US embassy cable - 05AMMAN8994

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Identifier:	05AMMAN8994
Wikileaks:	View 05AMMAN8994 at Wikileaks.org
Origin:	Embassy Amman
Created:	2005-11-20 03:13:00
Classification:	CONFIDENTIAL
Tags:	PHSA AORC EWWT KTIA US JO IMO
Redacted:	This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.

C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 008994 
 
SIPDIS 
 
IO/T: LTOBEY, FOR TREVOR EVANS 
FOR G-CI: K JOHNSON 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/16/2015 
TAGS: PHSA, AORC, EWWT, KTIA, US, JO, IMO 
SUBJECT: JORDAN: IMO ELECTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED 
 
REF: STATE 207080 
 
Classified By: Ambassador David Hale for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D). 
 
1. (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche November 17 to Jamal 
Al-Shamayleh, chief of the Foreign Ministry's International 
Organizations Department.  Shamayleh said that he was unsure 
if Jordan would have representation at the 24th International 
Maritime Organization (IMO) assembly, and that he would 
contact Jordan's Ambassador in London to determine if a 
Jordanian representative could attend.  Shamayleh commented 
that Jordan had received several countries' requests for 
support in the upcoming IMO election, and noted that, if it 
sent a representative, Jordan's support for the United 
States' candidacy was guaranteed.  Shamayleh noted that 
Jordan respected and valued the U.S.'s extensive maritime 
expertise. 
 
2. (U) Post also delivered a diplomatic note with points 
drawn from reftel to the Foreign Ministry and to Ministry of 
Transportation Secretary General Amer Hadad, requesting 
Jordan's support for re-election to the IMO Council in 
category "A". 
HALE