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05LJUBLJANA402	SLOVENES SUPPORTIVE OF SWISS CIRCULAR NOTE AND [...] (SBU) Pol-Miloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Legal Department staffer Ondina Blokar on 15 June. Blokar said that an interministerial working group on international human rights law issues had been requested to issue an opinion on the Swiss Circular Note and the Third Additional Protocol. [...]	2005-06-15 23:36:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ SI ICRC

05LJUBLJANA407	SLOVENIA: PORTALS IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENT ENTERS [...] (U) The Department of Energy's Second Line of Defense Portals Implementing Agreement (the "Agreement") between the U.S. and Slovenia entered into force on May 23, 2005. The Agreement (full text in para 3, below) was signed by both parties on April 4, 2005. The U.S. diplomatic note (see reft [...]	2005-06-17 08:49:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KTIA SI
05LJUBLJANA413	SLOVENIA AND DELIVERABLES FOR US-EU CONFERENCE ON [...] Ambassador discussed reftel points with MFA State Secretary Bozo Cerar June 17. Cerar was interested to know SIPDIS how the sum of $205 million of Iraq debt had been attributed to Slovenia. He explained that he was under the impression that Serbia and/or Montenegro was claiming all this d [...]	2005-06-21 05:53:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EIND PGOV PREL IZ SI EUN
05LJUBLJANA424	SLOVENIA ON UN REFORM [...] Ambassador discussed Ref A points with State Secretary Bozo Cerar on June 17, and Polecon Chief delivered Ref B points to Bojana Cipot of the MFA Department of Multilateral Affairs June 23. Cerar was very engaged on the issue of UN Reform and wanted to know what the top priority was for the U [...]	2005-06-24 08:13:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR PREL AORC SI
05LJUBLJANA438	COM LUNCH WITH SLOVENIAN PRIME MINISTER JANSA: [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Jansa told COM at lunch, June 28, that next week the GOS planned to review options for sending a team of trainers to Iraq . Jansa made clear his preference to go forward with a training contingent in Iraq, but noted that there was resistance from his coalition p [...]	2005-06-28 10:01:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SI
05LJUBLJANA448	SLOVENIA ON WMD PROLIFERATORS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS [...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel points 1 July to Bostjan Jerman of the MFA's Division for Security Policy. Jerman noted that he was unaware of the reftel Executive Order announcement, but said he would "immediately" pass the entity names to the Ministry of the Economy and Slovene intelligence. [...]	2005-07-01 08:57:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV MNUC EFIN ETTC SI
05LJUBLJANA449	SLOVENIA: COM LUNCH WITH PM JANSA - THE REST OF [...] (C) Summary. COM met with Prime Minister Janez Jansa June 28. In addition to Slovenia's support for the NATO training mission in Iraq (Ref A),they discussed a range of bilateral issues including denationalization, which is moving more slowly than hoped, but the current log jam should be bro [...]	2005-07-01 08:59:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON SI
05LJUBLJANA460	SLOVENIA: LIBERAL DEMOCRATS IN CRISIS [...] (C) Summary. Since Parliamentary elections in October 2004, the former ruling Liberal Democracy Party (LDS) has lost focus, cohesion and leadership - and there is no clear savior in sight. It is universally agreed among Slovenes that, from the time he assumed the role of Prime Minister, Anto [...]	2005-07-07 09:36:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SI
05LJUBLJANA497	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF GAERC (JULY 18-19) [...] (C) Pol/Econ chief discussed reftel points with Peter Grk of the MFA's EU Division on July 14. The GoS seems generally to be in agreement with and to support U.S. positions on the issues covered. Grk reiterated Slovenia's consistent support for opening Accession negotiations with Turkey, t [...]	2005-07-15 06:40:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID SI
05LJUBLJANA509	LUNCH WITH SLOVENE PRESIDENT JANEZ DRNOVSEK: [...] (SBU) Summary: At Lunch with COM July 18, President Drnovsek focused largely on domestic issues including the Government of Prime Minister Janez Jansa and what seems to be the biggest obstacle (his coalition partners) to needed economic reform and potential foreign investment; the current d [...]	2005-07-20 05:01:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON SI
05LJUBLJANA511	SLOVENIA: INVITATION TO SEPTEMBER 20-22, 2005 [...] (U) On July 21, PolMilOff delivered the letter of invitation and conference schedule provided in reftel to Ms. Mojca Jazbinsek Volk, Acting Director General of the Foreign Economic Relations Directorate at the Slovenian Ministry of the Economy, and requested a reply by August 15, 2005. 2. [...]	2005-07-21 03:59:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	KSTC PARM PREL MASS ETTC SI
05LJUBLJANA523	COM MEETS WITH INTERIOR MINSTER ON TIP, ANTI [...] (U) Summary. In a meeting with Minister of Interior Dragutin Mate, COM discussed USG concern about the continuing delay by the GOS to fund the NGO Kljuc which Mate insisted he wanted to do, but was being slowed down because of a new law which severely prescribes awarding government contracts t [...]	2005-07-27 03:08:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM CMGT SI
05LJUBLJANA553	SLOVENIA'S FM RUPEL ON UNSC REFORM [...] (C) In a meeting with FM Dimitrij Rupel on another topic July 29, COM raised the issue of Slovenia's position on the G-4 proposal for UN Security Council reform. Rupel was expecting the question and paused before answering that Slovenia was still working to find the right position for itself [...]	2005-08-04 07:51:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR SI
05LJUBLJANA569	GUANTANAMO POINTS DISSEMINATED IN SLOVENIA [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel points to U.S. Desk Officer Marjana Prvinsek-Bokal August 5. Prvisnek will share the points with other relevant offices, many of which are minimally staffed during this heavy vacation month. PAO also delivered the points to the Foreign Minister's press officer, M [...]	2005-08-09 07:20:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL KPAO PGOV PREL
05LJUBLJANA57	SLOVENIA: PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR IRAQ'S ELECTIONS AND [...] Pol/Econ Chief and British DCM, Bob Setterfield, met jointly with Jasna Grasek, the new Head of the Department for Africa, Asia, and the Pacific, and Iraq desk officer, Beti Likar to deliver reftel points. Grasek, reflecting the new openness towards the U.S. PM Jansa has made a priority for [...]	2005-01-26 10:40:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IZ SI
05LJUBLJANA576	RENEWAL OF ISAF'S U.N. MANDATE [...] (C) On August 9, PolMil Off met with MFA Security Policy Division staffer Zorica Bukinac Cimpersek to deliver reftel points. Cimpersek noted that Slovenia thought of ISAF and CFC-A integration as inevitable, but that Slovenia did not want to commit itself to a final decision on ISAF's mandate [...]	2005-08-10 08:10:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL SI NATO
05LJUBLJANA587	RENEWAL OF ISAF'S U.N. MANDATE: SLOVENIA OFFERS [...] (C) On July 12, MFA Security Division staffer Zorica Bukinac Cimpersek informed PolMil Off that she wished to clarify her previous comments (reported ref B) to note that Slovenia considered the current ISAF mandate broad enough to allow for ISAF-OEF integration and the realization of ISAF's se [...]	2005-08-12 05:40:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL SI NATO
05LJUBLJANA593	CHARGE DISCUSSES IRAQ AND TIP WITH SLOVENE DG FOR [...] (C) Summary. Stanislav Rascan, MFA Director General for Policy Planning and Multilateral Affairs requested a meeting with Charge to discuss Iraq and Trafficking in Persons. On Iraq, Rascan specifically asked for USG assistance in promoting its International MBA program in Iraq. The GOS has [...]	2005-08-16 05:50:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PHUM PREL SI
05LJUBLJANA597	SLOVENIA: AFGHAN ELECTION SUPPORT [...] Polecon Chief discussed reftel points with OSCE Task Force member Alesa Sovinc on August 9. Sovinc said the Government of Slovenia was interested in ensuring the success of election monitoring in Afghanistan. However, it does not have extra funds to donate towards the effort. As Chairman i [...]	2005-08-17 04:48:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AF SI
05LJUBLJANA600	SLOVENIA SUPPORTS TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION PROCESS [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief spoke with Robert Kremelj of the MFA Department for Integration and Economic Relations. He manages the EU enlargement portfolio. Kremlj repeated Slovenia's consistent position which is that it supports Turkey's accession, assuming it meets all the necessary criteria, and [...]	2005-08-18 06:48:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU SI
05LJUBLJANA61	SLOVENIA PM CONSIDERING IRAQ DEPLOYMENT: "WE'RE [...] (C) On January 27, I called Prime Minister Jansa to express my appreciation for his statement on Iraq at his January 25 Brussels' press conference. (NOTE: Jansa was quoted as saying Slovenia will consider sending troops to Iraq to train the local security forces there..."We will consider an [...]	2005-01-28 10:35:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SI
05LJUBLJANA610	SLOVENIA: LUNCH WITH PM: MOVING FORWARD ON [...] (C) Summary: In one-on-one lunch August 23, PM Jansa said he would continue in September to try to move his coalition toward accepting a deployment of trainers/mentors to Iraq, noting that political progress on the Iraqi constitution should make his job easier. He reported that that day he [...]	2005-08-24 08:47:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ECON SI
05LJUBLJANA611	SLOVENIA'S PM JANEZ JANSA: CHALLENGE OF A CLOQ US [...] (SBU) Three months shy of one year in office, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa may feel frustrated that his plans for change and reform are not moving more swiftly. It is clear, however, that he has managed to lay the groundwork for Slovenes to make the psychological shift from a minor c [...]	2005-08-24 09:03:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SI
05LJUBLJANA620	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF SEPTEMBER 1-2 GYMNICH [...] Pol/Econ Chief discussed reftel points on August 25 with Peter Grk, the European Correspondent in the Dept. of European Integration and Economic Relations. Turkey: Grk said it would be hard to imagine that the EU would set new conditions at this point for opening talks with Turkey, but he [...]	2005-08-29 08:37:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL SI
05LJUBLJANA628	RUPEL ON TRANSNISTRIAN ELECTIONS, SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (C) After meeting with Minsk Group Co-Chairs on Karabakh (septel),Slovenian FM and OSCE CIO Dmitrij Rupel pulled aside Ambassador Steven Mann for a private talk on Transnistria. He said that he had spoken with Ukrainian FM Tarasyuk a few days previously and Tarasyuk had talked up the Ukrai [...]	2005-08-31 04:59:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MD SI
05LJUBLJANA629	OSCE CO-CHAIRS BRIEF CIO RUPEL [...] (C) Summary: Minsk Group Co-Chairs briefed OSCE CIO Rupel on the eve of his Caucasus trip. The Co-Chairs advised that progress on Karabakh would be on hold until after the November Azerbaijan elections. They encouraged the CIO to probe with Presidents Kocharian and Aliyev for candid readou [...]	2005-08-31 05:01:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SI
05LJUBLJANA639	TFUSO1: SLOVENIA OFFERS ASSISTANCE [...] Slovenia has offered to send SIT 22 million (approx. $110,000) worth of supplies to the U.S. to assist the victims of Hurricane Katrina. According to the Department of Civil Protection at the Ministry of Defense the donation will include: 250 adult camp beds 250 mattresses 780 blankets [...]	2005-09-06 08:59:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR EAID PREL MARR US SI
05LJUBLJANA652	SLOVENIA ON JOINING AN INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON [...] Charge delivered ref A points to MFA director for Americas on September 8, Polecon Chief shared the points with the UN Department at the MFA, and Econoff delivered the points to the State Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture. None were able to definitively commit Slovenia to joining the I [...]	2005-09-12 06:00:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA EAGR EAID ECON PREL SOCI TBIO SI
05LJUBLJANA67	COM CALLS ON DIRECTOR OF SLOVENIA'S CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary. In a January 27 courtesy call, COM met with Drago Kos, the head of Slovenia's newly independent Commission for the Prevention of Corruption, (CPC). Kos explained the CPC was established as an independent Commission to address the issue of preventingcorruption. It has no invest [...]	2005-02-01 10:21:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCOR PINR SI
05LJUBLJANA672	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROSSITZA B. PETROV AND [...] Embassy Ljubljana welcomes the visit of and grants Country Clearance to U.S. Export Control Technical Specialists Rossitza B. Petrov and Jennifer Carol Whitcomb, to travel to Ljubljana, Slovenia, October 08-13, 2005, to conduct an "Internal Control Program Instructor Training" workshop. 2 [...]	2005-09-20 10:18:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PARM PREL KNNP KSTC SI
05LJUBLJANA689	SLOVENIA: SUA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) On September 28, PolMil Off delivered reftel demarche to MFA Security Policy Division staffer Maja Zuzek. Zuzek did not have any immediate comment and noted that Slovenia was not heavily involved in the SUA negotiations. ROBERTSON NNNN 2005LJUBLJ00689 - Classification: UNCLASSIFIED [...]	2005-09-29 03:34:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP KTIA MNUC PARM PREL PGOV EWWT PHSA SI
05LJUBLJANA692	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF OCTOBER GAERC [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-29 08:25:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KPAL SI
05LJUBLJANA696	COMBATING EXTREMISM IN SLOVENIA [...] (S) SUMMARY. Religious and political extremism are very rare in Slovenia. With a homogeneous population of only two million people, Slovenian society and politics function on the basis of strong social networks that foster a culture of compromise, consensus, and centrism. Nevertheless, the s [...]	2005-09-30 06:22:00	Embassy Ljubljana	SECRET	KDEM KPAO PREL EAID PHUM SI
05LJUBLJANA713	60TH UNFC: SLOVENIA SUPPORTS U.S. UNGA FIRST [...] (U) On October 5, MFA Security Policy staffer Bostjan Jerman called PolMil off from New York to respond to reftel demarche, which was delivered on October 4. Jerman noted Slovenia was generally supportive of the U.S. resolution but that it had not yet discussed it with its EU partners. Noting [...]	2005-10-06 08:06:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL SI UNGA
05LJUBLJANA737	SLOVENE PRESIDENT PROPOSES KOSOVO CONFIDENCE [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 19, Slovene President Janez Drnovsek invited Contact Group (CG) Ambassadors in Ljubljana to lunch to lay out his idea of an "informal meeting" to be held in Slovenia to launch status negotiations on Kosovo. The invited would include Presidents, Prime Ministers and P [...]	2005-10-20 00:24:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SI YI
05LJUBLJANA746	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROSSITZA B. PETROV AND [...] Embassy Ljubljana welcomes the visit of and grants Country Clearance to Rossitza B. Petrov and Eric de Nijs, to visit Ljubljana, Slovenia, November 06 to 11, 2005, to participate in ICP Instructor Training Workshop. 2. The Control Officer for your visit is Colleen Hyland, Office phone: 3 [...]	2005-10-21 10:10:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM ETTC KSTC SI
05LJUBLJANA748	SLOVENIA: COM MEETS WITH DEFENSE MINISTER, ITF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 18, COM met with International Trust Fund for Demining (ITF) Director Dorijan Marsic to discuss the possibility of sending demining trainers and Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) specialists to the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I). Marsic indicated that ITF was [...]	2005-10-24 07:27:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS ECON PGOV PREL SI NATO
05LJUBLJANA756	SLOVENIA: INDEPENDENT KOSOVO - WHAT WAS DRNOVSEK [...] (C) Summary. On October 19 Slovene President Janez Drnovsek briefed Contact Group (CG) Ambassadors in Ljubljana on his nine point plan for conditional independence of Kosovo (Reftel). (Note: text of nine-point plan will come spetel). Much to the surprise of the CG Ambassadors, the Foreign Mi [...]	2005-10-26 08:27:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SI YI
05LJUBLJANA757	SLOVENIA'S EFFORTS TO FIGHT AVIAN FLU [...] (U) Summary: In light of the geographic proximity of recent cases of avian flu in neighboring countries, Slovenia realizes it will likely see (and may already have) cases of avian flu within its borders. In order to prevent or at least contain possible outbreaks, the GOS has undertaken a ser [...]	2005-10-26 08:44:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA EAGR EAID ECON PREL SOCI TBIO SI
05LJUBLJANA758	DRNOVSEK'S NINE POINT PLAN FOR KOSOVO [...] (SBU) Per Reftels following is the text of the letter and nine-point plan Slovenian President Janez Drnovsek delivered to Contact Group Ambassadors October 20. It has previously been faxed to the Department, US Office Pristina and Embassy Belgrade. Begin Text: Dear Sir, You probably agr [...]	2005-10-26 09:03:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SI YI
05LJUBLJANA764	SLOVENIA ON BELARUS POLICY [...] (C) Summary. Slovenia currently has a significant (for its size) commercial relationship with Belarus totaling around USD 30 million in trade; politically, relations are cool. The Government of Slovenia (GOS) agrees that it is important for the US and EU to have a coordinated approach to [...]	2005-10-28 07:18:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SI BO
05LJUBLJANA80	COM MEETS WITH FORMER SLOVENE PM ANTON ROP [...] (C) Summary. In his first meeting with COM, former PM Anton Rop was forthcoming on his views for the future of his party, the challenges faced by the current government and Slovenia's close ties to Europe. He views his new role as leader of the main opposition party as an opportunity to reg [...]	2005-02-04 11:50:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SI
05LJUBLJANA800	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF NOVEMBER GAERC [...] (U) PolEcon Chief met with GOS European Correspondent Peter Grk to discuss reftel points November 18. 2. (U) Defense Issues: Grk appreciated USG views on the relationship between the European Defense Agency and NATO. As a small country, it is particularly interested in ensuring no dupl [...]	2005-11-21 09:20:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD SI
05LJUBLJANA807	SLOVENIA ON CONTROLLING AVIAN FLU [...] (U) Summary: On 21 November, Econoff and Econ Assistant met with Simona Salamon, Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer at the Slovene Veterinary Administration, to discuss Slovenia's efforts to control avian flu. Salamon has the lead in the GOS for all avian flu related matters. Following is a su [...]	2005-11-23 06:31:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL SI
05LJUBLJANA808	SLOVENIA ON IRAN RELATED BRIEFING [...] (S) On November 23, DCM, C/SIMO, and PolMiloff delivered reftel demarche and presentation to MFA Director for Policy Planning and Multilateral Policy (A/S equivalent) Stanislav Rascan, Security Department Head Stanislav Vidovic, and Security Department staffer Rina Pavlin Gnidovec. During the [...]	2005-11-23 08:41:00	Embassy Ljubljana	SECRET	KNNP PARM PREL AORC SI
05LJUBLJANA822	SLOVENIA ON CONTROLLING AVIAN FLU: PART TWO [...] (U) Summary: On 28 November, Econoff and Econ Assistant met with Dr. Marija Seljak, Director General of the Public Health Directorate at the Slovene Ministry of Health, to discuss Slovenia's preparedness for a potential influenza pandemic. Following is a summary of measures the Health Ministr [...]	2005-11-30 00:20:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL SI
05LJUBLJANA831	SLOVENIA ON NAC COMMUNIQUE AND U.S. CONCERNS [...] (C) PolMiloff delivered reftel demarche on December 1, 2005 to MFA Security Policy Department Deputy Director Oto Pungartnik and staffer Zorica Bukinac Cimpersek. Pungartnik said he was surprised the discussion of the language on CFE/Istanbul Commitments had even been broached at the HLTF and [...]	2005-12-01 07:39:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL SI NATO
05LJUBLJANA847	TIP: GOVT. OF SLOVENIA PAYS NGO FOR WORK AND PLANS [...] (SBU) Summary: After nearly 12 months of promises, and regular and persistent inquiries from the Embassy, the GOS has finally committed to paying the anti-trafficking NGO Kljuc for the shelter and other services it has provided to trafficking victims in 2005. For 2006, the GOS plans to issu [...]	2005-12-13 07:50:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SI
05LJUBLJANA876	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROSSITZA PETROV [...] Embassy Ljubljana welcomes the visit of and grants Country Clearance to Export Control Specialist Rossitza Petrov, to travel to Ljubljana, Slovenia on January 28 - February 02, 2005. Mrs. Petrov will assist the Ministry of Economy and the DOC'S Local Subcontractor, ARCTUR, in conducting a tw [...]	2005-12-22 04:30:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PARM PREL KSTC SI
05LJUBLJANA882	OSCE: U/S BURNS BILATERAL MEETING WITH CIO [...] (U) Summary. Meeting on the margins of the OSCE Ministerial, U/S Burns and Slovene Foreign Minister and Chairman in Office of the OSCE Dimitrij Rupel discussed Slovenia's cooperation in and contribution to international peacekeeping missions; the Government of Slovenia's (GOS) recent politi [...]	2005-12-27 07:12:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS SI
05LJUBLJANA886	SLOVENIA ON EIB INVESTMENT IN SYRIA [...] Econoff delivered reftel points 28 December to Bostjan Jerman, MFA security policy staffer, and Oliver Dajic, MFA desk officer for North America. Both Jerman and Dajic understood the USG's dismay at the EIB decision and said they would immediately pass along the information within the MFA. Du [...]	2005-12-28 05:05:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV SI
05LJUBLJANA894	SLOVENIA ON EIB IN SYRIA: PUSH THE BIG PLAYERS [...] (C) Econoff delivered ref A points 30 December to Sibil Svilan, CEO of the Slovene Export Corporation and Slovenian representative to the European Investment Bank. A former senior Finance Ministry official and long time EIB board member, Svilan said he was not aware of the USG position on the [...]	2005-12-30 05:38:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV
05LJUBLJANA92	SLOVENIA: INCREASED CONTRIBUTIONS EXPECTED FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Building on COM's recent conversations with PM Janez Jansa and DefMin Karl Erjavec, the snapshot below provides new information about Slovenian contributions for Iraq and Afghanistan and summarizes what we have reported piecemeal in recent weeks. Slovenia may offer five or more [...]	2005-02-10 11:43:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SI NATO
05LONDON1257	TAKING ACTION AGAINST HEZBOLLAH AND HAMAS [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Prime Minister's commitment to the Secretary to proscribe the political wings of Hezbollah and Hamas coupled with the March 1 London meeting to support the Palestinian leadership provide us with our best opportunity in three years to leverage significant change in HMG policy t [...]	2005-02-11 15:31:00	Embassy London	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL PTER UK XF
05LONDON4981	IMO SECGEN REPORTS ON HIS TRIP TO THE KOREAN PENINSULAR [...] (C) On June 10, Efthimios Mitropoulos, Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) briefed ESTOff on his trip the previous week to the Korean Peninsula. Even before his arrival, the North had indicated that his offer of the IMO's good offices to increase North-South maritime [...]	2005-06-15 10:55:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EWWT JA KR PREL UK IMO PSI
05LONDON793	FUTURE OF IRAQ COALITION [...] (S) We delivered reftel points on January 28 to FCO Iraq Policy Unit DepDir for PolMil Gerard Russell. Russell was grateful for the points and exceptionally complimentary of their attention to other coalition partners. The points should help to reassure various countries that USG and HMG off [...]	2005-01-28 12:17:00	Embassy London	SECRET	MARR PREL MOPS UNSC IZ UK
05MADRID1000	SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF MARCH 16 FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff discussed the China arms embargo, Croatia, Human Rights in Belarus and Cuba, the Middle East Peace Process, Hamas, Lebanon, Sudan, Moldova, and Georgia with the MFA's Head of EU Policy Planning Enrique Mora Benavente on March 10 and March 14. Spain's position regarding [...]	2005-03-15 17:44:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL PTER HR CH LE KPAL SU RS GG SP EUN
05MADRID1003	SPAIN: UPDATE ON TRANSFERRED GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] (U) The USG transferred Spanish-national Guantanamo detainee Hamed Abd al Rahman Ahmed (DPOB: September 22, 1974, Ceuta, Spain) to Spanish custody on February 14, 2004. He was held for five months on suspicion of membership in a terrorist organization and released on EUROS 3,000 bail (USD 3,9 [...]	2005-03-16 11:15:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA PTER PHUM PINR OPDC PREL
05MADRID1010	ATTORNEY GENERAL GONZALES MEETINGS WITH SPANISH [...] (C) Summary. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales held bilateral meetings with Minister of Interior Jose Antonio Alonso and Minister of Justice Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar on the margins of his March 10-11 visit to Spain to represent the USG at the commemoration honoring the victims of the March [...]	2005-03-16 13:17:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SP
05MADRID1011	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. NAME: MILENOV, TONI RADEV - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: JAN. 6, 1978, POPOVEZT, BULGARIA - CLASS: POSITIVE (NO DOB) 3. SPANISH PRESS OF MARCH 14, 2005 R [...]	2005-03-16 13:19:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1025	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY "EL PAIS" OF MARCH 16, 2005, REPORTED THAT MEMBERS OF THE SPANISH CIVIL GUARD ARRESTED THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ON MARCH 15, 2005. THEY ARE [...]	2005-03-16 16:01:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL DIEZ
05MADRID1030	SPAIN ON CUBA CHR RESOLUTION [...] (C) Charge met with MFA Director General for Foreign Policy (P equivalent) Rafael Dezcallar to discuss reftel points and urge Spain to co-sponsor the Cuba human rights resolution at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights. Dezcallar noted that Spain is not a voting member on the CHR this year, [...]	2005-03-16 18:15:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU SP
05MADRID1031	SPANISH OFFICIALS DISCUSS VENEZUELA SALE WITH [...] (C) Summary: Spanish Deputy Defense Minister Francisco Pardo requested a meeting with Charge Friday, March 11 to explain Spain's plans to sell military equipment to Venezuela. In the meeting, Pardo denied reports that Spain would sell "Corvette" gunships to Venezuela, said none of the equip [...]	2005-03-16 19:15:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SP
05MADRID1036	SPANISH POLICE COORDINATE MASSIVE INTERNATIONAL [...] The Spanish Civil Guard reported March 16 that police officers from 12 European and Latin American countries were arresting 500 people on charges of distributing child pornography on a Spanish-language Internet chat site. It is unclear whether the location of the server has been identified. [...]	2005-03-17 10:38:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SP
05MADRID1042	(S) SPAIN: RESPONSE TO FOLLOW UP REQUEST RE EQUATORIAL GUINEA COUP PLOT [...] (S) Summary: Spanish Foreign Ministry officials have conveyed their concern that the USG released an incorrect report regarding a possible coup plot against the Government of Equatorial Guinea (GREG) that could adversely affect Spain's recent efforts to normalize bilateral relations with Equ [...]	2005-03-17 14:24:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	PREL PINS PINR UK SP EQ
05MADRID1053	SPAIN: IRAQI AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CHARGE [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-17 16:46:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP IZ
05MADRID1061	SPAIN: POSITIVE ON U.S. EFFORTS TO SUPPORT EU-3 [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-17 16:47:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO IR SP
05MADRID1063	SPAIN'S AID PROGRAM IN ANDEAN REGION [...] Econoff met March 13 with Spanish Agency for International Development (AECI) officials in the Subdirectorate General for South America to answer reftel questions. Our contacts noted that Andean countries have been priorities for Spanish Aid for several years, and that most Andean countries wi [...]	2005-03-17 16:51:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PREL CO ECIN PE BL VE SP EUN
05MADRID1073	UNCHR 61: SPANISH VIEWS [...] (C) Poloff delivered Reftel talking points to Susana Camara Angulo, MFA Deputy Director of Human Rights, on March 15. Camara Angulo said that generally the GOS agrees with positions presented in the talking points. She stated that even though Spain is no longer a voting member of the UN C [...]	2005-03-18 12:03:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SP UNHRC
05MADRID1086	EUROFAB: DEMARCHE ON TRANSFER OF FABRICATED MOX [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-18 16:44:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP ENRG PREL SP
05MADRID109	SPAIN: NO DECISION YET ON ISAF STAGE II [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Deputy National Security Adviser Maria Jesus Alonso on 1/11, following up on recent Embassy calls on Alonso and other GOS officials to encourage Spanish participation in ISAF Stage II through leadership of a PRT. Poloff stressed the importance of the issue to t [...]	2005-01-12 16:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF SP NATO
05MADRID1104	EU PARLIAMENTARIAN SALAFRANCA ON UNDP CANDIDACY [...] (SBU) Spanish EU Parliamentarian for the Popular Party (PP) Jose Ignacio Salafranca visited Charge on March 18 to solicit USG support for his bid to replace Malloch Brown as UNDP director. Salafranca said he wanted to clarify to the USG that although he had the support of the Spanish Governme [...]	2005-03-21 16:37:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SP UNDP
05MADRID1106	SPAIN: RESPONSE TO SOMALIA IGAD DEPLOYMENT PLAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-21 17:34:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SO SP
05MADRID1118	MFA ON CUBA CHR RESOLUTION, CUBAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) MFA Director General for Latin America Javier Sandomingo requested a meeting with poloff on March 21 to discuss Spain's position on the USG draft Cuba human rights resolution and to provide a readout on the recent visit of Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque. On the draft Cuba UNCHR [...]	2005-03-22 16:34:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU SP
05MADRID113	SPAIN'S VIEWS ON U.S. NONPROLIFERATION AMENDMENTS [...] (C) Poloff discussed policy issue papers and reftel talking points concerning U.S. nonproliferation amendments to the Convention against the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (SUA) with Marcos Rodriguez Cantero, MFA Deputy Director General for Disarmament [...]	2005-01-12 16:40:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KTIA PHSA EWWT
05MADRID1131	ADDRESSING VWP REVIEW CONCERNS [...] CHARGE AND CONSUL GENERAL PRESENTED DEMARCHES AS INSTRUCTED IN REF A TO GOS MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND MINISTRY OF INTERIOR. 2. MARCH 21, 2005, CHARGE AND CG PRESENTED DEMARCHE IN REF A TO JOSE MARIA PONS IRAZAZABAL, DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIG [...]	2005-03-23 12:56:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CMGT PREL KPAO SP
05MADRID1139	ISRAELI DIPLOMAT ON SPAIN-ISRAEL RELATIONS [...] (C) Israeli Embassy Political Counselor Alona Fisher met with poloff on March 22 to discuss Israeli views on recent efforts by Foreign Minister Moratinos to improve Spanish relations with Israel. Fisher said bilateral relations have improved markedly in the last few months, after a "very diff [...]	2005-03-23 15:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS SP
05MADRID1140	SPANISH VIEWS ON EU DELEGATION'S MEETINGS ON CHINA [...] (C) Summary: The EU failed to make a persuasive case for lifting the EU arms embargo on China in its recent meetings with USG officials in Washington, according to the Spanish Foreign Ministry's deputy director for disarmament affairs. EU members are now convinced that any decision to lift th [...]	2005-03-23 16:06:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC CO SP EUN
05MADRID1141	SPAIN: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY VISIT TO [...] (C) Your visit to Madrid comes after a difficult year in our bilateral relationship but also at a time when we are gradually moving relations to a more positive track. The Madrid train bombings in March 2004 came as a terrible shock to a country that felt it was accustomed to dealing with terrorism [...]	2005-03-23 16:11:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS ECON IZ SP NATO
05MADRID1178	DEMARCHE TO ZAPATERO ON MEETING WITH CHAVEZ, LULA, [...] (SBU) Charge conveyed Ref A points to National Security Adviser Carles Casajuana on March 23. Casajuana stressed the correlation of USG-Spanish interests in a stable, democratic Venezuela and assured Charge that the USG points would be provided to President Zapatero and his party prior to Zapatero' [...]	2005-03-29 13:47:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SP VZ
05MADRID1179	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. NAME: RODRIGUEZ RECONDO, ZAINE - GENDER: FEMALE - DPOB: 26 YEARS OLD, SPAIN - CLASS: NEGATIVE 3. SPANISH PRESS OF MARCH 22, 2005 REPORTED THAT [...]	2005-03-29 15:16:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1181	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH PRESS OF MARCH 20, 2005 REPORTED THAT FRENCH AND SPANISH POLICE CONDUCTED AN OPERATION THAT ENDED IN THE ARREST IN LE CAP D'ADGE, MONTPELLIER, FRAN [...]	2005-03-29 15:16:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1182	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH PRESS OF MARCH 20, 2005 REPORTED THE ARREST BY SCOTLAND YARD IN LONDON, U.K. OF MOUTAZ ALMALLAH, DABAS, A SYRIAN NATURALIZED SPANISH CITIZEN, WANTED [...]	2005-03-29 15:17:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1183	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY PRESS OF MARCH 19, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH POLICE DETAINED MOHANNAD ALMALLAH DABAS. HE WAS PREVIOUSLY ARRESTED ON MARCH 24, 2004 IN CONNECTION [...]	2005-03-29 15:17:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1203	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. NAME: OLABARRIETA COLORADO, IKER - GENDER: MALE - SEP. 29, 1977, BARACALDO, VIZCAYA, SPAIN - CLASS: NEGATIVE 3. NAME: GONZALEZ SOLA, IGOR [...]	2005-03-30 13:20:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1204	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH PRESS OF MARCH 24, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE TWO ETA ACTIVISTS REFERENCED BELOW WERE ARRESTED BY FRENCH POLICE IN LANNEMEZAN, FRANCE. THE ARRESTED WERE FOUND [...]	2005-03-30 13:21:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1212	SPAIN ON THE OSLO DONOR'S CONFERENCE ON SUDAN [...] (C) Poloff conveyed reftel points to MFA DAS for Sub-Saharan African Affairs Antonio Sanchez Benedito, emphasizing that the participation of the Deputy Secretary in the Oslo conference was intended to convey the importance the USG placed on the success of this event. Benedito said that Spain [...]	2005-03-30 16:33:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON SU SP
05MADRID1254	SPAIN: RESPONSE TO SOMALIA IGAD DEPLOYMENT PLAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-01 12:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SO SP
05MADRID1278	VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY05 - MARCH [...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON 04 APRIL 2005, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP AND WAS CHAIRED BY THE CHARGE, ROBERT MANZANARES. THE CHARGE EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION FOR THE CONTINUING STRONG COOPERATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE PROGRAM BY ALL AGENCIES AT [...]	2005-04-04 13:50:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1305	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE ARRESTED THE FOLLOWING 13 INDIVIDUALS ON APRIL 1, 2005 IN CONNECTION WITH THE 11 MARCH 2004 TERRORIST ATTACKS IN MADRID. THE ARRE [...]	2005-04-06 08:46:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1306	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH PRESS OF APRIL 1, 2005 REPORTED THE ARREST OF JON SANCHEZ MENDAZA, AN ALLEGED LEADER OF "KAS - EKIN", AN OUTLAWED ORGANIZATION OF ETA'S POLITICAL OR [...]	2005-04-06 08:47:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1308	SPAIN REGISTERS CONCERN WITH HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs requested a meeting to discuss GOS concerns with this year's Human Rights Report. Poloffs met March 29 with Manuel de la Camara Hermoso, MFA Deputy Director of North American Affairs, and Jose Antonio de Ory Peral, MFA Director General of Human Rights. [...]	2005-04-06 10:46:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SP
05MADRID1316	SENATOR SHELBY MEETS SPANISH ECONOMICS OFFICIALS [...] Summary: Senator Richard Shelby met separately in Madrid March 28 with two high-ranking Spanish government officials in the government,s two ministries dealing with economic and finance issues. The Senator and his hosts discussed the current state of the Spanish economy, the impact of EU en [...]	2005-04-06 11:21:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL PGOV SP
05MADRID1317	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ZAPATERO [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-06 11:34:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CO SP EUN NATO VZ
05MADRID1324	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-06 12:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
05MADRID1349	GWOT ASSESSMENT: MADRID FEEDBACK [...] (C) Summary. We appreciate the opportunity to weigh in on issues related to the Global War on Terrorism per reftel action request. Overall, counterterrorism cooperation between the U.S. and Spain is excellent, remaining a cornerstone of the bilateral relationship despite friction on other important [...]	2005-04-07 12:04:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	PTER PREL SP
05MADRID1374	SPANISH REPRESENTATION AT THE OSLO DONOR'S [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-08 15:57:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID ECON SU SP
05MADRID1442	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY PRESS OF APRIL 8, 2005 REPORTED THAT AS A RESULT OF RECENT POLICE OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN FRANCE AND ALSO IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY OF SPAIN, AGAINS [...]	2005-04-13 15:33:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1456	SPAIN'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON USG POSITION ON [...] (C) On April 13, Poloff delivered demarche as per instructions in reftel A to MFA Maghreb office director Carlos Fernandez Arias. Arias said that he was aware that the Department had shared a similar message with the Spanish Embassy in an April 12th meeting. He appreciated the USG's detailed [...]	2005-04-14 15:13:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AG MO WI SP

05MADRID1475	MORATINOS WILL PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-15 15:18:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL SP
05MADRID1477	SPANISH CONGRESS' FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CHAIR [...] (C) Rafael Estrella, Socialist spokesperson on Congress's Foreign Affairs Committee (committee chairman equivalent) told us that he believes relations have "completely normalized" between the U.S. and Spain. According to Estrella, Spain's engagement with Venezuela should not pose an obstacle [...]	2005-04-15 15:44:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS SP NATO
05MADRID1517	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY PRESS OF APR. 16, 2005, REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH NATIONAL COURT EXAMINING JUDGE FOR THE MARCH 11TH TERRORIST ATTACKS, ORDERED THE UNCONDITIONAL IMPRISONMENT [...]	2005-04-20 11:51:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID156	INTERNATIONAL MISSION FOR IRAQ ELECTIONS: SPAIN [...] Poloff conveyed reftel points on the International Mission for Iraq Elections (IMIE) to Deputy Director General for the Near East Alberto Moreno on January 3. Moreno thanked poloff for the information and said he would respond at a later date with GOS views. On January 11, we learned from a s [...]	2005-01-14 12:59:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SP
05MADRID1560	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST REFERS TO THE RADICAL ISLAMIST ACTIVITY OF TWO MOROCCANS IMPRISONED IN SPAIN. AS OF LATE MARCH 2005, THE SPANISH AUTHORI [...]	2005-04-21 15:39:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1564	SPAIN: RESPONSE TO FUNDING AFGHANISTAN'S [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-22 09:58:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID AF SP UNSC
05MADRID1576	SPAIN: DEMARCHE ON COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-22 13:31:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL SP
05MADRID1577	SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF APRIL 25 FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff discussed Iraq, the Middle East Peace Process, Lebanon, Sudan, Zimbabwe, and the Great Lakes with Carlos Fernandez-Arias, MFA EU Policy Coordinator (and Special Assistant to MFA Political Director Dezcallar) on April 21. Fernandez-Arias did not expect detailed discussion [...]	2005-04-22 14:35:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL IZ LE ZI SU SP EUN CGEN
05MADRID1578	SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF APRIL 25 FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff discussed Iraq, the Middle East Peace Process, Lebanon, Sudan, Zimbabwe, and the Great Lakes with Carlos Fernandez-Arias, MFA EU Policy Coordinator (and Special Assistant to MFA Political Director Dezcallar) on April 21. Fernandez-Arias did not expect detailed discussion [...]	2005-04-22 14:54:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IZ LE ZI SU SP EUN CGEN
05MADRID1584	MASS TRIAL OF AL-QA'IDA SUSPECTS GETS UNDERWAY [...] (U) Spanish prosecutors launched their case against al-Qa'ida financier Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas and 23 associated defendants on April 22 before the Fifth Magistrate of Spain's National Court. The defendants were named in a September 2003 indictment handed down by high-profile judge Baltasar [...]	2005-04-22 16:33:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL SP
05MADRID1585	SPANISH DEFENSE MINISTRY: "TRUST US ON VENEZUELA [...] (C) Summary: Secretary of State for Defense (deputy minister equivalent) Francisco Pardo called a meeting with Charge April 20 to discuss Spain's plan to sell ships and planes to Venezuela. Pardo said the Zapatero government wanted to be as transparent as possible on the sale but was frustrated tha [...]	2005-04-22 17:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SP
05MADRID1587	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER [...] (C) Your visit to Madrid comes after a difficult year in our bilateral relationship but also at a time when we are gradually moving relations to a more positive track. Our counter-terrorism cooperation with Spain remains strong despite problems in other areas and your visit will help demonstr [...]	2005-04-25 11:46:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SP
05MADRID1598	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF APR. 22, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE CANADIAN SUPREME COURT DENIED THE LAST APPEAL BEFORE THE EXTRADITION TO SPAIN OF THE TWO SUSPECTED E [...]	2005-04-25 15:13:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1604	SPANISH DEFENSE MINISTER: VENEZUELA DEAL DESIGNED [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Charge April 22, Minister of Defense Jose Bono said the only reason Spain was selling military ships to Venezuela was to help troubled Izar shipyard. Protesting Izar workers had put a lot of pressure on the Zapatero government, said Bono. He assured Charge that none o [...]	2005-04-26 06:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS SP
05MADRID1626	SPAIN: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S [...] (C) The Zapatero government believes it has taken significant steps to put relations with the U.S. back on track, such as agreeing to lead both a PRT and an FSB in western Afghanistan. Military-to-military relations between Spain and the U.S. have remained strong over the past 14 months despite the [...]	2005-04-27 06:44:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER SP
05MADRID1637	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY PRESS OF APRIL 25, 2005 REPORTED THAT ETA SUSPECT ARAIZ ZUBIMENDI IZAGA ARRIVED IN SPAIN ESCORTED BY FRENCH POLICE AND WAS HANDED OVER TO THE SPANISH [...]	2005-04-27 13:00:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1677	SPAIN: FUNDING REQUEST FOR NEW EURASIA FOUNDATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-29 12:58:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL EU SP
05MADRID1687	SPAIN NOT SUPPORTIVE ON WHO INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS [...] (U) ESTHOFF passed reftel points April 21 to appropriate MFA and Health Ministry contacts. POLMILOFF passed reftel points that same day to the Defense Ministry. The MFA contacted ESTHOFF to inform the Embassy that it would deliver the combined GOS response to our demarche. This response was [...]	2005-04-29 15:05:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PREL PTER SP WHO
05MADRID1691	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY EL PAIS REPORTED THAT FRENCH POLICE ARRESTED TWO ALLEGED MEMBERS OF ETA ON APR. 28, 2005. THE ARREST TOOK PLACE IN CAUSSADE, FRANCE, WHEN THEY [...]	2005-04-29 15:43:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1693	SPAIN: ISAF CAVEATS [...] (C) Summary: Senior Spanish Defense and Foreign Ministry officials said they will reevaluate the caveats placed on their forces in Afghanistan in light of Spain's new missions there: leading a PRT and an FSB in western Afghanistan. Current caveats on Spanish operations in Afghanistan will bec [...]	2005-05-04 07:52:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF SP NATO
05MADRID171	SPAIN ON RELATIONS WITH USG: "WE WANT BACK IN" [...] Summary. The Zapatero Government has undertaken a series of gestures intended to signal their desire for improved ties with the USG. Spain will contribute $20 million to the UNDP to support the Iraq elections, met a USG request to press Arab governments to encourage Sunni participation in the Iraq [...]	2005-01-15 12:21:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SP
05MADRID1727	SPANISH POLICE REPORT 16 ARRESTS FOR TRAFFICKING [...] All major Spanish dailies are reporting that Spanish National Police (SNP) authorities in the Canary Islands announced May 5 that 16 people from Spain and Cape Verde had been arrested on suspicion of trafficking children from the Cape Verde Islands through the Canary Islands to France. The S [...]	2005-05-06 09:50:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SP FR GA CV SG PO
05MADRID1739	VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY05 APRIL [...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON MAY 06, 2005, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP AND WAS CHAIRED BY THE DCM, ROBERT MANZANARES 2. DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL 2005, MADRID SUBMITTED EIGHT VISAS VIPER CABLES IDENTIFYING TWENTY-FIVE INDIVIDUALS, EIGHT SUSPE [...]	2005-05-06 15:47:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1748	SPAIN-VENEZUELA ARMS TRANSFERS: DEMARCHE ON U.S. [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Office Director for International Disarmament and Terrorism Issues Marcos Rodriguez on May 9 to convey reftel points on U.S. third-party transfer requirements related to Spain's sale of weapons to Venezuela. Rodriguez (protect) said that he was "one of many" in the MFA [...]	2005-05-09 13:06:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR PREL SP VZ
