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State Department cable with talking points and guidance for answering questions from the press regarding; i) the Saudi detainees at Guantanamno; ii) Libia/Pan-Am 103 UN santions and Possible French Veto; iii) Jordan Investigation into shooting of U.S. diplomat Laurence Foley; iv) Israel/Palestinian Roadmap, Arafat and control of Pasestinian security services; and v) UN Security Council Iraq Resolution.

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1) INFORM CONSULS-PASS PAOS-MILITARY ALSO FOR POLAD 2) EMBASSY

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LONDON PLEASE PASS TO MOU: N. KHOURY

THE FOLLOWING GUIDANCE IS PROVIDED FOR POST'S INFORMATION:

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1) SAUDI ARABIA: MEETING WITH U.S. OFFICIALS REGARDING
GUANTANAMO ‹‹DirrlarmEs»

Q: CAN YOU CONFIRM THE AL-HAYAT REPORT THAT SAYS A SAUDI
DELEGATION WILL MEET TODAY WITH U.S. OFFICIALS REGARDING
RELEASE OF SAUDI DIUMWEES» AT GUANTANAMO BAY?

AN OFFICIAL SAUDI ARABIAN DELEGATION OF LEGAL EXPERTS FORMED BY THE SAUDI GOVERNMENT TO ADVISE THE FAMILIES OF SAUDI NATIONALS DETAINED AT GUANTANAMO BAY, IS IN THE «UNITED» «STATES» THIS WEEK, AND WILL MEET WITH STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS THIS AFTERNOON. WE DO NOT PLAN TO DISCUSS SPECIFIC DETAILS OF ANY OF ‹emmanzEs» OR THEIR CASES WITH THE DELEGATION.
Q: ARE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS PENDING AGAINST THESE NATIONALS?
WILL YOU CONSIDER EXTRADITION OF THESE NATIONALS TO SAUDI
ARABIA FOR TRIAL THERE AS AL-HAYAT SUGGESTS?

AT THIS TIME, THERE IS NO INDICATION OF POSSIBLE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS ,AGAINST ANY OF THE SAUDI NATIONALS CURRENTLY BEING HELD AT GUANTANAMO BAY. WE DO NOT PLAN TO EXPLORE THE TOPIC OF EXTRADITION OF ANY OF THE GUANTANAMO «DETAINEES».
2) LIBYA/PAN AM 103: UN SANCTIONS & POSSIBLE FRENCH VETO

KEY POINTS:

A VOTE HAS NOT YET BEEN SCHEDULED ON THE RESOLUTION,
THOUGHT WE CONTINUE TO WORK HARD TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN THROUGH
HIGH-LEVEL CONSULTATIONS IN NEW YORKS AND U.N. SECURITY
COUNCIL CAPITALS.

WHILE WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT COMPENSATION FOR ALL
VICTIMS OF TERRORISM, INCLUDING THE UTA FAMILIES, THE
COUNCIL,S CONSIDERATION OF LIFTING LIBYA SANCTIONS SHOULD BE
BASED SOLELY ON LIBYA MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE UN
SANCTIONS RESOLUTIONS.

Q: WHEN WILL A NEW U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION BE
CIRCULATED?

I DON,T HAVE ANYTHING FOR YOU ON THIS. AS I SAID,
HIGH-LEVEL CONSULTATIONS CONTINUE IN NEW YORK AND U.N.
SECURITY COUNCIL CAPITALS.

Q: WILL THE U.S. ABSTAIN?

WE HAVE SAID THAT WE WILL NOT OPPOSE THE LIFTING OF

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SANCTIONS. BUT WE ARE NOT GOING TO DISCUSS HOW WE PLAN TO

VOTE.

BACKGROUND: THE FRENCH HAVE SAID THEY MAY VETO A RESOLUTION

LIFTING UN SANCTIONS AGAINST LIBYA UNLESS LIBYA AGREES TO PAY

MORE COMPENSATION TO THE FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS OF UTA 772.

THIS WAS NOT A DEMAND OF THE UNSC OR FRANCE AT THE TIME OF

IMPOSITION OF UN SANCTIONS.

