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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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06MANAMA1015 | BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON JUNE 10 GCC FOREIGN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-11 09:55:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL BA REGION BILAT |
06MANAMA1017 | BAHRAIN: GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE NONPAPER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-11 12:19:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PTER MOPS BA IR REGION BILAT |
06MANAMA1030 | INTERIOR MINISTER ON GCC COUNTER-TERRORISM CENTER [...] (S) Interior Minister Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa told EmbOffs June 7 that he and the other GCC Interior Ministers had discussed the mission of a regional counter-terrorism center during a recent meeting held in Abu Dhabi. The meeting came as a result of a decision by GCC heads of [...] | 2006-06-12 14:01:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PTER ASEC BA REGION BILAT CTR OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA1163 | FOREIGN MINISTER FLAGS HARM DONE BY GTMO ISSUE [...] (S) The Ambassador June 25 delivered Ref A diplomatic note concerning the proposed visit of Bahraini security officials to GTMO to Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. The Minister thanked the Ambassador for the response and said he would get back to us on proposed travel det [...] | 2006-06-28 11:59:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL KAWC PTER OPDC BA BILAT CTR OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA1173 | FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMES GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-28 14:15:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PTER MOPS BA IR REGION BILAT |
06MANAMA1289 | BAHRAIN: RESPONSE TO GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] (S) Further to Assistant Secretary John Hillen's May 14 meeting with MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa and A/DCM's June 10 delivery of reftel Gulf Security Dialogue nonpaper, the MFA July 15 officially responded via diplomatic [...] | 2006-07-15 13:54:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PTER MOPS BA IR REGION BILAT |
06MANAMA1327 | DIPLOMATIC NOTE REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF BAHRAINI [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-22 13:42:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PTER KAWC PREL BA BILAT CTR |
06MANAMA1363 | GOB PROPOSED DATE FOR SECURITY DELEGATION TO GTMO [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 3. 2. (S) Post received the following diplomatic note July 25, 2006, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Begin Text: Ref: 19/1/5-72857 Date: July 25, 2006 Secret SIPDIS The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain pres [...] | 2006-07-26 14:13:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL KAWC PTER OPDC CTR BILAT BA |
06MANAMA1599 | KING STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF U.S. ROLE IN REGIONAL [...] (S) Summary. Bahrain's King Hamad, during an August 29 discussion with the Ambassador, repeatedly stressed the value he placed on the U.S. relationship, and the importance of the U.S. role in maintaining peace and security in the region. He expected Bahrain to initiate discussions shortly with [...] | 2006-08-31 09:27:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV BA OFFICIALS REGION BILAT |
06MANAMA1634 | SCENESETTER FOR CROWN PRINCE'S SEPTEMBER 12 VISIT [...] (C) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa will visit Washington September 12, his first official trip to the U.S. since March 2006. His visit comes six weeks after the implementation of the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement, and soon after a concerted effort by the senior-most members [...] | 2006-09-07 12:33:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR MOPS BA REGION BILAT |
06MANAMA1753 | SCENESETTER FOR U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND COMMANDER [...] (S) General Abizaid, we warmly welcome your October 11-12 visit to Bahrain. Your Bahraini interlocutors remain concerned about heightened tensions with Iran and will want to hear your views on U.S. plans to contain Iran, with specific reference to Iran's nuclear ambitions. The GOB is suspic [...] | 2006-10-05 13:27:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | MARR MOPS PREL PTER ASEC BA REGION BILAT |
06MANAMA1782 | SCENESETTER FOR OCTOBER 18-19 VISIT OF THE GULF [...] (C) We warmly welcome the October 18-19 visit to Bahrain of the interagency Gulf Security Dialogue delegation led by PM Assistant Secretary Hillen and DOD Assistant Secretary for International Security Rodman. Your trip follows on the heels of the October 11 visit of CENTCOM Commander General [...] | 2006-10-12 14:24:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS MASS BA IR REGION BILAT |
06MANAMA1787 | DELIVERY OF U.S.-BAHRAIN GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-15 14:25:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL KNNP MNUC PARM BA IR REGION BILAT |
06MANAMA1844 | DEPUTY PM TELLS GSD DELEGATION THE BEST DEFENSE IS [...] (S) Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak told the visiting interagency Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) delegation October 18 that Iran is a diplomatic, military, and political threat to the countries of the region and that the best defense is to show you are prepared for possible fu [...] | 2006-10-31 07:27:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR PARM BA IR REGION BILAT OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA1849 | KING HAMAD SUPPORTS GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] (S) King Hamad October 18 told the interagency Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) delegation that he wants to work with the U.S. on creating a new comprehensive defense strategy for the region in light of recent developments. He commended the U.S.'s bilateral approach to each of the GCC states and [...] | 2006-11-01 07:51:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR PARM BA IR REGION BILAT OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA1850 | CROWN PRINCE TELLS GSD DELEGATION THAT U.S., GCC [...] (S) Crown Prince Salman told the interagency Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) delegation that the U.S. and its GCC allies need to send a strong message to Iran, and suggested holding a major military exercise in the region. He thought it would be "a great motivator" for the other GCC countries f [...] | 2006-11-01 07:51:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR PARM BA IR REGION BILAT OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA1851 | MFA PLEASED WITH SUBSTANCE OF GSD INITIATIVE [...] (S) MFA Assistant Under Secretary Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak told the interagency Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) delegation October 18 that the Dialogue is a serious effort with "substance, not just ideas" to deal with regional security. He sees U.S. proposals to improve bilateral military [...] | 2006-11-01 07:52:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR PARM BA IR REGION BILAT OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA1868 | BAHRAIN: DEMARCHES ON UNSCR 1718 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-02 09:21:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PARM KNNP PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR BA ROW CTR |
06MANAMA1903 | BAHRAINI ENGAGEMENT ON IRAQ: WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO? [...] (S) As the only Arab country other than Iraq that has a Shia majority population, Bahrain is very worried about the situation in Iraq and watches closely for signs that increased sectarian tensions and violence in Iraq could spill over into Bahrain. To become more actively engaged with Iraq, [...] | 2006-11-08 09:20:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS BA IZ REGION |
06MANAMA1972 | KING, NAVY SECRETARY DISCUSS BILATERAL RELATIONS, [...] (S) King Hamad told Secretary of the Navy Winter November 26 that Bahrain's relationship with the U.S. Navy was fundamental to the stability and prosperity of the country and region. The Navy has been an ambassador and liaison between the two countries and Bahrain has benefited from joint ex [...] | 2006-11-28 10:47:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS BA REGION BILAT OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA1988 | SECRETARY OF THE NAVY DISCUSSES MILITARY [...] (S) Minister of Defense General Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa told Secretary of the Navy Winter November 26 that the long standing presence of the US Navy in Bahrain and the warm relationship between Bahrain and the US is a stabilizing force given Bahrain's "unpredictable neighbors." He [...] | 2006-12-03 11:59:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS BA REGION BILAT OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA2024 | CROWN PRINCE AND A/S HILLEN DISCUSS SECURITY [...] (C) In their December 8 meeting on the eve of the opening of the IISS Manama Dialogue conference, Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa told a U.S. delegation led by State A/S Hillen, CENTCOM Vice Admiral Nichols, and NSC Senior Director Doran that the stronger the U.S. message is o [...] | 2006-12-11 12:45:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR BA BILAT REGION |
06MANAMA2045 | URGING BAHRAIN TO RECONSIDER HIGH-LEVEL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-14 13:04:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PTER KPAL BA SY |
06MANAMA442 | DEPUTY PM, FOREIGN MINISTER AGREE TO COUNSELOR [...] (S) State Department Counselor Zelikow met separately with Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa and Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa March 12 to initiate a strategic dialogue on regional security, including concerns about Iran. They agreed with the [...] | 2006-03-20 05:45:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PARM PTER MARR EFIN KISL KNNP BA IR REGION BILAT OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA530 | SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH'S APRIL 8 [...] (C) We warmly welcome Under Secretary Joseph's April 8 visit to Bahrain. The visit comes during a period of high-level bilateral engagement, which the Bahrainis seek and appreciate. In the past six weeks, Commerce Secretary Gutierrez and State Department Counselor Zelikow came to Bahrain (R [...] | 2006-03-29 14:22:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PARM PTER BA BILAT CTR OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA541 | DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON STATUS OF RETURNED GTMO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-02 14:32:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | KAWC PTER ASEC BA CTR BILAT |
06MANAMA559 | BAHRAIN: EXPANDING PSI PARTICIPATION IN THE [...] (S) Pol/Econ Chief April 5 delivered reftel demarche concerning expanding participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) in the Middle East to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dhafer Al Umran. Al Umran's response focused on two main issues - other regional countries' particip [...] | 2006-04-05 09:34:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP BA BILAT CTR OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA797 | BAHRAIN: MAY 6 GCC HEADS OF STATE CONSULTATIVE [...] (S) In a meeting covering several subjects (septels),the Ambassador May 6 delivered Ref A letter from the President and Ref B demarche on the GCC heads of state Consultative Meeting to Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa a few hours before the Minister and King Hamad departed [...] | 2006-05-07 13:46:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS BA REGION BILAT OFFICIALS |
06MANAMA824 | CENTRAL COMMAND GENERAL ABIZAID'S MAY 8 MEETING [...] (S) Centcom Commander General Abizaid met with King Hamad May 8 and discussed the May 6 GCC Consultative Meeting in Riyadh, the Iranian threat, placement of a regional counter-terrorism center in Bahrain, Iraq, and the upcoming parliamentary elections. The King said the GCC Secretary General [...] | 2006-05-09 14:52:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS ASEC PTER BA IR IZ REGION |
06MANAMA873 | SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-BAHRAIN MILITARY CONSULTATIVE [...] (SBU) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Long, we warmly welcome you and the U.S. Delegation to the 13th Annual U.S.-Bahrain Military Consultative Committee (MCC) 23-24 May. We have requested meetings with the Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, the Bahrain [...] | 2006-05-18 14:08:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS ASEC BA REGION BILAT |
06MANAMA89 | DELIVERY OF DIPNOTE ON BAHRAINI DETAINEES AT GTMO [...] (S) The Ambassador January 21 delivered Ref A diplomatic note concerning the health, treatment, and status of the three remaining Bahraini detainees at Guantanamo to Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa in a meeting covering several issues (septels). Shaikh Khalid asked about [...] | 2006-01-23 11:51:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | KAWC PREL PTER ASEC OPDC BA OFFICIALS CTR BILAT |
06MANAMA891 | BAHRAINI POLITICAL SCENE PART I: GOVERNMENT [...] (S) The forced departure of NDI's project director on May 12 is just one example of actions taken by elements within the government and ruling family to exert increased control over the political environment in the run-up to parliamentary and municipal council elections later this year. Accor [...] | 2006-05-22 14:03:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM KMPI BA BILAT POL REFORM |
06MANAMA898 | INTERAGENCY DELEGATION DISCUSSES GULF SECURITY [...] (C) An interagency delegation led by Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Henry and Assistant Secretary of State Hillen met with MFA Assistant Under Secretary Shaikh Abdul Aziz May 14 and discussed the Gulf Security Dialogue, Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),the Iranian challen [...] | 2006-05-23 09:09:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR MASS KDEM KMPI BA IR REGION |
06MANILA1747 | MILF WELCOMES REGULAR DIALOGUE WITH US EMBASSY [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a second meeting with poloffs, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Vice Chairman for Political Affairs Ghazali Jafaar confirmed that MILF-GRP negotiations for a political settlement will begin after both parties sign a written agreement on ancestral domain, and noted that [...] | 2006-04-21 06:49:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PINS PTER PREL KISL MY RP |
06MANILA2136 | AMBASSADOR'S MAY 18 MEETING WITH NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (S) The Ambassador, accompanied by the DCM and Regional Affairs Chief, visited National Security Advisor Norberto "Bert" Gonzales on May 18. Gonzales said he had useful side meetings with his Saudi counterpart during President Arroyo's May 7-10 visit to Saudi Arabia. He asked Saudi National [...] | 2006-05-19 08:56:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL SA RP |
06MANILA3401 | AFP ANTI-TERRORISM OPERATIONS ADVANCE ON JOLO [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is continuing operations against Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leaders on the island of Jolo. AFP units now control the high ground around Mt. Tumatangis in western Jolo and have shrunk the no-fire area under the cont [...] | 2006-08-14 10:35:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PTER MOPS MCAP PREL RP |
06MANILA3790 | SEPTEMBER 8 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS [...] (C) The Armed Forces of the Philippines continues to track fleeing Jemaah Islamiyah and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leaders in the fifth week of its operation to capture or kill the terrorist leadership on the island of Jolo. Philippine Marines suffered six killed and 20 wounded in an encounter w [...] | 2006-09-08 09:19:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PTER MOPS MCAP PREL RP |
06MANILA3914 | SEPTEMBER 15 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS [...] (C/REL AUS) SUMMARY. The Armed Force of the Philippines (AFP) is showing no let-up in its seven-week old effort to capture or kill the Abu Sayyaf Group and Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist leadership on the island of Jolo. While the operation is far from over, the Filipino military can point to s [...] | 2006-09-15 09:56:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PTER PREL MOPS MCAP RP |
06MANILA3915 | AFP OPERATION AGAINST ASG/JI TERRORISTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Armed Forces of the Philippines operations on Jolo have provided indisputable evidence, including sophisticated improvised explosive devices similar to what U.S. troops have encountered in Iraq and Afghanistan, of the Abu Sayyaf Group's and Jemaah Islamiyah's transnational terror [...] | 2006-09-15 09:57:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PTER PREL MOPS MCAP RP |
06MANILA4378 | FORWARD DEPLOYING THE FBI: A CONCEPT THAT WORKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. The trial initiative to embed two FBI agents with Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines is nearing the end of its first 90-days. The concept works. We ask the Department to convey our appreciation to the FBI for its support and to urge that the pr [...] | 2006-10-17 06:49:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PREL PINS PTER MOPS KCRM RP |
06MANILA4660 | NOVEMBER 9 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS [...] (C/REL AUS) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) operation to capture or kill the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leadership on the island of Jolo is ending its 15th week. Khadaffy Janjalani, Abu Solaiman, Dulmatin, and Umar Patek are believed to have split up into smal [...] | 2006-11-09 09:02:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL |
06MANILA5017 | DECEMBER 15 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS [...] (C/REL AUS) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) continues its pursuit of senior Abu Sayyaf Group and Jemaah Islamiyah terrorists on the island of Jolo. Fresh troops from the Lanao del Sur-based 2nd Marine Brigade have arrived in order to sustain the operational tempo, which includes an [...] | 2006-12-15 10:40:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL RP |
06MANILA641 | HOUSE SPEAKER AND SENATE PRESIDENT ON "CHA-CHA," [...] (S) Summary: In a January 30 meeting with Charge, House Speaker De Venecia expressed confidence that the GRP would amend the Constitution and switch to a parliamentary form of government by July 2006 by means of a referendum. De Venecia was optimistic that the House would pass an anti-terror [...] | 2006-02-13 06:00:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER MARR PINR RP |
06MANILA963 | CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS AGAINST NEW CUSTOMS [...] (S) Napoleon Morales, who was appointed as the new Customs Commissioner on January 2, 2006, has two corruption investigations pending against him according to Attorney Eden Dandal, the former head of the Customs Intellectual Property (IP) Unit. Just one day after assuming office, Morales mov [...] | 2006-03-02 07:46:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | ECON ETRD KIPR KCOR RP |
06MASERU124 | MEETING WITH FOMIN [...] (U) This is an action message. See para 7. ----------------- SUMMARY ----------------- 2. (S) Following Foreign Minister Moleleki's return from his constituency, Ambassador met with him March 6 to review recent developments including the on-going review of the January 29 shooting at [...] | 2006-03-08 06:26:00 | Embassy Maseru | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR LY LT |
06MASERU524 | UNSC: LESOTHO REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA [...] (S) MFA Europe and Americas Division Director Pitso Makosholo (the most senior MFA official available) told Charge on October 17 that Lesotho's top-level decision to support Guatemala's UNSC candidacy was firm (ref B). He said that the GOL had issued instructions to its PermRep in New York to [...] | 2006-10-18 15:44:00 | Embassy Maseru | SECRET | PREL UNSC GE VT LT |
06MASERU545 | ALLEGED LIBYAN INVOLVEMENT, PARLIMENTARIAN CHANGES: FOREIGN [...] (S) In an expansive October 26 discussion with Ambassador (accompanied by PDEP Chris Smith, notetaker),Foreign Minister Moleleki again expounded on themes alluded to with Ambassador throughout the year, notably the role of Libya and "manipulation" of the GOL political system. Moleleki accus [...] | 2006-10-31 15:06:00 | Embassy Maseru | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL PTER LY CH LT |
06MASERU555 | AMBASSADOR'S QUARTERLY SECURITY REPORT - JULY THROUGH [...] (C) The critical threat environment remains in Maseru (see incidents below) and has been exacerbated by considerable political disruptions. The former Communication Minister resigned, formed a new political party and gained support (allegedly "bought") from 17 ruling party parliamentarians. [...] | 2006-11-03 10:18:00 | Embassy Maseru | SECRET | ASEC AMGT LT |
06MASERU621 | GOVERNMENT OF LESOTHO EXPELS LIBYAN AMBASSADOR [...] (S) Summary: The GOL revoked the Libyan Ambassador's credentials o/a December 13 and ordered the envoy to depart Lesotho within 72 hours, apparently for "performing in a manner incompatible" with his duties. Embassy sources indicate that the GOL had become fed up with the Libyan's abusive beh [...] | 2006-12-14 16:10:00 | Embassy Maseru | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PINS OFDP LY LT |
06MINSK1215 | DELIVERED JCIC-DIP-06-11, 12, AND 13 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-24 12:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | SECRET | KACT PARM UP US START JCIC BO |
06MINSK1315 | MINSK EAC DISCUSSES POSSIBLE INTERRUPTION IN [...] (SBU) Charge convened post's Emergency Action Committee December 28. In attendance were A/DCM, A/POL/ECON chief, RSO, CONS, GSO, IMO, ITO, A/DCM, CLO, MSG DET Commander, USAID and A/PAO. 2. (SBU) The EAC met to discuss the continuing dispute and negotiations between Gazprom and the Gover [...] | 2006-12-29 11:15:00 | Embassy Minsk | SECRET | ASEC CASC AMGT ENRG BO |
06MOSCOW11280 | PREPARING THE GROUND FOR UNSC ACTION ON DPRK [...] (S) Summary: DFM Alekseyev told the Ambassador October 6 that Russia found a DPRK nuclear test to be "absolutely unacceptable" and stressed that the North Korean regime had received this message from Russia in clear and unmistakable terms. Responding to the Ambassador's urging that Russia [...] | 2006-10-06 15:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP UNSC KN RS |
06MOSCOW11315 | RUSSIA-GEORGIA: NO LET-UP [...] (S) Russian officials continue to reject relaxation of economic sanctions. About 150 Georgians have been deported. Police document checks have intensified. Georgians here on work permits are seeking other citizenship. However, official actions in Moscow hit ethnic Georgian Russian citizens [...] | 2006-10-09 10:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL MARR ETRD UNSC GG RS |
06MOSCOW11317 | MOSCOW'S REACTION TO THE DPRK NUCLEAR TEST [...] (S) The Ambassador met twice with Deputy Foreign Minister Alekseyev on October 9 to discuss North Korea's nuclear test and next steps. Alekseyev said that Russia takes extremely seriously the test and Russia agrees that strong measures are warranted. Alekseyev handed over a statement (text b [...] | 2006-10-09 11:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP UNSC KN RS |
06MOSCOW11582 | GEORGIA UPDATE: OCTOBER 16 [...] (C) Deportations of undocumented Georgian nationals continue. Round-ups have slowed in Moscow, but picked up in St. Petersburg. Russian and Georgian officials continue to trade insults and veiled threats. Harassment of ethnic Georgians may have peaked thanks to a backlash from Russians of m [...] | 2006-10-16 15:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL MARR ETRD PREF GG RS |
06MOSCOW11821 | DELIVERY OF JOSEPH-KISLYAK LETTER [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel letter to Sergey Petlyakov, Chief Counselor in the Arms and Technology Transfer Policy Division of the Foreign Ministry's Department for Security Affairs and Disarmament (DVBR) on October 19. 2. (S) Petlyakov said he would ensure Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ki [...] | 2006-10-20 14:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PARM PREL MCAP KNNP LY RS |
06MOSCOW11833 | RUSSIAN RESPONSE TO ATGM TRANSFER TO SYRIA [...] (S) SUMMARY: Russia's investigation into the transfer of anti-tank guided missiles to Syria has confirmed that some Russian-made weapons had been funneled to Hizballah. As a result, the head of the Tula design bureau responsible for the transfer has been fired, and the Foreign Ministry has [...] | 2006-10-20 15:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PARM ETTC RS SY IS |
06MOSCOW12029 | PRESERVING LEBANESE PM SINIORA'S GOVERNMENT: [...] (S) We delivered reftel demarche October 25 to MFA Middle East and North Africa Department Senior Counselor Vladimir Baibakov. Baibakov provided the following points: -- the GOR was aware of the concern over the SARG's attempt to undermine the Siniora government; -- Russia sees Siniora a [...] | 2006-10-27 05:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS RS |
06MOSCOW12035 | OLMERT VISIT: AUSPICIOUS START [...] (C) Summary. Israeli PM Ehud Olmert's first working visit to Moscow as prime minister coincided with the 15th anniversary of Israel-Russia renewed diplomatic ties. The issues discussed in Olmert's three meetings--with President Putin, FM Lavrov and Defense Minister Ivanov--included the Middl [...] | 2006-10-27 10:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR IS RS |
06MOSCOW12473 | RUSSIA WELCOMES CONSULTATIONS ON U.S. MISSILE [...] (S) Oleg Burmistrov, Chief of the Political-Military Section of the Foreign Ministry's North America Department, told us 13 November that Moscow appreciated the 3 November visit of Undersecretary of Defense Stephen Cambone, who briefed Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sergey Ivanov [...] | 2006-11-16 15:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | MARR MCAP PARM PREL RS |
06MOSCOW12593 | RUSSIA: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND INCITERS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-22 15:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | KTFN EFIN ETTN PTER PREL RS |
06MOSCOW12838 | RUSSIA WANTS "PREDICTABILITY" IN POST-START [...] (S) Russia will insist on predictability in any arrangement that follows expiration of the START Treaty in 2009, according to Vasiliy Boryak, Chief of the START Office in the Foreign Ministry's Department for Disarmament and Security Affairs. First and foremost, Boryak told us December 7, wa [...] | 2006-12-07 14:16:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PARM MCAP PREL RS |
06MOSCOW13175 | RUSSIA NOTIFIED OF ISNPA SANCTIONS [...] (S) DCM delivered on December 29 the notification of new U.S. sanctions levied on four Russian entities for violating the Iran-Syria Non-Proliferation Act. In delivering reftel points, the DCM explained the sanctions reflected our serious concern about potentially destabilizing arms transfers [...] | 2006-12-29 16:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PARM MTCR PREL MNUC ETTC RS |
06MOSCOW4615 | IRAN AND ENERGY THE FOCUS OF RUSSIAN-GERMAN TALKS [...] (C) Summary: President Putin and Chancellor Merkel focused on Iran and energy issues during largely positive talks on April 26-27 in the Siberian city of Tomsk. Putin's message to Merkel on Iran was that Moscow was willing to put diplomatic pressure on Tehran but was extremely uneasy that [...] | 2006-04-28 14:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PARM ETRD ENRG GM RS |
06MOSCOW6390 | RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGNERS IN NORTH OSSETIA [...] (C) Summary: On March 21 the Russian Government issued a decree that puts most of the Republic of North Ossetia off-limits to foreigners. Local authorities began enforcing the decree this month, with immediate effects on international assistance organizations. Most local observers relate th [...] | 2006-06-16 07:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PGOV PREF PBTS MARR MOPS EAID OSCE RS GG |
06MOSCOW754 | SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARY IVANOV ON LARIJANI TALKS [...] (S) SUMMARY. Ambassador met January 25 with Russian Security Council Secretary Igor Ivanov, who provided a read-out of his January 24 meeting with Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani. Ivanov said "nothing extraordinary" came out of the discussion with Larijani, [...] | 2006-01-25 17:40:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL KNNP RS IR |
06MOSCOW7863 | GEORGIA-RUSSIA: PUTIN-SAAKASHVILI MEETING OFF, LEAVING LITTLE CLARITY AND MUCH SUSPICION [...] (C) Georgian President Saakashvili will not meet President Putin in Moscow at the July 21-22 informal CIS Summit. Both sides agreed to announce they would set up a special meeting in the near future. In a bid to improve the atmosphere Georgian DFM Antadze, meeting with Russian DFM Denisov July 19, [...] | 2006-07-21 14:40:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS GG RS |
06MOSCOW9978 | U.S.-RUSSIAN COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the last U.S.-Russian Counterterrorism Working Group (CTWG) convened in Moscow in December 2005, bilateral CT cooperation has continued to move forward even as the pace has remained uneven. Russia has focused on strengthening its capacity to respond to counterterrorism chal [...] | 2006-09-08 13:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV RS |
06MOSUL51 | NINEWA: PROVINCIAL CHIEF OF POLICE CONFIRMS SECTARIAN STRIFE [...] (S) Provincial Chief of Police Wathiq al-Qudir confirms recent violence in the western Ninewa city of Tal Afar is due to sectarian strife. President Bush mentioned Tal Afar in a speech this year as a beacon of hope after successful counterinsurgency efforts last September helped bring stabili [...] | 2006-05-20 16:17:00 | REO Mosul | SECRET | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
06MUSCAT1588 | OMANI ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAQ [...] (S) Summary: Oman has not pursued proactive engagement with the Iraqi government due to a lack of strong tribal, economic or religious ties with Iraq, geographic distance, and a cautious foreign policy that seeks to avoid playing a highly visible role on contentious issues. Omani concerns a [...] | 2006-11-14 13:15:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PREL MOPS MARR IZ MU |
06MUSCAT503 | SCENESETTER FOR U/S ROBERT JOSEPHÂ¥S VISIT TO MUSCAT [...] (C) Embassy Muscat warmly welcomes you to Oman. We are seeking high-level meetings with senior Omani foreign policy and security personnel with key roles on Iran policy, the Proliferation Security Initiative, and nonproliferation concerns. Your visit comes at a key moment in Oman's efforts to win C [...] | 2006-04-02 09:39:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PREL MARR KNNP OTRA IR MU |
06MUSCAT792 | MILITARY LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN AGAINST SOMALI [...] (C) Reflecting growing public concern over violent incidents involving infiltration by Somali and Yemeni illegal migrants across the Oman-Yemen border, the Omani army, air force, special forces and police have launched operations in Oman's southern Dhofar region that have reportedly already sw [...] | 2006-05-17 13:47:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PINS PREF MOPS PREL SMIG KCRM SENV SO MU |
06MUSCAT952 | MILITARY'S ANTI-INFILTRATOR OPS END IN SOUTH [...] (S) According to senior military officials in the Royal Oman Army and Sultan's Special Force, military operations in Oman's southern Dhofar region to sweep up illegal Somali and other infiltrators have ceased as of early June. When they began in late April, the operations were primarily focuse [...] | 2006-06-12 11:26:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PINS PREF SMIG MOPS KCRM SO MU |
06MUSCAT953 | OMAN WELCOMES GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE, WARSAW PSI [...] (S) Charge delivered ref A non-paper and talking points June 12 in a meeting with Acting Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi. Sayyid Badr welcomed the initiative to establish the Gulf Security Dialogue, and said he would review the points presented in the non-paper. 2. (SBU) Recalling [...] | 2006-06-12 12:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PREL PTER MOPS MARR MU |
06NAIROBI1261 | SOMALIA: WORST COMBAT IN FIVE YEARS PUT AT USG [...] (S) A broad array of post's Somali and the international community contacts see the heavy recent fighting in Mogadishu between an Alliance to Combat Terror and Jihadist- linked militias as being at least USG-financed, perhaps USG- instigated. This broad consensus -- across clan and political [...] | 2006-03-20 14:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
06NAIROBI1697 | TENSIONS ESCALATING IN MOGADISHU [...] (S) Somali Prime Minister Gedi telephoned Ambassador late April 19 to convey great concern over apparent preparations for renewed fighting in Mogadishu. There are reports, he said, of roadblocks going up and movements of men and weapons. Civilians are fleeing. (NOTE: We are receiving confirma [...] | 2006-04-19 16:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
06NAIROBI1701 | (C) CHALLENGES IN OUR CT RELATIONSHIP WITH KENYA [...] (S) SUMMARY: Post faces an increasingly difficult operating environment in which to pursue counter-terrorism (CT) cooperation with the Kenyan Government (GOK). In the absence of a focused, functional government that views CT as part of its political and national interest, Post is pursuing a [...] | 2006-04-20 06:44:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | ASEC PTER PGOV PINR PINS PREL MARR KDEM KE |
06NAIROBI2142 | SOMALI PRESIDENT YUSUF: LOST IN TRANSLATION [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met May 15 with Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf, who was transiting through Nairobi en route to Somalia. Yusuf vacillated between professions of wanting the Mogadishu ministers back in government and threats of action against them if they did not come on board. H [...] | 2006-05-16 14:54:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PINR SO KE |
06NAIROBI258 | KENYA GETS A NEW INTELLIGENCE CHIEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kibaki's January 16 removal of Brigadier (ret.) Boinett as head of Kenya's National Intelligence Service (NSIS) removes the USG's main ally in the counter-terror struggle and one of the few remaining true professionals at the highest level of the Kenyan Government. Boin [...] | 2006-01-19 11:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PINS PREL PTER KE |
06NAIROBI2640 | SOMALIA: ISLAMIST ADVANCES, PROSPECTS FOR [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Somali town of Belet Weyne was taken over by the Islamic Courts Union (ICU),apparently by fiat rather than force, the morning of June 15. This now puts the ICU in control of the entire Shebelle valley and offers enhanced connections to supplies from the Gulf. Leaders in the [...] | 2006-06-15 15:35:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PINS PGOV PREL SO |
06NAIROBI2781 | SOMALI SUPREME ISLAMIC COURTS COUNCIL: THE WOLF [...] (S) SUMMARY: The formation of a Supreme Islamic Courts Council headed by al Qaida associate Hassan Dahir Aweys has raised concerns in the Transitional Federal Government about the possibility of alternate governing structures becoming more firmly rooted in Mogadishu. While one civil society a [...] | 2006-06-27 03:03:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV SO |
06NAIROBI72 | (S) INTERNATIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKING RING ENJOYS [...] (S) SUMMARY: The absence of convictions in high-profile cocaine cases and the New Year's Eve murder of the lead police officer investigating drug trafficking through the Port of Mombasa (East Africa's regional maritime hub) amply demonstrate that international narcotics trafficking rings have [...] | 2006-01-09 01:17:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | SNAR PREL PINR KCRM PGOV KE |
06NAIROBI766 | SOMALIA: PARLIAMENT IN BAIDOA WILL NEED -- [...] (S) Staff at the UNDP's Rule of Law and Security (ROLS) Programme believe there is reason for very guarded optimism that the Somali Parliament can meet in Baidoa -- though perhaps not as soon as February 26. Although they see the available funding for security and logistics as completely insu [...] | 2006-02-21 12:08:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
06NAIROBI840 | SOMALIA: FIGHTING IN MOGADISHU AND POTENTIAL IMPACT [...] (S) Heavy fighting in Mogadishu February 18-21 between the Alliance to Combat Terror and militias associated with Jihadist groups was, at its heart, a conflict among sub- clans of the large Hawiye clan. Several militias associated with Islamic Courts and their founding sub-clans have expanded [...] | 2006-02-24 10:10:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
06NAIROBI944 | 212 (F) VISA SAO REQUEST: ALFRED GETONGA, ANURA [...] (S) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Embassy Nairobi hereby seeks security advisory opinions under section 212(F) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Proclamation 7750, suspending entry into the United States of the following individuals: -- Alfred Getonga, -- Anura Perera, -- Deepak Kaman [...] | 2006-03-02 11:24:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | ASEC CVIS ECON KCOR KCRM KFRD PGOV PREL PTER |
06NASSAU1117 | C-NC6-00829: BAHAMAS IMMIGRATION SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-24 18:55:00 | Embassy Nassau | SECRET | PINR PINS PTER CIVS KFRD BF |
06NASSAU1196 | DEA/OPBAT PROPOSES NEW PROGRAM TO COMBAT SMUGGLING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos (OPBAT) representatives have proposed a new program to the Bahamian Government to improve cooperation in the interdiction of illegal migrants and drugs from Haiti, which could also serve as excellent source of [...] | 2006-08-08 21:01:00 | Embassy Nassau | SECRET | PREL SMIG SNAR PINR HA BF |
06NASSAU1566 | MEDIA REPORTS ON CUBAN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES IN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Local media sources have reported the presence of at least five Cuban intelligence officers in The Bahamas. The operatives, allegedly working undercover in Bahamian retail establishments and with Havantur, are reportedly gathering intelligence regarding Cuban-Americans in Th [...] | 2006-10-17 13:22:00 | Embassy Nassau | SECRET | PINR PREL CU BF |
06NASSAU1706 | CUBAN PROPAGANDA AND THE BAHAMIAN FRIENDS OF THE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Bahamian Friends of the Cuban Five -- a small group of leftist Bahamians with pro-Cuban sympathies -- has recently organized pro-Castro rallies and supported anti-U.S. propaganda in The Bahamas. The group, which is aided by the Cuban embassy in Nassau, has described Cuba [...] | 2006-11-14 18:09:00 | Embassy Nassau | SECRET | PREL PINR CU BF |
06NASSAU277 | SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) [...] (SBU) Demonstrations A. Are there any ethnic or religious communities in country that are capable of carrying out significant Anti-American demonstrations? - No B. Have there been Anti-American demonstrations in the country within the last 12 months? - No C. Have these demonstrations [...] | 2006-02-17 13:53:00 | Embassy Nassau | SECRET | ASEC AMGT PTER |
06NDJAMENA1199 | CHAD CONSIDERING ATTACK ON REBELS IN SUDAN [...] (S) General Ismail Chaibo, director general of Chad's National Security Agency, told the Ambassador October 3 that an attack by the Chadian army against Chadian rebel positions in western Sudan is likely in the period after Ramadan and the end of the rainy season in early November. Chaibo sa [...] | 2006-10-03 12:51:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL CD |
06NEWDELHI1611 | INDIANS SATISFIED WITH CONTINUED INCREMENTAL [...] (C) Indians are generally pleased with the status of Indo-Pakistan relations; as long as terrorism levels stay low and the bulk of jihadi terrorism stays in J&K, the GOI and our contacts support continued incremental progress on the peace process between South Asia's nuclear neighbors. A rec [...] | 2006-03-08 03:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PTER PREL MOPS PBTS ETRD SCUL IN PK |
06NEWDELHI162 | TERRORIST FINANCE: POSTPONEMENT OF ACTION ON LET [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-09 14:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV EFIN IN PK |
06NEWDELHI2216 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LET AMENDMENT [...] (S) Poloff on March 30 delivered Reftel demarche on amending the UNSC 1267 Sanctions Committee listing on Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) to include the names Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Idara Khidmat-e-Khalq (IKK) to MEA Director (Americas) Gaitri Kumar and MEA Director (Pakistan) Jeeva Sagar. Both ex [...] | 2006-03-31 11:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC IN PK |
06NEWDELHI224 | S57-05 AND MTAG: CW DEMARCHE DELIVERED, FOLLOWING [...] (S) PolCouns and Poloffs delivered Ref A points to MEA Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security Affairs) Hamid Ali Rao and his deputies on January 10, and followed up on several 2005 proliferation cases involving Iran. Rao agreed to look into Ref A transaction, but pushed back [...] | 2006-01-10 13:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PARM PREL CBW ETTC MTCRE IR IN |
06NEWDELHI2587 | SCENESETTER FOR APRIL 19 US-INDIA CT JOINT WORKING [...] (C) Summary: The US-India counterterrorism dialogue reflects our shared values and encompasses the range of CT issues in South Asia. New Delhi focuses on combating jihadi terrorism launched from Pakistan, which complicates USG efforts to engage Delhi in a more vibrant intelligence dialogue without [...] | 2006-04-18 07:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PTER PGOV PINR PREL PINS MASS KJUS KTIA TBIO |
06NEWDELHI265 | NSA SUGGESTS INDIA WILL VOTE AGAINST IRAN [...] (S) Summary: NSA MK Narayanan told the Ambassador on January 12 that India ""would like to"" vote for IAEA referral of Iran to the UN Security Council. New Delhi considers Iran in violation of its NPT obligations. However, he said, the GOI must still determine how to ""sell the vote"" domestical [...] | 2006-01-12 14:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV KNNP IN IR |
06NEWDELHI3050 | INDIAN SPECIAL ENVOY PROPOSES WAY FORWARD IN NEPAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indian Special Envoy to Nepal Dr. Karan Singh told visiting SCA A/S Richard Boucher and NSC Senior Director Elisabeth Millard that he believes that the Nepalese political situation remains very fragile, and that it is uncertain who will lead the political process forward should c [...] | 2006-05-04 08:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR IN |
06NEWDELHI317 | GOI PREFERS BILATERAL GOVERNMENT MECHANISM ON [...] (S) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security) Hamid Ali Rao told PolCouns on January 17 that the GOI is uncomfortable with the direct communication between our Consulate in Mumbai and the Sabero company, and requested that we instead use a bilateral government mech [...] | 2006-01-17 14:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PARM PREL CBW ETTC MTCRE IR IN |
06NEWDELHI3266 | SRI LANKAN ENVOY URGES INDIAN ENGAGEMENT, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Sri Lanka's visiting Foreign Minister has requested India's help to resume peace talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),while concurrently seeking India's assistance to choke LTTE's financial and logistical resources. Despite Sri Lanka's request, domestic politic [...] | 2006-05-11 12:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV MASS IN |
06NEWDELHI3270 | INDIA SKEPTICAL OF SCO AS SECURITY FORUM [...] (C) Summary: PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to MEA Joint Secretary for Eurasia Bhagwati on May 10 seeking India's help to prevent the inclusion of anti-US language at the upcoming SCO meeting in Shanghai. Bhagwati stated clearly that as an observer to SCO, India has no role in drafting th [...] | 2006-05-11 13:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV MASS PTER SNAR SCUL ETRD ENRG IN |
06NEWDELHI3611 | EMBASSY AND MEA HOLD PRODUCTIVE, FOCUSED CTJWG [...] (U) This is an Action Request for SCA and S/CT. Please see Para 17. 2. (C) Summary: The DCM and key Embassy interlocutors on counterterrorism issues (see Paras 21-22) on May 19 reviewed with MEA Additional Secretary (International Organizations) KC Singh action items that emerged from the April 19 [...] | 2006-05-24 10:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PTER EFIN TBIO PREL PINS SCUL KCIP ASEC EAIR |
06NEWDELHI3880 | SCION'S DRUG OVERDOSE SHOCKS BJP [...] (C) Summary: On June 3, Rahul Mahajan, the son of recently murdered BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, was hospitalized following a suspected drug overdose. The family's private secretary, Bibek Maitra, who was with Rahul, died. On June SIPDIS 4, the private hospital treating Rahul claimed that [...] | 2006-06-05 11:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PGOV PTER PINR SNAR IN |
06NEWDELHI4432 | BIOGRAPHIC NOTES: MEA ADDITIONAL SECRETARY KC SINGH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-23 12:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR KNNP IN |
06NEWDELHI4973 | CONGRESS PARTY THINKING ON PAKISTAN - POST MUMBAI [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-14 11:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PINR MOPS KISL IN PK |
06NEWDELHI5609 | A/S BOUCHER AND FOREIGN SECRETARY SARAN TALK [...] (S) Summary. In an August 7 meeting between A/S Boucher and Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran, A/S Boucher: -- told Saran that the U.S. is committed to maintaining the spirit of the civil-nuclear deal as agreed on July 18; and -- explained concrete steps the U.S. has taken against Pakistani t [...] | 2006-08-11 10:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PARM KNNP AORC UN NP PK |
06NEWDELHI6086 | PROGRESS ON MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION WITH GOI; [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 30 meeting the GOI revealed that it currently has no Missile Defense capabilities - at least none it is willing to share - yet wants to pursue further R&D cooperation with the U.S. India will participate in the September 18-19 multinational BMD conference in London, [...] | 2006-08-31 12:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR PINS MARR MASS MCAP KSTC IN |
06NEWDELHI6511 | INDIAN PUBLIC RESPONDING POSITIVELY TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-19 05:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
06NEWDELHI6523 | KASHMIR: POLICE REPORT TERRORIST INFILTRATION [...] (S) Summary: Military leaders in India sounded an ominous warning last week, just as Prime Minister Singh was leaving for his meeting with Pakistani President Musharraf in Havana, that terrorist infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir had risen sharply this year. Like many similar press releases [...] | 2006-09-19 11:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
06NEWDELHI6647 | KASHMIR: SELF RULE, SOFT BORDER SOLUTION GAINING [...] (S) Summary: Indian government responses to Musharraf's recent book, in which he discussed a four part solution to the Kashmir issue, are likely to be harsh publicly, and targeted for domestic consumption. However, journalists with access to the Prime Minister's office say the proposal is ve [...] | 2006-09-25 12:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
06NEWDELHI6737 | INDIAN PM FACING OUTCRY AGAINST ANTI-TERROR PLAN [...] (S) Summary: Prime Minister Singh has come under fire in India for his agreement with Pakistan to combat terrorism jointly. Opposition BJP leaders and hardliners in PM Singh's own party and India's security establishment have unleashed a barrage of statements criticizing the agreement. They [...] | 2006-09-27 12:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
06NEWDELHI6841 | INDIA ACCUSES PAKISTANI INTELLIGENCE OF DIRECTING [...] (S) Summary: India's new Foreign Secretary, Shiv Shankar Menon, struck out at Pakistan on October 1 in his first few hours in office, backing Mumbai police claims to have hard evidence that Pakistani intelligence was behind the July 11 bombings in Mumbai. Menon further tied the success of the [...] | 2006-10-03 13:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PK IN |
06NEWDELHI7359 | INDIA DEFENDS MUMBAI BLAST EVIDENCE POINTING TO [...] (S) Summary: Indian officials remain convinced that Pakistan is behind the July 11th Mumbai attacks, and worry that the US is setting the bar too high for "solid evidence" of Pakistani intelligence involvement. In an October 25th meeting with the Charge, Home Secretary Duggal indicated that [...] | 2006-10-26 13:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK |
06NEWDELHI7360 | INDIA DEFENDS MUMBAI BLAST EVIDENCE POINTING TO [...] (S) Summary: Indian officials remain convinced that Pakistan is behind the July 11th Mumbai attacks, and worry that the US is setting the bar too high for "solid evidence" of Pakistani itelligence involvement. In an October 25th meeting with the Charge, Home Secretary Duggal indicated that t [...] | 2006-10-26 13:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK |
06NEWDELHI7584 | INDIAN NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR VIEWS DELAY IN [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador met with National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan on November 3rd to discuss the status of the US-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative as well as terrorism and Indo-Pakistan relations (Septel). Narayanan downplayed concern about Indian public reaction if the leg [...] | 2006-11-03 15:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PARM TSPL ETTC ENRG KNNP IN |
06NEWDELHI7585 | NARAYANAN SEES PAKISTANI EFFORT TO BUILD TERRORIST [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador met with National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan to discuss counter-terrorism issues and the state of India-Pakistan relations ahead of the Foreign Secretary talks on November 14th and 15th. Narayanan warned that the recently thwarted terrorist attack in Mysore [...] | 2006-11-03 15:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
06NEWDELHI7997 | INDIA REBUILDING ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAEL [...] (S) Summary: In a November 24 conversation, Israeli DCM Yoed Magen described to us a renewed positive trend in India's relationship with Israel. Magen told the DCM that Israeli National Security Advisor Ilan Mizrachi is coming to Delhi from November 27th through 30th for a high level intell [...] | 2006-11-27 13:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
06NEWDELHI8020 | NARAYANAN TELLS PISTOLE INDIA SEEKS TERRORIST [...] (S) Summary: In a frank November 27th discussion with FBI Deputy Director Pistole, National Security Advisor Narayanan explained that while the overall intelligence relationship had improved, the U.S. could only strengthen its counter-terrorism cooperation with India by sharing signals intell [...] | 2006-11-29 04:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PK IN |
06NEWDELHI8250 | S/CT DEPUTY COORDINATOR PALMER AND ADDITIONAL [...] (C) Summary. In a December 7 meeting, S/CT Deputy Coordinator Virginia Palmer and Ministry of External Affairs Additional Secretary (International Organizations) K.C. Singh discussed: -- Indian flexibility on dates for the next CTJWG, presumably in February; -- Pakistani-based terrorism, i [...] | 2006-12-08 12:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PK IN |
06NEWDELHI8278 | U/S BURNS MEETING WITH INDIAN NSA NARAYANAN [...] (C) Summary: On December 7, Under Secretary Burns and National Security Advisor Narayanan discussed the impending passage of the U.S-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Bill and hopes that a 123 Agreement could be implemented quickly. They agreed that after conclusion of the historic a [...] | 2006-12-11 13:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR MOPS IN |
06NEWDELHI8373 | MOVING THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP FORWARD: PDAS MANN AND JOINT SECRETARIES JAISHANKAR AND KUMAR [...] (S) Summary: On December 13, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Steven Mann met SIPDIS with out-going MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) Dr. Jaishankar and his designated replacement Ms. Gyatri Kumar to follow-up on the progress made during Under Secretary Burns' [...] | 2006-12-15 08:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV PINR EAGR MASS IN |
06NEWDELHI8387 | INDIAN COUNTERTERRORISM EXPERTS URGE GREATER [...] (C) SUMMARY: "Stay the course in Afghanistan," urged Indian counterterrorism experts in Dec. 7 meetings with visiting S/CT Deputy Director Virginia Palmer. Describing a need for the Karzai government to extend its writ beyond Kabul, for a national identity to improve morale, and for greater unity f [...] | 2006-12-18 06:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS KISL PK AF IN |
06NEWDELHI85 | GOI ON UN REFORM PRIORITIES, LET DESIGNATION [...] (S) Summary: PolCouns and Poloff conveyed Ref B demarche on LET surrogates' terrorist designation to the MEA officials responsible for UN affairs. New Delhi remains hopeful that the CCIT will be completed soon, despite its disappointment at a failure to finish the text in 2005, and would like [...] | 2006-01-05 10:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PTER EFIN PHUM KUNR KDEM IN |
06NICOSIA1166 | TFLE01 SITREP: EMBASSY NICOSIA SUPPORT FOR [...] (S) Combined Task Force (CTF) Brigadier General Jensen advised post at 1430 that Akrotiri air base cannot be used for the NEO's Beirut air bridge (BAB) after July 18. Embassy Nicosia is working with the CTF to relocate the BAB to either Larnaca International Airport or Paphos International A [...] | 2006-07-18 11:16:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
06NICOSIA1167 | TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 02 AS OF 1830 LOCAL, [...] (S) Summary: Nicosia coordination team met at 1700 local time with latest updates on ships and accommodation for incoming U.S. citizens. By July 20, under a best-case scenario, Embassy expects to have received almost 2700 U.S. citizens total since the Combined Task Force (CTF) began operati [...] | 2006-07-18 16:46:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
