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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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09BERLIN1186GERMANY'S LEFT PARTY: NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME --
[...] (C) The Left Party's electoral campaign caught some wind in the final weeks before the September 27 national elections with its electoral successes in Saarland and Thuringia (see REFTELS B and C). This small surge, however, has not turned into meaningful gains in the polls despite its populis [...]
2009-09-24 15:22:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM PGOV PREL
09BERLIN1188AGING GERMAN GREENS FACED WITH DISAPPOINTMENT OVER
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Greens will likely achieve their best federal result ever in the September 27 Bundestag election, but they are unlikely to be satisfied with Sunday's results. After the election, a fight over leadership and the future course of the party may begin in earnest. The party is fac [...]
2009-09-24 15:47:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM PGOV
09BERLIN1189HOST NATION SENSITIVITY SURVEY: DRAW-DOWN OF U.S.
[...] (S) Ref A requested Embassy Berlin's assessment of host nation sensitivity regarding USAREUR's plan to inactivate or withdraw almost all of the remaining units from the city of Mannheim (state of Baden-Wurttemberg) and to close U.S. Army Garrison Mannheim. 2. (S) This message updates and su [...]
2009-09-25 06:12:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMARR PREL GM
09BERLIN119(S) GERMANY INFORMED ON IRANIAN EFFORTS TO PROCURE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-30 14:07:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR MY GM
09BERLIN1192MEDIA REACTION: G-20, UNGA, CHINA, HONDURAS, U.S.-TRAVEL,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Economic) G-20 Summit 3. (UNGA) Reaction to Obama Speech, Iran 4. (China) Climate Protection Proposals 5. (Honduras) Power Struggle 6. (U.S.) Travel Alert 7. (Germany) Bundestag Elections/Afghanistan  [...]
2009-09-25 11:35:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US HO CH
09BERLIN1197WESTERWELLE'S SURGE CLINCHES BLACK-YELLOW IN
[...] (C) Chancellor Merkel achieved her goal of a solid parliamentary majority for her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) with its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU),and the pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP),but will have to contend with a self-confident FDP that is lik [...]
2009-09-28 11:28:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM PGOV PREL
09BERLIN1199MEDIA REACTION: GERMANY, IRAN, ECONOMIC, GUANTANAMO,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Germany) Outcome of Bundestag Elections 3. (Iran) New Enrichment Plant 4. (Economic) Aftermath of G-20 Summit 5. (U.S.) Closure of Guantnamo 6. (Honduras) Escalation of the Situation  [...]
2009-09-28 13:08:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM IR ECON US HO
09BERLIN120IRAN: HERMES PROGRAM CUTS MAKE WAVES
[...] (C) Summary: Media reports claiming a sudden, dramatic decision to reduce Hermes export guarantees for trade with Iran are overstated, German government officials tell us. Instead, the program has been wound down, with a 94% reduction since 2004, as part of Germany,s ongoing efforts to incre [...]
2009-01-30 15:52:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD GM IR
09BERLIN1200Mission Germany Pandemic Influenza Working Group
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a September 18 meeting of Mission Germany's Pandemic Influenza Working Group (PIWG),Mission Germany remains under tripwire two. A core group of PIWG members will begin meeting biweekly as we head into the flu season. END SUMMARY 2. (U) Mission Germany's Pandemi [...]
2009-09-28 15:39:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1201H1N1 UPDATE: FIRST DEATH AS GERMANY HITS 20,000 MARK
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 175 cases over the weekend to a total of 20,068 on September 28. Germany reported its first suspected H1N1 death. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 28 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at [...]
2009-09-28 15:39:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1202GERMANS RETURN FROM NY CYNICAL RE OCTOBER 1 TALKS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3 for action. 2. (C) Poloff discussed reftel points on the existence of a covert uranium enrichment facility with German Iran Task Force Director, Andreas Krueger, September 28. Krueger, who had been in NY with the German delegation w [...]
2009-09-28 16:13:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALIR KNNP MNUC PARM
09BERLIN1204GERMAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON GLOBAL H1N1
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-29 16:24:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL KFLU WHO GM
09BERLIN1205MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, GERMANY;Berlin
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iran) Missile Tests 3. (Afghanistan) Elections, ISAF 4. (Germany) Aftermath of Bundestag Elections  [...]
2009-09-30 06:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IR AF GM
09BERLIN1206MERKEL AND WESTERWELLE PLAN COALITION TALKS WHILE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Chancellor Merkel met on Monday, September 28 with her future Vice Chancellor and probable Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle to plan coalition negotiations, with the goal of having a new government in place for the November 9 20th anniversary festivities of the fall of the wal [...]
2009-09-30 06:40:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDGM PGOV
09BERLIN1207GERMAN SPACE AGENCY SEEKING USG SUPPORT ON OPTICAL SATELLITE COOPERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-30 06:44:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA GM
09BERLIN121IRAN: GERMANY SUPPORTS U.S.-IRAN DIALOGUE, WANTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The German political establishment has enthusiastically greeted the Obama administration's new approach to Iran. Public statements from the Chancellor, Foreign Minister, and Bundestag members over the last three weeks have greeted USG statements regarding dialogue with Iran. Ge [...]
2009-01-30 16:42:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL KNNP GM IR
09BERLIN1224CWC BWC CLOSE ALLIES MEETING SEPTEMBER 28-29, 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary: Meetings of Close Allies have always been valued for providing a useful venue for a frank exchange of views on, and an opportunity to coordinate approaches to, biological and chemical weapons-related issues. This meeting showed the need to re-invigorate the process, from the p [...]
2009-09-30 11:51:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW GM
09BERLIN1225MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, MIDEAST, GEORGIA, EU,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) P5+1 Talks 3. (Afghanistan) Rasmussen-Obama Meeting 4. (Mideast) Goldstone Report, Hamas-Fatah Relations 5. (Georgia) Final Report on Georgian War 6. (EU) Irish Referendum 7. (China) 60th Anniversary 8. (Germany) Foreign Pol [...]
2009-09-30 13:24:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IR AF XF GG EU GM
09BERLIN1228MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, GEORGIA-RUSSIA, AFGHANISTAN;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Resumption of Talks 3. (Georgia-Russia) EU Report 4. (Afghanistan) Future Strategy  [...]
2009-10-01 11:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IR GG RS AF
09BERLIN1233GERMANY URGES U.S. TO SUPPORT ITS OPCW CANDIDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a September 22 letter to the Ambassador, German MFA DepSec-equivalent Reinhard Silberberg strongly lobbied the USG to support German Ambassador Peter Gottwald for Director General of the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) [...]
2009-10-02 14:14:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CDG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL CWCM GM
09BERLIN1234MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, EU-IRELAND, OLYMPICS,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) P5+1 Talks 3. (Afghanistan) German Role 4. (EU) Irish Vote on Lisbon Treaty 5. (U.S.) Chicago's Olympic Bid 6. (U.S.) Healthcare Reform  [...]
2009-10-02 14:45:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IR AF EU US
09BERLIN1235GERMAN READOUT ON IRAN P5+1 TALKS: POSITIVE, BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. German MFA Political Director Stanzel gave a detailed readout of the P5 1 Iran meeting to the diplomatic corps and said he had been pleasantly surprised with the outcome of the October 1 talks. He stressed Germany's positive assessment of the Tehran Research Reactor agreement, [...]
2009-10-02 14:45:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNGM KNNP PGOV PREL IR
09BERLIN1236H1N1 UPDATE: 21,129 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 481 cases to a total of 21,129 on October 2. RKI and ECDC have confirmed the first H1N1 death in Germany. Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced that the H1N1 vaccine will be delivered to Germany in the com [...]
2009-10-02 15:37:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1238BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON
[...] (SBU) EADS Defense and Security Head of Trade Compliance, Doris Wirth, informed EconOff that the reftel ITAR-controlled push button switches were purchased by EADS via Air Parts Ltd on August 28, 2007 (P.O. 422/4124963) in support of the Eurofighter Program. Wirth did not specifically identify [...]
2009-10-03 14:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC UK GM
09BERLIN1240CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S NEW COALITION: WHAT IT MEANS FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany's election of a center-right governing coalition, composed of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU),its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU),and the Free Democratic Party (FDP),was supposed to herald a shift to a more business-friendly government. The [...]
2009-10-05 05:40:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN1241A FEW GOOD MINISTERS: WHO MIGHT BE WHERE IN THE
[...] (C//NF) Summary: The Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) began coalition negotiations on October 5, and although personnel issues will be addressed last, speculation on the Cabinet make-up already is in full swing. German cabinet minister [...]
2009-10-05 12:32:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNGM PGOV PREL
09BERLIN1242MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, OLYMPICS, NIDEAST, EU; Berlin
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 3. (Olympics) Impact on Obama Administration 4. (Mideast) Goldstone Report 5. (Ireland) Aftermath of Irish Vote On Lisbon Treaty  [...]
2009-10-05 13:29:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IR US XF EU
09BERLIN1243CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S NEW COALITION: WHAT IT MEANS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany's election of a center-right governing coalition, composed of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU),its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU),and the Free Democratic Party (FDP),was supposed to herald a shift to a more business- friendly government. [...]
2009-10-05 13:30:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN1244OCT. 7 IRAN MEETING: GERMANY COMMITTED TO
[...] (S) SUMMARY. The German Chancellery's Deputy National Security Advisor equivalent, Nikel, stressed to the DCM, in an October 1 meeting, that Chancellor Merkel remained committed to pursuing serious sanctions should Iran not cooperate on the nuclear dossier. However, both Nikel and MFA offici [...]
2009-10-05 14:27:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM UNSC PREL IR ETTC GM
09BERLIN1247GERMAN CHOD EXPECTS SOCIAL DEMOCRATS TO TURN
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. At a September 29 dinner hosted by Ambassador Murphy in honor of SACEUR ADM Stavridis, German Chief of Defense GEN Schneiderhan expressed concern that with the departure of many Social Democratic Party (SPD) leaders and parliamentarians who were reliable supporters of the Bund [...]
2009-10-06 05:58:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNPREL NATO MARR PGOV AF GM
09BERLIN125MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, DAVOS, TURKEY-ISRAEL, FINANCE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iraqi Elections 3. Davos Global Economic Forum 4. Turkish PM Erdogan Clashes With Israel 5. Financial Markets 6. Protests in Russia  [...]
2009-02-02 13:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM IS RS IZ TU XF
09BERLIN1251MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, EU, ECONOMIC,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 3. (Pakistan) Islamabad Bomb Attack 4. (Afghanistan) Future Strategy 5. (EU) Future of Lisbon Treaty 6. (Economic) IMF/World Bank Meeting 7. (U.S.) Economic Policy 8. (U.S.) No Obama-Dalai Lama Meeting  [...]
2009-10-06 11:54:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IR PK AF EU US
09BERLIN1258MEDIA REACTION: DPRK, AFGHANISTAN, IMF, ECONOMIC, HONDURAS,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (DPRK) U.S. Relations 3. (Afghanistan) Future U.S. Strategy 4. (Economic) IMF/World Bank Meeting in Istanbul 5. (Economic) U.S. Labor Market Policy 6. (Honduras) Power Struggle 7. (Economic) Weakness of The Dollar 8. (U.S.) Obama A [...]
2009-10-07 12:01:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO KN AF EFIN ELAB HO US EU
09BERLIN1259DASD TOWNSEND'S SEPTEMBER 23-25 CONSULTATIONS WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. DASD for European and NATO Policy Jim Townsend visited Berlin September 23-25 for the first annual bilateral defense consultations with the German MOD, and also had wide-ranging consultations with senior officials at the MFA and Chancellery. All were anxious about the current sta [...]
2009-10-07 15:20:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR GM
09BERLIN126GERMANY: POINTS OF CONTACT FOR NPT-RELATED ISSUES
[...] The key points of contact for NPT-related issues in the German MFA are Arms Control and Disarmament Office Director Nikolai von Schoepff and his deputy Stefan Kordasch. According to von Schoepff, Director General for Arms Control and Disarmament Peter Gottwald, is likely to lead the German de [...]
2009-02-02 16:48:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BERLIN1263MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, MIDEAST, IMF, EU,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) U.S. Strategic Deliberations 3. (Mideast) Goldstone Report 4. (Economic) IMF/World Bank Meeting 5. (EU) Future of Lisbon Treaty 6. (Italy) Implications of Court Ruling for Berlusconi  [...]
2009-10-08 11:54:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF XF EFIN EU IT
09BERLIN1264(S) GERMANY TAKES ACTION ON SEIZURE OF IRANIAN
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 6. 2. (S//NF) SUMMARY: The German government is moving aggressively to help thwart delivery of UNSCR-sanctioned Iranian origin munitions to Syria that are currently aboard the German-flagged vessel M/V HANSA INDIA. Following a German demar [...]
2009-10-08 14:02:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL MNUC IR UK MT LY EG GM
09BERLIN1267H1N1 Update: 22,110 Cases; Second Death Reported
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 507 cases to 22,110 on October 8. RKI has announced the death of a 5-year old boy from Munich (Bavaria) who had been infected with H1N1. Germany hopes to start its H1N1 vaccination program at the end of October. END SUMM [...]
2009-10-09 09:06:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1270MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA-NOBEL, AFGHANISTAN, ITALY, UK, U.S.;
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Norway) President Obama Awarded Nobel Peace Prize 3. (Afghanistan) Future U.S. Strategy 4. (Italy) Implications of Court Ruling on Berlusconi 5. (UK) Tory Party Conference 6. (U.S.) Economic Development  [...]
2009-10-09 12:08:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO US AF IT UK ECON
09BERLIN1271WESTERWELLE FIRM ON REMOVAL OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
[...] (C//NF) Summary: A well-placed FDP source said that on the first day of coalition negotiations (October 5) between the CDU, CSU and the FDP, FDP leader Westerwelle argued for the removal of the remaining non-strategic nuclear weapons from German soil. Interior Minister Schaeuble (CDU) asserte [...]
2009-10-09 12:48:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MNUC MARR GM
09BERLIN1273GERMANS MAY BE WILLING TO SURGE IN AFGHANISTAN,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-09 15:47:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN AF GM
09BERLIN1274MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, RUSSIA-U.S.,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Pakistan) Bomb Attack 3. (Afghanistan) New U.S. Strategy 4. (Russia-U.S.) Clinton Visit 5. (Mideast) Aftermath of Goldstone Report 6. (U.S.) Nobel Peace Prize for Obama 7. (Turkey-Armenia) Rapprochement 8. (EU) Future of Lisbon Tr [...]
2009-10-13 15:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PK AF RS XF US AM EU
09BERLIN1275MTCR INFORMATION EXCHANGE PROPOSALS SHARED WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-13 16:05:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA BR FR GM
09BERLIN1276GERMANY INVITED TO WASHINGTON EXPERTS AND TOKYO
[...] (SBU) Econoff provided reftel information to MFA Desk Officer for Nuclear Energy and Non-proliferation Dr. Bernd Rinnert. Rinnert thanked Econoff for the points and stated that the German Sherpa for the Nuclear Security Summit will be Ambassador Viktor Elbling, Commissioner for Nuclear Energy [...]
2009-10-13 16:14:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG PREL PTER TRGY IAEA
09BERLIN1277GICNT: GERMANY NOTIFIED OF NEW DATES; QUESTIONS
[...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel points to German MFA desk officer Dr. Bernd Rinnert. Russian MFA First Secretary Dmitry Cherkaschin also attended. Rinnert thanked Econoff for the information. 2. (SBU) Rinnert wondered aloud how the GICNT fits into the G-20 as it overtakes the G-8 and, pre [...]
2009-10-13 16:33:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC GM
09BERLIN128NATO ENLARGEMENT: GERMANY TO DEPOSIT INSTRUMENTS
[...] The NATO accession protocols for Croatia and Albania have already been approved by both houses of the German Parliament and signed by President Horst Koehler. A notice to this effect was published in the German Legal Gazette on December 31. The only remaining step is for Germany to deposit [...]
2009-02-02 17:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL GM
09BERLIN1280MEDIA REACTION: U.S., AFGHANISTAN, EU, U.S.; Berlin
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Russia) Secretary Clinton in Moscow 3. (Afghanistan) Secret Increase in U.S. Forces 4. (EU) Ratification of Lisbon Treaty 5. (U.S.) Climate Protection  [...]
2009-10-14 12:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO US AF EU
09BERLIN1281GERMAN VIEWS ON STRENGTHENING IRAN SANCTIONS
[...] (C) Summary. During a friendly and frank discussion of Iran that the Ambassador hosted in honor of Dr. Condoleezza Rice on October 6, German parliamentarians, Chancellery and MFA officials, and senior think-tank researchers agreed that the international community was approaching an "end game" [...]
2009-10-14 13:01:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM UNSC PREL PGOV IR ETTC GM
09BERLIN1285MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, U.S.-RUSSIA, EU-TURKEY, EU,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) British Role 3. (U.S.-Russia) Secretary Clinton in Moscow 4. (EU-Turkey) Progress Report 5. (EU) Future President 6. (U.S.) Future Role in the World 7. (China-Russia) Natural Resources Agreement  [...]
2009-10-15 12:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF US EU TK RS
09BERLIN1292MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, TURKEY-ISRAEL, UNHRC,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Pakistan) Series of Bomb Attacks 3. (Turkey-Israel) Relations 4. (UNHRC) Goldstone Report 5. (Environment) Climate Change 6. (EU-U.S.) Dollar, SWIFT Â [...]
2009-10-16 12:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PK TK UN EV EU
09BERLIN1294(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN PROCUREMENT OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-16 13:37:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR MY GM
09BERLIN1296GERMANY COULD HAVE NEW COALITION GOVERNMENT WITHIN
[...] (C//NF) Summary: A well-placed Free Democratic Party (FDP) source told Emboffs October 15 that Chancellor Angela Merkel aims to finish coalition negotiations between her Christian Democratic Union, the Christian Social Union, and the FDP by October 18, but that the FDP viewed a completion of [...]
2009-10-16 15:01:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL
09BERLIN1297(S) GERMANY PLANNING TO RECALL COMPUTERS CONNECTED WITH IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM REF: A. BERLIN 487 B. BERLIN 406 C. STATE 31434 BERLIN 00001297 001.2 OF 002
[...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: After they confirm the place of origin, Germany is planning to take back over one hundred boxes of Siemens industrial computers/equipment that were purchased by an entity associated with Iran's nuclear program and are currently in a secure storage facility in the UAE. Germany repor [...]
2009-10-19 15:50:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL MNUC IR AE UK CH GM
09BERLIN1300MEDIA REACTION: U.S., IRAN, SUDAN, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Clinton Interview 3. (Iran) Bombings 4. (Sudan) New U.S. Strategy 5. (Afghanistan) Future Strategy 6. (Pakistan) Government Offensive 7. (Environment) Copenhagen Climate Talks  [...]
2009-10-20 06:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO US IR SU AF PK
09BERLIN1304H1N1 Update: 22,936 Cases; Concerns over Vaccine
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From October 7-13, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 942 cases to a total of 22,936. As of October 12, Germany is reporting new H1N1 cases on a weekly, rather than daily, basis. The Ministry of Health (BMG) announced that the H1N1 vaccination program will [...]
2009-10-20 06:08:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1310MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, SUDAN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iranian Talks in Vienna 3. Afghanistan Election Fraud 4. New U.S. Policy on Sudan  [...]
2009-10-20 12:25:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM IR AF SU
09BERLIN1314GERMANY ON TEC: MORE MODEST AGENDA, READY TO DEAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The German government, worried that the Transatlantic Economic Cooperation (TEC) process may stall at the upcoming TEC meeting on October 26-27, is setting more modest goals. The German government has submitted five agenda items - on financial regulations, innovative techno [...]
2009-10-21 08:47:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN PREL ECIN EU GM
09BERLIN1315MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, MISSILE DEFENSE, IRAN,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Afghan Runoff Elections 3. VP Biden in Europe, Missile Defense Policy Shift 4. Iranian Nuclear Program 5. Climate Protection  [...]
2009-10-21 12:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US AF IR EZ PL
09BERLIN1319GERMAN SPACE AGENCY FLOATS A MERGED GPS AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A senior German Space Agency (DLR) official informally floated the idea of aligning the security aspects of the US Global Positioning System (GPS) and the European Galileo Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) under the framework of NATO within the next ten years. [...]
2009-10-22 10:15:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA FR UK GM
09BERLIN1320MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, VP BIDEN IN EUROPE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iranian Nuclear Program 3. VP Biden in New Europe 4. Guantanamo 5. Climate Protection 6. Afghanistan  [...]
2009-10-22 13:00:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF US PL IR GM
09BERLIN1324OHB-SYSTEM CEO CALLS GALILEO A WASTE OF GERMAN TAX PAYER MONEY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-22 15:40:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA FR GM
09BERLIN1325GERMAN GOVERNMENT TRANSITION LIKELY TO FORECLOSE
[...] (SBU) MFA Deputy Head of Union for the Mediterranean and BMENA Andreas Berg told Poloff October 21 that it is unlikely that a high-level government official will be able to attend the November 2-3 Forum for the Future since the new German government will likely only have just been sworn the we [...]
2009-10-22 15:42:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPDC PREL ECON KPAO KDEM KMPI GM
09BERLIN1327MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, IRAN-ISRAEL, NATO MINISTERIAL, VP
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Secret Meeting between Iran and Israel 3. Afghanistan/NATO Ministerial 4. Taliban in Pakistan 5. Biden in Europe  [...]
2009-10-23 12:43:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PK AK IR IS GM RO EZ PL
09BERLIN132964TH UNGA: GERMAN CANDIDATE FOR ICSC, WOLFGANG
[...] (SBU) MFA UN Budget, Administration, and Personnel Division Chief Michael Fabri-Weiland sent Poloff electronically biographic information on the German candidate for the International Civil Service Commission, Mr. Wolfgang Stoeckl (reftel). Post will forward the information electronically to [...]
2009-10-23 15:33:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC UNGA GM
09BERLIN1332GERMAN VIEWS ON OCTOBER 26-27 GAERC
[...] (C) Summary. Germany is in broad agreement with U.S. points on Afghanistan/Pakistan, but officials expect no discussion on the Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Pakistan during the October GAERC. Afghanistan discussions will center around adopting the Council's Action Plan, which, Germany believes, [...]
2009-10-23 16:02:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN EAID PHUM ETRD AFDB PK GM
09BERLIN1333GERMANY EXPRESSES TEPID SUPPORT FOR GEOGRAPHICAL
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche to representatives of Germany's Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Economics and Technology and the Foreign Office. 2. (SBU) The head of the AgMin's International Trade Policy Division, Klaus Kehrein, told FAS that extending Geographical Indicat [...]
2009-10-26 06:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EUN KIPR
09BERLIN1337GERMANY'S COALITION AGREEMENT STRESSES PRIORITY OF
[...] (U) Summary: The Christian Democratic Union (CDU),Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) signed a coalition agreement in the early morning of October 24, laying the groundwork for their next four years of cooperation as the country's governing coalition. The agreem [...]
2009-10-26 15:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MNUC PHUM GM
09BERLIN1338GERMANY SUPPORTS U.S. THIRD COMMITTEE PRIORITIES
[...] (SBU) MFA Human Rights Department Desk Officer Dirk Sander informed Poloff October 26 that Germany agrees with the U.S. position to oppose no-action motions and intends to do likewise. He said that Germany intends to support the three country-specific resolutions (reftel): on Iran, Burma, an [...]
2009-10-26 16:19:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN GM
09BERLIN1339EU SUMMIT DOMINATED BY CZECH DEMANDS; PERSONNEL
[...] (C) Summary: German experts believe that EU leaders will spend much of the October 29-30 EU Summit coordinating with the Czechs over final steps needed to sign the Lisbon Treaty. Meanwhile, there seems little likelihood that the summit will produce actual candidates for the new positions of EU [...]
2009-10-26 16:50:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN GM
09BERLIN1340GERMANY'S NEW COALITION AGREEMENT: THE DOMESTIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Germany's recently elected CDU/CSU-FDP coalition signed a Coalition Agreement -- the document setting out policy priorities for the next four years -- on October 24, 2009. The agreement includes several elements -- tax cuts worth around 24 billion euros for individuals and pri [...]
2009-10-26 17:49:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN1354MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, UN,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iraq) New Violence 3. (Iran) Nuclear Program 4. (Afghanistan) Future Strategy 5. (Environment) Climate Change 6. (UN) Karadzic Trial 7. (Germany) Murder Trial Against Man Who Stabbed Muslim Woman 8. (Germany) New Coalition Agreeme [...]
2009-10-27 13:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ IR AF UN GM
09BERLIN1355AIRBUS IS CONVINCED THAT THE U.S. TANKER BIDDING
[...] (C) Summary: In an October 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Airbus CEO Thomas Enders expressed strong disappointment regarding the bidding process for the next generation of U.S. Air Force tankers. He contended that Boeing has used its influence to ensure a process that will work in its favor. [...]
2009-10-28 06:31:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON ETRD PINR PREL EU GM
09BERLIN1356AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH GERMAN FM-DESIGNATE
[...] (C) German Foreign Minister-Designate Guido Westerwelle (Free Democratic Party - FDP) and MFA State Minister-Designate Werner Hoyer (FDP) paid a brief introductory call on the Ambassador at the Embassy on October 27. Westerwelle was in a buoyant mood over FDP results in the election, and th [...]
2009-10-28 12:10:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL GM AF
09BERLIN1357GERMANY SUPPORTS MODIFED CONSENSUS LANGUAGE IN ATT
[...] (SBU) Summary. In response to reftel points, MFA Arms Control Chief Peter Gottwald told POL M/C that Germany would support the modified language on consensus proposed by the German Ambassador in Washington. Gottwald had initially given little thought to further coordination with the UK -- sp [...]
2009-10-28 13:21:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL UNGA MCAP GM
09BERLIN1358MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, EU,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear 3. (Afghanistan) New Strategy 4. (Environment) Climate Change 5. (EU) Future Presidency 6. (Middle East) Conflict Over Water Resources  [...]
2009-10-28 14:44:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IR AF EU XF
09BERLIN1360THE NEW GERMAN CABINET - AN OVERVIEW
[...] (SBU) Chancellor Merkel's new Cabinet emerged early on October 24 after a month of intense media speculation about its make-up; it contained several surprises. Perhaps the most unexpected announcements were that of former Interior Minister Schaeuble as Finance Minister and former Economics Min [...]
2009-10-29 06:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR GM
09BERLIN1361EMBASSY PRODUCING COUNTER RADICALIZATION VIDEO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Berlin is producing a counter radicalization video that highlights messages from Germany-based Muslim community leaders who reject extremism and promote tolerance and understanding among religions. Mission Germany recently organized ten days of filming by a U.S.-Indonesi [...]
2009-10-29 09:39:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPTER KISL ASEC KPAO KHLS GM
09BERLIN1362GERMANY REQUESTS GUIDANCE ON EXPORT WITH MTCR "NO
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. (C) MFA Export Control Division Officer Dirk Haupt provided Global Affairs Officer on October 28 with non-paper requesting U.S. guidance by November 17 on a pending German export of extruded aluminum plates to India that may have been [...]
2009-10-29 10:18:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETTC MTCRE PGOV PREL PINR TSPA KSCA IN GM
09BERLIN1364MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, AFGHANISTAN MIDEAST, IRAN, EU,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Bomb Attack, U.S. Strategy 3. (Afghanistan) Karzai Brother on CIA Payroll 4. (Mideast) Clinton Visit 5. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 6. (EU) Future President 7. (U.S.-Germany) Relations 8. (Environment) Climate Talks [...]
2009-10-29 13:15:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF XF IR EU GM KGHG
09BERLIN1367FDA REPORTABLE FOOD REGISTRY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-30 06:37:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD ECON GE
09BERLIN1368FDA REPORTABLE FOOD REGISTRY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-30 06:37:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD ECON GE
09BERLIN1371MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST, AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, EU,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Middle East) Secretary Clinton's Visit 3. (Afghanistan) U.S. Strategy, NATO Report on Air Strikes 4. (Iran) Nuclear Program 5. (EU) Summit Meeting, EU President 6. (U.S.) Economic Recovery  [...]
2009-10-30 14:33:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF AK IR EU US
09BERLIN1372MTCR: U.S. REPORT ON CONTACTS WITH NON-PARTNERS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-30 16:25:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKSCA ETTC MTCRE PARM PREL TSPA FR BR GM
09BERLIN1373SCENESETTER: CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary: This meeting will be an opportunity to engage Merkel on achieving several common goals: success in Afghanistan, preventing a nuclear weaponized Iran, and dealing with climate change. You may also wish to discuss the closing of Guantanamo, engaging Russia productively, and advan [...]
2009-10-30 17:16:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON MNUC GM
09BERLIN1376CHANCELLOR RULES OUT TROOP INCREASE BEFORE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Chancellor Merkel has firmly decided against seeking authorization for additional troops when the parliamentary mandate for the Bundeswehr's participation in ISAF comes up for renewal in December. Merkel's decision to put off any possible troop increase until after next year's A [...]
2009-10-30 19:31:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PGOV AF
09BERLIN1377SECURITY TAKES BACKSEAT AS NEW JUSTICE MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany's new Federal Justice Minister, Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, has strong views on individual liberties and personal privacy that are likely to lead to complications with the USG concerning law enforcement security cooperation and data sharing. Leutheusser-Schnarrenb [...]
2009-11-02 07:05:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KJUS KHLS GM
09BERLIN1381MEDIA REACTION: GERMAN CHANCELLOR IN THE US, CLIMATE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. US-Germany/Climate 3. Afghan Presidential Elections 4. Secretary Clinton in the Mideast  [...]
2009-11-02 13:43:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG GM US AF XF
09BERLIN1382FY 2009 IO&P Voluntary UNFCCC Contribution Confirmed
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-02 13:44:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AORC ABUD KGHG SENV
09BERLIN1387MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST, AFGHANISTAN, U.S.-GERMANY,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Mideast) Clinton Visit 3. (Afghanistan) Karzai Winner of Elections 4. (U.S.-Germany) Chancellor Merkel to Address Congress 5. (Environment) Climate Change 6. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 7. (Economic) CIT Collapse 8. (U.S.) Presid [...]
2009-11-03 12:33:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF AG GM KGHG IR EFIN US
09BERLIN1389H1N1 Update: 29,907 Confirmed Cases; 4 New H1N1
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From October 21-29, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 3,075 to a total of 29,907 cases. Four more H1N1 deaths have been reported for a total of 6 deaths in Germany. In an October 26 meeting, the Vice President of the Robert Koch Institute stated that we ar [...]
2009-11-03 14:49:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN139GERMANY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION REGARDING ABKHAZ
[...] (C) Charge raised reftel points with MFA State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg on February 4, urging Germany to oppose a possible Russian call for Abkhaz separatist leaders to participate in a formal UNSC meeting regarding the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). Silverberg agreed that now [...]
