US embassy cable - 05AMMAN1058

UNCLAS AMMAN 001058 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR L/T AND PM/RSAT - BERNETA LEE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: MASS, MARR, PGOV, KTIA, JO 
SUBJECT: JORDAN AGREES TO MILITARY ASSISTANCE AMENDMENT 
 
REF: 04 STATE 213035 
 
1. The Government of Jordan has formally agreed to the 
amendment proposed in reftel to satisfy the requirements of 
Section 505(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act. The Jordanian 
Foreign Ministry transmitted the agreement by diplomatic note 
number KT/75/1/104 dated February 7, 2005. The text of the 
dip note is repeated in paragraph 2. Post will pouch the 
original diplomatic note from the Foreign Ministry and a 
certified copy of the Embassy's note requesting the amendment 
to the Office of the Legal Advisor/Treaty Affairs under pouch 
registration number 7172964. 
 
2. Begin Text: 
 
Note Number: KT/75/1/104 
Date: 7/2/2005 
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hashemite Kingdom of 
Jordan presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United 
States of America and acknowledges receipt of the Embassy's 
Note No. 1414, dated November 10, 2004 which reads as follows: 
 
"The Embassy of the United States of America presents its 
compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the 
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and, referring to an Agreement 
done by exchange of letters on May 20 and August 24, 1974, at 
Amman, concerning payment to the United States of net 
proceeds from the sale of defense articles furnished on a 
grant basis, proposes that the Agreement be amended. 
 
The agreement would be amended by replacing "under the 
military assistance program of" with "on a grant basis from" 
in the second paragraph. 
 
If this proposal is acceptable to the Hashemite Kingdom of 
Jordan, the Embassy proposes that this note and the 
Ministry's affirmative note in reply shall constitute an 
agreement between the two Governments which shall enter into 
force on the date of the Ministry's reply. 
 
The Embassy of the United States of America takes this 
opportunity to renew to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the 
assurances of its highest consideration." 
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hashemite Kingdom of 
Jordan has the honor to confirm to the Embassy of the United 
States of America that the Government of the Hashemite 
Kingdom of Jordan approves the above-mentioned proposal. The 
Embassy's note and the Ministry's note shall constitute an 
agreement between the two governments which shall enter into 
force on the date of this note. 
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hashemite Kingdom of 
Jordan avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the 
Embassy of the United States of America the assurances of its 
highest consideration. 
 
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