US embassy cable - 02AMMAN3423

UNCLAS AMMAN 003423 
 
SIPDIS 
 
NEA/PPD (JBAROODY, DSREEBNY, CBOURGEOIS); NEA/ARN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OIIP,  OEXC,  SCUL,  KPAO,  JO 
SUBJECT: INVITATION TO ORDER SEPTEMBER 11 COMMEMORATION 
BOOK PACKAGE. 
 
1.  THE AMMAN ARABIC BOOK PROGRAM IS PREPARING A 
SEPTEMBER 11 COMMEMORATION BOOK SET INTENDED FOR 
DISTRIBUTION TO OFFICIAL CONTACTS TO MARK THE FIRST 
ANNIVERSARY OF THE 9/11 ATTACKS.  THE PACKAGE CONSISTS 
OF THREE BOOKS TRANSLATED INTO ARABIC: "ANTHOLOGY OF 
AMERICAN LITERATURE," "THE AMERICAN READER: WORDS THAT 
MOVED A NATION," AND "READINGS IN AMERICAN DEMOCRACY." 
THE THREE BOOKS WILL BE HARD BOUND AND CONTAINED IN A 
HARD FOLDER BOX.  AN INSCRIPTION OF A QUOTATION FROM 
WILLIAM FAULKNER'S NOBEL PRIZE SPEECH WILL BE INSCRIBED 
ON THE COVER. 
 
2.  AMMAN PLANS TO PREPARE BETWEEN 500 AND 1000 SETS 
WHICH WILL BE READY FOR SHIPPING AROUND AUGUST 15. 
POSTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PLACE AN ORDER FOR THE NUMBER 
OF SETS THEY WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE.  NUMBERS REQUESTED 
WILL BE SENT ON PRO-RATED BASIS.  THE COST OF 
PREPARATION AND SHIPPING WILL BE COVERED BY THE AMMAN 
ARABIC BOOK PROGRAM AND WILL BE AT NO CHARGE TO POSTS. 
 
3.  PLEASE ADVISE BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS TUESDAY, JULY 3 
IF AND HOW MANY BOOK SETS POST WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE. 
POSTS SHOULD SUBMIT ORDERS BY EMAIL TO BOTH ARABIC BOOK 
PROGRAM SPECIALIST AZMI TUBBEH AT atubbeh@usembassy- 
amman.org.jo AND A/CAO CYNTHIA EBEID AT 
cebeid@pd.state.gov.  REGARDS. 
 
GNEHM#