2009-02-04 09:59:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL GG GM
09BERLIN1391NEW FM WESTERWELLE LIKELY TO RAISE NON-STRATEGIC
[...] (S) SUMMARY. New German Foreign Minister Westerwelle will likely raise the issue of nuclear weapons when he has his initial meeting with Secretary Clinton in Washington this week. Given his very public advocacy over the past several months for the withdrawal of all remaining nuclear weapons [...]
2009-11-03 17:11:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL MNUC MARR NATO PARM PGOV GM RU
09BERLIN1392SCENESETTER: GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER WESTERWELLE'S
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle will visit Washington on the heels of Chancellor Merkel and one week after assuming his cabinet position. He is painfully conscious of being inexperienced; out of his element, he has clung to his scripts. However, his staff assured us that Wes [...]
2009-11-03 17:14:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL KWBG MNUC AF GM IR RS
09BERLIN1393GERMANY'S NEW INTERIOR MINISTER FACES STEEP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany's new federal interior minister, Thomas de Maiziere, is known for being a competent administrator who performed effectively over the past four years as the Chancellery Chief of Staff. De Maiziere is a close confidant of Chancellor Merkel, their professional relationship d [...]
2009-11-04 12:15:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER PREL KHLS KJUS GM
09BERLIN1394GERMANY VIEWS CURRENT DRAFT GOLDSTONE RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Poloff met with MFA NEA Division Director Boris Ruge and MFA Desk Officer, Human Rights Division, Georg Klussmann November 3 to deliver reftel points. Ruge had argued to Poloff separately before the joint meeting with Klussmann that Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmud Abbas needs [...]
2009-11-04 15:05:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM IS KPAL GM
09BERLIN1395GM DECISION NOT TO SELL OPEL GREETED BY SHOCK AND
[...] (C) Summary: Just hours after Chancellor Merkel's historic November 3 address to a joint session of Congress, General Motors (GM) canceled its sale of Opel to Canadian auto parts manufacturer Magna. The decision, which followed repeated assurances from GM that it was a done deal, came as a co [...]
2009-11-05 06:20:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON ELAB PREL RU GM
09BERLIN14(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONTINUED IRANIAN INTEREST
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-07 14:24:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR FR GM
09BERLIN1400MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, EU, GENERAL MOTORS,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. GMQs U-turn 3. Chancellor Merkel in the US 4. President Obama Q One year after the elections 5. Lisbon Treaty 6. CIA Q Italian Court 7. Climate Change 8. Iranian Protests 9. Afghanistan  [...]
2009-11-05 13:58:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF KGHG IR EU GM US IT
09BERLIN1402SOCIAL DEMOCRATS SHIFT AGAINST OEF; BUNDESWEHR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Just weeks after suffering its worst Bundestag election results since the end of World War II, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) is showing the first signs of a swing to the left on security policy. According to a senior SPD Bundestag staffer, the party will oppose the renewal of [...]
2009-11-05 14:53:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO PGOV GM
09BERLIN1403SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Berlin warmly welcomes you to Germany for the historic 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Berlin is hosting all four-powers and EU leaders at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate to mark this occasion. Your visit includes meetings with Chancellor Merkel and Foreign Minister [...]
2009-11-05 16:03:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF MNUC AF RS IR KPAL KWBG GM
09BERLIN1405(S) GERMANY ALERTED TO IRANIAN EFFORTS TO PROCURE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 16:32:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL IR TU KS GM
09BERLIN1406GERMANY SUPPORTS "DOUBLE ROLLOVER" OF EU SANCTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany agrees that Belarus has made little progress on human rights or democratization recently and therefore supports a "double rollover" of both the suspension of EU sanctions as well as the sanctions regime itself at the November 16-17 EU GAERC meeting. We made the case for [...]
2009-11-06 12:04:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PHUM BO GM
09BERLIN1409MEDIA REACTION: GENERAL MOTORS, AFGHANISTAN, GERMANY,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. GM's U-turn 3. UN staff in Afghanistan relocated 4. German Foreign Policy 5. Fall of the Wall 6. Mideast Peace Process  [...]
2009-11-06 13:53:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF AF GM US
09BERLIN1412READOUT OF 1540 EXPERTS MEETING IN BERLIN
[...] (U) Summary. UNSCR 1540 implementation experts from the G8 met in Berlin from October 22-23, 2009 at the invitation of the German Foreign Office. All participants felt this was a useful and successful undertaking. The purpose of the meeting was to exchange views on the status of 1540 implem [...]
2009-11-06 15:56:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN1413GERMAN CHANCELLERY CLAIMS RACE FOR EU COUNCIL
[...] (C) Chancellery EU Affairs Director Dirk Loelke told us November 6 that notwithstanding European press reports touting Belgian PM Rompuy and UK FM Miliband as the clear favorites to become the first European Council President and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs under the Lisbon Trea [...]
2009-11-06 18:45:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN GM
09BERLIN1414GERMANY SUPPORTS MONTENEGRO FOR MAP AT DECEMBER
[...] (C) Drawing on ref B, post outlined the U.S. position on NATO enlargement for the December 3-4 NATO foreign ministerial with MFA NATO Office Director Bernhard Schlagheck and Deputy Gunnar Denecke on November 2. Confirming what we had heard earlier from the Chancellery, Schlagheck said that Ge [...]
2009-11-09 06:40:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA GM UP GG MW BK
09BERLIN1415NEW DEFENSE MINISTER ZU GUTTENBERG ON MANDATES,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a November 5 introductory meeting, new Defense Minister Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg told Ambassador Murphy that one of his immediate challenges was dealing with five separate Bundeswehr mandates that come up for renewal in December, which is complicated by uncertainty about [...]
2009-11-09 07:36:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO ETRD KNNP PARM EFIN PGOV
09BERLIN1416MEDIA REACTION: 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Fall of the Wall Anniversary 3. Climate Change Copenhagen 4. Afghanistan 5. Health Care Reform  [...]
2009-11-09 12:41:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG GM US AF
09BERLIN1418H1N1 Spikes By Over a Third in a Week: 10,368 New
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From October 26 to November 1, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 10,368 cases to 40,271 total cases. Five more deaths were reported in Germany due to H1N1 increasing the total number of death to eleven. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its November 9 press briefi [...]
2009-11-09 15:20:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN142SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN/LIEBERMAN TO MUNICH,
[...] (U) Mission Germany is delighted to welcome you to Munich for the 45th Munich Security Conference (MSC). The high profile U.S. delegation is eliciting extreme interest from the MSC's international participants, among them more than 70 heads of state or government, and foreign and defense min [...]
2009-02-04 11:48:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAFIN AMGT ASEC OREP PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN1420MEDIA REACTION: FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL, AFGHANISTAN,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Wall 3. OEF Offensive in Kunduz 4. GM/Opel 5. Top EU Jobs  [...]
2009-11-10 11:58:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF GM US XG
09BERLIN1428NEW GERMAN AF/PAK REP: POLITICIAN OR DIPLOMAT?
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA Afghanistan/Pakistan Task Force Director Ruediger Koenig told us November 9 that a decision would be taken by the new center-right government "relatively soon" on a German AF/PAK special representative. The coalition agreement between the Christian Democratic Union/Christian [...]
2009-11-10 17:42:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO GM AF PK
09BERLIN1429MEDIA REACTION: POTUS IN ASIA, AFGHANISTAN, ARMISTICE DAY,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. President Obama in Asia 3. Strategy on Afghanistan 4. Armistice Day 5. Muslims in Germany  [...]
2009-11-12 11:53:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF CH JA FR EU GM
09BERLIN143SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR JOHN KERRY, CHAIRMAN OF
[...] (U) Mission Germany is delighted to welcome you to Munich for the 45th Munich Security Conference (MSC). The high profile U.S. delegation is eliciting extreme interest from the MSC's international participants, among them more than 70 heads of state or government, and foreign and defense min [...]
2009-02-04 11:57:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAFIN AMGT ASEC OREP PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN1430(S) GERMANY ALERTED TO PREVENT IRANIAN ACQUISITION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-12 13:09:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR MY GM
09BERLIN1431(S) GERMANY INFORMED OF IRANIAN MISSILE PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-12 13:14:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR CH GM
09BERLIN1432BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON
[...] (SBU) In response to Blue Lantern post-shipment check on license 050117142, International Spares Services (ISS) GmbH Business Director, Albrecht Schwecht, confirmed to EconOff that the International Traffic in Arms (ITAR)-controlled tachometers purchased from MPS Logistics, Inc. are for the G [...]
2009-11-12 13:17:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC GM
09BERLIN1433NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HEUSGEN ON AFGHANISTAN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Chancellery National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen told EUR A/S Phil Gordon and Ambassador Murphy in a November 10 meeting in Berlin that Germany strongly preferred that the proposed international conference on Afghanistan be held outside the country to make it easier to pre [...]
2009-11-12 17:43:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO MNUC PARM KNNP GM IR RU AF
09BERLIN1434MFA STATE MINISTER HOYER DEFENDS WITHDRAWAL OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA State Minister Werner Hoyer strongly defended the new government's commitment to seek the withdrawal of all remaining nuclear weapons from Germany during a November 10 meeting with EUR A/S Phil Gordon and Ambassador Murphy, arguing that there was not one credible scenario in w [...]
2009-11-12 17:49:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO MNUC PARM GM RU AF
09BERLIN1435ACTING MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR HABER ON BOSNIA AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Acting MFA Political Director Emily Haber, who is the MFA's Special Envoy for Southeast Europe and Turkey, discussed follow-up to the Butmir Talks and the future of the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia with EUR A/S Gordon during a November 10 meeting in Berlin. Haber w [...]
2009-11-12 17:55:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM EUN PHUM GM TU BK
09BERLIN1436MEDIA REACTION: POTUS IN ASIA, AFGHANISTAN, SWIFT, RUSSIA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. President Obama in Asia 3. Strategy on Afghanistan 4. US-EU SWIFT Agreement 5. President Medvedev's address to the nation 6. Turkish-Kurdish Conflict  [...]
2009-11-13 12:53:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO JP CH AF GM XG US
09BERLIN1438GERMANY NOTIFIED OF DESIGNATION OF MALAYSIAN BANK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 15:15:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP EFIN PRM IR GM
09BERLIN144MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, CLINTON, PROTECTIONISM, MUSLIMS,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iran Launches Satellite 3. Transatlantic Relations 4. Danger Of Protectionism 5. Muslim World/Guantnamo 6. Financial Crisis Hits Russia 7. Turkish-Israeli Relations 9. Controversy over Pope Benedict  [...]
2009-02-04 12:21:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM RS IR US ID TU VT
09BERLIN1440(S) GERMANY DENIES TEST CHAMBER EXPORTS DUE TO
[...] (S) The German Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA) recently denied two separate applications from Voetsch Industrietechnik GmbH for the export of VT7004 test chambers to entities affiliated with Iran's missile program. On November 12, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer, [...]
2009-11-13 15:55:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MUNC TSPA IR TH ML SN
09BERLIN1441GERMAN VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 16-17 EU GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On Belarus, Germany concedes that the GAERC is likely to extend both the sanctions regime and the suspension of those sanctions until October 2010, but continues to believe that it would be better to extend them only to May 2010. Germany is eager to increase cooperation with Rus [...]
2009-11-13 16:34:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV MARR MOPS BO RU UP SO BK
09BERLIN1442GERMAN VIEWS ON RUSSIA AND UKRAINE IN ADVANCE OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany largely supports the U.S. position laid out in reftel: continued engagement with Russia on difficult issues such as Iran and Georgia remains necessary, and the negative developments in Ukraine reinforce the need for Ukrainian leaders to work together. Despite a negative [...]
2009-11-13 16:35:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM EU NATO PREL RU UNSC PGOV IR UP GG
09BERLIN1447SRAP HOLBROOKE DISCUSSES PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a November 12 meeting in Berlin, MFA State Minister Werner Hoyer and U.S. Special Representative Holbrooke discussed ministerial attendance at Karzai's November 19 inauguration, ongoing U.S. deliberations on a new Afghanistan strategy, and proposals for improving coordinat [...]
2009-11-16 10:16:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR ECON EAID NATO GM AF
09BERLIN1449MEDIA REACTION: POTUS IN CHINA, BURMA, CLIMATE,
[...] Lead Stories 2. U.S.-Chinese Relations 3. U.S.-Burmese Relations 4. APEC--Climate Protection 5. Iranian Nuclear Conflict 6. Future of Guant namo Prisoners 7. Strategy on Afghanistan  [...]
2009-11-16 13:08:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG GM US AF BM CH IR
09BERLIN1451Spike of H1N1 Cases - 53,957 Total; 5 New Deaths
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From November 2-8, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 14,890 cases to a total of 53,957 cases. Five more H1N1 related deaths were reported in Germany, increasing the total number of deaths to sixteen. Germany plans to order 150,000 doses of a non-adjuvant v [...]
2009-11-16 15:51:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1454IRAN: NEW GERMAN FM WESTERWELLE FOLLOWING CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S TOUGH STANCE
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: After his first 2 weeks in office, Germany's new FM has taken clear positions on Iran. He made a number of public remarks in support of Chancellor Merkel's "zero tolerance" for Iranian nuclear weapons, and voiced strong support for the dual track policy. MFA Iran Task Force [...]
2009-11-17 07:58:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL IR GM KNNP
09BERLIN1455GERMANY: CAMPAIGN AGAINST NON-STRATEGIC NUKES TO
[...] (C) Summary. On November 10 MFA Arms Control Chief Peter Gottwald told the Ambassador that Germany would continue to engage with Belgium and the Netherlands in advance of a broader NATO discussion over the removal of non-strategic nuclear weapons from Germany. Gottwald insisted that tactical [...]
2009-11-17 08:18:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC MARR PARM NATO KNNP KACT GM
09BERLIN1456GERMANY REVERSES COURSE ON BOSNIA OHR CLOSURE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite Germany's earlier support for the closure of the Office of the High Representative (OHR) in Bosnia, officials now say it should remain open until at least 2011. However, they believe the OHR is a damaged body that is barely able to perform the job it has been given. If t [...]
2009-11-17 10:51:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL BK GM
09BERLIN1458MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA, CLIMATE, MIDEAST, FAO-SUMMIT,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-China) Obama Visit 3. (Climate) Copenhagen Conference 4. (Mideast) Peace Process, Palestinian State 5. (Environment) FAO Summit Meeting 6. (EU) Future President  [...]
2009-11-17 12:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF GM US XG
09BERLIN1460GERMANY'S SOCIAL DEMOCRATS REJECT PARTY'S TOP-DOWN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Germany's struggling Social Democratic Party (SPD) voted in a new leadership and recommitted itself to serving as the country's center-left people's party at its November 13-15 party convention. After having suffered its worst defeat at the polls since World War II, the newly [...]
2009-11-17 14:06:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AF GM
09BERLIN1463(C) GERMANY WELCOMES US GUIDANCE ON THE EXPORT OF
[...] (C) On November 17, EconOff delivered ref A non-paper to MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer, Dirk Roland Haupt, responding to a German information request on a pending German export of extruded aluminum plates to India. Haupt thanked the USG for delivering the response within the reque [...]
2009-11-17 15:39:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IN GM
09BERLIN1467EUROPEANS TRACK U.S. ON EAST AFRICA BUT REMAIN
[...] (C) Summary: During a German MFA experts level meeting in Berlin to discuss the challenges facing East Africa, it was clear the Europeans saw eye to eye with the United States on most Horn issues but differed on the advisability of sanctions against Eritrea. We agreed Ethiopia's role in the region [...]
2009-11-18 09:20:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER PHSA SENV DJ ER ET GM KE SO
09BERLIN1468GERMAN MFA SAYS EU PREPARING SANCTIONS ON GUINEA,
[...] (C) German MFA Assistant Secretary-equivalent for African Affairs Muelmenstaedt met with visiting AF DAS Wycoff October 15 in Berlin, prior to the October 16 MFA-hosted quint discussion on East Africa (reported reftel). During the bilat, we reviewed East Africa generally (information reported [...]
2009-11-18 09:27:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CD CG SU GM
09BERLIN1469MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, EU,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-China) Obama Visit 3. (Afghanistan) Debate Over Troop Withdrawal 4. (Environment) Climate Change 5. (EU) Future Top Jobs 6. (Transparency International) New Ranking  [...]
2009-11-18 11:28:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR US AF KGHG EU
09BERLIN1470ON THE EVE OF THE KARZAI INAUGURAL: GERMAN VIEWS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany completely shares U.S. priorities for the new Afghan government, and FM Westerwelle plans to reinforce these points in a scheduled bilateral meeting with Karzai after the November 19 inauguration. The German MFA remains skeptical about the idea of dual-hatting the U.S. Am [...]
2009-11-18 14:59:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO ECON EAID GM AF PK
09BERLIN1471GERMANY AND BUNDESWEHR TRANSFORMATION: COMMITTED
[...] (U) SUMMARY. DefMin Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg in his first speech to the new Bundestag on November 10 emphasized that the Bundeswehr must be "sleeker, even more efficient, and even more focused on out-of-area operations," indicating that the new MOD remains committed to developing a more mob [...]
2009-11-18 15:44:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM
09BERLIN1474GERMANY STILL MALLEABLE ON SEVERAL UNGA
[...] (C) In response to reftel, MFA Deputy Head of UN General Assembly Division Julia Gross told Poloff November 19 that Germany agrees in general with the U.S. goal of reducing the number of one-sided UNGA resolutions with anti-Israel biases. Gross said that this year's negotiating climate has be [...]
2009-11-19 11:10:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE GM
09BERLIN1476OHB-SYSTEM TO BUILD GERMAN OPTICAL SPY SATELLITE; LOOKING AT U.S. MARKET
[...] (C) SUMMARY: OHB-System, Germanys top satellite manufacturer and third largest in Europe, will be the prime contractor on Germanys planned High Resolution Optical Satellite (HiROS) reconnaissance system -- a system that France would like to see not happen because it would directly compete with its [...]
2009-11-20 15:34:00Embassy BerlinSECRETETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA CH FR GM
09BERLIN1477DEMARCHE: ITU KOSOVO-RELATED ACTIONS
[...] Embassy Berlin passed and discussed reftel talking points with Peter Voss, head of the division "International ICT Policy, ITU" at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology; with Dr. Annegret Groebel, Head of Section for International Coordination at the Federal Network Agency; and wit [...]
2009-11-23 07:07:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIO PREL ECON ECPS KVPR ITU
09BERLIN1478DEMARCHE: ITU KOSOVO-RELATED ACTIONS
[...] Embassy Berlin passed and discussed reftel talking points with Peter Voss, head of the division "International ICT Policy, ITU" at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology; with Dr. Annegret Groebel, Head of Section for International Coordination at the Federal Network Agency; and wit [...]
2009-11-23 07:07:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIO PREL ECON ECPS KVPR ITU
09BERLIN1479DEMARCHE: ITU KOSOVO-RELATED ACTIONS
[...] Embassy Berlin passed and discussed reftel talking points with Peter Voss, head of the division "International ICT Policy, ITU" at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology; with Dr. Annegret Groebel, Head of Section for International Coordination at the Federal Network Agency; and wit [...]
2009-11-23 07:07:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIO PREL ECON ECPS KVPR ITU
09BERLIN1480FDP PRESSING FOR GERMANY TO END PARTICIPATION IN UNIFIL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new center-right German government decided at a cabinet meeting on November 18 to seek a six-month extension of the parliamentary mandate for the German Navy's participation in the Maritime Task Force (MTF) of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) when the mandate comes up [...]
2009-11-23 07:08:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM LE
09BERLIN1481MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, MIDEAST, GUANTANAMO,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Karzai's Inauguration 3. (Environment) Copenhagen Summit 4. (Mideast) Israeli Settlements 5. (U.S.) Closure of Guant namo 6. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 7. (U.S.-Asia) Future Relations 8. (EU) Top Jobs 9. (Economic) [...]
2009-11-23 07:10:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF KGHG XF US IR EU ETRD
09BERLIN1483MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, MIDDLE EAST, IRAN, DPRK,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) President Karzai's Inauguration 3. (Middle East) Israeli Settlement Policy 4. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 5. (DPRK) Obama Warning 6. (U.S.-Asia) Obama Trip 7. (EU) EU Top Jobs 8. (Environment) Copenhagen Conference à [...]
2009-11-23 07:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF XF IR KN US EU KGHG
09BERLIN1487MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, U.S., AFGHANISTAN, U.S.-CHINA,
[...] Lead Stories 2. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict, Maneuvers 3. (U.S.) Healthcare Reform 4. (Afghanistan) U.S. Arming Local Militias 5. (U.S.-China) Relations 6. (Climate) Copenhagen Conference 7. (EU) Future Leadership  [...]
2009-11-23 12:07:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IR US AF KGHG EU
09BERLIN1488DEMARCHE: GERMANY SUPPORTS US: WILL VOTE AGAINST SERBIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-23 13:25:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIO PREL ECON ECPS KVPR ITU GM
09BERLIN1489IRAN: GERMANY, FRANCE, UK CONSIDERING JOINT
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points on Iran's nuclear program and the next steps to German MFA Iran Task Force Director Andreas Krueger. Krueger thanked Poloff for the information that the US would be delivering the points in IAEA capitals and said Germany, France and the UK were currently d [...]
2009-11-23 13:46:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL
09BERLIN1493GERMANY ECHOES USG ON IAEA SYRIA REPORT
[...] (C) On November 20, MFA IAEA/Syria lead Robert Siegfried told poloff that Germany was in agreement with reftel points regarding Syria's engagement with the IAEA. Siegfried expected the EU declaration on Syria to be in line with the concerns voiced by the IAEA. Moreover, it would re-emphasize [...]
2009-11-24 08:10:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPARM IAEA PREL KNNP SY GM
09BERLIN1494GERMANY SUPPORTS THIRD SUBSIDIARY BODY AT 2010 NPT
[...] (C) Summary. Germany supports the USG effort to include a third subsidiary body at the NPT RevCon to address Article X (treaty withdrawal) issues. However, it believes the road ahead could be difficult due to NAM opposition. End Summary. 2. (C) Post delivered reftel points on November 20 t [...]
2009-11-24 08:18:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BERLIN1496GERMANY TO TAKE BACK SEAT IN ONGOING MACEDONIA
[...] (SBU) MFA Deputy Director for the Balkans Marc Bogdahn told poloff on November 18 in response to reftel points that while Germany supports UN negotiator Nimetz's efforts to resolve Macedonia's name dispute with Greece, Germany had no plans to actively lobby the parties. Bogdahn was downbeat a [...]
2009-11-24 09:25:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL EUN NATO GR MK GM
09BERLIN1497GERMANY FAVORS MAINTAINING EUFOR TROOP LEVELS
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director for the Balkans Marc Bogdahn on November 18 and had a follow-on conversation with MFA Bosnia desk officer Michael Geisler on November 20. Geisler -- who had just returned from the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) meeting in Saraj [...]
2009-11-24 09:25:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL MARR MOPS EUN BK GM
09BERLIN1499MEDIA REACTION: CLIMATE, MIDEAST, IRAN U.S.-INDIA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Climate) Copenhagen Summit 3. (Mideast) Israel-Palestinian Conflict 4. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 5. (U.S.-India) Singh in Washington 6. (Economic) Financial Crisis  [...]
2009-11-24 13:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG XF IR IN ECON
09BERLIN15GERMANY: READY FOR PUBLIC RELEASE OF THE PHASE II
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel to MFA Division Head for NATO Bernhard Schlagheck, who thanked Embassy for the information. Schlagheck said he would pass the information MFA PA in preparation for media questions. Embassy also shared the points with the Chancellery officer responsible for securit [...]
2009-01-07 15:40:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
09BERLIN1500H1N1 Cases Continue to Skyrocket in Germany; New Low-
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From November 7-13, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 26,579 cases to a total of 86,654 cases. This is the third consecutive week with an approximately 30 percent increase in the number of confirmed H1N1 cases. The number of H1N1 deaths in Germany increas [...]
2009-11-24 15:45:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1501ANGARSK NUCLEAR FUEL BANK: GERMANY CONCERNED ABOUT
[...] (C) Germany is supportive the ref A Angarsk nuclear fuel reserve proposal, but would prefer text changes that address concerns about "conditions of supply" and "market neutrality" before pledging co-sponsorship. Econoff met with MFA Desk Officer for Nuclear Energy and Non-Proliferation, Dr. [...]
2009-11-24 16:55:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RS PK IN IS JP KS
09BERLIN1502GERMANY TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Chancellery National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen responded positively to the news that President Obama would formally announce the U.S. way forward on Afghanistan and Pakistan next week before the NATO Foreign Ministerial. However, he confirmed that Germany would not annou [...]
2009-11-24 17:28:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
09BERLIN1503MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, U.S.-INDIA, CLIMATE, BRAZIL-
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Decision Time Approaching 3. (U.S.-India) PM Singh in Washington 4. (Copenhagen) Climate Summit 5. (Brazil-Iran) Lula-Ahmadinejad Meeting 6. (Iraq) Elections 7. (Philippines) Emergency After Killings 8. (Israel/Palestin [...]
2009-11-25 11:44:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF IN KGHG BR IR IZ PH XF
09BERLIN1504GREGOR GYSI - PIED PIPER OF THE LEFT
[...] (C) Summary: Left Party Caucus Chief Gregor Gysi told the Ambassador during a November 23 meeting that he alone was responsible for building The Left as a national force. He is aiming for The Left to enter all state parliaments by 2013, after specifically targeting North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW [...]
2009-11-25 13:03:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AF GM
09BERLIN1507GERMANY WORRIES THAT HOLDING SECOND AFGHANISTAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Both the German MFA and MOD reiterated that while Germany would rhetorically support the President's announcement next week of the U.S. way ahead in Afghanistan and Pakistan, any additional German contributions would have to wait until the Afghan government made the necessary com [...]
2009-11-27 11:43:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL MARR MOPS NATO EAID GM AF PK
09BERLIN1508HEADS ROLL AT MOD WITH NEW REVELATIONS ON KUNDUZ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Revelations that the German MOD failed to pass along or deliberately withheld reports about civilian casualties caused in the September 4 Kunduz air strike have reignited a political storm in Berlin, leading in quick succession to the resignations of the German Chief of Defense an [...]
2009-11-27 18:52:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO PGOV GM AF
09BERLIN151GERMANY LIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-05 09:20:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC GM
09BERLIN1512MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, RUSSIA, SWITZERLAND,
[...] Lead Stories 2. (Afghanistan) Upcoming Presidential Speech 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 4. (Russia) Train Derailment 5. (Switzerland) Ban to Build New Minarets 6. (Dubai) Financial Crisis 7. (China) Monetary Policy 8. (Germany) Demjanjuk Trial  [...]
2009-11-30 12:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF IR RS SZ ZP CH GM
09BERLIN1513GERMANY CONFIRMS $3 BILLION PLEDGE FOR FOOD
[...] (SBU) In separate interactions with officials at the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV),Embassy reinforced the importance the U.S. and other partners place on putting the L'Aquila food security princi [...]
2009-11-30 16:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON EAID ETRD
09BERLIN1515MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, EU, CLIMATE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) President Obama's Afghanistan Strategy 3. (Iran) Nuclear Program 4. (EU) Lisbon Treaty 5. (Climate) Copenhagen Summit 6. (Honduras) Elections 7. (U.S.-Germany) Swift Agreement 8. (Switzerland) Swiss Ban on New Minarets [...]
2009-12-01 12:01:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF IR EU KGHG HO GM SZ
09BERLIN1518H1N1 Update: 132,965 Confirmed Cases, 61
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From November 8-20, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 33,787 cases to a total of 132,965 cases. The number of H1N1 deaths in Germany increased to sixty-one. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its weekly press briefing on November 30, the National Reference Center [...]
2009-12-01 14:17:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1520ANNUAL MEETING OF ISAF RC-NORTH CHODS FOCUSES ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an annual conference hosted by Germany, ISAF RC-North CHODs and representatives from SHAPE and JFC Brunssum discussed the deteriorating security situation in the north and the need for additional maneuver battalions and helicopters. While no major new contributions were an [...]
2009-12-02 09:09:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
09BERLIN1521MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, RUSSIA, CLIMATE, WTO,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) President Obama's Address 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 4. (Russia) Medvedev's Security Initiative 5. (Climate) Copenhagen Conference 6. (Economic) WTO 7. (Economic) Dubai's Financial Problems, Implications  [...]
2009-12-02 11:39:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF IR RS KGHG ETRD ZP
09BERLIN1525GERMANY NONCOMMITTAL ON PA BUDGET SUPPORT
[...] (C) Pol Minister Counselor delivered reftel letter from Secretary Clinton to German Foreign Minister Westerwelle November 25 to MFA Near East Assistant Secretary-equivalent Andreas Michaelis who had just returned from his November 23-24 visit to Jerusalem and Ramallah with Westerwelle. Michae [...]
2009-12-02 14:32:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALOPDC PREL EAID PGOV WBG EU IS GM
09BERLIN1526GERMAN MFA SHARES ITS OWN QUESTIONS,
[...] (SBU) Poloff shared reftel points as well as questions and recommendations with MFA Human Rights Division deputy Martin Huth December 2. Huth said that the MFA is "in full agreement with the points made" and also provided questions that the MFA sent to its Geneva Mission, see para 2. Huth sa [...]
2009-12-02 14:37:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM AORC SOCI UNGA GM
09BERLIN1527GERMAN POLITICAL REACTIONS TO THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German politicians across the political spectrum welcomed and endorsed President Obama's plan for the way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan, seeing their own views largely confirmed in his speech. However, the opposition SPD and Greens criticized the CDU-CSU/FDP coalition gove [...]
2009-12-02 18:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR NATO GM AF PK
09BERLIN1528COALITION TESTED AS US-EU TFTP/SWIFT AGREEMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: German Federal Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere overruled Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger and abstained from voting at the November 30 COREPER vote in Brussels on an interim U.S.-EU agreement to continue the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program. De Maiziere' [...]
2009-12-03 10:19:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL KJUS KHLS GM
09BERLIN1530MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, SWITZERLAND;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Reaction to Obama Speech 3. (Switzerland) Ban on Minarets  [...]
2009-12-03 12:07:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF SZ
09BERLIN1534(S) GERMANY INFORMED ON IRAN'S CONTINUED INTEREST
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-03 16:17:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR GM
09BERLIN1535(S) NIAG 9028: GERMANY SAYS NO DEALS IN PLACE TO
[...] (S) German export control authorities completed an investigation into an Iranian effort to procure 1800 stainless steel valves from the German firm Mit-Weimar GmbH and determined there are no pending deals to export the valves to the Iranian firm Sherkat-E Sakhtemani-Ye Rahtess (Rahtess Const [...]
