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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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04BERLIN1459 | PREVENTING TRAVEL TO POSSIBLE KONGRA-GEL [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-23 13:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PTER PREL PINS GM |
05BERLIN1318 | GERMAN VIEWS ON UN REFORM [...] (C) Poloff met recently with several German government officials to discuss Germany's current thinking on UN reform. The Germans continue to insist that they are interested in wide-ranging reform, and point to their active engagement in formulating the EU response to all of SYG Annan's propos [...] | 2005-04-20 15:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR GM UNSC |
05BERLIN2235 | FM FISCHER ON IRAN [...] (S) During a meeting on June 29 with visiting New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, Foreign Minister Fischer said he was extremely concerned about Iran after the election of President Ahmadinejad. He said no one expected Ahmadinejad's victory, least of all Iranian negotiators on the nuclear [...] | 2005-07-01 13:37:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | IAEA KNNP MNUC PREL EU IR GM |
05BERLIN48 | GERMAN REQUEST FOR MILAIR TRANSPORT OF GERMAN [...] (SBU) Paragraph 3 below provides an informal translation of a diplomatic note from the German Foreign Ministry requesting USG agreement for transport of German Border Police (BGS) and Diplomats via US military aircraft (MilAir) between Ramstein Airbase and Baghdad. The BGS agents will be provi [...] | 2005-01-07 11:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC IZ GM |
05BERLIN65 | BUILDING ON NATO FOREIGN MINISTERIAL: GERMANY [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, on January 6 MFA Deputy NATO director Herbert Beck assured Embassy that Germany will continue to push other NATO allies increase their contributions to ISAF. When asked if he thought Germany would be able to persuade the Spaniards to provide a PRT in Qala-e [...] | 2005-01-07 16:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL AF GM NATO |
06BERLIN1025 | DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY KRAMER'S MEETING IN [...] (C) (Summary) During his visit to Berlin on April 11, Deputy Assistant Secretary David Kramer met with Rolf Nikel, Deputy Director General for Foreign Affairs, Security Policy, and Global Issues at the Chancellery, and Rolf Welberts, Office Director for Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and [...] | 2006-04-13 15:03:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CVIS EUN GM BO |
06BERLIN1069 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON FEDERAL COMMISSIONER FOR [...] (U) Summary. German Federal Integration Commissioner Maria Boehmer provided Amb. Timken April 6 with an outline of plans to develop a "National Integration Action Plan" which will focus on promoting language skills, education and employment, women's and human rights, legal adjustments, and so [...] | 2006-04-20 14:21:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SCUL KISL GM |
06BERLIN1070 | TURKISH MUSLIM ASSOCIATION LEADER ON INTEGRATION [...] (U) Summary. The leader of Ditib, Germany's largest Turkish/Muslim organization, which is tied closely to the Turkish state, sees opponents of Turkish EU accession as at least partly behind the caricature controversy and other developments that have complicated the integration of Turkish immi [...] | 2006-04-20 14:21:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV SCUL GM TU |
06BERLIN1094 | GERMAN TIP CONVICTION AND SENTENCING STATISTICS [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) German prosecutors seek maximum sentences for traffickers by whatever means they can, according to a recent Max Planck Criminological Institute study. For TIP crimes, this mea [...] | 2006-04-21 15:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM |
06BERLIN1109 | GERMANY/PKK: ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION WITH TURKISH [...] (SBU) Further to reftel, Global Affairs Acting Counselor discussed the recent possibly PKK-linked demonstrations and the recent German arrest of an alleged PKK leader with Turkish Embassy Counselor Kemal Tuzun April 25. Turkish Embassy on Demonstrations --------------------------------- [...] | 2006-04-25 11:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EFIN PINR PREL KCRM GM TU |
06BERLIN1132 | GERMANY'S GAS IMPORTS FROM RUSSIA: BACKGROUND TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Energy issues will feature in Chancellor Merkel's agenda for April 26-27 talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Siberia. Recent EU-Gazprom exchanges and German media have played up the emotional side of Russian gas deliveries to the EU. Economics Minister Glos and an al [...] | 2006-04-27 05:00:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV PREL PGOV GM RU EUN |
06BERLIN1160 | SCENESETTER: AG GONZALES MEETING WITH INTERIOR [...] (C) Summary. Interior Minister Schaeuble, a loyal ally in the war on terror, looks forward to discussing ongoing as well as additional cooperation with the U.S. Our work to date, as with his predecessor, in fighting terrorists and international criminal groups, while excellent, is sometimes [...] | 2006-04-28 14:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | KJUS PTER PREL PGOV GM |
06BERLIN1165 | INDIAN PRIME MINISTER SINGH'S VISIT TO GERMANY [...] (C) (Summary) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Germany from April 23-25 raised India's profile as an international partner for Germany and gave Singh a chance to address German concerns about the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Initiative. In her public comments about the initiative, [...] | 2006-04-28 15:04:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GM IN |
06BERLIN1171 | GERMANY: DEMARCHE ON EU LISTING OF TAMIL TIGERS [...] (C) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche to Anke Reiffenstuhl, desk officer in the German MFA Counterterrorism Office, on April 28. Reiffenstuhl said after the recent developments in Sri Lanka, especially the assassination attempt, Germany is in the process of hardening its policy [...] | 2006-04-28 16:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PGOV PREL PTER KTFN GM |
06BERLIN1190 | NEW GERMAN LEFT PARTY: ONE STEP FORWARD, ONE STEP [...] (C) Summary. The merger of Germany's two largest leftist parties, the Left Party.PDS and the WASG (Electoral Alternative for Social Justice),is proceeding but with considerable difficulty. The Berlin branch of the WASG appears determined to run against the PDS in fall state elections, despi [...] | 2006-05-03 14:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GM |
06BERLIN1227 | IRAN: GERMAN PARLIAMENT FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 4 press conference, Ruprecht Polenz (CDU),Chairman of the German Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee and frequent commentator in the German media, provided a readout of his May 2-3 visit to Tehran. Polenz said that the nuclear subject had come to dominate the publi [...] | 2006-05-05 15:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM MNUC PHUM EU GM IR |
06BERLIN1342 | Merkel Previews German EU Presidency Agenda [...] SUMMARY: Chancellor Merkel highlighted energy coordination, deregulation, and research investment as key priorities for Germany's EU Presidency next year in two Berlin speeches on May 9 and May 11. However, she described the politically sensitive issue of the EU Constitution as requiring "f [...] | 2006-05-16 14:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ENRG EFIN PGOV ECON PREL EUN GM |
06BERLIN1354 | LOOKING TO U.S. EXAMPLES -- GERMANY'S MINISTER FOR [...] (SBU) Summary -- German Minister of Education and Research Schavan told the Ambassador she wants to make her first official trip to the U.S. at the end August and also discussed her thoughts on improving Germany's education system, including to integrate immigrant populations and trying to e [...] | 2006-05-17 15:39:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON OEXC PREL TBIO GM |
06BERLIN1376 | GERMANY NOTIFIED: SECOND ROUND OF GUANTANAMO [...] (C) EMIN delivered ref demarche and information concerning MURAT KARNAZ (aka KURNAZ) to Lothar Freischlader, Diplomatic Advisor to the Federal Interior Minister, May 19. Freischlader had no immediate reaction, but noted he was familiar with detailed discussions that had taken place in Washingt [...] | 2006-05-19 13:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC PTER PINR PREL GM IZ |
06BERLIN1389 | GERMAN MINISTRIES ON SCHENGEN SUSPENSION FOR WORLD [...] (C) While Germany has announced it would suspend Schengen provisions and re-establish border controls if necessary during the World Cup June 9 - July 9, the reality seems to be the move is little beyond a legal step needed in case Germany decides it needs some additional specific measures again [...] | 2006-05-22 17:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KHLS PINR ASEC GM EU |
06BERLIN1414 | MANAS AIRFIELD: SEEKING SUPPORT FROM ISAF/OEF [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel message May 22 to Eckart Blaurock, MFA NATO Desk Action Officer in charge of ISAF affairs. Blaurock was very supportive of the request and undertook to pursue the matter with the relevant MFA regional bureau. 2. (C) Also on May 22, DAO passed reftel message to H [...] | 2006-05-24 15:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL KG GM |
06BERLIN1443 | TURKISH EMBASSY PRESSES FOR HELP CAPTURING PKK [...] (S) Turkish Embassy PolCouns Kemal Tuzun requested a meeting May 26 with Acting Global Affairs Counselor to discuss new ideas from Ankara to fight the PKK. During the meeting he provided a non-paper (in English, text contained in para 4 below) about and photos of Canan Kurtyilmaz, a.k.a. Asya [...] | 2006-05-26 19:14:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV PINR KCRM KTFN GM TU |
06BERLIN146 | TEST MESSAG OF SIPDIS CAPTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-20 11:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ACOA |
06BERLIN1494 | GERMAN VIEWS ON THE "ROAD TO RIGA" [...] (C) Summary: In meetings May 18-19 with USNATO Ambassador Victoria Nuland, German officials were cautious across the board. Nuland focused on the strategic rationale behind our Riga summit initiatives but made only modest headway in broadening German thinking. Nuland found Chancellery and MO [...] | 2006-06-02 13:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR MOPS PREL GM |
06BERLIN1495 | GERMAN-IRAN TRADE: CHILL IN THE AIR [...] (C) Summary: Increased international pressure on Iran to halt its uranium enrichment activities may already be affecting Germany's trade with Iran, despite record numbers for 2005. Germany enjoys a substantial trade surplus with Iran, but officials and business people report German businesses [...] | 2006-06-02 14:12:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ETRD ETTC GM MNUC PREL IR |
06BERLIN1501 | PSI: GERMAN ATTENDANCE AT HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-02 15:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL PL GM |
06BERLIN1502 | FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-02 15:33:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP IAEA AORC PREL UNSC IR EU GM |
06BERLIN1504 | GERMAN PARLIAMENT TO CONSIDER LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) A German Government opinion welcomed the objectives of a Bundesrat bill to criminalize clients who knowingly or recklessly patronize victims of trafficking in persons (TIP). As a Justice Ministry official pointed out, the Merkel Government's November 2005 Coalition Agreement supports im [...] | 2006-06-02 16:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM |
06BERLIN1570 | SCENESETTER: DHS SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. Your visit to Germany gives Interior Minister Schaeuble, a loyal ally in the war on terror, his long-awaited chance to discuss with you personally ongoing and additional bilateral cooperation. Your visit also lets you thank former Minister Schily, who enjoys good relations with [...] | 2006-06-09 13:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PTER KJUS PREL PGOV KHLS GM |
06BERLIN1595 | FMCT: GERMAN COMMENTS ON U.S. PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-12 14:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM KNNP PREL CDG GM |
06BERLIN1614 | GERMANY'S GRAND COALITION: THE RETURN OF POLITICS [...] (U) Summary. After a winter and early spring in which the internal troubles of the SPD provided almost the only domestic headlines, politics returned to Germany in May as the government turned its attention to a series of domestic issues: passage of an anti-discrimination law and tax hikes (b [...] | 2006-06-13 14:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GM |
06BERLIN1651 | GERMANY'S 2007 EU PRESIDENCY: THE ENERGY AGENDA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Germany expects to coordinate an ambitious energy initiative for the country's 2007 EU Presidency in the first half of 2007. Germany's EU Presidency will include a kind of "Lisbon Agenda" action plan for EU energy efficiency, use of renewables, and internal market coordination. [...] | 2006-06-16 04:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETRD PGOV SENV EINV PREL EUN GM |
06BERLIN1654 | GERMAN INTERIOR MINISTRY TO OPEN DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C) Summary. After weeks of media attention on immigration and integration policy, German Interior Minister Schaeuble has decided to organize a conference and meet directly with representatives of a number of Islamic organizations. The decision represents a significant policy shift for the G [...] | 2006-06-16 09:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KISL GM |
06BERLIN1672 | STRUCTURAL LIMITS TO INTEGRATING TURKISH [...] SUMMARY. Nearly 50 years since the first wave of Trkish immigrants arrived in Germany, economic inegration remains one of the Turkish immigrant comunity's greatest challenges. Prospects for greter economic integration are dimmed by high unemloyment rates, low education levels, and lack of G [...] | 2006-06-16 14:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON ELAB SOCI TU GM |
06BERLIN1687 | TIP: RECENT GERMAN GOVERNMENT STEPS; FIGHTING TIP [...] (SBU) On June 14, Germany deposited instruments of ratification for the UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons (Palermo Protocol). Germany will become a party to both July 14. Federal Interior Ministry offi [...] | 2006-06-19 16:03:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM |
06BERLIN1753 | BERLIN MEETING OF FORCED LABOR AGREEMENT BOARD OF [...] (U) The Board of Trustees (Kuratorium) of the "Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility, and Future," responsible for oversight of compensation programs for Nazi-era forced laborers and for promoting tolerance and anti-Semitism in the future, met in Berlin June 21-22. There were two key issues [...] | 2006-06-26 14:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI SCUL PHUM PGOV GM |
06BERLIN1781 | SPD CALLS FOR MORE NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT [...] (U) Summary: On June 26 the Social Democratic party (SPD) held a conference under the rubric: "Peace through Disarmament: International Law and Nuclear Nonproliferation." FM Steinmeier (SPD) and IAEA DG ElBaradei were the keynote speakers. During the conference, Steinmeier and other SPD l [...] | 2006-06-27 15:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM KNNP IAEA NATO PGOV GM |
06BERLIN1803 | Germany and the Airbus Management Squabble [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pressures on Airbus to re-design its A350 and to resolve production problems with the jumbo A380 have focused German official and press attention on shortcomings in the current Franco-German management of Airbus. Inquiries into insider trading of Airbus shares have increased pre [...] | 2006-06-28 14:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD PGOV EINV PREL EUN GM |
06BERLIN1806 | GERMAN OFFICIAL REACTIONS TO REACH DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary: Discussions with working-level officials at Germany's Chancellery, Ministry of Economics and Ministry of Environment revealed continued support for the EU Council's December 13, 2005 version of REACH, in contrast to meetings U.S. officials had with State Minister Hildegard Mueller [...] | 2006-06-28 15:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON BEXP GM |
06BERLIN1809 | GERMAN OFFICIALS NOTE IMPROVEMENT IN PROVIDING [...] (U) Summary: German officials reject the notion that Germany has made little progress in protecting TIP victims since 1996. Representatives of the German Federal Family Ministry and the Hamburg State Office of Criminal Investigation (LKA) point to vastly expanded counseling and assistance. [...] | 2006-06-28 16:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM |
06BERLIN1833 | GERMAN NEXT STEPS O SUPPORT FOR IRAQ [...] (C) German officials said German steps to mark the inauguration of the Maliki Government included inviting Foreign Minister Zebari to Berlin and considering expansion of training programs outside Iraq. Global Affairs and Political Officers discussed German plans June 29 with incoming MFA Iraq [...] | 2006-06-30 14:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | REL PGOV EAID IZ |
06BERLIN1835 | TIP: WORLD CUP UPDATE [...] (U) Three weeks into the World Cup, German officials and NGOs report no increase thus far in incidents of trafficking in persons (TIP). Officials credit a combination of factors, including increased surveillance and raids on brothels, effective border controls, joint operations with police in [...] | 2006-06-30 15:25:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM |
06BERLIN1884 | RUSSIA G-8 PRESIDENCY HOSTS MEETING ON ENGAGING [...] (C) Summary. German, UK, U.S., and Canadian representatives used a counterterrorism meeting co-organized in Berlin by the Russian MFA and the East West Institute (EWI) to encourage a more structured Russian effort in official G-8 Roma-Lyon channels. The plan that emerged from the June 30 m [...] | 2006-07-06 12:04:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV EIND ELTN ETTC GM |
06BERLIN1893 | HEALTH "REFORM" SPARKS COALITION CLASH [...] (U) After weeks of internal haggling, in the early morning hours of July 3 Chancellor Merkel announced a compromise agreement on health care reform, designated a top priority in last fall's Coalition Agreement. The reform had been intended to cut medical costs. However, the announced agreeme [...] | 2006-07-06 14:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV GM |
06BERLIN1937 | GERMAN VIEWS ON S/P INITIATIVE, "PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] (C) Summary: S/P Director Dr. Stephen Krasner consulted with German officials June 29 on the "Partnership for Better Governance" initiative (PBG). The PBG would be a multilateral partnership to support the emergence of democratic institutions in the developing world by contracting to provid [...] | 2006-07-11 08:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PREL KCOR KDEM KCRS KMCA KMPI GM |
06BERLIN1950 | Snapshot of German Economy - Growth Remains Modest [...] (SBU) Summary: Germany remains on track for a mild economic revival this year, with 0.4% GDP growth in the first quarter of 2006 and expectations of 1.8% for the year as a whole. Recent unemployment figures were better than expected after the disappointing start earlier in the year. Busines [...] | 2006-07-11 15:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB PREL GM |
06BERLIN1993 | POLITICAL GOALS OF THE GERMAN EU PRESIDENCY [...] (C) (Summary) According to our contacts, the Germans have identified four main political goals to pursue during their EU presidency next year. They hope to create a new EU neighborhood policy that encourages countries of the former Soviet Union such as Ukraine and Georgia to pursue reforms d [...] | 2006-07-14 15:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU GM |
06BERLIN2058 | GERMANY: HSPD-6 TERRORIST DATA SHARING UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Mission Germany has pushed HSPD-6 information sharing with German officials for several months, thus far without success, but recent developments and future high-level contact may provide a way forward. The U.S. sharing of the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) for the Soccer [...] | 2006-07-21 14:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER CVIS PINR PGOV PREL GM |
06BERLIN2060 | TERRORISM FINANCE: IIRO: ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-21 15:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | EFIN PTER PREL ETTC KTFN GM |
06BERLIN2075 | TERRORISM FINANCE: MORE GERMAN INFORMATION ON [...] (C) On July 12, Germany prenotified the proposed addition of Ismail Abu Shaweesh to the UNSCR 1267 Committee's Consolidated List of Individuals and Entities Associated with Al Qaida, the Taliban, and Usama Bin Laden. Ismail Abu Shaweesh is in German custody and on trial for several alleged cr [...] | 2006-07-24 17:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ETTC KTFN EFIN PGOV UN GM |
06BERLIN2175 | GERMAN COMMENTS ON FMCT COORDINATION PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-31 15:25:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM KNNP MNUC PARM PREL CDG |
06BERLIN2266 | IOM AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ASSESS [...] (U) The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and German anti-trafficking NGOs say there was no significant increase in trafficking in persons (TIP) or forced prostitution during the 2006 Soccer World Cup in Germany. The IOM and NGOs credit public awareness campaigns and effective pol [...] | 2006-08-08 15:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM |
06BERLIN2269 | GERMANY DEBATES HEDGE FUND REFORM; BACKS [...] SUMMARY. Hedge funds are politically contentious in Germany. The two major political parties in Chancellor Angela Merkel's "Grand Coalition" have staked out opposing positions on whether Germany should reform its hedge fund regulations. The three major German financial agencies -- the Bund [...] | 2006-08-09 09:09:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV PGOV GM |
06BERLIN2303 | SCENESETTER: FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER'S BERLIN VISIT [...] (C) Summary. German officials welcome your visit to Berlin to show the strength of U.S.-German law enforcement and counterterrorism cooperation; we want you to use the visit to strengthen it further. You can underscore to nearly all key law enforcement decision-makers the need for uncomplica [...] | 2006-08-11 11:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PTER KJUS ASEC PGOV ETTC CVIS PREL KHLS GM |
06BERLIN2344 | INDUSTRY IMPLICATIONS OF THE REITS DEBATE IN [...] SUMMARY: Germany's Finance Ministry is nearing the completion of a draft law to legalize Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). The decision to legalize REITs, however, must first receive the approval of Chancellor Angela Merkel's "Coalition" Cabinet, which is deeply divided on the issue. Wh [...] | 2006-08-15 10:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV GM |
06BERLIN2397 | DEMARCHE ON WTO DISPUTE ON CHINA IPR: GERMANY [...] Embassy delivered reftel talking points to Knut Bruenjes, Deputy Director General for Trade Policy, at the Ministry of Economics and Technology, August 11, 2006. Bruenjes said German officials are aware of the seriousness of the IPR violations involving trademarks and copyrights occurring in [...] | 2006-08-18 14:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD AORC WTRO GM |
06BERLIN2534 | GERMAN FAMILY MINISTRY OFFICIALS RESPOND TO U.S. [...] (C) Summary: German Federal Family Ministry officials reiterated the German government's commitment to fight trafficking in persons (TIP) in an August 28 meeting with emboffs. Family Ministry representatives noted the steps German ministries and NGOs had taken to fight TIP in the context of [...] | 2006-08-30 09:53:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM |
06BERLIN2546 | SPD IN DRIVER'S SEAT FOR BERLIN ELECTION [...] (U) Summary. With three weeks to go, opinion polls and political commentators and contacts all say Berlin's September 17 election of a new parliament is the SPD's to lose. The Social Democrats lead the Christian Democrats by over ten percent in all polls and the ratings gap between the two parties' [...] | 2006-08-30 15:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GM |
06BERLIN2548 | FIRST LOOK AT GERMANY'S EU PRESIDENCY, G-8 [...] (SBU) Summary. Although the German government is not expected to finalize its G-8 and EU presidency agendas until after cabinet meetings on each scheduled for October 1 and October 11 respectively, Environment Ministry contacts conveyed August 23 what they see as focal points for German envir [...] | 2006-08-30 15:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG EAIR GM |
06BERLIN2577 | SCENESETTER: AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON'S VISIT TO BERLIN [...] (C) Summary. The July 31 train bombing plot, the UK airplane bombing plot, and the Hizballah-Israel war have brought about public debate in Germany that gives us new opportunities for increased counterterrorism cooperation which you should explore in your discussions here. After 9/11, German [...] | 2006-08-31 16:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PTER PGOV GM |
06BERLIN2593 | GERMAN THOUGHTS ON SANCTIONS, EU3 UNITY [...] (U) Summary: Charge raised Iran with Foreign Office State Secretary (U/S-equivalent) August 30 and Embassy delivered SIPDIS reftel demarche August 31. Germany is ready for discussion of Iran to return to the Security Council and supports discussion of punitive measures. The critical task, [...] | 2006-09-01 16:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | EU IR KNNP PARM PGOV PREL UN |
06BERLIN2623 | GERMAN RESPONSE: UPCOMING IRAQ COMPACT MEETINGS [...] (C) Noting his previous discussions with Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Kimmitt and Counselor Zelikow, MFA's State Secretary Georg Boomgaarden told DCM that Germany planned to SIPDIS send a high-level representative from the MFA for the September 10 Iraq Compact meeting in Abu Dhabi. Boom [...] | 2006-09-07 08:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ EAID EFIN PREL |
06BERLIN2654 | DHS COUNSELOR ROSENZWEIG PUSHES FOR CT PROGRESS IN [...] (C) Summary. Regarding Interior Minister Schaeuble's planned September 24-26 trip to Washington, German Interior Ministry Director General Guenter Krause told visiting Department of Homeland Security Counselor to the Assistant Secretary for Policy Paul Rosenzweig September 4-5 that SIPDIS [...] | 2006-09-12 06:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KHLS EAIR PGOV PREL GM |
06BERLIN2676 | S/CT AMB. CRUMPTON'S MEETING WITH EU CT [...] (C) Summary. Coordinator for Counterterrorism Henry Crumpton, meeting EU Counterterrorism Coordinator Gijs de Vries September 6 in Berlin, stated the need for the U.S. and EU to incorporate all the tools at their disposal -- social, commercial, economic, and diplomatic tools -- in the fight a [...] | 2006-09-13 07:15:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KHLS EAID GM EU |
06BERLIN2733 | GERMAN VIEWS ON UPCOMING MTCR PLENARY AND INDIA [...] (U) Please see the action request in paragraph five. 2. (C) Global Affairs officer discussed the October 2-6 Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Plenary scheduled for Copenhagen in a meeting September 14 with German MFA MTCR Desk Officer Ina Schuett. Schuett inquired whether the U.S. [...] | 2006-09-15 13:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM ETTC GM SA |
06BERLIN2740 | GERMANY -- RELEASE OF SUSPECT IN ATTEMPTED TRAIN [...] (SBU) The German Federal Prosecutor's Office announced September 14 the release from investigatory detention of Fadi Al Saleh, one of three individuals arrested in connection with the July 31 attempted bomb attacks on the German railway system (Reftel). Al Saleh, a Syrian national, is suspect [...] | 2006-09-15 15:59:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER ASEC KCRM GM |
06BERLIN2743 | ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY: GERMANY READY TO TALK [...] Summary. Officials in the international division of the Environment Ministry emphasize the Chancellery's desire to link environmental and economic issues will shape Germany's bilateral dialogue with the U.S. on climate change as well as Germany's contributions to the upcoming High Level Dialo [...] | 2006-09-15 17:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG EAIR GM |
06BERLIN2748 | SPD WINS BERLIN ELECTION; OUTCOME REFLECTS LOCAL [...] (U) As widely expected, Berlin's SPD won the Sept. 17 state election, taking 30.9 percent of the vote, up slightly since the 2001 election. The SPD will have the option of forming a government with either the Left Party.PDS or the Greens, both of which took just over 13 percent of the vote. E [...] | 2006-09-18 12:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV GM |
06BERLIN2754 | GERMANY'S FAMILY MINISTER ON THE FIGHT AGAINST TIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. German Family Minister Ursula von der Leyen, meeting with the Ambassador, stressed Germany's commitment to fighting trafficking in persons. She noted the study, underway in the Ministry at her direction, to establish a factual analysis of the effects of the 2002 law concernin [...] | 2006-09-18 15:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL GM |
06BERLIN2766 | GERMAN MUSLIMS RESPOND CALMLY TO POPE'S REMARKS [...] (U) Summary and Comment. Muslim organizations in Germany reacted calmly, but critically, to the Pope's September 12 remarks in Regensburg. There have been no demonstrations to our knowledge and no violent incidents. Muslim organizations have also accepted the Pope's subsequent apology and ou [...] | 2006-09-19 14:11:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KISL GM |
06BERLIN2769 | CDU/CSU AND SPD INTERNAL DISCONTENT: IMPACT ON [...] (U) Summary. Chancellor Merkel begins the fall political season in a secure position, despite sniping from rivals within her own party and tensions between the coalition partners at the party level. However, party sources and polls indicate discontent remains significant. The SPD is plagued [...] | 2006-09-20 11:14:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GM |
06BERLIN2782 | GERMANY'S EU PRESIDENCY - LOOKING AT THE ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) The American Chamber of Commerce EU's meetings on September 13 and 14 with officials responsible for Germany's EU presidential agenda at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Economics and Chancellery provided a comprehensive preview of Germany's EU presidency economic agenda. Ge [...] | 2006-09-20 16:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG GM PGOV PREL EU |
06BERLIN2785 | U.S.-GERMAN COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY: SEIZING THE [...] (S) Summary. The discovery this summer of the plot to bomb German trains, coming on top of terrorists' plans in the UK to blow-up transatlantic flights, has created an opening for the German government to move on further counterterrorism initiatives. Interior Minister Schaeuble's trip to Was [...] | 2006-09-21 08:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PTER PGOV PREL KHLS CVIS TBIO GM EU |
06BERLIN2793 | GERMANY WILL PARTICIPATE IN INITIAL MEETING OF [...] (C) EMIN, accompanied by Global Affairs officer, and Russian Embassy Deputy Political Counselor Dmitri Cherkashin delivered ref A demarche and accompanying draft documents September 21 to German MFA Deputy Director General for Economic Affairs Michael Witter and MFA Desk Officer for Internatio [...] | 2006-09-21 15:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KGIC PREL PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS IAEA GM |
06BERLIN2820 | IRAN/EXPORT CONTROLS - GERMAN UPDATE ON EU EFFORTS [...] (C) German MFA Export Control Division Deputy Director Markus Klinger provided Global Affairs officer September 22 with an update on EU3 efforts to raise awareness in other EU capitals of the risk of diversion of sensitive technology to Iran's nuclear and missile programs. As part of an effort [...] | 2006-09-25 10:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PARM PREL KNNP MTCR MNUC IR GM |
06BERLIN2828 | GERMANY SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ON ARMS TRANSFERS TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Emboffs delivered ref A demarche September 22 to MFA Arms Export Control Division Desk Officer Jan Freigang and Venezuela Desk Officer Achim Troester. Freigang said Germany closely evaluates all export license applications involving [...] | 2006-09-25 16:10:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PARM PREL ETTC VE GM |
06BERLIN2829 | TREASURY OFFICIALS UNDERSCORE BASIS, VALUE OF TFTP [...] (C) Summary. Treasury Department Deputy Assistant General Counsel James Freis and Senior Advisor Michael Jacobson underlined the legal basis and the value of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) in several meetings with German officials September 19. German officials, who are prepar [...] | 2006-09-25 16:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KJUS ETTC EFIN KTFN PGOV GM EU |
06BERLIN2830 | EARLY GERMAN THOUGHTS ON U.S.-EU TERRORISM FINANCE [...] (SBU) German agencies preparing for the U.S.-EU terrorism finance workshop this week in Helsinki met Monday September 25, as foreshadowed ref B, to prepare for the meeting and to begin discussions about the next workshop, to take place under the 2007 German EU Presidency. Transatlantic Diplom [...] | 2006-09-25 17:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER KTFN GM |
06BERLIN2832 | TERRORISM FINANCE: ISLAMIC RESISTANCE SUPPORT [...] (C) Subsequent to the domestic designations in refs A and B, German MFA counterterrorism desk officer Holger Kraemer informed Global Affairs Officer that German agencies have performed their regular checks and determined that there are no assets under any of the subject's names in German finan [...] | 2006-09-26 09:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN ETTC EFIN PGOV GM |
06BERLIN2893 | SUCCESSFUL START TO ISLAMIC CONFERENCE [...] Summary. Germany's Sept. 27 Islam Conference of government and Muslim representatives has been widely hailed as a successful and historic occasion. Interior Ministry contacts report the event was better than expected, even though there were differing views among the Muslim participants and t [...] | 2006-09-29 14:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KISL PGOV GM |
06BERLIN2948 | CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S SPEECH ON GOALS FOR EU [...] (U) Summary. Chancellor Merkel spoke on September 22 at a Bertelsmann Foundation Conference on the future of Europe and highlighted five key goals for the EU as her government prepares to assume the EU presidency in the first half of 2007. First, the EU is committed to democracy, rule of law [...] | 2006-10-06 12:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EU GM |
06BERLIN2957 | SCENESETTER: LEGAL ADVISER BELLINGER'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Mission Germany warmly welcomes you and your delegation for talks which will deepen our cooperation with Germany in the Global War on Terror. The German Government is serious about combating terrorism and, especially in the wake of the failed train bombing attampts in July, is [...] | 2006-10-10 05:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS PTER PGOV PREL GM |
06BERLIN2976 | GERMAN NONPROLIFERATION PRIORITIES INCLUDE G-8 [...] (C) Summary: German MFA Office Director for Nuclear Nonproliferation, International Energy, and Nuclear Energy Policy Thomas Meister told Global Affairs Counselor October 6 that Germany is still in the process of formulating nonproliferation priorities for its G-8 Presidency, but will focus i [...] | 2006-10-11 15:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY KGIT IAEA IN GM |
06BERLIN3023 | GERMAN QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE COALITION AGAINST [...] (SBU) Global Affairs Counselor presented Reftel demarche October 17 to Ambassador Hermann Sausen, MFA Commissioner for Environmental and Biopolitical Issues. Drawing on Reftel points, GA Counselor reiterated our interest in Germany becoming a full partner in the Coalition Against Wildlife Tr [...] | 2006-10-17 14:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV GM |
06BERLIN3030 | GERMAN MFA BRIEFING ON FUEL CYCLE INITIATIVE [...] (C) German MFA Deputy Office Director for Nuclear Nonproliferation and International Energy Dietrich Becker briefed Global Affairs officer October 17 on FM Steinmeier's proposed Fuel Cycle Initiative. The initiative, first presented at the IAEA General Conference in September (ref B),propose [...] | 2006-10-18 16:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY IAEA GM |
06BERLIN3045 | IRAQ/US/UK JOINT DEMARCHE ON IRAQ COMPACT; [...] (C) Iraqi Embassy Counselor Qais Naif Abboud and Attache Bashar F. Al-Bander, UK Embassy Poloff Neil Holland, and Global Affairs Officer jointly delivered ref demarche October 16 to MFA Iraq Working Group Chief Ruediger Lotz and two of his staff including desk officer Christofer Burger. Abboud [...] | 2006-10-19 18:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EINV ETRD PGOV PREL EFIN IZ GM |
06BERLIN3058 | NSG - GERMAN REACTION TO INDIA PRESENTATION ON [...] (C) German MFA NSG Desk Officer Joerg Polster told Global Affairs officer October 20 that India's October 12 presentation on the margins of the NSG Consultative Group meeting (ref A),while helpful, had done little to change German thinking on civil nuclear cooperation with India. Polster stat [...] | 2006-10-20 17:18:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY IN GM |
06BERLIN3059 | GERMAN COMMENTS ON U.S. NATIONAL SPACE POLICY [...] (U) Please see the action request in paragraph 9. 2. (S) Summary: Global Affairs officer briefed German officials in Bonn on the U.S. National Space Policy October 16. Although the German officials appreciated the information, they also expressed some reservations. In sum, they contended [...] | 2006-10-20 17:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM GM |
06BERLIN3060 | SCENESETTER FOR CEQ CHAIRMAN JAMES L. [...] SUMMARY. Your visit to Germany -- Frankfurt October 23 and Berlin October 26-28 -- provides excellent opportunities to advance U.S.-German cooperation and to refute German public misperceptions about U.S. climate and energy policies. The visit particularly offers opportunities to engage on [...] | 2006-10-20 18:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON ENRG EAIR GM |
06BERLIN3076 | GERMANY MULLS NEW APPROACH FOR DEEPENING [...] (C) Summary: Chancellor Merkel has publicly affirmed that she plans to pursue deepening transatlantic economic relations during Germany's EU Presidency. In response, German officials have been scrambling to devise a plan to increase economic integration with the U.S. without adopting the form [...] | 2006-10-23 16:47:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL PGOV GM EU EFIN EAGR |
06BERLIN3093 | U.S. OFFICIALS INSPECT SUSPECTED STOLEN U.S. [...] (C) Summary: USG and German Customs officials inspected the German auto dealer Eble 4X4 Restaurationen, located in Lahr, Germany, on October 4, 2006, on suspicions that Eble planned to export stolen U.S. military HMMWVs (reftel) from Germany. Although the USG officials continued to harbor su [...] | 2006-10-25 09:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC MASS PARM GM |
06BERLIN3098 | LEGAL ADVISER BELLINGER'S VISIT TO GERMANY TO [...] (C) Legal Adviser Bellinger used the opportunity of a U.S.-German conference on international legal issues relating to the Global War on Terror to address widespread German/European misperceptions about U.S. policies and practices. Bellinger and other senior USG participants underscored the [...] | 2006-10-25 12:11:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM KJUS PREL PTER |
06BERLIN3135 | GERMAN RESPONSE: IRAQ COMPACT PG MEETING IN KUWAIT [...] (SBU) Global Affairs Officer discussed ref demarche with Ruediger Lotz, Chief of the MFA Iraq Working Group. He said he would lead the German delegation to the October 31 Iraq Compact Preparatory Group (PG) Meeting in Kuwait; an officer from the German Embassy in Kuwait would also be there. W [...] | 2006-10-27 13:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ EAID EFIN PREL PGOV GM |
06BERLIN3141 | OEF MANDATE RENEWAL BURDENED BY GERMAN TROOPS' [...] (C) Summary. A series of incidents involving German forces overseas will burden November's debate on renewal of the mandate for German troops in OEF, though at this stage the Chancellery and Foreign Office are confident the mandate will be approved. Most recently, photographs of German soldi [...] | 2006-10-27 15:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM GM |
06BERLIN3145 | SUBJECT: GERMAN SECURITY POLICY WHITE PAPER [...] (C) Summary. Chancellor Merkel and her cabinet approved October 25 a White Paper on security policy and the future of the Bundeswehr, the first since 1994. The document is on the whole a success, defining priorities in a manner consistent with that of the U.S. and reaffirming the role of NATO [...] | 2006-10-27 17:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GM |
06BERLIN3151 | EB/ESC DAS PAUL SIMONS MEETINGS WITH GERMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 20, EB/ESC Deputy Assistant Secretary Paul Simons met with senior German officials at the SIPDIS Foreign Office and the Economic Ministry to discuss issues associated with energy policy as Germany prepares to take over the EU and G-8 presidencies in 2007. Interlocu [...] | 2006-10-30 08:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EU PGOV PREL SENV GM |
06BERLIN3156 | GERMAN HEALTH MINISTER SCHMIDT TRAVELING TO U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Minister of Health Ulla Schmidt travels to New York and Washington October 29 - November 4 to meet with pharmaceutical companies, consumer groups, and attend a Commonwealth Fund symposium on health care policy. The trip is billed by the Ministry of Health as another opportuni [...] | 2006-10-30 14:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EIND EINV PGOV SOCI GM ELAB |
06BERLIN3172 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (SBU) Per ref A request, emboffs contacted the management offices of the Eurojet consortium in Hallbergmoss, Germany to confirm receipt of aircraft spare parts (transducer sets) made by U.S. company Endevco. According to the license application, the transducers are intended for use in EJ200 j [...] | 2006-10-31 12:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC GM UK SP IT |
06BERLIN3173 | DHS A/S BAKER ENGAGES ON PNR, SEEKS GREATER CT [...] (C) Summary. Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Policy Stewart Baker urged greater bilateral SIPDIS biographic and biometric information sharing and explained U.S. objections to the recent U.S.-EU Passenger Name Records (PNR) agreement. A/S Baker urged Germany to accep [...] | 2006-10-31 12:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KHLS PGOV PTER PREL EAIR GM EU |
06BERLIN3195 | GERMANY ON AFGHANISTAN POLICE NEXT STEPS: ESDP? [...] (C) Summary. German agencies continue to disagree on the merits of turning to an ESDP mission to expand training of the Afghanistan police, even though Germany has made this proposal to the EU in Brussels (ref A). The MFA, which formally leads the German effort, sees a way to streamline oper [...] | 2006-11-02 11:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM PTER AF GM |
06BERLIN3202 | GERMANY SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ITU COUNCIL [...] In response to the diplomatic notes relayed to German government as instructed in reftel, post recently received two Notes Verbal, both dated October 16. The first Note Verbal confirmed German support for the U.S. candidacy to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council in the up [...] | 2006-11-02 14:19:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECPS ITU GM |
06BERLIN3220 | PARLIAMENTARY PRESSURE, GOVERNMENT MISSTEPS [...] (C) Summary: Setbacks related to German overseas deployments are reinforcing a tendency toward short-term caution on military issues. Barely one week after the release of a well-received White Paper on security that cast Germany as an increasingly engaged and transformed security partner, Ber [...] | 2006-11-03 16:03:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM GM LE AF BK SR |
06BERLIN3259 | GERMAN RESPONSE: UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS AND KOMID [...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche November 6 to MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke. Global affairs officer subsequently delivered ref B demarche November 7 to MFA International Economic Policy Division Desk Officer Bernd Forster and MFA Nuclear Nonprolife [...] | 2006-11-07 17:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM EFIN KNNP PREL PGOV DPRK KN CH GM |
06BERLIN3267 | OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE U.S. OBJECTIVES DURING [...] (C) Summary: While debates over constitutional reform will limit Germany's ability to launch major initiatives, Germany's EU presidency presents opportunities for the U.S. and Germany to advance shared objectives and improve coordination. On energy, we have an opportunity to promote closer c [...] | 2006-11-08 16:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG PTER GM EU |
06BERLIN3281 | NO GERMAN PLANS FOR FURTHER IRAQI DEBT RELIEF [...] (SBU) Johannes Kindler, Deputy Director General of the Federal Chancellery, and Rolf Wenzel, Deputy Director General for International Financial and Monetary Policies of the Ministry of Finance, told Embassy officers in separate meetings that Germany was unlikely to forgive further Iraqi debt [...] | 2006-11-09 17:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN IZ GM |
06BERLIN3296 | NGO FILES ANOTHER LEGAL COMPLAINT AGAINST SENIOR [...] (C) Summary. The Justice Ministry confirmed that a German lawyer for the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR),a New York-based NGO, filed a 380 page legal complaint via email November 14 with the German Federal Prosecutor General in Karlsruhe. The complaint requests the Federal Prosecutor [...] | 2006-11-14 15:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS KMDR PREL GM |
06BERLIN3324 | GERMAN AUTHORITIES ARREST MAN FOR EXPORTING WMD [...] (C) On November 13, the Federal Office of Criminal Investigation (BKA) headquartered in Meckenheim provided Legatt Berlin with a summary of arrests made November 6 in connection with illegal shipments of WMD-related items to Iran. According to the summary, the Federal Office of Customs Invest [...] | 2006-11-16 16:03:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KCRM KNNP PARM PREL IR GM SZ |
06BERLIN3325 | GERMANY DENIES EXPORT LICENSE FOR SUSPECTED STOLEN [...] (U) Please see action request in paragraph 4. 2. (C) Global Affairs officer met German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke November 14 to discuss ref case of two German auto dealers trying to export suspected stolen U.S. military HMMWVs. As noted in ref B, Eble 4X4 Resta [...] | 2006-11-16 16:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC MASS PARM GM |
06BERLIN3333 | MERKEL FACES PARTY CONVENTION AFTER YEAR IN OFFICE [...] (C) After a year in office, Chancellor Merkel finds herself, her party, and her government languishing in the polls. The largest tax hike in German history, a failed health care reform effort, and challenges to Merkel's Qdership from within her own party are the three leading causes of this s [...] | 2006-11-17 17:15:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM |
06BERLIN3353 | GERMANY 2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-22 15:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM GM |
06BERLIN3354 | DAS KRAMER'S VISIT TO BERLIN, NOVEMBER 17 [...] (C) (Summary) National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen, MFA Political Director Michael Schaefer, and other senior German officials discussed Russia, Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia, and Belarus in meetings with DAS Kramer who visited Berlin on November 17. Schaefer and Heusgen argued that we s [...] | 2006-11-22 16:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN GM RU UP MD GG |
06BERLIN3355 | NEW-OLD BERLIN GOVERNMENT TO BE FORMED NOVEMBER [...] (U) After six weeks of negotiations followed by overwhelming endorsements at state-level party conventions, Berlin's Social Democrats (SPD) and Left Party.PDS (LP.PDS) have announced all the members of the new cabinet (Senat),which will be elected by the state parliament on November 23. Desp [...] | 2006-11-22 17:05:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV GM |
06BERLIN3374 | (S) SHIELD S06-06: GERMAN INSTITUTES DECLINE [...] (S) Global Affairs officer discussed WMD nonproliferation issues with German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke November 27. Kauke provided a German-language nonpaper in response to ref B demarche concerning contacts between the Chinese Center for Disease Control (CCDC) and [...] | 2006-11-28 15:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL CBW ETTC GM CH |
06BERLIN3380 | (S) DEMARCHE ON IRAN SEEKING GERMAN-ORIGIN ENGINES [...] (S) Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke November 27. Kauke thanked us for the information concerning the Dutch firm Aviation Services International's procurement efforts of German-produced Limbach Flugmotoren engines on b [...] | 2006-11-28 16:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC GM TW IR |
06BERLIN3391 | INTERAGENCY DELEGATION URGES U.S-GERMAN [...] (C) Summary. A U.S. delegation sought expanded German actions against the PKK and proposed closer cooperation between Germany and the U.S., as well as among Turkey, Germany, the U.S., and other EU member states. German officials acknowledged the importance of fighting the PKK. The Interior M [...] | 2006-11-29 17:19:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL GM TU |
06BERLIN3395 | CONVENTION STRENGTHENS MERKEL IN PARTY, GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Summary. Angela Merkel's re-election as party leader with an unexpected 93 percent of the vote, together with poor performances by her principal rivals and good results for her proteges, has helped to consolidate her leadership of the CDU. Her strong showing may also boost her position v [...] | 2006-11-30 09:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM |
06BERLIN3399 | ENERGY AND GERMANY'S EU PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The German EU presidency provides us with opportunities to engage both Germany and the EU on all aspects of energy policy, including the question of standards for the next generation of energy technologies. Germany plans to make energy a key focus of its EU and G-8 presidenci [...] | 2006-11-30 12:22:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV PREL EU GM |
06BERLIN3402 | ENGAGING WITH THE GERMANS ON THEIR EU CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) (Summary) Germany has made engagement with Central Asia a top priority for its upcoming EU presidency. The Germans hope to strengthen regional cooperation in Central Asia, expand the region's economic options, increase cooperation on energy, promote the rule of law, and expand contacts b [...] | 2006-11-30 15:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ZKGM EU GM |
06BERLIN3412 | DEMARCHE TO GERMAN MFA ON IRANIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) Poloff presented reftel demarche to Sabine Sparwasser, MFA Office Director for Middle East and Maghreb Affairs, on December 1. MFA Iran Desk Officer Deike Potzel also attended. Sparwasser stated that she expects EU coordination on any public statement regarding the upcoming Iranian ele [...] | 2006-12-01 14:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM GM IR |
06BERLIN3422 | ENGAGING GERMANY ON ENERGY AND CLIMATE: CEQ CHAIRMAN?S [...] SUMMARY: White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James L. Connaughton met with senior German officials from the Environment, Economic, and Foreign Affairs Ministries as well as the Bundestag (parliament) and Chancellery to discuss environment and energy policy as Germany prepar [...] | 2006-12-05 08:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG ECON EAIR GM |
06BERLIN3433 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF NEA PDAS JAMES F. JEFFREY [...] (C) After a brief honeymoon during her first year in office, Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Grand Coalition government face low opinion ratings at home. This owes largely to difficulties with domestic economic, social, and political restructuring; the debate about the role of German troops [...] | 2006-12-05 15:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM |
06BERLIN3435 | DELEGATION PROPOSES HSPD-6 INFO SHARING WITH [...] (C) Summary. An interagency U.S. delegation presented German officials with a proposal to share terrorist screening data as called for in HSPD-6. The meeting between the U.S. delegation and the German side, headed by the Interior Ministry, November 8 in Berlin followed previous bilateral dis [...] | 2006-12-06 11:05:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KHLS CVIS GM |