06NICOSIA1170 | TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 03 AS OF 1300 LOCAL, [...] (S) Summary: The total number of U.S. citizens received by Embassy Nicosia stands at 346. We are expecting a significant increase in that number as more ships begin to arrive late July 19/early July 20. POL/MIL 2. (S) The following are pol/mil updates: --As of 1230L, the MV Orient Q [...] | 2006-07-19 10:01:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
06NICOSIA1172 | TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 04 AS OF 1800 LOCAL, [...] (S) Summary: Preparations continue to accommodate thousands over the next few days. Total headcount of U.S. citizens received as of 1800L is 467. POL/MIL 2. (S) The following are pol/mil updates: --USAF Europe is sending 20 medics and three medical doctors to Cyprus, arrival late [...] | 2006-07-19 16:27:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
06NICOSIA1549 | CYPRIOTS REVEAL NEXT STEPS ON M/V GREGORIO [...] (S) SUMMARY: Cypriot investigations into the activities, crew, and cargo of the M/V Gregorio I (Reftels) are nearly complete. Foreign Ministry officials informed the Embassy September 12 that the 21 vehicles in the vessel's holds comprised an air defense system; their search had uncovered n [...] | 2006-09-13 04:00:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC EWWT PHSA CY GR |
06NICOSIA1728 | CYPRIOT REPLY TO US SCALE ASSESMENTS DEMARCHE [...] (S) In response to Reftel regarding potential changes to United Nations scales of assessment, Poloff October 6 demarched Marios Kountourides, the Cypriot MFA's deputy director for Multilateral Affairs. Kountourides claimed the U.S. initiative -- to maintain the cap on individual nations, [...] | 2006-10-06 14:53:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | UNGA IO CY |
06NICOSIA2048 | CYPRUS: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Per Reftel, Post offers the following input for the 2006 Annual Terrorism Report. A note on terminology is in order: Since 1974, Cyprus has been divided de facto into the Greek Cypriot government-controlled area, comprising the southern two-thirds of the island, and a northern third, [...] | 2006-12-20 15:42:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | PTER ASEC CY EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO |
06NICOSIA2053 | CYPRUS: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Per Reftel, Post offers the following input for the 2006 Annual Terrorism Report. A note on terminology is in order: Since 1974, Cyprus has been divided de facto into the Greek Cypriot government-controlled area, comprising the southern two-thirds of the island, and a northern third, [...] | 2006-12-20 15:50:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | PTER ASEC CY EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO |
06NICOSIA2054 | CYPRUS: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Per Reftel, Post offers the following input for the 2006 Annual Terrorism Report. A note on terminology is in order: Since 1974, Cyprus has been divided de facto into the Greek Cypriot government-controlled area, comprising the southern two-thirds of the island, and a northern third, [...] | 2006-12-20 15:50:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | PTER ASEC CY EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO |
06NICOSIA773 | CYPRUS WILL NOT ATTEND NAM MINISTERIAL IN KUALA [...] (S) The Republic of Cyprus formally withdrew from the Non-Aligned Movement following its accession to the European Union in 2004. A mid-level MFA official did attend a NAM meeting in Jakarta after the ROC terminated its membership, but as a "guest" rather than an "observer." We confirmed wit [...] | 2006-05-24 11:48:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR CY |
06NOUAKCHOTT471 | MAURITANIA: EMEGERNCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (S/NF) On April 20, 2006 at 1100 hours the Embassy's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to discuss recently obtained threat information which added specificity to previously acquired ambiguous information (reftels A and B). The threat suggested that GSPC teams have conducted surveillance op [...] | 2006-04-21 12:42:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | SECRET | ASEC PREL PTER ABLD CASC MR |
06OSLO1343 | IRANIAN DFM JALILI MEETS WITH NORWEGIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister, Saeed Jalili, traveled to Norway on Friday 27 October, to take part in a round table sponsored by the Norwegian think tank NUPI. Jalili had a two-hour meeting with State Secretary Raymond Johansen, and an additional meeting with Foreign Minister [...] | 2006-10-31 15:10:00 | Embassy Oslo | SECRET | IAEA IR NO PREL |
06OSLO559 | NORWEGIAN FAST BOATS TO IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-04 14:29:00 | Embassy Oslo | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR NO |
06OSLO68 | (S) IAEA/IRAN: UK STRAW SWINGS FM STOERE [...] (S) Norwegian MFA Assistant Secretary for Security Policy Kaare Aas (strictly protect) told us on January 19 that UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has successfully assuaged Norwegian FM Jonas Stoere's concerns about what may transpire in the UN Security Council if the IAEA Board agrees to repor [...] | 2006-01-19 17:07:00 | Embassy Oslo | SECRET | PARM KNNP PREL IR NO |
06OSLO829 | (S) PKK TERRORISM DEMARCHE DELIVERED - NORWAY [...] (S) Summary. On June 28 we delivered ref. b points to Kari Bjornsgaard, Adviser in the MFA's Section for European Regional and Economic Affairs. Bjornsgaard noted that Norway would cooperate with U.S. law enforcement efforts tracing PKK funding mechanisms, while emphasizing that her country' [...] | 2006-06-28 14:00:00 | Embassy Oslo | SECRET | PREL PTER NO |
06OSLO839 | (S) TERRORIST FINANCE: IIRO PRENOTIFICATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-03 14:24:00 | Embassy Oslo | SECRET | EFIN PTER PREL ETTC KTFN NO |
06OTTAWA1031 | TERRORISM FINANCE: OTTAWA RESPONSE ON JI-4 UN [...] (S) Despite high-level approaches, the Government of Canada still will not co-sponsor the four JI individuals. As requested by email and in reftel A, Embassy Ottawa raised the profile of the JI-4 cosponsorship request, with Deputy Chief of Mission John Dickson making the request to Department [...] | 2006-04-11 13:16:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | ID KTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC CA |
06OTTAWA907 | CANADA WILL NOT CO-SPONSOR FOUR JI INDIVIDUALS FOR [...] (S) As requested in ref A, Economic Minister Counselor Brian Mohler (TFCO) and econoff approached Canadians again on March 28, this time at Director level, to urge the government of Canada to join the United States and Australia in sponsoring the designation of four JI individuals to the UN 1 [...] | 2006-03-29 22:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC CA |
06PANAMA1016 | PANAMA NONCOMMITTAL ON NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT [...] (U) Post conveyed talking points (reftels A and B) to Panamanian MFA International Organizations Director Javier Bonagas May 25. Bonagas was noncommittal on both subjects but agreed to pass on the U.S. position to FM Samuel Lewis Navarro. 2. (S) Bonagas said he realized the Non-Aligned Mov [...] | 2006-05-26 20:11:00 | Embassy Panama | SECRET | AORC IR KNNP PREL IAEA UNSC AMGT UNGA |
06PANAMA1402 | GOP PREVIEWS NEW NATIONAL SECURITY PLAN [...] (S) Summary: At the Ambassdor's request, Panama's National Security Director Erick Espinosa, Minister of Government & Justice (MOGJ) Olga Golcher, and other top GOP security officials briefed Ambassador and Emboffs July 14 on Panama's new national security strategy. The strategy is premised [...] | 2006-07-17 20:09:00 | Embassy Panama | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PM |
06PANAMA1662 | WORRIED TORRIJOS DROPS IN ON AMBASSADOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-25 22:08:00 | Embassy Panama | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON KCRM SNAR ETRD ELAB CU PM |
06PANAMA184 | (C) PANAMANIAN PRESIDENT TORRIJOS: LACK OF U.S. [...] (S) During a January 30 meeting with Ambassador and DOD DASD Roger Pardo-Mauer, Panamanian President Martin Torrijos Espino shared his frustration with what he perceives as a leadership void created by a lack of a coherent U.S. strategic vision for the region. In his view, the increasingly r [...] | 2006-02-01 12:24:00 | Embassy Panama | SECRET | PGOV PREL ETRD PM |
06PANAMA884 | GOP HAS NO RECORD OF DPRK FLAG OF CONVENIENCE SHIPS [...] (S) Fernando Solorzano, Director of the Panamanian Maritime Authority's (AMP) Merchant Marine Office, advised Econ Chief on May 8 that, based on reftel information, the AMP has no record of any North Korean flagged ships associated with Panama. He said that, as Panama does not maintain a mer [...] | 2006-05-09 20:11:00 | Embassy Panama | SECRET | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC EWWT PHSA PM KN |
06PARAMARIBO300 | JUSTICE MINISTER CLAIMS FARC PRESENCE IN SURINAME [...] (U) Suriname's Minister of Justice and Police Chandrikapersad Santokhi told journalists on May 17 that transnational criminal organizations involved in the weapons-for-drugs trade are working closely together in Suriname and that the FARC is one of these organizations. He made the statement up [...] | 2006-05-22 19:09:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | SECRET | SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV NS CO |
06PARAMARIBO707 | (S) BOUTERSE DISAPPEARS FROM SCENE, MAY HAVE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-03 16:44:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | SECRET | PGOV NS |
06PARIS1169 | MTAG: FRENCH REACTION TO U.S. NONPAPER FOR MTCR [...] (S) SUMMARY: On 15 February 2006, ESTH/NP Officer met with French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact (POC) David Bertolotti, MFA Deputy Director of Disarmament and Nuclear Non-proliferation, and provided him reftel nonpaper. Although not named in the nonpaper, Bertol [...] | 2006-02-24 15:33:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL FR MTCR |
06PARIS1487 | SHUTTING DOWN THE PKK IN FRANCE AND GERMANY: [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-08 17:15:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PTER EFIN KCRM PINR PREL TU GM FR |
06PARIS1497 | FOREIGN FIGHTERS TO IRAQ ARE A MAJOR FRENCH CONCERN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Since 2004, French counterterrorism authorities have focused on the threat posed by foreign fighters going to Iraq. For those departing France for Iraq, the GOF fears that they will become hardened and experienced terrorists, and will eventually return to France to plan attack [...] | 2006-03-09 09:35:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | ASEC PTER PREL PGOV CG XA XF XG XI FR |
06PARIS1510 | SOME MOD THINKING ON NATO, DARFUR, AND ARM SALES [...] (S) Summary: In a March 8 meeting, senior MOD officials affirmed that the French Government has embargoed arms sales to Venezuela, although the decision may still not be final. On Darfur, France is not opposed to a NATO assistance role, but officials cautioned that the West, whether NATO or EU, [...] | 2006-03-09 13:12:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL MARR FR EUN NATO |
06PARIS1751 | (S) SHIELD S59-05 FRENCH REPONSE TO AUSTRALIA [...] (S) On March 16 Embassy received the GOF's reponse to ref demarche delivered to MFA in January. The non-paper - in French and classified at the DEFENSE CONFIDENTIAL level - confirms that the MFA followed-up the Iranian procurement of possible dual-use items from the French firm CILAS by the I [...] | 2006-03-20 11:47:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR FR CBW |
06PARIS2069 | UPDATE/FAREWELL FROM TERRORISM INVESTIGATING JUDGE [...] (S) Summary: Jean-Francois Ricard, terrorism investigating judge for 12 years and deputy to renowned investigating judge Jean-Louis Bruguiere, is being promoted and transferred to the Ministry of Defense to work as chief magistrate for military penal affairs. Speculation abounds that Ricard is [...] | 2006-03-30 13:39:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV FR IZ MO AG TS LY KISL |
06PARIS2217 | FRANCE: CURTAILING USE OF NORTH KOREAN FLAG OF [...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel points April 4 to MFA Office Director for Energy, Transportation and Infrastructure Nicole Taillefer, and MFA Office Director for East Asian Affairs Jean-Noel Poirier. Poirier asked how recent a development North Korean marketing of its flag was, and how many ships [...] | 2006-04-05 09:57:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC EWWT KN FR |
06PARIS2662 | TERRORIST/WMD FINANCING: A/S WAYNE DISCUSSES U.S. [...] (C) French officials are interested in continuing and deepening collaboration with the USG on terrorist financing and WMD financing issues and will consider further cooperative efforts. They are open to exploring use of financial tools against WMD procurement networks. They would appreciate [...] | 2006-04-24 09:37:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PREL FR |
06PARIS335 | PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE: BRIEFING THE [...] (S) As requested by the Government of France (GOF) at the 16 January inter-agency meeting with U.S. delegation, on 18 January ESTH/NP officer briefed French MFA Actidyn PSI matter point-of-contact, Sebastien Jaunet, on the U.S. delegation visit to Actidyn Systemes on 17 January. ESTH/NP off [...] | 2006-01-18 17:36:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | KNNP PARM MNUC ETTC FR CH |
06PARIS3584 | FRANCE: HOLD IN 1267 SANCTION COMMITTEE TO REFUSE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-30 14:47:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | FR KVPR PREL CVIS EFIN ETTC PTER |
06PARIS4173 | (C) CHIRAC AND OLMERT DISCUSS RESUMPTION OF [...] (S) Summary: Elysee contacts described the June 14 Chirac-Olmert meeting as friendly and said the French president was favorably impressed by his first encounter with the Israeli PM. Presidential Middle East advisor Dominique Boche stressed that Chirac urged Olmert to resume negotiations with [...] | 2006-06-16 16:47:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL IS KPAL IR LE FR |
06PARIS4218 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: 2006 INFORMATION EXCHANGE (IE) [...] (C) The following describes highlights of the Information Exchange (IE) portion of the annual meeting of the Australia Group (AG),which met in Paris, June 12-15, 2006 (Report on AG Plenary provided septel). The IE included 48 presentations by 13 AG member states, and 2 presentations were pr [...] | 2006-06-20 08:43:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL PARM ETTC AS FR CBW |
06PARIS4278 | FRANCE/VENEZUELA: NO DECISIONS YET ON ARMS SALE, [...] (S/NF) Summary: On June 20, we raised ref A (possible French company arms deal with Spain for Venezuela) and ref B (Venezuelan anti-NGO bill) demarches with the MFA's PDAS and DAS-equivalents for Latin America. Regarding reports that the Spanish company Navantia has asked Thales France for pa [...] | 2006-06-21 13:52:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL KDEM PGOV VE PARM |
06PARIS4303 | FRANCE WEIGHING FINANCIAL MEASURES AGAINST IRAN [...] (S) Undersecretary of Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey met with French officials on June 8 to discuss possible financial measures that could be used to increase pressure on Iran. In meetings at the MFA held jointly with the French Economic Ministry, U/S Levey laid [...] | 2006-06-22 10:22:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL |
06PARIS4443 | FRENCH CONFERENCE ON WMD PROLIFERATION FINANCING [...] (C/REL France, UK, Germany, Italy) SUMMARY: At a cordial, exploratory conference hosted by France on June 20, French, German, Italian, UK, and US participants committed to work together to implement the G8 Gleaneagles Statement to identify, track and freeze WMD proliferation-related assets and [...] | 2006-06-27 15:51:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | EFIN PREL KNNP ETTC PARM FR |
06PARIS4982 | TFLE01: DOUSTE-BLAZY TESTS "MODERATE ARAB" STATES' [...] (S) SUMMARY: Poloff met on July 21 with Douste-Blazy's acting Cabinet Advisor for the Middle East, Francois Thoizy, in order to get additional details on the FM's travel to Lebanon and other countries in the region. He said the FM would be visiting Cyprus, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, and Israel, [...] | 2006-07-24 07:29:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL AEMR MARR CASC LE KHLS FR |
06PARIS5014 | TFLE01: FRENCH FM RETURNS FROM MIDDLE EAST: LOOKS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Political Minister Counselor met on July 24 with FM Douste-Blazy's Middle East Cabinet Advisor, Christophe Guilhou. Guilhou had returned earlier in the morning with the FM after visiting Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, and Israel. Discussions with leaders in the region, Guilhou said, had focus [...] | 2006-07-24 18:20:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL AEMR MARR CASC LE KHLS FR |
06PARIS5053 | FINANCE MINISTER DOWN ON DOHA, IRAN; BULLISH ON [...] (C) French Finance Minister Breton told the Ambassador on July 24 that turmoil in the Mideast resulting from Iran,s nuclear program and the war in Lebanon are of great concern to the world economy. Breton said negotiations in the Doha trade round are not working because the EU can go no fart [...] | 2006-07-25 15:43:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | ECON ETRD EFIN PREL FR |
06PARIS5057 | (S) NIAG 6104: PAKISTANI NUCLEAR-RELATED PROCUREMENT IN FRANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-25 16:19:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | ETTC FR KNNP MNUC PARM PK PREL |
06PARIS5305 | TFLE01: FRENCH PRESIDENCY VIEW: ABSOLUTE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Presidential Middle East Advisor Dominique Boche offered a measured and candid take on where we are on Lebanon late August 4. Stressing that Franco-American cooperation on the UNSCR was excellent, Boche said he nevertheless feared that some key differences -- deriving from the op [...] | 2006-08-05 12:55:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL AEMR MARR CASC LE KHLS FR IS SY IR |
06PARIS5309 | PKK IN EUROPE: GOF ON SUSTAINING MOMENTUM [...] (S) Poloff followed up informally August 4 with MFA Turkey Desk Officer Pascal Schuster to discuss potential French interest in a trilateral working group concept as brainstormed in REF A. 2. (S) Schuster explained that, to his knowledge, the French embassy in Ankara had not yet reported [...] | 2006-08-07 10:26:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PTER KFTN TU GM FR UK |
06PARIS6073 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INFORMING FRANCE OF OUR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-11 14:37:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL AG FR MO PGOV WI |
06PARIS6743 | US-FRANCE CONSULTATIONS ON NUCLEAR TRANSPORTATION [...] (C) Summary: In an October 9-12 consultation, a U.S. team led by DOE Deputy U/S for Counterterrorism Aoki met with French officials responsible for oversight and implementation of security for civil nuclear materials and facilities, focusing on security for nuclear materials being transported [...] | 2006-10-13 05:04:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PTER FR |
06PARIS6789 | US-FRANCE WMD COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION: [...] (C) DOE Deputy Undersecretary for Counterterrorism Steven Aoki paid a courtesy call October 13 on Prefet Bernard Boube, Director, Protection and Security of the State, at the General Secretariat for National Defense (SGDN). Discussion focused on follow-up actions from the April visit to Washin [...] | 2006-10-16 05:35:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PTER KFLU FR |
06PARIS6842 | MFA DISCUSSES COUNTER-TERRORISM COOPERATION [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (S) Summary: In a meeting on October 16, MFA DAS-equivalent for Security in the Bureau of Strategic Affairs, Pierre Thenard, outlined generally positive French views on the Terrorist Inciters/Facilitators Initiative. Thenard inquired about [...] | 2006-10-17 13:35:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PTER PGOV PREL FR |
06PARIS6843 | FRENCH PONDER NEXT STEPS ON LEBANON [...] (C) Summary: While the French MFA's NEA and IO equivalents are convinced of the need to support PM Siniora, implement UNSCR 1701, and ensure UNIFIL's credibility, they have not yet ironed out differences in their thinking on potential next steps -- and may be seriously overestimating the poten [...] | 2006-10-17 13:35:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | FR KDEM PGOV PREL SY |
06PARIS6906 | FRENCH CAUTION GOI AGAINST LAUNCHING BROADER GAZA [...] (S) Herve Besancenot, the MFA's DAS-equivalent for the Levant, told us Oct. 19 that the Quai is alarmed by "multiple indications" that Israel intends to launch a broad Gaza offensive immediately after the Eid al-Fitr holiday (approximately October 26). The Quai fears that Prime Minister Olmer [...] | 2006-10-19 16:46:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | FR IS PGOV PREL |
06PARIS7024 | SCENESETTER FOR NSA HADLEY'S NOVEMBER 3-4 VISIT TO [...] (C) When you meet him, Maurice Gourdault-Montagne's focus will be on some of the same subjects that are currently preoccupying us: Iran, Syria/Lebanon and NATO (global partnerships, Afghanistan.) We would expect MGM to be in his usual cooperative, problem-solving mode on the first two, wher [...] | 2006-10-25 17:34:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL FR NATO KNNP IR IZ LE SY IS RS GG |
06PARIS7086 | SERBIA PUSHING FRANCE TO REOPEN SAA NEGOTIATIONS [...] SUMMARY: (S) Serbian Senior Presidential Advisor Vuk Jeremic held talks in Paris at the MFA and French Presidency on October 25-26 to push for a reopening of EU Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) negotiations with Serbia, lay out President Tadic,s vision for elections, and plead for [...] | 2006-10-27 16:07:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL PGOV UNMIK YI FR |
06PARIS7102 | DAS BRYZA AND MOI DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR DISCUSS [...] (S) SUMMARY: In an October 24 meeting with EUR DAS Matt Bryza, Minister of Interior Sarkozy's Diplomatic Advisor, David Martinon, expressed interest in U.S. thinking on Muslim integration in Europe and highlighted the various ways in which the GOF has approached the problem in recent years. Sa [...] | 2006-10-30 09:12:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER FR TU PINS XT |
06PARIS7211 | "WE'RE STUCK": FRENCH GLUM ON LEBANON, [...] (S) Summary: In an Oct. 31 meeting with NEA DAS Scott Carpenter, MFA A/S-equivalent for the Middle East and North Africa Jean Felix-Pagagnon said FM Douste-Blazy was unlikely to attend the November 30 session of the Forum For the Future in Jordan. Felix-Pagagnon went on to offer a remarkably [...] | 2006-11-03 16:22:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | FR KDEM PGOV PREL SY |
06PARIS7269 | (S/NF) G7 CONFERENCE ON WMD PROLIFERATION FINANCING [...] SUMMARY: (C/REL France, UK, Germany, Italy, Japan, Canada) France hosted an experts-level meeting on October 25 with G7 partners and the EU to discus how to implement the G8 Gleneagles commitment to develop financial measures to combat WMD proliferation. Participants exchanged information on [...] | 2006-11-07 14:47:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | EFIN PARM PGOV FR |
06PARIS7363 | CHAIRMAN,S SUMMARY ON WMD PROLIFERATION FINANCING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-14 09:44:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | EFIN PARM PGOV FR |
06PARIS7417 | FRENCH HOPEFUL ON NABIH BERRI, CAUTIOUS ON [...] (C) On November 15, Damien Loras, Foreign Minister Douste-Blazy's cabinet advisor on the Middle East, said the Quai d'Orsay was encouraged by Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri's role in trying to bridge the gap between Hizballah and the March 14 forces. Loras conceded that the resignati [...] | 2006-11-16 16:35:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | FR KDEM LE PGOV PREL SY |
06PARIS7481 | REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO MEET WITH PLO REP HIND [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 3. 2. (S) During a November 20 conversation with Ambassador Stapleton, French Senator Aymeri de Montesquiou offered to host a lunch for the Ambassador and Ms. Hind Al-Khoury, the PLO General Representative to Paris. Montesquiou argued forcefully that [...] | 2006-11-21 14:11:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | FR KPAL PREL |
06PARIS7579 | GOF C/T COORDINATOR,S OVERVIEW OF TERRORISM THREAT [...] (S) Summary: Christophe Chaboud, the Ministry of Interior's counter-terrorism coordinating chief, told us on November 20 that GOF authorities remain extremely concerned about the threat of terrorism on French soil and are actively taking measures to combat current and future threats. Radical Islami [...] | 2006-11-29 11:08:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PTER PGOV PREL FR |
06PARIS7657 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRESERVING THE DEMOCRATICALLY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-04 10:19:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | FR KDEM LE PGOV PREL SY |
06PARIS7666 | U/S OF DEFENSE FOR POLICY EDELMAN'S CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Senior French officials agreed with U/S of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman that significant progress had been made at the NATO Riga Summit. The GOF highlighted its recent decision to do more in Afghanistan by ensuring that its Tajikistan-based planes continue to support ISAF and [...] | 2006-12-05 08:47:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL MARR ECPS NATO AF FR |
06PARIS7668 | FRENCH MFA EVER MORE PESSIMISTIC ON LEBANON [...] (S) Summary: Damien Loras, Foreign Minister Douste-Blazy's cabinet advisor for the Middle East, told us December 4 that he was "quite pessimistic" about Lebanon's future and doubtful that PM Siniora's government would survive. Nevertheless, he said the MFA was not inclined at present to favor [...] | 2006-12-05 10:33:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | FR LE PGOV PREL SY |
06PARIS7684 | DOD U/S EDELMAN'S DECEMBER 1 MEETING WITH CHIRAC'S [...] (S) Summary: In a December 1 meeting with DoD U/S Edelman devoted primarily to Syria/Lebanon, French NSA-equivalent Maurice Gourdault-Montagne (MGM) assessed that Syria was the weakest link in the Hizballah-Syria-Iran axis and wondered whether Israel could apply more pressure on Syria, a questi [...] | 2006-12-06 13:08:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | FR IS KDEM LE PGOV PREL SY |
06PARIS7699 | DOD U/S FOR POLICY EDELMAN'S PARIS CONSULTATIONS: [...] (C) Summary: Senior French officials agreed with U/S of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman that significant progress had been made on Afghanistan at the NATO Riga Summit. The GOF highlighted its recent decisions to ensure that its Tajikistan-based planes continue to support ISAF and OEF through [...] | 2006-12-07 11:54:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL MARR ECPS NATO MNUC AF FR |
06PARIS7727 | ISRAELI FM LIVNI'S DECEMBER 5-6 VISIT TO PARIS [...] (C) Summary: Israeli FM Livni had a fairly terse exchange with FM Douste-Blazy on the status of the Sheba Farms and the need for the Palestinians to explicitly accept the Quartet principles. Douste-Blazy, to the surprise of his MFA underlings, asked Livni to consider entering into secret talk [...] | 2006-12-08 15:57:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | FR IS LE PGOV PREL SY |
06PARIS7755 | A/S FRIED AND FRENCH NSA-EQUIVALENT [...] (S) SUMMARY: EUR A/S Dan Fried's December 7 meeting with presidential diplomatic advisor Maurice Gourdault-Montagne (MGM) focused largely on Russia, with France in a defensive posture. MGM raised the aborted Putin-Chirac dinner on the margins of the NATO Riga Summit, saying it had been instigated b [...] | 2006-12-12 13:05:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL FR EUN NATO RS UNO SR YI TU CY |
06PARIS7787 | CHIRAC ADVISER HINTS AT SOFTENING IN FRENCH [...] (S) Summary: In a December 12 meeting, Dominique Boche (President Chirac's Middle East adviser) hinted at a possible softening in France's position on establishing an international tribunal for Lebanon. Boche said that France would support whatever position the Government of Lebanon (GOL) too [...] | 2006-12-14 10:09:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | FR KDEM LE PGOV PREL SY |
06PARIS7904 | S/CT CRUMPTON MEETS RUSSIAN COUNTERPART TO EXTEND [...] (S) Summary: In an amicable December 7 dinner meeting with Ambassador-at-Large Henry Crumpton, Russian Special Presidential Representative Anatoliy Safonov agreed to move forward with several proposals that expand U.S./Russian counter-terrorism (CT) cooperation. These include: --Engaging the Americ [...] | 2006-12-26 11:45:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PARM FR |
06PORTAUPRINCE16 | POST'S ASSESSMENT OF MINUSTAH PERFORMANCE [...] (C) Summary: MINUSTAH's performance has been mixed. The mission has failed to make significant progress on the security front in Cite Soleil, the police mission is only partially integrated into the Haitian National Police (HNP),its elections program has been mismanaged (leading to addit [...] | 2006-01-04 20:39:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | SECRET | KPKO PREL PGOV HA |
06PORTAUPRINCE311 | PREVAL LEADS, BUT UNLIKELY TO EXCEED 50 PERCENT [...] (S) Summary: Rene Preval continues to lead the Haitian race for president with 48.73 percent of the vote. As of 6:30 a.m. February 13, the CEP had entered 8281 of the 9208 or 89 percent of the proces verbaux (PV) into its database. The remaining roughly 1000 are either being examined before t [...] | 2006-02-13 20:12:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM PKAO HA |
06PORTAUPRINCE847 | SUSPECTED DRUG-TRAFFICKER WINS SENATE PRESIDENCY [...] (S) Haiti's senators (reftel) on May 11 elected Joseph Lambert senate president. Lambert, who represents President-elect Peval's L'Espwa party from the Southeast Department, is a native of the departmental capital Jacmel and widely rumored to be a leading narco-trafficker in the region. Lamb [...] | 2006-05-12 19:08:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | SECRET | PGOV SNAR KDEM KCRM ASEC HA |
06PORTLOUIS627 | MAURITIUS SUPPORTS GUATEMALA FOR UNSC [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires, a.i. delivered UNSC demarche (ref A) to Mauritian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Regional Cooperation Madan Dulloo on October 17. The Minister confirmed Mauritius will continue to support Guatemala's candidacy for the Security Council in subsequent rounds of bal [...] | 2006-10-17 13:12:00 | Embassy Port Louis | SECRET | PREL EPET UNSC VE GT MP |
06PORTLOUIS628 | SUPPORT OF GUATEMALA FOR UNSC - SEYCHELLES RESPONSE [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires, a.i. delivered UNSC demarche (ref A) to Seychelles Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Claude Morel on October 17. Morel declined to comment on GOS position regarding the vote and only stated he wishes Guatemala success. SEMILOTA [...] | 2006-10-17 13:21:00 | Embassy Port Louis | SECRET | PREL EPET UNSC AA GE VT SE |
06PORTMORESBY170 | VIOLENCE CONTINUES IN HONIARA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-19 00:39:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | SECRET | PGOV PINR CASC BP |
06PORTOFSPAIN356 | T&T FRUSTRATED BY VENEZUELA BREAKING CICTE [...] (S) Ambassador delivered talking points contained reftel to Minister of National Security Martin Joseph. Joseph is the outgoing chair of CICTE, and head of Trinidad and Tobago's CICTE delegation to the upcoming Bogota talks. Joseph (protect) spoke very candidly and expressed his extreme frus [...] | 2006-03-20 20:56:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | SECRET | PTER PREL ECON MARR MASS OAS TD |
06PRAGUE1370 | CZECH RESPONSE TO UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS ON DPRK [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-04 11:16:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | PARM KNNP KN EZ |
06PRAGUE195 | MTAG: CZECHS TO INVESTIGATE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY [...] (S) Poloff February 22 delivered reftel demarche on WEOG mention of "next generation agents" to MFA UN and Nonproliferation Director Jan Kara (Note: Reftel reported the Czech Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) had made several inappropriate comments at the February 8 WEOG meeting [...] | 2006-02-22 17:35:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | PARM PREL CWC NL AU EZ |
06PRAGUE283 | CZECH DEFENSE MINISTER ON VERA-E, AFGHAN PRT, AND [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador met March 14 with Czech Defense Minister Karel Kuehnl to present the letter from SECDEF Rumsfeld on the positive results of U.S. testing of the VERA-E passive surveillance detection system. Afghanistan and missile defense were also discussed. Kuehnl welcomed the SECDEF' [...] | 2006-03-17 15:51:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | AF EZ NATO PARM PREL PTER ETTC KSTC MASS |
06PRAGUE319 | MTAG: CZECHS MUZZLE ADVISORY BOARD CHAIRMAN ON [...] (S) Poloff March 23 spoke with Ivan Pinter of the MFA UN and Nonproliferation Department. Pinter was happy to relate that his office had successfully instructed Jiri Matousek, Czech Chairman of the WEOG Scientific Advisory Board (SAB),not to publicly discuss next generation agents in the futur [...] | 2006-03-28 14:21:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | PARM PREL CWC NL AU EZ |
06PRAGUE360 | CZECH REPUBLIC AND MISSILE DEFENSE: SUPPORTIVE, [...] (S) Summary: The Czech Republic may be a good candidate to host ground-based ballistic missile defense (BMD) interceptors and/or a BMD radar. However, Czech involvement in the project will be contingent on careful handling of the issue in the domestic political arena. The too-close-to-call Jun [...] | 2006-04-07 05:42:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | MARR PREL PL EZ UK RS |
06PRAGUE411 | CZECH GOVERNMENT TO INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE [...] (S) Poloff and ARMA April 20 delivered reftel demarche on possible Venezuelan production of the Czech CZ-75 pistol to Petr Kaiser, Director of the MFA's CFSP Department. Kaiser, who is responsible for all arms licensing decisions made by the MFA, promised he would request an immediate investiga [...] | 2006-04-20 15:36:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | MARR MASS PARM VE EZ |
06PRAGUE544 | U.S.-CZECH POL-MIL TALKS A SUCCESS [...] (S) The first joint State-DOD pol-mil talks with the Czech Republic took place in Prague on May 10. Discussions were productive and the mood positive. Highlights included: -- GWOT AND CZECH OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS (paras 5-7): The Czechs intend to maintain their 100 military police presence i [...] | 2006-05-22 13:08:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | MARR NATO PGOV PREL EZ |
06PRAGUE66 | CZECH DEMOCRACY PROMOTION: CUBA [...] (U) Summary and comment. This is the second in a series of cables highlighting Czech democracy promotion efforts (ref A),and provides details about the critical assistance provided by the Czechs in Cuba. A peaceful transition to democracy in Cuba remains a top foreign policy priority for the [...] | 2006-01-24 12:55:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | PREL KDEM CU EZ |
06PRISTINA765 | KOSOVO: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF AMBASSADOR AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovo is in an important transition period with a decision on final status looming and the EU poised to assume UNMIK's Rule of Law (RoL) mission. Ambassador Williamson's September 15-17 visit offers a good opportunity to review current prosecution efforts and to shape the EU's a [...] | 2006-09-12 16:53:00 | Embassy Pristina | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI |
06QUITO2616 | THE HUNT FOR RAUL REYES ANGERS GOE [...] (S) Summary: Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's public declaration that FARC leader Raul Reyes is hiding in Ecuador has sparked a media frenzy in Quito, heightening bilateral tensions. Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion demanded evidence of Reyes' presence, and asked the Ambassado [...] | 2006-10-27 18:05:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET | PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO |
06RABAT1030 | MOROCCO: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Pol/C delivered reftel demarche regarding Iran to MFA Director of International Organizations and UN Affairs Nasser Bourita on May 24. Bourita said the demarche was timely as he was departing the following day for the NAM ministerial, accompanying FM Benaissa. 2. (C) Bourita said the [...] | 2006-05-30 18:30:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR MO |
06RABAT215 | SCENSETTER FOR VISIT OF SECDEF RUMSFELD [...] (C) Summary: The US Mission and the Moroccan government warmly welcome your upcoming visit. We believe King Mohammed will see the visit as reinforcement of our solid relationship with Morocco, a relationship the King considers very important. Morocco continues cooperation with us to counte [...] | 2006-02-09 14:03:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | MARR MO OVIP PGOV PHUM PREL |
06RABAT315 | MOROCCO ON DONATIONS TO IRAQI AND AFGHAN SECURITY [...] (S) DCM met February 22 with newly appointed Director General for Multilateral Affairs and Director for Arab and Islamic Affairs Mohamed Azeroual to discuss reftel requirements regarding potential Moroccan donations for Iraqi and Afghan security forces. Azeroual asserted that the Iraqis would [...] | 2006-02-23 17:13:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | AF IZ MARR MO MOPS PINS PREL PTER MASS |
06RABAT326 | WESTERN SAHARA: MOROCCO SEEKS US INTERVENTION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOM has asked at the highest levels that the U.S. demarche Algeria to help prevent a march of Sahrawi and European civilians across the berm in the Western Sahara, and the heavily land-mined area adjacent to the berm, reportedly planned by the Polisario to occur in conjuncti [...] | 2006-02-24 14:53:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | AG KPKO MO PARM PBTS PINR PREL |
06RABAT359 | GOM REFUGEE POLICY: LIMITED INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) MFA Secretary General Omar Hilale told Polcouns February 22 that the GOM had "no objection" to an international refugee resettlement program out of Morocco provided it remained low-key, with as little media attention as possible to avoid attracting more would-be refugees to Morocco. He s [...] | 2006-02-28 21:36:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | MO PGOV PREF PREL |
06RABAT448 | UPDATE ON ICRC ACTIVITIES IN MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Over lunch March 2 in Rabat, visiting ICRC Regional Representative Bernard Pfefferle and Polcouns discussed the following issues: Western Sahara -------------- 2. (C) Pfefferle sought latest US views on the political situation in the Western Sahara. Polcouns said the US believe [...] | 2006-03-10 14:44:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | MO PGOV PHUM PREL |
06RABAT968 | MOURAD EL HAMYANI DEPORTATION [...] (S) Embassy Rabat provides the following background concerning the possible deportation of Moroccan terrorist suspect Mourad El Hamyani to Morocco. The Moroccan police have an arrest warrant for El Hamyani for criminal activity, including armed robbery with the intent to use the profits to f [...] | 2006-05-19 16:20:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | MO PHUM PREL PTER |
06RANGOON1010 | FEAR AND INTIMIDATION AT WORK IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary: The Charge met with Deputy Foreign Minister Kyaw Thu on July 18 to determine whether there was genuine regime interest in re-engaging with the international community as UN U/SYG Gambari had indicated. Kyaw did not respond directly, but made it clear that his ability to meet wit [...] | 2006-07-20 06:01:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PGOV PREL BM |
06RANGOON1050 | BURMA: MANUVEURING FOR CHANGE [...] (S) Summary: Aung San Suu Kyi's (ASSK) doctor met with Charge July 20 to discuss recent developments. He has not seen her since June 10 when she was ill, but expects to see her again by early August. He indicated that plans to use Martyr's Day, July 19, to launch public protests against the [...] | 2006-07-25 05:59:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PGOV PHUM BM |
06RANGOON179 | BURMESE PRIME MINISTER'S AGENDA IN CHINA [...] (C) Summary: Burmese Prime Minister General Soe Win will make his first bilateral visit to China February 14-18 where he will seek to maintain mutually beneficial economic relations; tap PRC largesse for more grants and loans; and flaunt the legitimacy that the relationship provides the regime [...] | 2006-02-09 09:33:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PREL ECON CH BM |
06RANGOON246 | NLD'S FLEXIBLE OFFER TO THE BURMESE REGIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: NLD leaders have low expectations that the Burmese regime will respond favorably to their February 12 proposal to convene the Parliament elected in 1990 in return for the opposition's recognition of the ruling regime as a transitional government. The NLD is nonetheless encouraged [...] | 2006-02-22 07:09:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL BM NLD |
06RANGOON447 | GOB STIFFS NLD COMPROMISE OFFER [...] (C) Summary: After six weeks of silence, the GOB finally reacted to a National League for Democracy proposal for political compromise with an official editorial that accused the party of attempting to "grab power." NLD leaders called the editorial "unhelpful" and told us they were disappointe [...] | 2006-03-31 11:20:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PGOV BM ASSK NLD PHUM PREL |
06RANGOON505 | NLD HOLDS OUT HOPE FOR DIALOGUE [...] (S) Summary: NLD leaders expressed disappointment, but not surprise, that the SPDC failed to respond directly to their February proposal for a way out of the country's political impasse. They plan to issue a statement within the next few days again appealing for a genuine dialogue with the r [...] | 2006-04-20 09:08:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PGOV PHUM ECON PREL BM |
06RANGOON516 | FORMER STUDENT LEADER STAYS THE COURSE [...] (C) Summary: Min Ko Naing--former pro-democracy student leader, political prisoner, and current activist--is struggling with the challenges of readjusting to life outside of solitary confinement and the pressures of meeting the expectations of his many followers and supporters. As in 1988, h [...] | 2006-04-24 00:31:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL BM |
06RANGOON669 | NLD LEADERS TO MEET WITH GAMBARI, AND SUNDRY PARTY [...] (C) Summary: NLD leaders were scheduled to meet with UN U/SYG Gambari on May 19, but only learned of the meeting one day in advance--a likely reflection of the regime's desire to control the visit as closely as possible. On May 27, the NLD will commemorate its 1990 election victory, draw atte [...] | 2006-05-19 10:06:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PGOV PHUM ECON PREL BM |
06RIGA848 | LATVIAN VIEWS ON LEBANON/SYRIA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-17 11:10:00 | Embassy Riga | SECRET | PREL PINR LE SY LG |
06RIYADH1542 | POST-ABQAIQ MINISTER OF INTERIOR FORMALLY REQUESTS [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (S) Summary and Action Request: Post requests Department's prompt review and guidance in responding to the Saudi government's formal request for helicopter support and security consultations, for the security of oil facilities in the Kingdom. Foreign Mini [...] | 2006-03-12 15:23:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PTER MASS MARR ASEC PREL EPET ETRD SA |
06RIYADH2146 | SAUDI LEADERS UPBEAT ON U.S.-SAUDI MILITARY [...] (S) Summary and Comment: During separate meetings on March 22 with visiting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Peter Pace, Saudi leaders spoke favorably of the U.S.-Saudi military relationship. King Abdullah, although deeply unhappy about Iraq and the issue of helicopter support fo [...] | 2006-03-29 14:32:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL PTER SA |
06RIYADH3312 | THE SAUDI SHI'A: WHERE DO THEIR LOYALTIES LIE? [...] (S) Some Sunni Arab leaders, including Egypt's President Mubarak and Jordan's King Abdullah, have recently publicly questioned the loyalties of Arab Shi'a populations in the Middle East. Privately, senior Saudi officials raise similar concerns. Given the ongoing sectarian conflict in Iraq, [...] | 2006-05-02 14:55:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINS SA |
06RIYADH5042 | USD EDELMAN'S MEETINGS WITH THE KING AND CROWN [...] (S) Summary: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman discussed the U.S.-Saudi defense relationship, regional security, helicopters, Iran, Iraq, and visas during separate meetings with King Abdullah and Crown Prince Sultan on June 6. Both the King and Crown Prince were supportive of [...] | 2006-06-24 14:03:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | MARR MASS MCAP SA PTER PREL PARM PINR |
06RIYADH5079 | USD EDELMAN'S MEETING WITH ASSISTANT MOI PRINCE [...] (S) Summary: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman discussed detainees, helicopters, infrastructure security, Iraq, and border security during a June 6 meeting with Assistant Minister of Interior for Security Affairs Prince Muhammad bin Naif. Prince Muhammad confirmed that the SA [...] | 2006-06-25 04:36:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | SA MARR PBTS PGOV PINR PINS PTER ENRG |
06RIYADH5082 | U/S EDELMAN'S MEETING WITH ASST MINISTER OF [...] (S) Summary: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman discussed the U.S.-Saudi defense relationship, Iran, and regional security during his June 6 meeting with Prince Khalid bin Sultan, Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation for Security Affairs. The overall tone of the meeting [...] | 2006-06-25 08:36:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PARM PGOV PREL PINR PTER |
06RIYADH5105 | SAUDIS NAME NEW IRAQ BORDER LIAISON OFFICER [...] (S) General Saleh bin Ali al-Muhayya, Chief of General Staff of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defense and Aviation (MODA) sent a letter (classified "secret/urgent") to CHUSMTM May 30 on the appointment of a new Saudi-Iraq border liaison officer. The new officer is LTC Khalid bin Mohamed al-S [...] | 2006-06-25 15:57:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PBTS PGOV PREL PINR SA IZ MARR MOPS |
06RIYADH5106 | SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 27 VISIT OF AMBASSADOR [...] (C) The U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia warmly welcomes your visit to Jeddah June 27. Ambassador Oberwetter and Consul General Tatiana Gfoeller look forward to meeting you and will accompany you on a number of your calls on Saudi leaders. Per your request, appointments are being requested in Jedd [...] | 2006-06-25 16:02:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PGOV OVIP PTER IZ SA |
06RIYADH5136 | SAUDI CONSERVATIVES LAUNCH COUNTER-REFORMATION [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Following a series of reforms seen as challenging the prominence of the religious establishment in Saudi Arabia, 61 religious scholars published an open letter, called "A Warning and a Statement," to the Kingdom's rulers. This manifesto warned the SAG against a 'gang' of people [...] | 2006-06-27 14:22:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV SA KISL PINR PREL |
06RIYADH5274 | MOI REQUESTS GTMO SUICIDE NOTES TO QUELL MURDER [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (S) The Saudi Ministry of Interior (MOI) has asked the USG for the suicide notes written by the two deceased Saudi Guantanamo detainees, Yasser al-Zahrani and Manie al-Otaibi. The MOI wishes to provide copies of these letters to the family members of the [...] | 2006-07-03 11:42:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PTER PREL KAWC SA |
06RIYADH5278 | RIYADH RECORD: JUNE 21-30 2006 [...] (U) This cable serves as the inaugural edition of the Riyadh Record, which will provide weekly summaries of key political events in the Kingdom. 2. (S) SUMMARY: During the course of the past few weeks, there has been an increase in the dialogue between supporters of King Abdullah,s reforms [...] | 2006-07-03 13:55:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL SA PINR |
06RIYADH5317 | SHIELD S10-06: SAG DENIES CHEM-BIO GEAR IMPORTED [...] (S) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) informed the Embassy via diplomatic note dated June 6, 2006 that the Ministry of Interior did not import chemical and biological items from Iran, per Reftel. However, the note did acknowledge that the SAG imported one sample protective vest and one [...] | 2006-07-05 06:43:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CBW IR SA |
06RIYADH5548 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DEPUTY TREASURY [...] (C) The U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia warmly welcomes your visit to Jeddah July 23. Ambassador Oberwetter and Consul General Tatiana Gfoeller look forward to meeting you and will accompany you on a number of your calls on Saudi leaders. Per your request, appointments are being requested in Jedd [...] | 2006-07-12 09:05:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | OVIP EAID ECON EFIN PREL IZ SA |
06RIYADH5839 | FM CRITICAL OF US INACTION, CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE [...] (S) In a July 19 press conference Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal emphasized the need for an immediate cease-fire and criticized Israeli aggression in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories. He described the situation as "a real catastrophe that is taking place before the people's eyes and n [...] | 2006-07-23 12:13:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PGOV SA |
06RIYADH5907 | CROWN PRINCE SIGNS TWO DEFENSE AGREEMENTS IN [...] (C) Crown Prince Sultan, who is also the Saudi Minister of Defense and Aviation, reportedly signed two defense agreements with France during his July 20 visit to Paris. Media reports have suggested that these agreements could lead to Saudi purchase of French tanker aircraft, helicopters, and [...] | 2006-07-25 12:18:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | MARR MASS BEXP SA |
06RIYADH6058 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES LEBANON CRISIS AND VISA [...] (C) Ambassador Oberwetter discussed three issues with Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal via telephone on July 29. First, they discussed the issue of the Saudi humanitarian aid convoy to Lebanon (Ref A). The Ambassador assured the Foreign Minister that Post staff was working in coordination with Saudi [...] | 2006-07-30 16:33:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR CMGT SA LE |
06RIYADH6103 | RIYADH RECORD: JULY 21-29 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Saudi mood, as reflected in critical statements issued by clerics and appearing on internet chat sites, is becoming increasingly anti-U.S. Debate abounds among religious scholars who continue to raise the issue of Shi'a versus Sunni and the question of whether Saudis should support [...] | 2006-08-01 15:34:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR SA |
06RIYADH6153 | SAG STATEMENT TALKS OF UNIFYING ARAB POSITION [...] (S) SUMMARY: The SAG cabinet issued a statement on the Lebanese and Palestinian crisis July 31 following a meeting chaired by King Abdullah. The statement called for a joint Arab and Islamic stand against Israel and reiterated the need for an immediate cease fire. It also urged collaboration [...] | 2006-08-02 11:15:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PTER PREL LE SA |
06RIYADH6472 | RENEWED STIRRINGS OF POLITICAL OPPOSITION ACTIVITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 9, Dr. Saad al-Faqih, leader of the London-based, Saudi opposition group, Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA),called for Kingdom-wide political demonstrations to be held on Friday August 11 immediately prior to Friday prayers (Ref A). Al-Faqih, a Saudi dissid [...] | 2006-08-14 13:18:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL KISL SA |
06RIYADH6477 | WEBSITE REPORTS LEBANON CRISIS CAUSING SPLIT IN [...] (S) The Saudi website "Al-Haramayn," citing various media sources, has claimed that the SAG's reaction to the Lebanon crisis has sparked tension among senior members of the royal family. Specifically, it alleges the existence of a split between King Abdullah on the one hand, and Crown Prince [...] | 2006-08-14 14:33:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR SA |
06RIYADH6668 | 170 SAUDI AND MUSLIM SCHOLARS WORLDWIDE CALL FOR [...] (S) SUMMARY: 170 Muslim scholars from more than seventeen countries, including twenty-nine Saudi citizens, issued an open statement on August 4 entitled "Statement and Appeal from Scholars of the Islamic Nation." The statement condemned Israeli "aggression" in Lebanon and Palestine, and crit [...] | 2006-08-22 06:58:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR KISL SA LE |
06RIYADH6727 | THE YEAR IN REVIEW: KING ABDULLAH MARKS FIRST YEAR [...] (C) August 1 marked the one year anniversary of King Abdullah's ascension to the throne. The King has generated considerable popularity by delivering political, economic, and social programs intended to improve the welfare of Saudi citizens. Utilizing the windfall from surging oil prices, [...] | 2006-08-24 18:29:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PINS PINR ECON EFIN ETRD |
06RIYADH6737 | RIYADH RECORD: AUGUST 5-11, 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY: One hundred seventy Muslim scholars, including 29 Saudis, called for unity in the Islamic Nation and condemned the Israeli 'aggression' in Lebanon and Palestine. Saudi opposition activity continues to stir in the Diaspora with a revitalization of the London-based Movement for Is [...] | 2006-08-26 08:07:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR SA |
06RIYADH6818 | WEBSITE REPORTS MEETING OF THIRD GENERATION ROYALS [...] (C) A moderate Saudi-based and owned website reported on August 15 that Prince Talal bin Abdul Aziz held a meeting with key princes of the royal family's third generation in his Riyadh palace earlier this month. Notable attendees were his son Prince al-Waleed, one of the wealthiest businessm [...] | 2006-08-27 15:19:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR SA |