2009-12-03 16:24:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMNUC PARM PREL IR GM
09BERLIN1536GERMAN RESPONSE TO BURMA DIALOGUE DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) On December 1, Poloff discussed reftel points with Theo Kiddess, MFA Deputy Head of Division for Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific. Kiddess expressed his appreciation for the points, and fully agreed with U.S. views on the necessity of a legitimate 2010 election, for di [...]
2009-12-04 07:29:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBMGT PGOV PREL
09BERLIN1539MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE OBAMA, RUSSIA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Reaction To President Obama's Address 3. (Climate) Copenhagen Summit 4. (U.S.) Obama Administration 5. (Russia) Putin Comments 6. (Economic) WTO Talks  [...]
2009-12-04 12:47:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AG KGHG US RS ETRD
09BERLIN154GERMAN UNEMPLOYMENT TWICE AS HIGH AS EXPECTED IN JANUARY
[...] Summary: The global economic crisis has hit the German labor market with the speed and power of a Tsunami, exceeding even the most pessimistic forecasts of many economists. German unemployment rose almost twice as much as forecast in January as the economic downturn spread to industries from [...]
2009-02-05 15:40:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON EFIN PGOV GM
09BERLIN1544GERMANY TRACKS U.S. MESSAGE ON ISRAEL'S SETTLEMENT
[...] (SBU) MFA Near East division deputy Sibylle Sorg told Poloff December 3 that the MFA agrees fully with reftel points on Israel's settlement moratorium. She said that reftel points are helpful for the upcoming EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting which will have conclusions on the Middle East. [...]
2009-12-04 14:29:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL PREL KWBG IS GM
09BERLIN1545GERMANY WILL RUN ONLY IN 2012 FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) MFA Human Rights Department deputy Martin Huth told Poloff December 4 in response to reftel message that Germany will not run for UN Human Rights Council membership until the term 2012-2015, due mainly to Germany's need to focus its resources on its upcoming bid for non-permanent membershi [...]
2009-12-04 14:32:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KDEM GM
09BERLIN1548GERMANY RENEWS CONSIDERATION OF GUANTANAMO
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In separate December 1 meetings with Ambassador Dan Fried, Special Envoy for Closure of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility (S/GC),the Ministry of the Interior, Foreign Ministry and Chancellery expressed a willingness to consider seven new cases of Guantanamo detainees for [...]
2009-12-07 07:28:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM PTER GM
09BERLIN1549Confirmation of U.S. FY 2009 UNCCD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 09:30:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AORC ABUD KGHG SENV
09BERLIN155MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, GUANTANAMO, MSC, ISRAEL, ECONOMY,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iraqi Reconstruction 3. Fate Of Guantnamo Detainees 4. Munich Security Conference 5. Upcoming Israeli Elections 6. U.S. Economy -- Protectionism 7. Sarkozy Speech 8. Nuclear Energy 9. U.S. Healthcare Insurance 10. Vatican Controversy [...]
2009-02-06 11:40:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM IZ US IS XF FR VT
09BERLIN1553MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, COP15, GENERAL MOTORS;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories 2. Climate Change 3. Afghanistan 4. GM Plans to Restructure Opel  [...]
2009-12-07 12:52:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF GM KGHG
09BERLIN1554BUNDESTAG RENEWS ISAF MANDATE, BUT REAL DEBATE ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Bundestag extended the mandate for Bundeswehr participation in ISAF for an additional year with a broad majority on December 3. While most opposition Social Democrats (SPD) supported the extension of the mandate, which was largely a roll-over of the previous one, the party pu [...]
2009-12-07 12:56:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
09BERLIN1556GERMAN VIEWS ON DECEMBER 8 EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany shares our views on the way ahead in Bosnia, but does not want to rule out the possibility (albeit small) of a breakthrough by the time of the March PIC meeting that would allow the OHR to close and EUFOR Althea to be withdrawn on a more accelerated basis. Germany blames [...]
2009-12-07 16:24:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN MARR GM BK MK SR IR
09BERLIN1559MEDIA REACTION: COP15, German Strategy on Afghanistan,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Climate Change Conference 3. Afghanistan 4. Iranian Protests 5. U.S.-Turkish Relations  [...]
2009-12-08 13:14:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG IR AF GM US TU
09BERLIN1560No Objection to Proposed FDA Research
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-08 15:32:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDSENV AFIN AORC ABUD KGHG
09BERLIN1561GERMANY: OEF AND UNIFIL MANDATES EXTENDED, BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Bundestag on December 3 approved the extension of the mandates for Bundeswehr participation in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and the Maritime Task Force (MTF) of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). While the OEF mandate was extended for a full year, as per usual pra [...]
2009-12-08 15:36:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PGOV NATO EUN GM LE
09BERLIN1566MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, IRAQ, CLIMATE, MIDEAST,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Climate Change: EPA on CO2 3. Terror Attacks in Iraq 4. Bosworth in North Korea 5. Afghanistan: Gates Visit 6. Mideast: EU Ministerial on Jerusalem 7. Iranian Clashes  [...]
2009-12-09 11:44:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF IR KN KGHG IZ XF
09BERLIN1567GERMANY MAY MISS ITS BROADBAND GOALS
[...] Summary: The German government introduced a National broadband strategy in early 2009 that spurred a flurry of activity aimed at expanding broadband deployment at the state and local levels. In the aftermath of the economic crisis, however, the telecom industry has not invested the large sums [...]
2009-12-09 15:41:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON GM
09BERLIN1569GERMAN-HOSTED CFE SEMINAR FORESHADOWS MAJOR PUSH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The German MFA hosted on November 25-26 a seminar on conventional arms control in Europe (CFE),continuing a series of Berlin seminars that are ostensibly designed to stimulate creative thinking about how to overcome the current CFE stalemate. This seminar drew representatives fr [...]
2009-12-10 10:24:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKCFE PARM PREL MARR NATO GM RU
09BERLIN1570GERMANY: WESTERWELLE STRESSES CONTINUITY DURING
[...] (C) Summary: The MFA sees FM Westerwelle's first trip to Moscow last month as a largely successful introductory call. The Russians probed for policy changes following the German elections. Although FM Lavrov seemed reassured that Berlin's Russia policy would remain unchanged, the MFA is ques [...]
2009-12-10 12:14:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM EUN NATO MARR OSCE RU UNSC PGOV IR PREL
09BERLIN1571MEDIA REACTION: CLIMATE CHANGE, NOBEL PEACE PRIZE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Climate Change 3. Nobel Peace Prize 4. Afghanistan 5. Iraq Terror Attacks 6. Greek Financial Crisis  [...]
2009-12-10 13:07:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF NO KGHG IZ GR
09BERLIN1574MEDIA REACTION: Nobel Peace Prize, COP15, Finance;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Nobel Peace Prize 3. Climate Change 4. Levy on Bonuses  [...]
2009-12-11 19:29:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO NO DA KGHG UK FR US
09BERLIN1576H1N1 Update: Infection Rate Peaked in November
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From November 28-December 4, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 11,582 to a total of 192,348 cases. The number of H1N1 deaths in Germany increased to ninety-four. Germany is considering selling its surplus H1N1 vaccine. Our analysis of infection rates sug [...]
2009-12-14 05:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1577NOW FOR THE HARD PART: MERKEL,S TEAM EXAMINES NEXT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Chancellor Merkel set the German agenda on Iran with her early November statement before the U.S. Congress on "zero tolerance" for a nuclear armed Iran and the need for tougher sanctions should engagement not work. During a private roundtable hosted by Ambassador Murphy, however [...]
2009-12-14 07:54:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KNNP ETTC EFIN IR GM
09BERLIN1578GERMANY DEFENDS EXPORT MODEL BUT EXAMINES WAYS TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In December 7 meetings in Berlin, German officials expressed a cautious optimism about Germany's recovery, but stressed that downside risks remain, particularly weaknesses at state-owned banks ("Landesbanken"). They were also concerned about Greece's debt position and the thre [...]
2009-12-14 09:22:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB ETRD GM PREL
09BERLIN1579GERMANS STILL CONSIDERING NEW ASSISTANCE TO WFP IN
[...] (SBU) Maren Lipps, Pakistan Desk Officer, Germany Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ),told Econoff that Germany shares U.S. concerns about the World Food Program's (WFP's) need for assistance in Pakistan to cover its forecasted shortfall of resources. She said there was a [...]
2009-12-14 14:01:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON ETRD IO PGOV PHUM PK PREF
09BERLIN158HEDGING YOUR BETS: GERMANY LEANS TOWARDS NABUCCO,
[...] (C) Summary: Germany demonstrated its growing support for the Nabucco gas pipeline by sending Economics Ministry heavyweight State Secretary Bernd Pfaffenbach to last week's Nabucco Summit in Budapest. During and after the conference the German government expressed guarded optimism regarding N [...]
2009-02-06 15:43:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ETRD PREL UP EU RU TU GM
09BERLIN1580MEDIA REACTION: COP15, IRAN, MEPP, U.S., FINANCE, GERMANY-
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Environment) Copenhagen Climate Conference 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 4. (Middle East) Settlement Conflict 5. (U.S.) Blackwater 6. (U.S.) Finance Markets 7. (Germany - Afghanistan) Defense Minister Under Fire  [...]
2009-12-14 14:22:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KGHG IR XF US AF
09BERLIN1587MEDIA REACTION: COP15, IRAN, ITALY, GERMANY-AFGHANISTAN,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Environment) Copenhagen Climate Summit 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 4. (Italy) Aftermath of Attack on Berlusconi 5. (Germany-Afghanistan) Afghanistan/ zu Guttenberg 6. (Greece) Financial Crisis  [...]
2009-12-15 12:56:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG IR IT GM GR
09BERLIN1588GERMANY REQUESTS ASSURANCES ON VIRUS EXPORT
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) German MFA Deputy Head of Division for Export Control Markus Klinger provided the following non-paper to Econoff, seeking additional assurances related to a proposed export of extremely dangerous pathogens to the U.S. Army [...]
2009-12-15 13:14:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MOPS PARM TBIO GM
09BERLIN159MERKEL PROPOSES A WORLD ECONOMIC COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: What does German Chancellor Angela Merkel mean by a "World Economic Council"? The concept, first enunciated by the Chancellor in December 2008, is a moving target that has recently been eclipsed by a parallel proposal for a global "Economic Charter." At its root lies Merkel's [...]
2009-02-06 17:41:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN GM OECD PREL WTRO IO
09BERLIN1590S/CT AMBASSADOR BENJAMIN PUSHES FOR MORE DATA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Counterterrorism Coordinator Daniel Benjamin urged German interlocutors to support a variety of programs to increase U.S.-European and U.S.-German counterterrorism-related information sharing. Ambassador Benjamin specifically called on Germany to support the U.S.-EU agreement to [...]
2009-12-16 07:16:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KHLS KJUS GM
09BERLIN1591MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, GUANTANAMO,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Climate Change 3. Guantanamo 4. Afghanistan/Sep 4 airstrikes 5. British arrest warrant against Livni  [...]
2009-12-16 12:11:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF GM KGHG US CU UK IS
09BERLIN1593MEDIA REACTION: ENVIRONMENT, IRAN, NATO-RUSSIA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Environment) COP 15 3. (Iran) Missile Test 4. (NATO-Russia) Rasmussen in Moscow 5. (Afghanistan) Holbrooke 6. (Germany-Afghanistan) Impact of September 4 Airstrikes 7. (U.S.) Closure of Guant namo Prison Camp 8. (Greece) Economic [...]
2009-12-17 11:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KGHG IR AF GR GM US
09BERLIN1596BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE ON APPLICATIONS 050150563
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-18 08:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC GM
09BERLIN1598GERMANY READY TO RAMP-UP SANCTIONS DISCUSSIONS;
[...] (S/NF) Summary. German MFA Iran Task Force Director Andreas Krueger told poloffs December 16 that Germany is ready to engage on discussions of the "pressure" track on Iran as soon as possible. He noted Germany hoped to start EU discussions on the topic at the same time as UNSC discussions. [...]
2009-12-18 10:37:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL KNNP IR GM
09BERLIN1599MEDIA REACTION: ENVIRONMENT, IRAN, PAKISTAN, U.S.-RUSSIA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Environment) COP 15 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict, Protests 4. (Pakistan) Court Ruling on President's Amnesty 5. (U.S.-Russia) START Talks 6. (NATO-Russia) Rasmussen in Moscow  [...]
2009-12-18 11:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KGHG IR PK RS NATO
09BERLIN1600GERMAN TAX CUTS AND BUDGET DEFICIT: THE LAST HURRAH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The German budget deficit looks set to reach 6 percent of GDP in 2010, thanks to a drop off in tax revenues, to a spike in crisis-related spending, and now, to the first tranche of tax cuts fulfilling the new coalition government,s pre-election campaign promises. EU and consti [...]
2009-12-18 12:00:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL GM
09BERLIN1601ONGOING STRIFE OVER KUNDUZ AIR STRIKE ENSNARES ZU
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The opposition parties smell blood after former Bundeswehr Inspector General Schneiderhan claimed in a newspaper interview this week that Defense Minister zu Guttenberg had "lied" in describing the circumstances of Schneiderhan's November 26 dismissal. While taking responsibilit [...]
2009-12-18 12:07:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
09BERLIN1602GERMAN-RUSSIAN BUSINESS: RIDING THE BEAR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: German firms are riding the Russian bear, but nobody wants to get off. Meanwhile, Russian firms are increasingly investing in Germany to gain access to German technology. Germany accepts this, even in seemingly sensitive sectors, as helpful to economic recovery. Germans see Ru [...]
2009-12-18 13:59:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV PREL GM RS
09BERLIN1603H1N1 Update: Infection Rate Continues to Fall
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From December 5-December 11, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 6,800 to a total of 203,713 cases. The number of H1N1 deaths in Germany increased to 119. END SUMMARY 2. (U) The Influenza Working Group of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported on Dec [...]
2009-12-18 14:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1604GERMANY/RUSSIA: LOST THAT LOVING FEELING?
[...] (C) Summary. German political decision- and opinion-makers are making a more sober assessment of Russia writ large, including its partnership with Germany and its trajectory. German officials describe themselves as the most avid supporters in Europe of the U.S. reset policy, but nearly a ye [...]
2009-12-18 15:24:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM NATO OSCE PGOV PREL RS ECON
09BERLIN1605GLASS HALF FULL: GERMANY BACKS CURRENT DOHA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. German government and industry fully concur in calling for a swift conclusion of the Doha Round. They believe that the current Doha package is the best result that can be obtained. Senior government and industry officials have signaled that they consider U.S. demands for more m [...]
2009-12-18 15:29:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL EAGR WTRO EU GM
09BERLIN1606ADAPTED CFE: DRILLING DOWN ON GERMAN'S PROPOSALS
[...] (S) Summary. Germany believes allies should de-link the 1999 Istanbul Commitments from Adapted CFE (A/CFE) talks in order to make headway with Russia. Germany also thinks allies should formalize NATO's prior assurances of restraint and begin a discussion on the meaning of "substantial forces" [...]
2009-12-18 16:35:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNKCFE PARM PREL NATO GM
09BERLIN1608MEDIA REACTION: COP15, AFGHANISTAN, HEALTHCARE;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Copenhagen Climate Conference 3. Afghanistan 4. Healthcare Bill  [...]
2009-12-21 13:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KGHG US AF
09BERLIN1609GERMANY'S NEW DEVELOPMENT MINISTER CONNECTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Dirk Niebel (FDP) was an odd pick as Germany's new Development Minister -- he had no experience in international development, and had previously suggested abolishing the Development Ministry. Now in charge, Niebel has big shoes to fill, following on the heels of Heidemarie Wie [...]
2009-12-21 16:31:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN161MEDIA REACTION: MSC, U.S. ECONOMY, EU-RUSSIA, GERMAN ECON
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Munich Security Conference 3. U.S. Economic Package 4. Russia-EU Meeting 5. German Economic Minister Resigns  [...]
2009-02-09 12:29:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US EU RS AF IR
09BERLIN1610EMBASSY BERLIN RESPONSE TO FY 2010 PEDOPHILIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Per reftel request, Embassy Berlin finds no evidence suggesting the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) or its affiliate organizations share ties to groups that support pedophilia. Per UNV representatives, the organization does not grant official status, accreditation or recognition [...]
2009-12-22 10:42:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EAID PHUM SOCI GM
09BERLIN1611(S) GERMANY WILL REVIEW CASE OF SYRIAN ATTEMPTS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-22 11:47:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MUNC ETTC KSCA SY GE
09BERLIN1612MEDIA REACTION: COP15, IRAN, GERMANY-AFGHANISTAN, OBAMA
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Climate Change 3. Iranian protests 4. Afghanistan 5. Obama Presidency  [...]
2009-12-22 12:24:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG IR GM AF US
09BERLIN1615(S) SIEMENS COMPUTERS WILL NOT GO TO IRAN
[...] (S) Summary: The Siemens computers described in reftels remain in the UAE. German MFA officials assure us that all parties are working towards a resolution that will prevent the computers from reaching Iran, although they would not commit to a particular solution or timeline. Disputes about [...]
2009-12-22 14:17:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL MUNC IR CH UK AE GM
09BERLIN1617MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, CIA, SERBIAN EU
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Serbian EU Bid 3. Climate Change 4. Lithuania -- CIA Covert Prisons 5. Afghanistan  [...]
2009-12-23 16:35:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF GM KGHG US SR
09BERLIN1621German COP-15 Reactions
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germans have expressed disappointment with the results of the COP-15 Summit in Copenhagen. Government officials have defended the outcome, but are also pointing fingers. Opposition leaders saw the summit as a clear failure and predictably took leaders to task. German media head [...]
2009-12-24 09:11:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG ENRG PREL EIND GM
09BERLIN1622GERMANY/AFGHANISTAN: MOD STAFF PUSHES FOR TROOP
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The MOD staff is recommending that the German government seek an increase of 1,500 in the troop ceiling for the Bundeswehr in Afghanistan after the January 28 London Conference. Publicly, Defense Minister zu Guttenberg has remained non-committal about any troop increase, whil [...]
2009-12-24 09:32:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
09BERLIN1623MEDIA REACTION: CHINA, OBAMA ADMINISTRATION;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Chinese trial against dissident 3. China buys Volvo 4. Obama Administration  [...]
2009-12-24 09:37:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR CH GM US
09BERLIN1626MEDIA REACTION: TERRORISM, IRAN, CHINA, U.S.;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Failed Terrorist Attack 3. (Iran) New Protestsn4 4. (China) Reaction to Jailing of Liu Xiabo 5. (U.S.) Healthcare Reform  [...]
2009-12-29 07:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KGHG US IR CH
09BERLIN1628MEDIA REACTION: U.S., IRAN, TERRORISM, ISRAEL, GERMANY-
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Failed Terrorist Attack 3. (Iran) Clashes Between Regime and Opposition 4. (Terrorism) U.S.-Yemen 5. (Israel) New Settlements 6. (Afghanistan) London Conference  [...]
2009-12-31 13:34:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IR YM IS AF
09BERLIN1629MEDIA REACTION: U.S., IRAN, U.S.-RUSSIA, CHINA-UK,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Aftermath of Failed Terrorist Attack, Debate in Germany 3. (Iran) Protests, Ahmadinejad Remarks 4. (U.S.-Russia) START talks, Putin Remarks 5. (China) Execution of British National 6. (Germany-Afghanistan) Afghanistan Conference à [...]
2009-12-31 13:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR US IR RS UK AF
09BERLIN1630MEDIA REACTION: US, US, US;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Impact of Failed Attack 3. (U.S.) Yemen, Guant namo 4. (Anti-Terrorism) Assessment of Passenger Screening 5. Look Back at 2009, Look Ahead to 2010 Â [...]
2009-12-31 13:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR CH GM US
09BERLIN1633Lame Duck German Governor Kicked Upstairs as New
[...] (SBU) Chancellor Angela Merkel nominated Baden- Wuerttemberg (BW) Minister President Guenther Oettinger as EU Energy Commissioner primarily to remove an unloved lame duck from an important CDU bastion. The move was not the promotion of a valued colleague as Merkel's allies sought to portray it [...]
2009-12-31 13:58:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ELAB GM
09BERLIN1634Lame Duck German Governor Kicked Upstairs as New
[...] (SBU) Chancellor Angela Merkel nominated Baden- Wuerttemberg (BW) Minister President Guenther Oettinger as EU Energy Commissioner primarily to remove an unloved lame duck from an important CDU bastion. The move was not the promotion of a valued colleague as Merkel's allies sought to portray it [...]
2009-12-31 13:58:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ELAB GM
09BERLIN1635Lame Duck German Governor Kicked Upstairs as New
[...] (SBU) Chancellor Angela Merkel nominated Baden- Wuerttemberg (BW) Minister President Guenther Oettinger as EU Energy Commissioner primarily to remove an unloved lame duck from an important CDU bastion. The move was not the promotion of a valued colleague as Merkel's allies sought to portray it [...]
2009-12-31 14:06:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ELAB GM
09BERLIN1636Lame Duck German Governor Kicked Upstairs as New
[...] (SBU) Chancellor Angela Merkel nominated Baden- Wuerttemberg (BW) Minister President Guenther Oettinger as EU Energy Commissioner primarily to remove an unloved lame duck from an important CDU bastion. The move was not the promotion of a valued colleague as Merkel's allies sought to portray it [...]
2009-12-31 14:06:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ELAB GM
09BERLIN165READOUT OF STEINMEIER-LARIJANI DISCUSSIONS
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: According to German MFA Political Director Stanzel, German FM Steimeier pressed Iran to drop its backward-looking approach and accept the U.S.'s new, sincere willingness for dialogue in his February 6 meeting with Iranian Majles Speaker Ali Larijani on the margins of the Muni [...]
2009-02-10 14:40:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNPREL KNNP GM IR
09BERLIN168GERMAN ECONOMICS MINISTER THROWS IN TOWEL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The sudden resignation of Economics Minister Michael Glos (CSU) on February 7 caught Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and her party off guard at a time when addressing Germany's economic downturn is paramount. To minimize damage, the CSU quickly replaced Glos with its Secretary Ge [...]
2009-02-11 06:12:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL PGOV GM
09BERLIN169GERMAN ECONOMICS MINISTER THROWS IN TOWEL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The sudden resignation of Economics Minister Michael Glos (CSU) on February 7 caught Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and her party off guard at a time when addressing Germany's economic downturn is paramount. To minimize damage, the CSU quickly replaced Glos with its Secretary Ge [...]
2009-02-11 06:13:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL PGOV GM
09BERLIN181GERMANY SEEKS U.S. PARTNER TO DEVELOP OPTICAL SPACE IMAGERY CAPABILITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-12 17:16:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA FR GM
09BERLIN183HOST NATION SENSITIVITY SURVEY: USAREUR FORCE
[...] (S) Reftel requested Embassy Berlin's assessment of host nation sensitivity regarding USAREUR's plan to move troops currently stationed in Schweinfurt to Grafenwoehr and to move or inactivate several smaller units at posts throughout the country. This message provides Embassy Berlin's assessme [...]
2009-02-13 10:56:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMARR PREL GM
09BERLIN184MEDIA REACTION: Afghanistan, Obama, Economic Pakistan-India
[...] Lead Stories Summary Editorials focused on today's Bundestag meeting on the government's economic stimulus package, on protectionist tendencies in the EU, and on reports that people use drugs to improve their performance on the job. ZDF-TV's early evening newscast Heute opened with the Co [...]
2009-02-13 11:57:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM
09BERLIN185GERMANY URGING OTHERS TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO
[...] (SBU) PolOff met with German MFA Deputy Office Director for the Balkans Mark Bogdahn February 12 to discuss the points in Ref. A. Bogdahn thanked us for sharing our talking points and noted that Germany continues to work actively to convince other nations to recognize Kosovo, including a numb [...]
2009-02-13 13:23:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS NATO EUN SR GM KS
09BERLIN187GERMANY: 2010 NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE MUST SUCCEED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: There is a great deal of interest in Germany -- in the government, the Bundestag, the press, and among the NGO and think tank community -- about the upcoming Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) and Review Conference (RevCon). Interlocutors insist the 20 [...]
2009-02-13 15:00:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BERLIN188GERMAN CONCERNS ABOUT INFO SHARING IN THE LEAD-UP
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4 and 5. 2. (SBU) Political and Global Affairs officers delivered Ref points simultaneously to interlocutors at the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Economics on February 12. While expressing appreciation for receipt of the information [...]
2009-02-13 15:33:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPA PREL TSPL GM
09BERLIN19GERMANY: ONBOARD FOR CONTACT GROUP ON SOMALI PIRACY
[...] (U) Poloff delivered Ref A and Ref B to MFA Deputy Division Head for European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) Jens Beikuefner, who noted that MFA already had received the draft communiqu and proposed agenda from the German Permanent Mission to the UN. MFA Division Head for ESDP Kampmann l [...]
2009-01-08 12:17:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
09BERLIN192GERMANY WELCOMES U.S. NONPROLIFERATION ASSURANCES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 17:27:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ENRG KNNP KSCA PARM TRGY FR GM
09BERLIN193(C) GERMANY OPEN TO NGA WAIVER REQUEST FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Economics Ministry (BMWi) officials are optimistic that Germany will approve a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) request to waive a provision of their Satellite Data Security Law (Satellitendatensicherheitsgesetz) for the USG. This NGA request asked for a special pro [...]
2009-02-17 05:27:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA UK CA GM
09BERLIN195 GERMANY TO FOLLOW EU LEAD AND SEES ITSELF AS A BRIDGE ON
[...] Summary: The Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) will represent Germany at the upcoming meeting in Mexico City of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs Concerning Liability and Redress. BMELV will be represented by Wolfgang Koehler and Dr. Jan-Erik Bucha [...]
2009-02-17 12:19:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO
09BERLIN196MEDIA REACTION: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Obama Clinton,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-17 13:24:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM
09BERLIN209A REVITALIZED NUCLEAR INDUSTRY MAKES A STRONG CASE FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Germany's current policy to phase out nuclear power by 2021 is coming under fire from leaders of the CDU/CSU and FDP, while Germany's nuclear industry is increasingly confident of winning an indefinite reprieve from the ban should a conservative/liberal coalition form the next go [...]
2009-02-19 15:57:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ETRD PREL GM RS TU UP
09BERLIN215(C) GERMANS WARN THAT BUY AMERICA COULD PROMPT
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy officials have encountered strong official reactions, public outcry and unfavorable press on Buy America provisions in the U.S. stimulus package. Germans are widely concerned about their impact on an already troubled export-oriented economy. Embassy representatives re [...]
2009-02-20 16:26:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL GM
09BERLIN216GERMAN VIEWS ON THE FEBRUARY 23-24 EU GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. While the Afghanistan discussion at the February 23-24 GAERC is supposed to be limited to just 30 minutes, Germany says EU foreign ministers will have a greater opportunity to address this issue at the March GAERC meeting and at a dinner on the margins of the March 19 EU Summit. [...]
2009-02-20 20:30:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN XF ZL SU CE IZ AF GM
09BERLIN217THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S FEBRUARY 7 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 7 meeting on the margins on the Munich Security Conference, Deputy Secretary Steinberg and German MFA State Secretary Silberberg discussed a wide range of issues, including Afghanistan, Russia, missile defense, Africa, and Iraq. Also participating in the meeting [...]
2009-02-20 20:36:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV NATO AF RU XA IZ UP GG GM
09BERLIN218MEDIA REACTION: G20, CLINTON, GUANTANAMO, NATO, ECONOMICS,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. G-20 Preparatory Meeting 3. Secretary Clinton's Trip to Asia 4. Guantnamo 5. France's Return to NATO's Structures 6. U.S. Budget Deficit, Efforts to Fight Financial Crisis 7. Former Chancellor Schroeder's meeting with President Ahmadinejad 8. Fo [...]
2009-02-23 15:25:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CH FR IR IS XG
09BERLIN220IRAN: FORMER CHANCELLOR SCHROEDER MEETS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ex-Chancellor and former SPD Chief Gerhard Schroeder's February 19-22 visit to Iran has come under fire not only from rival parties and Germany's Jewish community, but also from a senior SPD Bundestag member. The MFA (and with it, FM Steinmeier) has also distanced itself from t [...]
2009-02-23 15:52:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL GM IR
09BERLIN226(C) GERMANY OPEN TO NGA WAIVER REQUEST FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Economics Ministry (BMWi) officials are optimistic that Germany will approve a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) request to waive a provision of their Satellite Data Security Law (Satellitendatensicherheitsgesetz) for the USG. This NGA request asked for a special pro [...]
2009-02-24 12:30:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA UK CA GM
09BERLIN227UNITED STATES AND GERMANY IN GENERAL AGREEMENT ON
[...] Summary: The German government is approaching oversight of the DNA synthesis industry by relying on the Industry Association for Synthetic Biology (IASB) to develop and promote voluntary self-regulation. The proposed IASB oversight mechanisms are very much in line with the USG policy framewor [...]
2009-02-24 16:43:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL GM BWC
09BERLIN228GERMANY ANXIOUS FOR RESULTS AT NEXT WEEK'S
[...] (C) PolOff delivered ref points to Martin Langer, head of the MFA's IAEA Unit in the Nuclear Arms Control (REF 240) Division on February 24. Langer noted that Germany shares many of our views and concerns about Iran's and Syria's refusal to work with the IAEA and the nature of those contries' [...]
2009-02-24 16:46:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALIAEA KNNP MNUC PARM IR GM SYR TRGY
09BERLIN229GERMANS UNLIKELY TO INCREASE THEIR SUPPORT TO
[...] (C) PolOff delivered ref points to Gunnar Denecke, deputy in the MFA's Defense and Security Policy Division, and (separately) Klemens Semtner, head of the Iraq Unit, on February 24. While both expressed support for NTM-I's mission, Denecke reiterated Germany's oft-heard "no boots on the groun [...]
2009-02-24 18:23:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ EUN
09BERLIN230GERMANY WILL SUPPORT AMCIT JUDICIAL NOMINATION
[...] (SBU) In response to Reftel demarche, Michael Fabri-Weiland of the German MFA United Nations desk informed Econoff that Germany "will gladly support" the candidacy of Judge Mark Painter for a position on the UN Appeals Tribunal. Fabri-Weiland also requested U.S. support of German candidate [...]
2009-02-25 10:48:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA
09BERLIN235STEINMEIER'S VISIT "TIMELY" AND "A SUCCESS."
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German Foreign Minister Steinmeier's February 17-18 visit to Iraq -- the first by a German FM in 22 years -- focused strictly on bilateral relations and particularly on economic and cultural ties. He was joined by three Bundestag (Parliament) members, seven business leaders, th [...]
