US embassy cable - 04AMMAN4485

C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 004485 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/03/2014 
TAGS: PREL, IZ, JO 
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE TO JORDAN ON SUPPORTING THE IIG AND 
SHARING REVISED DRAFT TEXT OF NEW UNSCR 
 
REF: A. STATE 121748 
 
     B. STATE 121718 
 
Classified By: Ambassador Edward Gnehm for reasons 1.5 (b), (d). 
 
1. (C) PolCouns and PolOff covered ref A and B points on the 
revised draft text of the new UNSCR on Iraq and supporting 
the Iraq Interim Government (IIG) June 2 with Ali Al-Ayed, 
Director of the Foreign Minister's Private Office.  Al-Ayed 
said that the GOJ was pleased with the selection of Ghazi Al 
Yawer as the new President and characterized the IIG members 
as a "pretty good group of people".  The GOJ, he said, was 
pleased that none of INC leader Ahmad Chalabi's people appear 
to have been included in the IIG.  He asserted that Al 
Yawer's selection left a positive impression on the role of 
the coalition in the process, and it gave the coalition more 
credibility given that Adnan Pachachi (widely believed to be 
the coalition's choice) did not become President.  The press 
also reported June 2 Jordan FM Marwan Muasher's statement 
that the GOJ "welcomed" the choice made by the IGC. 
 
2. (C) PolCouns and PolOff also shared the revised draft text 
of the new UNSCR on Iraq with Al-Ayed.  He said that the 
revised language demonstrated more clearly the sovereignty of 
Iraq. 
 
3. (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 
 
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GNEHM