Cablegate: Demarche in Advance of August 20 Arab League
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FM AMEMBASSY AMMAN
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INFO RUEHXK/ARAB ISRAELI COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
UNCLAS AMMAN 006342
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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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