06RIYADH6925 | RADIO SILENCE FROM NEW SAUDI OPPOSITION GROUP IN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Several media outlets reported a statement on August 7 issued by Prince Talal Muhammad Al-Rasheed, a deposed royal and Saudi dissident residing in Paris, which announced the formation of the Saudi Democratic Opposition Front. The group, which is reportedly both secular and triba [...] | 2006-08-30 10:29:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR KISL SA |
06RIYADH6940 | KING ABDULLAH AND FOREIGN MINISTER PRESS COMMENTS [...] (S) SUMMARY. Recent statements to the press by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal appear to be a concerted effort by the SAG to address strong public criticism of its position on the Lebanon crisis and ties to the U.S., as well as accusat [...] | 2006-09-03 11:02:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PINR KISL SA |
06RIYADH7501 | SAUDIS SHOW HIGH LEVEL OF INTEREST IN MEGAPORTS [...] (S) Summary and Comment: The SAG appears to be seriously considering implementing the Megaports Initiative (MI) to provide radiological/nuclear materials detection equipment in the Kingdom's two largest ports of Jeddah and Dammam. During their September 8-13 Megaports outreach visit to the Ki [...] | 2006-09-26 14:07:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KNNP ENRG PARM OTRA PREL PGOV SA |
06RIYADH7987 | RIYADH RECORD: SEPTEMBER 16-30 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The case against the controversial novel "Girls of Riyadh" has been dismissed. The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice met for three-days, rejecting alleged calls from the West to dismantle the organization. The Ministries of Interior and Foreign Affai [...] | 2006-10-10 14:14:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL KWMN KISL SA |
06RIYADH8003 | WAMY SECRETARY-GENERAL PREACHES NEED FOR INCREASED [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) Secretary-General Dr. Saleh al-Wohaibi told PolOffs in an SIPDIS August 27 meeting that, despite negative publicity surrounding Islamic charities, WAMY has nothing to hide. Al-Wohaibi talked about WAMY's international programs, but focu [...] | 2006-10-11 16:03:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL PTER EFIN KTFN ETTC KISL SA |
06RIYADH8252 | SAUDI ARAMCO TRIMS CRUDE ALLOCATIONS AS IT CUTS PRODUCTION [...] (S) Saudi Aramco has cut some allocations to major oil company customers, per a contact in a position to know who has reported consistently and reliably in the past. For November, Aramco has provided crude allocations to customers consistent with an approximate five percent reduction in pro [...] | 2006-10-16 15:46:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | NOTAG SA |
06RIYADH8634 | CONCURRENCE - NON-PRO COURIER TO/FROM RIYADH O/A [...] (S) CHIEF OF MISSION RIYADH HAS BEEN BRIEFED AND APPROVES JOHN H. BURNS JR, OFFICIAL PASSPORT NUMBER 802064694, AS A NON-PROFESSIONAL COURIER. HIS ARRIVAL HAS BEEN COORDINATED AT POST. CHIEF OF MISSION AUTHORIZES THE TRANSPORT OF CLASSIFIED MATERIAL IN DIPLOMATIC POUCH 2. (U) THE EMBASSY [...] | 2006-11-01 14:08:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ADEP ASEC PTER |
06RIYADH8723 | RIYADH RECORD: OCTOBER 16-31 (C-NE6-01865) [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi religious leaders signed the Makkah Declaration on October 20, which forbids Sunnis and Shi'a from killing each other. King Abdullah issued a new succession law on October 20, which formalizes the succession process through the establishment of the Allegiance Committee. P [...] | 2006-11-06 13:05:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR KISL KWMN SA |
06RIYADH8808 | UPDATE ON HADI AL-MUTIF [...] (S) PolOffs met on November 6 with Human Rights First Society (HRFS) President Ibrahim Al-Mugaiteeb to discuss the October 31 and November 1 visit of King Abdullah to Najran and his pardon of Ismaili prisoners, ostensibly including Hadi Al-Mutif. Al-Mugaiteeb said that Al-Mutif has not been [...] | 2006-11-08 14:48:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PHUM PGOV PREL KISL KIRF SA |
06RIYADH8815 | PETITION SUPPORTS MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Culture and Information received a petition signed by 160 reform-minded scholars supporting Minister of Information Iyad bin Amin Madany. The signatories constituted a broad cross-section of Saudi society, including men and women, Sunni and Shi'a. The statement [...] | 2006-11-12 10:56:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR PKISL SA |
06RIYADH8835 | FACILITATING GREATER SAG ENGAGEMENT ON IRAQ - A [...] (S) This constitutes Post's response to Ref A. The situation in Iraq remains of great concern to Saudis across the political, economic, and social spectrum. The press reported on November 13 that Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Naif called Iraq a "major base for terrorism," adding that the [...] | 2006-11-13 13:34:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ECON IZ SA |
06RIYADH8839 | SAUDI ARAMCO CRUDE ALLOCATIONS FOR NOVEMBER DECLINE [...] (S) In line with recent announcements by Saudi Aramco regarding cuts in crude oil allocations to major oil company customers (reftel),a contact from another major energy firm who has reported consistently and reliably in the past, informed us Saudi Aramco had cut crude allocations to his fi [...] | 2006-11-13 14:53:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | EPET ENERG SA |
06RIYADH8900 | A SAUDI'S VIEWS ON THE U.S. AND RULE OF LAW IN KSA [...] (S) Echoing several other commentators and analyses, Saudi commercial lawyer and diplomat Dr. Waleed Nasser Al-Nuwaiser (strictly protect) told PolOff on November 8 that the heart of most problems in Saudi Arabia is the absence of rule of law. He stressed that the USG should emphasize the n [...] | 2006-11-21 07:27:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PHUM PGOV KISL EPET SA IZ |
06RIYADH8989 | MOI UNDERSCORES NEED FOR BROAD AND FLEXIBLE ENERGY [...] (S) Economic Counselor Silverman and Energy Attache Ross met with Dr. Saad al-Jabri, Advisor to the Assistant Minister of Interior, on November 26 to discuss the draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on cooperation to improve security at critical infrastructure facilities. Dr. al-Jabri und [...] | 2006-12-04 13:38:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | EPET PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA |
06RIYADH8990 | MOI UNDERSCORES NEED FOR BROAD AND FLEXIBLE ENERGY [...] (S) Economic Counselor Silverman and Energy Attache Ross met with Dr. Saad al-Jabri, Advisor to the Assistant Minister of Interior, on November 26 to discuss the draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on cooperation to improve security at critical infrastructure facilities. Dr. al-Jabri und [...] | 2006-12-04 14:35:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | EPET PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA |
06RIYADH9106 | PLANS FOR THE FEBRUARY JOINT WORKING GROUP ON [...] (S) On 16 December, Economic Counselor Silverman and Energy Attache Ross met with Dr. Saud al-Semari, Director of the Ministry of Interior's (MOI) modernization program, and Khaled al-Ageel, Manager of the MOI's Industrial Security Directorate, to discuss plans for a February 2007 meeting of [...] | 2006-12-18 13:44:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | EPET PGOV PREL PTER SA |
06RIYADH9174 | CROWN PRINCE REITERATES SAUDI NONINTERFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-26 11:54:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR KISL IZ SA |
06RIYADH9175 | SAUDI MOI HEAD SAYS IF U.S. LEAVES IRAQ, SAUDI [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-26 11:54:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR PTER KISL IZ SA |
06RIYADH9179 | DEPUTY MOI TO SENATOR NELSON:THE KEY TO WINNING [...] (S) SUMMARY. Deputy Minister of Interior Mohamed bin Naif told Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) that the key to winning the war on terror is defeating the terrorists' ideology. He echoed the senator's other interlocutors in supporting Iraqi unity and the SAG's noninterference policy. The Deputy M [...] | 2006-12-26 12:18:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PTER PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KISL IZ SA |
06ROME1493 | TERRORISM FINANCE: ITALY TO DESIGNATE FOUR [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA. 4. 2. (S) Finance Ministry Director for Financial Crimes, Cristina Collura, told EconOff May 15 that the Government of Italy will pre-notify in June, 2006, the names of four individuals to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee members for inclusion [...] | 2006-05-17 12:52:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | EFIN ETTC IT KTFN PREL PTER |
06ROME1590 | ITALY: NEW UNDERSECRETARY TO THE PM CALLS [...] (C) Ambassador paid an introductory call May 23 on the new Undersecretary to the Prime Minister Enrico Letta (nephew of Berlusconi U/S Gianni Letta). Letta, a 1988 IV grantee and VP of Aspen Italy, has a very positive view of the U.S. and said he considers Italy's relationship with the U.S. e [...] | 2006-05-24 15:43:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL NATO MOPS IZ IN IT |
06ROME1662 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: ITALIAN PARTICIPATION IN PLENARY [...] (S) A/EcMin delivered reftel talking points to Carlo Tripepi, MFA DAS-equivalent official responsible for Australia Group (AG) issues. Tripepi said that he will attend the Australia Group Plenary in Paris, and that the Italian delegation will come prepared to "speak, hear, and discuss." Tr [...] | 2006-06-05 13:52:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC AG IR IT |
06ROME1680 | IRAQ: ITALY CONSIDERING THREE OPTIONS: FULL PRT [...] (S) PolMilCouns met June 5 with Italian Defense Minister's Diplomatic Advisor Achille Amerio. Amerio said DefMin Parisi was at a two-day meeting of all Italy's ministers where Iraq was being discussed, and it was unclear what would come out of those discussions. That said, according to Amerio [...] | 2006-06-06 09:53:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL NATO MOPS IZ IT |
06ROME17 | AFTER BLOCKING SALE TO IRAN, ITALIAN MANUFACTURER [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Summary. Acting on instructions from Trade Vice Minister Adolfo Urso, Director General for Commercial Agreements Amadeo Teti called on Acting EcMin December 27 to seek USG assistance in finding U.S. buyers for fast boats manufact [...] | 2006-01-04 10:22:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL IR IT EXPORT CONTROLS |
06ROME1753 | IRAQ: ITALY HASN'T CLOSED THE DOOR ON PRT YET [...] (S) Senior Italian diplomatic advisors told visiting Deputy Senior Advisor for Iraq (S/I) Barbara Stephenson June 9 that Italy will withdraw all of its troops in Iraq before the end of 2006, but plans to remain engaged in reconstruction efforts. They were pessimistic about Italy continuing to [...] | 2006-06-13 14:18:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PARM PREL UNSC PGOV EAID IZ IT |
06ROME179 | SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER'S VISIT TO [...] (S) Summary. Your visit will be an opportunity to visit the USG Olympics Coordination Office in Turin and review security preparations for the Winter Olympic Games. We have no current information about threats directed at Americans at the Games. Despite the presence and capability of Islam [...] | 2006-01-19 10:23:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | KOLY PTER PREL IT ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION |
06ROME2335 | LEBANON: ITALY READY TO HELP WITH TROOPS, BRIDGE [...] (S) Italy is prepared to deploy up to 1,000 troops quickly to UNIFIL and up to 3,000 overall. The Foreign Minister told NEA A/S Welch the cabinet unanimously approved Italy's participation in UNIFIL during its August 18 meeting. Italy is persuaded, based on its own high-level consultations wi [...] | 2006-08-18 17:34:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER MOPS EAID PHUM IS LE IT |
06ROME237 | S23B-05: GOI IN RECEIPT OF INFORMATION CONCERNING [...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel nonpaper January 23 to Enrico Padula, the MFA official responsible for Australia Group issues. Padula shares our concern over attempts by Mahamood Tavallaie to obtain research assistance regarding the clostridium botulinum toxin and attempts by other Iranian res [...] | 2006-01-25 15:31:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IT IR CBW |
06ROME2441 | TERRORISM FINANCE: UPCOMING DESIGNATIONS UNDER THE [...] (S) A/EconCouns and Econoff delivered to Maria Paola Suppa of the Finance Ministry's Office of Financial Crimes on August 28 reftel points concerning Washington's preparations for the upcoming designations of seven individuals and two entities, under UNSCR 1617 and E.O. 13224, that are facil [...] | 2006-08-31 08:32:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER IT |
06ROME2588 | TERRORISM FINANCE: REQUEST FOR POSTS' NOMINATION [...] (S/NF) Post does not have any nominations for the second tranche of the Radical Ideologue Initiative at this time (ref A). However, we will continue to remain alert to individuals and groups which would be appropriate under this initiative. 2. (S/NF) Econoff spoke September 6 with Crist [...] | 2006-09-14 08:08:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER FR IT |
06ROME2622 | IRAN: ITALY'S EXPORT CREDIT AGENCY VULNERABLE TO [...] (S) Alessandro Castellano, the Director General (DG) of Italy's export credit agency (ECA),Servizi Assicurativi del Commercio Estero (SACE),told the Ambassador August 29 that he was "calm" about SACE's financial exposure to Iran, should there be UN sanctions against Tehran. Castellano note [...] | 2006-09-15 16:01:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ECON EFIN PTER IR IT |
06ROME2965 | WELCH REJECTS "AMBIGUITY" ON HAMAS RECOGNITION OF [...] (S) Italy's MFA Middle East director Riccardo Sessa says European countries want to help move the Israeli-Palestinian issue forward, but the issue is how best to do so. He said a breakthrough could require a greater degree of ambiguity on the issue of Hamas recognition of Israel. NEA A/S Welc [...] | 2006-10-26 11:35:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL PGOV IT XF |
06ROME3040 | SUBJECT: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER - [...] (C) Embassy Rome's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is Richard Boly, Deputy Economic Counselor; phone: 39-06-4674-2320; unclassified email: bolyrc@state.gov; and classified email: bolyrc@state.sgov.gov. 2. (C) Embassy Rome's Deputy TFCO is Kevin Brady, Economic Officer; ph [...] | 2006-11-08 08:28:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER IT |
06ROME3050 | IRAN & HIZBALLAH: U/S LEVEY DISCUSSIONS IN ROME [...] (S/NF) In October 26 meetings with Government of Italy (GOI) officials and bankers, Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey pressed the GOI to ensure that its financial system was performing due diligence to prevent Iranian front companies engaged in WMD [...] | 2006-11-09 12:55:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ECON EFIN PTER IR LE IT |
06ROME310 | S59-05: GOI APPRAISED OF ATTEMPTS BY IRANIAN FIRM [...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel talking points and non paper to Aldo Doria, head of the Productive Activities Ministry's (MPA) Export Control Unit. Doria is familiar with Samamicro and with Angelantoni, the Italian company from which Samamicro's website offers to procure dual-use equipment. D [...] | 2006-02-02 16:32:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PARM PREL PINR ETTC IT IR CBW EXPORT CONTROLS |
06ROME3112 | TERRORISM FINANCE: ITALY PLANS TO DESIGNATE THREE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (S) Cristina Collura, Director of the Ministry of Finance's Financial Crimes Prevention Office, presented Econoff with a statement of case (SOC) and supporting documents in Italian (approximately 200 pages) November 16, bearing the names of [...] | 2006-11-17 15:00:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER IT |
06ROME3122 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TERRORIST [...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel talking points November 16 to Cristina Collura, Director of the Ministry of Finance's Financial Crimes Prevention Office and member of the Financial Security Committee (the GOI's interagency working group which coordinates, and decides upon, terrorism finance cas [...] | 2006-11-20 14:32:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER IT |
06ROME511 | TURIN 2006 WINTER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, and consular activities in Turin, Italy, for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games. 2. (SBU) The interagency Olympic Security Coordination (OSC) Office can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following numbers: USG [...] | 2006-02-21 09:40:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ASEC CASC CMGT ECON IT KOLY OVIP PTER OLYMPICS |
06ROME862 | TERRORISM FINANCE: PRENOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-17 17:29:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC |
06RPODUBAI13 | AHMADINEJAD USES UNIVERSITIES FOR POLITICAL ENDS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-15 14:42:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | IR PGOV SOCI |
06SANAA1814 | EMBASSY SANAA COMMENTS ON NIC WATCHLIST [...] (U) Post recommends the following changes to the suggested test for Yemen in the NIC watchlist of internal instability: 2. (S) "Yemen's risk of significant internal instability over the past six months has slightly decreased due to a successful ceasefire with insurgents in the north, Preside [...] | 2006-06-21 11:32:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PINS PGOV PTER EAID PREL KDEM KCRS YM |
06SANAA2575 | TERRORIST/INSURGENT FINANCE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT [...] (S) SUMMARY: Yemen provides no known financial support for terrorism and insurgency in Iraq. Financial controls in general are weak, making it difficult to track suspicious transactions. The informal financial market comprises the vast majority of transactions, making it even more difficult [...] | 2006-09-05 12:40:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER EFIN YM |
06SANAA272 | YEMEN'S GREAT ESCAPE: 23 AL-QA'IDA DETAINEES ARE AT LARGE [...] (S) Summary. On February 3, 23 al-Qa'ida supporters escaped from a maximum security prison in Sanaa. Among the escapees were 13 individuals convicted of participating in the 2000 USS Cole and the 2002 M/V Limburg attacks, including one of the Cole attack ringleaders, Jamal Badawi. (Names and [...] | 2006-02-06 02:40:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER YM |
06SANAA286 | SALEH SIGNALS SHAKE UP IN INTELLIGENCE SERVICES [...] (S) CDA Requested and received a phone call from President Saleh, 2/5, on the heels of the jail break-out that yielded 23 al-Qa'ida operatives to the streets of Sanaa, and perhaps beyond. CDA stressed to Saleh the importance of working in close tandem with the USG on this critical issue and not [...] | 2006-02-06 14:55:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PINR PREL PTER COUNTER TERRORISM |
06SANAA314 | ROYG'S PUBLIC RESPONSE TO AL-QA'IDA JAILBREAK: [...] (S/NF) Summary. Yemeni security services continue to search for the 23 al-Qa'ida prisoners who escaped from a high-security prison in Sanaa on February 3 (ref A). Per Saleh's orders (ref B),the National Security Board is leading the nation-wide manhunt, while the Political Security Organi [...] | 2006-02-09 10:50:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV YM COUNTER TERRORISM |
06SANAA347 | PRESIDENT SALEH SHARES INFORMATION AND INVITES [...] (S) Ambassador, DCM and SIMO met with President Saleh, Wednesday, 2/8, to ask for an update on the status of the al-Qa'ida escapees and to stress the need for absolute transparency on ROYG findings and steps being taken. Saleh, the Director of the National Security Bureau (NSB) and the Attorne [...] | 2006-02-13 06:48:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER COUNTER TERRORISM |
06SANAA50 | ROYG FREES ITALIAN HOSTAGES: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR [...] (C) Summary: On January 6, tribesmen released unharmed five Italian tourists that had been held hostage since January 1 (ref A). Breaking from a long-standing policy of granting concessions without legal consequences, the ROYG pursued a successful dual-track strategy of negotiating through [...] | 2006-01-09 11:25:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER ASEC YM COUNTER TERRORISM |
06SANAA54 | (S) STATUS OF REQUESTS ON FORMER IRAQI REGIME [...] (S) During a January 2 office call, Ambassador asked FonMin Abubakr al-Qirbi for an update on USG requests to detain and freeze the assets of Former Iraqi Regime Element Umar Sabawi. Qirbi said he had no new information, and believed that Sabawi was "no longer in Yemen." The FonMin did not [...] | 2006-01-09 12:06:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN |
06SANAA541 | ROYG AGREES TO ACCEPT FORMER IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-05 11:27:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER IZ YM |
06SANAA907 | RESPONSE TO STATUS OF TRANSFERS FROM GTMO [...] Summary. (S) This cable is post's response to reftel request for a Country Team assessment of the ROYG's ability and willingness to provide security and humane treatment for the 13 Yemeni GTMO detainees cleared for transfer. Regarding humane treatment, the ROYG provided adequate written as [...] | 2006-04-02 13:06:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER KAWC YM |
06SANAA973 | AL-QA'IDA ESCAPE: UPDATE [...] (S) On April 2, the ROYG publicly announced the surrender of Arif Salih Ali Majalli, the sixth escapee to turn himself in following the February 3 prison break of 23 Al-Qai'da supporters (ref A). ROYG officials contend that the remaining 17 escapees have not left Yemen and are optimistic th [...] | 2006-04-11 06:27:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER YM |
06SANJOSE1848 | TERRORISM FINANCE: REQUEST FOR POSTS' NOMINATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-22 21:24:00 | Embassy San Jose | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC |
06SANSALVADOR142 | INVESTIGATION OF POSSIBLE AECA SECTION 3 VIOLATION [...] (S) Summary. Salvadoran Minister of Defense Otto Romero told Charge on December 2, 2005, that the arms seized in Honduras in April 2005 were likely lost by the Salvadoran Armed Forces (ESAF) to guerrillas of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation front (FMLN) during El Salvador's 1980-1992 ci [...] | 2006-01-19 14:44:00 | Embassy San Salvador | SECRET | ETTC KOMC ES |
06SANSALVADOR448 | EL SALVADOR: RESPONSE REGARDING IRANIAN [...] (S) Per reftel, note that Iran maintains no diplomatic representation in El Salvador, and to post's knowledge conducts no diplomatic activities through third parties. Butler [...] | 2006-02-22 20:07:00 | Embassy San Salvador | SECRET | ES IR PGOV PINR PREL PTER |
06SANTODOMINGO171 | DOMINICAN POLITICS II #14: DOMINICAN PRESIDENT [...] (U) This is the 14th cable in a series reporting on the second year of the administration of Dominican president Leonel Fernandez. Dominican Politics II #14: Leonel Fernandez Receives DAS for Caribbean Patrick Duddy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. [...] | 2006-01-17 13:17:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | SECRET | DR HA PBTS PGOV PREL SNAR |
06SANTODOMINGO2838 | WATCHLISTS AT DOMINICAN REPUBLIC'S POINTS OF ENTRY [...] (S) Summary. With reftels Embassy reported on the Dominican Republic's immigration database system located at seaports, airports, and border crossing points. New information reveals that at points of entry only the Dominican intelligence agency has access to watchlists provided by Interpol a [...] | 2006-09-01 15:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | SECRET | PINR PINS PTER CIVS KFRD DR |
06SANTODOMINGO919 | DOMINICAN PRESIDENT LEONEL FERNANDEZ'S INVITATION [...] (C) I consider that the invitation to a Central American/Caribbean summit on May 31 hosted by President Leonel Fernandez offers the President the opportunity of a high profile event that will strongly support regional democracy and free trade, just before the General Assembly of the Organizat [...] | 2006-03-14 15:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | SECRET | DR ECON EFIN PGOV PREL |
06SARAJEVO1748 | BOSNIA: CITIZENSHIP REVIEW UNDERWAY AS NEGATIVE [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Embassy has been working with the GBiH for more than a year to address the potential threat posed by mujaheddin improperly granted citizenship after the 1992-1995 war. The BiH Citizenship Review Commission, established in January 2006 to review these cases, has received around [...] | 2006-08-04 06:09:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | PTER ASEC PREL PGOV BG |
06SARAJEVO2072 | BOSNIA - EMBASSY WINS TACTICAL VICTORY ON [...] (S) Summary and Comment: The Embassy succeeded in persuading the Parliament Collegium of Bosnia and Herzegovina to keep the proposed amendment to the Citizenship Law, with its problematic provision for reapplication for citizenship, off the House of Representatives' agenda until after the Octo [...] | 2006-09-08 07:02:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | PTER SMIG PREL PGOV BK |
06SARAJEVO2575 | BOSNIA: BOSNIAKS MORE SENSITIVE ABOUT U.S. [...] (S) SUMMARY: In the past, Bosniak (i.e., Muslim) politicians and the Bosniak public have been strong supporters of U.S. counterterrorism policies. This includes the work of the Citizenship Review Commission (CRC),one of our top counterterrorism priorities in Bosnia. Criticism of the CRC gen [...] | 2006-10-19 13:11:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | PTER PINR PHUM PGOV PREL BK |
06SARAJEVO2717 | BOSNIA AND NATO: THE CASE FOR PFP MEMBERSHIP [...] (S) Summary. As we approach the NATO Riga Summit, we think that the time is right to consider admittance of Bosnia to the Partnership for Peace (PfP). With the implementation of defense reform legislation, Bosnia has met the technical requirements for PfP membership. Bosnia has made substan [...] | 2006-10-31 14:55:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
06SARAJEVO2907 | DEMINING: ALLEGATIONS OF FRAUD AND MALFEASANCE IN [...] (S) In response to the August arrest of Radomir Kojic, a prominent figure in the demining community, we have begun to receive allegations of fraud and abuse in humanitarian demining work in Bosnia. There are reports that demining operations throughout Bosnia may suffer from large and systemic [...] | 2006-11-17 10:43:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | KCRM MASS PREL MOPS PGOV BK SI |
06SARAJEVO2996 | BOSNIA: POST-ELECTION MOD SHAKE-UP COULD FURTHER [...] (C) Many contacts within and outside the Ministry of Defense tell us that it is unlikely Minister of Defense Nikola Radovanovic will keep his post in a new government. The departure of Radovanovic, a Serb, may also lead to a strong push to replace the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lt. [...] | 2006-11-27 13:41:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
06SARAJEVO3187 | BOSNIA - DELPONTE GIVES RS MINISTER CADJO 30 DAYS [...] (S) SUMMARY: The HighRep on December 15 told the Ambassador that ICTY Chief Prosecutor had delivered an ultimatum to RS Minister of Interior Cadjo demanding action within 30 days against ICTY indictee Stojan Zupljanan. The HighRep indicated that he would be prepared to use his Bonn Powers to [...] | 2006-12-18 14:02:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | ICTY KAWC PHUM PINR BK |
06SARAJEVO3203 | BOSNIA - HIGH REP PRESSES FOR "REAL ASSESSMENT" ON [...] (S) SUMMARY: Prior to the December 6-7 meeting of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) in Brussels, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Rosemary DiCarlo meeting with High Representative (HighRep) Christian Schwarz-Schilling. Schwarz-Schilling urged the U.S. to support a "real review" about O [...] | 2006-12-20 06:46:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR KAWC BK |
06SEOUL102 | THE ROK'S NEW MINISTER OF UNIFICATION: LEE [...] (S) Incoming Minister of Unification (and Chairman of the National Security Council Standing Committee) Lee Jong-seok is a left-leaning nationalist who supports the ROK playing a more active and independent role in the world, particularly on issues involving North Korea. The Embassy has worke [...] | 2006-01-09 09:04:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PREL PINR KS KN |
06SEOUL1033 | DUSD LAWLESS CALLS ON SUH CHOO-SUK AT NSC [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a March 20 meeting, DUSD Richard Lawless told NSC Assistant Secretary General for Strategy Suh Choo-suk that the "LaPorte Plan" proposed to the ROKG in January represented an equitable, reasonable, and final offer to the ROK on environmental remediation. Deferring to MOE to pr [...] | 2006-03-29 08:39:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PREL PARM KS |
06SEOUL1154 | SEVENTH U.S.-ROK SECURITY POLICY INITIATIVE MEETING [...] (S) SUMMARY: At the seventh U.S.-ROK Security Policy Initiative (SPI) meeting in Seoul, March 21, the two sides agreed to work toward a shorter and less detailed Comprehensive Security Assessment (CSA),noted significant progress on the Joint Vision Study, and reaffirmed the commitment to dev [...] | 2006-04-07 08:11:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PREL MARR KS |
06SEOUL1359 | ROK: NHK-II PIP MISSILE TEST FLIGHT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-25 04:19:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL MARR KS |
06SEOUL1375 | A/S HILL'S APRIL 13-14 MEETINGS WITH MOFAT YU [...] (S) During an April 13 meeting, MOFAT Acting Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan stressed to EAP A/S Christopher Hill and the Ambassador the need for patience with North Korea on the nuclear issue, a public emphasis on the importance of the Six Party Talks, and increased Chinese pressure on the Nor [...] | 2006-04-25 07:41:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PREL PARM MNUC EFIN KNNP KS KN |
06SEOUL1398 | ROK RESPONSE TO RESTRICTING ARMS SALES TO VENEZUELA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-26 08:07:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | MARR MASS PARM PREL VE KS |
06SEOUL1435 | NATIONAL SECURITY SECRETARY SONG MIN-SOON ON [...] (S). Summary: In an April 28 luncheon meeting with the Ambassador, National Security Secretary Song Min-soon said that the ROK was prepared to compromise with Japan on naming underwater features located in the East Sea/Sea of Japan, but that Japan seemed intent on pushing the issue to the lim [...] | 2006-04-28 10:12:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON KS KN |
06SEOUL1470 | UNIFICATION MINISTER ON SIX PARTY TALKS, S/E [...] (S) In a May 1 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Unification Lee Jong-seok said he believed, from his meetings with North Korean counterparts at the April 21-24 inter-Korean ministerial in Pyongyang, that the DPRK would return to the Six Party Talks if given a face-saving way to do so. [...] | 2006-05-02 07:20:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PREL PHUM MNUC EAID KN KS |
06SEOUL1509 | ROKG: UAV HYUNMOO-III/B FLIGHT TEST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-04 04:05:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL MARR KS |
06SEOUL1581 | DEMARCHE ON AUSTRALIA GROUP PLENARY SESSION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-11 06:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL AG ETTC KS |
06SEOUL1622 | LOCAL UNHCR REQUESTS STOP TO NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM [...] (U) Action Request: See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) On May 12, the Acting Representative of UNHCR in the Republic of Korea, Michele Manca di Nissa, informed poloff that over the past week 3-5 ROK citizens, apparently resettled from North Korea, had approached UNHCR requesting asylum in the Unit [...] | 2006-05-15 07:59:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PREF PREL PHUM AMGT KS |
06SEOUL2457 | ROKG AID SUSPENSION TRIGGERS ANGRY DPRK BACKLASH [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a July 21 meeting with the A/DCM, Secretary to the President for National Security Strategy SIPDIS Park Sun-won said that the DPRK has responded strongly to the ROKG's suspension of humanitarian aid following the DPRK's July 5 missile launches. To date, the DPRK has indica [...] | 2006-07-21 09:26:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PREL PREF PGOV KS KN |
06SEOUL2953 | ROK: NHK-II PIP MISSILE TEST FLIGHT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-29 02:04:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL MARR KS |
06SEOUL3286 | SECURITY POLICY INITIATIVE (SPI) 10: OPCON AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: The OPCON transfer issue continues to generate widespread opposition throughout the ROK as we head into SPI-10. Indications are the ROK delegation may refuse to sign off on the Command Relationships Study (CRS) if we hold to our position of designating 2009 as the X year for OPC [...] | 2006-09-25 07:22:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | MARR PARM PREL KS |
06SEOUL3426 | KOREAN RESPONSE TO NUCLEAR TEST: AMBASSADOR'S [...] (S) SUMMARY: The South Korean government's response to North Korea's October 9, 2006 announcement that it had conducted a successful nuclear test included a pledge by FM Ban for swift, sure and strong action, beginning with suspension of a scheduled shipment of emergency relief aid to the Nort [...] | 2006-10-09 13:17:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC KNNP CH KN KS JA |
06SEOUL3767 | ROK OFFERS TO EXPAND PSI PARTICIPATION, WITHOUT [...] (S) On November 1, Park Sun-won, Secretary to the President for National Security Strategy, outlined for the DCM a new ROK proposal for its participation in PSI. He said the South Korean Government would soon announce three responses to the October 9 North Korean nuclear weapons test: 1) Me [...] | 2006-11-01 11:08:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC KS KN |
06SEOUL3860 | ROKG AWARE OF UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS [...] (S) On November 6, Poloff delivered reftel points urging capitals against conducting business with the (North) Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID) to Youn Jong-kwon, Deputy Director for MOFAT's Disarmament and Non-proliferation Division. Contacted again on November 8, Youn r [...] | 2006-11-08 23:15:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL KS KN |
06SEOUL3882 | ROK TO ANNOUNCE POSITION ON PSI NOVEMBER 13, 2006 [...] (S) On Saturday, November 11, Deputy Foreign Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations, Park In-kook, met with the Charge and POL-MIL Chief to preview the following ROK announcement -- planned for release at 15:00 (Seoul Time) on November 13 -- on South Korea's participation [...] | 2006-11-11 04:40:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC KNNP CH KN KS JA |
06SEOUL3970 | U/S JOSEPH NONPROLIFERATION TALKS WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (S) Under Secretary Joseph and his delegation met with Deputy Foreign Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations, Park In-kook, on November 7 to discuss implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1718, the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),an [...] | 2006-11-17 02:33:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC MARR JA KS KN CH IR |
06SEOUL3993 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN PROCUREMENT OF [...] (S) On November 17 poloff delivered reftel points to Kim, Jae-Woo of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT)'s Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division. Kim said this was the first he had heard of the May 2006 incident and could not confirm the accuracy of the press reports. He a [...] | 2006-11-17 08:46:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR |
06SEOUL4166 | RESPONSE RECEIVED: IRANIAN PROCUREMENT OF [...] (S) Park, Chul-min, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT)s Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division provided a response to reftel demarche after consulting with the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy (MOCIE) and the Korean National Intelligence Service (KNIS). [...] | 2006-12-05 09:03:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC KS IR |
06SEOUL432 | DEMARCHE ON RESTRICTING VENEZUELA'S ACCESS TO ARMS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-07 08:40:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | MARR MASS PARM PREL VE KS |
06SEOUL4404 | ROKG DECISION TO RELEASE MACHINE TOOL EXPORT TO [...] (S) On December 26, PolOff delivered the information contained in reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT),Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Deputy Kim Jae-woo. On December 28, Kim informed PolOff that the Ministry of Commerce, Energy and Industry (MOCIE) decided to release t [...] | 2006-12-28 08:14:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC KS PK |
06SEOUL474 | UPDATE ON RESTRICTING ROK ARMS SALES TO VENEZUELA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-10 05:39:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | MARR MASS PARM PREL VE KS |
06SEOUL640 | ROK: HYUNMOO-III/B UAV 2ND TEST FLIGHT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-28 06:35:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL MARR KS |
06SEOUL742 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON RESTRICTING ROK ARMS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-08 08:14:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | MARR MASS PARM VE KS |
06SEOUL837 | ROKG DELIVERED: DONATIONS TO IRAQ AND AFGHAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-15 08:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | MARR MASS MOPS PINS PREL KS |
06SEOUL911 | ROK SAYS CHINA DEPORTED DPRK WOMAN CHOI EUN-SUN [...] (S) On March 17, poloff conveyed reftel demarche on USG concern about a North Korean women arrested in China after trying to enter a South Korean school in December 2005 to Pak Ji-yun, Deputy Director of the Inter-Korean Policy Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Pak was fa [...] | 2006-03-21 08:55:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PHUM PREF KS KN CH |
06SHANGHAI7121 | (C) BIO DETAILS UFWD HEAD LIU YANDONG'S HUSBAND [...] (C) Summary: On December 4, Poloff met with Yang Yuanxing (STC: 2799/0337/1932),husband of Hu Jintao protigi and United Front Work Department Head Liu Yandong, in connection with a visa referral for his upcoming tourist trip to the United States on December 20. Liu has been rumored to be in [...] | 2006-12-12 09:17:00 | Consulate Shanghai | SECRET | PGOV PINR EINV ECON KPAO CH |
06SINGAPORE3149 | DPRK FINANCIAL ACTIVITY IN SINGAPORE [...] (U) Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 2 delivered the following response to reftel demarche. 2. (SBU) Begin text: Singapore supports internationally recognized initiatives to combat WMD proliferation. This is seen, for example, in Singapore,s participation in and co-op [...] | 2006-10-02 08:51:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | ETTC EFIN PARM PREL PGOV MNUC KTFN SN |
06SINGAPORE3180 | (S) GOS RESPONSE TO SOKKIA SINGAPORE PTE LTD [...] (S/NF) Econ/Pol Chief met on October 3 with Paul Koh, Senior Deputy Director, International Organizations Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to deliver reftel points regarding possible transfers of dual-use items by Sokkia Singapore Pte Ltd to Iran. Also present were Yvonne Ow and Val [...] | 2006-10-05 06:38:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC SN |
06SINGAPORE3224 | INR A/S FORT AND GOS DISCUSS REGIONAL [...] (S) Summary: The rise of China and India was creating a new dynamic in the region and the United States should not rely exclusively on its traditional alliance system to maintain its influence, MFA Second Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kausikan told INR Assistant Secretary Fort during his Octobe [...] | 2006-10-11 04:02:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV ECON PINR SN |
06SINGAPORE3592 | PM A/S HILLEN DISCUSSES REGIONAL SECURITY ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: PM Assistant Secretary Dr. John Hillen briefed his interlocutors on U.S. efforts to promote regional security cooperation in Southeast Asia using a model that had been successful in the Gulf. Foreign Minister George Yeo responded enthusiastically and suggested including both secu [...] | 2006-11-13 02:32:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | PREL PTER MARR PGOV SN |
06SINGAPORE3601 | (S) SINGAPORE DETAINS CHROMIUM-NICKEL STEEL PLATES [...] (U) This is an action message. Post would appreciate Washington's responses to Singapore's questions posed in para 3 by no later than November 24, 2006. (S) Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented the following points (see para 3) in response to reftel demarche. Yvonne Ow, MFA As [...] | 2006-11-13 10:37:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | MNUC PARM CH IR SN |
06SINGAPORE3668 | M/V PACIFIC BRIDGE: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-22 09:55:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | MNUC PARM IR SN |
06SINGAPORE3775 | (S) SINGAPORE-NORTH KOREA MACHINE TOOL DEMARCHE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) E/P Counselor and Econoff on December 13 delivered reftel talking points to Michelle Teo-Jacob and Yvonne Ow of MFA's International Organizations Directorate. Teo-Jacob and Ow were receptive, and said they would pass the inf [...] | 2006-12-13 10:53:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | ETTC MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL SN |
06SINGAPORE3849 | (S/NF) SINGAPORE DETAINS PRECISION LATHES SHIPMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S/NF) Michelle Teo-Jacob, Assistant Director of MFA's International Organizations Directorate, on December 22 requested a meeting to inform E/P Counselor and Econoff that the GOS had on or around December 16 detained a shipment of [...] | 2006-12-22 06:36:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | ETTC MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL SN |
06SOFIA1119 | BULGARIA CONSULTS ON MANPADS SALES TO EGYPT [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) On August 9, Christo Atanasov, head of the Export Control Department of the Ministry of Economy, informed us that Bulgarian arms manufacturer Samel 90 has applied to export 100 sets of MANPADS components to Egypt. The proposed [...] | 2006-08-09 12:29:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PARM PREL MARR MASS ETTC EG BU |
06SOFIA1204 | BULGARIA: DIP NOTE ON MANPADS SALES TO EGYPT [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) On August 24, we received a Diplomatic Note from Parisa Popnikolova of the MFA's International Security Directorate which formally informs the U.S. of a planned MANPADS component transfer in accordance with the U.S.-Bulgaria MA [...] | 2006-08-25 12:16:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PARM PREL MARR MASS ETTC EG BU |
06SOFIA1608 | TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-28 08:51:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | EFIN PTER ETTC PREL KTFN BU |
06SOFIA1667 | BULGARIANS READY TO EXTEND ASHRAF MISSION AFTER [...] (S) SUMMARY: Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev and Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin visited Iraq on December 12-13, meeting senior Iraqi officials and sending early Christmas greetings to Bulgarian troops at Camp Ashraf. FM Kalfin described a worrying security situation, but stated that [...] | 2006-12-15 09:33:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ BG |
06SOFIA215 | SCENESETTER FOR BULGARIAN INTERIOR MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Interior Minister Rumen Petkov is one of the most influential personalities in the current government, and is almost certainly the one who evokes the strongest feelings among Bulgarians. Recent public opinion data shows him to be among the most popular public officials in the coun [...] | 2006-02-10 16:00:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PREL PGOV ASEC KCRM KCOR BU |
06SOFIA394 | BULGARIA: PRIME MINISTER ON BASING [...] (S) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev told Ambassador on March 15 that Bulgaria remains committed to a successful conclusion of the basing negotiations, although additional consultations between the ruling coalition's party leaders are necessary. Following these consultations, accordi [...] | 2006-03-16 13:56:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | MARR PGOV PREL KPAO RU BU |
06SOFIA537 | BULGARIA'S G8 CTAG MEETING: POLITICS OVERSHADOWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On 13 April, A/DCM attended a local meeting of the G8 Counter-Terrorism Action Group and delivered reftel A talking points. The meeting was chaired by Russian Ambassador Anatoly Potapov and was attended by diplomatic representatives of all G8 member nations except Canada, which [...] | 2006-04-17 14:45:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PGOV PTER RS BU |
06SOFIA915 | YEMEN ORDERS 5000 MORE BULGARIAN THERMOBARIC [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) On June 29, Ivelina Bachkevanova and Christo Atanasov of the Ministry of Energy and Economy's Export Control Division called us in to inform us that they had received an export application for 5000 thermobaric rounds (Model GTB- [...] | 2006-07-03 05:09:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PARM PREL PGOV ETTC KSTC YM BU |
06SOFIA958 | ZFR ONE YEAR AFTER ELECTIONS, STANISHEV EXCEEDING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-10 13:04:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PREL MARR ECON PGOV IZ BG |
06SOFIA968 | ONE YEAR AFTER ELECTIONS, STANISHEV EXCEEDING [...] (C) Summary. After ten months in office, the coalition government led by Socialist (BSP) Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev has surprised observers with its consistently pro-U.S. foreign policy, conservative fiscal policy and relative internal stability. Stanishev's government quickly reversed [...] | 2006-07-11 12:06:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PREL MARR ECON PGOV IZ BG |
06STATE113089 | JUNE 7 U.S.-CHINA CONSULTATIONS ON ARMS CONTROL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-10 15:18:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL CH KN IN IR PGOV |
06STATE134206 | Allegations of LTTE Chemical Weapons Capability [...] (U) Background. A. (S) Ref reported on a document the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister passed to the U.S. Charge reporting that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had made an attempt (in 2002) to procure "Red Mercury," a chemical claimed to be used to manufacture weapons of mass destruc [...] | 2006-08-15 23:03:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PTER MCAP PARM CW KNNP CE |
06STATE149547 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): ITEM 19 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-11 14:49:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC FR KSCA MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL TSPA |
06STATE149559 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-11 14:51:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC FR KSCA MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL TSPA |
06STATE149566 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): WMD [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-11 14:54:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC FR KSCA MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL TSPA |
06STATE152914 | E.O. 13382 ENTITIES -- EXAMPLES OF PROLIFERATION [...] (U) Action request: Department requests that Post deliver the text in paragraph 3 to appropriate host-country officials. The text in paragraph 3 should be left as a non-paper. End action request. 2. (U) Background: The GOJ is planning to take additional measures to implement UNSCR 1695 [...] | 2006-09-14 22:36:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KN CH |
06STATE154949 | TRANSFER OF DETAINEES FROM [...] (U) This is an action request - please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Department welcomes news that the GOK has agreed to accept the return of three of its citizens from Guantanamo (ref A),and thanks Post for its continued efforts in this matter. 3. (C) The next step toward concluding the [...] | 2006-09-18 21:34:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PTER PHUM PINS KZ |
06STATE178573 | TAIWAN FIRM'S MACHINE TOOL EXPORTS TO PAKISTAN (S) [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-25 20:09:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC MTCRE PARM PK PREL TW |
06STATE193703 | E.O. 13382 ENTITIES -- EXAMPLES OF PROLIFERATION [...] (U) Action request: Department requests that Post deliver the text in paragraph 3 and/or 4, as appropriate, to appropriate host-country officials. The text in paragraph 3 and/or 4 should be left as a non-paper. End action request. 2. (U) Background: Washington would like to provide exa [...] | 2006-11-30 22:18:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KN |
06STATE194431 | TRANSFER OF DETAINEES FROM [...] (U) This is an action request - please see paragraph 2. 2. (S) Action Request. Post should deliver the note in paragraph 3 and draw from the points in paragraph 4 to convey to the GOK that the USG intends to include the three detainees approved for transfer (refs B and C) in the next Det [...] | 2006-12-01 23:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PTER PHUM PINS KZ |
06STATE203587 | IRAN AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION ACT -- [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Moscow please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act (ISNA) requires periodic reports to Congress identifying foreign entities with respect to whom there is credible information indicating that they have transfe [...] | 2006-12-28 15:48:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC RS |
06STATE203597 | IRAN AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION ACT -- [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Kuala Lumpar please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act (ISNA) requires periodic reports to Congress identifying foreign entities with respect to whom there is credible information indicating that they have t [...] | 2006-12-28 16:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC MY |
06STATE203732 | IRAN AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION ACT -- [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Islamabad please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act (ISNA) requires periodic reports to Congress identifying foreign entities with respect to whom there is credible information indicating that they have tran [...] | 2006-12-28 19:58:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC |
06STATE203788 | IRAN AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION ACT -- [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Mexico City please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act (ISNA) requires periodic reports to Congress identifying foreign entities with respect to whom there is credible information indicating that they have tr [...] | 2006-12-28 21:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC MX |
06STATE203798 | IRAN AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION ACT -- [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Baghdad please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act (ISNA) requires periodic reports to Congress identifying foreign entities with respect to whom there is credible information indicating that they have transf [...] | 2006-12-28 21:07:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC |
06STATE203803 | IRAN AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION ACT -- [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act (ISNA) requires periodic reports to Congress identifying foreign entities with respect to whom there is credible information indicating that they have trans [...] | 2006-12-28 21:08:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC CH |
06STATE203861 | IRAN AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION ACT -- [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Khartoum please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act (ISNA) requires periodic reports to Congress identifying foreign entities with respect to whom there is credible information indicating that they have trans [...] | 2006-12-28 22:23:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SU |
06STATE25359 | NON-PAPER ON REVIVAL OF ISLAMIC HERITAGE SOCIETY [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraphs four and five. 2. (S) The Department is concerned about reports in other channels that link several foreign branches of the Kuwaiti NGO, Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) to terrorist organizations. The Department requests that [...] | 2006-02-16 03:47:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KTFN PGOV PTER KU |
06STATE39514 | MTAG: MISSILE-RELATED STEEL TO DPRK AND [...] (U) This is an action request, Embassy Beijing please see Para 6. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: We want to bring information about additional potentially missile-related transfers to North Korea and Pakistan to China's attention. First, in August 2005, we shared with the PRC information indicatin [...] | 2006-03-10 18:17:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA CH KN KS PK |
06STATE46975 | IRAQ: RESPONSE TO GOJ REQUEST ON SECURITY ASSESSMENT [...] (S) Summary. In response to reftel B, the Department provides points to emphasize regarding USG priorities for Japanese support of Iraq. We are also sending by email a province by province situational assessment which Embassy can draw on. In the most recent quadrilateral meeting in London, [...] | 2006-03-24 00:30:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS IZ UK JA |
06STATE47923 | E.O. 13382 DESIGNATIONS OF TWO SWISS ENTITIES [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern and US Mission to the EU please see paragraph 3. Embassies Beijing, Moscow, Seoul, and Tokyo, please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Background: On June 28, 2005 the President issued Executive Order (E.O.) 13382 allowing the U.S. to block or "freeze" the [...] | 2006-03-26 21:08:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC EFIN PGOV MNUC |
06STATE61225 | UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' APRIL 10 MEETING WITH [...] (U) Classified by: Acting EAP A/S Kathleen Stephens, reason 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) Participants: Morning meeting U.S. Under Secretary Burns EAP A/S Kathy Stephens (acting) P Special Assistant Andrew Shaw EAP/J Director Wendell Albright (acting) JAPAN Deputy Foreign Minister Ni [...] | 2006-04-18 15:23:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL MARR MCAP MNUC PARM PINR SNAR IZ IR IN AF JA |
