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O 300918Z OCT 07
FM AMEMBASSY AMMAN
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0741
INFO RUEHEE/ARAB LEAGUE COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
UNCLAS AMMAN 004377
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DEPARTMENT FOR AF/SPG OYAI, NEA/RA JSCOVITCH, NEA/ELA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV KPKO SU AL JO
SUBJECT: DEMARCHING JORDAN ON ARAB DONOR'S CONFERENCE ON
DARFUR
REF: STATE 148406
1. (SBU) On October 28, PolCouns conveyed reftel points to
Thamer al-Adwan, Director of the Foreign Minister's Private
Office, noting U.S. support for greater Arab engagement on
the Darfur issue, and urging that such contributions be in
support of existing international efforts. Adwan said that
on issues such as those now facing Sudan, Jordan has
preferred to work under a UN umbrella, observing that the GOJ
will be contributing police to the international monitoring
mission there.
2. (SBU) Adwan said he expects that Abd al-Salam al-Abadi,
Secretary-General of the Hashemite Charitable Organization,
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will head the GOJ delegation to the conference, which will
also include the Jordanian Ambassador to Sudan.
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