2009-02-08 12:02:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC SENV ENRG PGOV KGHG JO
09AMMAN378JORDAN'S PARLIAMENT ENDS RAUCOUS AND UNPRODUCTIVE
[...] (C) Summary: Parliament ended its ordinary session on February 4 having passed few bills of consequence during a four-month term. MPs were more focused on the Gaza crisis and internal quarrels than on legislative business. For its part, the cabinet failed to forward key pieces of legislatio [...]
2009-02-10 08:27:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN388JORDAN LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. COAST GUARD PORT
[...] (SBU) In addition to the names submitted reftels, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the individuals listed in paragraph 2 for U.S.- sponsored training. The individuals have been selected to take part in the U.S. Coast Guard's Port Physical Security/Port Vulnerability cours [...]
2009-02-11 04:19:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EWWT PREL JO
09AMMAN391 ROYAL JORDANIAN CONFIRMS SOME FLIGHT PATTERNS AVOID ISRAEL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-11 10:03:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON JO IZ
09AMMAN392QIZ GARMENT FACTORIES: JORDANIAN-ISRAELI BUSINESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two garment factories in Jordan's Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs) have continued to show strong business links to Israel, despite public calls in Jordan during events in Gaza to boycott American and Israeli goods (ref B). The Al-Methaliah factory plans to begin in March sat [...]
2009-02-11 12:40:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ELAB PREL KTEX IS JO
09AMMAN41JORDAN'S PM TELLS PARLIAMENT GOJ MAY "RECONSIDER
[...] (C) Summary: Speaking before Parliament on January 4, Prime Minister Nader Al-Dahabi sharply criticized Israel's escalation of hostilities in Gaza, outlined Jordan's response so far, and capped off his remarks by laying down a marker that Jordan reserved the right to take whatever measures de [...]
2009-01-06 11:43:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN410 IFRC: MONITORING AND EVALUATION ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) RefCoord met with Ahmed Gizo, Regional Director for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Organizations (IFRC) in Amman on January 26, 2009 to discuss IFRC's work, under PRM-funded agreement, with the Jordanian Red Crescent (JRC) primary health clinics in Jordan. [...]
2009-02-16 11:12:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID UNHCR IZ JO
09AMMAN429 Complete Text of Jordan's New Anti-TIP Law
[...] (U) Jordan's Upper House of Parliament endorsed on February 4 the anti-Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) Law. The law was previously endorsed by the Lower House on January 25 and now moves forward for the King's signature and publication in Jordan's Official Gazette. The law would come into effect [...]
2009-02-18 10:25:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON ETRD EAID KTIP KTEX JO
09AMMAN432Demarche Delivered on Biosafety: Jordan Does Not Plan to
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 10:30:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO JO
09AMMAN434JORDAN STILL IN HOLDING PATTERN ON KOSOVO
[...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A demarche and points on February 12 to Daifallah Al-Fayez, First Secretary in the European Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Fayez stated that the GOJ was still studying the matter and did not plan to get ahead of the Arab League. When PolOff noted that [...]
2009-02-18 12:25:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL ICJ KV JO
09AMMAN450COMPROMISE ASSOCIATIONS LAW AMENDMENTS INCHING
[...] (C) Summary: Following an extended period of negotiation, amendments to Jordan's Law on Associations are beginning to move forward. After a February 1 meeting with civil society representatives, Minister of Social Development Hala Lattouf has indicated she will submit the amendments for cab [...]
2009-02-18 13:17:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN457JORDAN LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. COAST GUARD PORT
[...] (SBU) In addition to the names submitted reftels, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the individuals listed in paragraph 2 for U.S.- sponsored training. The individuals have been selected to take part in, or are considered as alternate candidates for, the U.S. Coast Guard's [...]
2009-02-18 13:18:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EWWT PREL JO
09AMMAN458FINE TUNING REFUGEE ASSISTANCE IN LEBANON, SYRIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: To keep pace with the most recent information about Iraqi refugees, PRM refugee assistance in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan should be fine tuned to address specific vulnerabilities in the Iraqi population in the three countries. Advanced health care for the chronically ill, post- [...]
2009-02-18 13:37:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID IZ JO LE PREF SY
09AMMAN46JORDAN: JANUARY 6 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA SITUATION
[...] SUMMARY: Jordanian media coverage today of developments in Gaza returned to sensational photos and news of civilian casualties and suffering caused by Israel's offensive. Coverage by major news outlets focused on deteriorating humanitarian conditions while the vituperative op-ed commentary se [...]
2009-01-06 13:39:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN460JORDAN TO EASE ENTRY AND RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has drafted a new policy to ease regulations governing the entry and residence of Iraqi investors in Jordan. The goal is to improve business relations with Iraq, which became Jordan's third largest export market during the first eleven months of [...]
2009-02-19 07:04:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PGOV PREF JO IZ
09AMMAN468JORDAN'S MFA SHARES USG GOALS FOR MARCH 2
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-19 13:55:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG JO
09AMMAN47JORDAN DENIES INTERNET REPORT ON MISSING FIGHTERS,
[...] (S/NF) According to an Open Source Center (OSC) report, the jihadist Ana Al-Muslim website posted a report on January 5 that "a Jordanian Foreign Ministry spokesman stated that three warplanes disappeared" on January 4 as well as "five pilots, who have been described as having Islamic leanings. [...]
2009-01-06 14:54:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PREL PTER KISL JO
09AMMAN470PROPOSALS FOR NADR-FUNDED PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT RSI
[...] (U) This message is Embassy Amman's response to reftel's call for proposals to use Nonproliferation, Antiterrorism, Demining and Related Projects (NADR) funds for programs in support of Regional Strategic Initiative (RSI) goals. Post is pleased to submit four proposals, all of which leverage [...]
2009-02-19 14:56:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC JO
09AMMAN471ANOTHER LENIENT SENTENCE FOR "HONOR" CRIME IN
[...] (U) A three judge panel at the Criminal Court sentenced a 19-year-old man on January 28 to six months in prison for killing his sister for walking alone at night with a male Syrian acquaintance. The man was immediately released as he had already served over six months. The court amended premed [...]
2009-02-19 15:32:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KWMN SOCI JO
09AMMAN472JORDANIAN ECONOMY WEAKENS UNDER GLOBAL PRESSURE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan is starting to feel the effects of the global economic crisis, with real growth expected to drop from 6% in 2008 to 3% in 2009. Although conservative monetary policies helped protect Jordan from immediate external shocks, weak domestic and international demand and tight [...]
2009-02-19 16:16:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV ETRD EAID KTEX EFIN JO
09AMMAN473Jordan Lifts Restrictions on U.S. Beef
[...] (U) Action Request for USDA/FSIS in paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has removed all product-specific restrictions on U.S. beef imports after over two years of discussions with the USG (reftels). The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has adopted the new World Org [...]
2009-02-22 04:35:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD TBIO KPAO OEXC SCUL JO
09AMMAN498KING DENIES FEAR OF ALTERNATIVE PALESTINIAN HOME
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During a February 16 meeting with community leaders, King Abdullah defiantly asserted that "Jordan is not a substitute homeland for Palestinians." This and related remarks denying any fear of the so-called Jordanian option received front-page attention in all major newspapers and [...]
2009-02-23 10:14:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC PREL KPAL KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN500JORDAN APPRISED OF DEMARCHE ON RUSSIA'S S-300
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-23 11:09:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL RS JO
09AMMAN507ENERGY MINISTRY CLARIFIES OIL TRANSPORT RULES
[...] (C) Repeated high-level meetings between Post and Government of Jordan (GOJ) officials, including Prime Minister Nader Dahabi, Chief of the Royal Court Nasser Lozi, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) Khaldoun Qutishat and former Director General of the General Intelligence Direct [...]
2009-02-23 12:09:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL JO IZ
09AMMAN508LOWEST RAINFALL LEVELS SINCE 1995 CAUSE JORDAN TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) is preparing for a summer water crisis due to the lowest rainfall levels since 1995. As the fourth driest country in the world, Jordan has long had its share of water troubles (reftels). Even during years of average to good rain, Jordan's total [...]
2009-02-23 13:32:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALSENV EAGR EAID PGOV PREL JO SY IS
09AMMAN51JORDAN: JANUARY 7 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA SITUATION
[...] SUMMARY: King Abdullah's diplomatic efforts competed for space against grisly photos from Gaza in today's Jordanian media coverage of the conflict. The King's dark warning of "a conspiracy against the Palestinian people" and his meeting with moderate Islamist cleric Yusef Qardawi topped cover [...]
2009-01-07 13:38:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN511GOJ ALERTS STAFFDEL GROVE TO IMMINENT SUPPLEMENTAL
[...] (C) Summary: Professional Staff Member Paul Grove of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations discussed Jordan's imminent FY2009 supplemental funding request separately with Jordan's Foreign Minister Salah Al-Bashir, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC [...]
2009-02-23 15:22:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN512JORDAN LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. COAST GUARD PORT
[...] (SBU) In addition to the names submitted reftels, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the individuals listed in paragraph 2 for U.S.- sponsored training. The individuals have been selected to take part in, or are considered as alternate candidates for, the U.S. Coast Guard's [...]
2009-02-24 04:10:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EWWT PREL JO
09AMMAN516JORDAN'S PM RESHUFFLES HIS CABINET
[...] (C) Summary: The long-anticipated reshuffle of Jordanian PM Nader Al-Dahabi's cabinet took place on February 23, with ten ministers replaced and five ministers changing portfolios. At first glance, the reshuffled cabinet has fewer proponents of reform and gives a larger voice to security-co [...]
2009-02-24 15:27:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN517SCENESETTER FOR SE MITCHELL'S FEBRUARY 28 VISIT TO
[...] (S) Summary: Foremost on the King's mind are Israeli efforts to form a new government and how the results would affect progress toward peace. The King will also want to know of any developments in the U.S. strategic approach toward Iran and Syria, which could trigger a shift in Jordan's app [...]
2009-02-25 06:56:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN526JORDANIAN RED CRESCENT ECLIPSED BY ALLEGATIONS OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The NGO International Relief and Development (IRD) has told PRM that it intends to sever its relationship with the Jordanian Red Crescent (JRC) over its belief that the organization was deliberately double-billing donors for services. As part of an independent inquiry, Post [...]
2009-02-25 12:20:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID UNHCR IZ JO
09AMMAN529DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US CANDIDATE FOR UN APPEALS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-26 05:41:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KJUS KUNR JO
09AMMAN552STAFFDEL DIAMOND, GOJ OFFICIALS DISCUSS REGIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings February 16-17, Foreign Minister Salah Al Bashir and Advisor to the King Ayman Safadi told Staffdel Diamond that to obtain peace in the Middle East the U.S. administration needed to pursue immediate negotiations, not a protracted process. It also needed to pr [...]
2009-03-01 11:32:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN556JORDAN LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. COAST GUARD PORT
[...] (SBU) In addition to the names submitted reftels, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the individuals listed in paragraph 2 for U.S.-sponsored training. The individuals have been selected to take part in, or are considered as alternate candidates for, the U.S. Coast Guard's [...]
2009-03-01 13:15:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EWWT PREL JO
09AMMAN558JORDAN'S PM OPEN TO IDEAS ON IRAQI REFUGEES
[...] (C) In a series of meetings over the past three months, Ambassador has raised with Jordan's PM Nader Al-Dahabi and Chief of the Royal Court Nasser Al-Lozi the need to improve the situation of Iraqi refugees in Jordan, pushing them to grant temporary protective status, open up avenues for legal [...]
2009-03-02 11:37:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN569CODEL BAIRD DISCUSSES GAZA, INTERFAITH DIALOGUE,
[...] (C) Summary: During a February 17-18 visit to Amman, Congressmen Brian Baird and Keith Ellison (both members of the Friends of Jordan Caucus) took the pulse of Jordanian feelings on Gaza, talked about interfaith dialogue opportunities, and received an overview of Jordanian science and techno [...]
2009-03-03 06:00:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF KIRF KWBG TSPL IS SY JO
09AMMAN573PM DAHABI'S PLANNED TRAVEL TO BAGHDAD
[...] (C) Jordan's Prime Minister Nader Al-Dahabi told Ambassador in a recent conversation that he plans to lead a ministerial delegation to Baghdad in the near future, without specifying a date. According to a senior ministerial source quoted in local press, the Jordanian delegation hopes to disc [...]
2009-03-03 10:49:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ JO
09AMMAN579JORDAN'S TRANSFER TO LEBANON OF M60A3 TANKS
[...] (SBU) Background: At the USG's request, Jordan agreed in November to upgrade and provide 66 M60A3 tanks to Lebanon to enhance the abilities and image of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) as a national fighting force. As part of efforts to strengthen the LAF in advance of the June parliamentary [...]
2009-03-03 16:50:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALASEC MCAPS PGOV PREL LE AE JO
09AMMAN580JORDAN AND BRITAIN WORK AROUND THE LACK OF
[...] (C) The British House of Lords February 18 ruling that Omer Mahmoud Mohammad Othamn, "Abu Qatada," could be deported to Jordan sparked preparations for his possible arrival. As Jordan does not have an extradition treaty with the United Kingdom, Abu Qatada's deportation would be governed by a [...]
2009-03-04 03:38:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL PTER JO
09AMMAN582JORDAN'S INTERIOR MINISTRY EASES UNHCR ACCESS TO
[...] (C) The Jordanian Minister of Interior notified UNHCR before he was replaced in a February 23 cabinet reshuffle that the GOJ would ease UNHCR access to all Iraqis detained in Jordan and that the Ministry would order the release of refugees held for overstaying their visas and for working with [...]