06BERLIN3442 | ENGAGING GERMANY ON ENERGY AND CLIMATE: CEQ [...] SUMMARY: White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James L. Connaughton met with senior German officials from the Environment, Economic, and Foreign Affairs Ministries as well as the Bundestag (parliament) and Chancellery to discuss environment and energy policy as Germany prepar [...] | 2006-12-07 09:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG ECON EAIR GM |
06BERLIN3450 | DEMARCHE ON E.O. 13382 ENTITIES -- EXAMPLES OF [...] (S) Global Affairs counselor and Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche December 6 to officials from the Foreign Trade Law Division in the German Economic Ministry. Foreign Trade Law Division Office Director Ursina Krumpholz thanked us for the information and said she would discuss it with [...] | 2006-12-07 16:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KN GM |
06BERLIN3452 | GETTING MORE FROM GERMANY ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Germany remains a key partner in Afghanistan and Chancellor Merkel is committed to succeeding, but we need to find new ways to increase German resolve and resources. Post believes the Germans can do more in the near term in many of the key areas Embassy Kabul has identified i [...] | 2006-12-07 18:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MOPS AID ECON AF PK GM |
06BERLIN3456 | SCENESETTER FOR THE U.S.-GERMAN WORKING GROUP ON [...] (C) Summary. The December 12 inaugural meeting of the U.S.-German Working Group to share counterterrorism information is an opportunity to achieve significant progress. German officials have indicated they would be prepared to share their "Gefaerderliste" (list of those who pose a threat) an [...] | 2006-12-08 11:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL KJUS KHLS GM |
06BERLIN3462 | GERMAN VIEWS ON THE DECEMBER FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] SUMMARY. Embassy officers talked to numerous contacts in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chancellery about issues that will arise during the upcoming GAERC (see reftels) and European Council meetings. Chancellery officials stated that Turkey's failure to fulfill its obligations caus [...] | 2006-12-08 15:09:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU GM |
06BERLIN3468 | Germany's FY 2007 Defense Budget: More Shadow than Light [...] (U) The Bundestag approved a 472 million Euro increase of the MOD budget in FY 2007 on November 24, 2006. This marginal increase follows a series of nominal cuts in defense spending and exemplifies the continued low priority for defense: While the national budget will grow by 3.2 percent, def [...] | 2006-12-11 07:11:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO GM |
06BERLIN3477 | A GOOD TWO WEEKS: BOEING COMPLETES OVER $10 [...] (SBU) Summary: Boeing reports it is winning orders from Germany's two largest air carriers, Lufthansa and Air Berlin, worth almost $11 billion. Air Berlin and Boeing announced November 28 they were finalizing a deal for 85 Boeing 737-type aircraft worth $5.1 billion. The order would represen [...] | 2006-12-11 16:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ECON ETRD GM |
06BERLIN3478 | NEXT STEPS ON THE TFTP -- GERMAN REACTION [...] (C) Summary: Germany is not contemplating any immediate action in response to the November 22 report of the EU's Article 29 Working Party that concluded that SWIFT violated the EU's Data Privacy Directive by exporting data to the U.S. Nevertheless, German officials believe SWIFT will come un [...] | 2006-12-11 17:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER ECON GM |
06BERLIN3490 | (C) MERKEL AFTER ONE YEAR [...] (C) Improving the tone of transatlantic relations has been a key goal of the first year of Angela Merkel's chancellorship, and she largely has succeeded, to the benefit of the U.S. and Germany. Merkel has not taken bold steps yet to improve the substantive content of the relationship, however [...] | 2006-12-13 10:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM |
06BERLIN3492 | A/S SILVERBERG'S VISIT TO BERLIN [...] (C) (Summary) A/S Kristen Silverberg met Commissioner for Global Affairs, Peter Wittig, State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg, Deputy National Security Advisor Rolf Nikel, and other German officials and opinion leaders in Berlin on December 4 and 5 to discuss UN policy issues such as Iran, Leba [...] | 2006-12-14 08:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | UNHRC UNIFIL UN SU IR LE SY EUN GE |
06BERLIN3503 | S/CRS AMBASSADOR HERBST ENGAGES GERMANY AHEAD OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a series of meetings December 6, S/CRS Coordinator Ambassador John Herbst pushed German officials to incorporate stability and reconstruction (S/R) programming into their 2007 G-8 and EU presidencies. His interlocutors from the Federal Chancellery and Foreign Ministry sug [...] | 2006-12-14 14:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID KPKO CM GM XA |
06BERLIN3504 | ATTORNEY GENERAL GONZALES DISCUSSES TERRORISM AND [...] (C) The Attorney General, in meetings with German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and Justice Minister Brigitte Zypries, reviewed the legal basis on which the USG is engaged in the global fight against terror and discussed in particular the Military Commissions Act recently signed by Pre [...] | 2006-12-14 16:10:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PREL PTER GM |
06BERLIN3505 | GERMAN REQUEST CONCERNING KOMID FINANCIAL [...] (S) Global Affairs officer met Christian Mayer, deputy director of the German Finance Ministry's Division for Monetary Transactions and Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing, November 24 to follow up ref B demarche and the Germans' interim reply (ref A). Mayer said relevant G [...] | 2006-12-14 17:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | EFIN PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KNAR GM CH |
06BERLIN3506 | (S) DEMARCHE PASSED TO GERMANY ON POTENTIAL SALES [...] (S) Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Divison Desk Officer Ina Schuett December 14. Schuett thanked us for the information. She said that the German firm Spinner Machine Tools is a well-known producer of CNC machinery, but she had no knowledge of prolif [...] | 2006-12-14 17:40:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM TW SY KN |
06BERLIN3507 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] (SBU) Global Affairs Officer and Russian Embassy Deputy Political Counselor Dmitri Cherkashin jointly delivered the Global Initiative (GI) draft Plan of Work and accompanying documents (ref) to officials from the German MFA's Division for International Energy and Nuclear Energy Policy December [...] | 2006-12-14 17:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KGIC KNNP PREL ASCH CACM GM AS CA CH |
06BERLIN3517 | ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER OLMERT'S VISIT TO BERLIN [...] (C) (Summary) During Israeli Prime Minister Olmert's visit to Berlin on December 11-12 he held extensive discussions with Chancellor Merkel and met more briefly with Foreign Minister Steinmeier and President Koehler. Most of the discussions with Merkel took place without any other staff prese [...] | 2006-12-15 15:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS LE SP SY XF GM |
06BERLIN3518 | GERMANY HONING TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary: The Chancellor and other senior German officials continue to note Germany's economic agenda for its EU presidency includes promoting a more highly integrated transatlantic market place, while at the same time reiterating support for a successfully concluded Doha Development Agenda [...] | 2006-12-15 15:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN ECIN KIPR PREL GM |
06BERLIN3519 | GERMAN POSITION ON EU EMISSIONS TRADING AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Per action request in reftel, post has discussed points with a broad range of German officials in the Foreign Office, Ministry of Environment, Economic Ministry, Transportation Ministry, and the Bundestag. All contacts noted the Environment Ministry has the lead on this issue [...] | 2006-12-15 17:22:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON SENV GM |
06BERLIN3520 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY PAULSON'S VISIT TO BERLIN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Your December 21 meetings in Berlin with Chancellor Angela Merkel and Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck are an excellent opportunity to push economic reforms and boost German, European and global growth as Germany assumes the leadership of the G-8 and the EU. The Chancellor an [...] | 2006-12-15 17:53:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PREL GM |
06BERLIN3527 | IRAN HOLOCAUST DENIERS' CONFERENCE: THE VIEW FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Iranian government-sponsored Holocaust conference received wide official and media attention in Germany, with sharp criticism coming from the Chancellor downwards. It is not yet clear if authorities will pursue criminal charges against Germans involved with the conference. [...] | 2006-12-18 15:04:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM GM IR |
06BERLIN3529 | ENGAGING MUSLIMS IN GERMANY ON U.S. FOREIGN POLICY [...] Summary. Mission Germany has expanded its Muslim engagement efforts to include a series of roundtable discussions on U.S. foreign policy with prominent members of Germany's Muslim communities. Despite skepticism and suspicion from some interlocutors, most are keen to express their political [...] | 2006-12-18 16:40:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | GM KISL PTER |
06BERLIN3542 | FOUNDATION REPRESENTATIVES DISCUSS MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) SUMMARY: NEA Senior Advisor Charles King Mallory and NEA/PI Political Pillar Manager Owen Kirby met with representatives from two German political foundations December 6-7. In separate meetings, representatives of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAF) and Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FEF [...] | 2006-12-20 09:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KMPI GM |
06BERLIN3551 | GERMAN PARLIAMENT DEBATES SUPPORT IN DARFUR [...] (C) A parliamentary debate on the future of German contributions to a peace operation in Darfur shows that there is an emerging - if vague - support for an enhanced operation in Sudan. SPD, Greens and FDP expressed cautious support, depending on the details, of an extended peace support opera [...] | 2006-12-20 15:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL GM XA SU |
06BERLIN3554 | GERMAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UAE-BASED MAYROW [...] (S) Global Affairs officer discussed WMD nonproliferation issues with German MFA Export Control Desk Officer Andreas Kauke December 4. Kauke provided a German-language nonpaper in response to ref B demarche concerning the procurement efforts by a Berlin-based man, Akbar Ashraf Vaghefi, and a [...] | 2006-12-20 17:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL AEMR GM IR |
06BERLIN3555 | BUNDESTAG SENDS REQUEST FOR VIDEOS OF QUESTIONING [...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) On December 19, Post received the following letter addressed to Ambassador Timken from Siegfried Kauder, Chairman of the Bundestag Investigating Committee looking into allegations of renditions and the activities of the [...] | 2006-12-20 17:39:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS PTER KLIG PGOV GM |
06BERLIN3558 | GERMANY SUPPORTS NARROW SANCTIONS ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Recent meetings with German government officials and business associations show continued willingness to support targeted sanctions concerning Iran's nuclear and missile programs, but at the same time reflect little enthusiasm for pursuing broader sanctions against Iran. Official [...] | 2006-12-21 10:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC EPET ETRD GM MNUC PREL IR |
06BERLIN3563 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update [...] (SBU) As of December 20, Germany has 7,664 military personnel deployed in out-of-area deployments. All Bundeswehr deployments, with the exception of observers such as in Georgia (where currently 11 military personnel are deployed under UNOMIG),all military out-of-area (OOA) deployments require [...] | 2006-12-21 15:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL GM |
06BERLIN3564 | GERMAN GOVERNMENT SENDS LEGISLATION TO PARLIAMENT [...] (U) On December 13, the German cabinet approved enabling legislation for five treaties on German-U.S. judicial cooperation in criminal matters, paving the way for their ratification. As a next step in the ratification process, both houses of the German Parliament (the Bundestag and Bundesrat [...] | 2006-12-21 16:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS PREL PGOV GM |
06BERLIN3565 | GERMANY: COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Germany continues to be a strong partner in countering the global terrorist threat by participating in military operations overseas, providing leadership in multilateral settings, and fighting terrorism within its borders. German cooperation with the United States on the counterterrorism [...] | 2006-12-21 16:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC GM |
06BERLIN3566 | GERMAN QUERY ON PRC UNIVERSITY SEEKING FILAMENT [...] (U) This message contains a request for guidance -- please see paragraph four. 2. (S) Global Affairs officer met German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke December 21. Kauke passed a nonpaper concerning an export license application currently undergoing review by the [...] | 2006-12-21 16:47:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC MNUC MTCRE TNGD PARM PREL PINR GM CH |
06BERLIN3567 | BERLIN POLICE RAIDS TARGET SUSPECTED TRAFFICKING [...] (U) On December 20, the Berlin Criminal Investigation Service's (LKA) office for combating trafficking raided eighteen locations in Berlin and executed eight arrest warrants. According to a press release issued by the Berlin LKA, police and Berlin prosecutors had been conducting investigation [...] | 2006-12-21 16:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM |
06BERLIN3580 | (S) DEMARCHE ON IRAN'S MISSILE PROGRAM SEEKING [...] (S) Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Ina Schuett December 27. Schuett thanked us for the information and said she would convey it to appropriate government officials for consultation. She said that the Federal Economic and Export [...] | 2006-12-28 11:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL GM |
06BERLIN3587 | GERMAN FEDERAL PROSECUTOR DECLINES INVESTIGATING [...] (SBU) German Federal Prosecutor Monika Harms has decided that she is not responsible for investigating six EUCOM officers in Stuttgart for allegedly planning the kidnapping and rendition of six Algerian nationals from Sarajevo to Guantanamo Bay via Germany in 2002, according to December 29 Ger [...] | 2006-12-29 12:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KLIG KJUS PREL GM |
06BERLIN361 | VISIT OF HOLOCAUST ENVOY O'DONNELL: DISCUSSIONS ON [...] (C) Summary. In January 18 meetings at the Foreign and Interior Ministries, and the Federal Chancellery, German officials signaled a desire to move more quickly toward a resolution of ITS issues than they had in the past, but were nonetheless unsure of how to do so from both a substantive and [...] | 2006-02-09 16:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI GM |
06BERLIN393 | TERRORISM FINANCE: ADDITIONAL INFO REQUEST RE: [...] (C) Global Affairs Officer conveyed reftel to Susanne Welter, MFA Acting Office Director for International Counterterrorism Cooperation February 13. She said she would consult with other German agencies to determine whether Germany might be able to provide any additional information. Post wil [...] | 2006-02-13 16:03:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ETTC EFIN PGOV PREL KTFN GM |
06BERLIN455 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S MEETINGS IN GERMANY [...] (C) Summary: Senior German officials responded positively to USG efforts to show solidarity with Denmark and agreed with the basic principle of using the incident to stress the importance of building democracy in the BMENA region. The Germans agreed with the USG assessment that the caricature [...] | 2006-02-17 10:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL PHUM PTER GM |
06BERLIN477 | CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS LAUNCH DISCUSSION OF NEW BASIC [...] (U) Under the slogan "New Justice Through More Freedom," Chancellor Merkel hosted a mini-covention of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) on February 21 to launch the development of a new Basic Program for the party. Merkel emphasized the many challenges not addressed in the 1994 Basic Progr [...] | 2006-02-21 16:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GM |
06BERLIN636 | OPPOSITION TO SCRUTINIZE BND ROLE IN IRAQ [...] (C) The FDP's Bundestag caucus voted March 6 to establish a parliamentary investigatory committee to look into the activities of the German intelligence service (BND) in Iraq and in relation to terror suspects held by the U.S. Since the caucuses of the Greens and Left Party.PDS had already ta [...] | 2006-03-07 16:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GM |
06BERLIN700 | AMBASSADOR TAHIR-KHELI'S MEETINGS WITH GERMAN [...] (C) (Summary) Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli visited Berlin and discussed UN reform with National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen, Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Secretary Georg Boomgaarden, Director General for UN Affairs SIPDIS Hans-Joachim Daerr and other Ministry officials on March [...] | 2006-03-10 19:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR UN GM |
06BERLIN721 | VISIT OF POLISH PRESIDENT KACZYNSKI TO GERMANY [...] (C) Summary: During his visit to Berlin on March 8-9, Polish President Kaczynski criticized German positions on the EU, the German-Russian gas pipeline and the commemoration of World War II refugees. However, his public remarks were relatively restrained, and German officials described the [...] | 2006-03-14 16:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GM PL |
06BERLIN846 | THE MARCH 26 GERMAN STATE ELECTIONS: GOOD NEWS FOR [...] (C) The March 26 election in three German states had the effect of reinforcing the national standing of Christian (CDU) and Social (SPD) Democrats, partners in the Berlin's "Grand Coalition." Though turnout was low, there are few signs that alienation was the reason, as protest parties of rig [...] | 2006-03-27 12:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM |
06BERLIN889 | SHUTTING DOWN THE PKK IN FRANCE AND GERMANY: [...] (S) Upon receipt of Ref A, DCM chaired a meeting of relevant members of the country team and post raised the issue of PKK support in Germany with the Turkish DCM and senior members of the German government. German officials state an awareness of the threats posed by the PKK and a readiness to [...] | 2006-03-31 14:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PTER EFIN KCRM PINR PREL FR GM |
06BERLIN939 | GERMAN RESPONSE TO AARHUS GUIDELINES DEMARCHE [...] (U) Global Affairs officer delivered points in reftel demarche April 6 to Hans-Peter Hofmann, Head of the MFA Taskforce on Environmental and Biopolitical Issues and to Oliver Lorenz, desk officer for North America in the same department. Hofmann replied the German Ministry of Environment (B [...] | 2006-04-06 14:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ECE KTIA SENV UNAUS XG GM |
06BERLIN988 | ADDITIONAL GERMAN ACTION AGAINST THE PKK [...] (C) Recent allegedly PKK-linked violence in Germany and one arrest in Berlin formed the backdrop for continued engagement with senior German officials pursuant to ref B. Demonstrations -------------- 2. (C) According to local press reports, on the evening of April 1, alleged PKK supporte [...] | 2006-04-11 15:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PTER EFIN KCRM PINR PREL GM |
06BERLIN993 | THE GERMAN ECONOMY: MORE GROWTH? [...] (U) SUMMARY: A rise in German business confidence indexes signaled a change of mood about Germany's economic prospects in early 2006. Many linked the boost to Chancellor Merkel's "honeymoon" effect as business groups put high hopes in the new government and a turnaround from Germany's wan 0.9% [...] | 2006-04-12 09:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL GM |
07BERLIN1000 | (S) SHIELD S59A-05: GERMAN GOVERNMENT REQUESTS [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke passed to Global Affairs officer May 10 a German Government request concerning ref B demarche. Kauke said the German Federal Office of Customs Investigations (ZKA) [...] | 2007-05-16 15:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC GM IR AE |
07BERLIN1003 | U.S.-RUSSIAN DEMARCHE: OSCE CT CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Global Affairs Officer and Russian Embassy CT Officer Alexander Kondakov delivered ref demarche to Holger Kraemer, German MFA desk officer for International CT cooperation, May 14. Kraemer replied MFA Commissioner for Counterterrorism Ambassador Buso von Alvensleben would attend the eve [...] | 2007-05-16 19:19:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE PREL PTER ABUD AFIN GM |
07BERLIN1007 | SCENESETTER FOR G-8 AFRICA PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. Chancellor Merkel will open the Eighth Africa Partnership Forum (APF) in Berlin immediately following the G-8 Finance MinistersQ Meeting in Potsdam May 19-20 and the German-World Bank Forum on May 21. Hosted by the German Development Minister, the APF will set out the key co [...] | 2007-05-18 09:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON ECIN EMIN ETRD PREL GM |
07BERLIN1019 | THIRD G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS' GROUP (NPDG) [...] (SBU) Summary: The third G-8 Nonproliferation Directors' Group (NPDG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency took place May 14 in Berlin. The delegates reviewed a German-produced draft statement on nonproliferation for the June G-8 Summit in Heiligendamm but were unable to reach consensus on [...] | 2007-05-18 17:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM MNUC PREL ETTC GM JA RS CACM UK FR IT |
07BERLIN103 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ECONOMIC MINISTER GLOS ON [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with German Minister for Economics and Technology Michael Glos to discuss the Doha Development Round and cooperation on energy/environment issues. The Ambassador also delivered STATE 4760 points on Iran, which will be reported septel. Glos stated Doha's successful [...] | 2007-01-18 12:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD ENRG WTRO PREL GM |
07BERLIN1031 | (C) FOLLOW-UP ON GERMANY'S PROPOSAL ON MTCR DENIAL [...] (C) Global Affairs officer passed ref A non-paper to German MFA Export Control Division Deputy Chief Markus Klinger May 9. Klinger thanked us for the non-paper, which provides USG feedback on Germany's proposal for Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) denial notifications (see ref E). Kl [...] | 2007-05-21 14:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE MNUC PARM ETTC KSCA TSPA GM |
07BERLIN1032 | G8 LABOR MINISTERS ON THE SOCIAL DIMENSION OF [...] Labor ministers of the G8 countries, meeting in Dresden May 6-8, said governments need to address the social dimension of globalization by devising employment and social protection strategies and promoting corporate social responsibility. They asked the G8 heads of state and government to en [...] | 2007-05-22 05:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SOCI OECD IBRD ILO GM |
07BERLIN104 | HALTING EXPORT CREDITS TO IRAN [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel talking points to Minister of Economics and Technology Michael Glos January 17. Glos said we should do everything in our power to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. While he acknowledged pressure from the German business community to distance itself [...] | 2007-01-18 13:04:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN MNUC OECD |
07BERLIN1066 | GERMAN ECONOMICS MINISTER ON ENERGY/CLIMATE IN [...] (C) Summary. German Minister for Economics and Technology Michael Glos met with the Ambassador May 24 to discuss the EU/Russia Summit (in which Glos was a full participant),energy security and climate change policy, and the current push to realize a successful conclusion to the WTO Doha Dev [...] | 2007-05-25 10:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETRD SENV PREL EU GM |
07BERLIN1067 | TURKEY AND TURKISH-GERMANS [...] (C) Summary. The Turkish state has long considered Turks resident in Germany as potential allies and maintains official and unofficial means of influencing the community. For many years, Turkey had at best been ambivalent and sometimes directly hostile to integration. Turkey's stance has cha [...] | 2007-05-25 12:00:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PGOV PREL TU GM |
07BERLIN1071 | CHANCELLOR MERKEL PREVIEWS G-8 SUMMIT [...] Summary: German Chancellor Merkel emphasized climate change, hedge funds, Africa, and closer cooperation with emerging economies as core themes for the June 6-8 G-8 Summit in her remarks before the Bundestag May 24. Merkel acknowledged the debate on climate change is contentious, but argued d [...] | 2007-05-25 15:25:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD SENV ENRG PREL PGOV PL EU GM |
07BERLIN1072 | (S) INTERIM GERMAN RESPONSE ON IRAN'S EFFORTS TO [...] (S) German MFA Export Control Desk Officer Andreas Kauke provided on May 18 to Global Affairs officer an interim response concerning the German Government's investigation into ref B information that Iran's Saipa Heavy Dies Manufacturing Company (SAIPA) planned to procure machine tool control e [...] | 2007-05-25 16:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM TW IR |
07BERLIN1073 | (S) GERMANY NOTIFIED ABOUT FIRM REPORTEDLY [...] (S) Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke May 18. Kauke thanked us for the information concerning the procurement of machine tools by the Iran Heavy Die Manufacturing (SAIPA) from the German firm Heinisch Werkzeugmaschinen [...] | 2007-05-25 16:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR |
07BERLIN1079 | (S) SHIELD S04C-07: GERMANY NOTIFIED ABOUT IRAN [...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Ina Schuett May 23. Schuett said she will pass the information concerning the German firm Zirbus Technology's interest in selling a freeze dryer to the Iranian firm Cinnagen to the German fede [...] | 2007-05-29 14:49:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR GM |
07BERLIN1082 | U.S. INVITATION PASSED TO GERMANY CONCERNING AN [...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer passed ref invitation May 23 to Joerg Polster, German MFA International Energy and Nuclear Energy Policy desk officer. Polster, who had attended the NSG Plenary and related meetings in Cape Town, South Africa, from April 16-20, queried the need for the U.S.-hosted [...] | 2007-05-30 10:29:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM |
07BERLIN1083 | U.S. FOLLOW-UP TO PROPOSAL AT NSG PLENARY TO SHARE [...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer passed reftel follow-up information May 23 to Joerg Polster, German MFA International Energy and Nuclear Energy Policy desk officer. Polster, who had attended the NSG Plenary and related meetings in Cape Town, South Africa, from April 16-20, was familiar with the [...] | 2007-05-30 10:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM |
07BERLIN1084 | GERMAN QUERY CONCERNING RUSSIAN SUPPLY OF NUCLEAR [...] (U) This message contains an action request -- please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Joerg Polster, German MFA International Energy and Nuclear Energy Policy desk officer, queried Global Affairs officer May 23 concerning press reports that Russia had delivered a batch of nuclear fuel to two reac [...] | 2007-05-30 10:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC ETTC PREL KNNP GM RS IN |
07BERLIN1085 | (S) GERMANY NOTIFIED OF IRANIAN MISSILE DEVELOPER [...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Ina Schuett May 23. Schuett said she is unacquainted with the Chinese firm Shanghai Technical By-Products International Corporation Company (STBPI),but she is aware of Iran's Doostan Interna [...] | 2007-05-30 10:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR CH |
07BERLIN1086 | IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1747: GERMANY NOTIFIED ABOUT [...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer discussed May 24 reftel with Christof Pollmeier, deputy office director of the German MFA's Arms Export Control Division. Pollmeier said the German Government fully complies with UNSCR 1747 and the EU Regulations enacted to ensure that all EU member states impleme [...] | 2007-05-30 10:39:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR GM |
07BERLIN1090 | (S) GERMANY ALERTED TO RECENT PROCUREMENT [...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered demarche contained in ref to Markus Klinger, Deputy Director of the German MFA's Export Control Division, and Ina Schuett, desk officer, May 23. Klinger agreed to pass the information concerning Mahaco's brokering of a shipment of pressure transmitters fr [...] | 2007-05-31 09:37:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | KSCA PARM PREL ETTC GM |
07BERLIN1093 | GERMANY'S SOCIAL DEMOCRATS ON THE EDGE OF ... [...] (C) Summary. Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) is showing early signs of a recovery after six months of declining fortunes. Though polls do not yet indicate a shift in the public mood, party leaders are taking steps to reassert discipline and unify the party; some party themes seem to [...] | 2007-05-31 15:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM |
07BERLIN1102 | (S) MESSAGE ON DPRK'S NEW FINANCIAL NODE FOR [...] (U) Please see the action request in paragraph 5. 2. (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche in separate meetings May 29 to officials in the German Ministries of Economics and Foreign Affairs. Ursina Krumpholz, Office Director of the Ministry of Economics' Foreign Trade Law and L [...] | 2007-06-01 11:49:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PREL KNNP KNAR PARM GM |
07BERLIN1104 | German Government Welcomes Zoellick [...] Germany welcomed President Bush's May 30 nomination of Robert Zoellick to be President of the World Bank. On behalf of Chancellor Merkel (CDU),Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Heidi Wieczorek-Zeul (SPD),praised the choice and described Zoellick as a "good candidate who w [...] | 2007-06-01 14:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON ECIN EMIN ETRD PREL GM |
07BERLIN1107 | CFE: GERMANY PUSHES FOR BEING FORWARD-LEANING ON [...] (C) Summary: Germany believes that at the June 12-15 CFE Extraordinary Conference, a point-by-point rebuttal of Russian concerns about CFE could prove counterproductive and play into the hands of hardliners in Moscow. Instead, Germany believes that NATO should be forward-leaning and take "an [...] | 2007-06-04 05:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO PARM PREL GM |
07BERLIN1126 | U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL ON UNSCR [...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer conveyed ref demarche to German MFA UN Policy Division Desk Officer Mirko Schilbach June 1. Schilbach said he will share the U.S. report with other appropriate officials in the German Government. He, in turn, shared a copy of the report that Germany submitted to [...] | 2007-06-05 16:09:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY GM |
07BERLIN1127 | TERROISM FINANCE: GERMANY NOTIFIED OF AKA [...] (C) Global Affairs officer deliveredref demarche to German MFA International Cooperaion on Counterterrorism Division Desk Officer Hoger Kraemer at OOB, June 4, as instructed in reftel. Kraemer said he would forward to appropriate German officials the information concerning the U.S. action to [...] | 2007-06-05 16:15:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFI ETTC EUN KTFN PREL PTER GM |
07BERLIN113 | GERMAN VIEWS ON THE JANUARY FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarch to Thomas Schieb, Deputy EU Correspondent at the MFA, and relayed the points to the Chancellery, the Economics Ministry and the MFA's policy planning staff. Schieb reported that Germany is encountering difficulties with its desire for the EU to approve a [...] | 2007-01-19 17:39:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN GM |
07BERLIN1134 | CFE: GERMANY REACTS POSITIVELY TO U.S. THINKING ON [...] (C) We delivered ref A points on U.S. thinking on elements for a final document for the June 12-15 CFE Extraordinary Conference to Amb. Friedrich Groening, MFA Director for Disarmament and Arms Control, June 5 and then followed-up with him June 6 to get his reactions right before he left for B [...] | 2007-06-06 13:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO PARM PREL GE |
07BERLIN1136 | SPECIAL ENVOY OPPOSES GERMAN CHANGES TO SLAVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, J. Christian Kennedy, met May 21 with the leader of a Jewish group in Berlin and parliamentary leaders of the CDU/CSU and SPD parties to exchange views about the proposed German government changes to the Board of Trustees of the German slave [...] | 2007-06-06 14:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM PGOV PREL |
07BERLIN1137 | (S) GERMANY NOTIFIED ABOUT GERMAN FIRM POSSIBLY [...] (S) Global Affairs officer passed ref A demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Volker Herzog June 4. Herzog said it is worrisome that German firm ICS Schneider Messtechnik is seeking to circumvent German export controls to deliver environmental test chambers to Iran's Ra [...] | 2007-06-06 15:22:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR |
07BERLIN1138 | (S) GERMANY NOTIFIED ABOUT IRANIAN BALLISTIC [...] (S) Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Volker Herzog June 4. Herzog said he will pass the information to the German federal inter-agency export group about efforts by Iran's Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group (SHIG) to procure dual-use e [...] | 2007-06-06 15:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR AE |
07BERLIN114 | SCENESETTER: SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VISIT TO BERLIN [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, your visit to Berlin will enable you to seek solutions to our bilateral and U.S.-EU challenges with a government and with a Minister who see things a lot like we do and who have the will and the authority to improve the status quo. Our key suggestions for your January 26 d [...] | 2007-01-19 17:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KHLS KJUS PTER PGOV PREL GM EU |
07BERLIN1142 | GERMANY DISCUSSES U.S. POSITION ON RUSSIA'S SUPPLY [...] (U) This message contains an action request -- please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A response to ref B German query to Joerg Polster, German MFA International Energy and Nuclear Energy Policy Division desk officer, June 5. Polster said the U.S. position o [...] | 2007-06-07 15:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY IN GM |
07BERLIN115 | FOOD SECURITY/HUMANITARIAN ACTIONS COOPERATION [...] SUMMARY. On January 18, USEU Development Counselor and Embassy Berlin Econoff discussed opportunities for cooperation on development assistance with German officials in light of Germany's concurrent EU/G-8 presidencies. Development Ministry interlocutors expressed interest in U.S. proposals [...] | 2007-01-21 10:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON GM |
07BERLIN1159 | (S) GERMAN ASSURANCES REGARDING BUNDESBANK'S [...] (S) EMIN deployed the demarche points in ref with Michael Witter, MFA Deputy Director General for Economic Affairs, June 7. He and Global Affairs Officer met with Witter and MFA Director for Financial Policy Ingo Karsten June 8 to follow-up on the previous day's discussion. 2. (S) Witter s [...] | 2007-06-08 16:29:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM IR GM |
07BERLIN1190 | GERMANY - MFA RESPONSE TO 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (U) CONTAINS REQUEST FOR ACTION -- PLEASE SEE PARA 6. 2. (SBU) Emboffs delivered demarche contained in ref and passed an advance copy of the 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report country narrative for Germany to Axel Kuechle, MFA Deputy Director for International Cooperation against Orga [...] | 2007-06-13 15:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV ASEC |
07BERLIN121 | GERMAN REACTION TO EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S ENERGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 10, the European Commission unveiled its proposals for the EU's first common energy strategy, to be released in March. The German government's reaction was mixed. The Ministry of Economics criticized plans for "unbundling," i.e., the separation of energy generatio [...] | 2007-01-22 11:47:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENGR SENV PGOV PREL GM |
07BERLIN1215 | GERMANY LIFTS ENTRY BAN ON REVEREND MOON [...] (SBU) According to Dr. Dieter Romann, Director of the German Interior Ministry's Office of Border Security Issues, the "hit" in the German consular and border control system calling for Reverend Sun Myung Moon's visa denial has been removed. Dr. Romann issued a statement to Embassy Berlin, t [...] | 2007-06-18 10:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GM PHUM |
07BERLIN1216 | GERMAN VIEWS ON KOSOVO [...] (C) (Summary) We have had several opportunities over the past few days to take soundings from German officials and interlocutors outside government on how they view the way forward in Kosovo. As expected, they are preoccupied with maintaining EU unity and full of legalistic anxieties about t [...] | 2007-06-18 12:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNMIK RU YI GM |
07BERLIN123 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update [...] (SBU) As of January 14, Germany has 7,486 military personnel in out-of-area deployments. All military out-of-area (OOA) deployments, with the exception of observers such as in Georgia (where currently 11 military personnel are deployed under UNOMIG),require parliamentary approval. A law regul [...] | 2007-01-22 11:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL GM |
07BERLIN1234 | ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to Claudia Schuett of the German MFA's International Economic and Financial Policy Division June 18 and to Ursina Krumpholz, Office Director of the Economics Ministry's Foreign Tr [...] | 2007-06-20 15:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP KN PARM IR EUN GM |
07BERLIN1238 | TERRORISM FINANCE: GERMANY PROVIDES ADDITIONAL [...] (C) Pursuant to reftels, MFA Desk Officer for International Counterterrorism Cooperation Holger Kraemer provided Global Affairs Officer with additional information June 19. 2. (C) Begin Text of informal Embassy translation of German non-paper. The Mauritanian national and former resident [...] | 2007-06-21 09:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFS EFIN ETTC EUN GM |
07BERLIN1247 | GERMAN AND EPO RESPONSE TO WIPO DEMARCHE [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Berlin discussed holding WIPO DG accountable for his actions as requested in reftel. Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacts voiced support for the USG view but also discussed the delicacy of Germany's position, due to its ongoing role as President of the European Council. Spe [...] | 2007-06-22 13:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR WIPO SZ GM |
07BERLIN1251 | WESTERWELLE CASTS FDP AS COALITION ALTERNATIVE [...] (U) Summary: Seeking to return to federal government after a 9-year absence, the Free Democratic Party (FDP) has placed all bets on Guido Westerwelle, whom party delegates resoundingly re-elected as national party chairman at its national convention in Stuttgart on June 15. Westerwelle -- w [...] | 2007-06-22 15:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM PGOV PREL |
07BERLIN1253 | OFFICIAL DEBUT OF GERMANY'S LEFT PARTY [...] (U) Summary. At a Berlin convention on June 16, the long-awaited and painfully negotiated merger of Germany's eastern-based Left Party.PDS and western-based Electoral Alternative for Social Justice (WASG) into a single national "Left Party" was officially consummated. Delegates to the conven [...] | 2007-06-22 15:58:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GM |
07BERLIN1255 | UNSCR 1747/OECD: GERMAN RESPONSE ON EXPORT CREDIT [...] (C) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche, which includes the U.S. answers to a USG Survey passed to the OECD concerning export credits for Iran, to Ursina Krumpholz, Officer Director of the German Ministry of Economics' Foreign Trade Law and Law of the Sea Division, and Ernst Roeder-M [...] | 2007-06-25 09:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ETRD EXIM OECD UN IR GM |
07BERLIN126 | EXTREME RIGHT ACTIVITY SURGES DESPITE GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Germans are growing increasingly concerned about right-extremism. Although fears that neo-Nazis might try to grab media attention during the World Cup last year did not materialize, subsequent electoral gains by the right-extremist National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) in [...] | 2007-01-22 15:39:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GM PGOV PHUM SOCI |
07BERLIN1268 | IRANIAN RESPONSE TO EU DEMARCHE ON DETAINED AMCITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The German MFA has provided details on the EU demarche carried out by the German Embassy in Tehran, in its role as EU President, to the Iranian MFA on June 19. The German CDA informed the Iranian MFA's Office Director for Human Rights Emadi of worldwide concern about the detenti [...] | 2007-06-26 14:39:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CASC PGOV PREL GM IR |
07BERLIN1270 | GERMAN MFA OUTLINES IRAN PROGRAMMING WITH VISITING [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a May 15 meeting with NEA Senior Advisor David Denehy, MFA Office Director for Middle East Affairs Sabine Sparwasser discussed the MFA's assessment of the Iranian government's paranoia about efforts to support civil society. Denehy explained IDP's goals and approach to w [...] | 2007-06-26 14:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GM IR |
07BERLIN1291 | UNSCR 1747/OECD: GERMAN REACTION TO FOLLOW-UP [...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to Ursina Krumpholz, officer director of the German Ministry of Economics' Foreign Trade Law and Law of the Sea Division, and Ernst Roeder-Messell, deputy office director of the same division, June 15. 2. (SBU) Krumpholz said the German Go [...] | 2007-06-29 15:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EFIN ETRD EXIM OECD UN IR GM |
07BERLIN1292 | KEY BUNDESTAG MEMBER INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH [...] Please note action request contained in paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: Bundestag Transportation Committee Chairman Klaus Lippold (CDU),in a meeting with emboffs, offered to assist us in building a consensus in favor of tackling aviation emissions in a manner that would overcome U.S. object [...] | 2007-06-30 10:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EINV SENV PREL GM EU |
07BERLIN1294 | MERKEL AFTER THE SUMMITS: THE WIND AT HER BACK [...] (C) Summary: After the successful conclusion of two high-profile summit meetings in June, Angela Merkel is at a high point of her Chancellorship. Her public support is rising after having negotiated a climate change "breakthrough" at the G-8 Summit and an agreement at the EU Summit to advan [...] | 2007-07-02 10:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM PGOV PREL |
07BERLIN1312 | GERMAN PROSECUTORS INVESTIGATING DELIVERY OF [...] (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke passed the following German-language non-paper in response to the USG non-paper contained in ref A to Global Affairs officer June 19. Kauke said this case was difficult because the German firm Limbach Flugmotoren GmbH & Co shipp [...] | 2007-07-03 15:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC GM TW LN IR |
07BERLIN1341 | (S) GERMAN QUERY ON ALLOWING EXPORT OF HIGH-SPEED [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke passed the following German-language non-paper to Global Affairs officer June 19. The non-paper requests USG input into a licensing decision by the German Federal E [...] | 2007-07-06 16:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | MNUC ETTC PARM PREL IS GM |
07BERLIN1342 | (S) GERMANY RESPONDS TO USG NOTIFICATION OF [...] (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke passed the following German-language non-paper to Global Affairs officer June 19. The German non-paper responds to ref B demarche, which alerted the German Government to attempts by the Swedish firm Mahaco to procure German-pro [...] | 2007-07-06 16:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | KSCA PARM PREL ETTC GM |
07BERLIN1343 | GERMANY REQUESTED TO PROVIDE IDENTIFIER [...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to German MFA UN Policy Division Desk Officer Mirko Schilbach July 2. Schilbach thanked us for the identifying information provided for the Iranian entities and individuals listed in the Annexes of UNSCRs 1737 and 1747. He said he especially [...] | 2007-07-09 05:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN IR KNNP PARM GM |
07BERLIN135 | GERMANY ON AFGHANISTAN AND NATO FOREIGN MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Summary and comment: German officials welcomed the U.S. comprehensive approach to Afghanistan, covered in the Secretary's meetings January 17-18 with Chancellor Merkel and SIPDIS Foreign Minister Steinmeier, and followed up January 22 by the Deputy Chief of Mission. Berlin expects to [...] | 2007-01-23 16:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL MOPS NATO PINS AF PK GE |
07BERLIN1395 | GERMAN GOVERNMENT NOTIFIED ABOUT A PROBLEMATIC [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-13 15:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC PREL IR GM |
07BERLIN1425 | GERMANY'S AMBITION TO JOIN THE LUNAR-PROBING CLUB [...] (SBU) Summary: Conversations with German officials concerning Germany's plan to launch an unmanned lunar mission by 2013 indicate that, although enthusiasm is high in the German Aerospace Center (DLR),the government needs to be convinced of the value of this unilateral mission. The chairman [...] | 2007-07-19 16:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPA TSPL TNGD ETTC ECON GM |
07BERLIN1438 | EMBASSY BERLIN'S EFFORTS ON ROBUST IMPLEMENTATION [...] (S) Post leadership continues to raise our concerns to the Government of Germany about Iran's failure to comply with its international nuclear nonproliferation and UNSCR-mandated obligations regularly. The Ambassador has discussed issues noted in reftel with the highest levels of German gover [...] | 2007-07-23 15:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL GM IR |
07BERLIN1450 | TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS AGAINST IRAN WITH GERMAN OFFICIALS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-25 08:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN GM IR PARM PREL |
07BERLIN1452 | (S) NIAG 7053: GERMAN RESPONSE ON IRANIAN FIRM [...] (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke met Global Affairs officer July 19 and passed the following German-language non-paper. Kauke said the German Government investigated the information contained in ref B concerning an attempt by the Iranian firm Tajhiz Novin Tous [...] | 2007-07-25 15:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC ETTC IR TC CH GM |
07BERLIN1453 | GERMAN QUERY CONCERNING POTENTIAL EXPORT OF [...] (U) This is an action item -- please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Volker Herzog met Global Affairs officer July 23 and passed the following German-language non-paper. Herzog explained that German export control authorities sought USG input for an [...] | 2007-07-25 15:03:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | MNUC ETTC MTCRE PARM TNGD GM CH |
07BERLIN1457 | SPD DEBATES WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE LEFT PARTY [...] (C) Summary: The flow of some support from the SPD to The Left party -- highlighted by the recent defections of five officials of the Lower Saxony SPD to The Left -- has increased self-examination within the SPD about its future direction. Although the top party leadership has vowed to cont [...] | 2007-07-26 10:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM PGOV PREL |
07BERLIN1466 | GERMAN VIEWS ON U.S. COUNTERPROPOSALS FOR MTCR [...] (U) This is an action request -- see paragraph 9. 2. (C) Officials from the German Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Economics and Technology passed the following English-language non-paper to Global Affairs officer July 24. The non-paper is a response to U.S. follow-up comments (see ref B [...] | 2007-07-26 15:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE MNUC PARM ETTC KSCA TSPA GM |
07BERLIN1486 | (S) IRAN'S BANK MELLI - INVOLVEMENT IN [...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A nonpaper and demarche July 31 to Finance Ministry Deputy Director General Rolf Wenzel and MFA Deputy Office Director for Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation Thomas Goebel. Global Affairs officer also relayed ref A request for information on Bank [...] | 2007-07-31 15:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC KNNP PARM PREL IR GM |
07BERLIN1495 | GERMANY - STATUS OF NUCLEAR TERRORISM CONVENTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-01 15:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PARM PREL GM |
07BERLIN1496 | GERMANY - STATUS OF NUCLEAR TERRORISM CONVENTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-01 15:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PARM PREL GM |
07BERLIN1497 | GERMANY SEEKS CONSULTATIONS ON U.S.-INDIA CIVIL [...] (C) Global Affairs officer passed ref A nonpaper to MFA officials July 27. In a follow-on discussion July 31, MFA Deputy Office Director for Nuclear Energy and Nonproliferation Dietrich Becker and NSG Desk Officer Joerg Polster stated Germany has yet to take a position on the U.S.-India Civil [...] | 2007-08-01 15:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG KNNP KTIA IN GM |
07BERLIN1503 | GERMANY - PRELIMINARY VIEWS ON U.S.-RUSSIA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) MFA Deputy Office Director for Nuclear Energy and Nonproliferation Dietrich Becker told Global Affairs officer July 31 Germany is interested in learning more about U.S. and Russian plans to follow up on the July 3 Declaration on Nucl [...] | 2007-08-02 15:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM ENRG ECON PGOV GM |
07BERLIN1521 | (S) GERMANY INVESTIGATING EFFORTS BY A GERMAN FIRM [...] (S) Global Affairs officers delivered ref A demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Volker Herzog August 7. Herzog said the German firm ICS Schneider Messtechnik is already under German government scrutiny for its previous dealings with Iranian entities involved in procure [...] | 2007-08-08 13:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM HR IR |
07BERLIN1522 | RESPONSE TO QUERY ON EXPORT OF LII AND PLIF [...] (S) Global Affairs officers delivered ref A response to the German query contained in ref B to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Volker Herzog August 7. Herzog thanked us for the U.S. input and said he would pass it to the German federal interagency export control group for revi [...] | 2007-08-08 13:09:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY GM CH |
07BERLIN1534 | GERMAN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ASSURANCES FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-10 12:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC ENRG KNNP KSCA PARM TRGY GM |
07BERLIN1536 | GERMAN VIEWS ON U.S. PROPOSAL TO SHARE [...] (C) Global affairs officer delivered ref A demarche and draft letters August 10 to MFA NSG Desk Officer Joerg Polster. Polster expressed appreciation for the information but noted Germany had not changed its position on sharing nuclear-related export denial information with the IAEA Secretari [...] | 2007-08-10 14:05:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM ETTC IR GM |
07BERLIN1539 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update [...] (SBU) As of early August, Germany had 7,597 military personnel (compared to 7,438 in mid-May) in out-of-area deployments. All military out-of-area (OOA) deployments, with the exception of those in support of UN observer missions, require parliamentary approval. A law regulates the parliamentar [...] | 2007-08-13 05:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
07BERLIN1552 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY SULLIVAN'S MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On August 10, EEB Assistant Secretary Dan Sullivan met with officials from the SIPDIS German Chancellery, Ministry of Economics and Technology and Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss the President's September 27-28 Major Economies Conference. Sullivan also conducted a w [...] | 2007-08-14 05:39:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KCHG PREL GM |
07BERLIN1561 | LABOR SHOWDOWN AT DEUTSCHE BAHN: MORE [...] SUMMARY. The anticipated train strike in Germany may have a long-lasting impact on labor relations in this country, as it pits longstanding constitutional rights to strike against the judiciaryQs authority to defend the national economic interest, and could ultimately delay the governmentQs [...] | 2007-08-15 15:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON EFIN PREL PGOV GM |