2009-02-25 15:39:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ EUN ECON ETRD
09BERLIN236BERLIN MINI SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS GERMAN G-20
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 22 gathering of European G-20 leaders in Berlin enabled Germany to help define the European agenda for financial reform at the London Summit in April. EU leaders signed onto Chancellor Merkel's idea for a "Charter for Sustainable Economic Activity" and vowed to comba [...]
2009-02-26 10:29:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN237BERLIN MINI SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS GERMAN G-20
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 22 gathering of European G-20 leaders in Berlin enabled Germany to help define the European agenda for financial reform at the London Summit in April. EU leaders signed onto Chancellor Merkel's idea for a "Charter for Sustainable Economic Activity" and vowed to comba [...]
2009-02-26 10:29:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN245EUR PDAS RIES'S FEBRUARY 24-25 VISIT TO BERLIN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During EUR PDAS Ries's February 24-25 visit to Berlin, senior German officials warmly welcomed the commitment of the new U.S. Administration to partnership and consultation, and foresaw no major divergence between the U.S. and Germany on the key issues to be addressed at the Marc [...]
2009-02-27 14:03:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON MARR MNUC MOPS NATO PGOV PHSA PREL PTER
09BERLIN250GERMAN UNEMPLOYMENT RISES AS ECONOMIC CRISIS DEEPENS IN
[...] Summary. After long resisting the effects of the global economic downturn, the German labor market has deteriorated quickly since November. German unemployment increased in February for a fourth straight month as falling exports and a deepening recession prompted companies to cut production [...]
2009-03-02 16:47:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON EFIN PGOV GM
09BERLIN254MISSION GERMANY'S RESPONSE TO INFO REQUEST IN
[...] SUMMARY. (SBU) Due to the deepening financial and economic crises, Germany is experiencing its worst recession since World War II. Its export-oriented manufacturing sector, including the automotive industry, has been hit particularly hard; new car orders fell 20 percent in the fourth quarter o [...]
2009-03-03 16:37:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN256GERMANY - 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following is Mission Germany's submission for the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The entire report should be treated as sensitive but unclassified. Mission points of contact are David Fisher (email: fisherdl@state.gov; tel: 49-30-8305-2439) and Jacqueline Dadswel [...]
2009-03-04 11:06:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GM
09BERLIN257MEDIA REACTION: MISSILE DEFENSE, IRAN, MIDEAST,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. U.S.-Russian Relations, Iran 3. Clinton Trip to Mideast 4. U.S.-Cuban Relations 5. Future Strategy on Afghanistan 6. Attack On Sri Lankan Cricket Team 7. ECB's Reaction to Financial Crisis  [...]
2009-03-04 12:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR RS CU AF CE XG IS SY GZ
09BERLIN259GERMANY LARGELY IN LINE WITH THE U.S. ON WAY AHEAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany shares the U.S. view on the way ahead in Afghanistan as outlined in reftels, and supports the deployment of additional U.S. forces to the south and east of the country as necessary to carry out the clear-hold-build strategy. While Germany almost certainly will not commit [...]
2009-03-04 17:29:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS ECON AF GM
09BERLIN263GERMANY WELCOMES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON IRANIAN
[...] (SE) After reviewing reftel non-paper, Nancy Reck, German MFA MTCR Desk Officer, stated that she would forward the information to other GOG authorities and will notify the USG if there is additional information to convey. Koenig [...]
2009-03-05 14:16:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MUNC TSPA IR SY MY GM
09BERLIN264GERMANY'S THREE-PRONGED APPROACH TO RETURNING HEU
[...] (C) This is an action request, please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Germany is exploring the mechanics of returning Russian-origin Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) that is currently stored at the Rossendorf Research Reactor in the German state of Saxony to Russia. German Foreign Ministry [...]
2009-03-05 16:46:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP TRGY IAEA RS GM
09BERLIN266EBADI URGES WEST NOT TO LET UP ON HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) This message is being transmitted on behalf of CONGEN Duesseldorf. 2. (C/NF) Summary: In multiple public meetings 26-28 February in North Rhine Westphalia, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi (strictly protect throughout) kept to a human rights theme, criticizing the Iranian gove [...]
2009-03-06 10:29:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM GM IR
09BERLIN267GERMANY'S DEFENSE BUDGET: SMALL INCREASES LIKELY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Despite a nominal increase of 1.64 billion euros over last year, the German defense budget for 2009 will fall short of the NATO target of two percent of GDP by only accounting for 1.5 percent GDP. Transformation remains significantly underfunded. Plans to free up money for in [...]
2009-03-06 11:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM
09BERLIN268NATO/CROATIA: GERMANY PRESSING THE SLOVENES AT
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to Foreign Office DAS-equivalent Emily Haber and MFA NATO Enlargement officer Ludwig Blaurock and asked that Germany weigh in with the Slovenians to encourage them to find a legal way to truncate the referendum process so that they can deposit their instrument [...]
2009-03-06 11:39:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO SL HR GM
09BERLIN272GM Calls for State Funds in Opel Plan: Germans Wary
[...] Summary. This week, GM presented the German government with its plan to partially divorce Opel by creating a holding company. The plan would require the German government to provide funding support to the new company. German Economics Minister zu Guttenberg promised a German government respo [...]
2009-03-06 16:27:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ELAB GM
09BERLIN276MEDIA REACTION: KOREA, AFGHANISTAN, NORTHERN IRELAND, HUMAN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. North Korea 3. Western Strategy on Afghanistan, Elections 4. Northern Ireland Attacks 5. Human Rights 6. Financial Crisis 7. Stem Cell Research 8. Iran  [...]
2009-03-10 12:33:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM KN AF UK IR
09BERLIN280CHANCELLOR MERKEL TURNS INWARD TO ADDRESS DOMESTIC
[...] (C) Summary. Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) remains the odds-on favorite to prevail as chancellor in the national parliamentary elections on September 27, 2009, but her poll numbers are dropping and the contest looks increasingly open. Nagging problems with rivals inside her party and a dou [...]
2009-03-11 08:33:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON GM PGOV PINR PREL
09BERLIN282GERMANS SUPPORT NEW POLICY IN IRAQ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post discussed the new Iraq policy with MFA contacts who responded positively to the President's announcement and the decision to reduce U.S. troop strength in Iraq. While noting concern about future stability in Iraq, MFA reps indicated possible future German support for NTM-I. [...]
2009-03-11 15:40:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ EUN ECON
09BERLIN283BLUE LANTERN REPONSE LICENSE 050115687: ASC SITE
[...] (SBU) As a follow-up to Ref A, EconOff conducted a site visit to Advanced Sensors Calibration (ASC) GmbH. Based on this site visit, we assess that ASC is a reliable handler of United States Munitions List (USML) items. On March 3, EconOff met with ASC GmbH CEO Peter Bay at ASC's headquarter [...]
2009-03-11 15:47:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC SF GM
09BERLIN284BLUE LANTERN REPONSE: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] (SBU) Helmut Hofmann GmbH responded to all reftel inquiries with satisfactory answers and in a timely manner regarding Blue Lantern end-use check 050076491. EconOff posed the reftel questions to Helmut Hofmann GmbH via email and followed up with a phone conversation. Based on these responses [...]
2009-03-11 15:53:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMOC ETTC GM
09BERLIN286MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, NATO, MIDEAST, IRAN, SYRIA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. New Strategy on Afghanistan 3. France's Return to NATO Command Structure 4. Mideast and Iran Policy 5. Financial Crisis 6. Relaxation of U.S.-Cuban Relations 7. ICC Arrest Warrant for Bashir 8. Eastern European Economic Problems  [...]
2009-03-12 11:46:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM AF US FR IR XF XH SU CU SY
09BERLIN288GERMAN PLEDGE AT MARCH 2 SHARM AL-SHEIKH DONORS'
[...] (SBU) On March 6, 2009 Econoff contacted Jacqueline Groth of the Middle East Regional Development Policy Division, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in Bonn, to confirm German support for the Palestinians following the March 2 Donors' Conference in Sharm Al-Sheikh, [...]
2009-03-12 13:49:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN GM IS
09BERLIN291GERMANY INTENTLY FOCUSED ON BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany shares our concerns about recent backsliding in Bosnia & Herzegovina (B&H),and is engaged regularly with Bosnian leaders at the highest level to press them to fulfill the "Five Plus Two Agenda." Foreign Office contacts stressed that B&H's future is "clearly" in the Euro- [...]
2009-03-12 15:11:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO EUN SR GM BK
09BERLIN293GERMANY HARDENING ITS LINE ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Cluster munitions (CM) experts at the MFA are pessimistic about the chances for success at the upcoming CCW meetings on the issue in Geneva, and indicated a hardening of Germany's stance in the negotiations. Contacts emphasized that Germany would most likely only support a second [...]
2009-03-12 15:22:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMOPS PARM PREL NATO GM
09BERLIN294Bavarian Avian Influenza Incident Report
[...] (U) Summary: A duck shot on January 10, 2009 in Bavaria was confirmed on March 10 as a carrier of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1virus. The bird was tested as part of a routine wild bird surveillance program. Germany considers the event an isolated incident, and there are no [...]
2009-03-12 15:39:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED EAGR TBIO KFLU PREL ECON CASC GM
09BERLIN298IRAN: GERMANY INCREASINGLY FORWARD-LEANING ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent discussions with key German government officials indicate that the German government, in coordination with its EU-4 partners, continues work to tee up additional EU designations of Iranian entities. The key problem is on the sequencing and breadth of designations, on wh [...]
2009-03-13 11:29:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KNNP ETRD GM IR
09BERLIN301GERMANY: NOT PUSHING FOR LUKASHENKA INVITE TO EU
[...] (C) SUMMARY. German Chancellery and MFA contacts agree that inviting Belarusian President Lukashenka to the May 7 EU Summit launching the Eastern Partnership (EaP)would be a mistake, although they support continuing the suspension of EU sanctions for another six months and allowing Belarus to [...]
2009-03-13 15:17:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GM BO RS EU
09BERLIN303GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MARCH 16-17 EU GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany expects a full agenda at the EU General Affairs and External Relations (GAERC) next week, with extensive discussion of the implications of the economic crisis on the eastern neighbors, recent developments in Sudan, Belarus, and the Western Balkans. Germany is highly conc [...]
2009-03-13 15:56:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL IR PGOV GM BO UP MD SU GZ IS
09BERLIN304DURBAN: JEWISH ORGANIZATION PRESSES SENIOR LEVELS
[...] (C) In a March 11 conversation, Secretary General of the Central Council of Jews of Germany Stephan Kramer told Pol M-C that he had discussed Germany's continued participation in the preparation for the Durban Review Conference with Foreign Minister Steinmeier and Chancellery National Security [...]
2009-03-13 16:36:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL GM
09BERLIN305GERMAN BUSINESSES "DUSTING OFF IRAQ FILE"
[...] (C) Summary: German Cabinet level efforts to resurrect Germany's historically strong business ties with Iraq, recent political and security developments in Iraq, and declining export opportunities elsewhere have boosted German businesses' interest in re-entering the Iraqi market. In a March [...]
2009-03-13 17:19:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD EINV EFIN GM IZ
09BERLIN307TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - INTERPRETING THE STATISTICS
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to preliminary 2007 statistics provided by the Federal Statistics Office, 95 individuals were sentenced for human trafficking in cases where TIP was either the only crime, or the severest of the crimes, they were sentenced for. 67 of the 95 individuals received suspend [...]
2009-03-16 05:43:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GM
09BERLIN311GERMAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON PAKISTAN'S IDP
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Pakistan Desk Officer Tobias Grothe on March 11 and asked that Germany support urgent appeals for assistance to Pakistan's internally displaced persons (IDPs). Grothe said he would coordinate with the MFA desk responsible UN humanitarian assistance [...]
2009-03-16 16:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PHUM PREF GM PK AF
09BERLIN312GERMAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON FINANCIAL CRISIS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a discussion of G-20 themes with Ministry of Finance contacts, Embassy learned that the German government still believes strengthening financial sector regulation is the best way to restore confidence in the markets, and should thus be the primary focus of the April 2 London S [...]
2009-03-16 18:03:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN317GERMAY NOT CERTAIN OF PARTICIPATION IN SEOUL
[...] (SBU) Econoff met with German MFA Assistant Desk Officer Marc Hinrichsen, Russian Federation First Secretary Dmitri Cherkaschin and Korean First Secretary Won-jae Lee. Hinrichsen said he would pass the Ref B invitation for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) workshop in [...]
2009-03-18 10:33:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC GM
09BERLIN324MEDIA REACTION: AIG, EU, PAKISTAN, NATO, KOREA, POPE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. AIG Controversy 3. EU Summit 4. Financial Crisis 5. U.S. Strikes in Pakistan 6. French Return to NATO Command 7. Climate Protection 8. North Korean Missile Test 9. Papal Visit to Africa  [...]
2009-03-19 12:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM XG US KN PK FR VT
09BERLIN326GERMAN VIEWS ON APRIL 17 PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Charge Koenig delivered reftel points to MFA State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg on March 18, in a joint demarche with Japanese Ambassador Takahiro Shinyo and Pakistani Ambassador Shahid Ahmad Kamal. Silberberg said the German MFA will be represented at the April 17 Donors Confe [...]
2009-03-20 11:12:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID ECON EFIN IBRD PK GM
09BERLIN328MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, EU SUMMIT, FED, FRANCE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. President Obama's Video Message to Iran 3. New U.S. Strategy on Afghanistan 4. EU Summit, Financial Crisis, G-20 5. Fed Policy 6. General Strike in France 7. Papal Visit to Africa 8. Iraqi Refugees in Germany  [...]
2009-03-20 12:06:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR AF XG FR VT IZ
09BERLIN329GERMANY TO STAY MUM ON MANAS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 12:13:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF GM
09BERLIN330GERMANY AGREES ON NEED TO MAINTAIN "IN TOGETHER,
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to MFA NATO Office Director Bernhard Schlagheck and MOD Political Military Affairs Branch Chief Col. Bernd Schuett on March 20, emphasizing the U.S. concern about the apparent intentions of several Allies to draw down their forces in Kosovo unilaterally in the [...]
2009-03-20 12:13:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO KPKO KV GM
09BERLIN331IRANIAN MAJLES DELEGATION TALKS REGIONAL ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran Majles Foreign Affairs Committee chair Alaeddin Boroujerdi led a Majles delegation visit to Berlin March 4-6, meeting with Interior Minister Schaeuble, as well as a variety of senior Chancellery officials and Bundestag MPs. Boroujerdi expressed Iran's interest in increase [...]
2009-03-20 12:42:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SNAR PHUM GM IR AF IS GZ WE
09BERLIN332GERMANS WELCOME CFE COMMENTS AND HOPE FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Michael Biontino, head of the MFA's Conventional Disarmament and Arms Control Division, welcomed "the constructive comments" from all partners and emphasized that he could foresee "no problems at all" accepting many of the ideas he heard at the March 12 HLTF meeting in Brussels. A [...]
2009-03-20 13:10:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO GM KCFE RS PARM
09BERLIN333CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY VS. BERLIN DISTRICT - THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 15:26:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL
09BERLIN334BOTH GERMAN FM STEINMEIER AND SPECIAL ENVOY
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel points to MFA Deputy Afghanistan/Pakistan Task Force Director Thomas Zahneisen on March 17, after coordinating with the Dutch Embassy, which briefed the MFA on their plans for the March 31 Afghanistan Conference the day before. 2. (C) Zahneisen warmly welcomed th [...]
2009-03-20 15:26:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO EU AF PK UN GM
09BERLIN335GERMANY TO DONATE ADDITIONAL 1 MILLION EUROS TO
[...] (SBU) Post followed up with MFA Pakistan Desk Officer Tobias Grothe on March 19 to see if Germany, as requested reftel A, would be able to contribute additional funds to one or more of the UN agencies involved in assisting internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Pakistan, or to help meet the Bu [...]
2009-03-20 15:28:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PHUM PREF PK GM
09BERLIN336INDUSTRY SAYS GERMAN GOVERNMENT ADOPTING TOUGH
[...] (C) Summary: German officials are exerting stronger moral pressure on industry to discourage business with Iran beyond those measures specifically stipulated in sanctions regimes, according to industry contacts. German government officials have reportedly emphasized the undesirability of L [...]
2009-03-20 15:36:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETRD ENRG PREL EFIN ETTC KMVP IZ IR GM
09BERLIN339MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, FINANCE, ISRAEL, NORTH KOREA
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. POTUS Nowruz Message to Iran 3. Bank Stabilization Plan 4. AIG Bonus Payments 5. Formation of New Israeli Government 6. North Korean Satellite Launch  [...]
2009-03-23 12:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IS KN
09BERLIN34STEINMEIER'S OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A two-page open letter from German Foreign Minister Steinmeier to President-elect Barack Obama was published over the weekend of January 10-11 in Der Spiegel magazine. Steinmeier wrote that an incoming American president has never stimulated "so much hope and confidence," and he [...]
2009-01-12 16:06:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDAFSN GM MNUC NATO PGOV PREL IZ IR
09BERLIN340GERMAN GOVERNMENT, IRANIAN-GERMAN COMMUNITY REACTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The German government, senior Bundestag members, and prominent members of Germany's Iranian community have responded positively to President Obama's Now Ruz message to the Iranian people and government. Chancellor Merkel noted that the message reflected a European desire for a [...]
2009-03-23 15:53:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KNNP GM IR
09BERLIN344MEDIA REACTION: ECONOMY, AFGHANISTAN, ISRAEL, IRAQ-TURKEY,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. U.S. Bailout Plan 3. U.S. Strategy on Afghanistan 4. U.S. Budget Draft 5. Obama on AIG Bonuses 6. New Israeli Government 7. Turkish President Gul Visits Iraq 8. 10th Anniversary of NATO Intervention 9. Future NATO Secretary General 10. R [...]
2009-03-24 12:27:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US AF IS IZ TU RS SF DA CH
09BERLIN345SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S BILATERAL MEETING
[...] (S/NF) Chancellor Merkel will be focused on a productive, substantive meeting when you visit Baden-Baden April 3. Germany holds the greatest untapped potential in Europe for our transatlantic agenda; unlocking it will take sustained effort by the Administration, and the payoff will not be imm [...]
2009-03-24 12:51:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNGM MARR NATO PGOV PHUM PREL
09BERLIN349JEWISH CLAIMS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS SURGING HOME
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Conference of Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, Inc. (JCC) achieved only a partial success in its March 19 annual negotiations with the German Finance Ministry. The Ministry agreed to raise assistance payments [...]
2009-03-25 14:39:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KNAR GM
09BERLIN351GERMANY UNDERSTANDS CANCELLATION OF OAK RIDGE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-25 15:30:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC ENRG KNNP KSCA PARM TRGY FR GM
09BERLIN352(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN ATTEMPTS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-25 16:34:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMNUC PARM PREL UK IR GM
09BERLIN353(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN MISSILE PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-25 16:36:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR GM
09BERLIN354MERKEL'S G-20 SUMMIT AGENDA: A CLOSER LOOK
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Partly out of conviction, and partly out of political expediency, Chancellor Merkel has positioned herself as champion of fiscal restraint and financial reform in the G-20. She is firmly convinced that lax financial oversight and regulation were root causes of the current cris [...]
2009-03-25 16:52:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN PREL GM
09BERLIN359SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY STERN'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Special Envoy Stern, Mission Germany warmly welcomes your visit and looks forward to supporting a mix of productive meetings. You will find your German interlocutors to be complimentary, congratulatory, and understanding of the broad challenges the Administration is facing si [...]
2009-03-27 05:52:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OVIP GM
09BERLIN365GERMANY CONCERNED HOW ALLEGED SUDAN CONVOY ATTACK
[...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Deputy Director for Near East Division Robert Doelger March 27 to discuss views on the Gaza smuggling interdiction Program of Action (PoA) (reftel) and the status of German efforts at assisting Egypt with land border interdiction. Doelger asked Poloff for any further [...]
2009-03-27 14:35:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEUN MOPS NATO PREL GM IS SU
09BERLIN366GERMANY CALLS FOR TRANSATLANTIC COORDINATION, CARE
[...] (C) MFA Near East Division chief Boris Ruge told Poloff March 27 that Germany agrees with reftel points but he stressed the need for the EU and the United States to exercise care and to coordinate when responding or reacting to any Palestinian reconciliation agreement. Ruge cautioned against [...]
2009-03-27 14:35:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL KWBG GM EUN
09BERLIN368U.S. SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS POLICY NONPAPER
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5 below. 2. (C) Germany welcomed the reftel nonpaper on U.S. space situation awareness (SSA) policy and noted the upcoming bilateral meeting in Washington at the end of April as an excellent opportunity to further discuss this topic. As a poss [...]
2009-03-27 15:00:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALESA EUN MCAP NASA NATO PARM PREL TSPA XG XT
09BERLIN369PRELIMINARY GERMAN RESPONSE TO AFGHANISTAN AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. FM Steinmeier has responded positively to the new U.S. Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategy, praising it for its emphasis on civilian assistance and development. While German officials had some initial misgivings about the planned creation of a NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A) [...]
2009-03-27 18:35:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL NATO MOPS AF PK GM
09BERLIN372MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, NATO, UNFCCC, DOHA, LATAM
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. New Afghanistan Strategy 3. NATO Summit Meeting 4. New NATO Secretary-General 5. Bonn UNFCCC 6. Doha--Arab Summit 7. Progressive Leaders' Conference  [...]
2009-03-30 12:05:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US AF PK TU IS IR CU
09BERLIN379GERMANY: DOWNBEAT ABOUT PROSPECTS IN UKRAINE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany views Ukraine as a significant partner, but Berlin is frustrated with the continued inability of President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Tymoshenko to work together. Contacts hope that the current economic crisis will force the two to stop "squabbling" and focus on the [...]
2009-03-31 15:09:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN GM UP
09BERLIN380GERMAN UNEMPLOYMENT UP FOR FIFTH
[...] Summary. The usual seasonal labor upswing failed to materialize this year as the global economic crisis tightened its grip on the German labor market. For the first time in three years, unemployment rose in March. The German labor market has deteriorated quickly since November as falling [...]
2009-03-31 15:15:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON EFIN PGOV GM
09BERLIN382GERMANY: SUPPORTIVE OF PROPOSED AF/PAK
[...] (C) SUMMARY. German officials have been uniformly positive about the new U.S. Afghanistan/Pakistan strategy and largely supportive of our proposed deliverables for the NATO and U.S.-EU summits. The Germans are committed to covering almost all of the outstanding requirements in the north of Afghanis [...]
2009-03-31 19:11:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO EU AF PK UN GM
09BERLIN384MEDIA REACTION: POTUS VISIT, G20, U.S.-RUSSIA, AFGHANISTAN,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. POTUS Visit to Europe 3. G20 Summit 4. Obama-Medvedev Meeting 5. The Hague Conference on Afghanistan 6. New Israeli Government 7. Arab League Summit 8. Chodorkovsky Trial  [...]
2009-04-01 12:53:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US RS AF IR IS QA XG
09BERLIN389 DON'T TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME, DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS, RE:
[...] (U) Summary: Based on RefEmail request, Embassy Berlin spoke to sports officials at the German Ministry of Interior and at the Berlin office of the German Olympic Committee. Speaking informally, both offices were nonetheless clear that efforts to restore the Olympic sport status of America's [...]
2009-04-01 15:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SCUL GM
09BERLIN39(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN FIRM SEEKS GERMAN
[...] (S) Germany appreciates Ref A information regarding Iranian efforts to procure German origin computer numeric control (CNC) controllers for use with a six-axis filament winding machine, but may not feel confident about their legal case to deny such an export. On January 13, we delivered ref [...]
2009-01-13 13:28:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR GM
09BERLIN390Chancellor Merkel Clarifies Her Stance on the
[...] Summary. Chancellor Merkel confounded critics and pledged to stand by Opel in a speech at the firm's Ruesselsheim plant on March 31. Her remarks were greeted by a standing ovation from the workers and widespread positive comment by the media. While ruling out direct government investment, t [...]
2009-04-02 05:39:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB GM
09BERLIN399(C) GERMANY INFORMED ON USG VIEWS REGARDING PARIS
[...] (C) On March 31, EconOff delivered ref nonpaper to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck. Reck said that the information in the ref nonpaper looks good and that she only had a few comments pertaining to the "Machine Tools" and "Interdiction" topics. 2. (C) Reck point [...]
2009-04-03 09:47:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA FR GM
09BERLIN402MEDIA REACTION: G20, NATO, CHINA-US, ISRAEL, ECB
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. G-20 Summit 3. NATO Summit 4. Hu-Obama Meeting 5. New Israeli Government 6. Lowering of Interest Rates  [...]
2009-04-03 12:51:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CH IS
09BERLIN403German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: March 2009
[...] (SBU) As of March 24, Germany had a total of 7,304 military personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions, up from 7,200 in December (ref A). More detailed information about each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs of this cable: Mission Personnel [...]
2009-04-03 14:08:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET
09BERLIN404(S) GERMANY UNDERCUTS USG AUSTRALIA GROUP DENIAL
[...] (S) Germany has decided to approve the export of ref E Australia Group (AG)-listed items to the Indian firm United Phosphorus LTD. After carefully weighing U.S. proliferation concerns, they cited an insufficient legal basis for denial. On April 1, EconOff met with MFA Export Control Division [...]
2009-04-03 14:13:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PINR ETTC CBW IN IR GM
09BERLIN406(S) GERMANY TAKING ACTION ON SHIPMENT OF SIEMENS COMPUTERS TO UNSCR LISTED IRANIAN ENTITY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-03 17:55:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL MNUC IR UK GM
09BERLIN407 Scenesetter for CODEL Bingaman
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Senator Bingaman, Mission Germany warmly welcomes your visit and looks forward to supporting a mix of productive meetings. You will find your German interlocutors to be understanding of the broad challenges the US is facing simultaneously; they await robust US engagement on clima [...]
2009-04-06 07:23:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP ECON SENV ENRG TRGY PREL GM KGHG
09BERLIN411GERMANY AGREES WITH USG ON AMERICAN COOPERATIVE
[...] (SBU) Pol M/C discussed reftel points with Office Director for Middle East and Maghreb Sabine Sparwasser April 7. Sparwasser was acquainted with the situation and said the German Government took the issue seriously. She pointed out that the American Cooperative School of Tunis also has "pa [...]
2009-04-07 07:35:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASCH ODIP PGOV PREL TS GM
09BERLIN412GERMAN VIEWS ON REVISED UN MANDATE FOR GEORGIA
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel non-paper on the revised UN mandate for Georgia to MFA Southern Caucasus and Central Asian Director Johannes Regenbrecht on April 3 and followed up with him on April 6 to discuss German views on the way ahead regarding the mandate. 2. (C) Regenbrecht noted that t [...]
2009-04-07 07:55:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNC GG GM
09BERLIN414FINANCIAL CRISIS AND EASTERN EUROPE: PRIMARILY A
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The German government is concerned about deteriorating conditions in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries due to the financial crisis, but does not consider the potential for economic spill-over from east to west to be substantial. Of greater concern are the possible pol [...]
2009-04-07 11:52:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN417NORTH KOREA TAEPO-DONG 2 LAUNCH: GERMAN RESPONSE
[...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel points to Nikolai von Schoepff, head of the Nuclear Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Division at the German MFA, and Hans Koeppel, who directly follows the North Korea issue, on April 6. Both stated that the GoG shares U.S. concerns about the incident and hoped [...]
2009-04-07 15:29:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL PARM KN KNNP GM
09BERLIN418MEDIA REACTION: POTUS VISITS, CUBA, SOUTH AFRICA, PENTAGON,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Obama Visit to Turkey 3. Obama Visit Wrap Up 4. Obama Visit to Iraq 5. US Congressional Delegation in Cuba 6. Secretary Gates on Pentagon Budget 7. South Africa 8. Fujimori Trial in Peru 9. Guantanamo 10. Nuclear Weapons in Germany [...]
2009-04-08 13:23:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US TU IZ CU SF PE
09BERLIN422MEDIA REACTION: CUBA, MOLDOVA, GITMO, COUNTER-PIRACY,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Cuba) Congressional Delegation in Cuba 3. (Moldova) Unrest 4. (U.S.) Renditions, ICRC Report 5. (Somalia) Fate of Pirates 6. (Environment) Bonn UNFCCC 7. (Italy) Berlusconi on Earthquake Victims 8. (Eastern Europe) Democracy [...]
2009-04-09 12:51:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG
09BERLIN424(C) GERMANY SAYS CYPRUS WILL BLOCK TURKEY FROM NSG
[...] (C) According to Germany, the current Chair of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG),Cyprus will block Turkey's candidacy to chair the NSG in 2010. Germany has been in direct contact with Nicosia and Ankara on this impasse and stated that the Cypriots, primary objection to Turkey's NSG Chairman [...]
2009-04-09 14:25:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG ETTC IAEA KNNP PARM TRGY TU CY GR HU GM
09BERLIN425GERMANY PLEASED WITH USG ROLE ON ROSSENDORF
[...] (C) Summary: Germany welcomed the USG's quick and helpful response offering assistance regarding the return and subsequent reprocessing of Russian-origin highly enriched uranium (HEU) from Saxony's Rossendorf nuclear research facility back to Russia. On March 25, EconOff met with German MFA [...]
2009-04-09 14:43:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP OTRA TRGY IAEA RS GM
09BERLIN426PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE: GERMANY STILL MULLING
[...] (C) Pol-Mil/External Chief delivered ref A talking points to MFA Afghanistan-Pakistan Task Force Director Ruediger Koenig on April 9 in a joint demarche with Japanese Political Counselor Ryo Nakamura and Pakistani Counselor Khayyam Akbar, stressing the importance of a generous German pledge in [...]
2009-04-09 15:06:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK JA GM
09BERLIN429GALILEO IDENTITY CRISIS: A FERRARI BUILT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Galileo, the EU's Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS),is in the midst of a 3.4 billion euro identity crisis as political advocates downplay Galileo's advertised role as a pillar of Europe's national security and instead spotlight the system,s civil and economic [...]
2009-04-09 16:04:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL TSPA EUN NL GM
09BERLIN430GALILEO PUBLIC REGULATED SERVICE MAY REQUIRE
[...] SUMMARY: (C) The Galileo Public Regulated Service (PRS) is presumably critical for the EU as a pillar for national security and as the nucleus of Galileo's business model, but PRS appears to be stalling out. PRS faces four obstacles: 1) a conflict between civilian control and military end-us [...]
2009-04-09 16:25:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL TSPA EUN NL GM
09BERLIN431NEW U.S. AF/PAK STRATEGY GENERATES GOOD WILL, BUT
[...] (S) SUMMARY. The new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan has been warmly received in Germany and has engendered considerable good will, but it has thus far yielded only a few additional commitments from Berlin -- the chief of which is a contribution of 50 million Euros to the Afghan Nat [...]
