JORDAN BUREAU MONTHLY REPORT - MAY 1981

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00385R000200060015-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 8, 2007
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: June 4, 1981
• Content Type: MEMO

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4 June 1981
MJN- 8117
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, FBIS
THROUGH Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT Jordan Bureau Monthly Report - May 1981
A. Due to the heightening tension in the area as a
a result of the Lebanese crisis, the DCM initially unofficially
forbade all U.S. staff to visit Syria and put travel to the
West Bank on a day-to-day basis, then later put trips to both
areas on a day-to-day basis. aid privately that 25X
while Jordan is completely calm at--.this time, there are two
potential threats: (1) mob vinlennp_ of which he spp;,l e
and (2) an attack on the Embassy or its outbuildings by armed
terrorists, which he feels is more likely despite the local
troops guarding the Embassy.
B. The mission is still without an Ambassador although
Richard Noyes Viets, current Ambassador to Tanzania, is said
to be the likely candidate.
C. The U.S. dollar is at its strongest in five years
against the Jordanian dinar.
A. In response to the Lebanon missile crisis, Bureau
expanded its coverage of the Syrian media, added coverage of
the commercial Arabic-language station Monte Carlo Radio and
lengthened its operating hours, including overnight watches
15-17 May at Headquarters' request.
B. The Voice of Palestine initated a daily 1445 GMT,
15 minute English-language cast on 15 May. Bureau coverage in
the first couple of weeks has been hampered by poor reception
and the monitors' difficulty in understanding announcers'
relatively good American English accents.
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Chief, Jordan Bureau
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. A. Bureau Chief I larrived 4 May and
assumed duties 6 May. Retiring Bureau Chief
departed Amman 30 May.
B. Assistant.technician
duty 17 May.
C. Bureau completed personnel processing of Arabic
monitor trainee for Gulf Bureau. He departed
for Bahrain 20 May.
D. The recruiting target for Arabic monitors doubled to
two-with a request from Nicosia to locate a candidate for that
Bureau. An advertisement is to be placed in the local press
in early June.
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