07BERLIN1568 | GERMANY RECEIVES FURTHER FOLLOW-UP ON ITS PROPOSAL [...] (C) Global Affairs officers delivered ref A demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck August 15. The demarche is a response to German views on U.S. counterproposals (ref D) to a German proposal (ref H) concerning denial notifications for the Missile Technology Con [...] | 2007-08-17 10:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE MNUC PARM ETTC KSCA TSPA GM |
07BERLIN1571 | MESSAGE ON ONGOING PROLIFERATION FINANCE [...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche to the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs August 16 and to the Ministry of Economics and Technology August 17. Claudia Schuett, desk officer in the MFA's International Economic and Financial Policy Division, Ursina Krumpholz, Office Director [...] | 2007-08-17 13:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | IR KNAR KNNP PARM PREL GM |
07BERLIN1574 | U.S. SUBPRIME MARKET FALLOUT REVERBERATES IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Fall out from the U.S. subprime mortgage market continues to reverberate in Germany. IKB, a Dusseldorf based bank, has chalked up losses of approximately 3 billion euros ($4.1 billion),staving off insolvency due to a bailout of 3.5 billion euros ($4.79 billion) led by state-o [...] | 2007-08-20 05:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL PGOV GM |
07BERLIN1575 | U.S. SUBPRIME MARKET FALLOUT REVERBERATES IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Fall out from the U.S. subprime mortgage market continues to reverberate in Germany. IKB, a Dusseldorf based bank, has chalked up losses of approximately 3 billion euros ($4.1 billion),staving off insolvency due to a bailout of 3.5 billion euros ($4.79 billion) led by state-ow [...] | 2007-08-20 05:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL PGOV GM |
07BERLIN1591 | GERMAN BUNDESTAG'S AFGHANISTAN MANDATE RENEWAL [...] (C) Germany's debate on the future of its Afghanistan mandates continues unabated despite the Bundestag's summer recess. The recent unfortunate deaths of three German police officers (who were killed when a remotely detonated mine exploded near their vehicle) and the one-day kidnapping and re [...] | 2007-08-22 15:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO GM AF MARR |
07BERLIN1596 | GNEP - INITIAL GERMAN REACTION TO INVITATION TO [...] (U) Econoffs delivered ref A letters of invitation and ref B talking points August 20 to German Environment Ministry Deputy Director General for International Cooperation Karsten Sach and German Economics Ministry Director General for Energy Andreas Schuseil. Econoff also briefed MFA Deputy O [...] | 2007-08-23 14:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG TRGY KNNP PGOV PREL GM |
07BERLIN1604 | SPD CHANCELLOR CANDIDATE SELECTION PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: SPD Chairman Kurt Beck's low popularity rating, compared to those of other senior party figures, raises questions about who will likely be the SPD's chancellor candidate in 2009. The most likely outcome is that the SPD party chairman -- currently Kurt Beck -- will eventually be [...] | 2007-08-24 10:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM PGOV PREL |
07BERLIN161 | U.S.-EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS TROIKA AND LUNCH ON [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with Assistant Secretary Dan Fried in Dresden January 12, EU Political Directors agreed on the importance of continued U.S.-EU coordination on Kosovo, specifically on the need to support UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari's plan and to resist Russian pressure that might del [...] | 2007-01-25 15:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN GM |
07BERLIN1612 | GERMANY LOOKS EASTWARD: CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S TRIP [...] (C) Chancellor Merkel will visit China and Japan August 26 ) September 1, in her longest trip abroad since taking office. The trip will be largely devoted to G8 issues raised at the summit in June, the so-called 'Heiligendamm process,' and climate change. Her visit to China will highlight th [...] | 2007-08-24 15:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH JA GM |
07BERLIN1621 | GERMAN CABINET RETREAT FOCUSES ON CLIMATE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: German Chancellor Angela Merkel emerged from the August 23-24 Federal Cabinet retreat with consensus among the parties in her Grand Coalition Government on a 50-point program designed to sustain Germany's economic upturn. No signs of coalition cracks appeared. The program inc [...] | 2007-08-27 15:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV SENV ENRG EFIN PREL ELAB GM |
07BERLIN1640 | GERMANY - FOLLOWING UP ON PROPOSED OPEN-ENDED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-30 15:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN ECON ETRD MNUC PARM IR GM |
07BERLIN1648 | EMBASSY BERLIN'S EFFORTS ON FY2007 IRAN DEMOCRACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: As a pilot post in the FY07 Iran Democracy Small Grants Program, Embassy Berlin has canvassed several local nongovernmental organizations working on Iran or Middle East issues to discuss Small Grant opportunities. While generally positive on overall initiative goals, organizatio [...] | 2007-08-31 12:00:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM KPAO PREL GM IR |
07BERLIN1652 | GNEP MINISTERIAL - GERMANY STILL UNDECIDED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-31 15:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA GM |
07BERLIN1668 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK COMPLETED [...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer contacted Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann (KMW) Procurement Sales Manager Harald Marke July 19 concerning KMV's role as an intermediate consignee in license application 05-050048064. Marke sent the requested information to Global Affairs officer August 31. 2. (SBU) For t [...] | 2007-09-05 13:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KOMC ETTC NL CACM TU GM NO |
07BERLIN1669 | (S) INFORMATION ON PAKISTANI ENTITY SEEKING GERMAN [...] (S) Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Ulrike Wolf August 28 concerning the attempt by the Pakistan firm Intertrade to procure technical assistance from the German firm Deckel Maho Gildemeister (DMG). Wolf said she would pass the infor [...] | 2007-09-05 13:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM PK |
07BERLIN1671 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GERMANY CONCERNING IRAN FOR [...] (C) EMIN presented Reftel demarche September 3 to Geza von Geyr, Director for U.S. and Canada in the German Federal Chancellery. Von Geyr expressed appreciation for being informed of USG concerns, and undertook to disseminate them further within the German interagency community. 2. (C) EM [...] | 2007-09-05 15:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC IR IAEA AORC |
07BERLIN1673 | (C) MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): [...] (C) Global Affairs officers passed ref U.S. talking points to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck August 31. Reck said she would forward the proposal to modernize the MTCR by rebalancing controls on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and cruise missiles to the technical exp [...] | 2007-09-05 16:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA GM FR UK AU JA |
07BERLIN1685 | (C) MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME: U.S. WHITE [...] (C) Global Affairs officer delivered ref U.S. white paper on high energy density fuels to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck September 4. Reck thanked us for the proposals and said she would pass them to experts in the Federal Office for Economics and Export Controls fo [...] | 2007-09-06 16:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA GM |
07BERLIN1686 | (C) MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME: U.S. [...] (C) Global Affairs officer delivered ref U.S. proposals to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck September 4. Reck thanked us for the proposals and said she would pass them to experts in the Federal Office for Economics and Export Controls for evaluation. 2. (U) Post w [...] | 2007-09-06 16:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA GM |
07BERLIN169 | EU'S POLICY TOWARDS CENTRAL ASIA: DAS [...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Erica Barks-Ruggles met on January 17-19 with democracy and human rights officials in the German MFA and Chancellery. Among other topics, Barks-Ruggles and German interlocutors discussed the Germans' plans to lead the deve [...] | 2007-01-26 12:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM GM |
07BERLIN1698 | IRAN: GERMANY RECEPTIVE ON IAEA/BOARD OF GOVERNORS [...] (C) Ambassador Timken delivered Ref (A) demarche September 7 to Foreign Office State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg. (Foreign Minister Steinmeier is traveling and was unavailable.) Silberberg said Germany agreed with the U.S. position; the "Plan of Action" might be useful in clearing up som [...] | 2007-09-07 17:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC IR IAEA GM AORC |
07BERLIN1699 | DEMOGRAPHY IS DESTINY: CHANCELLERYQS [...] Summary: Germany, like many industrialized nations, faces the enormous twin challenge of remaining competitive in a global economy while coping with the social and economic impact of demographic change. German policy makers confront a sobering demographic trend: the population of Germany i [...] | 2007-09-10 05:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON EFIN PREL PGOV GM |
07BERLIN1703 | GERMANY MAKES PROGRESS ON GHETTO PENSIONS [...] (C) Ambassador J. Christian Kennedy, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, met August 30 with Michael Sell and Ludger Schlief of the Federal Chancellery to discuss ghetto pensions. Germany has made substantial progress in recent weeks on this issue. Sell and Schlief reported that the governme [...] | 2007-09-10 12:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM PGOV PREL |
07BERLIN1704 | RENAISSANCE OF JEWISH LIFE CONTINUES IN BERLIN [...] Summary: Two new synagogues opened in Berlin, marking the revitalization of Jewish life in the former center of the Nazi Third Reich. The Lubavitch (Hassidic) Jewish Educational Center was inaugurated on September 2, two days after the opening of the newly renovated and historic Rykestrasse [...] | 2007-09-10 12:40:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | GM PGOV PHUM PREL |
07BERLIN1706 | DEMOGRAPHY IS DESTINY: CHANCELLERY'S [...] Summary: Germany, like many industrialized nations, faces the enormous twin challenge of remaining competitive in a global economy while coping with the social and economic impact of demographic change. German policy makers confront a sobering demographic trend: the population of Germany i [...] | 2007-09-10 13:21:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON EFIN PREL PGOV GM |
07BERLIN1715 | GEORGIA/NATO: GERMANY HOLDS FIRM AGAINST NAC TRIP [...] (C) Political Counselor raised Ref (A) points with MFA NATO Office Director Dirk Brengelmann and NSC-director-equivalent Detlef Waechter at the Chancellery. Their positions were essentially identical and appeared to be coordinated: Germany does not support a North Atlantic Council visit to Georgia [...] | 2007-09-10 15:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO GG PREL RS GM |
07BERLIN1716 | BOSNIA: GERMANY ON LAJCAK'S SEPT. 11 PSC ADDRESS [...] (C) Post raised reftel points with the MFA Western Balkans office September 10. The MFA shares the U.S. assessment that the situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina is deteriorating, as evidenced by the actions of Presidency Member Silajdzic and RS Prime Minister Dodik. The reputation of the interna [...] | 2007-09-10 16:18:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK EU GM |
07BERLIN1733 | (S) GERMAN RESPONSE TO POTENTIAL EXPORT TO IRAN [...] (S) German MFA Export Control Desk Officer Volker Herzog provided a German-language nonpaper to Global Affairs Officer on September 10. The German nonpaper responds to the US nonpaper of 31 May 2007 outlined in Ref concerning the possible export of test equipment from a German firm via UAE to [...] | 2007-09-13 09:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC MTCRE KSCA PARM PREL GM IR AE |
07BERLIN1740 | BUNDESTAG INTELLIGENCE INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE [...] (C) On September 13 the Bundestag's Committee of Inquiry will meet again following the summer recess and continue the process of questioning individuals concerning the activities of German intelligence and security agencies relating to the Iraq war, the alleged abduction and transport of terror [...] | 2007-09-14 11:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV GM |
07BERLIN1746 | THE GERMAN SUBPRIME BANKING CRISIS: [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. subprime crisis continues to produce anxiety in Germany?s banking sector, but the exposure of German banks remains unclear. After the bailout of a second state-run bank, SachsenLB, in mid-August, pressure for a consolidation of Germany?s fragmented financial landscape [...] | 2007-09-14 15:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV SENV ENRG EFIN ELAB PREL |
07BERLIN1751 | U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION: INITIAL [...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer delivered reftel demarche September 17 to MFA Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Desk Officer Joerg Polster. Polster expressed appreciation for the opportunity to offer German views on the U.S. draft text but expressed doubt that Germany's interagency working group wou [...] | 2007-09-18 08:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KNNP KTIA PGOV PARM PREL IN GM |
07BERLIN1767 | TERRORISM ARRESTS DEMONSTRATE THREAT OF HOMEGROWN [...] (C) The September 4 arrests of three terrorist suspects, two of whom are German citizens who converted to Islam, has given Germany its first high-profile case of homegrown Islamic terrorism and focused attention on the southern German area of Ulm/Neu-Ulm, which authorities have long identified [...] | 2007-09-19 10:47:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KHLS KJUS GM |
07BERLIN1770 | (S) GERMANY ALERTED TO SHIPMENT OF GERMAN-ORIGIN [...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered reftel demarche and accompanying photos September 19 to MFA Deputy Office Director for Export Controls on Non-Conventional Dual Use Goods Markus Klinger and MFA Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker. Klinger said he recognized the time-sensitive nature of our request [...] | 2007-09-19 13:03:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC KNNP GM SY |
07BERLIN1771 | AUSTRALIA GROUP - DELIVERY OF U.S. RESPONSE TO TWO [...] (U) This is an action request. Post requests Department guidance to respond to German questions posed in paras 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Global Affairs officer delivered reftel demarche and accompanying track-changes document September 19 to MFA Deputy Office Director for Export Controls on Non- [...] | 2007-09-19 13:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC CBW GM |
07BERLIN1772 | CHANCELLERY REACTS SKEPTICALLY TO JUSTICE [...] (C) New draft anti-terrorism legislation proposed by Justice Minister Zypries (SPD) has come under fire from the other side of the governing grand coalition. Chancellery Director General for Interior and Legal Affairs Michael Wettengel told EMIN September 18 that the new draft counterterroris [...] | 2007-09-19 13:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KHLS KJUS GM |
07BERLIN1776 | INFORMATION DELIVERED ON IRANIAN FINANCIAL [...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered reftel demarche September 18 to MFA International Economic and Financial Policy Desk Officer Claudia Schuett and Economics Ministry Foreign Trade Law Desk Officer Ernst Roeder-Messell. Schuett and Roeder-Messell undertook to pass the information to relevan [...] | 2007-09-20 09:53:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | KNNP MNUC EFIN IR BA GM |
07BERLIN1783 | (C) MTCR: GERMANY SUPPORTS MODIFIED U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-20 15:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA GM |
07BERLIN1784 | (S) GERMAN RESPONSE CONCERNING EXPORT OF WELDING [...] (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker delivered a German-language nonpaper to Global Affairs officer September 19. The nonpaper responds to ref B demarche informing German authorities that the German firm Trumpf GmbH & Co., working with Ireland's Mac Aviation Group, [...] | 2007-09-20 15:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR EI |
07BERLIN1785 | ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATIONS OF COATED FREE SHEET PAPER [...] Summary: This is in response to Reftel on subject of the USITC antidumping investigation of coated free sheet paper from China, Indonesia and Korea. 2. Industry-wide data, as available for coated free sheet paper: Production quantity, metric tons (value million USD*) 2004 1,838,615 [...] | 2007-09-21 05:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV SENV ENRG EFIN PREL GM |
07BERLIN1792 | GERMANY ISSUES NEW REGULATIONS REGARDING THE [...] (C) Global Affairs Counselor received a letter September 17 from German MFA Export Control Division Director Cyril Nunn reporting the German Government has issued new export control regulations regarding the export of currency production equipment to North Korea. The new regulations, which we [...] | 2007-09-21 14:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC KSAC PARM PREL KH GM |
07BERLIN1802 | RENEWAL OF MINUSTAH MISSION ON HAITI - [...] SUMMARY. In response to SecState 127801, post emphasized to German Government the importance of the UN Security Council renewal of a strong MINUSTAH mission on Haiti and urged the German Government to support the recommendations for the MINUSTAH made by UN Secretary General. German official [...] | 2007-09-25 15:47:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO EFIN EIAD PREL PGOV GM |
07BERLIN1819 | AUSTRALIA GROUP - U.S. RESPONSE TO GERMANY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-28 14:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CBW GM |
07BERLIN1820 | (C) MTCR: NEXT STEPS FOR SMALL GROUP PROPOSALS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-28 14:49:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE ETTC KSCA PARM PREL GM |
07BERLIN1822 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update [...] (SBU) As of early August, Germany had 7,149 military personnel (compared to 7,597 in early August) in out-of-area deployments. All military out-of-area (OOA) deployments, with the exception of those in support of UN observer missions, require parliamentary approval. A law regulates the parliam [...] | 2007-09-28 15:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
07BERLIN1823 | GERMANS DOWNPLAY SUGGESTIONS OF SPLIT ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: German opinion on Kosovo is moving in the right direction. Recognizing the unlikeliness of a positive outcome to the Troika process, officials at the Chancellery and Foreign Office have underscored to us that they are working toward the broadest possible support within the EU f [...] | 2007-09-28 15:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GM KV UNMIK |
07BERLIN1841 | IFTAR DIPLOMACY [...] (U) Summary: For the third year, Ambassador and Mrs. Timken led senior Mission Germany staff in hosting Iftar dinners and events, a major element in the Mission's Muslim Engagement activities. This year, the venues were Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt, and Munich. Muslim guests uniformly praise [...] | 2007-10-04 15:19:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GM KIRF KISL PGOV PREL |
07BERLIN1842 | TEC: GERMAN CHANCELLERY WORRIED ABOUT LOST MOMENTUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chancellor Merkel's chief economic adviser is concerned that work on the Transatlantic Economic Council program has slowed since Portugal took over the EU Presidency. Other German government and industry representatives report progress on the TEC's work program and structure alth [...] | 2007-10-05 05:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN PREL ECIN EU GM |
07BERLIN1844 | TEC: GERMAN CHANCELLERY WORRIED ABOUT LOST MOMENTUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chancellor Merkel's chief economic adviser is concerned that work on the Transatlantic Economic Council program has slowed since Portugal took over the EU Presidency. Other German government and industry representatives report progress on the TEC's work program and structure alth [...] | 2007-10-05 07:39:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN PREL ECIN EU GM |
07BERLIN1846 | GERMAN PROSECUTORS SUSPECT RUSSIAN [...] (C) German prosecutors suspect Atomstroyexport, the Russian state-owned nuclear power equipment and services exporter, played a leading role in efforts to circumvent Germany's export control laws by diverting German-manufactured technology to Iran's nuclear program via Russian front companies [...] | 2007-10-05 10:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KCRM KNNP PARM PREL MNUC KJUS IR RS GM |
07BERLIN1851 | GERMAN EXPORT CONTROL LIST REVISIONS PROHIBIT [...] (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker informed Global Affairs Officer October 5 that the German Government has updated its national export control list in an effort to prevent Iran from acquiring non-listed radar surveillance equipment that might enhance Iran's mili [...] | 2007-10-05 14:40:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC PREL PARM MCAP GM IR |
07BERLIN1853 | SPD CHAIRMAN BECK THROWS RED MEAT TO THE PARTY'S [...] (C) Summary: In the weeks before the SPD's October 26-28 national convention, and with an eye toward the 2009 election campaign, SPD Chairman Kurt Beck is attempting to calm the SPD's unruly left wing with gestures that symbolize a partial repudiation of the centrist economic policy of former [...] | 2007-10-05 15:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM PGOV PREL |
07BERLIN1878 | IRAN DEMARCHE: GERMAN RESPONSE [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel points to Foreign Office State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg October 12. (Charge also discussed Iran with Political Director Volker Stanzel October 10, raising points similar to those in reftel.) Silberberg said the text of the EU Council conclusions had been agre [...] | 2007-10-12 11:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR XF EUN GM |
07BERLIN1883 | GERMAN MFA RESPONSE TO GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Poloff and Econ Counselor met with German MFA and Economic Ministry officials respectively to discuss ref A. Deputy European Correspondent Thomas Schieb, who is responsible for overseeing the drafting of position papers for the MFA's use at the October 15-16 EU General Affairs and Exter [...] | 2007-10-12 15:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC KPAL RS LY IS IZ IR |
07BERLIN1884 | GERMANY'S AFGHANISTAN MANDATES: ONE DOWN, ONE TO GO [...] (C) Summary: With the Bundestag's approval of the ISAF/Tornado mandate Oct. 12, the spotlight now shifts to the upcoming parliamentary debate and vote on the OEF mandate. While most parliamentarians now seem to accept that dropping the OEF mandate would send a very bad political signal about G [...] | 2007-10-15 05:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR GM AF |
07BERLIN1885 | GERMANY REQUESTS RECONSIDERATION OF IV PROGRAM FOR [...] (C) Acting MFA Deputy Director General for Asian Affairs, Ambassador Michael Koch, called in pol-mil/external chief October 12 to raise concerns about Embassy Kabul plans to send an Afghan governor from the northeast province of Kunduz (Mohammad Omar) on an international visitor program to the [...] | 2007-10-15 05:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR GM AF |
07BERLIN1886 | GERMANY REQUESTS RECONSIDERATION OF IV PROGRAM FOR [...] (C) Acting MFA Deputy Director General for Asian Affairs, Ambassador Michael Koch, called in pol-mil/external chief October 12 to raise concerns about Embassy Kabul plans to send an Afghan governor from the northeast province of Kunduz (Mohammad Omar) on an international visitor program to the [...] | 2007-10-15 05:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR GM AF |
07BERLIN1887 | GERMANY'S AFGHANISTAN MANDATES: ONE DOWN, ONE TO GO [...] (C) Summary: With the Bundestag's approval of the ISAF/Tornado mandate Oct. 12, the spotlight now shifts to the upcoming parliamentary debate and vote on the OEF mandate. While most parliamentarians now seem to accept that dropping the OEF mandate would send a very bad political signal about G [...] | 2007-10-15 05:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR GM AF |
07BERLIN1896 | GERMAN CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY -- MERKEL COMMITTED [...] (SBU) Summary: Chancellor Merkel is serious about pursuing aggressive international measures to meet the challenges of global warming. She has built her Chancellorship almost exclusively on this issue. Her support for mandatory, targeted global limits on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and [...] | 2007-10-16 14:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG SENV GM |
07BERLIN1909 | U/S JEFFERY DISCUSSES IRAN SANCTIONS, ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: German Government officials in the Chancellery and MFA expressed to visiting Undersecretary Reuben Jeffery their preference for multilateral sanctions designed to prevent Iran from developing its nuclear weapons program. While willing to consider EU autonomous sanctions in the e [...] | 2007-10-19 10:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KNNP EFIN ENRG ETRD PREL SENV GM |
07BERLIN1910 | U/S JEFFERY DISCUSSES IRAN SANCTIONS, ENERGY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-19 10:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KNNP EFIN ENRG ETRD PREL SENV GM |
07BERLIN1913 | (C) GERMANY AGREES TO JOINT DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Post raised reftel request with the German Foreign Office October 19. The Western Balkans office agreed with U.S. points on the importance of avoiding any parallel election effort in Serb portions of Kosovo. Germany supports a coordinated approach by Contact Group embassies in Belgrade [...] | 2007-10-19 13:39:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SR YI KO GM |
07BERLIN1919 | GERMAN GOVERNMENT TO WEIGH IN AGAINST HOLOCAUST [...] (C) German Ministry of Foreign Affairs Legal Director George Witschel told Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, J. Christian Kennedy October 18 that the German Government is "quite concerned" about the Holocaust Insurance Bill (HR 1746) scheduled for mark-up on October 23 as it would upset the [...] | 2007-10-22 14:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GM |
07BERLIN1932 | (S) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON IRANIAN MISSILE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-24 09:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL MTCRE KSCA GM IR AE |
07BERLIN1943 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S CONVERSATION WITH [...] (C) EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried met October 23 with German National Security Adviser Christoph Heusgen. They discussed Russia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Georgia, Turkey, and the Middle East. Russia/2 2/MD/CFE: ------------------ 2. (C) Heusgen noted that the Chancellor saw Russian Pre [...] | 2007-10-24 14:22:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GM KS RS |
07BERLIN1951 | DEMARCHE ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN CUBA: GERMANY'S [...] (U) Response to reftel demarche is provided in BERLIN 1935. Points from reftel (a) were delivered in conjunction with reftel (b). TIMKEN JR [...] | 2007-10-25 14:59:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNGA CU GM |
07BERLIN1957 | GERMAN DEMARCHE RESPONSE: CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-26 09:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PHUM |
07BERLIN1964 | GERMANY EXPECTED TO PRESENT HEALTH SYSTEMS [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 25, EconOff met with Dr. Walter Werner, Head of the Trade Policy, Services and Intellectual Property Division at the Ministry of Economics on reftel points. Werner said Germany will avoid any discussion of Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRI [...] | 2007-10-26 17:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR WTRO WHO |
07BERLIN1972 | STEINMEIER TO TRAVEL TO MIDEAST, PROMISES MORE [...] (C) Foreign Minister Steinmeier kicks off a visit to Egypt, Israel, and the Palestinian Territories October 29. Steinmeier's trip is part of what the MFA bills as a more active stance toward the Middle East peace process, with the aim of supporting the USG efforts in the run-up to the Annapol [...] | 2007-10-29 15:53:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL GM IS |
07BERLIN1977 | THE SPD RALLIES AROUND BECK AND LOOKS TOWARD 2009 [...] (C) Summary: The Social Democratic Party's (SPD) October 26-28 convention gave a much-needed boost to party chairman Kurt Beck, who emerged as the SPD's undisputed candidate for chancellor in 2009. The SPD focused squarely on a domestic agenda that should not directly affect our ability to wo [...] | 2007-10-30 11:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON AF IR GM |
07BERLIN1980 | SCENESETTER FOR ANGELA MERKEL'S CRAWFORD VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Angela Merkel will arrive at Crawford riding a wave of public approval surpassing 70 percent. Her popularity is credited to her effective leadership style, Germany's economic growth, and her skill in turning centrist appeals on climate change and social issues to her advantage. [...] | 2007-10-30 17:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECUN EU GM |
07BERLIN1994 | Resumption of German training of Iraqi forces in the UAE [...] (SBU) Summary: After a two-year disruption, Germany will resume training of the Iraqi armed forces in cooperation with the United Arab Emirates in early 2008. From January through April, the Bundeswehr will train an Iraqi logistics and support battalion of 800 soldiers in the UAE and provide e [...] | 2007-11-01 11:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
07BERLIN1995 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update [...] (SBU) As of late October, Germany had 6,737 military personnel in out-of-area deployments, plus an additional 600 dedicated for SACEUR's Balkans Operational Reserve Force (ORF) and 3,100 for the NATO Response Force (NRF). All military out-of-area (OOA) deployments, with the exception of those [...] | 2007-11-01 11:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
07BERLIN200 | EL MASRI: MUNICH PROSECUTOR ANNOUNCES ARREST [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Office of the Munich Prosecutor announced January 31 the issuance of 13 arrest warrants for the alleged kidnappers of Khaled El-Masri, a Lebanese-German national who claims he was abducted from Macedonia and taken to Afghanistan in 2004. The thirteen individuals named are th [...] | 2007-01-31 18:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PTER PGOV GM |
07BERLIN2000 | WIREC - FOLLOWING UP WITH GERMANY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-01 13:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TRGY SOCIS KPAO ENRG GM |
07BERLIN2004 | THE WRONG SIGNAL AT THE WRONG TIME: [...] (SBU) Summary. No tectonic shift in German economic policy came out of the SPD convention, perhaps, but the SPD's labor reforms could mark the beginning of a rollback in Schroeder's "Agenda 2010" reforms, a source at the Labor Ministry told the Embassy. The resolution to block privatization [...] | 2007-11-02 06:58:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON EFIN PREL PGOV GM |
07BERLIN2007 | GERMANY DRYING OUT TRADE WITH IRAN THROUGH [...] (C) Summary: Due to the German government's quiet tightening of export controls and credit guarantees, increased political risk, and banks' market withdrawals, Germany's exports to Iran have markedly fallen. Iranian purges of state-owned companies and regulators and rising extortion and bure [...] | 2007-11-02 10:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD EPET ETTC KNNP PREL IR GM |
07BERLIN2008 | OCTOBER 30 G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP MEETING FOCUSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The final G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting of the German G-8 Presidency took place in Berlin on October 30, and included focused discussions on geographic expansion and related modalities. The delegates also heard presentations from implementing agencies des [...] | 2007-11-02 11:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS |
07BERLIN2014 | LABOR REFORMS IN GERMANY: A THREAT TO [...] In the last few weeks, much has been written about the SPD's new program to roll back labor reforms in Germany, with the "Financial Times" characterizing them as a German retreat from economic reform. Whether the Beck proposals or a government counter-proposal can be contained as a piece-me [...] | 2007-11-02 16:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB EFIN PREL PGOV GM |
07BERLIN2015 | TIP - UPDATE ON GERMAN EFFORTS TO COMBAT [...] In 2007, Germany's counter-TIP campaigns and awareness raising programs brought together high-level decision makers and NGOs. As a result of strengthened legislation penalizing labor exploitation, NGOs and government officials are starting to focus on improving awareness and counseling in thi [...] | 2007-11-05 09:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PGOV GM |
07BERLIN2027 | IRAN/FATF - GERMAN FINANCIAL REGULATORS URGE BANKS [...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer delivered reftel demarche November 5 to German Finance Ministry Financial Crimes Desk Officer Kristina Wogatzki and MFA International Financial Policy Desk Officer Claudia Schuett. According to Wogatzki, the German Financial Monitoring Association (BaFin) distribu [...] | 2007-11-06 17:00:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PARM PREL MNUC KNNP PTER PGOV ECON IR GM |
07BERLIN2028 | IRAN/FATF - GERMAN FINANCIAL REGULATORS URGE BANKS [...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer delivered reftel demarche November 5 to German Finance Ministry Financial Crimes Desk Officer Kristina Wogatzki and MFA International Financial Policy Desk Officer Claudia Schuett. According to Wogatzki, the German Financial Monitoring Association (BaFin) distribu [...] | 2007-11-06 17:00:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PARM PREL MNUC KNNP PTER PGOV ECON IR GM |
07BERLIN2029 | GERMAN EXPECTATIONS FOR MID-NOVEMBER IAEA REPORT [...] (C) Emboffs delivered ref A demarche November 5 to MFA Nonproliferation Divison Desk Officer Hellmut Hoffmann, IAEA Desk Officer Martin Langer, and Nuclear Nonproliferation Desk Officer Joerg Polster. Hoffmann expressed appreciation for the information and noted that Germany had received a si [...] | 2007-11-06 17:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA AORC PGOV PREL GM |
07BERLIN2034 | GRAND COALITION OPPOSES EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. The German reaction to the European Commission's unbundling directives for the European energy market has been overwhelmingly negative. The Grand Coalition is displaying rare unanimity on this issue and is backed by Germany's major energy companies. The Economic Ministry, resp [...] | 2007-11-07 13:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EINV ETRD PGOV EU RU GM |
07BERLIN2037 | GERMANY'S IRAN POLICYMAKING PROCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Both privately and publicly, German officials continue to insist multilateral measures, coupled with quiet economic pressure on Iran, are the most effective way to change Iran's behavior. While Chancellor Merkel has been clear on the need to prevent an Iranian nuclear weapons [...] | 2007-11-07 16:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR GM |
07BERLIN2060 | MUENTEFERING RESIGNS; STEINMEIER BECOMES [...] (C) Summary: In a surprise move, one of the Social Democratic Party's (SPD) top politicians and ministers, Franz Muentefering, announced his resignation as Vice-Chancellor and Labor Minister November 13, citing personal reasons. Later in the day, SPD Chairman Kurt Beck announced that Foreign [...] | 2007-11-13 18:11:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM |
07BERLIN2062 | BANK MELLI ATTEMPTS TO PURCHASE A TURKISH BANK TO [...] (S) Emboffs delivered reftel nonpaper during the week of November 5 to MFA Iran Desk Officer Deike Potzel, MFA Nonproliferation Division Director Hellmut Hoffman, MFA International Financial Policy Desk Officer Claudia Schuett, and Economics Ministry Foreign Trade Law Division Director Ursina [...] | 2007-11-14 09:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | EFIN KNNP MNUC IR TU GM |
07BERLIN2064 | GERMANY?S DRAFT INVESTMENT SECURITY LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: The German Ministry of Economics has published a first draft of a law establishing a review mechanism for foreign investments that seeks to address national security considerations without deterring legitimate business. Ministry officials say the draft, significantly narrower i [...] | 2007-11-14 16:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PREL PGOV GM |
07BERLIN2071 | GERMAN GOVERNMENT TAKES STEPS TO BLOCK RUSSIAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On the basis of information presented to the German Government by the Portuguese Embassy in Berlin, the German Government has taken initial steps to block a shipment of Russian rockets and related materials bound for Venezuela's Defense Ministry. The shipment was scheduled to [...] | 2007-11-15 13:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM ETTC TSPA MARR MASS PGOV RU VE GM |
07BERLIN2077 | GERMANY IS ON MESSAGE REGARDING THE IAEA'S 15 [...] (C) Charge d'Affairs delivered REFTEL points on November 16 to Ruediger Luedeking, MFA Deputy Commissioner for Arms Control and Disarmament. Luedeking noted that the Ministry spokesman would be making a statement about the ElBaradei report during the November 16 midday press conference and th [...] | 2007-11-16 14:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC IAEA PARM AORC |
07BERLIN208 | EB/ESC DAS PAUL SIMONS MEETINGS WITH GERMAN [...] SUMMARY. On January 25, EB DAS Paul Simons met with Foreign Office Policy Planning Staff Head Markus Ederer and Economic Ministry Director General for Energy Issues Andreas Schusseil to discuss energy issues during Germany's EU and G-8 presidencies. Both German officials were positive about [...] | 2007-02-01 17:19:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV PREL SENV EU GM |
07BERLIN2080 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE NOVEMBER 19 [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Thomas Schieb, Deputy EU Correspondent at the MFA, and relayed the points to the Chancellery. 2. (C) Schieb provided substantive comments on the following topics: --Upcoming EU Summits with China, Africa, and India: The November 19 GAERC agenda [...] | 2007-11-16 16:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV BK BM CH IR IS IZ KV LE PK |
07BERLIN2081 | "STURM UND DRANG" FOLLOWED BY "STAY THE COURSE" - [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite deeply-rooted German desires for a UN-mandated Kosovo/Serbia settlement, the German government has indicated it will recognize Kosovo if, as expected, Pristina unilaterally declares independence following the completion of the Troika process. The German government has als [...] | 2007-11-16 16:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SR YI KO GM |
07BERLIN2083 | IRAN/GERMANY - MINISTRIES FOLLOWING CHANCELLOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: German Government officials in the MFA, Economics Ministry, and Finance Ministry have taken note of Chancellor Merkel's strong public statements in support of a third UNSCR resolution and renewed efforts to encourage German business to cut or curtail ties with Iran following last [...] | 2007-11-16 17:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EFIN KNNP MNUC ETRD PGOV IR GM |
07BERLIN2094 | GERMAN BANKS WEATHERING SUB-PRIME MORTGAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Third quarter reports show that most German banks appear to have weathered the turbulences in the international financial markets. Large private banks such as Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank reported losses in their investment portfolios, balanced by gains in other sectors, resu [...] | 2007-11-20 10:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PREL PGOV GM |
07BERLIN2103 | (S) GERMANY WILL GRANT LICENSE FOR EXPORT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Volker Herzog passed Global Affairs officer November 21 a German-language nonpaper (see para 4) announcing the German Government's intention to grant a license for the export to Israel [...] | 2007-11-21 12:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY GM IS |
07BERLIN2106 | (S) AUSTRALIA GROUP - GERMANY REQUESTS INFORMATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Volker Herzog passed Global Affairs Officer November 21 a German-language nonpaper (see para 3) requesting additional information on a U.S. Australia Group denial (AG/Jun03/Den/USA/57) [...] | 2007-11-21 14:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CBW CH GM |
07BERLIN211 | GERMAN GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON VENEZUELAN ARMS [...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche to German MFA Arms Export Control Division Desk Officer Jan Freigang and Venezuela Desk Officer Achim Troester January 29. Freigang and Troester appreciated the information and encouraged the USG to share with the German Government specific [...] | 2007-02-02 11:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PREF MARR PHUM MASS PARM PTER SNAR VE GM |
07BERLIN2116 | GERMANY'S VIEWS ON DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points on November 16 to Betina Kern, Deputy Head of the Andean Region Division at the German Foreign Ministry. With respect to the substance of USG concerns about proposed constitutional changes in Venezuela, Kern said that Germany "feels exactly the same way." [...] | 2007-11-26 15:49:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM WHA EU VE GM |
07BERLIN2140 | GERMAN VIEWS ON ADDITIONAL EU DESIGNATIONS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: German Government officials are still deliberating at a very senior level how they will proceed on the UK and French proposal to add Banks Melli and Saderat and the Ex-Im Bank of Iran to the April 2007 EU list of designated individuals/entities. German officials regard the UN pa [...] | 2007-11-30 09:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM EFIN ETRD ECON PREL IR EU GM |
07BERLIN2141 | G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS GROUP MEETING, [...] (SBU) Summary: ISN DAS Andrew Semmel visited Berlin November 27 to participate in the final G-8 Nonproliferation Directors Group Meeting (NPDG) of the German presidency. Delegates expressed disappointment with the lack of agreement on a work program at the Conference on Disarmament (CD) and a [...] | 2007-11-30 09:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM MNUC PREL ETTC KNNP JA GM |
07BERLIN215 | JOINT COORDINATION AND MONITORING BOARD: ENHANCED [...] At the high-level session of the Afghanistan Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) in Berlin January 30-31, donor Government representatives and Afghan partners renewed their commitment to realize the political vision outlined in the January 2006 Afghanistan Compact. In the opening [...] | 2007-02-02 15:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL PGOV ENRG AF |
07BERLIN2152 | CLIMATE CHANGE -- GERMAN OPINION AHEAD OF UN [...] (SBU) The Germans have endorsed a roadmap approach at Bali that is not dissimilar to that of the U.S. (Reftel A),but Chancellor Merkel's government is committing itself to increasingly ambitious environmental objectives that could challenge the U.S. position in Bali and other international n [...] | 2007-12-03 09:19:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SENV KGHG ENRG GM |
07BERLIN2153 | (S) NIAG 7183 - POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE BY GERMAN [...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche December 3 to MFA Export Control Division Deputy Director Markus Klinger and MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker. Export Control Division Director Goetz Lingenthal joined the meeting later at Klinger's request. Ref A repor [...] | 2007-12-03 12:59:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC KNNP PREL PARM GM IR |
07BERLIN2157 | GERMAN RESPONSE U.S. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-03 19:18:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET//NOFORN | GM IR KNNP MNUC PARM |
07BERLIN2159 | GERMANY/IRAN - U/S JEFFERY DISCUSSES ADDITIONAL EU [...] (S) SUMMARY: Undersecretary Reuben Jeffery met with German Economics Ministry State Secretary Bernd Pfaffenbach in Berlin December 3 to request German support for additional EU autonomous measures against Iran in advance of a third UN Security Council resolution. Pfaffenbach reported that Ch [...] | 2007-12-04 11:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM EFIN ETRD ECON PREL IR EU GM |
07BERLIN2161 | (S) GERMAN RESPONSE - IRANIAN MISSILE DEVELOPER [...] (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker delivered a German-language nonpaper December 3 in response to ref B information indicating that Iran's Doostan International Company, acting on behalf of Iran's Sabalan Company, was seeking a toxic gas detection system manufact [...] | 2007-12-04 15:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR CH |
07BERLIN2162 | (S) GERMAN RESPONSE - IRANIAN MISSILE PROGRAM'S [...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (S) In a December 3 meeting with Global Affairs officer, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker provided an interim response to ref B demarche, which reported that an agent for Iran's Shahid Hemmat Industria [...] | 2007-12-04 15:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL MTCRE KSCA GM IR AE |
07BERLIN2163 | (S) GERMANY CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE GERMAN FIRM'S [...] (S) German MFA Export Control Division Director Goetz Lingenthal provided Global Affairs Officer November 28 with an update into German Government efforts to to prevent the German firm ICS Schneider Messetechnik from exporting environmental test and temperature shock chambers to Iran's missile [...] | 2007-12-04 15:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR |
07BERLIN2172 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update [...] (SBU) As of December 2, Germany had 7,173 military personnel in out-of-area deployments (compared to 6,737 in late October),plus 3,100 on stand-by for the NATO Response Force (NRF). All military out-of-area (OOA) deployments, with the exception of those in support of UN observer missions, req [...] | 2007-12-05 17:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
07BERLIN2173 | IRAN - ECONOMICS MINISTRY AND MFA SUPPORT THIRD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior officials in the German Economics Ministry and in the MFA's Economic Policy Division insist Germany remains committed to a "strong, robust" third UNSCR on Iran. If there is no resolution or a watered-down resolution, Germany is prepared to support autonomous EU measures t [...] | 2007-12-06 07:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM EFIN ETRD ECON PREL IR EU GM |
07BERLIN2177 | COMPREHENSIVE GERMAN CLIMATE CHANGE PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The coalition government presented a series of far-reaching and ambitious environmental legislative measures to the German Parliament for consideration on December 5 (Reftel). The 14 points of this proposal are not new, but rather stem directly from the 29-point "Meseberg Plan [...] | 2007-12-07 14:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SENV KGHG ENRG GM |
07BERLIN218 | GERMANY'S BEST PRACTICES FOR ENHANCING STEEL [...] (SBU) Summary: Germany's steel industry benefits from both national and EU programs to enhance the competitiveness of its steel industry. According to Dr. Dirk Grabowski, Office Director for the Steel and Defense Industries at the Ministry of Economics and Technology, the nation's steel indust [...] | 2007-02-02 17:12:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD OTRA FR GR IT JA KSAC EUN |
07BERLIN2180 | Germany's Defense Budget: Still Scraping Bottom Despite [...] (SBU) Despite a nominal increase of 900 million Euro over last year, the German defense budget for 2008 will fall far below the NATO target of 2% of GDP. Transformation will remain underfunded, as plans to free money for investments by reducing operational expenses have not materialized. -- [...] | 2007-12-07 19:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM |
07BERLIN2186 | MERKEL CLAIMS POLITICAL CENTER FOR CDU [...] (C) Summary: German Chancellor Angela Merkel's central and ever present role in the Christian Democratic Union's (CDU) December 3-4 convention and the absence of any major internal opposition to her policies or leadership reinforce her position as the undisputed leader of the most U.S.-frien [...] | 2007-12-10 17:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM |
07BERLIN219 | EXPORT CONTROL BILATERAL TALKS BETWEEN GERMANY AND [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Christopher Padilla met a range of German export control officials and industry representatives December 1, 2006, to discuss export control issues. Assistant Secretary Padilla and his German interlocutors discussed 1) the U [...] | 2007-02-02 17:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC EINV GM |
07BERLIN2191 | PREVENTING IRANIAN PROLIFERATION - GERMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-12 14:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM IR GM |
07BERLIN2192 | IRAN - GERMAN FINANCE MINISTRY SUPPORTS THIRD [...] (S) SUMMARY: Post-NIE, the German Finance Ministry agrees with the Chancellery, MFA, and Economics Ministry assessment that Iran's enrichment- and missile-related activities continue to pose a threat. The Finance Ministry supports work toward a strong third UNSCR but also remains sympathetic [...] | 2007-12-12 15:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM EFIN ETRD ECON PREL IR EU GM |
07BERLIN2193 | GERMANY "OUT OF THE GAME" ON INTERNET GAMBLING [...] (SBU) Summary: Germany leans toward favoring a negotiated settlement between the European Commission and the United States on internet gambling to avoid arbitration in the World Trade Organization (WTO). However, Ministry of Economics officials say Germany will not pressure other Member St [...] | 2007-12-12 17:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO GM |
07BERLIN2202 | ICAO/PSI - MFA CONTINUES TO LOBBY TRANSPORTATION [...] (C) On December 13, MFA Nuclear Arms Control and Nonproliferation Division Desk Officer Thomas Muetzelburg provided emboffs with a readout of ongoing German interagency discussions on whether to support including transportation offenses related to WMD proliferation in the Montreal Convention a [...] | 2007-12-14 12:11:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EAIR KNNP KTIA OTRA PARM ICAO GM |
07BERLIN2206 | G8 CONFERENCE ON THE ENERGY SECURITY AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 3, the German government hosted its last major G8 conference on the theme of energy and climate change, a major priority during both its G8 and EU presidencies. Ministers and senior representatives of G8 countries, the European Union and Brazil, China, India, Mexic [...] | 2007-12-14 16:25:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG GM |
07BERLIN2207 | GERMANS PLEASED WITH TEC PROGRESS; IDENTIFY PRIORITIES FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German government officials and industry associations are upbeat about the results achieved at the first Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) meeting on November 9 in Washington. Government officials also expect renewed focus on TEC during the Slovenian EU Presidency. German in [...] | 2007-12-17 06:29:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN EINV ECIN PREL PGOV EU GM |
07BERLIN2208 | SECOND WAVE OF FINANCIAL MARKET CRISIS HITS [...] SUMMARY: The "second wave" of the U.S. sub-prime mortgage crisis has hit the German banking sector, striking hardest those banks that were already affected at the beginning of the crisis in July and August. IKB (Industrie Kreditbank) and Saxony state bank (Sachsen LB) announced their need fo [...] | 2007-12-17 06:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PREL PGOV GM |
07BERLIN2216 | (S) CONTINUED EFFORTS BY A GERMAN FIRM TO PROVIDE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-18 14:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR GM |
07BERLIN2217 | (S) SHIELD S04C-07 - GERMAN FIRM DENIES HAVING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-18 14:09:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR GM |