2009-04-10 10:25:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL MARR ECON EAID NATO EU AF PK UN GM
09BERLIN433GERMANY'S ECONOMICS MINISTRY BULLISH ON IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary: Economics Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg plans to lead a large business delegation on a visit Baghdad and Erbil in early July although a precise date has not been confirmed. Econ Ministry staff told Econ Counselor that zu Guttenberg sees Iraq also as a European responsibi [...]
2009-04-14 05:28:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD IZ GM
09BERLIN434GERMANY FAILS TO CLARIFY ITS POSITION ON GAS
[...] (C) Summary: Germany's stance regarding Europe's three major gas pipeline projects -- Nabucco, Nordstream, and Southstream -- has become increasingly difficult to decipher. The apparent confusion results from a German tendency to try to appease all sides on contentious and complex issues. How [...]
2009-04-14 05:30:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ETRD PREL UP EU RU TU GM
09BERLIN437(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN ATTEMPTING TO PROCURE DUAL-USE VALVES FROM GERMAN FIRM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 15:35:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMNUC PARM PREL IR GM
09BERLIN442GERMANY SUPPORTS KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD BANK
[...] SUMMARY. (C) Post delivered talking points contained in reftel to the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Officials confirmed German support for Kosovo's membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Worl [...]
2009-04-15 09:25:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ELAB PREL KV GM
09BERLIN443MEDIA REACTION: GMOs, Bagram, DPRK, Iran, Cuba, Thailand
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Germany) Ban on GMOs 3. (U.S.) Bagram Prisoners 4. (North Korea) Six-Party Talks 5. (Iran) Nuclear Program 6. (U.S.-Cuba) Relaxation of Sanctions 7. (Thailand) Revolution Cancelled  [...]
2009-04-15 12:06:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG
09BERLIN448MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-Mexico, U.S.-Pakistan, Mideast,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Mexico) Obama Trip 3. (U.S.-Pakistan) Criticism of Zardari 4. (Mideast) Mitchell Trip, Peace Process 5. (U.S.) Obama's Disarmament Proposals 6. (Russia) Medvedev Interview 7. (Africa) Anti-Piracy Efforts  [...]
2009-04-16 12:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG
09BERLIN449(S) GERMANY INFORMED ABOUT POSSIBLE IRANIAN UAV
[...] (S//NF) German officials have agreed to immediately notify their competent authorities about an imminent shipment of Iranian origin UAV parts to Venezuela in the coming weeks, possibly through Hamburg. On April 15, EconOff delivered the REF C demarche to German MFA export control officers led by Ma [...]
2009-04-16 14:49:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL MASS ETTC TU VE IR GM
09BERLIN45(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UAE FRONT COMPANY FOR IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-14 06:45:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA FR IR AE GM
09BERLIN454GERMANY SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Acting Pol Section Chief met with MFA Division Chief for Human Rights Dieter Lamle April 17 to present reftel diplomatic note requesting support for the United States' candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) and the U.S. human rights pledge. Lamle said that Germany welcomes the U [...]
2009-04-17 14:45:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN455ROUND 55 - HOST NATION NOTIFICATION REGARDING
[...] (S) Post delivered the host nation notification regarding the return of 192 vacant housing units in the U.S. Army Europe's Mark Twain Village Housing area in Heidelberg, Germany and the relocation of several units from Schweinfurt to Grafenwhr. Poloff delivered the letters at 1100 local time [...]
2009-04-17 15:15:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMARR NATO PREL GM
09BERLIN456GERMAN REPRESENTATIVE TO THE MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-17 15:47:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ENRG ECON GM
09BERLIN457GERMANY TO REVIEW PERMITS FOR RETURN OF LOW LEVEL
[...] (SBU) Econoff met with Joerg Polster, German MFA desk officer for International Nuclear Energy to discuss issues raised in Ref A. Polster stated he was not familiar with the issue, as it predated his tenure in his current position by several years. As the German MFA point of contact, per Ref [...]
2009-04-17 15:52:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ETTC KNNP KSCA TRGY GM
09BERLIN459GERMANY LIKELY TO ATTEND JUNE GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Germany will likely attend the June Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) plenary at The Hague in June 2009, but does not desire to make a substantive presentation. Germany is not likely to host a GICNT meeting in the next two years. End Summary 2. (SBU) [...]
2009-04-20 06:26:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP PREL PTER MUNC KGIC RS NL GM
09BERLIN463DURBAN: GERMANY WILL NOT PARTICIPATE; BREAKS RANKS
[...] (C) After the failure of 11th hour attempts by Foreign Minister Steinmeier (Social Democratic Party) to broker a unified EU position and explain the German position, Germany announced its unilateral decision late on April 19 not to send an official delegation to the Durban Review Conference. M [...]
2009-04-20 15:10:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM GM
09BERLIN464STEINMEIER LAUNCHES LEFT-LEANING PLATFORM FOR A
[...] (C) Summary: Five months before Germany's September 27 national elections, Foreign Minister and Chancellor Candidate Frank-Walter Steinmeier unveiled his Social Democratic Party's (SPD) 57-page campaign platform that focuses on bolstering the "social market economy" as Germany faces its worst [...]
2009-04-21 12:43:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN GM
09BERLIN470GERMAN VIEWS ON THE APRIL 27-28 EU GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany regrets the confusion that the Czech EU Presidency has caused over the status of Belarus President Lukashenka's invitation to the May 7 Eastern Partnership Summit, and agrees that it is important to ensure that he does not attend. The German MFA says it favors inviting R [...]
2009-04-22 16:53:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV RU BM MD UP XF EZ IR TU GM
09BERLIN472UNAMID SUPPORT: GERMANY ON SUPPORT FOR ETHIOPIAN
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Bureau on East Africa, Horn of Africa and Sudan Director Mueller-Holtkemper April 22 for her consideration. Ms. Mueller-Holtkemper informed Poloff on April 23 that she had conveyed the substance of reftel to the MFA UN division as well as to the [...]
2009-04-23 13:45:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYET KPKO SU GM
09BERLIN473GERMAN GAS COMPANY WILL REVIEW IRAN PROJECT
[...] (C) Summary: Bayerngas is reviewing its project to help build natural gas vehicle fueling stations in Iran. Reacting to German and Israeli newspapers reporting Bayerngas' intent to set up such stations in Iran, the German Ministry of Economics contacted Bayerngas. While company representati [...]
2009-04-24 06:39:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG ETRD IS IR GM
09BERLIN478GERMAN MOD AND MFA SHARE OUR CONCERN ABOUT CHINA'S
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel to MOD and MFA counterparts, who shared our concerns about the Chinese military,s lack of transparency. Poloff and DAO officer on April 8 delivered reftel to MOD East Asia Desk Officer Lt. Col. Stefan Klenz. Klenz stated that transparency is always an issue when meet [...]
2009-04-24 15:45:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALCH PREL PGOV PHUM GM
09BERLIN48MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST, RUSSIA, CLINTON, EU
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Israel-Hamas Conflict 3. Russian-Ukrainian Gas Dispute 4. Secretary-designate Clinton Hearing 5. EU Monetary Union  [...]
2009-01-14 12:40:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDXF IS GZ RS UP US EU
09BERLIN485MEDIA REACTION: SWINE FLU, IRAQ, OBAMA, TALIBAN, CIA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Outbreak of Swine Flu in Mexico 3. Secretary Clinton in Baghdad 4. President Obama's First 100 Days 5. Pakistan's Fight against the Taliban 6. CIA/Rule of Law 7. U.S.-Russian Disarmament Talks 8. Turkish Reaction to Obama Remarks on Armenia 9. [...]
2009-04-27 13:11:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IZ PK SF IC
09BERLIN487(S) M/V SABALAN: GERMANY SAYS COMPUTERS ARE SAFE IN THE UAE FOR NOW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 14:52:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL MNUC IR UK CH GM
09BERLIN4883 SUSPECTED SWINE FLU CASES IN GERMANY / EMBASSY
[...] (SBU) German media reported on April 27 that three Germans -- two men who recently returned from Mexico and a woman -- have been quarantined in the western city of Bielefeld after exhibiting swine flu-like symptoms. Preliminary tests on two of the patients did not support suspicions of swine [...]
2009-04-28 05:31:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN494GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 3 CONFIRMED, SEVERAL NEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed today three cases of Influenza-A-Virus A/H1N1 in Germany. Two of the cases were reportedly confirmed in Bavaria and one case in Hamburg. One man from near Regensburg (Bavaria),and two females--one from Kulmbach (Bavaria) and one from [...]
2009-04-29 12:56:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN495GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 3 CONFIRMED, SEVERAL NEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed today three cases of Influenza-A-Virus A/H1N1 in Germany. Two of the cases were reportedly confirmed in Bavaria and one case in Hamburg. One man from near Regensburg (Bavaria),and two females--one from Kulmbach (Bavaria) and one from [...]
2009-04-29 13:17:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN497GERMANS AGREE WITH U.S. APPROACH TO SRI LANKA IMF
[...] (C) On April 28, 2009, Econoff delivered reftel points to Steffen Meyer, Head of Division for Global Economy, Currency Issues, IMF, and G7. Meyer said he had been in touch with colleagues at relevant government ministries, and that Germany shared U.S. concerns about developments in Sri Lanka. [...]
2009-04-29 15:18:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN ECON KDEM PHUM CE
09BERLIN511(S) GERMAN RESPONSE TO IRANIAN UAV EQUIPMENT
[...] (S) On April 24, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker provided EconOff with a German-language non-paper response to the Ref B non-paper addressing Iranian attempts to procure German-origin spectrum analyzers and motors in support of their unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) progra [...]
2009-05-04 13:32:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR GM
09BERLIN512GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 8 CONFIRMED, FIRST HUMAN-TO-
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed five new cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany over the weekend, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to eight. One man from Bavaria and a couple from Brandenburg tested positive for H1N1 after returning from Mexico with flu- l [...]
2009-05-05 05:55:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN514A/S FRIED INITIATES GERMAN GOVERNMENT
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In separate meetings April 29, A/S Fried presented MFA State Secretary Silberberg and Chancellery National Security Advisor Heusgen with information on nine Uighur detainees and requested that the German government review the cases as a prelude to a formal U.S. request to rese [...]
2009-05-05 13:00:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM EUN GM
09BERLIN517MERKEL,S STIMULUS BY STEALTH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Chancellor Merkel's April 22 "Economic Summit" yielded remarkably little in the way of breakthroughs or announcements. The gathering did, however, help clarify Germany's economic outlook and enable the Chancellor to claim broad support for her economic stewardship, including her [...]
2009-05-05 17:27:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB GM PREL
09BERLIN518GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 9 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed another case of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to nine. One man from Saxony- Anhalt tested positive for H1N1 after returning from Mexico with flu-like symptoms. The German government announce [...]
2009-05-06 05:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN52(S) GERMANY REQUESTS USG INFORMATION REGARDING
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 5. 2. (S) On January 13, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck provided Global Affairs Officer with a German-language nonpaper requesting quick-turn information from the U.S. regarding the transfer of nuclear technology to Chin [...]
2009-01-14 16:41:00Embassy BerlinSECRETENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY PK CH GM
09BERLIN520 SCENESETTER FOR GERMAN AGRICULTURE MINISTER AIGNER'S VISIT
[...] SUMMARY. (SBU) German Agricultural Minister Ilse Aigner's trip to New York and Washington, D.C. during the week of May 12-16, will be her first official visit to the United States since assuming her position in November 2008. Aigner is new to the international arena and this visit is billed as [...]
2009-05-06 09:01:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD GM TBIO
09BERLIN522(S) GERMAN RESPONSE TO PAKISTANI EFFORTS TO
[...] (S) On April 24, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker provided EconOff with a German-language non-paper response to the Ref B non-paper addressing Pakistani attempts to procure German-origin calibration equipment in support of their ballistic missile program. Wacker did not [...]
2009-05-06 15:32:00Embassy BerlinSECRETETTC KSCA MTCRE PARM PREL PK GM
09BERLIN526GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 10 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed today another case of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to ten. One man from Saxony-Anhalt tested positive for H1N1 after returning from Mexico with flu-like symptoms. Despite the increase in fl [...]
2009-05-07 17:10:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN531GERMAN PARTICIPATION IN MAY 13-14 RECCA CONFERENCE
[...] (C) On May 4 and 5, 2009, post delivered reftel points to the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ),Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMW) and the German Federation of Industries (BDI),encouraging high-level German participation [...]
2009-05-08 13:38:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALBEXP EAID EAGR ECON EFIN ENRG KPWR PREL AF
09BERLIN537GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 11 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed today another case of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to eleven. One man from Bavaria tested positive for H1N1 after returning from the U.S. with flu-like symptoms. This is the first German tr [...]
2009-05-08 15:42:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN538GERMAN COURT DECISION ON MON810 CREATES AGRICULUTRAL AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On May 5, the administrative court in Braunschweig rejected Monsanto's request for an injunction against the cultivation ban for MON810. Monsanto contacts report that it is considering an appeal of the decision. The announcement was widely covered by radio, TV, and internet [...]
2009-05-08 15:42:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO GM
09BERLIN539GERMANY INVITED TO THE TENTH INTERNATIONAL EXPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-08 15:43:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSTC ETTC PARM PREL GM
09BERLIN542(S) GERMAN RESPONSE TO IRANIAN EFFORTS TO PROCURE
[...] (S) On April 24, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker provided EconOff with a German-language non-paper response to the Ref B and D non-papers addressing Iranian attempts to procure German-origin transducers in support of their unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and ballistic mis [...]
2009-05-11 09:04:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MUNC TSPA IR SY MY GM
09BERLIN545GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 12 CONFIRMED CASES; Bavarian
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) today confirmed another case of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to twelve. One woman from Bavaria tested positive for H1N1 after returning from Mexico. RKI reports a mild course of the virus in Germany [...]
2009-05-11 15:56:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN548GERMANS SHARE U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT UKRAINE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In meetings on April 30, 2009, David Lipton of the NSC and Eric Meyer of the Treasury Department shared concerns about Ukraine's deteriorating public finances and shaky banking sector with senior officials from the German Ministries of Economics, Finance and Foreign Affairs, as we [...]
2009-05-12 16:13:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN557GREEN PARTY LAUNCHES BID TO RETURN TO POWER WITH
[...] (C) Summary. Kicking off its election campaign, the Green Party's May 8-10 national convention yielded few surprises and prompted more discussions about the party's relevance in German politics. The party delegates called for a "Green New Deal," which would create one million new jobs throu [...]
2009-05-14 14:09:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON GM PGOV PREL
09BERLIN558(S) NIAG 9060: GERMANY INFORMED ON POSSIBLE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-14 15:39:00Embassy BerlinSECRETETTC MNUC PARM PREL IR GM
09BERLIN559(S) GERMANY INFORMED ON IRANIAN INTEREST IN GERMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-14 15:40:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCR PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA IR GM
09BERLIN560(S) GERMAN RESPONSE TO IRANIAN EFFORTS TO PROCURE
[...] (S) On April 24, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker provided EconOff with a German-language non-paper response to the Ref B non-paper addressing Iranian attempts to procure German-origin servo motors in support of their unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program. Wacker did not [...]
2009-05-14 15:56:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR MY GM
09BERLIN561(S) GERMANY EXPANDING OVERHEAD RECONNAISSANCE PROGRAMS AND EYE CLOSER USG PARTNERSHIP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-14 16:24:00Embassy BerlinSECRETETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA FR GM
09BERLIN562GERMANY'S RESPONSE TO UNSC 1718 DESIGNATIONS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-15 06:55:00Embassy BerlinSECRETEFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM XE ZO KN GM
09BERLIN564GERMANY ALSO DEMARCHING ON KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK
[...] (SBU) On May 11-14, 2009, post delivered talking points contained in reftel to officials at the Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ),Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),and Ministry of Finance. Friedrika Kaercher, Desk Officer for Serbia and Kosovo, BMZ, confirmed strong Ger [...]
2009-05-15 10:08:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ELAB PREL KV GM
09BERLIN565GERMANY NON-COMMITAL ON NEXT ROUND OF VOTING FOR
[...] (C) PolOff delivered ref points to Martin Langer, head of the MFA's IAEA Unit in the Nuclear Arms Control (REF 240) Division on May 15. Langer noted that Germany shares many of our views regarding Amano's candidacy for the IAEA's Director General position, and supported him in the last round o [...]
2009-05-15 10:47:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALIAEA KNNP MNUC PARM IR GM
09BERLIN566GERMAN GOVERNMENT SNUBS IRANIAN OIL MINISTER'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Against the backdrop of press coverage of Iranian Oil Minister Nozari,s visit to Berlin to encourage Germany industry participation in Iran,s energy sector, the German Ministry of Economics is taking a firm position on German business on exports to Iran. The Ministry of Econom [...]
2009-05-15 11:03:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG ETRD IR GM
09BERLIN567MEDIA REACTION: COUNTERTERRORISM, TALIBAN, BURMA, POPE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary. 1 2. Detainee Photos and Military Tribunals. 1 3. Pakistani Fight against the Taliban.. 2 4. Burma -- Aung San Suu Kyi Arrest 3 5. Papal Visit 4 to the Mideast 6. Israeli PM Netanyahu in Aqaba. 4 7. U.S.-German Efforts to Save Opel 5 Â [...]
2009-05-15 12:24:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US PK BM IS XF
09BERLIN569Turmoil in the German Auto Industry - Opel's Fate Hangs in
[...] (SBU) Summary. GM subsidiary Opel is in danger of going under, and is desperately looking for a new investor. Six potential investors have submitted proposals, including Fiat, and Canadian parts maker Magna and its Russian partners. It is difficult to envisage Opel's survival without German [...]
2009-05-18 05:31:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ELAB GM
09BERLIN57MEDIA REACTION:
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Israel-Hamas Conflict 3. Gas Dispute 4. Guantnamo Closure 5. Hillary Clinton Hearing 6. Afghanistan 7. Obama Inauguration 8. Osama bin Laden Tape  [...]
2009-01-15 12:01:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDGZ IS RS UP AF US
09BERLIN576GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MAY 18 EU GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA completely agrees on the need to tighten EU sanctions against Iran to give credibility to the double-track strategy, but says several EU members are likely to continue to block any such moves until a new (hopefully) Iranian president and government are in place late [...]
2009-05-18 12:02:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EUN IR NATO RU XF SO GG MD BK
09BERLIN577GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MAY 18 EU GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA completely agrees on the need to tighten EU sanctions against Iran to give credibility to the double-track strategy, but says several EU members are likely to continue to block any such moves until a new (hopefully) Iranian president and government are in place late [...]
2009-05-18 12:02:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EUN IR NATO RU XF SO GG MD BK
09BERLIN578GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MAY 18 EU GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA completely agrees on the need to tighten EU sanctions against Iran to give credibility to the double-track strategy, but says several EU members are likely to continue to block any such moves until a new (hopefully) Iranian president and government are in place late [...]
2009-05-18 12:02:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EUN IR NATO RU XF SO GG MD BK
09BERLIN579GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MAY 18 EU GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA completely agrees on the need to tighten EU sanctions against Iran to give credibility to the double-track strategy, but says several EU members are likely to continue to block any such moves until a new (hopefully) Iranian president and government are in place late [...]
2009-05-18 12:23:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EUN IR NATO RU XF SO GG MD BK
09BERLIN580GERMAN VIEWS ON THEMES FOR THE MAY 29 MEETING OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany agrees that more forces are needed for counterpiracy operations off the coast of Somalia, but feels it is already doing its fair share; others with the requisite capability who are not yet contributing should answer the call. Germany welcomes the planned NATO counterpirac [...]
2009-05-18 13:28:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMARR ECON POL EUN GM
09BERLIN582GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 14 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 15, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed two additional cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to fourteen. The spouse and son of a man from the state of Saxony-Anhalt confirmed to have the virus two weeks ago also tested [...]
2009-05-18 14:28:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN589MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST, GITMO, BALKANS, SRI LANKA, BURMA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Israeli PM Netanyahu in Washington 3. Guantnamo Prisoners 4. VP Biden in Bosnia and Herzegovina 5. End of Sri Lankan Civil War 6. Burmese Trial against Aung San Suu Kyi 7. U.S.-Russian Disarmament Talks  [...]
2009-05-19 12:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IS BK CE BM RS
09BERLIN59GERMANY,S ABOUT FACE: STEEP DOWNTURN PROMPTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Fresh reports indicating a steep plunge in exports and a sudden rise in unemployment have shocked the German coalition government led by Chancellor Angela Merkel, and pushed it into crisis mode. On January 12, the coalition agreed 50 billion euros worth of new stimulus measures [...]
2009-01-15 16:57:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN591URGENT REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON U.S. AIR FORCE
[...] (U) This is an urgent action request. See para 3. 2. (C) U.S. Air Force Public Affairs in Washington issued a press release on May 18, announcing plans to retire approximately 250 aircraft from the U.S. inventory, including 18 F-16s currently deployed at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany. W [...]
2009-05-19 15:58:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM
09BERLIN592URGENT REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON U.S. AIR FORCE
[...] (U) This is an urgent action request. See para 3. 2. (C) U.S. Air Force Public Affairs in Washington issued a press release on May 18, announcing plans to retire approximately 250 aircraft from the U.S. inventory, including 18 F-16s currently deployed at SpangQQQxQQ_Qx0!Q]-QHt German author [...]
2009-05-19 16:04:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM
09BERLIN594FDP AND WESTERWELLE CAN ALMOST TASTE POWER AFTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The liberal Free Democratic (FDP) Party overwhelmingly re-elected Guido Westerwelle as party chair during its May 15-17 party convention on a platform aimed to return the FDP to power after eleven years in the opposition. In his speech, Westerwelle appealed to the middle class wit [...]
2009-05-20 08:22:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM PGOV PREL ECON
09BERLIN599MIXED GERMAN VIEWS ON TURKISH EU MEMBERSHIP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. support for Turkish entry into the EU has drawn ire from the CDU/CSU in recent months, but the importance of binding Turkey to the West and rewarding the significant reforms Turkey has enacted does not escape most German politicians. However, even those politicians most sy [...]
2009-05-20 15:59:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV TU EUN GM
09BERLIN601GERMAN COMPANY MARKETING SATELLITE IMAGERY TO US DESPITE FRENCH OPPOSITION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-20 16:50:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA FR KZ AE TU GM
09BERLIN602GERMANY SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT UN CONFERENCE
[...] (C) On May 20, 2009, Econoff delivered reftel points to Peter Woeste, Head of Division, Economic and Development Affairs of the United Nations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to urge cooperation on achieving an acceptable outcome at the June 1-3, 2009 United Nations Conference on the World Finan [...]
2009-05-20 17:04:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN UNGA GM
09BERLIN603SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY LAHOOD'S VISIT MAY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mission Germany warmly welcomes your visit to Germany for the International Transport Forum in Leipzig. Of the larger European Union member states, Germany holds the greatest untapped potential for our transatlantic agenda, but much will have to be settled at the ballot box this [...]
2009-05-20 17:04:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ELTN GM OVIP PGOV PREL
09BERLIN604GERMANY: ADDITIONAL 6 MILLION EUROS FOR PAKISTAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Germany shares U.S. concerns over the worsening situation of IDPs in Pakistan, and is increasing its humanitarian assistance to Pakistan as a result. New money for Pakistan's internally displaced persons (IDPs) from two different ministries -- the Ministry for Economic Coopera [...]
2009-05-20 17:17:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PHUM PREF GM PK AF
09BERLIN605Opel Rescue Effort Enters Critical Stage
[...] (SBU) Summary. Opel's "rescue" enters a critical stage as the government's 6:00 pm May 20 deadline for investor bids looms. In preparation, the federal government, the German states where Opel factories are located, and several state- owned banks agreed in principle on May 19 on a roughly 1.5 [...]
2009-05-22 05:25:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV GM
09BERLIN621GERMAN VIEWS ON FRENCH REINTEGRATION INTO NATO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Germans say they welcome French reintegration into the NATO military command structure as an historic event and a symbolically important political accomplishment. They also hope it will lead to some concrete benefits, like improved NATO-EU relations. When pressed, however, t [...]
2009-05-22 13:24:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO EUN FR GM
09BERLIN624SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO GERMANY
[...] (U) Mission Germany is delighted to welcome you for your second official visit to Germany. Chancellor Merkel also welcomes your visit, especially to eastern Germany during an anniversary year when Germans are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the 60th anniver [...]
2009-05-22 15:21:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNGM MARR NATO PGOV PHUM PREL
09BERLIN626GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 17 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 22, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed three additional cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to seventeen. Of the three new cases, a six-year-old girl who attends a day care center in Duesseldorf contracted the virus [...]
2009-05-22 18:54:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN631MEDIA REACTION: NUCLEAR TEST, GITMO, AFPAK, IRAN, RUSSIA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. North Korean Nuclear Test 3. Guantnamo Detainees 4. Pakistan, Afghanistan 5. Iran and the Middle East 6. EU-Russia Meeting 7. New French Base in UAE Â [...]
2009-05-26 11:45:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US KN PK AF IR XF RS FR AE
09BERLIN634(S) GERMANY INFORMED ON IRANIAN INTEREST IN SWISS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-26 16:20:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA IR SZ GM
09BERLIN637MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, SUPREME COURT, MIDEAST,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. North Korean Nuclear Threat 3. Supreme Court Nomination 4. Israeli Settlements 5. Climate Protection 6. New French Base in UAE Â [...]
2009-05-27 11:52:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM KN US IS XF FR AE
09BERLIN638GERMAN PRESIDENT KOEHLER RE-ELECTED IN FIRST ROUND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany's popular incumbent President Horst Koehler (CDU) -- a former managing director of the International Monetary Fund -- handily won re-election to a second five-year term, doing so in the first round of voting by the 1,224-member Federal Assembly. Winning with a 613 vote a [...]
2009-05-27 12:49:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM PGOV PREL PINR
09BERLIN64(C) U.S. COMMENTS ON EU DRAFT CODE OF CONDUCT FOR
[...] (C) Germany welcomes the "timely and thoughtful" comments the U.S. provided regarding the EU Council's "Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities." The EU will reportedly issue a collective response addressing U.S. concerns at a later date. A German MFA official is &hopeful8 but not "optimis [...]
2009-01-16 14:58:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALCDG ECIN ESA EUN KACT KTIA MCAP PARM PREL
09BERLIN640(S) GERMANY TO INVESTIGATE COMPANY WITH POSSIBLE
[...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel points to MinEcon export control Head of Division Dr. Ursina Krumpholz and Middle East Deputy Head of Division Dr. Klaus Hachmeier. Dr. Krumpholz stated they would "look into" the allegations involving supplying deck cargo cranes to Islamic Republic of Iran Shipp [...]
2009-05-28 11:37:00Embassy BerlinSECRETEFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM IR MTCR GM
09BERLIN641GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 19 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 28, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed two additional cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to nineteen. A small child from the US and a man from Norway traveling to North Rhine-Westphalia tested positive for H1N1. RK [...]
2009-05-28 12:26:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN644U.S. CRITICIZED FOR BREAKDOWN OF OPEL RESCUE TALKS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: May 27 negotiations in Berlin aimed at deciding a rescue strategy for General Motors (GM) subsidiary Opel ended without an agreement. The meeting did yield one noteworthy development: the number of remaining suitors for Opel appears to have narrowed from four to just two -- Fiat [...]
2009-05-28 18:11:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV GM
09BERLIN649GERMAN MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR STANZEL SAYS HE
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Political Director Volker Stanzel briefed the diplomatic corps May 29 on his meetings in Tehran as part of his May 21-28 Middle East trip during which he visited six countries, including Israel. Stanzel's briefing only focused on the Iran portion of his trip. Stanzel charac [...]
2009-05-29 16:08:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC GM IR
09BERLIN654NO MI-17 HELOS IN GERMANY'S INVENTORY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-02 14:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SMIG PARM PK GM
09BERLIN655GERMAN GENERAL SAYS NO THANKS TO GALILEO; ESA NOW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the 3rd Annual Space Systems and Security Conference in Potsdam, Germany, a senior German officer firmly stated that his country does not anticipate being a customer of the European Galileo Guidance Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). Separately, a European Space Agency (E [...]
2009-06-02 16:03:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA GM
09BERLIN657GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: Spike in Germany - 31
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 2, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed 12 additional cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to thirty-one. The majority of new infections stem from Germans who recently traveled to the US. There is a media report of a [...]
2009-06-03 05:45:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN658BIOTECH ROUNDTABLE EXPOSES RIFT BETWEEN POLIITICAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The first of a series of German roundtables on Plant Genetics on May 20 concluded that research in plant biotechnology remains essential to Germany as a research center and to the world as a response to food and energy needs. However, tension remains behind the scenes between [...]
2009-06-03 05:59:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO GM
09BERLIN662IAEA ELECTION OF DIRECTOR GENERAL: GERMANY STILL
[...] (S) Unable to reach Foreign Minister Steinmeier, Charge delivered the points in ref A to MFA State Secretary Peter Ammon on June 3, urging Germany to continue supporting Yukiya Amano in the next round of voting for Director General of the IAEA. Ammon took the points on board, but deferred a s [...]
2009-06-03 13:47:00Embassy BerlinSECRETAORC KNNP IAEA PREL GM
09BERLIN663GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 6 NEW CASES; 37 TOTAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 3, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed 6 additional cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to thirty- seven. The majority of the infections occurred in the US. The affected states are Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxo [...]
2009-06-03 15:45:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN664OPEL RESCUE: MERKEL CREDITS PRESIDENT OBAMA WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After a deal on the rescue of General Motors subsidiary Opel/Vauxhall was reached in the early hours of May 30, Chancellor Merkel underlined the important role played by President Obama. The Canadian firm Magna International, along with the Russian bank Sberbank and Russian auto [...]
2009-06-03 15:45:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV GM
09BERLIN665MEDIA REACTION: POTUS VISITS, CAIRO SPEECH, GITMO,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. POTUS in Riyadh 3. Presidential Speech in Cairo 4. POTUS Visit to Germany 5. Guantnamo Prisoners 6. Anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre 7. European Parliament Elections 8. UK Government Crisis  [...]
2009-06-04 13:19:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM SA EG XF US CH XG UK
09BERLIN667GERMAN ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTANI IDPS ALREADY
[...] (SBU) On June 4, Econoff contacted Maren Lipps, Pakistan Desk Officer, German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ),to express appreciation for Germany's prompt response to the Pakistan Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) crisis and to urge quick disbursement of the German pl [...]
2009-06-04 15:53:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PHUM PREF GM PK AF
09BERLIN67BLUE LANTERN REPONSE: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] (SBU) Per reftel request, after an initial investigation, we assess that ASC is a reliable recipient of United States Munitions List (USML) items. We will conduct a site visit on March 3, 2009 to complete this investigation. 2. (SBU) Ms. Renate Bay, ASC's Marketing and Customer Service Di [...]
