US embassy cable - 02AMMAN6735

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DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE RESCHEDULING OF HIZBALLAH RESUPPLY FLIGHT DELIVERED

Identifier: 02AMMAN6735
Wikileaks: View 02AMMAN6735 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Amman
Created: 2002-11-18 12:42:00
Classification: SECRET//NOFORN
Tags: PREL PTER LE SY IR 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.

S E C R E T AMMAN 006735 
 
SIPDIS 
 
NOFORN 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/17/2012 
TAGS: PREL, PTER, LE, SY, IR, JO 
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE RESCHEDULING OF HIZBALLAH 
RESUPPLY FLIGHT DELIVERED 
 
REF: (A) STATE 229647 (B) AMMAN 6610 
 
Classified By: Ambassador Edward W. Gnehm.  Reasons 1.5 (b,d). 
 
1. (S) Following receipt of ref A demarche request, poloff 
conveyed points to Ali al-Ayed, personal assistant to FonMin 
Muasher.  Al-Ayed took down the information and promised to 
share it with the relevant GOJ authorities.  He noted, 
however, that after our last demarche on the subject (ref B), 
he had discussed the overflight issue with FonMin Muasher and 
Muasher had reaffirmed Jordan's long-standing position on 
this issue: i.e. that for "technical reasons" (that the 
Iranian overflights cross Jordanian airspace for only 3-5 
minutes), others in the flight path -- especially the Saudis 
-- are in a better position to intervene effectively than 
Jordan.  That said, Al-Ayed promised that the GOJ would 
continue to monitor the situation closely and would notify 
the Embassy of any Iranian overflight requests they receive. 
 
GNEHM 

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