2009-03-04 10:09:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF EAID PHUM IZ JO
09AMMAN6MONITORING REFUGEE HEALTH CENTERS IN JORDAN--
[...] (U) Summary: RefCoord and Program Specialist visited on December 22, three health centers for the benefit of Iraqis administered by Jordan Red Crescent Society (JRC) on behalf of three different donors: UNHCR, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and ECHO. [...]
2009-01-04 10:33:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID IZ JO
09AMMAN611JORDAN CONSIDERS STIMULUS PACKAGE TO AID ITS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ministry of Finance (MoF) officials said the government is developing a $212 - $258 million stimulus package to help the private sector weather the global economic crisis (ref B). While the package must still be approved by the Cabinet and Parliament, potential projects include [...]
2009-03-05 04:00:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN JO PGOV
09AMMAN613JORDAN'S JUSTICE MINISTER OUTLINES WAY FORWARD ON
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph seven. 2. (S/NF) Summary: In a recent meeting with Ambassador, Minister of Justice Ayman Odeh offered a way forward on the long-standing issue of the 1995 U.S.-Jordanian extradition treaty. The treaty, which was never ratified by parliament, [...]
2009-03-05 09:08:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL KJUS JO
09AMMAN638JORDAN NOMINATES TAYSEER AL-NOAIMI FOR UNESCO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-12 07:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNESCO JO
09AMMAN668SIX YEARS AFTER SADDAM, NEW HOPE IN JORDAN
[...] (C) Summary: Six years after Operation Iraqi Freedom began in March 2003, our Jordanian contacts - among the analysts and officials - are evincing greater optimism about Iraq than the strained, highly-qualified hopes we were hearing just a few months ago (Refs A-C). The sustained security im [...]
2009-03-16 11:11:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ IR JO
09AMMAN669STRIDENT GOJ LANGUAGE WITH U.S. ON MUGHRABI GATE,
[...] (C) Summary: While Jordanian fears that Israel will unilaterally rebuild the Mughrabi Gate ascent to the Temple Mount/Haram Al-Sharif have cropped up periodically since the original ramp was damaged by heavy rains in 2004, over the past year the matter has been raised in increasingly strident [...]
2009-03-16 11:21:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL UNESCO IS JO
09AMMAN672Jordan's Trade Deficit Hit High of $9.1 Billion in 2008,
[...] (U) Summary: Jordan's trade deficit hit a historic high of $9.1 billion in 2008, compared to $8 billion in 2007 and $2.7 billion in 2000 when Jordan joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) and signed the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement. The upward trend is attributed to strong import grow [...]
2009-03-16 12:26:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO
09AMMAN675JORDAN DEMARCHED ON AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered points seeking input for the Afghanistan/Pakistan policy review contained in reftel A on February 28 separately to Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and to Chief of the Royal Court Nasser Al-Lozi. Neither Judeh nor Lozi provided an immediate substantive response. We have [...]
2009-03-16 15:02:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF JO
09AMMAN676JORDANIAN TRAINING OF PALESTINIAN SECURITY FORCES
[...] (U) Independent daily Al-Arab Al-Yawm criticized U.S.-sponsored training of Palestinian Security Forces in Jordan in a March 9 editorial, suggesting a pause in activity given Israeli settlement activity and its recent operations in Gaza. The article by managing editor Fahd Khitan charged Jord [...]
2009-03-16 16:34:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KISL JO
09AMMAN677ISLAMIST FIGURE SPARKS DEBATE OVER ENGAGING THE
[...] (U) Public debate has arisen in Jordan over the late February visit to the United States of the deputy Secretary General of the Islamic Action Front (IAF),which is the political wing of Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood. IAF figure Ruheil Gharaibeh traveled to Washington to take part in a February [...]
2009-03-16 17:31:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KISL JO
09AMMAN68JORDAN BLUE LANTERN: ROMEERA AERO SPARES LTD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-08 11:47:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC JO
09AMMAN69JORDANIAN CONTACT EXPOUNDS ON REASONS BEHIND GID
[...] (S/NF) Summary: PolOff met on January 5 with Dr. Muhammad Al-Momani (protect),host of a current affairs program on Jordan's state-run television. Momani offered his understanding of former General Intelligence Department Director Muhammad Al-Dahabi's dismissal and how the decision to fire h [...]
2009-01-08 11:58:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR JO
09AMMAN690JORDAN INPUT ON STRATEGY TO INTEGRATE IRAQ INTO
[...] (C) Summary: With continued U.S. encouragement, the GOJ has taken significant steps over the past year to improve its formal political relationship with Baghdad through steady multilateral engagement and increasing bilateral meetings. Economic ties between the countries have also continued to [...]
2009-03-17 11:00:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ JO
09AMMAN694Jordan's Pharmaceutical Sector Grew in 2008 but Sees
[...] (U) Summary: Jordan's domestic pharmaceutical sector saw its exports increase 18.1% in 2008 to reach a historic high of $498 million, compared to $422 million in 2007. Pharmaceuticals are considered Jordan's highest value-added industry and employ 8,000 Jordanian workers, many of whom are coll [...]
2009-03-18 09:13:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECON BTIO KIPR JO
09AMMAN703JORDANIAN FINANCE MINISTER ADVOCATING FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Newly appointed Minister of Finance Bassem Salem plans to replace a proposed $280 million stimulus package with a tax reform program advocated for by the USAID-funded Fiscal Reform Project (ref A). The project seeks to improve tax administration and to implement a revised corpora [...]
2009-03-18 13:01:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN JO PGOV
09AMMAN705DEMARCHE ON RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF SOUTH OSSETIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-18 13:05:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS PBTS GG RS JO
09AMMAN706LABOR MINISTER ASSURES FOCUS ON PROMOTING LABOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Labor Ghazi Shbeikat promised a strong focus on promoting labor rights and combating trafficking in persons (TIP) during a March 10 courtesy call with the Ambassador. The Minister expects that the remaining 36 amendments to the labor law, including a revised articl [...]
2009-03-18 13:07:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON ETRD KTEX JO
09AMMAN709DEMARCHE ON U.S. PLANS REGARDING MANAS AIR BASE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-18 13:33:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF JO
09AMMAN710JORDAN DEMARCHED ON IRANIAN ARMS TO SYRIA AND HAMAS
[...] (S) DATT delivered on March 17 the demarche on Iran's intent to transfer weapons to Hamas to Jordan's Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Khaled Sarayreh, leaving behind a non-paper. Army Attache delivered the same points and a non-paper on March 18 to the JAF,s Chief of Intelligen [...]
2009-03-18 13:35:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MASS IR JO
09AMMAN712Jordan Announces Revised Rules for Iraqis Entering or
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Jordanian Ministry of Interior (MOI) has issued new rules for Iraqis entering or residing in Jordan (ref B). The new, simplified regulations target Iraqi business people and investors with the goal of enhancing Jordan's economic relations with Iraq. Iraqi interlocutors wel [...]
2009-03-19 07:09:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREF PREL PGOV JO IZ
09AMMAN716JORDAN ARMED FORCES REPORT MARCH 15 SYRIAN
[...] (S) Pursuant to reftel March 17 demarche request DATT delivered points to General Khaled Sarayreh, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces, on March 17 and alerted him to the possibility of an overflight as early as that day (Ref B). Sarayreh responded that he would [...]
2009-03-19 12:31:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MASS IR JO
09AMMAN717JORDAN'S PARLIAMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY STAGE
[...] (C) Summary: Efforts by the Jordanian parliament to bring international legal action against Israel over the events in Gaza have stalled. Separately, civil society leaders organized a mock trial of Israeli leaders, and further such efforts are in the works. The campaign is not being led by [...]
2009-03-19 13:19:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG IS JO
09AMMAN718ELECTORAL REFORM CHATTER INCREASES IN JORDAN
[...] (C) Summary: Electoral reform, long the primary goal of reform politicians in Jordan, is a hot topic of discussion following a cabinet reshuffle on February 23. PM Nader Al-Dahabi has since declared his intention to put Jordan's controversial electoral law on the table for discussion or pos [...]
2009-03-19 13:28:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN73JORDAN'S PM ASKS FOR PROPOSAL TO ASSIST IN
[...] (C) Jordan's PM Nader Al-Dahabi called Ambassador on January 8 to ask about the status of a UNHCR proposal to assist in the resettlement of Palestinian Iraqis stranded on the Iraq-side of the Syria-Iraq border. Dahabi, who learned of U.S. interest in resettling many of these Palestinians in [...]
2009-01-08 15:19:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM KPAL JO
09AMMAN74"DAY OF RAGE" PROTESTS OVER GAZA AIMED AT UPPING
[...] (S) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) is coming under increased public pressure to react to events in Gaza and may not be able to hold out much longer, according to Royal Court Chief Nasser Al-Lozi in a January 7 conversation with Ambassador. Only days after Prime Minister Nader Dahabi [...]
2009-01-08 16:33:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL PHUM KPAL JO
09AMMAN742JORDAN ARMED FORCES REQUEST USG POSITION ON ARMS
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) General Khaled Sarayreh, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF),asked DATT whether the USG would object to the JAF selling non-U.S. origin ammunition to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Sarayreh specified that the [...]
2009-03-23 15:25:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS PARM PREL CG JO
09AMMAN745AL-JAZEERA COMMENTARY ON JORDANIAN MONARCHY
[...] (C) Summary: The airing of a highly critical two-part series about the Jordanian monarchy on the Al-Jazeera historical commentary show "With Haykal" has resulted in a flurry of press commentary questioning presenter Mohammed Haykal's character and condemning the lack of a robust defense of t [...]
2009-03-24 05:47:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV QA EG JO
09AMMAN746JORDAN SEEKS DIALOGUE WITH S/P ON "QUINT GROUP"
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 4. 2. (C) MFA Director of Policy Planning and Research Omar Nahar has inquired whether the U.S. is interested in continuing the Middle East Quintet Policy Planning Dialogue initiated under former S/P Director David Gordon. He proposed coo [...]
2009-03-24 10:28:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN75JORDAN: JANUARY 8 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA SITUATION
[...] SUMMARY: Beneath photos of Palestinian family members grieving over civilians killed in Gaza, Jordan's major media outlets led today's coverage with news of the Israeli security cabinet's decision to extend its military offensive into urban areas. Inside papers were also choked with paid adve [...]
2009-01-11 05:45:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN758FTA Joint Forum on Environmental Cooperation Results in
[...] Summary: On March 3, the U.S. and Jordan held the third Joint Forum on Environmental Cooperation under the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA). U.S. and Jordanian representatives highlighted examples of the two countries' continuous cooperation and commitment to strengthen Jordan's environ [...]
2009-03-25 07:52:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PGOV ECON MU BA MO JO
09AMMAN766JORDAN DEMARCHED ON SUPPORT FOR AMISOM AND SOMALIA
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Mohammad Tarawneh, acting Deputy Director for International Organization Affairs at the Foreign Ministry on March 25. Poloff requested the Government of Jordan (GOJ) consider offering support to AMISOM and Somalia security sector reform efforts. Taraw [...]
2009-03-25 14:48:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SO JO
09AMMAN768JORDAN DEMARCHED ON AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE; GOJ
[...] (SBU) In accordance with reftel, Ambassador discussed Jordan's participation in the Afghanistan conference on March 24 with Chief of the Royal Court Nasser Al-Lozi who said that LTG Prince Faisal, who is the King's brother and the special assistant to the Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff [...]
2009-03-26 07:07:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AF PK IR UN JO
09AMMAN771JORDAN INVESTIGATING SUBMISSION OF ITS ANNUAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-26 11:25:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MTCRE MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA JO
09AMMAN777JORDAN SHARES U.S. VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF DOHA SUMMIT
[...] (S/NF) Ambassador and Chief of the Royal Court Nasser Lozi discussed on March 24, a day before receiving reftel, shared U.S.-Jordan goals for the Doha Summit. They agreed on the need for Palestinian reconciliation without compromising Quartet principles and continued strong support for the Ar [...]
2009-03-26 13:27:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNKPAL PGOV PREL AL JO
09AMMAN778JORDANIAN REACTION TO BIN LADIN STATEMENT LIMITED
[...] (C) Reaction in Jordan to Usama bin Ladin's most recent statement, broadcast March 14 on Al-Jazeera, has been muted, despite bin Ladin's call to use Jordan as a front from which to "liberate Palestine." In the days immediately following the tape's broadcast, Jordan's media outlets--including [...]
2009-03-26 13:41:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER JO
09AMMAN779SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL MCCONNELL TO AMMAN
[...] (SBU) Embassy Amman welcomes the April 8-11 visit to Jordan of CODEL McConnell. Jordan remains one of the United States' strongest partners in the Middle East. Per the CODEL's request, we have received tentative agreement for an audience with King Abdullah and are seeking a meeting with new [...]
2009-03-26 13:42:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN79JORDAN: JANUARY 11 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA
[...] SUMMARY: Major media in Jordan went into overdrive during the local weekend and Sunday with news coverage of developments in connection with the conflict in Gaza. The major themes of the coverage were Israel's determination to continue its offensive despite the passage of UNSCR 1860 and mount [...]
2009-01-11 13:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN798JORDAN DELEGATION TO THE HAGUE RECEIVES CONCLUSION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-31 13:57:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO MARR MOPS JO
09AMMAN806JORDAN--SURVEY SHOWS IRAQI REFUGEE WEALTH MORE
[...] (SBU) Summary: A draft UNICEF/Save The Children study due for 2009 release will challenge the myth of the affluent Iraqi refugee. The notion that Iraqis in Jordan are well off and so do not deserve assistance persists despite growing evidence that Iraqis are in worsening economic and social [...]