2009-01-16 16:05:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC SF GM
09BERLIN671AHLC: GERMANY SHARES U.S. OBJECTIVES, CITES NEED
[...] (SBU) MFA Near East Division Chief Boris Ruge informed Poloff June 5 that the MFA "fully agrees" with the U.S. policy objectives noted in reftel. Ruge will lead the German delegation to the AHLC's June 8 Oslo meeting. Ruge said that keeping the Palestinian Authority (PA) financially solvent [...]
2009-06-05 15:13:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAID KPAL PGOV PREL WBG EU IS GM
09BERLIN672GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: AN 11-CASE SPIKE, 49 TOTAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 49 on June 5 as eleven more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus. The states of Lower-Saxony and Rhineland-Palatinate reported their first infections. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 5, the National Reference Cen [...]
2009-06-05 15:37:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN678IRAN: SABERI DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) Acting Political Section Chief met with MFA Middle East Director Sabine Sparwasser on June 3, 2009 to deliver Ref A. A/POL Chief expressed USG gratitude for German assistance in the case, in particular the public declarations in early May by MFA Human Rights Commissioner Gunther Nooke c [...]
2009-06-08 16:07:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALCASC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER IR GM
09BERLIN683SPD SUFFERS ANOTHER PAINFUL LOSS WITH EUROPEAN
[...] (U) The SPD made a disappointing showing in the June 7 European Parliament elections garnering just 20.8 percent of the vote. Coming just weeks after the decisive defeat of its presidential candidate, these results cast doubt on its ability to rebound before the September 27 national electio [...]
2009-06-09 11:38:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GM PINR
09BERLIN686GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: A 19-CASE SPIKE, 68 TOTAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 68 on June 8 as nineteen more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus. Two US soldiers at a military facility in Landstuhl (Rhineland-Palatinate) are infected with the virus and several other US military cases are suspe [...]
2009-06-09 14:14:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN688GERMAN CIVILIAN ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN TO REACH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany is one of the largest development and humanitarian aid donors to Afghanistan. The Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is providing up to 100 million euros this year, focusing mainly on longer-term energy, water, education and sustainable development pr [...]
2009-06-09 17:18:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EAID AF GM
09BERLIN689GERMAN NOTE VERBALE ON ACCESSIONS TO THE CONVENTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Post received a note from the German government regarding the accession of the Government of Montenegro and the Government of the Republic of Mozambique to the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). END SUMMARY. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT: The Federal Office presents it [...]
2009-06-10 05:33:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDSENV GM PREL MZ MW
09BERLIN69HOST NATION SENSITIVITY SURVEY: MOVEMENT AND
[...] (S) Reftel requested Embassy Berlin's assessment of host nation sensitivity regarding USAREUR's plan to inactivate or move almost all units out of installations in Mannheim and Heidelberg and to constitute the new 7th Army headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany. 2. (S) This message provides Emb [...]
2009-01-16 16:49:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMARR PREL GM
09BERLIN693GERMAN MFA SKEPTICAL ON IAEA BUDGET INCREASE AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The German MFA, like the Economics Ministry, has strong doubts about the proposed increase in the 2010-2011 IAEA budget. The MFA prefers a zero-growth budget and believes the IAEA could fulfill its current mission and any additional responsibilities by simply being more efficien [...]
2009-06-10 12:41:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN GM
09BERLIN694EUROPEAN SECURITY PROPOSAL: GERMANY FAVORS FOCUS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany largely supports the U.S. proposal for launching a constructive dialogue on European security within the OSCE at the Corfu ministerial, but warns against a comprehensive review of existing commitments or an effort to beef up the human dimension. Instead, Germany favors a [...]
2009-06-10 13:03:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALOSCE PREL EU NATO PGOV
09BERLIN695GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: ANOTHER SPIKE IN CASES, 86
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 86 on June 10, as twenty more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus. The four suspected military cases at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center were confirmed positive. RKI says the growth of cases in Germany does not rep [...]
2009-06-10 16:48:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN697 GERMAN ADMINISTRATIVE COURT RULES AGAINST MONSANTO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On May 28, 2009, a higher Administrative Court in Lueneburg, Germany rejected Monsanto's appeal to lift the MON 810 biotech corn cultivation and marketing ban imposed by the German Agricultural Ministry. The decision upheld an earlier lower Administrative Court's ruling on Ma [...]
2009-06-10 16:49:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO GM
09BERLIN702GERMAN MFA CLAIMS INTERAGENCY VICTORY ON
[...] (C) Summary: The German MFA claimed it had resolved German interagency dissent regarding its proposed transfer of spent nuclear research fuel to Russia for reprocessing (ref A). The MFA also outlined its vision of the USG role in the Berlin meetings, hoping for public USG support of the tran [...]
2009-06-11 13:25:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP OTRA TRGY IAEA RS GM
09BERLIN703GERMANY LOOKING TO CONTRIBUTE TO NATO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany supports a long-term NATO counter-piracy mission, believing its main value-added is giving non-EU Allies who are not already in the EU Atalanta operation a way to contribute to the counter-piracy effort. Behind the scenes, German officials are already discussing the possib [...]
2009-06-11 14:13:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PGOV PREL
09BERLIN704GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 95 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 95 on June 11, as nine more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus. Most of the new cases in Germany are occurring in children and young adults. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 11, the National Reference Center for I [...]
2009-06-11 16:18:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN706GERMANY'S PREPARATIONS FOR GICNT PLENARY
[...] (SBU) Marc Hinrichesn, German MFA Assistant Desk Officer welcomed Econoff's information regarding the availability of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism agenda. Hinrichsen also said that Ambassador Viktor Elbling is currently scheduled to lead the German delegation, although sc [...]
2009-06-12 13:18:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC
09BERLIN707GERMANY'S BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT INITIATIVE
[...] Summary: This report is in response to reftel and overviews the German government's broadband initiative, a component of Germany's economic stimulus package. The broadband strategy, approved by the Cabinet in February 2009, seeks to accelerate telecommunication and internet connectivity, close [...]
2009-06-12 14:58:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON
09BERLIN708GERMAN VIEWS ON JUNE 15-16 EU GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany believes that the recent successful elections in Lebanon, which appear to have been conducted without undue Syrian influence, open the door to the signing of the updated EU-Syria Association Agreement (AA),perhaps as early as September. According to the German MFA, only [...]
2009-06-12 16:45:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN XF CU AF PK ZL BM GM
09BERLIN709IAEA REPORT ON SYRIA: GERMANY DECLINES TO DO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-12 17:16:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY
09BERLIN710GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 111 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 111 on June 12, as sixteen more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus. More school children have contracted the virus. Despite the raise in the WHO pandemic alert level, there is no change in German measures. END [...]
2009-06-15 05:57:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN713MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, GITMO, NORTH KOREA, ISRAEL,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iranian Presidential Elections 3. Guantnamo Prisoners 4. New North Korean Threats 5. Israeli PM Netanyahu Address 6. Troop Re-enforcements in Afghanistan 7. Zimbabwe  [...]
2009-06-15 15:40:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR KN IS AF ZI
09BERLIN714GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 172 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 172 on June 15, as fifty-six more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus over the weekend. The day also brought the first confirmed H1N1 case in Berlin. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 15, the National Reference C [...]
2009-06-16 05:58:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN715STEINMEIER TAKE TWO: FOREIGN MINISTER ATTEMPTS TO
[...] (C) SPD Foreign Minister and Chancellor-candidate Frank Walter Steinmeier injected life into the SPD's flagging electoral campaign in his rousing June 14 party convention speech. Steinmeier reinforced his determination to become "the chancellor of all Germans" and called upon the party faith [...]
2009-06-16 06:30:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR GM
09BERLIN717IRAN ELECTION UPDATE: MERKEL, STEINMEIER EXPRESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Both German Chancellor Angela Merkel and FM Frank-Walter Steinmeier have publicly expressed their concerns about the Iranian presidential election aftermath, noting reports of irregularities and calling on the Iranian government to ensure freedom of assembly and freedom of the pr [...]
2009-06-16 13:23:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GM IR
09BERLIN720GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 195 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 195 on June 16, as twenty-three more people were confirmed to be infected with the virus. Most of the spike in H1N1 cases occurred in North Rhine-Westphalia. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 16, the National Reference Center for In [...]
2009-06-17 05:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM RO
09BERLIN725MEDIA REACTION: Iran U.S.-Iran Iran-Internet
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Aftermath of Presidential Elections 3. (U.S.-Iran) Obama Reaction 4. (Iran) Effect of the Internet 5. (U.S.) Guantnamo Prisoners 6. (Georgia) Unomig Mission 7. (Economic) BRIC Countries Meeting  [...]
2009-06-17 12:27:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG
09BERLIN729GERMANY'S EFFORTS TO REDUCE EXPORTS TO IRAN
[...] (C) Summary. Statistics from the first quarter indicate that Germany's efforts to discourage business with Iran are hammering German exports to that country. The German government, however, is under increasing pressure from German industry for its efforts and faces criticism in the press as [...]
2009-06-18 15:11:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG IR GM
09BERLIN730GERMANS SHARE U.S. CONCERNS ON PAKISTAN IDPS
[...] (SBU) On June 9, 2009, Charge d'Affaires John Koenig sent letters to Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Development Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul to express appreciation for Germany's contributions to assist Pakistan's internally displaced persons (IDPs) and urge the German gove [...]
2009-06-18 15:21:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN PREL PHUM PREF GM PK AF
09BERLIN731IRAN ELECTION UPDATE: BOTH SIDES ATTEMPTING TO
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: A key Germany-based Iranian exile opposition figure, who claims to have access to the camps of presidential candidates Mirhossein Moussavi and Mehdi Karroubi, noted June 18 that both sides of the now-divided political elite are trying to keep the situation under control for [...]
2009-06-18 15:38:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNPREL PHUM IR GM
09BERLIN735GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 229 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 229 on June 18, as thirty-four further infections were confirmed. First case of H1N1 confirmed in Bremen. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its pres [...]
2009-06-19 05:42:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN738H1N1 - MISSION GERMANY'S READINESS AND PLANNING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany has had spike of H1N1 cases throughout the country, resulting in an average daily increase in new cases of over ten percent over the past two weeks. We review the country's outbreak status daily and are implementing measures consistent with Mission tripwire two. This ca [...]
2009-06-19 09:59:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN74GERMANY: INTERESTED IN GAZA ARMS INTERDICTION
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to MFA Near East Office Director Boris Ruge January 20 and sought confirmation of Germany,s interest in participating in the U.S.-proposed Gaza arms interdiction effort. Ruge was already well familiar with the Amb. Mull,s January 15 presentation to selected re [...]
2009-01-20 14:27:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS KPAL XG EG IR IS GM
09BERLIN741GERMAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany,s delegation to the Major Economies Forum (MEF) meeting in Mexico is concerned about raising the prospect of a 2020-2030 midterm compliance window in open session. The head of delegation also shared his dwindling hopes of an agreement in Copenhagen. German interlocutor [...]
2009-06-19 11:23:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN743GERMAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany's delegation to the Major Economies Forum (MEF) meeting in Mexico is concerned about raising the prospect of a 2020-2030 midterm compliance window in open session. The head of delegation also shared his dwindling hopes of an agreement in Copenhagen. German interlocutors [...]
2009-06-19 12:03:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN744GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 251 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 251 on June 19, as twenty-two further infections were confirmed. The majority of newly confirmed cases occurred in North Rhine-Westphalia. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 19, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robe [...]
2009-06-19 15:35:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN747GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 278 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 278 on June 22, as twenty-seven new infections were confirmed. The fourth H1N1 infection in Berlin was confirmed over the weekend. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 22, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Ins [...]
2009-06-22 15:39:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN749GERMANY: NO DECISION ON BUDGETARY SUPPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) On June 16, 2009, post contacted Maren Lipps, Pakistan Desk Officer, German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ),to express appreciation for Germany's pledge at the April 17 Tokyo Donors Conference and highlight the importance of donor pledges for the government of Pa [...]
2009-06-22 16:06:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PHUM PREF GM PK
09BERLIN751MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, FRANCE, SOMALIA, CLONE MEAT
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Aftermath of Iranian Elections 3. Western Reactions to Iran 4. French President Sarkozy's State of the Union 5. Somalia 6. Clone Meat  [...]
2009-06-23 12:35:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM IR FR SO US
09BERLIN752IRAN ELECTION AFTERMATH: GERMAN MFA QUESTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Iranian ambassador to Berlin on June 22, a senior German MFA official raised Germany's concerns about accusatory comments made by Iranian officials against Western embassies in Tehran earlier that day. According to an MFA contact, the Iranian ambassador sta [...]
2009-06-23 15:19:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GM IR
09BERLIN754GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 301 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 301 on June 23, as twenty-three new infections were confirmed. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 23, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its press briefing 23 new laboratory-confi [...]
2009-06-23 15:32:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN758MERKEL'S CHARTER GETS GREEN LIGHT FROM G-20 SHERPAS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. One of Chancellor Merkel's highest priority global economic initiatives got a boost from G-20 Sherpas at a meeting in Berlin on June 12, 2009. The Chancellor's top economic advisors presented her vision for a Charter for Sustainable Activity, which is Merkel's contribution to [...]
2009-06-24 10:30:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN GM OECD PREL WTRO IO
09BERLIN759GERMANY'S LEFT PARTY CONTINUES TO MARGINALIZE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany's radical Left Party launched its electoral campaign manifesto at its June 20-21 national party convention in Berlin with a palette of predictable pacifist foreign policy and anti-capitalist domestic appeals that almost guarantee it will continue to remain on the political [...]
2009-06-24 14:17:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL GM
09BERLIN760AFGHAN ELECTIONS: GERMANY AGREES WITH U.S. POINTS,
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel points and a copy of President Obama's public statement on the Afghan election campaign to MFA Afghanistan/Pakistan Task Force Director Ruediger Koenig on June 22 and strongly encouraged Germany to make its own public statement. 2. (C) Koenig said that Germany comp [...]
2009-06-24 14:57:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF GM
09BERLIN762GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 332 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 332 on June 24, as thirty-one new infections were confirmed. State Health Ministers are meeting today in Thuringia to discuss H1N1 situation. Chancellor Merkel visited the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on June 23 and assured that the cou [...]
2009-06-24 15:41:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN765ASTRIUM GERMANY PLANS TO CORNER WORLD SPACE RADAR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EADS Astrium Friedrichshafen and their daughter company, Infoterra GmbH, are actively marketing their space-based Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery, imagery derived products, and even complete spacecraft to the US market with the strategic goal of securing funding to devel [...]
2009-06-25 13:57:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA IT RS CH GM
09BERLIN769GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 333 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose by one infection to 333 on June 25. (Authorities identified six new cases, but retracted five previously- confirmed ones, adjusting the total increase to one.) State health ministers reassured the public after meeting on June 24 in T [...]
2009-06-25 15:48:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN770EUROPEAN INDUSTRY WARY, AND WEARY, OF ITAR
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the "ITAR Compliance in Europe" conference in Munich, European defense industry representatives expressed concern regarding International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR),but clearly understood the message from U.S. legal, consulting and government representatives th [...]
2009-06-26 12:58:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC GM
09BERLIN775GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 358 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 25 cases to a total of 358. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 25, the National Reference Center for Influenza at RKI announced in its press briefing twenty-six new laboratory-confirmed cases of H1N1 for Germany, and subtracted o [...]
2009-06-26 15:22:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN776GERMANY NOT SYMPATHETIC TO UKRAINIAN APPEALS ON
[...] (C) Summary: Recent statements by German government officials handling energy policy indicate that Berlin continues to see Ukraine as the principal problem preventing a quick resolution of the Ukraine/Russia gas dispute. While Germany plans to attend an EU meeting in Brussels during the week [...]
2009-06-29 06:03:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ECON PINR PREL UP EU RU GM
09BERLIN777MEDIA REACTION: CLIMATE BILL, OBAMA-MERKEL MEETING,
[...] Lead Stories 2. U.S. Climate Policy 3. Chancellor Merkel In Washington 4. NATO-Russia Council 5. Iranian Protests 5. U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Iraq Lead Stories All major media led with stories on the CDU/CSU election platform. Most weekend media focused on the death of Michae [...]
2009-06-29 12:48:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR RS IZ
09BERLIN781GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 388 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 30 cases to a total of 388 on June 29. Germany has the third highest number of infections in the EU. SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 29, the National Reference Center for Influenza at RKI announced in its press briefing thirty-o [...]
2009-06-30 11:03:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN783GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 417 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 29 cases to a total of 417 on June 30. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 30, the National Reference Center for Influenza at RKI announced in its press briefing twenty-nine new laboratory-confirmed cases of H1N1 for Germany. This [...]
2009-06-30 13:11:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN784MEDIA REACTION:
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Withdrawal of U.S. Forces from Iraqi Cities 3. Partial Recount of Iranian Votes 4. Honduras Coup 5. Outcome of Argentinean Elections 6. IRENA 7. Madoff Trial  [...]
2009-06-30 13:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IZ IR HO AR
09BERLIN788GERMAN SATELLITE START-UP RAPIDEYE GATHERING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German satellite imagery provider RapidEye AG, which began selling its imagery products in January of this year (see ref A),has established its first contracts with France and Lithuania. In the next few years, RapidEye is confident that its customer base will expand by ten, [...]
2009-07-01 07:25:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPA EINV ETRD PGOV PREL PINR CH BR FR LH GM
09BERLIN790GERMAN RESPONSE: IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S AU ATTENDANCE
[...] (SBU) German MFA Iran Desk Officer Adrian Pollmann told Iran Watcher July 1 that Germany planned to take "nearly the same" actions as the USG (reftel) regarding Iranian senior-level attendance at the AU Summit. Pollmann added that July 1 press reports indicated that Iranian President Mahmou [...]
2009-07-01 12:09:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL GM IR
09BERLIN791GERMAN MFA SUPPORTS U.S. EFFORTS ON IMPLEMENTING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The German MFA supports the U.S. effort to mobilize the international community to fully implement UNSCR 1874. In this regard, the Germans suggest that we focus our efforts on new EU president Sweden, which they say remains skeptical about enhanced sanctions against North Korea. [...]
2009-07-01 12:24:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP ECON EFIN EUN KN GM
09BERLIN793CDU AND CSU RALLY AROUND MERKEL, ELECTION PLATFORM
[...] (C) The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) rallied behind Chancellor Merkel (CDU) as their lead candidate and showed strong unity in their joint "election platform" at their June 29 congress in Berlin. In her speech, Chancellor Merk [...]
2009-07-01 12:38:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL GM
09BERLIN795GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 429 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 12 cases to a total of 429 on July 1. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On July 1, the National Reference Center for Influenza at RKI announced in its press briefing thirteen new laboratory-confirmed cases of H1N1 for Germany, and subtr [...]
2009-07-01 14:48:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN796CHALLENGES ON THE HORIZON FOR GERMAN IMAGERY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German satellite imagery provider RapidEye AG's current business model as a value-added imagery provider is likely not sustainable and they may be forced restructure to survive. The firm,s primary target customers-- commodity traders and the insurance industry--appear to want [...]
2009-07-01 15:18:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPA EINV ETRD PGOV PREL PINR GM
09BERLIN797(S) AUSTRALIA GROUP MESSAGE DELIVERED: PROMOTING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-01 15:38:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC CBW GM
09BERLIN800GERMANY REVIEWING UNSCR 1874 BANKING PROVISIONS
[...] (SBU) German Finance Ministry Officer Kristina Wogatzki confirmed to Econoff that her ministry is already aware of the reftel request and that the GOG is reviewing the next steps through its interagency process. When informed that the Embassy had also delivered reftel points to the German M [...]
2009-07-02 08:17:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP JP KN GM
09BERLIN803MEDIA REACTION:NORTH KOREA, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, MIDEAST,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. UNSC Sanctions on North Korea 3. Iranian Protests 4. Afghanistan 5. Mideast Settlement Policy 6. Aftermath of Coup in Honduras 7. Run-Up to Obama-Medvedev Meeting 8. EU Presidency, Constitutional Court on Lisbon Treaty 9. Croatian Premier St [...]
2009-07-02 13:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR KN AF XF HO XG
09BERLIN805GERMAN RESPONSE TO IRANIAN ATTEMPTS TO PROCURE
[...] (S) On July 1, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Iris Wilczoch provided EconOff with a German-language non-paper response to the ref B non-paper addressing Iranian attempts to procure German-origin environmental test chambers. Wilczoch did not have any further information to add. [...]
2009-07-02 15:35:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA PINR IR ML GM
09BERLIN806GERMANY: FORGING A PARTNERSHIP WITH POLAND IN ITS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. German contacts view Foreign Minister Steinmeier's and Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski's joint trip to Kyiv as indicative of improved German-Polish relations and a significant advance in bringing German and Polish foreign policy positions more into sync. Unsurprisingly, the mini [...]
2009-07-02 15:39:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN GM UP
09BERLIN807USNATO AMBASSADOR DAALDER'S MEETINGS AT THE
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. On July 1 in Berlin, USNATO Ambassador Daalder had wide-ranging meetings with Chancellery National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen and MFA Political Director Volker Stanzel. Heusgen asked for help in getting the memo between SHAPE and CSTC-A that would enable Germany to fol [...]
2009-07-03 16:18:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO GM
09BERLIN808GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: SPIKE IN H1N1 INFECTIONS,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 41 cases to a total of 470 on July 2. Germany's airports take different precautions to keep the virus from spreading. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On July 2, the National Reference Center for Influenza at RKI announced in its press [...]
2009-07-06 05:39:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN809GERMANY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON NGO
[...] (SBU) Stefanie Zeitler, MFA desk officer for UN issues including the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC),informed Poloff July 2 that she had been briefed by her UN mission colleagues regarding reftel issues. She said that Germany supports the USG position regarding the Democracy Coaliti [...]
2009-07-06 15:28:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM
09BERLIN812GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 527 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 57 cases over the weekend to a total of 527 on July 6. We are hearing our first reports of Amcit infections in Germany. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) [...]
2009-07-06 16:49:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN813GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 527 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 57 cases over the weekend to a total of 527 on July 6. We are hearing our first reports of Amcit infections in Germany. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) [...]
2009-07-06 16:49:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN817GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 548 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 21 cases to a total of 548 on July 7. Berlin confirms more infections. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its press briefing July 7 a total o [...]
2009-07-07 16:06:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN819GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 591 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 43 cases to a total of 591 on July 8. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its press briefing July 8 a total of 43 new laboratory-confirmed cases of [...]
2009-07-08 14:07:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN822BLUE LANTERN REPONSE: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] (SBU) Regarding Blue Lantern end-use check 050174850, we assess Grauwolf is in compliance with USML controls and a reliable recipient of USML items. Grauwolf provided satisfactory answers to all ref inquiries in a timely manner. We independently verified with the Ludwigsau Office of Trade an [...]
2009-07-08 16:24:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC GM
09BERLIN828GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 641 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 50 cases to a total of 641 on July 9. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its press briefing July 9 a total of 50 new laboratory-confirmed cases of H [...]
2009-07-09 13:15:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN829(S) GERMANY INFORMED OF IRANIAN INTEREST IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-09 15:43:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR MY GM
09BERLIN830(S) GERMANY INFORMED OF CHINESE INVOLVEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-09 15:47:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA IR CH GM
09BERLIN831CGPCS: GERMANY AGREES ON PARTICIPATION ISSUE, BUT
[...] (C) Post delivered ref A points to MFA UN Security Council Action Officer Dirk Stockhausen on June 30 and then followed up with him on July 2, emphasizing the importance that the U.S. placed on reaching a resolution that would allow the six aspirant countries to participate in the Contact Group [...]
2009-07-09 17:15:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL MOPS GM
09BERLIN835GERMANY: STEADFAST DESPITE DETERIORATING SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the deteriorating security situation and rising death toll in northern Afghanistan, the German government has shown no signs of wavering from its military commitment there. Polls shows that more than 60% of the German public favors the immediate withdrawal of the Bundeswe [...]
2009-07-10 08:45:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO PGOV AF GM
09BERLIN838GERMANY SUPPORTS EUMM BUT SEEKS REALISTIC GOALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany fully expects the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) mandate in Georgia to be extended for a year, despite some EU members' concerns that the mission was never envisioned as the sole international mission in the country. Although Germany supports extending the EUMM, some within [...]
2009-07-10 15:54:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM EU
09BERLIN839GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 691 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 50 cases to a total of 691 on July 10. Media reports indicate first case of H1N1 in the Federal State of Saarland. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced [...]
2009-07-10 16:10:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN840GERMAN FISCAL POLICY: SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. While most countries are busy trying to pull their economies out of the worst recession in decades, Germany is already focusing on next steps. Chancellor Merkel's government has set the country on a course intended to reduce its budget deficit to almost zero by 2016, despite a [...]
2009-07-10 17:32:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL GM
09BERLIN844GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 737 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 46 cases to a total of 737 on July 13. Majority of new infections occurred abroad. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its press briefing July 13 [...]
2009-07-13 14:52:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN845ISLAM CONFERENCE ENDS WITH HIGH MARKS FROM
[...] (C) The Islam Conference ended with its fourth and final meeting on June 25 with supporters and critics of the conference representing a diverse Muslim community calling for its continuation, citing the importance of the dialogue that was begun. Interior Minister Schaeuble (CDU),who initiat [...]
2009-07-13 16:09:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF KISL
09BERLIN847ROBERT-KOCH-INSTITUTE DESCRIBES FLU SITUATION IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. On July 8, ECON Berlin met with officials from the Robert-Koch-Institute (RKI) to discuss the current H1N1 outbreak in Germany. RKI experts believe there could be ten times the number of confirmed cases (691) in Germany due to the often mild symptoms experienced by many of thos [...]
2009-07-14 09:54:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN848CDU PARLIAMENTARIANS CONSIDER FUTURE ENERGY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a symposium on future technologies, the CDU/CSU parliamentary bloc outlined its energy policy priorities for the 2009 election year. Support for solar and nuclear energy and questions about the future of coal power were voiced. The symposium, held on June 30 in Berlin and [...]
2009-07-14 12:33:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SENV EIND ENRG PGOV KGHG TRGY GM
09BERLIN85EMBASSY BERLIN RESPONSE TO FY 2009 PEDOPHILIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Per reftel request, Embassy Berlin has found no evidence that would suggest that United Nations Volunteers (UNV) or its affiliate organizations have ties to groups that support pedophilia. Per UNV representatives, the organization does not grant official status, accreditation [...]
2009-01-23 15:01:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EAID PHUM SOCI GM
09BERLIN851FM STEINMEIER REINFORCES U.S. MESSAGES IN THE
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Steinmeier reinforced U.S. messages on the need for Israel to halt settlement construction and for Syria to play a constructive role in the region during his July 6-7 Middle East visit to Jerusalem, Damascus and Beirut. According to the MFA, Steinmeier also high [...]
2009-07-14 15:58:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG IS GM LE SY
09BERLIN852GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 763 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 26 cases to a total of 763 on July 14. Seven federal states reported new cases. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute [...]
2009-07-15 05:37:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN854(S) GERMANY INFORMED ON SYRIAN EFFORT TO PROCURE A
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-15 13:03:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA SY GM
09BERLIN858GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 834 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 71 cases to a total of 834 on July 15. Nine federal states reported new cases. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. The Federal German States have ordered 50 million doses of seasonal i [...]
2009-07-15 15:41:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN859GERMANY UPBEAT ABOUT U.S.-RUSSIAN RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary. The German Chancellery and MFA view President Obama's trip to Moscow as successful, especially given how poor U.S.-Russian relations were at the beginning of the year. MFA Head of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus Division Ernst Reichel and Chancellery Head of Former Soviet Union an [...]
2009-07-16 08:29:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALRS PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN864JEHOVAH,S WITNESSES OPTIMISTIC ABOUT SECURING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Jehovah's Witnesses in Germany have almost reached the finish line in their efforts to become a "corporation under public law" in all of Germany's 16 federal states. Eleven federal states (Bavaria, Berlin, Hamburg, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Saxony, Thuringia, [...]
2009-07-16 13:21:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYGM KIRF PGOV PREL PHUM
09BERLIN869GERMANY HESITANT ABOUT U.S. ROLE IN EUMM
[...] (C) Poloff followed-up with MFA Deputy Head of Division for the South Caucasus and Central Asia Maria Gosse regarding possible U.S. participation in the EUMM (ref a). Although Germany wishes to keep the U.S. "engaged in Georgia," the MFA is hesitant to accept U.S. involvement in the mission. [...]
2009-07-17 14:06:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM EU
09BERLIN879STAYING AHEAD OF PROLIFERATORS REVOLVES AROUND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the global financial crisis adds pressure to stimulate growth through increased exports despite the ever increasing threat from proliferation/terrorism, the question of how to effectively administer national export control measures has never been more important or for that m [...]
2009-07-21 14:23:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC ETRD KOMC PARM PGOV PINR BR UK IR GM
09BERLIN88GERMANY: FOCUSED ON ASSISTING EGYPT WITH POLICING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany's internal deliberations continue on the extent of its possible participation in the U.S.-proposed Gaza arms interdiction effort, but it seems unlikely that the Germans will participate in any maritime operations. The Germans are currently focused on offering Egypt technic [...]
2009-01-23 17:38:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS KPAL XG EG IR IS GM
09BERLIN881German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: July 2009
[...] (SBU) As of July 7, Germany had approximately 7,100 military personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions. More detailed information about each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs: ISAF: 4,143 (paras 5-17) KFOR: 2,031 (para 18) OEF: 87 (paras 19-22) UNFIL: 22 [...]
2009-07-21 20:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET
09BERLIN882German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: July 2009
[...] (SBU) As of July 7, Germany had approximately 7,100 military personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions. More detailed information about each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs: ISAF: 4,143 (paras 5-17) KFOR: 2,031 (para 18) OEF: 87 (paras 19-22) UNFIL: 22 [...]
2009-07-21 20:42:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET
09BERLIN884GERMANY H1N1 UPDATE: 1,818 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 263 cases to a total of 1,818 on July 22. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. German companies prepare for the new virus. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The National Reference Center for Influe [...]
2009-07-22 13:23:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN886GERMANY'S VIEWS OF THE JULY 27-28 GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany expects significant discussion of Iran before and during next week's EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC),in addition to discussions of Somalia and Georgia. However, the EU plans to wait until September to begin a regular review of which Iranian in [...]
2009-07-22 15:39:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EUN SO MOPS OSCE PHUM UN GG RS GM
09BERLIN887GERMANS SHARE U.S. CONCERNS OVER HUMANITARIAN
[...] (SBU) Embassy Berlin A/DCM conveyed U.S. concerns over the urgent humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya to State Secretary Peter Ammon of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He urged Germany to join the United States in stepping up contributions to avoid a further deterioratio [...]