05MADRID1749	SPAIN-VENEZUELA ARMS TRANSFERS: DEMARCHE ON U.S. [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Office Director for International Disarmament and Terrorism Issues Marcos Rodriguez on May 9 to convey reftel points on U.S. third-party transfer requirements related to Spain's sale of weapons to Venezuela. Rodriguez (protect) said that he was "one of many" in the MFA [...]	2005-05-09 13:06:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR PREL SP VZ
05MADRID1750	SPAIN-VENEZUELA ARMS TRANSFERS: DEMARCHE ON U.S. [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Office Director for International Disarmament and Terrorism Issues Marcos Rodriguez on May 9 to convey reftel points on U.S. third-party transfer requirements related to Spain's sale of weapons to Venezuela. Rodriguez (protect) said that he was "one of many" in the MFA [...]	2005-05-09 13:06:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR PREL SP VZ
05MADRID1751	SPAIN: RESPONSE ON CIVILIAN COMPONENTS OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-09 13:06:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF SP NATO
05MADRID1761	SPAIN: RESPONSE TO BOLIVIA HYDROCARBON LEGISLATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-09 16:12:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG PREL BL SP
05MADRID1786	UPDATE ON TERRORISM FINANCE IN SPAIN [...] (U) Summary. Meetings with Spanish contacts suggest that Spain remains serious about fighting terrorism finance. The GOS conducts searches for funds from all individuals and organizations listed in prenotifications and notifications from the U.S.; no such funds have been found in Spanish acc [...]	2005-05-10 15:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETTC KTFN PTER PGOV PREL EU SP EUN
05MADRID1809	FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER'S MEETING WITH ANTI-TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary. FBI Director Robert Mueller met May 9 with Juan del Olmo, the Spanish judge overseeing the investigation into the March 11, 2004 Madrid train bombings, to advocate improved information sharing on terrorism investigations. Director Mueller expressed understanding of the limits imp [...]	2005-05-12 10:06:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV SP
05MADRID1816	FM MORATINOS URGES NORTH AFRICAN "COLLECTIVE [...] (U) During a visit to Paris, FM Miguel Angel Moratinos urged the governments of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Mauritania to begin laying the groundwork for the formation of a "collective security system" to help foster regional stability. Moratinos acknowledged that his recommendation [...]	2005-05-12 14:00:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SP
05MADRID1825	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EUR DAS GLYN T. DAVIES [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Glyn T. Davies, Deputy Assistant Secretary for European Affairs to travel to Sevilla, May 13-15 to attend the U.S.-Spain Council Meeting. 2. Control Officer for this visit is Economic Officer Carl Schonander who can be reached at: O [...]	2005-05-12 16:02:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC PREL SP
05MADRID1826	LOOKOUT SHARING [...] CHARGE D'AFFAIRES A.I. MANZANARES PRESENTED DEMARCHE AS INSTRUCTED IN REFTEL TO JOSE MARIA PONS IRAZAZABAL, DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON MAY 10. FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER WAS IN SPAIN AND HAD A MEETING WITH MINISTER OF INTERIOR ALONSO IN WHICH H [...]	2005-05-13 05:51:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CASC PGOV PTER PINR PREL KPAO EU SP
05MADRID1829	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF MAY 7, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH NATIONAL COURT SENTENCED THE ALLEGED ETA ACTIVISTS REFERENCED BELOW TO 2,775 YEARS OF PRISON FOR [...]	2005-05-13 09:51:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL LORAN
05MADRID1831	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. NAME: MOTO NSA, SEVERO - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: NOV. 6, 1943, ACOCK, EQUATORIAL GUINEA - POSITIVE 3. DAILY SPANISH PRESS "EL PAIS" REPORTED THAT TH [...]	2005-05-13 12:02:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL MOTO
05MADRID1835	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF MAY 10, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED THE INDIVIDUALS REFERENCED BELOW AS SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF ETA'S INFORMATION NE [...]	2005-05-13 13:50:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL PENA
05MADRID1837	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS REPORTED ON MAY 12, 2005, THAT THE SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED TWO ALLEGED MEMBERS OF ETA'S FINANCIAL NETWORK. THE DETAINEES HAD MADE TRAN [...]	2005-05-13 13:50:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL LARREA
05MADRID1879	U.S.-SPAIN COUNCIL: MOD BONO EXPRESSES "PERSONAL [...] (C) Summary. The U.S.-Spain Council, a private bi-national NGO dedicated to strengthening U.S.-Spain relations, held its tenth annual meeting May 13-16 in Seville. Participants included U.S. Council Chairman Senator Chris Dodd, EUR DAS Glyn Davies, Charge Manzanares, Spanish Minister of Defense Jos [...]	2005-05-17 15:59:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
05MADRID1880	SPANISH REACTION TO NEWSWEEK'S RETRACTION OF KORAN [...] The Spanish media have given very prominent coverage to Newsweek's retraction of its Koran desecration allegation story. All national and major regional broadcast and print media have made the retraction either the lead or one of the top three international stories in May 17 reports, includin [...]	2005-05-17 16:03:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KISL SP
05MADRID1891	SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE MAY 23 EU FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff discussed the China Arms Embargo, European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP),and Sudan with Carlos Fernandez-Arias, MFA EU Policy Coordinator (and Special Assistant to MFA Political Director Dezcallar) on May 17. Fernandez-Arias does not expect the China Arms Embargo [...]	2005-05-18 10:37:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	CH PREL SU MARR MOPS SP EUN
05MADRID191	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Marueen E. Quinn, Kurt E. Amend, USN Commander Debra Maddrell and Worth S. Anderson to travel to Madrid, January 25-26, to consult with the EU and key NATO allies regarding the role of the international community in Afghanista [...]	2005-01-19 14:58:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PREL SP NATO
05MADRID1924	SPANISH FIRM SEEKS BUSINESS WITH LIBYA [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) On May 17, Javier Hergueta, the Foreign Ministry's deputy director general for bilateral economic relations with Europe and the OECD countries, requested a meeting with poloff. Hergueta explained that a Spanish firm, Espindesa (part of [...]	2005-05-19 14:36:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PTER ETTC SP CBW
05MADRID1950	US-EU INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-23 10:58:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SP EUN UN
05MADRID2082	DOJ COUNTERTERRORISM MEETINGS WITH SPANISH [...] (C) Summary. A USDOJ/FBI team led by DOJ Trial Attorneys Donald Ashley and Greg Sofer visited Madrid May 16-20 for meetings with Spanish prosecutors and judicial officials to discuss counterterrorism cooperation and to participate in the first official meeting of the U.S.-Spain Bilateral Coun [...]	2005-06-01 14:28:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL SP
05MADRID2102	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR US DELEGATION TO THE OSCE [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to the following individuals: Governor George Pataki, Head of Delegation, Major Gary Berwick, Chairman Charles Gargano, David Catalfamo, Director of Communications, Salvatore Graven, Travel Aide, Jeffery Lovell, Senior Policy Advisor to th [...]	2005-06-02 11:41:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA PREL SP OSCE
05MADRID2113	SPAIN SUPPORTS EU CONSENSUS ON SA/LW NEGOTIATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-03 15:30:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP PREM
05MADRID2114	EU CUBA POLICY: SPAIN CONTINUES TO FAVOR INCREASED [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points on June 6 to MFA Director General for Latin America Javier Sandomingo and requested GOS views on Cuban government actions over the last six months and how the EU should respond. Sandomingo said that the GOS remained confident in its long term strategy toward [...]	2005-06-03 15:38:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU SP
05MADRID2126	VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY05 MAY [...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON JUNE 6, 2005, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP AND WAS CHAIRED BY THE DCM, ROBERT MANZANARES. 2. DURING THE MONTH OF MAY 2005, MADRID SUBMITTED EIGHT VISAS VIPER CABLES IDENTIFYING TWENTY INDIVIDUALS, SUSPECTED MEMBERS [...]	2005-06-06 12:56:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID2131	SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) Spain is among the most important foreign investors in Cuba and the ruling Socialist party has continued the Popular Party's policy of encouraging further investment and trade with Cuba. On human rights issues, the GOS has broken with the Aznar administration's emphasis on support for democracy [...]	2005-06-06 14:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU SP
05MADRID2133	SPAIN: DELIVERABLES FOR THE US-EU INTERNATIONAL [...] Summary: Charge delivered reftel talking points to MFA Political Director Rafael Dezcallar. Dezcallar said Foreign Minister Moratinos would attend the conference and that this meeting would be high profile for Spain. Dezcallar said the Spanish government cannot guarantee that its USD 20 milli [...]	2005-06-06 14:54:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID EIND ECON SP
05MADRID2163	SPAIN REQUESTS MUTUAL CANDIDATE SUPPORT FOR WORLD [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Embassy Madrid received the following note verbale from the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs June 3 (the note is dated May 27). Informal embassy translation of the main points is as follows: The Government of Spain has decided [...]	2005-06-07 10:37:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SCUL SP
05MADRID2164	SPAIN: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REQUESTS CANDIDATE [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Embassy Madrid received the following note verbale from the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Spain on June 6 (the note is dated May 31). Informal embassy translation of the main points is as follows: The government of the Domin [...]	2005-06-07 10:40:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SP DR
05MADRID2172	CORRECTED COPY: SPAIN: DELIVERABLES FOR THE US-EU [...] Summary: Charge delivered reftel talking points to MFA Political Director Rafael Dezcallar. Dezcallar said Foreign Minister Moratinos would attend the conference and that this meeting would be high profile for Spain. Dezcallar said the Spanish government cannot guarantee that its USD 20 milli [...]	2005-06-07 14:46:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID EIND ECON SP
05MADRID2186	SPANISH RESPONSE TO AFRICAN UNION AIRLIFT DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary: Spain has opted to go the European Union route in offering assistance to the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS). Spain has donated two small tactical transport planes to the AU as part of the EU effort, and has lent along with the planes Spanish pilots and maintenance workers [...]	2005-06-08 10:49:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SP SU NATO
05MADRID2209	OPPOSITION HITS MORATINOS ON WESTERN SAHARA/MOROCCO [...] (C) Summary. FM Moratinos faced vigorous opposition criticism this week for declining to condemn Morocco's refusal to admit two Spanish political delegations seeking to visit Laayoun as a demonstration of support for the Sahrawis. The opposition Popular Party has been the most vocal critic, [...]	2005-06-08 15:56:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MO WS SP
05MADRID2241	SPAIN IRKED ON UNRWA ADVISORY COMMISSION [...] (C) MFA desk officer for the Middle East Eva Martinez requested a meeting with poloff on June 8 to relay Spain's frustration with the ongoing discussions on the expansion of the UNRWA Advisory Commission. Martinez said Spain had been surprised to learn at the May 17-19 major donors informal m [...]	2005-06-10 14:45:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF KPAL PREL SP EUN
05MADRID2248	GOS SUGGESTED COOPERATION WITH U.S. ON TERRORISM [...] (C) During the first official meeting of the U.S.-Spain Bilateral Counterterrorism Experts Working Group on May 16-20 in Madrid (reftel),Spanish judicial officials proposed a joint investigation into the finances of the Islamic Cultural Center. The Center is a prominent Islamic institution l [...]	2005-06-10 15:41:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL ADPM SP
05MADRID2266	SPAIN LEGALIZES STATUS OF NEARLY 691,000 ILLEGAL IMMGRANTS [...] (U) Summary: Spain concluded its three-month amnesty program for illegal immigrants having collected more than 691,000 petitions nationwide. Officials at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs stated they expect to approve 80% to 90% of the petitions. New immigrants earnings could generat [...]	2005-06-13 14:33:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SMIG CMGT CVIS SP
05MADRID2272	SPAIN: EMBASSY SUGGESTS POSTPONEMENT OF DUSD VISIT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-20 22:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP OTRC MGT
05MADRID2275	SPAIN: RESPONSE TO HAITI ELECTIONS BUDGET SHORTFALL [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-14 09:19:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID EFIN PREL PGOV SP HA EUN OAS
05MADRID2296	SPAIN FAVORS NICARAGUA MANPADS DESTRUCTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-14 15:28:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	MARR PARM PREL PTER SP
05MADRID2310	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST INDICATES THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL WAS LINKED TO THE 11 MARCH 2004 BOMBINGS IN MADRID, SPAIN. 3. BOU NADJA, REZKI SOUKE [...]	2005-06-15 14:00:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL BOU
05MADRID2314	NOVEMBER 14-16 TERRORISM FINANCE CONFERENCE IN [...] Summary: The Embassy, Ministry of Interior and the Ortega y Gasset Foundation (a well-respected thinktank) are collaborating on a November 14-16 terrorism finance conference in Madrid. This will be the fourth conference on terrorism issues we put together with the GOS and the Foundation. The [...]	2005-06-15 15:52:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL ADPM SP
05MADRID2318	SPAIN SUPPORTS SWISS CIRCULAR NOTE AND DIPLOMATIC [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-16 07:05:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ SP ICRC
05MADRID2332	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH NEWS OF JUNE 15, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH POLICE CONDUCTED AN OPERATION IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN SPAIN, RESULTING IN THE ARREST OF 11 ALLEGE [...]	2005-06-16 13:37:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID2337	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY PRESS OF JUNE 16, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED FIVE MOROCCAN NATIONALS IN BARCELONA AND MADRID, FOR THEIR ALLEGED LINKS TO THE MADR [...]	2005-06-16 15:43:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL EL
05MADRID2344	SPAIN: AMBASSADOR O'DONNELL ENGAGES SPAIN ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 10, following the OSCE's Conference in Cordoba on Anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance, Ambassador Edward O'Donnell, U.S. Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, met with Ambassador Ana Salomon Perez, the Spanish envoy for Jewish Affairs, to discuss Spanish membership [...]	2005-06-17 08:01:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SP
05MADRID2347	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ALL INDIVIDUALS REFERENCE BELOW WERE ALSO ARRESTED IN THE RECENT SPANISH POLICE OPERATIONS AGAINST RADICAL ISLAMIST CELLS ASSOCIATED TO "ANSAR AL ISLAM" AND T [...]	2005-06-17 12:06:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL EL
05MADRID2353	SPAIN'S DEVELOPMENT AGENCY STILL CONSIDERING [...] This is an action message. USAID, Please see paragraph 3. 2. Econoff met June 17 with Deputy Director for Africa and Asia Cristina Diaz Fernandez-Gil at Spain's Development Agency (AECI) to discuss AECI's planning for the Spanish Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) at Qal-i-now. Diaz said [...]	2005-06-17 14:06:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV MOPS AF SP NATO
05MADRID2365	SPAIN: DEMARCHE ON USG PRIORITIES FOR UN REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-20 15:00:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KUNR AORC SP UNSC
05MADRID2439	HUMAN RIGHTS NGO ON EQUATORIAL GUINEA [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) Clara Lopez de Letona of the "Federation of Associations for the Defense and Promotion of Human Rights," a coordinating body for Spanish human rights NGO, contacted post on June 23 to request a meeting with the Political Section to discuss [...]	2005-06-24 08:49:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SP
05MADRID2442	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION OBTAINED AT THIS POST REFERS TO THE INDIVIDUALS REFERENCED BELOW, ARRESTED OR BEING SOUGHT FOR THEIR ALLEGED ASSOCIATION WITH THE "ANSAR AL ISLAM" [...]	2005-06-24 12:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL EL
05MADRID2452	SPAIN'S VIEWS OF USG PRIORITIES FOR UN REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge and Polcouns discussed USG priorities for UN reform with Rafael Dezcallar, MFA Director General of Foreign Policy, on June 22. Dezcallar said he was responding on behalf of Foreign Minister Moratinos who had received our initial demarche (Refs A and C) on the issue. Pol [...]	2005-06-24 15:41:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KUNR AORC SP UNSC
05MADRID2478	SPAIN: AMBASSADOR AGUIRRE'S MEETING WITH FM [...] (C) Summary: One day after his June 27 arrival in Spain, US Ambassador Eduardo Aguirre met with Foreign Minister Moratinos to lay the groundwork for a new relationship after a year of difficult relations with the Socialist government, but also to make clear US concerns about Spanish policy toward V [...]	2005-06-28 14:18:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
05MADRID2518	SPAIN ON SECURITY SECTOR SUPPORT FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-01 16:48:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	KWBG KPAL MASS PREL SP
05MADRID2522	VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY05 JUNE [...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON June 06, 2005, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP AND WAS CHAIRED BY THE DCM, ROBERT MANZANARES. 2. DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE 2005, MADRID SUBMITTED FIVE VISAS VIPER CABLE IDENTIFYING THIRTY-THREE INDIVIDUALS, SUSPECTED M [...]	2005-07-05 10:46:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID2523	DRUG TRAFFICKING AND POSSESSION TRENDS CHALLENGE [...] (SBU) The Government of Spain's National Drug Plan (PND) latest Annual Statistical Report on Drugs reports increases in total drug seizures (29%),trafficking arrests (11%),and arrests for drug possession (22%) between 2003 and 2004. Officials consider these statistics to be an indication tha [...]	2005-07-05 10:49:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KSEP PINR PGOV PREL SP
05MADRID2537	BARAKAT YARKAS TERRORISM TRIAL: PROSECUTION BLAMES [...] (C) Summary. Embassy officials met with the Chief Prosecutor of Spain's National Court Eduardo Fungarino on July 1 to express concern regarding press reports quoting the lead prosecutor in the Barakat Yarkas terrorism trial complaining about the lack of access to USG detainee Ramzi Binalshibh [...]	2005-07-05 15:46:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL SP
05MADRID2557	SPAIN/VENEZUELA: GOS PLANS PUBLIC CRITICISM OF [...] (C) Following ref telcon regarding strong USG interest in impending Venezuelan government legal action against Sumate NGO organizer Maria Cristina Corina Machado and five other activists, Ambassador Aguirre contacted acting Foreign Minister Bernardino Leon to express the USG's concern regardin [...]	2005-07-06 16:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SP VZ
05MADRID2576	SPAIN'S HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT THE 60TH UN [...] (SBU) The Government of Spain intends to send the following delegation to the UN High Level Event (HLE) and/or General Assembly in September: A. --Head of State: King Juan Carlos will NOT attend. B. --Head of Government: Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, President --Plans to attend the S [...]	2005-07-08 08:45:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSEP PREL OTRA OVIP SP UNGA
05MADRID2588	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MOD BONO [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador held a successful first meeting on July 6 with Minister of Defense Jose Bono and CHOD General Felix Sanz. Bono thanked the Ambassador for the USG's warm reception during his visit to the U.S. in early May, particularly during his productive meeting with Secretary Rumsfel [...]	2005-07-08 15:06:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SP VZ
05MADRID2594	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INDIVIDUALS REFERENCED BELOW HAVE BEEN ARRESTED BY THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE FOR THEIR LINKS WITH THE SPAIN-BASED JIHADIST FACILITATOR NETWORK, "ANSAR AL [...]	2005-07-11 14:35:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SAAD
05MADRID2607	SPAIN'S REACTION TO US OPPOSITION TO ITS CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-12 09:33:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER SP
05MADRID2609	SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE JULY 18-19 FOREIGN [...] (C) Per reftel instructions, poloff discussed Turkey, the UN High-Level Event on Millennium Review, Syria, Iran and Uzbekistan with Carlos Fernandez-Arias, MFA EU Policy Coordinator (and Special Assistant to MFA Political Director Dezcallar) on July 11. ------ Turkey ------ 2. (C) Fernan [...]	2005-07-12 09:34:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL SP UN
05MADRID2610	SPAIN: DEMARCHE ON G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOUTION [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director General for the United Nations Juan Manuel Gonzalez de Linares. Gonzalez de Linares said Spain agreed enthusiastically with most of reftel talking points, with the exception of the following: -- Spain would like to see a requireme [...]	2005-07-12 09:34:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SP UNSC
05MADRID2617	SPAIN: TERRORIST FINANCE: NASCO AMENDMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-12 15:05:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL SP
05MADRID2648	SPAIN: SPEAKING WITH MUSLIM LEADERS ABOUT [...] (U) Though not an action addressee on reftel, post wished to share the following points. 2. (U) Embassy Madrid's Muslim Outreach Committee has been active in reaching out to the Muslim Community in Spain in the past year. Embassy officers have made visits to the M-30 mosque, the largest mos [...]	2005-07-13 15:59:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAO PREL PTER SP
05MADRID2652	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MISSILE TECHNOLOGY [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to the following individuals: Mr. Vann H. van Diepen, Head of Delegation, Director, Office of Chemical, Biological and Missile Nonproliferation, US Department of State Mr. Steven Clagett, Director, Nuclear and Missile Technology, US Departmen [...]	2005-07-14 11:34:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PREL PARM AMGT OTRA SP MTCRE
05MADRID2653	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ZAPATERO [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Aguirre had his first meeting with President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on July 12 to introduce himself and to review the USG roadmap for improving bilateral relations. The 90-minute meeting was cordial and relaxed throughout and covered a broad range of bilateral an [...]	2005-07-14 12:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SP VZ
05MADRID2676	AMBASSADOR ALERTS PRESIDENCY THAT OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador informed Spanish National Security Adviser Carles Casajuana that opposition leader Mariano Rajoy will visit the White House as a member of a delegation of international political leaders. The Ambassador briefed Casajuana on this issue in order to avoid any misinter [...]	2005-07-18 14:54:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
05MADRID2680	SPAIN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DEFEATING THE G-4 [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-19 01:15:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSEP PREL OTRA OVIP SP UNGA
05MADRID2712	EXBS: INVITATION TO STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL EXPORT [...] ESTHOFF passed reftel invitation letter July 20 to MFA International Disarmament Affairs Ambassador Tomas Rodriguez Pantoja, urging Spain to send two experts to the September 20-22 International Export Control Conference in Stockholm, Sweden. Rodriguez Pantoja said he would coordinate with the [...]	2005-07-20 12:26:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MASS ETTC KSTC ES
05MADRID2714	MTCR/SPAIN: MORE SPANISH REACTION TO U.S. PROPOSAL [...] (C) In a July 20 meeting with MFA International Disarmament Affairs Ambassador Tomas Rodriguez Pantoja and MFA MTCR POC Ambassador Manuel Viturro de la Torre, ESTHOFF provided Ref A U.S. reaction to Ref B Spanish thoughts on Ref C U.S. MTCR North Korea proposal. Rodriguez Pantoja and de la To [...]	2005-07-20 14:34:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA KSCA SP MTCRE
05MADRID2746	SPAIN ON SYRIAN-LEBANESE BORDER BLOCKAGE [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-22 14:21:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD SP
05MADRID2750	GOS DENIES SHIFT IN CHINA ARMS EMBARGO POLICY [...] (C) Summary. Spanish media reported that President Zapatero expressed support for a lifting of the EU China arms embargo during an official visit to China. DCM spoke with Deputy FM Bernardino Leon and with MOD Chief of Staff Miguel Fernandez Palacio to convey the sensitivity of this issue for [...]	2005-07-26 11:54:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SP
05MADRID2765	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH NEWS MEDIA REPORTED THAT ON JULY 27, 2005, THE SPANISH POLICE CONDUCTED AN OPERATION IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN THE BASQUE AREA OF SPAIN, WHICH LED TO TH [...]	2005-07-27 12:03:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL ORUE
05MADRID2802	SPANISH PARTICIPANTS IN STOCKHOLM EXPORT CONTROL [...] MFA International Disarmament Affairs Ambassador Tomas Rodriguez Pantoja informed ESTHOFF August 1 that Industry Ministry Deputy Director General for Foreign Trade in Defense and Double Use Equipment Antonio Segura will be one of the two GOS representatives to attend the September 20-22 Inter [...]	2005-08-01 13:18:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MASS ETTC KSTC SP
05MADRID2803	S37-05: UAE ENTITY DIVERTING GOODS TO IRAN, SUDAN, [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-01 13:38:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC IR AE SU SP CBW NK
05MADRID2813	SPAIN ON U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-01 15:52:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETTC PARM PREL KNNP IN SP
05MADRID2817	VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: JULY 2005 [...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON AUG. 2, 2005, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP. 2. DURING THE MONTH OF JULY 2005, MADRID SUBMITTED TWO VISAS VIPER CABLES IDENTIFYING SEVEN INDIVIDUALS, FIVE SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF ETA AND TWO SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF ISLAMI [...]	2005-08-02 11:03:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL

05MADRID2851	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY PRESS OF JULY 30, 2005 REPORTED THE ARREST IN FRANCE OF FOUR MEMBERS OF THE TERRORIST ORGANIZATION ETA IN TWO, NON-RELATED, POLICE SECURITY C [...]	2005-08-03 15:41:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID2868	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. FOLLOWING IS ACCURATE DPOB FOR TWO OF THE ETA SUSPECTS SUBMITTED IN REFTEL. 3. NAME: ERRASTI GOITI, ZUHAITZ - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: FEB. 13, 1981, ARETXABALET [...]	2005-08-04 15:17:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID2902	SPEAKING OUT ON GITMO AND DETAINEES [...] (C) Embassy Madrid plans to deploy reftel points on GITMO and detainees as appropriate in several sets of outreach programs led by the Ambassador which we are planning for the coming months. This will be addition to our on-going engagement on the subject with the Spanish press and political [...]	2005-08-10 09:47:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAO PGOV PREL
05MADRID2970	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF AUG. 18, 2005 REPORTED THE ARREST IN BELGRADE, SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO, OF RADICAL ISLAMIST ABDELMAJID BOUCHAR FOR WHOM SPANISH AUTHORI [...]	2005-08-18 13:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID3035	SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE SEPTEMBER 1-2 [...] (U) Poloff discussed reftel talking points with Carlos Fernandez-Arias, MFA EU Policy Coordinator. He stressed that the Gymnich meeting is an informal gathering of Foreign Ministers in which the ministers are meant to speak freely, and therefore no talking points were being prepared for Minist [...]	2005-08-24 15:03:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL SP
05MADRID3038	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST FROM ANOTHER AGENCY INDICATES THAT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE SPANISH AUTHORITIES FOR TERRORISM [...]	2005-08-25 07:45:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL JAWAD
05MADRID3040	SPAIN ON TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION PROCESS [...] (C) The Zapatero government has consistently expressed its support for Turkey's accession to the European Union (reftels B and D),and the MFA reaffirmed this support to the Embassy August 24. In the aftermath of the French "no" to the EU constitution in May and the dissolution of the German p [...]	2005-08-25 08:28:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
05MADRID3041	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GLENN WARREN [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Glenn Warren to travel to Madrid, Spain from August 30 to September 3, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to meet with Embassy personnel for consultations. 2. Hotel reservations have been made at Hotel Gran Melia Fenix, located at c/Hermos [...]	2005-08-25 08:54:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC PREL OTRA SP
05MADRID3074	SPAIN: ADDRESSING THE THREAT OF AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] ESTHOFF made reftel points August 23 to Health Ministry Deputy Director General Jose Perez Lazaro, requesting the contact details of the GOS Avian Influenza POC. Perez Lazaro informed ESTHOFF August 30 that the GOS Health Ministry POC (for possible transmission to humans) would be Director G [...]	2005-08-30 12:59:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO ECON PREL SOCI SP KSTH WHO
05MADRID3146	MTCR: SPAIN WILL LIKELY SUPPORT U.S. PROPOSAL ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-06 10:47:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA KSCA SP MTCRE
05MADRID3149	TFUS 01: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FM MORATINOS [...] Summary: In a September 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Spanish FM Moratinos made clear Spain's desire to assist the United States in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. After working through the reftel list of requested items, Spain is assembling materiel and has made two Spanish Hercules transp [...]	2005-09-06 12:44:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR EAID PREL US SP
05MADRID3151	SPAIN ON AUSTRALIA GROUP BIOLOGICAL AGENTS WORKING [...] (C) ESTHOFF passed reftel points August 23 to MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Marcos Rodriguez Cantero, requesting Spanish views regarding the U.S. proposal to add 23 biological agents to the Australia Group's (AG) control list. Rodriguez Cantero informed ESTHOFF September 2 [...]	2005-09-06 13:25:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC SP CBW
05MADRID3153	TFUS01: Further information on Spanish Assistance [...] According to Pablo Muelas Garcia, Technical Advisor in AECI (the Spanish USAID equivalent),two Spanish Hercules transport aircraft are scheduled to depart Spain tomorrow (September 7) with material assistance from the Spanish Government (reftel A.) As currently planned, one plane will conta [...]	2005-09-06 14:05:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR EAID PREL US SP
05MADRID3171	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST SUBMITS THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES. 2.INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST FROM ANOTHER AGENCY INDICATES THAT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING LINKS WITH A NETWORK OF JIHADIST FACILATATORS IN SPAIN: [...]	2005-09-07 15:18:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID3177	SPAIN ON UNGA DEVELOPMENT ISSUES [...] DCM passed reftel points September 2 to MFA Secretary of State for International Assistance Leire Pajin, outlining U.S. concerns about the UNGA High Level Event (HLE) Outcome Document and the six-country (including Spain) draft "Declaration on Innovative Sources of Financing for Development." [...]	2005-09-08 13:58:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECIN PREL SP UNGA
05MADRID3201	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY FM LEON: [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Aguirre met with Spanish Deputy Foreign Minister Bernardino Leon Sept. 7 to review key issues in the US-Spain agenda in the coming months, including BMENA and Latin American issues. He thanked the GOS for its sincere and concrete support for the victims of Hurricane [...]	2005-09-08 16:27:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP XF XM XL XG
05MADRID3202	VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY05 AUGUST [...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON SEPTEMBER 08,2005, AS PART OF MADRID'S INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP. 2. DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2005, MADRID SUBMITTED FOUR VISAS VIPER CABLE IDENTIFYING TWENTY-NINE INDIVIDUALS, FOUR SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF ETA AND TWENTY-FIVE SUSPECT [...]	2005-09-12 11:59:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID3252	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U/S PAULA DOBRIANSKY [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to U/S Paula Dobriansky to travel to Madrid, Spain from September 27, 2005. Embassy will arrange meetings in accordance with the priorities described in reftel. 2. Embassy Control Officer for this visit will be Political Officer Ricard [...]	2005-09-14 15:31:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL OTRA SP KENV
05MADRID3262	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST REFERS TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL, PRESENTLY RESIDING IN SPAIN, WHO HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AND IS UNDER SPANISH POLICE INVES [...]	2005-09-15 11:51:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID3292	SPAIN: SECRETARY'S LETTER TO FM MORATINOS (S/ES [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-19 16:49:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL SP
05MADRID33	VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY05 - DECEMBER [...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON JAN. 5, 2005, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP AND WAS CHAIRED BY THE CHARGE, ROBERT MANZANARES. THE CHARGE EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION FOR THE CONTINUING STRONG COOPERATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE PROGRAM BY ALL AGENCIES AT [...]	2005-01-05 13:39:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
05MADRID3301	SPAIN SUPPORTS EU LISTING OF LTTE AS TERRORIST [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-20 09:14:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL SP
05MADRID3302	SHIELD S59A-03: TELSTAR TO END IRAN SALES [...] (S) Summary: Representatives of Spanish firm Telstar met with ISN/CBM Director Vann Van Diepen on September 16 to explore Telstar's options for exporting its products to Iran. Van Diepen explained that, under the agreement that Telstar made to get previous Iran Nonproliferation Act (INPA) sanctions [...]	2005-09-20 09:16:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC SP IR CBW
05MADRID3488	VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY05 SEPTEMBER [...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON 04 OCTOBER 2005, AS PART OF MADRID'S INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP. 2. DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2005, MADRID SUBMITTED FOUR VISAS VIPER CABLES IDENTIFYING THIRTY-TWO INDIVIDUALS, SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF ISLAMIST TERRORIST GROUPS LINKE [...]	2005-10-04 11:51:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID3489	SPANISH OFFICIALS ATTENDING IPAPI SENIOR OFFICIALS [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-04 13:43:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR ECON PREL SOCI KSCA SP WHO FAO OIE
05MADRID3490	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY PRESS REPORTED OCT. 4, 2005 THAT FRENCH ANTITERRORIST POLICE (DNAT) IN CONJUNCTION WITH SPANISH POLICE CONDUCTED AN OPERATION IN AURILLAC, SOUTH- CEN [...]	2005-10-04 13:46:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL AGUIRRE GARCIA HARRIET ET AL
05MADRID3492	SPAIN: U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETING WITH FM MORATINOS [...] (C) Summary. Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky visited Madrid on 9/27 and met with Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos and Director General for Political Affairs Rafael Dezcallar for wide-ranging discussions on democracy promotion, potential areas for colla [...]	2005-10-04 14:38:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
05MADRID35	2005 ICCAT CONTRIBUTION [...] Embassy received a letter dated December 14 from the Madrid-based International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) requesting payment of the U.S.'s 2005 dues of 148,810.15 euros. The letter indicates that payment can be made either via an international bank draft, payab [...]	2005-01-07 13:29:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS PREL SP
05MADRID3512	TERRORISM FINANCE - SPAIN'S REACTION ON ECI COURT [...] (C) EconOff discussed reftel discussion points with Miguel Enrique Garcia Herraiz, Area Director for EU Terrorism Issues within the MFA's Subdirectorate on International Terrorism. He said that the GOS is pleased with the European Court of First Instance's ruling on the "Swede 3" cases since th [...]	2005-10-05 11:57:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN KPAO PREL PGOV PTER SP EUN
05MADRID3519	SPAIN: MFA REQUEST FOR U.S. HELP TO STOP SALE OF [...] (U) This is an Action Request for ISN/MTR -- see paragraph 8. 2. (S) MFA Disarmament Affairs Ambassador Tomas Rodriguez-Pantoja summoned ESTHOFF September 30 to MFA. Rodriguez-Pantoja said that during the U.S.-Spain bilat on the first day of the September 12-16 Madrid MTCR plenary, and in a subse [...]	2005-10-05 15:43:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	PARM PREL PGOV ETTC SP MTCR
05MADRID3527	SPAIN/CUBA: SPAIN WILL HOST SEPARATE NATIONAL DAY [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-06 11:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU SP
05MADRID3528	"SPANISH TALIBAN" SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN PRISON [...] (U) Spain's High Court sentenced Spanish national Hamed Abderrahman Ahmed to six years in prison for "membership in a terrorist organization." Abderrahman, who was transferred to Spain from the U.S. base at Guantanamo in February 2004, is known in the press as the "Spanish Taliban" because he [...]	2005-10-06 11:52:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL SP
05MADRID3540	SPAIN: MIGRANT ASSAULT CRISIS CHALLENGES ZAPATERO [...] (C) Summary. After weeks of increasingly brazen and dangerous incursions by illegal immigrants into the Spanish North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, the Zapatero administration launched a high-profile effort to stem the flood of sub-Saharan immigrants into the two cities. Zapatero fac [...]	2005-10-06 16:00:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MO SP
05MADRID3550	TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 72T DELIVERED TO SPANISH [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-07 15:46:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC EFIN KTFN PTER PREL CVIS SP
05MADRID3551	TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 72U DELIVERED TO SPANISH [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-07 15:47:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER PREL CVIS SP
05MADRID3566	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PSOE PRESIDENT MANUEL [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met on October 6 with Manuel Chaves, national President of the governing Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE),as well as President of the Autonomous Community of Andalusia. Their discussion touched on US-Spain relations, initiatives in the Middle East and North Afric [...]	2005-10-11 14:03:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SP
05MADRID3570	U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETINGS IN MADRID [...] Summary. During her September 27 visit to Madrid to meet with FM Miguel Angel Moratinos (REF A),Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky also met with Director General for International Organizations and Multilateral Affairs Arturo Laclaustra to discuss USG initiativ [...]	2005-10-11 16:12:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TBIO PGOV EAGR SP
05MADRID3600	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY PRESS REPORTED OCT. 7, 2005, THAT FRENCH AUTHORITIES EXTRADITED THE ALLEGED ETA MEMBER ANTXON SASIAIN RODRIGUEZ TO SPAIN ON OCT. 6, 2005. THE [...]	2005-10-14 14:50:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID3601	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY PRESS OF OCT. 7, 2005 REPORTED THAT FRENCH AUTHORITIES AGREED TO THE TEMPORARY EXTRADITION TO SPAIN OF FERNANDO SILVA SANDE, THE ALLEGED LEADER OF SPA [...]	2005-10-14 14:50:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL FERNANDO
05MADRID3608	URGENT DEMARCHES ON UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY [...] Reftel B talking points and Secretary Rice's letter were conveyed to FM Moratinos last week via a cover letter from the Charge. In addition to the Foreign Minister, we also delivered the points to contacts at the Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism. 2. We will [...]	2005-10-14 16:16:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL SCUL SP UNESCO
05MADRID3610	SPAIN ON THE HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-14 17:07:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SP UNGA
05MADRID3631	SPAIN: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SPANISH VICE [...] Ambassador Aguirre paid a previously scheduled courtesy call October 17 on Spanish First Vice President Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, who, among her many duties, coordinated arrangements for the Ibero-American Summit which Spain hosted in Salamanca October 14-17. In a warm, cordial me [...]	2005-10-17 15:53:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
05MADRID3635	SPAIN PLAYS DOWN AVIAN INFLUENZA THREAT [...] The reported arrival of the H5N1 virus in Greece and a flurry of EU and national meetings on Avian Influenza have kept "Bird Flu" in the Spanish headlines over the past week. Spanish Health and Agriculture Ministry spokespersons having been urging calm, alleging that Avian Influenza is not lik [...]	2005-10-18 11:15:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR ECON PREL SOCI KSCA SP WHO FAO OIE
05MADRID3648	SPAIN: MFA STATEMENT ON IRAQ REFERENDUM [...] The Spanish Foreign Ministry issued a statement Oct. 17 praising the Iraq referendum. When Polcouns thanked MFA DG for Middle East Iranzo for the statement, Iranzo was grateful we had noted the statement and said that, regarding Iraq, Spain was now looking only "toward the future." Informal [...]	2005-10-18 14:20:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL IZ SP
05MADRID3649	SPAIN AND BMENA: PINNING DOWN FOUNDATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-18 14:48:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PHUM PREL SP
05MADRID3650	SPAIN'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON OPPOSING [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Juan Manuel Gonzalez de Linares, MFA Deputy Director General for the United Nations. He said that Spain would not support the resolutions renewing the mandate of committees mentioned in the demarche (Spain usually abstains),but voting against them would [...]	2005-10-18 14:57:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SP UNGA
05MADRID3667	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST FROM ANOTHER AGENCY STATES THAT THE SPANISH POLICE HAS IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS AS SUSPECTED ISLAMIC EXTREMIS [...]	2005-10-19 14:59:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL ET AL BOUCHAIB KAKA
05MADRID3668	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY "EL PAIS" OF OCT. 18, 2005 REPORTED THE DETENTION IN PARIS OF TWO SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF THE SPANISH TERRORIST ORGANIZATION "GRAPO", MILITARY ARM OF TH [...]	2005-10-19 15:00:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL ET AL
05MADRID3677	IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT OVERSHADOWED BY CUBAN ISSUES CONTROVERSY [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-20 12:35:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PREL SP VE
05MADRID3681	SPAIN SUPPORTS BOLIVIA SUPPORT GROUP DECLARATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-20 15:57:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL BL SP
05MADRID3682	TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS FOR MADRID [...] (U) In response to reftel, Spain's TFCO is Deputy Chief of Mission Bob Manzanares, tel. ( 34) 91-587-2205; fax ( 34) 91-577-7675; unclassified email: ManzanaresB@state.gov; classified email: ManzanaresJ@state.sgov.gov. 2. (U) Deputy TFCO is Economic Officer Carl Schonander, tel. ( 34) 91-58 [...]	2005-10-20 16:59:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL SP
05MADRID3691	SPAIN PLEDGES FULL SUPPORT FOR NATO RESPONSE FORCE [...] (C) Poloff discussed reftel points on October 21 with MOD Deputy Director for Defense Policy Admiral Enrique Perez Ramirez and Spain's Defense Counselor to NATO CAPT Gonzalo Rodriguez. They said that Spain recognizes the urgency of the situation and is prepared to fully support whatever NATO [...]	2005-10-21 15:06:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PK SP NATO
05MADRID3694	SPANISH MINISTERS WORKING TO CHALLENGE ARREST [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-21 15:56:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
05MADRID3733	SPAIN: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FM MORATINOS [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-25 14:00:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
05MADRID3747	BMENA: SPAIN AND FUND FOR THE FUTURE [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-26 08:15:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL EINV SP