3) JORDAN: INVESTIGATION INTO SHOOTING OF U.S. DIPLOMAT

LAURENCE FOLEY

STATUS OF INVESTIGATION

Q: CAN YOU COMMENT ON REPORTS THAT ONE OF THE ACCUSED, SALEM
BIN SUWEID, IN THE FOLEY MURDER HAD COMPUTER FILES ON
EXPLOSIVES AND POISONS, SUGGESTING A TERRORIST LINK?

THE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THOSE ACCUSED OF
CONDUCTING THE MURDER OF U.S. DIPLOMAT LAURENCE FOLEY ARE
MOVING FORWARD, AND I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO SPECIFICS OR
THE EVIDENCE BEING PRESENTED.

I WILL REITERATE THAT WE HAVE CONDUCTED AN INTENSIVE
INVESTIGATION IN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH JORDANIAN OFFICIALS,
AND WE DEEPLY APPRECIATE THE EXTREMELY CLOSE COOPERATION
WE'VE RECEIVED FROM THE JORDANIAN GOVERNMENT, WHICH HAS
PROMISED TO USE EVERY RESOURCE AVAILABLE TO PROTECT AMERICAN
CITIZENS IN JORDAN AND TO PROSECUTE THOSE RESPONSIBLE.

4) ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS: ROADMAP, ARAFAT, AND CONTROL OF

PALESTINIAN SECURITY SERVICES

U.S. POSITION TOWARDS ARAFAT & EXILE

Q: WHAT IS THE U.S. VIEW OF ARAFAT AND RENEWED ISRAELI
SUGGESTIONS THAT EXILE IS AN OPTION?

AS WE'VE SAID MANY TIMES BEFORE, NOTHING HAS CHANGED
WITH RESPECT TO OUR POLICY TOWARDS ARAFAT. THE SECRETARY HAS
MADE CLEAR THAT ARAFAT IS PART OF THE PROBLEM - NOT PART OF
THE SOLUTION. AS DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE SAID, "CHAIRMAN
ARAFAT IS ONCE AGAIN SHOWING THAT HE'S AGAINST THE INTERESTS
OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE, AND AGAINST PROGRESS TOWARDS A
TWO-STATE FUTURE, AS THE PRESIDENT CALLED FOR.”

(IF PRESSED):
AS I'VE SAID, OUR POLICY TOWARDS ARAFAT IN ALL ITS
DIMENSIONS REMAINS UNCHANGED.

ARAFAT: "ROADMAP IS DEAD"

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Q: WHAT REACTION DO YOU HAVE TO ARAFAT'S COMMENTS THAT THE
ROADMAP IS DEAD?

AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, OUR VIEW OF ARAFAT HAS NOT
CHANGED, AND I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO THE PRACTICE OF
RESPONDING TO HIS COMMENTS.

WE HAVE BEEN ASSURED BY PRIME MINISTER SHARON AND PRIME
MINISTER ABBAS THAT THEY REMAIN FULLY COMMITTED TO THE
PRESIDENT'S VISION OF PEACE AND TO THE ROADMAP, AND WE REMAIN

ENGAGED INTENSIVELY WITH THEM BOTH. BRINGING ABOUT AN END TO
TERROR, VIOLENCE, THE DEATH OF INNOCENT PEOPLE AND MAKING
POSSIBLE PROGRESS TOWARDS THE PRESIDENT'S TWO-STATE VISION
REMAINS THE FOCUS OF OUR EFFORTS WITH THE PARTIES. THE
ROADMAP CONTAINS COMMITMENTS FOR BOTH SIDES, AND OUR MESSAGE
CONSISTENTLY CALLS UPON THE ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS TO
REDEDICATE THEMSELVES TO THOSE OBJECTIVES THROUGH CONCRETE
STEPS ON THE GROUND.

FOR OUR PART, WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH ALL THOSE
WHO ARE COMMITTED TO PURSUING THE VISION PRESIDENT BUSH LAID
OUT IN HIS JUNE 2002 SPEECH, INCLUDING REGIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL LEADERS. THE SECRETARY CALLED ISRAELI. FOREIGN
MINISTER SHALOM OVER THE WEEKEND, AMBASSADOR KURTZER AND
ACTING CONSUL GENERAL JEFF FELTMAN CONTINUE ACTIVE
DISCUSSIONS WITH BOTH SIDES. AMBASSADOR WOLF IS IN THE
REGION MEETING WITH OFFICIALS FROM BOTH SIDES, ENCOURAGING
THEM TO REMAIN ENGAGED.