07BERLIN2218 | (S) SHIELD S15A-06 - SYRIAN EFFORTS TO PROCURE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-18 15:14:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PREL PARM ETTC SY GM |
07BERLIN222 | SECRETARY CHERTOFF ENGAGES MUSLIMS IN GERMANY ON [...] Summary: On January 26, 2007, Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff exchanged views on counterterrorism efforts with twelve leaders of Germany's Muslim communities over dinner at the residence of Ambassador Timken. This event was the highest level of engagement with Muslims in Ger [...] | 2007-02-05 11:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | GM KISL PTER SOCI |
07BERLIN2222 | IRANIAN PROCUREMENT NETWORKS PUT GERMAN EXPORT [...] (S) SUMMARY: Recent German and international media reports have focused on Iran's extensive efforts to procure nuclear- and missile-related dual-use technology in Germany. Although some press accounts have asserted that Iran has been able to exploit weaknesses in Germany's export control regim [...] | 2007-12-19 15:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL KJUS KSCA KNNP MNUC PGOV IR GM |
07BERLIN2239 | GERMAN COURT TO RESUME TRIAL AGAINST A.Q. [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: A federal court in Stuttgart announced November 14 that trial proceedings would resume in early 2008 against Gotthard Lerch, a German citizen allegedly linked to the A.Q. Khan nuclear proliferation network. The trial was suspended in July 2006 pending resolution of jurisdictio [...] | 2007-12-21 13:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM KNNP KJUS KCRM PREL MNUC ETTC GM |
07BERLIN2241 | IRAN: GERMAN MFA UPDATES ON EU MEASURES, LARIJANI, [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During a December 20 meeting with Iranwatcher, MFA Senior Iran Desk Officer Deike Potzel discussed a range of Iran-related issues. In addition to comments on the current status of the P5 1 and EU additional measure processes, she underscored the return of former nuclear nego [...] | 2007-12-21 14:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL GM IR |
07BERLIN2256 | IRAN: SENIOR IRANIAN BANKER SHARES VIEWS ON [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: A senior Iranian banker confirmed recent press reports that the Germany-based European Iranian Commercial Bank (EICB) is expanding and will be opening a new office in Tehran, with further plans for a new Dubai office. The EICB is owned by a group of Iranian state-owned banks, [...] | 2007-12-28 16:15:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KNNP MNUC PARM EFIN ETRD GM IR |
07BERLIN229 | DHS SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S DISCUSSIONS IN BERLIN ON [...] (C) Summary: DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff, in January 26 meetings with German Interior Minister Schaeuble, Justice Minister Zypries and Chancellery Head de Maiziere, reiterated USG interest in enhanced counter-terrorism information-sharing. The German side agreed that data-privacy concern [...] | 2007-02-05 17:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS KHLS PTER CVIS PREL PGOV GM |
07BERLIN230 | AL-MASRI UPDATE -- NEXT STEPS ON ARREST WARRANTS [...] (S/NF) Summary: The MFA's Acting Legal Adviser told emboffs Feb. 5 the German Government fully understands the USG's strong desire that international arrest warrants not be issued in the al-Masri case. She noted, however, that such warrants are routinely issued ("99.99 percent of the time") [...] | 2007-02-05 18:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET//NOFORN | KJUS PTER PREL PGOV GM |
07BERLIN242 | AL-MASRI CASE -- CHANCELLERY AWARE OF USG CONCERNS [...] (S/NF) In a February 6 discussion with German Deputy National Security Adviser Rolf Nikel, the DCM reiterated our strong concerns about the possible issuance of international arrest warrants in the al-Masri case. The DCM noted that the reports in the German media of the discussion on the issu [...] | 2007-02-06 17:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET//NOFORN | KJUS PTER PREL PGOV GM |
07BERLIN244 | JANUARY 23 MEETING OF G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) met January 23 in Berlin under the German Presidency. The Chair informed partners that the next meeting, February 27-28, would focus on the mid-term review of the 10-year Global Partnership (GP) program, with the International Atom [...] | 2007-02-07 10:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA |
07BERLIN251 | US-EU INFORMAL JHA HIGH LEVEL MEETING, JANUARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The U.S. and EU, under the chair of the German Presidency, met in Berlin January 22-23 for the Informal Senior Level Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Meeting. Led by INL DAS Elizabeth Verville, DOJ Deputy Assistant Attorney General Bruce Swartz, and DHS Acting A/S for Internati [...] | 2007-02-08 06:47:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GM KJUS PREL PTER SMIG KHLS CVPR EU |
07BERLIN254 | GERMAN MPS NOTE IRANIAN UNITY ON NUCLEAR ISSUE, [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Two delegations of German parliamentarians recently visited Iran on fact-finding missions, encountering broad-based support for the Iranian nuclear program and ignorance about the exact details of the international community's position on an Iranian civil nuclear program. O [...] | 2007-02-08 10:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PREL GM IR |
07BERLIN268 | DEMARCHE ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-09 14:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP PREL GM |
07BERLIN269 | GOVERNMENT AND NGO REPORTS EVALUATE GERMAN EFFORTS [...] (U) Summary: Reports prepared by the German Federal Interior Ministry and Federal Family Ministry, as well as the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and key German anti-trafficking NGOs independently conclude there was no significant increase in trafficking in persons (TIP) during [...] | 2007-02-09 15:19:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PGOV GM |
07BERLIN271 | TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETS WITH SENIOR [...] (C) Summary -- Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt discussed TFTP/SWIFT, terrorist financing, the importance of open investment policies, and the Chancellor's transatlantic economic initiative in a meeting February 8 with Jens Weidmann, Director General in the Chancellery for Economic and Finan [...] | 2007-02-11 16:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PTER GM |
07BERLIN272 | TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY TALKS WITH GERMAN [...] (C) Summary -- Meeting with Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt February 8, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier discussed that day's EU Troika meeting with the Pakistani Foreign Minister, Iran and North Korea, Chancellor Merkel's transatlantic initiative, the Iraq Compact, and Germa [...] | 2007-02-11 16:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PREL GM IZ PK AF |
07BERLIN273 | TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) Summary -- Meeting with Economics Ministry State Secretary Bernd Pfaffenbach February 7, Treasury Deputy SIPDIS Secretary Kimmitt discussed moving forward on the SIPDIS Chancellor's transatlantic economic initiative, the Doha Development Agenda, the importance of implementing strong [...] | 2007-02-11 16:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD PREL ETTC PTER GM |
07BERLIN274 | TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT MEETS GERMAN [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Robert Kimmitt met with German Finance Ministry State Secretary Thomas Mirow February 8 to review key bilateral and transatlantic economic issues. Discussing international sanctions on Iran and North Korea, he noted the progress that had been ma [...] | 2007-02-11 16:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PTER PREL GM IR |
07BERLIN275 | TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT MEETS GERMAN [...] (C) Summary -- Meeting with German Justice Minister Zypries February 8, U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt, accompanied by Ambassador, discussed Germany's goals, as EU and G-8 President, for combating intellectual property rights violations, UN sanctions on Iran, and international efforts [...] | 2007-02-11 16:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PREL KIPR GM IR |
07BERLIN276 | TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT MEETS GERMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-11 16:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PTER PREL GM IR |
07BERLIN277 | DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY KIMMITT MEETS WITH [...] (C) Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Kimmitt met with German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble (CDU) February 8 as part of his discussions with senior German officials. Discussing TFTP/SWIFT, Schaeuble re-affirmed that the big issue is the need to balance our responsibilities to protect pe [...] | 2007-02-11 16:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PTER PREL GM IR |
07BERLIN278 | TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT MEETS GERMAN [...] (C) Summary -- Meeting with German Justice Minister Zypries February 8, U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt, accompanied by Ambassador, discussed Germany's goals, as EU and G-8 President, for combating intellectual property rights violations, UN sanctions on Iran, and international efforts [...] | 2007-02-11 16:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PREL KIPR GM IR |
07BERLIN279 | GERMAN VIEWS ON THE FEBRUARY FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarches to Thomas Schieb, Deputy EU Correspondent at the MFA, and relayed the points to the Chancellery. Schieb said that the GAERC conclusions on the new PA unity government were likely to be similar to our points (Reftel C). The announcement of the unity gove [...] | 2007-02-12 13:33:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN GM |
07BERLIN281 | GERMANY SOLICITS REACTION TO DISCUSSION PAPER ON [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 4. 2. (C/REL FRA, GBR, GER, JPN) German Export Control Division Desk Officer Ina Schuett passed the following English-language discussion paper concerning Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) denial notifications to Global Affairs of [...] | 2007-02-12 16:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE ETTC PARM GM |
07BERLIN307 | UNSCR 1737: INITIAL GERMAN RESPONSE TO FREEZING [...] (C) Global Affairs officer delivered reftel demarche to Ursina Krumpholz and Ernst Roeder-Messell of the German Ministry of Economics on February 13 and to Claudia Schuett of the Germany Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 14. The German officials thanked the USG for providing information [...] | 2007-02-14 17:10:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP EFIN ETTC IR GM |
07BERLIN317 | BUNDESTAG INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE SEEKS USG [...] (U) On February 9, 2007 Ambassador Timken received a letter from the chairman of the Bundestag committee investigating the detention in Guantanamo of the German-born Turkish national Murat Kurnaz. In the letter, Chairman Siegfried Kauder asks whether the USG would be willing to allow an Amer [...] | 2007-02-15 15:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GM KJUS KLIG PGOV PINS PREL |
07BERLIN318 | GERMANY TO LOOK INTO POTENTIAL SALE OF GERMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-15 16:14:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | KNNP KSAC MNUC PARM PREL KHIV GM |
07BERLIN321 | REPORT OF FIRST G-8 LYON-ROMA MEETING OF GERMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first meeting of the G-8 Lyon-Roma Anti-Crime and Terrorism Group (LR/ACT) under the German Presidency was held in Berlin from February 12-15, 2006. The U.S. delegation was co-chaired by INL DAS Elizabeth Verville and S/CT Director for Trans-Regional Affairs Roopa Rangaswa [...] | 2007-02-16 06:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM OTRA PTER UNGA KJUS GM |
07BERLIN334 | USEU AMBASSADOR C. BOYDEN GRAY'S MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 7, USEU Ambassador C. Boyden Gray met with German Chancellery State Secretary Dr. Hans Beus, Chancellery Director of Coordination for European Policy Andreas Hermes, and the Chancellery's Economic Advisor Dr. Jens Weidmann to discuss key issues in Germany's EU Presid [...] | 2007-02-16 17:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETRD SENV PGOV PREL EU GM |
07BERLIN335 | LESS EXPOSURE IN IRAN: GERMANY DECREASES EXPORT [...] (C) Summary: EMIN and Econoff met with Dr. Hans-Joachin Henckel February 12 to discuss Germany's policy regarding export credit guarantees for German companies doing business with Iran. Henckel said official export credit guarantees for 2006 dropped to 900 million euro compared to 1.6 billion [...] | 2007-02-16 20:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC GM PREL IR EPET ETRD |
07BERLIN34 | GERMAN GOVERNMENT ACTIONS TO IMPLEMENT UNSCR 1737 [...] (U) Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche January 3 to officials from the Foreign Trade Law Division in the German Economic Ministry. Foreign Trade Law Division Office Director Ursina Krumpholz and her deputy Ernst Roeder-Messell expressed thanks for the information. Krumpholz said that [...] | 2007-01-05 16:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC KNNP GM |
07BERLIN354 | GERMAN FIRM DECLINES SELLING PRINTING PRESS TO THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-21 16:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | KNNP KSAC MNUC PARM PREL KHIV GM |
07BERLIN356 | Minister Tiefensee's U.S. Visit - disappointment on Open [...] (SBU) SUMMARY -- Ministry staff report German Minister of Transportation, Construction and Urban Affairs Wolfgang Tiefensee returned from his first official visit to Washington pessimistic about the future of the U.S./E.U. civil air agreement negotiations. Senior Ministry officials report Tief [...] | 2007-02-22 14:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ENRG ICAO PREL GM |
07BERLIN360 | GERMANY NOTIFIED OF ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF [...] (C) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche to Ursina Krumpholz and Ernst Roeder-Messell in the German Ministry of Economics and to Claudia Schuett in the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs February 20. The officials thanked us for the information on the additional Iranian entities sa [...] | 2007-02-22 16:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP KNAR PARM IR GM |
07BERLIN361 | (S) GERMANY ALERTED TO IRAN'S EFFORTS TO ACQUIRE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-22 16:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM TW IR |
07BERLIN362 | BERLIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to the U.S. delegation travelling to Berlin, Germany, for the Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting February 27-28, 2007. 2. (SBU) The control officer for this visit will be Global Affairs Officer Richard Crandell, who can be rea [...] | 2007-02-22 18:12:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ASEC OTRA PARM PREL GM |
07BERLIN371 | MISSION GERMANY SUBMISSION FOR 2007 SPECIAL 301 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Mission Germany recommends that Germany receive the same treatment in the 2007 301 Report as it received in 2006 and not be listed in the priority watch list category. The situation facing American pharmaceutical companies in Germany has not appreciably deteriorated during th [...] | 2007-02-23 15:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR GM |
07BERLIN376 | G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS GROUP MEETING, [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. delegation, headed by Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy and Negotiations Andrew Semmel, considers the first meeting of the Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG) under Germany's G-8 Presidency a good start and hopes to see it engage [...] | 2007-02-23 17:10:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM MNUC PREL ETTC GM JA RS CA |
07BERLIN38 | GASTRIGHT DELEGATION DISCUSSIONS IN BERLIN ON [...] (C) (Summary) In an productive and timely visit, South and Central Asian Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary John Gastright, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Bureau Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Tom Schweich, USAID Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator Mark Ward, and J [...] | 2007-01-09 09:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PREL SNAR PTER PNAT PGOV EAID ECON ECIN |
07BERLIN386 | GERMAN RESPONSE TO CIVIL SOCIETY PROGRAMMING [...] (C) (SUMMARY): With 2006 expenditures totaling nearly two million Euros, Germany's approach to supporting Iranian civil society focuses on broadcasting, exchange, cultural, and educational activities. Reflecting Germany's general caution on promoting civil society in the region, the GOG tends [...] | 2007-02-26 15:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GM IR |
07BERLIN390 | GERMAN FAMILY MINISTRY RELEASES EVALUATION OF 2002 [...] (U) Summary: German legislation enacted in 2002 to improve the legal and social situation of prostitutes -- and create conditions for them to get out of prostitution -- has enjoyed only partial success, according to a 200-plus page Family Ministry report released in late January. The report [...] | 2007-02-26 16:33:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PGOV GM |
07BERLIN394 | GERMANY AGREES WITH NEED FOR CLOSE COOPERATION TO [...] (C) Global Affairs Counselor and Global Affairs officer delivered points in Ref A to German MFA Deputy Director General for Economic Affairs Michael Witter and MFA International Economic and Financial Policy Desk Officer Claudia Schuett February 26. Drawing on reftel points, Emboffs underscor [...] | 2007-02-27 13:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL IR GM |
07BERLIN397 | NEA DAS SCOTT CARPENTER DISCUSSES BMENA INITIATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN A FEBRUARY 20 DISCUSSION OF THE BROADER MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA (BMENA) INITIATIVE, MFA BMENA COORDINATOR RENATE SCHIMKOREIT ASKED NEA DAS SCOTT CARPENTER FOR ASSISTANCE IN SECURING AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM JORDAN THAT YEMEN WILL HOST THE 2007 FORUM FOR THE FUTURE. SHE NOTED [...] | 2007-02-27 15:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KMPI KDEM PHUM PREL GM JO YM |
07BERLIN399 | SECOND ROUND OF US-GERMAN "PRUEM" DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. German and U.S. officials resumed discussions of a data sharing agreement modeled on Germany's "Pruem" Convention for law enforcement and counterterrorism cooperation in Berlin January 23. The German delegation said it had not had time to study the U.S. draft text or discuss i [...] | 2007-02-27 15:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KHLS PGOV CVIS KVPR GM |
07BERLIN408 | AFGHANISTAN: GERMANY INCREASES DEVELOPMENT AID 25% [...] (SBU) Development Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul announced on February 27 that Germany would immediately increase reconstruction support by EUR 20 million, bringing Germany's overall bilateral Afghanistan development aid to EUR 100 million annually. The German money will target primary [...] | 2007-02-28 15:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON GM AF |
07BERLIN409 | GERMAN FIRM ALERTED TO TAIWAN FIRM'S FALSE END-USE [...] (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer met Global Affairs officer February 23 and passed the following German-language nonpaper in response to ref B demarche concerning the Taiwan firm Hartford's use of a false end-user certificate to divert German-produced CNC controllers to the [...] | 2007-02-28 16:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM TW EG |
07BERLIN431 | GERMAN VIEWS ON MARCH FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Thomas Schieb, Deputy EU Correspondent at the MFA, and relayed the points to the Chancellery, Economic Ministry, and Environment Ministry. On Kosovo, Schieb said that Germany remained committed to the Ahtisaari timeline and was hopeful that a new UNSC [...] | 2007-03-02 14:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG EUN KPAL GM |
07BERLIN434 | BUNDESTAG LARGELY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S., P5+1 ON IRAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a March 1 parliamentary debate on Iran policy, the four main German parties presented a relatively unified message in support of P5 1/UN efforts on Iran and making Iran responsible for the next steps. Speakers emphasized the clandestine nature of Iran's nuclear program, its [...] | 2007-03-02 16:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IR GM |
07BERLIN442 | KINDERGARTEN CAPERS: CDU EATS THE SPD'S LUNCH [...] (U) Summary. In the debate with minority conservative elements in her own party over creation of new day-care/pre-school slots for Germany's children, Chancellor Merkel is advancing her program of modernizing the CDU's social image. At the same time, she has stolen at least some of the Socia [...] | 2007-03-05 15:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PGOV GM |
07BERLIN443 | A/S SULLIVAN MEETS WITH GERMAN OFFICIALS; [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs Dan Sullivan met Jens Weidmann, the Chancellery's Director General for Economic and Financial Policy, and Karl Brauner, the Economics Ministry's Director General for External Economic Policy, February 1-2 to discuss [...] | 2007-03-05 15:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD PREL GM |
07BERLIN447 | MERKEL GIVES PREVIEW OF PRIORITY ISSUES FOR MARCH [...] Summary: German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who currently holds the presidency of the European Council, addressed the German Bundestag on March 1 in a policy speech about her priorities for the March 8-9 EU Council Meeting in Brussels. Major themes are the promotion of economic growth, a succes [...] | 2007-03-05 17:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EU GM |
07BERLIN45 | GERMANY TAKES RUSSIAN - BELARUS OIL DISPUTE IN [...] (U) German reaction to the cutoff of Russian oil via the Druzhba Pipeline has been relatively muted. Economics Minister Michael Glos stated there was no cause for alarm as Germany has sufficient reserves to cover any shortages. That said, Glos demanded that "the pipeline be reopened as soon [...] | 2007-01-09 16:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV PL RS BO UP GM |
07BERLIN455 | GERMAN GOVERNMENT NOTIFIED ABOUT U.S. 60-DAY [...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer delivered reftel demarche and text of the U.S. 60-Day Report on "Efforts Toward Implementing UNSCR 1737" to the German Ministries of Economics, Finance, and Foreign Affairs March 5. Ursula Krumpholz, Office Director of the Economic Ministry's Foreign Trade Law and [...] | 2007-03-06 15:10:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY GM |
07BERLIN456 | (C) MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): [...] (C) Global Affairs Officer delivered reftel demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Ina Schuett March 5. Schuett said the German Government generally supports the U.S. proposal to modify controls on UAVs and cruise missiles in the MTCR. She said German government experts [...] | 2007-03-06 15:12:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA MNUC TSPA GM |
07BERLIN457 | NSA HADLEY'S MEETING WITH GERMAN INTERIOR MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. Interior Minister Schaeuble told National Security Advisor Hadley February 23 Germany and the U.S. need to share information to combat terrorism, but the European Parliament is concerned about civil liberties. Schaeuble sought U.S. agreement for a U.S.-EU-Russia trilateral meetin [...] | 2007-03-06 15:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KJUS AF LE IZ SR RS GM |
07BERLIN459 | GERMANY - 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The following is Mission Germany's submission for the seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The entire report should be treated as sensitive but unclassified. Mission points of contact are Craig Conway SIPDIS (email: conwaycm@state.gov; tel: 49-30-8305-2127) and Caroli [...] | 2007-03-07 09:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV ASEC |
07BERLIN46 | GERMANY REVISITS ANTI-CORRUPTION MEASURES IN LIGHT [...] Summary. The arrest of a former top Siemens board member brings to six those detained in a scandal drawing attention to German corporate governance. The Siemens case is the latest of a number of corporate scandals that include a Volkswagen prostitution and embezzlement ring and German activi [...] | 2007-01-09 17:14:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD GM KCRM OECD |
07BERLIN469 | GERMAN AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING URANIUM PELLETS [...] (C)Pursuing recent press reports, the Mission has bee in contact with German officials regarding the iscovery of uranium pellets in a private citizen' yard in Laeunfoerde, Germany. The following inormation is based on discussions with representaives of the German Federal Office of Criminal I [...] | 2007-03-07 16:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM ETTC PTER ENRG GM |
07BERLIN470 | CHANCELLERY AND MFA OFFICIALS PREVIEW MARCH 8-9 EU [...] (SBU) Summary: German officials remain optimistic about the prospects for a successful March 8-9 EU Council summit, despite media reports about failure to achieve consensus on binding targets for renewable energies. In accordance with Chancellor Merkel's desire to focus on specific goals and [...] | 2007-03-07 17:18:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD SENV PREL ENRG GM |
07BERLIN479 | UK ENGAGING GERMANY ON POSSIBLE ENERGY/CLIMATE [...] (C/NF) A British Embassy contact passed emboff the following British draft non-paper March 7 that they have been told to deliver to the German government. He asked that the USG not/not disclose that it had received/knew the contents of the document. The non-paper is most striking for its pra [...] | 2007-03-08 16:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV ENRG EAIR GM |
07BERLIN484 | GERMAN GOVERNMENT ALERTED TO USG CONCERNS OVER [...] (S) Summary: DCM as Charge as well as senior Embassy staff again raised the need for German government action to preclude the possible printing press sale to North Korea by the German firm Drent Goebel, as requested in refs. MFA State Secretary Silberberg, Chancellery Deputy National Securi [...] | 2007-03-09 14:40:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | KNNP KS MNUC PARM PREL KH GM |
07BERLIN493 | DEMARCHE TO GERMANY ON ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR USG [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-09 16:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER KJUS ASEC GM AR IR LE |
07BERLIN494 | MDB WISSMANN OUTLINES VISION OF NEW TRANSATLANTIC [...] (U) Summary: Building on his previous calls for closer transatlantic economic ties (reftel),Matthias Wissman, Chairperson of the Bundestag Committee on EU Issues, presented his latest ideas on further integrating the transatlantic economy at a press roundtable March 8. Wissmann told the press [...] | 2007-03-09 19:03:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL GM |
07BERLIN497 | TERRORIST FINANCE: GERMANY ON CASH COURIERS [...] (SBU) Emboffs delivered demarche (ref A) to the German Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Finance, and the Interior. The MFA recalled the previous (G-8) discussion on the issue, stated Germany does not object to the U.S. proposal, and said the G-8 Lyon-Roma Group should be able to address the issue [...] | 2007-03-12 08:12:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER GM |
07BERLIN515 | IRAQ COMPACT UN MEETING: GERMAN RESPONSE [...] (C) Summary. Post delivered ref demarche to the Chancellery and MFA to urge senior German participation. The German government's initial plan was to have an ambassador-level official from its UN Mission represent Germany at the event. Embassy has reclamaed the German government at senior le [...] | 2007-03-14 10:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ GM |
07BERLIN520 | GERMAN PRESIDENCY SEES CLIMATE/ENERGY AND PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: Chancellor Merkel has identified energy/climate change and progress on an EU constitution as her top priorities for the remainder of Germany's EU presidency, according to officials in the Chancellery and MFA. The German government believes the EU's consensus position has laid th [...] | 2007-03-14 16:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD SENV ENRG PREL PGOV PL EU GM |
07BERLIN524 | MURAT KURNAZ: ANOTHER BUNDESTAG REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) On March 2, 2007 Ambassador Timken received another letter from the chairman of the Bundestag's Committee of Inquiry looking into allegations of renditions, the activities of the German intelligence services related to the war in Iraq, and the detention in Guantanamo of the German-born T [...] | 2007-03-15 11:14:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS KLIG PREL GM |
07BERLIN530 | (C) MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR) -- [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Global Affairs officer passed ref proposals to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Ina Schuett March 12. Schuett thanked us for the proposals and quickly reviewed them. She said that the German Government has been [...] | 2007-03-15 16:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE ETTC KSCA PARM PREL AU FR GM JA UK |
07BERLIN532 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Summary: Your return to Berlin comes at a point in the German EU and G-8 presidencies when German policy makers and top officials across the government are evaluating progress and looking to make needed midpoint course corrections for the final sprint to the June G-8 summit and the con [...] | 2007-03-16 14:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN ETRD ETTC GM |
07BERLIN533 | (S) GERMAN QUERY CONCERNING THE EXPORT OF [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) German MFA Export Control Desk Officer Andreas Kauke provided a German-language nonpaper to Global Affairs Officer March 12. The nonpaper requests USG input for a German export licensing decision concerning the delivery of vib [...] | 2007-03-16 17:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | MNUC ETTC PARM PREL IS GM |
07BERLIN535 | FEBRUARY 27-28 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The second G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency took place in Berlin February 27-28. The two days of discussion covered three themes: "Main Achievements Within the Global Partnership," "Experiences and Lessons Learned," and "Develo [...] | 2007-03-16 19:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA |
07BERLIN541 | USG REACTION TO DISCUSSION PAPER ON MTCR DENIAL [...] (C) Global Affairs officer passed ref A message to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Ina Schuett March 12. Schuett thanked us for the reaction to Germany's discussion paper on Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) denial notifications (ref B). She said the German Government [...] | 2007-03-19 16:33:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC MNUC MTCRE PARM KSCA TSPA GM FR |
07BERLIN547 | DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY MEETS WITH TOP [...] (C) Summary -- Meeting separately with Head of the Federal Chancellery/Minister without Portfolio Thomas de Maiziere and with Chancellery Director General for Economics Jens Weidmann March 19, Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt discussed Chancellor Merkel's transatlantic economic initiative, i [...] | 2007-03-20 11:11:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL ETTC GM IR IZ |
07BERLIN554 | TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MEETING WITH [...] (C/NF) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt and German Finance Ministry State Secretary Dr. Thomas Mirow discussed the increased risks facing German firms in Iran and the need for targeted financial measures focused on Iranian illicit conduct. They also discussed hedge funds, the fin [...] | 2007-03-20 13:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PREL GM |
07BERLIN555 | TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MARCH 19 [...] (C) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt and German MFA State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg discussed the need to maintain political unity within the international community on Iran and to work together to ensure effective implementation of multilateral agreements. They also discussed [...] | 2007-03-20 13:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PREL SENV ENRG EAIR MARR GM IZ PK |
07BERLIN561 | (S) RESULTS OF GERMAN INVESTIGATION OF IRAN'S [...] (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke met Global Affairs officer March 12 and passed a German-language nonpaper in response to ref B and D demarches requesting German authorities to investigate attempts by the Chinese firm Bellamax to procure WMD-related items for I [...] | 2007-03-20 15:58:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL MTCRE KSCA GM IR |
07BERLIN563 | GERMAN VIEWS ON ZIMBABWE: AT ODDS WITH SOME EU [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on March 20 to Dr. Rolf Krause, Head of Division for Pan-African and Southern African Affairs at the German MFA. Krause agreed that the situation in Zimbabwe is very concerning and deserves close attention by the international community. Krause said that [...] | 2007-03-20 17:18:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ZI GM |
07BERLIN567 | EON-RUHRGAS DETAILS POSSIBLE PURCHASE OF GAS FROM [...] (C) Summary: Eon Ruhrgas gave emboff a new detailed read out March 13 of the company's plans for the possible purchase of Iranian liquified natural gas (LNG). Eon's Vice President for Government, International and Economic Affairs Dr. Heinz Riemer, said Eon's decision to pursue a contract to b [...] | 2007-03-21 10:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV ENRG PREL IR GM |
07BERLIN576 | GERMANY AND MISSILE DEFENSE: STRATEGY FOR DEFUSING [...] (C) Summary. Discussion of missile defense (MD) in Germany may become trapped by partisan domestic political interests. Social Democrats (SPD),suffering in the polls and without any major issues to distinguish themselves from the conservatives (CDU/CSU),seem to see an opportunity to reasse [...] | 2007-03-21 16:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR GM |
07BERLIN577 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: GERMANY WELCOMES U.S. SUPPORT FOR [...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Deputy Office Director Markus Klinger March 19. Klinger said the U.S. support for Croatia's application for Australia Group (AG) membership is "good news." He noted that the EU, as well as Germany, has [...] | 2007-03-21 17:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CBW ETTC HR GM |
07BERLIN58 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL SYRIAN ENTITIES UNDER [...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche January 9 to Ursina Krumpholz, office director of the Economic Ministry's Foreign Trade Law Division, and her deputy, Ernst Roeder-Messell, and, in a separate meeting, to Andreas Kauke in the MFA's Export Control Division. Krumpholz thanked us [...] | 2007-01-10 16:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PREL KNNP PARM SY ETTC GM |
07BERLIN59 | COUNTERTERRORISM INFORMATION SHARING: BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The three main results of the first meeting of the U.S.-German Working Group on Counterterrorism Information-Sharing were: (1) the U.S. will provide Germany with a draft bilateral agreement on enhanced biometric data-sharing in January; (2) the U.S. invited a German delegation [...] | 2007-01-10 16:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KHLS CVPR PGOV GM |
07BERLIN597 | GERMANY NOTIFIED OF USG OUTREACH TO INCREASE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-23 15:33:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PREL PTER KGIC GM RS |
07BERLIN598 | GERMANY'S REVISED DISCUSSION PAPER ON MTCR DENIAL [...] (SBU) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke passed the following English-language Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Discussion Paper to Global Affairs officer March 20. Kauke said Germany also planned to submit the Discussion Paper on Denial Notification and Rel [...] | 2007-03-23 15:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC MTCRE PARM KSCA TSPA GM FR |
07BERLIN599 | GERMANY NOTIFIED OF UKRAINE JOINING THE GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-23 15:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PARM PTER PINR PINS KNNP KGIT GM UP |
07BERLIN60 | GERMAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS EU DATA PROTECTION AND [...] (C) Summary. German Ministry of Interior (MOI) DG for Police and Counterterrorism Gunther Krause told a DHS-DoJ-USEU delegation the EU draft framework decision on sharing police and judicial information is unsatisfactory; Germany plans to re-write it during its 2007 EU Presidency. Concerning [...] | 2007-01-10 16:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KHLS KJUS PTER PGOV EU GM EAIR |
07BERLIN600 | (S) SHIELD S59A-05: GERMAN GOVERNMENT [...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke March 20. He said he will convey the information to the German inter-agency export control group for investigation and report the results back to the USG. 2. (S) Kauke found [...] | 2007-03-23 16:03:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC GM IR AE |
07BERLIN601 | GERMANY/TIP - POLICE INVESTIGATIONS HIGHLIGHT [...] Summary: A number of TIP-related police investigations concluded in recent weeks highlight German efforts to prosecute German nationals allegedly engaged in child sex tourism and other forms of trafficking in South East Asian countries. Over the past two years, German law enforcement agenci [...] | 2007-03-23 16:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PGOV GM |
07BERLIN602 | GERMAN PLANS TO HELP SECURE THE LEBANON-SYRIA [...] (C) Summary. Germany plans a four-step process to help Lebanon secure its border with Syria by 01/01/2008, beginning with a pilot project in the north. Equipment deliveries and training have begun. The 2006 German government team examining the prospects found, according to a recently releas [...] | 2007-03-23 16:18:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER MARR PGOV PBTS PREL GM LE SY |
07BERLIN604 | MDA DIRECTOR OBERING PROMOTES MISSILE DEFENSE IN [...] (SBU) Lt. General Henry A. Obering, Director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, visited Berlin on March 15 to provide briefings and answer questions about U.S. missile defense (MD) plans from the German press, think-tank analysts, high-ranking government officials, and members of the German P [...] | 2007-03-23 16:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS NATO PREL GM |
07BERLIN605 | SCENESETTER FOR G-8 DEVELOPMENT MINISTERS MEETING, [...] (SBU) Your visit to Germany, in addition to an occasion to engage G-8 counterparts, is an opportunity to advance our bilateral cooperation on development issues with Germany, the world's fourth largest bilateral aid donor, the largest contributor to EU development aid coffers, and a donor wit [...] | 2007-03-23 18:19:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL GM |
07BERLIN61 | GERMAN PROSECUTOR REQUESTS ASSISTANCE IN KURNAZ [...] (U) This Cable contains an Action Request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) The State Prosecutor's Office in Tuebingen has contacted the Staff Judge Advocate, Stuttgart Law Center, asking for further information in connection with events Murat Kurnaz -- a Turkish citizen resident in Germany -- [...] | 2007-01-11 07:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KLIG KJUS MARR MOPS GM |
07BERLIN619 | BERLIN: COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Andrew Semmel, Foreign Affairs Officer David L. Evans, Senior Policy Advisor Gerald Stacy, and William F. Menold, Jr., to participate in the Global Partnership Working Group and Nonproliferation Directors [...] | 2007-03-27 12:33:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON AMGT OTRA ASEC PARM PREL GM |
07BERLIN637 | INFORMATION REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747 [...] (C) Global Affairs Counselor and Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to Ingo Karsten, Office Director of the German MFA's International Economic Policy Division, and Desk Officer Claudia Schuett of the same division March 28. Karsten said the German Government agrees with all aspects [...] | 2007-03-28 16:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP EFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC GM |
07BERLIN645 | INFORMATION REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747 [...] (C) Global Affairs Counselor and Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to Ingo Karsten, Office Director of the German MFA's International Economic Policy Division, and Desk Officer Claudia Schuett of the same division March 28. Karsten said the German Government agrees with all aspects [...] | 2007-03-29 11:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP EFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC GM |
07BERLIN672 | UPDATE ON GERMAN MEASURES TO HALT BANK SEPAH [...] (S) Global Affairs Counselor met March 30 with Karl Wendling, Deputy Director General in the German Economic Ministry's Directorate for Foreign Trade Law and Export Control, to review measures Germany has taken to halt banking activity by Bank Sepah and Bank Sepah International (Ref A). Wendl [...] | 2007-03-30 14:49:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | EFIN KNNP PARM PREL IR GM |
07BERLIN700 | USD/P EDELMAN'S MARCH 28 CONSULTATIONS IN BERLIN [...] (C) Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Edelman, accompanied by Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Deputy Director Maj. Gen. Anzalone, visited Berlin March 28 to hold consultations on missile defense and Afghanistan with senior officials in the defense and foreign ministries and at the chancellery [...] | 2007-04-03 16:37:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL NATO MOPS GM PL EZ RS AF |
07BERLIN707 | (C) MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Ina Schuett passed the following English-language EU proposal to Global Affairs officer April 2. Schuett said the proposal comes from those MTCR partners which are also EU member [...] | 2007-04-04 13:58:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA KSCA GM |
07BERLIN72 | GERMAN CABINET DISCUSSES FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES [...] (C) Summary: In a joint meeting on foreign affairs between German cabinet ministers and their EU Commission counterparts January 9 in Berlin, EU Trade Commissioner Mandelson was reportedly upbeat about prospects for moving forward on Doha. Participants from both sides agreed UN Special Envoy [...] | 2007-01-11 18:05:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD PGOV GM EU |
07BERLIN73 | THIRD PARTY ATTEMPTS TO PURCHASE BOEING AIRCRAFT [...] (C) Following up on previous discussions with Boeing's Germany office, Boeing provided Econoff January 8 with information on third-party attempts to acquire Boeing aircraft and spare parts over the past twelve months involving Iran and Libya. Eric Schwartz (please protect throughout),Deputy [...] | 2007-01-12 08:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL EAIR IR GM |
07BERLIN730 | AL MASRI CASE UPDATE: MUNICH PROSECUTOR TO MAKE [...] (SBU) Following up on April 7 media reports indicating the Munich State Prosecutor's Office planned to take a "new legal step" in the Al Masri case, Mission approached both the prosecutor's office in Munich and the Federal Justice Ministry. The Munich Deputy District Attorney told ConGen Mun [...] | 2007-04-10 17:25:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PTER PREL GM |
07BERLIN747 | GERMANY'S GRAND COALITION IN GOOD CONDITION, FOR [...] (C) Summary. Germany's Grand Coalition of CDU/CSU and SPD is in good condition, despite tensions between the two parties on domestic and foreign policy. The CDU/CSU has for the most part taken the lead in domestic policy and Chancellor Merkel is broadly credited with doing a good job. The SP [...] | 2007-04-12 16:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM |
07BERLIN758 | TERRORISM FINANCE: TROIKA AND FINANCIAL SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) Global Affairs Officer passed ref A list to Susanne Welter, MFA Deputy Office Director for Counterterrorism Cooperation. Her only reaction was to ask whether USEU would provide a delegation list to the European Commission in Brussels; Global Affairs Officer responded they would. 2. ( [...] | 2007-04-13 15:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL PTER ETTC KTFN EUN GM |
07BERLIN759 | GERMANY ALERTED TO U.S. BRIEFINGS AT THE NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-13 15:33:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM IR GM |
07BERLIN763 | (S) NIAG 7053: GERMANY NOTIFIED ABOUT IRAN [...] (S) Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke April 13. Kauke thanked us for the information and said he will pass it to the German federal inter-agency export control group for investigation. He said the provision of the nuc [...] | 2007-04-13 15:37:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC ETTC IR TC CH GM |
07BERLIN764 | GERMANY NOTIFIED OF DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE [...] (C) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche to Claudia Schuett of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs April 2 and to Ursina Krumpholz and Ernst Roeder-Messell of the German Ministry of Economics April 3. The officials thanked us for the information on the U.S. designation of Iran's [...] | 2007-04-13 15:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PARM KN IR GM |
07BERLIN766 | GERMAN RESPONSE: FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND IRAQ [...] (SBU) DCM delivered points in ref to MFA State Secretary Georg Boomgaarden April 12. Global Affairs Officer followed up with MFA Iraq Team Leader Ruediger Lotz April 13. Lotz stated German Foreign Minister Steinmeier would attend the meeting in Sharm El-Sheik. As to German plans for an anno [...] | 2007-04-13 16:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PGOV PREL IQ GM |
07BERLIN768 | GERMANY AGREES TO CBP IMMIGRATION ADVISORY PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary. German Interior Ministry Director for Air, Sea, and Rail Security Dieter Romann told CBP Representative (Frankfurt) and Global Affairs Officer March 29 that Germany agrees to the U.S. proposal to post four CBP officers at Frankfurt Airport as part of the Immigration Advisory Pro [...] | 2007-04-13 18:00:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR KHLS AMGT APER PTER CVIS ECON PREL CMGT |
07BERLIN791 | MARCH 29 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The third G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency took place in Berlin March 29. The Chair opened with a discussion of a draft document which reviewed the first five years of the Global Partnership (GP). Some delegations complained t [...] | 2007-04-18 18:04:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA |
07BERLIN796 | CONTROVERSY SURROUNDS NEW MUSLIM COORDINATING [...] (U) Summary. Reftel reported the planned establishment of a Muslim Coordination Council (KRM) by Germany's four largest Muslim religious organizations. The Council would serve as an umbrella organization representing German Muslims belonging to or otherwise associated with the four organizat [...] | 2007-04-19 15:09:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI KISL GM |
07BERLIN80 | TSA OFFICIALS DISCUSS AVIATION SECURITY WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. In meetings with German Interior and Transportation officials December 19, TSA representatives pushed for more access by USG inspectors to Germany's airports and to air carriers that fly to the U.S. The TSA reps also voiced concerns about Germany's failure to re-screen carry- [...] | 2007-01-12 16:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR KJUS PREL PTER GM |
07BERLIN801 | BERLIN: COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO U.S. [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Andrew Semmel, Foreign Affairs Officer David L. Evans, and Senior Policy Advisor Gerald Stacy to attend the G-8 Global Partnership Working Group meeting from April 21-25, 2007. Per reftel, hotel reservations at [...] | 2007-04-19 19:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC GM OTRA PARM PREL |
07BERLIN802 | SCENESETTER FOR ANGELA MERKEL IN WASHINGTON: GOALS [...] (C) Summary. Angela Merkel arrives in Washington in an enviable position of political strength, both at home and in the EU. However, she is conscious that her strength derives largely from the weakness of her counterparts and other factors beyond her control. Achieving her goals for the EU - [...] | 2007-04-20 07:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECUN EU GM |
07BERLIN806 | REPORT OF SECOND G-8 LYON-ROMA MEETING OF GERMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The second meeting of the G-8 Lyon-Roma Anti-Crime and Terrorism Group (LR/ACT) under the German Presidency was held in Berlin from April 16-19, 2007. The U.S. delegation was co-chaired by INL DAS Elizabeth Verville and S/CT Deputy Coordinator Virginia Palmer and included repr [...] | 2007-04-20 10:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KJUS OTRA PTER SNAR UNGA GM AF |
07BERLIN81 | GERMAN REACTION TO AFRICOM BASING [...] (C) DCM and Naval Attach presented reftel talking points to MOD and MFA on January 15. MOD Parliamentary State Secretary Christian Schmidt offered preliminary personal SIPDIS views and undertook to provide DCM initial coordinated German government feedback on January 17. Schmidt reacted [...] | 2007-01-15 11:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL GM XA US |
07BERLIN813 | APRIL 18 MEETINGS PROVIDE VALUABLE CLARIFICATION [...] (C) Summary: A delegation from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USD/P) visited Berlin April 18 to respond to a long list of detailed questions from German technical experts and analysts regarding U.S. MD plans in Europe. The delegati [...] | 2007-04-20 15:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | MARR MASS MOPS NATO PREL GM RS |
07BERLIN833 | G-8 LABOR MINISTERIAL: SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] Welcome in advance to Germany and to this year's meeting of G-8 labor ministers, hosted by Germany's Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs May 6-8 in Dresden, the capital of the eastern state of Saxony. Like the other states of the former German Democratic Republic, Saxony still lags behind th [...] | 2007-04-24 16:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PREL GM |
07BERLIN834 | SECOND G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS' GROUP [...] (SBU) Summary: The second G-8 Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency was held March 30 in Berlin. The delegates discussed the need for Germany to produce soon a draft statement on nonproliferation for the June G-8 Summit. The delegates also agreed that [...] | 2007-04-24 17:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM MNUC PREL ETTC GM JA RS CA UK FR IT |
07BERLIN835 | SECOND G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS' GROUP [...] (SBU) Summary: The second G-8 Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency was held March 30 in Berlin. The delegates discussed the need for Germany to produce soon a draft statement on nonproliferation for the June G-8 Summit. The delegates also agreed that [...] | 2007-04-24 18:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM MNUC PREL ETTC GM JA RS CA UK FR IT |
07BERLIN845 | APRIL 23 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The fourth G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency took place April 23, and focused on drafting the Global Partnership (GP) five-year review document. The delegates failed to reach agreement on the U.S. proposals for the future of the [...] | 2007-04-25 17:33:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK |
07BERLIN855 | RECENT GERMAN ACTIONS AGAINST THE PKK: RAIDS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the course of the last two months, German authorities have taken a number of actions against the PKK, including arresting two key PKK leaders and conducting raids on the homes and offices of numerous suspected PKK members. The actions again demonstrate German intentions and abi [...] | 2007-04-27 09:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ETTC PREL KTFN GM TU |
07BERLIN858 | THIRD ROUND OF U.S.-GERMAN "PRUEM" DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) Summary: German and U.S. officials met April 4 on the margins of the U.S.-EU Troika meetings in Berlin for the third round of face-to-face discussions on a data-sharing agreement modeled on the European "Pruem" Convention. (Note: Additional discussion has taken place via videoconference. [...] | 2007-04-27 11:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KHLS PREL PGOV KVPR GM |