06STATE79031 | MTAG 05-96: UKRAINIAN FIRM ZAPORIZHZHYA'S [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Kiev please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: Since 2002, we have discussed with the GOU cooperation between the Ukrainian entity Zaporizhzhya Regional Foreign Economic Association (RFA) and Iran's missile program (Ref A). Most recently, in Febr [...] | 2006-05-16 18:55:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL PGOV MTCRE MNUC UP IR |
06STATE98659 | DPRK MISSILE TALKING POINTS [...] (S) This is an action request. The following points were delivered by U/S Robert Joseph in Moscow June 14 to G-8 Political Directors. Posts in non-G-8 capitals are requested to deliver points below on a possible North Korean long-range missile launch to the highest appropriate level host countr [...] | 2006-06-16 13:25:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KN KNNP KS MNUC PREL |
06STATE99426 | TERRORISM FINANCE: INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC RELIEF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs six and seven. 2. (S) During Homeland Security Advisor Frances Townsend, s June 20 visit to Saudi Arabia, Townsend will reinforce the need for SAG actions to properly oversee the activities of charitable and non-profit organizations b [...] | 2006-06-16 22:25:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EFIN ETTC ID KTFN PREL PTER RP SA |
06SUVA133 | FIJI MILITARY'S INTENTIONS: A WORRYING UPDATE [...] (S) The secret report of a late-February conversation between Fiji Police Commissioner Hughes (protect) and Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama is worrisome reading, with Bainimarama signaling he is willing to remove Prime Minister Qarase and place himself in power i [...] | 2006-04-03 02:32:00 | Embassy Suva | SECRET | PINS PGOV MARR PREL FJ |
06SUVA432 | FIJI SEEKS MNFI JOB FOR COMMODORE BAINIMARAMA; [...] (S) Fiji Home Affairs Minister Vosanibola has asked if the Coalition of the Willing in Iraq (MNFI) can offer the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, a senior (two star or above) position. The request is with the approval of PM Qarase. According to V [...] | 2006-10-16 19:43:00 | Embassy Suva | SECRET | KPKO MARR PREL PGOV IZ FJ |
06SUVA460 | FIJI'S CIVIL-MILITARY CRISIS AT A TIPPING POINT? [...] (S) Fiji President Iloilo is being asked to endorse suspension of Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama and to name an interim replacement. The context is "advanced preparations" for a coup, that could take place as early as late this week, according to Fiji's Police Co [...] | 2006-10-30 15:29:00 | Embassy Suva | SECRET | PREL MARR CASC FJ |
06SUVA462 | FIJI CIV-MIL SITUATION: COB 10/31 UPDATE [...] (S) Following up on reftel, on the morning of 10/31, Fiji President Iloilo signed orders requested by PM Qarase to suspend Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama pending an investigation of subversion charges and to install Col. Meli Saubulinayau as Acting Commander. The [...] | 2006-10-30 22:37:00 | Embassy Suva | SECRET | PREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ |
06SUVA477 | FIJI MILITARY CASTS BLAME ON AUSTRALIA AND NEW [...] (S) With RFMF Commander Bainimarama's return to Suva, the Fiji Police reportedly have indications that coup planning continues. RFMF senior officers are directing media attacks at Australia, New Zealand, and Police Commissioner Hughes. Vice President Madraiwiwi counseled dialogue in a Remembra [...] | 2006-11-05 23:51:00 | Embassy Suva | SECRET | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06TAIPEI1001 | MTAG: JAPAN SAYS "NO" TO TAIWAN CWC PARTICIPATION [...] (S) Summary: An estimated 300 company representatives attended a Japan-Taiwan Export Control Industry Outreach Seminar held in Taipei March 21. On the margins of the conference, AIT discussed the export control "gameplan" with Japan MFA Director for Non-Proliferation Futoshi Matsumoto. Matsu [...] | 2006-03-26 22:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ECCT PARM MTCRE JP TW |
06TAIPEI1084 | MTAG: TAIWAN SPEEDS GAMEPLAN IMPLEMENTATION [...] (S) Summary: Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Chief Secretary Peter Ho explained to AIT on March 28 that in response to AIT demarches regarding the slow pace of implementation of Taiwan's "gameplan" commitments (Ref A),it would immediately begin steps [...] | 2006-03-30 08:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ECCT PARM MTCRE JP TW |
06TAIPEI1194 | DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON MINISTER OF DEFENSE [...] (S) Summary. In his initial meeting with AIT Director Young, Defense Minister Lee Jye welcomed continued close support with AIT on defense subjects. Minister Lee reported that progress had been made on approval of procurement of three procurement items (PAC-2 Upgrade, P-3C, Submarine desig [...] | 2006-04-06 07:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | CH MARR MAS PGOV PREL |
06TAIPEI1263 | TAIWAN STRUGGLING TO COUNTER THE PRC IN LATIN [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan officials continue to worry about Taipei's diplomatic standing in Latin America and Beijing's growing influence in the region. Taipei is particularly concerned that Panama, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua might soon switch recognition from Taipei to Beijing. In an effort to cou [...] | 2006-04-10 22:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | CR NC PM PGOV PREL TW XR |
06TAIPEI1321 | JAPAN PRESS ALLEGES TAIWAN AIDS CHINA'S WEAPONS [...] (C) Summary: The Tokyo Sankei Shimbun reported on April 12 that China is using a large number of Taiwan-made numerically-controlled high-precision lathes in its weapons programs aimed at Taiwan. The report could tarnish perceptions of Honorary KMT Chairman Lien Chan's economic summit in Chi [...] | 2006-04-14 08:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ECCT PARM MTCRE JP TW |
06TAIPEI1337 | MTAG: TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL TECHNICAL ISSUES [...] (S) Summary: On April 10 CSI Kaohsiung Head Probo Munoz met with BOFT Export Control Taskforce Head Wally Su to discuss changes that needed to be made to Taiwan's regulatory system and the challenges of implementing the export control "gameplan." Munoz acknowledged that some of the challenges [...] | 2006-04-17 09:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ECCT PARM MTCRE JP TW |
06TAIPEI1359 | TAIWAN AIDS CHINA'S WEAPONS PROGRAMS:FOLLOW-UP [...] (SBU) In response to the Tokyo Sankei Shimbun report on April 12 that China is using a large number of Taiwan-made numerically-controlled high-precision lathes in its weapons programs aimed at Taiwan (reftel),Taiwan's Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) issued a press release on April 14 containin [...] | 2006-04-19 06:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ECCT PARM MTCRE JP TW |
06TAIPEI1566 | TAIWAN MOVES ON EXPORT CONTROL COMMITTMENTS [...] (S) Summary: Taiwan has issued an advance notice of an amendment to its regulations that would partially meet Taiwan's commitments under the August 2005 export control "gameplan." End summary. 2. (S) Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Export Control Task F [...] | 2006-05-08 08:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ECCT PARM MTCRE JP TW |
06TAIPEI1619 | TAIWAN MOVES ON EXPORT CONTROL COMMITMENTS [...] (S) AIT delivered ref A talking points to Export Control Task Force Head Wally Su and received a report from Su on the investigation into machine tools orders from the Iranian company Azma Pisheh and the Syrian company Sinan that we requested in ref B. AIT has sent an informal translation of [...] | 2006-05-11 05:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ECCT PARM MTCRE JP TW |
06TAIPEI1899 | MTAG: UPDATE ON TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL [...] (S) Summary and introduction: AIT believes that while problems remain in Taiwan's export control regime, the "gameplan" developed by ISN/MTR and AIT in August 2005 has led to significant improvements. Since January 2006, when AIT prepared ref A evaluation of Taiwan's overall export control s [...] | 2006-06-02 09:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ECCT PARM MTCRE JP TW |
06TAIPEI2532 | MTAG:JULY 2006 UPDATE ON TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL [...] (S) Summary: On July 24, AIT delivered to the Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT)ref A talking points on recent machine tool transfers to Syria. At the same meeting, the AIT Container Security Initiative (CSI) Team Leader discussed in detail technical issues related to the inspection of ca [...] | 2006-07-27 08:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | MTCRE PARM TW ECCT |
06TAIPEI2538 | TALKING POINTS ON NICARAGUA DELIVERED TO TAIWAN [...] (S) AIT POL Chief conveyed ref A talking points on Nicaraguan presidential election to MFA Director General for Central and South American Affairs Jai-son Ko on July 27 (See para 4 for talking points). POL Chief strongly urged Taiwan not to provide funding to Rizo and the FLC. 2. (S) Ko r [...] | 2006-07-27 10:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI2701 | MTAG: AUGUST 2006 UPDATE ON TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL [...] (S) Summary: On August 9, AIT delivered to the Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT)ref A talking points on recent machine tool transfers to North Korea by Ching Hwee International Trading and ref B results of three export license reviews. BOFT noted that the U.S. response on export license [...] | 2006-08-09 22:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | MTCRE PARM TW ECCT |
06TAIPEI2823 | MTAG: TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL: LIBYA [...] (U) This cable is an action request. See para 9. 2. (S) Summary: On August 15, AIT delivered to the Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) ref A comments on five export license applications as well as the general information on overdue responses contained in the August 14 Bremmer-Young e-m [...] | 2006-08-16 22:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | MTCRE PARM TW ECCT |
06TAIPEI29 | KMT FLEXIBILITY ON ARMS PROCUREMENT: APPEARANCE OR [...] (C) Summary: In an apparent signal of increasing Kuomintang party (KMT) flexibility on arms procurement, on December 27, KMT Spokesperson Cheng Lee-wen quoted Ma as saying there is now "space" to give the arms issue a "reasonable review" in the Legislative Yuan (LY). Ma pledged the KMT will [...] | 2006-01-04 10:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | MASS MCAP PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI2925 | MTAG: TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL: CASE REPORTS [...] (S) Summary: AIT delivered ref A responses on export license applications to Taiwan's Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) on August 23. BOFT reported on its investigation of the Dah Lih Machinery Industry Company and the Roundtop Machineries Industries Company Ltd (ref B). AIT has forwarded the [...] | 2006-08-24 02:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | MTCRE PARM TW ECCT |
06TAIPEI3107 | MTAG: TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL: REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE [...] (U) Action request para 5. 2. (S) AIT delivered to the Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) ref A results of ten export license reviews on August 30. BOFT said it was looking forward to soon receiving the additional information on case WA060718141946002 that Washington agencies said th [...] | 2006-09-07 10:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | MTCRE PARM TW ECCT |
06TAIPEI3117 | MTAG: TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL: UNSCR 1695 [...] (S) AIT delivered to the Taiwan MOFA North American Affairs Director General Leo Lee Ref A talking points and non-paper on actions to support UNSCR 1695. While Taiwan is not a UN member, AIT urges Taiwan to comply with United Nations resolutions whenever possible. Lee responded to AIT's pre [...] | 2006-09-08 09:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC UNSCR TW NKWG |
06TAIPEI3218 | CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC OPENING NOT THE UNALLOYED [...] (S) Summary: Further opening of economic relations between Taiwan and the PRC would benefit the United States both by improving Taiwan's investment environment for U.S. businesses and enhancing cross-Strait stability. Such opening, however, would not be an unalloyed benefit to us, and preserv [...] | 2006-09-18 02:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ECON PREL ETTC EAGR CH TW |
06TAIPEI3239 | MTAG: TAIWAN WELCOMES MEETINGS [...] (S) Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Export Control Task Force Head Wally Su reported on September 18 that Taiwan welcomes the Ref C proposal for a team of U.S. export control experts to visit Taiwan the week of November 13-17. Su said he has consulted with relevant Taiwan agencies about [...] | 2006-09-19 04:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC UNSCR TW NKWG |
06TAIPEI3306 | MTAG: TAIWAN RESPONDS, OUTLINES APPROACH [...] (S) Summary: On September 21, AIT delivered to the Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Ref A talking points on outstanding export control "gameplan" issues. BOFT's initial reaction was positive. AIT took the opportunity to deliver Ref B comments on export license WA060811144915003. End s [...] | 2006-09-25 08:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC UNSCR TW NKWG |
06TAIPEI3388 | MTAG: TAIWAN AGREES TO SEND IRAN/NORTH KOREA DATA [...] (S) Summary: On September 28, AIT delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Consular Affairs (CA) Bureau Ref A talking points on outstanding export control "gameplan" issues. CA and AIT agreed to implement before mid-October a system to allow Washington agencies to regularly review [...] | 2006-10-02 08:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC UNSCR TW NKWG |
06TAIPEI3477 | MTAG: TAIWAN GAMEPLAN REVIEW [...] (S) Taiwan has made significant export control gameplan progress in recent weeks. This cable summarizes recent gameplan developments and responds to Ref A questions. Definitions of Taiwan's SCL and SHTC ----------------------------------- 2. (S) Taiwan defines Sensitive High-Tech Commo [...] | 2006-10-11 10:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC UNSCR TW NKWG |
06TAIPEI3478 | MTAG: TAIWAN GAMEPLAN REVIEW [...] (S) Taiwan has made significant export control gameplan progress in recent weeks. This cable summarizes recent gameplan developments and responds to Ref A questions. Definitions of Taiwan's SCL and SHTC ----------------------------------- 2. (S) Taiwan defines Sensitive High-Tech Commo [...] | 2006-10-11 10:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC UNSCR TW NKWG |
06TAIPEI3493 | MTAG: TAIWAN DELIVERS IRAN/NORTH KOREA VISA [...] (S) As per the agreement reported Ref A, Taiwan has provided AIT with detailed information on North Korean and Iranian nationals receiving Taiwan visas for review by Washington agencies. AIT has forwarded the information via the State Intranet system to EAP/TC and ISN/MTR. Separately, AIT d [...] | 2006-10-12 09:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC UNSCR TW NKWG |
06TAIPEI3522 | PRESIDENT CHEN AND DIRECTOR DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (S) Summary: The Director briefed President Chen Shui-bian on October 12 on his recent consultations in Washington, underscoring the importance Washington attaches to Taiwan's passage this fall of a robust defense budget. President Chen stressed his strong determination and his expectation th [...] | 2006-10-13 10:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV PREL APECO TW |
06TAIPEI3552 | TAIWAN VICE PREMIER ON EXPORT CONTROLS [...] (C) Summary: On October 16, Taiwan Vice Premier TSAI Ing-wen assured AIT Director Young of full cooperation on export control issues, promised to look into the U.S.-EU proposal on advancing Taiwan's accession to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement and said she believes the Taiwan econom [...] | 2006-10-17 10:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETRD ECON PREL WTRO TW |
06TAIPEI3589 | LEGISLATIVE YUAN SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON ARMS [...] (S) Summary: LY Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (KMT) told the Director on October 19 that party leaders in the LY have agreed to put the supplementary budget bill on arms procurement on the LY agenda for review next week. The regular defense budget, which also includes arms procurement, has already b [...] | 2006-10-19 11:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV MCAP PREL TW |
06TAIPEI3627 | DEFENSE MINISTER LEE REPORTS EXTENSIVE MND AND LY [...] (C) During an October 23 meeting with Director, Defense Minister Lee Jye briefed on recent discussions with key LY members on the long-stalled defense budget and committed to continued close contact with AIT on this subject. Lee informed Director of a recent letter from former Deputy Secre [...] | 2006-10-24 08:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV MASS TW |
06TAIPEI3641 | PRESIDENT CHEN AND THE DIRECTOR DISCUSS DEFENSE [...] (S) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian invited the Director to a meeting on October 24 apparently to ask about a recent "background" interview in the pro-Blue United Daily News (UDN) with EAP DAS Christensen. The Director explained that the Q and A portion of the report was relatively accurat [...] | 2006-10-25 11:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI3681 | UNSCR 1718: TAIWAN SANCTIONS NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: On October 25, Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang strongly condemned North Korea's nuclear test and led Taiwan's Executive Yuan (EY) in passing a package of trade and financial sanctions against North Korea which echo the measures called for in UNSCR 1718. Separately, AIT delivered t [...] | 2006-10-30 09:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC UNSCR KNNP NK IR TW |
06TAIPEI3830 | MTAG: UNSCR 1718 AND EXPORT CONTROL [...] (S) On November 6 AIT delivered ref A demarche on UNSCR 1718 obligations and ref B comments on Taiwan export license WCA060926164103011 to Taiwan Export Control Task Force Head Dr. Wally Su. Su noted that Taiwan has already announced trade, travel, and financial sanctions on North Korea, as [...] | 2006-11-12 23:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC UNSCR KNNP NK IR TW |
06TAIPEI3902 | DIRECTOR AND VICE PRESIDENT LU DISCUSS POLITICS, [...] (S) Summary: Vice President Annette Lu told the Director on November 16 that Kaohsiung DPP candidate Chen Chu's campaign is going well although she is trailing slightly in the polls following the recent corruption indictment of First Lady Wu Shu-chen, which implicated President Chen. The DPP [...] | 2006-11-20 12:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI3903 | DIRECTOR DISCUSSES TAIWAN POLITICS IN MEETINGS [...] (S) Summary: Premier Su Tseng-chang and DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun both expressed strong reservations about the possibility of Vice President Annette Lu replacing President Chen during separate meetings with the Director on November 16. Both agreed Lu enjoys little support within the party, a [...] | 2006-11-20 12:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI392 | PRESIDENT CHEN AVOIDS FURTHER CONTROVERSY IN HIS [...] (C) Summary: In brief remarks to a Tainan County Compatriots Association on February 7, President Chen did not repeat the controversial proposals to consider abolishing the National Unification Council (NUC) and National Unification Guidelines (NUG),using the name Taiwan in applying to join [...] | 2006-02-08 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI3920 | PRESIDENT CHEN AND DIRECTOR DISCUSS TAIWAN [...] (S) Summary: President Chen told the Director on November 20 that Legislative Yuan (LY) speaker Wang Jin-pyng has assured him the LY will approve arms procurement after the Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections on December 9. Chen reviewed the campaigns in the two cities, pointing out that [...] | 2006-11-21 09:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI3964 | DPP CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH ON UPCOMING MAYORAL [...] (S) Summary: DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Frank Hsieh told the Director on November 22 that his only hope to eke out a narrow victory on December 9 is if there is a large enough split in the pan-Blue vote. According to Hsieh, this would require PFP Chairman James Soong and other minor candid [...] | 2006-11-27 06:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV PREL TW JA |
06TAIPEI4058 | MTAG: UNSCR 1718: TAIWAN SANCTIONS NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: AIT discussed in detail the ref A U.S. report on efforts towards implementation of UNSCR 1718 and provisional list of luxury goods with officials from Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Economic Affairs Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) at meetings on Decemb [...] | 2006-12-05 09:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC UNSCR KNNP NK TW |
06TAIPEI4110 | DEFENSE MINISTER LEE UPBEAT ON DEFENSE BUDGET [...] (C) During a 12 December meeting with the Director, Defense Minister Lee Jye briefed on his recent discussions with LY members on the defense budget and indicated that his information is that the 2006 supplemental budget will be passed by the procedural committee next Tuesday 19 December 20 [...] | 2006-12-13 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV MASS TW |
06TAIPEI4114 | DPP CHAIRMAN YU SHYI-KUN ON DOMESTIC POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun told the Director on December 12 that the results of the December 9 Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections were a "small victory" for the party, with Chen Chu winning narrowly in Kaohsiung and Frank Hsieh turning in a good performance in Taipei. The elect [...] | 2006-12-13 11:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI469 | CHEN MOVES TOWARD DECISION ON UNIFICATION [...] (S) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian is moving toward a final decision on the National Unification Council (NUC) and Guidelines in time for the March 14 anniversary of China,s Anti-Secession Law. The National Security Council (NSC) may try to float the argument that the NUC and Guidelines [...] | 2006-02-14 12:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI512 | TAIWAN - SHARING U.S. CONCERNS ON ARMS SALES TO [...] (S) AIT delivered the talking points reftel to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the Ministry of National Defense (MND). MOFA North American Affairs Acting Director Leo Lee assured AIT that he would pass U.S. concerns to the National Security Council (NSC) and other relevant governm [...] | 2006-02-16 09:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV MASS PARM MARR PHUM ETTC PREL VE CH TW |
06TALLINN1082 | ESTONIA CONCERNED OVER PRESERVING SINIORA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-06 15:19:00 | Embassy Tallinn | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS LE EN |
06TALLINN478 | AUSTRALIA GROUP DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-18 14:47:00 | Embassy Tallinn | SECRET | PARM PREL AG ETTC EN |
06TASHKENT465 | (S) VIDEO SHOWS MAFIA TIES TO GOU [...] (S) Summary: Video footage obtained by Post suggests close ties between families of senior GOU officials and organized crime. The footage shows the wives of four top GOU Ministers and two Deputy Prime Ministers, with the family of Tashkent crime boss Salim Abduvaliyev and the wife of a foreign-base [...] | 2006-03-09 10:21:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | KCRM PGOV PINR PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT888 | (S) UZBEK AMBASSADOR TO CHINA FEARS RECALL [...] (S) Summary: Uzbekistan's Ambassador to China, Sabirjon Yusupov, told an Embassy contact visiting China that he fears being recalled. Yusupov said that President Karimov is dissatisfied with his performance, and considering replacing him with former Primer Minister Utkir Sultanov. He specu [...] | 2006-05-04 13:24:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR CH UZ |
06TASHKENT902 | (S) MAFIA BOSS FIXES GOU TENDERS AND JOBS \ [...] (S) Summary: A well connected Embassy contact described a \ mafia chieftain's role in helping businessmen to secure GOU \ tenders and job applicants to "buy" government jobs. Crime \ boss Salim Abduvaliyev puts bidders for tenders in touch with \ an Iranian businessman holding British citizenship [...] | 2006-05-05 12:59:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | KCRM PGOV ECON PREL PINR UZ |
06TASHKENT992 | PARANOIA IN FLIGHT: KARIMOV ACCOMPLISHES LITTLE IN [...] (S) Summary: Prior to President Karimov's visit to Islamabad, Pakistani DCM Malik said the two largest issues facing Uzbekistan and Pakistan were transportation and customs problems. Pakistani Ambassador Kamran reported that Karimov's visit produced few tangible results, but stressed that the [...] | 2006-05-22 10:44:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | PGOV PREL UZ ZK |
06TEGUCIGALPA1000 | (S) UNDER ATTACK, HONDURAN VICE PRESIDENT TROUBLED [...] (S) Summary: Honduran Vice President Elvin Santos respects President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, but fears the influence that certain leftist advisors surrounding him are exercising over Honduran policy. Zelaya is trying, in his view, to "play both sides" but will be unlikely to abandon his c [...] | 2006-06-02 16:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PREL EPET ENRG PGOV PINR VZ HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1331 | HONDURAS: DIPPSA SALE A PDVSA FRONT? ALSO: FUEL [...] (S) Summary: The Terms of Reference for the international fuel bid solicitation are due to be released on July 25. The TOR are expected to be "ex-tank," meaning bidders will be responsible for both importing and storing the fuel. This gives an apparent bidding advantage to companies that alr [...] | 2006-07-25 22:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA521 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA NOW CLAIMS HE SECRETLY [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see para 11. 2. (S) Summary: In a private meeting, President Zelaya told Ambassador he was solely responsible for the decision to move to a state-run fuel import regime, but that he had done so in the hopes the affected companies could convince the Hondur [...] | 2006-03-15 23:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR VZ HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA942 | HONDURAN FM JIMENEZ TELLS AMB THAT CENTRAL [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Beijing, Embassy Mexico, and the other Embassies in Central America. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) During a May 22 meeting between Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales and Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez Puerto and AMB, DCM, and Pol [...] | 2006-05-24 22:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON PINR CH TW HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA985 | (S) HONDURAS: USG SHOULD KEEP ZELAYA NERVOUS ABOUT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (S) Summary: In preparation for his June 5 meeting with POTUS, President Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales is explicitly seeking USG reassurance that we will not object to a GOH deal with Venezuela for oil. Zelaya has on several recent occasi [...] | 2006-05-31 21:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR VE HO |
06TELAVIV1009 | U.S.-ISRAEL JPMG FOLLOW-UP: ISRAELI RESPONSE TO [...] (C) On March 2, Israeli MOD POL-MIL Bureau Senior Coordinator for Strategic Dialogues and Defense Cooperation Rami Yungman passed poloff the nonpaper in paragraph six -- Israel's response to a U.S. presentation on proposed defense sales to the Middle East that was made at the January 11 U.S.-Israel [...] | 2006-03-13 15:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL MARR MASS US XF IR IS MILITARY RELATIONS ISRAEL |
06TELAVIV1220 | EXPORT CONTROLS: COMMERCE U/S MCCORMICK'S MARCH 9 [...] (C) At his March 9 meeting at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Commerce Under Secretary for Industry and Security David McCormick was told by MFA Deputy Director General Miriam Ziv and her team that the MFA is committed to seeing Israel's export control system improved through new [...] | 2006-03-30 06:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | ETTC PREL PINS IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAEL RELATIONS LABOR COMMERCE |
06TELAVIV1272 | EXPORT CONTROLS: COMMERCE U/S MCCORMICK'S MARCH 9 [...] (S) Israeli Defense Ministry officials told Commerce Under Secretary for Industry and Security David McCormick March 9 SIPDIS that (A) the MOD has assumed the lead role in re-organizing Israel's export control system in the wake of hi-tech transfer scandals that plagued the U.S.-Israel relat [...] | 2006-03-31 14:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | ETTC PREL PINS IS ISRAEL RELATIONS GOI EXTERNAL MILITARY ECONOMY AND FINANCE |
06TELAVIV1273 | GOI COMMITTED TO KEEPING HUMANITARIAN GOODS FLOWING [...] (C) Summary: One week after the reopening of Karni, imports into Gaza at the commercial terminal average more than 200 truckloads per day. The overwhelming majority of cargo is of humanitarian supplies. MOD advisor Brigadier General (res.) Baruch Spiegel stressed to Econ Chief that the GOI [...] | 2006-04-03 06:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | ECON PTER KWBG KPAL IS COUNTERTERRORISM ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
06TELAVIV1319 | ISRAELI DEFMIN TELLS A/S WELCH ISRAEL WILL TAKE NO [...] (S) Summary: Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told NEA Assistant Secretary Welch and DAPNSA Elliott Abrams on March 30 that Israel will not communicate with or assist a HAMAS-led Palestinian Authority (PA). Mofaz said that he personally believes PA President Abu Mazen will become increas [...] | 2006-04-04 04:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PINS PTER KPAL KWBG IS LE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM |
06TELAVIV145 | PERES TELLS CODEL BAYH THAT OLMERT WILL BE NEXT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 6 meeting, former Vice Premier Shimon Peres told Senator Evan Bayh, that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's chances of returning to political power are ""nil,"" and that Alternate Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will be the next Prime Minister of Israel. Peres discussed the fu [...] | 2006-01-11 08:35:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV IR IS KPAL PINR ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS EXTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1582 | ISRAELI DEFMIN MOFAZ DISCUSSES IRAN, TERROR THREAT [...] (S) In a meeting April 20 with Senators Thad Cochran (R-MS),Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Judd Gregg (R-NH),Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz expressed Israel's gratitude for U.S. support in the Global War on Terror, and its cooperation in military and defense industry matters. Mofaz listed the [...] | 2006-04-21 13:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER PINS MASS MNUC EG SY LE IR IS GOI EXTERNAL COUNTERTERRORISM |
06TELAVIV1843 | OLMERT TO SEEK U.S. VIEWS ON CONVERGENCE PLAN IN [...] (S) Summary: According to Brig. Gen. (res.) Baruch Spiegel, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has a large agenda for his discussions in Washington scheduled for May 23, including the so-called convergence plan. Spiegel claimed that the &plan8 is less a detailed strategy, than a general policy. He i [...] | 2006-05-10 17:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER ECON KWBG KPAL ASEC EG IS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
06TELAVIV1978 | ISRAELI PLAN FOR CONTINUED SHEKEL CHECK CLEARING [...] (S) The Bank of Israel (BOI) and Ministry of Finance (MOF) are developing a package of proposals to present to the Israeli banks that handle shekel check clearing for Palestinian Banks. The purpose is to convince the banks to continue to provide the check-clearing services, which they offici [...] | 2006-05-19 15:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL IS KWBG KPAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE |
06TELAVIV1981 | FM LIVNI PROMOTES FINANCIAL PRESSURE STRATEGY [...] (S) In separate meetings with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials on May 2, the GOI requested that the Treasury Department warn the Misr Bank in Cairo against making electronic fund transfers (EFT) to individual Palestinian accounts at the Bank of Palestine in Gaza. Foreign Minister ( [...] | 2006-05-19 17:16:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | EFIN IS PREL PTER KPAL KTFN ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE |
06TELAVIV1982 | CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR CONVEYS ISRAELI BANKING [...] (S) Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer and his antiterrorism finance team told Treasury U/S Stuart Levey and the Ambassador on May 2 that Israeli banks want to end their relationships with Palestinian banks due to fears of being accused of involvement with terror finance. They said that [...] | 2006-05-19 17:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL IS KWBG KPAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE |
06TELAVIV2019 | KUPPERWASSER'S FINAL ASSESSMENT OF HAMAS [...] (S) In a May 2 meeting at the NSC, BGen Yossi Kupperwasser told Under Secretary (U/S) of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI) Stuart Levey that if the Palestinian people turn away from Hamas, they would probably not turn towards Fatah unless Fatah undergoes a significant [...] | 2006-05-24 12:39:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PTER KTFN EFIN PREL IS KPAL |
06TELAVIV2020 | KUPPERWASSER'S FINAL ASSESSMENT: HAMAS'S FOUR [...] (S) In a May 2 meeting at the NSC, BGen Yossi Kupperwasser told Under Secretary (U/S) of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI) Stuart Levey that if the Palestinian people turn away from Hamas, they would probably not turn towards Fatah unless Fatah undergoes a significant [...] | 2006-05-24 12:39:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PTER KTFN EFIN PREL IS KPAL |
06TELAVIV2511 | MOD'S GILAD ON GAZA, KARNI, AND IRANIAN THREATS IN [...] (S) Summary: In a June 21 meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Defense Pol-Mil Director Amos Gilad claimed that, during his recent meetings in Jordan, he was told of an Iranian message pressuring Jordan to accept Iranian hegemony in the region. Gilad also reported that he expects strategic [...] | 2006-06-24 15:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV ETTC KPAL KWBG PINS IR EG IS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
06TELAVIV2571 | (S) SHIMON PERES ON HAMAS, JORDAN, NEGEV-GALILEE [...] (S) Summary: In a June 26 meeting with Ambassador Jones, Minister for Negev and Galilee Development Shimon Peres said the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier at Kerem Shalom by militants, without the knowledge of Hamas Prime Minister Haniyeh proves that Haniyeh is as weak as President Abbas, at l [...] | 2006-06-27 19:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | ECON ETRD PREL PGOV PTER KWBG JO AF IS GOI EXTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE |
06TELAVIV2893 | DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE CHIEF: ISRAEL IS CHANGING [...] (S) Summary: Chief of Defense Intelligence (CDI) MG Amos Yadlin told U.S. Representatives Peter Hoekstra, Jane Harman, Rick Renzi, and Darrell Issa, Chairman and members of the House Permanent Select committee on Intelligence, respectively, and the Ambassador July 22 that the GOI's military goals i [...] | 2006-07-25 19:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER KWBG KPAL IS LE SY |
06TELAVIV2915 | PERETZ CALLS FOR MNF ABLE TO BLOCK HIZBALLAH [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Defense Amir Peretz told U.S. Representatives Peter Hoekstra, Jane Harman, Rick Renzi, and Darrell Issa, and the Ambassador July 23 that the GOI's goals in Lebanon are to secure the release of the two kidnapped IDF soldiers, see the implementation of UNSCR 1559, and give a [...] | 2006-07-27 06:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER EG IS IR LE |
06TELAVIV3041 | ISRAELI ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] (S) Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) Director General Gideon Frank told the Ambassador on August 2 that Iran's rejection of what Frank characterized as a generous P-5 1 offer to Iran suggests that Iran has never been serious about negotiations on its nuclear program. Frank said the pas [...] | 2006-08-03 16:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL PTER MNUC AORC EU IR IS |
06TELAVIV3079 | ISRAEL FM LIVNI SAYS ISRAEL DISAPPROVES OF CURRENT [...] (S) In their August 6 meeting, Israeli FM Tzipi Livni told NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch that Israel could not approve of the draft UN resolution in its current form. Making impassioned, emotional appeals, she more than once put forward the following reasons: -- In Israel's view, the resolut [...] | 2006-08-08 08:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PINS MOPS LE IS |
06TELAVIV3338 | (S) THE COST OF THE CONFLICT: EMERGING NUMBERS AND [...] (S) As the GOI begins to calculate the total cost of the conflict with Lebanon, and residents of northern communities hardest hit by Katyusha rocket fire return home to assess damages, rumors already abound that the GOI will ask the USG to help pay for rehabilitating the north. Reports in loca [...] | 2006-08-22 15:33:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | ECON IS |
06TELAVIV3423 | ISRAEL LOOKS FOR SOLUTIONS TO BALLOONING LEBANON [...] (S) Summary. As projections of the fiscal impact of the conflict in Lebanon grow, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) is concerned that limited budget cuts alone will be insufficient to cover longer term costs. Adding to the pressure, political rivalries in the Knesset have stalled cuts in 2006 oper [...] | 2006-08-25 15:50:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | ECON IS |
06TELAVIV3511 | SASSON SHAKEN BY MOJ PLAN TO LAUNDER, EXPAND [...] (S) This is an action request message. See paragraph 11. 2. (S) Summary: Talia Sasson, the attorney who wrote the blockbuster report in March 2005 on illegal outposts activity in the West Bank, was visibly disturbed and agitated by a draft proposal in response to her report that the Minis [...] | 2006-09-01 15:27:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | KWBG PGOV PREL IS |
06TELAVIV3671 | ISRAELI MFA DG'S VISIT TO ABU DHABI [...] (C) MFA Deputy DG for Political Research (the Israeli equivalent to INR) Nimrod Barkan informed newly arrived Polcouns Sept. 13 that MFA Director General Aharon Abramovitch, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's close confidant, had just returned from a visit to Abu Dhabi, where he discussed the Ira [...] | 2006-09-15 04:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL IS IR TC |
06TELAVIV3732 | ISRAELI CT OFFICIALS DISCUSS ISRAEL-HIZBALLAH WAR, U.S.-ISRAEL CT COOPERATION [...] (S) Israeli counterterrorism (CT) officials were anxious to convince visiting S/CT Deputy Coordinator Virginia Palmer that Israel´s 34-day war with Hizballah in July and August had weakened the terrorist group and given Lebanese PM Siniora greater political will to take on Hizballah, but Israeli [...] | 2006-09-19 13:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PTER PREL SY LE IS |
06TELAVIV3763 | LIVNI AND ABBAS AGREE ON EXPANDED DIALOGUE [...] (S) Summary: According to Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's staff, Livni and Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas agreed on September 18 to a continued dialogue, including at the Abbas-Olmert level. Despite this renewed contact, the Israelis insisted that no negotiations with the P [...] | 2006-09-20 14:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | KPAL KWBG PREL IS |
06TELAVIV3909 | PM OLMERT TO CODEL WARNER: ISRAEL READY TO SUPPORT [...] (S) Summary. CODEL Warner met with Prime Minister Olmert at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on October 3. (Septels to report the CODEL's meetings with Foreign Minister Livni and Defense Minister Peretz.) Olmert provided his assessment of the results of the war with Hizballah. He i [...] | 2006-10-04 14:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV OVIP IS IR LE KPAL |
06TELAVIV3910 | AMBASSADOR AND SHIN BET CHIEF DISKIN DISCUSS GAZA, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-04 14:59:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER PINR KPAL KWBG EG IS |
06TELAVIV4106 | UPDATE ON ISRAEL'S COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION [...] (S) Summary: Israel is moving forward with legislation to modernize and unify its existing copyright law. Three pieces of pending copyright legislation have a direct impact on U.S. industry. Working-level contacts at Ministry of Justice (MoJ),who drafted the legislation, display varying degr [...] | 2006-10-17 15:52:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | ECON ETRD PGOV KIPR IS |
06TELAVIV4603 | FRANCES TOWNSEND'S NOVEMBER 12 MEETING WITH ISA CHIEF DISKIN FOCUSES ON THE PALESTINIANS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-24 12:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | AMGT ASEC ECON KHLS KPAL KWBG OTRA OVIP PTER |
06TELAVIV4604 | APHSCT TOWNSEND'S NOVEMBER 12 MEETING WITH MOSSAD CHIEF FOCUSES ON LEBANON, SYRIA AND IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-24 13:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PTER ECON OVIP AMGT ASEC SY LE IR IS |
06TELAVIV4892 | CODEL NELSON AND ISRAEL DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE [...] (S) SUMMARY: On December 12, Colonel Amit Aviram of Israeli Defense Intelligence (IDI) briefed Senator Bill Nelson (FL) on regional security threats facing Israel. Aviram described the Middle East as caught in a struggle between moderates and Iranian-backed extremists, and said the growing Iranian [...] | 2006-12-20 10:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR KPAL IR SY LE IS |
06TELAVIV5003 | DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER SNEH COMMENTS ON THE MOD [...] (S) During a December 26 meeting with the Ambassador (discussion of efforts to remove obstacles to movement in the West Bank and other issues reported reftel),Deputy Defense Minister Efraim Sneh candidly discussed the MOD's dissatisfaction with the 2007 budget as well as the IDF's lessons le [...] | 2006-12-29 14:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS IS LE |
06TELAVIV515 | ISRAELI FM ON REVENUE TRANSFERS, MEETINGS IN [...] (C) Summary: During a February 2 meeting in Tel Aviv, FM Tzipi Livni told the Ambassador and DCM that the Israeli Cabinet will discuss revenue transfers to the PA on February 5, adding that she did not expect the issue to still be on the agenda when she meets the Secretary next week. Livni sa [...] | 2006-02-03 15:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV EAID PTER KPAL KWBG IS EG ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAEL RELATIONS |
06TELAVIV542 | GOI ACTION ON AMONA PRODUCES BACKLASH AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: Post contacts from the GOI and the private sector assert that the February 1 demolitions in Amona outpost "send strong signals to the settlers" that Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is not going to give in to lawbreakers. The demolitions in Amona are now being hailed as a new [...] | 2006-02-06 15:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL |
06TELAVIV683 | ISRAELI MOD DG TOREN FORCEFULLY OBJECTS TO U.S. [...] (S) Responding to ref A points, MOD DG Jacob Toren told the Ambassador on February 8 that: -- He cannot agree with the U.S. position and urges the U.S. to re-examine its objections. Agreeing to the U.S. position on the ELTA radar transfer to Russia sets another precedent that Israel cannot [...] | 2006-02-15 15:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL MASS MARR RS IS IN MILITARY RELATIONS ISRAEL |
06TELAVIV687 | MOD PRIORITIZING FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROJECTS; WANTS TO CONTINUE SOME EVEN UNDER HAMAS GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-15 15:18:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | ECON KWBG PGOV PREL KPAL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL |
06TELAVIV688 | IRAN-IAEA: ISRAELI ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION [...] (S) In a February 7 meeting, Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) Director General Gideon Frank told Ambassador Jones the following: A) On February 16, the EU3 MFA directors general are going to meet with an Israeli interagency team in Israel at the MFA to discuss Iran and the way ahead. [...] | 2006-02-15 15:57:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PINR MNUC KNNP IR EU AORC IS GOI EXTERNAL |
06TELAVIV696 | ISA CHIEF DISKIN: HAMAS ON THE HORIZON [...] (S) Summary: ISA (Shin ... [...] | 2006-02-16 16:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PINR KDEM KPAL KWBG IS |
06TELAVIV858 | MOD ADVISOR ON HAMAS, ABBAS, NEIGHBORS, IRAN AND [...] (S) Summary: Ministry of Defense Political Advisor Amos Gilad told NEA DAS Dibble that Israel was on a collision course with a new "Hamastan." He said the Hamas leadership was very clever and would seek international acceptance while retaining the intent to annihilate Israel. He agreed that [...] | 2006-02-28 14:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER ECON PINR KWBG KPAL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM GOI EXTERNAL |
06TELAVIV91 | MOD BRIEF ON NEW DRAFT PLAN FOR REMOVAL OF [...] (S) Summary and comment: The MOD's new draft plan has replaced the removal of checkpoints with the concept of "normally open checkpoints" and bypass roads. This is a step backwards from their original proposal, which concentrated on removing checkpoints. There are, nonetheless, some brigh [...] | 2006-01-06 16:33:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
06TELAVIV92 | SCENESETTER FOR JANUARY 11, 2006 JOINT POL-MIL [...] (C) The Joint Pol-Mil Group (JPMG) meeting will be taking place at a time when Israel's domestic political situation is in flux and recent progress on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has stalled. PM Sharon suffered a significant brain hemorrhage on January 4, and is now in critical condition, [...] | 2006-01-06 16:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PINR PGOV PTER MASS OTRA PARM ISRAEL RELATIONS MILITARY GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
06TELAVIV940 | DANGERS OF DICHTER'S DISENGAGEMENT DEBATE [...] (C) Summary and comment: Former Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) chief and Kadima candidate Avi Dichter set off a political firestorm on March 5 by leaking to reporters details of what he claims are A/PM Ehud Olmert's plans for disengagement from parts of the West Bank. Dichter said that aft [...] | 2006-03-08 15:18:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL |
06THEHAGUE1043 | NETHERLANDS/AUSTRALIA GROUP: RESPONSE ON PLENARY [...] (S) Polmiloff discussed reftel points with MFA Senior Advisor for Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Affairs Ceta Noland on May 9. Noland said the Dutch plan a presentation on Iran and Syria, but not/not Russia, during the information exchange of the upcoming Australia Group plenary. She explain [...] | 2006-05-09 16:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL AG ETTC NL |
06THEHAGUE1109 | AYAAN HIRSI ALI: PARLIAMENTARIAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY [...] (S) SUMMARY: The surprise decision by Dutch Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk to strip maverick parliamentarian Ayaan Hirsi Ali of her Dutch citizenship has sent shock waves through the Netherlands. Hirsi Ali announced on May 16 that she was immediately resigning from parliament. Verdonk's [...] | 2006-05-16 16:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | KISL NL PHUM PINR PREF PREL |
06THEHAGUE1141 | AYAAN HIRSI ALI: FIRESTORM CONTINUES [...] (S) SUMMARY: The debate over Ayaan Hirsi Ali's citizenship status continues to divide the Netherlands. Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk was roundly criticized during a marathon May 16 Parliamentary debate for hastily stripping Hirsi Ali's Dutch citizenship, and Prime Minister Balkenende has [...] | 2006-05-19 15:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PHUM PGOV PINR PREF KISL NL |
06THEHAGUE1292 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH FIGHTING ON THE [...] (C) Summary: Dutch troops in Uruzgan have faced their first serious military challenge in Uruzgan and, by all accounts, aquitted themselves professionally. Prime Minister Balkenende, CHOD Berlijn, Defense Minister Kamp, Foreign Minister Bot and other senior Dutch officials have all reaffirmed the D [...] | 2006-06-08 15:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR AF NL |
06THEHAGUE1364 | DUTCH INTEREST IN ACOTA, HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS AND [...] (S) Summary: Director of East African Affairs (and acting DAS) Eunice Reddick met June 14 with Wepke Kingma, the Director of the Dutch MFA's Africa Department. Also present on the Dutch side were Ambassador at Large for the Great Lakes Region, Fred Radke, and Head of East and Southern Africa [...] | 2006-06-16 13:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL MARR KHIV PREF XY XW ZF NL |
06THEHAGUE1414 | (S) TERRORIST FINANCE TRACKING PROGRAM: POINTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-23 15:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PTER EFIN KTFN NL |
06THEHAGUE1425 | NETHERLANDS: U/S JOSEPH'S JUNE 21 VISIT TO THE [...] (S) Summary: Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph held bilateral consultations at the Dutch MFA, met with Dutch defense and foreign affairs committee spokespersons, and spoke to the press on June 21. Topics covered during his meetings included: the Prolife [...] | 2006-06-27 09:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL KNNP PARM ENRG EU AORC MTCR NL ETTC |
06THEHAGUE1537 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): INFORMING THE [...] (C) On July 3, per reftel, del rep passed the letter informing the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons of the recovery by Coalition Forces of approximately 500 chemical munitions to Horst Reeps, Director of Verification for the Technical Secretariat. Reeps' only comment was [...] | 2006-07-12 14:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL CWC |
06THEHAGUE1551 | TERRORIST FINANCE:IIRO PRENOTIFICATION DELIVERED [...] (S) Econoff delivered on July 5 reftel points and background paper on the USG designation of Saudi national Abd Al-Mujil and the Philippines and Indonesia offices of the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO) to Erik van Andel, Head Integrity Policy Division, Financial Markets Policy [...] | 2006-07-13 16:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC |
06THEHAGUE1707 | NETHERLANDS/LEBANON: DUTCH SEE POTENTIAL NICHE [...] (S) Summary: Officially, the GONL continues to state that Dutch forces are "stretched too thin" in current operations in Afghanistan, Africa, and the Balkans to make a meaningful contribution to a possible International Force (IF) in Lebanon. But MFA Deputy Head for Conflict Prevention Joop [...] | 2006-08-04 15:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | MARR PREL LE NL |
06THEHAGUE2031 | NETHERLANDS/MTCR: PLENARY PAPERS, UAV/CRUISE [...] (S) Summary: The GONL appreciates the opportunity to review U.S. papers in preparation for the October 2-6, 2006 Plenary in Copenhagen, but has concerns regarding U.S. unwillingness to deliver pre-launch notifications as part of the Hague Code of Conduct. They also believe the U.S. proposal o [...] | 2006-09-18 15:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | MTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM PREL NL |
06THEHAGUE2139 | NETHERLANDS: RESPONSE TO IRANIAN UAV DEMARCHE [...] (S) Polmiloff discussed reftel points with MFA Senior Advisor for Nuclear Affairs and Non-proliferation Ceta Noland on September 28. Noland claimed the points did not present any new information -- the Dutch intelligence service AIVD has been in close contact with U.S. intelligence agencies regardi [...] | 2006-09-29 14:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC IR NL |
06THEHAGUE2262 | NETHERLANDS/SYRIA/LEBANON: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] (S) Ambassador Arnall discussed reftel points with MFA Head of Middle Eastern Affairs Henriette van Lynden-Leijten on October 17. Van Lynden-Leijten said she had heard "similar echoes" from the Dutch embassy in Damascus, especially regarding the fragility of the Siniora government and Syrian [...] | 2006-10-18 12:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS NL |
06THEHAGUE2352 | NETHERLANDS: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1718 [...] (S) Polmiloff discussed reftel points with MFA Head of Nuclear Affairs and Non-proliferation Henk van der Kwast on November 1. Van Der Kwast appreciated the points, noting that the GONL would live up to its UNSCR 1718 obligations. He labelled North Korea's decision to return to the six-party [...] | 2006-11-02 09:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM NL |
06THEHAGUE2543 | NETHERLANDS/LEBANON: DUTCH SUPPORT ENGAGING WITH [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Dutch will continue to press Syria to become a more responsible actor and believe the international community should hold Damascus strictly accountable for its actions. The international community, however, should also be prepared to engage positively with Syria if/when it ac [...] | 2006-12-04 12:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS LE SY NL |
06THEHAGUE2544 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: BOT TO DELIVER "FIRM" MESSAGE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Dutch Foreign Minister Bot intends to deliver a "firm" message to Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki when the two meet on December 7, focusing on Iran's nuclear program, support for terrorism, regional meddling, and lack of human rights. Bot also expected to raise the al-Mansuri c [...] | 2006-12-04 12:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PGOV KDEM IR NL |