2009-04-01 13:25:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM EAID JO
09AMMAN813WARY OF U.S.-IRAN ENGAGEMENT, JORDAN OFFERS WORDS
[...] (S) Summary: This cable responds to Ref A request for evaluations of third-country reactions to possible U.S. engagement with Iran. Jordan's leaders believe such engagement would reward regional hardliners while undermining Arab moderates - without convincing Iran to cease its support for te [...]
2009-04-02 05:49:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL PINR IR JO
09AMMAN825CURRENT STATE OF PLAY IN JORDAN'S NUCLEAR ENERGY
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) continues to engage numerous foreign countries on the development of Jordan's nuclear energy program. This approach at times has created confusion, particularly in the press, as to which deals have actually been finalized or are mer [...]
2009-04-06 11:48:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNENRG KNNP ECON JO
09AMMAN826JORDAN DEVELOPING HUMAN RESOURCE CAPACITY FOR
[...] (SBU) During a DOE/NNSA Middle East Infrastructure Preparedness Workshop in Amman from March 22-26, Commissioner for Nuclear Fuel Cycle in the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) Ned Xoubi outlined Jordan's efforts to develop human capacity for implementing a civilian nuclear energy progra [...]
2009-04-06 11:49:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP JO
09AMMAN829UNCC-funded Badia Ecosystems Restoration Program Takes
[...] (SBU) Summary: The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC),through its Compensation Fund established to reimburse countries for losses and damages resulting from the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, awarded $160 million to Jordan in 2005 for the Badia Ecosystems Restoration Program (BERP) [...]
2009-04-06 13:39:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PGOV EAID ECON UN IZ KU SA JO
09AMMAN831DEMARCHE ON SUBMITTING BRIEF TO ICJ ON KOSOVO
[...] (C) PolOff on April 5 delivered Ref A demarche urging Jordan to submit a brief supporting Kosovo in the case before the International Court of Justice to Mohammed Ensour in the Foreign Minister's Private Office. Ensour asked PolOff to reconcile the U.S. request to do so with our desire that [...]
2009-04-07 05:49:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL ICJ KV JO
09AMMAN833GROWING INTERNET COMPETITION AND LAUNCH OF A 3G TENDER IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In response to ref A, this cable provides an update on Jordan's initiatives and strong government commitment to improve telecommunications and Internet connectivity. Such efforts led to an increase in Jordan's rank to 44 out of 134 countries in the World Economic Forum's (WEF) 2 [...]
2009-04-07 12:16:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS EINT EINV TINT JO
09AMMAN834AQABA'S ECONOMY TREADING WATER AMID CREDIT CRUNCH
[...] (C) Summary: During a visit to Aqaba, contacts told the DCM that most real estate development projects in the city were on hold due to the lack of financing. Although trade volume through Aqaba's port remains steady, some question whether the fundamentals of Aqaba's economy are strong enough [...]
2009-04-07 13:12:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EINV PGOV JO
09AMMAN845JORDAN'S PLANNED CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (S) Post delivered points in reftel demarche and passed the white paper outlining the results of the Strategic Review to the Foreign Ministry and Royal Court. The GOJ confirmed their previous agreement to provide one infantry battalion (824 personnel) as security for the elections in Afghanist [...]
2009-04-08 15:02:00Embassy AmmanSECRETMASS MOPS PREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN856 DK Garment Factory Shuts Down After Strike and Financial
[...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately 93 Bangladeshi employees at DK Textiles Company in Al Hassan Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) went on strike in January 2009 after an altercation between a Bangladeshi supervisor and Bangladeshi employee. The strike led to financial problems that caused DK to clo [...]
2009-04-12 04:14:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON ETRD EAID KTIP KTEX JO
09AMMAN857PARLIAMENT SPEAKER MAJALI'S NEW PARTY: FIRST STEP
[...] (C) Summary: For over a year, lower house speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali has been preparing to launch a new pro-government political party. He has again hit the airwaves to drum up public enthusiasm, and contacts tell us that the registration paperwork will be filed in weeks. The timing may b [...]
2009-04-12 09:34:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN858MA'AN: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC NEGLECT ON THE
[...] (C) Summary: This cable is the first in an occasional series which will focus on regional political centers in Jordan. The southern Jordanian city of Ma'an, populated by tribal leaders of Bedouin East Bank origin, is considered a bellwether for regime stability. In the past twenty years, r [...]
2009-04-13 05:07:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KISL JO
09AMMAN859REFCOORD REPORTING FORM RESPONSE JORDAN, SYRIA, AND LEBANON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Reftel tasked RefCoords to open a dialogue with UNHCR in the field as they prepare their biannual program/budget planning document, the Country Operational Plan (COP). Initial conversations with UNHCR Country representatives and staff in Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon on the COP re [...]
2009-04-13 09:14:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID UNHCR IZ JO SY LE
09AMMAN86JORDAN OPEN TO HOSTING GICNT EXERCISE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-12 11:16:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PTER PREL KGIC JO
09AMMAN860JORDAN ONLY APPROACH TO RED-DEAD PROJECT GAINS
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Many in Jordan view the Red Sea-Dead Sea conveyance project (RDS) to carry water from the Gulf of Aqaba to the Dead-Sea as a savior to Jordan's water woes. The $15.5 million World Bank RDS feasibility study, which includes a $1.5 million USG contribution, began in May 2008 wit [...]
2009-04-13 10:07:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSENV EAGR EAID PGOV PREL JO IS
09AMMAN862(C) JORDAN TO SUPPORT KOSOVO'S BID FOR IMF AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 03:04:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL KV JO
09AMMAN876JOURNALIST FACES SLANDER CHARGES FOR ARTICLE
[...] (U) Journalist Khaled Mahadin, who published an article critical of parliament on the Amman-based news website Khaberni.com in February, pled not guilty on March 30 to charges of slander. Mahadin's article, "For God's Sake, Abdullah," called for the dissolution of parliament and an end to "u [...]
2009-04-14 12:02:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KISL JO
09AMMAN877JORDAN'S CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FALLS FOR SIXTH STRAIGHT
[...] (U) After seeing prices peak last September with double-digit inflation, Jordan has now watched its consumer price index (CPI) fall for the sixth straight month and the March 2009 CPI is .5% lower than March 2008 (ref A). Jordan's consumer price index has four main categories (food, clothing, [...]
2009-04-15 03:49:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN JO
09AMMAN878NO EVIDENCE OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST U.S. COMPANIES IN
[...] (SBU) In response to Ref A, Post has no information confirming discrimination against U.S. products, suppliers, or bidders in government-funded airport construction. 2. (SBU) Currently, one U.S. manufacturer, John Bean Technologies (JBT) Corporation (formerly FMC Airport Technologies),is dr [...]
2009-04-15 03:50:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD PREL JO
09AMMAN883JORDAN FY 2009 FISCAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT
[...] (U) Embassy Amman's submission for the FY2009 report on fiscal transparency follows. 2. (SBU) Question 1: Is the central government expected to receive or is it already receiving U.S. foreign assistance funds using FY 09 funds? Answer 1: Yes, the Government of Jordan (GOJ) is expected to [...]
2009-04-15 11:59:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL JO
09AMMAN886KING RENEWS CALLS FOR DECENTRALIZATION, GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary. King Abdullah is ramping up pressure on Jordan's government and calling for movement on a 2004 plan to bring greater local control over provision of government services. PM Nader Al-Dahabi, a known opponent of decentralization, is publicly voicing his willingness to comply with [...]
2009-04-15 12:04:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN887SCENESETTER FOR KING ABDULLAH'S VISIT TO THE U.S.
[...] (S/NF) Summary: King Abdullah is extremely pleased to be the first Arab leader to meet with the President in Washington. He wants to show his skeptical public and the wider Arab street that his moderate approach gains him access to (and, he hopes, influence with) the White House. The visit [...]
2009-04-15 12:08:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KPAL IS IR IZ SY JO
09AMMAN89JORDAN: JANUARY 12 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA
[...] SUMMARY: Accusations that Israel is using white phosphorus in attacking Gaza's populated areas led front-page coverage by Jordan's major news outlets on Monday. King Abdullah's demand that Israel abide immediately by UNSCR 1860 and that the international community "coerce" Israel into doing s [...]
2009-01-12 13:52:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN893JORDAN DEMARCHED ON E3 PLUS 3 RENEWED APPROACH TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-16 05:27:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPARM PREL MNUC KNNP IR JO
09AMMAN894JORDAN--UNHCR LOOKS AT NEW WAYS TO MONITOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: UNHCR-Jordan recently changed the composition of its monitoring and evaluation teams to include staff from both its protection and program offices. UNHCR invited the Refugee Coordinator for assistance to participate on March 30, in the first deployment of the newly constitut [...]
2009-04-16 05:53:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM EAID AORC JO
09AMMAN895JORDAN RESPONDS POSITIVELY TO ARMS OVERFLIGHT
[...] (S) Polchief met on April 15 with Nabil Masarweh, Office Director of the Foreign Minister, to convey appreciation for Jordan's timely response and cooperation following the March 17 and 18 demarche on the possible transfer of military equipment to Sudan (ref B). Polchief said that the U.S. m [...]
2009-04-16 09:08:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPARM PINS PREL PTER MARR JO
09AMMAN896REPORTING TRIP TO SOUTHERN JORDANIAN TOWN DRAWS
[...] (S/NF) Summary: A routine Embassy meeting with the mayor of a remote town in southern Jordan has attracted negative media attention. One Islamist commentator characterized the visit as a violation of Jordanian sovereignty and has called for the Ambassador to be convoked. The reaction, while [...]
2009-04-16 09:40:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL ASEC KISL JO
09AMMAN903DESIGNATION OF TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION
[...] Embassy Amman's primary Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is Joe Edward Parker. His contact information is as follows: Name: Joe Edward Parker Title: Resident Economic Crimes Advisor Phone number: 962-6-590-6544 Classified e-mail: ParkerJE@state.sgov.gov Unclassified e-mail: [...]
2009-04-16 12:30:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC PTER KTFN JO
09AMMAN904JORDAN ALSO RUNNING FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-16 12:50:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL AORC JO
09AMMAN906WATER POLLUTION INCIDENT TO CAST BLAME ON MINISTRY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Jordanian Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI) on March 13 suspended pumping water for two days from the King Abdullah Canal, which supplies Amman with one-third of its water needs, after detecting oil and sewage in the waterways. Jordanian authorities determined that the [...]
2009-04-16 15:03:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALSENV PREL EAGR EAID PGOV JO IS
09AMMAN912PLANNING MINISTRY RECONFIRMS JORDAN'S POSITION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-20 11:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL KV JO
09AMMAN914ARAB MINISTERS AGREE ON PEACE APPROACH IN ADVANCE
[...] (S/NF) Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh passed Ambassador the text of points agreed upon by Arab ministers who met in Amman on April 11, in advance of King Abdullah's trip to the United States. That meeting - dubbed "7 1" - brought together Jordanian, Saudi, Lebanese, Egyptian, Qatari [...]
2009-04-20 12:59:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN92JORDAN'S AMBASSADOR TO ISRAEL NOT RECALLED
[...] (C) Despite Israeli media reports over the weekend, Jordan's Ambassador to Israel Ali Al Ayed has not been officially recalled to Jordan and his family remains in Israel, based on repeated discussions with Foreign Ministry and Royal Court contacts. Ayed was attending a Jordanian chief of miss [...]
2009-01-12 14:37:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL JO
09AMMAN920ASSOCIATIONS LAW AMENDMENTS SENT TO JORDAN'S
[...] (C) Summary: Amendments to a 2008 law that increased regulatory burdens and government oversight over civil society were endorsed by Jordan's cabinet on March 24 and will now be considered by parliament (Ref A). Divisions about the draft amendments have already arisen among the civil societ [...]
2009-04-21 08:28:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID KDEM JO
09AMMAN925JORDAN RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON AID TO PA, UNDERSCORES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-21 13:57:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG JO
09AMMAN930JORDAN ASKS FOR NON-PAPER TO FACILITATE PLANNING
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) PolChief and Netherlands DCM Johan Verboom delivered on April 21 reftel demarche and a proposed agenda for the June plenary of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) to Nabil Masarweh, Office Director to [...]
2009-04-22 10:44:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER MNUC KNNP KGIC JO
09AMMAN942CORRECTED VERSION: ASSOCIATIONS LAW AMENDMENTS
[...] (C) Summary: Amendments to a 2008 law that increased regulatory burdens and government oversight over civil society were endorsed by Jordan's cabinet on March 24 and will now be considered by parliament (Ref A). Divisions about the draft amendments have already arisen among the civil societ [...]
2009-04-23 05:52:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID KDEM JO
09AMMAN946JORDAN IPR UPDATE: SOME PROGRESS IN REVISING LAWS AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan has continued its efforts to strengthen protection of intellectual property rights (IPR). Jordan's revised Copyright Law, updated to bring it into full compliance with the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA),has passed the Legislative and Opinion Bure [...]
2009-04-23 07:53:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR SNAR JO
09AMMAN952JORDAN: MEDIA REACT TO KING'S U.S. VISIT
[...] SUMMARY: Wednesday's newspapers in Jordan led with extensive coverage of the President's meeting with King Abdullah at the White House Tuesday. Beneath banner headlines reading "Jordan, U.S. See Eye To Eye On Peace," reports stressed the two leaders' commitment to moving the Middle East peace [...]
2009-04-23 11:28:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN954JORDAN: MEDIA FURTHER REACT TO KING'S U.S. VISIT
[...] SUMMARY: All major print outlets in Jordan Thursday led with coverage of King Abdullah's activities in Washington on Wednesday. Front-page coverage focused on the King's meetings with House Speaker Pelosi and the Friends of Jordan Caucus. Inside-page analyses cited local experts who perceive [...]