07BERLIN861 | TERRORISM FINANCE: JIHAD AL BINA DESIGNATION [...] (C) Holger Kraemer, MFA desk officer in the office of Counterterrorism Cooperation, notified us April 25 that German agencies have completed their searches and have found no Jihad al-Bina assets in Germany. KOENIG [...] | 2007-04-27 14:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ETTC KTFN GM |
07BERLIN864 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DISRUPTING TALIBAN FINANCING: [...] (S) Global Affairs Off delivered ref demarche to Mathias Sonn, MFA Office Director for International Counterterrorism Cooperation, who said he agrees completely with the idea of German and joint approaches to Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and the UAE along the lines of reftel. Given the military [...] | 2007-04-27 18:04:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PTER EFIN KTFN KPAO AF PK GM ZU ZP |
07BERLIN865 | GERMAN PROSECUTOR DROPS LEGAL COMPLAINT AGAINST [...] (U) Summary. German Federal Prosecutor decided April 27 not to pursue a full investigation into senior U.S. officials for alleged "war crimes" at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo. As first reported in ref A, the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights, acting through German attorney Wolfgan [...] | 2007-04-27 18:15:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KLIG PTER GM |
07BERLIN884 | SNAPSHOT OF GERMAN ECONOMY ? RECOVERY IN [...] Summary: The German economy is expected to grow 2.4% in 2007 according to the spring consensus forecast of Germany?s six leading economic institutes. After half a decade of below-average economic performance, Germany has finally caught up with the general growth trend in the Euro zone, ove [...] | 2007-05-02 15:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB PREL GM |
07BERLIN892 | GERMAN PROPOSAL TO AMEND AUSTRALIA GROUP GUIDELINES [...] (C) German MFA Export Control Division Deputy Chief Markus Klinger passed the following two draft proposals and draft annex to Global Affairs officer April 27. Klinger said the German Government proposes to amend the Australia Group (AG) Guidelines "to limit the risks of proliferation and terr [...] | 2007-05-03 14:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM CBW PREL ETTC GM |
07BERLIN90 | GERMANY NOTIFIED ABOUT POSTPONEMENT OF MEGAPORTS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-16 16:53:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA GM |
07BERLIN912 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DISRUPTING TALIBAN FINANCING: [...] (U) This message contains an action request. See para 3. 2. (S) As previewed ref B, Pol-Mil Chief followed up on the demarche concerning Taliban financing (ref A) with Eckhart Blaurock, the Afghanistan action officer in the MFA's NATO Office May 3. Blaurock indicated that he had discussed [...] | 2007-05-04 16:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PTER EFIN KTFN KPAO AF GM PK ZU ZP |
07BERLIN92 | GERMAN PROSECUTOR FOLLOWS UP: KURNAZ CASE [...] (U) This Cable contains an Action Request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Further to reftel, the State Prosecutor's Office in Tuebingen has written the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, Stuttgart Law Center, asking for further information in connection with events Murat Kurnaz -- a Turkish [...] | 2007-01-17 07:00:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KLIG KJUS MARR MOPS GM |
07BERLIN925 | ENCOURAGING GERMANY TO MOVE FORWARD ON HOLOCAUST [...] (U) Summary: Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues J. Christian Kennedy met April 22 and 23 with German government officials to discuss three major Holocaust issues: "ghetto pensions," restructuring of the slave labor foundation's Board of Trustees, and stolen art restitution. In each of these [...] | 2007-05-08 12:11:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM PGOV PREL |
07BERLIN940 | BERLIN: COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Deputy Assistant Secretary Andrew K. Semmel, ISN/DOS Alexander T. Liebowitz, and Senior Policy Advisor Gerald Stacy to participate in the G-8 NPDG meeting from May 12-15, 2007. 2. (SBU) Point of contact for this visit will be Global A [...] | 2007-05-09 16:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ASEC OTRA PARM PREL GM |
07BERLIN943 | GERMANY EXERCISING VIGILANCE AND RESTRAINT WHEN [...] (C) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to Desk Officer Mirko Schilbach of the German MFA's UN Policy Division May 9. Schilbach was not aware that Russia had admitted Iranian General Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr, whose travel is sanctioned under UNSCR 1747, entry into Russia in early Apri [...] | 2007-05-10 13:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | IR KNNP PARM RS GM |
07BERLIN952 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer and Russian Embassy Deputy Political Counselor Dmitri Cherkashin jointly delivered ref information to Joerg Polster of the German MFA's Division for International Energy and Nuclear Energy Policy May 4. Polster thanked us for the information and said he would pass [...] | 2007-05-11 10:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KGIC KNNP PINR PINS PARM PREL GM |
07BERLIN955 | GERMANY'S ISLAM CONFERENCE: WATCHING SAUSAGE BEING [...] (U) Summary: The second plenary meeting of the Interior Ministry's Islam Conference took place May 2. The Conference has yet to deliver much concrete progress on substantive issues, but can claim the increased public attention to Muslim integration as a major success. It is also mired in a [...] | 2007-05-11 12:15:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM KISL PGOV SOCI |
07BERLIN960 | GERMANY NOTIFIED ABOUT IRANIAN INVITATION FOR [...] (C) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to Joerg Polster, desk officer of the German MFA's International Energy and Nuclear Energy Policy Division, May 10. Polster said Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) partners discussed Iran's invitation for bids to construct two new nuclear power rea [...] | 2007-05-11 16:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP IR MNUC PARM ENRG GM |
07BERLIN963 | GERMAN ASSURANCES REGARDING POTENTIAL SALE OF [...] (S) Global Affairs Counselor and Global Affairs Officer delivered ref demarche to Michael Findeisen, the German Finance Ministry's Director of the Money Laundering and Terrorist Finance Division, May 11. Findeisen stated there is no/no likelihood of Drent Goebel beginning production at this p [...] | 2007-05-11 17:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | KNNP KSAC MNUC PARM PREL GM KH |
07BERLIN964 | GERMAN REACTION USG PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND EXTEND [...] (U) EMIN spoke with MFA Director General for Economics and Sustainable Development Peter Ammon May 11 and conveyed the points in ref on the proposal to expand and extend the Global Partnership Against Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction. (Note: Ammon is also the German Foreign Affairs S [...] | 2007-05-14 05:49:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC KNNP GM |
07BERLIN965 | GERMAN REACTION USG PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND EXTEND [...] (U) EMIN spoke with MFA Director General for Economics and Sustainable Development Peter Ammon May 11 and conveyed the points in ref on the proposal to expand and extend the Global Partnership Against Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction. (Note: Ammon is also the German Foreign Affairs S [...] | 2007-05-14 05:49:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC KNNP GM |
07BERLIN977 | Germany and Iraq Announce Resumption of Training for Iraqi [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After a meeting with his Iraqi counterpart Jassim al-Obeidi in Berlin May 9, DefMin Jung announced that Germany will train 350 Iraqi soldiers from a transportation battalion in the UAE this year. The Bundeswehr also plans to train an Iraqi medical unit in Germany. As part of th [...] | 2007-05-14 06:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER NATO IZ GM |
07BERLIN990 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update [...] (SBU) As of May 13, Germany had 7,438 military personnel (compared to 7,993 on April 10) in out-of-area deployments. All military out-of-area (OOA) deployments, with the exception of observers such as in Georgia (where currently 11 military personnel are deployed under UNOMIG),require parliam [...] | 2007-05-15 15:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM |
07BERLIN995 | (C) MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR) -- [...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Deputy Chief Markus Klinger May 9. Klinger said the U.S. approach to the Small Group before presenting the proposals to all MTCR Partners is a good practice. He said he will discuss the proposals with his [...] | 2007-05-16 15:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | MTCRE ETTC KSCA PARM PREL AU FR GM JA UK SC |
07BERLIN996 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: GERMANY TO PARTICIPATE IN PLENARY [...] (S) Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Deputy Chief Markus Klinger May 4. Klinger said the German Government was already considering presentations to make at the Australia Group (AG) Information Exchange sessions during the June 4-7 AG Plenary in [...] | 2007-05-16 15:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL CBW GM |
07BERLIN998 | (C) MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR) -- [...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Deputy Chief Markus Klinger May 9. Klinger said the U.S. approach to the Small Group before presenting the proposals to all MTCR Partners is a good practice. He said he will discuss the proposals with his [...] | 2007-05-16 15:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | MTCRE ETTC KSCA PARM PREL AU FR GM JA UK SC |
07BERLIN999 | (S) SHIELD S14A-06: GERMAN REQUEST FOR INFORMATION [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke passed a request from the German Government concerning ref A and ref D to Global Affairs officer May 10. Ref D informed the German Government that the XXXXXXXXXXXX sh [...] | 2007-05-16 15:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL CBW GM IR GR |
08BERLIN1000 | (S) NONPAPER DELIVERED TO GERMANY REGARDING ICS [...] (S) On July 21, Global Affairs officer delivered reftel nonpaper to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker. Wacker expressed appreciation for the reftel information and said German authorities have since halted their legal proceedings against Andreas Schneider, of ICS [...] | 2008-07-23 16:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR AEC GM |
08BERLIN1006 | MERKEL TRIP COMMUNICATES STAUNCH OPPOSITION TO [...] (C) Chancellor Merkel delivered a sobering message on MAP and an EU membership perspective for Ukraine during her July 21 visit to Kiev. According to Chancellery Russia and Eastern Europe Division chief Norman Walter. Merkel made clear that Germany supported Ukraine's eventual membership in [...] | 2008-07-24 10:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN GM RS |
08BERLIN101 | RESPONSE TO GERMAN INQUIRY ON U.S. LICENSING [...] (S) Global Affairs Counselor presented Ref A talking points January 18 to MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck. Reck thanked us for the information on U.S. licensing practices, noting that the information we provided would be useful for the German Government in making a final [...] | 2008-01-24 11:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC MTCRE KSCA KNNP PARM PREL CH GM |
08BERLIN1017 | (C) MTCR DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NEXT STEPS ON MACHINE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. (C) On July 25, Global Affairs Officer delivered reftel demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck. Reck expressed appreciation for the reftel "new draft proposal" but admitted that she is unfamiliar with e [...] | 2008-07-28 06:22:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE ETTC KSCA PARM PREL AU FR JA UK GM |
08BERLIN1020 | (S) TRITIUM GAS EXPORT TO IRAN: GERMANY SENDS BACK [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-28 14:14:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC ETTC IR NL GM |
08BERLIN1026 | GERMANY MAY NAME OFFICIAL DELEGATES TO THE METHANE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S. Embassy in Berlin has repeatedly engaged German Environment Ministry (BMU) officials to encourage their active participation in the Methane to Markets (M2M) Partnership. While Germany became a Partner Country to the Partnership in July 2006, it has yet submit the name [...] | 2008-07-29 07:14:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG EUN GM |
08BERLIN1033 | NATO SOFA STATUS FOR USAFRICOM NON-DOD CIVILIANS: [...] (U) On July 21, 2008, Embassy Berlin received a letter (dated July 14, 2008) from Foreign Office Legal Adviser Georg Witschel on SOFA issues related to non-DOD U.S. Government civilian employees serving at USAFRICOM. Witschel's letter was in reply to the Embassy's June 19, 2008 letter, which [...] | 2008-07-30 05:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM MARR NATO PREL AF |
08BERLIN1038 | GERMAN GOVERNMENT HOLDING FAST ON IRANIAN [...] (S) Summary: German Economic Ministry officials asserted Germany's preference for specific, targeted sanctions against Iran but admitted the Ministry continues to struggle with the conflicting twin goals of pressuring Iran economically and answering the demands of their domestic business con [...] | 2008-07-30 10:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ECON EFIN EINV ETTC KNNP PINR PREL IR |
08BERLIN1044 | PM MALIKI VISITS GERMANY TO ENHANCE COOPERATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki visited Germany on July 22-24 to encourage German politicians and industry to increase their cooperation with Iraq. He underscored that the security situation has dramatically improved in Iraq over the last six months and invited the German government to [...] | 2008-07-31 12:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ GM |
08BERLIN1048 | GONO DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GERMANS - NO OBJECTION [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to German Ministry of Foreign Affairs representatives Julian Luebbert, Desk Officer, International Economic and Financial Policy and Antje Haeusler, Southern Africa Division. Both officers expressed appreciation for the informaton. They stated that t [...] | 2008-07-31 17:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC ZI |
08BERLIN1049 | NSG CHAIRMAN EMPHASIZES NEED FOR CONSENSUS ON [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings, Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Chairman Viktor Elbling and his primary working-level technical advisor, Joerg Polster, shared their views on moving forward on the NSG India Specific Exception Agreement (ISEA). On July 31, Elbling expressed to EMIN Germany's [...] | 2008-07-31 19:59:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL IAEA KNNP ENRG ETTD IN GM |
08BERLIN105 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update [...] (SBU) As of January 13, Germany had 6,481 military personnel in out-of-area deployments (compared to 7,173 in late December),plus 5,700 on stand-by for the NATO Response Force (NRF). All military out-of-area (OOA) deployments, with the exception of those in support of UN observer missions, re [...] | 2008-01-24 17:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
08BERLIN1050 | GERMAN CHANCELLERY APPROVED GAS DEAL IN IRAN, BUT [...] (C) Summary: German Chancellery sources report that it knew of and approved the decision by Germany's export control agency (BAFA) to permit Steiner-Prematechnik-Gastec's (Steiner) export of machinery related to the conversion of natural gas to fuel to Iran. Despite press reports alleging p [...] | 2008-07-31 20:10:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC EPET PREL IR GM EINV PINR ECON PGOV |
08BERLIN1051 | NSG CHAIRMAN EMPHASIZES NEED FOR CONSENSUS ON [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings, Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Chairman Viktor Elbling and his primary working-level technical advisor, Joerg Polster, shared their views on moving forward on the NSG India Specific Exception Agreement (ISEA). On July 31, Elbling expressed to EMIN Germany's [...] | 2008-07-31 20:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL IAEA KNNP ENRG ETTD IN GM |
08BERLIN1058 | (C) NTI FUEL BANK INITIATIVE: GERMANY WORKING [...] (C) German MFA Commissioner for International Energy Policy, Viktor Elbling, told EMIN and EconOffs in a July 31 meeting that Germany is working within the EU to formulate a common NTI Fuel Bank Initiative (NTIFBI) position and expects a donation decision by this September. Elbling compliment [...] | 2008-08-04 08:25:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA PARM GM |
08BERLIN1066 | GERMANY RELUCTANT TO MAINTAIN TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS [...] (C) PolOffs delivered reftel points to Mark Bogdahn, deputy head of the Western Balkans Division at the German MFA, and desk officer for Serbia, Silja Weibel, on August 1. PolOffs noted that a premature lifting of the travel ban on the Karadzic family could negatively impact OHR's removal of P [...] | 2008-08-05 16:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC ICTY PREL ETTC SR GM |
08BERLIN1068 | (S) GERMANY REQUESTS RELEASE OF ICS SCHNEIDER NONPAPER TO THE GERMAN CRIMINAL CUSTOMS OFFICE (ZKA) [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-06 07:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | AEC ETTC GM IR KSCA MTCRE PARM PREL |
08BERLIN1069 | (S) GERMAN FIRM GEBR SAACKE GMBH INDICATES NO [...] (S) In response to reftel demarche, Germany indicates the German firm Gebr Saacke GmbH & Co has had no business dealings with the Pakistani firm Premier International and has since been sensitized to future procurement efforts. On July 21, 2008, German MFA Export Control Division Desk Offic [...] | 2008-08-06 08:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA AEC GM PK |
08BERLIN1081 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GERMAN FOREIGN OFFICE ON NEW [...] (C) On 7 August 2008, POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to Alexander Fierley, desk officer responsible for Southeast Asia at the German Foreign Office. POLOFF explained the Tom Lantos Block Burmese Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts (JADE) Act of 2008, and provided Fierley with a list of the 10 c [...] | 2008-08-08 07:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ETRD BM |
08BERLIN109 | MAJOR ECONOMIES MEETING II - FINALIZED GERMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The German delegation to the second Major Economies Meeting has been finalized and will now include a representative of the Federal Chancellery in addition to those from the Environment and Foreign Affairs Ministries. In response to the action request (REF A),the Environment Mi [...] | 2008-01-25 11:33:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV PREL GM |
08BERLIN1090 | CHANCELLERY DISTANCES MERKEL FROM IRANIAN [...] (SBU) After initially taking a defensive stance on the controversial sale by a German firm of gas-to-liquids equipment to Iran (Ref),the Chancellery and CDU issued statements clearly designed to dissociate Chancellor Angela Merkel from the decision. On August 6, Chancellery deputy spokesma [...] | 2008-08-08 16:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC EPET PREL EINV ENRG ETRD IR GM |
08BERLIN1095 | TFGG01: GERMANY CITES FRENCH-LED "PROGRESS" [...] (C) Acting DCM delivered reftel points August 11 to Chancellor Merkel's Deputy National Security Advisor Rolf Nikel and to Foreign Office acting Political Director Emily Haber. We also discussed Georgia with Office Directors for NATO and Caucasus affairs. Chancellor Will Go to Sochi August 15 ----- [...] | 2008-08-11 15:18:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PARM KCFE RU GG |
08BERLIN1096 | (S) GERMANY INFORMED ON U.S. PROLIFERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-11 15:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CBW IN GM |
08BERLIN1101 | GERMANY'S VIEW OF GEORGIA: FRUSTRATION RISING BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Acting DCM accompanied by POLOFF delivered REF (A) points to Foreign Office acting Political Director Emily Haber on August 12. Haber expressed the MFA's frustration with Russian actions in Georgia but stressed Germany's decision to wait for a readout from French Foreign Ministe [...] | 2008-08-12 12:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RU GG |
08BERLIN1102 | NATO SOFA STATUS FOR USAFRICOM NON-DOD CIVILIANS: [...] (U) On August 6, 2008, Charge d'Affaires Koenig met with newly appointed MFA State Secretary Peter Ammon and delivered a letter in response to the letter Embassy Berlin received (dated July 14, 2008) from Foreign Office Legal Adviser Georg Witschel on SOFA issues related to non-DOD U.S. Governm [...] | 2008-08-12 13:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM MARR NATO PREL AF |
08BERLIN1103 | (S) GERMANY REQUESTS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. (S) After reviewing a USG supplied nonpaper (REF B) detailing USG proliferation concerns with the Indian company United Phosphorus Ltd. (UPL),Germany is still inclined to approve a permit to export Australia Group listed items to UPL [...] | 2008-08-12 16:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PINR ETTC CBW IN IR GM |
08BERLIN1108 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update [...] (SBU) As of July 30, Germany had 6,750 military personnel in out-of-area deployments (compared to 7000 in May),plus 2,500 on stand-by for the NATO Response Force (NRF) and an additional 1,000 on stand-by for the EU's Battle Groups. All armed military out-of-area (OOA) deployments, with the ex [...] | 2008-08-13 09:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
08BERLIN1109 | (C) MTCR SMALL GROUP PROPOSALS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-13 11:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE ETTC KSCA PARM PREL GM |
08BERLIN1114 | GERMAN MFA PROMOTES EU'S COMMON POSITION ON UNSCR [...] (C) Summary: German Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) contacts tout the EU's recently adopted Common Position (CP) as going beyond UNSCR 1803 and expect quick adoption of the CP's required annexes. End Summary. 2. (C) Econoff met with Julian Luebbert, German MFA Desk Officer for Iran Fin [...] | 2008-08-13 15:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON KNNP PARM PGOV PREL MNUC IR GM |
08BERLIN1115 | GERMAN MFA PROMOTES EU'S COMMON POSITION ON UNSCR [...] (C) Summary: German Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) contacts tout the EU's recently adopted Common Position (CP) as going beyond UNSCR 1803 and expect quick adoption of the CP's required annexes. End Summary. 2. (C) Econoff met with Julian Luebbert, German MFA Desk Officer for Iran Fin [...] | 2008-08-13 15:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON KNNP PARM PGOV PREL MNUC IR GM |
08BERLIN1117 | (C) NSG CHAIRMAN EXPECTS PUSHBACK ON INDIA [...] (C) Summary: At an August 13 meeting with EMIN and Econoff, Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Chairman Viktor Elbling, along with staff advisors Goetz Lingenthal and Joerg Polster, stressed support for an NSG exception for India and agreed with the USG on the need to press for a consensus at the [...] | 2008-08-13 21:29:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL IAEA KNNP ENRG ETTD IN GM |
08BERLIN1120 | (C) NSG CHAIRMAN EXPECTS PUSHBACK ON INDIA [...] (C) Summary: At an August 13 meeting with EMIN and Econoff, Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Chairman Viktor Elbling and staff stressed support for an NSG exception for India and agreed with the USG on the need to press for a consensus at the upcoming Extraordinary NSG Plenary in Vienna on Augus [...] | 2008-08-14 10:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL IAEA KNNP ENRG ETTC IN GM |
08BERLIN1126 | HOST NATION SENSITIVITY SURVEY FOR USAREUR [...] (S) Reference is EUCOM J5-J8 request for Embassy Berlin's assessment of host nation sensitivity regarding USAREUR's plan to re-station the G/52 Aviation Company with its four aircraft from Livorno, Italy to locations in Germany. 2. (U) This is a joint DoD-Department of State message, prov [...] | 2008-08-15 09:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR PREL GM |
08BERLIN1127 | GERMANY'S RESPONSE TO IRANIAN - SYRIAN BANKING [...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel non-paper to Julian Luebbert, German Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Desk Officer responsible for Iran Financial Sanctions; Andreas Krueger, Head of the MFA Iran Unit, and Stefan Bantle, Syria Desk Officer at MFA. Econoff also delivered reftel non-paper to Kri [...] | 2008-08-15 10:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER PINR SY IR GM |
08BERLIN1129 | BLUE LANTERN: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK CASE [...] (SBU) In response to reftel questions, Litef GmbH provided us with the following: -- Annual Sales reports for 2006 and 2007. Litef said that the agreement took effect in May 2006. They also said that they have had no sales under this DA to date in 2008. -- The reports provided state tha [...] | 2008-08-15 11:04:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC GM |
08BERLIN113 | GERMANY IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY GAERC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Acting Head of the European Correspondent Office Thomas Schieb on January 25. Schieb noted that the Western Balkans, Iran, Israeli-Palestinian Peace, Lebanon, Pakistan, Sudan/Dafur/Chad, and Kenya were currently on the GAERC agenda. -------------- [...] | 2008-01-25 17:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM PREL PGOV KVIR IR IZ IS SU |
08BERLIN1130 | TFGG01: MERKEL "WILL TALK TOUGH" IN SOCHI; [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-15 11:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PHUM OSCE UN GG RS |
08BERLIN1146 | (S) GERMANY TO WEIGH U.S. OBJECTIONS REGARDING [...] (S) Before deciding on a pending German export request of Australia Group (AG) listed items to the Indian firm United Phosphorus LTD (UPL),German export control authorities agreed to weigh U.S. concerns regarding the AG "no undercut policy." On Monday August 18, MFA Export Control Division [...] | 2008-08-18 16:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PINR ETTC CBW IN IR GM |
08BERLIN1148 | (S) GERMANY TO WEIGH U.S. OBJECTIONS REGARDING [...] (S) Before deciding on a pending German export request of Australia Group (AG) listed items to the Indian firm United Phosphorus LTD (UPL),German export control authorities agreed to weigh U.S. concerns regarding the AG "no undercut policy." On Monday August 18, MFA Export Control Division [...] | 2008-08-19 10:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PINR ETTC CBW IN IR GM |
08BERLIN1150 | G-7 STATEMENT ON GEORGIA: GERMAN FINANCE MINISTRY AWAITS SIGNAL FROM CHANCELLERY AND MFA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-19 12:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL PGOV GG GM |
08BERLIN1155 | GERMANY TO DOUBLE GEORGIAN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (C) The German Foreign Office announced August 19 that Germany would increase its humanitarian assistance to Georgia from 1 million to 2 million euros. POLOFF spoke on August 20 with Georgia Desk Officer Gosse at the MFA for more detail on the additional one million euros. Gosse confirmed tha [...] | 2008-08-21 05:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM |
08BERLIN1156 | GERMANY'S RESPONSE TO AFGHANISTAN'S IAEA BID [...] (C) PolOff delivered ref points to Martin Langer, head of the IAEA unit in the German MFA's Nuclear Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Office on August 19. Langer expressed agreement that "nearly any other option would be an improvement over Syria or Iran as a member of the IAEA's Board of Go [...] | 2008-08-21 05:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR SY AF |
08BERLIN1166 | SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR LUGAR'S VISIT TO BERLIN, [...] (U) Mr. Senator: Mission Germany warmly welcomes you to Berlin. Your visit comes on the heels of the historic opening of our new Embassy on Pariser Platz on July 4, preceded by the separate June visits of President Bush and Secretary Rice. I am pleased that we will be able to host two of your [...] | 2008-08-21 13:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFIN AMGT ASEC OREP PGOV PREL GM |
08BERLIN1171 | GERMAN GOVERNMENT NOTIFIED OF DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) Emboffs delivered reftel non-paper to relevant MFA and Finance Ministry contacts. Julian Luebbert, German MFA Desk Officer responsible for Iran Financial Sanctions, told EconOff that Germany has already designated these entities. In a separate conversation, MFA Iran Unit Chief Andreas [...] | 2008-08-21 15:39:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR GM |
08BERLIN1173 | GERMANY: HUMANITARIAN AID LIMITED BY RUSSIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: POLOFF met August 21 with Deputy Head of the Task Force for Humanitarian Aid and Mine Action Oliver Owcza and Desk Officer Miriam Lenz to discuss the findings of the delegation to Georgia August 20 and 21 (Ref A). Owcza and Lenz charged that the Russians had interfered with the d [...] | 2008-08-22 13:10:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM |
08BERLIN1175 | GERMANY CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier August 20 welcomed the release of Belarusian political prisoners Andrey Kim and Syarhey Parsyukevich and noted that Belarus had taken an important step towards improving relations with the EU. PolOffs met with MFA desk officer for Belarus, [...] | 2008-08-22 15:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM PREL PHUM RU GG PGOV BO |
08BERLIN1176 | GERMANY CAREFULLY WATCHING RUSSIAN WITHDRAWAL [...] (C) Summary: PolOff met with MFA Division Head for Russia and Ukraine Ernst Reichel to discuss the Russian troop withdrawal from Georgia on August 22. Reichel emphasized that Russia's actions over the next day are vital for mitigating damage to its relations and reputation. Although confusi [...] | 2008-08-22 16:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM EU |
08BERLIN1181 | TFGG01: CHANCELLOR MERKEL SAYS RUSSIA HAS NOT [...] (C) Summary: German Chancellor Merkel said in an interview August 24 that Russia had not fulfilled its obligations under the ceasefire agreement and called Russia's credibility into question. A Chancellery spokesman criticized the Russian legislature's recommendation of recognition of South [...] | 2008-08-25 15:33:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO GM GG RS |
08BERLIN1187 | GERMANY REACTS STRONGLY TO RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: German officials reacted strongly to Russia's recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia August 26. See para 7 for the full text of a German government statement on the matter. During a visit to Estonia today, Chancellor Merkel said the recognition was "absolutely unacceptable" [...] | 2008-08-26 16:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM EU |
08BERLIN120 | AMBASSADOR CULTIVATES TIES WITH YOUNG FDP LEADERS [...] (C) Ambassador Timken and senior embassy officers hosted a dinner for eight young up-and-coming Free Democrat (FDP) federal parliamentarians January 23 in order to foster a working relationship and discuss policy issues of mutual interest. Born from a recent meeting between the Ambassador and [...] | 2008-01-29 09:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM |
08BERLIN1204 | NATO SOFA STATUS FOR NON-DOD USG CIVILIANS AT U.S. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In its most recent correspondence with the Embassy, the German Foreign Office retreats from some of its previous unhelpful positions, but continues to contend that only DOD USG civilian employees or dual-appointed non-DOD USG civi [...] | 2008-08-29 12:10:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO AMGT APER GM XA |
08BERLIN1210 | (S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MALAYSIAN FIRM SUPPLYING [...] (S) On August 25, EconOff delivered reftel nonpaper to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Volker Herzog. Herzog thanked the USG for the reftel information and promised to pass this information to the appropriate German export control authorities. Upon examining the nonpaper, He [...] | 2008-08-29 15:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR ML SN GM |
08BERLIN1219 | GERMAN THOUGHTS ON SERBIA'S ICJ PUSH AND THE EULEX [...] (C) PolOff delivered points in ref (A) to Mark Bogdahn, deputy head of the Western Balkans Division at the German MFA, and desk officer for Kosovo, Dr. Michael Geisler, on September 2 to determine the level of German engagement to counter a Serb effort to seek an UNGA referral on Kosovo indepe [...] | 2008-09-04 10:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC ICTY PREL ETTC SR GM KV |
08BERLIN122 | WELCOME TO BERLIN [...] (C) NSA Hadley: Mission Germany looks forward to welcoming you to Berlin January 31 to February 1. Germany is currently consumed by the aftermath of bitterly fought state elections that took place on January 27 in Hesse and Lower Saxony. They are being seen as barometers for next year's nat [...] | 2008-01-29 16:25:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL GM |
08BERLIN1222 | GERMAN VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 5-6 EU GYMNICH MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Post provided talking points from reftels to MFA Deputy European Correspondent Thomas Schieb September 2 and followed up with him September 4 to get Germany's perspective on the Avignon meeting. Schieb indicated there was little daylight between the U.S. and Germany on the way [...] | 2008-09-04 15:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV GM GG RU |
08BERLIN1223 | GERMANY WILLING TO SUPPORT ANA EXPANSION, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the September 10 Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) meeting, Germany is prepared to go along with the Afghan government's request to expand the Afghan National Army (ANA),but has concerns about the cost and the sustainability of this initiative. German officials [...] | 2008-09-04 15:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR AF GM |
08BERLIN1227 | GERMANY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. POSITIONS ON UNGA THIRD [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Deputy Head of the Human Rights Department Martin Huth September 4 and spoke with Chancellery Advisor on Global Issues, the United Nations and Human Rights Edgar Gansen on September 5 on reftel points. Both expressed strong support for the U.S. positions on no-action mo [...] | 2008-09-05 14:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN GM |
08BERLIN1229 | SCENE SETTER FOR TREASURY U/S LEVEY VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit to Germany September 11-12 is well-timed. Your key interlocutors are now back from summer vacation and attending to the implementation of the EU's August 8th Common Position. Following Iran's failure to respond to the refreshed P5 1 incentive package, EU discussions [...] | 2008-09-08 11:19:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GM IR AADP |
08BERLIN1241 | HYDROSOL: AN OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE WITH [...] (U) Summary and Comment: The German Space Agency (DLR) has, in conjunction with the International Energy Agency's solar-thermal energy cooperative "SolarPACES", developed an efficient carbon dioxide (CO2)-free method of harvesting hydrogen from water. Named "HYDROSOL", this is an interesting [...] | 2008-09-09 16:10:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY TSPL TNGD SENV GM |
08BERLIN1244 | LUGAR CODEL: GERMANS EMPHASIZE NEED FOR [...] (C) Begin Summary: During Senator Lugar's September 1-2 visit to Berlin, which focused on energy security, the range of interlocutors (government, business, parliament) told Lugar that Germany has had a long history of cooperation with Russia on energy, that Russia consistently has been a reli [...] | 2008-09-10 15:33:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG OVIP GM |
08BERLIN1250 | NINTH INTERNATIONAL EXPORT CONTROLS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-11 10:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC HR KSTC PARM PREL GM |
08BERLIN1254 | GERMANY WORKING WITHIN EU FOR DEMARCHE ON [...] (C) On 12 September 2008, POLOFFs delivered reftel demarche to Christiane Botschen, Deputy Director for Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean at the German Foreign Office. Botschen informed POLOFFs that Germany and the EU shared the same concerns as the United States about Nicaragua's re [...] | 2008-09-12 09:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL GC NU RU |
08BERLIN1255 | GERMANS REMAIN WARY ABOUT EXPANDING ISAF AUTHORITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post delivered reftel demarche points to office directors and action officers in the MFA, MOD and Chancellery September 11, emphasizing that giving ISAF the ability to undertake counternarcotics interdiction missions is critical to achieving success against the insurgency in Afgha [...] | 2008-09-12 10:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR GM AF |
08BERLIN1259 | GERMAN VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 15-16 EU GAERC FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany expects the EU Council on September 15 to agree on creating a small "coordination cell" in Brussels to help coordinate the existing anti-piracy contributions of EU members and prepare the way for a possible future ESDP mission off the coast of Somalia. The Council is also [...] | 2008-09-12 14:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PHUM PGOV GM ZL ZI SO SR BO |
08BERLIN1261 | GERMANY/GEORGIA: STATUS OF EU OBSERVER MISSION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The German government is using numerous bilateral and multilateral tools to assist Georgia in its recovery from the recent war with Russia. Germany strongly supports the EU observer mission in Georgia and seems determined to meet the October 1 deployment deadline. Chancellor Merk [...] | 2008-09-12 15:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM EU |
08BERLIN1272 | GERMANY'S RESPONSE TO IRCG-AFFILIATED SHOPPING TRIP [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-16 13:40:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | KNNP MUNC IR PREL PARM EFIN UK IS FR GM |
08BERLIN1273 | GERMANY: NO PLANS FOR FORMAL REJECTION OF RUSSIAN [...] (U) POLOFF delivered reftel points to Head of the Russia and Ukraine Division Ernst Reichel September 14. 2. (C) While agreeing that the Russian claim was unfounded, Reichel said the GOG viewed it as unnecessary to issue a formal statement. At this time, Germany also has no intention of pu [...] | 2008-09-16 14:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM GG RS GM XG XH |
08BERLIN1276 | IRANIAN FM MOTTAKI VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier met on September 15 in Berlin with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki. The meeting, which took place at Mottaki's request, was only announced that morning, but reportedly was in the works since September 11 at the latest. The C [...] | 2008-09-16 16:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR GM |
08BERLIN1279 | NO FOREIGN POLICY OBJECTION TO FDA-937-07 GRANT [...] (SBU) The U.S. Embassy in Berlin finds no negative U.S. foreign policy implications for the proposed award of FDA Research Grant Entitled "Phase 2/3 Study of FX-1006A for Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy." The Embassy understands that this grant began in 2007 and that there are already ten pa [...] | 2008-09-17 13:21:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO FDA GM |
08BERLIN1280 | (S) GERMANY CONSIDERING ACTION TO PREVENT IRAN'S AQUISITION OF SNIPER RIFLES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-17 15:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL MASS ETTC FR AU IR GM |
08BERLIN1285 | GERMANY PASSES ON OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON [...] (C) Summary: German MFA officials responsible for energy policy and Iran are reluctant to engage Poland and Croatia on their efforts to develop Iranian natural gas resources. They expressed a preference for United Nations action, as well as very keen interest in learning more about the respo [...] | 2008-09-18 15:00:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETTC PREL HR PL IR GM |
08BERLIN1286 | GERMANY: MOVING FORWARD WITH EU OBSERVER MISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany plans to have 18 of the 40 observers it has pledged for the EU observer mission on the ground in Georgia early next week, with the additional 22 on standby should the EU need them. Contacts at MFA and the German Government Center for International Peace Operations (Zentru [...] | 2008-09-18 15:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM EUN |
08BERLIN1295 | GERMANY: COLLAPSE OF ORANGE COALITION PULLS MAP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Contacts at MFA and the Chancellery indicated that the collapse of the Orange Coalition in Ukraine makes MAP improbable in the near or medium term. POLOFF met with MFA Division Head for Russia and Ukraine Ernst Reichel September 19, who hoped that Germany and the U.S. would come [...] | 2008-09-19 13:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN GM RS |
08BERLIN1300 | (S) RESULTS OF M/V ANTARES I COMPLIANT BOARDING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-22 11:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | MNUC PARM PREL SY LI KN GM |
08BERLIN1309 | MERKEL,STEINBRUECK STAND UP FOR BALANCED BUDGET [...] Summary: On September 16, against a backdrop of the global financial crisis and increasing demands for domestic spending, Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck (SPD) introduced an FY 2009 budget of 288.4 billion Euros -- the Grand Coalition's third and last joint budget prior to the national elect [...] | 2008-09-23 07:59:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PREL PGOV ECON GM |
08BERLIN1314 | GERMANY'S RESPONSE TO AFGHANISTAN'S IAEA BID [...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A points to Hans Koeppel, desk officer in the MFA's Nuclear Arms Control (REF 240) Division on September 18. Koeppel, who was backstopping his colleague Martin Langer while Langer was on a trip to Washington with the German Political Director, Volker Stanzel, reiterate [...] | 2008-09-23 15:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR SY AF |
08BERLIN1318 | GERMANY LOOKING FOR SMALL STEP FORWARD IN BELARUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA and Chancellery contacts appeared in agreement regarding Belarus and expected the EU to ease restrictions following the Belarussian parliamentary elections on September 28. The GOG hopes that the elections will reflect "an improvement over last time," which in conjunction wi [...] | 2008-09-24 11:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM PREL PHUM RU GG PGOV BO |
08BERLIN1323 | GERMANY'S INTERIM RESPONSE ON ENGAGING CHINA ON [...] (S) EMIN met with Ruediger von Fritsch, German Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Economic Affairs and provided reftel non-paper. The Ministry's Export Control Division subsequently contacted Econoff. The Director of Export Controls, Goetz Lingenthal, said the MFA and other age [...] | 2008-09-25 07:11:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER PINR IR GM |
08BERLIN1329 | GERMANY'S RESPONSE TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE EXERCISE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-25 15:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC GM |
08BERLIN1330 | BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK: LICENSE [...] (SBU) REF A requested Embassy assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 05-050104085 for export of a U.S.-origin piezoresistive accelerometer (Endevco Model 7270A-200K) to the Fraunhofer Ernst-Mach-Institute (EMI) in Freiburg, Germany. The reason for this end-use check is that [...] | 2008-09-25 15:21:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DA ETTC KOMC GM |
08BERLIN1334 | GERMAN RESPONSE: PREVENTING IRAN FROM ADVANCING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany shares USG concerns regarding Iran's nuclear program and welcomes further steps to prevent Iran from obtaining critical equipment needed for their new IR-2 centrifuge design. Germany maintains that its primary mechanisms for safeguarding sensitive centrifuge technology [...] | 2008-09-26 11:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP TRGY PREL PARM IR MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC |
08BERLIN1337 | HNN FOR ACTIVATION OF MARINE COMPONENT FOR US [...] (C) On September 25 DATTOFF delivered reftel points in letter form to MOD contacts Lieutenant Colonel Juergen Joachim von Sandrart (North America Bilaterals Desk Officer - German Joint Staff J31) and Lieutenant Colonel Jared Sembritzki (Africa Bilaterals Desk Officer - German Joint Staff J31). [...] | 2008-09-26 14:29:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM MARR NATO PREL AF |
08BERLIN1345 | SEPTEMBER 17 VISIT OF ACTING DOD GENERAL COUNSEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Acting DOD General Counsel Daniel Dell'Orto, accompanied by Charge Koenig, met with MFA Legal Advisor Georg Witschel and MOD Legal Advisor Dieter Weingartner September 17 in Berlin. In addition to a general legal discussion about the use of force in combating transnational terror [...] | 2008-09-29 12:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PARM PGOV GM |
08BERLIN1349 | GERMANY RELUCTANT TO IMPEDE ZIMBABWE'S ACCESS TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-30 12:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI GM |
08BERLIN135 | (S) GERMAN REQUEST - IRANIAN MISSILE PROGRAM'S [...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker and MFA Export Control Division Deputy Office Director Markus Klinger provided Global Affairs Officers January 25 with a German-language nonpaper in response [...] | 2008-02-04 15:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL MTCRE KSCA GM IR AE |
08BERLIN1354 | GERMANY/ANA EXPANSION: MORE INFORMATION NEEDED [...] (C) As instructed ref A, post approached officials in both the MFA and MOD to ask that Germany consider providing $100 million per year from 2010 to 2014 in additional funding for sustainment of the expanded Afghan National Army (ANA). 2. (C) While open to making an additional contribution a [...] | 2008-10-01 16:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF |
08BERLIN1355 | GERMANY/RUSSIA: ON THE EVE OF THE OCTOBER 2 [...] (C) SUMMARY. German officials were surprised to hear that attacks against civilians in the Russian-controlled areas of Georgia remain a problem and asked for more information about the source of these reports. Germany plans to use the October 2 bilateral government consultations in St. Peter [...] | 2008-10-01 17:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS GM RS GG |
08BERLIN1356 | U.S. AMBASSADOR TO NATO DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker met separately with NSA Christoph Heusgen and MFA Deputy Political Director Eberhard Pohl September 26 to discuss NATO operations in Afghanistan; NATO relations with Russia following the war in Georgia; Ukraine and Georgia; efforts to fight pira [...] | 2008-10-02 08:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN GM RS |
08BERLIN1359 | GERMANY ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1835 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-02 13:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MUNC PARM IR GM |
08BERLIN1361 | GERMANY RESPONSE TO U.S. DESIGNATION OF IRISL [...] (S) Germany will deal with IRISL multilaterally, through the EU's implementation of the Common Position on UN Security Council Resolution 1803. Econoff met with Economics Ministry Office Director Martin Lutz and provided reftel points. Lutz stated that the final EU implementation of UNSCR 1 [...] | 2008-10-02 13:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ECON EFIN ETRD PARM KNNP EUN EWWT PREL IR GM |
08BERLIN1365 | GERMAN VIEWS ON MAP, STRASBOURG/KEHL SUMMIT, [...] (C) SUMMARY: German officials at the Chancellery and MFA told visiting EUR/RPM Director Bruce Turner October 2 that while they saw little chance of extending MAP to Georgia or Ukraine at the December NATO foreign ministerial, they agreed it was necessary to agree on a way ahead to fulfill the [...] | 2008-10-06 16:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV NATO EUN OSCE GG GM RS FR |
08BERLIN137 | EMERGING 5-PARTY LANDSCAPE COULD YIELD FRAGILE [...] (C) Key state elections in Germany indicate an emerging 5-party political landscape, bringing with it increasing complexity in the formation of fragile coalitions. A possible result could be continuation of a national Grand Coalition after 2009. Both the Christian Democrats (CDU) and the Soc [...] | 2008-02-04 17:11:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM |
08BERLIN1377 | GERMANY: OCTOBER 2 CONSULTATIONS WITH RUSSIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the October 2 German-Russian consultations in St. Petersburg, Chancellor Merkel and Foreign Minister Steinmeier engaged in "friendly" and "non-confrontational" discussions, according to Chancellery and MFA contacts. While stressing that the consultations were limited in s [...] | 2008-10-09 14:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN GM RS |
08BERLIN1379 | GERMAN PARTICIPANTS - 9TH INTERNATIONAL EXPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-09 16:10:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC HR KSTC PARM PREL GM |
08BERLIN1384 | (S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN WORKING TO PROCURE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-10 15:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR ML SN GM |
08BERLIN1385 | GERMANY MOVING QUICKLY FORWARD ON BIOFUELS [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) John Mizroch and U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary (DUS) Douglas Faulkner represented the U.S. in July 2008 bilateral discussions on biofuels with German officials represe [...] | 2008-10-10 16:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ENRG EU EUN SENV TPHY TRGY |
08BERLIN1386 | GERMAN VIEWS ON THE OCTOBER 13 EU GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post delivered reftel points to MFA Deputy European Correspondent Thomas Schieb October 9 and followed up with him October 10 to get his reactions. Schieb noted that the GAERC will not only issue its own conclusions, but help prepare those to be released by the October 15-16 Eur [...] | 2008-10-10 16:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV GG RS ZI UZ BO MD |
08BERLIN1387 | GERMANY: BUNDESTAG SET TO RENEW A BEEFED-UP ISAF [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Bundestag is expected to approve on October 16 a 14-month extension of the parliamentary mandate that authorizes Bundeswehr participation in the NATO ISAF mission in Afghanistan. The renewed ISAF mandate will continue to limit German forces essentially to the north of Afghanista [...] | 2008-10-10 17:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR PGOV AF GM |
08BERLIN1389 | THE VIEW FROM BERLIN: NO EUROPE-WIDE BAILOUT BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a meeting with Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Robert Kimmitt on October 9, Thomas de Maiziere, Head of the Federal Chancellery, signaled the possibility of greater European coordination following the upcoming EU summit. The Chancellery is critical of the way the UK and Ir [...] | 2008-10-14 05:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON GM |
08BERLIN1399 | GERMANS DISCUSS FINANCIAL CRISIS, INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. State Secretary Dr. Bernd Pfaffenbach of the Ministry of Economics told Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Robert Kimmitt on October 10 that although Germans are alarmed by the ongoing financial turbulence, the country is relatively well positioned to ride out the storm. A fisca [...] | 2008-10-15 15:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON GM |
08BERLIN14 | (S) GERMANY WILL INVESTIGATE SHIPMENT OF [...] (S) Global Affairs Officer delivered reftel demarche January 4 to MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck. Reck undertook to pass the information immediately to the German interagency export control working group. Reck said German export control officials are well aware of the ri [...] | 2008-01-04 13:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC EWWT PARM PREL KNNP SN TU PK GM |
08BERLIN1407 | GERMANY: UNCERTAIN ABOUT AID PACKAGE AND MIXED ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Deputy Office Director for South Caucasus and Central Asia Maria Gosse on October 14, who stressed that Germany plans on delivering an aid package for Georgia and the region, but is unlikely to provide direct budget support. Gosse also shared [...] | 2008-10-17 13:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM |
08BERLIN1408 | (S/NF) GERMANY NONCOMMITTAL ON PALESTINIAN [...] (S/NF) DCM raised October 15 with German NSA Christoph Heusgen the possibility of Germany resettling the Palestinian Guantanamo detainee described in Ref (A). Heusgen was noncommittal; he did not rule it out but suggested that other countries (he mentioned Spain) might be more appropriate. [...] | 2008-10-17 15:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO GM |
