US embassy cable - 03AMMAN1696

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Identifier:	03AMMAN1696
Wikileaks:	View 03AMMAN1696 at Wikileaks.org
Origin:	Embassy Amman
Created:	2003-03-20 08:52:00
Classification:	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Tags:	AEMR AMGT CASC CVIS IZ JO
Redacted:	This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.

UNCLAS AMMAN 001696 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: AEMR, AMGT, CASC, CVIS, IZ, JO 
SUBJECT: TFIZ01: AMMAN SITREP 1 (3/20 1130 LOCAL ) 
 
REF: AMMAN 1525 
 
1. (SBU) As of 0545 local time (0345 GMT) Embassy Amman stood 
up its Crisis Liaison Unit (CLU) which will serve a the 
Embassy's central point of contact/clearinghouse for DoS 
inquiries on all crisis-related issues.  At 0600 local time 
we notified the OpsCenter via phone that we are operational. 
Contact numbers for the CLU are as follows: 
 
STU-III: 962-6-592-7740 
 
Unclassified lines: 962-6-592-0101, ext. 2366 or ext. 2599 
 
SIPDIS 
 
Unclassified FAX: 962-6-592-0159 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E-Mail: On the Classified system the address that appears in 
the Global Address List is Amman-MSX-Crisis Liaison Unit." 
On the Unclassified system the CLU's address in the Global 
Address List is "Amman Crisis Liaison Unit." 
 
2. (SBU) Embassy has gone to standfast.  Only a skeleton 
staff is at the Embassy and non-emergency American staff have 
been instructed to remain in their homes.  The Embassy 
remains open for emergency American Citizen Services, but has 
suspended visa and other routine public services for March 
20, 2003.  Current plans are to remain at standfast for 48 
hours after which we will assess appropriate staffing levels 
based on the local security environment. 
 
GNEHM