06THEHAGUE2597 | NETHERLANDS/BALKENENDE: PM OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a December 12 meeting with Ambassador Arnall, Dutch Prime Minister Jan Pieter Balkenende expressed satisfaction with his party's strong performance in the November elections, and predicted a centrist-coalition government could be in place by February. According to Balkenende, th [...] | 2006-12-13 09:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PGOV KDEM ECON IR RU NL |
06THEHAGUE267 | DUTCH SUPPORT FRENCH AL MANAR BAN; FOCUS NOW ON AL [...] (S) On January 27, the Dutch press reported that Minister of Justice Donner had informed parliament that the French, at Donner's request, had agreed to block the transmission to the Netherlands of Lebanese Al Manar and Iranian Sahar TV1 satellite broadcasters after their programs were found [...] | 2006-02-07 14:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ANET PREL LE NL |
06THEHAGUE301 | SHIELD S59-05/NETHERLANDS: AUSTRALIA GROUP ALERT [...] (S) On February 8 Polmiloff discussed reftel points and non-paper with Senior Advisor Ceta Noland, MFA Nuclear Affairs and Non-proliferation Division. Noland appreciated the information and said she would pass it to Dutch intelligence agencies and the Ministry of Economic Affairs for further [...] | 2006-02-09 16:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CBW IR NL |
06THEHAGUE302 | MTAG 05-96/NETHERLANDS: INFORMING MTCR PARTNERS OF [...] (S) Polmiloff discussed on February 8 ref A talking points and non-paper with Senior Advisor Ceta Noland, MFA Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Division. Noland appreciated the information and noted that it was "good to see" that the Netherlands was not the only MTCR country targeted by Ira [...] | 2006-02-09 16:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | ETTC MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL NL |
06THEHAGUE368 | RADICAL IMAMS EXPELLED FROM THE NETHERLANDS [...] (S) SUMMARY: The last of the three radical Eindhoven-based Muslim clerics that Immigration and Integration Minister Verdonk ordered deported in June 2005 had left the country by year's end. Verdonk accused all three of tolerating the recruitment of terrorists within a mosque and inciting vi [...] | 2006-02-17 13:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PTER PINR PINS PGOV NL |
06THEHAGUE591 | FOLLOW-UP ON FOREIGN FIGHTERS TO IRAQ:NETHERLANDS [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Netherlands has taken internal and external steps in recent years to prevent its citizens from traveling to Iraq and other conflict areas to train or participate in jihad. Closer cooperation between Dutch intelligence and police authorities has yielded concrete results, incl [...] | 2006-03-20 16:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | ASEC PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER IZ NL |
06THEHAGUE762 | NETHERLANDS: PLANS TO EXPAND PEACE AND SECURITY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GONL is paying increasing attention to African Peace and Security Architecture and is ready to commit additional resources. The GONL wishes, in cooperation with the Belgians, to take a lead on Burundi Security Sector [...] | 2006-04-07 14:51:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL KGHA KHIV KPKO MARR MASS MOPS BE BY CG |
06TIRANA461 | UIGHURS ARRIVE IN ALBANIA FROM GUANTANAMO WITHOUT [...] (S) On May 5, at 9:03 PM local time, five Chinese-national Uighurs previously held at Guantanamo Bay who had been determined to no longer be enemy combatants arrived by C-17 at Mother Teresa International Airport in Tirana. The five Uighurs were driven to Rinas police station (near the airpor [...] | 2006-05-08 11:55:00 | Embassy Tirana | SECRET | PREF PTER PHUM PREL AL CH |
06TIRANA467 | FM MUSTAFAJ ON MEETING WITH CHINESE AMBASSADOR ON [...] (U) Ambassador met with Albanian Foreign Minister Besnik Mustafaj on the afternoon of May 8, following Mustafaj's meeting with Chinese Ambassador Tian Changchun and the release of a statement by Tian to News24, an Albanian television news channel. 2. (S) Mustafaj said Tian was "very tough" [...] | 2006-05-09 02:59:00 | Embassy Tirana | SECRET | PREF PTER PHUM PREL PINR AL CH |
06TOKYO1446 | DPRK FLAGS OF CONVENIENCE [...] (S) Following up on questions raised by MOFA in February 2006 (reftel),Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation officials Anthony Ruggiero and Jae Jo met with MOFA Northeast Asia Division Director Naoki Ito in Tokyo on March 10, 2006 to deliver a non-paper on DPRK flags of conven [...] | 2006-03-17 08:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC KNNP EWWT PHSA KN JA |
06TOKYO1492 | IRAQ: GOJ REQUESTS SECURITY ASSESSMENT; U.S. [...] (U) This is an urgent action request. Please see last paragraph. 2. (S) Summary: As input to GOJ decision on when to withdraw SDF from Iraq, Assistant Cabinet Secretary Ando asked DCM March 22 for an updated security assessment of the situation in Iraq and for an explanation of what the U [...] | 2006-03-22 08:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MOPS IZ UK JA |
06TOKYO1493 | C O R R E C T E D C O P Y - IRAQ: GOJ REQUESTS [...] (U) This is an urgent action request. Please see last paragraph. 2. (S) Summary: As input to GOJ decision on when to withdraw SDF from Iraq, Assistant Cabinet Secretary Ando asked DCM March 22 for an updated security assessment of the situation in Iraq and for an explanation of what the U [...] | 2006-03-22 08:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MOPS IZ UK JA |
06TOKYO1617 | CURTAILING USE OF NORTH KOREAN FLAG OF CONVENIENCE [...] (S) Embassy delivered points contained in reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Northeast Asia Director Naoki Ito on March 23 and Ministry of Finance International Bureau Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima on March 24, 2006. Both officials expressed appreciation to the Uni [...] | 2006-03-28 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC EWWT PHSA |
06TOKYO2098 | LIANCOURT ROCKS: JAPAN OFFERS SECRET PROPOSAL TO [...] (S) MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Deputy Director General Kunio Umeda informed Political Minister Counselor Meserve on April 18 that Vice Foreign Minister Yachi had put forth a "secret proposal" to Ra Jong-il, South Korea's Ambassador to Japan. Under that proposal, the Japanese government [...] | 2006-04-18 09:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PBTS PHSA PREL JA KS |
06TOKYO2154 | THE AMBASSADOR AND VFM YACHI DISCUSS LIANCOURT [...] (S) At 11:00 a.m. on April 20, the Ambassador spoke with VFM Yachi, at Yachi's request, regarding simmering tensions between Japan and the ROK over a planned Japanese maritime survey near the disputed Liancourt Rocks (reftel). He explained, briefly, that the ROK intended to propose to an int [...] | 2006-04-20 06:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR KS JA |
06TOKYO2159 | JAPAN WORKING TO RESOLVE LIANCOURT ROCK DISPUTE [...] (S) Summary: During an April 20 discussion of Japan's dispute with Korea over Japanese plans to conduct an undersea survey in an EEZ area claimed by the two countries, MOFA informed the Embassy that: -- Korea had rejected Japan's three-part proposal for resolving the issue through dialogue [...] | 2006-04-20 07:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR KS JA |
06TOKYO2940 | THE AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH ADMINISTRATIVE VICE [...] (S) During a May 26 meeting, Administrative Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi expressed deep appreciation for the Ambassador's efforts on the abduction issue. In a tour d'horizon, the Ambassador and Yachi discussed the upcoming summit, regional issues, realignment and beef. Foreign Minist [...] | 2006-05-26 10:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL ECON MARR KUNR AF IR IZ IN KN KS CH JA |
06TOKYO2986 | DG SASAE MEETING WITH PDAS STEPHENS: MAY 30, 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-31 09:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM PREL KN KS CH JA |
06TOKYO3019 | JAPAN TO PLACE HOLD ON ZINDANI DELISTING REQUEST [...] (S) Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Deputy Director Miyako Ishimura informed Embassy Political Officer on June 1, 2006 that Japan would place a hold on Yemen's request to remove Abd al-Majid al-Zindani from the UN 1267 Committee list of those su [...] | 2006-06-01 10:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL CVIS EFIN ETTC SKEP KVPR PTER JA |
06TOKYO3516 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON TERRORIST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-23 10:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PTER EFIN JA |
06TOKYO3518 | JAPAN TO SUPPORT SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN UNDER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso during a June 22 interview with Reuters stated that Japan would take part if the international community imposed sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program. The report also noted that Aso had urged his Iranian counterpart to seriously consider [...] | 2006-06-24 02:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP KNUC IAEA JA IR |
06TOKYO3671 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR JULY 2-8 VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: You arrive in Japan just as President Bush and Prime Minister Koizumi herald the deepening, expanding scope of our bilateral security alliance. Our close coordination against the current North Korean missile threat, as well as recent strides in BMD cooperation, have illustrated th [...] | 2006-07-02 23:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | MARR OVIP PREL JA |
06TOKYO3707 | LIANCOURT ROCKS: ROK SHOULD "PAY A COST" [...] (S) Summary: On July 3, the DCM delivered reftel A points to MOFA Asian Affairs DG Sasae, urging restraint and emphasizing that our common agenda on North Korea should not be side-tracked by the Liancourt Rocks dispute. DG Sasae said FM Aso would try this evening to call ROK FM Ban, but su [...] | 2006-07-03 09:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | EWWT PBST PHSA PREL KS JA |
06TOKYO3735 | DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES: AMBASSADOR SCHIEFFER'S [...] (U) Ambassador Schieffer was called to the Prime Minister,s office at 6:45 AM on July 5 to review developments in the wake of the early morning launches of three North Korean missiles. The Ambassador met with Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe, who was accompanied by Foreign Minister Aso, Defe [...] | 2006-07-05 08:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL ASEC JA |
06TOKYO3737 | DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES: AMBASSADOR SCHIEFFER'S [...] (U) Ambassador Schieffer was called to the Prime Minister,s office at 6:45 AM on July 5 to review developments in the wake of the early morning launches of three North Korean missiles. The Ambassador met with Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe, who was accompanied by Foreign Minister Aso, Defe [...] | 2006-07-05 10:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL ASEC JA |
06TOKYO3738 | TERRORIST FINANCE: IIRO PRENOTIFICATION DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-05 10:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC JA |
06TOKYO4043 | TERRORISM FINANCE: ABDELRAZIK DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-20 09:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER JA |
06TOKYO4118 | AMBASSADOR AND DEFENSE MINISTER AGREE TO REVIEW [...] (C) Defense Minister Fukushiro Nukaga endorsed on July 21 a proposal by the Ambassador to initiate a broad-based "lessons learned" review of bilateral coordination in the wake of recent DPRK missile activities. The Ambassador emphasized the need to use this forum to institutionalize ad hoc da [...] | 2006-07-24 18:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | MARR PREL KS KN JA |
06TOKYO4140 | TERRORISM FINANCE: JAPAN NOTIFIED OF IIRO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-25 07:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER JA |
06TOKYO4306 | JAPAN ASKED TO TAKE FURTHER MEASURES REGARDING [...] (S) Embassy Tokyo officers delivered ref (A) points to Ministry of Finance International Bureau Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima on July 31, and to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Northeast Asia Acting Director Kosei Murota on August 1. Both officials expressed Japan's full [...] | 2006-08-01 08:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | EFIN ETTC MNUC PARM PGOV PREL JA |
06TOKYO442 | JAPAN CONDUCTS NUCLEAR TERRORISM DRILL AT PLANT ON [...] (C) On November 27, the GOJ conducted a one-day large-scale drill to respond to a potential act of nuclear terrorism under the auspices of the Protection of Citizens Law or PCL. The drill focused on the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) that is located on the Sea of Japan coast in Fukui Prefec [...] | 2006-01-27 03:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | ENRG JA KNNP TRGY |
06TOKYO4543 | US-JAPAN COORDINATION ON DPRK MISSILES LAUNCHES: [...] (S) Summary: A U.S.-Japan inter-agency meeting August 9 concluded that bilateral coordination in the period surrounding the July DPRK missile launches was extremely good, but room for improvement remained. The Japanese side reiterated their strong desire to learn what steps the USG was con [...] | 2006-08-11 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR PINR KN JA |
06TOKYO4553 | EMBASSY EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THE SPY-1F PROGRAM [...] (S) Summary: Embassy Tokyo is actively engaged in efforts to equip the 19DD destroyer with SM-2 and SPY-1F capabilities. The Ambassador has raised the SPY-1F issue with Defense Minister Nukaga and embassy officers have worked closely with counterparts from Lockheed Martin, the Maritime Staff [...] | 2006-08-11 09:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | MARR MASS PREL JA |
06TOKYO4557 | EMBASSY EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THE SPY-1F PROGRAM [...] (S) Summary: Embassy Tokyo is actively engaged in efforts to equip the 19DD destroyer with SM-2 and SPY-1F capabilities. The Ambassador has raised the SPY-1F issue with Defense Minister Nukaga and embassy officers have worked closely with counterparts from Lockheed Martin, the Maritime Staff [...] | 2006-08-13 23:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | MARR MASS PREL JA |
06TOKYO4559 | JAPAN UNABLE TO ACT AGAINST MARITIME INSURER SEPIA [...] (S) Summary. Further to reftels (A) and (B),MOFA NE Asia Division Deputy Director Yutaka Kashiwabara advised Embassy Tokyo Political Officer August 8 that Japan was unable to take further action against suspect maritime insurance company SEPIA. MOFA officials believe that Panama,s issuance [...] | 2006-08-14 08:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | EFIN ETTC MNUC PARM PGOV PREL KN JA |
06TOKYO4628 | YOUR VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Japan comes at a important time in the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance. The July 5 DPRK missile launches have generated unprecedented public and political interest in our bilateral defense relationship, especially in the field of Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD). Your m [...] | 2006-08-15 07:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR MASS PGOV JA |
06TOKYO4861 | ADMIRAL FALLON MEETINGS WITH SENIOR JDA OFFICIALS [...] (S) Summary: During Pacific Commander Admiral Fallon's August 23 meetings with Japan Defense Agency (JDA) senior officials, Joint Staff Office (JSO) Chief of Staff Admiral Saito urged the U.S. and Japan to quickly implement a number of "lessons learned" from the North Korea missile launches, i [...] | 2006-08-24 08:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | MARR PREL CH JA |
06TOKYO4892 | YOUR VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The July 5 DPRK missile launches have generated unprecedented interest among Japanese in the U.S.-Japan defense relationship. This is particularly true for Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD). Your meetings in Tokyo, and the high-profile you will lend to the USS Shiloh's arrival in [...] | 2006-08-25 09:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR MASS PGOV JA |
06TOKYO5028 | JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER VISITS KAZAKHSTAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 28-29 visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, Prime Minister Koizumi focused primarily on promoting cooperation in developing energy resources, particularly uranium, according to MOFA Central Asia and Caucasus Division Deputy Director Uyama. Koizumi urged Uzbekista [...] | 2006-09-01 11:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | ECON ENRG PARM PHUM PREL ZK KZ UZ JA |
06TOKYO5176 | ASO, NUKAGA AGREE WITH AMBASSADOR ON DPRK MISSILE [...] (S) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with Foreign Minister Aso and Defense Minister Nukaga, Ambassador Schieffer highlighted recommendations on how to further strengthen U.S.-Japan alliance coordination from the September 7 "Capstone Lessons Learned Conference" on the bilateral response to recent [...] | 2006-09-10 22:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | MARR PGOV PREL JA |
06TOKYO5177 | ASO, NUKAGA AGREE WITH AMBASSADOR ON DPRK MISSILE [...] (S) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with Foreign Minister Aso and Defense Minister Nukaga, Ambassador Schieffer highlighted recommendations on how to further strengthen U.S.-Japan alliance coordination from the September 7 "Capstone Lessons Learned Conference" on the bilateral response to recent [...] | 2006-09-10 22:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | MARR PGOV PREL JA |
06TOKYO5212 | RESPONSE TO JAPAN'S E.O. 13382 QUESTIONS [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST: See paragraph 8. 2. (S) SUMMARY: MOFA Asian Bureau DG Sasae told the DCM September 11 that Japan was already aware of the information contained in reftel through its Embassy in Washington, and that most of the information was previously known to his government. [...] | 2006-09-11 09:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KN CH JA |
06TOKYO5213 | SECNAV WINTER MEETINGS AT JDA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent North Korean missile launches have heightened interest in ballistic missile defense cooperation, Japan Defense Agency (JDA) civilian and service chief counterparts told visiting Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter August 28. Self Defense Forces chiefs told Secretary [...] | 2006-09-11 22:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | MARR PREL PGOV JA |
06TOKYO5334 | ASSISTANT CABINET SECRETARY ANDO URGES STRONG U.S. [...] (S) On September 15, Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyasu Ando called the DCM to report that Japan will announce its steps to implement UNSCR 1695 during the Koizumi Administration,s last Cabinet meeting on September 19. Ando noted that he had briefed Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe earlier [...] | 2006-09-15 09:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM KNNP PREL PGOV JA KN CH |
06TOKYO5336 | DPRK "LESSONS LEARNED CAPSTONE CONFERENCE" [...] (S) SUMMARY: Senior foreign policy, defense, intelligence, and military officials from the United States and Japan met September 7 in Tokyo to review the U.S.-Japan response to the July 4/5 DPRK missiles launches. The one-day "Lessons Learned Capstone Conference" produced a list of recommen [...] | 2006-09-18 22:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR PGOV PINR JA |
06TOKYO5361 | JAPAN ANNOUNCES NEW NORTH KOREAN SANCTIONS [...] (U) Summary. On September 19, the Government of Japan announced a series of new "measures," i.e. sanctions, against the DPRK (full text in para 6). Japan's new sanctions will block the property of designated entities within Japan, and prohibit Japanese firms from conducting transactions with [...] | 2006-09-19 09:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KN CH JA |
06TOKYO5423 | THE AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 19 LUNCH WITH VICE [...] (S) Summary: During a September 19 lunch, the Ambassador and Vice Foreign Minister Yachi stated that Shinzo Abe is likely to establish a council similar to the U.S. National Security Council and will seek to reinterpret collective self-defense to better assist the United States in missile def [...] | 2006-09-21 02:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR UNSC PGOV APEC EAGR IR JA |
06TOKYO5624 | INR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FORT'S SEPTEMBER 25 [...] (S) SUMMARY: INR A/S Fort and CIRO Director Mitani met September 25 to exchanged views on intelligence cooperation, with A/S Fort suggesting that Japan examine how the Australian intelligence services have handled the protection of classified information. A/S Fort observed that Japan could h [...] | 2006-09-28 05:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PINR IR CH JA |
06TOKYO5625 | INR A/S FORT'S SEPTEMBER 25 LUNCH WITH IAS [...] (S) Summary. Over lunch on September 25, INR Assistant Secretary Fort and MOFA Intelligence and Analysis Service SIPDIS (IAS) Director General Takeuchi agreed that China and South Korea are critical players to resolving the North Korea issue. IAS Deputy Director General Shigeo Matsutomi [...] | 2006-09-28 05:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PINR PGOV KN KS CH TH JA |
06TOKYO5629 | INR A/S FORT'S SEPTEMBER 25 MEETINGS WITH DG KAWAI [...] (S) SUMMARY: MOFA leadership is convinced that the Japanese government's stove-piped system of intelligence sharing must be reformed, MOFA Director General for North American Affairs Kawai told visiting INR Assistant Secretary Fort September 25. Top-level political leadership would be needed [...] | 2006-09-28 06:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PINR AS CH JA |
06TOKYO5709 | PDUSD HENRY AND JDA'S MORIYA DISCUSS CHINA [...] (S) SUMMARY: Japan is concerned about China's lack of transparency in its military modernization, its campaign to end the EU arms embargo on Beijing, and its recent efforts to downgrade exchanges with the Japan Defense Agency (JDA),Administrative Vice-Minister Takemasa Moriya told visiting Pr [...] | 2006-10-02 00:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | MARR MCAP PREL CH JA |
06TOKYO5761 | ABE TRIP TO BEIJING AND SEOUL [...] (S) Summary: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing on Sunday and with South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun in Seoul on Monday. MOFA Asia-Pacific Director General Kenichiro Sasae confirmed this during a telephone conversation with Charge on the e [...] | 2006-10-03 10:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PGOV PREL CH KS JA |
06TOKYO6404 | U.S.-AUSTRALIA-JAPAN SECOND TRILATERAL [...] (S/REL AUS) Summary: U.S., Australian, and Japanese Ambassadors for Counterterrorism and their interagency delegations held the second round of trilateral counterterrorism consultations in Tokyo on October 24. Participants offered general threat assessments for Indonesia, the Philippines, an [...] | 2006-11-07 22:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PINR PREL PTER AS ID RP TH AF PK IZ JA KN |
06TOKYO6436 | UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS ON DPRK CONVENTIONAL ARMS: [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 10:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM PREL KN JA |
06TOKYO6497 | U.S.-JAPAN-AUSTRALIA TRILATERAL STRESSES NEED FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-13 09:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP PGOV JA KN |
06TOKYO6499 | U.S.-AUSTRALIA-JAPAN TRILATERAL LUNCH ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-13 10:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC CH AS KN KS JA |
06TOKYO6589 | TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-17 06:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL JA |
06TOKYO6591 | U.S.-AUSTRALIA-JAPAN TROLATERAL LUNCH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a Japan-hosted lunch on November 6 following the U.S.-Australia-Japan Trilateral meeting in Tokyo, participants discussed cooperation on Resolution 1718. The GOJ circulated a draft of Q & As to use in the event a ship would not consent to boarding for inspection. U/S Joseph s [...] | 2006-11-17 06:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC CH AS KN KS JA |
06TOKYO6597 | U.S.-JAPAN-AUSTRALIA TRILATERAL STRESSES NEED FOR [...] (S) Summary. During the November 6 U.S.-Japan-Australia Trilateral on implementation of UNSCR 1718, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph and his counterparts Japanese DFM Tsuneo Nashida and Australian DFM David Richie, agreed upon the need for full and effe [...] | 2006-11-17 07:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP PGOV KN JA |
06TOKYO6732 | JAPAN: INVITATION TO UNSCR 1718 IMPLEMENTATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-27 08:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MNUC PARM KNNP JA KN |
06TOKYO6735 | DEFMIN KYUMA NEGATIVE ON INTERCEPTING U.S.-BOUND [...] (SB... [...] | 2006-11-27 22:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR JA |
06TOKYO6762 | JAPAN: YES TO UNSCR 1718 INVITATION AND NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-29 06:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MNUC PARM KNNP JA KN |
06TOKYO6858 | CCS SHIOZAKI-DUSD LAWLESS ON DPRI IMPLEMENTATION, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-05 23:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | MARR PREL PGOV JA |
06TOKYO6954 | AMBASSADOR AND CCS SHIOZAKI ON NORTH KOREA, CHINA, [...] (S) Summary: Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki outlined Japanese expectations for the upcoming Six-Party Talks during a wide-ranging meeting with the Ambassador on December 11. Shiozaki welcomed the resumption of talks in Beijing, but said Japan is not particularly optimistic about it [...] | 2006-12-13 08:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR KN CH JA |
06TOKYO709 | JAPAN-DPRK TALKS CONCLUDE WITH ZERO SERIOUSNESS [...] (S) SUMMARY: North Korea showed "zero seriousness" about resolving its bilateral issues with Japan during February 4-8 Japan-DPRK bilateral talks in Beijing, MOFA Asia DG Sasae told visiting CSIS Senior Advisor Robert Einhorn and Political Minister Counselor Michael Meserve on February 8. PM [...] | 2006-02-08 08:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC JA KS KN CH |
06TOKYO7132 | JAPAN SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT IN HALTING UNDP [...] (C) Summary: In a December 26 meeting with Charge, MOFA Director-General for Global Affairs Ambassador Koji Tsuruoka asked the United States to support its effort to suspend UNDP activities in the DPRK. Tsuruoka cited two reasons for this step: the DPRK's failure to accept UNSCR 1718, and the [...] | 2006-12-26 09:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | EAID KFPC KWBG KNNP KUNR PGOV JA UNDP |
06TOKYO800 | PREVENTING USE OF THE DPRK AS A FLAG OF CONVENIENCE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (S) While in Tokyo to participate in the Asian Senior Level Talks on Nonproliferation (ASTOP III),ISN PDAS Frank Record raised the points contained in reftel A nonpaper with MOFA Northeast Asia Division Director Naoki Ito. Ito responde [...] | 2006-02-14 10:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC KNNP EWWT PHSA KN JA |
06TRIPOLI198 | QADHAFI INCORPORATED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Qadhafi often speaks out publicly against government corruption, but the politically-connected elite has direct access to lucrative business deals. This commercial access can easily be cut off when individuals fall out of favor. The Qadhafi family and other Jamahiriya political favorit [...] | 2006-05-10 09:26:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET | ECON ECIN ETRD PGOV LY |
06TRIPOLI453 | CONGRESSMAN LANTOS STRESSES BILATERAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND [...] (SBU) In a series of meetings with senior Libyan officials during his August 22-24 trip to Libya, Congressman Tom Lantos, ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Relations Committee, reviewed bilateral achievements since his first visit to the country in January, 2004 and set new goals for enhanc [...] | 2006-08-31 15:02:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET | OREP PREL PTER PGOV LY |
06TRIPOLI454 | SENATOR SPECTER REVIEWS BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP WITH SENIOR [...] (SBU) In a series of meetings with senior Libyan officials during his August 21-24 trip to Libya, Senator Arlen Spector, Chairman of the Senate Justice Committee, reviewed the bilateral relationship with senior Libyan officials and inquired about prospects for developing a "Libya model" that co [...] | 2006-08-31 15:03:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET | OREP PREL PTER PGOV LY |
06TRIPOLI494 | EMBASSY TRIPOLI'S EAC IN RESPONSE TO ATTACK ON EMBASSY [...] (SBU) Charge' convened an EAC to discuss Embassy Tripoli's current security stance in light of the September 12 attack on Embassy Damascus, and last week's attack near Embassy Kabul. Present at the EAC were CDA(A),MGT, MED, DAO, RMAS, POL/ECON, Consular and the Acting RSO. 2. (S/NF) RMAS [...] | 2006-09-14 12:58:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET | ASEC PTER LY |
06TRIPOLI498 | U.S./UK/LIBYA TSCC BIO SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING, AUGUST 8-10, [...] (U) Summary. The TSCC Biological Subcommittee met in Tripoli August 8-10, 2006. The two and one half day meeting included: a general discussion of progress made to date in implementing the "Roadmap for the Way Forward in Cooperative Engagement in the Life Sciences;" an update of the Roadmap [...] | 2006-09-14 13:01:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET | CW PARM PREL AF LY |
06TRIPOLI626 | (S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CHEMICAL WEAPONS DESTRUCTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge discussed Reftel points (concerning U.S. Chemical Weapons Destruction Assistance to Libya) with senior Qadhafi advisor and General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (GPCFLIC) Secretary Abdulati al-Obeidi October 31. Their discussion [...] | 2006-11-02 10:09:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET | PARM PREL OPCW CWC LY |
06TUNIS1099 | BEN ALI STALWART RUMORED TO HAVE US SUPPORT AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since his appointment as Minister of National Defense in August 2005, Kamel Morjane's role in the domestic political scene has been a topic of increasing interest to Tunisian political observers. As Morjane spent much of his career outside of Tunisia working with the UN, few knew [...] | 2006-05-09 13:59:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET | PGOV KDEM TS |
06TUNIS1157 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO TUNISIA [...] (C) Embassy Tunis is very pleased to welcome you to Tunisia from May 19-20. As the highest ranking State Department official to visit Tunis since former Secretary Powell in December 2003, you are in an excellent position to reinvigorate with President Ben Ali a bilateral dialogue which focuse [...] | 2006-05-15 13:52:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET | OVIP KDEM PGOV PREL TS |
06TUNIS1428 | GOT ISLAMIC CREDENTIALS UNDER ATTACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: A series of allegations and rumors that the GOT is violating basic Islamic principles have spread throughout Tunisia this spring, forcing the government to take aggressive action to prove its Islamic bona fides. In June, a human rights group alleged that prison officials had dese [...] | 2006-06-12 12:11:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET | SOCI KDEM PGOV PTER TS |
06TUNIS1922 | ANATOMY OF THE MOST POPULAR TUNISIAN NEWSPAPER: [...] (S) Summary: With a circulation of 80,000, Ash Shourouq is Tunisia,s most widely read, most anti-American, and most irresponsible Arabic language daily newspaper. Nominally private, Ash Shourouq receives direct editorial input from GOT officials in both the presidential palace and the MFA. [...] | 2006-07-28 13:16:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET | PREL PGOV KPAO TS |
06TUNIS2752 | BEN ALI 2009: THE CAMPAIGN BEGINS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Immediately on the heels of the nineteenth anniversary of Ben Ali's rule on November 7th, his campaign for the 2009 elections appears to have began. RCD regional entities and senior GOT officials supported the RCD-controlled Chamber of Advisors' November 9th call for Ben Ali to r [...] | 2006-11-14 15:34:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL TS |
06TUNIS55 | SUCCESSION IN TUNISIA: FINDING A SUCCESSOR OR FEET FIRST? [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a country that has had only one president for over eighteen years, suddenly and unusually, talk of the post-Ben Ali era is growing. Several senior and well-connected individuals have recently raised Ben Ali's intentions for the future with Ambassador and other embassy officials. On [...] | 2006-01-09 15:14:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET | PGOV PREL TS |
06UNVIEVIENNA572 | IAEA/IRAN: BUSHEHR START-UP UNLIKELY UNTIL AT [...] (S) The IAEA's Russ Clark, during a July 18 meeting with Msnoff, said that the Iranians would be "lucky" to commission the first power reactor at Bushehr (BNPP-1) by 2009 because the Russians are "dragging their feet." Key equipment required to finish the plant, such as valves and cables, has [...] | 2006-07-26 15:40:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC IAEA IR KNNP |
06UNVIEVIENNA815 | IAEA/DPRK/IRAN: JAPAN NIXES BOG DPRK RESOLUTION; [...] (S) Like-minded countries, meeting at the US mission November 2, agreed with Japan's view that, in light of the October 31 announcement on Six-Party talks, the Board should pursue a Chairman's Summary, but not a resolution unless the DPRK reneges on this agreement. Country statements at the B [...] | 2006-11-03 15:11:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC IAEA IR KNNP |
06USUNNEWYORK1235 | 1267 COMMITTEE: BELGIAN DE-LISTING REQUEST [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see Para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Belgian Mission recently provided more information to USUN about the background of two individuals for whom Belgium has requested de-listing from the 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) Committee's sanctions list. The information w [...] | 2006-06-19 20:17:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | ETTC KTFN EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV BE |
06USUNNEWYORK1527 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PREVENTING DPRK FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-11 13:48:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | AORC KN KNNP MNUC PARM |
06USUNNEWYORK1665 | FOLLOW-UP TO UNDP DEMARCHE:DPRK ABUSE OF THE UN [...] (S) As a follow up to the demarche Mission delivered on August 16th to Darshak Shah, Director and Comptroller of UNDP and Julie Anne Mejia, UNDP Treasurer, concerning currency transactions between United Nations agencies and the government of North Korea (DPRK) (ref B),Mission met with Mr. Sh [...] | 2006-08-30 20:02:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | AORC EAID KN KNNP MNUC PARM |
06USUNNEWYORK209 | TEST CABLE MESSAGE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-03 13:41:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | APER IMO JA LI PHUM PREF PREL |
06USUNNEWYORK2273 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED:UNDP ACTIVITIES IN NORTH [...] (S) Summary. Ambassador Wallace met with Kemal Dervis, Administrator of UNDP, on Tuesday, December 19, to deliver a demarche regarding UNDP activities in North Korea (DPRK). Ambassador Wolff was scheduled to deliver the demarche with Ambassador Wallace, but was unable to attend due to a last m [...] | 2006-12-21 19:52:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | EAID KFPC KN KNNP KUNR PINR PREL UNDP |
06USUNNEWYORK974 | CYPRUS: BRYZA AND SILLIMAN'S NEW YORK MEETINGS [...] (S) Summary: On May 10, EUR DAS Matt Bryza and EUR/SE Director Doug Silliman traveled to New York for meetings on Cyprus with U/SYG Ibrahim Gambari and SRSG on Cyprus and UNFICYP head Michael Moller. In a lunch meeting with Moller and his deputy Susan Allee joined by USUN Ambassador Sanders, [...] | 2006-05-13 01:23:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | PGOV PREL UNSC TU CY |
06VATICAN181 | CHALDEAN IRAQI CHURCH CONTINUES TO SUFFER LOSSES [...] (S) Summary: Monsignor Philip Najim, Representative of the Chaldean Catholic Church to the Holy See and the Chaldeans' European representative, told PolOffs in an August 28 meeting that the Chaldean Church continues to lose many of its faithful due to the deteriorating security situation in Ir [...] | 2006-08-30 18:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KIRF PHUM IZ VT |
06VATICAN183 | VATICAN: IRAQI AMBASSADOR WARNS OF UNIFIED ISLAMIC THREAT [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Ambassador to the Holy See Yelda, sees severe consequences to western interests should radical Shia and Sunni factions ever put aside their differences and unite. Yelda, an Assyrian Christian, counseled the U.S. to take steps now to combat this possibility by portraying Iran [...] | 2006-09-01 09:16:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL PTER IZ VT |
06VATICAN219 | CHALDEAN: IRAQI CHRISTIANS TARGETED AFTER POPE'S REMARKS [...] (S) Summary: Monsignor Philip Najim, Representative of the Chaldean Catholic Church to the Holy See, and the Chaldean Patriarch's First Counselor, Bishop Ibrahim Ibrahim of Detroit, Michigan told Poloff in a recent meeting that Christians faced increasing violence in Iraq. They said the papal [...] | 2006-10-19 10:42:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR IZ VT |
06VATICAN253 | LEBANON CRISIS: REQUEST FOR HIGH-LEVEL CALL TO HOLY SEE [...] (S) Summary. The Holy See is struggling to determine the best course of action in Lebanon, and we may be able to tip the balance if we act promptly. Deputy FM-equivalent Parolin and the papal nuncio in Washington seem ready to raise the level of the Vatican's role in bringing the Lebanese Chr [...] | 2006-12-06 18:10:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PREL LE VT |
06VIENNA199 | S23B-04: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN [...] (S) Econ Chief and Poloff delivered reftel talking points January 23 to Helmut Krehlik, head of the Export and Import Control Division at the Ministry of Economics and Labor (MOE). Krehlik promised to contact the appropriate Austrian universities and alert them to possible Iranian attempts to [...] | 2006-01-23 14:22:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL AU CBW |
06VIENNA205 | MTAG 03-03: LICENSE REVIEW FOR MACEDONIAN EXPORT [...] (S) On December 22, we met with Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Export-Import Control Division, to request verification that the Austrian firm Geislinger GmbH was the end-user for the export of a filament winding machine from the Macedonian firm Mikrosam. Krehlik told Econ U [...] | 2006-01-24 12:22:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE MK AU |
06VIENNA206 | MTAG 03-03: LICENSE REVIEW FOR MACEDONIAN EXPORT (S) [...] (S) On December 22, we met with Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Export-Import Control Division, to request verification that the Austrian firm Geislinger GmbH was the end-user for the export of a filament winding machine from the Macedonian firm Mikrosam. Krehlik told Econ [...] | 2006-01-24 12:36:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE MK AU |
06VIENNA208 | RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ADDITIONAL PROCUREMENT [...] (S) Econ Chief and Poloff delivered ref A talking points on January 23 to Helmut Krehlik, head of the Export and Import Control Division in the Ministry of Economics and Labor (MOE). Krehlik informed us that the Austrian Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterror [...] | 2006-01-24 17:09:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC AU IR MTCRE |
06VIENNA232 | IRAN NON-PROLIFERATION ACT (INPA) SANCTIONS ON [...] (S) Summary: Wolfgang Fuerlinger, president of the Austrian arms firm Steyr-Mannlicher, has contacted the Embassy to seek a lifting of INPA sanctions. Fuerlinger said he would do whatever was necessary, including "signing a contract" pledging that he would do no more business with Iran. Fu [...] | 2006-01-25 16:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC AU MTCRE |
06VIENNA2515 | FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON AUSTRIAN TRANSFER OF [...] (S/NF) On August 17, Acting Econ/Pol Counselor followed up on ref b concerns with Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Export and Import Control Division. Krehlik said that he and an official from Austria's domestic intelligence service (BVT),met with Steyr Motors CEO Rudolf Man [...] | 2006-08-22 16:21:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL AU |
06VIENNA2541 | DANIEL FROSCH EXPORT UPDATE: AUSTRIAN AUTHORITIES [...] (S) On August 16 and, following receipt of ref A, on August 24, Econ Unit Chief met with Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Import and Export Control Division, to discuss developments in the Daniel Frosch Export (DFE) Industrial Spare Parts case. Krehlik confirmed that on Augu [...] | 2006-08-24 14:20:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC MTCRE AU |
06VIENNA264 | S59-05: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REGARDING IRANIAN [...] (S) Econ Chief and PolOff delivered reftel talking points January 27 to Helmut Krehlik, head of the export and import control division at the Ministry of Economics and Labor. Krehlik promised to put Samamicro on the Ministry's dual-use "blacklist." McCaw [...] | 2006-01-27 15:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR AU CBW |
06VIENNA268 | MTAG: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REGARDING IRAN'S [...] (S) Econ Chief and PolOff delived ref A talking points January 27 to Helmut Krehlik, head of the export and import control division at the Ministry of Economics and Labor. Krehlik promised to look into the matter and contact us with a response. He was familiar with Palfinger, although he did [...] | 2006-01-27 16:32:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC IR AU |
06VIENNA269 | MTAG: RESPONSE TO OFFER OF HELP ON DANIEL FROSCH [...] (U) This message contains a request for guidance. (See para 5.) 2. (S) Econ Chief and PolOff delivered reftel talking points January 27 to Helmut Krehlik, head of the export and import control division at the Ministry of Economy. Krehlik responded enthusiastically to our offer of assista [...] | 2006-01-27 16:34:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC IR AU MTCRE |
06VIENNA2716 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarches on September 12 to Dorothea Auer, the Austrian MFA A/S-level director for arms control and disarmament. 2. (S) Auer undertook to convey the lists --the Item 19 Missle Projects List, WMD delivery systems list, and Category I Missle Projects Lis [...] | 2006-09-12 15:22:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | ETTC KSCA MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL TSPA AADP AU |
06VIENNA309 | TREASURY U/S LEVEY RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT TWO [...] (U) This message contains a request from the Ministry of Finance for information from the Department of Treasury. Please see paragraph 6. Summary ------- 2. (S) During January 19 meetings, U/S Levey reiterated USG concerns to senior Austrian officials about financial relations between [...] | 2006-02-02 07:47:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP AU |
06VIENNA3093 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: PRESERVING LEGANESE PM [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on October 17 to Ralph Scheide, the Austrian MFA's Assistant Secretary-level Director for the Middle East and North Africa. SIPDIS 2. (S) Scheide took careful note of our points. He said the Austrian Embassy in Damascus had engaged with the [...] | 2006-10-18 13:28:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS LE AU |
06VIENNA3356 | TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-20 09:03:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL AU |
06VIENNA3459 | DEAMRCHE TO AUSTRIA ON PRESERVING THE [...] (SBU) A/DCM presented reftel demarche on November 30 to Austrian MFA Middle East and Africa Director Ralph Scheide. 2. (S) Scheide said Austria, like the rest of the EU, had a clear position in supoprt of the UN Security Council resolutions on Lebanon. Austria will support Lebanese sover [...] | 2006-12-01 13:21:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS LE AU |
06VIENNA3524 | AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN FINANCIAL [...] (S/NF) Acting DCM and EconUnit Chief delivered reftel points on December 7 to Thomas Wieser, Director General of Economic Policy and Financial Markets in the Ministry of Finance (U/S-level). Wieser said that in his view, "if the letter of credit had not come from Bank Saderat, it would have [...] | 2006-12-12 10:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | EFIN PARM KNNP PREL PGOV IR AU |
06VIENNA3610 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DOCKRAT PRENOTIFICATION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-22 13:11:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL AU |
06VIENNA514 | USG CONCERNS OVER AUSTRIAN BANKING OPERATIONS [...] (S/NF) In view of continued Washington questions about the operations of Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB) and Bank Austria Creditanstalt (BA/CA) in several areas, this cable attempts to consolidate all the information that this Mission has regarding allegations and GoA responses. Embassy would [...] | 2006-02-17 19:38:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PARM PREL EFIN MNUC KCRM KTFN KNNP AU |
06VIENNA515 | USG CONCERNS OVER AUSTRIAN BANKING OPERATIONS [...] (S/NF) In view of continued Washington questions about the operations of Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB) and Bank Austria Creditanstalt (BA/CA) in several areas, this cable attempts to consolidate all the information that this Mission has regarding allegations and GoA responses. Embassy would apprecia [...] | 2006-02-17 19:38:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PARM PREL EFIN MNUC KCRM KTFN KNNP AU |
06VIENNA541 | S59-05: FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REGARDING IRANIAN [...] (S) On February 21, EconUnit Chief met with Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economy's (MoE) Export and Import Control Division, to follow-up on the initial meeting (ref A) regarding concerns (ref B) about the procurement activities of the Iranian firm Samamicro. Krehlik said he and a [...] | 2006-02-22 13:20:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR AU CBW |
06VIENNA542 | MTAG 05-96: DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN UAV/CRUISE MISSILE [...] (S) On February 21, EconUnit Chief delivered reftel talking points and nonpaper to Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Export and Import Control Division. Krehlik welcomed the information on Ghoods and Fan Pardazan and promised to enter both companies into the MoE's watchlist. M [...] | 2006-02-22 13:21:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL AU MTCRE |
06VIENNA643 | MTAG 5-96: RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON [...] (S) Econ Unit Chief and PolOff delivered reftel talking points on March 2 to Helmut Krehlik, head of the Export and Import Control Division in the Ministry of Economics and Labor (MOE). Krehlik assured us that the MOE had already denied permission to Daniel Frosch Exports (DFE) to ship a fri [...] | 2006-03-02 15:20:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC MTCRE IR AU |
06VIENNA664 | AMBASSADOR RAISES RUE/RAIFFEISEN WITH FINANCE [...] (S) During a February 28 meeting with Finance Minister Karl-Heinz Grasser, Ambassador McCaw raised continuing USG concerns over the non-transparent RUE gas deal and the key involvement of an Austrian bank, Raiffeisen Investment Holding AG (RIAG),in the RosUkrEnergo (RUE) joint venture. The A [...] | 2006-03-03 17:11:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PREL EFIN AU ENGR |
06VIENNA789 | RUE GAS DEAL: FURTHER INFORMATION FROM RAIFFEISEN, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-15 15:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | ENRG EPET ECON PREL AU RS UP |
06VIENNA826 | TERRORIST FINANCE: JI-4 PRENOTIFICATION TO [...] (S) On March 17, EconUnit Chief delivered reftel talking points, background paper, and names to Birgit Ertl from the Financial Market Division in the Ministry of Finance. Ertl promised to distribute the information immediately to the appropriate authorities in the Ministry of Interior, Finan [...] | 2006-03-17 16:18:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC AU |
06VIENTIANE360 | REPORTS OF MASSACRE OF HMONG CIVILIANS IN NORTHERN [...] (U) Suggested press guidance is provided at the end of this cable. 2. (C) Two separate Hmong sources have provided details of an alleged attack by Lao People's Army (LPA) forces against an insurgent group in northern Vientiane Province in which 26 people, almost all women and children, were [...] | 2006-04-20 09:25:00 | Embassy Vientiane | SECRET | PINR PINS PHUM PREL LA |
06VIENTIANE463 | LAO RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-26 06:17:00 | Embassy Vientiane | SECRET | PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR LA |
06VILNIUS526 | LITHUANIA: RAINBOW COALITION PROVES ELUSIVE [...] (C) Lithuania's Social Democratic and Conservative Parties are working to form a ruling coalition, either separately or together, in the wake of the June 1 collapse of the Government of Lithuania (refs a and b). The President, favoring a rainbow coalition government, continues to consult with [...] | 2006-06-07 13:51:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR LH |
06VILNIUS538 | LITHUANIA: EUROPEAN COUNCIL TO MAKE STATEMENT ON [...] (S) We delivered reftel points to Tomas Gulbinas of the MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division on June 9. Gulbinas told us that Lithuania strongly agrees with United States on both the need for a common public EU position on Iran and the need to broaden discussion on Iran beyond Iran [...] | 2006-06-09 13:18:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET | UN KPAL PREL LH IR |
06VILNIUS618 | TWO RUSSIAN OIL SUPPLIERS CANCEL JULY CRUDE [...] (C) SUMMARY: RosNeft and Vitol have cancelled their crude shipments to Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta oil refinery (MN) for July, leaving the refinery with only half of the crude it expected to process this month. The shortfall will affect Latvia and Estonia as well as Lithuania. MN, which curre [...] | 2006-07-03 13:46:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET | PREL EPET ECON LH RU VE |
06VILNIUS727 | LITHUANIA'S CHOICE: FIGHT OR SURRENDER ITS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Lithuania and its Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) oil refinery need to decide how to proceed, now that an "accident" has resulted in a complete cutoff in the refinery's pipeline-delivered supply of Russian crude. State Department Advisor Steve Hellman framed this issue for the Lithuanians d [...] | 2006-08-04 15:12:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET | ENRG ECON PREL LH XG VE LY |
06VILNIUS814 | SUBJECT LINE [...] (S) Lithuanian officials do not believe that Belarusian authorities were behind the death of Lithuanian diplomat Vytautas Pociunas. Pociunas, who worked as a security advisor to the Lithuanian consulate in Grodno, was found dead following a fall from the ninth-story window of an Inturist hote [...] | 2006-09-01 13:46:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET | PREL BO LH |
06VILNIUS815 | (S) GOL WITHHOLDING JUDGEMENT ON DEATH OF [...] (S) Lithuanian officials do not believe that Belarusian authorities were behind the death of Lithuanian diplomat Vytautas Pociunas. Pociunas, who worked as a security advisor to the Lithuanian consulate in Grodno, was found dead following a fall from the ninth-story window of an Inturist hote [...] | 2006-09-01 14:10:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET | PREL BO LH |
06WARSAW2246 | DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE - PRESERVING LEBANESE PM [...] (S) Pol External Chief delivered reftel talking points on Syrian efforts to destabilize the Lebanese political situation October 20 to MFA Middle East & Africa Department Director Krzysztof Plominski. According to Plominski, MFA U/S Witold Waszczykowski (de facto PolDir) was planning to visit [...] | 2006-10-20 15:01:00 | Embassy Warsaw | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM PLN LE SY |
06WARSAW2405 | TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-16 15:58:00 | Embassy Warsaw | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL |
06WARSAW2546 | POLAND'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON PRESERVING THE [...] (C) PolExt Chief delivered Ref A demarche December 1 to Krzysztof Plominski, Acting Director of MFA Middle East Africa Department. Plominski responded that the GOP was watching closely the situation in Lebanon following the assassination of Pierre Gemayel. Poland continued to support the de [...] | 2006-12-11 08:57:00 | Embassy Warsaw | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS PL |
06WARSAW541 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AL-MANAR TV, LEBANESE MEDIA [...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel demarche March 22 to Grzegorz Majewski, POC for terrorism issues in the MFA Security Policy Department. Majewski noted that Poland would have to act in concert with the European Union, and therefore had to seek EU consensus before acting on the U.S. request to decla [...] | 2006-03-23 16:42:00 | Embassy Warsaw | SECRET | ASEC ETTC KPAO PTER |
06WELLINGTON176 | NEW ZEALAND REPORTS ON DPRK FLAG OF CONVENIENCE [...] (S/REL NZ) A representative of Maritime Mutual Insurance Association NZ (MMIA) has told a New Zealand official that the company no longer insures North Korean vessels. The representative believes that the North Korean ships that had been insured by MMIA are now being insured by the South of E [...] | 2006-03-05 21:45:00 | Embassy Wellington | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL EWWT PHSA KNAR NZ |
06WELLINGTON288 | TERRORISM FINANCE: JI-4 PRENOTIFICATION: NEW [...] (S) The New Zealand government has decided to co-sponsor a request to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee to list four Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leaders: Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, Gun Gun Rusman Gunawan, Taufik Rifki and Abdullah Anshori (ref C and F). 2. (C) Taha McPherson of the Ministry of Foreign Aff [...] | 2006-04-13 05:36:00 | Embassy Wellington | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER NZ |