08BERLIN1411 | GERMANY: SMOOTH SAILING EXPECTED FOR RATIFICATION [...] (C) As instructed reftel, post contacted the MFA NATO Office to inquire about the status of Germany's ratification of the NATO accession protocols for Croatia and Albania. Desk Officer Karin Marshall noted that the Cabinet had approved draft legislation seeking approval of the accession protoc [...] | 2008-10-17 16:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO HR AL GM |
08BERLIN1412 | GERMAN SUPPORT FOR ELECTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to MFA Office Director for Afghanistan Affairs Ruediger Koenig October 17, emphasizing the importance of holding the 2009 elections on schedule and encouraging Germany to make a significant contribution so that the process is fully funded. Koenig agreed that s [...] | 2008-10-17 16:21:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL AF GM |
08BERLIN1413 | GERMANY/AFGHANISTAN: ISAF MANDATE RENEWED WITH A [...] (C) As previewed reftel, the Bundestag approved on October 16 a 14-month extension of the parliamentary mandate for Bundeswehr participation in ISAF by a wide margin, with 442 voting "yes," 96 "no" and 32 abstaining. In addition, 42 parliamentarians, some of whom would have voted "no" or abst [...] | 2008-10-17 16:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV AF GM |
08BERLIN1414 | GERMAN FINANCIAL BAILOUT APPROVED [...] SUMMARY. Despite concerns raised by some of Germany's states regarding the division of cost between the federal and state government, the German Parliament today approved legislation to shore up the country's ailing financial system. Business leaders and economists applauded the development. [...] | 2008-10-20 05:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ELAB GM |
08BERLIN1417 | GERMANY WELCOMES INFORMATION ON MAYROW TRADING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-20 10:29:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MUNC PREL PARM EFIN IR GM |
08BERLIN1421 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON BLUE LANTERN END USE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 5. 2. (SBU) The director of the Fraunhofer Ernst-Mach-Institute (EMI) recently provided additional information and supporting documentation that adequately addresses all questions posed in Blue Lantern post-shipment end-user license check 056 [...] | 2008-10-20 16:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DA ETTC KOMC GM |
08BERLIN1422 | GERMANY REQUESTS FEEDBACK ON MTCR EXPORT CONTROL [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. (C) On October 17, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck provided EconOff with the text of the German "Proposal for an Export Control Seminar on Risk Assessment in Licensing." Due to the rapidly approaching MTCR Canberra [...] | 2008-10-21 06:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL KSCA TSPA ETTC FR AS GM |
08BERLIN1423 | (C) MTCR DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. REPORT ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-21 06:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL KSCA TSPA ETTC FR AS GM |
08BERLIN1424 | GERMANY'S OUTREACH EFFORTS ON NUCLEAR [...] (C) Econoff met with Director General of Germany's export control agency, (BAFA),Georg Pietsch and Holger Beutel, BAFA's Head of Division for Industry Outreach and delivered reftel non-papers. The BAFA officials were eager to explain the German Government's outreach programs for non-prolife [...] | 2008-10-21 07:22:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | KNNP PREL PARM MUNC IR GM |
08BERLIN1436 | GERMANY: OPEN TO GREATER COOPERATION WITH THE U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Officials at the German Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF) told visiting S/CRS Deputy Coordinator Larry Sampler October 16 that they would welcome greater cooperation with S/CRS and invited the U.S. to send one or more representatives to a December 11-12 internatio [...] | 2008-10-23 07:33:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID PHUM PREF UNDP UN |
08BERLIN1441 | (C) MTCR: GERMANY ACCEPTS USG FEEDBACK ON RISK [...] (C) MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck welcomed REF B USG feedback on the REF A German MTCR Export Control Seminar nonpaper. During an October 23 meeting, Reck thanked the USG for the timely response and said that the feedback was sufficient for the GoG to move the proposal o [...] | 2008-10-23 15:05:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL KSCA TSPA ETTC FR AS GM |
08BERLIN1444 | GERMANY UNLIKELY TO CHANGE STANCE ON DE-ALERTING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-24 12:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | GM MNUC NATO PARM UNGA |
08BERLIN1461 | GERMANY: NO PLANS TO ATTEND IRAN'S NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-28 16:10:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP AORC MUNC TRGY IR GM |
08BERLIN1466 | ATTEMPTED EXPORT OF GERMAN-ORIGIN HELICOPTERS TO [...] (U) This is an urgent action request. See comment and action requests in paragraphs 11 and 12. 2. (S) Summary: Embassy Berlin has become aware that a U.S. firm, Presidential Airways, appears to have moved German-origin helicopters to Turkey, with the intent of moving them NLT 30 Oct to [...] | 2008-10-30 06:29:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | KOMC ECCT AF GM |
08BERLIN1467 | ATTEMPTED EXPORT OF GERMAN-ORIGIN HELICOPTERS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) This is an urgent action request. See comment and action requests in paragraphs 11 and 12. 2. (S) Summary: Embassy Berlin has become aware that a U.S. firm, Presidential Airways, appears to have moved German-origin helicopters to Turkey, with the intent of moving them NLT 30 Oct to Afghanista [...] | 2008-10-30 06:29:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | KOMC ECCT AF GM |
08BERLIN1468 | READ OUT OF TREASURY U/S LEVEY'S VISIT TO GERMANY [...] (S) SUMMARY During meetings with a comprehensive slate of senior Chancellery and Finance, Economic and Foreign Ministry officials on September 11, 2008, U/S Levey focused on three main topics: 1) The recent U.S. designation of IRISL as a proliferation-related entity using deceptive financial [...] | 2008-10-30 08:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | EFIN PRELM IR GM |
08BERLIN1474 | GERMANY'S RESPONSE TO U.S. MEASURES ON EDBI / EIHB [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In response to ref A, German Ministry of Finance officials stated there are no clear facts to connect Europaisich-Iranische Handelsbank AG (EIHB) to the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI) and that, further, Germany [...] | 2008-10-30 17:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MUNC PREL PARM EFIN IR GM |
08BERLIN1475 | GERMANY SUPPORTS U.S. WAY FORWARD ON BOSNIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post presented reftel points to MFA Western Balkans Office Director Jutta Schmitz, who readily agreed that Bosnia (BiH) was on the wrong track and needed to be the focus of renewed attention by the international community, especially by the EU. Schmitz, who just took up her positi [...] | 2008-10-30 17:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BK EU GM |
08BERLIN1480 | HR VETTING FOR SOVEREIGN CHALLENGE [...] (U) This cable responds to ref e-mail request to conduct human rights vetting, as required by the Leahy Amendment, for German military representatives who plan to attend the Sovereign Challenge Conference from November 17-20, 2008 at Hurbult Field, Ft. Walton Beach, Florida. 2. (U) The POL [...] | 2008-10-31 10:39:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GM |
08BERLIN1482 | ATTEMPTED EXPORT OF GERMAN-ORIGIN HELICOPTERS TO [...] (S/NF) Summary. The German Federal Security Council (Bundessicherheitsrat) is likely to reach a formal decision to permit movement of the three German-origin helicopters to Afghanistan in a meeting scheduled for November 5 (ref B). The Chancellery, MFA, Economic Ministry and its export cont [...] | 2008-10-31 14:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | KOMC PGOV PREL ECCT AF GM |
08BERLIN1484 | GERMAN VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 3 GYMNICH AND NOVEMBER [...] (C) In addition to transatlantic relations, EU foreign ministers are expected to use their November 3 informal "Gymnich" lunch in Marseille to discuss options for EU support of the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including the possibility of deploying an EU battlegroup Germany [...] | 2008-10-31 15:53:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN RS IS AF PK SY LE SO IR |
08BERLIN149 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (SBU) Refs B and D requested post assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 05-948922 for export of unclassified components and spare parts to the NATO E-3A SIPDIS AWACS Component Logistics Wing in Geilenkirchen, Germany. The reason for the request was U.S. law enforcement en [...] | 2008-02-06 16:10:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC GM |
08BERLIN1496 | New German Agriculture Minister Likely to Follow [...] (U) Summary. Ilse Aigner has been appointed as the German Minister for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, replacing Horst Seehofer who has returned to Bavaria as Minister President. It is unclear how this change will affect Germany's agricultural and trade policy decisions in the comin [...] | 2008-11-03 15:37:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON PGOV INRB GM |
08BERLIN15 | (S) GERMAN INQUIRY - U.S. LICENSING PRACTICES [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 6. 2. (S) MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck passed Global Affairs Officer January 4 a German-language nonpaper requesting information about U.S. licensing procedures concerning the export to China of technology [...] | 2008-01-04 13:58:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC MTCRE KSCA KNNP PARM PREL CH GM |
08BERLIN1509 | GERMAN INQUIRY ON CHINA - PAKISTAN NUCLEAR [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 5. 2. (S) On the margins of an unrelated meeting, German MFA Desk Officer Joerg Polster requested any releasable information on a reported China - Pakistan civil nuclear agreement under which China would provide two new nuclear power plants to [...] | 2008-11-05 13:05:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | KNNP KNUC PREL PK CH GM |
08BERLIN151 | SENIOR BUNDESTAG MP URGES THAW IN U.S.- IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 26 meeting, Bundestag Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ruprecht Polenz (CDU) gave the Ambassador a read-out of his mid-January trips to Israel and Iran. Repeatedly commenting that he did not believe only in "containment," Polenz asserted that the Iranian leaders' to [...] | 2008-02-07 15:33:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PGOV PREL PTER IS IR GM |
08BERLIN1511 | MERKEL IN CHINA SEEKS RESOLVE IN HANDING FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Much of Chancellor Merkel's October 23-25 visit to Beijing to attend the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) focused on the financial crisis, according to Chancellery advisors Ludger Siemes (Bilateral Relations to the Near and Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America) and Petra Sigmu [...] | 2008-11-05 13:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM EFIN ECON CH GM IN PK |
08BERLIN1512 | CWC: GERMANY STILL REVIEWING REVISED DRAFT HOST [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to MFA Chemical and Biological Weapons Office Director Alexander Olbrich, Deputy Holger Ruthe and Desk Officer Juliane Thuemmel November 5, emphasizing the continued interest of the United States in concluding a Host Country Agreement on the conduct of Chemical [...] | 2008-11-05 14:58:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KTIA CWC GM |
08BERLIN1515 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. Elections, Russia, EU [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Outcome of U.S. Elections 3. (Russia) Medvedev Address 4. (EU) Accession Report  [...] | 2008-11-06 11:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM |
08BERLIN1517 | DAS GARBER IN BERLIN: GERMANY SIGNALS ITS INTEREST [...] (C) SUMMARY: During EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Judith Garber's meetings with MFA and Chancellery officials on October 22, contacts shared concern as to whether the Russian actions in Georgia were a "one-off occurrence" or reflected a new pattern in Russian foreign policy. MFA and Chance [...] | 2008-11-06 14:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN GM RS |
08BERLIN1518 | DAS GARBER'S DISCUSSION WITH GERMAN ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Judith Garber on October 22 met with Ministry of Economics officials to discuss Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade Law and Export Control Karl Wendling and Head of North Africa and Near and Middle East Division Jue [...] | 2008-11-06 14:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | IR AZ PREL ECON EAID IZ AF GM |
08BERLIN1524 | MEDIA REACTION: Indonesia, Economic, MEPP, U.S., Russia, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Indonesia) Execution Of Terrorists 3. (Economic) Financial Crisis, Chinese Economic Program 4. (MEPP) Peace Process 5. (U.S.) Aftermath Of U.S. Elections 6. (Russia) Foreign Policy, Accident On Nuclear Submarine 7. (U.S.-Spain) Relations [...] | 2008-11-10 11:47:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM |
08BERLIN1526 | GERMANY EXPECTS RESUMPTION OF EU PCA NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel points to MFA Head of the Russia and Ukraine Division Ernst Reichel. Reichel expected the resumption of PCA negotiations to be approved at a ministers' lunch today during the GAERC, and did not share the concern that Russian President Medvedev's security proposal [...] | 2008-11-10 15:25:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV GG RS |
08BERLIN1529 | MEDIA REACTION: Financial Crisis, Economic, EU-Russia, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Economic) Financial Crisis 3. (Economic) U.S. Car Industry Problems 4. (EU-Russia) Energy Policy, Partnership Agreement 5. (U.S.-Afghanistan) Future Policy 6. (U.S.-EU) Future Cooperation 7. (Mideast) Peace Process 8. (U.S.) Obama [...] | 2008-11-12 12:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM |
08BERLIN153 | GERMAN ENERGY GIANT RWE JOINS NABUCCO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After negotiations lasting nearly a year, German energy giant RWE became the sixth member of the Nabucco Gas Pipeline consortium. RWE joins energy companies from Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Turkey in the EU-supported project to pipe gas from the Caspian region to [...] | 2008-02-08 09:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV PREL PGOV GM |
08BERLIN1530 | GERMANY LOBBYING AGAINST IRAN NO-ACTION MOTION [...] (C) Deputy Head of the Human Rights Division of the MFA Martin Huth told Poloff November 10 that the MFA had tasked its embassies in Madagascar and India November 7 to demarche their respective host governments to vote against the no-action motion on Iran (per reftel). Huth told Poloff in a f [...] | 2008-11-12 13:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM GM |
08BERLIN1535 | (S) GERMANY INFORMED ON CONTINUED IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-13 15:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR GM |
08BERLIN1537 | GERMANY: RAPIDEYE AG READY TO SELL UNIQUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: By January 2009, German satellite imagery provider RapidEye AG (RE) will likely begin commercial delivery (without significant export restriction) of unique, space-based imagery with potential reconnaissance applications and capable of imaging any point on Earth daily. Althoug [...] | 2008-11-13 16:22:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPA EINV ETRD PGOV PREL PINR GM |
08BERLIN1538 | GERMANY GOES INTO RECESSION, SMALL STIMULUS ON THE WAY [...] SUMMARY. Germany has slid into recession, and major indicators point to a further deterioration. There are few signs of a turnaround in 2009. As manufacturing orders dry up and industrial output sputters, German companies are bracing for a rough ride. Despite the negative trends, however, s [...] | 2008-11-14 12:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON GM |
08BERLIN1542 | GERMANY REMAINS STUBBORN ON MAP AND ADDITIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Top German government officials emphasized to visiting USNATO Ambassador Kurt Volker November 10-11 that Germany remains strongly opposed to granting Ukraine and Georgia member action plan (MAP) status at the December 2-3 meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers. While open to giving the appl [...] | 2008-11-14 18:25:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV AF RS GG UP GM |
08BERLIN1543 | MERKEL OUTLINES GERMANY'S VISION FOR NATO: [...] (U) SUMMARY. In a major speech in Berlin November 10, Chancellor Merkel promoted the German concept of "networked security," emphasizing that NATO's experience in Afghanistan showed that "security cannot be achieved by military means alone." Merkel argued that the "networked security" approac [...] | 2008-11-14 18:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN GM RS UP GG AF |
08BERLIN1544 | MERKEL OUTLINES GERMANY'S VISION FOR NATO: [...] (U) SUMMARY. In a major speech in Berlin November 10, Chancellor Merkel promoted the German concept of "networked security," emphasizing that NATO's experience in Afghanistan showed that "security cannot be achieved by military means alone." Merkel argued that the "networked security" approac [...] | 2008-11-17 05:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN GM RS UP GG AF |
08BERLIN1545 | GERMANY AGREES WITH U.S. POLICY ON RECONCILIATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-17 10:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF GM |
08BERLIN1546 | GERMAN CONCERNS ABOUT THE TIMING OF THE AFGHAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA is concerned that if the Afghans decide at this late date to bring forward next year's presidential election, and hold it in April, May or June, rather than in September, as previously agreed, ISAF and the international community might have difficulty providing the [...] | 2008-11-17 10:47:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PTER SNAR AF FR GM |
08BERLIN1547 | GERMANY SUPPORTS U.S. GOALS FOR NOVEMBER 19 AFGHAN [...] (SBU) Post delivered ref A talking points regarding the November 19 international conference on Afghan refugees in Kabul to MFA Office Director for Afghanistan Affairs Director Ruediger Koenig on November 14. Koenig noted that Germany took the conference very seriously, although nobody from B [...] | 2008-11-17 10:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM AF PK IR GM |
08BERLIN1548 | GERMAN ENGAGEMENT WITH PAKISTAN AND VIEWS ON THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. To help Pakistan deal with its broad range of challenges, Germany has significantly ramped up its diplomatic engagement with Islamabad and plans to double its development assistance. Both Chancellor Merkel and FM Steinmeier have met with Pakistani leaders in recent weeks. Germa [...] | 2008-11-17 10:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ECON EAID PK GM |
08BERLIN1549 | GERMANY FORMALLY SCALES DOWN PARTICIPATION IN OEF [...] (C) SUMMARY. A new parliamentary mandate significantly reduces the geographic area in which German armed forces are allowed to operate under OEF and reduces the troop ceiling by almost half. As a result, German military forces will no longer have the ability to participate in combat operation [...] | 2008-11-17 10:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV AF GM |
08BERLIN1554 | GERMANY: EXPECTATIONS LOW FOR NOVEMBER 19 GENEVA [...] (C)SUMMARY. Contacts at the MFA and the Chancellery remain hopeful that the Geneva Talks will succeed in bringing all parties--especially Abkhazia and South Ossetia--to the table on November 19. Poloffs met with Chancellery Desk Officer for South Caucasus and Central Asia Agapi Nehring, who [...] | 2008-11-18 09:47:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM NATO EUN |
08BERLIN1555 | IRAN: GERMAN OFFICIALS SHARE VIEWS ON SANCTIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: NEA/IR Office Director Todd Schwartz discussed a range of Iran-related issues with representatives of the Chancellery, MFA, and Ministry of Economics during November 12 meetings. Emphasizing their belief that sanctions are working, all three agencies repeated Germany's long-st [...] | 2008-11-18 11:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KNNP KDEM GM IR IZ |
08BERLIN1561 | "YES WE CEM": GREENS ELECT GERMANY'S FIRST ETHNIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The Greens elected pragmatic Cem Oezdemir party co-chair -- Germany's first ethnic Turkish national party leader -- during its November 14-16 party convention and sought to jump-start its sagging polls with a "Green New Deal" combining financial market reforms with investment in [...] | 2008-11-19 11:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG PGOV PREL AF GM |
08BERLIN1562 | MEDIA REACTION: Somalia, Georgia, Economic, Obama [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Somalia) Hijacked Supertanker 3. (Georgia) Geneva Talks 4. (Economic) Finance Crisis 5. (U.S.) Obama Administration  [...] | 2008-11-19 11:53:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM |
08BERLIN1564 | GERMANY SEES FATF LEVERAGE WITHIN G-20 CONTEXT; [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-20 10:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL EFIN KNNP IR CG |
08BERLIN1566 | MEDIA REACTION: Somalia, Obama, U.S.-Iraq Latam, Congo EU [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Somalia) Pirate Activities 3. (U.S.) Obama Team 4. (U.S.-Iraq) Status of Forces Agreement 5. (Latam) China's Influence 6. (Africa) Congo 7. (EU) Economic Stimulus Package  [...] | 2008-11-20 11:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM |
08BERLIN1567 | GERMANY SUPPORTS EU'S DOUBLE-EDGED APPROACH TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany appears satisfied with how the EU-Russia Summit unfolded in Nice on November 14, according to contacts in the Chancellery and MFA. Germany was eager to restart Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) negotiations, but supports launching an Eastern Partnership with c [...] | 2008-11-21 09:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM NATO EUN |
08BERLIN1569 | GERMAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] On November 20, Econoff met with Peter Silberberg, Head of Division, and Dr. Reinhard Hassenpflug, Deputy Head of Division, of the MFA's Economic and Development Affairs of the UN Division, to seek Germany's support for U.S. priorities with regard to the outcome of the Financing for Developme [...] | 2008-11-21 12:33:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN GM UNGA |
08BERLIN1575 | GERMAN FIRM INFOTERRA EYEING NEXT SAR-LUPE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Infoterra, a subsidiary of EADS-Astrium, believes that their next generation digital synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology provides them with a competitive edge in securing the SAR-Lupe follow-on contract with the German MOD and are actively pursuing entry into the USG defe [...] | 2008-11-21 16:05:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPA EINV ETRD PGOV PREL PINR GM |
08BERLIN1583 | IAEA/SYRIAN TECHNICAL COOPERATION PROJECT: BERLIN [...] (C) On November 25, Dr. Joerg Polster (protect),MFA Nuclear Energy Policy officer, told us that Germany had not yet formulated a position on whether to support IAEA Technical Cooperation (TC) with Syria. Recognizing US objectives to prevent TC with Syria, he said that "we are not yet operati [...] | 2008-11-25 15:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA TRGY SY GM |
08BERLIN159 | (S) GERMANY WILL INVESTIGATE ALLEGED PAKISTANI MISSILE-RELATED PROCUREMENT ATTEMPTS; DUAL-USE EXPORTS TO PAKISTAN REMAIN SUSPENDED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-08 17:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC GM MTCRE PARM PK PREL |
08BERLIN1590 | (C) GERMANY REQUESTS USG VIEWS ON PRETORIA'S [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) After conclusion of the November 19-20 Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Consultative Group (CG) meeting in Vienna, MFA Nuclear Energy Policy officer, Dr. Joerg Polster, requested feedback on what the USG plans to do regarding Sout [...] | 2008-11-26 16:18:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA SF GM |
08BERLIN1591 | (C) GERMANY FEARS NSG COULD BE UNDERMINED BY [...] (C) Germany believes that continued civil nuclear cooperation between Pakistan and China (beyond the Chasma II nuclear power plant) is outside the scope of China's entrance agreement into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and fears that this continued cooperation could weaken the NSG as a who [...] | 2008-11-26 16:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP KNUC PREL PK CH GM |
08BERLIN1597 | GERMANY STICKING TO UNSCR 1816 BUT OPEN TO [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel to MFA Deputy Division Head of ESDP Jens Beikuefner, ESDP Desk Officer Stefan Roessel, and UN Policy Desk Officer Dirk Stockhausen on November 28. Although contacts strongly opposed a technical resolution delaying UNSCR 1816 for two weeks, they supported extending [...] | 2008-11-28 15:37:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER |
08BERLIN1601 | STEINMEIER PLANNING FIRST TRIP TO IRAQ -- SIGNALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: German Minister of Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier is planning to visit Iraq in January 2009 soon after President-Elect Obama's inauguration -- his first visit as FM. According to the MFA, the visit comes on the heels of positive news from Iraq regarding the security and [...] | 2008-12-01 13:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM MARR MOPS NATO PREL IQ EUN ECON |
08BERLIN1604 | GERMANY/AFGHANISTAN: NOVEMBER 26-27 MEETING OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. At a November 26-27 conference in Berlin, ISAF RC-North Chiefs of Defense and representatives from SHAPE and JFC Brunssum discussed a wide range of issues, including the insurgent threat along the border with RC-West, the requirements for a larger RC-North QRF and support for nex [...] | 2008-12-01 16:58:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR GM NO SW FI IT AF |
08BERLIN1605 | GERMAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON PAKISTAN DONORS [...] On December 1, Econoff met with Gudrun Sraega, Head of Division, South Asia, Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to encourage German participation in the proposed December 16 Pakistan Donors Conference in New York (ref A). Other than a recent inquiry by the Japanese, Sraega said she had not b [...] | 2008-12-02 10:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL GM PK |
08BERLIN1608 | GERMANY OFFERES STRONG SUPPORT FOR AMENDING NSG [...] (SBU) Germany, current Chair of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG),confirmed their full support for the U.S.-proposal to amend NSG guidelines regarding transfer of enrichment and reprocessing (ENR) equipment/technology and expect little resistance from members with the possible exception of S [...] | 2008-12-02 16:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY SF GM |
08BERLIN1609 | MFA GIVES REASSURANCES ON STOCKPILING OF US [...] (C) Summary: PolOff discussed German thoughts and activities on cluster munitions with MFA officials prior to FM Steinmeier's December 3 trip to Oslo to sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM). Seeking to allay US concerns, contacts noted that Germany already briefed NATO allies about [...] | 2008-12-02 16:47:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PARM PREL NATO GM |
08BERLIN161 | STEINBRUECK CALLS FOR TIGHTER BANKING [...] SUMMARY: For months, German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck (SPD) refrained from commenting on the sub-prime mortgage crisis in the U.S. and possible measures to prevent similar turbulences in the future. Now, in the week leading up to the G-7 Finance Minister meeting in Tokyo he finally br [...] | 2008-02-11 08:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ETRD PREL PGOV GM |
08BERLIN1626 | URGENT REQUEST TO EXPEDITE POTENTIAL UAV SALE TO [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) In support of a potential $150 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of U.S.-origin Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) to Germany, Embassy Berlin requests that PM/DDCT move as quickly as possible in gaining approval for Technical A [...] | 2008-12-05 15:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KOMC ETRD IS GM |
08BERLIN1628 | GERMAN VIEWS ON THE DECEMBER 8-9 EU GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany says it is "completely in line" with the U.S. on the way forward in Bosnia, while acknowledging a few "nuances" regarding the conditions for the transition to a EU Special Representative. The discussion of EU enlargement at the December 8-9 GAERC will focus on the Wester [...] | 2008-12-05 16:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN ZL RS IS TU GM |
08BERLIN1629 | GERMANY SUPPORTS USG POSITION ON RETURN OF HEU TO [...] (SBU) In the interest of enlisting German MFA support to expedite preparations for the return of Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) from the Rossendorf Research Reactor in Saxony, Germany to Russia by the end of 2010, Berlin EMIN delivered the reftel DOE letter with cover letter to MFA Deputy Dire [...] | 2008-12-05 17:00:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP TRGY IAEA RS GM |
08BERLIN1633 | ENCOURAGING CREDIBLE VOICES TO COUNTER VIOLENT [...] (SBU) Here in Berlin, there is no question that local voices advocating tolerance and understanding are most effective. We are fortunate here in having considerable support on this issue from the Interior Ministry. There is a deep understanding of the imperative to reach vulnerable segments [...] | 2008-12-08 14:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO OPRC OIIP GM PREL |
08BERLIN1636 | GERMAN SUPPORT FOR KOSOVO REMAINS STRONG DESPITE [...] (U) PolOff met with German MFA Deputy Office Director for the Balkans Mark Bogdahn December 5 to discuss the fallout from the recent arrest of three German Bundesnachtrichtendienst (BND) officers accused of the November 14 bombing of the EU building in Pristina, as well as to review developmen [...] | 2008-12-09 12:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO EUN SR GM KS |
08BERLIN1638 | GERMANY ALIGNED WITH USG ON SYRIA/IAEA TECHNICAL [...] (C) Germany confirmed that its support for a Syria-requested Technical Cooperation (TC) project with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will be limited to "generic discussion regarding the peaceful use of nuclear power" and that its intention is to limit technical discussion until [...] | 2008-12-09 15:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA TRGY SY GM |
08BERLIN1649 | MEDIA REACTION: UK-Iraq, Economic, EU Summit, Greece, [...] Lead Stories Summary Editorials focused on the controversy between the CSU and CDU on lowering taxes, on German participation in the EU mission to combat piracy, and on the government's most recent personal data protection measures. ZDF-TV's early evening newscast Heute opened with a story [...] | 2008-12-11 12:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM |
08BERLIN1652 | TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to the German Ministries of Finance, Economics, and Foreign Affairs regarding the U.S. designation of the Saudi Arabia-based Union of Good organization as a supporter of terror and encouraged the ministries to pursue similar measures. None of our Germa [...] | 2008-12-11 15:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR KWBG KPAL IS |
08BERLIN1656 | GERMANY WELCOMES OFAC PAPER ON BURMA SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the EU mulls its Common Position against Burma/Myanmar, Germany welcomed reftel information as a means of improving the effectiveness of EU sanctions against Burma. During the week of December 1, EconOff delivered the OFAC Burma sanctions paper to the German Ministries of F [...] | 2008-12-11 17:05:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM EU GM |
08BERLIN166 | GERMANY: ONE OF EUROPE'S LEADING ARMS EXPORTERS SEES NO [...] (U) Summary: Germany exported 7.7 billion Euros worth of arms in 2006, making it one of the largest arms exporters in the European Union. Almost half of these sales were to other NATO and EU member states in support of cooperative multinational projects like the Eurofighter. But critics poin [...] | 2008-02-11 16:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR PARM GM |
08BERLIN1660 | IRAN: MFA SAYS GERMANY SHIFTS POSITION, SUPPORTS [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a significant change of position on Iran sanctions, a senior German MFA official told CDA December 11 that senior MFA officials had decided that Germany would support a much stronger application of new sanctions (including on banks) against Iran at a December 17 experts-leve [...] | 2008-12-12 12:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PREL KNNP MNUC EFIN PGOV GM IR EU |
08BERLIN1663 | GERMANS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT RELATIONS WITH POLAND [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA and Chancellery contacts viewed Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski's visit to Berlin on December 5-6 and the bilateral government consultations in Warsaw on December 8 as the culmination of a year's worth of hard work by both countries to improve relations. However, Germany is [...] | 2008-12-12 14:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EPET SENV PL GM |
08BERLIN1664 | GERMANY: POISED TO DEPLOY WITH ROBUST MANDATE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: After months of interagency wrangling over legal issues, Germany is poised to contribute a frigate with a 200-man crew to the EU "Atalanta" counter-piracy operation on the basis of a robust parliamentary mandate that allows the Bundeswehr to carry out "opposed boardings" and to tak [...] | 2008-12-12 15:05:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO EUN GM |
08BERLIN1665 | GERMANY SUPPORTS CONTACT GROUP, BUT WARY OF ANY [...] (C) SUMMARY. While welcoming the establishment of the Contact Group as a useful way to improve coordination in counter-piracy efforts, MFA officials voiced concerns about the U.S. desire for the new proposed UNSC resolution to address the need to pursue pirates ashore. They pointed out that t [...] | 2008-12-12 15:11:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PBTS PHSA PREL PTER GM |
08BERLIN1667 | BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK: LICENSE [...] (SBU) After multiple attempts to determine Logi-Sped's role in Blue Lantern (BL) end-use check 05-050057708, EconOff did not receive a satisfactory response addressing the questions in reftel. Logi-Sped,s broker told us that he has no record of a transaction involving AES Shipping Number 105 [...] | 2008-12-12 15:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DA ETTC KOMC LE GM |
08BERLIN1669 | GERMANY: POST-MORTEM ON KEY ISSUES FOLLOWING THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: German officials are generally satisfied with the hard-fought compromises on MAP and NATO-Russian relations in the December 2-3 NATO Foreign Ministers communique. On MAP, there is hope that this contentious issue can finally be put to the side for the medium term. While conceding [...] | 2008-12-15 11:09:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO RS AF GM |
08BERLIN1671 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-Iraq, Russia, Rumsfeld, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Iraq) Bush in Baghdad 3. (Russia) New Opposition Party/Antigovernment Protests 4. (U.S.) Report on Rumsfeld Regarding Detainees 5. (U.S.) Financial Crisis 6. (U.S.) Car Industry 7. (EU) Reaction To EU Summit 8. (Germany) Reac [...] | 2008-12-15 12:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM |
08BERLIN1675 | IRAN: BUNDESTAG MEMBERS DISCUSS LEVERAGING IRANIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two of the Bundestag's leading Iran experts discussed Iran-related issues with visiting NEA/IR Office Director Todd Schwartz November 11 and 12. In separate meetings, Rolf Muetzenich (SPD),a leading member of the Bundestag's Disarmament Subcommittee, and Iranian-German Green [...] | 2008-12-16 15:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KNNP GM IR |
08BERLIN1679 | (S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PAKISTANI FIRM SEEKING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-17 12:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC KSCA MTCRE PARM PREL PK GM |
08BERLIN1684 | GERMANY PLEASED WITH EULEX LAUNCH; CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff met with German MFA Office Director for the Western Balkans Jutta Schmitz December 12 to discuss her thoughts on progress in Serbia and Kosovo, including the successful launch of the EULEX mission, and concerns about the latest developments in Macedonia and Bosnia and Herze [...] | 2008-12-18 12:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO EUN SR GM KS BK MK SI |
08BERLIN1685 | THE GERMAN CREDIT CRISIS: HOW BAD IS IT? [...] SUMMARY. German businesses and banks are debating whether or not there is a credit crisis in Germany. There is no shortage of anecdotes about companies facing credit constraints. The picture is in fact mixed: many large, industrial firms are having problems securing credit at reasonable pri [...] | 2008-12-19 09:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PREL GM |
08BERLIN1687 | AFGHAN ELECTIONS: GERMANY BELIEVES IT HAS RC-NORTH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany has readily accepted the burden of coordinating the fulfillment of security support requirements in the north for the 2009 Afghan elections. In fact, German officials believe they already have most, if not all, of the requirements covered. Germany is hopeful that the rel [...] | 2008-12-19 12:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MARR MOPS GM AF |
08BERLIN1689 | ROUND 55 - HOST NATION NOTIFICATION REGARDING [...] (S) Post delivered the host national notification regarding the return of 192 vacant housing units in the U.S. Army Europe's Mark Twain Village Housing area in Heidelberg, Germany. Poloff delivered the letter to MFA North America Desk Officer Wert Boerner at 1430 local time on December 18, an [...] | 2008-12-19 13:05:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | MARR NATO PREL GM |
08BERLIN1690 | GERMANY: VISIT OF KUNAR AND WARDAK GOVERNORS HELPS [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a December 18 visit to Berlin, the governors of Kunar and Wardak provinces pressed for greater German assistance with the training and equipping of the Afghan Border Police (ABP) and the Afghan National Police (ANP). In a surprise announcement, the Interior Ministry revealed tha [...] | 2008-12-19 13:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN GM AF TU |
08BERLIN1692 | GERMANY: MIXED VIEWS OF THE NEW EASTERN PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Summary. German contacts support the EU's new Eastern Partnership (EP) in part because it offers increased cooperation with eastern neighbors while falling short of moving toward membership and in part because it responds to Russian aggression in Georgia by bringing the eastern neighbors [...] | 2008-12-19 13:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU SW GM RS |
08BERLIN1693 | GERMAN LAW LIMTS ABILITY TO STOP OIL AND GAS [...] (C) Summary: Senior German government officials, have all expressed support for the principle that Iran should not receive liquefied natural gas (LNG) technology from Germany, although, legally, their hands are tied in seeking legal action against German companies. German officials once again [...] | 2008-12-19 13:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETTC PREL IR GM |
08BERLIN1695 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update [...] (SBU) As of December 3, Germany had 7,200 military personnel in out-of-area deployments (compared to 6,700 in July),plus 2,500 on stand-by for the NATO Response Force (NRF) and an additional 1,000 on stand-by for the EU's Battle Groups. All armed military out-of-area (OOA) deployments, with t [...] | 2008-12-19 15:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
08BERLIN1702 | GERMAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ASSISTANCE TO [...] (SBU) On December 22, 2008, Econoff spoke with Christiane Botschen, Deputy Head of Division for Mexico, Central America & Caribbean, German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to urge host country suspension of assistance to Nicaragua following the fraudulent November 9 municipal elections. Having f [...] | 2008-12-22 14:14:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID PREL UNGA NU GM |
08BERLIN1703 | GERMANY TO PARTICIPATE IN FIFTH GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-22 14:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC GM |
08BERLIN1705 | (S) GERMAN-ORIGIN HELICOPTERS EXPORTED TO AFGHANISTAN: PREPARING FOR INQUIRIES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-22 15:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | KOMC PGOV PREL ECCT AF GM |
08BERLIN1720 | IRAN: GERMANY WELCOMES INFO ON ASSA CORP, EU MAY [...] (C) Germany's Ministry of Finance welcomed the information contained in reftel and the related press releases detailing Assa Corporation's actions as a front for Bank Melli's activities in the U.S. Finance Ministry Office Director Michael Findeisen was previously unaware of Assa's designation [...] | 2008-12-30 09:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | KNNP EFIN PARM IR GM |
08BERLIN1724 | GERMANY ENCOURAGING UKRAINE AND RUSSIA TO SETTLE [...] (C) Summary: We discussed reftel points with the Chancellery and Foreign Office December 30. German officials confirmed that Russia has carried out an effective lobbying campaign on the question of gas debts. We were told that Germany shares U.S. goals and is encouraging Ukraine and Russia [...] | 2008-12-30 16:19:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL UP EU GM |
08BERLIN173 | GERMANY AGREES THAT OSLO PROCESS TEXT ON CLUSTER [...] (C) Pol-mil chief delivered reftel talking points to MFA conventional arms control desk officer Burkhard Ducoffre February 13, stressing U.S. concerns that several provisions in the draft Oslo Process text that will be considered at the Feb. 18-22 meeting in Wellington could have a severe impa [...] | 2008-02-13 16:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PARM PREL NATO GM |
08BERLIN180 | IRAN: GERMAN OFFICIALS SHARE THOUGHTS ON NIE, P5+1 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Greg Schulte's January 31-February 1 discussions with key German officials covered a range of proliferation issues, including Iran, U.S.-India Civil Nuclear cooperation, and international nuclear fuel bank proposals. On Iran, German officials repeated their strong [...] | 2008-02-14 10:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG PARM KNNP IR GM IN CH |
08BERLIN182 | NSG/IRAN - GERMANY UNDECIDED ON REQUEST FOR [...] (C) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche February 6 to MFA IAEA Unit Chief Martin Langer and MFA Nuclear Energy and Nonproliferation Unit Chief Dietrich Becker, who undertook to convey the request to Germany's interagency export control working group. In a follow-up discission Febr [...] | 2008-02-14 16:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ETTC AORC MNUC PARM IAEA IR GM |
08BERLIN184 | GERMANY/KOSOVO: PLANNING TO BE AMONG THE FIRST TO [...] (C) Summary: While a hardening of the Spanish position on Kosovo is making the achievement of a EU "common platform" increasingly unlikely, Germany plans to go forward in any case in immediately initiating the necessary procedures to recognize Kosovo after its declaration of independence. End [...] | 2008-02-14 17:29:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO GM AF |
08BERLIN188 | A/S WELCH DISCUSSES IRAN, ANNAPOLIS, SYRIA, AND [...] (C) Summary: MFA State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg told A/S Welch in a February 11 meeting that the MFA does not agree that it is necessary to push for an immediate UNSC Iran sanctions resolution before the next IAEA report is issued, although Germany is not against such a push. A/S Welch [...] | 2008-02-15 12:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL SY IS GM IR |
08BERLIN192 | ICAO/PSI - GERMAN TRANSPORTATION MINISTRY POSITION [...] (C) EconOff delivered ref A demarche February 12 to MFA Nuclear Arms Control and Nonproliferation Division Desk Officer (and PSI action officer) Thomas Muetzelburg. Muetzelburg said there had been "positive developments" in the position of the German Transportation Ministry. As reported ref B [...] | 2008-02-15 14:39:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EAIR ICAO KNNP OTRA KTIA PARM GM |
08BERLIN194 | ERDOGAN INFLAMES INTEGRATION AND TURKISH EU [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's overtures to the Turkish community and statements against assimilation during his February 7-10 visit to Germany caused a political tempest. His call for Turks living in Germany to reaffirm strong ties to Turkey and educate their child [...] | 2008-02-15 15:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM KISL |
08BERLIN195 | (S) FURTHER SCHEMING BY GERMAN FIRM TO EXPORT TEST [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (S) On February 15, Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker. Per ref B, Global Affairs officer requested that Wacker not pass the nonpaper to the German interagency [...] | 2008-02-15 17:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR |
08BERLIN208 | BERLIN AND BEIJING BACK ON TRACK [...] (C) Tracking with reports from Beijing (reftel),German relations with China have developed forward momentum following a negative shift in the bilateral relationship in the fall of 2007. This follows a series of diplomatic exchanges over the past few months, culminating recently with a telep [...] | 2008-02-20 16:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH GM |
08BERLIN209 | MOMENTUM FOR UNSC REFORM SUBDUED IN GERMANY [...] (C) Although momentum seemed to pick up last year for German leadership on the issue of UNSC reform, the German Foreign Ministry does not predict significant forward momentum on this issue in the coming year, primarily for reasons to do with the UN meeting calendar and planning logistics. Ne [...] | 2008-02-20 16:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC GM |
08BERLIN210 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: GERMANY WELCOMES U.S. INPUT ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-20 16:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL CBW GM |
08BERLIN211 | IRAN - GERMAN FINANCE MINISTRY SUPPORTS LISTING BANK MELLI, BUT REMAINS SKEPTICAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-20 17:53:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ECON EFIN ETRD EU GM IR KNNP MNUC PARM PREL |
08BERLIN212 | GERMANY: KOSOVO RECOGNITION LETTER ON ITS WAY [...] (SBU) The German cabinet approved today (February 20) FM Steinmeier's proposal to recognize Kosovo's independence. MFA Western Balkans Deputy Director Marc Bogdahn told us that President Koehler, who has been on vacation in the German state of Thuringia, was expected to return to Berlin this a [...] | 2008-02-20 18:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL GM KV |
08BERLIN217 | NSF PROPOSED RESEARCH GRANT NO. EAR-0741355: NO [...] (SBU) The U.S. Embassy in Berlin finds no negative U.S. foreign policy implications for the proposed award of NSF Research Grant No. EAR-0741355 entitled "International Continental Scientific Drilling Program." TIMKEN JR [...] | 2008-02-22 09:00:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY KSCA OTRA NSF GM |
08BERLIN218 | GERMAN MINISTERS TO ATTEND WIREC, MAY USE OCCASION [...] (SBU) Summary: German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel and Economic Cooperation and Development Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul will attend the March 4-6 Washington International Renewable Energy Conference. The rest of the German delegation has registered online. The Germans may use W [...] | 2008-02-22 10:25:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV TRGY GM |
08BERLIN22 | KEY ELECTIONS MAY REVEAL DIRECTION OF GERMANY [...] (C) Summary: Germany is now gearing up for three state-level elections in January and February that will be seen as a barometer for political trends in advance of the 2009 national elections. At a time when the national Grand Coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Social D [...] | 2008-01-07 17:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM |
08BERLIN224 | GERMAN TAX DRAGNET EXPANDS AMID GROWING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The highly publicized raids by German law enforcement officials on Germany's rich and powerful in the ongoing tax evasion investigation threatens to ensnare hundreds of prominent citizens. It has also ignited a heated public debate on Germany's moral fabric and its ability to ma [...] | 2008-02-22 16:58:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL PGOV GM |
08BERLIN23 | ACTION COMPLETE: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL THREE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-07 17:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC AU GM |
08BERLIN235 | GERMANY/ISAF: THE OUTLOOK FOR BUCHAREST AND BEYOND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany is unlikely to make any new major contributions to ISAF before the NATO Bucharest Summit in April or the Afghanistan Conference hosted by France in June, despite pleas for additional forces. German officials see no reason to re-evaluate the current Bundeswehr force postur [...] | 2008-02-26 14:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO GM AF |
08BERLIN240 | GERMANY/TIP - MINISTRIES WELCOME ACTION GUIDE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Government officials from key federal ministries welcomed the recommendations in G/TIP's "Action Guide to Combat Trafficking in Persons" for Germany. They highlighted a series of steps taken in 2007, including finalization of the second Federal Action Plan to Combat Violence a [...] | 2008-02-27 15:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV PREL |
08BERLIN243 | GERMAN COMPANY ALERTED TO PAKISTANI ENTITY'S ATTEMPT TO PROCURE SPARE PARTS AND TECHNICAL ASSITENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-28 08:12:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC GM KSCA MTCRE PARM PK PREL |
08BERLIN247 | MUNICH SATELLITE NAVIGATION SUMMIT: IS GALILEO [...] (C) The 6th Annual Munich Satellite and Navigation Summit, held February 19-21, 2008, focused largely on the Galileo program's future. Though prospects have improved from a year ago, the program still faces significant challenges, including: an aggressive schedule for a fully operational an [...] | 2008-02-28 17:10:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL TSPA EUN FR GM |
08BERLIN250 | GERMAN OUT-OF-AREA DEPLOYMENT UPDATE [...] (SBU) As of February 17, Germany had 6,657 military personnel in out-of-area deployments (compared to 6,481 in late January),plus 5,700 on stand-by for the NATO Response Force (NRF). All military out-of-area (OOA) deployments, with the exception of those in support of UN observer missions, r [...] | 2008-02-29 11:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GM MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF BK ET EUN GG KV |
08BERLIN256 | GERMANY - 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The following is Mission Germany's submission for the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The entire report should be treated as sensitive but unclassified. Mission point of contact is Craig Conway SIPDIS (email: conwaycm@state.gov; tel: 49-30-8305-2127). 2. (SBU) [...] | 2008-03-03 08:58:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV GM |
08BERLIN264 | MUNICH SATELLITE NAVIGATION SUMMIT: WORLDWIDE GNSS [...] (SBU) REPRESENTATIVES FROM RUSSIA, CHINA, JAPAN, INDIA, AND AUSTRALIA PRESENTED UPDATES ON DEPLOYMENT OF GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS (GNSS) AT THE 6TH ANNUAL MUNICH SATELLITE AND NAVIGATION SUMMIT HELD FEBRUARY 19-21, 2008. WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, RUSSIA'S GLONASS PROGRAM IS PROJEC [...] | 2008-03-03 17:09:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL TSPA EUN FR GM |
08BERLIN265 | BECK'S RISKY GAMBIT DIVIDES SPD, STRENGTHENS MERKEL [...] (C) Summary: SPD Chairman Kurt Beck's declared opening to cooperation with the Left Party in Hesse and the West threatens to divide the SPD, potentially playing into the hands of Chancellor Merkel's CDU. By forcing through a decision to allow the SPD's Andrea Ypsilanti to be elected as Hesse [...] | 2008-03-03 17:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM |
08BERLIN270 | WIREC - GERMAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTER SENDS HIS [...] (SBU) The Foreign Ministry transmitted a letter dated February 25th to Embassy Berlin from German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel addressed to Secretary Rice. The original has been pouched to EUR/AGS for appropriate dissemination within the Department. An MFA-prepared courtesy translation [...] | 2008-03-04 12:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV TRGY PREL GM |
08BERLIN273 | GERMANY BACKS MALDIVES DRAFT RESOLUTION, [...] (SBU) On February 28, ECONOFF delivered reftel points to Karsten Sach, Deputy Director General for International Cooperation at the Environment Ministry. Sach is also Germany's lead climate negotiator. Sach passed our request to both Christian Lindemann and Marcus Schroeder, who handle inter [...] | 2008-03-04 17:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KGHG MV PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC |
08BERLIN286 | GERMANY SUPPRTS DISCUSSIONS ON KOSOVO OUTSIDE [...] (C) PolOff delivered points in Reftel to Dr.Steffen Koch, desk officer for Defense and Securty Policy at the German Federal Foreign Office. Koch said Germany shared our disappointment that the February 25 meeting with EU and NATO countries to discuss Kosovo could not proceed as hoped. He exp [...] | 2008-03-05 16:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO GM KV |
08BERLIN292 | IRAN: TALKING POINTS SHARED WITH GERMANY ON UNSCR [...] (U) Post delivered copies of reftel nonpaper to relevant offices at the MFA and the Ministry of Economics on March 4. 2. (C) MFA Arms Control Directorate Desk Officer Christoph Wolfrum told Poloff that he expected additional EU designations, which had been held up by EU Member States p [...] | 2008-03-07 12:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL GM IR |
08BERLIN294 | IRAN: MFA DISCUSSES DEMOCRACY PROGRAMMING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Visiting Iran Desk Officer Carolyn Coberly and MFA officials discussed U.S. and German efforts on Iran-related democracy programming, the upcoming Iranian elections, and the current Iranian human rights situation on February 25. The MFA officials expressed great interest in sup [...] | 2008-03-07 14:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV IR GM |
08BERLIN295 | GERMAN FOREIGN OFFICE AND BUNDESTAG MEMBER ON CUBA [...] (C) Summary: German Foreign Office Latin America Commissioner Gerhard Schroembgens underscored German support for the EU's dual-track approach to Cuba and told us that Germany has called on EU Development Commissioner Michel to meet with opposition and civil society figures while in Havana. [...] | 2008-03-07 16:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EUN CU GM |
08BERLIN296 | GERMAN VIEWS ON MARCH 10-11 GAERC [...] (U) Pol-mil/external chief met with MFA European Correspondent Michael Fluegger March 7 to discuss ref A points regarding the March 10-11 EU General Affairs and External Affairs Council (GAERC) meeting. Embassy Iran watcher followed up on relevant points with the MFA Iran desk. Western Ba [...] | 2008-03-07 17:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN GM |
08BERLIN302 | NSG/INDIA - GERMAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: ISN/NESS Director Richard Stratford and DOE/NNSA Director for International Regimes and Agreements Richard Goorevich visited Berlin March 7 to discuss Germany's plans for its upcoming presidency of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and the May 19-23 Berlin Plenary. Discussion foc [...] | 2008-03-10 17:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KNNP KTIA PGOV PARM PREL IN GM |
08BERLIN303 | GERMANY/RUSSIA: MEREL GOES TO MOSCOW [...] (C) Summary: Chancellor Merkel traveledto Moscow March 8, becoming the first foreign leder to meet with Russian President-elect Medvede since his election a week ago. During her one-day visit, she also met and held a joint press confrence with President Putin. At a March 10 de-briefing for t [...] | 2008-03-10 19:12:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MAR NATO EUN GM RS |
08BERLIN313 | (C) STEINMEIER COULD ECLIPSE BECK AS SPD [...] (C) Summary. A physically and politically weakened SPD Chairman Kurt Beck returned to work March 10 after a two-week illness and botched political machinations amidst rampant speculation about his political future. SPD sources tell us that although Beck will likely remain SPD party chairman, h [...] | 2008-03-12 12:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM |
08BERLIN315 | BLUE LANTERN: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) Ref A requested Embassy assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 05-050080456 for export of unclassified pizoresistive accelerometers to IABG mbH in SIPDIS Lichtenau, Germany. Ref requested that post contact the foreign end user and confirm receipt of the item, exact [...] | 2008-03-12 16:49:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC SZ GM |
08BERLIN320 | GERMANY UNCONVINCED OF FEASIBILITY OF MAJOR [...] (SBU) ECONOFF delivered ref A points to Karsten Sach, Environment Ministry Deputy Director General for International Cooperation (and Germany's lead climate negotiator). Sach was familiar with the points, which were similar to points made by Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chairman Ji [...] | 2008-03-13 16:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV KGHG ENRG EUN GM |
08BERLIN322 | IRAN: BUNDESTAG PASSES RESOLUTION CALLING FOR FREE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 6, the German Bundestag passed a unanimous resolution on the upcoming Iranian parliamentary elections, calling for a free and fair campaign and free and democratic elections. Speakers from Germany's four main political parties underscored the deteriorating Iranian huma [...] | 2008-03-13 16:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM IR GM |
08BERLIN323 | IRAN: MFA ON MAJLES ELECTION STATEMENT, [...] (C) PolOff (Iran-watcher) shared reftel talking points and the draft USG statement on the March 14 Iranian parliamentary election with MFA Iran Desk Officer Deike Potzel on March 12. Potzel recommended that the statement should frame the Iranian election in terms of international standards, [...] | 2008-03-13 16:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM IR GM |
08BERLIN325 | CURRENT GERMAN ENGAGEMENT IN IRAQ: SMALL, STEADY, [...] (SBU) Summary: German engagement in Iraq remains small, but there are a few improvements of note. The opening of a new office in Erbil, revived and additional training programs, and participation in multi-lateral forums demonstrate that Germany is quietly investigating ways to increase its en [...] | 2008-03-13 16:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM MARR MOPS NATO PREL IQ EUN |
08BERLIN326 | NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO GET MORE OUT OF GERMANY IN [...] (SBU) Summary: German press and politicians have been responding with reluctant optimism to news of generally declining violence in Iraq over the past nine months. With this shift come fresh opportunities to engage Germany and increase German involvement with the Iraqi government, business, a [...] | 2008-03-13 16:49:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM MARR MOPS NATO PREL IQ EUN |
08BERLIN327 | CONTINUED GERMAN SUPPORT ON SERBIA AND KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: Since Kosovo declared independence February 17, Germany has pressed Serb government leaders both publicly and privately to tone down the negative rhetoric and prevent violence, while privately urging "reasonable" Serbs to focus on European integration. It has also actively encoura [...] | 2008-03-14 08:00:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GM KV |
08BERLIN333 | GERMANY/IRAN - EXPORTERS AND BANKS "DOING THEIR [...] (C) SUMMARY: German exporters and banks have responded to Government pressure to curtail Iran-related business by exercising extreme vigilance on new contracts, stepping up due diligence, and requesting licensing-related guidance from Government regulators at record levels. German firms' a [...] | 2008-03-14 15:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD EPET ETTC KNNP PREL IR GM |
08BERLIN334 | (C) MTCR -- SMALL GROUP PROPOSALS FOR 2008 -- [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-14 16:09:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KSCA PARM PREL MTCRE GM |
08BERLIN335 | EMERGING LEFT PARTY SHAKES UP GERMAN POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: The Left Party's electoral successes in western states and gains in the national polls over the past year have transformed this once fringe party of former communists into a weighty political force. The merger of smaller post-communist parties to form the Left Party last year ha [...] | 2008-03-14 16:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM |
08BERLIN336 | (S) NIAG 6004 - REQUEST FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON [...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A nonpaper March 14 to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck. Reck was familiar with the case, but said she did not have any information beyond what had been reported in the media. Reck noted that because of Germany's strict data [...] | 2008-03-14 17:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC ETTC GM IR |
08BERLIN341 | (S) GERMANY REQUESTS INFORMATION REGARDING CARBON [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 5. 2. (S) MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck provided Global Affairs Officers March 14 with a German-language nonpaper requesting information on how the U.S. handles export licensing for carbon-fiber production technology to [...] | 2008-03-17 16:14:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC KNNP PARM PREL MTCRE KSCA GM |
08BERLIN343 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE - EXERCISE PLANNING GROUP [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-17 16:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER FR GM |
08BERLIN345 | MARCH 14 QUINT MEETING ON AFGHANISTAN [...] SUMMARY. At a March 14 deputy director-level Quint meeting on Afghanistan in Berlin, all welcomed the appointment of Kai Eide as the new UN Special Representative for Afghanistan and agreed it was important to provide him as much support as possible. There was also agreement that the upcomin [...] | 2008-03-18 12:37:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID NATO GM AF |
08BERLIN356 | WSJ OP-ED: GERMANS PUSHING FOR MORE DISARMAMENT [...] (U) Summary: Germany is a challenge for the U.S. on the issue of arms control and disarmament, often critical of our efforts and poorly informed about our activities. The January 15 Wall Street Journal op-ed by Kissinger, Schultz, Perry, and Nunn -- which supported inter alia the goal of elim [...] | 2008-03-20 09:37:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM NATO PGOV NRRC GM MARR KCFE |
08BERLIN358 | GERMANY: STILL NOT ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT MISSILE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Senior German officials told visiting MDA Director Lt. Gen. Obering that at the upcoming Bucharest Summit, Germany can support tasking NATO authorities to develop options for how the Alliance might provide MD for NATO territory not covered by the planned U.S. European-based MD sy [...] | 2008-03-20 12:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO GM |
08BERLIN359 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: U.S. PROPOSAL FOR REVISION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-20 15:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM ETTC GM |
08BERLIN365 | GERMANY'S REACTION TO UNREST IN TIBET [...] (C) On March 18, PolOff with Thomas Gerberich, the lead China desk officer at the German MFA, to discuss the latest developments in Tibet and the German response to the situation. Although German officials have said they oppose boycotting the Olympics to protest the Chinese government's heav [...] | 2008-03-20 16:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM CH GM |
08BERLIN372 | (S) MESSAGE DELIVERED - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-25 15:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR AE GM |
08BERLIN378 | (C) GERMANY WELCOMES U.S. DECISION ON SHARING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-26 17:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC SY GM |
08BERLIN379 | GERMAN VIEWS ON APRIL 28-29 GYMNICH [...] (U) PolOff discussed German reaction to REFTEL points with MFA European Correspondent Michael Fluegger on April 26 points regarding the April 28-29 GYMNICH meeting. Western Balkans --------------- 2. (C) Fluegger noted that Germany and the U.S. are on the same page "on all points" regar [...] | 2008-03-26 17:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN GM |
08BERLIN38 | GERMANY TO ATTEND JANUARY 30 MEM DESPITE MISGIVINGS [...] (SBU) Summary: Germany will send a delegation to the January 30 Major Economies Meeting (MEM) although they remain skeptical about the value-added that the Major Economies Process (MEP) brings to the UNFCCC process. German officials are expressing concerns about the frequency and scope of the [...] | 2008-01-10 10:29:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV PREL GM |
08BERLIN381 | CORRECTED DATES: GERMAN VIEWS ON MARCH 28-29 [...] (U) PolOff discussed German reaction to REFTEL points with MFA European Correspondent Michael Fluegger on April 26 points regarding the March 28-29 GYMNICH meeting. Western Balkans --------------- 2. (C) Fluegger noted that Germany and the U.S. are on the same page "on all points" regar [...] | 2008-03-27 08:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN GM |
08BERLIN382 | CORRECTED DATES: GERMAN VIEWS ON MARCH 28-29 [...] (U) PolOff discussed German reaction to REFTEL points with MFA European Correspondent Michael Fluegger on March 26 points regarding the March 28-29 GYMNICH meeting. Western Balkans --------------- 2. (C) Fluegger noted that Germany and the U.S. are on the same page "on all points" regar [...] | 2008-03-27 08:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN GM |
08BERLIN386 | EMBASSY BERLIN RESPONSE TO FY 2008 PEDOPHILIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Per reftel request, Embassy Berlin has found no evidence that would suggest that United Nations Volunteers (UNV) or its affiliate organizations have ties to groups that support pedophilia. Per UNV representatives, the organization does not grant official status, accreditation, [...] | 2008-03-28 14:00:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAID PHUM SOCI GM |
08BERLIN389 | HOST NATION SENSITIVITY SURVEY: USAREUR FY-09 [...] (U) This is a joint DOD/DOS message in response to the reftel request for an embassy assessment of host nation sensitivity regarding proposed FY-09 USAREUR force structure changes in Germany, including the reorganization, relocation, activation and inactivation of U.S. Army Europe units in Ans [...] | 2008-03-28 17:22:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL GM |
08BERLIN391 | HOST NATION SENSITIVITY SURVEY: USAREUR FY-09 [...] (U) This is a joint DOD/DOS message in response to the reftel request for an embassy assessment of host nation sensitivity regarding proposed FY-09 USAREUR force structure changes in Germany, including the reorganization, relocation, activation and inactivation of U.S. Army Europe units in Ans [...] | 2008-03-31 07:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR PREL GM |
08BERLIN392 | GERMANY HAS IMPLEMENTED DUAL-USE ITEM PROVISION OF [...] (C) Global Affairs officer delivered reftel demarche March 28 to German MFA Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Desk Officer Joerg Polster. Polster noted that Germany had already implemented an outright prohibition on the transfer of NSG- or MTCR-listed items, materials, equipment, goods, technolog [...] | 2008-03-31 08:29:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KNNP PARM MNUC NSG IR GM |
08BERLIN393 | (S) GERMANY: EXPORT AUTHORITIES CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (U) This message contains additional information which the Department may wish to consider in formulating a response to ref C action request. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) The German Federal Office of Economics and Export Controls (BAFA) is concerned about the efforts of a German [...] | 2008-03-31 09:10:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC KNNP PARM PREL MTCRE KSCA GM |
08BERLIN399 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: URGING FASTER PROCESSING OF [...] (C) Poloff met March 12 with the head of the German Finance Ministry's Nazi-era restitution section, Dr. Hermann-Josef Rodenbach, to deliver reftel points. Dr. Rodenbach welcomed USG efforts to encourage the Finance Ministry to move faster on processing restitution claims stemming from the Na [...] | 2008-03-31 12:58:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNAR PHUM GM |
08BERLIN400 | PSI: GERMANY APPRECIATES RECEIPT OF TALKING [...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A points to MFA Arms Control desk officer Thomas Mutzelburg March 28. Mutzelburg expressed appreciation for the points but asked why a summary of the German-led discussion on the classified PSI website was not included. He noted that this discussion was well-received [...] | 2008-03-31 13:05:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL AORC EAIR ICAO OTRA KTIA |
08BERLIN404 | PRELIMINARY RESPONSE - REQUEST FOR IDENTIFIER AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-01 10:03:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | EFIN KNNP PARM IR GM |
08BERLIN405 | GERMANY ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FINANCIAL [...] (S) EconOff delivered ref A-C demarches during the week of March 24 to MFA International Economic Policy Officer Claudia Schuett, Economics Ministry Foreign Trade Law Division Desk Officer Ernst Roeder-Messell, and Finance Ministry Terrorism Finance and Financial Crimes Division Director Michae [...] | 2008-04-01 10:04:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | EFIN ECON ETRD PARM PGOV PREL KNNP IR GM |
08BERLIN407 | WIREC - GERMAN PLEDGES AND REACTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Many of Germany's pledges included in the Washington International Action Program (WIAP) from the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) were similar to climate and energy measures already agreed to by the German Cabinet in August 2007. Additional commitme [...] | 2008-04-01 12:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG TRGY KGHG KPAO KSCA GM |
08BERLIN408 | GERMANY ALSO QUESTIONS CANADIAN PROPOSAL, SHARES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany shares U.S. concerns that the Canadian proposal on interoperability for the Oslo Process text on cluster munitions will not provide a long-term solution to the problem. Germany has put forth its own proposal for how to address the interoperability issue, which it plans to [...] | 2008-04-01 13:00:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS PARM PREL NATO GM |
08BERLIN409 | (S) GERMANY APPRECIATES NONPAPER ON U.S. LICENSING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-01 13:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC KNNP PARM PREL MTCRE KSCA GM |
08BERLIN41 | GERMANY APPRECIATES INFORMATION ON U.S. FIRMS [...] (C) German officials tell us that the information Washington provided in Reftel on U.S. enforcement of Iran sanctions will support their ongoing efforts to discourage German business ties with Iran. Nevertheless, German business associations cite the National Intelligence Estimate in continui [...] | 2008-01-10 16:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KNNP PARM PREL IR GM |
08BERLIN412 | AUSTRALIA GROUP MESSAGE DELIVERED: U.S.-UK [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-02 08:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ETTC CBW SIPDIS GM |
08BERLIN421 | GERMANY INCREASES CONTRIBUTIONS TO ASSIST IRAQI [...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A points to Iraq Unit head Dr. Ruediger Lotz and desk officer Thomas Lenferding on March 31. Dr. Lotz expressed appreciation for the information and noted that in the coming days, a number of announcements regarding assistance for Iraqi refugees would be made. Lotz a [...] | 2008-04-03 12:49:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL IQ GM |
08BERLIN424 | GERMANY - STATE/TREASURY DELEGATION DISCUSSES BURMA AND IRAN SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-04 11:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | BM EFIN ETTC GM IR KNNP PARM PGOV PHUM PREL |
08BERLIN427 | GERMANY WALKS TIGHTROPE BETWEEN CHINA AND THE [...] (SBU) German Chancellor Merkel and the interior and foreign ministries have ruled out a boycott of the Olympics, but government reactions, along with that of the public, continue to be critical of China. Government statements and an April 3 special session of the German parliament on China's [...] | 2008-04-04 14:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CH GM |
08BERLIN428 | ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY DECISION ON BIOETHANOL WILL [...] On April 4, German media reported on Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel's decision to abandon a planned increase in the unlabeled blending mandate for bioethanol in gasoline from five percent to ten percent. However, according to Embassy contacts in leading biofuel industry groups, not a si [...] | 2008-04-04 15:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGHG ENRG EUN GM |
08BERLIN432 | MESSAGE DELIVERED: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-07 07:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PARM PINR PREL PTER KGIC FR GM |
08BERLIN433 | (S) IRAN - GERMAN EXPERTS WANT "HARD EVIDENCE" ON [...] (S) SUMMARY: German Finance and Economics Ministry officials, like their counterparts in the Chancellery and MFA, recognize the expediency of including Bank Melli in a post-UNSCR 1803 round of EU autonomous sanctions. However, experts in these ministries say they have not yet seen "convincin [...] | 2008-04-07 10:11:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD KNNP PARM PGOV PREL MNUC |
08BERLIN435 | GERMAN RESPONSE TO IMPLEMENTING THE TRAVEL BAN AND [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: PolOff (Iran Watcher) and Global Affairs Officer delivered reftel points to the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Iran Desk and the MFA Export Control Division respectively. The Export Control Division emphasized [...] | 2008-04-08 11:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC KNNP IR UNSC GM |
08BERLIN458 | MERKEL GIVES CREDENCE TO BIOPIRACY CLAIMS AHEAD OF CBD [...] SUMMARY: Biodiversity was the theme of the CDU/CSU caucus conference of the German Bundestag, held April 9 in Berlin. In a keynote address German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she expects the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) Conference of the Parties (COP-9) will send a clear signal on the n [...] | 2008-04-11 14:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG TBIO EAGR PGOV GM |
08BERLIN464 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE: GIIP ADIVISORY COMMITEE MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-14 14:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KGIC PARM PREL EN GM |
08BERLIN465 | GERMANY: HOST NATION CONSULTATIONS INITIATED ON [...] (S) As instructed reftel, post has opened consultations with both the German Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the Federal Foreign Office (FFO) on EUCOM plans to close and return 15 U.S. military sites in Germany (Round 54). In a letter outlining the planned action, we have asked for any German g [...] | 2008-04-14 15:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | MARR PREL NATO GM |
08BERLIN469 | SUB PRIME CRISIS GETTING COSTLY FOR GERMAN [...] SUMMARY: With all major year-end reports of German banks now in, the impact of the U.S. sub prime crisis on German banking is beginning to reveal its full extent of damage. The story emerging is one of a sector largely intact, but bruised and ripe for consolidation. Set for a record profit [...] | 2008-04-15 15:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PREL PGOV GM |
08BERLIN475 | AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 15 MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German Environment Minister Gabriel told the Ambassador that Germany recognizes the role sectoral approaches will play in supporting global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Gabriel views the Major Economies Process as the key forum for building consensus to support [...] | 2008-04-16 10:09:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG TRGY KGHG KPAO KSCA GM |
08BERLIN479 | MESSAGE DELIVERED - BAHRAIN ENDORSES GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-16 14:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DTRA PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP BA GM |
08BERLIN492 | GERMANY SHARES U.S. CONCERNS REGARDING RUSSIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. German officials at both the MFA and the Chancellery share U.S. concerns regarding recent Russian presidential instructions issued in regard to Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and are open to delivering a joint demarche with the U.S. and others to Moscow on the matter. Meanwhile, the [...] | 2008-04-18 16:15:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG RS GM |
08BERLIN493 | GERMAN CONFERENCE PROMOTES INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: German officials say they plan to work with "like-minded" countries to establish the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) this fall, regardless of whether major developed nations support the endeavor. According to the German proposal, IRENA would offer policy advice, f [...] | 2008-04-18 17:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV EUN GM |
08BERLIN494 | EDUCATION AND RESEARCH MINISTRY SHOWCASES GERMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: There are four major scientific research institutes in Germany, each with tens of affiliated research centers. The institutes are entirely funded by the German federal and individual state governments. The German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) sponsored a two-day [...] | 2008-04-18 17:21:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO TNGD TPHY TRGY TSPL SENV ENRG PREL GM |
08BERLIN498 | GERMANY/IRAN: GROENING ON EU DELIBERATIONS AND EL [...] (C) Political MC met with German Arms Control Commissioner Fritz Groening April 21 to discuss EU deliberations on Iran at the April 18 PSC meeting and in advance of the April 28-29 EU GAERC meeting. Groening commented that the P5 1 meeting in Shanghai did not bring conclusive resolution of ou [...] | 2008-04-21 18:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC IR IAEA GM PARM AORC |
08BERLIN500 | CHANCELLERY WEIGHS IN FAVORABLY ON SPEED OF [...] (C) On April 17, Embassy Poloffs met with the Chancellery Budgetary Policy Chief Ludger Schlief to discuss facilitating property restitution to Nazi-era victims (see reftels). Schlief acknowledged that the Finance Ministry was not making adequate progress on the processing of restitution claims [...] | 2008-04-22 07:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNAR PHUM KIRF GM |
08BERLIN506 | GERMANY SUPPORTS U.S. EFFORTS ON MACEDONIAN NAME [...] (C) Pol-mil/external chief delivered reftel points to MFA South Europe Deputy Office Director Felix Klein and Greece Desk Officer Gabriele Scheel April 18, to MFA NATO Deputy Office Director Gunnar Denecke April 21 and to MFA Western Balkans Office Director Joachim Bleicker April 22. 2. (C) [...] | 2008-04-23 08:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PGOV MK GR GM |
08BERLIN507 | GERMANY CONSIDERS OPENING DOORS TO IRAQI CHRISTIAN [...] (C) In the past several weeks, German politicians have begun a serious debate to allow up to 30,000 Iraqi Christian or other religious minorities to resettle in Germany, with German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble (CDU) pressing the hardest for swift action. On April 17, 2008, the state [...] | 2008-04-23 08:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM MARR MOPS NATO PREL IQ EUN PHUM PREF |
08BERLIN508 | GERMANY SUPPORTS U.S. EFFORTS ON MACEDONIAN NAME [...] (C) Pol-mil/external chief delivered reftel points to MFA South Europe Deputy Office Director Felix Klein and Greece Desk Officer Gabriele Scheel April 18, to MFA NATO Deputy Office Director Gunnar Denecke April 21 and to MFA Western Balkans Office Director Joachim Bleicker April 22. 2. (C) [...] | 2008-04-23 08:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PGOV MK GR GM |
08BERLIN511 | (S) NONPAPER DELIVERED: CLARIFICATION ON IRANIAN [...] (S) On April 21, Global Affairs officer delivered ref A information sheet to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker. Wacker expressed appreciation for the ref A information and said this information will help clarify the identity of the Iranian end-user and which Irani [...] | 2008-04-24 06:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR GM |
08BERLIN52 | EMBASSY BERLIN'S ENGAGEMENT WITH DEMOCRACY [...] (C) Embassy Berlin has carried out a variety of Freedom Agenda-related activities over the last year, focusing on Cuba and the Middle East. 2. (C) CUBA: On December 12, 2007, Ambassador Timken gave a laudatory speech on the occasion of awarding the 2007 "Dr. Rainer Hildebrandt Medal" t [...] | 2008-01-11 17:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL GM IR SY CU |
08BERLIN531 | GERMAN GRAND COALITION FACES STRAIN OF UPCOMING [...] (C) The German Grand Coalition will increasingly face tensions created by the need for the lead candidates to position themselves for the 2009 national electoral campaign. Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier both remain highly popular. Merkel, however, face [...] | 2008-04-25 09:25:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM |
08BERLIN537 | IRAN: DFM SAFARI VISIT TO BERLIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Europe and the Americas Mehdi Safari made his first official visit to Berlin April 17-18 to hold discussions with the MFA and Interior Ministry. Safari's visit has been characterized as "nothing revolutionary" by MFA officials. He delivered t [...] | 2008-04-25 15:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR GM |
08BERLIN540 | GERMANY: OPEN TO CUSTOMS TRAINING ROLE FOR OSCE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pol-mil/external chief delivered reftel points to MFA Afghanistan desk officer Clemens Hach and OSCE desk officer Eric Tosatti April 24, emphasizing that the U.S. felt it was important to go forward as soon as possible in implementing the December 2007 decision on providing OSCE [...] | 2008-04-25 16:39:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OSCE AF GM |
08BERLIN541 | GERMANY ON APRIL 28-29 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol-mil/external chief met with MFA Deputy European Correspondent Thomas Schieb April 25 to discuss reftel points on key issues to be discussed at the April 28-29 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). The Western Balkans, the Middle East, Burma, Zimbabwe and [...] | 2008-04-25 17:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL GM IR RS KV BK BM IZ ZI PK ZL |
08BERLIN545 | HOFF'S VISIT TO BAGHDAD OPENS DOOR TO NEW GERMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: German Parliamentarian Elke Hoff's March 25-27 trip to Baghdad was the first of any German parliamentarian since the fall of Saddam's regime. Despite the extremely difficult security situation into which she stepped, Hoff's visit was a notable success that already has sparked i [...] | 2008-04-28 13:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO IQ EUN GM |
08BERLIN555 | GERMAN RESPONSE - REQUEST FOR VIGILANCE REGARDING [...] (S) EconOff delivered ref A demarche April 28-29 to MFA Deputy Director for International Economic and Financial Policy Sabine Seidler, Economics Ministry Foreign Trade Law Desk Officer Martin Lutz, and Finance Ministry Director for Terrorism Finance and Money Laundering Michael Findeisen. All [...] | 2008-04-29 15:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | KNNP PTER EFIN MNUC GR IR GM |
08BERLIN558 | BERLIN: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR FUEL [...] (SBU) Originally intended as a venue for formally rolling out German Foreign Minister Steinmeier's proposal to establish a new IAEA-run uranium enrichment facility, the scaled-back "International Conference on Nuclear Fuel Supply: Challenges and Opportunities," hosted by Germany, the Netherlan [...] | 2008-04-30 13:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM AORC IAEA KNPP ENRG GM |
08BERLIN562 | RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - [...] (U) Summary: The recent press coverage of rising food prices has prompted the German Government to review its current policies affecting food and feed supplies. Domestically, there are a variety of factors contributing to rising food and feed prices. As expected, farmers have responded to hi [...] | 2008-04-30 15:15:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL FAS |
08BERLIN566 | RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - [...] (U) Summary: The recent press coverage of rising food prices has prompted the German Government to review its current policies affecting food and feed supplies. Domestically, there are a variety of factors contributing to rising food and feed prices. As expected, farmers have responded to hi [...] | 2008-05-02 05:19:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL FAS |
08BERLIN569 | U.S. DEMARCHE ON NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel to Christoph Wolfrum, desk officer in MFA's Arms Control Division, on April 30. Wolfrum expressed appreciation for the nonpaper, adding that at first glance, there was "nothing surprising" in the U.S. position. He noted that Germany's delegation had already travele [...] | 2008-05-02 12:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ENRG MNUC PARM PREL IAEA |
08BERLIN570 | GERMAN RESPONSE: NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel to Christoph Wolfrum, desk officer in MFA's Arms Control Division, on April 30. Wolfrum expressed appreciation for the nonpaper, adding that at first glance, there was "nothing surprising" in the U.S. position. He noted that Germany's delegation had already travele [...] | 2008-05-02 12:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ENRG MNUC PARM PREL IAEA |
08BERLIN582 | MISSION GERMANY PLANS OUTREACH ON DAY OF [...] (U) In response to reftels, Mission Germany plans to raise the plight of political prisoners in Cuba through a number of initiatives on May 21, the recently-announced Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People. In addition to ongoing outreach to parliamentarians, Foreign Ministry and Chanceller [...] | 2008-05-05 14:47:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU GM |
08BERLIN585 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SENIOR COUNTRY [...] Embassy Berlin welcomes and grants country clearance for LTC Sande Schlesinger and delegation to travel to Berlin May 8 - 10, 2008, as proposed reftel. 2. Point of contact for the visit is POL/MIL-External Unit Chief, William E. Moeller. Contact information is as follows: Office: [...] | 2008-05-05 15:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL GM FR CD OTRA |
08BERLIN605 | GERMANY DISCUSSES POSITION(S) ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (C) Summary: POL MC pressed German Deputy Arms Control Commissioner Ruediger Luedeking on the interoperability implications of the Dublin meeting on cluster munitions, urging the "like-minded" group to remove paragraphs 1 (b) and (c) of the draft text and stressed the importance of a strong an [...] | 2008-05-09 12:04:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PARM PREL NATO GM |
08BERLIN607 | (S) PAKISTAN NEVER RECEIVED DUAL-USE CNC MACHINES [...] (S) MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker provided Global Affairs Officer on May 5 with a German-language nonpaper response to reftel regarding the attempted Pakistani procurement of dual-use CNC (computer numerical control) machine tools from the German firm Deckel Maho Gild [...] | 2008-05-09 14:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL PK AU GM |
08BERLIN615 | GERMANY WILL PARTICIPATE IN INT'L COMPACT WITH [...] (U) PolOff delivered Ref A points to MFA Iraq Desk Director Dr. Ruediger Lotz May 7. Lotz noted that Germany would again participate in the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Ministerial in Stockholm. Due to scheduling reasons, FM Steinmeier will likely not attend, but State Secretary Sil [...] | 2008-05-09 15:04:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ EAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL GM |
08BERLIN616 | (S) IRAN TURNS TO CHINA TO PROCURE DUAL-USE [...] (S) MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker provided Global Affairs Officer on May 5 with a German-language nonpaper response to reftel regarding the attempted Iranian procurement of dual-use aluminum sheet metal in support of their missile program from the German firm Lodec Me [...] | 2008-05-09 15:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR GM |
08BERLIN617 | (S) GERMANY FINDS NO IRANIAN PROCUREMENT ATTEMPTS [...] (S) MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker provided Global Affairs Officer on May 5 with a German-language nonpaper response to reftel regarding the Iranian procurement of dual-use Mercedes Benz trucks. Wacker said the German export authorities had not uncovered any indicatio [...] | 2008-05-09 15:21:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL IR GM |
08BERLIN618 | (S) MESSAGE DELIVERED: CHINESE ATTEMPT TO PROCURE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-09 15:22:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | CH ETTC IR PARM PREL GM |
08BERLIN620 | GERMANY: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULING COULD RAISE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The German Constitutional Court has ruled that allowing German air crews to participate in the NATO AWACS mission in Turkey on the eve of the war in Iraq without first seeking approval of the Bundestag was unconstitutional. While it is still too early to draw any definitive concl [...] | 2008-05-09 16:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS GM |
08BERLIN621 | HOST NATION NOTIFICATION COMPLETED ON USAFE PAR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-09 16:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL NATO GM |
08BERLIN626 | IRAN: GERMAN RESPONSE ON 60-DAY REPORT TO UN [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel to MFA Office Director for Middle East Affairs Sabine Sparwasser on May 8. Sparwasser expressed thanks for the U.S. report to the UNSC on implementation of UNSCR 1803. She said that German implementation of UNSCR 1803 will take place on two tracks: Germany-wide [...] | 2008-05-13 14:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY GM IR |
08BERLIN628 | RESPONDING TO NUCLEAR TERRORISM AND RADIOLOGICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German officials from the Federal Environment Ministry and the Federal Office of Radiation Protection (BfS) briefed NNSA Associate Administrator for Emergency Operations Admiral Krol on Germany's task force approach to respond to incidents of nuclear terrorism and other radiolo [...] | 2008-05-13 15:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC KNNP PTER ASEC KCRM ENRG PREL KGIC GM |
08BERLIN629 | MERKEL'S LATIN AMERICA TRIP HIGHLIGHTS DIVIDE...OR [...] (C) Summary: Chancellor Merkel's four-country tour of Latin America got unexpected media attention after Hugo Chavez compared the Chancellor's CDU to the Nazi party. Reflecting their differences in other areas, the CDU and Social Democratic Party (SPD) are promoting different approaches to Lat [...] | 2008-05-13 18:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM CU XM GM |
08BERLIN631 | (S) MESSAGE DELIVERED: IRAN PROCURING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-14 07:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC TW IR AE GM |
08BERLIN637 | (S) GERMAN RESPONSE - IRANIAN EFFORTS TO PROCURE [...] (S) On May 13, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker provided Global Affairs Officer with a German-language nonpaper response to ref A. Ref A information includes the names of possible UAE intermediaries that Iran may be using to procure a German origin signal generator, mod [...] | 2008-05-14 14:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL MTCRE KSCA IR AE GM |
08BERLIN641 | GERMANY: CDU/CSU STIRS THINGS UP WITH PROPOSED [...] (C) Summary: The parliamentary caucus of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU),held an international conference in Berlin May 7 to unveil and seek comment on a 13-page proposal for a new German security strategy. The paper propos [...] | 2008-05-15 16:12:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO EUN GM |
08BERLIN642 | GERMANY: CDU/CSU STIRS THINGS UP WITH PROPOSED [...] (C) Summary: The parliamentary caucus of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU),held an international conference in Berlin May 7 to unveil and seek comment on a 13-page proposal for a new German security strategy. The paper propos [...] | 2008-05-16 06:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO EUN GM |
08BERLIN643 | (S) GERMANY REQUESTS INFORMATION CONCERNING IRANIAN PROCUREMENT OF ICS-SCHNEIDER TEST CHAMBER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-16 10:14:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM ETTC GM IR KSCA MTCRE PREL |
08BERLIN644 | GERMANY: HOST NATION CONSULTATIONS CONCLUDED ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-16 12:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | MARR PREL NATO GM |
08BERLIN649 | LEBANON: GERMANY SUPPORTS ARAB LEAGUE BUT [...] (C) PolM/C delivered Ref (A) demarche May 16 to Foreign Office A/S-equivalent Andreas Michaelis. (Foreign Minister Steinmeier is traveling, and State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg was unavailable to meet with A/DCM.) Post noted the statements issued over the past week by Chancellor Merkel a [...] | 2008-05-16 14:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE SY IR GM |
08BERLIN656 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR GERMAN MILITARY UNITS [...] (U) THIS CABLE RESPONDS TO REF E-MAIL REQUEST TO CONDUCT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING, AS REQUIRED BY THE LEAHY AMENDMENT, OF TWO GERMAN MILITARY UNITS THAT PLAN TO ATTEND INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES (ISOF) WEEK TRAINING IN TAMPA, FLORIDA, 19-23 MAY 2008. 2. (U) AMEMBASSY BERLIN POSSE [...] | 2008-05-19 15:53:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL NATO GM |
08BERLIN657 | WELCOME TO BERLIN [...] (C) Mr. President: My Mission and I look forward to welcoming you to Germany June 10-11. Your visit is an opportunity to focus the German public on the excellent state of U.S.-German bilateral relations, for which you and Chancellor Merkel should take deserved credit. Our cooperation in mee [...] | 2008-05-19 15:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM |
08BERLIN658 | CUBA SOLIDARITY DAY: MISSION GERMANY ACTIVITIES [...] (U) Per reftel B, Mission Germany plans to issue an Op-Ed under the Ambassador's by-line in recognition of the Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People on May 21. The Op-Ed will appear in a national daily newspaper, The Tagesspiegel. We are working with the Chancellor's office and the Foreign [...] | 2008-05-19 16:33:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU GM |
08BERLIN664 | GERMANY ON BANK MELLI: RESPONSE TO BANK MELLI [...] (S) Post delivered reftel points to relevant governmental contacts who did not offer substantive responses. EconOff delivered reftel points May 15 to the Ministry of Finance Deputy Director for Financial Crimes, Terrorist Finance, and Money Laundering Kristina Wogatzki. Wogatzki expressed [...] | 2008-05-20 11:29:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | KNNP ECON EFIN ETTC MNUC GM IR |
08BERLIN669 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update [...] (SBU) As of early May, Germany had just over 7,000 military personnel in out-of-area deployments (compared to 6,657 in mid-February),plus 5,700 on stand-by for the NATO Response Force (NRF). All armed military out-of-area (OOA) deployments, with the exception of those in support of UN observe [...] | 2008-05-21 06:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
08BERLIN683 | GERMANY EXPANDS REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPORT OF [...] (S) On May 16, Germany expanded heavy truck export restrictions to Iran and Syria by issuing an amendment (16/9211) to the German Foreign Trade and Payment Regulations (AWV) -- the implementing regulation of the German Foreign Trade and Payments Act (FTPA) -- exercising its authority to both [...] | 2008-05-21 16:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM MTCRE ETTC PREL KNNP IR SY IS GM |
08BERLIN685 | GERMAN MFA DELEGATION VISITS TEHRAN, LEAVES TOUGH [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: A senior-level MFA delegation visited Iran April 22-23. While the German delegation members pressed their Iranian hosts on both the nuclear issue and the Iranian regime's threats against Israel, they did not deliver criticism of Iran's role in Iraq and Afghanistan, nor did [...] | 2008-05-22 10:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV GM IR IZ AF LE SY IS |
08BERLIN686 | CAN CHAIRMAN BECK RALLY AN UNRULY SPD? [...] (C) The Social Democratic Party (SPD) has continued in recent weeks to publicly show a lack of unity on key issues. They have disagreed on whether German leaders should meet with the Dalai Lama, whether the SPD should support Horst Koehler's (as yet unannounced) candidacy for another term as [...] | 2008-05-22 11:00:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM |
08BERLIN69 | IRAN: MFA DETAILS EXPULSION OF GERMAN DIPLOMAT BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA contacts have confirmed press reports that Iran expelled a German diplomat in early January. MFA officials note that the Iranian decision took place after a December 2007 German magazine article revealed the German government's July 2007 expulsion of an Iranian diplomat acc [...] | 2008-01-15 13:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PGOV PREL GM IR |
08BERLIN709 | GERMANY INVITED TO SPEAK AT THE JUNE 16-18 MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-30 11:25:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KNNP PARM PREL KGIC SP GM |
08BERLIN714 | GERMANY AGREES WITH POINTS IN U.S. NONPAPER ON [...] (C) PolOff delivered Reftel points to Hellmut Hoffmann, Director of the MFA's Office for Nuclear Arms Control, on May 30. Hoffmann expressed appreciation for the points and noted Germany's ongoing concern for Iran's lack of "full cooperation" with the IAEA and the UN. After quickly reading [...] | 2008-05-30 14:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA GM IR |
08BERLIN715 | GERMANY WILL BE REPRESENTED (BARELY) AT FRIENDS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-30 15:10:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MARR MOPS OTRA PREL GM IQ |
08BERLIN723 | GERMANY DECLINES INVITATION TO PRESENT AT THE JUNE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-02 14:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP PARM PREL KGIC SP GM |
08BERLIN729 | GERMANY REACTION MIXED ON U.S. PROPOSALS FOR THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Pol-Mil/External Unit Chief met June 3 with Weert Boerner, desk officer in the MFA North American Office, to press for adding explicit references to Cuba, Venezuela, the FARC, the U.S.-Columbia FTA and missile defense to the 2008 U.S.-EU Summit Declaration now under negotiation. [...] | 2008-06-03 16:00:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PGOV PREL PHUM GM |
08BERLIN744 | GETTING GERMANY ON BOARD FOR MAP FOR GEORGIA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. We will have to engage regularly with the German government at very senior levels over the next several months to have any hope of getting the Germans on board with extending MAP to Georgia and Ukraine at the NATO foreign ministers meeting in December. The German "nein" at Bucha [...] | 2008-06-05 14:33:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO GM RS UP GG |
08BERLIN745 | SCHWAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY IS SPD'S LATEST HAIL [...] (C) Summary: Faced with continued losses in the polls, the Social Democrats (SPD) have been trying on new tactics like various badly fitting dresses for a prom, each one redder than the last. The latest has been the baffling decision to run Professor Gesine Schwan against the popular incumbent [...] | 2008-06-05 16:04:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM |
08BERLIN749 | GERMANY/RUSSIA: CHANCELLERY VIEWS ON MAP FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary David Merkel discussed Russian political developments and Ukrainian/Georgian MAP with Deputy National Security Advisor Rolf Nikel and Chancellery Director for East European and Central Asian Affairs Norman Walter June 4. Because of DAS Merkel's lon [...] | 2008-06-06 11:58:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON GM RS GG UP |
08BERLIN750 | TIP REPORT DELIVERED TO KEY GERMAN MINISTRIES [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR G/TIP. PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. (U) On June 4, Global Affairs Officer and Embassy Legal Advisor delivered ref A points informing regarding the TIP Report's release and Germany's tier ranking to key officials in the German MFA, Family Ministry, In [...] | 2008-06-06 12:49:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV PREL |
08BERLIN754 | GERMAN RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN ARMS SALES DEMARCHE [...] (S) On 4 June 2008, visiting DAS David Merkel delivered reftel demarche to Rolf Nikel, Chancellery Deputy Foreign Policy Advisor. Nikel acknowledged the importance of addressing the issue with Russia and agreed to discuss it with Merkel prior to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Be [...] | 2008-06-06 15:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC MASS PARM PREL IR RS GM |
08BERLIN755 | CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S JUNE 5 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev visited Berlin on June 5 to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other officials, his first trip to Europe as Russian President. In what was described by the German Federal Chancellery as a meeting to build rapport and a positive relati [...] | 2008-06-06 17:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN GM RS |
08BERLIN772 | IRAN TRADE - CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S MORAL SUASION [...] (S) SUMMARY: Chancellor Merkel's moral suasion campaign -- along with UN/EU sanctions and a host of other factors -- has convinced major German banks and big business to curtail trade and financial ties with Iran. The result will be a further downward trend in German exports to Iran, accordin [...] | 2008-06-11 13:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETRD PREL ETTC KNNP MNUC EFIN EPET IR GM |
08BERLIN786 | GERMANY'S BUSINESS TIES WITH IRAQ -- A SLOW, BUT [...] SUMMARY: The Ministry of Economics and German business organizations are cooperating closely in seeking to rebuild Germany's significant business ties with Iraq. The first important step is the planned June 30-July 1 meeting in Berlin of the German-Iraq Joint Economic Commission after a more [...] | 2008-06-13 12:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL BEXP IR GM |
08BERLIN789 | GERMAN VIEWS ON JUNE 16-17 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol-mil/external chief met with MFA Deputy European Correspondent Thomas Schieb June 13 to discuss ref A points on key issues to be discussed at the June 16-17 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Schieb noted that the agenda of this GAERC is even fuller than no [...] | 2008-06-16 07:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV PHUM ZL ZK IR CU GM |
08BERLIN790 | GERMANY FORMULATING POSITION ON CSC [...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer delivered reftel nonpaper and talking points on June 6 to the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) Specialized Working Group for Nuclear Safety Head of Division Ms. Ursula Adenauer and on June 11 to the German MF [...] | 2008-06-16 07:19:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA PARM GM |
08BERLIN795 | CODEL ROHRABACHER AND ROSCOSMOS DIRECTOR PERMINOV [...] (SBU) On May 28, 2008 CODEL Rohrabacher met with Roscosmos Director Anatoliy Perminov at the U.S. Embassy in Berlin to discuss a variety of U.S./Russia space cooperation issues focusing on how to strengthen bi-lateral civil space cooperation policy and exploring new areas of future research c [...] | 2008-06-16 16:03:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL TSPA RS IR GM |
08BERLIN796 | FINANCE MINISTRY VIEWS ON EUROPEAN-IRANIAN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: A German Finance Ministry official confirmed that the Hamburg-based, Iranian-owned European-Iranian Commercial Bank (EIHB) had recently opened a branch in Tehran. The German Government cannot prevent German banks from establishing foreign branches, but can intervene if the br [...] | 2008-06-17 06:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ECON KNNP PARM PGOV PREL MNUC IR GM |
