US embassy cable - 02AMMAN3111

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PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ACTION PLAN: WMD- JORDAN

Identifier: 02AMMAN3111
Wikileaks: View 02AMMAN3111 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Amman
Created: 2002-06-12 08:34:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: ASEC KPAO OPRC OIIP PTER PARM
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 003111 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/12/2012 
TAGS: ASEC, KPAO, OPRC, OIIP, PTER, PARM 
SUBJECT: PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ACTION PLAN: WMD- JORDAN 
 
REF: STATE 109724 
 
Classified By: PAO DANA SHELL SMITH, REASONS 5 (B & D) 
 
1.  EMBASSY AMMAN AGREES THAT SUBJECT PLAN IS AN IMPORTANT 
GOAL.  THE GOJ ALREADY HAS A VERY HELPFUL POSITION ON THE 
ISSUE OF WMD AND WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT PROACTIVE PUBLIC 
ENGAGEMENT ON THE ISSUE WILL BE USEFUL WITH OUR AUDIENCE. 
GIVEN THE CURRENT POLITICAL REALITIES IN THE REGION, PUBLIC 
ENGAGEMENT ON WMD HERE WILL ONLY ELICIT NEGATIVE REACTIONS 
EMPHASIZING THAT ISRAEL MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE NUCLEAR PROGRAM. 
ADDITIONALLY, THE TOPIC WILL BE SEEN AS JUSTIFICATION FOR AN 
ATTACK ON IRAQ.  EMBASSY AMMAN WILL, HOWEVER, BE PLEASED TO 
HIGHLIGHT THE WMD WEBSITE ON OUR HOMEPAGE. 
Gnehm 

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