2009-07-22 16:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN PREL PHUM PREF DJ ER ET GM KE SO
09BERLIN889GERMANY H1N1 UPDATE: 2,455 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 637 cases to a total of 2,455 on July 23. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. Experts expect more severe cases of the infection. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) At its July 23 press briefin [...]
2009-07-23 11:58:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN89GERMAN VIEWS ON THE JANUARY 26-27 EU GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany favors only a general EU statement of support for the closing of Guantanamo, which would leave specific actions -- like accepting detainees -- up to member states to decide. Given the differing views within the German government on accepting detainees, Chancellor Merkel h [...]
2009-01-23 19:34:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV ZL ZI RU UP GM
09BERLIN891GERMANY: REACTIONS TO CAIRO SPEECH AND PLANS FOR ONGOING
[...] (U) Summary: Mission Germany conducted a range of activities to highlight President Obama's June 4 Cairo speech and to solicit feedback from local Muslim communities. Per reftel request, post provides preliminary feedback on our ongoing outreach efforts within Germany, including feedback from [...]
2009-07-23 14:23:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPAO PREL SCUL GM
09BERLIN894GERMANY H1N1 UPDATE: German Cases Triple This Week
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 cases in Germany has more than tripled this week. The one-day rise was 389 cases to a total of 2,844 on July 24. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The number of confirmed virus cases i [...]
2009-07-24 13:54:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN895BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] (SBU) We assess BHV Aviation Consultants GmbH is in compliance with USML controls and a reliable recipient/handler of USML items in regards to Blue Lantern end-use check 050171972; the export of aviation equipment for use with Mi117 helicopters to the Czech Republic. BHV Aviation Consultants [...]
2009-07-24 14:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC GM
09BERLIN896GERMAN SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN BEYOND THE AUGUST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Berlin presented REF A points to contacts at the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Interlocutors believe Germany is unlikely to take any major new decisions on Afghanistan before parliamentary ("Bundestag") elections [...]
2009-07-24 14:41:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN EUN MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF PK GM
09BERLIN897OPEL SALE COLLIDES WITH POLITICS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Always be prepared for the unexpected: that might be the moral of the story in the German Opel deal so far. Just as the independent new GM-Europe trust fund was expected to announce its decision on the complex sale of 55 percent of General Motors' (GM's) holdings in the car m [...]
2009-07-27 05:44:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ELAB GM
09BERLIN899H1N1 UPDATE: 3,349 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 505 cases to a total of 3,349 on July 27. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. Germany considers cancelling mass gatherings to stem an outbreak. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) At its July 2 [...]
2009-07-28 05:37:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN90GERMAN VIEWS ON THE JANUARY 26-27 EU GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany favors only a general EU statement of support for the closing of Guantanamo, which would leave specific actions -- like accepting detainees -- up to member states to decide. Given the differing views within the German government on accepting detainees, Chancellor Merkel h [...]
2009-01-26 05:59:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV ZL ZI RU UP GM
09BERLIN903H1N1 UPDATE: 3,810 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 461 cases to a total of 3,810 on July 28. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. Information available to German companies on pandemic planning. RKI warns of "H1N1 parties". END SUMMARY. [...]
2009-07-28 15:25:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN905MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-ISRAEL U.S.-CHINA, IRAN, RUSSIA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Israel) Netanyahu-Mitchell Meeting 3. (U.S.-China) Washington Summit 4. (Iran) Western Reaction 5. (Russia) Influence on Central Asian Neighbors 6. (Moldova) Re-Election  [...]
2009-07-29 11:43:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG
09BERLIN906H1N1 UPDATE: 4,445 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 635 cases to a total of 4,445 on July 29. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. Germany's statutory health insurance agencies are examining raising insurance premiums to pay for the widesprea [...]
2009-07-29 13:31:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN908GERMANY H1N1 UPDATE: 5,324 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 879 cases to a total of 5,324 on July 30. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) At its July 30 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Ro [...]
2009-07-30 10:58:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN909MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA, U.S.-IRAQ, IRAQ, NIGERIA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-China) Summit in Washington 3. (U.S.-Iraq) Gates on Troop Withdrawal 4. (Iraq) Storming of Camp Ashraf 5. (Nigeria) Islamic Militants 6. (Spain) ETA Bomb Attack  [...]
2009-07-30 11:43:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG
09BERLIN91ROUND 55 - END OF CONSULTATION PERIOD REGARDING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-26 05:59:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMARR NATO PREL GM
09BERLIN910MIXED SIGNALS AGAIN FROM THE GERMAN
[...] SUMMARY. There were once again mixed signals from the German labor market in July. According to the Federal Employment Agency, Germany's non- seasonally adjusted unemployment increased by 52,000 from June to July (with the rate increasing by 0.1 percentage point to 8.2 percent),less than [...]
2009-07-30 14:51:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON EFIN PGOV GM
09BERLIN917H1N1 UPDATE: 6,062 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) UMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 738 cases to a total of 6,062 on July 31. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. Family Ministry calls on statutory health insurance agencies to cover costs for flu vaccination in fall. END [...]
2009-07-31 14:43:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN918Iraqi Refugee Arrivals Proceeding: 866 of 2500
[...] (U) Summary: A total of 866 Iraqi refugees have arrived of the 2500 that Germany agreed to resettle under the terms of last year's European Union agreement. This is the first time that Germany has worked with the UNHCR to permanently resettle refugees directly from overseas. Iraqi refugee se [...]
2009-07-31 14:44:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PREL PHUM IOM UNHCR IZ JO SY GM
09BERLIN92(S) GERMANY INFORMED ON FURTHER IRANIAN EFFORTS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-26 06:44:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM ETTC MNUC TSPA IR MY GM
09BERLIN921(S) GERMANY WARNS THE USG ABOUT A BRAZILIAN
[...] (S) On July 31, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck provided EconOff with a German-language non-paper warning US export control authorities about a potential Brazilian procurement attempt of proliferation concern for "Automatic High-Precision Heavy-Duty Necking-In-Machines with [...]
2009-07-31 15:41:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PREL PINR MNUC ETTC KSCA KNNP IR BR GM
09BERLIN925GERMANY H1N1 UPDATE: 6,800 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 738 cases to a total of 6,800 on August 3. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. Doctors warn of unknown side effects of H1N1 vaccine. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Ko [...]
2009-08-03 14:28:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN927GERMANY HAS FAR-REACHING SOCIAL AND LEGAL
[...] (U) Summary: This cable is in response to reftel regarding initiatives to prevent torture. Germany has a variety of mechanisms in place to prevent torture domestically and abroad, as well as to assist victims of torture. Domestic laws regulate the immigration of torture victims and give Ge [...]
2009-08-03 15:29:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM GM UN
09BERLIN935RETHINKING U.S. FORCES REDUCTIONS IN EUROPE:
[...] (S/NF) Mission Germany strongly endorses the call by USNATO (reftel) to give careful reconsideration to the planned continued draw-down of U.S. forces in Europe. If the draw-down continues as scheduled, two of the three remaining U.S. Army brigade combat teams in Germany will be withdrawn by [...]
2009-08-04 10:47:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNMARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL PTER XG GM
09BERLIN937H1N1 UPDATE: 7,177 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 377 cases to a total of 7,177 on August 4. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. Some of Germany's Federal States are considering extending school summer vacations in for school breaks. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The Nati [...]
2009-08-04 12:57:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN938Nuclear Power and Germany's Climate Change Goals
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The current CDU/CSU-SPD governing coalition agreement commits Germany to phase out all nuclear power, which currently provides 23 percent of Germany's electric power generation, by approximately 2020. Energy industry watchers indicate that the planned phase-out will complicate G [...]
2009-08-04 14:11:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV KGHG TRGY ECON PREL PGOV GM
09BERLIN939(C) GERMANY LIKELY TO DELIVER ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-04 15:10:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA BR FR GM
09BERLIN94MEDIA REACTION: U.S. FOREIGN POLICY, GITMO, MIDEAST, CHINA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. U.S. Foreign Policy 3. Guantnamo Prisoners 4. U.S. Policy on Middle East 5. U.S.-China Relations 6. U.S. Economic Policy 7. Aftermath Of Markelov trial 8. U.S. Stem Cell Research: Â [...]
2009-01-26 14:33:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IS RS CH
09BERLIN946WILL A CREDIT CRUNCH IMPEDE GERMANY'S RECOVERY?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A heated debate is again raging over whether or not the German economy is experiencing a credit crunch. Politicians and businesses complain how hard loans are to get, and claim that tighter credit threatens recovery in Europe's largest economy. Others say overall credit vo [...]
2009-08-05 15:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN949German Views on IRENA and the Innovation Center
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Germany welcomes the U.S. decision to join the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and is looking forward to assisting in the establishment of both the Secretariat in Abu Dhabi and the Innovation Center in Bonn. Although office space for the Innovation Center has alrea [...]
2009-08-06 09:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG SENV TRGY GM
09BERLIN950GERMANY ADVISED ON IRANIAN TEST-CHAMBER
[...] (S) Econoff presented Ref A non-paper and information from Ref B email to Nancy Reck, German MFA desk officer for Missile Technology Control Regime issues. Reck thanked econoff for the information and particularly welcomed the Ref B email details. Reck stated she will forward the informatio [...]
2009-08-06 10:33:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MUNC TSPA IR TH GM
09BERLIN962H1N1 UPDATE: 8,619 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose within the last two days by 1442 to a total of 8,619 on August 6. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. School began in several federal states despite an increase in H1N1 cases. Berlin's preparations for the World Championsh [...]
2009-08-06 15:23:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN967GERMANY,S RIGHT WING NPD AND DVU FACE POOR
[...] (C) Crippled by financial scandals, leadership problems and right-wing political rivalries, the National Democratic Party (NPD) and German People's Union (DVU) have little chance of securing the five percent necessary to enter the next Bundestag after the parliamentary elections on September [...]
2009-08-07 14:36:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM PGOV PREL
09BERLIN970NEW GERMAN RULES OF ENGAGEMENT WIDEN LATITUDE TO
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. While the German MOD is playing down recent changes to the rules-of-engagement (ROE) "pocket card" that is issued to all German soldiers in Afghanistan, those changes, in fact, are fairly substantive and significant. While the previous card clearly viewed the use of force as t [...]
2009-08-10 12:27:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR PREL MOPS NATO GM
09BERLIN977H1N1 UPDATE: 9,770 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose over the week end by 557 to a total of 9,770 on August 10. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. Berlin authorities are taking additional precautionary measures in preparation for the 12th IAAF World Athletic Championship w [...]
2009-08-10 15:30:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN978GERMANY REASSURES THE BALTS TO INCREASE MANEUVER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany continues to regard proposed NATO contingency planning to defend the Balts against possible Russian aggression as counterproductive and unnecessary, but it has gone out of its way in recent months to take other measures to reassure the Balts that it takes their security co [...]
2009-08-11 10:03:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM MARR MOPS NATO PREL RU ZB
09BERLIN984H1N1 UPDATE: 10,155 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany crossed the 10,000 mark as 385 new cases were confirmed on August 11 -- increasing the total to 10,155 cases. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) On August 11, the National Reference Center for Influen [...]
2009-08-11 14:05:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN985CONTROVERSIAL COUNTER-TERRORISM LEGISLATION ENTERS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 4, significant amendments to the German Criminal Code entered into force that criminalize a range of terrorism-related preparatory actions such as participating in terrorist training or acquiring weapons/bombs with the intent to commit attacks that endanger the German st [...]
2009-08-11 14:42:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL KCRM GM
09BERLIN986(S) GERMANY INFORMED OF IRANIAN INTEREST IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-11 17:15:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA AE IR GM
09BERLIN988CONTROVERSIAL COUNTER-TERRORISM LEGISLATION ENTERS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 4, significant amendments to the German Criminal Code entered into force that criminalize a range of terrorism-related preparatory actions such as participating in terrorist training or acquiring weapons/bombs with the intent to commit attacks that endanger the German st [...]
2009-08-13 07:47:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL KCRM GM
09BERLIN989H1N1 UPDATE: 10,600 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased by 445 new cases bringing the total as of August 12 to 10,600. The majority of new infections occurred abroad and Germany's hospitals reported an increase in walk-in patients concerned that they may be H1N1 positive. E [...]
2009-08-13 07:47:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN991(S) SYRIA SEEKING GERMAN LASER CUTTING MACHINE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-13 14:56:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA SY GM
09BERLIN992AUSTRALIA GROUP: GERMANY TO SUBMIT PROPOSAL FOR
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. (SBU) On August 11, MFA Export Control Division Deputy Office Director, Markus Klinger, provided EconOff with a German proposal for Australia Group (AG) "Best Practice Guidelines for Implementing End-Use Controls." Germany intends to [...]
2009-08-13 15:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC PARM PGOV PREL PINR TBIO KSTC FR GM
09BERLIN993GERMANY'S FEDERAL STATES WRESTLE WITH INTRODUCTION
[...] (SBU) This cable provides an overview of German state programs to introduce Islamic religious education at high school and university levels. Since the 3rd plenary meeting of the German Islam Conference in June 2008, Germany's federal states -- with varying degrees of engagement and success [...]
2009-08-13 16:08:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYGM KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM
09BERLIN997H1N1 UPDATE: 11,103 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased by 503 new cases bringing the total as of August 13 to 11,103. Consistent with previous reporting, the majority of new infections occurred abroad. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its August 12 press briefing, the National R [...]
2009-08-14 08:54:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
10BERLIN100LEFT PARTY CHAIRMAN OSKAR LAFONTAINE BIDS FAREWELL
[...] (C) Left Party Co-Chairman Oskar Lafontaine's January 23 resignation from the Bundestag and as party chair due to his battle with cancer has created an immediate leadership vacuum in The Left Party, leaving no one of similar stature to take over. His announcement has fueled speculation about [...]
2010-01-25 16:21:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM PGOV PREL
10BERLIN101GERMANY TO MOVE AHEAD ON REQUEST FOR ASSURANCES ON
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 16:32:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP PARM TRGY GM
10BERLIN102GERMANY WELCOMES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 16:34:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ETTC KNNP KSCA TRGY GM
10BERLIN103(S) NIAG 9229: GERMANY INFORMED OF IRANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 16:40:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP PARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR GM
10BERLIN104(S) NIAG 9060: NO PRESSURE-TRANSDUCER SHIPMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 16:46:00Embassy BerlinSECRETETTC MNUC PARM PREL IR GM
10BERLIN106GERMAN GOVERNMENT INCREASES HAITI ASSISTANCE TO 15
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Germany is increasing its official assistance to Haiti to 15 million euros following the January 12 earthquake. The increase reflects 5 million euros in new funds from the Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) that will support construction of housing for displa [...]
2010-01-25 17:20:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA
10BERLIN108MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, HAITI, IRAQ, U.S., ISRAEL,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) London Conference, German Position 3. (Haiti) Montreal Conference 4. (Iraq) Execution of Chemical Ali 5. (U.S.) Bank Reforms 6. (Israel) Goldstone Report 7. (U.S.) Bernanke Hearing  [...]
2010-01-26 15:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF HA IQ ECON XF
10BERLIN11EMILY HABER'S RISE TO POWER IN GERMANY'S
[...] (U) The following report contains observations about the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs' new Political Director Emily Haber based on Embassy PolOff's experience as Transatlantic Diplomatic Fellow in the Western Balkans division (209) at the MFA between September 2007-August 2008. PolOff, [...]
2010-01-07 07:38:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNGM PREL PGOV
10BERLIN110WESTERWELLE WILL NOT ATTEND LONDON CONFERENCE ON
[...] (SBU) Poloff met with MFA Desk Officer responsible for Yemen Gudrun Masloch January 26 to provide reftel points and discuss Germany's approach to Yemen. Gudrun said that due to Bundestag meetings, Foreign Minister Westerwelle will not attend the January 27 London Conference on Yemen, but will [...]
2010-01-26 15:37:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID GM YM
10BERLIN111GERMANY: THE SHAKEY ROAD TO THE 850 TROOP INCREASE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 16:58:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF GM
10BERLIN112GERMANY: THE SHAKY ROAD TO THE 850 TROOP INCREASE
[...] (S) Chancellor Merkel on January 26 announced that Germany will send 850 more troops to Afghanistan (500 for immediate deployment and 350 to be held in reserve) in addition to increasing development assistance from 220 million euros to 430 million euros, increasing police trainers from 123 to [...]
2010-01-26 17:09:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF GM
10BERLIN113GERMANY WELCOMES POINTS ON NPT REVCON AND NSS, BUT
[...] (SBU) German MFA desk officer for nuclear energy Joerg Polster welcomed Reftel points distinguishing the April Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) and the May Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (NPT RevCon). These points, he said, will be helpful, for example, in responding to press [...]
2010-01-26 17:11:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPARM EAID TRIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG MUNC
10BERLIN114MEDIA REACTION: HAITI, U.S. YEMEN, IRAN, FRANCE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Haiti) Aftermath of Quake, Montreal Conference 3. (U.S.) State of the Union, Austerity Program, Banking Crisis 4. (Yemen) London Conference 5. (Iran) Karrubi Gives In 6. (France) Ban on Burqas 7. (Afghanistan) London Conference, German [...]
2010-01-27 13:29:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR HA US YM AF IR FR
10BERLIN116ISRAELI PRESIDENT PERES GRIPS GERMAN BUNDESTAG
[...] (U) The German government went far to demonstrate its "special relationship" with Israel during the visit of Israeli President Shimon Peres to Berlin January 25-28. German fighter jets met Peres' aircraft as it entered German airspace and accompanied to its landing in Berlin. Security in the [...]
2010-01-27 16:55:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL GM IS
10BERLIN117(S) IRAN-BOUND SIEMENS COMPUTERS REMAIN STUCK IN DUBAI
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 17:01:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL MNUC IR AE UK CH GM
10BERLIN121SCENESETTER: GERMAN ECON MINISTER BRUEDERLE'S
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany's Minister for Economics and Technology, Rainer Bruederle (Free Democratic Party, FDP),will be the first senior German economic official to visit Washington since Germany's new coalition government assumed office in October 2009. Bruederle is a strong proponent of the f [...]
2010-01-28 10:03:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP ECON ETRD EFIN GM
10BERLIN124MEDIA REACTION: U.S., AFGHANISTAN, YEMEN, HONDURAS, SRI
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) State of the Union Address 3. (Afghanistan) London Conference, German Strategy 4. (Yemen) London Conference 5. (Honduras) Lobo Inauguration 6. (Sri Lanka) Outcome of Elections 7. (Iran) Nuclear Program 8. (Germany-U.S.) Germ [...]
2010-01-28 13:54:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF YM HO CE IR GM
10BERLIN128ACTION REQUEST: OVERCOMING GERMAN DOUBTS ON U.S.
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) Embassy Berlin strongly recommends that the Washington Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) and data privacy experts currently scheduled to visit Brussels next week also visit Berlin to discuss TFTP and U.S. data privacy policy with German officials. Ge [...]
2010-01-29 06:35:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN KCRM KHLS ECPS ECON PREL KPAO KTIA
10BERLIN129GERMANY: ROUND 56 CONSULTATION PERIOD BEGINS
[...] (S) Post delivered the reftel host nation notification to the MFA and MOD on January 25 regarding the planned closure of USAREUR facilities in Mannheim, Heidelberg and Giessen. Poloff delivered the notification to MFA Deputy Head of the North America Division Daniel Kriener, while USAREUR liai [...]
2010-01-29 13:21:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMARR NATO PREL GM
10BERLIN131MEDIA REACTION: U.S., AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, HAITI, SWIFT,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) State of the Union Address 3. (Afghanistan) London Conference 4. (Iran) Execution of Opposition Politicians 5. (Haiti) Aftermath of Quake 6. (U.S.-EU) SWIFT 7. (Greece-EU) Bailout Program? 8. (France) Clearstream Trial [...]
2010-01-29 15:10:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR US AF IR HA EU ECON FR
10BERLIN135SUBJECT: GERMAN OBJECTION TO USG FILING ON CCW
[...] (C) German MFA Arms Control Chief Peter Gottwald called PolCouns January 29 to make the USG aware of an "objection" that Germany and other European countries were filing relating to the January 2009 USG deposit of instruments of ratification of Protocol III (on use of incendiary weapons) of th [...]
2010-01-29 17:07:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR EUN GM
10BERLIN137HOST NATION SENSITIVITY SURVEY: DISESTABLISHMENT
[...] (C) Reftel requested Embassy Berlin's assessment of host nation sensitivity regarding Navy plans to disestablish the Fleet Readiness Center Northwest Detachment Expeditionary Logistics Unit at Sembach (state of Rhineland Pfalz),Germany. 2. (C) Government Reaction. We do not expect a negati [...]
2010-02-01 09:59:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL GM
10BERLIN138MAXIMIZING GERMANY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE TRAINING
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 10:34:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN139MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, CHINA, IRAN, UK, YEMEN, MIDEAST,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) U.S. Beefs Up Military Presence in the Gulf 3. (China-U.S.) Arms Shipments to Taiwan 4. (Iran) Opposition Movements 5. (UK) Iraq War Inquiry 6. (Yemen) Anti-Terror Measures 7. (Mideast) Goldstone Report 8. (Economic) Davos W [...]
2010-02-01 13:11:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IR CH UK YM XF ECON EU GM
10BERLIN140GERMANY SOLICITS US VIEWS ON AUSTRALIA GROUP
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Germany is in the process of defining its export control policy for highly-sensitive Australia Group (AG)-controlled items to foreign distributors and is seeking advice from US export control authorities. Specifically, Ge [...]
2010-02-01 14:04:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPARM ECON ETTC PREL GM
10BERLIN144IRANIAN COMMUNITY IN GERMANY FOCUSED ON HUMAN
[...] (C) Summary: Germany's Iranian exile community is focused on the Iranian government's human rights abuses and what they see as the lack of sufficient international response both from the U.S. and from the EU. In recent conversations with poloff Iranian exiles living in Germany expressed the [...]
2010-02-01 16:48:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR GM
10BERLIN145MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-BUDGET, U.S.-NASA, U.S.-CHINA, MIDDLE
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Draft Budget 3. (U.S.) Reaction to Plans to Stop Moon Mission 4. (U.S.-China) Arms Shipment to Taiwan 5. (Middle East) Goldstone Report 6. (Yemen) Anti-Terror Measures 7. (Russia) Demonstrations in Kaliningrad, Moscow  [...]
2010-02-02 13:06:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR US TSPA ETRD XF YM RS
10BERLIN147IRANIAN IAEA PERM REP DEMANDS NEGOTIATIONS TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a restricted high-level January 19 event organized by the Koeber Foundation, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Iranian Permanent Representative to the IAEA argued that negotiations about Iran,s nuclear program remained the only constructive and promising approach to avoid further escal [...]
2010-02-02 16:43:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KNNP IR GM
10BERLIN149GERMANY OUTLINES GOALS FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary. Germany has two main objectives for the upcoming Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) sherpa meeting in The Hague. Germany hopes to get closer to a consensus on the NSS communiqu and work plan and also would like to come to an agreement on a summit schedule that will please Merkel's Ch [...]
2010-02-02 16:55:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG MUNC
10BERLIN150GERMANY SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ON BA'ATHIST
[...] (C) On January 29, poloffs delivered reftel demarche regarding the recent exclusion of Ba'athists in Iraqi elections to MFA office director for Iraq, Klemens Semtner. Semtner said that Germany shares our concerns and noted that the German Ambassador to Iraq had already flagged this issue durin [...]
2010-02-03 10:58:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALIZ PGOV PROP GM
10BERLIN151MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-BUDGET, U.S.-QDR, U.S.-EU, U.S.-CHINA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Draft Budget 3. (U.S.) Quadrennial Defense Review 4. (U.S.-EU) Summit Meeting 5. (U.S.-China) Relations 6. (U.S.-Russia) START Talks 7. (EU-U.S.) SWIFT 8. (Iran) Nuclear Program 9. (Environment) Climate Policies 10. [...]
2010-02-03 13:44:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR EFIN MCAP EU CH PARM PTER IR KGHG GR
10BERLIN153DEFLATED EXPECTATIONS FOR MERKEL'S DREAM COALITION
[...] (C) Summary: One hundred days after Germany's black-yellow coalition took office, a strong, unified government led by Chancellor Merkel has yet to materialize. The much anticipated "dream coalition" comprised of Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU),its Bavarian sister the Christian Social Uni [...]
2010-02-03 16:56:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EFIN ECON GM
10BERLIN154GERMAN MFA SUPPORTS PACE MISSION BUT FEARS TIME IS
[...] (U) On January 29, poloffs delivered reftel demarche to MFA office director for Iraq, Klemens Semtner. Semtner said that the MFA had engaged with German PACE representatives in support of the UNAMI invitation for an observer mission. However, his office had not yet received any feedback. Se [...]
2010-02-04 12:11:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PREL COE FR XG GM
10BERLIN156MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-EU, U.S.-CHINA, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-EU) Fallout from Cancellation of Summit 3. (U.S.-China) Arms Exports to Taiwan 4. (Iran) Nuclear Program, Missile Test 5. (Afghanistan) Karzai, Future Strategy 6. (EU-Greece) Financial Crisis 7. (U.S.) Space Travel 8. (Economic [...]
2010-02-04 14:07:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR US CH IR AF EU ECON
10BERLIN157DEFENSE MINISTER ZU GUTTENBERG REVEALS STRUGGLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Defense Minister zu Guttenberg revealed in a February 3 meeting with Ambassador Murphy that coalition partner FM Westerwelle -- not the opposition Social Democratic Party (SPD) -- had been the single biggest obstacle to the government seeking a bigger increase in German troops [...]
2010-02-04 16:07:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN16MEDIA REACTION: US, AFGHANISTAN, TERRORISM, U.S.
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Obama-Intelligence Services Meeting 3. (Afghanistan) Run-up to London Conference 4. (U.S.) Guant namo, Yemen 5. (U.S.) Obama Policy 6. (Environment) Climate Policy  [...]
2010-01-07 13:16:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDAF PTER US KGHG
10BERLIN160MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-EU, U.S.-CHINA, AFGHANISTAN, IRAN,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-EU) Relations 3. (U.S.-China) Impact of Arms Exports to Taiwan 4. (Afghanistan) Holbrooke Interview 5. (Iran) Nuclear Program 6. (EU-Euro) Financial Woes 7. (Haiti) Reconstruction Efforts 8. (Environment) Climate 9. (Fran [...]
2010-02-05 13:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR US CH AF IR EMS HA KGHG FR
10BERLIN161BND LOBBYING MERKEL AND USG ON SATELLITE
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The German External Intelligence Service (BND) is soliciting support and funding from the Chancellery for transatlantic cooperation on a High Resolution Optical System (HiROS) reconnaissance satellite constellation. Senior BND officers will brief Chancellor Merkel on February [...]
2010-02-05 13:26:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA FR GM
10BERLIN162GERMAN RESPONSE TO CITES COP15 DEMARCHE
[...] This is an action request, please see paragraph 10. 2. (U) Summary. On January 27, Econoff conveyed reftel points and non-paper on U.S. proposals for the upcoming CITES COP15 to Gerhard Adams and Karoline Hess in the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuc [...]
2010-02-05 14:34:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP GM
10BERLIN164WESTERWELLE ON AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, TAC NUKES
[...] (C) German FM Westerwelle told Amb February 5 that it was important to refocus Afghanistan efforts on civilian reconstruction; that we needed to avoid suggesting German troops engaged in less risk than other countries; that he did not invite Iranian FM Mottaki to Germany or seek a meeting wit [...]
2010-02-05 15:32:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALOTRA MARR NATO PARM PINS PREL PGOV GM AF IR
10BERLIN165GERMANY TO RAISE CONCERNS DURING IRAN UNIVERSAL
[...] (C) Summary: Poloffs met with MFA Iran Desk Thomas Henzschel and MFA Human Rights Office Georg Klussmann February 4 to discuss Germany's approach to the upcoming February 15 Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on Iran in the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) (reftel points were delivered January 26 t [...]
2010-02-05 16:14:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM IR GM
10BERLIN166 Germany - REVISED Investment Climate Statement
[...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Germany. This is the revised version of the statement. A previous version was sent on January 15, 2010. 2. Begin Text: GERMANY: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT ---------------------------------------- [...]
2010-02-05 16:41:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC GM
10BERLIN168MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, UKRAINE, EU, NATO, IRAQ, US.;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear Program, Enrichment 3. (Ukraine) Outcome of Elections 4. (EU) Deficit Worries 5. (NATO) Istanbul Defense Ministers Meeting 6. (Iraq) Parliamentary Elections 7. (U.S.) Budget Deficit  [...]
2010-02-08 13:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IR UP EMS UK NATO IQ US
10BERLIN170MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, UKRAINE, EU;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear Program, Opposition 3. (Ukraine) Outcome of Elections 4. (EU) Deficit Worries  [...]
2010-02-09 17:14:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IR UP EU
10BERLIN172GERMANY PROFESSES STRONG SUPPORT FOR CONTINGENCY
[...] (S) Post delivered reftel points on NATO contingency planning to MFA NATO Office Director Bernhard Schlagheck and Deputy Director Gunnar Denecke on February 3. Schlagheck claimed that assertions in a recent article of the Economist -- which specifically named Germany as a early opponent of ex [...]
2010-02-09 20:38:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMARR MCAP NATO PREL GM
10BERLIN173MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, EURO, EUROPEAN COMMISSION, UKRAINE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear Program, Protests 3. (EU) Euro Financial Crisis 4. (EU) New European Commission 5. (Ukraine) Aftermath of Elections 6. (Sri Lanka) Rising Tensions 7. (Germany-U.S.) GM-Opel  [...]
2010-02-10 13:00:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IR EMS EU UP CE GM
10BERLIN175TEHRAN: OPEN FOR BUSINESS; POLICE ON CHARM
[...] (C) Summary: A European Iran analyst, who travels frequently to Iran, recently returned to Germany from a three-week trip to Tehran during which he met with contacts and attended an Institute for Politics and International Studies (IPIS) sponsored conference in mid January. He noted that th [...]
2010-02-11 12:21:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR GM
10BERLIN176INTERIOR MINISTER VIEWS ON TFTP, AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Federal Interior Minister de Maiziere told the Ambassador that the Chancellor and he were personally contacting German European Parliamentarians to obtain their support for the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) interim agreement in the run up to the February 11 EP vote. T [...]
2010-02-11 15:12:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV MARR AFDB AFIN GM
10BERLIN177MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, GREECE-EU, GREECE-EURO, UKRAINE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear Program, Opposition 3. (Greece Financial Crisis) Germany, France Rescue Efforts 4. (Greece Financial Crisis) Long-term Prognosis for Euro 5. (Ukraine) Aftermath of Elections 6. (U.S.-Russia) START Talks 7. (U.S.-EU) SWIFT [...]