KEY POINTS ON ISRAELI STRIKES IN GAZA & MOVES INTO QALQILIYA:

THE RECENT SPATE OF VIOLENCE -- ROCKET ATTACKS IN
ASHKELON, THE KILLING OF AN ISRAELI MAN AND THE WOUNDING OF
HIS PREGNANT WIFE IN THE WEST BANK LAST WEEK, AND THE -
HORRIFIC AUGUST 19TH BUS BOMBING IN JERUSALEM -- ILLUSTRATE
THE URGENT NEED FOR A TRANSPARENT PALESTINIAN SECURITY
SERVICE, CONSOLIDATED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF PRIME MINISTER
ABBAS. A CONSOLIDATED PALESTINIAN SECURITY SERVICE CAN WORK
TO PREVENT ATTACKS SUCH AS THESE, INVESTIGATE AND ARREST
THOSE RESPONSIBLE WHEN THEY DO OCCUR, AND DISRUPT AND
DISMANTLE THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT PERMITS EXTREMISTS TO

UNDERTAKE THESE KINDS OF ATTACKS.

WE FACE SERIOUS CHALLENGES AS WE TRY TO PUSH FORWARD
WITH PROGRESS IN THE PEACE PROCESS. CERTAINLY, THERE ARE
COMMITMENTS IN THE ROADMAP AND COMMITMENTS MADE TO THE
PRESIDENT THAT BOTH SIDES NEED TO FULLY IMPLEMENT, AND BOTH
SIDES MUST KEEP IN MIND THE CONSEQUENCES THEIR ACTIONS HAVE
ON THIS PROCESS. BOTH SIDES MUST DO MORE TO ADVANCE THE

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PROCESS, BUT THE MAIN PROBLEM IS TERROR AND VIOLENCE AND THE

FACT THAT THERE ARE STILL THOSE WHO FAIL TO UNDERSTAND THAT

THERE WILL NEVER BE A VIABLE PALESTINIAN STATE BUILT ON

TERROR. EXTREMISTS HAVE IMPEDED NEGOTIATIONS, AND IT IS IN

THE INTEREST OF THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY AND THE PALESTINIAN

PEOPLE THAT THESE ACTS OF TERROR AND VIOLENCE COME TO AN END.

ISRAELI TARGETTED KILLINGS & MOVES INTO QALQILIYAH

WE'VE ALWAYS SAID THAT ISRAEL HAS A RIGHT TO DEFEND.
ITSELF, BUT WE'VE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE PARTIES,
INCLUDING ISRAEL, NEED TO KEEP IN MIND THE CONSEQUENCES OF
ACTIONS THEY TAKE ON THE PEACE PROCESS.

BRINGING ABOUT AN END TO TERROR, VIOLENCE, THE DEATH OF
INNOCENT PEOPLE AND MAKING POSSIBLE PROGRESS TOWARDS THE
PRESIDENT'S TWO-STATE VISION REMAINS THE FOCUS OF OUR EFFORTS
WITH THE PARTIES. THE ROADMAP CONTAINS COMMITMENTS FOR BOTH
SIDES, AND IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS
REDEDICATE THEMSELVES TO THOSE OBJECTIVES.

SETTLEMENTS/SEPARATION FENCE

AS WE'VE SAID BEFORE, THE FENCE IS A PROBLEM IF IT IS
CONSTRUCTED IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT STARTS TO INFRINGE AND TAKE
OVER PALESTINIAN LAND, PREJUDGES WHAT MIGHT BE LEFT FOR A
PALESTINIAN STATE, OR COMPLICATES OUR DISCUSSIONS MOVING
FORWARD. WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE PARTIES ON THIS ISSUE.

PRESIDENT BUSH HAS MADE CLEAR THAT SETTLEMENT ACTIVITY
MUST END. THE ROADMAP, REFERRING TO THE MITCHELL REPORT,
CALLS FOR AN END TO ALL SETTLEMENT ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING
NATURAL GROWTH. WE HAVE DISCUSSED WITH PRIME MINISTER SHARON
THE NEED TO MAKE PROGRESS ON THE SETTLEMENT ISSUE, BEGINNING
WITH THE REMOVAL OF UNAUTHORIZED SETTLEMENT OUTPOSTS.

