US embassy cable - 05AMMAN8343

C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 008343 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/23/2015 
TAGS: PTER, MOPS, JO, IZ, MO 
SUBJECT: MOROCCAN EMBASSY IN AMMAN REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE 
IN LOCATING MISSING DIPLOMATS IN IRAQ 
 
REF: 10/23 SATTERFIELD-RUBINSTEIN TELCON 
 
Classified By: CHARGE DANIEL RUBINSTEIN, REASONS: 1.4 (C) & (D) 
 
1. (C) Moroccan Ambassador to Jordan Abdel Kader Zaoui phoned 
Charge October 23 to request USG assistance in obtaining 
information on, and if possible locating two Moroccan 
diplomats -- Abdel Rahim Bu'ilam and Abdel Karim Almuhafadhi 
-- who crossed the Jordan-Iraq border at approximately 11:30 
AM local on Thursday, October 20 in a white Toyota Land 
Cruiser (Iraqi diplomatic license plate 17/7) and haven't 
been heard from since. 
 
2. (C) The two were to make their monthly trip to Baghdad 
using the main highway from the border to Baghdad which 
traverses the Ramadi and Fallujah areas.  Amb. Zaoui reports 
that Moroccan Charge in Baghdad Abdel Karim al-Sadiq fears 
the two may been kidnapped in the Ramadi area, but Zaoui 
stressed the GoM has received no information or ransom 
contact from any party regarding the two missing diplomats. 
Amb. Zaoui passed along the GoM's sincere thanks for whatever 
USG or Coalition help could be provided. 
RUBINSTEIN