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Cablegate: Demarche in Advance of August 20 Arab League

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DE RUEHAM #6342 2311102
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 191102Z AUG 06
FM AMEMBASSY AMMAN
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3300
INFO RUEHXK/ARAB ISRAELI COLLECTIVE PRIORITY

UNCLAS AMMAN 006342

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

FOR NEA/RA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL LE IS JO
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF AUGUST 20 ARAB LEAGUE
MINISTERIAL IN CAIRO

REF: STATE 136507

(SBU) Polcouns made reftel points August 19 to Foreign
Ministry Chief of Staff Dimai Haddad. Haddad undertook to
brief FM Abdelillah Al-Khatib, and observed that Jordan and
the U.S. had identical positions. Haddad said Al-Khatib was
concerned over reports that important components - especially
French -- of a beefed-up UNIFIL might not be available
promptly. Haddad confirmed that Khatib planned to fly to
Cairo August 19 and return to Amman late August 20.


Visit Amman's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/amman/


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