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O 231312Z AUG 07
FM AMEMBASSY DAMASCUS
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4086
INFO RUEHAM/AMEMBASSY AMMAN 7065
RUEHEG/AMEMBASSY CAIRO 3412
RUEHLB/AMEMBASSY BEIRUT 4742
RUEHGB/AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD 0537
RUEHAK/AMEMBASSY ANKARA 5306
RUEHIT/AMCONSUL ISTANBUL 0285
RUEHTH/AMEMBASSY ATHENS 0305
RUEHPNH/NVC PORTSMOUTH 6411
RUEAHLC/HOMELAND SECURITY CENTER WASHINGTON DC
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RUCNFB/DIR FBI WASHDC
UNCLAS DAMASCUS 000862
SIPDIS
ATHENS FOR DHS
DEPT FOR INL/HSTC
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: CVIS PREF SY IZ
SUBJECT: FIRST IRAQI REFUGEE TRAVELS FROM SYRIA FOR RESETTLEMENT IN
THE US
1. (SBU) The first Iraqi refugee to get resettlement in the U.S.
from this year's processing in Syria traveled on August 21. An
adult male, he will be settled in San Jose, California. A total of
146 Iraqi individuals from Iraq will move to the U.S. in August, and
200 more are expected to travel before the end of the fiscal year.
This represents the first substantial movement of Iraqis since the
fall of Saddam Hussein.
2. (SBU) Over time, these refugees will have implications for our
consular caseload, as we receive Visas 92 and 93 follow-to-join
cases.
CORBIN