2009-04-23 12:06:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN960TRADE LEAD: JORDAN PURCHASES 50,000 TONS OF BARLEY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-26 12:17:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON JO
09AMMAN977IRAQI REFUGEES IN JORDAN TALK REPATRIATION -
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy officers attended a focus group of Iraqi refugees in Jordan organized by an international NGO on the topic of repatriation. The Iraqis acknowledged that security in Iraq was improving, and most expressed the desire to return to Iraq in the future. However, attendees una [...]
2009-04-29 11:47:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF SOCI PREL IZ JO
09AMMAN979JORDAN--NGOS SAY IRAQI NUMBERS DECREASING AS
[...] (C) Summary: Representatives from seven non-governmental organizations that provide USG-funded services to Iraqis in Jordan told the Ambassador on April 5 that there were now probably about 100,000 Iraqi refugees in Jordan, not the 400,000 to 500,000 previously estimated by the GOJ. Iraqis in [...]
2009-04-29 13:47:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF JO
09AMMAN985JORDAN SUPPORTS KOSOVO'S MEMBERSHIP BIDS, SAYS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-30 06:19:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EFIN KV JO
09AMMAN990JORDAN,S ISLAMISTS OPPOSE POPE,S MAY 8 VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: Islamists from Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood and its political wing have publicly opposed the Pope's planned May 8-11 visit to the Kingdom. Government officials have denounced the published criticisms and continue to plan for the visit. Christian leaders privately say that criti [...]
2009-04-30 07:33:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SCUL KISL JO
09AMMAN994JOURNALIST ACQUITTED OF SLANDER CHARGES
[...] (U) A Jordanian court acquitted journalist Khaled Mahadin of slander charges on April 27. The case was brought against Mahadin by parliament's secretary general over an online article that included allegations of corruption by lower house speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali (Ref A). The Court of Fi [...]
2009-04-30 10:21:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KISL KDEM JO
09ANKARA1043TURKEY HOPES TO ATTEND JORDAN BIOMETRICS CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-21 13:28:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PREL KISL TU JO
09BAGHDAD1168DEPUTY FM ON IRAQ'S REGIONAL RELATIONS: BILATERAL
[...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Labeed Abbawi told NEA DAS Schmierer and visiting USG delegation on May 2 that Iraq's regional engagement focus would be primarily bilateral. Acknowledging the initial utility of the Expanded Neighbors' Process as a mechanism for the region to deal with Iraq, Abba [...]
2009-05-04 08:07:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ KU JO SY SA TU
09BASRAH14BASRAH INVESTMENT COMMISSION CHALLENGES U.S. TO INVEST IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Basra Investment Commission (BIC) representatives Haider Ali Fadhel and Ihsan Abdul-Jabar Isamaael touted Basra Province's investment prospects and progress during a March 8 visit to the Basra Regional Embassy Office (REO). Haider plugged Basra Province's strategic location, inf [...]
2009-03-20 15:28:00REO BasrahUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EWWT EPET ETRD IZ IR SY KU JO TU UK
09BASRAH16BASRAH AIRPORT AIMS TO BECOME TRANSPORT, COMMERCIAL HUB
[...] (SBU) Basrah International Airport (BIA) aims to play a future role in facilitating economic growth in southern Iraq, and become what Coalition and Basrah leaders hope will be a force-multiplier for hydrocarbon, services, ports, and other commercial activity. Historically under-utilized and rel [...]
2009-04-03 13:09:00REO BasrahUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EAIR ICAO ETRD IZ IR SA SY JO TU AE
09BEIRUT1104NAHR AL-BARID REMAINS CALM AWAITING DECISION ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Relief and Works Agency Director (UNRWA) Salvatore Lombardo and Ambassador Khalil Makkawi, Director of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee (LPDC),remain cautiously optimistic that the State Shura Council will decide on October 13 to permit resumption of reconstruction [...]
2009-10-07 13:07:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV KPAL PHUM JO IS LE UN
09BEIRUT864LEBANON: RESPONSE TO JORDAN REGIONAL BIOMETRIC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 12:22:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PREL PTER JO IS LE
09BERLIN918Iraqi Refugee Arrivals Proceeding: 866 of 2500
[...] (U) Summary: A total of 866 Iraqi refugees have arrived of the 2500 that Germany agreed to resettle under the terms of last year's European Union agreement. This is the first time that Germany has worked with the UNHCR to permanently resettle refugees directly from overseas. Iraqi refugee se [...]
2009-07-31 14:44:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PREL PHUM IOM UNHCR IZ JO SY GM
09CAIRO1395EGYPT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON BIOMETRICS
[...] (C) On July 19, we delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister and Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ashraf Mohsen. Mohsen was not familiar with the Regional Biometrics Partnership Conference and said the MFA had not received a conference invitation. He suggested that the invitati [...]
2009-07-20 13:21:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PREL EG JO
09CAIRO1465GOE YET TO TAKE POSITION ON JORDANIAN RED SEA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 13:53:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL SENV KWBG JO IS EG
09DAMASCUS188JORDANIAN COMPANY REPORTEDLY LEASING AIRBUS A320
[...] (C) Civil aviation-related rumors are again rampant in Damascus one month after SARG officials publicly announced that Boeing had received U.S. export licenses to perform airframe overhauls (D-checks) on Syrian Air's two 747-SPs. On March 1, a semi-independent daily published a report that a J [...]
2009-03-12 05:52:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAIR ETRD ETTC PTER PGOV CA JO SY
09DAMASCUS294DAM BREAKING ON SYRIAN SANCTIONS REGIME
[...] (C) The U.S. sanctions regime against Syria has recently taken two hits that, if left unanswered, could significantly decrease a source of our leverage over the Syrian regime. In what is likely the most blatant violation of U.S. trade sanctions Post has observed, a Jordanian company delivered [...]
2009-04-22 12:45:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALEAIR ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL JO SP SY
09DAMASCUS295DAM BREAKING ON SYRIAN SANCTIONS REGIME
[...] (C) The U.S. sanctions regime against Syria has recently taken two hits that, if left unanswered, could significantly decrease a source of our leverage over the Syrian regime. In what is likely the most blatant violation of U.S. trade sanctions Post has observed, a Jordanian company delivered [...]
2009-04-22 13:58:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALEAIR ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL JO SP SY
09DAMASCUS349JORDANIAN KING ABDULLAH DROPS INTO DAMASCUS
[...] (C) The brief and short-notice May 11 visit of Jordan's King Abdullah II to Damascus concluded successfully according to Syrian press and the Jordanian Consul, Anas Oran. Though King Abdullah was only on the ground for three hours, the visit was constructive, with the King meeting privately wi [...]
2009-05-17 14:14:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG IS JO SY
09DAMASCUS357JORDANIAN KING ABDULLAH DROPS INTO DAMASCUS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-19 07:26:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG IS JO SY
09DOHA502ASD VERSHBOW'S MEETINGS IN QATAR
[...] (C) During their July 20-21 visit to Qatar, Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, and State Political-Military (PM) Assistant Secretary Andrew Shapiro held meetings with Qatar's military Chief of Staff, Major General (MG) Ha [...]
2009-08-10 11:57:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS QA XF ZP ZR YM IR JO LE
09GENEVA203REPORTING CABLE ON FEBRUARY 24-25 WORKING GROUP ON
[...] (U) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Kingdom - current chair - convened a meeting of the Working Group on Resettlement (WGR) at the Palais des Nations in Geneva February 24 - 25. Representatives of 20 governments as well as UNHCR headquarters and fiel [...]
2009-03-11 15:49:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDAF AS CA EI IC IZ JO NZ PHUM PK PREF PREL
09ISTANBUL320SESAME SEES ITSELF AS A MODEL CENTER FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The fourteenth meeting of the Council of Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME) was held in Istanbul in July. The SESAME project is a scientific initiative currently under construction in Jordan that currently fosters positive in [...]
2009-08-17 05:33:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDPRELTBIOBA CY EG ENRG IR IS IZ JO PK
09JEDDAH290HAQL, SAUDI ARABIA: NOW, WHERE THE HECK IS THAT?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A 3-member American delegation of ConGen Jeddah officers recently visited Haql, Saudi Arabia, a city that lies almost within swimming distance from major tourist resorts in Jordan, Israel, and Egypt. Haql reaps none of the rewards for its location in such a prime tourism region. [...]
2009-08-03 15:53:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEG IS JO KPAO PHUM PREL SA SOCI PSOC
09JERUSALEM1089UNRWA'S June 2009 Advisory Commission Meeting
[...] (SBU) At the June 9-10 Advisory Commission (AdCom) meeting of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Amman, Jordan, Commissioner General Karen AbuZayd noted that the total deficit of $107 million, including $39 million of essential operatin [...]
2009-06-26 14:04:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KPAL KWBG JO SY LE
09JERUSALEM1220PALESTINIAN RELIGIOUS LEADERS COMPLAIN OF ISRAELI
[...] (C) Summary. The Israeli National Police (INP) are exercising increasing control over the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount and interfering with the Jordanian-run Waqf's ability to operate, according to Palestinian religious leaders. The INP, they allege, has prevented the Waqf from carrying out [...]
2009-07-16 07:10:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL JO KISL IS
09JERUSALEM1322PA ON RED SEA DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The PA reaffirmed its commitment to the Red Sea - Dead Sea project (RDS),expressed hesitation about taking a position on the Jordanian Red Sea Development Project (JRSP) until technical studies were completed, and requested a meeting with USG officials at the upcoming World W [...]
2009-07-31 12:23:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PREL IS JO KWBG
09JERUSALEM1949UPDATE ON OCTOBER 25 EVENTS AT THE TEMPLE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Skirmishes took place between Muslim worshippers and the Israeli National Police (INP) around the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif compound on October 25, apparently triggered by rumors of an impending incursion into the compound by radical pro-settler elements. Unrest spread int [...]
2009-10-26 19:05:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KPAL KISL IS JO
09JERUSALEM2129UNRWA'S November 2009 Advisory Commission Meeting
[...] (SBU) At the November 17-19 Advisory Commission (AdCom) meeting of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA),Commissioner General Karen AbuZayd highlighted chronic funding shortfalls and looked to host and donor governments to consider innovative ways to finance UNRWA operations. UNR [...]
2009-11-25 09:59:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PGOV EAID KPAL KWBG JO SY LE
09KUWAIT1051WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL PRICE (NOVEMBER 7-9, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Price to travel to post Nov 7-9, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965) 9985-1697 Fa [...]
2009-11-04 12:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ EI KU JO BA NO LE
09KUWAIT367SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL VISIT TO
[...] (C) Special Envoy Mitchell, my staff and I look forward to welcoming you to Kuwait. Your visit represents the first official high-level engagement of Kuwait's leadership by the Obama Administration. We have requested meetings with Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber Al Sabah and Fore [...]
2009-04-15 14:28:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV KU JO
09KUWAIT721DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KUWAIT UNDECIDED ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-20 14:20:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER KU JO
09KUWAIT985WELCOME CABLE FOR STAFFDEL NOBLET (OCTOBER 16-18, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes StaffDel Noblet to travel to post from Oct 16-18, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965)9985 [...]
2009-10-15 06:36:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU JO IR GE
09MANAMA409BAHRAIN'S CROWN PRINCE DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS,
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa on July 6 for a readout of his 7/24-25 discussions in Washington with the President, Vice President, Secretary Clinton, Secretary Gates and others. Sheikh Salman described it as the most important visit he has made to th [...]
2009-07-06 14:43:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS JO BA
09MANAMA93BAHRAIN WILL RAISE S-300 TRANSFER WITH FM LAVROV
[...] (S) A/DCM delivered ref A points to MFA Bilateral Relations Director Dhafer Al Umran on February 18. Al Umran was particularly receptive to the message given the recent assertion by an Iranian official that Bahrain was "the fourteenth province" of Iran (ref B). He said that he was finalizing [...]
2009-02-18 11:57:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPARM PREL RU IR AE EG JO KU IS BA
09OTTAWA141CANADIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S ATTENDANCE AT SHARM
[...] (U) Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon on February 26 confirmed that he would take part in the March 2 "Conference in Support of the Palestinian Economy for the Reconstruction of Gaza" in Sharm al-Sheikh Egypt (reftels). He underscored that Canada had made a five year commitment begin [...]
2009-02-26 18:19:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID EG IS JO CA
09PARISFR1454 UNESCO'S 35TH GENERAL CONFERENCE: CULTURE COMMISSION
[...] The 35th session of UNESCO's General Conference was held in Paris October 5-23. This is the first in a series of messages which will report on the deliberations of the seven General Conference Commissions. 2. Summary. The Culture Commission of UNESCO's 35th General Conference met October [...]
2009-10-29 14:56:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL PREL UNESCO AJ AM IS JO KWBG
09PARISFR211MUGHRABI GATE UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary: Tension over Middle East issues is high at UNESCO, due in part to the emotions aroused by the Gaza conflict. Deputy Director General Barbosa feels this will make it all the harder to manage the Mughrabi Gate issue (reftel). There has been no change in the situation since the is [...]
2009-02-11 14:55:00Mission UNESCOCONFIDENTIALPREL UNESCO KWBG JO IS
09PARISFR319JERUSALEM TAKES DECISION ON MUGHRABI GATE
[...] (C) Summary: The Jerusalem Planning Commission has taken a decision approving design plans for the reconstruction of the Mughrabi Gate, according to Israel's Ambassador to UNESCO. While appeals to the High Court in Israel are possible, the decision, once made public, will guarantee the start [...]