2010-02-11 15:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IR EMS UP START PTER SF ECON
10BERLIN178MEDIA REACTION: IRAN-NUCLEAR, EU-SWIFT, EU-GREECE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear Program, Anniversary 3. (EU-U.S.) SWIFT 4. (EU-Greece) Special Summit Meeting 5. (Ukraine) Aftermath of Elections  [...]
2010-02-12 12:42:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IR PTER EMS UP
10BERLIN180CHANCELLOR MERKEL ANGERED BY LACK OF GERMAN MEP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chancellor Merkel is privately angry over the lack of support German members of the European Parliament gave the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) interim agreement and is worried that Washington will view the EP's veto as a sign that Europe does not take the terrorist threat s [...]
2010-02-12 17:09:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN PGOV PREL PINR ETTC EAIR EFIN KCRM
10BERLIN181GERMANY RELIEVED BY EU SUMMIT OUTCOME ON GREECE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chancellor Angela Merkel's government welcomed the decision taken at the EU's February 11 informal summit in Brussels not to provide financial assistance, for the moment, to cash-strapped Greece. German officials believe a bailout is not needed at this time, and that extending a [...]
2010-02-12 19:04:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN ECON PREL EUN GM GR PGOV
10BERLIN183MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, MIDEAST, GREECE-EU,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) ISAF Offensive 3. (Mideast) Secretary Clinton in the Mideast 4. (Greece-EU) Stability of the Euro, Goldman Sachs Involvement 5. (U.S.-China) Obama Receives Dalai Lama 6. (EU-U.S.) SWIFT 7. (U.S.) Obama Government  [...]
2010-02-16 12:43:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF XF EMS CH PTER US
10BERLIN184FDP DIZZY FROM IDENTITY CRISIS AND COALITION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Will Merkel defend Westerwelle? The German media wants to know. After one hundred days in office, poignant questions are percolating as to how prepared the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) is to govern the country within the current coalition. The FDP has suffered a major d [...]
2010-02-16 16:11:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV GM
10BERLIN187FDP SQUISHINESS ON IRAN SANCTIONS AND TFTP
[...] (C) The Ambassador hosted lunch on February 8 for Free Democratic Party (FDP) Bundestag members to discuss party politics (see reftel) and foreign policy. The FDP has plummeted dramatically (50%) in the polls and Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (FDP) has been unable to leverage the MFA as [...]
2010-02-17 16:48:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR AF GM
10BERLIN189ATHENA -- THE GERMAN GODDESS OF BALLISTIC MISSILE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Bremen-based OHB-System is seeking a partnership with "like-minded" countries to develop and deploy a ballistic missile (BM) early warning/tracking satellite constellation, dubbed Athena, conceptually capable of accurately tracking northern latitude missiles from early launch thr [...]
2010-02-18 12:24:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA FR RS CH GM
10BERLIN190MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-IRAN, U.S.-SYRIA, DUBAI-MOSSAD,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-China) Relations, Dalai Lama 3. (U.S.-Syria) Washington Sends New Ambassador 4. (Dubai) Killing Of Hamas Arms Dealer 5. (Ukraine) Aftermath of Elections 6. (U.S.) New Nuclear Power Plants 7. (EU-Greece) Euro  [...]
2010-02-18 13:24:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR CH SY XF UP ENRG EMS
10BERLIN192BULGARIA ACTIVELY SEEKS DISCUSSION ON HOSTING OF
[...] (S) Begin summary. During a February 6 meeting on the margins of the Munich Security Conference, Bulgarian FM Nickolay Mladenov told U/S Tauscher that Bulgaria stands ready to discuss the hosting of any part of the U.S./NATO missile defense system on its territory. He further proposed sending [...]
2010-02-19 11:11:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL NATO BG GM
10BERLIN193ISRAELI DEPUTY FM FLAGS TOP CONCERNS: QME AND MIDDLE EAST NUCLEAR FREE ZONE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-19 11:11:00Embassy BerlinSECRETGM IS NATO PARM PREL XF
10BERLIN194BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE DEFENCE CHIEF DISCUSSES EUROPEAN SECURITY, NPT REVCON
[...] (S) Summary. On the margins of the Munich Security Conference, February 6, UK Foreign Office Director General for Defense and Intelligence Mariot Leslie told U/S Tauscher that the allies should negotiate with Russia a new follow-on agreement to the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty. L [...]
2010-02-19 11:11:00Embassy BerlinSECRETCD GM KCFE NATO NPT PARM PREL UK
10BERLIN197GERMAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ANSF TRAINING
[...] (C) Charge d'Affaires delivered ref A points to MOD State Secretary Ruediger Wolf and MFA Afghanistan-Pakistan Task Force Director Ruediger Koenig in separate meetings on February 18, encouraging Germany to clarify at the February 23 NATO/ISAF Force Generation Conference what specific NATO req [...]
2010-02-19 17:08:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMASS PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN198GERMAN VIEWS ON THE EU ARMS EMBARGO AGAINST CHINA
[...] (U) Post delivered points from both reftels to deputy MFA European Correspondent Hans-Peter Jugel on February 19. EU ARMS EMBARGO AGAINST CHINA 2. (C) In response to our reaffirmation of U.S. opposition to a lifting of the EU arms embargo against China, Jugel distanced Germany from Spanis [...]
2010-02-19 17:14:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PARM NATO EUN GM CH IR HA UP
10BERLIN199GERMAN RESPONSE: BLUE LANTERN END-USE CHECK ON
[...] (SBU) In response to a Blue Lantern post-shipment check on license 050117142, Waffen Schumacher gave satisfactory responses to post inquires and the German government indicated that Waffen Schumacher is a reliable recipient of AR15 components. Waffen Schumacher said it intended to use the U. [...]
2010-02-19 17:32:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC GM
10BERLIN2MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, ANTI-TERROR, PAKISTAN,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Governance, Cabinet Selection 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 4. (Anti-Terror Fight) Yemen, Guant namo, Security Measures 5. (Pakistan) Attack on Volleyball Game 6. (Islam in European Society) Westergaard Attack 7. Look Back at [...]
2010-01-04 13:16:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC AF IR ZP PK
10BERLIN203MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN-NETHERLANDS, IRAN, EU-GREECE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan-Netherlands) Dutch Government's Fall 3. (Iran) Nuclear Program 4. (EU-Greece) Economic Crisis 5. (U.S.) Justice Department Report 6. (UK) Brown in a Bad Temper  [...]
2010-02-22 13:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR NL IR EMS US UK
10BERLIN204GERMANY DOWNBEAT ON MOVING PAKISTAN AT CONFERENCE
[...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel points to MFA Deputy Office Director for Nuclear Arms Control, Stefan Kordasch on February 18. Kordasch said that Germany had already met with Pakistani officials to assuage their concerns about being strong-armed at the CD -- reminding them that no CD agreement c [...]
2010-02-22 15:47:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC KNNP PREL PK GM
10BERLIN205GERMAN AFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR MINUSTAH
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-23 12:17:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HA SOCI MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO
10BERLIN206Germany's Coming Solar Eclipse?
[...] Summary: Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen plans to cut Germany's solar feed-in tariffs by 15 percent as of April 2010. While the proposals are much less dramatic than the 30 percent reduction advocated by consumer organizations, the solar sector has indicated that any subsidy cut above [...]
2010-02-23 12:46:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG PREL GM
10BERLIN207MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN-CIVILIANS,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Civilian Casualties 3. (Afghanistan) Fears of Dutch Domino Effect 4. (Afghanistan) German, NATO Role 5. (Turkey) Arrest of Senior Military Officers 6. (Dubai) Israel Criticized Over Dubai Killing  [...]
2010-02-23 16:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF TK XF
10BERLIN209MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, NATO, MIDEAST, U.S.-CLIMATE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Karzai takes Control over Electoral Watchdog 3. (NATO) New Strategic Concept 4. (Mideast) Peace Process 5. (U.S.) Climate Policy 6. (Western Hemisphere) Summit of the Americas 7. (Turkey) Alleged Coup Plot 8. (EU-Greece [...]
2010-02-24 13:28:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF NATO XF KGHG XM TK EMS XT
10BERLIN21MISSION BERLIN INCORPORATES WOMEN'S ISSUES INTO
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Embassy Berlin's programming on women's issues has focused on a range of themes, including violence against women, discrimination, and raising awareness. The Mission's approach has been to address issues that affect women within our broader agenda and to strengthen our ties to lo [...]
2010-01-07 15:25:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN XG PHUM GM
10BERLIN210GERMANS UNDECIDED ON UNICEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel points to Georg Klussmann of the German Foreign Ministry's Office of International Human Rights. Klussmann said he had already heard about Dr. Lake's nomination via the German PermRep in New York. As the position is not an elected one, however, he said he was u [...]
2010-02-24 16:56:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID UNICEF GM
10BERLIN214IRAN SANCTIONS: GERMANY FULLY SUPPORTIVE BUT
[...] (C) On February 23, Emboffs delivered reftel points on IRGC designations to MFA and Economics Ministry officials. Martin Lutz of the Economics Ministry made it clear that Germany is supportive of the next round of sanctions and is on board with targeting the IRGC. He expressed appreciation fo [...]
2010-02-25 12:49:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR GM
10BERLIN215MEDIA REACTION: CUBA, U.S.-HEALTHCARE, GREECE-GERMANY,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Cuba) Death of a Dissident 3. (U.S.) Healthcare Reform Summit 4. (Greece-Germany) Greek Anger at Germany 5. (Greece-EU) Austerity Program 6. (U.S.) Criticism of Google 7. (Sudan) Peace Process 8. (Western Hemisphere) Latin America [...]
2010-02-25 13:04:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR CU US GR EMS KWWW SU XM MASS
10BERLIN216GERMANY ON-BOARD TO CLAMP DOWN ON IRANIAN SHIPPING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany supports sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) along with its affiliates and views denying Iran access to insurance/reinsurance as an excellent vehicle to do so. On February 23, Emboffs delivered reftel demarche to the German Ministries o [...]
2010-02-25 16:43:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KNNP PARM PREL UK IR FR GM
10BERLIN217GERMANS APPEAR SET TO ABSTAIN ON PALESTINIAN
[...] (C) POLOFF delivered the reftel demarche to the German MFA UN Human Rights Section, Herr Georg Klussmann. Klussmann said that based on the Palestinian's current draft resolution, which no longer calls for a date for the Swiss to convene a conference of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth [...]
2010-02-25 17:18:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALIO PHUM UNGA GM
10BERLIN218GERMAN DEPUTY NSA BELIEVES TIMING COULD UNDERMINE
[...] (C) Begin Summary. During a February 12 meeting with U/S Defense Flournoy, German Deputy National Security Advisor Rolf Nikel said he was doubtful that allies could reach agreement on the issue of territorial defense in time to make a final decision at the NATO Summit in Lisbon. Specifically, [...]
2010-02-26 08:34:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL NATO GM
10BERLIN22GERMANY: MOUNTING BUMPS IN ROAD TO LONDON
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The German government is struggling to get some traction on an Afghanistan strategy in the run-up to the January 28th London Conference, and thus far the indications are not promising. Chancellor Merkel chaired a mini-cabinet meeting January 4 in preparation for the conferen [...]
2010-01-07 16:42:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN223MEDIA REACTION: U.S., INDIA-PAKISTAN, SYRIA-IRAN, CUBA, EU,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Healthcare Reform 3. (India-Pakistan) Resumption of Talks 4. (Syria-Iran) Ahmadinejad-Assad Meeting 5. (Cuba) Death of a Dissident 6. (EU) Debate Over Leading Personnel 7. (Falkland Islands) Tensions over Drilling 8. (Turkey) [...]
2010-02-26 13:00:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR US XO SY CU EU FK TK EMS UP
10BERLIN224GERMANY REQUESTS CLARIFICATION ON U.S.
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. (C) Germany has requested clarification regarding visits to German firms by U.S. officials under the framework of various USG export control End-Use-Monitoring (EUM) programs, including the Department of State Blue Lantern, the Departm [...]
2010-02-26 15:38:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETTC KOMC GM
10BERLIN225Berlin Response to Annual Request for Data on UN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 16:34:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APECO APER ECON KUNR OECD POLUN UNESCO GM
10BERLIN227GERMAN GOVERNMENT SUCCEEDS IN WINNING LARGE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. An overwhelming majority of opposition Social Democrats (SPD) joined the government parties on February 26 in supporting a new one-year mandate for the Bundeswehr in Afghanistan, which increases the authorized troop ceiling by 850 (including a 350-soldier reserve). SPD Caucus Le [...]
2010-02-26 17:08:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN25BUNDESTAG TO EXAMINE CIA/BLACKWATER ASSASSINATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 27 the Bundestag Interior Affairs Committee will examine allegations that a CIA team tracked a suspected al-Qaida supporter in Hamburg and planned to assassinate him before eventually aborting the mission. The story originated from a recent Vanity Fair article on Black [...]
2010-01-08 12:17:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV GM
10BERLIN28MEDIA REACTION: AVIATION SECURITY, IRAN, EU-TURKEY,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Aviation Security 3. Iranian regime 4. U.S.-Chinese Relations 5. Turkish EU Membership Bid 6. Killings of Christians in Egypt  [...]
2010-01-08 13:17:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KGHG IR PK RS NATO
10BERLIN33MEDIA REACTION: U.S., MEPP, U.S., ITALY, ECONOMIC;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) President Obama's Remarks on Improving Security 3. (MEPP) U.S. Pressure on Israel 4. (U.S.) Harry Reid Comments 5. (Italy) Violence Against Africans 6. (Economic) Google Tax  [...]
2010-01-11 13:24:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDUS XF IT ECON
10BERLIN35GICNT: GERMANY NOTIFIED OF NEW DATES; QUESTIONS
[...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel points to German MFA desk officer Dr. Bernd Rinnert. Russian MFA First Secretary Dmitry Cherkaschin also attended. Rinnert thanked Econoff for the information. 2. (SBU) Rinnert wondered aloud how the GICNT fits into the G-20 as it overtakes the G-8 and, pre [...]
2010-01-12 07:42:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC GM
10BERLIN37BERLIN SENATE ADMINISTRATION DEFENDS DECISION TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Division Director for Foreigner Issues at the Berlin Senate Administration for Interior Issues and Sport, Peter Marhofer, firmly defended his office's denial of residency permits for two AmCit Scientologists to Embassy PolOff on both technical grounds and based on their Scientol [...]
2010-01-12 11:11:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL
10BERLIN38LONDON CONFERENCE: GERMANY TO FOCUS ON POLICE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Westerwelle intends to emphasize the importance of civilian police training at the January 28 London Conference on Afghanistan and announce that Germany is willing to increase its contributions in this area. Although the inter-agency has yet to finalize the speci [...]
2010-01-13 06:31:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMARR PTER PGOV PREL AFDB AF GM
10BERLIN4MEDIA REACTION: U.S.YEMEN, TERRORISM-AIRPORTS, MEPP, IRAN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Terrorism) Developments in Yemen 3. (Terrorism) Airport Security 4. (Middle East) New U.S. Peace Proposal 5. (Iran) Role of Opposition Movement 6. (Afghanistan/Iraq) U.S. Role 7. (Economic) Russian Oil Exports 8. (Greece) Financia [...]
2010-01-05 13:50:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDPTER XF IR AF RS GR
10BERLIN40MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, U.S., CHINA, TERRORISM, RUSSIA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Death of Nuclear Scientist 3. (U.S.) Special Levy on Banks 4. (China) Test of Missile Defense System 5. (Terrorism) Yemen 6. (Russia) Dagestan Violence 7. (Middle East) Israel Builds New Wall  [...]
2010-01-13 15:39:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDIR US CH YM RS XF
10BERLIN42SPD CHAIR GABRIEL SAYS NO SPD MAJORITY FOR MORE
[...] (C) Summary: Social Democratic Party Chair Sigmar Gabriel told the Ambassador in a January 12 meeting that building stability in Afghanistan before troop reductions begin in 2011 will require greater attention to training Afghan troops and police, and that sending more combat troops is not as [...]
2010-01-13 17:37:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AF GM
10BERLIN43OHB ECLIPSES ASTRIUM FOR GALILEO CONTRACT BUT BOTH END UP WINNERS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 16:30:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA FR UK GM
10BERLIN44(S) NIAG 9241: GERMANY INFORMED OF IRANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 16:33:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR GM
10BERLIN45(S) NIAG 9242: GERMANY INFORMED OF IRANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 16:35:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR GM
10BERLIN48MEDIA REACTION: HAITI, CHINA-GOOGLE, TURKEY-ISRAEL, U.S.,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Haiti) Earthquake 3. (China-Google) Dispute 4. (Turkey-Israel) Strained Relations 5. (U.S.) Bankers in The Hot Seat 6. (Iran) Aftermath of Assassination of Scientist  [...]
2010-01-14 17:16:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR HA KWWW TK US IR
10BERLIN5GERMANY NOTIFIED OF COLLISION RISK TO TUBSAT-A
[...] (U) Per refs A and B, Econoff notified Dr. Udo Renner of the Technical University in Berlin (TU Berlin),TUBSAT-A Project Manager, of the January 10 collision risk posed by debris from the Russian COSMOS 2251 satellite. Dr. Renner was very appreciative of the notification and was previously u [...]
2010-01-05 14:11:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPA PARM PREL NASA IT FR GM
10BERLIN50GERMANY'S EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO HAITI FOLLOWING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Germany's immediate response to the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti includes the following: 500,000 euros for food aid, 1 million euros for search and rescue operations, a trained search and rescue team, and two water purification devices. More assistance should be forthcomin [...]
2010-01-14 18:18:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL GM
10BERLIN53GERMANY BOOSTS ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany is poised to ramp up its civilian reconstruction and development assistance to Afghanistan by two-thirds over last year, bringing its 2010 total to 430 million euros ($620 million). Additional funding would go towards rural development projects in the north. This consid [...]
2010-01-15 11:17:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL AF GM PK
10BERLIN56MEDIA REACTION: HAITI, U.S., CHINA, TERRORISM, TURKEY-
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Haiti) Relief Efforts 3. (U.S.) President Obama to Tax Banks 4. (China) Censorship of Google 5. (Terrorism) Attack on Mesud 6. (Turkey-Israel) Strained Relations  [...]
2010-01-15 15:40:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR HA CH PTER TK
10BERLIN57RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 16:53:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI SIPDIS
10BERLIN58H1N1 Update: Infection Rate Still Low
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From January 2-8, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 1,137 to a total of 216,818 cases. The number of H1N1 deaths in Germany increased to 178. Due to the lack of demand for the H1N1 vaccination, Germany has cut its order for the 2009-H1N1 vaccine to 34 milli [...]
2010-01-15 16:54:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
10BERLIN61GERMANY SKEPTICAL ON COORDINATION OF PRT CIVILIAN
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel points to MFA AF/PAK Task Force Director Ruediger Koenig on January 15, strongly encouraging Germany to send a senior official to participate in a January 25 meeting with D/SRAP Jones and other Deputy SRAPs before the start of Prague PRT Conference. Koenig noted t [...]
2010-01-15 17:30:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO GM AF
10BERLIN62GERMANY STRONGLY SUPPORTS U.S. VIEWS ON TRANSITION
[...] (C) Post delivered ref A points to MFA AF/PAK Task Force Director Ruediger Koenig on January 15, emphasizing the U.S. hope that NATO's progress in developing a plan for provincial transition could be highlighted as a deliverable at the January 28 London Conference. Koenig, just back from pre- [...]
2010-01-15 17:32:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN64MEDIA REACTION: HAITI EARTHQUAKE, OBAMA PRESIDENCY,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Haiti Earthquake 3. Obama Presidency -- One Year On 4. Afghanistan -- New Ministers, Attack on Government Quarter 5. Ukraine elections  [...]
2010-01-19 14:22:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SENV ASEC KMDR AF US HA UP
10BERLIN65GERMAN MOD READY TO CONCLUDE BILATERAL MOU ON
[...] (C) After consulting with MFA, post delivered reftel points and a copy of the draft bilateral MOU on January 15 to COL Harald Gante, the head of the Afghanistan Team on the MOD's Joint Commitments Staff. Gante confirmed that the MOD is the right interlocutor on the German side to negotiate the [...]
2010-01-19 14:37:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN68GERMANY PLANS NO INDIVIDUAL COMPENSATION PAYMENTS
[...] (C) MOD and Chancellery officials have assured us that Germany will be very prudent and follow established precedents in addressing demands for compensation by the families of civilians allegedly killed in a September 4 air strike ordered by the German PRT Kunduz commander against two hijacked [...]
2010-01-19 19:32:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM
10BERLIN69CHANCELLOR EMPHASIZES NEED FOR BROAD POLITICAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The internal German debate regarding a possible increase in German troops in Afghanistan after the January 28 London Conference is back on a positive trajectory now that government concerns about the planned inflow of U.S. forces into the north have been largely dispelled. Defense [...]
2010-01-19 19:48:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN70GERMANY INCREASES HAITI ASSISTANCE TO 7.5 MILLION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Germany has increased humanitarian assistance to Haiti following the January 12 earthquake to 7.5 million euros. Of this total, the Development Ministry (BMZ) is providing 2.5 million euros for food aid and the Foreign Ministry is contributing the remainder for emergency assistan [...]
2010-01-20 06:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA
10BERLIN71GERMANY INCREASES HAITI ASSISTANCE TO 7.5 MILLION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Germany has increased humanitarian assistance to Haiti following the January 12 earthquake to 7.5 million euros. Of this total, the Development Ministry (BMZ) is providing 2.5 million euros for food aid and the Foreign Ministry is contributing the remainder for emergency assistan [...]
2010-01-20 06:39:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA
10BERLIN74MEDIA REACTION: HAITI EARTHQUAKE, OBAMA PRESIDENCY;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Aftermath of Haiti Earthquake 3. Obama Presidency - One year On  [...]
2010-01-20 13:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KMDR US HA
10BERLIN76ISRAEL USES GERMANY FOR INTERNATIONAL ENTREE,
[...] (C) MFA NEA Assistant-Secretary equivalent Andreas Michaelis told Pol M-C January 20 that the January 18 German-Israeli consultations in Berlin were primarily oriented toward the bilateral relationship rather than the peace process or regional issues, outside of Iran. He described Israeli FM [...]
2010-01-20 15:59:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KPAL KWBG IS IR GM
10BERLIN79GERMAN ECONOMICS MINISTER: SMALL IS GOOD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-20 17:48:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON EIND GM PGOV
10BERLIN8MEDIA REACTION: U.S., AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, MIDEAST, ICELAND,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Obama - Intelligence Services' Meeting 3. (Afghanistan) London Conference 4. (Iran) Ban to Talk to Foreign Institutions 5. (Mideast) New Peace Efforts 6. (Iceland) Government Won't Repay Debts 7. (Defense) A 400 M 8. (Economic [...]
2010-01-06 13:25:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDAF IF XF IC EFIN
10BERLIN80GERMANY INCREASES HAITI ASSISTANCE TO 10 MILLION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission Germany is actively engaging the German government and public on Haiti following the January 12 earthquake, and has formed an internal task force to coordinate our initiatives. As part of our efforts, I would like to update you on our outreach activities, the German go [...]
2010-01-21 06:40:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA
10BERLIN81GERMAN MFA HOPE IRAN SANCTIONS TARGET LEADERS NOT MASSES
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-21 11:33:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KNNP IR GM
10BERLIN82GERMANY SUPPORTS COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany intends to inscribe and associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord within the context of the European Union before the January 31st deadline, and the government has begun to encourage third countries to do the same. However, some German officials continue to publicly ex [...]
2010-01-21 12:16:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG GM SENV KGHG AG CH
10BERLIN83MEDIA REACTION: HAITI, OBAMA PRESIDENCY, KUNDUZ AIRSTRIKE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Haiti Earthquake 3. Massachusetts Senate Race 4. Afghanistan--Kunduz Airstrike 5. Climate Protection--IPCC Â [...]
2010-01-21 15:18:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR SENV KGHG HA US AF
10BERLIN85GERMAN ECONOMICS MINISTER: SMALL IS GOOD
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Germany's new Minister for Economics and Technology, Rainer Bruederle (Free Democratic Party - FDP),is a strong proponent of the market economy with a policy agenda focused on strengthening small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and competition. His principled stand against f [...]
2010-01-21 16:22:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON EIND GM PGOV
10BERLIN86GERMAN VIEWS ON JANUARY 25 EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to MFA European Correspondent Michael Fluegger on January 18 and followed up with him on January 20. 2. (C) On Iran, Fluegger said Germany supported all the U.S. points, with the exception of the one calling for the EU to repeat that it stands ready to "acco [...]
2010-01-22 11:09:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN IR BK SO AF UP GM
10BERLIN87SPD PARLIAMENTARIANS WILLING TO CONTEMPLATE TROOP
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Parliamentarians from the opposition Social Democratic Party (SPD) indicated privately to the Ambassador that under the right circumstances, they might support a modest increase of German troops in Afghanistan. They also promised to remain "serious" on Afghanistan even though the [...]
2010-01-22 11:10:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN89MEDIA REACTION: HAITI, BANK REFORM, MIDEAST, INTERNET
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Haiti Rescue Operation 3. The President's Bank Reform 4. Mideast Policy 5. Internet Freedom 6. Closure of Opel Plant in Antwerp  [...]
2010-01-22 14:23:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR EFIN EINT HA CH XF
10BERLIN9GERMANY: COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM 2009
[...] Begin text of report: German security officials stress that Islamist-inspired terrorism is the greatest threat to German security and they estimate that roughly 185 individuals have undergone paramilitary training over the past ten years at Islamist extremist training centers located primari [...]
2010-01-06 13:30:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PGOV PREL GM
10BERLIN93SPECULATION THAT EADS MAY GET OUT OF THE SATELLITE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a mid-level EADS-Astrium manager, Tom Walati, the European Aerospace Defense and Space Company (EADS) may elect to sell off its EADS-Astrium Satellites subsidiary if its fortunes do not change in bidding for lucrative European satellite contracts. This drastic measur [...]
2010-01-25 12:11:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA FR UK GM
10BERLIN94GERMAN MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR HABER REVIEWS TOP
[...] (C) In a January 20 introductory call with the Ambassador, MFA Political Director Emily Haber (see REFTEL) discussed Iran sanctions strategy, FM Westerwelle's tough message in Yemen, the politics of Afghanistan, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. She praised U/S/ Burns' leadership in the E3 3 meeting in N [...]
2010-01-25 13:16:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF GM IR PGOV PREL YM
10BERLIN95GERMAN AMB. IN IRAN: TRANSITION TO "NORMAL"
[...] (C) Summary: Germany's new Ambassador to Iran, Bernd Erbel noted that he had not been warmly received by the Iranian government and that most European diplomats are finding the environment in Tehran increasingly difficult to work in. His impression after his first two and a half months was [...]
2010-01-25 13:42:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL GPGOV IR GM
10BERLIN97MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, HAITI, MIDEAST, U.S,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Run-Up to London Conference 3. (Iraq) Biden Visit 4. (Haiti) Reconstruction Efforts 5. (Mideast) Peace Process, U.S. Role 6. (U.S.) Obama Administration 7. (Economic) Banking Regulation  [...]
2010-01-25 15:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF IQ HA XF US ECON
10BERLIN98GERMAN PRIVATE DONATIONS FOR HAITI REACH 86
[...] (U) SUMMARY. German private donations for victims of the January 12 earthquake in Haiti have reached 86 million euros. A televised fundraiser on January 19 was responsible for over 20 million euros of the total. While private donations are less than at a similar point following the 2004 Asia [...]
2010-01-25 16:14:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA
10BERLIN99 GERMANY AND THE EU ON IRANIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
[...] (C) German MFA Iran Task Force Director Krueger told poloff January 21 that during the mid-January EU PSC meeting Germany proposed a motion calling on all EU capitals to demarche Iranian Ambassadors in EU capitals on Iran's Human Rights violations. Krueger said the Greeks were the first to c [...]
2010-01-25 16:15:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR GM
91BERLIN3009 UNEMPLOYMENT UP SHARPLY IN JULY, BUT RISE OFFEST
[...] OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE NEW GERMAN STATES ROSE A SHARP 27 PERCENT BETWEEN JUNE AND JULY TO A TOTAL OF 1,068,000, OR ROUGHLY 12.1 PERCENT OF THE WORKFORCE. STILL, THE INCREASE DID NOT FULFILL SOME DIRE PREDICTIONS BASED ON THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF THE EXPIRATION ON JUNE 30 OF "NO-FIRINGS" [...]
1991-08-15 13:41:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PGOV GM EIND
95BERLIN2228 STATE DEPARTMENT TELEPHONE BOOK
[...] REQUEST 5 COPIES OF THE LATEST EDITION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE TELEPHONE BOOK. 2. PLEASE ADVISE WHEN THE NEXT EDITION WILL BE PRINTED. PLEASE INCREASE THE NUMBER OF COPIES SENT TO US EMBASSY OFFICE BERLIN BY FIVE. THANKS. LEVY UNCLASSIFIED [...]
1995-08-09 15:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDAINF
95BERLIN2558 TELEPHONE DIRECTORY AND KEY OFFICERS LIST
[...] FOLLOWING IS REVISED LISTING OF EMBASSY OFFICE BERLIN FOR THE NEXT EDITIONS OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT TELEPHONE DIRECTORY AND THE KEY OFFICERS OF FOREIGN SERVICE POSTS GUIDE FOR BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES: BERLIN (BO),NEUSTAEDTISCHE KIRCHSTRASSE 4-5, 10117 BERLIN; PSC 120, BOX 1000, APO AE 092 [...]
1995-09-20 08:32:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDAINF
99BERLIN1532REQUEST FOR INVITATIONAL TRAVEL
[...] AMEMBASSY BERLIN REQUESTS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL FOR INVITATIONAL TRAVEL AS OUTLINED BELOW: NAME OF TRAVELER: CHRISTINE ELDER CURRENT POSITION: CULTURAL AFFAIRS OFFICER, AMEMBASSY BERLIN DATES OF TRAVEL: NOVEMBER 12-23, 1999 DESTINATION OF TRAVE [...]
1999-10-29 12:15:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT
99BERLIN1642 FY-99 CONSULAR PACKAGE DATA SHEETS AND DISKETTE
[...] THE 1999 CONSULAR PACKAGE DATA SHEETS FOR BERLIN WERE POUCHED TO CA/EX ON NOV. 5 VIA REGISTRY NO. 298931. WE INCLUDED THE CONSULAR PACKAGE DATA SHEETS FOR BONN, NOW CLOSED. KORNBLUM UNCLASSIFIED > [...]
1999-11-05 13:29:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT GM
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