US embassy cable - 02AMMAN5911

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BORDER SECURITY ACT - HOST GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON USG FINGERPRINTING OF ITS CITIZENS

Identifier: 02AMMAN5911
Wikileaks: View 02AMMAN5911 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Amman
Created: 2002-10-10 13:25:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: CVIS CPAS PREL JO
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.

UNCLAS AMMAN 005911 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: CVIS CPAS PREL  JO 
SUBJECT: BORDER SECURITY ACT - HOST GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON USG 
FINGERPRINTING OF ITS CITIZENS 
 
REF: STATE 187180 
 
1.  IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL, JORDANIAN MFA CONSULAR 
REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED POST OCTOBER 8 THAT, IN PRINCIPLE, 
THE GOJ HAS NO OBJECTION TO FINGERPRINTING APPLICANTS IN 
CONNECTION WITH VISA ISSUANCE.  HE EMPHASIZED THAT THE GOJ 
IS SUPPORTIVE OF PROCEDURES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE GREATER 
SECURITY TO LEGITIMATE TRAVELERS TO THE U.S. AND THERE ARE 
NO LEGAL OR SOCIAL IMPEDIMENTS TO SUCH A PROCEDURE. 
 
2.  POST HAS MAINTAINED A CONTINUOUS DIALOGUE WITH THE GOJ 
AT HIGH LEVELS TO EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE OF VISA REFORMS. 
 
GNEHM 

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