08BERLIN801 | KOSOVO 120 DAYS LATER -- GERMANY REMAINS IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Since Kosovo's coordinated declaration of independence on February 17 and through the transfer of power from the UN to the government of Kosovo following the entry-into-force of its constitution on June 15, Germany has continued to coordinate closely with the United States and oth [...] | 2008-06-18 06:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GM KV |
08BERLIN802 | MEDIA REACTION: Mideast, Iran, France [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Mideast) Israeli-Hamas Peace Talks 3. (Iran) Nuclear Program 4. (France) White Book On Defense  [...] | 2008-06-18 11:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM |
08BERLIN810 | GERMAN MFA READOUT OF SOLANA VISIT TO TEHRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Upon receiving ref A points, the German MFA's Iran Desk provided a preliminary readout of the June 13-15 visit by EU High Representative Solana to Iran to deliver the P5 1 incentive package. The Iran Desk described Iranian FM Mottaki as "tough and tight" in his meeting with Sol [...] | 2008-06-19 13:47:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IR GM |
08BERLIN811 | JUNE 12 MEETING IN BERLIN OF THE WESTERN FRIENDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The June 12 meeting of the Western Friends of Georgia focused mainly on a German-drafted non-paper, which proposes a three-stage plan for the peaceful settlement of the conflict in Abkhazia, beginning with security and confidence building measures (CBMs),including declarations of [...] | 2008-06-19 15:04:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO MARR EUN RS ZJ GG |
08BERLIN821 | (C) GERMANY RELUCTANT TO SUPPORT NTI NUCLEAR FUEL [...] (C) In a meeting on June 11, a German MFA official told Global Affairs officer Germany is reluctant to support the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) nuclear fuel bank initiative at this time. The reasons stem from a perceived a lack of interest from Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) countries and an [...] | 2008-06-20 15:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA PARM GM |
08BERLIN829 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST, IRAN, NUCLEAR WEAPONS, ZIMBABWE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Palestinian Conference in Berlin 3. EU Sanctions against Iran 4. U.S. Nuclear Weapons 5. Zimbabwe 6. Oil Price 7. Berlin Airlift Anniversary 8. French President Sarkozy in Israel  [...] | 2008-06-24 12:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM |
08BERLIN836 | MEDIA REACTION: Mideast, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, U.S.-Germany, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Mideast) Berlin Conference, Israeli Government Crisis 3. (Zimbabwe) Run-Off Elections 4. (Pakistan) Infiltration From Afghan Border Region 5. (U.S.-Germany) U.S. Nuclear Weapons In Germany 6. (Serbia) New Government 7. (U.S.) Interest Ra [...] | 2008-06-26 12:19:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM |
08BERLIN839 | GERMANS WILL ENGAGE JAPAN ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] (C) Post discussed Ref (A) points June 25 with Chancellery and Foreign Office officials. POL M/C raised the matter with Chancellery National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen and Security Policy Director Geza von Geyr on the margins of their June 25 meeting with Secretary Rice. They suppor [...] | 2008-06-26 16:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SMIL MARR MOPS NATO AF AS CA GM IT FR |
08BERLIN840 | GEORGIAN PRESIDENT SAAKASHVILI'S JUNE 25 MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili held a 90-minute lunch meeting June 25 in Berlin. According to the Chancellery, the atmosphere of the meeting was constructive. The majority of the discussion was taken up by Saakashvili's description of G [...] | 2008-06-26 17:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR EUN GM RS |
08BERLIN853 | GERMANY INFORMED OF NEW GLOBAL INITIATIVE MEMBERS: [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-30 15:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KGIC PARM PREL KNNP JO IN RS GM |
08BERLIN87 | WELCOME TO BERLIN [...] (C) Madam Secretary: Mission Germany looks forward to welcoming you to Berlin January 22-23. In addition to discussions with your P5-plus-1 counterparts on Iran, your bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister Steinmeier will provide an important opportunity to advance our cooperation. Germany [...] | 2008-01-18 15:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL GM |
08BERLIN875 | NORTH KOREA DEMARCHE: GERMAN RESPONSE [...] (C) PolOff delivered the paper to Ellen Goelz, desk officer for Nuclear Arms Control and Non-Proliferation at the German MFA on June 30. Goelz noted her appreciation for the comprehensive information and promised to share it with other Korea Watchers within the GoG. While noting that the con [...] | 2008-07-03 09:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KN KNNP GM |
08BERLIN876 | NASA-CNSA CIVIL SPACE COOPERATION: GERMAN RESPONSE [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points to Ellen Goelz, desk officer for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation at the German MFA on June 30. Goelz welcomed the talks and noted that Germany will continue to press China as necessary on space issues. She also promised to share the information with re [...] | 2008-07-03 09:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH KSCA PARM PREL TPHY TSPA TSPL GM |
08BERLIN877 | SUMMARY OF MAY PSI MEETING HANDED OVER TO GERMANS [...] (U) On June 30, PolOff delivered Reftel points to Ellen Goelz, desk officer for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, who offered to share the summary with interested parties within the German government and noted that such information is "extremely welcome and helpful." She also noted that, as [...] | 2008-07-03 09:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL GM |
08BERLIN879 | WELCOME TO BERLIN [...] (C) Mr. President: My Mission and I look forward to welcoming you to Germany June 10-11. Your visit is an opportunity to focus the German public on the excellent state of U.S.-German bilateral relations, for which you and Chancellor Merkel should take deserved credit. Our cooperation in mee [...] | 2008-07-03 10:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM |
08BERLIN884 | GERMANY/IRAN - FINANCE MINISTRY VIEWS ON UNSCR [...] (S) SUMMARY: A German Finance Ministry official confirmed that the EU-3 and Italy had put forward a draft Common Position calling for expansive implementation of UNSCR 1803. The draft Common Position includes a Franco-German proposal to establish an EU-wide mechanism against proliferation fin [...] | 2008-07-03 16:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | EFIN ECON KNNP PARM PGOV PREL MNUC IR GM |
08BERLIN89 | GERMANY: NO TROOPS FOR ESDP DEPLOYMENT IN CHAD AND [...] (C) Pol mil-chief delivered ref A points to Erik-Jan van Oosterhout in the MFA ESDP Office January 14, underscoring U.S. support for the mission and urging Germany to consider ways of contributing to it. Pol-mil chief noted that while recent French pledges of helicopters and troops would ensur [...] | 2008-01-18 20:19:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR CD GM FR |
08BERLIN890 | PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE EVENT: GERMAN RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs desk officer for UN Human Rights and International Protection of Human Rights Sarah Bernardy told Poloff July 7 that, in response to reftel points, the MFA could not support a prisoners of conscience public affairs event at the UN without first having more de [...] | 2008-07-08 09:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PHUM PREL KDEM |
08BERLIN896 | (C) GERMANY AND U.S. IN SYNCH WITH MTCR SMALL [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 5. 2. (C) On June 26, Global Affairs officer delivered reftel demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck. Reck said Germany is putting the finishing touches on a Small Group draft proposal focused on outreach to [...] | 2008-07-08 15:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE ETTC KSCA AU FR JA UK GM |
08BERLIN897 | BERLIN GNSS TELEMATICS CONFERENCE: GALILEO FEELING [...] (SBU) The 2nd GNSS Technologies and Telematic Applications Conference, held June 12, 2008, highlighted a paradigm shift in Galileo's business philosophy to generate revenue and openness to foreign procurement. Galileo representatives admitted that the goal of having a complete and operationa [...] | 2008-07-08 15:47:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL TSPA EUN NL GM |
08BERLIN898 | (C) GERMANY PLANNING TO PRESENT PAPERS ON IRAN AND [...] (C) On June 26, Global Affairs officer delivered reftel demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck. Reck said Germany is planning to present three papers on the following topics: Iranian procurement networks; a case study on a five-axis laser machining center for t [...] | 2008-07-08 15:49:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA AU IR KN |
08BERLIN899 | (C) GERMANY: DLR SPACE DIRECTOR SUGGESTS A JOINT [...] (C) On July 7, delegations from the German Space Agency (DLR) and USSTRATCOM (headed by General Kevin Chilton) met to discuss space situational awareness issues and opportunities for future information sharing. During a broad-ranging discussion, German delegation lead Dr. Hubert Reile, DLR P [...] | 2008-07-08 16:14:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | TSPA EINV ETRD PGOV PREL GM |
08BERLIN90 | NATO SOFA STATUS FOR USAFRICOM CIVILIANS: GERMANY [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para 4. 2. (SBU) Pol-mil chief provided the U.S. diplomatic note in reftel to the director of the MFA Office on the Legal Framework for the Stationing of Foreign Military Forces (Referat 503),Onno Hueckmann, on December 20. On January 10, a [...] | 2008-01-18 20:21:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR NATO GM AF |
08BERLIN906 | JUNE 30 GROUP OF FRIENDS MEETING: AD REF AGREEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 30 meeting in Berlin, the Friends of the Secretary General on Georgia agreed ad ref to a three-phase approach for the settlement of the conflict in Abkhazia. The resulting document is far less detailed and prescriptive than the original German draft, proposed on Jun [...] | 2008-07-10 10:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO MARR EUN RS ZJ GG |
08BERLIN908 | GERMANY "DISAPPOINTED" WITH NEW U.S. POSITION ON [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to the newly-arrived head of the MFA's Conventional Arms Control Division, Mr. Gregor Koebel on July 10. Koebel had received a "leaked copy of the DoD points through an NGO contact" on July 9 and was therefore already familiar with many of the points about th [...] | 2008-07-10 14:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PARM PREL NATO GM |
08BERLIN909 | GERMANY NEEDS MORE INFO ON PURPOSE AND DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to Karin Marschall, desk officer for the Defense and Security Policy Division at the German MFA on July 10. Marschall expressed appreciation for the points, but noted that Germany does not yet have an official response due to outstanding questions concerning [...] | 2008-07-10 15:12:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | IO NATO PREL AF GM |
08BERLIN915 | (S) GERMANY COMPLIMENTS THE U.S. HANDLING OF THE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. (S) On July 11, Global Affairs officer delivered reftel demarche to German MFA Deputy Head of Export Control Division Christof Pollmeier in regards to the U.S. boarding of the Antares I. Pollmeier expressed appreciation for the nonpape [...] | 2008-07-11 14:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | MNUC PARM PREL SY LI KN GM |
08BERLIN916 | GERMAN RESPONSE TO 2008 TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) On July 1, Emboffs met for a roundtable discussion of the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report with key German officials from the MFA, as well as the Family, Labor and Justice ministries. While the report was well received, a Family Ministry official expressed regret that more atte [...] | 2008-07-11 15:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PGOV |
08BERLIN917 | INVITATION DELIVERED: INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-11 15:11:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IAEA ENRG KNNP GM |
08BERLIN942 | GERMANY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT IAEA-INDIA SAFEGUARDS [...] (C) On July 15, Global Affairs officer delivered reftel demarche to German MFA Desk Officer for International Energy and Nuclear Energy Policy Joerg Polster regarding rallying support for the India-International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards agreement. Polster said that although he [...] | 2008-07-16 16:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL IAEA KNNP ENRG ETTC IN GM |
08BERLIN945 | EU's Solana Welcomes US Participation in [...] (SBU) On July 15-16, EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana joined a number of high-ranking former and current foreign policy officials in Berlin at a conference entitled "Managing Global Insecurity (MGI)". During the course of the conference, Solana offered generalized comments about the mu [...] | 2008-07-17 11:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC IR GM |
08BERLIN951 | GERMAN MOD REQUESTS MORE INFORMATION REGARDING A [...] (C) Following the meeting with German MFA officials on July 10 reported in reftel B, PolOff delivered reftel A points to COL Bernd Schtt, Armed Forces Staff at the German MOD, on July 14, 2008. Schtt appeared surprised about the timing of the current proposal for an ANA force size increase, s [...] | 2008-07-18 12:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM NATO PREL IO AF |
08BERLIN952 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IRISL [...] (S) Officers from Global Affairs and the Political Section delivered reftel demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck and MFA Iran Desk Officer Deike Potzel respectively. Both expressed appreciation for the reftel information. 2. (S) Potzel said that the dra [...] | 2008-07-18 13:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD PARM PINR PREL KNNP EUN |
08BERLIN957 | (C) DLR LOBBIES FOR U.S. POLITICAL SUPPORT TO TAKE [...] (C) The German Space Agency (DLR) contacted the U.S. Embassy in Berlin in an apparent political move to corral support in their favor in an upcoming Chancellery decision to reorganize lines of control over Germany's primary space surveillance asset. The Chancellery will be reportedly decidi [...] | 2008-07-18 15:05:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | TSPA EINV ETRD PGOV PREL PINR GM |
08BERLIN959 | GERMAN ENERGY LEGISLATION COMPROMISES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Six months after triumphantly presenting draft energy laws to meet aggressive global warming targets (reftel),coalition harmony has dissolved, resulting in watered down legislation that is likely to cost more and deliver less than initially expected. Parliamentary hearings we [...] | 2008-07-21 05:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV PGOV EU SENV GM |
08BERLIN960 | GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIALLY RESPONDS TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Berlin delivered the information in STATE 66363 about U.S. health priorities for the G8 summit to German Foreign Ministry State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg and Economic Cooperation and Development Ministry State Secretary Erich Stather on Monday, June 23 in formal letters from [...] | 2008-07-21 06:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV WHO PREL GM |
08BERLIN973 | GERMANY REQUESTS IMMEDIATE GUIDANCE ON AUSTRALIA [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. (S) MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck provided Global Affairs Officer July 18 with a nonpaper requesting further information and guidance regarding a German export license request concerning Australia Group (AG)-liste [...] | 2008-07-21 15:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM ETTC CBW PINR IN GM |
08BERLIN976 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IRISL [...] (S) Global Affairs Officer delivered reftel demarche to German Finance Ministry Officer Kristina Wogatzki. She expressed appreciaton for the refetl information. 2. (S) Wogatzki said she is unaware of any German exporters using IRISL or Iran Air, but will continue to be alert to indicati [...] | 2008-07-22 10:18:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD PARM PINR PREL KN |
08BERLIN991 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTRY ON [...] (C) On 22 July 2008, POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to Verana Frick, desk officer responsible for Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia at the German Foreign Office. Frick said that the German Government will continue to support dialogue and a peaceful solution between the Government of Col [...] | 2008-07-22 15:22:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | COL VE HR EUR PTER AF SNAR PGOV PREL |
08BERLIN999 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-23 14:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN PARM IR GM |
09BERLIN1001 | H1N1 UPDATE: 11,493 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased by 390 new cases, bringing the total as of August 14 to 11,493. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. A dispute between the government and the health insurance companies over flu shot payments has been resolv [...] | 2009-08-14 14:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN1002 | CDU AND CSU HOLD THE CARDS IN GERMANY'S COALITION [...] (C) With politicians returning from their annual summer vacation to face seven weeks of intense campaigning, speculation is rife about how Germany's coalition poker game will play out as the mainstream political parties jockey for position. Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CD [...] | 2009-08-14 15:25:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM PGOV PREL |
09BERLIN1003 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: GERMANY INFORMED ON US [...] (SBU) On August 12, EconOff delivered ref A non-paper to MFA Export Control Division Deputy Office Director, Markus Klinger, informing Germany of the US intention to submit a proposal for a "Chemical Micro-Reactor Systems Experts Group" at the September 2009 Australia Group (AG) Plenary in Pa [...] | 2009-08-14 16:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC PARM PGOV PREL PINR TBIO KSTC FR GM |
09BERLIN1004 | GERMANY: UPDATED POINTS OF CONTACT FOR NPT-RELATED [...] Per ref A request, please note that the key points of contact for NPT-related issues in the German MFA remain Arms Control and Disarmament Office Director Nikolai von Schoepff (240-RL@diplo.de) and his deputy Stefan Kordasch (240-0@diplo.de). Both can be reached at tel. 0049-30-5000-4268. E [...] | 2009-08-14 17:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09BERLIN1007 | H1N1 UPDATE: 12,120 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased by 627 new cases, bringing the total as of August 17 to 12,120. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. The German government plans to order enough vaccine for 80 percent of its population. END SUMMARY 2. [...] | 2009-08-17 15:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN1012 | H1N1 UPDATE: 12,830 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased over the past two days by 710 new cases, bringing the total as of August 19 to 12,830. The daily rate of increase has slightly declined. On August 19, the Cabinet approved a Health Ministry regulation on establishing p [...] | 2009-08-19 15:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN1014 | H1N1 UPDATE: 13,180 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased over yesterday by 350 new cases, bringing the total as of August 20 to 13,180. Germany ranks first in confirmed virus infections among European countries. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its August 20 press briefing, the Na [...] | 2009-08-20 15:14:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN1015 | GERMANY BACK ON TRACK TO RATIFY THE EU LISBON TREATY BY THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany's Grand Coalition government should be able to revise the implementing legislation for the EU Lisbon Treaty as mandated by the German Constitutional Court before the September 27 Bundestag election. However, even if this happens, Germany may still not be in a position to [...] | 2009-08-20 16:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EUN GM |
09BERLIN1019 | G-8 BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: GERMANY STRESSES [...] (SBU) PolOff shared reftel information note and talking points regarding the 2009 G-8 BMENA Forum for the Future (FfF) with Deputy Head of MFA Division, Union for the Mediterranean and BMENA, Andreas Berg, who had already received the information note from the Italian Embassy. Berg's two main [...] | 2009-08-21 14:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KMPI KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV GM |
09BERLIN1020 | CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL RALLIES EAST GERMAN CDU [...] (U) Chancellor Angela Merkel (Christian Democratic Union - CDU) used a high-level CDU gathering in Weimar on August 18 to rally eastern Germany's CDU for the upcoming state (August 30) and parliamentary elections (September 27). Merkel told her party that electoral success for Thuringian Min [...] | 2009-08-21 14:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM PGOV PREL |
09BERLIN1021 | GERMANY: VIEWS ON IRAN SANCTIONS AND PRELIMINARY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-21 15:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS GM |
09BERLIN1022 | GERMANY INQUIRES ABOUT RADIOACTIVE COBALT-60 [...] (U) This is an action request, please see para. 4. 2. (C) Summary: German MFA contacts have asked the U.S. to provide information regarding the reported import by the U.S. of radioactive cobalt-60 contaminated stainless steel. Open source reporting indicated this material may have been u [...] | 2009-08-21 16:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KCRM MUNC PARM PINR PREL PTER GM KNNP |
09BERLIN1023 | H1N1 UPDATE: 13,180 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased by 560 cases, bringing the total as of August 21 to 13,740. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its August 21 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed a total of 5 [...] | 2009-08-24 05:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN1025 | H1N1 UPDATE: 14,325 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased over the weekend by 585 cases, bringing the total as of August 24 to 14,325. Local health officials said that the recent Berlin World Championship in Athletics had no impact on the increase in H1N1 cases in the capital. [...] | 2009-08-25 05:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN1030 | AUSTRALIA GROUP DEMARCHE: ESTABLISHING MINIMUM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-25 15:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ETTC PREL FR GM |
09BERLIN1031 | AUSTRALIA GROUP NONPAPER DELIVERED: CLARIFYING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-25 15:37:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ETTC PREL FR GM |
09BERLIN1032 | AUSTRALIA GROUP NONPAPER DELIVERED: CLARIFYING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-25 15:40:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ETTC PREL FR GM |
09BERLIN1033 | AUSTRALIA GROUP NONPAPER DELIVERED: CHEMICAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-25 15:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ETTC PREL FR GM |
09BERLIN1034 | (S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AN IRANIAN PROCUREMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-25 15:47:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR SZ GM |
09BERLIN1035 | (S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-25 15:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA AE IR GM |
09BERLIN1039 | H1N1 UPDATE: 14,581 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased slightly by 256 cases, bringing the total as of August 25 to 14,581. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its August 25 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed a t [...] | 2009-08-26 11:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN1046 | H1N1 UPDATE: 14,940 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased slightly by 359 cases, bringing the total as of August 26 to 14,940. The state of North Rhine-Westphalia proposes protection for pregnant women working with flu patients. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its August 26 press [...] | 2009-08-27 12:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN1047 | H1N1 UPDATE: GERMANY PASSES 15,000 CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany has passed the 15,000 mark. On August 27, 319 new cases were reported, bringing the total to 15,259. German health authorities expect a second massive wave of infections in winter. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its August 27 press [...] | 2009-08-27 14:37:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN1048 | ASSESSMENT OF FOREIGN POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF [...] (U) Per reftel, we examined whether the work of the proposed National Science Foundation (NSF) grant would have adverse implications on U.S. foreign policy. From our review of the backgrounds and the work of the proposed organizations, we assess that there are no adverse implications for U.S. [...] | 2009-08-27 15:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY KSCA OTRA NSF GM |
09BERLIN1049 | EADS SHAREHOLDER BREAKDOWN - DO THE FRENCH REALLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The European Defense and Space Company (EADS) is often assumed to be dominated by French influence and EADS-Astrium, a subsidiary of EADS, has been accused by German industry of wielding this influence to the benefit of French competitors. However, while French industry represe [...] | 2009-08-27 16:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA IT RS CH GM |
09BERLIN1054 | MEDIA REACTION: JAPAN, CLIMATE, MIDEAST, GERMANY [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Japan) Outcome of Parliamentary Elections 3. (UN) Climate Conference 4. (Mideast) Peace Process 5. (Germany) Outcome of State Parliament Elections  [...] | 2009-08-31 11:37:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US RS IR PK IN IC |
09BERLIN1056 | H1N1 UPDATE: 15,878 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose over the weekend to 15,878 cases on August 31. Opinion polls show that fewer Germans are interested in flu vaccination this fall/winter. Health authorities are planning an awareness campaign to encourage people to get vaccinat [...] | 2009-08-31 15:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN1066 | NETANYAHU FEELS SOME HEAT IN BERLIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu August 27, Chancellor Merkel and Foreign Minister Steinmeier both stressed the importance of a freeze on settlement construction to achieve a resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations. This, despite attempts b [...] | 2009-09-02 13:40:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS GM IR |
09BERLIN1067 | GERMANY HAS NO OBJECTION TO UNODC'S OBSERVER STATUS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-02 14:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC GM |
09BERLIN1068 | GERMAN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINS STEADY [...] SUMMARY. There were once again mixed signals from the German labor market in August. According to the Federal Employment Agency, the number of seasonally adjusted unemployed in Germany which reflects the overall trend in the labor market fell very slightly(by 1,000) in August; the rate, how [...] | 2009-09-03 12:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON EFIN PGOV GM |
09BERLIN1069 | GERMANY SOLICITS U.S. VIEWS ON G8 GLOBAL [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see para. 6. 2. (C) While meeting with MFA desk officers Dr. Bernd Rinnert and Dr. Joerg Polster on Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) matters (Ref A),they raised a series of points with Econoff related to the G8 Global Partner [...] | 2009-09-03 12:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PTER KGIC GM |
09BERLIN1070 | US 2009 MTCR PLENARY PROPOSALS DELIVERED TO GERMANY [...] (C) On September 1, EconOff delivered ref A non-paper to MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer, Nancy Reck, regarding US "small group" proposals for the 2009 MTCR Plenary in Rio de Janeiro. Reck thanked the USG for the non-paper and said she would deliver it to the appropriate authorities [...] | 2009-09-03 13:05:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE ETTC KSCA PARM PREL AU FR JA UK GM |
09BERLIN1071 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: GERMAN RESPONSE ON US [...] (SBU) On September 3, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer, Nancy Reck, relayed to EconOff German Federal Office of Economics and Export Control's (BAFA) views on the US Australia Group (AG) proposal to establish an experts working group on micro-reactor systems (MRS). Reck said Germany [...] | 2009-09-03 13:11:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ETTC PREL FR GM |
09BERLIN1080 | GERMANY TO FRANCE: STAY OUT OF OUR COMMERCIAL SATELLITE AFFAIRS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-03 13:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA IT RS CH GM |
09BERLIN1089 | H1N1 UPDATE: 16,584 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose to 16,584 cases on September 3. Germany reported its first severe case of H1N1. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 3 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confir [...] | 2009-09-04 07:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN1093 | MERKEL PAINTS HERSELF INTO A CORNER: WHY THE OPEL [...] (C) SUMMARY. No one could have predicted that the Opel rescue would take this long. The parties in the Grand Coalition government, the CDU/CSU and SPD alike, all had a strong interest in resolving the matter and preserving jobs well before the national elections on September 27. Opel itse [...] | 2009-09-04 16:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD GM |
09BERLIN1096 | H1N1 UPDATE: 17,265 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The net number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 681 cases to 17,265 cases on September 8. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) At its September 8 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed a total of 698 new (labor [...] | 2009-09-08 15:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN1104 | H1N1 UPDATE: 17,644 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 379 cases to 17,644 on September 9. Germany plans to order an additional 18 million courses of H1N1 vaccine. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 9 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Ro [...] | 2009-09-09 14:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM |
09BERLIN1105 | FDP CHAIRMAN WESTERWELLE'S LITE AND DARK CAMPAIGN [...] (U) Free Democratic Party (FDP) Chairman and Foreign Minister hopeful Guido Westerwelle used a September 7 political forum in Essen to criticize the poor quality of political discourse during Germany's election campaign. He stated that Germany deserved a higher quality debate about its futur [...] | 2009-09-09 15:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM PREL PGOV |
09BERLIN1106 | CHANCELLOR ANGELA "TEFLON" MERKEL TAKES LIMELIGHT [...] (C) Less than two weeks after her party suffered losses in two state elections, CDU Chancellor Angela Merkel found her fighting spirit before 8,000 party faithful at a September 6 election rally in Duesseldorf launching the "hot phase" of the CDU/CSU electoral campaign. The CDU has been shifting pa [...] | 2009-09-09 16:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM PREL PGOV |
09BERLIN1107 | GERMANY: POLITICAL FALL-OUT OVER KUNDUZ AIR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-10 06:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO PGOV AF GM |
09BERLIN1108 | GERMANY: POLITICAL FALL-OUT OVER KUNDUZ AIR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chancellery is confident that Chancellor Merkel's policy statement to the Bundestag on September 8 has succeeded -- at least for now -- in settling the domestic political controversy surrounding the September 4 air strikes against two hijacked fuel tankers in Kunduz. Ironically, th [...] | 2009-09-10 06:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO PGOV AF GM |
09BERLIN1111 | H1N1 UPDATE: 17,644 CONFIRMED CASES (UPDATED) [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 379 cases to 17,644 on September 9. Germany plans to order an additional 18 million doses of H1N1 vaccine. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 9 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Rober [...] | 2009-09-10 09:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM |
09BERLIN1112 | (C) IAEA: GERMANY READY FOR IRAN SANCTIONS; WANTS [...] (C) Summary. On September 8 poloff informed MFA IAEA lead Hans-Peter Hinrichsen that the U.S. was delivering reftel demarche to all IAEA Board Members. Hinrichsen shared copies of the EU and E3 statements to be released that day (see paragraphs 12 and 13). Hinrichsen asked for the USG to in [...] | 2009-09-10 10:04:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS GM |
09BERLIN1114 | (C) GERMAN REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON A PENDING [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. (C) On September 9, the German MFA Export Control Office (Division 412) provided EconOff with a German-language non-paper requesting information from the USG by September 18 regarding a pending German export of a low-pressure casting m [...] | 2009-09-10 15:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IN GM |
09BERLIN1115 | H1N1 UPDATE: 17,790 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 146 cases to 17,790 on September 10. Munich International School confirms case(s) of H1N1. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 10 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institu [...] | 2009-09-10 15:40:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM |
09BERLIN1116 | GERMAN INTELLIGENCE VIEWS ON OPTICAL RECONNAISSANCE CAPABILITIES [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: The German Intelligence Service (BND) expressed confidence that Germanys proposal for a High Resolution Optical System (HiROS) reconnaissance satellite program "will be realized regardless of the outcome of the German general elections this month" and is advocating for a US partner [...] | 2009-09-10 15:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL JP FR SP UK TSPA |
09BERLIN1118 | AMBASSADOR MURPHY'S INITIAL MEETING WITH GERMAN FM [...] (C) During a September 13 introductory call by Ambassador Murphy, Steinmeier emphasized his frustration at being unable to distance himself from Merkel in the election campaign. He stated his support for the Magna deal on Opel. He expressed his strong support for President Obama, and underli [...] | 2009-09-10 16:19:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM PGOV PREL |
09BERLIN1124 | GERMAN SHERPA FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-11 13:10:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PTER KGIC GM |
09BERLIN1125 | SPD CHANCELLOR-CANDIDATE STEINMEIER EXPRESSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: SPD Chancellor-candidate Frank-Walter Steinmeier used a campaign appearance in Osnabrueck attended by PolOff to dismiss the prospects of a CDU/CSU-FDP government after the next parliamentary elections on September 27. Speaking to over 2,000 people in Osnabrueck -- an SPD strong [...] | 2009-09-11 15:05:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GM |
09BERLIN1128 | H1N1 UPDATE: 17,937 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 147 cases to 17,937 on September 11. Munich International School, which includes Mission children, has reported two cases of H1N1. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 11 press briefing, the National Reference Center [...] | 2009-09-11 15:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM |
09BERLIN1129 | GERMANY/AFGHANISTAN: AMBASSADOR MURPHY'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 14 introductory meeting with Ambassador Murphy, Defense Minister Jung emphasized that the controversy over the September 4 air strikes in Kunduz should not be allowed to disrupt what is a fundamentally excellent bilateral relationship. Jung expressed understand [...] | 2009-09-11 16:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO PGOV AF GM |
09BERLIN1130 | GERMAN OPTICAL SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING: THE PATH FORWARD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-11 16:21:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA IT KS FR GM |
09BERLIN1132 | GERMAN VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 14-15 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany shares the U.S. assessment of the situation of IDPs in Sri Lanka and the need to act quickly, but notes that the EU Council is currently not on track to take action until October. While agreeing that the EU should enhance its trade and investment with Georgia, Armenia a [...] | 2009-09-11 19:58:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN EAID PHUM ETRD AF PK GM CE ZJ |
09BERLIN1133 | WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE GERMAN ELECTIONS? [...] (SBU) Summary: Germany could see a change in government after the September 27 Bundestag election, and even if the result is another Grand Coalition of Chancellor Merkel's Christian Democratic Union and sister Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) party with Foreign Minister Steinmeier's Social [...] | 2009-09-14 10:49:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | GM PGOV |
09BERLIN1134 | PARTNERING FOR FOOD SECURITY: NO DECISION YET ON [...] (SBU) On September 10, 2009, Ambassador Murphy delivered the invitation to the September 26 meeting on Partnering for Food Security on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and accompanying draft statement during an introductory call on Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinme [...] | 2009-09-14 12:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD PREL UNGA GM |
09BERLIN1136 | GERMAN ELECTIONS: MERKEL-STEINMEIER TV DEBATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The September 13 90-minute television debate between Chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party chief Angela Merkel and Vice Chancellor and Social Democratic Party (SPD) chancellor candidate Frank-Walter Steinmeier will probably have little lasting effect on the e [...] | 2009-09-14 15:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | GM PGOV |
09BERLIN1138 | ECONOMIC ISSUES DOMINATE GERMANY'S 2009 GENERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. As they head to the polls on September 27, German voters have one major worry on their minds: the economy. Well aware of this reality, the five viable political parties -- the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)-Christian Social Union (CSU),Social Democratic Party (SPD),Free Demo [...] | 2009-09-15 12:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV PREL GM |
09BERLIN114 | GERMANY DIVES DEEPER INTO RECESSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After several years of strong growth and falling unemployment, the German economy is on the ropes. The German government has repeatedly revised its 2009 growth forecasts downward, and the Economics Ministry is now projecting that gross domestic product will shrink by 2.25 perc [...] | 2009-01-29 10:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ELAB PREL GM |
09BERLIN1140 | GERMANY PRESSES EU FOR JOINT ACTION ON 6 [...] (C) Pol M/C delivered reftel demarche on missing and detained amcits to German MFA Amb. Klaus-Peter Gottwald, (A/S Equivalent) Commissioner for Arms Control and Disarmament, on Sept. 14. Pol M/C stressed with Gottwald, who was already well informed about the details of the cases, the importan [...] | 2009-09-16 10:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC GM PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER IR |
09BERLIN1143 | GERMANY ALREADY "IN THE CHOIR" ON IRAN [...] (C) The Ambassador called German MFA Political Director Stanzel September 15 to discuss reftel on expanding the chorus on Iran. Stanzel thanked the Ambassador for the update and said Germany agreed with our message and was taking similar action with only subtle differences. Stanzel added t [...] | 2009-09-16 15:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC |
09BERLIN1144 | GERMANY TO SPEAK AT ICJ IN DECEMBER, PRESSES [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, on September 8 MFA Balkans Deputy Director Marc Bogdahn confirmed that Germany will present oral arguments at the ICJ in December. However, Germany has not encouraged -- and has no plans to encourage -- other countries to do so. Though Germany had previousl [...] | 2009-09-17 06:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL ICJ KV GM |
09BERLIN1145 | A/CFE: GERMANY FAVORS FLEXIBILITY TO NUDGE RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary. On September 10 Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Office Director for Conventional Arms Control Michael Banzhaf. Banzhaf took particular note of Antonov's redlines with regard to abolishment of flank regimes for Russia and non-implementation of the "existing" CFE Treaty. Ban [...] | 2009-09-17 06:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM PREL NATO GM |
09BERLIN1148 | MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, EU, ECONOMIC, U.S.-WILSON [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Presidential Elections 3. (EU) Barroso Election 4. (Economic) U.S. Recession, Lehman Bros. 5. (U.S.) Issue of Race in America  [...] | 2009-09-17 11:49:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US RS IR PK IN IC |
09BERLIN1150 | GERMANY'S UNGA PRIORITIES AND A PROPOSAL FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA Deputy Head of the UNGA Division Julia Gross and Poloff discussed U.S. and German priorities for the 64th UNGA September 15. Gross noted that many of reftel priorities tracked those of Germany, including on climate change, peacekeeping, UN reform, and sustainable developmen [...] | 2009-09-17 14:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNGA GM KPAL IS |
09BERLIN1151 | MERKEL TARGETS BANKERS IN RUN-UP TO G-20 SUMMIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Days before national elections in Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel will fly to the other side of the Atlantic to attend the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh. This is a decision taken by a leader confident not only in her re-election prospects, but also in her mission to push through G [...] | 2009-09-17 14:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ELAB PREL GM |
09BERLIN1156 | GERMAN FEDERAL PROSECUTORS REQUEST INFORMATION TO [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) During a meeting between German federal prosecutors, Econoffs and LES Legal Specialist, German federal prosecutor Wolfgang Siegmund raised two questions related to German export control cases. 3. (S) Siegmund stated th [...] | 2009-09-18 10:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | MTCRE ETTC KSCA PARM PREL CH GM |
09BERLIN1157 | FURTHER MISSION GERMANY VIEWS ON PLANNED U.S. [...] (S/NF) I understand that there will be a Deputies' meeting in Washington on September 18 to discuss the future of the U.S. military force structure in Europe. Since the U.S. European Command as well as the bulk of U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR) and U.S. Air Forces Europe (USAFE) are located in Ge [...] | 2009-09-18 10:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL PTER XG GM |
09BERLIN1158 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S., AFGHANISTAN, LEBANON [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Missile Defense 3. (Afghanistan) Aftermath of Elections 4. (Lebanon) Formation of New Government  [...] | 2009-09-18 12:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US RS IR PK IN IC |
09BERLIN1160 | (S) NIAG 9130 DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN SEEKS GERMAN-ORIGIN VALVES FOR ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 15:25:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR GM |
09BERLIN1161 | NONPAPER DELIVERED: USG INFORMATION ON A PENDING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 15:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IN GM |
09BERLIN1162 | GERMANY'S NEXT FOREIGN MINISTER?: THE WORLD [...] (C//NF) Free Democratic Party (FDP) Chairman Guido Westerwelle may be on the verge of becoming Foreign Minister and Vice-Chancellor in a Christian Democratic Union (CDU)/Christian Social Union (CSU)-FDP government after the parliamentary elections on September 27. He has a strong craving for politi [...] | 2009-09-18 16:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL GM |
09BERLIN1163 | H1N1 UPDATE: 19,015 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 218 cases to 19,015 on September 16. Nordrhein-Westfalen remains the German state with the highest number of confirmed virus cases. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 17 press briefing, the National Reference Cent [...] | 2009-09-18 16:14:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM |
09BERLIN1164 | GERMANS MOSTLY POSITIVE ON MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (S) SUMMARY. German reaction to the President's September 17 announcement has been mostly positive, with both Chancellor Merkel and FM Steinmeier issuing public statements welcoming the new U.S. approach on European missile defense and hoping this paves the way for greater cooperation on MD w [...] | 2009-09-18 16:15:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | MARR PREL NATO RU GM |
09BERLIN1165 | BERLIN EAC MEETING ON 18 SEP 2009 [...] (S/NF) On 18 September the Mission Germany EAC met in Berlin to discuss the current threat situation. This discussion centered on the two different but related threat streams currently of concern (see refs),i.e. the threat of a terrorist attack on Germany timed to impact their elections and [...] | 2009-09-18 16:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER |
09BERLIN1166 | GERMANY SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ON SRI LANKAN IDPS, [...] (SBU) After presenting ref A demarche on Sri Lankan IDPs to the MFA Deputy European Corespondent in advance of the September 14-15 EU GAERC meeting (ref B),PolOff followed up to reinforce the points with MFA South Asia Office Director Gudrun Sraega. 2. (C) Sraega said that Germany shared U [...] | 2009-09-18 16:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID EUN |
09BERLIN1167 | DATA PRIVACY TRUMPS SECURITY: IMPLICATIONS OF A [...] (C) Summary: Current polling data suggest that the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) could receive sufficient votes in the September 27 national elections to form a governing coalition. The FDP are strong defenders of citizens' privacy rights and these views ha [...] | 2009-09-21 08:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KJUS KHLS GM |
09BERLIN1168 | GERMANY TO ATTEND INFORMAL MEETING ON MARGINS OF [...] (U) MFA Arms Control Chief Peter Gottwald plans to attend the informal CTBT meeting with U/S Tauscher on the margins of the September 24-25 Article XIV Conference in New York. Per instructions from the German UN Mission, Gottwald has blocked off time for the meeting on the morning of September [...] | 2009-09-21 10:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM CTBT GM |
09BERLIN1169 | NPT REVCON: GERMANY UNDERSCORES NEED TO REASSURE [...] (C) Summary. Post addressed ref A questions about German positions on non-proliferation in refs B & C. During subsequent meetings, German officials have also emphasized the need to overcome NAM suspicions that non-proliferation efforts are veiled attempts to infringe on NPT Article IV rights. [...] | 2009-09-21 10:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL IAEA |
09BERLIN117 | MEDIA REACTION: RUSSIA, AFGHANISTAN, MIDEAST, IRAN, DAVOS, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Russia Suspends Kaliningrad Missile Plan 3. U.S. Policy on Afghanistan 4. Envoy Mitchell in the Mideast 5. Davos World Economic Forum 6. U.S.-Iranian Relations 7. Clashes Between Sri Lankan Government And Rebels  [...] | 2009-01-29 12:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM IS XF XH CE IR |
09BERLIN1170 | INTENSELY NEGATIVE REACTION TO ESTA FEE IN GERMANY [...] (SBU) Summary: Reaction in Germany to the ESTA fee-related provision of the Travel Promotion Act (TPA) has been vehemently disapproving. Even before the Senate vote on September 9, GOG officials and the media, including the national evening television news, highlighted their opposition to the [...] | 2009-09-21 15:10:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS CMGT PREL GM |
09BERLIN1171 | GERMANY: EU COORDINATING REDLINES FOR UNGA WALKOUTS [...] (SBU) Political Minister Counselor and Poloff met with MFA Head of UNGA Division Thomas Fitschen September 21 to deliver reftel points. Fitschen noted that the issue of redlines for walkouts has already been discussed within the EU in Brussels last week. He said that the EU presidency is tr [...] | 2009-09-21 15:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA GM |
09BERLIN1172 | SECURITY SERVICES ON ALERT AFTER AL QAIDA VIDEOS [...] SUMMARY: German security services are on alert following the appearance of two new Al Qaida videos featuring a dual German-Moroccan citizen who threatens Germany with repercussions if German voters do not vote in the upcoming federal elections for a new government that will withdraw German fo [...] | 2009-09-21 16:59:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL GM |
09BERLIN1173 | MEDIA REACTION: Missile Defense, G20, Climate, UN, Mideast [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Missile Defense 3. G20 4. Climate Change 5. UN General Assembly 6. Mideast Peace Process 7. German Elections  [...] | 2009-09-22 05:09:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US RS IR IS XF |
09BERLIN1174 | MEDIA REACTION: Afghanistan, Missile Defense, G20, Climate [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Afghanistan 3. Climate Change 4. G20 Summit 5. Missile Defense 6. UN-U.S. Relations 7. Mideast Peace Process 8. Travel Promotion Act 9. German Elections  [...] | 2009-09-22 13:00:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM AF US RS IR IS XF |
09BERLIN1175 | German Reactions to U.S. Proposals on "Global [...] (U) Summary: While supporting the results of the G-8 meeting in Washington during the week of September 14, Germany prefers to maintain the G-8 response to a global partnership on food security in line with agreements reach by the Agricultural Ministers in l'Aquilla in April. However, German [...] | 2009-09-22 13:03:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD PREL UNGA GM |
09BERLIN1176 | MERKEL VS. STEINMEIER? WHAT DO THE GERMAN [...] (C/NF) This is not a "change" election. The German public does not see the September 27 parliamentary elections as decisive, and on many foreign policy fronts, including Afghanistan, arms control, and Russia, we do not foresee significant or distinct policy differences between the two most fe [...] | 2009-09-22 13:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD GM KJUS PGOV PREL |
09BERLIN1179 | GERMAN ELECTORAL QUIRKS COULD BENEFIT MERKEL'S CDU [...] (SBU) Summary: Two quirks in the German electoral system could provide Chancellor Merkel's Christian Democratic Party/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) and its preferred partner, the Free Democratic Party (FDP),with a parliamentary majority that it otherwise would not obtain from the raw vot [...] | 2009-09-23 14:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM GM |
09BERLIN1180 | MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, G20, UN CLIMATE CHANGE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Afghanistan 3. UN Climate Change Summit 4. Mideast Trilateral Summit 5. Obama Presidency 6. G20 Summit  [...] | 2009-09-23 15:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM AF US IS XF |
09BERLIN1183 | BRINGING THE GERMANS AROUND ON GRANTING SOVEREIGN [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See para 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The German MFA and MOD continue to argue that only U.S. "warships" can be granted "sovereign immunity" against search or arrest when visiting German ports, but this seems to be based on an overly narrow and traditional reading o [...] | 2009-09-24 09:25:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PARM PGOV PHSA PBTS GM |
09BERLIN1185 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-UN, ECONOMIC, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-UN) President Obama's Speech 3. (Economic) G-20 Summit 4. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict, Ahmadinejad 5. (Afghanistan) New U.S. Strategy 6. (Mideast) Summit Meeting 7. (U.S.-UK) Relations 8. (Honduras) Zelaya in Brazilian Embassy [...] | 2009-09-24 14:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR HO UK AF XF |