ORR COMMISSION ON ISRAELI ACTIONS

Q: WHAT COMMENT DO YOU HAVE REGARDING THE ORR COMMISSION
CRITICISMS OF THE ISRAELI «ZMLUMOMIT» OF ITS ARAB POPULATION?

THE ORR COMMISSION, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED TO
INVESTIGATE THE EVENTS WHICH LED TO THE DEATH OF 13 ARABS IN
NORTHERN ISRAEL IN OCTOBER 2000, RELEASED .ITS REPORT ON
SEPTEMBER 1. THIS INCIDENT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED IN THE
COUNTRY REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS, AND I WOULD REFER YOU TO THAT
DOCUMENT FOR ANY SPECIFIC COMMENTARY ON THIS INCIDENT.

THE REPORT RAISES IMPORTANT ISSUES, AND WE UNDERSTAND
THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL WILL BE CONSIDERING SPECIFIC

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ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO THE REPORT. THESE ISSUES WARRANT AND

ARE RECEIVING A FULL EVALUATION IN ISRAEL.

5) UN SECURITY COUNCIL: «IRAQ» RESOLUTION

KEY POINTS:

YESTERDAY, THE PRESIDENT AUTHORIZED THE SECRETARY TO
MOVE FORWARD ON BEGINNING NEGOTIATIONS ON A NEW RESOLUTION
THAT OFFERS ADDITIONAL ENCOURAGEMENT TO COUNTRIES TO SUPPORT
AND PARTICIPATE IN «IRAQ»,S RECONSTRUCTION AND STABILIZATION.

WE ARE NOW BEGINNING IN THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS TO
CONSULT WITH OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THE BASIS OF A U.S.
DRAFT TEXT, WHICH WILL BE 'CIRCULATED SHORTLY,'TO SEE WHAT
OPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE.

OUR TEXT ELABORATES THE UN MANDATE FOR BOTH THE
POLITICAL PROCESS AND THE MILITARY PRESENCE, IT INVITES
IRAQIS TO PUT FORWARD A PLAN TO ACHIEVE SOVEREIGNTY ACCORDING
TO A TIMETABLE, AND REQUESTS COALITION AND UN SUPPORT FOR
THIS EFFORT; AND IT AUTHORIZES A MULTINATIONAL FORCE, WHICH
WOULD BE UNDER U.S. COMMAND.

WE HAVE A GOOD DRAFT THAT AIMS TO ACCOMMODATE THE
CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY OTHERS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH OTHERS ON THE COUNCIL TO REACH CONSENSUS.

THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY NOW FOR SECURITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS TO COME TOGETHER TO GALVANIZE INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT
FOR «IRAQ»,S STABILITY AND RECONSTRUCTION. WE HOPE COUNTRIES
WILL SEIZE THIS OPPORTUNITY.

MEETINGS:

THERE ARE NO SECURITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ON «IRAQ» TODAY.
WE HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY DISCUSSING ELEMENTS OF A NEW «IRAQ»
RESOLUTION WITH OTHER MISSIONS IN NEW YORK AND IN CAPITALS;
THEY NOW WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY OUR DRAFT TEXT.

THE SECRETARY WILL BE MAKING PHONE CALLS TODAY AND
AMBASSADOR NEGROPONTE WILL HAVE PRIVATE DISCUSSIONS WITH
OTHERS IN NEW YORK.

TIMING: FOR TABLING, VOTING ON RESOLUTION? BEFORE GENERAL

ASSEMBLY?

WE ARE JUST BEGINNING CONSULTATIONS ON A TEXT. WE
WOULD HOPE TO REACH CONSENSUS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE; WE,LL

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HAVE TO SEE HOW NEGOTIATIONS PROCEED.

QUESTION: OUTLINE KEY POINTS IN DRAFT RESOLUTION? CLARIFY

ROLE FOR UN, INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY?

UN VITAL ROLE. IT REINFORCES AND ELABORATES THE UN,S
VITAL ROLE IN «IRAQ».

POLITICAL TIMETABLE. IT DEFINES THE UN,S ROLE IN
SUPPORTING THE GOVERNING COUNCIL AS THE IRAQI LEADERS DEVELOP
A TIMETABLE FOR ASSUMPTION OF SOVEREIGNTY, INCLUDING DRAFTING
A CONSTITUTION AND HOLDING ELECTIONS.