06WELLINGTON41 | LANGE'S LAST LAUGH [...] (C) Former NZ Prime Minister David Lange's private papers included a copy of the highly classified 1985-86 Government Communications Security Bureau annual report detailing its activities, including cooperation with the U.S. National Security Agency. According to an article in the January 15 [...] | 2006-01-16 23:41:00 | Embassy Wellington | SECRET | PINR PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON967 | E.O. 13382 ENTITIES -- EXAMPLES OF PROLIFERATION [...] (S) On December 6, PE Couns delivered reftel information to David Taylor, Director of the North Asia Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Taylor said that the information will greatly help NZ officials understand the range of proliferation activities to watch for. He also s [...] | 2006-12-07 04:51:00 | Embassy Wellington | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL PGOV NZ KN |
06YEREVAN1249 | DEFMIN SARGSIAN REVEIWS N-K, IRAN, AND ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sargsian lauded the growing bilateral defense relationship, before complaining about Azerbaijan's approach to the Nagorno-Karabakh negotiations. He said that Azerbaijan constantly revises its demands, and called for the Minsk Group Co-Chairs to demand greater consistency from the [...] | 2006-09-11 09:57:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR AM IR |
06YEREVAN1254 | SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL WARD'S SEPTEMBER 19-20 [...] (S) SUMMARY: We look forward to welcoming you to Armenia. Armenia and the United States have lately enjoyed increasing trust and military cooperation. While Armenia initially lagged behind its fellow South Caucasus republics in developing relationships with Western nations and Euro-Atlantic i [...] | 2006-09-11 12:17:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | PREL PGOV AM |
06YEREVAN1265 | FM OSKANIAN'S FAREWELL SENDOFF TOUCHES ALL THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Oskanian's farewell lunch for the Ambassador offered a review of current issues. Oskanian expressed relief and exasperation about the ability to reach consensus on how the NK/Occupied Territories fires issue would be managed at the UNGA. He worried over the Iranian nuclear [...] | 2006-09-13 07:10:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | PREL PGOV ETTC EAID SCUL OVIP KNNP UNGA AM IR |
06YEREVAN1371 | DFM KIRAKOSSIAN UNDERWHELMED BY TURKISH JOINT [...] (S) SUMMARY: DFM Kirakossian was unimpressed by Turkey's recent non-paper on joint commissions, viewing it as "a step backward" for Armenia's priorities. He resents Turkey's determination (as he sees it) to postpone any discussion on the broader issues of the current relationship until after [...] | 2006-10-03 10:40:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | PREL PGOV AM TU |
06YEREVAN1424 | PUSHING ARMENIA TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST KONGRA GEL [...] (S) The Government of Armenia has taken little action to respond to USG requests to address concerns about the possible presence and activity of Kongra Gel in Armenia. A recent high-level push by visiting DAS Matt Bryza got a more positive response, but it is too soon to tell if the GOAM will [...] | 2006-10-11 12:25:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | PGOV PREL ASEC PTER AM |
06YEREVAN1484 | ASSESSING KURDISH MILITANCY IN ARMENIA -- SO FAR, [...] (S) PKK activities in Armenia seem thus far to be fairly low-level, though Armenia's Yezidi community -- an ethnic minority related to Kurds by blood and language -- may be receptive to PKK outreach. Among other things, we have heard reports that the PKK sends money to some Armenian Yezidi a [...] | 2006-10-24 09:01:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | PGOV PREL ASEC PTER PHUM AM |
06YEREVAN1616 | TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] (S) The following information is provided in response to reftel. (a) TFCO: Anthony Godfrey, Charge d'Affairs Phone: (37410) 464-700 ext. 4599 Tie Line: 996 0000 UNCLASS E-Mail: GodfreyAF@state.gov SIPDIS CLASNET/SIPRNET: Godfreyaf@state.sgov.gov (b) Deputy TFCO: Elizabeth Pelletr [...] | 2006-11-16 11:07:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER AM |
06YEREVAN215 | ARMENIA NOT PREPARED TO DONATE TO IRAQI AND AFGHAN [...] (S/NF) We delivered ref A points regarding GOAM support for Iraqi and Afghan Security Forces to Foreign Relations and Military Cooperation Department Head General-Major Misha Melkonyan February 13. Melkonyan told us that he would forward our request "to military leadership" but that Armenia, [...] | 2006-02-13 13:16:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | MARR MASS MOPS PINS PREL AF IZ AM |
06ZAGREB1485 | CONVICTED ARMS SMUGGLER RENEWS ATTEMPTS TO SELL [...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Deputy State Prosecutor Josip Cule informed PolOff December 7 that Croatian intelligence service reports indicate Stjepan (aka Sinisa) Adrenik (reftels) has resumed his efforts to sell missile fire control software to Iran. Adrenik was convicted in September in the mu [...] | 2006-12-14 15:40:00 | Embassy Zagreb | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR HR ORGANIZED CRIME CORRUPTION |
06ZAGREB542 | CROATIA PROACTIVE ON ARMS CONTROL ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY and COMMENT: Over the past year (refs) the Government of Croatia has quietly but steadily built a track record of proactive cooperation and coordination with the USG on concrete arms control cases. Croatian industry has a long history of business ties to problematic Middle Eastern [...] | 2006-04-27 14:05:00 | Embassy Zagreb | SECRET | PARM ETTC PREL HR |
07ABIDJAN803 | SORO, FORCES NOUVELLES STAY TIGHT-LIPPED ON [...] (C) Summary. Emboff traveled to Forces Nouvelles stronghold Bouake to meet with key aides to Prime Minister Soro concerning the investigation into who attacked Soro on June 29 (reftel D, C). Soro aide Cisse Sindou said the PM will not comment on who the authors of the attack were until an [...] | 2007-08-01 07:47:00 | Embassy Abidjan | SECRET | PGOV PREL IV |
07ABIDJAN804 | SORO, FORCES NOUVELLES STAY TIGHTLIPPED ON AUTHORS [...] (C) Summary. Emboff traveled to Forces Nouvelles stronghold Bouake to meet with key aides to Prime Minister Soro concerning the investigation into who attacked Soro on June 29 (reftel D, C). Soro aide Cisse Sindou said the PM will not comment on who the authors of the attack were until an [...] | 2007-08-01 07:47:00 | Embassy Abidjan | SECRET | PGOV PREL IV |
07ABUDHABI1015 | JUNE 11 U.S.-UAE COUNTERPROLIFERATION TASK FORCE [...] (S) Summary: Department of State International Security and Nonproliferation/Counterproliferation Initiatives (ISN/CPI) Director Tony Foley led an interagency delegation to the June 11 US-UAE Counterproliferation Task Force (CTF) working groups meetings in Abu Dhabi to discuss questions relate [...] | 2007-06-19 08:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM PGOV ETTC ETRD ECIN AE IR |
07ABUDHABI1154 | DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR THE UAE: ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: This message updates the Mission's first Democracy Strategy dated May 2005 (Ref A). Despite progress made over the last two years in the area of democratic reform )- including the country's first limited election of half of the advisory Federal National Council (FNC) -) the UAE [...] | 2007-07-11 11:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | KDEM KMPI PGOV ELAB PHUM KPAO AE |
07ABUDHABI1179 | MBR LOOKING AT DIAMOND CONTROLS [...] (S) During a July 15 meeting with UAE Vice President and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR),Ambassador expressed appreciation for the UAE's and Dubai's early commitment to the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme (other topics reported septel). Ambassador asked MbR to [...] | 2007-07-16 13:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EMIN ETRD ETTC AE |
07ABUDHABI1214 | SCENE SETTER - SECDEF GATES VISIT TO UAE [...] (S) Secretary Gates: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to your upcoming visit to Abu Dhabi. Your principal interlocutor will be Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MbZ),whom you met at the Pentagon on May 16. The U.S. [...] | 2007-07-19 12:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ AF LE AE |
07ABUDHABI1238 | ABZ ON GCC+2, UNGA, IRAN SANCTIONS [...] (C) Ambassador previewed the themes to be discussed at the upcoming July 31 GCC 2 Sharm el-Sheikh meeting with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) on July 23 (ref A). AbZ asked for additional information on the issue of increased assistance for Iraq, wondering if the Iraq C [...] | 2007-07-23 13:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PGOV UNGA IZ IR LE AE |
07ABUDHABI1256 | EXPORT CONTROL TRAINING PROPOSAL FOR UAE [...] (S) Summary. On July 17, 2007, Emboff met with MFA Americas Desk Officer to discuss USG proposals to strengthen UAE export controls, and delivered non paper containing the USG proposal for export control engagement with the UAE (ref A). MFA officer confirmed UAE interest in holding a working- [...] | 2007-07-26 13:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP ETTC AE |
07ABUDHABI1293 | UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON IRANIAN BANK SEPAH, [...] (U) This contains business proprietary information. 2. (C) Summary: On August 1, Ambassador, accompanied by OFAC Attach and Econchief, met with UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suwaidi. Al-Suwaidi confirmed that Iranian Bank Sepah's trade finance accounts with UAE banks remained [...] | 2007-08-01 13:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PTER KTFN PREL IR AE |
07ABUDHABI145 | GENERAL ABIZAID TALKS IRAN, IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN WITH [...] (S) Summary. On the evening of January 21, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) Al Nahyan hosted CENTCOM Commander General John Abizaid for dinner. They discussed regional security issues, but Iraq was clearly the focus o [...] | 2007-01-31 12:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM IZ IR AF AE |
07ABUDHABI1479 | SCENE SETTER FOR ADMIRAL FALLON'S SEPTEMBER VISIT [...] (S) Admiral Fallon, Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes you for your second visit to the UAE as CENTCOM commander. As you are aware, deepening ties with the UAE is all about relationships, and the relationship that most matters on the military front is that with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zaye [...] | 2007-09-05 13:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ AF LE SY AE |
07ABUDHABI1595 | IRAQ AND IRAN KEY TOPICS IN MBZ MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary: In a lengthy September 17 conversation, Admiral William J. Fallon, USCENTCOM Commander, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ),Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces discussed the Iraq security situation and the necessity for Government of Iraq [...] | 2007-09-25 05:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ LE AE |
07ABUDHABI1699 | SCENE SETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' OCTOBER VISIT TO UAE [...] (S) General Petraeus: Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai welcome your visit to the UAE, where we look forward to supporting your media appearances and meetings with senior Emirati officials. Our most valuable senior interlocutor on defense issues and regional security is Abu Dhabi [...] | 2007-10-10 14:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ AF LE AE |
07ABUDHABI1700 | UAE SCENE SETTER FOR GENERAL WHITCOMB [...] (S) General Whitcomb: Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes you for what we understand will be your final visit to the UAE in your current capacity. As you are aware, deepening ties with the UAE is all about relationships, and we appreciate the effort you have made to keep your UAE counterparts engaged [...] | 2007-10-10 14:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ AF LE AE |
07ABUDHABI1824 | Supporting Argentina's Request for Interpol Approval of Red [...] (S) On November 1, DCM spoke with UAE's designated representative at November 5-8 INTERPOL General Assembly in Marrakech, Ministry of Interior Director of Interpol, Lt. Col. Ali Salem Al Khayal, strongly supporting message conveyed on October 28 by Argentinian ambassador to the UAE, Ruben Edwa [...] | 2007-11-01 15:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV IR AE |
07ABUDHABI1854 | UAE APPRECIATES AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S ENGAGEMENT ON [...] (S) Ambassador Crocker met November 1 with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) and Deputy Prime Minister Hamdan bin Zayed al-Nahyan. Both expressed appreciation for USG engagement on Iraq and the Ambassador's visit to consult with them. Crocker told the UAE leaders he had come not [...] | 2007-11-06 15:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER PARM MOPS IR IZ AE |
07ABUDHABI187 | ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE TALKS IRAN CONCERNS WITH [...] (S) Summary. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) Al Nahyan hosted Chief of Staff USAF General T. Michael Moseley on February 1, 2007. MbZ warned Moseley of the growing threat from Iran, stating that they (Iran) "can't be [...] | 2007-02-07 06:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP IR AE |
07ABUDHABI1939 | MBZ LOOKS TO U.S. MARINE CORPS FOR TACTICAL TRAINING [...] (S) Summary: Over lunch in Abu Dhabi November 21, Commandant of the Marine Corps General James T. Conway and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) discussed the dynamics of terrorism, the need to root extremism out of education, and the proper role of the mosque. MbZ said the UAE w [...] | 2007-11-27 13:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR AF PK AE |
07ABUDHABI196 | UAE - FOLLOWING UP WITH THE UAE ON ELMSTONE [...] (S) On February 7, Econchief talked to MFA Director of International Cooperation (and the MFA's representative to the UAE's counter proliferation committee) Yacoub Al-Hosani to follow-up on the status of the investigation into Elmstone Trading. Al-Hosani told Econchief that he had been in touc [...] | 2007-02-07 12:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE IR AE |
07ABUDHABI1960 | U.S. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON IRAN'S [...] (S) Ambassador briefed MinState Al Sha'ali on the contents of the National Intelligence Estimate non-paper on December 3 evening. He promised to share this inforamtion with Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed, who is in Doha. 2. (S) On December 4, DCM reviewed talking points with MFA Dire [...] | 2007-12-05 04:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM AE |
07ABUDHABI1966 | BANK SEPAH PROVIDES FINANCIAL SERVICES TO TANCHON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-05 13:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | ETTC PARM PGOV PREL IR AE |
07ABUDHABI245 | TERRORIST FINANCE: HUMAN APPEAL INTERNATIONAL [...] (S) Summary. The USG has approached the UAEG since 2003 about concerns with Human Appeal International (HAI) with little progress. Despite assurances U/S Levey received in May 2006, HAI,s Dubai branch office still appears to be operational. Post has no objections to a designation but sugges [...] | 2007-02-13 15:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EFIN PTER KTFN ETTC PREL ECON AE |
07ABUDHABI276 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S ROOD: THE US-UAE [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Rood, Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to welcoming you to the UAE for the third meeting of the US-UAE Counterproliferation Task Force (CTF) on March 1. The UAE CTF Chair, Brigadier General Mohammad Al Qemzi -- Dubai's General Department of State Security Direc [...] | 2007-02-15 14:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | AE ETTC IR PGOV PREL |
07ABUDHABI280 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S ROOD: THE US-UAE COUNTERPROLIFERATION [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Rood, Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to welcoming you to the UAE for the third meeting of the US-UAE Counterproliferation Task Force (CTF) on March 1. The UAE CTF Chair, Brigadier General Mohammad Al Qemzi -- Dubai's General Department of State Security Direct [...] | 2007-02-19 04:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | AE ETTC IR PGOV PREL |
07ABUDHABI304 | ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE PRESSES SOCOM COMMANDER FOR [...] (S) Summary. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan(MbZ) reviewed defense cooperation and training issues and ongoing operations in Afghanistan with U.S. SOCOM Commander General Bryan "Doug" Brown February 6 in Abu Dhabi. MbZ [...] | 2007-02-22 05:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM AF AE |
07ABUDHABI333 | IAEA REPORT ON IRANIAN COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1737 [...] (C) On February 25, DCM raised reftel points on Iran,s noncompliance with UNSCR 1737 with MFA Acting U/S Tariq Al Haidan, who gave strong assurances that the UAE Government is "all the way with you on this." Al Haidan said the UAE has repeatedly talked to the Iranians, but characterized their [...] | 2007-02-26 13:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | KNNP IR AE |
07ABUDHABI422 | MARCH 1 US-UAE COUNTERPROLIFERATION TASK FORCE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-13 13:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM PGOV ETTC ETRD ECIN AE IR |
07ABUDHABI473 | TREASURY U/S LEVEY DISCUSSES UNSCR SANCTIONS ON [...] (S) Summary. On March 6, 2007 Treasury U/S Stuart Levey met with UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser al-Suweidi to discuss financial measures against Iran including UNSCR 1737 and recent USG actions against Bank Sepah and Bank Saderat. U/S Levey expressed concern that increasing European [...] | 2007-03-20 07:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL KTFN ECON PTER IR AE |
07ABUDHABI474 | UAE AGREES IN PRINCIPLE TO VISIT BY USG ASSESSMENT [...] (S) Summary: The commander of UAE's Critical National Infrastructure Force told Ambassador and visiting Department Senior Coordinator for Critical Energy Infrastructure Policy that he -- in principle -- welcomed a visit from a U.S. assessment team. He said that the UAE was creating a unified [...] | 2007-03-20 08:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EPET ENRG EINV PTER KCIP AE |
07ABUDHABI479 | TREASURY U/S LEVEY DISCUSSES WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (S) Summary. On March 6, 2007 Treasury U/S Levey met with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ) to encourage the UAE to apply financial pressure to Iran. U/S Levey discussed Iran,s financing of terrorism, WMD proliferation and its deceptive financial practices. Levey emphas [...] | 2007-03-20 13:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL KTFN ECON PTER IR AE |
07ABUDHABI493 | IRANIAN PROCUREMENT ENTITIES NON-PAPER DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-22 12:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM PGOV ETTC ETRD ECIN AE IR |
07ABUDHABI526 | IMPORTANCE OF SWIFT IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1747 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-28 13:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | KNNP KTFN PARM EFIN ETTC IR AE |
07ABUDHABI527 | UAE PRESIDENT ASSURES IRAN OF UAE NEUTRALITY IN [...] (U) In a March 27 interview with the London-based Arabic daily Al-Hayat, UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed declared that the UAE rejects the use of its land, air and territorial waters to be used in an attack on another country. Responding to a question whether it would be possible for [...] | 2007-03-28 13:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM IR AE |
07ABUDHABI539 | UPDATE ON ABU DHABI'S ENERGY PLANS [...] (U) This message contains business proprietary information. 2. (C) Summary: Abu Dhabi's near term focus will be to develop its gas reserves, both through its sour gas project and a pipeline to bring offshore gas onshore. The goal would be to double the current billion cubic feet per day th [...] | 2007-04-01 10:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EPE ENRG ECON IR AE |
07ABUDHABI547 | USG CONCERNS ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1747 [...] (S) On April 1, Econchief discussed the UAE's implementation of UNSCR 1747 with regard to Bank Sepah with Ahmed Al-Qamzi, Head of the UAE Anti Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit's (AMLSCU) International Division, and passed him information that we had on reported Bank Sepah corresponde [...] | 2007-04-02 09:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | KNNP EFIN PARM IR AE |
07ABUDHABI564 | SHEIKH AHMED DEFERS DECISION ON CEIP ASSESSMENT [...] (S) Embassy has received a formal response from the Commander of the UAE's Critical National Infrastructure Force, Sheikh Ahmed bin Tahnoun Al-Nahyan to our written proposal to have a team of experts visit Abu Dhabi's two largest oil facilities. 2. (S) Begin Text Your Excellency, Than [...] | 2007-04-05 09:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EPET ENRG EINV PTER AE |
07ABUDHABI700 | CENTCOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL FALLON APRIL 24 MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-26 13:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM IZ IR AF PK SY LE IS AE |
07ABUDHABI702 | CENTCOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL FALLON APRIL 24 MEETING [...] (S) Summary. On April 24 Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) hosted CENTCOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon for an introductory lunch, in what was the Admiral's first visit to the UAE since assuming command [...] | 2007-04-26 15:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM IZ IR AF PK SY LE IS AE |
07ABUDHABI705 | NEW WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ -- UAE [...] (S) Although the UAEG expresses concern over the continued violence in Iraq and has been a supporter of efforts to calm sectarian violence and support a moderate secular leadership, Post does not believe the UAE will contribute military resources to the President's new strategy in Iraq. The UA [...] | 2007-04-29 13:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ AE |
07ABUDHABI728 | (S) SHIPMENT OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN- UAE RESPONSE [...] (S) Summary: On May 2, Econchief and DHS/ICE Dubai delivered reftel demarche to the MFA and to Dubai Customs. The MFA conveyed instructions to Dubai authorities to investigate. The ship arrived in Dubai the afternoon of May 2, but we do not yet have an estimated time of departure. The MFA ha [...] | 2007-05-02 13:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC IR CH AE |
07ABUDHABI734 | M/V TEHRAN - UAE WANTS TO RETURN CONTAINER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (S) Dubai Customs unloaded three containers from the M/V Iran Tehran the night of May 2 and is inspecting the containers. MFA Director for International Organizations Yacoub Al-Hosani (a member of the UAE Counterproliferation Task Force [...] | 2007-05-03 10:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC IR CH AE |
07ABUDHABI743 | SHIPMENT OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN - IRAN ASKING [...] (U) This is an urgent action request. Please see para 4. 2. (S) MFA Director for International Organizations Yacoub Al-Hosani (a member of the UAE Counterproliferation Task Force) called Econchief on May 6 to inform him that the second and third containers had been inspected and found to c [...] | 2007-05-06 11:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR CH AE |
07ABUDHABI755 | UAE TELLS CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO RECALL SHIPMENT OF [...] (U) This is an urgent action request. Please see para 4. 2. (S) Econchief called MFA Director for International Organizations Yacoub Al-Hosani (a member of the UAE Counterproliferation Task Force) on May 9 to follow-up on the three containers that the UAE unloaded from the M/V Iran Tehran. [...] | 2007-05-09 09:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR CH AE |
07ABUDHABI761 | SEPAH ASSETS UPDATE [...] (S) The UAE Central Bank issued a circular to all UAE banks to freeze assets under 1747 within four days of the UN resolution (Ref A). The UAE has not reported the total amount of assets frozen but the Central Bank Governor, Sultan bin Nasser al Suweidi, informed Treasury Assistant Secretary [...] | 2007-05-09 13:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EFIN KNNP IR PARM DA SW AE |
07ABUDHABI780 | IRANIAN PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD'S MAY 13-14 VISIT TO [...] (S) Summary. On May 13, UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan received Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with full ceremony in the first-ever visit to the UAE by an Iranian head of state. Meetings reportedly focused on increasing economic ties and cooperation on regional issues [...] | 2007-05-14 14:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL KNNP IR IZ AE |
07ABUDHABI800 | UAE LIKELY TO RELEASE 2ND & 3RD CONTAINERS FROM [...] (S) MFA Acting Under Secretary Tareq Al-Haidan contacted Econchief on May 17, to say that the UAE intended to release the second and third containers that the UAE had unloaded from the M/V Iran Tehran on May 2. He noted that the Chinese had asked about the status of these two containers and fo [...] | 2007-05-17 07:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR CH AE |
07ABUDHABI813 | MFA ACTING UNDER SECRETARY ON MAY 13-14 [...] (C) During May 17 meeting with CDA, MFA Acting U/S Tariq Al Haidan reflected on this week's visit by Iranian President Ahmadinejad. Although Al Haidan is a senior UAE diplomat who spent 10 years in Tehran, he readily acknowledged that he did not attend any of the meetings with the Iranian lead [...] | 2007-05-17 14:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PGOV PREL KNNP IR AE |
07ABUDHABI873 | FOLLOW-UP TO THE MARCH 1 COUNTERPROLIFERATION TASK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) On May 23, econchief met with Yacoub Al-Hosani, MFA Director for International Organizations (and a member of the UAE's Counterproliferation Task Force --CTF) to thank him for information the MFA provided Embassy on May 22 responding [...] | 2007-05-24 13:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC NK AE |
07ABUDHABI887 | UAE UNLOADS CONTAINERS FROM IRAN KERMAN [...] (S) The M/V Iran Kerman arrived in Dubai early morning of May 29. Dubai Customs officials told senior DHS Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Representative in Dubai that they had unloaded the containers and were sending them to be scanned. Dubai customs assured ICE representative that [...] | 2007-05-29 11:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR CH AE |
07ABUDHABI89 | BOUCHER AND FOREIGN MINISTER ABDULLAH COVER IRAQ, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher and Ambassador Sison on January 14, United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan discussed regional security issues in addition to the Emirates' efforts in Pakist [...] | 2007-01-24 08:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL IR IZ AF AE |
07ABUDHABI896 | POSSIBLE E.O. 13382 DESIGNATION OF DANIEL FROSCH [...] (S) On May 24, Econchief met with Yacoub Al-Hosani, MFA Director for International Cooperation (and the MFA's member of the UAE's Counterproliferation Task Force) to seek identifying information on Daniel Frosch. Al-Hosani suggested that the topic would be a good subject for discussion during [...] | 2007-05-30 12:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC |
07ABUDHABI906 | IRAN KERMAN - UAE RELEASES ONE CONTAINER, HOLDS [...] (S) On May 31, MFA Director for International Organizations Yacub Al-Hosani (a member of the UAE Counterproliferation Task Force) told Econchief that the authorities had opened both containers. The first container, consigned to Bank Sepah, contained electronic cables from Shanghai Technical C [...] | 2007-05-31 13:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR CH AE |
07ABUDHABI910 | ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE MEETS WITH SENATOR LIEBERMAN [...] (S) Summary. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) received U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman at his Palace in Abu Dhabi on May 29. MbZ encouraged increased communication and planning in face of a "resurgent" Persian Empire [...] | 2007-06-03 10:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER IR IZ SA AE |
07ABUDHABI956 | AFGHAN DEFMIN WARDAK MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (S) Summary: On June 8, Afghan Minister of Defense General Wardak told Ambassador that Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan has informed President Karzai that the UAE would donate nine Mi-19 helicopters to Afghanistan. General Wardak has passed the UAE and other donor c [...] | 2007-06-10 12:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | MASS MOPS MCAP PREL AF AE |
07ABUDHABI964 | ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE TALKS IRAN/IRAQ WITH USNAVCENT [...] (S) Summary. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) met with Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. Fifth Fleet Vice Admiral Kevin J. Cosgriff in Abu Dhabi on June 6. MbZ stressed the need for communication and [...] | 2007-06-11 11:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | MOPS MCAP KNNP PTER IR IZ AE |
07ABUDHABI97 | U/S BURNS' JANUARY 22 MEETING WITH ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE [...] (S) Summary. UAE FM Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) sketched for U/S Burns his impressions during a January 9 visit to Tehran. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed (MbZ) in a wide-ranging discussion expressed strong reservations about free elections in the Middle East, stating that greater democra [...] | 2007-01-24 12:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER KPAL ETTC IZ IR IS SY LE AE |
07ABUDHABI999 | UAE WILL RESPOND TO CHINA RE M/V IRAN TEHRAN [...] (S) On June 17, Econchief contacted MFA Director for International Organizations Yacub Al-Hosani (a member of the UAE Counterproliferation Task Force) to discuss China's determination that its shipment on the M/V Iran Tehran violated neither UNSCRs nor Chinese law. Al-Hosani confirmed that th [...] | 2007-06-18 05:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR CH AE |
07ABUJA113 | SPOT REPORT: DAILY TRUST DIRECTOR ARRESTED FOR [...] (U) Local media are reporting on January 17-18 that Mallam Muhammed Bello Ilyas Damagun was arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja on January 16 on charges of terrorism. He is a director of the company which publishes the Daily Trust Newspaper. He is alleged to run a terrorist organ [...] | 2007-01-19 08:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PTER PHUM PGOV NI |
07ABUJA1276 | DOKUBO-ASARI RELEASED ON CONDITIONAL BAIL [...] (S) SUMMARY: Nigeria's Federal High Court on June 14 released Niger Delta militant leader and Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF) leader Mujahid Dokubo-Asari on conditional bail based on his deteriorating health. This decision reverses the Nigerian Supreme Court's June 8 ruling that [...] | 2007-06-18 15:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV PINR NI |
07ABUJA1575 | NIGERIA: OIL COMPANIES SHARE CONCERNS WITH DOE A/S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Gas exploration is necessary to meet supply commitments for both export and domestic use and the Government of Nigeria (GON) should provide adequate fiscal terms for international oil companies (IOCs) to invest in gas development for domestic use, according to IOCs Total, Shell, [...] | 2007-07-24 15:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | ENRG EPET ECON PREL |
07ABUJA163 | BUYING NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS [...] (S) SUMMARY. House of Representatives member Saudatu A. Sani, strictly protect, told Poloffs on January 23 that she bought her PDP nomination to return to the House for approximately 1 million Naira (USD 7,812). Sani maintained that the party primaries are the most corrupt segment of the ele [...] | 2007-01-25 15:19:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV KDEM KCOR EAGR EFIN NI ELECTIONS |
07ABUJA2007 | (S/NF) NIGERIA: IDENTIFYING "CREDIBLE VOICES" [...] (S//NF) Per Ref A request, names follow of "credible voices" in Nigeria's Muslim communities. 2. (S//NF) Shaykh Sharif Ibrahim Saleh AL-HUSSAINI (See Ref B) (A) INFLUENCE: Al-Hussaini enjoys popularity throughout Nigeria, particularly in the North-East, and is viewed as an authority on I [...] | 2007-09-14 12:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | KISL PINR NI |
07ABUJA2627 | RIBADU: DISCUSSES MOVE ON HIM, YAR,ADUA, IBORI AND [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador had 4-hour private discussion with Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Chairman (EFCC) Mallam Nuhu Ribadu on the evening of December 28 at her residence to hear his views on the recent announcement that he will be transferred from the EFCC to the country,s leadersh [...] | 2007-12-31 11:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV EFIN ECON NI |
07ABUJA402 | SENATE PRESIDENT PESSIMISTIC ABOUT ELECTIONS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Nigerian Senate President Ken Nnamani expressed a deep pessimism about the run-up, conduct and likely outcome of elections in six weeks. Nnamani (PDP-Enugu) believes the elections, if they happen, are likely to be the "chaotic," but logical conclusion to a flawed process marred [...] | 2007-03-02 10:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PHUM NI |
07ABUJA47 | ALIYU MOHAMMED HOPES TO REPLACE YAR'ADUA ON PDP [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador met with General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau, the former National Security Advisor (NSA),on January 8. Aliyu Mohammed believes that Governor Yar'Adua has failed as a candidate and says that President Obasanjo is trying to find a way to replace him. Aliyu claims that his [...] | 2007-01-10 16:43:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV PHUM KDEM NI |
07ABUJA786 | AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT OF THE 2007 NIGERIA ELECTIONS [...] (S) Summary: Nigeria's April 14 (governors and state legislators) and April 21 (the Presidency and the National Assembly) elections were characterized by logistical and procedural shortcomings and by fraud. The announced results of the presidential, gubernatorial and Assembly races cannot be [...] | 2007-04-25 15:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS |
07ABUJA81 | NIGERIA - PDP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE [...] (S) Summary: I called on Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Alhaji Umaru Musa YarQadua at a private residence in Abuja on January 12. He commented on the style of his potential presidency which would be characterized by an active, outward looking foreign policy and contin [...] | 2007-01-12 15:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM NI |
07ABUJA822 | COUP RUMORS STOKED BY DISGRUNTLED MILITARY [...] (S) Recent reporting in other agency channels coincides with rumors heard by Poloffs about a disgruntled military considering its future. There are several irritants that feed this chatter. Just prior to the election season, the Presidency promised pay raises for both police and military, [...] | 2007-04-30 13:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV KDEM NI |
07ABUJA911 | NIGERIA: SUGGESTIONS ON FUTURE POLICY [...] (S) Summary: In the aftermath of Nigeria's deeply flawed 2007 elections, we need to consider how best to engage with the future Yar'adua government. Post suggests that the USG should reaffirm its commitment to electoral reform in Nigeria, publicly support the electoral tribunals and other j [...] | 2007-05-10 16:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS |
07ACCRA1438 | GOG CONCERNS ABOUT SECURITY AT THE AU SUMMIT [...] (S) Summary: On June 27, the Ambassador met with Secretary to the President D.K. Osei at his urgent request, SIPDIS to discuss security concerns related to the African Union Summit. Hundreds of undocumented, armed individuals suspected to be Libyans have arrived at the airport. Osei was [...] | 2007-06-28 17:41:00 | Embassy Accra | SECRET | ASEC GH PINR PREL PTER |
07ACCRA1439 | GOG CONCERNS ABOUT SECURITY AT THE AU SUMMIT [...] (S) Summary: On June 27, the Ambassador met with Secretary to the President D.K. Osei at his urgent request, SIPDIS to discuss security concerns related to the African Union Summit. Hundreds of undocumented, armed individuals suspected to be Libyans have arrived at the airport. Osei was [...] | 2007-06-28 17:41:00 | Embassy Accra | SECRET | ASEC GH PINR PREL PTER |
07ACCRA2140 | GOG NOT DOING ENOUGH TO COMBAT NARCOTICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent discussions with Ghanaian officials and Western diplomats paint a disappointing picture of the Ghanaian Government,s efforts to combat its increasing problem with illegal narcotics trafficking. Several GOG officials and others question whether Ghana,s leadership appreciates the [...] | 2007-10-09 13:25:00 | Embassy Accra | SECRET | PGOV SNAR PINR PREL GH |
07ADDISABABA1221 | ETHIOPIA: COMBATING COUNTERFEITING AND MONEY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In response to the discovery in Germany of counterfeit U.S. currency ("supernotes") from Ethiopia over two years ago, the Treasury Department in coordination with the Secret Service and the State Department began working with Ethiopia's central bank. In the near future, Treasur [...] | 2007-04-19 15:04:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | EFIN KCRM SNAR KN ET GM |
07ADDISABABA1277 | ETHIOPIA: RELIABLE REPORTS OF TORTURE OF SOME [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting, respected local NGO leader Pastor Daniel Gebraselassie (strictly protect) confirmed reports by Amnesty International of arrests and police beatings of a group of teachers. However, he told Poloff and officials from European Embassies that the numbers were [...] | 2007-04-24 14:18:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PHUM PTER PGOV ET ER |
07ADDISABABA1308 | ETHIOPIA: ONLF KILLINGS/KIDNAPPINGS OF CHINESE OIL [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has for the past six months threatened attacks on economic development projects in Ethiopia's Somali (Ogaden) Region being conducted by foreign workers, especially oil exploration. In a shift in tactics in recent months, NGO workers [...] | 2007-04-27 09:52:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PTER PINS ECON EPET ASEC PREF ET CH |
07ADDISABABA1512 | ETHIOPIA: PRIME MINISTER RELUCTANTLY SEEKS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Meles met Ambassador to request reluctantly financial assistance to help the Ethiopians train the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia's (TFG) troops and police, as well as build capacity and infrastructure. The Prime Minister said the budget is extremely [...] | 2007-05-18 18:41:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PREL EAID KPKO ET SO |
07ADDISABABA171 | SOMALIA: REDEPLOYMENT OF ETHIOPIAN TROOPS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador and DATT met with ENDF Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Samora Yonus on Ethiopia's decision to redeploy troops at a critical juncture in operations to capture/neutralize extremist elements of the Council of Islamic Courts (CIC). General Samora provided an [...] | 2007-01-23 06:20:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PREL MOPS MARR PREF ET SO KE |
07ADDISABABA1941 | SOMALIA: STATE MINISTER TEKEDA REITERATES [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. In a June 19 meeting with Ambassador, State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tekeda Alemu underscored the need for Somalia's Hawiye clan to reconcile internal differences among its own sub-clans as well as to engage politically with other prominent clans. Tekeda cited security con [...] | 2007-06-21 15:26:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS KPKO SO ET |
07ADDISABABA1961 | ETHIOPIA: REACHING OUT TO THE OLF AND CUTTING [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Norwegian Church Aid representatives Arne Saeveraas and Hans Birkeland told Ambassador June 21 that while there was little progress on their mediation efforts between the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and the Ethiopian Government, they were keeping lines of communications open. [...] | 2007-06-23 14:48:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PGOV PINS ER ET |
07ADDISABABA207 | ETHIOPIA: USG ASSISTANCE NEEDED TO MEET BURDEN OF [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Ethiopia's announcement that it will begin withdrawing troops from Somalia highlight the GOE's assessment that it has largely met its strategic objectives. While active engagement by the USG and others in the international community will be required to mobilize and support an [...] | 2007-01-24 14:38:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | EAID PREL MASS KDEM ET SO |
07ADDISABABA2361 | ETHIOPIA: PRIME MINISTER WEIGHED DOWN BY SOMALI [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Meles, visibly weighed by the past weeks of tough negotiations on the amnesty for 38 high profile opposition leaders jailed since December 2005, and the close oversight of operations in Somalia and the Ogaden, questioned the Ambassador on July 24 over the Ogaden [...] | 2007-07-25 15:34:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PREL PINS CASC EAID MASS MOPS ET SO IS |
07ADDISABABA2376 | (C-AL7-01035): ETHIOPIA: GOE ORDERS ICRC TO CLOSE [...] (S) SUMMARY. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) confirms that Ethiopian officials have ordered the ICRC to close its two offices in the Somali Region, and to immediately dismiss all of its staff in the Somali Region. While portrayed as a decision by regional-level authorities, [...] | 2007-07-27 16:38:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PREF PHUM PINS MOPS EAID ET |
07ADDISABABA2773 | ETHIOPIA: ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER MEETS WITH [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY. LTG Samora Yenus, Ethiopian military Chief of Staff, on September 6 discussed his views on the Ogaden, Somalia, and Eritrea with visiting Assistant Secretary of State Jendayi Frazer, the Ambassador, DATT, and SIPDIS POLOFF. Samora explained that the situation in the Ogad [...] | 2007-09-10 11:26:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER |
07ADDISABABA2778 | ETHIOPIA: ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER AND PRIME [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Frazer, accompanied by NSC Senior Advisor Pittman raised the Ogaden and her visit to Gode in the heart of the Ogaden region, noting the insurgency problem, food insecurity and the need for reestablishing market mechanisms to help alleviate problems in the [...] | 2007-09-10 13:47:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | ER ET KPKO MOPS PBTS PREL SO |
07ADDISABABA311 | SOMALIA: PM MELES HIGHLIGHTS LAND REFORM AS KEY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a 90-minute meeting on January 27 with A/S Frazer, Prime Minister Meles highlighted that Somalia's primary clans generally supported the Transitional Federal Government (TFG). Only the Hawiye/Habr-Gedir/Ayr sub-clan, the primary political base of the deposed Council of Islamic [...] | 2007-02-01 16:13:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV MOPS KPKO ET SO YE |
07ADDISABABA3153 | ETHIOPIA ON SOMALIA: GEDI SHOULD GO AND TFG SHOULD [...] (S) Summary. In an October 18 meeting State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tekeda Alemu told Charge that Ethiopia was delivering a very frank and tough message to visiting Somali Prime Minister Gedi, but due to Gedi's support against terrorism could not overtly press him to stand down. While [...] | 2007-10-25 04:58:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PREL PGOV SO ET |
07ADDISABABA3183 | EAC ON ETHIOPIA-ERITREA SITUATION [...] (S) Embassy Addis Ababa convened a core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on October 26 to discuss the situation between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Despite mounting tensions and increased rhetoric on both sides of the border, the core EAC assesses that there is little evidence that a resump [...] | 2007-10-26 12:29:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | ASEC CASC ET |
07ADDISABABA3200 | THE OGADEN HAS REACHED CRISIS LEVEL; GOE IMPEDING [...] (U) This is an Action Request; please see paragraph three. 2. (S/NF) The Embassy believes that the five Ogaden zones of Ethiopia are now considered to be a humanitarian crisis. Famine-like conditions are currently present and the risk of widespread disease and mortality is severe. This asse [...] | 2007-10-30 14:15:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PHUM PGOV ASEC PREL ET SO |
07ADDISABABA327 | AU SUMMIT: ETHIOPIA FOREIGN MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum advised Assistant Secretary Frazer on the imperative nature of the international community to commit resources to help Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) stabilize Somalia. He stressed the urgency and the importance of ensuring a suc [...] | 2007-02-03 09:52:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PREL EAID MOPS SO ET ER IT SA AU |
07ADDISABABA3365 | THE OGADEN: INSURGENCY AND COUNTER-INSURGENCY [...] (S) Apparent support from the Government of Eritrea and elements within Somalia to the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has moderately improved the tactical capabilities and increased the activities of the largely ineffective nationalist movement in Ethiopia's Ogaden area since early 20 [...] | 2007-11-20 14:33:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PHUM MOPS PGOV PTER ET SO |
07ADDISABABA3430 | ETHIOPIA: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S [...] (S) Your visit to Ethiopia comes at a time when Ethiopia faces security concerns from extremists based in Somalia, saber-rattling by Eritrea over the border demarcation impasse, and an increase in domestic insurgent activity. Ethiopia's excessive response to Ogaden National Liberation Front (O [...] | 2007-11-30 12:48:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM MARR ET SO ER |
07ADDISABABA40 | SOMALIA: PM MELES AFFIRMS NEED FOR ETHIOPIAN [...] (S) SUMMARY. In a 90-minute meeting on January 4 with A/S Frazer, Prime Minister Meles said that Ethiopia sought to withdraw its forces from Somalia as soon as possible, as their prolonged presence would only serve to make them a target of possible terrorist attacks from remaining CIC fighter [...] | 2007-01-08 09:11:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV MOPS KPKO ET SO XA |
07ADDISABABA452 | ADDIS RESPONSE: HUMAN APPEAL INTERNATIONAL [...] (S) Regarding reftel A query on likely host government reaction to domestic designation of Human Appeal International (HAI),Addis Ababa Country Team assesses that the GOE will have either a neutral or positive response. The GOE actively monitors and investigates Islamic NGO's, particularly [...] | 2007-02-13 12:08:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | ECON EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER |
07ADDISABABA498 | SOMALIA: ETHIOPIAN FONMIN UPBEAT ON TFG [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum told the Ambassador that he was more optimistic than ever about the prospects for TFG-led reconciliation efforts in Somalia following his recent trip to Baidoa. Seyoum cited the appointment of an Ayr sub-clan leader as the new minister of justice [...] | 2007-02-21 10:35:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS KPKO ET SO |
07ADDISABABA557 | ETHIOPIA: PRIME MINISTER MELES ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Prime Minister Meles discussed on February 21 the return of NDI and other USG sponsored programs to build the capacity of the anticipated new National Electoral Board as the nation prepares for local elections. The PM also remarked that it is important not to impo [...] | 2007-02-26 05:42:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PGOV PHUM KREL ET ER |
07ADDISABABA68 | SOMALILAND PRESIDENT HIGHLIGHTS COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (S) SUMMARY. In a January 9 meeting with Ambassador, Somaliland President Dahir Rayale Kahin appealed for international recognition and support, highlighting Somaliland's political progress and its commitment to democracy and regional stability. Kahin, accompanied by Finance Minister Hussein [...] | 2007-01-09 16:15:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PREL PBTS PINR PTER SO ET DJ XA |
07ADDISABABA697 | ETHIOPIA: BACKGROUND FOR U.S./CHINA DIALOGUE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-06 06:29:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PREL EAID EFIN ET |
07ADDISABABA772 | ETHIOPIAN PRIME MINISTER MELES DISCUSSES SOLALIA WITH JSOC [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-13 14:08:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET |
07ADDISABABA908 | UNMEE SRSG ENNIFAR DISCUSSES ETHIOPIA-ERITREA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Azouz Ennifar told Ambassador that he sought to continue serving as head of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE),despite Eritrea's continued refusal to recognize his official status. Ennifar said Eritrea's protests arose from difficulties in its relationshi [...] | 2007-03-26 09:53:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PREL PBTS KPKO MOPS MARR ET ER |
07AITTAIPEI1203 | TAIWAN VICE PREMIER ON THE CABINET CHANGE [...] (C) Summary: AIT Director Young called on newly installed Vice Premier Chiou Yi-jen. Chiou reiterated Taiwan's desire for quick and successful trade negotiations under TIFA and noted Taiwan's business community remains concerned about the potential impact of the South Korean-US Free Trade Agr [...] | 2007-05-31 09:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETRD ECON PREL WTRO TW |
07AITTAIPEI170 | RESPONSE TO TAIWAN EXPORT LICENSE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-23 09:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC MTCRE PARM TSPA TW |
07AITTAIPEI234 | (S) IRANIAN MACHINE TOOL PROCUREMENT IN TAIWAN, [...] (S) On January 22, 2007, AIT Economic Section received a letter from the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) regarding the Dah Lih Machinery and Industry Co. in response to a request submitted by AIT as instructed in ref A. The text of the letter was sent to ISN/MTR by classified e-mail on January [...] | 2007-01-31 05:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC TW IR |
07AITTAIPEI491 | MTAG:RESPONSE TO TAIWAN EXPORT LICENSES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-05 02:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC PARM TSPA |
07AITTAIPEI845 | MTAG: MACHINE TOOL EXPORT BY A TAIWAN COMPANY TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-16 03:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC TW SY |
07ALGIERS1 | BOUTEFLIKA SAYS HE'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE [...] (C) In a speech entitled, "Assessments and Perspectives," President Bouteflika December 26 surprised the nation by not outlining his proposed amendments to the constitution which must be adopted by referendum. Nor did he, as some media had speculated, reshuffle his cabinet. Instead, Boutefli [...] | 2007-01-03 08:47:00 | Embassy Algiers | SECRET | PREL PINR PGOV ECON KDEM AG |
07ALGIERS1629 | OPEN TALK OF BOUTEFLIKA RUNNING FOR A THIRD TERM [...] (C) More Algerian politicos and officials anticipate that the Algerian constitution will be amended to enable President Bouteflika to run for a third term in 2009. Mohamed Afif, a well-connected senior official in the predominant National Liberation Front (FLN) told Ambassador November 5 tha [...] | 2007-11-07 09:10:00 | Embassy Algiers | SECRET | PGOV PINS AG |
07ALGIERS1747 | PUSHING ALGERIAN MFA ON RETURN OF GUANTANAMO [...] (S) DCM met December 5 with Seddik Saoudi, Deputy Director in the MFA Consular Affairs division, to discuss the Algerian detainees at Guantanamo. The meeting was offered after we had attempted unsuccessfully for six weeks to meet with Hassane Rabehi, MFA Director General for Consular Affairs a [...] | 2007-12-06 10:32:00 | Embassy Algiers | SECRET | PTER PREL PHUM PINS KDRG AG |
07ALGIERS1806 | AN AILING AND FRAGILE ALGERIAN REGIME DRIFTS INTO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent discussions with former government officials, long-term opposition leaders and journalists paint a picture of an Algerian regime that is fragile in ways it has not been before, plagued by a lack of vision, unprecedented levels of corruption and rumblings of division within [...] | 2007-12-19 12:06:00 | Embassy Algiers | SECRET | PINS PGOV AG |
07ALGIERS1809 | AFTER THE LATEST ALGIERS BOMBINGS: THIS WILL BE A [...] (S) SUMMARY: The December 11 bombings in Algiers demonstrate that Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) can adapt its tactics to discredit the Algerian government even if it cannot destabilize the state. Its tactics have evolved and it is more frequently targeting foreigners. AQIM seeks to copy ta [...] | 2007-12-20 10:12:00 | Embassy Algiers | SECRET | PTER PINS ASEC AG |
07ALGIERS330 | OUYAHIA INCREASINGLY SEEN AS BOUTEFLIKA'S LIKELY SUCCESSOR [...] (S) SUMMARY: Three reliable observers of Algerian politics have told us recently that Major General Mohamed Mediene, the powerful head of the intelligence and security services, is working to favor former Prime Minister Ouyahia as the eventual successor to President Bouteflika. Their opinions [...] | 2007-03-14 08:29:00 | Embassy Algiers | SECRET | PREL PGOV KDEM AG |
07ALGIERS331 | OUYAHIA INCREASINGLY SEEN AS BOUTEFLIKA'S LIKELY [...] (S) SUMMARY: Three reliable observers of Algerian politics have told us recently that Major General Mohamed Mediene, the powerful head of the intelligence and security services, is working to favor former Prime Minister Ouyahia as the eventual successor to President Bouteflika. Their opinions [...] | 2007-03-14 08:39:00 | Embassy Algiers | SECRET | PREL PGOV KDEM AG |
07ALGIERS652 | ALGERIANS OFFER NEARLY ALL ASSURANCES NEEDED FOR [...] (S) SUMMARY: In April 21-22 discussions led on the Algerian side by Counselor to the President for Counterterrorism Issues Kamel Rezag Bara, the government of Algeria gave oral assurances to S/WCI Ambassador Williamson and an interagency delegation to establish the terms for the transfer of Al [...] | 2007-05-13 09:41:00 | Embassy Algiers | SECRET | PREL PTER PINR KAWC PHUM AG |