05MADRID3753	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY PRESS OF OCT. 23, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH POLICE DETAINED THREE ETA COLLABORATORS IN NAVARRA, SPAIN. THE INDIVIDUALS FACILITATED THE TRANSIT [...]	2005-10-26 11:57:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL ET AL
05MADRID3754	MTAG: SALE BY SPANISH FIRM OF CNC MILLING MACHINES [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-26 12:34:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA PARM SP MTCRE
05MADRID3755	SPAIN: U.S. PROPOSALS TO ENABLE CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] (C) ESTHOFF passed Ref A points October 18 to MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Marcos Rodriguez Cantero, urging Spain to support an approach that would permit Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) countries to engage in civil nuclear cooperation with India and asking for Spanish sugge [...]	2005-10-26 13:39:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP IN SP
05MADRID3792	SPAIN: MFA LATIN AMERICA DG VIEWS ON BOLIVIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Latin America Director General Javier Sandomingo told visiting USAID Assistant Administrator Adolfo Franco October 27: (1) Evo Morales was not a "lost cause" and could evolve into someone we could do business with; (2) pushing Chavez too hard could actually increase rather [...]	2005-10-28 11:11:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
05MADRID3793	SPANISH PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF EFFORTS [...] (SBU) ESTHOFF made reftel points October 24 to Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI) Technical Cabinet Director Dolores Martin Villalba, asking for information on earthquake-related assistance already provided to Pakistan and encouraging Spain to announce further contributions a [...]	2005-10-28 11:42:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREL PK SP
05MADRID3903	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FINCEN WILLIAM BAITY [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to William Baity, Deputy Director, FINCEN, to travel to Madrid, November 11-16, to attend the Conference on Terrorism Finance, organized by the Instituto Universitario de Investigacion Ortega y Gasset, with the collaboration of the State Secretar [...]	2005-11-07 08:09:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EFIN KCRM PREL PTER OTRA SP
05MADRID391	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST INDICATES THAT AS OF MID-JANUARY 2005, THE SPANISH AUTHORITIES WERE INVESTIGATING THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS FOR POSSIBLE [...]	2005-02-02 12:39:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID394	VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY05 - JANUARY [...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON JAN. 5, 2005, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP AND WAS CHAIRED BY THE DCM, ROBERT MANZANARES. THE CHARGE EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION FOR THE CONTINUING STRONG COOPERATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE PROGRAM BY ALL AGENCIES AT POST [...]	2005-02-02 14:58:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID395	SPAIN ON AFGHANISTAN, ISAF STAGE II CONTRIBUTION [...] (C) Summary. Coordinator for Afghanistan Maureen Quinn, accompanied by Department of Defense, JCS, and State Department officers met with Spanish MOD, MFA and Presidency officials on 1/26 to discuss Spain's commitment to lead a PRT in western Afghanistan. Just before Ambassador Quinn's arrival, the [...]	2005-02-02 16:24:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF SP NATO
05MADRID398	SPAIN STATEMENTS AT CARTAGENA CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-03 12:35:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	OPDC PGOV PREL PTER SNAR ECON CO SP
05MADRID4009	LETTER TO SECRETARY FROM FM MORATINOS [...] (SBU) During the November 16 visit to Madrid of EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried, Deputy Foreign Minister Bernardino Leon gave A/S Fried a letter to Secretary Rice from Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos. The letter discusses the Spanish government,s positive view of the stat [...]	2005-11-17 15:30:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SP
05MADRID4022	SPAIN: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-18 14:59:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL SP
05MADRID4025	SPAIN ON THE NOVEMBER 21 GAERC [...] (C) Poloff delivered Reftel talking points to Carlos Fernandez-Arias, MFA EU Policy Coordinator. Fernandez-Arias said that Kosovo, Syria and Ukraine were not on the agenda.Defense issue points were passed to contacts who deal with defense issues, and when post has a response, we will pass it t [...]	2005-11-18 15:36:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL ETRD PREL SP
05MADRID4033	SPAIN'S REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON EU GENDARMERIE IN [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-21 12:32:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MARR PREL
05MADRID4052	SPAIN - TERRORIST FINANCE: PRENOTIFICATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-22 16:51:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC SP
05MADRID4054	SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) Spain remains among the most important foreign investors in Cuba, a position it has held since the beginning of the 1990s. The "Association of Spanish Companies in Cuba" (AEEC) represents over 170 Spanish companies that trade with or invest in Cuba. The current Socialist (PSOE) government has c [...]	2005-11-22 17:43:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU SP
05MADRID4075	SPAIN: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-23 17:45:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON SP
05MADRID4095	EUR A/S FRIED AND WHA PDAS SHAPIRO MEETINGS IN [...] (C) Summary. EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried, accompanied by WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro, visited Madrid November 15-16 for meetings with Spanish officials to discuss cooperation to advance Broader Middle East reform, the upcoming NATO summits, and areas for possible collaboration in Latin [...]	2005-11-28 15:17:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
05MADRID4250	SPAIN/IRAQ: MFA STATEMENT ON ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-19 13:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SP
05MADRID4314	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FM MORATINOS ON [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador called on FM Miguel Angel Moratinos on December 22 to review the progress made in U.S.-Spain relations over the last six months and to identify areas that remained problematic. He said the Spanish ship/plane sale to Venezuela had undermined progress in other areas, parti [...]	2005-12-23 11:55:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
05MADRID4347	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SPAIN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-29 19:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PREL SP
05MADRID4353	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2.INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST FROM ANOTHER AGENCY INDICATES THAT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED BY SPANISH AUTHORITIES FOR LINKS TO TERRORISM. 3. NAME: [...]	2005-12-30 11:38:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL ET AL
05MADRID467	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS "EL PAIS" OF JAN. 29, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE FRENCH JUDICIAL POLICE ARRESTED THREE MEMBERS OF ETA'S POLITICAL ORGANIZATION NETWORK, WHO [...]	2005-02-07 16:36:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID468	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF JAN. 29, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SWISS OFFICE OF FEDERAL JUSTICE AGREED TO THE REQUEST FOR EXTRADITION TO SPAIN OF MOHAMED ACHRAF, A R [...]	2005-02-07 16:37:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID471	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. RELIABLE PRESS OF FEB. 2, 2005 REPORTED BELGIUM POLICE ARRESTED THE ALLEGED AL QAEDA "SPOKESMAN" YOUSSEF BELHADJ IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM ON FEB. 1, 2005. THE [...]	2005-02-07 16:37:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID473	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. RELIABLE DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF FEB. 2, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH POLICE DETAINED FOUR MEMBERS OF THE SAME FAMILY ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED AND/OR ASSOCIATED [...]	2005-02-07 16:37:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID474	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH PRESS OF FEB. 3, 2005, REPORTED THE ARREST OF THE INDIVIDUAL BELOW. HE IS ACCUSED OF ASSOCIATION WITH THE PERPRETRATORS OF THE MARCH 11 ATTACKS. 3 [...]	2005-02-07 16:37:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID475	SPAIN'S SECRETARY OF STATE FOR AID SUPPORTS [...] Summary. In a February 4 meeting Charge and Spanish Secretary of State for International Cooperation Leire Pajin SIPDIS discussed Spain's international assistance program including electoral assistance to Iraq and forgivneess of Iraqi debt. Pajin characterzed Spain's effort in responding to [...]	2005-02-07 16:58:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PREL SP KBIO
05MADRID490	SPAIN ON TRAINING FOR IRAQI POLICE, IRAN, MIDEAST [...] (C) Summary. MFA Office Director for the Near East Alberto Moreno confirmed that Spain is willing to train Iraqi police and judicial officials in Spain, but said the GOS would not undertake such training in Iraq, Jordan, or anywhere else in the region. Moreno said the Iraq elections were a v [...]	2005-02-08 16:46:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SP
05MADRID50	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON DECEMBER 22, 2004, THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SPANISH CIVIL GUARD, DETAINED SIX MOROCCAN NATIONALS IN BARCELONA, SPAIN, FOR THEIR [...]	2005-01-10 13:50:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID504	SPAIN ON MERCURY ISSUE AT UNEP GOVERNING COUNCIL [...] SUMMARY: As the world's leading producer of mercury, Spain has an economic interest in working with the U.S. on our partnership approach to mercury control. But it is not clear if Spain's economic interests will outweigh the logic of accepting an EU consensus position that perhaps moves more [...]	2005-02-09 12:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AORC ETRD PREL SP
05MADRID515	INCREASED SPANISH ENGAGEMENT WITH CUBA [...] (C) Summary. Regional leader and Socialist Party (PSOE) President Manuel Chaves touched off a minor political scandal when he announced in Havana that King Juan Carlos and President Zapatero would make official visits to Cuba in 2006. Representatives of both the King and President Zapatero d [...]	2005-02-09 16:38:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU SP
05MADRID517	SPAIN OFFERS AMNESTY TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS [...] (SBU) Spain's illegal immigrant population has multiplied three-fold over the last five years, from 300,000 to nearly one million. Now, new Spanish immigration measures taking effect February 7 through May 7 could grant amnesty to as many as one million illegal immigrants currently working in [...]	2005-02-10 08:01:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SMIG CMGT CASC CVIS KFRD SP
05MADRID521	ETA CAR BOMB DETONATES IN MADRID [...] SUMMARY: On 10 February at 0930, a car bomb exploded outside the entrance to Madrid's main convention center. The Basque separatist group ETA had called in a warning about the attack to the Basque newspaper Gara shortly before 0900 that morning. The attack followed an overnight anti-terrorism [...]	2005-02-10 10:21:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL SP
05MADRID540	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF FEB. 10, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE ETA MEMBER, JUAN MARIA INSAUSTI MUGIKA, ESCORTED BY FRENCH POLICE, ARRIVED TO BARAJAS AIRPORT, MADRID ON [...]	2005-02-10 16:21:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID541	SPAIN: TIME TO DEFROST THE DEEP FREEZE? [...] (C) Summary. After a tumultuous year in our bilateral relations with Spain, the Mission is considering how best to establish a more productive relationship with the Zapatero administration. The GOS scored early political points with the Spanish public by withdrawing Spanish forces from Iraq, attack [...]	2005-02-10 16:24:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
05MADRID550	SPAIN PREPARES FOR EU CONSTITUTION REFERENDUM [...] SUMMARY. On February 20, Spain will become the first EU country to put the European Constitution to a popular referendum. Because of support from both the governing Socialist party and the opposition Popular Party (PP),there is little doubt that a "yes" vote will win. Many in Spain see Sp [...]	2005-02-11 12:19:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SP EUN
05MADRID569	ZAPATERO VENEZUELA POLICY PERPLEXES SPANISH MFA [...] (C) Summary: The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs' chief official for Andean countries informed poloff February 9 that a majority of officials at the MFA are as perplexed as the U.S. is at President Jose Luis Rodriquez Zapatero's policy of building closer relations with Venezuela's Hugo Chavez. [...]	2005-02-11 16:49:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SP CO VE
05MADRID584	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY PRESS OF FEB. 14, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH GUARDIA CIVIL ARRESTED ON FEB. 11, 2005 TWO SUSPECTED ETA ACTIVISTS IN BASAURI, VIZCAYA AND CAMPELLO, [...]	2005-02-14 15:59:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL PEREZ
05MADRID611	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. RELIABLE SPANISH PRESS OF FEB. 10, 2005 AND SUBSEQUENT DAYS, REPORTED THAT ON FEB. 9, 2005, THE SPANISH POLICE CONDUCTED SEVERAL OPERATIONS IN THE BASQUE C [...]	2005-02-15 15:15:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID617	SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF FEBRUARY 21 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. We discussed Transatlantic Relations, the Middle East Peace Process, Iraq, the Western Balkans, Ukraine/Moldova, Sudan, the Great Lakes, and Iran with Enrique Mora Benavente, MFA Head of EU Planning on February 15. Mora Benavente said that the February 21 GAERC meeting would [...]	2005-02-15 16:28:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IR UP MD SU SR BK CGEN
05MADRID625	SPAIN: PM/DTTC COUNTRY BRIEFING ON THE BLUE [...] (SBU) Summary: A team from the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (PM/DTTC) provided a background briefing February 10 on the Blue Lantern Program to an official from the Spanish Ministry of Defense's (MOD) Technology Transfers and Transactions Unit and mission's Commercial Service Office [...]	2005-02-16 15:34:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KOMC ETTC SP
05MADRID635	SPAIN: FOLLOW-UP ON CWC HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-16 16:46:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KTIA SU CWC
05MADRID643	SPAIN OPPOSES LISTING OF HIZBALLAH [...] (C) Charge relayed ref A points to National Security Advisor Carles Casajuana on 2/14, emphasizing the importance the USG placed on pressuring Hizballah to end its terrorist activities. Poloff followed up later in the day with MFA Sub Director General for the Near East (DAS equivalent) Alberto [...]	2005-02-17 16:38:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL LE SP
05MADRID652	VWP - UPDATE ON 10/26/05 DEADLINE - SPAIN [...] Consul General contacted Director General for Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Commissario for Documentary Services to transmit information in Ref A and to request an update on the information requested: 2. Name of the Project Manager for Spain Jos Santiago [...]	2005-02-18 15:40:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CMGT PREL SP

05MADRID666	SPANISH VOTERS APPROVE EU CONSTITUTION [...] On February 20, Spain became the first EU nation to approve the European Constitution by popular referendum with 76.73 percent of voters in favor of the Constitution. There had been little doubt that a "yes" vote would win, and the 17.24 percent "no" vote was in line with expectations. The [...]	2005-02-22 11:46:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SP EUN
05MADRID703	SPANISH DEFENSE MINISTER TELEPHONES CHARGE ON [...] (C) Minister of Defense Jose Bono telephoned Charge February 22 to explain Spain's decision to sell military and civilian ships to Venezuela. Saying he wished to follow up with Charge after Bono's appearance before Congress's defense commission a day earlier (during which the Defense Minister answe [...]	2005-02-24 13:00:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS PTER SP
05MADRID712	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF FEB. 18, 2004 REPORTED THE ARREST OF TWO ETA ACTIVISTS IN VALENCIA, SPAIN. AT THE TIME OF ARREST THEY WERE IN POSSESION OF TWO PISTOL [...]	2005-02-24 16:19:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID724	CHARGE'S MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. Charge met with Spanish Vice President Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega on 2/22 for a review of U.S.-Spain relations and to discuss USG security, consular, and commercial priorities in Spain. Charge congratulated de la Vega on her government's success in obtaining a good turnou [...]	2005-02-25 08:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CVIS SP
05MADRID741	MFA READOUT OF CUBA/VENEZUELA DISCUSSIONS IN [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see request for guidance on Venezuela in paras 4 and 15. 2. (C) Summary. MFA Director General for Latin America Javier Sandomingo requested a meeting with polcouns on February 24 to discuss his recent meetings at the Department and the NSC, which he s [...]	2005-02-25 15:32:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU CO SP VZ
05MADRID960	BMENA - POSSIBILITY FOR COOPERATION WITH SPAIN [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-14 14:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
05MADRID979	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY PRESS OF MARCH 5, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH NATIONAL COURT PROVISIONALY RELEASED THE INDIVIDUALS REFERENCED BELOW, ALL HIGH RANKING MEMBERS [...]	2005-03-14 16:38:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID980	SPAIN SUPPORTS CONSENSUS EFFORTS ON MDA MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Poloff discussed Magen David Adom (MDA) membership in the Red Cross / Red Crescent movement ("the Movement") on March 14 with Manuel Pombo, Ambassador at Large for Humanitarian and Social Affairs. Spain strongly supports the work of the Swiss government in trying to reach a consensus on [...]	2005-03-15 07:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PREF IS RS CASC ASCH XG SP ICRC
05MADRID981	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH PRESS OF MARCH 6, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH POLICE HAVE ARRESTED THE INDIVIDUAL REFERENCED BELOW FOR HIS ALLEGED COLLABORATION WITH THE TERRORIST [...]	2005-03-15 08:31:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL LEON
05MADRID983	ATTORNEY GENERAL'S MEETING WITH SPANISH FIRST VICE [...] Summary. During his visit to mark the one-year anniversary of the March 11 terrorist attacks in Madrid, Attorney General Gonzalez met with First Vice President Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, together with Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos. Spanish Minister of Justice Lopez Aguilar a [...]	2005-03-15 09:37:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER CU SP VZ
05MADRID987	CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: SPANISH POSITION UNCHANGED [...] (C) Poloff met with Enrique Mora Benavente, the Head of EU Policy Planning at the MFA, on March 10 and March 14 to discuss the China arms embargo, reiterating U.S. concerns over human rights violations, the possible transfer of U.S. military technology to China, and the shifting balance of p [...]	2005-03-15 11:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CM SP EUN
05MADRID989	SPAIN PLANS TO ATTEND AND SUPPORT PROPOSALS FOR [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-15 12:01:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM PREL SP CBE
05MADRID992	SPAIN: DEMARCHE ON GEORGIA'S BORDER MONITORING [...] (C) Charge raised the issue of a Georgia Border Monitoring Organization (BMO) in a March 14 discussion with Rafael Dezcallar, MFA Director General for Foreign Policy, and Josep Pons, MFA Director General of Foreign Policy for Europe and North America. Dezcallar professed little knowledge of [...]	2005-03-15 15:03:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZJ RS GG PBTS EUN OSCE
05MANAGUA2100	NICARAGUA NOTIFIED ON USG POSITION ON G-4 [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-20 22:19:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NU UNSC
05MANAGUA2142	DIPLOMATIC NOTE RECEIVED ON GON CONCERNS WITH 2005 [...] On July 15, post received diplomatic note MRE/AN/0122/07/05 from the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry. The diplomatic note relates to the GON's concerns regarding the Department's 2005 Trafficking in Persons report (discussed in reftels). Informal translation of the diplomatic note follows. The [...]	2005-07-26 19:16:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN OPRC PHUM PREL SMIG NU
05MANAGUA2143	NICARAGUA INFORMED OF USG VIEWS ON UN [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-26 19:18:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KUNR KPKO NU UNSC UNGA ECOSOC
05MANAMA1005	SHURA COUNCIL PASSES FTA [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-13 09:46:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BTIO ECON PREL BA
05MANAMA101	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BOLTON'S JANUARY [...] (S) We warmly welcome your visit to Bahrain. On the key issues of Iran, counter-terrorism, and Article 98, you will find the Bahraini government to be fully supportive of U.S. foreign policy objectives and interests. However, on CT and Article 98, you will find that there are specific areas [...]	2005-01-24 10:04:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PTER PARM ASEC KISL BA IR IZ KICC IAEA
05MANAMA1012	SPEAKING WITH MUSLIM LEADERS ABOUT TERRORIST ACS: [...] (C) The Embassy, in response to Ref A instruction, has focused its initial efforts to encourage denunciation and delegitimization of terrorist violence on engagement with Bahrain's senior leadership, including the King, Minister of Information/Min State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Abdul Ghaff [...]	2005-07-13 13:47:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KISL KPAO BA
05MANAMA1013	NEW EDB CHIEF HIGHLIGHTS AMBITIONS AND GOALS [...] (C) The Ambassador called on newly-appointed Economic Development Board (EDB) CEO Shaikh Mohammed Bin Essa Al Khalifa July 11 to discuss his plans and vision for the EDB following the Royal Decree issued recently to enhance the agency's powers in Bahrain's development effort. Shaikh Mohammed [...]	2005-07-13 15:44:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ELAB ETRD BTIO BA
05MANAMA1036	UNEMPLOYMENT DEMONSTRATION TURNS VIOLENT [...] (C) A July 15 demonstration of the Committee for the Unemployed turned violent, with up to twenty protesters and one police officer sustaining injuries. An RSO witness said protesters started the clash by pushing the police, and the police responded with baton blows. The Committee, which was [...]	2005-07-18 10:39:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON PREL BA
05MANAMA111	THE IRAQ FACTOR: BAHRAIN'S SHIA OPPOSITION [...] (C) Bahraini Shia supporters of participation in the domestic political process have begun to state their views publicly in an environment heavily influenced by Shia political empowerment in Iraq. In early January, the independent Al Wasat newspaper launched a campaign explicitly urging Bahr [...]	2005-01-25 15:07:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM BA IZ
05MANAMA1131	FRIDAY PRAYERS CANCELED IN PROTEST OF NEW LAW [...] (C) Eight political societies, including the boycotting opposition and two somewhat pro-government groups, held a silent protest July 29 against the recently passed Political Societies Law. Leading Shi'a clerics set a precedent by canceling their Friday prayers July 29 in protest against the [...]	2005-08-01 13:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL BA
05MANAMA1132	PARALLEL CONFERENCES SEEK TO COMPLEMENT--AND [...] (C) Summary. The November 7-8 Parallel Conference of the Forum for the Future (PCFF) will bring together civil society (CS) organizations from the BMENA region and the G8 to discuss common issues. The GOB has said that it will support the PCFF only if its agenda does not overlap with the fou [...]	2005-08-01 13:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM KMPI KPAO BA
05MANAMA1161	BAHRAIN: GAINING SUPPORT FOR USG PROPOSAL ON UN [...] (C) Pol/Econ chief August 9 delivered reftel demarche concerning gaining support for the U.S. proposal on creating a new UN Human Rights Council to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho, who often expresses his "personal" support for U.S. initiatives in [...]	2005-08-10 11:47:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BA UNCHR UNGA
05MANAMA1163	BAHRAIN: PREPARING FOR THE SHARM AL SHEIKH SUMMIT [...] (C) The Charge delivered reftel demarche concerning the Sharm Al Sheikh summit to Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa in an August 10 meeting covering a number of issues. Shaikh Mohammed said the summit had not yet been rescheduled and relayed his sense that it could be p [...]	2005-08-10 12:51:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL KDEM BA
05MANAMA1165	BAHRAIN: SPEAKING OUT ON GITMO AND DETAINEES [...] (C) The Charge delivered reftel talking points concerning detainee operations at Guantanamo to Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa August 10. In presenting the points, the Charge emphasized that capturing and detaining enemy combatants is a national [...]	2005-08-10 13:29:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC KISL PGOV PREL BA
05MANAMA1167	BAHRAIN: ARAB ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN [...] (C) The Charge August 10 delivered Ref A points concerning Bahraini assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA) to Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa in a meeting covering several subjects (septels). Shaikh Mohammed said that King Hamad had extende [...]	2005-08-11 14:47:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL KPAL BA
05MANAMA117	MESSAGE FROM THE CROWN PRINCE TO PRESIDENT GEORGE [...] (U) On January 22, 2005, post received a facsimile letter from the Crown Prince and Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force, His Highness Shaikh Salman Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, to President Bush. 2. (U) Begin text of letter: The Hon. George W. Bush President of the United States of [...]	2005-01-26 12:08:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL BA
05MANAMA1182	BAHRAIN EXPECTS CONTINUED STRONG RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) In the widespread public and private expressions of condolences for the death of Saudi King Fahd, Bahrainis of all backgrounds have registered their appreciation for Fahd's support for Bahrain's development. Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed said that Bahrain strives always to have strong [...]	2005-08-16 12:47:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EPET BA SA
05MANAMA1183	FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: UPDATES FROM THE GOB AND [...] (C) Summary. The Foreign Minister confirmed the September 9 planning meeting in London for the November G8-BMENA Forum for the Future in Bahrain. He stressed the need for real achievements at the Forum to fend off potential criticism from the Arab League and the peoples of the region, and to [...]	2005-08-16 15:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM KMPI KPAO BA
05MANAMA1185	UPDATE ON BMENA ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER [...] (C) Summary. Ministry of Finance Economic Planning Director Yousif Humood and MFA Bilateral Relations Director Dhafer Al Umran told NEA/PI TDYer and Econoff August 16 that the GOB has concerns about funding for the proposed Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) Entrepreneurship Center [...]	2005-08-17 10:49:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KMPI BA
05MANAMA1193	BAHRAIN: PRESSURING SYRIA TO NORMALIZE [...] (C) The Charge August 20 delivered reftel demarche concerning pressuring Syria to normalize the Syrian-Lebanese border to MFA Under Secretary Yousif Mahmood. Mahmood acknowledged that Syrian disruption of Lebanese trade impacts Bahrain, which imports a wide range of Lebanese products. MFA Di [...]	2005-08-20 11:12:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV BA
05MANAMA1237	BAHRAINI FOREIGN MINISTER EXPRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C) In an August 27 meeting covering several subjects, Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told the Ambassador that he was concerned about the direction of the draft Iraqi constitution. Referring to the August 22 version of the document that was presented to the Iraqi par [...]	2005-08-27 14:28:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA IZ
05MANAMA1243	FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMES GAZA WITHDRAWAL [...] (C) In an August 27 meeting covering several subjects, Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told the Ambassador that the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza was very good news and a step in the right direction. He noted that King Hamad had congratulated Palestinian leader Mahmoud [...]	2005-08-28 11:52:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BA
05MANAMA1247	FOREIGN MINISTER ON G8-BMENA ENTREPRENEURSHIP [...] (SBU) In an August 27 meeting covering several subjects, Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told the Ambassador that Bahrain supports the Bahrain Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence (BCEE) and wants to see it up and running soon. In response to the Ambassador's question [...]	2005-08-29 05:57:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KMPI BA
05MANAMA1256	CROWN PRINCE CONCERNED ABOUT SECTARIAN SPILLOVER [...] (C) Crown Prince Salman expressed concern to the Ambassador August 28 that Iraq will not be able to meet its goal of improving security for some time. While making clear that Bahrain fully supported the U.S. position in Iraq, he worried that a developing sectarian paradigm "is doomed to fail [...]	2005-08-29 13:29:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA IZ
05MANAMA1257	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF FINANCE [...] (C) In an August 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa reaffirmed Bahrain's commitment to move ahead quickly on implementation issues of the U.S. - Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA). On the development of the G8 - BMENA Entrepreneurship Center, [...]	2005-08-29 13:37:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN EPET ECON KMPI ELAB BA
05MANAMA1259	CONDOLENCE LETTER FROM BAHRAIN'S DEPUTY PRIME [...] Post received a condolence letter from the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain addressed to the Secretary of State. Subject of the letter is the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina. The original will follow and has been pouched by the Ministry to their emba [...]	2005-08-30 11:50:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL BA
05MANAMA1265	MINISTER OF JUSTICE SUPPORTS MEPI JUDICIAL REFORM [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador August 29, Minister of Justice Dr. Mohamed Al Sitry called the new Political Societies Law a step forward and pledged to work with political societies to make its implementation as agreeable as possible. The Minister gave his full support for MEPI-sponsor [...]	2005-08-31 15:05:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV KDEM PREL BA
05MANAMA1267	BAHRAIN: ISOLATING SYRIA AT THE UNGA [...] (S) Pol/Econ chief August 31 delivered reftel demarche concerning isolating Syria at the UNGA to MFA Director for Bilateral Relations Dhafer Al Umran and (separately) to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Al Umran listened carefully to the points and stated [...]	2005-08-31 15:23:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER BA SY
05MANAMA1269	CONDOLENCE MESSAGE FROM BAHRAIN'S CROWN PRINCE TO [...] Embassy received a condolence cable from His Highness Shaikh Salman Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Crown Prince and Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force addressed to President George W. Bush. Subject of the cable is the Hurricane Katrina disaster. No original will follow. 2. Begin Tex [...]	2005-09-04 12:17:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL BA
05MANAMA1270	CONDOLENCE MESSAGE FROM BAHRAIN'S CROWN PRINCE TO [...] Embassy received a condolence cable from His Highness Shaikh Salman Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Crown Prince and Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force addressed to Vice President Dick Cheney. Subject of the cable is the Hurricane Katrina disaster. No original will follow. 2. Begin T [...]	2005-09-04 12:20:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL BA
05MANAMA1279	DELIVERY OF ORAL MESSAGE ON SUPPORTING THE IRAQI [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered Ref A oral message on supporting the Iraqi constitution to Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa during a September 4 meeting covering several subjects. Shaikh Mohammed, who had requested USG input (Ref B) prior to the GCC Foreign Ministers meet [...]	2005-09-05 14:05:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IZ
05MANAMA1280	BAHRAIN: CHANGES TO PROCEDURES OF MILITARY [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-05 14:06:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PTER PREL BA
05MANAMA1281	TFUS01: GOB REACTS TO KATRINA [...] (C) In a September 4 meeting covering several subjects, Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa extended his condolences to the Ambassador for the catastrophe brought on by hurricane Katrina. He reiterated the GOB pledge made by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed [...]	2005-09-05 14:06:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN AEMR EAID KPAO BA US
05MANAMA1282	BAHRAIN: URGENT DEMARCHE ON THE CAIRO FOREIGN [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-05 14:07:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER BA
05MANAMA1284	BAHRAIN REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR 2006-07 UNGA [...] (C) In a September 4 meeting covering several subjects, Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa asked the Ambassador for USG support for Bahrain's candidacy for UNGA president for the 2007-07 session. He said that an Asian country will be UNGA president during that session, an [...]	2005-09-05 14:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA UNGA
05MANAMA1292	ISLAMIC AFFAIRS OFFICIAL PROMOTES MODERATION, [...] (C) Ministry of Islamic Affairs Under Secretary Dr. Fareed Al Muftah told the Ambassador September 4 that he welcomed USG support for exchange programs to promote the concepts of tolerance and moderation in Islam. The Ministry would assist in programming American speakers on Islam in the Uni [...]	2005-09-07 12:23:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL KPAO OEXC SCUL BA
05MANAMA1297	MAJOR COVERAGE OF AMBASSADOR'S THANKS TO BAHRAINI [...] Major Arabic and English dailies carried a statement September 7 from the Ambassador expressing "profound gratitude" for the $5 million offer of assistance from the Government of Bahrain, as well as the many gestures of compassion, concern, and generosity shown by the Bahraini people. Englis [...]	2005-09-08 09:13:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PGOV BA
05MANAMA1314	BAHRAIN: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON AVIAN AND [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-12 09:10:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO BA
05MANAMA1320	"We Are All in This Together": Solidarity Across [...] Summary: The Ambassador, in his remarks during a commemoration of September 11, honored the victims of many nations and faiths who have perished in terrorist attacks. Ambassadors of the United Kingdom and Egypt joined the Ambassador in calling for a united stand against the border- less threa [...]	2005-09-12 11:52:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PGOV PTER OEXC BA
05MANAMA1323	BAHRAIN: COMBATING WMD PROLIFERATION VIA [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-12 13:52:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC BA
05MANAMA1325	MINISTER OF LABOR SUPPORTS MORE LABOR REFORMS [...] (C) Minister of Labor Dr. Majeed bin Mohsin Al Alawi expressed a strong commitment to tripartite cooperation and further labor reforms in Bahrain in a September 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Labor Lewis Karesh, and U.S. Department of Labor officials Pe [...]	2005-09-12 14:01:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PREL ETRD BA
05MANAMA1347	SHIA OPPOSITION SOCIETY AL WIFAQ MOVING TOWARD [...] (C) The Political Societies Law passed in July requires all political societies to register with the Ministry of Justice by November 2. The question of registration has created controversy within the membership ranks of leading Shia opposition society Al Wifaq, though contacts say that the l [...]	2005-09-18 15:30:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KISL BA
05MANAMA136	MGIZ01: KING, CABINET PUBLICLY HAIL SUCCESS OF [...] (SBU) King Hamad and the Bahraini Cabinet January 30 issued statements celebrating the success of Iraq's elections. The King sent a message, which was released to the press, to Iraqi Interim President Ghazi Yawar congratulating him on the success of the elections, saying that this was "the f [...]	2005-01-31 11:00:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM BA IZ
05MANAMA1361	Ramadan 2005 Public Diplomacy Strategy [...] Summary: Ramadan presents an opportunity to promote mutual understanding, support democratic dialogue and demonstrate respect for religious traditions in Bahrain. It is also an opportunity to show a side of America that listens and has a voice of its own in matters of faith. Programs will in [...]	2005-09-21 15:05:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KIRF PREL BA
05MANAMA137	BAHRAIN'S MEDIA ON IRAQ ELECTIONS: DEMOCRACY [...] Summary: Bahrain's media overwhelmingly welcomed the success of Iraq's elections with front-page coverage, banner headlines, and positive editorials on January 31. The Embassy's outreach efforts on Iraq elections paid off with a four-page elections insert on January 30 in "Al Wasat," drawing [...]	2005-01-31 11:41:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV OIIP KDEM KMDR KPAO BA IZ
05MANAMA1370	BAHRAIN: UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-24 09:53:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SCUL ETRD BA UNESCO
05MANAMA1371	BAHRAIN: TIP TIER TWO WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN [...] PolOff delivered reftel action plan September 24 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Sheikh Abdul Aziz said that the GOB was eager to combat the trafficking problem in Bahrain and had already started to take so [...]	2005-09-24 12:56:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL BA
05MANAMA1372	BAHRAIN: G-8 BMENA: OCTOBER 1-3 DEMOCRACY [...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche September 21 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Sheikh Abdul Aziz said that MFA Undersecretary Yousif Mahmood and Director of Bilateral Relations Dr. Dhafer Alumran will repres [...]	2005-09-24 12:57:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PREL KMPI BA
05MANAMA1373	PM THANKS AMBASSADOR FOR U.S. ROLE IN POLITICAL [...] (C) Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa told the Ambassador September 13 that over the last four years Bahrain had sacrificed economic reform for political reform; he said he hoped in the future there would be a more balanced focus on both. He noted that increased cooperation [...]	2005-09-24 13:13:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD KDEM KJUS BA
05MANAMA1375	CABINET SHUFFLE IMMINENT; NEW FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Begin Summary: Newspapers and Embassy sources indicate another cabinet shuffle is expected soon, possibly by the end of this week. Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammad bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, is expected to step down and we are told will be replaced by Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa, B [...]	2005-09-25 07:30:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA
05MANAMA1394	KING SHUFFLES CABINET; NEW FOREIGN MINISTER NAMED [...] (C) A royal decree issued September 26 shuffled the Cabinet and, as expected, named Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Bahrain's current Ambassador to the U.K., the new Minister of Foreign Affairs. Although there had been speculation that Minister of Information/Minister of State for Fore [...]	2005-09-27 14:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA
05MANAMA14	BAHRAIN'S RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL LEADERS CONDEMN [...] (C) Bahrainis disregarded London-based Saudi dissident Dr. Saad Al Faqih's call for protests against the Saudi Arabian government following Friday prayers December 31. While police stood by, worshippers departed the Al Fateh Grand Mosque compound in a normal fashion. Al Faqih's appeal provok [...]	2005-01-03 10:56:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC BA SA
05MANAMA1403	COMBATING EXTREMISM: BAHRAIN ACTIVE PARTNER IN [...] (S) The United States and Bahrain are close partners in combating extremism and promoting tolerance and moderation inside the Kingdom. King Hamad is a recognized regional leader for his political and economic reforms and advancement of women's rights. He is fully committed to the global war [...]	2005-09-29 08:51:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KDEM KPAO PTER EAID PHUM KMPI BA
05MANAMA1413	KING DISCUSSES TRADE, INVESTMENT WITH AMCHAM [...] (C) The Ambassador introduced the members of the board of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bahrain to King Hamad in a September 14 meeting that covered the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA),Saudi WTO accession, investment in Bahrain, and economic reform. The King told the delegation [...]	2005-10-02 07:06:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON BEXP PGOV BA
05MANAMA1421	CROWN PRINCE DISCUSSES INTERNAL, EXTERNAL [...] (C) Crown Prince Salman told the Ambassador September 25 that he was pleased with the closure of the Israel boycott office and the prospect of congressional ratification of the free trade agreement. He noted that (then) Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed had met with the Israeli deputy foreign [...]	2005-10-03 09:31:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD KMPI KWMN BA IR IZ
05MANAMA1426	NEWSPAPER'S FALSE ACCUSATION AGAINST EMBASSY [...] (C) Arabic daily Akhbar Al Khaleej September 29 printed a small front-page item accusing the Embassy of a superpower of requesting the names of Sunni preachers in Bahrain so it could monitor their statements and criticisms. Several Sunni Imams denounced this alleged request in their September [...]	2005-10-03 12:18:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO KISL ETRD BA
05MANAMA1429	BAHRAIN: U.S. UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE RESOLUTION ON [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ chief October 2 delivered reftel demarche concerning the U.S. UNGA First Committee resolution on compliance to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho said that Bahrain supports all non-proliferation goals and objectives, including the decl [...]	2005-10-03 13:07:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL BA CDG UNGA
05MANAMA1433	BAHRAIN SPECIAL IV PROPOSAL: "BRIDGES ACROSS FAITH [...] Summary: Embassy Manama proposes a special International Visitor program to send a delegation of five to six Bahraini religious leaders to the U.S. under the theme of "Building Bridges Across Faith and Culture." Efforts to engage regional Muslim leaders and encourage messages of tolerance, m [...]	2005-10-03 14:41:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PGOV PTER OEXC BA
05MANAMA144	CABINET AFFAIRS MINISTER ON DEMOCRATIC GROWING [...] (C) On January 31, 2005 the Ambassador paid a call on Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Abdulhussain Mirza, who was Minister of State responsible for the Tendering Board in the previous cabinet. Mirza expressed concern over Bahrain's legislative system. He indicated the GOB must find a [...]	2005-02-01 13:47:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV BA
05MANAMA1444	CONGRATULATIONS FROM CROWN PRINCE TO SUPREME COURT [...] Embassy received a congratulatory message from His Highness Shaikh Salman Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Crown Prince and Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force addressed to The Honourable John Roberts, Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court. No original will follow. 2. Begin Text: 4th Oct [...]	2005-10-05 11:56:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL BA
05MANAMA1446	GOB SEEKS INFORMATION ON GUANTANAMO HUNGER STRIKE, [...] (U) This is an action message -- see para 5. 2. (SBU) The Embassy received a diplomatic noted dated October 2 regarding the hunger strike of detainees at Guantanamo. The note requests, in light of information received from the Embassy (reftel) and other sources about the hunger strike, tha [...]	2005-10-05 14:45:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC OPDC PREL PTER BA
05MANAMA1447	TRANSFERRING BAHRAINI DETAINEE AL WADI [...] (U) This is an action message -- see para 4. 2. (S) Ambassador, in separate conversations October 5, advised Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Al-Khalifa and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar that the United States, after evaluating the written assurances receive [...]	2005-10-05 15:01:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	KAWC OPDC PREL PTER BA
05MANAMA145	MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE DISCUSSES NEW [...] (C) Summary. On January 29, Ambassador and Minister of Industry and Commerce Hassan Fakhro discussed cabinet portfolios after the recent shake-up, the impact of the Saudi cut-off of its 50,000 barrel per day oil grant, and U.S.-Bahrain relations. Fakhro said that, for now, the Minister of F [...]	2005-02-01 14:20:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECIN ENRG EPET PREL BA
05MANAMA1454	URGENT DEMARCHE ON UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY [...] (U) In the absence of Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Al Khalifa, who was out of the country, Ambassador on October 8 passed ref a letter from Secretary Rice to MFA Assistant Undersecetary Shaikh Abdul Aziz Al Khalifa, who promised to pass the letter to the Minister upon his return. Shaikh Abd [...]	2005-10-09 13:41:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD OPDC PREL SCUL PHUM BA UNESCO
05MANAMA1463	KING HAMAD OPENS PARLIAMENT WITH PRAISE AND [...] (C) Summary: King Hamad opened the fourth session of parliament on October 1 with praise for the work of both chambers of parliament over the last year, in particular for the chairman and members of the Finance and Economy Committee of the Council of Representatives (COR). The King commended [...]	2005-10-10 13:28:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL BA
05MANAMA1468	BAHRAIN: REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-11 09:07:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PTER MOPS PREL KAWC BA
05MANAMA1469	NEW FOREIGN MINISTER EMPHASIZES DESIRE TO ENHANCE [...] (C) Newly-appointed Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid told the Ambassador October 5 that the United States "has a special place" in his heart and he wants to enhance the already strong bilateral relations. He stressed that King Hamad is committed to the path of democratic reform and expanding w [...]	2005-10-11 09:15:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PINR BA IZ IR