2009-03-04 17:09:00Mission UNESCOCONFIDENTIALPREL UNESCO KWBG JO IS
09PARISFR76GAZA/JERUSALEM DOMINATE UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD INFORMATION
[...] Summary: Middle East issues dominated the information session for Executive Board members held by UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura on January 16. Arab states repeatedly urged Matsuura to be more active in protecting educational and cultural facilities in Gaza. The latter undertook to [...]
2009-01-20 15:32:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO PREL KWBG IS EG JO
09PARISFR766MUGHRABI GATE: FROM UNESCO'S EXECUTIVE BOARD TO THE SEVILLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ARAB STATES ARE LIKELY TO RAISE ONCE AGAIN AT THE JUNE 22-30 WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE MEETING IN SEVILLE ISRAEL'S PLAN TO RECONSTRUCT THE ASCENT TO THE MUGHRABI GATE ON JERUSLAEM'S TEMPLE MOUNT. THE DECISION ADOPTED AT UNESCO'S APRIL 2009 EXECUTIVE BOARD REQUESTS THAT THE DESIGN [...]
2009-06-09 13:06:00Mission UNESCOCONFIDENTIALPREL UNESCO KWBG JO IS
09ROME58(C) VATICAN LIKELY TO UP CRITICISM OVER ISRAELI
[...] (C) The Vatican is likely to condemn the Israeli campaign in Gaza more forcefully if the civilian death toll continues to rise. The Holy See supports IsraelQs right to self-defense, but considers the Israeli military campaign deeply counterproductive in the long-term. The Vatican is equally co [...]
2009-01-16 14:57:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KIRF IS JO VT
09STATE100288JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR COMBINED
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian official listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of inform [...]
2009-09-25 23:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE101024JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-09-28 22:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE101025JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-09-28 22:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE101328JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR THE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian official listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of inform [...]
2009-09-29 17:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE101334JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR JORDANIAN
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian official listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of inform [...]
2009-09-29 17:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE101777JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ROYAL JORDANIAN
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-09-30 17:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE101846JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR JORDANIAN
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-09-30 19:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE101847JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE 6904
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-09-30 19:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE103660JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-10-05 21:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE1069JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR COESPU COURSES
[...] (SBU) In response to referenced Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of in [...]
2009-01-06 20:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJO KCRM MASS PHUM PREL
09STATE10820JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR U.S. COAST
[...] (SBU) In response to referenced Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of i [...]
2009-02-05 22:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJO EWWT PREL ASEC
09STATE110420JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR COESPU COURSES,
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-10-26 22:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE110421JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ROYAL JORDANIAN
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-10-26 22:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE110424JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR HOMELAND
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-10-26 22:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE110425JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR STRATEGIC TRADE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-10-26 22:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE11049THANK YOU FROM SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL
[...] (U) The following is a note from Special Envoy George Mitchell. Please distribute to Embassy staff as appropriate. (Begin Text) Dear Ambassador Beecroft, I want to thank you and your staff for the exceptional work in support of my recent visit to Amman. Acting on short notice and with [...]
2009-02-06 16:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP AMGT JO
09STATE111954JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ADVANCED
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-10-29 22:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE11221JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR U.S. COAST
[...] (SBU) In response to referenced Leahy vetting requests, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of [...]
2009-02-06 20:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EWWT PREL JO
09STATE11280JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA ACTUVUE
[...] (SBU) In response to referenced Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of i [...]
2009-02-06 22:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJO KCRM MASS PHUM PREL
09STATE12165JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR COESPU COURSES,
[...] (SBU) In response to referenced Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of i [...]
2009-02-10 18:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJO MASS PHUM PREL
09STATE124354JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-12-04 14:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE124359JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR DOJ/OPDAT
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-12-04 14:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE124405JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR JAF OFFICERS
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-12-04 15:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE127613JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR RJAF OFFICERS
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-12-14 17:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE127692JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR COESPU TRAINING
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-12-14 19:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM MASS JO
09STATE13390REQUEST FOR SITE SURVEY OF REFUGEE PROCESSING
[...] In anticipation of a change in processing locations for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) interviews of refugees in Amman, the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) and DHS US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) request that RSO conduct a security evaluation of the [...]
2009-02-12 21:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ASEC JO
09STATE13701JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR U.S. COAST
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel A Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of inf [...]
2009-02-13 16:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EWWT PREL JO
09STATE14577ACTION REQUEST: RUSSIA S-300 MISSILE TO IRAN
[...] (SBU) This is an action request for Posts in Abu Dhabi, Amman, Cairo, Kuwait City, Manama, and Riyadh. Please see para 7. Summary and Background ------------------------------------------ 2. (C) Posts are requested to raise with appropriate government officials our concerns about Russia [...]
2009-02-18 00:30:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL RS BA KU AE EG JO IS IR
09STATE17214RANF: U.S. DEMARCHE TO FORWARD-LEANING RECIPIENT
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 9; Kuwait please see paras 9 and 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Since 2003, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Secretariat has been developing a mechanism for reliable access to nuclear fuel (RANF). This mechanism is intended to suppleme [...]
2009-02-24 23:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG JO KNNP KU MO QA SA TH TRGY TS VM IAEA
09STATE19465JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE 6910
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-03-03 16:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM MASS PREL JO
09STATE19468JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR U.S. COAST
[...] (SBU) In response to reftels A-C Leahy vetting requests, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of [...]
2009-03-03 16:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EWWT PREL JO
09STATE20890JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-03-05 23:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT PREL ASEC JO
09STATE2517RESPONSE: JORDANIAN PM ASKS FOR PROPOSAL TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-09 22:21:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM KPAL JO
09STATE25548KUDOS TO EMBASSY AMMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-17 22:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER JO
09STATE2875JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE 6903
[...] (SBU) In response to referenced Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of i [...]
2009-01-12 17:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJO KCRM MASS PHUM PREL
09STATE2956JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE 6898
[...] (SBU) In response to referenced Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of i [...]
2009-01-12 19:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJO KCRM MASS PHUM PREL
09STATE2957JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE 6507
[...] (SBU) In response to referenced Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of i [...]
2009-01-12 19:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJO KCRM MASS PHUM PREL
09STATE30921JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR MAY 2009 COESPU
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-03-31 18:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJO MASS PHUM PREL
09STATE31047RESPONSE TO JORDANIAN INQUIRY ON ARMS SALES TO
[...] (C) The Department requests post to convey points to the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) (see paragraph 7) on U.S. arms transfer policy to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). While the USG does not have the legal means to prevent Jordanian arms transfers of non-U.S.-origin material to the DRC [...]
2009-03-31 20:47:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PARM PREL CG JO
09STATE3390JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE 6510
[...] (SBU) In response to referenced Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of i [...]
2009-01-13 20:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJO KCRM MASS PHUM PREL
09STATE34041(S) FOLLOWING UP ON SUSPECTED IRANIAN ARMS
[...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: We recently demarched Cairo and Amman (REFS A & C) on possible Iranian attempts to smuggle arms or related material to Hamas on Sudanese aircraft that may transit Egyptian and/or Jordanian airspace on their way from Syria to Sudan. We asked both to consider denying overflight [...]
2009-04-07 19:51:00Secretary of StateSECRETEG ETTC IR JO PARM PREL SU SY
09STATE4367UPDATES TO JORDAN 123 AGREEMENT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-8. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Washington looks forward to finalizing the text of the proposed U.S.-Jordan nuclear cooperation agreement, agreed ad ref in February 2008, and preparing it for signature as soon as appropriate. As [...]
2009-01-15 23:00:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP JO
09STATE44240JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE 6909
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-04-30 22:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJO MASS PHUM PREL
09STATE44731JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR US ICE BULK
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting requests, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of info [...]
2009-05-01 22:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJO ASEC EFIN PHUM PREL
09STATE46381COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION: JORDAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-07 12:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC JO
09STATE46502JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR IACIT COURSE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-05-07 14:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJO ASEC EAIR PREL
09STATE51405U.S. POLICY ON IRAQI REFUGEES AND DISPLACED
[...] (C) SUMMARY. This cable describes the new U.S. policy on assisting Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs). It expands upon the objectives described by the President in his February 27 speech in which he committed to helping the millions of displaced Iraqis inside Iraq and in [...]
2009-05-19 23:00:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PHUM PREF PREL SY JO IZ
09STATE51752JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE 6906
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-05-20 18:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJO MASS PHUM PREL PINS ASEC
09STATE51755JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE 6901
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-05-20 18:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJO MASS PHUM PREL ASEC PINS
09STATE60433JORDAN -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 20:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG JO
09STATE61210THE SECURE FREIGHT INITIATIVE: DEPARTMENT
[...] Sensitive but unclassified. This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (SBU) Action request: Post is instructed to withhold action on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) cable (reftel) directing post to engage with the Government of Jordan (GOJ) on the Secure Freight Initiative (SFI [...]
2009-06-12 23:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHLS EWWT ETTC PARM PREL JO
09STATE61779RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING FOR NSF 1ST
[...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of June 15, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. Â [...]
2009-06-15 20:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKPAL KWBG PHUM JO IS
09STATE62387RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL LEAHY VETTING
[...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of June 16, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security service members listed below. Name: SALEH ABED ALRAHMAN ERSAN MAHAMMED DOB: 10/14/1989 POB: Jenin ID: 8525 [...]
2009-06-16 21:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KPAL KWBG JO IS
09STATE63483JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR FINANCIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-18 21:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KCRM PHUM PREL JO
09STATE66475KUDOS TO EMBASSY AMMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-26 15:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT JO
09STATE68240JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-07-01 16:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MASS PHUM PREL JO
09STATE6942JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA TECHNICAL
[...] (SBU) In response to referenced Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of i [...]
2009-01-26 20:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJO KCRM MASS PHUM PREL
09STATE69625JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-07-06 15:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MASS PHUM PREL JO
09STATE71284JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-07-09 20:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PREL JO
09STATE78168JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE 6905
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-07-27 19:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PREL JO
09STATE80924JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR PROSECUTING AND
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-08-04 15:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM PREL JO
09STATE86157GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS, AUGUST 19
[...] (U) This is an action request. USUN may draw from para. 2 building blocks when making its intervention during the upcoming Middle East consultations in the Security Council on August 19. 2. (SBU) Begin building blocks: I thank Assistant Secretary-General Fernandez-Taranco for his report [...]
2009-08-18 23:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC KPAL AR BA EG IS JO LE SY
09STATE89001(SBU) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON GAZA STRIP
[...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYTS WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS THEIR APPRECIATION FOR REF REPORTING WHICH, TOGETHER WITH OTHER REPORTING, PROVIDED EXCELLENT INSIGHTS INTO THE ACTIVITIES OF PALESTINIAN TERRORIST GROUPS, THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN TERRORIST OPERATIONS INSIDE EGYPT, AND THE CONTACTS AND NETWORKS OF [...]
2009-08-26 15:22:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR PTER AE BA IR IS IZ JO KU LE MU QA SA SY YM
09STATE90137JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ROYAL JORDANIAN
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-08-28 18:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE90975KUDOS TO EMBASSY AMMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-01 14:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER JO
09STATE90989JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR JOINT
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-09-01 15:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE92173JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-09-03 21:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE92174JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR HOMELAND
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-09-03 21:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE92185JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-09-03 22:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE92186JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR NAVAL
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-09-03 22:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE92640JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR SENIOR
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-09-04 23:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE94917JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR DEA SPONSORED
[...] (SBU) In response to reftels Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of info [...]
2009-09-11 22:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KCRM KJUS PHUM PREL SNAR JO CY
09STATE94918JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR MARITIME
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-09-11 22:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE95503ACTION REQUEST: DEMARCHE GOJ ON HUMAN RIGHTS CASE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. SUMMARY ---------------- 2. (SBU) On June 22, 2009, Islam Samhan, Jordanian poet and journalist for the daily newspaper Al Arab Al Yawm, was sentenced to one year in prison and fined 14,000 USD for using Quranic verses in his book [...]
2009-09-14 22:44:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL KIRF JO
09STATE95506JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR RJAF OFFICER
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian official listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of inform [...]
2009-09-14 22:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE96294JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-09-16 17:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE98160JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR SIGNAL BASIC
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian official listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of inform [...]
2009-09-22 13:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE98162JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR BASIC
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian official listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of inform [...]
2009-09-22 13:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE98272JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-09-22 16:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE99520BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF REGISTERED
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 3-4. 2. U.S. embassies have frequently inquired about the legitimacy of arms export transactions involving U.S. contractors and host-country partners in support of U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, or other U.S. government programs. The Depar [...]
2009-09-24 17:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC JO
09STATE99522BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF REGISTERED
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 3-4. 2. U.S. embassies have frequently inquired about the legitimacy of arms export transactions involving U.S. contractors and host-country partners in support of U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, or other U.S. government programs. The Depar [...]
2009-09-24 17:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC JO
09STATE99523BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF REGISTERED
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 3-4. 2. U.S. embassies have frequently inquired about the legitimacy of arms export transactions involving U.S. contractors and host-country partners in support of U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, or other U.S. government programs. The Depar [...]
2009-09-24 17:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC JO
09STATE99530BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF REGISTERED
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 3-4. 2. U.S. embassies have frequently inquired about the legitimacy of arms export transactions involving U.S. contractors and host-country partners in support of U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, or other U.S. government programs. The Depar [...]
2009-09-24 17:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC JO
09STATE99534BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF REGISTERED
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 3-4. 2. U.S. embassies have frequently inquired about the legitimacy of arms export transactions involving U.S. contractors and host-country partners in support of U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, or other U.S. government programs. The Depar [...]