07ALGIERS877 | GUANTANAMO DETAINEE RETURN STATE OF PLAY [...] (C) SUMMARY AMD COMMENT: On June 19, Algeria's major newspaper El Watan ran a story about the April 2007 discussions between the U.S. and Algeria that cited alleged American conditions for the release of Guantanamo detainees. The El Watan story also bitterly criticized the U.S. conditions as [...] | 2007-06-20 11:19:00 | Embassy Algiers | SECRET | PHUM PINR PTER ICRC KAWC AG |
07AMMAN1031 | JORDAN'S SECURITY SERVICES [...] (C) The security services, made up of the Royal Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF),the Public Security Directorate (PSD),and the General Intelligence Directorate (GID),together constitute a vital and solid pillar of the Hashemite monarchy. The security services, along with the tribes (Ref E and [...] | 2007-03-07 13:31:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV MARR MASS PINR SNAR KPAL JO |
07AMMAN1541 | SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF GATES' VISIT TO JORDAN [...] (C) King Abdullah and the Jordanian government are looking forward to your visit here. The Jordanian government plays a key role in the administration's top priorities in the region, including the effort in Iraq, reviving progress toward a Palestinian-Israeli settlement and broader Arab-Isr [...] | 2007-04-11 14:42:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR JO |
07AMMAN1629 | FORMER IRAQI DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE CHIEF REQUESTS [...] (S) Emboff met on April 3 with retired Iraqi Lt. General Khalid al-Jibouri, chief of Iraqi military intelligence from 1991-1995, at the latter's request. Jibouri explained that he came to Jordan from Syria in November, 2006, after leaving Baghdad due to repeated death threats. Noting that h [...] | 2007-04-17 14:18:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV PREF PINR IZ SY JO |
07AMMAN1821 | JORDAN AND THE NEW WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ [...] (S) The Government of Jordan and its most senior leadership continue to view U.S. success in Iraq as essential to its own security. Since the run-up to Operation Iraqi Freedom it has agreed to a series of U.S. requests for important political and logistical assistance. The GOJ has supported [...] | 2007-04-30 12:52:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ JO |
07AMMAN2464 | KING AND SENIOR OFFICIALS WELCOME CODEL LEAHY [...] (S) Summary: King Abdullah told Codel Leahy that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is the key issue facing Jordan, time was running out to make progress, and soon a two-state solution may not be perceived as feasible. The King urged Democrats and Republicans to present a unified position on [...] | 2007-06-10 06:36:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL KPAL IS JO IZ IR SY |
07AMMAN2501 | DEMARCHE ON IRAQI WMD SCIENTIST REDIRECTION PROGRAM [...] (S) The GOJ is currently informed of existing USG programs for Iraqi WMD scientist redirection described reftel. GOJ institutions have been accepting Iraqi scientists for short-term and one-year training programs since 2005. These programs have been operating with GOJ knowledge and in partn [...] | 2007-06-11 14:12:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PTER PINR PINS PARM PREL IZ JO |
07AMMAN2613 | GOJ PUBLICLY SUPPORTS ABU MAZEN [...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah and the GOJ registered strong support for Abu Mazen and the new government of Salam Fayyad. Local media were largely supportive of preserving the legitimacy of Palestinian Authority institutions, although some blamed the international community and Arab states for [...] | 2007-06-18 14:07:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL KISL KPAL KWBG IS JO |
07AMMAN2668 | SUPPORTING HAMAS BACKFIRES ON MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD [...] (C) Summary. Most Jordanian elite support U.S. backing of Palestinian President Abbas, and most Jordanians support Fatah over Hamas in their current conflict. The Islamic Action Front's support for Hamas' takeover in Gaza has backfired against the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Jordan because of [...] | 2007-06-21 15:13:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL KISL KPAL KWBG IS JO |
07AMMAN2989 | QUEEN AND SENIOR OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHT CHALLENGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Queen and senior GOJ officials told a GOJ-sponsored staffdel that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was the core issue facing the Middle East. They warned against a sudden withdrawal from Iraq and discussed key challenges they perceive as facing Jordan: extremism, Syrian and [...] | 2007-07-12 12:58:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL KPAL IS JO IZ IR SY |
07AMMAN3057 | IRAQ/IRAN: AMMAN MEETING WITH IRAQI SHI'A CLERIC [...] (S) Iraqi Shi'a clerical insider Jawad al-Khoe'i (strictly protect),outlined to Emboff his views on the current situation in Iraq and Iran (where he has been studying for ten of the last twelve years),political developments in the Hawza, and ongoing Iranian interference in Iraq. Jawad a [...] | 2007-07-18 12:13:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ IR JO |
07AMMAN3557 | FINANCE MINISTER RESIGNS OVER DECISION TO MAINTAIN [...] (S) Summary: A government decision to maintain fuel subsidies, for now, has prompted the August 21 resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ziad Fariz. Fariz had sought an immediate end to the subsidy in favor of direct cash payments to low-income families, to lessen the di [...] | 2007-08-23 09:44:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | EFIN EPET EAGR PGOV SOCI JO |
07AMMAN3581 | IN PROOF OF PRINCIPLE, U.S. MILITARY EQUIPMENT [...] (S) In a proof of principle operation, 30 Defense Logistics Agency-leased containers transporting excess water purification units, trailers, and Humvees from Camp Taqaddum in Iraq, bound for the United States, reached the Jordan-Iraq border on August 18 at Trebil-Karama. The containers then a [...] | 2007-08-26 14:20:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | MARR MOPS JO IZ |
07AMMAN3632 | JORDAN'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD PLAYS ELECTION BOYCOTT [...] (SBU) The rhetorical clash between the GOJ and Islamists continues, with the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood's (MB) political wing, the Islamic Action Front (IAF),milking accusations of government fraud in the July 31 municipal elections to position itself for fall parliamentary elections. The [...] | 2007-08-28 14:20:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV KISL KDEM JO |
07AMMAN3797 | CREDIBLE MUSLIM VOICES IN JORDAN [...] (S) Per reftel, the Embassy has identified the persons listed in paragraph 2 as credible Muslim voices. While the persons identified in this message would not approve of all or even many U.S. foreign policies, they do share a general position that terrorism and violent extremism are contrary t [...] | 2007-09-12 14:43:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | KPAO KISL JO |
07AMMAN4056 | GOJ OFFERS PRELIMINARY SUPPORT FOR PALESTINIAN [...] (S) The Ambassador and U.S. Security Coordinator Lt. General Dayton met with the General Intelligence Directorate (GID) chief Mohammad Dahabi October 1 to discuss plans for training 700 Palestinian National Security Forces in Jordan, scheduled to begin in late January 2008. Dahabi made it cle [...] | 2007-10-02 11:19:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL SNAR KPAL JO |
07AMMAN4111 | MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD FISSURES SHOW AS ELECTION NEARS [...] (S) As Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood (MB) names its candidates for its party (the Islamic Action Front - IAF) for November parliamentary elections, rifts between hawks and doves in the movement emerged in the media, with the doves appearing to be gaining the upper hand. A moderate-laden party [...] | 2007-10-08 13:17:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV KISL KDEM JO |
07AMMAN4369 | KING ABDULLAH DISCUSSES IRAQ AND REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Abdullah said October 28 that Jordan sought strategic consultations and close coordination with the USG in the effort to help to restore stability to Iraq. He told visiting Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker that Jordan would continue to work with PM Maliki and planned to send [...] | 2007-10-29 16:17:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PGOV JO IZ |
07AMMAN438 | SCENESETTER FOR APHSCT FRANCES TOWNSEND'S VISIT TO [...] ( C ) The Jordanian government and Embassy Amman are looking forward to your visit February 3-5. Jordan is a key partner on counterterrorism and other top U.S. priorities. King Abdullah views U.S. success in Iraq as essential to his own success; he also shares our concerns on Iran and is look [...] | 2007-02-01 10:53:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PTER PREL JO |
07AMMAN4463 | JORDANIAN NATIONALS FROM GTMO TRANSFERRED TO GOJ [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-04 14:47:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PHUM PTER KAWC JO |
07AMMAN4732 | KING ABDULLAH UPDATES CODEL INOUYE ON SYRIAN [...] (S) CODEL Inouye accompanied by Ambassador met with King Abdullah on November 28 and discussed developments in Iraq, the Annapolis meeting and a potential opportunity to change Syrian behavior. End Summary. 2. (U) Senators Daniel Inouye and Ted Stevens, Ambassador, and Minority Staff Direc [...] | 2007-11-29 15:43:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL SY JO |
07AMMAN551 | GOJ TO REQUEST SUPPLEMENTAL ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary: Increasingly concerned by violence in the Palestinian areas and in Iraq, and by prospects that both conflicts could further destabilize the region, senior Jordanian officials have told Ambassador that the GOJ will soon ask the U.S. for supplemental military and economic assistan [...] | 2007-02-07 07:05:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL MASS EAID JO |
07ANKARA1135 | UPDATE ON TURKEY'S IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCRS 1737 [...] (C) Summary: MFA Head of Department for South Asia Murat Ahmet Yoruk told us May 11 that the implementing language for UNSCR 1737 is still awaiting the approval of the Council of Ministers and that the UNSCR 1747 implementation package has not yet been forwarded to the Prime Ministry. The GOT [...] | 2007-05-11 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | KNNP PARM EAIR IR TU |
07ANKARA1174 | SCENESETTER FOR TRANSCOM/CC GENERAL SCHWARTZ MAY [...] (C) Summary: Your arrival comes at a crucial political moment as the derailed presidential bid of FM Gul has forced an early parliamentary election scramble. The Turkish General Staff,s (TGS) April 27 harsh statement against the nomination of FM Gul as president, and Gul,s subsequent withdraw [...] | 2007-05-16 14:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS TU |
07ANKARA1190 | TURKISH GENERAL STAFF BELIEVES PKK CEASEFIRE WILL [...] (S) Turkish General Staff J-2 (Intelligence) LTGEN Guner told us May 17 that the Turkish military believes the PKK will end its self-declared ceasefire on May 18 and it has ordered its terrorist cadres to commence attacks on Turkish soil. Guner claimed the TGS has information that the PKK has [...] | 2007-05-17 14:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PTER MOPS PREL IZ TU |
07ANKARA1244 | TURKEY: ONE MFA VIEW ON THE MILITARY [...] (S) A trusted mid-level MFA contact who works on Iraq issues confided to us May 21 that TGS is taking a more assertive role in day-to-day foreign policy questions, especially as the country's domestic political crisis deepens. With FonMin Gul increasingly distracted by election processes, TGS [...] | 2007-05-22 13:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA1258 | TURKEY'S MILITARY AND DEMOCRACY [...] (S) The Turkish military's April 27 memorandum that fueled the political crisis here was followed by a virtual black-out with the military refusing to speak with either domestic or foreign contacts. The silence was broken recently when D/CHOD Saygun volunteered an explanation of the militar [...] | 2007-05-23 14:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA1291 | TURKISH DCHOD COMPLAINS ABOUT US F-16 OVERFLIGHT [...] (S) The Turkish Deputy Chief of the General Staff (DCHOD) GEN Ergin Saygun informed DCM on May 24 that two US F-16 aircraft violated Turkish airspace when they crossed the border from Iraq at approximately 12:01 that afternoon and crossed back into Iraq at 12:02 (Note: It is unclear whether th [...] | 2007-05-25 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | MARR MOPS TU IZ |
07ANKARA1326 | TURKISH MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS ON IRAQI BORDER: [...] (S) Summary: The Turkish military has substantial forces in the southeastern region, as reported previously, and is using those forces aggressively in counter-terrorist operations against the PKK. In this highly charged pre-election atmosphere, exacerbated by the May 22 Ankara bombing and the [...] | 2007-05-31 11:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | MARR MOPS PTER IZ TU |
07ANKARA136 | U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH TURKISH FM GUL [...] (S) SUMMARY: FM Gul expressed shock during a meeting January 19 with U/S Nicholas Burns at the murder several hours earlier of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, which he feared might weaken prospects for fending off a possible Armenian "genocide" resolution in the U.S. Congress. He expr [...] | 2007-01-24 12:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1390 | TURKEY/IRAQ: MESSAGE RECEIVED ON MUQTADA AL-SADR [...] (S) We delivered reftel demarche June 5 to MFA Head of Section for Iraq Aydin Selcen. Selcen reported that GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Celikkol had met with Sadrist representatives during his May 27-28 visit to Baghdad, and that the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad maintained contacts with some Sadr [...] | 2007-06-05 12:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER IZ TU |
07ANKARA1415 | TURKEY TO CONSIDER SCREENING SELECT IRANIAN AND [...] (S) Per ref a request, we approached the MFA South Asia Affairs and Aviation Affairs Departments to ask Turkey to deny overflight clearance to, or request inspection of, all Iranian and Syrian State aircraft that request overflight approval. South Asia Head of Department Murat Ahmet Yoruk qu [...] | 2007-06-06 15:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | MARR MOPS PTER TU IR SY LE |
07ANKARA1509 | FIRST US-TURKEY MIL-MIL COMBINED PLANNING [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the initial bilateral US/Turkey Combined Planning Committee (CPC) meeting, hosted by the US European Command J-5 on May 22-24 in Stuttgart, US and Turkish action officers exchanged views and developed proposals on a full range of military-to-military cooperation. Separate [...] | 2007-06-14 05:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS MASS TU |
07ANKARA1520 | SCENESETTER FOR AMB SCHULTE'S JUNE 20 [...] (C) Turkey's officials continue to acknowledge Iran's nuclear program as a threat, but the current domestic political crisis, as well as concerns over PKK terrorism and Iraq, have kept Iran off the front burner. Your June 20 DVC with Turkish journalists will help us keep the threat posed by a [...] | 2007-06-15 07:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PARM PINS ENRG IR TU |
07ANKARA1545 | TURKEY REVIEWING REQUEST TO DENY OVERFLIGHT [...] (S) Per reftel request, we met with MFA Aviation Department Head Hamit Olcay and South Asia Department Head Murat Yoruk on June 18 to request that Turkey deny overflight clearance to reftel Syrian Arab Airlines aircraft, in accordance with UNSCR 1718. Olcay checked with the MFA flight clearan [...] | 2007-06-18 10:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | EAIR PARM PREL MNUC TU KN SY AM KZ TI TX UZ |
07ANKARA1589 | SYRIA TO NORTH KOREA FLIGHT DID NOT OVERFLY TURKEY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-21 13:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | EAIR PARM PREL MNUC TU SY NK |
07ANKARA1600 | WARNING FROM TURKISH FORCES COMMANDER ON IRAQ [...] (S) Mission LNO on Turkey's border with Iraq was called in urgently the evening of June 21 by the local Turkish Special Forces brigade chief of staff and G-3 to be advised of intelligence on PKK plans to attack Turkish forces stationed in Iraq and receive notice of Turkey's intention to retalia [...] | 2007-06-22 09:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER EUN TU US |
07ANKARA1604 | TURKEY/IRAQ: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT TURKISH [...] (S) Local Turkish military authorities at Silopi on the Turkey-Iraq border conveyed a warning to U.S. military LNO late June 21 that Turkish forces would respond massively to any attack against Turkish military forces stationed in northern Iraq, claiming they had intelligence an attack by the [...] | 2007-06-22 12:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER MARR MOPS IZ TU |
07ANKARA1748 | PKK DEFECTORS CLAIM US SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION [...] (s) Turkish MFA U/S Apakan convoked Ambassador July 7 to convey information on allegations of US support for the PKK made by PKK figures who surrendered to Turkish authorities June 29 in Sirnak (near the border with northern Iraq). Apakan noted the press reporting on the surrender and on the a [...] | 2007-07-09 13:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER IZ TU |
07ANKARA1805 | AFGHANISTAN: TURKEY REPORTS TALIBAN INFILTRATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 7. 2. (S) SUMMARY. Turkey is learning about new alleged ISI and Taliban-affiliated groups that have emerged in northern Afghanistan that are hostile to General Abdul Rashid Dostum. Dostum believes the Karzai government is also providing wea [...] | 2007-07-16 13:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PINS PREL AF TU |
07ANKARA1823 | TURKEY NOTIFIED OF USAFE MANPOWER REDUCTION PLANS [...] (S) We informed MFA Head of Department for the Americas Oguzhan Ertugrul on July 17 of US Air Force Europe plans to reduce manpower over three fiscal years across the command (ref b). We provided specific figures for reductions planned for Turkey by location, emphasizing that the adjustments a [...] | 2007-07-18 09:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR PARM NATO TU |
07ANKARA183 | STRATEGY FOR ENGAGING TURKEY ON IRAN [...] (S) Summary: We believe that it is time to initiate in-depth consultations with Turkey on the defense and security implications of a resurgent, possibly nuclear-armed and missile-equipped Iran, and we recommend making use of the visit by U/S Joseph and ISN A/S Rood in February to do so. Work [...] | 2007-01-29 15:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MOPS PGOV TU IR |
07ANKARA1866 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DOD GENERAL COUNSEL [...] (S) Summary: Your July 25 visit will come right after Sunday's parliamentary elections here. Allegations regarding U.S. arms in Iraq going to the Kurdish PKK terrorist organization have featured prominently during the campaign to portray the AKP government as soft on terrorism. PM Erdogan an [...] | 2007-07-20 15:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PREL MARR PTER IZ TU |
07ANKARA1905 | TURKEY: AN INSIDER'S VIEW OF PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN [...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Prime Minister Erdogan, chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP),is a perfectionist workaholic who sincerely cares for the well-being of those around him, according to a top-level Prime Ministry insider. His boss is very "democratic," he said, but the ove [...] | 2007-07-26 12:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PINR PBIO TU |
07ANKARA1959 | TURKEY-IRAQ-PKK: POST-ELECTION POSSIBILITIES [...] (S) SUMMARY: The danger of a Turkish cross-border operation against the PKK in northern Iraq has receded slightly following the parliamentary election. Several factors will argue for Turkish caution, and key upcoming events give us opportunities to reinforce this. The danger remains of a la [...] | 2007-07-31 12:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA1971 | POST SUPPORTS 1206 FUNDING FOR USAREUR PROPOSAL [...] (S) Embassy Ankara supports USAREUR G2/EUCOM J2 Section 1206 proposal for training of tactical HUMINT operators. This training will enable Turkey to deploy tactical HUMINT forces in support of stability and counter-terrorism operations with the same level of collective training as US soldiers [...] | 2007-08-01 12:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR MCAP PTER TU |
07ANKARA2119 | (S) DESIGNATING TAK AS A PKK ALIAS [...] (S) Ref solicited post views on the designation of the Turkish terrorist group, TAK. As extensive IC reporting indicates, TAK has been established by the PKK to create the appearance of separateness. This allows TAK to attack tourist areas in western Turkey while PKK disavows responsibility [...] | 2007-08-16 14:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER KTFN TU |
07ANKARA2188 | TURKEY REVIEWING REQUEST TO DENY FLIGHT CLEARANCE [...] (S) Per reftel request, we met with MFA Aviation Department Head Hamit Olcay and Acting South Asia Department Head Ilhan Sener at 1030 local on August 24 to deliver demarche concerning reftel Iranian PARS Air flight. Olcay checked immediately with the MFA flight clearance department to determ [...] | 2007-08-24 11:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR SY TU |
07ANKARA219 | GOT REITERATES TO SPECIAL ENVOY RALSTON THE NEED FOR CONCRETE ACTION AGAINST PKK [...] (S) Summary: Turkey is still waiting for concrete action against the PKK, GOT leaders and officials told visiting Special Envoy Ralston Jan. 30-31. Ralston's interlocutors acknowledged progress on the Makhmour refugee camp, but emphasized that they have higher priorities. The GOT agreed to work w [...] | 2007-02-01 16:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER PREL PREF MOPS TU IZ |
07ANKARA2214 | TURKEY DENIES OVERFLIGHT CLEARANCE FOR IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-28 14:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR SY TU |
07ANKARA2394 | TURKEY TO INSPECT SHIPMENT BETWEEN IRAN AND SYRIA [...] (S) We provided reftel points on the potential shipment of sensitive equipment to Hizballah and Syria via IL-76 aircraft from Iran via Turkish airspace to Basat Ozturk, MFA Deputy Director General for Aviation and Maritime Affairs, on the morning of September 22. 2. (S) Ozturk informed us t [...] | 2007-09-22 09:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MASS SY IR TU |
07ANKARA245 | SHIELD S22- MFA INVESTIGATES TURKISH COMPANY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-05 16:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL CBW ETTC IR |
07ANKARA2460 | TURKEY PREPARING FOR IRAQ NEIGHBORS MINISTERIAL [...] (S) Summary: Turkish MFA Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol met October 2 with Ambassador to outline Turkey's plans for the upcoming Iraq Neighbors Ministerial in Istanbul, November 2-3. Participants will finalize the statement during sub-ministerial planning sessions on November 1-2. MFA is c [...] | 2007-10-03 12:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL IZ TU |
07ANKARA2510 | TURKEY: INTENSIFIED COUNTER-TERROR ACTIVITY IN [...] (S) Summary: Local press reports describe Turkish counter-terror security operations currently underway against the PKK in the Southeast as the most extensive in recent years, following attacks which killed 13 Turkish soldiers on October 7 (ref a). However, there is no evidence of a military [...] | 2007-10-10 14:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER MOPS ASEC PREL IZ TU |
07ANKARA257 | STRENGTHENING NONPROLIFERATION COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) Turkey has embraced the objectives of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI). A participant in every major non-proliferation regime and a strong supporter of the Proliferation Security Initiative, Turkey has acted against proliferators and blocked shipments of concern to I [...] | 2007-02-06 16:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TU |
07ANKARA2581 | MTAG: INDIAN FIRM WORKING ON BEHALF OF IRAN'S UAV [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-18 15:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA IR TU |
07ANKARA2582 | KRG OFFICIALS IN ANKARA SEEK DIALOGUE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador met October 17 with the Chief of Staff to KRG PM Nechirvan Barzani, Sawraz Hawrami, and advisor Zakaria Hazan to discuss the PKK and Turkey/KRG dialogue. Ambassador told Hawrami that the Turkish government does not want military action against the PKK in northern Iraq [...] | 2007-10-18 15:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER IZ TU |
07ANKARA2592 | RESPONSE TO TURKISH DCHOD REQUEST FOR OVERFLIGHTS [...] (s) Ambassador conveyed message in reftel to Turkish D/CHOD Gen. Saygun during a meeting October 16. Saygun appreciated the follow up and said he will be in touch with the Turkish Air Force and others regarding US plans for overflights closer to the Iraq-Turkey border. He made no further men [...] | 2007-10-19 11:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | MARR MOPS PREL PTER IZ TU |
07ANKARA2604 | TURKEY ERUPTS OVER PKK ATTACKS; EIGHT SOLDIERS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: GOT leadership met late October 21 in a special counter terrorism "summit" to determine how to respond to the latest terrorist attacks. The public statement released by the Office of the Presidency reaffirmed the government's resolve in responding to terrorism and called for n [...] | 2007-10-22 12:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV TU IZ US |
07ANKARA2664 | TURKEY: GOT FRUSTRATED BY YEREVAN'S SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) MFA U/S Apakan told the Ambassador on October 18 that GOT officials are deeply frustrated by what they describe as contentment on the part of Armenian officials regarding the progress of AGR in the U.S. House of Representatives. The GOAM is "totally wrong" to believe that it can force Tur [...] | 2007-10-28 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL AM TU |
07ANKARA2678 | ADVANCE NOTICE TO TURKISH GOVERNMENT OF [...] (S) This is an action message. Post requires action to provide timely advance notification of US reconnaissance flights along the Iraqi-Turkish border as promised in ref a. 2. (S) As instructed, Ambassador notified D/CHOD Gen. Saygun October 16 that the U.S. planned to resume air reconnaiss [...] | 2007-10-30 16:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | MARR MOPS PREL PTER IZ TU |
07ANKARA2695 | DEALING WITH TURKISH SUSPICIONS REGARDING US ARMS [...] (C) Rising PKK violence and the leakage of potentially thousands of US-procured weapons from Iraq have heightened Turkish government and public sensitivities about the transfer of weapons to Iraq. Delays and confusion as we attempted to provide the GOT with information on the origin and desti [...] | 2007-11-01 10:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR PTER MOPS ETTC KOMC MG UP CY IZ TU |
07ANKARA2747 | TURKEY WILL CONSIDER REQUEST TO INSPECT FLIGHTS [...] (S) We shared ref a. points concerning potential shipment of sensitive equipment to Syria from Iran with MFA Department Head for Aviation Affairs Hamit Olcay on the morning of November 9. Olcay said a request for these flights has not been submitted, and GOT regulations require a 10-day advan [...] | 2007-11-09 12:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL ETTC MASS TU IR SY |
07ANKARA2751 | DEMARCHE TO TURKISH GOVERNMENT ON HAMAS [...] (S) Ambassador used the opportunity of a meeting late November 8 with Turkish FM Babacan on other subjects to urge steps by the Turkish authorities to stop the planned "International Jerusalem Meeting" planned for Istanbul and prevent HAMAS-related fundraising that may be planned there. Drawi [...] | 2007-11-09 14:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV KTFN TU |
07ANKARA2760 | DEMARCHE TO TURKISH GOVERNMENT ON HAMAS [...] (s) Further to ref a, Ambassador raised November 13 with Turkish Presidency/PM foreign affairs advisor Davutoglu US objections to the "International Jerusalem Meeting" planned for Istanbul. Davotoglu indicated that President Gul had discussed this earlier in the day with Palestinian President [...] | 2007-11-13 13:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV KTFN TU |
07ANKARA2777 | TURKISH GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON BANK MELLI AND BANK [...] (U) This is an action cable. Post requests guidance on related item outlined in paragraph 4. 2. (S) Per Reftel A, we informed leaders at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA),and MASAK, the Turkish financial intelligence unit, of Bank Mell [...] | 2007-11-15 14:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | KNNP MNUC TU PREL IR PARM EFIN |
07ANKARA2835 | JERUSALEM MEETING UNNECESSARY DISTRACTION FROM [...] (S) Summary and Comment: Despite repeated requests from the international community and the MFA to cancel the conference, Turkish authorities decided to allow the most recent "International Jerusalem Meeting" to occur as scheduled in Istanbul, November 15-17. Speakers advocated the use of vio [...] | 2007-11-27 13:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER TU IS |
07ANKARA2898 | TURKEY: SECDEF'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (S) Our real-time intelligence and cooperation with Turkey in attacking PKK encampments in northern Iraq has turned around a relationship that soured in September and October due to the Armenian genocide resolution and PKK attacks. You should highlight our commitment to helping Turkey combat t [...] | 2007-12-05 14:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS TU IZ |
07ANKARA2917 | BLOCKING MONEY FLOWS TO THE PKK IN NORTHERN IRAQ: [...] (S) Summary. As the United States works together with Turkey to implement the President's directive for effective action against PKK terror, we must also redouble our efforts to shut down the financial support that flows from Europe into PKK headquarters located in northern Iraq. While previ [...] | 2007-12-07 14:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL TU IZ |
07ANKARA2918 | DESIGNATING TAK AND PJAK TERRORIST GROUPS: NEED [...] (S) Summary: The USG should move quickly to formally designate TAK (Kurdish Freedom Falcons) and PJAK (Party of Free Life of Kurdistan),two terrorist groups that work in close collaboration with the northern Iraq-based PKK. Designation would help efforts to cut off financing to these well-k [...] | 2007-12-07 14:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER CBIS TU |
07ANKARA2989 | MAY 1 DANISH FLIGHT SEARCH NETS 19 PKK CASH [...] (S) Danish authorities briefly detained 19 suspected PPK cash couriers on a May 1 charter flight that stopped in Copenhagen en route from Stockholm to Erbil in northern Iraq, Danish Embassy Police Liaison Officer Jens Mortensen told Regional CT Coordinator on December 14. The flight was given [...] | 2007-12-17 16:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER PREL EFIN KTFN IZ DA TU |
07ANKARA2991 | TURKEY/IRAQ: TURKISH AIR AND ARTILLERY STRIKES ON [...] (S) Turkish warplanes attacked suspected PKK positions in the Zap region, in northern Iraq along the Turkey-Iraq border, between 1200 and 1400 hours local time on December 17. The Turkish General Staff (TGS) provided advance warning to the Ankara Coordination Center (ACC) located in the Offic [...] | 2007-12-17 17:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MOPS TU IZ |
07ANKARA2997 | TURKEY/IRAQ: TURKISH TROOPS ENTER NORTHERN IRAQ ON [...] (S) Summary: Turkish troops in battalion strength entered northern Iraq in the Hakurk and Ava Shin regions late December 17 and into December 18. Turkish General Staff (TGS) claims this was a hot pursuit operation, initiated by a local commander and to a limited depth, and therefore was unabl [...] | 2007-12-18 10:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MOPS PTER IZ TU |
07ANKARA3006 | TURKEY: REACTION TO MILITARY STRIKES AGAINST [...] (S) SUMMARY: Senior GOT and military officials continue to praise the strikes against PKK targets in northern Iraq and deny that civilian targets there were hit. However, inadequacies in interagency coordination and the sidelining of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs plague GOT efforts to addre [...] | 2007-12-18 15:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MOPS PGOV PTER TU IZ |
07ANKARA3009 | TURKEY TO FOLLOW-UP AGAINST WITH IRANIANS ON [...] (S) GOT officials have said they will again follow-up with Government of Iran authorities to press for information related to the disappearance of Robert Levinson. MFA Deputy Director General for South Asia Babur Hizlan told us December 18 that he will ask the Turkish embassy in Tehran to cont [...] | 2007-12-19 09:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | CASC PREL PHUM TU IR |
07ANKARA3043 | (S) SHIELD S15A-06: TURKEY PREPARED TO HELP BLOCK [...] (S) We delivered reftel paper to MFA Department Head for Arms Control and Disarmament Elif Ulgen on December 17. Ulgen, who personally reviews all export licenses to Syria involving Australia Group-controlled items, expressed appreciation for the information and promised to share the informati [...] | 2007-12-28 08:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PARM ETTC |
07ANKARA336 | ANKARA DELIGHTED WITH PKK ARRESTS IN FRANCE AND [...] (S) Summary: Turkish MFA Director General for Security Guven stressed the importance of the recent French and Belgian arrests of PKK individuals and looked forward to further cooperation with the French on the case. At the same time, Guven noted French concerns about press reports crediting [...] | 2007-02-15 15:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | KTFN PTER EFIN FRU TU BE |
07ANKARA372 | IRAQ: TURKEY EAGER TO MOVE ON NEIGHBORS CONFERENCES [...] (S) Following up on ref email conveying the Secretary's interest in pursuing FonMin Gul's proposal to host a senior "Iraq neighbors" plus P5/G8 meeting in the near future, Ambassador met Feb. 16 with Gul and Feb. 19 with GOT Special Coordinator for Iraq Celikkol. They confirmed that Turkey en [...] | 2007-02-21 09:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV TU IZ IR SY EG SA |
07ANKARA382 | U/S JOSEPH ASKS TURKISH FINANCE MINISTER FOR [...] (C) Summary: U/S Joseph briefed Turkish Finance Minister Unakitan on the nuclear threat from Iran and sought Turkish support in taking financial measures against Iran, with specific reference both to export credits and sanctions on entities controlled by AIO and IRGC. Unakitan seemed concerned [...] | 2007-02-22 12:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | KNNP KTFN EFIN TU IR |
07ANKARA386 | IRAQI VP ABDEL MAHDI ASKS FOR TURKEY'S SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-22 15:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA463 | NEXT STEPS ON PKK IN EUROPE [...] (S) Summary: Recent French arrests of PKK operatives on criminal charges are a good sign of progress against PKK networks in Europe. To most effectively build on this, we need to follow up to move law enforcement and intelligence cooperation with Europeans to an operational level. Post recom [...] | 2007-03-01 14:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | KTFN TU |
07ANKARA508 | TURKISH REPRESENTATIVE FOR IRAQ DISCUSSES [...] (S) Summary. Turkey's Special Representative for Iraq Oguz Celikkol told Ambassador on March 6 that the Iranians have agreed to attend the March 10 Baghdad meeting and the Neighbors of Iraq plus P5, but the Saudis remain unconvinced. Celikkol plans to travel to Tehran on March 7 to lock in [...] | 2007-03-06 16:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL IZ TU |
07ANKARA56 | U/S BURNS VISIT TO TURKEY JANUARY 18-19 [...] (S) Your visit comes at the start of a pivotal year for Turkey. Presidential and parliamentary elections will intensify internal political competition and aggravate nationalism at a time when Turkey finds itself more uncertain about its future -- both domestically and externally -- than any t [...] | 2007-01-11 15:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV TU |
07ANKARA606 | FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS' SCRUTINY OF IRANIAN TRAVELERS [...] (S) Summary: Queries to Iranian visa applicants regarding how they obtained visas to travel to countries other than the United States revealed that in most cases obtaining a tourist visa is simply a matter of filing the proper forms and paying the requisite fees. The relative ease with whic [...] | 2007-03-16 15:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | CVIS IR PINR PREL TU |
07ANKARA628 | TURKEY: POST SUPPORTS FY07 SECTION 1206 SUBMISSION [...] (S) In response to reftel request, post stands by its FY07 1206 program request. The proposal was comprised of two parts: an $8.5M UAV training and maintenance program for the upgrade of and training on three grounded Unmanned Aerial Vehicles currently in Turkey's inventory, and a $2.5M count [...] | 2007-03-19 16:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | MASS PARM TU |
07ANKARA661 | PKK: PUSHING INTRA-EUROPEAN COOPERATION ON S/CT [...] (S) Summary: Turkish MFA Security Affairs DG Hayati Guven recommends that S/CT Urbancic use his travel to Paris, Brussels and Copenhagen next week to maximize intra-European information-sharing on PKK financial operations. He stressed the financial links between the PKK financiers arrested i [...] | 2007-03-22 17:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | EFIN PTER KTFN TU JO IZ FR DA BE |
07ANKARA688 | TURKEY: LOOKING TO NAIL DOWN DATE FOR IRAQ [...] (S) Action Request in para five. 2. (S) Turkey is moving ahead with planning of the Iraq neighbors plus ministerial to take place in Istanbul based upon reports that Iraqi PM Maliki has agreed on Istanbul as the venue. According to GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Amb. Oguz Celikkol, this inform [...] | 2007-03-26 15:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ TU |
07ANKARA776 | SHIELD S02-07: MFA REQUESTS MORE INFORMATION ABOUT [...] (S) We delivered ref a demarche to MFA Arms Head of Department Serhan Yigit on April 3. We thanked Yigit for MFA's efforts (reported ref b) on the Turkish firm Norm Limited and explained that we have new information that the Turkish firm Rottest A.S. and a second firm located in Izmir are pro [...] | 2007-04-04 15:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR TU |
07ANKARA777 | BANK SEPAH AND DEFENSE INDUSTRIES ORGANIZATION [...] (S) Summary: The head of the Foreign Ministry's Iran Department (which has the MFA lead on Iran sanctions) told us that measures are underway within the bureaucracy to implement UNSCRs 1737 and 1747, but that action against Sepah accounts at banks in Turkey had not yet been taken. He said that [...] | 2007-04-04 16:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | KNNP EFIN TU IR |
07ANKARA845 | PRESS REPORTS OF TURKISH ATTACKS ON NORTHERN IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-11 14:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | MARR MOPS PTER PREL TU IZ |
07ANKARA957 | MNF-1 GEN. PETRAEUS MEETING WITH TURKISH D/CHOD [...] (S) Summary: MNF-I Commanding Gen. David Petraeus met April 22 with Turkish General Staff (TGS) D/CHOD Gen. Ergin Saygun at Incirlik Air Base to discuss Iraq. Saygun stressed Turkey's strong interest in Iraq's success and in putting past US-Turkish differences behind us. He expressed misgiv [...] | 2007-04-24 15:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER IZ TU |
07ANTANANARIVO109 | UPDATE ON THE MURDER OF MOHAMMED JAMAL KHALIFA [...] (U) Post is providing an update on the Mohammad Jamal Khalifa murder from a security and political standpoint. Below is an assessment by the Regional Security Officer (RSO) and the Political Office. 2. (S) On the security front, RSO continues to engage local Law Enforcement Officials concer [...] | 2007-02-05 13:54:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | SECRET | ASEC PTER MA |
07ANTANANARIVO288 | DEMARCHE: MADAGASCAR RESPONSE ON ZIMBABWE VIOLENCE [...] (S) Ambassador delivered REF B demarche to Minister of Foreign Affairs Marcel Ranjeva the evening of March 21 on the sideline of a dinner in honor of the departing UNDP Resident Representative. After listening carefully to demarche points, Ranjeva replied that as a SADC Member, Madagascar can [...] | 2007-03-22 13:38:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | SECRET | PREL PHUM ZI MA |
07ANTANANARIVO77 | COMOROS PRESIDENT WELCOMES U.S. COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The President of the Union of the Comoros, Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, met with the Ambassador January 18 and with Peace Corps Director Ronald Tschetter January 19 on the margins of the investiture of Madagascar's President Marc Ravalomanana (Ref A). Sambi reaffirmed his desire for as [...] | 2007-01-23 13:10:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | SECRET | PREL PMIL PINR EFIN PGOV PTER EAID KISL CN |
07ANTANANARIVO98 | OSAMA BIN LADEN'S BROTHER IN LAW, MOHAMMED JAMAL [...] (SBU) Post became aware of media reports early this morning that Mohammed Jamal Khalifa, brother in law of Osama bin Laden, had been murdered during a "raid" and robbery in the early morning hours of January 31, 2007. The inital report came from the Reuters bureau in Dubai; "Saudi businessman [...] | 2007-01-31 12:06:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | SECRET | ASEC PTER MA |
07ASHGABAT1050 | TURKMENISTAN FOREIGN MINISTER: GIVE US MORE TIME [...] (S) Charge met with Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov September 28 for a read-out of President Berdimuhamedov's September 23-27 visit to New York (septel). At the end of the meeting, Charge asked Meredov to dismiss his notetaker, as is normal practice for this issue, and raised the U.S. strong [...] | 2007-10-01 05:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | PGOV PREL ASEC TX |
07ASHGABAT1185 | TURKMENISTAN/AZERBAIJAN: COMPENSATION, NOT JUST [...] (S) SUMMARY: According to Foreign Minister Meredov, Turkmenistan's problem with Azerbaijan is more fundamental than bilateral Caspian Sea delimitation. He accuses Azerbaijan and British Petroleum of stealing Turkmenistan's wealth from the disputed Osman/Chirag natural gas deposit. He also q [...] | 2007-11-02 10:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | PGOV PREL EPET AJ TX |
07ASHGABAT44 | FOREIGN MINISTER MEREDOV TELLS SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM [...] (C) During a three and a half hour meeting, Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov on January 10 told SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum that Turkmenistan was willing to consider improving bilateral relations on a range of issues from human rights to trade to security. Meredov welcomed F [...] | 2007-01-11 15:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE MARR TX US |
07ASHGABAT520 | TURKMENISTAN'S MINISTRY OF NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (S) A representative of Turkmenistan's Ministry of National Security (MNB) contacted polmiloff on May 22 to forward to Charge the ministry's decision to abolish the "black list" of citizens prevented from leaving Turkmenistan. During a follow-up conversation on May 23, the MNB contact said t [...] | 2007-05-23 13:01:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL TX US |
07ASHGABAT551 | TURKMENISTAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (C) Deputy Chairman for Foreign Affairs Rashit Meredov, in a separate May 31 meeting, told SCA PDAS Mann that Turkmenistan had removed a few names from its travel "blacklist" and that Turkmenistan was re-examining the law on migration to see whether the law could be "eased" to better accommod [...] | 2007-06-01 14:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | PREL PHUM EPET ENRG TX US |
07ASHGABAT604 | TURKMENISTAN DENIES OVERFLIGHT TO SYRIAN FLIGHT [...] (S) Turkmenistan's Foreign Affairs Deputy Chairman Rashit Meredov called in Charge on June 19 to inform her that the flight referred to in ref b had requested overflight both to Pyonyang and back. The flight had reported it was carrying baby food. Meredov said the government had approved the [...] | 2007-06-19 12:20:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | EAIR PARM PREL MNUC KN SY AM KZ KG TI TX UZ |
07ASHGABAT741 | TURKMENISTAN GOVERNMENT REQUESTS USCIRF DEL [...] (SBU) After weeks of back and forth, and recent days of nearly hourly promises that the letters of invitation would be ready on time, Charge met with America's Desk Director Serdar Bashimov on July 25 to press for him to hand over the letters of invitation necessary for the U.S. Commission on [...] | 2007-07-25 11:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR KIRF TX |
07ASHGABAT780 | TURKMENISTAN: WAY FORWARD ON RESTARTING [...] (C) Charge met with Foreign Ministry Americas Desk Director Serdar Bashimov on August 3 for a regularly scheduled weekly meeting. As he does at every opportunity, Charge raised the urgent need to restart the Embassy's Surveillance Detection Program that the government of Turkmenistan stopped [...] | 2007-08-06 07:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC RS TX |
07ASHGABAT839 | TURKMENISTAN: PRESIDENT APPROVES WORKING TO [...] (S) At the end of their August 14 meeting, EEB Assistant Secretary Daniel Sullivan asked to meet briefly one-on-one SIPDIS with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Sullivan delivered the following talking points: -- Mr. President, I have a very important but sensitive favor to ask of y [...] | 2007-08-15 13:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC TX |
07ASMARA282 | KIDNAPPED EUROPEANS RELEASED IN ERITREA [...] (C) Just after 1700 on March 13, an Eritrean military helicopter landed in Asmara returning the five Europeans kidnapped on March 1. The Europeans arrived in good health and good spirits, reporting their kidnappers treated them well during the ordeal. Upon arrival, the hostages met immediate [...] | 2007-03-14 13:29:00 | Embassy Asmara | SECRET | PREL PINR PTER ET ER |
07ASMARA300 | MORE DETAILS: KIDNAPPED EUROPEANS RELEASE IN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On March 14, British Embassy officials provided additional details about the kidnapping and release of the five Europeans by the Afar Revolutionary Democratic Union Front (ARDUF). The British officials also shared a report issued by the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) [...] | 2007-03-15 14:05:00 | Embassy Asmara | SECRET | PREL PINR PTER ET ER |
07ASMARA736 | MEETING WITH UNMEE DEPUTY CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER [...] (S) SUMMARY: RSO and UK Deputy Head of Mission (DHM) met September 6 with the UNMEE Deputy Chief Security Officer (DCSO) to discuss the security situation in Eritrea. DCSO, RSO and UK DHM agreed to start a Security Officer's Working Group that would meet on a monthly/as needed basis. This fi [...] | 2007-09-18 08:54:00 | Embassy Asmara | SECRET | ASEC PTER PINR PREL PGOV ER |
07ASMARA764 | SOMALI SHEIKH HASSAN DAHIR AWEYS MEETS WITH DUTCH [...] (S) On September 26, Netherlands Embassy First Secretary, Robert Lanschot met with CDA and Poloff to share the details of his conversation the week previous with Somali Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys. Lanschot approached Aweys on September 14 at the closing ceremony of the Somali congress held in [...] | 2007-09-27 14:40:00 | Embassy Asmara | SECRET | PREL PTER UNSC ER SO |
07ASMARA951 | GSE FEARS OF INSURGENT ACTIVITY IN NORTHERN ERITREA [...] (S) An Eritrean employee of a mining company recently traveled on business to Zara, located approximately 120 kilometers north of Keren. Provided by the Eritrean military with an armed convoy, the employee reported a tense and nerve-wracking journey due to the fear of insurgent attacks. The t [...] | 2007-12-14 06:03:00 | Embassy Asmara | SECRET | PGOV PINR PTER ASEC ER |
07ASTANA1644 | KAZAKHSTAN: TREATMENT OF RETURNED GUANTANAMO [...] (S) Post has no reason to believe that the three Kazakhstanis returned from Guantanamo Bay have been mistreated by Kazakhstani authorities. Based on the GOK's overall record of excellent counterterrorism cooperation, we judge that the GOK is capable of receiving the final detainee if he is a [...] | 2007-06-15 09:02:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | PTER KAWC PHUM PREL PINR KZ |
07ASTANA1709 | KAZAKHSTAN: SCO HAS NO PLANS TO USE THE BISHKEK [...] (S) On June 15, Poloff delivered Ref A demarche on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to Yerlan Shamishev, Chief of the SCO Security Section in the Asian Cooperation Department of the Kazakhstani Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Shamishev assured Poloff that as of the present time, the SC [...] | 2007-06-20 00:14:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KZ |
07ASTANA2934 | KAZAKHSTANI BUSINESSMAN AGAIN REQUESTS USG HELP [...] (S) Rakhat Kereitbayev (General Director of KazInvest, Chairman of the Board of Kanimansur, and Advisor to Kazyna Chairman Kelimbetov) updated Econoff on October 14 and 24 on the latest status of the Kazakhstani bid for Afghanistan's AYNAK mine (Ref A and B). Zia Massoud, Afghanistan's 1st Vi [...] | 2007-10-24 13:54:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | AF CH ECON EINV ELTN EMIN ETRD IR KZ PGOV |
07ASTANA3317 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO KAZAKHSTAN - MISSING AMCIT [...] (S) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche on missing Amcit Robert Levinson to MFA America's Desk Director Talgat Kaliyev on December 14. Per demarche instructions, he requested that Kazakhstan make inquiries to Iran about Levinson and press Iran to cooperate with Levinson's family, share r [...] | 2007-12-14 07:55:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | PREL CASC KJUS IR KZ |
07ASTANA546 | JCIC-DIP-07-001: U.S. RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN [...] (S) On February 28 DTRO-A delivered reftel U.S. response to the Russian non-paper requesting an additional photograph for the Trident Reference Aid to Major Makhit Nyshanily Tulegenov in MOD,s Arms Reduction Control and Inspection Activities Center. Major Tulegenov had no comment. 2. (U) P [...] | 2007-03-01 07:34:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | JCIC START PARM PREL KACT RS UP BO KZ US |
07ASUNCION396 | COM CONFERENCE: A SOUTHERN CONE PERSPECTIVE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During May 8-9 Southern Cone / Brazil COM Conference in Rio de Janiero, the five Southern Cone Ambassadors discussed aggressive plans of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez to create a unified Bolivarian movement throughout Latin America, particularly focusing on activities within their respe [...] | 2007-05-17 13:28:00 | Embassy Asuncion | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON AR BO BR CH PA UY VE |
07ASUNCION511 | PARAGUAY: VENEZUELA FOREIGN AID ACTIVITIES [...] (S/NF) Summary: This telegram responds to reftel request for information. Venezuelan assistance to Paraguay has been pledged, but is not yet realized. Much of the planned aid to Paraguay is in the form of oil and gas projects and a commitment to small and medium business development. Other [...] | 2007-06-19 17:27:00 | Embassy Asuncion | SECRET | PINR VE PA |
07ASUNCION739 | OVIEDO RELEASED ON CONDITIONAL LIBERTY [...] (SBU) Paraguay's Supreme Military Tribunal granted convicted coup-plotter General Lino Oviedo conditional liberty at approximately 11:00 a.m. EST September 6. All major press outlets carried the story. Oviedo waved to approximately 500 gathered supporters as he walked out of prison in civili [...] | 2007-09-06 16:12:00 | Embassy Asuncion | SECRET | PINS ASEC PGOV PREL PA |
07ASUNCION98 | PARAGUAYAN FIREWORKS OVER CHAVEZ MEDDLING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The heavy-handed response by Venezuelan President Chavez at the Mercosur Summit in Brazil against Paraguayan Vice President Castiglioni's criticism opened the hornets' nest in Paraguay. President Duarte claimed he challenged Chavez for attacking his VP and for interfering in Para [...] | 2007-02-08 21:26:00 | Embassy Asuncion | SECRET | PGOV PREL PA VE |
07ATHENS1021 | GREECE REQUESTS U.S. INTERVENTION IN JERUSALEM [...] (U) This is an action request for Department. See paragraph 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On May 18, MFA Secretary General Charalambos Rocanas requested U.S. assistance in defusing the leadership crisis in the Jerusalem Patriarchate of the Greek Orthodox Church following the May 12 decision of the Jo [...] | 2007-05-21 04:59:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PHUM KRIF PREL GR |
07ATHENS1022 | GREECE REQUESTS U.S. INTERVENTION IN JERUSALEM [...] (U) This is an action request for Department. See paragraph 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On May 18, MFA Secretary General Charalambos Rocanas requested U.S. assistance in defusing the leadership crisis in the Jerusalem Patriarchate of the Greek Orthodox Church following the May 12 decision of the Jo [...] | 2007-05-21 04:59:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | GR KIRF PHUM PREL |
07ATHENS1363 | SEEKING REGIONAL SUPPORT TO STOP FLOW OF FOREIGN [...] (S) On July 3, PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to MFA Secretary General Rocanas. Rocanas noted that the GOG shared SIPDIS U.S. concerns regarding foreign fighters joining the Iraq insurgency; he planned to consult with MFA experts and within the EU before responding in more detail. On [...] | 2007-07-03 15:21:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL PGOV GR |
07ATHENS1459 | GREEKS NOTIFIED ON USAFE REORGANIZATION AND [...] (S) Per reftel instructions, on July 16, Air Attache notified the International Relations Section of the A2 Branch of the Hellenic Air Force of the reduction in one position in APO staffing. COUNTRYMAN [...] | 2007-07-19 04:43:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL MARR PARM NATO GR |
07ATHENS148 | GREEKS PREVIEW AFGHANISTAN CONTRIBUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-23 15:44:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | NATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS GR |
07ATHENS171 | "REVOLUTIONARY STRUGGLE" MANIFESTO CLAIMS [...] (S) On January 24, the left-wing group "Revolutionary Struggle" officially claimed responsibility for the January 12 RPG attack on the Embassy in a manifesto passed to the weekly Greek newspaper "Pondiki." The statement cites opposition to U.S. foreign policy as the motive for the attack -- [...] | 2007-01-25 16:24:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER GR |