05MANAMA1484	MFA CONVENES G-8 TO DISCUSS FORUM FOR THE FUTURE, [...] (SBU) The MFA convened G-8 Ambassadors and Charges October 7 to outline Forum for the Future (Forum) conference plans and discuss support for the Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence in Bahrain (CEEB). MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up and meeting chair Shaikh Abdu [...]	2005-10-12 15:44:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM PHUM KMPI KPAO BA
05MANAMA1486	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS IRAQI CONSTITUTION DEMARCHE TO [...] (C) Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa October 13 to relay reftel points on new Iraqi constitutional draft. Shaikh Khalid stated that it has been Bahrain's position all along to support the constitutional process. We want all walks of society to parti [...]	2005-10-13 11:27:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA IZ
05MANAMA1490	WOMEN'S SYMPOSIUM GETS POSITIVE REVIEWS BUT MODEST [...] The University of Bahrain hosted a symposium October 1-2 entitled "Reinforcing the Role of Arab Women in Economic Development." The symposium brought together civil society representatives from several Arab and European countries in a preparatory event for the November 11-12 Forum for the Fut [...]	2005-10-16 07:06:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KMPI PREL BA
05MANAMA1497	BAHRAIN: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATING OFFICER [...] Embassy Manama TFCO is Econoff Stephen Simpson, phone: (973)1724-2986, unclassified email: SimpsonSC@state.gov, and classified email: SimpsonSC@state.sgov.gov. 2. Deputy TFCO is OFAC Attache Jason Beal, phone: (973)1724-2709, unclassified email: BealJ@state.gov and classified email: BealJR@ [...]	2005-10-17 08:10:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL BA
05MANAMA1498	UPDATE ON FORUM FOR THE FUTURE AGENDA [...] (C) The DCM October 15 presented Ref A points concerning the agenda for the November 11-12 Forum for the Future conference to MFA Assistant Under Secretary Shaikh Abdul Aziz. Shaikh Abdul Aziz said he would consider a U.S. proposal that Bahrain and the UK appoint chairs for each of the thre [...]	2005-10-17 09:14:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMPI OVIP BA
05MANAMA1501	BAHRAINI CABINET HAILS IRAQ REFERENDUM [...] (U) In a show of support to the Iraqi people October 16, the Bahraini Cabinet welcomed the Iraqi referendum on the draft constitution. Addressing members of the Cabinet, Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa hailed the participation of the Iraqi people and said that the poll was [...]	2005-10-17 13:34:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA IZ
05MANAMA1502	URGENT UNESCO DEMARCHE/SEC. GUTIERREZ LETTER [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-17 13:44:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL SCUL BA UNESCO
05MANAMA1506	OPPOSITION GROUPS AL WIFAQ, NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) Leading opposition societies Al Wifaq and the National Democratic Action Society (NDAS) in separate votes October 6 approved proposals to register with the government under the new political societies law. Al Wifaq members approved the measure by a resounding 87 percent, and a majority o [...]	2005-10-18 11:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL KISL BA
05MANAMA1523	Bahrain Broadcasting Builds Independence from [...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 13. 2. Summary: The Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation (BRTC) has begun a major overhaul of its state-run media enterprise, and has embraced a reform strategy that has potential to enhance its independence by making major structural changes to [...]	2005-10-19 04:16:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PGOV BA
05MANAMA1529	BAHRAIN: HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-19 11:42:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL BA IS UNGA
05MANAMA1531	BAHRAIN: VISIT TO NEGOTIATE HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-19 11:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KTIA BA CWC
05MANAMA1547	HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP PROTESTS GTMO, REQUESTS [...] (U) This is an action message; please see para 7. 2. (C) Five members of the Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society (BHRWS) called on the Ambassador October 16 to protest the detention of six Bahrainis in Guantanamo and to request the Embassy's assistance in arranging meetings for a BHRWS del [...]	2005-10-22 12:18:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PTER PHUM PREL BA
05MANAMA1553	ARTICLES ALLEGE SEXUAL HUMILIATION, HUNGER STRIKE, [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 7. 2. (U) Sister newspapers Arabic daily Akhbar Al Khaleej and English daily Gulf Daily News October 19 and 20 published two articles alleging the sexual humiliation of Juma Al Dossary and the advanced hunger strike of Issa Al Murbati, both B [...]	2005-10-23 11:59:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KAWC PTER ASEC PREL KPAO BA
05MANAMA1555	AFGHANISTAN DESECRATION REPORTS RECEIVE LITTLE PLAY [...] In response to action request in reftel, to date these reports have received minimal local press play and no editorial comment. Embassy's judgment is to take a passive posture and refrain from comment at this time. If the need arises, we will rely on the points provided in reftel. MONRO [...]	2005-10-24 06:45:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KISL PREL BA
05MANAMA1562	BAHRAIN: APPEAL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ chief October 23 delivered reftel demarche concerning contributions to Pakistan earthquake relief and rehabilitation to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz was grateful for information on the [...]	2005-10-24 12:18:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREL BA PK
05MANAMA1563	NOTICE OF ARB FINAL DETERMINATION - BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-24 14:21:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KAWC PINR PREL BA
05MANAMA1566	DEVELOPMENT OF FAMILY LAW ROILS RELIGIOUS CLERICS [...] (C) Sunni and Shi'a religious leaders have reacted strongly against the Supreme Council for Women's (SCW) media campaign to heighten awareness of the need for a family law. Clerics are condemning the concept of a law dealing with family status issues that is separate from strict adherence to [...]	2005-10-26 11:35:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWMN PREL KISL BA
05MANAMA1571	American Imam in Bahrain Stresses Shared Values, [...] Summary: U.S. speaker Imam Yahya Hendi, in public and private appearances across Bahrain, urged religious leaders to "put differences away," and to form a clear vision of the future based on foundations of political, economic, and social justice shared by Muslims, Christians, and Jews alike. [...]	2005-10-29 04:28:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PGOV PTER OEXC BA
05MANAMA158	U/S BOLTON PRESSES FOR MOVING IRAN NUCLEAR ISSUE [...] (C) Under Secretary Bolton January 30 met with Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed, Defense Minister Shaikh Khalifa, and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Abdul Ghaffar to discuss Iran's nuclear program and bringing into force the bilateral Article 98 agreement. In response to U/S Bolton's [...]	2005-02-03 14:20:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV PTER BA IR KICC
05MANAMA1581	EDB CHIEF OUTLINES ECONOMIC PLAN [...] (C) Economic Development Board (EDB) CEO Shaikh Mohammed Bin Essa Al Khalifa October 18 presented the EDB's plan for economic reform to a gathering of the local American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham). Shaikh Mohammed identified three key pillars for reform: investment in people; stimulation of [...]	2005-10-29 14:27:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ELAB ETRD BTIO BA

05MANAMA1585	PASSIONS AROUSED AT JERUSALEM DAY DEMOS [...] (C) Summary: The annual Al Quds International Day demonstrations October 28 drew thousands showing their support for the Palestinian people. Participants chanted anti-American and anti-Israeli slogans while carrying Bahraini, Palestinian, and Hizbollah flags along with pictures of Ayatollah [...]	2005-10-30 14:36:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC BA
05MANAMA1603	BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S REMARKS [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-01 07:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER BA IR
05MANAMA1605	BAHRAIN'S AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS [...] This an action cable; please see paragraph 10. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Ministry of Public Health Director of Public Health Dr. Sameer Abdulla Khalfan found International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI) meeting summaries (reftel) useful and consistent with the [...]	2005-11-01 12:38:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA SENV EAGR ECON PREL BA WHO FAO
05MANAMA1608	MFA BRIEFS AMBASSADORS ON FORUM ARRANGEMENTS [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs October 31 held a meeting with ambassadors from countries expected to attend the November 11-12 Forum for the Future conference in Manama and presented them with copies of the agendas for the November 11 Senior Officials meeting and November 12 Ministers [...]	2005-11-01 14:19:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM KMPI PHUM ECON BA
05MANAMA1618	DEPUTY PM SHAIKH MOHAMMAD ON FTA, IRAN AND SYRIA [...] (C) Ambassador called on Deputy Prime Minister and former Foreign Minster Shaikh Mohammad bin Mubarak Al Khalifa October 31 at the newly refurbished Gudaibiya Palace in Manama. During the meeting they discussed transfer of Guantanamo detainees (reftel A),progress on the FTA, recent bellige [...]	2005-11-02 12:03:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL BA
05MANAMA1619	BAHRAIN: ARRANGING A GCC/IRAQ MEETING ON IRAQ [...] (C) The Ambassador November 2 delivered reftel demarche concerning the GOB arranging a GCC-Iraq meeting during the November 11-12 Forum for the Future conference to Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. Shaikh Khalid replied that he would be very pleased to try to arrange the [...]	2005-11-02 12:29:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID EFIN KMPI BA IZ
05MANAMA1620	BAHRAINI GTMO DETAINEE SUICIDE REPORT GETS [...] (U) This is an action message -- see para 5. 2. (U) All Bahraini newspapers gave prominent front-page coverage November 2 to the November 1 Washington Post story describing the reported October 15 suicide attempt by Bahraini Guantanamo detainee Juma Al-Dossary. The reporting in the Bahrain [...]	2005-11-02 13:31:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PHUM PTER PREL BA
05MANAMA1622	BAHRAIN: APPEAL FOR INCREASED PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-02 14:19:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PHUM PREL BA PK
05MANAMA1626	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SHURA COUNCIL CHAIRMAN AL [...] (C) Summary: In an October 30 meeting with the Ambassador, Shura Council Chairman Dr. Faisal Al Mousawi said he anticipates that the opposition political societies will participate in the 2006 parliamentary elections and will gain between 14 and 18 seats at the expense of the Al Minbar bloc [...]	2005-11-05 10:19:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER BA
05MANAMA1627	THREE BAHRAINI DETAINEES ARRIVE, RELEASED AFTER [...] (C) Three Bahraini Guantanamo detainees, approved for transfer back to Bahrain, arrived in Bahrain at 9:15 AM November 5 via USG transportation. Upon arrival at the airport, the three -- Shaikh Salman Ebrahim Mohammed Ali Al Khalifa, Adil Kamil Abdullah Al Wadi, and Abdullah Al Noaimi -- wer [...]	2005-11-05 10:20:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KAWC PREL PHUM PINR BA
05MANAMA1633	SCENESETTER: VISIT OF SECRETARY RICE TO BAHRAIN [...] (C) We warmly welcome your November 11-12 visit to Manama for the Forum for the Future meeting. The Bahraini leadership, which values its relationship with the United States and yearns for more high-level engagement, looks forward to receiving you here. This will be your first opportunity to [...]	2005-11-07 09:36:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL BA OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA
05MANAMA1635	MFA REQUESTS INFORMATION ON REPORTED GTMO SUICIDE [...] (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a diplomatic note to the Embassy, dated November 2, noting newspaper reports of the attempted suicide by Bahraini detainee at Guantanamo Juma Al-Dossary (reftel),and requesting that the Embassy inquire into the veracity of this report and advise the Min [...]	2005-11-07 11:44:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PHUM PTER PREL BA
05MANAMA1649	DEMARCHE URGING ISOLATION OF SARG IN WAKE OF UNSCR [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-09 13:16:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY BA
05MANAMA165	NEW MINISTER OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) The Ambassador met with the second woman in Bahrain's reshuffled cabinet, Minister of Social Affairs Dr. Fatima Al Belooshi, on February 1. Al Belooshi, formerly the Dean of Education at the University of Bahrain, was sworn into office January 15 (reftel). The Ambassador congratulated Al [...]	2005-02-05 11:34:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM OEXC KWMN BA
05MANAMA1656	BAHRAIN: UN THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-09 16:58:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL BA UNHRC
05MANAMA1663	MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM KING HAMAD BIN ISA [...] Please pass the following message from His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa to President Bush at the earliest opportunity. Signed original to follow. 2. Begin text. Dear Mr. Bush: Thank you for your letter of 4 November, 2005 and for your decision to delegate Secreta [...]	2005-11-04 00:51:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL BA
05MANAMA1668	FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: MINISTERIAL OPENING AND [...] (U) November 12, 2005; 9:00 a.m., Manama, Bahrain. 2. (U) Participants: G8 and BMENA Foreign Ministers Speakers: Secretary Rice SIPDIS Bahrain FM Shaikh Khalid Al-Khalifa Moroccan FM Benaissa UK Foreign Secretary Straw Jordan Planning Minister Al-Ali Russia Deputy Foreign Minister [...]	2005-11-14 10:16:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KMPI EAID PGOV PREL PHUM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA
05MANAMA1669	FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: MINISTERIAL SESSION ON [...] (U) November 12, 2005; 11:00 a.m., Manama, Bahrain. Kirk Wolcott (notetaker) 2. (U) SUMMARY. One of two main components of the second BMENA Forum for the Future, held November 12 in Bahrain, centered on the continuing need to promote knowledge and education throughout the region (the s [...]	2005-11-14 10:21:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KMPI EAID PREL PGOV PHUM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA
05MANAMA1670	FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: MINISTERIAL SESSION ON [...] (U) November 12, 2005; 12:10 p.m., Manama, Bahrain. 2. (U) Participants: G8 and BMENA Foreign Ministers Peter Mulrean (notetaker) 3. (U) SUMMARY. During the afternoon session of the Forum for the Future, participants discussed Civil Society and the Democracy Assistance Dialogue. W [...]	2005-11-14 10:23:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KMPI EAID PREL PGOV PHUM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA
05MANAMA1671	FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE [...] SUMMARY. Initial contributing governments to the Foundation for the Future and Fund for the Future gathered for a public announcement of the new initiatives on the margins of the November 11-12 Forum for the Future conference in Manama. All speakers emphasized the importance of democratic an [...]	2005-11-14 10:38:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID PGOV PHUM KMPI KDEM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA
05MANAMA1672	EUR A/S FRIED MEETS WITH SWISS STATE SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Meeting held on November 11, 2005, 11:00, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Manama, Bahrain 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. A/S Fried Blake Thorkleson, NEA/MEPI Leslie Tsou (TDY Notetaker) Switzerland State Secretary Michael Ambuehl Guillaume Scheurer, MFA Minister Counselor 3. [...]	2005-11-14 10:58:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KMPI BA SW
05MANAMA1673	EUR A/S FRIED,S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN DEPUTY [...] (SBU) Meeting Held on November 11, 2005, 18:30, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Manama, Bahrain 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. A/S Dan Fried Leslie Tsou (TDY Notetaker) Russia Deputy FM Saltanov Andrei Kondakov, Economic Cooperation Director Oleg Ozerov, Middle East and North Africa Dep [...]	2005-11-14 10:59:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KMPI BA RU
05MANAMA1674	EUR A/S FRIED MEETS WITH DANISH STATE SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Meeting Held on November 12, 2005, 15:30, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Manama, Bahrain. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. A/S Fried Leslie Tsou (TDY Notetaker) Denmark State Secretary Carsten Staur Tomas Christensen, Middle East Department Director 3. (C) Summary. Following t [...]	2005-11-14 11:03:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KMPI BA EG DE
05MANAMA1675	DUTCH WANT GREATER INVOLVEMENT IN FOUNDATION FOR [...] (SBU) November 11, 2005; 12 noon; Manama, Bahrain. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. A/S Dan Fried, EUR Blake Thorkelson, NEA/PI Richard Michaels, Notetaker The Netherlands Baroness Henriette van Lynden, MFA Director ) North Africa and Middle East Ambassador to Bahrain and Kuwait Dr. Co [...]	2005-11-14 11:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMPI KDEM BA NL
05MANAMA1676	FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: NOVEMBER 11 SENIOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Senior Officials Meeting of the BMENA Forum for the Future on November 11 finalized preparations for the Ministerial session the following day. Representatives of governments, civil society and the private sector reviewed progress on BMENA initiatives undertaken since last D [...]	2005-11-14 11:51:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KMPI EAID PREL PGOV PHUM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA
05MANAMA1678	GOB statements and Special Media Reaction on [...] Summary: The recent terrorist bombings in Jordan were overwhelmingly condemned in the Bahraini press, which quoted Bahraini government officials, led by King Hamad bin Isa Al- Khalifa, condemning the attacks. Editorials described the perpetrators as "not human" and highlighted the similarity [...]	2005-11-14 16:03:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PA PREL BA
05MANAMA1679	FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: REGIONAL MEDIA FOCUS ON [...] Summary: In contrast to the American press' focus on the November 12 Forum for the Future's failure to issue a final communiqu, characterizing it as "ending in discord" over Egypt's objection on the role of NGOs, the Bahrain and regional media highlighted the broader importance of the Forum' [...]	2005-11-14 16:03:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PGOV KMPI BA
05MANAMA1685	EUR A/S FRIED MEETS GREEK FM MOLYVIATIS AT FORUM [...] (SBU) Meeting held on November 12, 2005, 12:00, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Manama, Bahrain. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. EUR A/S Dan Fried Leslie Tsou, NEA Watcher from Embassy London Michael Mussi (Embassy notetaker) Greece Foreign Affairs Minister Petros Molyviatis Ambassador Cha [...]	2005-11-15 12:03:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KMPI BA GR
05MANAMA169	BAHRAIN'S SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY [...] (U) In 2002, Bahrain became a monarchy and adopted a constitution which reinstated a legislative body. The upper house of parliament (Shura Council) is appointed by the King, and the lower house (Council of Representatives) is elected by the people. All men and women citizens age 21 and abov [...]	2005-02-05 15:43:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB KDEM KSEP PGOV PREL BA
05MANAMA1704	REPLY TO BAHRAINI DIPNOTE ON DETAINEE SUICIDE [...] (S) Embassy delivered reftel diplomatic note on Bahraini detainee Juma Al-Dossary to the Foreign Ministry on November 20. In discussing the note with the Ambassador, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar commented on the recent Washington Post article quoting American l [...]	2005-11-21 13:11:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL KAWC OPDC PTER BA
05MANAMA1714	G/TIP INTERIM REPORT FOR BAHRAIN [...] Short-term action items delivered to the GOB in September 2005 (ref B) guide post's response to ref A. The following paragraphs cover the three items in ref A, among other items. Action item No. 1: Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Coo [...]	2005-11-22 10:50:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG PREL BA HUMRIT
05MANAMA1725	BAHRAIN PLEASED WITH SUCCESS OF FORUM BUT FOCUS ON [...] (C) The Ambassador called on MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow-Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz SIPDIS bin Mubarak Al Khalifa November 20 to discuss the November 11-12 Forum for the Future conference held in Manama. Shaikh Abdul Aziz, who was the lead Bahraini organizer, told t [...]	2005-11-23 13:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMPI EAID BA REFORM REGION
05MANAMA1742	Six Bahraini Guantanamo Detainees Made Media [...] Summary: The plight of six Bahraini detainees at Guantanamo Bay detention facilities has consumed the Bahraini media for months, building tensions with a series of published reports alleging sexual humiliation and other abuses catalogued in the journal writings of one of the detainees, Juma Al [...]	2005-11-27 15:45:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PGOV BA BILAT
05MANAMA176	CONTINUING SAUDI CONCERNS ABOUT BAHRAIN FTA [...] (C) Bahrain officials have indicated both publicly and privately to us that the crisis with Saudi Arabia over the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade agreement has ebbed, and that it is full speed ahead on ratification and implementation. Saudi Ambassador to Bahrain Abdulla Al-Kuwaiz, in a February 6 dis [...]	2005-02-07 08:15:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL ECON BA SA
05MANAMA1767	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES UPCOMING LEGISLATION WITH [...] (C) The Ambassador November 27 spoke with Council of Representative (COR - elected lower house of parliament) Speaker Khalifa Al Dhahrani about the legislative agenda for the current session. Al Dhahrani explained that the COR had decided to hold a series of extraordinary sessions to address [...]	2005-11-30 10:35:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM BA REFORM ECTRD BILAT OFFICIALS POL
05MANAMA1769	BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON ISOLATION OF SYRIA [...] (C) DCM November 19 delivered reftel demarche concerning the isolation of Syria after the United Nations Security Council's passing of Resolution 1636 to MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow-Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. With regard to the November 12 Forum [...]	2005-11-30 13:15:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA SY REGION
05MANAMA179	BAHRAINI CONCERNS ABOUT G8 COMMITMENT TO BMENA [...] (C) In a January 31 meeting with Econoff, Yousif Humood, Bahrain's Director of Economic Planning at the Ministry of Finance, expressed concern over the G8's apparent lack of activity on important BMENA initiatives, in particular the Entrepreneurship Center. He said that unless movement is se [...]	2005-02-07 12:01:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECIN PGOV PREL BA
05MANAMA1810	ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT TOWNSEND'S DECEMBER 2 [...] (C) Summary: Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counter-Terrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend met with Kuwaiti National Security Bureau President Shaikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah December 2 on the margins of the IISS Gulf Security Dialogue conference in Manama. Shaikh Sab [...]	2005-12-10 12:47:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC PARM PGOV KISL BA KU REGION OFFICIALS CTR
05MANAMA1811	ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT TOWNSEND'S DECEMBER 2 [...] (C) Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counter-Terrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend met with United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Abdalla Rashid Al Noaimi December 2 on the margins of the IISS Gulf Security Dialogue conference in Manama. APH [...]	2005-12-10 12:47:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC PARM PGOV KISL BA AE CTR OFFICIALS REGION
05MANAMA1812	ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT TOWNSEND'S DECEMBER 3 [...] (C) Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counter-Terrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend met with Bahraini Crown Prince Salman December 3 on the margins of the IISS Gulf Security Dialogue conference in Manama. APHSCT Townsend praised Bahrain's role in hosting the conference [...]	2005-12-10 13:38:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PTER ASEC PARM PGOV ETRD BA POL OFFICIALS REFORM CTR
05MANAMA1813	BAHRAIN'S RELATIONS WITH IRAQ [...] (C) Per reftels, Pol/Econ Chief December 5 met with MFA Director for Arab Affairs Zoheir Mandeel and Bahraini Charge to Baghdad Hassan Al Ansari to urge more Bahraini support for Iraq, particularly in light of the upcoming elections. Al Ansari, whose arm is still bandaged from wounds sustaine [...]	2005-12-10 13:38:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA IZ REGION
05MANAMA1827	IRAQ: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR DEC. 15 ELECTION [...] (SBU) In separate meetings with Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak and Minister of Information/Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar, the Ambassador discussed the December 15 elections in Iraq, conveyed reftel talking points, and urged that the Governm [...]	2005-12-12 07:41:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO IZ BA REGION
05MANAMA1829	NAVCENT COMMANDER MAKES INITIAL CALLS ON BAHRAIN [...] (C) The Crown Prince, DPM Shaikh Mohammed, and MFA Minister of State Abdul Ghaffar all praised the positive role played by the U.S. Navy, both in Bahrain and in the region, during introductory calls December 10 by newly-arrived NAVCENT Commander Vice Admiral Walsh. All three raised the Navy [...]	2005-12-12 08:56:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BA BILAT OFFICIALS REGION
05MANAMA1833	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DEMONSTRATIONS AND IRAN WITH [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Ambassador December 4 newly-appointed Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and head of the Central Informatics Organization Shaikh Ahmed Bin Ateyatalla Al Khalifa expressed dismay at recent public disturbances, saying that they damage the business clim [...]	2005-12-12 12:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON BA REGION POL OFFICIALS
05MANAMA1835	AMBASSADOR TAHIR-KHELI DISCUSSES UN REFORM WITH [...] (C) Summary: Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State on UN Reform Ambassador Tahir-Kheli met in separate meetings December 7 with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Minister of Information Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Undersecretary for Political A [...]	2005-12-12 13:06:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KUNR BA OFFICIALS ROW
05MANAMA1836	DAS GRAY DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) NEA DAS Gordon Gray met December 4 with Bahrain Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Al-Khalifa for a discussion of regional issues. On Iraq, Shaikh Khalid said he was urging Arab Foreign Ministers discussing Iraq reconciliation to meet in Baghdad. Not doing so sends the wrong message. He talk [...]	2005-12-13 06:03:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD BTIO BA ECTRD OFFICIALS REGION
05MANAMA1860	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH LEADING SHIA OPPOSITION [...] (C) In a December 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Al-Wifaq President Shaikh Ali Salman stated that support within Al-Wifaq to end its boycott and participate in the 2006 parliamentary elections was strong, and that he expected Al-Wifaq to win a maximum of 15 out of 40 seats in the Council of R [...]	2005-12-19 12:29:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BA OFFICIALS POL REFORM
05MANAMA1872	BAHRAIN: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR DECEMBER 15 [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief December 20 delivered Ref A demarche calling for public statements in support of Iraq's political process to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dhafer Al Umran. Al Umran noted that the GCC Summit, which concluded December 19 in Abu Dhabi, had issued a statement welcoming [...]	2005-12-20 13:03:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO BA IZ REGION
05MANAMA1874	BAHRAIN: AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA INFORMATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-20 13:39:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL BA ECTRD ROW
05MANAMA1880	NAVCENT COMMANDER MAKES INITIAL CALLS ON BAHRAIN [...] (C) The Crown Prince, DPM Shaikh Mohammed, and MFA Minister of State Abdul Ghaffar all praised the positive role played by the U.S. Navy, both in Bahrain and in the region, during introductory calls December 10 by newly-arrived NAVCENT Commander Vice Admiral Walsh. All three raised the Navy [...]	2005-12-21 10:59:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BA OFFICIALS REGION BILAT
05MANAMA1882	BAHRAINI OPTIMISM ON FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE [...] (C) During a meeting with the DCM December 19, MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow-Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa expressed optimism and confidence after returning from the Foundation for the Future meeting at the Dead Sea in Jordan. He also expressed satisf [...]	2005-12-21 12:00:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KMPI BA OFFICIALS REGION
05MANAMA1889	GENERAL ABIZAID DISCUSSES IRAQ, IRAN WITH CROWN [...] (C) Centcom Commander General Abizaid December 21 met separately with Crown Prince Salman and Defense Minister Shaikh Khalifa and discussed the situation in Iraq, Iranian influence in Iraq, Al Qaida, Afghanistan, and the bilateral military relationship. Regarding Iraq, both the CP and DefMin [...]	2005-12-23 09:46:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BA IZ IR BILAT OFFICIALS CTR REGION
05MANAMA1892	BAHRAIN: REINVIGORATING PUBLIC DIPLOMACY THROUGH [...] Summary: Cultural and sports programs have great potential to support mission goals, but the dearth of such programs and the resources available to pursue them has resulted in many missed opportunities. On numerous occasions, we face a hostile public audience to U.S. foreign policy. From a [...]	2005-12-26 04:13:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PGOV SCUL BA OESC BILAT
05MANAMA1907	SENIOR BAHRAIN OFFICIAL ARTICULATES CONCERNS RE [...] (C) During a December 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Industry and Commerce (and confidant of the King) Hassan Fakhro asked about the recent elections in Iraq. When the Ambassador responded by discussing the many positive aspects of the elections, including the overall large turnout [...]	2005-12-27 11:14:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BA OFFICIALS REGION POL
05MANAMA1910	BAHRAINI SHI'A CLERIC DETAINED AT AIRPORT, [...] (C) Summary: Bahraini Shi'a Ayatallah Shaikh Mohamed Al-Sanad was detained four-five hours at Bahrain International Airport upon his return from Iran December 25, sparking a violent protest at the airport which resulted in damage to airport facilities and arrests of and injuries to protester [...]	2005-12-27 13:53:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA POL
05MANAMA1915	MODERATING SUNNI ISLAMIST SENTIMENT IN IRAQ: [...] (C) The Ambassador on December 28 conveyed reftel talking points to Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Al-Khalifa urging help in reaching out to Sunni and other contacts in Iraq. Shaikh Khalid responded that Bahrain wants to help in any way that it can. He said that Bahrain has many contacts in Ir [...]	2005-12-28 12:28:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ BA REGION
05MANAMA1916	CLERIC IN SPOTLIGHT STRIKES CONCILIATORY TONE [...] (U) Shi'a cleric Shaikh Mohamed Al-Sanad met December 27 with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Islamic Affairs Shaikh Abdulla Bin Khalid Al-Khalifa in the company of Ministry of Islamic Affairs Undersecretary Farid Muftah and president of Al-Wifaq political society Shaikh Ali Salman, to [...]	2005-12-28 13:31:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA POL
05MANAMA193	SCENESETTER FOR COMBATANT COMMANDER CENTRAL COMMAND, [...] (S) General Abizaid, we look forward to your visit to Bahrain. We have asked for a call on the Crown Prince and Commander in Chief of Bahrain Defence Force, Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa and Minister of Defense, General Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. We also expect you will have t [...]	2005-01-27 16:30:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV ASEC PTER KDEM BA IZ
05MANAMA197	BAHRAINI PARTICIPANTS CRITIQUE THE SMU RULE OF LAW [...] (U) On September 28, 2004 an 18-person Bahraini delegation consisting of the ministers, parliamentarians, business community, and judges embarked on a ten-day "Rule of Law" forum in Washington, New York and Dallas. The Ambassador accompanied the delegation organized by John Attanasio, Dean [...]	2005-02-13 07:33:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KJUS KDEM OEXC PREL BA
05MANAMA22	IRAQ ELECTION DEMARCHES: BAHRAIN ASKS ABOUT [...] (C) Ambassador delivered on January 4 to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Abdel Ghaffar demarches on the January 6 Iraq Neighbors Conference and January 9 Arab League Meeting (Ref A) and support for the international mission for Iraq elections (Ref B). Iraq also figured heavily [...]	2005-01-04 13:58:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AL JO IZ BA
05MANAMA222	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW MINISTER OF JUSTICE [...] (C) In an introductory meeting with the new Minister of Justice, Dr. Mohammed Ali Al Sitry February 8, the Ambassador discussed the counterterrorism challenges in the region and stressed the importance of aggressively prosecuting the four terrorist suspects currently on trial in Bahrain. The [...]	2005-02-16 10:17:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PTER PREL ASEC BA
05MANAMA224	BAHRAINIS PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE REGIONAL TERRORIST [...] (C) Bahraini media have covered the threat of regional terrorism in an unusually direct way following recent incidents in Kuwait and Oman and the Saudi counter-terrorism conference. The Interior Minister visited Kuwait February 6 and stated publicly that countries must work together to eradi [...]	2005-02-16 12:50:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PTER ASEC PGOV PREL BA
05MANAMA227	INFORMATION MINISTER SEEKS U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 4. 2. Newly appointed Minister of Information and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar, requested USG assistance to professionalize Bahrain Satellite Television during a February 10 meeting with the Ambassador. Dr. [...]	2005-02-16 14:40:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMPI ECPS OIIP BA
05MANAMA229	GULF DAILY NEWS ARTICLE CLAIMS TORTURE OF BAHRAINI [...] (C) While there have been previous press reports on the six Bahraini detainees at Guantanamo, their "imminent" release, and complaints about conditions there, a February 10 article in the English-language Gulf Daily News is perhaps one of the more detailed and widely disseminated "expose" pie [...]	2005-02-16 14:51:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PREL PTER MARR BA
05MANAMA230	KING DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (S) Bahrain's King Hamad, despite some continuing worries about Saudi Arabia, expressed optimism about Bahrain and the region in a wide-ranging discussion with the Ambassador February 15. He was delighted with the state of the bilateral relationship and the leadership role of President Bush. He fel [...]	2005-02-16 15:08:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL ETRD PGOV PHUM BA
05MANAMA238	BAHRAIN: G-8/ARAB LEAGUE MARCH 2-3 REFORM [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel message concerning the March 2-3 G-8/Arab League conference in Cairo February 21 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. EmbOff and Sheikh Abdul Aziz discussed the postponeme [...]	2005-02-22 15:15:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KMPI KDEM BA
05MANAMA239	BAHRAIN: ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR THE IRAQI [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel message concerning supporting the Iraqi transitional government February 21 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Sheikh Abdul Aziz said he would pass the message to Minist [...]	2005-02-22 15:16:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA IZ
05MANAMA24	KING FOCUSES ON RELATIONS WITH SAUDI ARABIA IN [...] (C) King Hamad, in a January 3 meeting with the Ambassador, expressed his appreciation for his November 29 meeting with the President and reaffirmed Bahrain's friendship with the United States. The Ambassador thanked the King for the GOB's continued surveillance of the four terrorist suspect [...]	2005-01-04 15:42:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EPET BA
05MANAMA251	GENERAL ABIZAID DISCUSSES IRAQ, IRAN, TERRORISM [...] (C) CENTCOM Commander General Abizaid discussed with Crown Prince Salman and Defense Minister Shaikh Khalifa in separate meetings February 16 the situation in Iraq following the elections; Iran and its nuclear program; Lebanon and Syria; the threat of terrorism in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Ku [...]	2005-02-23 15:27:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL ASEC PTER BA IZ IR LE SY
05MANAMA27	BAHRAIN: TRACK TWO MIL-TO-MIL DIALOGUE MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-05 11:04:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL BA MEPN
05MANAMA270	BAHRAIN PROTESTS IRANIAN INTERFERENCE IN INTERNAL [...] (S) Summary. MFA MinState Abdel Ghaffar delivered a sharp message to the Ambassador February 27 outlining his government's deep concern about Iranian interference in Bahrain's internal affairs, which he said reached a zenith during recent Ashura celebrations. The MFA summoned the Iranian Amb [...]	2005-02-28 07:56:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM BA IR
05MANAMA273	PM ENDORSES FOR ENHANCED SECURITY COOPERATION, [...] (C) Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa told the Ambassador February 26 that Bahrain must improve its security system with American assistance. The United States continues to be the leader in dealing with security threats while the Gulf region has fallen behind. The PM expressed his admiration fo [...]	2005-02-28 15:05:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC KJUS PINR BA IZ IR
05MANAMA280	BAHRAIN FACES BUDGET CRUNCH FOLLOWING SAUDI OIL [...] (C) Summary. Although often lumped together with its richer GCC neighbors, Bahrain is in fact a modest oil producer and is now facing an unexpected budget crunch - despite continuing high international oil prices. Robust spending on much-needed capital projects (deferred when oil prices wer [...]	2005-03-01 13:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EPET ENRG MARR PREL BA
05MANAMA281	POLICE ARREST WEBMASTER OF BAHRAIN ON-LINE [...] (SBU) Police arrested "Bahrain On-Line" webmaster Ali Abdul Imam February 27 and detained him for 15 days on charges of incitement against the government and spreading false rumors, charges that carry a maximum sentence of six years in jail, according to Bahraini newspapers. Two technical su [...]	2005-03-01 13:35:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BA
05MANAMA298	BAHRAIN: ENCOURAGING ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES TO [...] (SBU) PolEcon chief February 28 delivered reftel demarche on encouraging additional countries to subscribe to the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC) to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dhafer Al Umran. Al Umran wondered aloud why the other GCC countries and [...]	2005-03-02 13:20:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA BA MTCRE
05MANAMA299	MINISTER OF MUNICIPALITIES AND AGRICULTURE [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Municipalities and Agriculture Ali bin Saleh Al Saleh discussed the free trade agreement and municipal, environmental, and economic reform with the Ambassador February 28. Al Saleh told the Saudi Ambassador in Bahrain that Saudi Arabia should join the WTO in order to [...]	2005-03-02 13:25:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL BA
05MANAMA319	MGLE01: AL-ASAD TO BAHRAIN KING ON WITHDRAWAL: I [...] (C) The Ambassador, during a March 6 meeting with King Hamad, delivered reftel talking points, stressing our view that Syrian President Al-Asad's announcement on withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon was insufficient and that the international community must make it clear that a complete an [...]	2005-03-06 14:33:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL BA SY LE
05MANAMA328	CRITIQUE OF SISTANI CREATES DEBATE ON FREEDOM OF [...] (C) Columnist Sameera Rajab's February 16 article on the Iraqi elections that criticized Ayatollah Sistani created an intense debate on freedom of expression. The controversy continues to make headlines almost daily. Rajab, a columnist for Akhbar Al Khaleej, wrote that Sistani was an America [...]	2005-03-07 14:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KPAO BA
05MANAMA33	ARTICLE 98: SUGGESTED DIP NOTE LANGUAGE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-05 13:49:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL BA
05MANAMA340	SHAIKH MOHAMMED PRAISES LONDON MEETING, ABU [...] (C) Foreign Minister/Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told the Ambassador March 7 that the March 1 London conference for assistance to the Palestinians was a great success. In a meeting covering several topics (septels),Shaikh Mohammed said that the focus of the [...]	2005-03-08 13:48:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPAL BA
05MANAMA341	MGLE01: FOREIGN MINISTER ON SYRIAN WITHDRAWAL [...] (C) The Ambassador, noting that he had spoken with King Hamad about the same issue (Ref A),delivered Ref B demarche March 7 concerning the need for a Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon to Foreign Minister/Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Mohammed said the rea [...]	2005-03-08 13:48:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA SY LE
05MANAMA344	FOREIGN MINISTER WARNS OF IRANIAN INTERFERENCE IN [...] (C) Foreign Minister/Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told the Ambassador March 7 that Minister of Interior Shaikh Rashed briefed members of Parliament March 6 on Iranian interference in Bahrain's Ashura celebrations in February. Shaikh Rashed told Parliamentarian [...]	2005-03-08 14:56:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM PTER ASEC BA IR
05MANAMA347	GOB REACTS TO OUTWARD SIGNS OF SHIA ACTIVISM [...] (C) The GOB has launched a public and private campaign complaining of Iranian interference in Bahraini affairs and attempts to sow sectarianism in Bahrain. Interior Minister Shaikh Rashed said publicly that some people spread hate messages during mid-February Shia Ashura celebrations by chan [...]	2005-03-09 14:51:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PGOV PREL KIRF BA
05MANAMA356	BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON UNCHR 61 [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-14 10:07:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BA UNHRC
05MANAMA361	BAHRAINI LEADERS DISCUSS REFORM AND IRAN WITH [...] (C) GOB officials expressed their commitment to continued political and economic reform in the kingdom and advocated a diplomatic solution to the disagreement with Iran over its nuclear program in meetings with visiting NEA/ARPI Director Alan Misenheimer February 21. Members of parliament also [...]	2005-03-14 11:47:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PHUM KDEM BA
05MANAMA363	WEBSITE ADMINISTRATORS REFUSE BAIL OFFER, REMAIN [...] (SBU) In a meeting with the public prosecutor March 13, three Internet website administrators who were detained two weeks ago rejected a bail offer and chose to remain in jail until their next hearing in 15 days. Following the meeting, the detainees' supporters gathered for a protest and vowe [...]	2005-03-14 13:14:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BA
05MANAMA368	NEA/PI DIRECTOR ROMANOWSKI DISCUSSES BMENA WITH [...] (C) NEA/PI Office Director Alina Romanowski discussed the Broader Middle East/North Africa (BMENA) initiative with MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow-up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa and Ministry of Finance Director for Economic Planning Yousef Humood during a [...]	2005-03-15 10:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PREL PGOV BA
05MANAMA374	WEBSITE ADMINISTRATORS RELEASED, STILL FACE CHARGES [...] (C) Hours after Ali Abdul Imam, Sayed Mohammed Al Mousawi, and Hussein Yousef, administrators of the Bahrain On-Line website, refused a proposal by the public prosecutor to be released on BD 1000 bail (Ref A),the public prosecutor released them without bail on the condition that they not lea [...]	2005-03-15 14:21:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BA
05MANAMA38	BAHRAIN FTA: FULL SPEED AHEAD DESPITE PROTESTS [...] (C) Summary. GOB officials were quick to defend their right to sign an FTA with the United States after several news accounts cited Saudi Arabia's Finance Minister as saying his country would impose duties on re-exported foreign goods if the U.S.-Bahrain agreement was ratified. Youssef Hamou [...]	2005-01-05 14:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECIN ETRD PREL BA
05MANAMA390	RECEIPT OF DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON BAHRAINI DETAINEES [...] (U) Embassy received diplomatic note number 11/231/2-39138 concerning Bahraini detainees at GTMO from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs March 16. Begin Text of Diplomatic Note: 11/231/2-39138 March 14, 2005 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the [...]	2005-03-16 12:53:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC OPDC BA
05MANAMA392	BAHRAIN: INTERAGENCY BRIEFING TEAM ON GUANTANAMO [...] (C) Post welcomes DOD's offer to lead an interagency team to discuss the status of the six Bahraini detainees at Guantanamo (reftel). Senior government officials regularly raise the detainees in meetings with the Ambassador and EmbOffs, most recently today, March 16, and the press covers the [...]	2005-03-16 13:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KAWC PINR PREL BA
05MANAMA393	BAHRAIN: GUIDANCE ON U.S. EFFORTS TO SUPPORT EU-3 [...] (C) The Ambassador March 15 delivered reftel demarche concerning U.S. efforts to support EU-3 diplomacy on Iran to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs/Information Minister Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar. Abdul Ghaffar took note of the demarche but had to depart the meeting before he had a chance t [...]	2005-03-16 13:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO BA IR
05MANAMA394	BAHRAIN: DISSUADING IRAN FROM INTERFERING IN [...] (C) The Ambassador March 15 delivered reftel demarche concerning Iranian interference in Iraqi affairs to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs/Information Minister Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar. Abdul Ghaffar took note of the demarche but had to depart the meeting before he had a chance to respond. [...]	2005-03-16 13:36:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA IR IZ
05MANAMA397	BAHRAIN: MESSAGE TO THE ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) The Ambassador March 15 delivered Ref A demarche concerning U.S. views in advance of the Arab League summit to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs/Information Minister Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar. Abdul Ghaffar took note of the demarche but had to depart the meeting before he had a chance t [...]	2005-03-16 15:17:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA
05MANAMA398	TERRORISM FINANCE: 2005 UPDATE NO. 2: BAHRAIN [...] (U) Per ref A request the following are Post's answers on Bahrain,s counter-terrorist financing capabilities: AMOUNT OF ASSETS FROZEN, FORFEITED OR SEIZED --------------------------------------------- 2. (U) Bahrain has frozen $10,334,641 in five separate accounts - two accounts of two e [...]	2005-03-17 14:11:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	CVIS EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER BA KTFN
05MANAMA416	MINISTER OF INTERIOR DISCUSSES CONCERNS ABOUT SHIA [...] (C) Summary. Interior Minister Shaikh Rashid described for the Ambassador the government's concern that the Sunni-Shia split would grow in Bahrain if decisive action were not taken against Shia political activism during recent Ashura celebrations. Shaikh Rashid personally met with leading Shia [...]	2005-03-20 07:38:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC PHUM BA
05MANAMA428	ACTIVIST DISMISSED AS UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT CHAIR [...] (C) Dr. Abduljalil Singace, a board member of the Shi'a opposition Al Wifaq political society, was removed as chair of the mechanical engineering department at the government-run University of Bahrain March 15. The university issued a statement saying that Singace was removed because he trav [...]	2005-03-21 13:04:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KPAO BA
05MANAMA429	BAHRAIN: WOLFOWITZ NOMINATION FOR WORLD BANK [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-21 15:20:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV PREL BA TAGS
05MANAMA430	UK TAKING LEADERSHIP ROLE IN G8/BMENA INITIATIVES [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-21 15:25:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECIN PGOV PREL BA
05MANAMA443	LOFTY GOALS FOR ECONOMIC REFORM IN BAHRAIN [...] (C) Summary. Crown Prince Salman opened the second of three "national economic plan" workshops February 24. He said Bahrain needs to position itself as an international hub for foreign investment. A McKinsey representative told a crowd of 180 public and private leaders that with "sweeping [...]	2005-03-23 13:36:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV BA

05MANAMA446	REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE TO IMPROVE BAHRAIN SATELLITE [...] This is an action paragraph, please see para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: Bahrain's new Minister of Information and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Muhammad Abdul Ghaffar, has requested assistance from MEPI to improve Bahrain satellite television and radio. The Ambassador and NEA/PI [...]	2005-03-26 08:34:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OIIP PREL KPAO KMPI BA
05MANAMA468	GOB PROMOTES MODERATION THROUGH ISLAMIC OUTREACH, [...] (C) The Bahraini government is in the process of launching two programs emphasizing moderation in public discourse and interactions. Ministry of Islamic Affairs Under Secretary Dr. Fareed Al Muftah told the Embassy that he was reaching out to Bahrain's citizens to ensure they were not infect [...]	2005-03-28 08:18:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO SCUL KMPI KISL KIRF PHUM BA
05MANAMA469	A CALL TO SAVE TUBLI BAY [...] (C) Summary. The Municipal Councils of Manama and Isa Town are suing businesses for illegal dumping in Tubli Bay and questioning the validity of land reclamation contracts in the bay. Parliamentarians are investigating the reclamation schemes that have already reduced the bay to half its or [...]	2005-03-28 08:25:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PREL PGOV BA
05MANAMA475	BAHRAIN'S REACTION TO ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT IN ALGIERS [...] (C) MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told PolEcon chief March 28 that the two main topics of the summit were the Palestinians and Arab League reform. (Note: Shaikh Abdul Aziz did not attend the summit but received a readout [...]	2005-03-29 12:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA
05MANAMA498	GWOT ASSESSMENT: BAHRAIN [...] (S) Summary. Cooperation on counterrorism issues with the Government of Bahrain is generally good, as government leaders well understand the catastrophic effect that a terrorist act would have in a country and an economy that does not have the oil wealth of its neighbors. At the same time, th [...]	2005-04-05 11:40:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PTER BA
05MANAMA50	CABINET RESHUFFLE EXPECTED VERY SOON; PM'S MEN MAY [...] (C) The Bahraini press January 10 reported rumors of a cabinet shuffle to be announced within days or hours. While the press reports varied somewhat, it appear, if accurate, that five ministers would leave, two new ministers would be appointed, four ministers moved to new positions, two mini [...]	2005-01-10 12:59:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD BA
05MANAMA504	UK EMBASSY MANAMA REACTIONS TO FORUM FOR THE [...] (C) UK Embassy Manama Middle East Reform Officer Jackie Perkins told Econoff April 6 that the UK would still consider funding a Deputy Director position for the Bahrain Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence, but that it could not make any commitments until the Beyster Institute finishes its bu [...]	2005-04-06 11:56:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM BA UK
05MANAMA505	BAHRAIN: NOTICE OF GUANTANAMO ADMINISTRATIVE [...] (C) The Ambassador informally raised the issue of the upcoming Guantanamo Administrative Review Board (ARB) proceedings with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar on the sidelines of an event last week. PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs As [...]	2005-04-06 12:05:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KAWC BA
05MANAMA509	BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON THE OSLO DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel message concerning the April 11-12 Oslo Donors' Conference on Sudan to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa April 6. Sheikh Abdul Aziz pledged to relay the message to appropriat [...]	2005-04-06 12:14:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PREL SU BA
05MANAMA529	ACCREDITED AMCHAM KICKS OFF ACTIVITIES [...] The newly accredited American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Bahrain held its inaugural event April 6, generating positive press play on the institution itself and on the impending Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U.S. Over 50 business people attended the first meeting. The Ambassador de [...]	2005-04-10 14:48:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL KPAO BA
05MANAMA53	BAHRAIN: U.S. GOALS FOR JANUARY 11 UNOCHA TSUNAMI [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-10 14:28:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL AEMR BA
05MANAMA530	BAHRAIN REACTION TO CENTCOM MASTER PLAN [...] (S) Post has reviewed the CENTCOM Master Plan and does not anticipate that Bahrain will have any major problems with it. We have already discussed the major issues in the plan with the GoB due to previous requirements, and there are no changes in the current plan. 2. (S) Concerning the Forw [...]	2005-04-11 03:57:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	MARR PREL BA
05MANAMA531	FM DISCUSSES GCC-EU FTA, FORUM FOR FUTURE, [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaykh Mohammed told the Ambassador April 6 that both sides at the recent GCC-EU Ministerial were committed to try to conclude an FTA by the end of the year; local EU and GCC diplomats, conceding that serious issues remain, are skeptical. The EU reiterated concerns about th [...]	2005-04-11 05:51:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PGOV PHUM BA
05MANAMA544	CROWN PRINCE DISCUSSES DEMOCRACY, TRADE, SECURITY [...] (S) The Ambassador met with Crown Prince Salman April 11 to review the CP's upcoming trip to Washington. While noting that the CP's primary focus was ratification of the free trade agreement (FTA),the Ambassador told him that American officials will also want to discuss the political situati [...]	2005-04-12 14:34:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD PTER ASEC BA
05MANAMA546	MEPI SMALL GRANTS MANAMA REPORT [...] Following is Embassy Manama's report on FY 03 MEPI Small Grants: A. The Mother Child Early Education Program, Bahrain Red Crescent Society, $24,989: Results and impact of the program: Fifty low income mothers received training on how to teach basic skills to their pre- school children [...]	2005-04-13 07:06:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMPI KPAO AMGT AFIN BA
05MANAMA553	SCENESETTER FOR CROWN PRINCE SALMAN'S APRIL 19-22 [...] (C) The primary reason for the Crown Prince's April 19-22 visit to Washington is to advocate for expeditious Congressional ratification of the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA). With the launch of U.S. FTA negotiations with the United Arab Emirates and Oman, Bahrain knows it has a limi [...]	2005-04-14 13:28:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV ETRD KDEM PTER ASEC OVIP BA
05MANAMA558	STATUS OF BAHRAINI DETAINEES AT GTMO [...] (S) Post delivered Ref A message on the status of Bahraini detainees at GTMO to the MFA via diplomatic note number 098 on April 11. Pol/Econ chief met with MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa April 13 to discuss the note and t [...]	2005-04-16 14:02:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL KAWC OPDC BA
05MANAMA559	BAHRAIN: FOURTH GLOBAL FORUM ON FIGHTING CORRUPTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-16 14:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PINS PREL SOCI BA
05MANAMA560	BAHRAIN: FOLLOW-UP ON BRITISH REQUEST FOR [...] (C) Upon receiving confirmation that the British Embassy had demarched the GOB on counternarcotics contributions to Afghanistan, PolOff delivered the follow-up reftel message to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al [...]	2005-04-16 14:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR AF UK BA
05MANAMA564	BAHRAIN: G8 BMENA/OECD MENA DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-17 08:25:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV PREL BA
05MANAMA574	BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON G8-BMENA LITERACY WORKSHOP [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-18 15:20:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL KMPI KPAO BA
05MANAMA575	BAHRAIN: ENCOURAGING CONSTRUCTIVE PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-18 15:20:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL BA
05MANAMA576	BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON EU PARTICIPATION AT UNESCO [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-18 15:20:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL BA UNESCO
05MANAMA58	FORMIN AGREES ON NEED FOR PUBLIC STATEMENTS OF [...] (S) In response to the Ambassador's January 11 delivery of reftel demarche on Iraqi elections, Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa quickly agreed to make public statements in support of the elections. He said that the January 6 Iraq Neighbors conference in Amman did not r [...]	2005-01-11 15:37:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV BA IZ
05MANAMA584	BUSINESS CHAMBER STEPS ONTO POLITICAL STAGE [...] (C) Summary. King Hamad approved the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (BCCI) request to provide in-kind support to political candidates. BCCI representatives told Emboffs they decided to become involved in the political process in order to preserve Bahrain's open and business-frie [...]	2005-04-19 15:31:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV KDEM BA
05MANAMA616	CROWN PRINCE PROMOTES LABOR REFORMS [...] (C) Crown Prince Salman attempted to ease public fears over proposed labor reforms by announcing March 25 that the GOB would implement reform slowly and gradually. The Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) Chairman announced soon after that the private sector felt more comfortable t [...]	2005-04-25 14:59:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV ELAB BA
05MANAMA621	DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARDS [...] This is an action message; please see para 2. 2. The Embassy received Diplomatic Note number 19/1/5-41677 of April 19, 2005 from the MFA covering information to be included in the GTMO Administrative Review Boards for Bahraini detainees Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Issa Al Murbati, Juma [...]	2005-04-26 11:17:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KAWC PTER ASEC PREL OPDC BA
05MANAMA64	BAHRAINI MINISTER OF OIL AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Oil Minister Shaikh Isa Bin Ali Al Khalifa on January 11 to discuss developments in the petroleum industry. The Minister opened the meeting by commenting on press speculations that he will lose his job in an impending cabinet shuffle. He asserted he would still b [...]	2005-01-12 14:47:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET BA
05MANAMA646	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF SOCIAL [...] (C) The Ambassador called on Minister of Social Affairs Dr. Fatima Al Belooshi April 27 and discussed with her the planned May 6 demonstration for constitutional change, formal registration of a USG-funded project to address trafficking in persons (TIP),and NGO development. Al Belooshi said [...]	2005-05-03 11:53:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KCRM BA
05MANAMA65	FOREIGN MINISTER ON PALESTINIANS, SAUDI [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa opened a January 11 meeting with the Ambassador by speaking positively of comments made the day before by President Bush about Mahmoud Abbas's electoral victory and the President's invitation for Abbas to visit Washington. Shaikh Moh [...]	2005-01-13 14:04:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PTER BA
05MANAMA675	FORUM FOR FUTURE: BMENA PARTICIPATION URGED AT [...] (C) Summary: Bahrain Crown Prince Shaikh Salman told delegations attending a May 10 preparatory meeting for the November Forum for the Future that continued G-8 engagement and support was essential in helping maintain reform momentum in the region. Jordan Minister of Finance Awad-Allah, speak [...]	2005-05-11 05:04:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BA
05MANAMA68	NEW CABINET REFLECTS CONTINUED REFORM; PM'S BASE [...] (C) The new cabinet announced January 14 by King Hamad has two new ministers and six ministers from the former cabinet covering new portfolios. Five ministers in the previous cabinet, formed in November 2002, were dropped, four of whom have new positions as advisors to the Prime Minister or [...]	2005-01-16 11:51:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BA
05MANAMA682	NEA PDAS CHENEY'S PRESS COVERAGE IN BAHRAIN [...] PDAS Elizabeth Cheney conducted a press roundtable during her May 10 visit to Bahrain to discuss the Forum for the Future and U.S. support for democracy in the region. Press reports on May 11 generally reflected the editorial slant of the Bahraini media with pro-government papers focusing on [...]	2005-05-11 15:00:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SCUL OIIP KPAO BA
05MANAMA695	BAHRAIN: ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR THE IRAQ [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche April 30 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Sheikh Abdul Aziz said he would pass the message to Foreign Minister/Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin [...]	2005-05-15 12:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ BA
05MANAMA703	OUTREACH FOLLOWING NEWSWEEK'S RETRACTION OF ITS [...] PAS Manama has widely distributed to all Bahraini media outlets all official texts and statements on this issue. On May 17, Bahrain's media provided full coverage of Newsweek's retraction of its story alleging Koran desecration at Guantanamo. Daily newspapers carried wire stories with the N [...]	2005-05-17 11:06:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KISL OIIP KPAO BA
05MANAMA705	FORUM FOR THE FUTURE MAY 10 STEERING COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Bahrain hosted a meeting of the G8/Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) Forum for the Future (FfF) Steering Committee May 10 that included representatives of the U.S., UK, Russia, Morocco, Jordan, and Egypt. The parties discussed preparations for the FfF meeting, to be co-chair [...]	2005-05-17 11:29:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON KMPI ECIN BA XF XG CA JA
05MANAMA706	PARLIAMENTARIANS SPEAK OUT AGAINST DRAFT [...] (C) The draft counter-terrorism law currently before parliament continues to be criticized by MPs and other political actors despite the King's unusual move to reach out to parliamentarians in support of the law. The law is designed to fill gaps in Bahrain's existing criminal code to facilit [...]	2005-05-17 14:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KCRM PGOV PREL BA
05MANAMA707	KING'S CONFIDANT DISCUSSES REFORM ISSUES WITH [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Industry and Commerce Hassan Fakhro, in a May 16 conversation with the Ambassador, was cautious about the possibility of gestures by the government to entice opposition participation in the 2006 elections. The government would be reluctant to redistrict because it wan [...]	2005-05-17 14:45:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BA
05MANAMA71	MINISTER OF INTERIOR DISCUSSES CT, SAUDI ARABIA, [...] (S) Minister of Interior Shaikh Rashid, in a January 16 meeting with the Ambassador, said he had been surprised by the January 12 release of terror suspect Yassir Kemal, but promised close surveillance on his activities. He urged that we move forward on setting up a CTOC, expressing hope that [...]	2005-01-16 13:14:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV BA
05MANAMA711	CROWN PRINCE AND PDAS CHENEY DISCUSS FORUM FOR THE [...] (C) NEA PDAS Elizabeth Cheney reviewed plans for the November Forum for the Future with Crown Prince Salman in a May 10 meeting and praised the role that Bahrain is playing as host. She emphasized U.S. support for Bahrain's reform program and stressed that the GOB must continue to move forwa [...]	2005-05-18 14:35:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM ECON BA
05MANAMA718	PM SHAIKH KHALIFA DISCUSSES ECONOMIC SITUATION, [...] (C) The Ambassador, during a May 17 meeting with Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, discussed Bahrain's efforts to attract foreign investment to spur economic growth, and the possible impact of the Crown Prince's labor reform initiative on the business sector. 2. (C) The [...]	2005-05-21 10:25:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ELAB BA
05MANAMA720	BAHRAIN: CWC HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT NEGOTIATION [...] (C) Pol/Econ chief May 18 delivered reftel demarche concerning a Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Host Country Agreement (HCA) negotiation visit to Bahrain to MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho said he was open to a visit by an interagency USG team to Bahrain to [...]	2005-05-21 13:23:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KTIA BA CWC
05MANAMA721	BAHRAIN: ENDORSING PSI AND STATEMENT OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-21 13:23:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PGOV EWWT BA
05MANAMA727	BAHRAIN SEEKS TO WORK WITH U.S. ON UNSC REFORM [...] (C) MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs Ghassan Shaikho told Pol/Econ chief May 18 that Bahrain seeks to work with the United States on UN Security Council reform. He was aware of strong U.S. support for Japan gaining a permanent Security Council seat, and asked for the U.S. position on Ge [...]	2005-05-22 10:21:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PREL BA UNSC UNGA
05MANAMA728	MINISTER OF INFORMATION DEFENDS WEBSITE [...] (C) Minister of Information Dr. Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar, during a May 17 discussion with the Ambassador, sought to explain and defend a recently-announced policy calling for the registration of all Bahrain internet sites with the Ministry of Information. He stressed the policy should not be lo [...]	2005-05-22 13:06:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BA
05MANAMA746	DAS CARPENTER DISCUSSES REFORM WITH POLITICAL [...] (C) NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Scott Carpenter met with four political society leaders May 10 to discuss Bahrain's reform process. The leaders -- two from the boycotting opposition and two MPs -- acknowledged that Bahrain needs further democratic reform but disagreed on the impact of the [...]	2005-05-25 11:45:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BA
05MANAMA747	ISLAMIC BANKING, SHARIAH BOARDS, AND INVESTMENTS [...] (U) Islamic banking is a growth industry worldwide and represents a sector for which Bahrain holds a comparative advantage and would like to expand and solidify as a regional center in the Middle East. Bahrain has a strong reputation for transparency and regulation of its financial sector in [...]	2005-05-25 11:56:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	EINV ECPS EFIN ECON ETRD PREL BEXP BA
05MANAMA756	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES FORUM FOR THE FUTURE, KORAN [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador, during a May 23 meeting with Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, discussed the Forum for the Future (FfF),the retracted Newsweek magazine story about Koran desecration at GTMO, Iraq, and the DOD Bahrain School. The Foreign Minister reiterat [...]	2005-05-29 13:50:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMPI BA
05MANAMA779	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES FTA, KORAN DESECRATION, [...] (C) Council of Representatives (COR) Chairman Khalifa Al Dhahrani told the Ambassador May 30 that he did not expect the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to be ratified by the COR before the June 15 summer recess (but following the Ambassador's emphasis of the importance of an early rat [...]	2005-05-31 14:30:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ETRD BA
05MANAMA780	MFA TO INVOLVE CIVIL SOCIETY IN FORUM FOR THE [...] (C) Summary: MFA Assistant Under Secretary Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told Pol/Econ chief May 25 that the MFA plans to invite Bahraini NGOs involved in politics, human rights, women's issues, and youth to a briefing on the Forum for the Future (FfF) conference. According to a l [...]	2005-05-31 14:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMPI PHUM PGOV BA
05MANAMA786	BAHRAIN: CUBAN CANDIDACY FOR THE ILO GOVERNING [...] (C) Pol/Econ chief May 31 delivered reftel demarche concerning Cuba's candidacy for the International Labor Organization (ILO) Governing Body to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Asking P/E chief not to take notes, Shaikho said he wanted to support the U.S. [...]	2005-06-01 12:24:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PREL BA CU BB ILO
05MANAMA788	BAHRAIN: GARNERING SUPPORT FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-01 12:38:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PREL BA
05MANAMA789	BAHRAIN: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT DELIVERED [...] (C) PolOff delivered the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa June 1. (Note: Per Ref A, post delivered the TIP Report June 1 because the GOB and Embassy are clo [...]	2005-06-01 12:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	OPRC KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG BA
05MANAMA790	REPLY TO BAHRAINI SUGGESTION OF DETAINEE WORKING [...] (S) Embassy delivered reftel reply to the Bahraini suggestion to form a detainee working group to the MFA via diplomatic note number 152 on May 31. 2. (S) Pol/Econ chief delivered a copy of the diplomatic note to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Az [...]	2005-06-01 12:55:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL KAWC OPDC BA
05MANAMA792	BAHRAIN: DEMARCHING INVITEES TO THE U.S.-EU [...] (C) Ambassador June 1 delivered Ref B demarche concerning the invitation to the June 21-22 international conference on Iraq in Brussels to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs/Minister of Information Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar. Abdul Ghaffar, who spends much of his time now at the Ministry of In [...]	2005-06-01 14:23:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC BA IZ EUN
05MANAMA795	MESSAGE TO ARAB LEAGUE ON PEACE PROCESS: BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-02 13:12:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA
05MANAMA799	GATHERING SUPPORT ON UZBEKISTAN: BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-05 07:45:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UZ BA
05MANAMA810	BAHRAIN: DELIVERABLES FOR THE U.S.-EU [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-07 14:59:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON BA IZ EUN
05MANAMA811	DEMARCHE ON AL QUDS INSTITUTION CONFERENCE [...] (S) The Ambassador June 4 delivered reftel demarche concerning the Al Quds Institution conference in Bahrain to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs/Information Minister Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar, following up on a previous conversation June 1 about the issue. Abdul Ghaffar said it could be ve [...]	2005-06-07 15:18:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PREL PTER BA
05MANAMA812	KING DISCUSSES SAUDI-GCC RELATIONS, DOMESTIC [...] (C) King Hamad told the Ambassador June 6 that a key issue discussed at last month's GCC Summit in Riyadh was relations between Saudi Arabia and its GCC partners. Kuwait is taking the lead on developing a unified position to take to the Saudis. Bahrain recommends that Kuwait focus on three i [...]	2005-06-08 05:21:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET PHUM PGOV BA
05MANAMA816	QATAR-BAHRAIN GAS PIPELINE: BAHRAIN REMAINS [...] (SBU) Ref B reported indications from Bahrain that Bahrain and Qatar had concluded a framework agreement on an agreement for Qatar to supply Bahrain with natural gas via a pipeline, and that GOB officials were confident that the project would soon move forward. Ref A quoted Qatari officials as [...]	2005-06-08 10:42:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL BA QA
05MANAMA821	FOREIGN MINISTER REQUESTS GUIDANCE ON U.S. [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 5. 2. (C) During a June 7 meeting covering a number of issues (Refs A, B),Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told the Ambassador that Bahrain wanted to work with the U.S. on UN Security Council reform. The Group of Four [...]	2005-06-08 13:59:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PREL BA UNSC UNGA
05MANAMA826	BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON MAGEN DAVID ADOM [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-11 07:05:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF BA IS SZ ICRC
05MANAMA835	ARCAPITA ENDORSES SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS WITH USG [...] (C) Arcapita Director for Legal Affairs Henry Thompson told the Ambassador June 8 that his company is willing to enter into security arrangements with the USG to gain approval for its proposed acquisition of Atlanta-based Cypress Communications. He said that Arcapita would keep all of Cypres [...]	2005-06-12 11:44:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECPS EFIN ECON ETRD PREL BEXP PTER BA
05MANAMA838	CROWN PRINCE ATTENDS AMBASSADOR'S BAHRAIN SCHOOL [...] Underscoring his support for the Bahrain School, the premier K-12 American-model school in Bahrain and the only DODDS (Department of Defense Dependent School) institution in the Middle East, Crown Prince Shaikh Salman attended an Ambassador-hosted reception at the residence June 8 in honor of [...]	2005-06-13 05:59:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ASCH KPAO BA
05MANAMA839	BAHRAIN "POSTPONES" AL QUDS CONFERENCE, WORRIES [...] (U) This is an action message -- see para 8. 2. (S) Summary. Bahrain has decided to "postpone" an Al Quds Institute conference planned for next week, and the MFA has assured us that postponement really means cancellation. In delivering that welcome news, MFA MinState Abdul Ghaffar at the s [...]	2005-06-13 06:46:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PTER PHUM KTFN BA
05MANAMA84	NOTICE OF FINAL DETERMINATION OF COMBATANT STATUS: [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-18 09:21:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KAWC PINR PREL BA
05MANAMA842	FTA RATIFICATION EXPECTED BY LATE JULY [...] (C) The Council of Representatives (COR) Financial and Economic Committee approved the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA) June 8 and passed it to the full COR for consideration. MPs Jasim Abdul A'Al and Othman Sharif told PolOff that they expected the COR to ratify the FTA by the end of [...]	2005-06-13 13:32:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD BA
05MANAMA846	BAHRAIN: ENCOURAGING ARAB DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS [...] (C) The Ambassador June 11 delivered Ref A demarche concerning encouraging Arab diplomatic relations with Iraq and positive public statements to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs/Information Minister Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar. Abdul Ghaffar concurred that it was important to support the Iraq [...]	2005-06-14 14:19:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL BA IZ
05MANAMA855	PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT ABBAS VISITS BAHRAIN [...] (U) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with King Hamad during a four-hour visit to Bahrain June 14. Also attending the meeting were Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa, Crown Prince Shaikh Salman, and Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed. The King hosted a lunch in honor of Abbas and his delegat [...]	2005-06-15 13:20:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BA
05MANAMA871	KING DISCUSSES DOMESTIC, REGIONAL ISSUES WITH GEN. [...] (C) Summary. Bahrain's King Hamad reaffirmed to visiting CENTCOM CDR Abizaid June 18 his position that any amendments to the constitution should be done by the legislature, not the King; intervention by the King to entice participation in next year's election would weaken, not strengthen Bahra [...]	2005-06-19 14:47:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA
05MANAMA878	BAHRAIN: DRAFT STATEMENT FOR IRAQ INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Pol/Econ chief June 19 passed reftel draft statement for the June 21-22 conference on Iraq to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz SIPDIS bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz indicated that Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed, who will lead t [...]	2005-06-20 07:16:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA IZ
05MANAMA88	SAUDI COUNTERTERRORISM CONFERENCE -- BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-18 13:04:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL BA SA
05MANAMA880	VISIT OF AMERICAN LAWYERS STIRS UP GTMO ISSUE [...] (U) This is an action message -- see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: Two Amcit attorneys from law firm Dorsey and Whitney, which represents on a pro bono basis the six Bahraini detainees at Guantanamo, visited Bahrain June 13-15 to meet with family members, MPs, activists, and government officia [...]	2005-06-20 09:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PTER PREL BA
05MANAMA881	BAHRAIN: ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS FOR TANGIBLE [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-20 10:42:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ECON BA IZ
05MANAMA882	BAHRAIN: DEMARCHES ON DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS FOR AU [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-20 10:42:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ECON PREL BA
05MANAMA885	UNEMPLOYMENT PROTEST MARRED BY CLASHES; 30 [...] (C) Police clashed with some 50 Bahrainis protesting the unemployment situation outside the Royal Court June 19. The scuffles broke out as police tried to keep the demonstrators away from an area near the Court entrance designated off-limits to protesters following a rally at the same locati [...]	2005-06-20 13:35:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON PREL BA
05MANAMA89	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTER OF LABOR AL ALAWI [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Dr. Majid bin Mohsin Al Alawi January 12, just two days before the cabinet shuffle that split the ministry into two separate ministries. The Minister emphasized the importance of the Crown Prince's labor reform initiative and i [...]	2005-01-18 14:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ELAB PHUM KDEM BA
05MANAMA892	BAHRAIN: PROMOTING U.S. PRIORITIES ON UN REFORM [...] (C) Pol/Econ chief June 21 delivered reftel demarches on promoting U.S. priorities on UN reform to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. (Note: Ambassador will deliver Ref B demarche to Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed following the Minister's return to Bahrain [...]	2005-06-22 13:53:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PREL PGOV BA UNSC
05MANAMA910	MEPI-FUNDED NDI PROJECT COMES UNDER FIRE [...] (C) The MEPI-funded National Democratic Institute (NDI) project in Bahrain has attracted criticism from many directions recently. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Abdul Ghaffar has privately expressed his concerns to the Ambassador several times that NDI gives too much emphasis to oppos [...]	2005-06-28 08:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KMPI KDEM PREL BA
05MANAMA911	BAHRAIN: USG PRIORITIES ON UN REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-28 10:21:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KUNR AORC BA UNSC
05MANAMA913	BAHRAIN: URGENT DEMARCHE ON MAGEN DAVID ADOM [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-28 10:22:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL BA ICRC
05MANAMA918	FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS BRUSSELS CONFERENCE A [...] (C) The Ambassador called on Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa June 27 and discussed with him, among other subjects, the U.S.-EU International Conference on Iraq in Brussels, the Iranian presidential election, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' June 14 visit to Bahrain [...]	2005-06-28 14:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER BA IZ IR
05MANAMA921	DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON GTMO DETAINEES [...] (U) The Embassy received the following diplomatic note number 19/1/5-46123 dated June 26, 2005 from the MFA. Begin Text of Diplomatic Note: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain presents it complements the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honor to re [...]	2005-06-29 09:22:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PREL PTER BA
05MANAMA922	REFORM IN BAHRAIN: LEADING SHIA EDITOR HIGHLIGHTS [...] (S) Independent newspaper editor Mansour Al-Jamry, in a June 28 discussion with the Ambassador, gave a wide-ranging review of the complexities and challenges facing King Hamad as he pursues reform in Bahrain. On the one hand, the King faces challenges from his two uncles: Prime Minister Khalif [...]	2005-06-29 11:48:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL BA
05MANAMA923	CLERICS CALL FOR CALMING DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (U) Several opinion-leaders including clerics and columnists are calling for the government and opposition to act more responsibly following clashes at a June 19 demonstration. Shia cleric Shaikh Issa Qassem in his June 24 sermon criticized both the government and demonstrators for their act [...]	2005-06-29 13:19:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM BA
05MANAMA940	BAHRAINI CHARGE WOUNDED IN BAGHDAD ASSASSINATION [...] (C) The press reports that Bahraini Charge in Baghdad Hassan Al Ansari was wounded in a morning assassination attempt in front of his residence July 5. The MFA confirmed to the Embassy that Al Ansari had been hit in the shoulder or arm but indicated that the wounds were not serious and he was [...]	2005-07-05 13:24:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC MARR PTER BA IZ
05MANAMA942	FTA CLEARS LOWER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) The lower house Council of Representatives passed the US-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by a wide margin on July 5. The forty-member body ratified the treaty with twenty-five votes in favor, four votes opposed and two abstentions. (Nine members were not present for the vote.) The f [...]	2005-07-05 15:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD BTIO ECON PREL BA
05MANAMA949	KING WORRIES ABOUT NEW IRANIAN PRESIDENT [...] (S) A major focus of the Ambassador's July 5 discussion with Bahrain's King Hamad was the King's concern about the implications of the election of Iranian President Ahmadinejad. Ahmadinejad, he said, faces a big challenge in unifying Iranians, and one way he will generate unity will be by pro [...]	2005-07-06 13:58:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV BA IR
05MANAMA951	BAHRAIN: ATTENDANCE AT SUDAN'S NATIONAL UNITY [...] (U) Pol/Econ chief July 6 delivered reftel demarche concerning attendance at Sudan's national unity government installation to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz affirmed that a representative of the Bahrai [...]	2005-07-06 14:24:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL BA SU IGAD
05MANAMA952	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF LABOR [...] (C) The Ambassador discussed unemployment, demonstrations in support of the unemployed, and Shia politics with Minister of Labor Majeed Al Alawi July 4. Al Alawi said that the Ministry had found and offered private sector jobs to the eleven unemployed people who participated in the June 19 u [...]	2005-07-06 15:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM ELAB ECON BA
05MANAMA968	POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS CONDEMN LONDON [...] (SBU) In letters of condolence to British officials which were widely published in the Bahraini media, the King, the Prime Minister, and the Crown Prince condemned the July 7 terrorist attack in London and called it a criminal act that contradicted religious and humanitarian principles. The K [...]	2005-07-09 15:21:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL BA
05MANAMA974	BAHRAIN/IRAN TONE DOWN RHETORIC [...] (SBU) Bahrain's King Hamad telephoned Iranian President Khatami July 8 to thank him for his statement that Iran was not threatening any Gulf states following the publication of a cartoon in a Bahrain newspaper June 30 that was deemed insulting to Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei (reftel). The phone [...]	2005-07-10 11:35:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IR
05MANAMA980	BAHRAIN IN NO RUSH TO REPLACE WOUNDED CHARGE IN [...] (C) MFA Minister of State Dr. Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar conceded to the Ambassador July 9 that it may be some time before Bahrain replaces its Charge d'Affaires in Iraq, following the July 5 shooting of Hassan Al-Ansari in Baghdad (reftel). Although Al-Ansari was originally expected to fly back [...]	2005-07-11 07:37:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IZ
05MANAMA983	DEMARCHE REQUEST: G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION ON UN [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche June 9 to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammad Abdul Ghaffar, stressing our desire to delay a vote on the G-4 proposal. Abdul Ghaffar said he agreed with our position, saying that Bahrain did not believe there was a consensus now and th [...]	2005-07-11 10:08:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL BA UNSC
05MANILA1056	FURTHER PROGRESS IN COUNTERTERRORISM SCENARIO [...] (C) SUMMARY. The second in a series of USG-GRP staff talks on the development of counterterrorism cooperation scenarios produced progress, with a notable "climate change" on the RP side in the wake of the February 14 terrorist bombings in Manila and Mindanao. The two sides reached consensus [...]	2005-03-07 06:46:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL PTER RP
05MANILA1059	DEFENSE SECRETARY FOCUSED ON PDR AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Defense Secretary Cruz has made Philippine Defense Reform (PDR) the centerpiece of his tenure, and is also focused on ending the country's multiple insurgencies within the first six years of the 18-year PDR program. His new approaches include the "500 barangay" program, which wi [...]	2005-03-07 08:13:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PINS PTER AS NZ JA RP
05MANILA106	MADRASAH TEACHER TRAINING PROJECT UNDERWAY IN THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A $400,000 DRL-sponsored "Madrasah Teacher Training Project" is now underway in the Philippines to train 28 madrasah educators in U.S. educational practices and values. Upon their return to the Philippines, they are expected to share what they learned via specified local proj [...]	2005-01-10 06:11:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER SOCI RP
05MANILA1199	PNP STORMS PRISON ENDING ASG TAKEOVER [...] (SBU) Philippine National Police (PNP) anti-terrorist and SWAT forces stormed the Metro Manila District Jail at 9:15 a.m. (local time) on March 15 after a negotiated agreement with Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) inmates broke down late the previous evening. PNP National Capital Region Director Aveli [...]	2005-03-15 06:39:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER CASC KCRM PREL RP
05MANILA1257	ROMULO'S CHINA TRIP FIXES DATES FOR PRESIDENT HU [...] (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs China Director Maria Theresa Almojuela, the main purpose of Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo,s February 28-March 2 visit to SIPDIS China was to fix the timing for President Hu Jintao,s state visit to the Philippines, which is now set for April [...]	2005-03-17 08:23:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS CH RP

05MANILA1258	RP-JAPAN POLITICAL SECURITY TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The first-ever Philippine-Japanese political security talks allowed both sides to exchange views on China, North Korea, terrorism, and other issues. While few concrete results emerged from the one-day discussions, they did establish the framework for a continuing and developing [...]	2005-03-17 08:43:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MOPS JA RP
05MANILA1348	THIRD COUNTERTERRORISM STAFF TALKS SET STAGE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. The third in a series of counterterrorism scenario staff talks clarified the parameters of possible enhanced US-Philippine cooperation, setting the stage for a tentatively scheduled flag officer-level seminar in May that will examine the key issues for key decision makers, especi [...]	2005-03-23 07:17:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR PTER RP
05MANILA1350	PHILIPPINES ANNOUNCES ARREST OF INDONESIAN JI [...] (SBU) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced at a March 22 press conference its units had captured Rohmat (aka Zaki aka Zaky aka Hamdan aka Akil aka Jeji),an Indonesian suspected of serving as a Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) liaison to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). According to the AFP, [...]	2005-03-23 08:30:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL ASEC PINS RP
05MANILA1456	GRP GEARS UP FOR MILF TALKS, POSSIBLE DESIGNATION [...] (C) Summary. The next GRP/MILF talks will take place in Kuala Lumpur April 16-18. The GRP remains optimistic about a peace accord "this year," in part based on a recent friendly meeting in Maguindanao between the head of the GRP panel and MILF Chairman Murad that the Malaysians set up. Coo [...]	2005-03-31 00:07:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PTER PREL RP PGOV
05MANILA1506	LAW ENFORCEMENT CORRUPTION IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The nexus of law enforcement corruption in the Philippines lies in four key areas: 1) bribery in recruitment and extortion in training; 2) ineffectual and politically manipulated Internal Affairs; 3) financial mismanagement; and, 4) procurement and resource mismanagement. PNP [...]	2005-04-01 06:19:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINS KCRM KCOR KJUS ASEC RP
05MANILA1507	CAPTURE OF ARAB TERRORIST [...] (U) In a March 31 press conference at Edwin Andrews Air Base in the southern Mindanao city of Zamboanga, Philippine security officials presented to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (PGMA) and the media a captured terrorist suspect, Kuwait-born Fawaz Zaki Ajjur, who had traveled on a Palestin [...]	2005-04-01 06:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ASEC PINS UP MY RP
05MANILA1543	Strong reaction to death of Pope John Paul II [...] (U) Summary: The Philippines has reacted with deep sorrow to news of the death of Pope John Paul II. President Arroyo announced an official mourning period that will last until the Pope's funeral, which she plans to attend. The Catholic Church will hold a requiem mass in honor of Pope John [...]	2005-04-04 05:51:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI RP VT
05MANILA1594	ADMIRAL FALLON'S VISIT TO THE PHILIPPINES [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Arroyo told Admiral Fallon during his March 28-30 visit she intends to move Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) headquarters to Pagadian in order to take the fight closer to Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorists. National Defense Secretary Cruz's focus on [...]	2005-04-06 07:35:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PTER PINS PREL RP
05MANILA1597	REQUEST FOR JIATF-WEST SUPPORT FOR DEA TRAINING [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Action request -- DEA Manila Country Office, with support of the Mission's Law Enforcement Working Group, requests $5,000 in funding assistance from Joint Interagency Task Force-West (JIATF-W) to meet P [...]	2005-04-06 08:51:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SNAR KCRM MARR MASS PGOV RP
05MANILA1614	FIGHTING THE GWOT IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] (S) Summary. Terrorism is a disturbingly ordinary, ongoing reality here. The southern Philippines lies along a strategic fault line in the global campaign against terrorism, with its porous borders, weak rule of law, long-standing and unaddressed grievances of Muslim minorities, and high [...]	2005-04-07 07:26:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PTER PREL RP
05MANILA1641	CORRUPTION UPDATE: PLUNDER CHARGES (AT LAST) [...] (C) Summary: The Ombudsman filed plunder charges on April 6 against Major General Carlos Garcia and his immediate family members, while his court martial continues. Neither case is expected to conclude soon, however. The GRP has also filed new charges against 21 officials in the Department [...]	2005-04-08 08:12:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR PREL MARR ECON RP
05MANILA1700	SEEKING SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. NONPROLIFERATION [...] (U) Post on April 8 provided maritime and nonproliferation officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) Bureau of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) the non-paper (reftel) on the proposed amendments to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the [...]	2005-04-13 07:21:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT KNNP MNUC PARM PHSA PREL RP
05MANILA1716	BUILDING A BRIDGE ON TAWI-TAWI [...] (U) SUMMARY. Embassy believes the number one USPACOM FY05/FY06 humanitarian assistance objective in the Philippines should be the Tawi-Tawi bridge project. The project will have a strategic impact on the "rat-line" terrorists use to enter and leave the Philippines. Although much smaller in [...]	2005-04-14 05:49:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER MOPS MARR PREL PINS EAID RP
05MANILA1748	MILF AND ANCESTRAL DOMAIN: A TOUGH NUT TO CRACK [...] (C) Summary. The upcoming GRP-MILF "exploratory talks" will tackle what is arguably the most difficult and contentious aspect of the conflict in Mindanao -- ancestral domain and proprietary land claims. MILF interlocutors appear hopeful there is some prospect further to flesh out some of th [...]	2005-04-15 09:25:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PTER PREL MY RP
05MANILA1773	AFP NARROWLY MISSES JI/ASG TERRORIST TARGETS [...] (S) SUMMARY. Light reaction companies of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) narrowly missed capturing the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist Dulmatin and senior Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leaders Khaddafy Janjalani and Abu Solaiman during a tightly compartmented April 15-16 raid on the terrori [...]	2005-04-18 08:59:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	MOPS PTER MASS PREL PINS RP