2009-09-24 17:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC JO
09STOCKHOLM476SWEDISH COMMENTS ON JORDAN-ONLY RED SEA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-31 10:32:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALKWBG SENV PREL IS JO SW
09STOCKHOLM486SWEDES HOPEFUL WORLD BANK AND JORDAN-ONLY WATER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-03 12:54:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALKWBG SENV PREL JO SW
09TELAVIV1726GOI, NGO ASSESSMENT OF JORDAN-ONLY RED SEA PROJECT
[...] (SBU) Summary. The consensus among GOI officials and Israeli NGOs is that the Jordan Red Sea Development Project (JRSP) will not proceed independently of the Red Sea-Dead Sea Conveyance Project (RDS) due to funding and/or legal concerns. GOI interlocutors asserted that Israel has sufficient d [...]
2009-08-05 03:58:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PREL IS JO KWBG
09TELAVIV1957ISRAELI UPDATE ON JORDANIAN ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary. A senior Israeli NSC official told us September 4 that National Security Adviser Arad's August 31 visit to Amman was a good opportunity to exchange views but did not produce any results. Contrary to Jordanian expectations reported reftel, Israel does not intend to allow a visit [...]
2009-09-04 14:58:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG JO IS
09TELAVIV2227ISRAELI, JORDANIAN, AND EGYPTIAN VIEWS ON
[...] (C) Summary: An Israeli official provided the official view of the October 4 rise in tensions connected to the Temple Mount, citing deliberate Palestinian escalation despite advance understandings between the Waqf and Israeli National Police. The Egyptian and Jordanian DCMs provided contrastin [...]
2009-10-09 14:33:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG KISR JO EG IS
09TELAVIV2425SENIOR MFA AND MOD OFFICIALS DESCRIBE COMPLEX
[...] (S) Summary. In separate meetings October 28 and 29, MOD Pol-Mil Director Gilad and MFA Deputy Director General Hadas described different aspects of Israel's complex relations with Jordan. Gilad effusively praised security cooperation with Jordan, calling it the "main pillar" of Israel's se [...]
2009-11-04 12:13:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV KISL KWBG JO IS
09TELAVIV2678REPORTED MESSAGE FROM KING ABDULLAH TO NETANYAHU
[...] (C) Yair Hirschfeld, the director general of the Economic Cooperation Foundation, a respected Israeli NGO that is very active in track two peace efforts, briefed PolCouns December 2 on renewed Jordanian pressure on the GOI over Jerusalem. According to Hirschfeld, King Abdullah recently sent [...]
2009-12-10 10:30:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL JO KWBG IS
09TELAVIV605ACTING A/S FELTMAN,S DISCUSSIONS WITH MFA FOCUS ON
[...] (C) Summary: NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman met with MFA officials on March 4 to discuss his upcoming visit to Syria, the GOI talks on Ghajjar with the UN, the status of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, and Israel's relations with Mauritania and the Gulf states. Deputy Dire [...]
2009-03-12 13:16:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV KWBG EAID EG QA MR MU JO LE IS
09TELAVIV895CODEL LOWEY DISCUSSES ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE WITH
[...] (C) Summary. CODEL Lowey discussed peace with the Palestinians April 16 with senior GOI officials, including Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Barak, Foreign Minister Lieberman, IDF Chief of General Staff Lt. General Ashkenazi, Minister for Strategic Affairs Yaalon, and Deputy Foreign [...]
2009-04-22 08:47:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KWBG IS EG JO IR
09TELAVIV90GAZA SITREP, JANUARY 13, 1200
[...] (S) Summary: Israeli media reports PM Olmert indicated to foreign leaders January 12 that he was prepared to give Egyptian-sponsored cease-fire talks a chance prior to a decision on a third phase of Operation Cast Lead. At the same time, Olmert stated in a speech to Israeli southern city may [...]
2009-01-13 10:21:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL MOPS PINS KWBG CASC EG IS JO KPAL EAID
09TELAVIV919MOD ADVISOR COMMENTS ON EGYPTIAN INTELLIGENCE
[...] (S) Summary. Egyptian Intelligence Minister Soliman visited Israel April 22 and met separately with Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Barak, and Foreign Minister Lieberman. According to MOD Arab affairs advisor Hacham, who participated in Soliman's meeting with Barak, they discussed [...]
2009-04-23 15:23:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER KWBG EG JO IS
09TELAVIV94NATO SYG DE HOOP SCHEFFER DISCUSSES GAZA CONFLICT
[...] (C) Summary: During his January 11-12 visit to Israel, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer discussed the Gaza conflict with Defense Minister Barak, Foreign Minister Livni, Prime Minister Olmert, and Likud Party leader Netanyahu. De Hoop Scheffer said Barak suggested the duration of [...]
2009-01-13 12:49:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS NATO PINS KWBG KPAL EG JO IS
09THEHAGUE498NETHERLANDS: ASSESSMENT OF JORDAN-ONLY RED SEA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-18 12:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PREL IS JO NL KWBG
09TRIPOLI759JORDANIAN PERSPECTIVES ON LIBYAN REGIME AND THEIR BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP TRIPOLI 00000759 001.2 OF 002
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-23 14:07:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ECON JO LY
09UNESCOPARISFR1312 MUGHRABI GATE AT UNESCO 182ND EXECUTIVE BOARD
[...] (SBU) Summary: For the first time in recent memory, the issue of the reconstruction of the ascent to the Mughrabi Gate of Jerusalem's Temple Mount registered only as a minor blip on the radar screen during the just completed 182nd Executive Board at UNESCO. Although the Jordanians arrived see [...]
2009-09-25 11:23:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNESCO JO IS SCUL KWBG
09VATICAN11CHURCH UNITY ONE, CATHOLIC-JEWISH RELATIONS ZERO
[...] (S) Summary: The Pope's decision to reinstate communion with a breakaway Catholic group that included a Holocaust-denying cleric (ref A) proved that his highest concern is the long-term religious well-being of the Church, not the Holy See's relations with other sovereign states. This religion-first [...]
2009-01-27 16:52:00Embassy VaticanSECRETPGOV PREL KIRF PHUM JO IS VT
10AMMAN192JORDAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED--CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-18 12:58:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG SENV ENRG JO
10AMMAN196JORDAN 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO
[...] In the ten years since King Abdullah ascended to the throne, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward-oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertaken in th [...]
2010-01-19 11:33:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR JO
10AMMAN200JORDAN: DESPITE LOSSES IN HAITI QUAKE, JORDAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Jordan lost three of its military peacekeepers, and 23 were wounded in the January 12 earthquake. This is in addition to five Jordanian peacekeepers who were recently killed in an October 2009 UN plane crash in Haiti. Despite this loss, Jordan has sent a military field hospit [...]
2010-01-19 16:34:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS ASEC HA JO
10AMMAN202JORDAN BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF
[...] (SBU) Economic Section and Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) LESs conducted initial/preliminary database searches on the Dehab firm, as provided ref B, through Government of Jordan (Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)) on-line records and found no pertinent information. However when the alte [...]
2010-01-20 08:49:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNETTC KOMC JO
10AMMAN203JORDAN BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF
[...] (SBU) Economic Section and Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) LESs conducted initial/preliminary database searches on this firm through Government of Jordan (Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)) on-line records and indentified no pertinent information. 2. (SBU) Blue Lantern Officer, accompa [...]
2010-01-20 08:53:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALETTC KOMC JO
10AMMAN204JORDAN BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF
[...] (SBU) Economic Section and Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) LESs conducted initial/preliminary database searches on this firm through Government of Jordan (GoJ) Ministry of Trade and Investment (MoTI) on-line records and noted that Research and Consulting Services, Ltd (RCS) operates as a cons [...]
2010-01-20 09:09:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC JO
10AMMAN216JORDAN BLUE LANTERN:VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF
[...] (SBU) Economic Section and Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) LESs conducted initial/preliminary database searches on this firm through Government of Jordan (Ministry of Industry and Trade(MoIT)) on-line records and found no pertinent information. 2. (SBU) Blue Lantern officer performed a no- [...]
2010-01-21 07:24:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC JO
10AMMAN217JORDAN BLUE LANTERN:VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF
[...] (SBU) Economic Section and Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) LESs conducted initial/preliminary database searches on this firm through Government of Jordan (Ministry of Industry and Trade(MoIT)) on-line records and found no pertinent information. FCS personnel are familiar with the owner, Imad [...]
2010-01-21 07:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC JO
10AMMAN218GOVERNMENT ENACTS CONTROVERSIAL TAX LAWS TO STREAMLINE AND LOWER RATES, AND EMPOWER TAX AUTHORITIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan enacted recently two new tax laws to lower income tax rates and grant greater powers to tax authorities. The laws, which will remain in force until a new parliament is elected and votes on them, represent the first notable achievement of the new governm [...]
2010-01-21 10:23:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV JO KMCA
10AMMAN219JORDAN: PREVIEW OF AFGHANISTAN SUPPORT OFFER IN
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Jordan's top military advisor and brother of the King, Lieutenant General (LTG) Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein, and Minister of Planning Jafar Hassan will travel to Washington during the week of January 25. Their itineraries include meetings with senior U.S. officials in the Depa [...]
2010-01-22 13:43:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINS MASS KISL JO AF
10AMMAN220WOMEN'S ACTIVISTS ASK FOR JORDAN-SPECIFIC PROGRAMS
[...] (SBU) On January 10, the Embassy organized a dinner in honor of visiting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) Michael Posner and Director of Policy Planning Anne-Marie Slaughter. Invitees included a number of Jordanian women's rights activists, who suggested key pri [...]
2010-01-24 06:19:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI KDEM KWMN JO
10AMMAN221JORDAN SIGNS NUCLEAR COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH
[...] (U) Jordan signed a nuclear cooperation agreement (NCA) with Spain on January 20, Jordan's eighth such agreement. Jordan has signed NCAs with Argentina, Canada, China, France, Russia, South Korea and the UK. The agreement was signed by the Chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) [...]
2010-01-24 06:59:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALENRG EMIN TRGY KNNP PARM PREL JO
10AMMAN222 U.S.-Jordan FTA Joint Committee Meets; Seeks Closer Trade
[...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's Ministry of Industry and Trade hosted the fifth U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Area Agreement Joint Committee meeting on December 15 in Amman. The agenda focused on expanding trade and investment ties and stressed the importance of full implementation of not just the trade agr [...]
2010-01-24 09:43:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECIN ECON ELAB EFIN EAID PGOV JO
10AMMAN232JORDANIAN PRESS LAUDS ENTRY INTO FORCE OF FREE TRADE
[...] (SBU) The Jordanian press has recently been reporting stories about the "breakthrough" Iraq-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA) entering into effect in January 2010, suggesting the Iraq-Jordan FTA represents a major step toward restoring pre-2003 trade ties between the two countries. Ministry of [...]
2010-01-24 13:54:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL JO IZ
10AMMAN237JORDAN 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO
[...] In the ten years since King Abdullah ascended to the throne, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward-oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertaken in th [...]
2010-01-25 11:07:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR JO
10AMMAN239JORDAN WILL OFFER SUPPORT TO SALEH AT YEMEN
[...] (SBU) PolChief shared reftel points with Samer Naber, Director of the MFA's North America Unit, and Bisher al-Khasawneh, Personal Advisor to the Foreign Minister and Director of Policy Planning at the MFA. Khasawneh will travel to London with Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh to attend the Januar [...]
2010-01-25 13:06:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID YM JO
10AMMAN252JORDAN: COURT RULING THREATENS FREEDOM OF
[...] (S) Summary: Journalists and non-governmental organizations are up in arms about a ruling by Jordan's highest court subjecting online media to the country's Press and Publications Law (PPL). Non-governmental organizations and journalists assert the government will use the ruling to curb the [...]
2010-01-26 15:02:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV KDEM SOCI JO
10AMMAN270DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PREPARATIONS FOR THE THIRD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 13:11:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PGOV PREL JO
10AMMAN272PREPARING FOR THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: JORDAN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 14:30:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PGOV AORC NPT JO
10AMMAN274JORDAN: SCENESETTER AND INPUT FOR FTA LABOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Labor cooperation between the U.S. Jordan has been strong and productive over the past several years. Effective engagement, backed with targeted assistance, has produced significant results, such as improved labor conditions in the garment sector, enhanced efforts to combat traf [...]
2010-01-28 14:35:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ELAB ECON ETRD JO
10AMMAN275JORDAN: ARE ISLAMISTS PUSHING FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] (S/NF) On January 25, PolChief met with a Jordanian journalist with connections to the Islamic Action Front (IAF). The journlist said that a coalition of electoral activists was forming to publicly pressure the government for meaningful reforms to electoral administration. He said that the [...]
2010-01-28 14:35:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL EAID KMPI JO
10AMMAN276JORDAN: MAYOR OF AJLOUN STRESSES THE NEED FOR
[...] (S/NF) The mayor of Ajloun said that national reforms are needed to halt growing discontent in his town. He is in favor of the proposed decentralization plan, saying that inefficient megaprojects have proven to be spectacular failures because they were designed by bureaucrats in Amman with no [...]
2010-01-28 15:03:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL EAID KMPI JO
10AMMAN283JORDAN: A/S POSNER HOSTS ROUNDTABLE WITH MEDIA ON
[...] Post organized an on-the-record media roundtable January 11 with visiting DRL Assistant Secretary Michael Posner. The Assistant Secretary's remarks during the hour-long meeting with local media representatives received excellent coverage in the local newspapers published on January 13 and in [...]
2010-02-01 11:28:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI JO
10AMMAN299THIRD RED-DEAD DONOR COMMITTEE MEETING IN THE HAGUE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The third donor committee meeting of the Red Sea - Dead Sea Water Conveyance Study Program (RDS) convened in The Hague on January 28. The World Bank, along with the beneficiary parties, chaired the meeting attended by almost all of the donors with the exception of Japan and Gr [...]