MULTINATIONAL FORCE. IT PROVIDES UN AUTHORIZATION FOR
A MULTINATIONAL FORCE UNDER UNIFIED U.S. COMMAND.

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. IT URGES ADDITIONAL

PARTICIPATION BY MEMBER STATES AND REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORTING «IRAQ»'S ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION
AND SECURITY STABILIZATION.

IF PRESSED ON MULTINATIONAL FORCE / DIVISION OF

RESPONSIBILITY:

THE SECRETARY MADE CLEAR THAT NO ONE, INCLUDING THE
SECRETARY-GENERAL, HAS SUGGESTED TURNING OVER MILITARY

COMMAND TO THE UN; THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE TO A U.S.-LED

OPERATION.

AS THE SECRETARY SAID 0/21), &ANYBODY MAKING A
MILITARY CONTRIBUTION8 WOULD WANT THEIR TROOPS &TO BE UNDER
SOLID, RESPONSIBLE, COMPETENT MILITARY LEADERSHIP OF THE KIND
THAT IS BEING PROVIDED BY THE COALITION AND THE MILITARY
COMPONENT OF THE COALITION UNDER GENERAL ABIZAID,S
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SO WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT A BLUE HELMET OPERATION NOR
ARE WE FOLLOWING ANY PARTICULAR MODEL; «IRAQ» IS A UNIQUE CASE.

THE SECURITY COUNCIL HAS ON OCCASION ESTABLISHED
MULTINATIONAL FORCES TO ADDRESS PARTICULAR SITUATIONS. MANY
MEMBER STATES HAVE ASKED FOR MULTINATIONAL FORCE TO BE
AUTHORIZED BY THE UN. OUR DRAFT TEXT SUPPORTS THAT REQUEST
AND PUTS IT UNDER UNIFIED COMMAND AND CONTROL.

CAN,T GET INTO FURTHER DETAILS AT THIS STAGE.

QUESTION: WHY PUSH FOR A NEW RESOLUTION NOW? IS THIS A
MAJOR POLICY SHIFT?

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WHILE THE SECURITY SITUATION IN «IRAQ» IS GENERALLY
IMPROVED, IT STILL CONSTITUTES AN INTOLERABLE THREAT TO
INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY.
THE RECENT SERIES OF BOMBINGS IN «XRAQ»*.ATTACKS ON THE IRAQI
PEOPLE, THE UN, AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY*HAVE
REINFORCED THE NEED TO WORK WITH OTHERS IN THE INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITY TO HELP STABILIZE AND RECONSTRUCT «IRAQ».

WE BELIEVE A NEW LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT BY THE SECURITY
COUNCIL, THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND HIS SPECIAL
REPRESENTATIVE, AND UN MEMBER STATES IS NEEDED.

1483 AND 1500 WERE KEY RESOLUTIONS THAT LAID OUT
POSTWAR PLANS FOR «IRAQ» AND UNDERSCORED THE UN,S ROLE. THIS
PROPOSED RESOLUTION BUILDS UPON THESE EARLIER ONES AND IS AN
ADDITIONAL EFFORT TO REAFFIRM THE UN,S ROLE AND ENCOURAGE
THE FULL AND ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITY.

IT ALSO REFLECTS THE FACT THAT WE HAVE LISTENED TO
OTHERS AND THAT WE BELIEVE IT,S TIME FOR THE SECURITY
COUNCIL TO STEP UP AND DO ITS UTMOST TO RESTORE CONDITIONS OF
STABILITY AND SECURITY TO «IRAQ», FOR THE WELL BEING OF THE
IRAQI PEOPLE.

QUESTION: CAN YOU DRUM UP SUFFICIENT SUPPORT IN THE SECURITY
COUNCIL?

ALL AGREE THAT A STABLE AND SECURE «IRAQ» IS IN EVERYONE,S

INTEREST. PARTICULARLY AFTER THE RECENT BOMBINGS, AS THE
SECRETARY SAID (8/29), &THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST
RENEW ITS COMMITMENT TO WORKING WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE
IRAQI PEOPLE WHO SEEK TO BUILD A FREE AND STABLE COUNTRY.8
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