07ATHENS1834 | C O R R E C T E D COPY - GREECE: IF ND WINS, WHO'S [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Although the race is tight, conventional wisdom (and unpublished polls) suggest New Democracy will win enough votes in the September 16 elections to maintain a slim parliamentary majority. PM Karamanlis has spoken of his desire to make the next government "smaller [...] | 2007-09-12 13:40:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PGOV PREL GR |
07ATHENS1951 | FOLLOW-UP: GREEK FIRM'S POSSIBLE BID TO SUPPLY [...] (S) PolMil Chief revisited ref A demarche (and ref B interim reply) with the MFA's Dionyssios Kyvetos, the responsible officer in the MFA's Directorate for International Organizations and Nonproliferation. Kyvetos said that following his ref B meeting with Embassy officials in April 2007, he [...] | 2007-09-28 13:33:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL PARM ETTC SY GR |
07ATHENS2118 | GREEK MFA ON COMBATING PKK TERRORISM [...] (S) On September 28 and October 25, DepPolCouns delivered, respectively, ref a and ref b points on combating PKK terrorism to Ambassador Alexandros Rallis, deputy head of the MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations. 2. (S) On October 25, D1 First Secretary Photis Bourlogiannis pr [...] | 2007-10-26 09:00:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV KTFN IZ GR |
07ATHENS2159 | GREECE LIKELY TO SUPPORT ARGENTINE REQUEST FOR [...] (S) Following consultations with Argentine Embassy Political Minister Counsellor Laura Bernal, DepPolCouns delivered reftel points supporting Argentina's request for Interpol approval of Red Notices against Iranian officials to MFA D1 International Organizations Directorate Counsellor Photis B [...] | 2007-11-02 16:41:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PTER ASEC PREL PGOV KJUS IR GR |
07ATHENS2204 | GREEK ISLANDS: RESOURCES STRETCHED AS ILLEGAL [...] (S) On October 28 and 29, poloff visited the eastern Aegean islands of Lesvos and Samos to discuss how authorities are handling the growing problem of illegal migrants. Officials on both islands (a) expressed concern that potential terrorists may be among the flood of economic migrants; (b) co [...] | 2007-11-13 13:03:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PGOV PREL GR |
07ATHENS2219 | GREECE: RESPONSE TO S/CT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-15 06:59:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS GR |
07ATHENS2322 | GAERC DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GREEK MFA [...] (S) DepPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on the December 10-11 GAERC to MFA A11 EU Common Foreign Policy Directorate Counselor Antonia Katzourou. Katzourou said the briefing papers for FM Bakoyannis had already been prepared. Nevertheless, she was grateful for the information on U.S. positio [...] | 2007-12-07 13:44:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL PGOV EUN GR |
07ATHENS2345 | GREECE CONFIRMS MISSILE PARTS INCLUDED IN SUSPECT [...] (S) A/Pol Counselor met 12/12 with MFA Senior Non-Proliferation officer Dionyssios Kyvetos and MFA non-proliferation officer Photis Bourloyannis. They noted that Greece had "finally" received a formal report from France on 12/10 of the French experts' analysis of the contents of the cargo de [...] | 2007-12-12 14:38:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PARM PREL KNNP ETTC EWWT GR FRN KN SY |
07ATHENS2349 | GREECE: NIE "NO EFFECT" ON IRAN POLICY [...] (S) Embassy delivered ref A points to a number of key officials in the Greek foreign policy apparatus, including: Deputy Director of the PM's Diplomatic Cabinet Ambassador Constantinos Bitsios, Head of the MFA's A7 North American Directorate Grigoris Vassiloconstantakis, senior MFA non-prolife [...] | 2007-12-13 12:49:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | MNUC KNNP IR PARM GR |
07ATHENS801 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GREEK FIRM'S POSSIBLE BID TO [...] (S) Dep Polcouns and Poloff delivered demarche (ref a) concerning the possible bid by Greek company XXXXXXXXXXXX to supply multispectral camouflage netting to Syria, to Greek MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations and Nonproliferation officer Dionyssios A. Kyvetos. Kyvetos stated [...] | 2007-04-23 14:07:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | ETTC GM GR IR PARM PREL SY CBW |
07ATHENS872 | GREECE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO IRAQ [...] (S) SUMMARY: Per ref a, Embassy has assessed Greece's ability and willingness to contribute military or civilian resources to enhance the security mission in Iraq. Greece has made financial, logistical, equipment, and training contributions to Iraq and may be amenable to further similar contr [...] | 2007-05-02 15:16:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ GR |
07BAGHDAD1095 | DCM ENGAGES SCIRI'S AL HAKIM ON DETENTIONS [...] (S) Summary: On March 22, DCM and MNF-I Deputy Commanding General (DCG) told SCIRI leader Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim that Coalition Forces (CF) had detained Qais Khazali, a JAM member close to Moqtada al-Sadr, and had evidence Qais was involved in the January attack on the Karbala JPCC that killed [...] | 2007-03-28 18:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS EPET IZ |
07BAGHDAD1162 | AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (S) Summary: During his introductory meeting with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Ambassador Crocker emphasized full U.S. support for the PM an his government. Maliki expressed concern about a lack of international support of Iraqi democracy, except from the U.S. He had not decided on a date [...] | 2007-04-04 12:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ |
07BAGHDAD1188 | ADM FALLON'S MARCH 26 MEETING WITH THE PRIME [...] (S) SUMMARY: During the March 26 meeting between Iraqi PM Maliki and CentCom Commander Admiral Fallon, the PM focused on our shared interests and the need to work together to achieve our mutual goals. He reaffirmed his commitment to defeat terrorism and expressed some hope that he was seeing [...] | 2007-04-06 13:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ MOPS PTER PREL PGOV |
07BAGHDAD1191 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DEBAATHIFICATION REFORM, [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador paid an introductory call on Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) VP Adel Abdel Mehdi April 2, who had just returned from several weeks outside Iraq, including a visit to Washington where he met with President Bush. The VP described his meeting as [...] | 2007-04-06 18:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PINR IR IZ |
07BAGHDAD1227 | POSSIBLE SADR MILITIA TIES TO MUTHANNA PC [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna cable. 2. (S) Summary: A Muthanna Provincial Council (PC) member and a provincial judge provided information about the investigation into the February 20, 2007 assassination of former Muthanna Deputy Provincial Council Chairman Mohammad Hanoon. The PC member re [...] | 2007-04-09 10:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS PTER IZ |
07BAGHDAD1228 | POLITICAL STATE OF PLAY IN MUTHANNA PROVINCE [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna cable, drafted to discuss the political state of play in Muthanna province by asking how provincial elections might play out if they occurred today. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Muthanna politics (and politicians) are opportunistic and personal rather t [...] | 2007-04-09 10:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PINR PINS IZ |
07BAGHDAD1235 | POLES READY FOR A MORE ROBUST ROLE? [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 7. 2. (S) BEGIN SUMMARY: As Coalition and Iraqi forces conduct active combat operations aimed at restoring security and the rule of law in Dhiwaniyah, questions over the mandate and approach of the Polish forces based in the area have arisen in [...] | 2007-04-09 17:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | MOPS MARR PREL PTER IZ PL |
07BAGHDAD1236 | CG'S APRIL 5 MEETING WITH THE PM [...] (S) SUMMARY: On April 5, MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus and DCM Speckhard met with PM Maliki and discussed the following issues: -- Engagement: Maliki discussed his meeting with the commander of an insurgent group which now wanted to join the fight against Al Qaeda; -- Detentions: Ma [...] | 2007-04-10 05:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ MOPS PTER PREL PGOV |
07BAGHDAD1253 | APRIL 8 MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (S) SUMMARY: During the April 8 meeting of the Ministerial Council on National Security, ministers discussed the following issues: -- April 9 Security: A ban on cars will be instituted in Baghdad on the 4th anniversary of the toppling of Saddam's statue. The day will also be a holiday (ex [...] | 2007-04-11 12:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ MOPS PTER PREL PGOV |
07BAGHDAD1256 | AMBASSADOR, TALABANI, BARZANI DISCUSS IMPROVING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani April 9 discussed with the Ambassador how to improve Iraq-Turkey relations after Iraq decided to hold its next Neighbors' Conference in Egypt instead of Istanbul. During his meeting with Talabani the Ambassador also urged Talabani to act on the PKK [...] | 2007-04-11 19:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINS IR TU IZ |
07BAGHDAD1280 | AL QAEDA OFFENSIVE? SPECTACULAR ATTACKS CONTINUE [...] (S) At about 1030 this morning a suicide car bomb exploded just south of the Green Zone near the Jadriya Bridge connecting Baghdad's Karkh district to the Karada Peninsula. Press reports are ten dead and fifteen injured. The attack occurred 400 meters west of the actual bridge span and, altho [...] | 2007-04-14 10:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ MOPS PINS PTER |
07BAGHDAD1308 | ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT ACTION PLAN [...] (C) Summary: As requested in ref A, post has outlined an aggressive action plan with mission-wide support and input from State, Commerce and Treasury. Given the high-level attention of events in Iraq, GOI officials will expect important issues to involve pressure from all levels of the USG. [...] | 2007-04-16 16:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ETRD EINV KBCT IZ |
07BAGHDAD1309 | SADR ORDERS MINISTERS TO WITHDRAW, BUT TO WHAT END? [...] (U) In a press conference held at the Council of Representatives on April 16, Sadrist Council of Representatives (CoR) member Nasser al-Rubai'e announced the withdrawal of the Sadrist ministers from Prime Minister Maliki's government. (Note: The Sadrist ministers are the Ministers of Health [...] | 2007-04-16 18:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV IZ |
07BAGHDAD1349 | BARZANI DISCUSSES DE-B'ATHIFICATION, HYDROCARBONS, [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani, also attended by KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, on April 12 in Erbil, the Ambassador pressed for action on de-Ba'athification, hydrocarbons legislation, and improvements in relations with Turke [...] | 2007-04-19 10:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL IR TU IZ |
07BAGHDAD1359 | APRIL 15 MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (S) SUMMARY: During the April 15 meeting of the Ministerial Committee on National Security (MCNS),ministers discussed the following issues: -- Reactions to the April 12 Attacks: MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus argued that security at the Council of Representatives may have been breached [...] | 2007-04-20 18:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | MOPS PTER PREL PGOV IZ |
07BAGHDAD1360 | INCREASED SECURITY BRINGING DOURA MARKET TO LIFE [...] (S) SUMMARY: The establishment by Coalition Forces of a Combat Outpost in Baghdad's Doura market, as well as initial efforts to harden the market, has significantly reduced violence in the area. No murders have been recorded near the market since the Combat Outpost was created and the area a [...] | 2007-04-20 19:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ MOPS PGOV PINS PTER |
07BAGHDAD1366 | SADRIST MINISTER OF HEALTH SAYS HE WANTS TO STAY [...] (S) Minister of Health Dr. Ali al-Shammari detailed to the Ambassador on April 19 his efforts and reasons for wanting to remain Minister of Health, despite a call by Sadrist leader Muqtada al-Sadr for all Sadrist-nominated cabinet ministers to resign (reftel). Al-Shammari said he planned to [...] | 2007-04-22 10:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS IZ |
07BAGHDAD1383 | PM MALIKI DISCUSSES DE-BA'ATHIFICATION, IRANIAN [...] (S) Summary: Prime Minister Maliki stated that political progress is slow, but does exist, in an April 15 meeting with Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) and Representative Joe Sestak (D-PA). The Prime Minister (PM) expressed pessimism that the de-Ba'athification legislation would have much impact, a [...] | 2007-04-23 11:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ |
07BAGHDAD1390 | MAYSAN ON THE EVE OF PIC [...] (S) Recent intelligence assessments have described Maysan province as ripe for continued violence, despite the imminence of transition to Provincial Iraqi Control (PIC). Maysan's history of inter-militia and inter-tribal warfare sets the backdrop for this assessment. However, there is a ne [...] | 2007-04-23 13:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PINS PREL IZ |
07BAGHDAD1391 | ACTION REQUEST: TURKISH SPRING DEPLOYMENT INSIDE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (S/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: On April 18, the Turkish Liaison Team Chief passed a letter to Multi-National Corps -Iraq Commanding General informing him of Turkish plans to deploy military forces to five locations inside Iraq within the next [...] | 2007-04-23 13:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PINR PREL TU PGOV PTER MOPS IZ |
07BAGHDAD1392 | STAFF SHARE VIEWS ON IRAQI PRESIDENT'S HEALTH AND [...] (S) Summary: In a meeting on April 11, members of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's staff told PolOffs that Talabani's health continues to improve, but his staff continues to try to limit his activities, including his desire to travel. His staff shared Talabani's techniques for fostering coope [...] | 2007-04-23 13:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PINR IZ |
07BAGHDAD1401 | MALIKI BLOCKS MEETING WITH OCINC ADVISOR (S) [...] (S) Prime Minister Maliki has apparently barred employees of the Office of the Commander in Chief from meeting with coalition representatives according to a National Security Council official, Major General Naqshbadne. On April 24, polmiloff arrived for a scheduled meeting with the Director o [...] | 2007-04-24 18:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PINR PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PNAT IZ |
07BAGHDAD1417 | REMOVING IRAQ'S YELLOW CAKE [...] (U) This is an action request (see paragraph 7). 2. (S) SUMMARY: We believe that it is time for the US to remove the 550 tons of yellowcake uranium stored at the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center. We do not believe that the Iraqi government will be able to sell it to an appropriate buyer in [...] | 2007-04-26 07:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | KNNP MOPS PARM PGOV PINS PTER TRGY IZ |
07BAGHDAD1438 | FM READOUT OF TRIP TO IRAN, TURKEY [...] (S) Summary. In an April 27 meeting with the Ambassador and PolCouns, FM Zebari described his April 25-26 meetings in Tehran as producing "good, constructive results," and expressed confidence that Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki will attend the Sharm el-Sheikh conference. Zebari stated he h [...] | 2007-04-28 18:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ |
07BAGHDAD144 | SCIRI/BADR LEADERS CONCERNED OVER ESCALATING [...] (S) Summary: SCIRI/Badr leaders, including Abdulaziz al-Hakim, Humam Hamoudi, Hadi al-Amri, Mohsin al-Hakim (son of Abdulaziz al-Hakim),and Rida Jawad Taqi, expressed concern to the Ambassador in a January 12 meeting about escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Briefly describing the [...] | 2007-01-15 08:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS IR IZ |
07BAGHDAD145 | VP MEETS VP ABDEL MEHDI ON THE POLITICAL COMMITTEE [...] (S) Summary: PM Maliki and VP Abdel Mehdi met with the Ambassador January 12 to discuss the new Baghdad Security Plan, and the importance of GOI political support to ensuring the plan's success. Maliki asserted that ISF's heightened security operations would target anyone, Sunni or Shia, who [...] | 2007-01-15 08:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ PGOV PREL |
07BAGHDAD1451 | MUTHANNA-BASED IRAQI ARMY UNITS UNREADY FOR BSP [...] (S) Summary: The Iraqi Army,s Second Battalion, Second Brigade of the Tenth Division, based in Muthanna, is comprised of poorly motivated soldiers who appear ill-prepared for their imminent participation in the Baghdad Security Plan. During six days of training exercises with Australian force [...] | 2007-04-29 16:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PINS PINR PGOV PTER IZ |
07BAGHDAD1452 | ABDEL MEHDI DISCUSSES STRATEGIC DIALOGUE, [...] (S) Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi discussed the course of the U.S.-SCIRI strategic dialogue further with the Ambassador in an April 27 meeting. Abdel Mehdi said that, upon reading the papers provided by the U.S. side for the security, economic, and political committees (ref A),he was conc [...] | 2007-04-29 19:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS IR IZ |
07BAGHDAD146 | DEPUTY PROSECUTOR DESCRIBES TO AMBASSADOR SADDAM'S [...] (C) Summary: In a January 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prosecutor Monqith Al-Faroun described Saddam's execution, including the people present, the cell phone video and the verbal taunts from guards at the scene. He stated that he saw two Iraqi officials using their phones and that on [...] | 2007-01-15 08:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ |
07BAGHDAD1467 | SCENESETTER: IRAQ ON THE EVE OF SHARM AL SHAYKH [...] (S) Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki will arrive in Sharm Al Shaykh under no illusions about the views his neighbors hold of him personally and his government. He resisted holding such a conference outside Iraq, concerned that others would use it to try to impose solutions upon Iraqis or [...] | 2007-04-30 16:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL IZ |
07BAGHDAD150 | KURDISH REACTION TO RAID ON IRANIAN OFFICE [...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (U) Summary: Kurdish press and government officials reacted on January 12 to an early-morning security operation by Coalition Forces in Erbil the previous day in which five Iranians were taken for questioning. [...] | 2007-01-15 11:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PINS PREL KMDR IZ IR |
07BAGHDAD1513 | PM CHIEF OF STAFF TARIQ ABDULLAH VISIT TO [...] (S) Summary: Prime Minister Chief of Staff Dr. Tariq Abdullah discussed his upcoming trip to Washington May 6-10 with the DCM in a series of meetings on April 29 and May 2. Dr. Tariq outlined the concern among Prime Minister Maliki's inner circle that the U.S. views Iraq through a sectarian le [...] | 2007-05-07 08:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL IZ |
07BAGHDAD1528 | UNAMI - AN OPPORTUNITY TO REPLACE LEADERSHIP AND [...] (S) Summary. The August renewal of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) mandate and expiration of Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi's third term in office provide an opportunity to expand UNAMI's contribution to reconciliation, especially in t [...] | 2007-05-08 10:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL UN IZ |
07BAGHDAD1532 | SCIRI STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: FIRST POLITICAL [...] (S) At the first meeting of the political committee of the U.S.-SCIRI strategic dialogue (ref),both sides agreed to begin discussions by sharing their views on how each of Iraq's three major communities viewed the new Iraq. Most of the conversation focused on the Sunnis, with the SCIRI side [...] | 2007-05-09 04:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL IZ |
07BAGHDAD1539 | IRAQ-IRAN - THE SHATT AL ARAB BORDER DISPUTE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Iran's detention of 15 British naval personnel in March highlighted long-standing tensions along the Iraq-Iran maritime boundary and the importance of helping Iraq develop the diplomatic and military tools necessary to defend its frontiers against intrusion and infiltration. The d [...] | 2007-05-09 10:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL MOPS MARR PINS PNAT PINR IR IZ |
07BAGHDAD1544 | PRT TIKRIT: INCREASED ATTACKS IN SALAH AD DIN WITH [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. It has been cleared by the 3rd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division (3/82) Brigade Combat Team (BCT),which is the Coalition Forces (CF) task force with responsibility for the province of Salah ad Din (SaD). 2. (S) Since the early February sta [...] | 2007-05-10 08:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV MCAP PINR PTER IZ |
07BAGHDAD1583 | POLITICS AND VIOLENCE IN IRAQ'S NINE SOUTHERN [...] (U) This cable was drafted by PRT Muthanna IPAO and PRT Najaf IPAO and reviewed by PRT team leaders or REO director from all provinces covered. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S) This cable is a comparative overview of the drivers of political competition and violence across the nine Shi [...] | 2007-05-14 15:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS PINR KDEM IR IZ |
07BAGHDAD1593 | MALIKI RESHAPES THE NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM [...] (S) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's efforts to reshape the Iraqi national security architecture seem to be producing increasing centralization of power in the hands of an inner circle of Shia Islamists at the expense of the formal chain of command. Defense Minister Abd al-Qadir, a S [...] | 2007-05-15 18:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV MOPS MCAP PTER MARR PINS PNAT IZ |
07BAGHDAD1607 | CHALDEAN PATRIARCH AGREES TO EXTEND COMBAT OUTPOST [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a May 14 meeting with MNF-I and Embassy representatives, Chaldean Patriarch Emmanuel III Delly and Vice Patriarch Bishop Shlemoon Wardoni requested that Coalition Forces (CF) continue to maintain Combat Outpost (COP) Amanche at the Chaldean Church's Babel College of Philos [...] | 2007-05-17 02:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF IZ VT |
07BAGHDAD161 | IRAQI PRESIDENT MEETS WITH IRANIAN SECURITY [...] (S) Summary: Jalal Talabani, President of Iraq and head of the PUK party, told RRToffs on January 11 that he had concluded an agreement with a delegation of Iranian security advisors whereby his home province of Sulaimaniyah would import fuel from Iran and Iran would turn over to Sulaimaniuyah [...] | 2007-01-16 08:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL IZ IR |
07BAGHDAD1611 | VP ABDEL MEHDI AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS [...] (S) Summary: In a May 15 meeting, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told the Ambassador that he hoped to have a revised draft of a deBaathification reform law to the Presidency Council early next week. He confirmed that he and Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi had agreed on the principles for re [...] | 2007-05-17 14:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IR IZ PGOV PINS PREL |
07BAGHDAD1626 | DHI QAR SITREP: REPORT ON FIGHTING IN DHI QAR [...] (U) This is a PRT Dhi Qar cable. 2. (C/REL AUS, UK, USA) Summary: This is the second situation report on fighting in Dhi Qar Province between the Jaish Al-Mahdi (JAM) Militia, the Iraqi Police (IP) and Iraqi Army (IA)(hereinafter referred to collectively as the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF)) [...] | 2007-05-20 07:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS IZ |
07BAGHDAD1647 | COMCENTCOM ADMIRAL FALLON AND IRAQI VP AL-HASHIMI [...] (S) Summary. Visiting COMCENTCOM Admiral William J. Fallon, accompanied by Ambassador Crocker, met with Vice President and Sunni bloc leader Tariq al-Hashimi May 12 to press for progress on political benchmarks. Al-Hashimi stated his genuine desire for progress on key reconciliation issues in [...] | 2007-05-20 17:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS IZ |
07BAGHDAD1672 | ISCI STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: SECOND POLITICAL [...] (S) Summary: At the second meeting of the political committee of the U.S.-ISCI (formerly SCIRI) strategic dialogue, ISCI members briefly discussed their recent conference. A discussion of a CoR petition calling for a timetable for coalition withdrawal ensued, with PolCouns urging ISCI leade [...] | 2007-05-22 08:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL IZ |
07BAGHDAD169 | KURDISH REACTION TO RAID ON IRANINA OFFICE [...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (U) Summary: Kurdish press and government officials reacted on January 12 to an early-morning security operation by Coalition Forces in Erbil the previous day in which five Iranians were taken for questioning. [...] | 2007-01-16 12:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PINS PREL PTER KPAO KMDR US IZ IR |
07BAGHDAD1712 | STATUS OF WOMEN IN SADR CITY [...] (S) SUMMARY: Sadr City District Advisory Council Members Suaad Allami and Hayder S. Zedan told EPRToffs May 22 that educational and employment opportunities for women in Sadr City have diminished significantly since 2003, due to religious doctrine, security concerns and infrastructure problem [...] | 2007-05-23 15:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | KDEM KWMN PGOV PHUM PINR PINS IZ |
07BAGHDAD1756 | UK AMBASSADOR PROPOSES MEDIATION FOR IRAQ'S [...] (S) British Ambassador to Iraq Dominic Asquith described May 23 to the Ambassador and Commanding General (CG) a plan to prod Iraq's national party leaders to agree to a joint vision and set of principles. Iraqi leaders would then translate their agreement into a public declaration with a cred [...] | 2007-05-27 14:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
07BAGHDAD1757 | IRAQI MFA AGREEABLE TO TRILATERAL PKK MEETING, BUT [...] (S) Deputy polcouns delivered reftel Turkish desired deliverables to Iraqi MFA Under Secretary Labeed Abbawi May 27. Abbawi said the GOI is willing to meet in trilateral format with the GOT and USG on PKK issues. However, Abbawi rejected any military action by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) t [...] | 2007-05-27 14:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PTER TU IZ |
07BAGHDAD1759 | IRAQIYYA MP PACHACHI DISCUSSES WITHDRAWAL FROM GOI [...] (C) Summary and comment: Former Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) President and cross-sectarian secular Iraqiyya party member Adnan Pachachi met with Ambassador May 22 to discuss Iraqiyya's plans to form a cross-sectarian opposition bloc. Ambassador welcomed Pachachi back to Iraq after long and fr [...] | 2007-05-27 14:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ |
07BAGHDAD1787 | TUWAITHA SITE SECURITY [...] (S/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: On Sunday, May 27, 2007, Emboffs met with Dr. Srood R. Najib, the head of the International Organization for Multilateral Cooperation within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A substantial portion of the discussion involved the nuclear materials stored at the Tuwaitha si [...] | 2007-05-29 13:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ KNNP MOPS PARM PGOV PINS PTER TRGY |
07BAGHDAD1813 | VP ABDEL MEHDI AND AMBASSADOR REVIEW KEY [...] (S) Summary: Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told the Ambassador on May 29 that the revenue sharing component of the hydrocarbon law was very close to completion. The major outstanding issue, he said, was the mechanism of distribution of surplus revenue to regions and provinces. The Ambassa [...] | 2007-05-31 05:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IR IZ PGOV PINS PREL |
07BAGHDAD185 | U.S. RESPONSE TO THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY ATTACK [...] (S/ REL TO RUS) Summary: In response to the January 10 attack on the Russian Embassy in Baghdad and the associated Russian request for assistance, MNF-I had roving patrols and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) monitor the Embassy. End Summary. Russian Embassy Attacked ---------------------- [...] | 2007-01-17 15:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ASEC MOPS PREL PTER RS IZ |
07BAGHDAD1866 | BAGHDAD: SUNNIS IN AMERIYA ATTACK AQI -- WHY [...] (S) SUMMARY: An uprising in the Sunni-predominant Baghdad neighborhood of Ameriya continued June 4, after five days of fighting between Sunni residents and Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI). This unexpected uprising offers insight into the process of securing Baghdad, including the nature of Sunni-on-Sun [...] | 2007-06-05 17:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PINS PINR ASEC KDEM PTER IZ |
07BAGHDAD1888 | SULAIMANIYAH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CHIEF DISCUSSES INSURGENT ACTIVITY [...] (U) This is an Erbil Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) Cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: The head of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense Intelligence Service (MODIS),Sulaimaniyah branch, said he operates independently of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and its dominant political parties. MODIS collects [...] | 2007-06-07 11:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PBS PGOV PREF PTER PINR TU IR IZ |
07BAGHDAD190 | COR MEMBER QASEM DAOUD DISCUSSES TEHRAN, POTUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Unified Iraqi Alliance (UIA) independent Qasem Daoud discussed with the Political Counselor on January 12 his recent trip to Tehran and the Iranian reaction to the late December detention of Iranian diplomats in Iraq. Daoud was shocked by how much influence he felt the Iranians d [...] | 2007-01-17 18:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV IR IZ |
07BAGHDAD1933 | DCM URGES VP ABDEL MEHDI NOT TO EXCLUDE SUNNIS AND [...] (S) In a June 10 meeting, the DCM urged Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi not to exclude Sunni moderates from any efforts to re-energize the Iraqi government in the wake of Shi'a and Kurdish concerns over the "Cairo declaration" (reftel). Abdel Mehdi assured the DCM that there was no intention [...] | 2007-06-11 16:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ PGOV PINS PREL |
07BAGHDAD1942 | AYAD ALLAWI RUMORED TO RETURN, MANY IN IRAQIYYA [...] (S) Summary. Ayad Allawi, former Prime Minister and chief of the Iraqiyya bloc, is expected to return to Baghdad in the next week following several months traveling in European and Arab Capitals to drum up international support for a secular, cross-sectarian front as an alternative to the Mali [...] | 2007-06-12 13:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ PGOV PREL |
07BAGHDAD1960 | MEETINGS WITH GOI OFFICIALS REGARDING THE TUWAITHA [...] (S/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: During the period between May 30, and June 5, Emboffs met with a number of representatives from the Government of Iraq (GOI) regarding removal of the natural uranium (yellow cake) and four high-level radioactive sources stored at the Tuwaitha site. In each meeting, Embo [...] | 2007-06-14 09:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | KNNP MOPS PARM PGOV PINS PTER TRGY IZ |
07BAGHDAD1994 | DEPUTY SECRETARY CALLS ON VP ABDEL MEHDI FOR [...] (C) Summary. The Deputy Secretary pressed Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi June 12 that Iraqis needed to make this the "last minute" in the effort to achieve progress on key reconciliation legislation. Abdel Mehdi replied that principles of the hydrocar [...] | 2007-06-17 16:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ECON EPET IR IZ PGOV PINS PNRG PREL SY XF |
07BAGHDAD200 | LIFE IN DHI QAR [...] (U) This is a PRT Dhi Qar cable. 2. (U) Summary: Life for the average citizen of Dhi Qar is challenging, but is considered better than in most parts of Iraq. The provincial government has legitimacy in the minds of the average citizen, the rule of law, though nascent and troubled, does pro [...] | 2007-01-18 16:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS IZ |
07BAGHDAD2025 | PM SPEAKS TO AMBASSADOR AND COMMANDING GENERAL IN [...] (S) SUMMARY: During Prime Minister Maliki's June 14 meeting with Ambassador Crocker and General Petraeus, he said that the latest Golden Dome bombing showed Al Qaeda continues to attack holy sites to foment sectarian discord, making it critical to ensure that key shrines will be adequately pro [...] | 2007-06-19 17:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PTER MOPS PREL PGOV MARR IZ |
07BAGHDAD2028 | MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND [...] (C) On June 17, the Energy Attache and others met with the Minister of Science and Technology, Ra,id Fahmi Jahid, and several of his directors general regarding a number of issues, including those associated with the Tuwaitha site. The Minister reported that he had not completed the letter a [...] | 2007-06-20 05:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ECON ENRG IZ PREL |
07BAGHDAD203 | RUBAIE ON STATE OF EMERGENCY, PORTS OF ENTRY, AND [...] (S/REL MNFI) SUMMARY: During a January 16 meeting, National Security Advisor Rubaie said that he needed ideas for the political and economic parts of the Baghdad Security Plan, noting that the Japanese Ambassador had expressed an interest in helping with vocational training centers. He said [...] | 2007-01-18 17:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ MOPS PREL PGOV |
07BAGHDAD2041 | WHY SADR CITY MODERATES REMAIN INDISPENSIBLE [...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Heyder S. Zedan and Suaad A. Allami told poloff June 5 that the Sadr City District Advisory Council (DAC) and Office of the Martyr Sadr (OMS) rely upon moderate independents to register civil society organizations, write project proposals, draft legal contracts, and [...] | 2007-06-20 17:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PINS PINR ASEC KDEM IZ |
07BAGHDAD210 | JANUARY 14 MCNS: HAIFA STREET, BSP, MAYSAN PIC [...] (S/REL UK) SUMMARY: During the January 14 meeting of the Ministerial Committee on National Security (MCNS),participants discussed the ongoing operation in the area around Baghdad's Haifa Street, noting the need to have situational awareness of the humanitarian situation in the area. PM Mal [...] | 2007-01-19 17:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ MOPS PREL PGOV PTER |
07BAGHDAD211 | IRAQI PM ON BAGHDAD SECURITY, PROPOSED BORDER [...] (S) Summary: In a January 17 meeting with MNF-I Commanding General (CG) Casey and the Ambassador, Iraqi PM Maliki agreed to proposals for traffic controls in Baghdad to prevent suicide and vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) attacks. The CG told the PM he is satisfied so far w [...] | 2007-01-19 17:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER PBTS IZ IR SY |
07BAGHDAD212 | SCIRI LEADERS DEEPLY CONCERNED OVER AL-KUT [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador met with SCIRI leaders Abdulaziz al-Hakim, Vice President Adil Abdel Mehdi, and Mohsin al-Hakim on January 17 to discuss the January 16 operation in which two Badr members were detained in al-Kut on suspicions of involvement in facilitation of explosively formed p [...] | 2007-01-19 18:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS IR IZ |
07BAGHDAD2172 | AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 28 MEETING WITH IRAQI DEPUTY [...] (S) SUMMARY: On June 28, the Ambassador met with Sheikh Khalid al-Attiya, First Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives (CoR). Al-Attiya offered thoughts on the CoR and the status of key legislation. Al-Attiya stressed the importance of tailoring counterinsurgency methods to [...] | 2007-07-01 11:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ PGOV PINS PREL |
07BAGHDAD2182 | ISCI STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: JUNE 30 MEETING [...] (S) Summary: The fifth meeting of the political committee of the USG/Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) strategic dialogue met for two hours on June 30. Embassy Political Counselor headed the USG team, which included Deputy Political Counselor, Embassy Legal Adviser, and ORA representat [...] | 2007-07-02 08:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ |
07BAGHDAD2254 | TALABANI AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS KEEPING IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 3, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani met with the Ambassador and Meghan O'Sullivan, and they were later joined by DPM Barham Saleh. Talabani agreed to mediate between Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in an effort to bring the Presidency Counc [...] | 2007-07-08 06:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL IZ IR |
07BAGHDAD229 | TALABANI GIVES READOUT OF SYRIA VISIT, PASSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told the Ambassador in a meeting on January 21 that Syria had agreed to cooperate in improving the stability and security of Iraq, but they needed improved trade relations as well. The Syrians told Talabani they also wanted to improve relations with [...] | 2007-01-22 12:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL IZ IR SY |
07BAGHDAD236 | PM MALIKI ON AL-DARRAJI, BASRAH, ISF EQUIPPING, [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a January 19 meeting, PM Maliki agreed that senior JAM leader Abdul-Hadi al-Darraji could be held for two days while investigations into his alleged criminal activities are carried out, but asked that this agreement not be publicized. Maliki also said he would support actions [...] | 2007-01-22 16:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ MOPS PREL PTER PGOV |
07BAGHDAD239 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DE-BA'ATHIFICATION WITH [...] (S) Summary. In a January 20 meeting, the Ambassador urged de-Ba'athification Commission head Ahmed Chalabi to significantly revise the Commission's current de-Ba'athification bill to be more supportive of reconciliation efforts. Though the current draft now incorporates pensions for former [...] | 2007-01-22 17:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV KDEM IZ |
07BAGHDAD240 | RFG: INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY LAW [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. See para 3. 2. (S) National Security Advisor Rubaie provided us with a copy of the draft Intelligence and National Security Law (e-mailed to NEA-I),as approved by the National Intelligence Coordination Committee and relevant agencies. According to [...] | 2007-01-22 17:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ PGOV PTER MOPS |
07BAGHDAD2413 | JULY 19 MALIKI-PETRAEUS MEETING [...] (S) SUMMARY: MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus told PM Maliki on July 19 that there were signs of progress on the security front, including the recent death or capture of 12 Al Qaeda leaders in South Baghdad and the clearing of Baqubah. Maliki said he wanted to send a strong signal by traveli [...] | 2007-07-20 12:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | MOPS PTER PREL PGOV IZ |
07BAGHDAD2415 | DCM BUTENIS' JULY 19 MEETING WITH IRAQI FOREIGN [...] (S) Summary: In a July 19 meeting with DCM, FM Zebari asked for USG assistance in ensuring that the next trilateral meeting between the U.S., Iraq, and Iran be held at the Foreign Ministry rather than the Prime Minister's office (Zebari said he recently told PM Maliki that Maliki's presence at [...] | 2007-07-20 12:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ PGOV PREL |
07BAGHDAD2419 | IRAQ TRYING TO CHARM THE TURKS ON PKK [...] (C) This is an action request. See paragraph 11. 2. (C) Summary: The Iraqi government's designated anti-PKK coordinator, State Minister Shirwan Wa'ili, met on July 16 with PolCouns and the Turkish DCM. Wa'ili said he has an action plan for dealing with the PKK, expressed interest in ho [...] | 2007-07-20 16:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ |
07BAGHDAD2422 | BARZANI CONDEMNS TURKISH ATTACKS INSIDE KRG, [...] (S) Summary: A highly agitated Masood Barzani told the Ambassador on the evening of July 18 that Turkish strikes earlier that day were provocative and if continued would generate an armed Kurdish response. The Ambassador responded that both the Turkish and Kurdish regional governments need [...] | 2007-07-21 11:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL TU IZ |
07BAGHDAD2433 | TUWAITHA YELLOW CAKE AND AMMONIUM NITRATE [...] (C). SUMMARY: Embassy officials recently attended two meetings to discuss issues associated with the Tuwaitha site. The first meeting was held on July 18, with the Minister of Science and Technology and the second meeting was held on July 19, with Amb. Srood R. Najib. Meeting topics includ [...] | 2007-07-22 16:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ECON ENRG IZ PREL |
07BAGHDAD2434 | AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S JULY 21 MEETING WITH PM MALIKI [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassasdor pressed Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on the need to demonstrate meaningful political progress. Maliki agreed, but pointed at the Sunni Tawaffaq bloc as the key obstacle. Maliki said he thought a leadership meeting between himself, Jalal Talabani, Massoud Barzani [...] | 2007-07-22 16:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ PGOV |
07BAGHDAD2437 | JULY 15 MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (S) SUMMARY: At the July 15 meeting of the Ministerial Committee on National Security (MCNS),ministers: -- heard about the poor security situation in Basrah from both the Basrah Operational Commander and the Chief of Police -- discussed the need to move forward quickly with a plan to rem [...] | 2007-07-23 07:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ MOPS PGOV PREL PTER |
07BAGHDAD2447 | PART 1 OF 2: BAGHDAD'S SUNNIS REQUIRE LOCALLY [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ameriya Sunni leader Sayf Sa'ad al-Obaidi (Abu Abid) told poloffs July 15 that his neighborhood's fight against Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) continues apace. Abu Abid, who serves as military commander of the group in Baghdad's Ameriya neighborhood that rose against AQI in late May (Re [...] | 2007-07-24 14:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PINS PINR ASEC KDEM PTER IZ |
07BAGHDAD2448 | PART 2 OF 2: BAGHDAD'S SUNNIS REQUIRE LOCALLY [...] (S) SUMMARY: This cable is the second in a two-part series examining the broader significance for Baghdad of local uprisings against Sunni and Shia extremists currently taking place in the Ameriya and Ghazaliya neighborhoods. Extremists in both neighborhoods appear to have suffered from physi [...] | 2007-07-24 14:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PINS PINR ASEC KDEM PTER IZ |
07BAGHDAD2454 | JULY 23 TUWAITHA COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (C). SUMMARY. On July 23, Energy Attache attended a meeting of the Prime Minister's Tuwaitha issues committee. The committee emphatically expressed the desire to meet with high-level representatives of the International Atomic Energy Agency in order to understand all safeguards requirements [...] | 2007-07-25 07:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ECON ENRG IZ PREL |
07BAGHDAD2464 | THE NEW JOINT CAMPAIGN PLAN FOR IRAQ [...] (S/REL MCFI) Ambassador Crocker and MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus have agreed upon a new Joint Campaign Plan (JCP) for Operation Iraq Freedom. It says that the Coalition, in partnership with the Government of Iraq, will employ an integrated set of actions to help Iraq achieve sustainable [...] | 2007-07-25 16:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV MOPS PINS PINR ECON PREL ASEC KDEM PTER |
07BAGHDAD2491 | FM ZEBARI ON NEIGHBORS CONFERENCE, TAWAFUQ, UNAMI [...] (S) Summary: FM Zebari will travel to Cairo on July 27 to sound out his Arab counterparts on convening a second Neighbors' Conference sometime in September. Zebari suggested to Pol/C that Kuwait might be a good choice to host a Conference Secretariat. Zebari promised to check with participan [...] | 2007-07-27 08:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV IZ |
07BAGHDAD2498 | MUTHANNA VIOLENCE SUBSIDES, BUT CONFLICT REMAINS [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna cable. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S) Fighting in Samawah and Rumaitha between Jaysh Al-Mahdi (JAM) and local security forces has ended for the time being and the curfew has been lifted. Muthanna's Governor Hassani (Badr) claims he did not make a deal with [...] | 2007-07-29 05:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PINS IZ |
07BAGHDAD2511 | MUTHANNA SECURITY FORCES CLAIM MOI IMPAIRS FIGHT [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna cable. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S) At a conference on 23 July with LTC Ellwood, Australian Commanding Officer for Muthanna, senior leaders of Muthanna's security forces said that the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) in Baghdad was using de-Ba'athification l [...] | 2007-07-30 05:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PINS IZ |
07BAGHDAD2514 | PM MALIKI: WE WILL NOT LET TAWAFUQ STOP THE [...] (S) Summary/comment: In a July 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Maliki harshly condemned Tawafuq's July 25 statement threatening to withdraw from the government (reftel). He accused Tawafuq of seeking to bring down his government, defeat the U.S. in Iraq, and force an internat [...] | 2007-07-30 06:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ PGOV PINS PREL |
07BAGHDAD2530 | CHARGE'S JULY 29 MEETING WITH NSA RUBAIE [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a July 29 introductory call, National Security Advisor Rubaie told Charge Butenis that he expected MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus would have an easier time in September identifying progress on the security-related benchmarks than Ambassador Crocker would have with regard to [...] | 2007-07-30 17:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IR IZ JO MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SA SY TU |
07BAGHDAD2544 | TURKISH DCM IN BAGHDAD ON TURKEY/IRAQ/PKK [...] (S) Summary: On July 31, Turkish DCM Ahmet Yazal said Turkey is not opposed to embassy-level meetings on the PKK with Iraqi State Minister Shirwan Wa'ili, Iraq's envoy to the trilateral process for combating the PKK. However, the GOT does not consider such meetings a substitute for trilatera [...] | 2007-07-31 16:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PTER IZ TU |
07BAGHDAD2553 | GOI REACHES OUT TO NEIGHBORS ON BORDER SECURITY [...] (S/REL ACGU) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Abbawi, head of the Iraqi delegation to the upcoming Border Security Working Group, met with Pol-Mil Counselor July 30 to provide an update on GOI preparations, to preview their strategy, and to solicit assistance. Abbawi provided the text of a le [...] | 2007-08-01 09:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IR IZ JO KU PGOV PREL PTER SA |
07BAGHDAD2562 | TUWAITHA JULY 30 AND 31 MEETINGS [...] (S). SUMMARY. On July 30, Energy Attache and Econ Officer met with Ambassador Srood R. Najib, chairman of the Prime Minister's Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Complex (TNRC) committee regarding progress toward the sale of approximately 550 tons of natural uranium (yellow cake) located at the comp [...] | 2007-08-01 15:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | AORC ECON ENRG IAEA IZ PREL |
07BAGHDAD2582 | BORDER SECURITY: U.S. OBSERVER STATUS, GOI [...] (S/REL ACGU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Pol-Mil Counselor August 2, Deputy Foreign Minister Abbawi related that Syria was resisting granting observer status to the U.S. at the upcoming Border Security Working Group in Damascus August 8-9. He agreed to continue advocating the matter with his S [...] | 2007-08-03 14:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IR IZ JO PGOV PREL PTER SA SY |
07BAGHDAD2608 | AMBASSADOR CROCKER AND HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER'S [...] (S) SUMMARY: During an August 2 meeting with Ambassador Crocker, USAID Mission Director Bambi Arellano, and Rule of Law (RoL) Coordinator Jim Santelle, Human Rights Minister Wijdan Salim discussed the following subjects: -- problems within the Iraqi detention system (including alleged disappea [...] | 2007-08-06 11:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ KJUS MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL |
07BAGHDAD266 | TALABANI REPORTS ON SADR REPRESENTATIVE'S VISIT, [...] (S) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told the Ambassador in a meeting on January 24 that he had met with a Sadrist the day before who told him they were ready to accept indirect communication with the U.S. as well as U.S. troops in Sadr City. Talabani agreed to work on his own version o [...] | 2007-01-25 19:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL IZ SY |
07BAGHDAD2665 | AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S AUGUST 7 MEETING WITH HUMAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: During an August 7 meeting with Ambassador Crocker, Human Rights Minister Wijdan Salim sought his advice on how to respond to Iraqiyya bloc leader Ayad Allawi's order for Iraqiyya ministers to resign from the Maliki government. Minister Wijdan said that she does not want to resign [...] | 2007-08-10 13:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PHUM PREL PGOV IZ |
07BAGHDAD267 | PM MALIKI DISCUSSES THE COR, IRAN AND SYRIA, AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on January 23, Prime Minister Maliki said he would deliver a speech to the Council of Representatives (CoR) on January 25 encouraging the members to reduce or delay their recess. (Note: The CoR voted on January 23 to extend their sessions until Feb [...] | 2007-01-25 20:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL IZ IR SA |
07BAGHDAD2683 | AUGUST 8-9 BORDER SECURITY WORKING GROUP MEETING: [...] (S) SUMMARY: GOI and neighboring country delegations plus P5, UN, EU, and Arab League observers met in Damascus August 8-9 to develop steps to be taken by participants to stem the flow of foreign terrorists and arms fueling the violence in Iraq. While all neighboring countries were unanimous [...] | 2007-08-13 03:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PTER IZ SY |
07BAGHDAD269 | IRAQ: NSA RUBAIE LAYS OUT NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (S/REL GBR, AUS) Summary: DCM assisted Iraqi National Security Advisor Muwafak Al-Rubaie in laying out the organizational structure necessary to implement the Joint Transition Strategy. Rubaie reported that PM Maliki had not allowed two Sadrist ministers, Minister of Health and Minister of T [...] | 2007-01-26 03:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS PINS PNAT IZ |
07BAGHDAD2703 | PRT-WASIT: GOI'S PROVINCIAL TRIBAL LIAISON MAKES [...] (S/NF) Summary. On 10 August FOB Delta Commander and embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team (ePRT) Iraq Provincial Action Officer (IPAO) met with LTC Falih Hassan Nasir (protect),head of office for the Wasit Directorate of Tribal Affairs. LTC Falih gave his reasons for the security problem [...] | 2007-08-15 04:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PINS IZ |
07BAGHDAD2723 | NINEWA: BOMBINGS ROCK YEZIDI COMMUNITY; ONLY [...] (C) Summary. According to the best local estimates, four near-simultaneous VBIEDs August 14 killed at least 200, wounded at least 300 and destroyed dozens of structures in the Yezidi villages of Qahtaniya and Al Jazeera in the northern Iraqi province of Ninewa. 4/1 Brigade Combat Team Comman [...] | 2007-08-15 16:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PINR PTER ASEC PHUM IZ |
07BAGHDAD2730 | NINEWA: TERRORISTS, CRIMINALS AND NON-SUNNI [...] (C) Summary: Although Mosul University in the northern Iraqi province of Ninewa has operated nearly continuously since 2003, the triple threats of terrorist infiltration, criminal activity and a gutting of the non-Sunni student population and professoriate threaten the institution. During an [...] | 2007-08-16 12:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV SCUL KPAO PINR PHUM EAID IZ |
07BAGHDAD2744 | NINEWA: IRAQI DPM VISITS BOMB SITE, BRINGS USD 1 [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih, accompanied by the Minister of Defense and Deputy Minister of Interior, August 16 visited the site of the August 14 VBIED attacks on the villages of Qahtaniya and Al Jazeera in the Ninewa province of northern Iraq. With best estimates by the provincial [...] | 2007-08-16 17:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV EAID PREL PINR PTER KDEM ASEC IZ |
07BAGHDAD2751 | GOI DIPLOMACY WITH JORDAN, SYRIA YIELDING PROGRESS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: PolMil Counselor met with DFM Labeed Abbawi August 16 to clarify details of the follow up to the Border Security Working Group held in Damascus August 8-9. PolMil Counselor also conveyed to Abbawi U.S. interest in holding trilateral talks with Syria and Iraq (reftel). Abbawi ag [...] | 2007-08-19 01:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IR IZ JO PGOV PREL PTER SY |
07BAGHDAD2788 | TUWAITHA YELLOW CAKE UPDATE [...] (S). Energy Attache and Econ Officer have had a series of discussions with Ambassador Najib and members of the Prime Minister's TNRC committee on a full range of subjects. Regarding the GoI request letter, Amb. Najib had at first stated that he had spoken with the Prime Minister regarding th [...] | 2007-08-20 14:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ECON ENRG IAEA IZ PREL AORC |
07BAGHDAD2794 | ISCI-SADRIST RIVALRY: A COMPLEX MIX OF [...] (S) The often bitter rivalry between the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) and the Sadrists - and their affiliated militias, Badr and JAM - highlights the different histories and structures of each organization. ISCI is more centrally organized; the Sadrist movement is more fragmented. [...] | 2007-08-21 08:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PINS IZ |
07BAGHDAD2819 | GOI RECEIVES U.S./UK COMMENTS TO CWC INITIAL [...] (C) PolMilOff and other EmbOffs met with Minister of Science and Technology Raid Fahmi Jahid, Director General Mohammed Jawad Al Sharaa (Head of the National Monitoring Directorate),Dr. Muhaned Kareem Al-Hilli (Chief, Chemical Department, NMD),and other MOST officials August 20 to discuss pr [...] | 2007-08-23 06:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | CW IZ PARM PGOV PREL OPCW |