2010-02-02 08:24:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PGOV PREL JO
10AMMAN302JORDAN: IAF ISSUES STRONG FATWA AGAINST EGYPTIAN WALL IN GAZA
[...] (S/NF) On January 9, 2010, the Islamic Shari'a Scholars Committee of the Islamic Action Front (IAF),the political wing of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood, issued a fatwa (religious ruling) condemning Egyptian construction of a steel wall near Rafah. The significance of the fatwa lies not in [...]
2010-02-02 12:00:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNEG JO KTER PGOV PREL
10AMMAN305JORDAN: COLUMNIST MISCHARACTERIZES U.S. POSITION
[...] (C) On February 2, Fahd Al-Khitan, a columnist and managing editor of Arabic daily Al-Arab Al-Yawm, wrote a bizarre column entitled, "Jordanian-American understandings on the limits of reform." Khitan referred to visits by several U.S. officials over the past several weeks, including NEA DAS [...]
2010-02-03 10:40:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM JO
10AMMAN307UNHCR IRAQI REFUGEE ASSISTANCE RESPONSE PLAN
[...] Summary: (SBU) While coordinating the 2010 Regional Refugee Assistance Response Plan (RRP),UNHCR in Amman, Beirut, Cairo, and Damascus improved the organization of all the regional Iraqi refugee activities. The RRP performs the function of a management mechanism previous filled by the Coun [...]
2010-02-03 10:59:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF JO SY
10AMMAN308JORDAN: ARRESTS SIGNAL NEW TOUGHNESS IN ISLAMIST
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a rare foray into coverage of Jordan's internal security, Jordanian media reported on January 31 and February 1 two separate security campaigns which have yielded over 550 arrests. The first is a widely reported announcement by Jordan's Public Security Directorate (PSD) of [...]
2010-02-03 11:27:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ASEC JO
10AMMAN310JORDAN: GOJ WILL SUPPORT IRAN SANCTIONS, BUT
[...] (C) On February 1, the Ambassador reviewed reftel points with Chief of the Royal Court Nasser Lozi and PolChief briefed Personal Advisor to the FM and Director of MFA Policy Planning Bisher Khasawneh. Both Lozi and Khasawneh stated that the Government of Jordan would support USG and internati [...]
2010-02-03 13:28:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL UNSC IR JO
10AMMAN311JORDAN: HONOR CRIME TRIBUNAL SENTENCES PERPETRATOR
[...] On January 28, Jordan's honor crime tribunal sentenced a 19-year-old man to ten years in prison for murdering his 20-year-old sister in April 2009. The court originally handed down a full 15-year murder sentence but immediately reduced the sentence to ten years when the victim's father dropp [...]
2010-02-03 13:47:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KJUS JO
10AMMAN312JORDAN: DISCONTENT AMONG YOUTH IN AJLOUN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-03 14:15:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEAID KDEM PREL JO
10AMMAN314JORDAN: GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND YOUTH
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In meetings with NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Tamara Wittes January 26-28, government officials, representatives of civil society, and alumni of Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) programs discussed the challenges of democratic reform and sought further U.S. assistance [...]
2010-02-04 06:22:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KMPI KWMN JO
10AMMAN317JORDAN: NEA DAS WITTES PRESSES FOR INCREASED
[...] (S) Summary: In the wake of the Secretary's speech on Internet freedoms and a recent court decision subjecting Jordan's online media to the problematic Press and Publications law, NEA DAS Tamara Wittes met during her January 26-28 visit with the King's media advisor to discuss official actio [...]
2010-02-04 08:56:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV KDEM SOCI JO
10AMMAN320 Jordan's 2010 Budget Hits Government Agencies Hard with
[...] (SBU) Summary: The severe cuts to the 2010 budget have hit Government of Jordan (GOJ) ministries hard (ref A). With a projected deficit of $1.43 billion, the 2010 budget of $7.71 billion includes 20% cuts to capital expenditures and 1.4% cuts to current expenditures, and will impact GOJ entit [...]
2010-02-04 10:14:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECIN EFIN EAID PGOV JO
10AMMAN323JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman warmly welcomes your visit, which will allow us to engage the Government of Jordan (GOJ) at the highest levels. We have requested an audience with King Abdullah and confirmed meetings with the Foreign Minister and Minister of Planning and International Cooperatio [...]
2010-02-04 16:11:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EAID JO
10AMMAN326JORDAN: A/S POSNER'S FOCUS ON DEMOCRATIC AND HUMAN
[...] (C) Summary: Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL),pressed the Jordanian government during his January 10-11 visit to move forward on the implementation of a number of high-priority political and human rights reforms. This cable describes A/S Posner [...]
2010-02-07 10:22:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKDEM KMPI KPAL KWMN PREL PGOV PHUM JO
10AMMAN327CODEL HASTINGS VISIT FOCUSES ON DISPLACED IRAQIS
[...] (S/NF) Summary. During a January 11 visit to Amman, Representative Alcee Hastings (D-FL),in an audience with King Abdullah and joint meeting with Prime Minister Samir Rifai and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, reasserted the importance of U.S.-Jordanian relations, a message well-received days a [...]
2010-02-07 11:41:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER MOPS JO AF
10AMMAN329JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR JOINT CHIEFS CHAIRMAN ADM
[...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: The Chairman's visit comes at a time when Jordan has made significant contributions both in Afghanistan and to broader regional security: encouraging Syria to seek a moderate Arab alternative to Iranian influence, maintaining its focus on a two-state solution to the Israeli- [...]
2010-02-08 06:43:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MOPS OVIP JO
10AMMAN331 Jordan's King Confirms His Attendance at April Nuclear
[...] (SBU) In a February 1 letter addressed to the President and delivered to Post, King Abdullah confirmed his participation in the April 12-13 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington. The Government of Jordan has not yet identified which officials will complete the delegation. The original lette [...]
2010-02-08 11:49:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PARM PREL OPDC OVIP JO
10AMMAN335JORDAN: MINISTER OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SMARTING
[...] (S) Summary: A recent conversation between visiting NEA DAS Tamara Wittes and Minister of Social Development (MoSD) Hala Latouf underscored the contradictions in the Jordanian approach to freedom of expression. In response to a question, Latouf said that she supported a recent ruling by Jor [...]
2010-02-09 06:40:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI JO
10AMMAN351JORDANIAN PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATES ALREADY
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. With GOJ assurances that parliamentary elections will take place in the final quarter of 2010, prospective candidates have already started planning campaigns to enter the next legislature, despite current ambiguity about the content of the new electoral law. In separate meeti [...]
2010-02-10 12:17:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM JO
10AMMAN356Demarche on Distracting Driving - Jordan Has Legislative
[...] (SBU) Summary: ESTHOff delivered ref A demarche on distracted driving to officials at the Greater Amman Municipality and representatives of the traffic safety NGO Hikmat on February 3. Both work with a coalition of GOJ partners including the traffic police, Ministry of Interior, and Ministry [...]
2010-02-11 10:34:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TSPL PGOV JO
10AMMAN380Jordan: Amman Brings African-American History to Life
[...] Summary: Juilliard-trained, award-winning soprano Nicole Taylor opened PA Amman's celebration of African-American History Month with a highly-acclaimed series of concerts and workshops February 2-3. Explaining how "beautiful things come out of ugliness," Taylor performed African-American spiri [...]
2010-02-11 10:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL KPAO JO OEXC OIIP SOCI
10AMMAN383JORDAN: INPUT ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR FOR
[...] (U) Task 1 Summary: A range of governmental, non-governmental, and private sector interlocutors continue to inform Post that, as a whole, forced labor in the garment sector has significantly decreased, largely due to government action. However, they also state some forced labor conditions st [...]
2010-02-11 13:01:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KWMN PGOV JO
10AMMAN385TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR UN 1267
[...] (C) EmbOffs delivered reftel demarche the week of February 7 to officials at the Foreign Ministry, Ministry of Finance, and Central Bank of Jordan. All appreciated the information, but indicated Jordan is unlikely to co-sponsor the nomination. Samer Naber, Head of the MFA's America's Depart [...]
2010-02-11 14:37:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER KTFN UNSC JO
10AMMAN392JORDAN: AFTER "MINISTRY OF INJUSTICE" COMMENT,
[...] (C) On February 1, the local media, including electronic websites, reported that Rana Hajaya, Jordan's only female mayor, had been jailed for contempt of court during a legal dispute involving her family members. Hajaya was sentenced to one week imprisonment without bail, but was released the [...]
2010-02-16 07:58:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPHUM SOCI KDEM KWMN JO
10AMMAN396JORDAN: HRW REPORT ON CITIZENSHIP WITHDRAWALS
[...] (S) The release of the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report "Stateless Again: Palestinian-Origin Jordanians Deprived of their Nationality" has elicited an angry response from the GOJ. The report highlights the personal experiences of eleven individuals who had their nationality revoked by the Mini [...]
2010-02-16 11:47:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV PREL PREF KPAL IS JO
10AMMAN436ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT -- SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY HEAD PRINCESS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan, President of the Royal Scientific Society and Chairperson of the El Hassan Science City in Jordan, has conveyed a request to join the April 2010 Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship and has expres [...]
2010-02-22 11:20:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINT EINV TINT JO
10AMMAN454JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR JOHN KERRY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Senator John Kerry. We have confirmed meetings with King Abdullah and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY CONTINUED: The end of 2009 was marked with a flurry of political changes in Jordan, with the Kin [...]
2010-02-25 09:45:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EAID JO
10AMMAN455JORDAN: INPUT FOR THE 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the past year, Jordan continued to demonstrate a strong commitment and made steady progress to combat trafficking-in-persons (TIP). The primary achievement was the completion of a strong legal framework to prevent and prosecute TIP, which included the passage of a compreh [...]
2010-02-25 11:27:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB PHUM KWMN SMIG JO
10AMMAN456JORDAN: INPUT FOR THE 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 11:27:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB PHUM KWMN SMIG JO
10AMMAN459JORDAN: SCENESETTER FOR VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN
[...] (S//NF) Summary: Mr. Vice President, Embassy Amman warmly welcomes you to Jordan. As you arrive, Jordan continues to face some of the most troubling challenges of King Abdullah's 10-year reign. Jordan has been hit hard by the global economic slowdown and is heavily aid-dependent. The pared- [...]
2010-02-25 14:41:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNOVIP EAID PGOV PREL JO
10AMMAN461JORDAN: A/S POSNER'S FOCUS ON DEMOCRATIC AND HUMAN
[...] (C) Summary: Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL),pressed the Jordanian government during his January 10-11 visit to move forward on the implementation of a number of high-priority political and human rights reforms. This cable describes A/S Posner [...]
2010-02-28 08:37:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKDEM KMPI KPAL KWMN PREL PGOV PHUM JO
10AMMAN87JORDAN: NEW CABINET PUTS A FRESH FACE ON THE WALL
[...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: The government of newly appointed Prime Minister Samir Rifai has issued a series of circulars -- policy notices for government offices -- aimed at illustrating a break from the policies of the previous government (ref a). One issued on January 4 mandates that government offices dis [...]
2010-01-07 13:11:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINS JO
10AMMAN91JORDAN: REGIONAL SECURITY SUPPORT - AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) This cable is part 1 of 5 in a series on Jordan's regional security contributions and military support. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Jordan has been exceptionally responsive to USG requests for military contributions in support of regional and international security priorities. In Afghanistan, [...]
2010-01-07 13:56:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PGOV PREL ASEC JO
10ANKARA206TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR UN 1267
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-09 08:14:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPGOV PREL EFIN KTFN PTER SY JO TU
10ANKARA210TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR UN 1267
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-09 08:15:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPGOV PREL EFIN KTFN PTER SY JO TU
10ANKARA73TURKEY ASSEMBLING A MIDDLE EASTERN FREE-TRADE ZONE
[...] (C) During a January 14 readout on Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri's visit to Ankara earlier this week, MFA Syria and Lebanon desk officer Burak Rende said a planned trade-liberalization agreement and recently signed visa-waiver agreement with Beirut will advance Foreign Minister Davutoglu [...]
2010-01-15 16:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON TU SY JO LE
10BAGHDAD119SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL REVIEWS IRAQ'S RELATIONS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with DCM January 12, senior MFA advisor Mohammed al-Haj Hamoud asked for USG help in improving Iraq's relations with its neighbors and in defending its interests. Regarding Iran, he noted a host of contentious issues that went beyond the current disputed border are [...]
2010-01-18 08:50:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL SA SY IZ IR JO
10BAGHDAD233A/S FELTMAN AND FM ZEBARI LAUNCH DIPLOMATIC JCC-
[...] (C) Summary: On January 24, Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman, A/DCM, and a delegation of experts on Chapter VII issues met with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and an interministerial committee of Iraqi experts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baghdad. [...]
2010-01-30 09:08:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ JO KU PGOV PREL SY TU YM
10BAGHDAD349IRAQIS READY TO CO-SPONSOR RESOLUTION AGAINST
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Coordinator of Support and Deputy Director of International Organizations, Ambassador Mohammed Al-Humaimidi confirmed to EmbOff February 10 that the GOI still plans to co-sponsor a 1267 Committee resol [...]
2010-02-10 15:08:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER JO SY IZ
10BAGHDAD462PRT ANBAR: PRT HELPS TACKLE PROVINCIAL WATER
[...] (U) This is an Anbar Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT)(Ramadi) cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY: A three year drought and damming along the upper Euphrates River has dramatically reduced the amount of water available in Anbar Province. Water levels in Lake Qaddasiya, the province's main reservoir, [...]