05MANILA1792	STREAMLINING TERRORISM PROSECUTIONS IN THE [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paras 7-8. 2. (SBU) Summary. One of the key tasks facing the Philippines (GRP) in its struggle against terrorism is streamlining the currently excessive length and unwieldy number of defendants in terrorism trials. The Mission's Law Enforcemen [...]	2005-04-19 08:51:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV PINS KCRM KJUS ASEC RP
05MANILA1799	POSSIBLE VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, we would warmly welcome your visit in May and hope that you can make it. Your visit would be timely. The GRP may be even less stable than it appears -- yet paradoxically, far more capable of deliberate, positive redirection and reform than is now obvious. The Philippines [...]	2005-04-20 03:53:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP PTER RP
05MANILA1808	The "Masa" as a Political Force [...] (SBU) Summary: The underprivileged and impoverished "masa" remains a potentially significant but largely unorganized political force. The once-influential Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) party of former President Estrada has claimed success in renewing the party's membership and effectivenes [...]	2005-04-20 08:58:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI RP
05MANILA1817	GRP'S NSC GROPES FOR ANSWERS TO "ISLAMIST [...] (C). Summary and Comment: National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales provided Ambassador with a copy of a report he presented to the Philippine National Security Council on March 29 regarding Islamist extremism in the Philippines. Gonzales has asked us to treat it with due discretion but ha [...]	2005-04-21 03:07:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER RP
05MANILA1847	BUILDING MOMENTUM BEHIND REWARDS FOR JUSTICE [...] (U) Action request: To build momentum behind the Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program in the Philippines (as recommended in ref a),we urge the inter-agency committee led by DS to publicize specific payout amounts and to adopt an expedited rewards approval process for the capture of the followin [...]	2005-04-22 06:13:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC MOPS PREL PINS ID RP
05MANILA1853	INTELLIGENCE COOPERATION AGREEMENT CAPS [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Musharraf's state visit produced a new counterterrorism cooperation agreement that will regularize and expand intelligence exchanges between Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence Directorate and the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Musharraf [...]	2005-04-22 07:27:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KISL PK IN RP
05MANILA1857	LATEST GRP/MILF TALKS STEP UP MOMENTUM TOWARD PEACE [...] (C) Summary. The GRP is pleased by the April 18-20 GRP-MILF talks and views a peace accord as do-able by the end of 2005. The latest talks seemed to lead to a meeting of minds on how to define ancestral domain and set up a mechanism for delineating territory. The GRP believes that existin [...]	2005-04-22 09:56:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS RP MY
05MANILA1889	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK [...] (U) Manila is our fourth largest post, with about 265 American employees and 1000 locally engaged staff. Our aim is to be the United States' best. The mission of our team of 26 USG agencies is to revitalize and carry to maturity the US-Philippine partnership and alliance by strengthening ou [...]	2005-04-26 09:10:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP PTER EAID ECON MARR RP
05MANILA1893	ARROYO ON ASEAN BURMA STRATEGY [...] (S) In a conversation on other subjects April 26, I urged President Arroyo to keep up her country's leadership on pressing Burma on democracy and human rights. Looking ahead to senior US-RP contacts in Manila and Washington, I suggested that this is one especially meaningful way that the RP [...]	2005-04-26 23:42:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PREL PHUM PGOV RP
05MANILA1897	COMBATING CHILD LABOR IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] (U) Two DOL-funded programs in the Philippines (as well as elsewhere in the region) are now focused on combating child labor. According to the GRP, over four million children are currently forced to work full time. Of these, 2.4 million are working in hazardous jobs such as mining, deep-sea [...]	2005-04-27 01:05:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ELAB PHUM ECON RP
05MANILA1909	PROPOSED MOU FOR THE "MAPP" [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (U) Noting that the Philippine National Police (PNP) -- at the instigation of Philippine Ambassador to Washington Del Rosario -- was now interested in pursuing a "Management Assessment of the Philippine Police" with the USG that would parall [...]	2005-04-27 08:37:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM SOCI KCOR PTER PGOV PINS ASEC RP
05MANILA1954	CHINESE PRESIDENT HU JINTAO VISITS MANILA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The state visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao focused primarily on economic and trade issues, with apparently no discussion of improving military-to-military ties. Although Deputy Chief of the General Staff General Xiong Guang Kai plans a trip Manila in May, observers do not e [...]	2005-04-29 08:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PINR CH RP
05MANILA1955	JOLO LOCALS WELCOME US ATTENTION [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador's April 22 visit to Jolo Town, the capital of Sulu Province, centered on handover ceremonies for several USAID-funded assistance programs including road projects, village electrification, and Internet-linked computers for an elementary school. USAID Manila Mission [...]	2005-04-29 08:53:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PTER KISL PGOV PHUM PINS PREL MOPS RP
05MANILA1960	PDR SHIFTING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Under the personal direction of Defense Secretary Cruz, Philippine Defense Reform (PDR) is moving to SIPDIS the implementation phase. The GRP has requested three additional US experts to complement the nine already in place to carry out an ambitious, but well thought through [...]	2005-04-29 09:39:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL PINS MG ID AS RP
05MANILA1987	EMBRACING THE DRAGON: THE PHILIPPINES DEEPENS [...] (SBU) With the visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao, the Philippines has taken stock of its expanding economic relationship with China and deepened its relationship with its dominant neighbor with respect to investment, trade and economic assistance. The glow of bilateral friendship encourage [...]	2005-05-02 07:27:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR PREL RP
05MANILA1988	MALACANANG DOWNPLAYS LATEST DESTABILIZATION PLOT [...] (C) Summary. Former Defense Secretary Fortunato Abat and other retired officials stirred fresh coup plot jitters on April 30 when they publicly called for a "revolutionary transition government" to replace the current administration. Malacanang downplayed the move, while the GRP continues to [...]	2005-05-02 09:21:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL PINR ELAB RP
05MANILA2014	PHILIPPINES EXPECT BURMA TO RELINQUISH ASEAN CHAIR [...] (C) In meeting with Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo on May 2, Ambassador urged the GRP -- and Romulo, personally -- to continue to work within ASEAN to push Burma toward democratic change and release of Aung San Suu Kyi, as well as other key roadmap goals, as Romulo had done at the ASEAN Fo [...]	2005-05-03 06:40:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BM RP ASEAN
05MANILA2016	ENGAGING THE SAUDIS ON GWOT EFFORTS IN THE [...] (S/NF) In a meeting on May 2, Ambassador told Foreign Secretary Romulo of our concern about the role Saudi-based SIPDIS financiers appear to be playing in Mindanao by channeling money to terrorists linked to the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). He noted that there has [...]	2005-05-03 06:58:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER EFIN PREL SA RP XC XF
05MANILA2042	DEPORTATION OF SAUDI TERROR SUSPECT AT BEHEST OF [...] (S/NF) Summary. A new case of Saudi diplomatic interference, protection, and deportation of a suspected terrorist financier underscores the ambiguous role of official and unofficial Saudi nationals here in the Philippines. While the most recent case could serve as an opportunity for coopera [...]	2005-05-04 08:54:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER EFIN PREL SA RP XC XF
05MANILA2172	ENLISTED OAKWOOD MUTINEERS COP A PLEA [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 11, an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) military tribunal accepted a plea bargain for about 190 enlisted men who participated in the failed July 2003 "Oakwood" mutiny. They will return to active duty status but with demotions and loss of pay. They will likely be [...]	2005-05-12 08:14:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AADP ASEC MOPS PGOV PINR PREL RP PINS PTER
05MANILA2174	MORE ON HU JINTAO'S VISIT TO THE PHILIPPINES [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, PRC President Hu Jintao's state visit was a "normal" component of Beijing's outreach to the region. Visits by the PRC Vice Minister of Defense and Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army are on the agenda as part of the war [...]	2005-05-12 23:08:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR EPET ECON CH RP
05MANILA2200	NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN COMBATING [...] (U) Summary: The Philippines has many top quality NGOs focused on trafficking in persons (TIP) and they enjoy a close working relationship with the Philippine government. Key NGOs making contributions in prosecution (a unique feature of Philippine law permits NGOs to press forward cases as p [...]	2005-05-13 05:24:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV KWMN ELAB RP
05MANILA2277	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 5 MEETING WITH [...] (U) May 5, 2005; 10:00 a.m.; Manila, the Philippines. 2. (C) Summary: President Arroyo underscored to the Deputy Secretary on May 5 that she considered the U.S. to be the SIPDIS Philippines' closest partner in dealing with security, economic and other issues. She confirmed that her go [...]	2005-05-18 06:38:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR ECON OVIP RP CH BM IZ SU ID
05MANILA2278	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 5, 2005 MEETING WITH [...] (U) May 5, 2005; 9:00 a.m.; Manila, the Philippines. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Anti-terrorism legislation will be on top of the Arroyo Administration's agenda once the Philippine Congress passes a value added tax. GRP officials told Deputy Secretary Zoellick they hope to rally support around an [...]	2005-05-18 06:42:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR MASS MCAP ECON ETRD EFIN KISL
05MANILA2332	GRP PREPARATIONS FOR THE AUGUST REGIONAL ELECTIONS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: With just over two months to go until the August 8 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM),there are indications that the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) may not be able [...]	2005-05-20 07:29:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EAID PHUM RP
05MANILA2335	DEFENSE SECRETARY MAKES STRONG PUBLIC CASE FOR PDR [...] (U) SUMMARY. In a major speech at the prestigious Manila Overseas Press Club, Secretary of National Defense Cruz made a strong public pitch for Philippine Defense Reform (PDR),saying it would allow the Philippines to defeat the multiple insurgencies and terrorist threats facing the country. [...]	2005-05-20 08:05:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL PINS PTER CH RP
05MANILA2356	ISLAMIC NGOS IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] (C) Summary. A variety of local and international charities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with Islamic connections operate in the Philippines but under increasing scrutiny. Police and immigration authorities have lamented the lack of resources and enforcement mechanisms to keep [...]	2005-05-23 07:21:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL EAID PINS PREL EFIN KTFN LY SA PK TH RP
05MANILA2406	POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] (C) Summary: Party organizations are relatively weak in the Philippines and are overshadowed by the influence of personalities. Parties tend to coalesce around popular political leaders during electoral campaigns due to the desire for patronage, but otherwise are underfunded, without clear [...]	2005-05-26 05:47:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI RP
05MANILA249	NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] (U) North Koreans have access to the same international protection offered other refugee groups in the Philippines. The Philippines is the only country in Southeast Asia to have signed the 1951 UN Convention on Refugees and to have an institutionalized regime of refugee protection. The Depar [...]	2005-01-14 08:43:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KN KS RP
05MANILA2559	MILF CONSULTATION: A FRESH MANDATE AND OPTIMISTIC [...] (SBU) The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) held a three-day public consultation on the outskirts of Cotabato City May 29-31 to renew its negotiating mandate before heading into the next round of peace talks with the GRP. GRP officials describe the event as "the largest show of mass appro [...]	2005-06-01 07:13:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PTER PREL MOPS MY LY RP
05MANILA2578	CORRUPTION UPDATE: "JUETENG"; GARCIA; ESTRADA [...] (C) Summary: Amid a recent swirl of allegations involving the first family, a witness at a May 30 Senate investigation of "jueteng" (illegal lottery games) accused the President's son, Congressman "Mikey" Arroyo, of receiving profits from the game. President Arroyo dismissed the accusations [...]	2005-06-02 08:12:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KCOR ECON RP
05MANILA2590	STAYING ENGAGED WITH COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION [...] (S) SUMMARY. US counterterrorism assistance, ranging from operations/intelligence fusion support for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to RMAS' involvement with the Philippine National Police (PNP),has helped the Philippines register some counterterrorism successes in 2004 and 2005. [...]	2005-06-03 04:24:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PINS ASEC MOPS PINR RP
05MANILA2599	TIP: PHILIPPINES BRIEFED ON 2005 REPORT [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Acting Polcouns on June 3 reviewed the Philippine portion of the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report with Ruth Morales Prado, Executive Director of the Office of American Affairs at the Department o [...]	2005-06-03 05:42:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM OPRC KPAO KWMN RP
05MANILA2626	PALACE ASSERTS THAT OPPOSITION IS TRYING TO USE [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Spokesman Ignacio Bunye publicly stated June 5 that Malacanang was worried that the opposition was trying to use an alleged tape of presidential conversations as part of a destabilization plot. Bunye also stated that the opposition claimed that the tape had come fr [...]	2005-06-06 06:59:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO PINR RP
05MANILA2675	MILF VALIDATING WANTED TERRORIST LIST FROM GRP [...] (SBU) Below is a list of 53 suspected militants provided to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) (a copy has been faxed to EAP/PMBS). MILF officials have publicly stated they are in the process of "validating" the list, and the names will form [...]	2005-06-09 06:35:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINR PINS ASEC PREL ID MY RP
05MANILA2691	DEFENSE SECRETARY WILLING TO TACKLE TOUGH POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Secretary of National Defense Cruz appears ready to explore three key policy questions in the US-RP defense relationship: combined rules of engagement; a legal framework for counterterrorism cooperation; and cooperative security locations. In doing so, his emphasis seems to be o [...]	2005-06-10 04:35:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS MCAP PREL PTER RP
05MANILA271	FORMER PRESIDENT ESTRADA RETURNS TO THE [...] (C) Summary: Former president Joseph "Erap" Estrada returned to Manila on January 15 after undergoing knee surgery in Hong Kong. Despite concerns that there could be a confrontation between his supporters and authorities, Estrada's return was uneventful, with police whisking him off via hel [...]	2005-01-18 09:39:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR PREL ECON PINR RP
05MANILA2712	SETBACK IN GARCIA GRAFT CASE [...] (C) Summary: The recent ruling in the corruption trial of former comptroller of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) General Garcia that his wife cannot be charged as a co-conspirator poses a serious threat to the prosecution's case. Though the prosecutors intend to appeal the ruling, [...]	2005-06-14 03:30:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KCOR ECON RP
05MANILA2731	PHILIPPINE POLITICS: ONE WEEKEND AT A TIME... [...] (C) Summary: President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo survived the Independence Day weekend despite protests and calls for her ouster by members of the opposition. Privately, high-level Administration officials thanked the Charge for the USG's role in calming the waters; Charge reiterated that our [...]	2005-06-14 08:35:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL PINR MOPS RP
05MANILA2749	SAUDI FINANCE MINISTER TO VISIT MANILA; [...] (S/NF) Saudi Ambassador Wali has returned to Manila from what he characterized a "family" visit back to Riyadh (he said he escorted his mother and daughter here to Manila) and feigned surprise that our Embassy in Riyadh was engaged in a direct dialogue with his government about terrorist finan [...]	2005-06-15 23:43:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER EFIN PREL KTFN RP SA
05MANILA2757	TIP: PHILIPPINE REACTION TO THE RELEASE OF THE [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Local reaction to the Philippine narrative of the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report has been mixed, though basically positive. The media response -- aided by Mission's extensive outreach [...]	2005-06-16 06:28:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KWMN ELAB PHUM RP
05MANILA2777	ARROYO UNDER PRESSURE TO EXPLAIN TAPES [...] (C) Summary: The Philippine Congress is planning inquiries into an audiotape that the opposition says implicates President Arroyo in electoral fraud. Arroyo -- defending herself -- has condemned "irresponsible detractors" and her press secretary has announced that she has no plans to appear [...]	2005-06-17 06:05:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PINR RP
05MANILA281	GRP AND MILF EXPECT TALKS SOON, WILL COOPERATE ON [...] (C) GRP and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) sources confirmed both sides are ready for another round of talks tentatively slated for the first week of February. The sides are prepared to discuss the nettlesome ancestral domain issue. The cease-fire remains strong despite the January 9 [...]	2005-01-19 08:57:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PTER PREL MOPS MY RP
05MANILA2821	EMBASSY ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS -- LAW ENFORCEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past year, Mission has stepped up law enforcement anti-corruption efforts. Mission played a key role in major anti-corruption cases, particularly the case against former Comptroller of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) General Carlos Garcia. We are now activ [...]	2005-06-21 08:09:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KCOR CVIS ECON RP
05MANILA2846	CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM CONTINUES FOLLOWING LATEST [...] (SBU) A GRP-Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Joint Statement heralded as a success the eighth round of "exploratory talks" on June 21 between their respective peace panels under Malaysian facilitation in Kuala Lumpur (ref A). The talks were "marked with a high level of mutual trust and c [...]	2005-06-22 23:17:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PTER PREL MY RP
05MANILA286	AFP/DND TALKS PRODUCE PROGRESS ON COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) SUMMARY. USPACOM's January 12-14 working level meetings with Department of National Defense (DND) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) counterparts succeeded in developing a range of enhanced US-GRP counterterrorism scenarios that should set the stage for further in-depth discussion [...]	2005-01-19 09:25:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL PTER PINS RP
05MANILA2888	PGMA AND INDONESIA'S YUDHOYONO REAFFIRM [...] (SBU) Summary. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (PGMA) and her Indonesian counterpart President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) discussed bolstering counterterrorism cooperation, law enforcement, and border control -- issues already covered under a 2001 information exchange agreement -- duri [...]	2005-06-24 07:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PINS ID RP
05MANILA2889	MILF COVERTLY MOVING AGAINST HIGH VALUE TERRORIST [...] (S/NF) Moro Islamic Liberation Front-Ad Hoc Joint Action Group (MILF-AHJAG) official (and International Visitor Leadership Program nominee) Mike Pasigan (strictly protect) told poloff June 24 that the MILF is covertly mobilizing its forces in a "non-combat" effort to locate (and hopefully cap [...]	2005-06-24 07:46:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINS PREL MOPS ID RP
05MANILA2969	SEVEN ABU SAYYAF MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Seven members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG),a US-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) since 1997, received death sentences on June 22 from the Basilan District Court for their role in the 2001 [...]	2005-06-28 07:28:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINS PREL KCRM RP
05MANILA2970	ARROYO SAYS "I AM SORRY" [...] (C) Summary: In a brief national address on June 27, a subdued President Arroyo admitted that a taped telephone conversation with an election official last year was "a lapse in judgment" and said "I am sorry." Asked subsequently for media comment, Charge underscored that the USG supports tr [...]	2005-06-28 08:12:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PINR KPAO RP
05MANILA2972	GRP-MILF PEACE TALKS: A SLOW AND INCREMENTAL [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo's recent assessment that the GRP and MILF will reach a peace accord in six months is highly optimistic, although other GRP figures have made similar predictions. We expect the process to slow down as the parties delve further into specifi [...]	2005-06-28 23:29:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PTER PREL MY RP
05MANILA2991	DESIGNATION OF THE RAJAH SOLAIMAN MOVEMENT AS A [...] (S) Summary and Action Request. The Rajah Solaiman Movement (RSM) has emerged as one of the most dangerous terrorist groups in the Philippines. Its members have been involved in the 2004 Superferry 14 bombing, the synchronized 2005 "Valentine's Day" attacks in Manila, General Santos, and Da [...]	2005-06-29 07:53:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC EFIN PINR PREL RP
05MANILA3061	ARROYO CELEBRATES JULY 4TH, BUT SUPREME COURT [...] (C) Summary: President Arroyo attended Mission's July 4 celebration and also hosted an anti-trafficking event at Malacanang attended by Charge on July 2. At the July 4 event, Charge publicly hailed close U.S.-Philippine ties and underscored the importance of strengthening democratic institu [...]	2005-07-05 09:57:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL ECON PINR KPAO RP
05MANILA3095	MUSLIM VIEWS ON MANILA'S POLITICAL CIRCUS [...] (C) Summary. Some moderate Muslims are looking beyond PGMA to a possible De Castro era. The ongoing circus has sparked renewed interest in a look at an independent Mindanao as part of a federal system. Muslim clerics may issue veiled attacks against PGMA on July 8. End Summary. 2. (C) [...]	2005-07-07 06:44:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS KISL PINR RP
05MANILA3115	A GMA INSIDER GETS OUT [...] (S) Summary. The defection from GMA ranks of Congressman Golez is a blow to Arroyo. He believes she has lost the "moral high ground" and civil society support. There are no signs yet of other significant political defections or military unrest, but the situation remains highly fluid. End [...]	2005-07-07 07:09:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINS PINR RP
05MANILA3116	ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN MUSLIM AUTONOMOUS REGION IN [...] (C) Summary: The campaign for the August 8 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) began on June 28. Despite earlier promises, Malacanang has endorsed a candidate for governor: Zaldy Ampatuan, a mayor and scion of a well-known political clan. Ampatuan is now favored t [...]	2005-07-07 07:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID PREL ASEC PTER RP
05MANILA3154	"MAKE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE" [...] (C) Summary: The chorus has grown for President Arroyo to step down. Former president Corazon Aquino held a press conference late July 8 and called on President Arroyo "to make the supreme sacrifice" and resign. Several members of her former cabinet also called for her resignation on July 8 [...]	2005-07-08 09:55:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL KPAO MOPS RP
05MANILA3161	ARROYO ANNOUNCES SHE HAS NO PLANS TO RESIGN [...] (U) Summary: In a brief pre-recorded statement delivered July 8 on radio, President Arroyo responded to her critics and stated that she had no plans to resign. She said she plans to focus on getting the economy moving and on the delivery of social services. Her remarks will not diminish th [...]	2005-07-08 11:10:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PREL KPAO RP
05MANILA3167	CATHOLIC BISHOPS SIDESTEP ISSUE OF WHETHER ARROYO [...] (U) Summary: The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) sidestepped the issue of whether President Arroyo should resign in their statement on the political situation on July 10. On one hand, the group stated that it did not demand her resignation, while on the other hand it [...]	2005-07-10 11:33:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS PREL SOCI RP
05MANILA3187	CATHOLIC BISHOPS' STATEMENT BUYS ARROYO MORE TIME [...] (C) Summary: According to political contacts, the July 10 statement by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines has bought President Arroyo more time by not explicitly calling for her resignation. In a brief radio address on July 10, Arroyo welcomed the statement and said she pla [...]	2005-07-11 09:23:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL SOCI RP
05MANILA3251	MUCH DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE [...] (C) Summary: A group of party leaders from across the political spectrum (pro-President Arroyo to opposition) met July 12 and agreed that the Philippine Constitution should be changed to create a unicameral legislature. No firm work program was agreed to. Arroyo welcomed further discussions [...]	2005-07-14 08:55:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS SOCI PINR PREL RP
05MANILA3278	PONDERING A "TRANSITIONAL COUNCIL" PROPOSAL [...] (C) Summary: Some politicians have begun to look at a possible "transitional council" for the Philippines, notably Senator Ramon Magsaysay and Renato De Villa, then-President Ramos' Defense Secretary. Under this scheme, President Arroyo and Vice President De Castro would resign and let a ca [...]	2005-07-15 09:01:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PREL RP
05MANILA3290	PRO-ARROYO SUPPORTERS HOLD LARGE RALLY [...] (C) Summary: Media and police estimate that roughly 100,000 people attended a pro-President Arroyo rally on July 16 in Manila. Most rally participants appeared to be provincial- or local-level government workers and their families bused to the rally. In other news related to the ongoing po [...]	2005-07-18 07:36:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PREL ASEC RP
05MANILA3319	OPPOSITION PRESSES FORWARD ON IMPEACHMENT EFFORT [...] (C) Summary: Opposition lawmakers are putting the finishing touches on an impeachment complaint against President Arroyo and believe that they are close to the needed number of House co-sponsors. Pro-Arroyo contacts still expect lengthy House hearings and a plenary vote before a trial in th [...]	2005-07-19 09:45:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PREL RP
05MANILA3373	EXTRADITION OF CPP LEADER SISON FROM THE [...] (S) According to National Security Adviser Bert Gonzales, the GRP has now agreed to the final Dutch condition on the extradition of Communist Party of the Philippines leader Jose Maria "Joma" Sison, who has long been resident in but not able to win formal political asylum from the Netherland [...]	2005-07-24 23:24:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS RP NL
05MANILA3391	OPPOSITION FILES IMPEACHMENT CHARGES AGAINST ARROYO [...] (C) Summary: The Opposition filed amended impeachment charges in the House of Representatives against President Arroyo early July 25. The Opposition complaint charges that Arroyo betrayed public trust, violated the Constitution, and engaged in corrupt practices. The impeachment complaint di [...]	2005-07-25 08:28:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PREL ASEC RP
05MANILA3397	ARROYO GIVES STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS, WHILE [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: President Arroyo gave her State of the Nation Address (SONA) late July 25. In a short speech, she claimed that her government had made great strides in strengthening the economy and she promise [...]	2005-07-25 10:05:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS PINR ECON ASEC RP
05MANILA3413	POSITIVE MEDIA COVERAGE FOR ARROYO SPEECH, BUT [...] (C) Summary: President Arroyo's July 25 State of the Nation Address (SONA) netted positive coverage in the media. Political reaction generally fell along predictable lines, with supporters asserting that it was an excellent speech, while the opposition castigated it. On the economic side, r [...]	2005-07-26 07:42:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PREL ECON KPAO RP
05MANILA3415	2005 SOUTHEAST ASIA REPORTING OFFICERS CONFERENCE, [...] Embassy Manila will host the 2005 Southeast Asia Reporting Officers Conference (SEAROC),October 13-14. Most of the event will take place at Mission's historic chancery. Please send a front-channel cable confirming attendance, security level of participant(s),and flight details as soon as p [...]	2005-07-26 07:51:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON OTRA XB RP
05MANILA3477	ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN MUSLIM AUTONOMOUS REGION IN [...] (C) Summary: The election campaign in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is heating up. The governor's race appears to have come down to a showdown between Zaldy Ampatuan and Ibrahim "Toto" Paglas, two well-known regional figures. Ampatuan, who is running as the candidate of L [...]	2005-07-29 07:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID PREL ASEC RP
05MANILA3593	HOUSE SETS RULES FOR IMPEACHMENT COMPLAINT [...] (C) Summary: The House has set the rules for the Opposition's impeachment complaint against President Arroyo. The rules will allow the House to refer the complaint to the Senate at any point if the Opposition is able to show that it has attained requisite support (79 members). The Opposition [...]	2005-08-03 08:11:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL KCOR RP
05MANILA3611	SUPREME COURT DECLINES TO POSTPONE ELECTION IN [...] (C) Summary: The Philippine Supreme Court has declined a request that it postpone the August 8 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). At this point, it looks like the elections will be held on schedule. Preparations for the elections proceed apace, including in the se [...]	2005-08-04 07:51:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINS PTER KISL ASEC RP
05MANILA3655	ELECTIONS IN MUSLIM AUTONOMOUS REGION PROCEED IN [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The August 8 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) have proceeded in largely an orderly fashion as of the close of polls at 1500 hrs local. Mission observers on the groun [...]	2005-08-08 09:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KISL ASEC EAID RP
05MANILA3677	COUNTING OF VOTES CONTINUES IN MUSLIM AUTONOMOUS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Officials continue to count votes cast in the August 8 Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) elections. Results are due to be released within the next 24 hours. Only minor problems have [...]	2005-08-09 07:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KISL ASEC KPAO RP
05MANILA3708	NO FATALITIES, 26 INJURED IN TWIN ZAMBOANGA BLASTS [...] (C) Two explosions rocked central Zamboanga City the evening of August 10, leaving an estimated 26 injured with no deaths. There are no claims of responsibility, and local civilian and security authorities say there are no definite leads so far in the investigation. Philippine counterterror [...]	2005-08-11 06:34:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC PREL PINS RP
05MANILA3709	GRP BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON REVOCATION OF NDF [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an effort to rally international backing, senior officials briefed representatives of the Manila diplomatic corps on the GRP's decision to suspend the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG),which provided Communist peace negotiators immunity from arrest an [...]	2005-08-11 07:14:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER PINR PREL NO NL RP
05MANILA3710	OFFICIAL RESULTS FROM ARMM ELECTIONS DELAYED; MORE [...] (C) Summary: Final results from the August 8 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) have been delayed due to poor weather and other reasons. Unofficial results indicate that Zaldy Ampatuan, the favored candidate for governor, and running-mate Ansarrudin Adiong, the favo [...]	2005-08-11 07:30:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KISL EAID ASEC RP
05MANILA3754	UPTICK IN EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS IN DAVAO AND CEBU [...] (SBU) Summary: Extra-judicial killings of suspected criminals in Davao and Cebu are on the increase. So far, 137 have been slain this year in Davao and 77 in Cebu. No arrests have been made. The killings appear to have spread to other localities: there have been several recent slayings [...]	2005-08-15 07:13:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI PREL RP
05MANILA3760	LOOMING AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL STRIKE POSES RISKS FOR [...] (C) The Air Transportation Office (ATO) and the Philippine Air Traffic Controllers Association (PATCA) appear locked in an on-going dispute about overtime pay that erupted into several recent work slowdowns last week and the imminent threat of a strike. If the accusations of undermanned con [...]	2005-08-15 08:58:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL RP
05MANILA3771	AFP RECOVERS/SEEKS TO IDENTIFY TERRORIST REMAINS [...] (S/NF) Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) units recovered on August 11 in the vicinity of Datu Odin, Sinsuat in the Mindanao province of Maguindanao the remains of a terrorist killed in an engagement a month earlier with AFP troops tracking Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leader Khadaffy Janjalani. [...]	2005-08-16 06:09:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER MOPS MARR PREL PINS PINR ID RP
05MANILA3790	GENERAL GENEROSA SENGA ASSUMES COMMAND OF ARMED [...] (SBU) Summary. Lieutenant General Generosa Senga assumed command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines from retiring General Efren Abu in an August 15 change of command ceremony. Senga has a reputation as a combat commander. A classmate of Abu's, he is expected to continue many of his pred [...]	2005-08-17 08:56:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR MCAP PGOV PINS PINR PTER RP
05MANILA3843	GRP-MILF OPTIMISTIC ON TALKS, MALAYSIAN MONITORS, [...] (C) Summary. The GRP and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) maintain their readiness to resume exploratory talks, although GRP officials indicate Malaysian facilitators remain concerned about distractions stemming from the still unresolved political situation in Manila. Both parties appre [...]	2005-08-19 09:05:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MOPS PINS KISL MY RP
05MANILA3846	DEFENSE SECRETARY CRUZ DETAILS PLANS TO IMPROVE [...] (C) Summary. Defense Secretary Cruz's multi-faceted reform agenda includes establishing new budget and procurement procedures, buying counterinsurgency equipment, revamping training, and restructuring Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) intelligence services. The GRP hopes an eventual pe [...]	2005-08-19 09:20:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR MCAP PREL PTER PINS RP
05MANILA3956	POST-QUOTA ADAPTION OF GARMENT AND TEXTILE [...] Summary: The Philippine garment and textile industry has thus far withstood the end of the MFA quota regime, largely thanks to U.S. safeguards imposed on Chinese goods. Exports during the first half of 2005 are stable, though production is shifting toward higher-value products and natural fi [...]	2005-08-25 08:56:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KTEX EINV PREL ECON RP
05MANILA3963	APPROXIMATELY 30 INJURED IN BASILAN FERRY BLAST [...] (C) Summary. An apparent improvised explosive device (IED) exploded on a ferry docked in Lamitan Town, Basilan Province, at approximately 7:00 a.m. August 28. The blast injured about 30 people, although no deaths were reported. The low-tech nature of the device and lack of shrapnel evidence [...]	2005-08-28 08:08:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PREL PGOV CASC ASEC RP

05MANILA4109	CHARGE CALLS ON KEY GRP FINANCIAL OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) In separate meetings with the Charge, both Central Bank Governor Tetangco and the Finance Secretary Teves described what they see as good prospects for steady economic growth, financial stability, and continued progress on fiscal reforms. Tetangco, in particular, downplayed recent "po [...]	2005-09-01 08:34:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG PREL EINV RP
05MANILA4137	COMMUNISTS COMMIT TO FORMAL TALKS BUT BREAKTHROUGH [...] (C) Summary. After painting themselves in a corner, the National Democratic Front (NDF) -- the negotiating arm of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing the New People's Army (NPA) -- has agreed to resume formal talks, though an exact date is yet to be determined. Th [...]	2005-09-05 08:33:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PTER RP NL NO
05MANILA4223	MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ARROYO [...] (C) Summary. According to President Arroyo, the GRP would still like to help with Hurricane Katrina and views our bilateral relationship as strong. GRP positions on UN reform are almost identical with the US. The GRP will continue cooperation with the US on terrorism, including terrorist [...]	2005-09-07 09:59:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS EAID ECON RP UNSC
05MANILA4225	ESG-1 INTERVENTION ON TAWI TAWI: A TEMPLATE FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. The August 9-10 intervention by Expeditionary Strike Group-1 (ESG-1) on Tawi Tawi represents the type of targeted, innovative civil affairs effort needed in the Philippines. We urge US Pacific Command to make these operations a regular part of future ESG and other naval deploym [...]	2005-09-07 10:27:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MOPS MCAP PTER PINS PREL EAID RP
05MANILA4271	ARCHBISHOP ROSALES ENCOURAGES CHURCH TO STAY OUT [...] (C) Summary: In a September 8 meeting with Charge, Archbishop of Manila Gaudencio Rosales identified economic and moral poverty as the greatest problems in the Philippines today and criticized the current political leadership as corrupt and ineffective in improving the lives of the people. [...]	2005-09-11 08:25:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR RP
05MANILA4322	CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE URGES FILIPINOS TO [...] (C) On September 13 the Permanent Council of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) issued a sequel to its pastoral statement of July 2005, calling on Filipinos to move beyond the current political turmoil and to "address the more important and urgent problem of grinding po [...]	2005-09-13 08:55:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR RP
05MANILA4395	IPR ROUNDTABLE 2: IMPROVED PROSECUTION OF IPR CASES [...] (U) Summary: On September 13, Embassy conducted its second IPR roundtable to review IPR issues with US company reps and GRP officials. Roundtable participants praised the government for recent initiatives, notably its crackdown on pirated optical media goods, but stressed the need to prosecu [...]	2005-09-19 00:15:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL BEXP RP
05MANILA4503	PHILIPPINES: SLOW PACE OF ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: Philippine government and private sector leaders told U.S. Senior Official for APEC Michael Michalak that the Philippines continues to face problems with inefficient courts and corruption in general. Poor implementation and unpredictable enforcement of laws remain disincentive [...]	2005-09-22 09:35:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL KIPR TBIO TSPL RP APEC WTRO
05MANILA4600	SLUGGISH GROWTH IN ELECTRONICS HIGHLIGHTS POWER AND [...] Philippine semiconductor and electronics exports, 70% of total exports, are growing slightly in 2005 despite the closure of a major Toshiba laptop factory in late 2004. Growth in semiconductor exports offset a decline in other electronics categories caused by Toshiba's departure. The industry [...]	2005-09-27 06:02:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV PREL ECON RP
05MANILA463	MASSIVE STRIKES AGAINST HIGH VALUE TERRORISTS IN [...] (C) Summary. A January 27 Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) massive aerial and artillery attack against several high value terrorist suspects (including ASG leader Janjalani and key JI operatives linked to the Bali bombing) killed as many as five terrorists and wounded three. Confirmatio [...]	2005-01-28 07:07:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PTER PINS PREL MOPS MY RP
05MANILA4637	PHILIPPINE MILITARY OFFICERS DISCIPLINED AFTER [...] (U) Summary. Two high-ranking Philippine military officers have been relieved of their posts after claiming at a Senate hearing to know of vote fraud committed on behalf of Philippine President Arroyo in the 2004 election. End Summary. 2. (U) On September 28, 2005, two high-ranking offic [...]	2005-09-28 07:41:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PREL MCAP RP
05MANILA464	ANTI-CORRUPTION DRIVE PICKS UP STEAM [...] (C) Summary: Mission is actively working with GRP counterparts to help them develop legal cases against Philippine officials who have allegedly been engaged in graft and other forms of corruption. GRP officials have recently advanced numerous new corruption-related cases against prominent m [...]	2005-01-28 07:35:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR PREL MARR ECON PINR RP
05MANILA4669	PHILIPPINES: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES LEAVE LIMBO AT [...] (SBU) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified; please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. The final group of refugees who fled Vietnam for the Philippines 15-30 years ago began resettling in the U.S. this week. A projected 1600 refugees will ultimately be resettled; the fate of 400 [...]	2005-09-29 07:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF VM RP IOM
05MANILA4693	KEY FIGURE IN GRP FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On September 30, GRP Ombudsman Simeon Marcelo announced that he would resign effective November 30 due to health reasons. Marcelo is widely respected as a highly effective anti-corruption crus [...]	2005-10-02 07:38:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCOR ECON RP
05MANILA4750	PHILIPPINES TIGHTENS SECURITY AFTER BALI BOMBINGS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. In the aftermath of the October 1 bombings in Bali, Indonesia, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo expressed her condolences to the victims' families, tightened security measures, and [...]	2005-10-04 08:39:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL MOPS PINS PGOV KISL ID RP
05MANILA4809	MORE PHILIPPINE REACTION TO UNFOLDING U.S. [...] (C) Summary. The indictment of Philippine national Michael Ray Aquino on charges of conspiracy and acting as an unregistered foreign agent has elicited a range of reactions in the Philippines, including comments from President Arroyo and the Secretary of Justice. Key Opposition politicians, [...]	2005-10-10 09:21:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS KPAO ASEC PREL RP
05MANILA4810	PHILIPPINES: DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGIES [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) This message is in response to the action request contained in "Democracy Promotion Strategies for EAP Focus Countries" (ref a). Responses are keyed to specific informational requests contained in ref a, p [...]	2005-10-10 09:25:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR PINS ECON KDEM RP
05MANILA4831	MISSION PRESSES GRP FOR EXPEDITIOUS PROGRESS ON [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Mission recently held several meetings with high-level GRP officials working to combat human trafficking to discuss problem areas identified in the 2004 TIP Report. We stressed the seriousness [...]	2005-10-11 08:38:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN ELAB KCRM ECON SMIG RP
05MANILA4901	EMBASSY MANILA HOSTS SOUTHEAST ASIA REGIONAL [...] (U) Embassy Manila hosted the 2005 Southeast Asia Reporting Officers Conference, October 13-14. Thirty-eight participants from Missions in Southeast Asia and other posts in EAP, as well as from the Department and Pentagon, participated in the two-day event. A full list of participants is inc [...]	2005-10-16 09:16:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER ECON PHUM SOCI XB XC RP
05MANILA4905	SCENESETTER FOR S/CT AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON [...] (C) Summary. Embassy Manila's comprehensive counterterrorism efforts -- ranging from the military to humanitarian to public diplomacy -- are deliberately integrated to meet the ever-present terrorism threat in the Philippines. You will see all major players during your visit: Executive Secr [...]	2005-10-16 10:11:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL ASEC PINS MOPS EAID KCRM RP
05MANILA4962	DIVISIONS IN PRESIDENT ARROYO'S COALITION IN HOUSE [...] (C) Summary: Tensions have spiked between Lakas, the major party in President Arroyo's coalition in the House, and KAMPI, a group of strong Arroyo loyalists. The flashpoint for the friction has been how many KAMPI members will serve on a key committee. A major source of continuing tension, [...]	2005-10-20 06:04:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS RP
05MANILA4984	TIP: USG-FUNDED TRAINING AIMS TO ASSIST HUMAN [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: GRP prosecutors and NGO lawyers continue to make limited headway in prosecuting traffickers under anti-trafficking laws. The slow pace of progress is due in part to inadequate training of loca [...]	2005-10-23 07:29:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN ELAB KCRM ECON RP
05MANILA5012	SEARCH FOR NEXT OMBUDSMAN -- GRP'S KEY ANTI- [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GRP's Judicial and Bar Council is reviewing possible candidates to replace Ombudsman Simeon Marcelo, who is resigning on November 30. Favored candidates include Presidential Legal Counsel [...]	2005-10-25 03:35:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCOR ECON EAID PINR RP
05MANILA5019	GRP-MILF PEACE PROCESS ON TRACK BUT POTENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: GRP and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) negotiators made a breakthrough on ancestral domain during their 9th Exploratory Talks in Kuala Lumpur, September 15-16. Though both sides agreed to keep details of the talks confidential, a leak to the Philippine press disclosed an [...]	2005-10-25 08:20:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MOPS PINS KISL MY RP