2010-02-21 14:30:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PGOV PREL IZ TU SY JO
10BEIJING262TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR UN 1267
[...] (C) On February 2, PolOff conveyed to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Affairs Division Attache Jiang Bo reftel points informing the PRC of U.S. plans to submit the name of Muthanna Hadith al-Dari to the United Nations 1267 Sanctions Committee by February 11, 2010 [...]
2010-02-02 08:36:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPTER KTFN PINR PREL CH UN JO SY IZ
10BEIJING379UPDATE: TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR UN
[...] (S) In response to State reftel delivered to the MFA on February 2, MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Affairs Division Attache Jiang Bo informed PolOff on February 12 that the PRC supported U.S. proposal to submit the name of Muthanna Hadith al-Dari to the UN 1267 S [...]
2010-02-12 08:44:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPTER KTFN PINR PREL CH UN JO SY IZ
10JERUSALEM101PA FOCUSES ON WEST BANK ENERGY SECTOR:
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Palestinian Authority (PA) is taking steps to improve governance and increase accountability in the West Bank energy sector. Its goal is to improve the sector's performance and lower its impact on the PA's budget. Reform of the sector, including the establishment of an in [...]
2010-01-15 18:31:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV IS JO
10JERUSALEM27SEVEN ARCHES HOTEL TARGETED BY ISRAELI
[...] (C) Summary: In the midst of debate over the approval of 24 new Israeli residential units on the Mount of Olives (reftel),press reports that the nearby Seven Arches Hotel had been sold to Israeli owners generated further controversy. The hotel's Jordanian management described the reports [...]
2010-01-06 17:51:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL IS JO
10LUXEMBOURG31DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO LUXEMBOURG: IMPENDING UN NOMINATION OF
[...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to Eric Muller, MFA desk officer, February 5. Post is awaiting a response. 2. (U) POC for this action is: Michael A. Via, Pol/Econ Chief, email: viama@state.gov. Stroum [...]
2010-02-08 14:39:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER SY JO IZ LU
10STATE10160JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR JAF LEADERS
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2010-02-02 00:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
10STATE10781JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE 7096
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2010-02-03 00:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ASEC JO
10STATE11586BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050198271 for the export of International Traffic in Arms (ITAR)-controlled F-5 aircraft parts [...]
2010-02-04 20:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC JO
10STATE12428JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR AVIATION
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian official listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of inform [...]
2010-02-09 21:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ASEC JO
10STATE14107JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR "ANALYSIS OF
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2010-02-17 18:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ASEC JO
10STATE14113JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR SOVEREIGN
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian official listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of inform [...]
2010-02-17 18:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ASEC JO
10STATE14506JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR RJAF OFFICERS -
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2010-02-18 15:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ASEC JO
10STATE17838JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR RJAF OFFICERS -
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2010-02-25 22:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ASEC JO
10STATE17842JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE 7288
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2010-02-25 22:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ASEC JO
10STATE4600JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR COESPU TRAINING
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian official listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of inform [...]
2010-01-15 20:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ASEC MASS JO
10STATE4601JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR F-16 BORESIGHT
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2010-01-15 20:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ASEC JO
10STATE4603JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ORSA MILITARY
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian official listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of inform [...]
2010-01-15 20:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ASEC MASS JO
10STATE4712INVITATION TO DOE/NNSA EVENT ENTITLED "REGIONAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) and the United States Department of State are sponsoring a Regional Energy Planning and Nonproliferation Workshop in Muscat, Om [...]
2010-01-15 23:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP ENRG TRGY MU SA BA KU TC JO QA MO AG TS
10STATE6937KUDOS TO EMBASSY AMMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-23 00:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT JO
10TELAVIV386JORDAN/ISRAEL/QIZ QUARTERLY MEETING LOOKS FOR WAYS TO KEEP QIZ PRGRAM ACTIVE
[...] (U) Jordan and Israel held their uarterly Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ) meetin in Jerusalem on February 4th to review the secod and third quarter of 2009. 26 companies were aproved to continue exporting under the QIZ program. Six companies did not meet the eight percent Israeli content req [...]
2010-02-18 15:12:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD IS JO
10TELAVIV86CODEL HASTINGS DISCUSSES REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Rep. Alcee Hastings on January 12, 2010 met with Baruch Bina, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Deputy Director General for North America, and Nimrod Barkan, head of MFA's Research Division, to discuss regional affairs. The Israelis laid out for Rep. Hastings some of the [...]
2010-01-15 09:53:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KWBG SY IR TU IZ LE JO IS
10USOSCE10OSCE,S MEDITERRANEAN PARTNERSHIP LOOKS AHEAD TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The OSCE,s annual Mediterranean Conference was held December 14-15 in Cairo, Egypt. All six Med Partners (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia) attended and took an active part in discussions that focused on conflict prevention and resolution, trafficking in pers [...]
2010-01-15 15:19:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOSCE AG EG IS JO MO TS KMPI PREL KZ
10VIENNA164TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR UN 1267 DESIGNATION OF MUTHANNA HARITH AL-DARI
[...] (S) Econpoloff delivered reftel to Johann Brieger, MFA Head of International Cooperation in Justice and Home Afairs, on February 2, and on February 10 received the following written response, listed below. 2. (S) Vienna, 9 February 2010 Your request of 2 February 2010 concerning an US-int [...]
2010-02-10 15:16:00Embassy ViennaSECRETKTFN PTER SY JO IZ AU EFIN UN
85AMMAN2676 JORDAN'S REFUGEE CAMPS: ARAFAT SHINES AGAIN
[...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT) - 2. UNRWA'S JORDAN FIELD DIRECTOR HALLQVIST SAID HE AND THE CAMP DIREC... [...]
1985-03-16 14:02:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL PREF JO
85DAMASCUS3741 SYRIA AND TERRORISM
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: SYRIA CONSIDERS ITSELF A TRUE CONFRONTATION STATE--EVERYTHING THAT CONTRIBUTES TO DEFEATING THE ENEMY IS POSITIVE. THE "STRUGGLE" PROVIDES A GUIDE FOR CHOOSING THE TARGET AND LEGITIMIZES THE MEANS, INCLUDING TERRORISM, WHICH IS VIEWED AS COST-EFFECTIVE. [...]
1985-06-13 12:22:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPTER KPAL KPRP JO IS LE SY
86AMMAN594 PLO OFFICIALS SAY ABU NIDAL'S GROUP IS THE
[...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. AN EMBASSY PALESTINIAN CONTACT HAS REPORTED TWO SEPARATE CONVERSATIONS WITH PLO OFFICIALS HERE ABOUT THE ABU NIDAL PRESENCE IN DAMASCUS. BOTH OFFICIALS--OMAR SHAKA'A, THE HEAD OF THE PLO POLITICAL DEPARTMENT OFFICE IN AMMAN AND A PROTOGEE OF FAROUK QADDUMI AND HAMADN [...]
1986-01-16 15:21:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KPAL JO SY XF
87AMMAN7695 SYRIAN RELATIONS WITH ABU NIDAL AND THE PLO
[...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. WE SPOKE ON JUNE 30 WITH JORDAN TIMES REPORTER LAMIS ANDONI (STRICTLY PROTECT),AUTHOR OF AN ARTICLE PRINTED ON JUNE 4 IN THE JORDAN TIMES THAT BROKE THE NEWS OF SYRIA'S CLOSURE OF THE DAMASCUS OFFICES OF THE ABU NIDAL ORGANIZATION. ANDONI IS ONE OF THE TOP ARAB RE [...]
1987-07-01 15:54:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KPAL PLO JO SY
88AMMAN10345PLO AND THE INTIFADA
[...] No summary [...]
1988-09-01 08:01:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALIS JO KPAL PGOV PREL
88JERUSALEM3168 FUNDAMENTALISM AND THE INTIFADA:
[...] S - ENTIRE TEXT. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY ------------------------ 2. ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM IS POSING AN INCREASING CHALLENGE TO SECULAR NATIONALIST PALESTINIAN ORGANIZATIONS ON THE WEST BANK. RECENT WEEKS HAVE SEEN DIRECT CHALLENGES BY THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD-CREATED GROUP "HAMAS" TO [...]
1988-09-23 14:35:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETPINR PNAT PTER KPAL IS JO EG
89AMMAN877 QADDHAFI MESSAGE TO KING HUSSEIN
[...] SAWT AL-SHA'B (SEMI-OFFICIAL ARABIC LANGUAGE DAILY) ON JANUARY 20 PRINTED WITHOUT COMMENT THE TEXT OF A MESSAGE RECEIVED BY KING HUSSEIN BY LIBYAN LEADER MU'AMMAR QADHAFI (REF A). THE ITEM APPEARED ON PAGE 16 OF THE PAPER, AND WAS NOT REPORTED IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRESS. THE GOJ HAS MADE [...]
1989-01-23 14:50:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL LY US JO
92AMMAN2299MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD GOES ON THE WAGON
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD IS PRESSING ITS SOCIAL AGENDA ONCE AGAIN, BY TRYING TO BAN ALCOHOL. THE MB PROBABLY KNOWS THAT THIS EFFORT WILL NOT SUCCEED; MORE LIKELY, THE MOVEMENT IS CHAFING UNDER THE BIN SHAKER GOVERNMENT'S TIGHT REINS AND WANTS TO FIG [...]
1992-02-24 11:27:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI JO
94AMMAN12970 THE PUBLIC FACE OF HAMAS IN JORDAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY HAMAS SPOKESMAN IN JORDAN IBRAHIM GHAWSHAH REFRAINED FROM PRAISING THE OCTOBER 19 TEL AVIV BOMBING BUT HAS PREDICTED THAT HAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO UNDERTAKE SUCH OPERATIONS. DESPITE HIS WILLINGNESS TO OBLIGE THE MEDIA WITH THE KIND OF FLAMBOYANT RHETORIC THAT MAKES A GOOD STORY, G [...]
1994-10-24 11:28:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KPAL KISL JO XF KWBG
95RIYADH3041 FM SAUD AL-FAISAL: RELATIONS WITH JORDAN
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. IN JULY 4 MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR, FOREIGN MINISTER SAUD AL-FAISAL CHARACTERIZED SAUDI-JORDANIAN RELATIONS AS HAVING IMPROVED SOMEWHAT, "THEY ARE MOVING ALONG," AND "I THINK WE'LL SEE MORE." HE CONFIRMED THAT THE SAUDIS INTEND TO SEND AN AMBASSADOR TO AMMAN [...]
1995-07-05 07:46:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL SA JO
96AMMAN2094 WHAT HAMAS IS -- AND ISN'T -- IN JORDAN
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE ROBERT BEECROFT; REASON 1.5 (D). 2. (C) THERE IS NO/NO EVIDENCE TO LINK EITHER HAMAS SPOKESPERSONS IBRAHIM GHAWSHAH OR MUHAMMAD NAZZAL TO OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES BY HAMAS' MILITARY WING. EMBASSY LIKEWISE HAS NO EVIDENCE TO VALID [...]
1996-03-06 16:41:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV PINS KPAL KISL JO IS
97AMMAN5383THE ISLAMIC ACTION FRONT: SOMETIMES A PLATFORM IS MORE
[...] CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR ROBERTA NEWELL FOR REASON 1.5 (D). 2. (U) SUMMARY: A COMMON REFRAIN AMONG OBSERVERS OF JORDAN'S ISLAMIC ACTION FRONT (IAF) IS CONDEMNATION OF THE INFURIATINGLY VAGUE NATURE OF THE PARTY'S POLITICAL PLATFORM. AN OPPONENT OF THE PEACE PROCESS AND A VOCAL [...]
1997-06-05 13:40:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PINR PTER JO
98AMMAN3050POLITICAL ISLAM IN JORDAN: STRUGGLING FOR THE SOUL
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM JANET A. SANDERSON; REASONS: 1.5(B) AND (D). ------------------------ SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION ------------------------ 2. (C) THE NOVEMBER 1997 BOYCOTT OF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS BY THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND ITS POLITICAL WING, THE ISLAMIC ACTION FRONT, EXPOS [...]
1998-04-02 13:45:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV PINR KISL PHUM JO
98AMMAN8578 JORDANIAN ISLAMISTS' RELATIONSHIP WITH HAMAS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE JORDANIAN MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (MB) HAS BEEN OUTSPOKEN IN ITS PUBLIC PROTESTS OVER THE KILLING OF HAMAS MILITARY LEADERS IMAD AND ADEL AWADULLAH AND HAS SUGGESTED PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY COMPLICITY IN THEIR DEATHS. THE MB OPENLY DECLARES ITS CLOSE TIES WITH HAMAS, BUT PRIVATELY [...]
1998-09-21 12:53:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PTER KISL KWBG JO
98JERUSALEM2378ALLEGED OSAMA BIN LADEN CONNECTION TO PALESTINIAN BANK
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING PRINCIPAL OFFICER JERRY FEIERSTEIN, REASON 1.6X1. 2. (S) OSAMA BIN LADEN HAS CLOSE CONNECTIONS TO, AND POSSIBLY AN OWNERSHIP SHARE OF, AL-AQSA ISLAMIC BANK, A NEW BANK GIVEN PRELIMINARY APPROVAL BY THE PALESTINIAN MONETARY AUTHORITY (PMA) TO OPERATE IN PALESTINIAN [...]
1998-08-25 15:14:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETPTER EFIN KWBG KPAL JO SA
99AMMAN6925 HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR ARMY SPECIAL
[...] THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF B, VERIFYING THE HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING PROCESS: EMBASSY VERIFIES THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POSSESSES NO CREDIBLE INFORMATION OF GROSS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS BY THE JORDANIAN TEAM 2, 1ST COMPANY 101ST SPECIAL FORCES BATTALIO [...]
1999-12-01 00:40:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL JO
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