05MANILA5023	INDICATIONS OF COUP PLOTTING [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. There are disturbing indications that recidivist coup plotter "Gringo" Honasan and opposition Senator "Ping" Lacson may be at the very least associated with plots against President Arroyo in conjunction with the Young Officers Union (YOU),a shadowy cabal of junior and mid-gr [...]	2005-10-25 09:38:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PINS PREL PTER ASEC MOPS RP
05MANILA5097	MANILA BOMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN PHILIPPINE [...] This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Death sentences were handed down in a Philippine trial court on October 28 to three extremists for their role in the February 14, 2005, bombing of a passenger bus in Manila. Key to the prosecutors' [...]	2005-11-01 09:37:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV PINR PINS RP
05MANILA5098	DFA ON MEDIA REPORTS RE US-RP RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Acting Foreign Secretary Edsel Custodio called in Charge d'Affaires Jones to DFA on November 2 to receive an aide memoire (full text in para 6) regarding recent media reports purportedly based on alleged US Embassy documents that the GRP believes are "aggravating political tensions and d [...]	2005-11-01 09:57:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS RP
05MANILA5126	S/CT AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON'S TALKS WITH GRP OFFICIALS [...] (S/REL AUSTRALIA) SUMMARY. Philippine Foreign Secretary Romulo and Executive Secretary Ermita told visiting S/CT Ambassador Crumpton they are optimistic about peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF),believing MILF Chairman Murad has the ability to sell an agreement to his [...]	2005-11-02 08:09:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PTER PREL ASEC PINS MOPS RP
05MANILA5137	SCENESETTER FOR EAP DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF [...] (C) Summary. Our strategic relations with the Philippines are important to both countries, and we seek to work even more constructively not only bilaterally but in a variety of regional and international fora as well. We have a comprehensive program of engagement with the GRP -- ranging from [...]	2005-11-02 12:00:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINS EAID MOPS ECON EFIN RP
05MANILA5138	MANAGING THE IMPACT OF THE ALLEGED RAPE CASE [...] (SBU) Embassy's proactive consultations with Department of Foreign Affairs officials, briefing of political leaders, and interactions with media appear to have focused political and media attention constructively on cooperation between U.S. and Filipino authorities, according to the Visiting [...]	2005-11-03 01:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR PHUM RP
05MANILA5166	ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL THREATS TO DEMOCRACY IN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. The Philippines' once again turbulent political environment has sparked new waves of rumors that the President or her advisers are considering emergency rule or martial law, and that elements within the military are seeking to stage a coup. We assess that neither scenario yet [...]	2005-11-06 09:25:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PINS MOPS ASEC PREL RP
05MANILA5231	LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN ALLEGED RAPE CASE INVOLVING [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 6. 2. (C) Summary: Acting Foreign Secretary Seguis delivered to Embassy on November 8 formal subpoenas for six US Marines allegedly involved in the rape of a Filipina in Olongapo City on November 1 (see text of Dip Note and DFA press release in [...]	2005-11-03 01:12:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC PHUM PGOV PINS RP
05MANILA5261	CALL ON PRESIDENT ARROYO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with President Arroyo on November 7, USAID Assistant Administrator for the Asia Near East Bureau (AA/ANE) James R. Kunder and US Embassy Charge d'Affaires (CDA) Paul W. Jones highlighted how the USG's development assistance program carried out by USAID supports Phi [...]	2005-11-08 05:47:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KMCA EFIN EINV PREL PHUM RP
05MANILA5287	PHILIPPINES TAKES REACTIVE STANCE TOWARD APEC [...] (SBU) Summary. The GRP views the APEC agenda positively. The GRP's overarching approach to the upcoming APEC meetings is to wait and see what other members put on the table and then react according to RP interests. With respect to WTO Doha Round issues, senior officials express hope for bal [...]	2005-11-09 07:11:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EPET EAGR PREL RP APEC WTO
05MANILA5300	UPDATE ON ALLEGED RAPE CASE INVOLVING US MARINES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Amid continued heightened press coverage of the alleged rape case involving six US Marines, Visiting Forces Agreement Commission (VFACOM) Executive Director Paredes visited the Embassy November 10 to verify that the individuals remained in US custody. In a private meeting with [...]	2005-11-03 01:12:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC PHUM PGOV PINS KCRM RP
05MANILA5317	PRESIDENT ARROYO AND FOREIGN SECRETARY ROMULO [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Arroyo expressed appreciation to visiting EAP DAS Eric John and Charge Jones for USG cooperation in the investigation of six US Marines allegedly involved in the November 1 alleged rape of a Filipina in the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA),but warned of a polit [...]	2005-11-13 12:03:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC PHUM PGOV PINS KCRM RP
05MANILA5326	PHILIPPINES/TIP: INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (U) Summary. In response to Ref A, this message provides information on the Philippines for the Interim Assessment on the Special Watch List countries due in Congress no later than February 1. The Philippine Department of Justice (DoJ) has trebled the number of prosecutors at the national [...]	2005-11-14 09:01:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KWMN KCRM RP JA
05MANILA5328	GRP CONTINUES TO CONSIDER EMERGENCY RULE [...] (S) Summary/Comment: EAP DAS John underscored the USG's firm opposition to the imposition of emergency rule or any other similar measures during separate meetings with President Arroyo, Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo, and defense officials on November 11. Both Arroyo and Romulo indicated [...]	2005-11-14 09:56:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS PINR RP
05MANILA5329	GRP OFFICIALS REVIEW PHILIPPINE DEFENSE REFORM [...] (C) Summary: In a November 11 meeting with EAP DAS John and Charge, Department of National Defense (DND) Undersecretary Carolina reviewed the Philippine Defense Reform (PDR) process. Carolina asserted that PDR was "embedded" in the system now and did not rely on current Defense Secretary Av [...]	2005-11-14 10:36:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC MOPS PGOV PINS EAID RP
05MANILA5331	EAP DAS JOHN'S NOVEMBER 11 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: EAP DAS John and Charge met November 11 with President Arroyo. Arroyo underscored her government's support for Philippine Defense Reform (PDR) and continued counterterrorism cooperation. She expressed interest in the U.S. and the GRP agreeing to a Free Trade Agreement (FTA),sa [...]	2005-11-15 02:07:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR PTER PHUM ETRD RP BM UNSC
05MANILA5344	MINDANAO TUNA INDUSTRY AT RISK [...] The tuna industry, which generates $400 million in annual revenues in Mindanao, faces a potential reduction in access to the EU market and restrictions in traditional fishing grounds. Indonesia is reluctant to extend a crucial bilateral fishing agreement beyond December 3. Tuna producers ar [...]	2005-11-15 09:05:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID PREL PGOV ECON RP WTRO
05MANILA5346	AMID CONTINUED NPA ATTACKS, KILLINGS OF LEFTIST [...] (C) Summary: About 40 leftist activists have been killed in the Philippines so far in 2005. These killings, a jump from the number recorded in 2004, come amid a flurry of attacks by the New People's Army (NPA),which have killed and injured many. "Legal" left politicians and activists have [...]	2005-11-15 09:40:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER PINS PREL PINR RP
05MANILA5348	ALLEGED RAPE CASE: GRP REQUEST FOR CUSTODY [...] (C) Summary/Comment: In apparent response to a November 17 hearing called by the Congressional Oversight Committee for the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA),Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) officials called in Charge on November 16 to present diplomatic notes asserting GRP positions and i [...]	2005-11-15 23:10:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC KCRM RP
05MANILA5357	EAP DAS JOHN LEADS NOVEMBER 11 BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: EAP DAS John and Charge held extensive discussions on bilateral issues with DFA A/S for American Affairs Abadilla and Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. Del Rosario on November 11. DAS John underscored that the primary purpose of his visit to the Philippines was to focus on subst [...]	2005-11-16 03:53:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM ECON EAID RP UNSC APEC
05MANILA5364	A VIEW FROM MANILA'S STREETS: GENERAL PESSIMISM [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Poloff and Pol FSN visited a poor neighborhood in Manila on November 14 to canvass views about residents' lives, politics and the U.S. Filipinos on the streets were generally pessimistic abou [...]	2005-11-16 07:41:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PINS KDEM SOCI PREL KPAO RP
05MANILA5372	MEETING WITH MILF CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS [...] (C/NF) Summary. Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leaders received a strong message on November 15 from emboffs that the MILF must permanently cut all contacts with terrorist organizations. MILF Vice Chairman for Political Affairs Ghazali Jafaar claimed the MILF remained fully committed [...]	2005-11-16 10:03:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PREL ASEC PINS MOPS EAID KCRM RP
05MANILA5373	TRAINING PHILIPPINE POLICE ON TIP [...] (U) Summary. In a Mission-sponsored workshop on Trafficking in Persons (TIP),participants from the Philippine National Police's (PNP) Women and Children's Concern Division (WCCD) learned about the seriousness of the global issue as well as application of key Philippine TIP legislation. Loc [...]	2005-11-16 10:18:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINS PHUM ASEC KCRM RP
05MANILA5396	NOVEMBER 18 UPDATE ON ALLEGED RAPE CASE [...] (C) Summary. The six U.S. Marines under investigation in the alleged rape case have been moved to the U.S. Embassy compound as of November 18. NCIS investigators have offered their cooperation to GRP authorities but have only received access to one witness (the driver of the van) so far. CD [...]	2005-11-17 10:27:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC KCRM RP
05MANILA5433	NSC CHIEF ON EMERGENCY RULE, NPA, AND TERRORISTS [...] (S) Summary and comment: In a one-on-one meeting with Charge 11/21, National Security chief Bert Gonzales said he has recommended to President Arroyo that she invoke a Constitutional provision "as soon as possible" that would allow her to order the military and police to arrest leftist poli [...]	2005-11-21 08:46:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PINS PREL RP
05MANILA5458	AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] This cable responds to questions in Ref A. Post previously reported on avian influenza preparedness (ref E),the GRP's limited surveillance capacity (ref D),the appointment of an Anti-Avian Flu Czar (ref C) and rising public concern in the Philippines over Avian Flu (ref B). --------- SUM [...]	2005-11-22 09:42:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL RP
05MANILA5459	UNEVENTFUL PRELIMINARY HEARING IN SUBIC RAPE CASE [...] (SBU) This is an action request by OOB November 25 -- see para 8. 2. (SBU) Summary. The preliminary hearing in the case of six Marines allegedly involved in the rape of a 22-year old Filipina at the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) began November 23 at the Olongapo City Prosecuto [...]	2005-11-03 01:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR ASEC PHUM PGOV KCRM CASC RP
05MANILA5460	MILF/US TIES: A NEW BALLGAME [...] (C/NF) Summary. According to Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) negotiator, each major constituency of the MILF was represented in the November 15 meeting between MILF Central Committee members and Emboffs, and the MILF leadership recognized the Embassy approach was a "different ball game. [...]	2005-11-22 10:53:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ASEC PINS MOPS EAID MA RP
05MANILA5482	GARCI'S RETURN TO THE PHILIPPINES: WILL IT BRING [...] (C) Summary: Former Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano's reappearance in the Philippines after almost four months overseas has sent ripples through political circles and led to speculation and rumors about the timing and purpose of his return. Both the pro-Ar [...]	2005-11-24 07:48:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PINR RP
05MANILA5505	FINANCE SECRETARY NONCOMMITAL ON DOHA ROUND; [...] (SBU) Finance Secretary Teves acknowledged to Charge that the GRP needs to do more to address public skepticism over the benefits of lower tariffs and progress in the WTO Doha Round. Teves was grateful for U.S. assistance and advice on improving the efficiency of revenue collection, a key are [...]	2005-11-28 09:38:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG PREL EINV RP
05MANILA5506	PERCEPTIONS OF THE COMMUNIST THREAT IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Asia's longest surviving Communist insurgency remains entrenched in the social and political landscape of the Philippines. The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) is currently attempting to exploit domestic political tensions to force the Arroyo Administration from power, b [...]	2005-11-28 09:57:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PTER RP NL NO
05MANILA5507	FIVE OF SIX MARINES SUBMIT COUNTER-AFFIDAVITS [...] (SBU) Summary. Five of the six Marines accused of involvement in the alleged rape of a Filipina submitted counter-affidavits in the second preliminary hearing on November 29. The attorney for the sixth, LCPL Smith, said his client wanted to know the nature and consequences of the complaint [...]	2005-11-03 01:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR ASEC PHUM PGOV KCRM CASC RP
05MANILA5510	SCENE SETTER FOR DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE [...] (S/NF) Summary. Comprehensive counterterrorism efforts -- ranging from the military to humanitarian to public diplomacy -- top the broad U.S. agenda in the Philippines' still struggling democracy. In Manila, you will meet President Arroyo, former President Ramos, Executive Secretary Ermita, [...]	2005-11-28 11:38:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR ASEC OVIP PINS MOPS MARR PGOV RP
05MANILA5521	EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS IN DAVAO AND CEBU HIT NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Justice Secretary Gonzalez has issued the first public statement by a high-ranking Philippine administration official on the extra-judicial killings of suspected criminals in Davao and Cebu, which continue to increase. This year, at least 147 have been killed in Davao and 104 [...]	2005-11-30 07:51:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI PREL RP
05MANILA5604	HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2005 IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] (U) This message is in response to reftel requesting descriptions of any planned Human Rights Day (December 10) activities by local individuals and groups or embassy personnel. 2. (U) Post is commemorating Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week (December 4-10) with a number of human righ [...]	2005-12-01 10:24:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL ODIP PGOV APER KPAO
05MANILA5606	SCENESETTER FOR G/TIP DIRECTOR AMBASSADOR JOHN [...] (SBU) Summary. Our strategic relations with the Philippines are important to both countries, and we generally work together constructively on global issues, including Trafficking in Persons (TIP). The GRP publicly condemns trafficking and has enacted strong laws to combat it. However, the a [...]	2005-12-01 10:39:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ELAB KCRM PHUM KPAO RP HK
05MANILA5619	SCENE SETTER FOR SENATOR CHRISTOPHER BOND [...] (S/NF) Summary. Comprehensive counterterrorism efforts -- ranging from the military to humanitarian to public diplomacy -- top the broad U.S. agenda in the Philippines' still struggling democracy. In Manila, you will meet President Arroyo, National Security Advisor Gonzales, National Intell [...]	2005-12-02 06:45:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR ASEC OVIP PINS MOPS MARR PGOV RP
05MANILA5633	GRP CONVICTS FIRST TRAFFICKERS UNDER ANTI-TIP LAW [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: A court in Batangas City, Luzon recently convicted the first three individuals under a 2003 anti- trafficking law. The defendants, facing a serious charge with the potential for a long jail te [...]	2005-12-02 08:46:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN ELAB KCRM RP
05MANILA5637	MILF REPRESENTATIVES UNVEIL ISLAMIC ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: Three executives from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front's (MILF's) development arm -- the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) -- represented MILF Vice-Chairman for Political Affairs Ghazali Jafaar during a November 23 special closed door session of the Philippine Business Leader [...]	2005-12-02 09:18:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PTER RP
05MANILA5647	COURT-MARTIAL FINDS GENERAL GARCIA GUILTY [...] (U) On the afternoon of December 2, a general court martial board sentenced retired Major General Carlos Garcia to dishonorable dismissal, forfeiture of military retirement benefits, and two years of hard labor at a military prison. The military court found Garcia, a former military comptroll [...]	2005-12-02 09:57:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KCOR ECON RP
05MANILA5688	PRESIDENT ARROYO APPOINTS NEW OMBUDSMAN TO LEAD [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: President Arroyo has named her Chief Legal Counsel, Maria Merceditas "Mercy" Gutierrez, as the new Ombudsman for the Philippines. Gutierrez, a 1995 participant in the State Department's Intern [...]	2005-12-06 08:50:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCOR KWMN ECON EAID PINR RP
05MANILA5709	FURTHER GROUNDWORK ON PROPOSED TRILATERAL [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Japanese are now seeking to shift the dates of the proposed Trilateral Terrorism Cooperation Conference in Manila from mid-January to early February 2006. The primary focus of the meeting would be on maritime security, with help for Philippine National Police (PNP) refor [...]	2005-12-07 08:49:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV ASEC AS JA RP
05MANILA5710	TIP: TWO DEFENDANTS SENTENCED TO LIFE [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: On December 5, a regional court in Zamboanga City, Mindanao, sentenced two members of a trafficking syndicate to life imprisonment for recruiting a victim and selling her to a brothel in Malaysia [...]	2005-12-07 09:02:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN ELAB KCRM RP MY
05MANILA5734	TESTIMONY OF FORMER ELECTORAL OFFICIAL BEFORE [...] (C) Summary: Former Commission on Elections (COMELEC) official Virgilio Garcillano's House testimony on December 7 did not bring closure to the "Hello Garci" audiotape controversy involving President Arroyo. Garcillano refused to comment directly on the audiotapes, but firmly denied rigging [...]	2005-12-08 07:32:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR PINS PINR EAID RP
05MANILA5755	PROSECUTOR CONCLUDES PRELIMINARY HEARINGS IN SUBIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The prosecutor presiding over alleged rape case hearings involving six US Marines announced that the December 9 preliminary investigation hearing would be the last. He gave all parties a deadline of December 19 to submit all memoranda, after which he will determine whether th [...]	2005-11-03 01:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR ASEC PHUM PGOV KCRM CASC RP
05MANILA5781	G/TIP AMBASSADOR MILLER'S DECEMBER 3-6 VISIT: [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: G/TIP Director Ambassador John Miller visited the Philippines December 3-6 to evaluate GRP progress in addressing serious problems that resulted in its Tier Two Watch List rating in 2004 and 2005 [...]	2005-12-12 08:14:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN ELAB KCRM RP MY JP
05MANILA5790	GRP WILL SUPPORT U.S. AT MONTREAL PROTOCOL MEETING [...] (SBU) Charge met with Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Defensor on December 7 and delivered points in ref A. Defensor said he would instruct the GRP's delegation to support approval of a critical use exemption for the United States (26.4 percent) in accordance [...]	2005-12-13 04:17:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV AORC EAGR ETRD PREL PINS EMIN RP
05MANILA5794	EMBASSY MANILA MARKS HUMAN RIGHTS WEEK WITH ONLINE [...] (U) Summary: On December 12, Mission hosted an online discussion to mark Human Rights Week, with participation from the GRP's Commission on Human Rights and a local human rights NGO. Participants in the chat reviewed U.S. advocacy of human rights and democracy, and the human rights situation [...]	2005-12-13 06:25:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO RP
05MANILA5799	SENATOR BOND'S DECEMBER 9 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. U.S. Senator Christopher S. Bond, accompanied by CDA Paul W. Jones, met with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on December 9. President Arroyo pledged support for U.S. trade liberalization proposals at the WTO Ministerial Meeting in Hong Kong and for the U.S. efforts to encoura [...]	2005-12-13 09:23:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD EINV RP BM CH KS
05MANILA5806	SEARCH FOR NEW SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE NARROWS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GRP's Judicial and Bar Council has submitted to President Arroyo its "short list" -- consisting of the three most senior associate justices -- to succeed current Supreme Court Chief Justice [...]	2005-12-14 03:33:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR PREL ECON EAID ETRD PINR RP
05MANILA5844	FORMER DEFENSE SECRETARY DECLARES HIMSELF [...] (C) Summary: Inveterate plotter and former defense secretary Fortunado Abat declared himself "President" of a SIPDIS "Revolutionary Transition Government" at a December 13 press conference held in Manila. In reaction, the GRP reportedly detained him on December 15. Amid the on-and-off sw [...]	2005-12-15 08:54:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL PINR RP
05MANILA5847	SENATOR BOND MEETS WITH GRP OFFICIALS, U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Senator Christopher S. Bond visited the Philippines December 7-10, meeting with Philippine government and military officials and local American business leaders. Senator Bond spoke with President Arroyo the possibility of developing regional structures along the lines of the Org [...]	2005-12-15 10:20:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV ASEC EINV MOPS RP APEC
05MANILA5861	HUMAN RIGHTS/LABOR: USG-FUNDED ANTI-CHILD LABOR [...] (U) Summary: Focusing on key human rights and labor items, poloff and pol LES visited Dumaguete City in Negros Oriental Province in the Central Philippines, December 13-14. A USDOL-funded anti-child labor project in the area is proceeding well. Conditions at a local shelter run by the GRP [...]	2005-12-16 06:22:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM KPAO RP
05MANILA5877	FORMER DEFENSE SECRETARY RELEASED AFTER BEING [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Former defense secretary Fortunado Abat and three members of his self-proclaimed "Revolutionary Transition Government" were released on December 16 -- a day after police detained them for quest [...]	2005-12-19 09:09:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PREL PINR RP
05MANILA5914	PRESIDENT ARROYO APPOINTS NEW SUPREME COURT CHIEF [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 20, President Arroyo appointed Associate Justice Artemio V. Panganiban, 69, as the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Panganiban is a well-respected, articulate jurist and is expected to continue the judicial reforms begun by his predecess [...]	2005-12-21 09:21:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR PREL ECON EAID ETRD PINR RP
05MANILA5929	INDONESIA ALLOWS ONE-YEAR TRANSITION TO REFLAG [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-22 07:34:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID PREL PGOV ECON RP WTRO
05MANILA5947	CONTRASTING VIEWS FROM OPPOSITION LEADERS IN [...] (C) Summary: Charge recently held separate meetings with key Opposition figures Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson and House Minority Leader Francis "Chiz" Escudero. Lacson and Escudero were a contrast in perspectives and style. Lacson predicted that new impeachment charges would be filed agains [...]	2005-12-23 06:59:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PINR RP
05MANILA5950	PHILIPPINES: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Post's 2005 narrative update of the Philippine portion of the 2004 Patterns of Global Terrorism report is provided below. The information is keyed to specific reftel requests. 2. (U) Summary. The Philippines, one of the earliest supporters in the global coalition against terrorism, [...]	2005-12-23 07:25:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV ASEC MOPS RP
05MANILA5964	MAKING THE MOST OUT OF THE "MERCY" [...] (SBU) Summary. A visit by the USNS Mercy to the Philippines could contribute significantly to our program of civil-military operations (CMO) in the Sulu Archipelago and have a positive impact our counterterrorism efforts there. Some additional support, e.g., medium-lift helicopters, may be n [...]	2005-12-27 09:30:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS PHUM RP
05MANILA5966	PROSECUTOR FILES CHARGES AGAINST FOUR MARINES IN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Olongapo City Prosecutor filed charges on December 27 against four of the six Marines under investigation for the alleged rape of a Filipina. In comments to the media, the prosecutor said he intended to seek custody of the four Marines once the court had issued arrest war [...]	2005-11-03 01:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR ASEC PHUM PGOV KCRM CASC RP
05MANILA5987	TWO MARINES EXIT THE PHILIPPINES [...] (SBU) Corporal Corey Burris and Lance Corporal Albert Lara departed the Philippines via US military aircraft at 4:40 p.m. local time on December 28, following the dismissal by the Olongapo City prosecutor the previous day of the complaint against them in the case of the alleged November 1 rap [...]	2005-12-28 09:40:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR ASEC PHUM PGOV KCRM CASC RP
05MANILA6039	TIP: TWO MORE TRAFFICKERS SENTENCED TO LIFE [...] (U) Summary: On December 27, a court in Metro Manila sentenced a husband and wife to life imprisonment for peddling victims -- including some minors -- into sexual servitude. A top GRP prosecutor (and former IVP grantee) spearheaded the government's legal team that netted the convictions. [...]	2005-12-29 09:40:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN ELAB KCRM RP
05MANILA630	CORRECTED COPY: JOLO FIGHTING LEAVES OVER 50 DEAD [...] (U) This is a corrected copy of Manila 621. The Summary reported incorrectly that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) was involved in the recent clashes. The Summary should read that the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) was involved, as is indicated below. The body of Manila 621 [...]	2005-02-09 23:32:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PINR PREL MOPS RP
05MANILA655	MEETING WITH FOREIGN SECRETARY ROMULO [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Ambassador on February 9, Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo reiterated the GRP's commitment to combating trafficking-in-persons while working with Japan on implementation of new regulations on entertainers, confirmed that the de-listing as a terrorist organizat [...]	2005-02-10 08:44:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWMN PHUM PTER BM IZ SU JA RP
05MANILA682	MILF DISTANCES SELF FROM JOLO FIGHTING AS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has clearly distanced itself from the ongoing fighting in Sulu Province and has now offered to broker a cease-fire. The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) leadership has also called for restraint, as fighting stretched into the fifth [...]	2005-02-11 08:15:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINS PREL MOPS RP
05MANILA683	ADMIRAL FARGO'S TALKS WITH SECRETARY OF NATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Secretary of Defense Cruz presented to Admiral Fargo in February 9 discussions a new framework for US-RP counterterrorism cooperation. "Kapit Bisig" would encompass humanitarian/civil affairs, exercises, and operations. Cruz expressed confidence that such a framework, which inc [...]	2005-02-11 08:20:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS RP
05MANILA705	SITREP Ol: NEAR SIMULTANEOUS BOMBS ROCK THREE [...] (SBU) Three near simultaneous explosions rocked Manila and two cities in the southern Philippines around 7:OO pm local time February 14. Dozens of casualties are reported but no firm figurcs are yet available. No Amcits are reported injured or killed. Media reports link the Abu Sayyaf Grou [...]	2005-02-14 13:26:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL ASEC PINS RP
05MANILA724	GRP PREPARES FOR AUGUST ELECTIONS IN MINDANAO AND [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Executive branch and Commission on Elections (COMELEC) sources confirm that regional assembly (ARMM) elections in Mindanao are on track to take place in August 2005. Nationwide neighborhood (b [...]	2005-02-15 07:35:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR EAID SOCI RP
05MANILA727	ASG (IN CONCERT WITH JI) LEADING SUSPECTS IN [...] (C) The terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) heads the list of prime suspects in the February 14 series of three bombings in Manila and Mindanao that, according to media reports, left at least 11 Filipinos dead and 136 injured. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front has publicly condemned the bombings [...]	2005-02-15 08:34:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ASEC PINS RP
05MANILA729	CPP/NPA DENOUNCES BALIKATAN EXERCISE [...] (SBU) On February 11, Gregorio "Ka Roger" Rosal, the spokesman for the Communist Party of the Philippines/New Peoples Army (CPP/NPA),denounced the upcoming annual Balikatan exercise as "a blatant mockery of Philippine sovereignty." Rosal claimed US troops intended to "interfere" in the armed [...]	2005-02-15 23:57:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL PINS RP
05MANILA835	SULU UPDATE: MAJOR FIGHTING GIVES WAY TO GUERRILLA [...] (C) Summary. Fighting has subsided on Jolo Island but intermittent skirmishes continue. The military continues pursuit operations against enemy forces now employing guerrilla tactics by squad-sized units. The fighting has so far displaced over 32,000 people. Often impassable roads -- susc [...]	2005-02-23 08:40:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PINR PREL MOPS PREF RP
05MANILA84	LATEST PROGRESS ON ANTI-CORRUPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The President's new anti-corruption czar has requested Embassy's cooperation, which Embassy officers will provide in addition to ongoing coordination with the Office of the Ombudsman. The GRP is making progress on some new high profile corruption cases, most recently charging an [...]	2005-01-06 08:45:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR PREL MARR ECON PINR RP
05MANILA9	PHILIPPINES/TIP: INTERIM ASSESSMENT REPORT [...] (SBU) Dep Pol/C and poloff reviewed the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Interim Assessment Report (ref a) for the Philippines in a meeting with Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) Americas Division Director Marc De Borja on January 3. Dep Pol/C noted that the report had flagged areas of progres [...]	2005-01-03 08:05:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB KWMN KCRM SMIG RP JA
05MAPUTO106	Mozambique: Request for FY 2005 ESF funding [...] Summary: Post requests USD 700,000 for FY2005 to fund efforts to combat official corruption by promoting integrity and transparency within the public sector and to improve the investment climate by making the regulatory framework for resolving labor disputes more investment-friendly. Anti- cor [...]	2005-01-21 10:49:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MZ KCOR ELAB ESF
05MAPUTO1060	MOZAMBIQUE: SUPPORT AT SEPTEMBER 12 - 13 MDA [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-22 14:44:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL IS MZ ICRC
05MAPUTO1099	BIO INFORMATION ON NEW SADC EXECUTIVE SECRETARY [...] (U) Under former President Chissano, Tomas Salomao served as Mozambique's Minister of Transport and Communication (2000-2005) and Minister of Planning and Finance (1994-1999). Salomao is a member of the powerful 15-person FRELIMO Political Commission. In the December 2004 general elections he [...]	2005-08-26 08:34:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV PREL MZ SADC

05MAPUTO113	MOZAMBICAN ELECTIONS: CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL [...] (U) Summary: Mozambique's Constitutional Council, the review body charged with validating election results, formally declared Armando Guebuza, the FRELIMO (ruling party) candidate, the winner of the race for president. Additionally, the Council validated FRELIMO's win of 160 seats in the Natio [...]	2005-01-24 14:45:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM MZ
05MAPUTO1137	MOZAMBIQUE - RENAMO OFFICERS THREATEN TO "RETURN [...] (SBU) The Ambassador, along with other heads of missions, was called to a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign on August 30 to hear the government rebut claims made recently a RENAMO leader that former RENAMO officers are being forced to retire unfairly from the Mozambican armed forces. Former se [...]	2005-09-01 16:25:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL MZ RENAMO
05MAPUTO1138	MOZAMBIQUE: MINISTER SACKS HEAD OF NATIONAL [...] (U) On August 3, Mozambican Labor Minister Helena Taipo dismissed Elina Mafuiane Gomes as Director General of the Social Security National Institute (INSS -- Mozambique's social security agency). Gomes had headed INSS since 2001. More than a dozen other senior INSS officials have either been d [...]	2005-09-01 16:26:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCOR PGOV PREL MZ
05MAPUTO1140	MOZAMBIQUE: GRM ATTENDANCE AT UN HIGH LEVEL EVENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-02 06:06:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP MZ UNGA
05MAPUTO122	CHISSANO PRAISES U.S.-MOZAMBIQUE TIES [...] On January 21, all official media, including radio and television, carried President Chissano's upbeat comments about the state of U.S.-Mozambican relations. Chissano spoke with reporters on January 19 at the Foreign Ministry, during a ceremony in his honor. The official daily Noticias (circul [...]	2005-01-26 06:23:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP OPRC PREL MZ
05MAPUTO1236	MOZAMBIQUE: COMBATING EXTREMISM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Mozambique presents unique opportunities in the Global War on Terrorism, as its significant Muslim-minority community remains moderate and open to cooperation, discussion and exchange with the U.S. and Mission elements. In the past year, Post has successfully expanded its outreach [...]	2005-09-23 09:15:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL KMPI
05MAPUTO125	MOZAMBIQUE: INVITATION TO PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-26 08:32:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPDC PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO128	MOZAMBIQUE: FM SIMAO ON A SUDAN TRIBUNAL AND IRAQ [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered the demarche on the Sudan tribunal concept (ref A) in the early afternoon of January 26, in a meeting with Foreign Minister Simao. The Foreign Minister responded to the demarche by pointing out that work toward any tribunal "would be difficult" at this juncture bec [...]	2005-01-26 15:21:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC MZ ICC
05MAPUTO1297	CHINESE TIES WITH MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) Summary: China has extensive political, economic, and military ties with Mozambique, and its visibility appears to be growing. Mozambique,s President and Prime Minister have each met with their Chinese counterparts in the last two months. End Summary. ------------------- Political Relat [...]	2005-10-05 13:13:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PREL CH MZ
05MAPUTO1314	MOZAMBIQUE: SUPPORT OF U.S. UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-07 11:29:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL UNGA
05MAPUTO1334	MOZAMBIQUE: NEW CHIEF FOR RESTRUCTURED [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 9 the controversial head of Mozambique's Anti-Corruption Unit, Assistant Attorney General Isabel Rupia, was removed and replaced by her colleague, Assistant Attorney General Rafael Sebastiao. The GRM explained the move as part of a restructuring process of the Unit [...]	2005-10-13 11:52:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCOR PGOV PREL MZ
05MAPUTO1343	MOZAMBIQUE AND ZAMBIA SIGN AGREEMENT WAIVING [...] (U) On October 7 Mozambican Foreign Minister Abreu and Zambian Labor Minister Nalumango signed an agreement waiving the requirement of visitor visas for nationals traveling between the two countries. The agreement is expected to go into effect by the end of 2005. Speaking after the signing, FM [...]	2005-10-14 09:37:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PGOV PREL SMIG ZA MZ
05MAPUTO1410	MOZAMBIQUE - CHINESE FISHING BOAT SEIZED IN MAPUTO [...] On October 26 Mozambican authorities seized a Chinese fishing vessel in Maputo's port, after it was found to be carrying an illegal catch of four tons of shark and tuna, according to press reports. The vessel, Da Yuan Yu 309, had docked at the port due to engine trouble. Mozambican authoriti [...]	2005-10-28 09:16:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS KCRM PREL CH MZ
05MAPUTO146	MOZAMBIQUE: PARLIAMENT INAUGURATED; CABINET [...] (U) On January 31 the members of Mozambique's new parliament, the National Assembly (Assembly),were invested for a five-year term in a ceremony presided over by outgoing President Chissano. All 250 parliamentarians took their seats, including RENAMO-Electoral Union's 90 members, who only a mo [...]	2005-01-31 15:48:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM MZ RENAMO
05MAPUTO1463	GOVERNMENT OF MOZAMBIQUE (GRM) MEETING ON [...] AN EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT WAS HELD ON OCTOBER 27, 2005. THE MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY PRIME MINISTER (PM) LUISA DIOGO AND INCLUDED THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ALCINDA ANTONIO DE ABREU AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DISASTER RES [...]	2005-11-08 12:53:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID MASS PREL SENV MA
05MAPUTO150	MOZAMBIQUE: WHO IS INCOMING PRESIDENT GUEBUZA? [...] (U) The following is a brief sketch of incoming Mozambican president Armando Guebuza, who will be inaugurated on February 2 to succeed President Joaquim Chissano. This analysis was drawn by our political LES. We offer it as a preliminary glance at Guebuza, only part of a composite picture we w [...]	2005-02-01 15:17:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MZ
05MAPUTO1521	MOZAMBIQUE: MDA ADDITIONAL GENEVA PROTOCOL [...] On November 17 poloff delivered ref A talking points to Faruque Faquira, Head of Department, Directorate for International Organizations and Conferences, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira said the GRM had recently received the Swiss Government's note on this issue and indicated that Mozamb [...]	2005-11-17 14:15:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ICRC PHUM PREL IS MZ
05MAPUTO1548	MOZAMBIQUE: REPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON MDA AND PRCS [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-30 08:43:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC MZ
05MAPUTO1569	MOZAMBIQUE: ANIBALZINHO RETRIAL BEGINS; DEFENDANT [...] The retrial of Anibal dos Santos Junior ("Anibalzinho"),the man convicted of leading the hit squad responsible for the November 2000 assassination of investigative journalist Carlos Cardoso, began on December 1 in the Maputo City court. Anibalzinho was previously tried in absentia and, in Jan [...]	2005-12-06 12:15:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KCOR PREL PHUM MZ
05MAPUTO158	MOZAMBIQUE: GUEBUZA INAUGURATED AS PRESIDENT [...] (U) On February 2 FRELIMO secretary general Armando Guebuza was inaugurated as President of the Republic of Mozambique. Several southern African heads of state, numerous foreign dignitaries and a large local crowd were on hand to witness the accession to power of Mozambique second democraticall [...]	2005-02-02 16:17:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM MZ
05MAPUTO1599	MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON SEEKING PUBLIC [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-13 13:11:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO MZ
05MAPUTO1609	MOZAMBIQUE: POC FOR MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-14 09:34:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECON EINV PREL
05MAPUTO161	MOZAMBIQUE: PRESIDENT GUEBUZA NAMES NEARLY ALL OF [...] During the evening of February 3, one day after President Guebuza's inauguration (reftel),his office issued a press release giving the names of incoming ministers for nearly all of his cabinet (the individuals for three cabinet positions were not announced: Veterans Affairs, Justice, and Scie [...]	2005-02-04 10:19:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MZ
05MAPUTO1631	MOZAMBIQUE: GUEBUZA LEADS FRELIMO CENTRAL [...] (U) On December 18, the Central Committee of Mozambique's ruling party, FRELIMO, concluded a four-day meeting that gathered its 175 members to debate a wide range of issues, including plans for the upcoming electoral cycle, achievements under the new FRELIMO government, the HIV/AIDS pandemic, [...]	2005-12-20 08:40:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM MZ
05MAPUTO165	2005 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND BUDGET REQUEST [...] Post appreciates receiving FY2004 DHRF funding in the amount of $76,000, an increase from $70,000 in FY2003. These funds have enabled the Embassy to engage a broader range of Mozambican civil society in our efforts to help consolidate democratization and improve human rights performance. For F [...]	2005-02-07 15:10:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL EAID DHRF
05MAPUTO1651	MOZAMBIQUE: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR DECEMBER 15 [...] On December 17, Deputy Econ/Pol Chief delivered reftel talking points to Faruque Faquira, Head of Department, Directorate for International Organizations and Conferences (DOIC),Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira gave no substantive response. 2. The Mozambican media ran a few short "gene [...]	2005-12-23 06:46:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ MZ
05MAPUTO1653	MOZAMBIQUE: NATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY [...] (SBU) The Ministry of State Administration presented a draft of Mozambique's National Anti-Corruption Strategy at a December 7 - 9 seminar held in Maputo. The event was designed to build consensus around the anti-corruption strategy and identify challenges in its implementation, and brought [...]	2005-12-27 05:38:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCOR PGOV PREL MZ
05MAPUTO170	SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY: THE U.S. [...] Summary: Mozambique has made progress in strengthening its democratic institutions, but the country remains vulnerable to corruption and human rights safeguards are weak. In December 2004 Mozambique held its third general (presidential and legislative) election, as President Joaquim Chissano, [...]	2005-02-07 15:38:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB KDEM KSEP PGOV PREL MZ DHRF
05MAPUTO173	SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY MOSELEY [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will provide an opportunity to gain a better understanding of IBFAN-funded Reencontro's activities on infant feeding feeding and nutrition in Mozambique, the U.S. contribution in the fight against HIV/AIDS under the President's Emergency [...]	2005-02-08 12:54:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KHIV ECON ETRD MZ EAGR
05MAPUTO202	RE: GAINING UNSC SUPPORT FOR SUDAN ACTION IN NEW [...] (C) On February 11, Emboff delivered Sudan action demarche and talking points to Faruque Faquira, head of department for United Nations issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira said that Mozambique "had no philosophical disagreement" with the concept of an African Union-United Nation [...]	2005-02-14 14:15:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM ETTC PREL KPKO MZ ETRAD
05MAPUTO232	MOZAMBIQUE: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASSISTANT [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will give you an opportunity to meet leading members of the new Guebuza government and convey to the government and the public our support for Mozambique's development and HIV/AIDS efforts. You also may wish to encourage continued movemen [...]	2005-02-18 10:39:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO248	GUEBUZA UPBEAT AT AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL [...] (C) Summary: In the Ambassador's courtesy call, a confident and relaxed President Guebuza expressed appreciation for USG assistance, particularly our support for democracy, fighting HIV/AIDS, promoting rural development, and defense. Guebuza highlighted the need to take action against rural po [...]	2005-02-24 15:01:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EINV MZ
05MAPUTO255	MOZAMBIQUE: PRESIDENT CHISSANO RETROSPECTIVE [...] (C) On February 2 President Joaquim Chissano stepped down as leader of the Republic of Mozambique after 18 years in power. He took over from Samora Machel in 1986, after Mozambique's first president was killed in a airplane crash. In 1994 Chissano was elected president in Mozambique's first mu [...]	2005-02-25 09:05:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MZ
05MAPUTO288	MOZAMBIQUE: BIODATA ON PRESIDENT GUEBUZA [...] (SBU) Armando Emilio Guebuza was born January 20, 1943 in Murrupula, Nampula province. His father was a member of the Ronga ethnic group (from the Maputo area) and his mother (still living) is Makua (from Nampula). At a young age, his family moved to Maputo, where Guebuza grew up. While attend [...]	2005-03-02 13:45:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MZ
05MAPUTO310	MOZAMBIQUE: ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AFRICAN [...] (C) Summary: In her March 2 meetings with President Guebuza, Prime Minister Diogo, Foreign Minister Abreu, and other officials visiting A/S Newman outlined USG priorities of fighting HIV/AIDS and promoting economic development. She emphasized the need for the GRM to show leadership in discussi [...]	2005-03-07 12:17:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON KPKO PGOV MARR MASS KTIA PREL MZ MCC
05MAPUTO321	MOZAMBIQUE: A/S NEWMAN MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Visiting Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Constance Newman, accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Mozambique's Minister in the Presidency for Diplomatic Affairs, Francisco Madeira, March 2. Minister Madeira received A/S Newman immediately after returning from a visit to Z [...]	2005-03-09 15:11:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD KPKO MARR MASS EINV MZ ZI
05MAPUTO322	MOZAMBIQUE: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT PROVOKES MOSTLY [...] (U) The recently released 2004 Human Rights Report chapter on Mozambique has received mostly favorable attention in the local press and provoked considerable discussion in the media over human rights concerns in the country. On March 4 the state-run daily Noticias ran a story over an interview [...]	2005-03-09 15:39:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL MZ
05MAPUTO388	MOZAMBIQUE: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF STAFFDEL [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will provide you an opportunity to gain a better understanding of issues surrounding port and coastal security in Mozambique, as well as insight into Mozambique's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal. The trip will also give you i [...]	2005-03-23 15:53:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO421	MOZAMBIQUE: STAFFDEL FLYNN AND STAFFDEL CHAKA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (U) Senate Foreign Relations Committee Minority Staff Member Heather Flynn (March 23-28) and House International Relations Committee Majority and Minority Staff Members Malik Chaka [...]	2005-04-01 06:39:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON MZ
05MAPUTO450	GWOT ASSESSMENT - EMBASSY MAPUTO INPUT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-06 16:16:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET	PREL PTER MZ
05MAPUTO476	MOZAMBIQUE - PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY OF [...] On April 15, Econ/Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Faruk Faquira, Head of UN Affairs in the Department of International Organizations at Mozambican Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira stated that Minister of Foreign Affairs Alcinda Abreu would not be attending the April 28-30 Community of [...]	2005-04-15 09:30:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL MZ
05MAPUTO51	RENAMO TO APPEAL LEGISLATIVE RESULTS TO [...] (C) Summary and Comment: After the CNE denied its challenge to the election results, RENAMO will appeal to the Constitutional Council. Party elections director Eduardo Namburete told Charge that Dhlakama would stop emphasizing his (comment: unrealistic) belief that he had won the presidential [...]	2005-01-07 11:24:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM MZ PGOV PREL RENAMO
05MAPUTO516	MOZAMBIQUE - COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: ELECTION [...] On April 21 Econ/Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Faruk Faquira in the Mozambican Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira stated the GRM agreed with the concept of election standards. However, he said he could not speak definitively on the level of support the GRM would give the elections stan [...]	2005-04-22 06:08:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL MZ
05MAPUTO538	WHO: INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS DEMARCHE - [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-28 15:43:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PREL PTER MZ WHO HIV AIDS PEPFAR
05MAPUTO655	MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE ON CUBAN CANDIDACY FOR THE [...] On March 24, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ilidio Caifaz, Director of National Studies, Ministry of Labor. Caifaz stated he would share the talking points with the Minister of Labor in their meeting later this week, but gave no indication of which candidate the GRM would support should t [...]	2005-05-26 11:24:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BB CU ELAB PHUM PREL MZ ILO
05MAPUTO681	MOZAMBIQUE: FRELIMO WINS MAYORAL BY-ELECTION; [...] (U) The ruling Frelimo party came out ahead of Renamo, the lead opposition party, in the May 21 by-election for mayor in the northern town of Mocimboa da Praia, Cabo Delgado province. According to official results released on May 26 the Frelimo candidate, Amadeu Pedro, won with 53 percent (5,2 [...]	2005-05-31 08:04:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL MZ RENAMO FRELIMO
05MAPUTO682	MOZAMBIQUE: UPDATE ON USG HUMANITARIAN DEMINING [...] PM/WRA Program Officer Deborah Netland and PM/WRA Foreign Affairs Officer Peggy Pope visited Mozambique April 26 - May 6. During their visit they examined the impact of USG humanitarian demining assistance and strongly urged the GRM to play a much more active role in supporting its mine action [...]	2005-06-01 05:36:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT EAID KHDP MARR MOPS PREL MZ MAS
05MAPUTO692	MOZAMBIQUE: GUEBUZA'S 100-DAY VICTORY LAP [...] (SBU) President Guebuza has spent the first 100 days in office traveling the length of the country, bolstering support for himself and the ruling party, Frelimo. In public addresses he has held firm to the themes of his campaign promise to alleviate poverty, combat corruption and eliminate bur [...]	2005-06-03 10:02:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM MZ KCOR HIV AIDS PEPFAR
05MAPUTO7	SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF STAFFDEL MCLEAN TO [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will provide an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the U.S. contribution in the fight against HIV/AIDS and Mozambique's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) concept paper. You are arriving just after presidential and legislative [...]	2005-01-04 12:11:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KHIV KMCA ECON ETRD MZ MCC
05MAPUTO702	MOZAMBIQUE: SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S [...] (SBU) Newly elected Mozambican President Armando Emilio Guebuza is one of five African heads of state to visit Washington on June 13 to participate in a joint meeting with President Bush. We understand the Department is considering a separate meeting for President Guebuza with Secretary Rice. [...]	2005-06-06 15:41:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL ETRD ECON MZ
05MAPUTO725	MOZAMBIQUE: ENHANCING COOPERATION WITH BRAZIL IN [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Brazil has played a more active role in Mozambique since President Lula da Silva took office in January 2003. Brazilian assistance in Mozambique focuses on technical support and training, primarily in the h [...]	2005-06-10 13:36:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL BR MZ
05MAPUTO73	COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP (CTAG): DEMARCHE ON [...] (SBU) On December 30, Emboff delivered Counter- Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) talking points to Fernando Chomar, an officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responsible for security-related issues. Mr. Chomar was familiar with the November 2004 CTAG meeting and was aware that Mozambique had [...]	2005-01-12 15:15:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC PREL MZ
05MAPUTO74	DEMARCHE ON ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO IAEA SAFEGUARDS [...] (SBU) On December 30, Emboff delivered demarche and talking points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, urging Mozambique to adopt the Additional Protocol to the comprehensive standards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The MFA official receiving the demarche, Fernando Chomar, a [...]	2005-01-12 15:15:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP TRGY PREL AORC XA MZ ASEC IAEA
05MAPUTO771	MOZAMBIQUE - PRESIDENT GUEBUZA GIVES AMBASSADOR [...] (U) President Guebuza called the Ambassador to the Presidency on June 17 to brief her on his June 13 meeting, along with four other African heads of state, with President Bush. Guebuza was attended by Minister for Diplomatic Affairs Francisco Madeira and the Ambassador by Econ/Pol chief as not [...]	2005-06-17 12:33:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EINV ETRD MZ MCC
05MAPUTO783	MOZAMBIQUE - REFORMING THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) On June 21 emboff delivered demarche and talking points to Faruque Faquira, Chief of Department for United Nations issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira was familiar with the issue at hand and had recently been briefed by his Ministry on the U.S. consultations with the Afric [...]	2005-06-21 17:05:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KUNR MZ UNGA UNCHR
05MAPUTO831	MOZAMBIQUE CELEBRATES THIRTY YEARS OF [...] On the weekend of June 25, Mozambique commemorated 30 years of independence from Portugal. In events attended by numerous foreign dignitaries and diplomats, President Guebuza reiterated his campaign promise to fight absolute poverty, crime and corruption. Recognizing the challenges that Mozamb [...]	2005-07-05 13:32:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREL MZ
05MAPUTO859	MOZAMBIQUE: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON G-4 FRAMEWORK [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. Not for internet distribution. 2. (U) On July 8, Charge met with Cesar Gouveia, Director of the Department of International Organizations and Conferences (DOIC) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver reftel talking points expr [...]	2005-07-08 14:17:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MZ UNSC
05MAPUTO900	MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON DEFEATING G-4 [...] (C) The Ambassador discussed ref A points with acting Foreign Minister Henrique Banze on July 21, emphasizing our desire that Mozambique oppose the G-4 resolution and, should it come to a vote, either vote against it or at a minimum abstain on it. Banze clearly understood the importance we att [...]	2005-07-21 13:53:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OTRA MZ UNSC UNGA AU
05MAPUTO909	MOZAMBIQUE: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES MOZAMBICAN ACOTA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. Not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Ambassador and Defense Attache met July 25 with Minister of Defense Dai, Chief of the Armed Forces General Lidimo, and Defense Foreign Liaison Officer Brigadier General De Castro for the formal a [...]	2005-07-25 14:34:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MARR PGOV PREL MZ ACOTA
05MAPUTO911	MOZAMBIQUE: HONEYMOON OVER FOR GUEBUZA [...] (C) Public support for the Guebuza government appears to be waning as a result of transportation price increases and perceived lack of focus and real action by his government. President Guebuza called a special, three-day extended Council of Ministers meeting with leaders from his government t [...]	2005-07-26 06:27:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MZ ENRG
05MAPUTO931	MOZAMBIQUE: GRM VIEWS ON CREATION OF UN [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-29 09:38:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KUNR KPKO MZ UNSC UNFA ECOSOC
05MAPUTO932	MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE ON UNSC REFORM SUPPLEMENTAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On July 28 Ambassador discussed Ref A demarche points with Mozambican Foreign Minister Alcinda Abreu. The Ambassador told Abreu that the USG supports expansion of the UNSC, but she emphasized t [...]	2005-07-29 09:39:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KUNR MZ UNSC UNGA
05MAPUTO942	MOZAMBIQUE: ATTENDANCE AT SUMMIT AND 60TH UNGA - [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-01 16:09:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP MZ UNGA
05MASERU176	MFA STRESSES POSITIVE U.S.-LESOTHO RELATIONS TO AF/S [...] (U) SUMMARY: During his familiarization visit to Lesotho, AF/S Director Dan Mozena met April 4 with Minister of Foreign Affairs Monyane Moleleki. Ambassador Perry and DCM (notetaker) accompanied. Topics covered included the upcoming local elections, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, HIV/AIDS, Article 98 [...]	2005-04-08 12:00:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD KDEM KHIV WZ ZI LT KICC HIV MCC
05MASERU182	BASOTHO PUBLIC ENTHUSIASM WANING FOR YET-UNSIGNED MCC [...] Summary: At an April 4 luncheon with GOL Ministers held in honor of AF/S Director Dan Mozena's visit, government discussion focused mainly on the status of Lesotho's proposal for Millennium Challenge Account funds. Ministers urged MCC Associate Country Director Deidra Fair for incremental re [...]	2005-04-12 10:50:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD PGOV PREL LT MCC
05MASERU186	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [...] SUMMARY. The Commissioner of Police Mrs. 'Malejaka Evelyn Letooane paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador on Wednesday April 7, 2005. Their discussion focused on the current security situation and public safety in Lesotho.The Ambassador expressed concerns about recent attacks on expatriate re [...]	2005-04-12 13:51:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PREL LT
05MASERU198	LESOTHO'S PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] On April 14, Charge a.i. delivered the talking points in ref to MFA Deputy Principal Secretary Thabang Lekhela. The DPS said that Lesotho will be represented in Santiago by its Ambassador to the U.S., Molelekeng Rapolaki, and Ms. M. Ranooe, Counselor -- Division of Europe and the Americas, MF [...]	2005-04-14 13:12:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL LT
05MASERU205	DISASTER DECLARATION FOR LESOTHO [...] The Ambassador declares that a humanitarian disaster exists in Lesotho due to the continuing shortage of food. In essence, the conditions that created a humanitarian disaster starting in 2002 (ref E) and continuing in 2003-2004 (REF D) remain in effect: the drought continues and the situation [...]	2005-04-19 15:09:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREL LT
05MASERU209	PRE-ELECTORAL CONSULTATIONS: U.S., ALLIES MEET [...] Summary: Ambassador hosted Chiefs of Missions of the United Kingdom (Dean),South Africa, and the UN Resident Coordinator (UNDP Representative Hodan Haji-Mohamud) to discuss facilitation of a tri-partite meeting between Government of Lesotho (GOL),Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and o [...]	2005-04-22 11:25:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LT
05MASERU245	INPUT FOR HIRC CHINESE TESTIMONY [...] (C) China continues to demonstrate significant interest in Lesotho as noted in Para. 2. In addition to those activities, post has observed that senior members of government have participated in travel to China over the past 12 months. These officials included the Prime Minister, the Deputy [...]	2005-05-12 14:14:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LT CH
05MASERU255	EXPEDITED CLOSURE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM HIGH COMMISSION IN [...] The British High Commission has officially advised the Government of Lesotho of its intent to close the High Commission for business on May 31. Final closure is expected by August, 5 months in advance of the previously announced December date. We had been advised unofficially by the United K [...]	2005-05-19 14:52:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UK LT
05MASERU311	LESOTHO DISCUSSES UN REFORM MATTERS [...] (SBU) Ambassador discussed UN reform and USG priorities with the GOL Minister of Foreign Affairs during June 20 meeting. Minister Moleleki concurred with the overall message that the U.S. strongly supports a developing focus for the high level events and he reiterated his government's agreem [...]	2005-06-24 12:28:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KUNR AORC PHUM LT UNSC
05MASERU327	LESOTHO'S POSITION ON THE AFRICAN UNION AND UN REFORM [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered Ref (A) points concerning UN Security Council Reform with Lesotho's Minister of Foreign Affairs June 29. MFA stated the GOL was very comfortable with the U.S. position and stated they particularly recognized the approach the U.S. was taking in regards to establishin [...]	2005-06-29 13:37:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL LT UNSC UN
05MASERU34	LESOTHO ATTENDANCE AT AU SUMMIT [...] Ministry of Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Motlatsi Ramafole informed post January 20 that Lesotho's delegation to the AU Summit in Abuja, Nigeria would be as follows: Deputy Prime Minister Archibald Lesao Lehohla, Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Monyane Moleleki, MFA Deputy Principal [...]	2005-01-20 14:22:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SF
05MASERU355	G-4 FRAMEWORK DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Government of Lesotho Minister of Foreign Affairs Moleleki assured Ambassador during July 11 meeting that his government concurred with the U.S. on the G-4 Framework Resolution. He was open to the idea of deferring UN discussion of this resolution until a later date. The Minister of Fo [...]	2005-07-12 10:38:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL LT UNSC
05MASERU364	WAY-AHEAD FOR CREATING THE UN PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered key points on the UN Peacebuilding Commission and discussed in detail the three (3) proposed resolutions with Lesotho's Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Minister Moleleki said that his government supported the idea of such a Commission. He went on to state his co [...]	2005-07-15 12:15:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KUNR KPKO UNSC UNGA ECOSOC
05MASERU365	DISCUSSION OF HIGH LEVEL ISSUES WITH MFA [...] (SBU) Ambassador briefed Minister of Foreign Affairs Moleleki on the brief private visit of Former President Clinton and announced that OGAC Coordinator Ambassador Randall Tobias was expected in country soon for an official visit. The Minister was pleased with the detailed coordination betwee [...]	2005-07-15 12:26:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL LT OVIP HIV
05MASERU371	FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON VISITS LESOTHO TO PROMOTE PEDIATRIC [...] (U) Former U.S. President William J. Clinton visited Lesotho on Monday, 18 July 2005, his second stop on a week-long six-nation Africa tour to promote the work of the Clinton Foundation's HIV/AIDS Initiative. The former President's messages resonated with USG policy, PEPFAR concepts, and post [...]	2005-07-21 12:17:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KHIV EAID PGOV LT HIV
05MASERU373	NEXT STEPS ON ARTICLE 98 [...] (C) Ambassador met July 19, 21 and 25 with Foreign Minister Moleleki concerning Article 98. We learned from a United Kingdom (UK) source that arguments against Article 98 had been developed by the European Union (EU) at an informal Cabinet meeting chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) du [...]	2005-07-25 15:10:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LT UN
05MASERU374	DEFEATING G-4 FORUM RESOLUTION ON UN REFORMS [...] (C) Ambassador met with Lesotho's Foreign Minister Moleleki on most recent points on defeating the G-4 Forum Resolution July 19 and 25. Foreign Minister Moleleki reiterated the Government of Lesotho's support of the U.S. position on holding off on the UN Security Council proposal and restated [...]	2005-07-25 15:10:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LT UNGA UNSC
05MASERU394	SUPPORT FOR USG PROPOSAL RE: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (U) Charge met August 2 with Minister of Foreign Affairs Monyane Moleleki to deliver talking points in ref regarding the USG position on creation of a Human Rights Council. Charge noted, in particular, the flexibility of the USG on issues of the Council's size, mandate, and membership criteri [...]	2005-08-02 09:51:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL LT UNGA UNHCR
05MASERU404	DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION RE: GITMO AND DETAINEES [...] Post notes that the conflict in Iraq and associated issues receive very little coverage in the media in Lesotho. The few media reports on these topics have not been critical of the USG. 2. Similarly, GOL representatives and other interlocutors rarely discuss such issues formally or informa [...]	2005-08-05 08:05:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL KPAO PGOV PREL LT
05MASERU418	GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR VISITS LESOTHO; WANTS INCREASED USG [...] SUMMARY. Chief of the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, Ambassador Randall Tobias, visited Maseru on July 22 to observe HIV/AIDS programs supported by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and managed by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Centers for [...]	2005-08-15 10:39:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI TBIO PREL LT HIV
05MASERU478	LESOTHO: CHINA'S INFLUENCE IN AFRICA [...] (SBU) Lesotho's relationship with China appears to be deepening as visits by dignitaries from both countries increase and China's involvement in projects large and small expands. The political aspect of the relationship is based on Lesotho's acceptance of a "one china/two systems" policy pala [...]	2005-09-27 10:28:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CH LT UN
05MASERU526	MINISTER OF TRADE POSITIVE ON INVESTMENT, FTA AND ARTICLE [...] (C) The Ambassador met October 12 with Minister of Trade and Industry Mpho Malie to exchange views on several high profile issues: the U.S. - SACU Free Trade negotiations; the status of pending legislation important for Lesotho's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal; and Article 98. A [...]	2005-10-18 13:43:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EINV PREL LT KICC MCC
05MASERU527	MINISTER OF TRADE POSITIVE ON INVESTMENT, FTA AND ARTICLE [...] (C) The Ambassador met October 12 with Minister of Trade and Industry Mpho Malie to exchange views on several high profile issues: the U.S. - SACU Free Trade negotiations; the status of pending legislation important for Lesotho's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal; and Article 98. A [...]	2005-10-18 14:21:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EINV PREL LT KICC MCC
05MASERU532	URGENT DEMARCHE ON UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY VOTE [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarches October 18 and 19 to Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Sekatle. As Minister for Local Government, Dr. Sekatle was not fully aware of our October 7 discussion on the Cultural Diversity Convention with Foreign Minister Moleleki (although she had rece [...]	2005-10-19 15:11:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL SCUL LT UNESCO
05MASERU534	HOLOCAUST RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-20 10:47:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IS LT UNGA
05MASERU545	UN CEREMONIES UNDERSCORE U.S. GOALS [...] Lesotho headquarters of the United Nations kicked off its celebration of the UN ceremony with a program at the Maseru Convention Center. During the commemorative event, specific U.S. objectives such as poverty alleviation, Millennium Challenge goals and the war against HIV/AIDS were recognize [...]	2005-10-27 15:18:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI KHIV OPRC SCUL LT UNGA
05MASERU551	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INTERNATIONAL REACTION TO THE IRAQI [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered Secretary's statement on the constitutional referendum in Iraq. She took the opportunity to thank the Minister for Lesotho's support concerning the tribunal process in Iraq as discussed with Acting Foreign Minister Dr. Pontso Sekatle on October 18 (Ref B). It had b [...]	2005-10-28 11:58:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO LT
05MASERU552	ARTICLE 98 UPDATE [...] (C) Ambassador sought update on Lesotho's progress toward an Article 98 agreement in October 28 meeting with Foreign MinIster Moleleki. As noted in reftel, Trade Minister Malie predicted the matter would be resolved in early November building on the Prime Minister's discussion with Assistant [...]	2005-10-28 12:11:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LT KICC
05MASERU553	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S INCREASING [...] (C) On October 28, Ambassador reviewed key points concerning Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad's increasing extremism and unacceptable statements including that "Israel must be wiped off the map" during discussion with Lesotho's Foreign Affairs Minister Moleleki. Moleleki stated that in his opin [...]	2005-10-28 12:11:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM IR LT
05MASERU554	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FOLLOWUP ON UN ISSUES [...] (C) Minister of Local Government Dr. Pontso Sekatle requested Ambassador meet with her on October 25 to follow up on UN issues which had been previously discussed (see reftels). Specifically, Sekatle wanted the Ambassador to know that as Acting Foreign Minister (during FOMIN Moleleki's travels [...]	2005-10-28 12:12:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS LT UNGA UNESCO
05MASERU555	ARTICLE 98 UPDATE [...] (C) Ambassador sought update on Lesotho's progress toward an Article 98 agreement in October 28 meeting with Foreign MinIster Moleleki. As noted in reftel, Trade Minister Malie predicted the matter would be resolved in early November building on the Prime Minister's discussion with Assistant [...]	2005-10-28 12:14:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LT KICC
05MASERU571	DONOR MEETING: MINISTER OF FINANCE'S PLAN FOR POVERTY [...] SUMMARY. At a recent meeting with donor and diplomatic community representatives, Minister of Finance and Development Planning Tim Thahane outlined his approach to boosting economic development and reducing poverty in Lesotho. The Minister advocated allocating more resources to productive secto [...]	2005-11-04 10:51:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN PREL LT MCC
05MASERU572	AU, MCC, ARTICLE 98 AND THE MFA [...] (C) Following attendance at an extraordinary meeting of the African Union, FOMIN Moleleki portrayed Africa's stance on the Security Council as unchanged during November 3 discussion. He characterized the AU's position as contrary to that of the U.S. in terms of size with the AU still arguing [...]	2005-11-04 12:09:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LT KICC UN MCC
05MASERU578	DEMARCHE ON UN THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS [...] On November 8 CAI met with MFA Acting Principal Secretary Thabang Lekhela to deliver and discuss talking points in ref. Pitso Makosholo, Chief, Division of Europe and the Americas, also attended. 2. Charge prefaced his presentation of the points by noting Lesotho's participation in the AU P [...]	2005-11-09 07:42:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL LT UNHCR
05MILAN500	FIELD-LEVEL IMPLEMENTATION OF ITALY'S [...] (C) Summary: Further to reftels, in recent follow-up meetings, our contacts reiterated that Muslim extremists in Italy are not using the official banking and formal money transfer systems. The formal financial sector appears to be actively implementing Italian legal controls. Law enforcement [...]	2005-11-03 15:12:00	Consulate Milan	SECRET	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL KISL PTER IT ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05MINSK1006	POLICE DISRUPT U.S. DIPLOMAT'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Gomel Police officers disrupted a meeting between NGOs and two Emboffs on August 24 and prevented the latter from leaving for 40 minutes. Poloff presented his dipcard to police officers and was held until two more police and an immigration officer arrived. The immigration officer [...]	2005-08-24 14:36:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BO
05MINSK1023	Press Accuses Marines of Smuggling, Romance [...] (C) Summary: The independent, but pro-Lukashenko, weekly newspaper Obozrevatel ("Observer") ran a story August 26 accusing Embassy Minsk's Marine Security Guards and other Emboffs of smuggling campaign literature into Belarus for the opposition in 2001. The paper admits this article is in res [...]	2005-08-31 10:54:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BO

05MINSK1026	MFA RESPONDS TO DIP NOTE ON DETAINED U.S. DIPLOMAT [...] (U) On August 31 Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials called in CDA to discuss the results of the MFA's investigation into the August 23 detention of Poloff and LES political assistant in Gomel (reftel). Pavel Pustovoi and Alexander Strigelsky of the MFA Americas Desk reported police in Gome [...]	2005-09-01 05:54:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BO
05MINSK1041	Georgian Activists Released and Have Left [...] (C) Summary: On September 2, two detained Georgians won their court appeal, were released, and immediately left Belarus for Kiev. The Kmara activists were arrested in Minsk on August 24 for invalid documents and then sentenced to 15 days for insulting their cellmate. With help from a Belarus [...]	2005-09-02 14:39:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG BO
05MINSK1079	Would You Go on Holiday in Belarus? [...] (U) Summary: President Lukashenko decided this year that tourism in Belarus must increase, and the GOB issued a number of new laws to ensure that it does. Lukashenko also wants stricter enforcement of hunting legislation. Agro and eco tourism are slowly taking off in rural regions, but thos [...]	2005-09-08 13:26:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL BO
05MINSK1086	PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS SET TO BE IN EARLY SUMMER [...] Summary: The chair of the Central Election Committee (CEC) announced on August 30 that the 2006 presidential election would be held no later than July 20. The chair of the CEC explained the basic rules for an election campaign while not trying to hide her pro-Lukashenko attitude. She predic [...]	2005-09-12 05:14:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
05MINSK1099	Lukashenko to Help Opposition [...] (C) Summary: Lukashenko recently announced he would assist the opposition in finding a venue for their convention inside Belarus. This statement came after all venues in the country already rejected the opposition's application. The 10+'s organizer, Aleksandr Bukhvostov, has been in contact [...]	2005-09-13 14:28:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BO
05MINSK1106	The Few, The Timid, The Youth Groups [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff met with a series of non-partisan youth NGOs to determine young peoples' attitudes to the present and future of Belarus. All of the youth organization leaders criticized GOB policies regarding youth and democracy. They also painted a dismal picture of the situation for [...]	2005-09-15 07:04:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR BO CH
05MINSK1107	Tourism Part II: An Examination of Agrotourism [...] Summary: (U) The GOB has a two-part program for tourism: to increase tourism within Belarus by Belarusians and to increase the number of foreign tourists to Belarus. On September 3 and 4, Emboffs set off to test the tourism waters, starting with an overnight at an agrotourism farm. They also [...]	2005-09-15 07:06:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL BO
05MINSK1192	New Poll - Lukashenko Already Winning [...] (U) Summary: NOVAK released the results of its August - September survey and presented an analysis to Pol Chief on September 27. Lukashenko's rating jumped 5 percentage points while the leading opposition contenders' ratings remained below one percent. However, the percentage of those who di [...]	2005-09-29 13:22:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL BO
05MINSK1231	New IISEPS Poll: Lukashenko Will Win, [...] Summary: Head of the IISEPS polling service delivered his recent survey results to Ambassador on September 30. Similar to other polls, IISEPS confirmed that Lukashenko enjoys a large lead over his opposition and is trusted by the majority. However, many of the respondents indicated it was ti [...]	2005-10-07 10:46:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL BO
05MINSK1232	BELARUS: DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGIES [...] (C) The Lukashenko regime is engaged in a clear and comprehensive effort to continue and deepen Lukashenko's dictatorial rule over Belarus. The regime has created a climate of fear in the country and is attempting to eliminate any possibility for democratic change through an aggressive anti- [...]	2005-10-07 10:52:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR EAID PREL BO
05MINSK1274	No UNESCO Demarche [...] Post believes that delivering the reftel letter and talking points would be counterproductive and provides the GOB more ammunition for its anti-U.S. propaganda campaign. Post does not expect the GOB to support the U.S. position. 2. On October 13, Belarusian state television featured a short [...]	2005-10-18 07:48:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL SCUL UNESCO BO
05MINSK1286	China Q Belarus Relations: Politically Strong, [...] (C) Summary: On October 14 the newly arrived Chinese Ambassador candidly discussed Chinese-Belarusian relations. He asserted his main task is to increase Belarusian Q Chinese economic ties to balance the strong political ties between Minsk and Beijing. He complained that this would be an impo [...]	2005-10-21 14:21:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ECON BO CH
05MINSK1289	NSG-India Demarche Delivered [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-24 05:48:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KNNP BO
05MINSK1324	Belarus Cozies Up to Iran [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent months Belarus and Iran have greatly increased their contacts and friendly rhetoric, including an invitation for Belarusians to work on the Iranian nuclear program and improve trade ties. Belarusian factories are being founded in Iran, and Iranian businessmen are sear [...]	2005-10-31 08:45:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD BO IR
05MINSK1327	Embassy Officers Encounter Problems In Slutsk [...] (C) Summary: On October 19, poloffs visited the southern town of Slutsk to view the GOB's large-scale, harvest- related renovation of the city and to meet with various government, opposition, and social leaders. State media reporters and regional authorities harassed poloffs and interfered in [...]	2005-10-31 12:55:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BO
05MINSK1347	Belarus and Russia to Unite? Not this Year [...] (C) Summary: Reportedly on November 15, Presidents Putin and Lukashenko are scheduled to review the latest draft of the Constitutional Act on the Belarus-Russia union (although rumors now circulate that this could be postponed to December). The draft has not been made public, and is reportedl [...]	2005-11-02 12:20:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BO
05MINSK1352	Grodno Trip A Success, Attracts Attention [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs visited 10+ opposition candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich's hometown of Grodno on October 25. Due to the usual government harassment, the independent press has become largely internet based and hopes Western countries will continue with plans to broadcast radio news to Belar [...]	2005-11-02 07:40:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BO
05MINSK1384	Belarusian TV Accuses U.S. Diplomats of Revolutionary [...] (U) Summary: Belarus' national television channel aired exposes on November 4 and 13 accusing U.S. intelligence agencies of using NGOs and the human rights/democracy campaign as covers for spreading revolutions around the world. The hosts of the two programs proposed that Emboffs were partic [...]	2005-11-15 11:58:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL BO
05MINSK1404	GOB: "We're Peaceful, Friendly" [...] Summary and comment: In recent weeks Belarusian state owned television has aired several hostile and tendentious "news" programs accusing U.S. diplomats of espionage, orchestrating the political opposition, and trying to destabilize Belarus. State owned newspapers have carried similar stories [...]	2005-11-21 14:10:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SOCI BO
05MINSK1405	Lukashenko Forming an Obedient Electorate Ahead of the [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the beginning of September, Lukashenko has stepped up populist efforts to buy the people's support for his election. At the same time, he has intensified his campaign to liquidate opposition forces within the media, youth, and workforce in order to prevent what he portray [...]	2005-11-22 06:32:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL BO
05MINSK1409	INDEPENDENT POLLS FALL UNDER GOB CONTROL [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 12, the GOB announced that all independent polling institutions must receive accreditation by a special panel of the Belarusian National Academy of Sciences. The resolution enumerates several requirements the pollsters must meet in order to receive accreditation, wh [...]	2005-11-22 11:40:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
05MINSK1432	Avian and Pandemic Influenza Information from [...] This is a response to ref A action request. All information is from Emboff meetings (ref B) with Belarusian Ministry of Health (MoH) officials, public briefings, and press statements. A Plan for Avian Influenza -------------------------- 2. The GOB has a preparedness plan/strategy for [...]	2005-11-25 12:33:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL BO
05MINSK1437	Three Years In Jail for Discrediting Belarus [...] (U) Summary: Belarus' lower house of Parliament on November 25 approved in first reading amendments to the criminal code that would make it a criminal offense to participate in demonstrations or give "false" information to foreign entities and international organizations. Though still requiri [...]	2005-11-30 14:14:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BO
05MINSK1458	Belarus: Libertad Act [...] Summary: The GOB strongly supports the Castro government, publicly opposes the U.S. embargo on Cuba, has no interest in promoting democracy, the protection of human rights or free market reform, and is building economic ties with Cuba. Minsk and Havana in fact became sister cities in November. [...]	2005-12-02 14:32:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ETTC PREL BO CU
05MINSK1485	GOB Seeks Meeting with U.S. Delegation During WTO [...] Following up on Ambassador's November 21 meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Mikhnevich (reftel),the MFA on December 8 delivered a letter to Ambassador requesting the Embassy's assistance in arranging a meeting with a senior member of the U.S. delegation at the December 13-18 WTO M [...]	2005-12-09 13:47:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR ECON BO CH
05MINSK1488	DAS Kramer Meets with Civil Society Leaders [...] (C) Summary: On December 6, EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary David Kramer met with civil society leaders who SIPDIS called for increased support to independent media, including radio broadcasts and, above all, print media. The amendments to the criminal code (approvedbyboth hmbers of Prliamen [...]	2005-12-09 14:19:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BO
05MINSK1494	Future of Minsk Forum in Doubt [...] (C) The German Embassy in Minsk hosted the eighth annual Minsk Forum November 24-26. This forum is meant to bring together Belarusian and German policy leaders and NGOs to discuss politics, economics and social issues. This year seven Bundestag members attended, as well as several German and [...]	2005-12-13 13:52:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BO
05MINSK1498	Russian Embassy Explains Slow Russia-Belarus Integration [...] Summary: While speaking to investment forum participants in Mogilev on November 17 (reftel),Trade Counselor of the Russian Embassy in Minsk Evgeniy Novozhilov explained why he believed economic integration of Belarus and Russia, as envisaged in the union state, has been slow. He blamed Belaru [...]	2005-12-14 13:07:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL BO
05MINSK1507	Presidential Elections To Take Place In March 2006 [...] (C) Summary: On December 16, the Belarusian Parliament in a suddenly announced extraordinary session unanimously approved March 19, 2006, as the date for holding presidential elections. Rumors about holding the elections in March started to circulate in November, although Belarusian election o [...]	2005-12-16 15:45:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
05MINSK1518	Belarus: MTCR Info Passed [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-20 13:40:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA BO
05MINSK1527	Partnership Prepared to Observe Elections [...] (C) Summary: On December 20, 2005, Poloffs met with civil initiative Partnership deputy director Enira Bronitskaya to inquire about the possibility of Partnership monitoring the March 2006 presidential elections. Partnership plans to observe the electoral process, including the signature verif [...]	2005-12-22 12:24:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
05MINSK1555	Presidential Hopefuls Begin Signature Collection [...] (C) Summary: The Central Electoral Committee (CEC) on December 27 registered all eight candidates for the March presidential elections and their "groups of support." The potential candidates include President Lukashenko, pro- Lukashenko MP Sergey Gaidukevich, 10+ coalition candidate Aleksand [...]	2005-12-29 13:59:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
05MINSK1556	Even Bureaucrats Want Change: Elite Poll Shows [...] (C) Summary: Head of the IISEPS polling service Oleg Manaev (protect) delivered his recent survey results to Ambassador on December 21. The two groups surveyed - thirty business leaders and thirty senior government officials Q responded similarly on most questions about the upcoming presiden [...]	2005-12-29 13:59:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL BO
05MINSK1561	Minsk Election Weekly II (December 24-30) [...] This is the second in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. -------------- The Candidates -------------- All Eight Potential Candidates Registered, Now it Gets Hard 2. The Central Election [...]	2005-12-30 10:53:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
05MINSK760	New SD Leader Meets Ambassador, Tries to Sell [...] (C) Summary: On July 7, new social democrat leader Aleksandr Kozulin called on Ambassador Krol to give his view of the political opposition in Belarus. Kozulin spent most of the meeting slamming the rest of the opposition for their waste of foreign monies and inability to build their parties. [...]	2005-07-13 07:40:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BO
05MINSK810	Polling Shows Street Name Fury [...] Summary: According to the NOVAK opinion polling for June, 42.3 percent of Belarusians would vote for President Aleksandr Lukashenko, down 0.1 percent since April. The opposition candidate posing the greatest threat to Lukashenko, UCP leader Anatoli Lebedko, would receive 1.0 percent of the v [...]	2005-07-22 10:31:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL BO
05MINSK904	Russia's Missing Ambassador and the Sorry State of [...] (C) Summary: Russia's newly appointed Ambassador to Belarus, and former Saratov governor, Dmitriy Ayatskov's arrival to assume his post has been delayed "indefinitely." Minsk has linked this delay to indelicate remarks Ayatskov made critical of Lukashenko, although the Russian MFA claims he re [...]	2005-08-04 13:06:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR BO
05MINSK941	BANDAZHEVSKY RELEASED [...] Summary: Chernobyl researcher and doctor of radiology Yuri Bandazhevsky was released on August 5 after serving six years of chimia (supervised labor in a rural area),but he will remain on probation for another five months. Many viewed Bandazhevsky's trial and eight- year sentence for briber [...]	2005-08-12 06:42:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
05MINSK956	Minsk's Deepening Relations with China [...] (U) Summary: Belarus' relationship with China continues to strengthen. China has invested and plans to invest millions of dollars in Belarusian companies while Belarus is contemplating opening a bank in China. Both countries have exchanged military delegations and have signed military accord [...]	2005-08-16 12:58:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR BO CH
05MINSK992	Few Protest German Radio Plans [...] (SBU) Summary: Deutsche Welle recently won a bid to broadcast 30 minutes of radio news to Belarus daily. However, their announcement proved controversial because DW plans to broadcast in the Russian language. Belarus' nationalist opposition protested loudly in local and international press, b [...]	2005-08-23 12:56:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI BO
05MONTREAL221	AMBASSADOR CELLUCCI'S FAREWELL VISIT TO [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-24 12:34:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD CA
05MONTREAL744	MONTREAL MUSLIMS APPRECIATE DIALOGUE WITH [...] Summary. On June 2, Consulate staff (Consul General (CG),Public Affairs Officer (PAO),Consular Section Chief and FSN Public Affairs Assistant) met with ten representatives of various Muslim organizations and constituencies in Montreal, including the Algerian Cultural Center, the Islamic Co [...]	2005-06-09 20:21:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KISL PREL PHUM ASEC SOCI CA
05MOSCOW11807	MORE RUSSIAN RESISTANCE TO DEMARCHE ON MILITARY [...] (S) Following up our earlier demarche (refs),Political Minister Counselor reiterated U.S. concerns regarding arms sales to Venezuela in a September 13 meeting with Anatoliy Antonov, MFA Director for Disarmament and Security Affairs. Focusing on MANPADS, Antonov replied that the Venezuelan governme [...]	2005-09-14 15:13:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL MASS VE RS
05MOSCOW8915	RUSSIA UNCONCERNED ABOUT DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOR shares none of the concerns outlined in reftel regarding current political trends in Venezuela. Unless events in Caracas take a major turn for the worse, the GOR is unlikely to do anything that might jeopardize this incipient -- if still marginal -- relationship. END S [...]	2005-07-21 06:38:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VE RS
05MUMBAI124	INDIA TO EXTEND DUAL CITIZENSHIP TO MOST FORMER CITIZENS [...] (U) In a January 7 speech in Mumbai, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the GOI would extend Indian citizenship to all Indians who left the country after 1950 and had been naturalized in another country. Until recently, Indians lost their citizenship if they were naturalized elsewhere. Singh [...]	2005-01-11 13:24:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IN GOI
05MUMBAI1682	TERRORIST DAWOOD IBRAHIM HAUNTS INDIA FROM AFAR AS DAUGHTER WEDS IN AN AMERICAN-BRANDED HOTEL [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraph 13. 2. (C) Like a bad dream, terrorist and underworld figure Dawood Ibrahim returned to the headlines of India's media in July when his daughter married the son of a famous Pakistani cricket player. An upscale wedding reception brazenly took place a [...]	2005-08-08 09:38:00	Consulate Mumbai	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EFIN PGOV PREL KCRM SA PK AE IN
05MUMBAI1708	GUJARAT: WILY MODI WEAKENS HIS OPPONENTS AND POSITIONS [...] (C) On August 1, controversial Gujarat BJP Chief Minister Narendra Modi (whose visa we revoked for his role in the 2002 Gujarat Hindu-Muslim riots) expanded his cabinet by inducting 11 new ministers. In doing so, Modi met a long-standing demand of the rebels within his own party who had openly cr [...]	2005-08-10 11:16:00	Consulate Mumbai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF PINR CVIS IN
05MUMBAI188	BANERJEE STATES GODHRA FIRE MAY HAVE BEEN ACCIDENT - BJP [...] (U) Justice U.C. Banerjee released an interim report in New Delhi on January 17, 2005, which claimed that the February 27, 2002 fire in car S-6 of the Sabarmati Express just outside Godhra might have erupted "in the coach itself without any external input." Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Y [...]	2005-01-18 10:52:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL IN
05MUMBAI1931	GUJARAT: PEACEFUL ON THE SURFACE, YET STATE GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) The riots of 2002 belong to history, and communal harmony now reigns in Gujarat, business leaders and the state's Chief Secretary told the Consul General during his September 8-9 visit to Ahmedabad. The Chief Secretary criticized the USG for continuing to probe into the judicial aftermat [...]	2005-09-22 08:09:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PINR CVIS PREL PGOV KISL IN
05MUMBAI200	RESPONSE TO ULEMA COUNCIL - ACTION REQUEST [...] (SBU) On January 15, 2005, ConGen Mumbai received a letter from Maulana Mehmood Daryabadi, General Secretary for the All India Ulema Council. The letter requested that the USG allow members of the All India Ulema Council to lead and organize a delegation in coordination with other Islamic Orga [...]	2005-01-19 07:12:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM IN
05MUMBAI2076	BJP TROUBLES CONTINUE AS IN-FIGHTING ERUPTS OVER LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) Firebrand politician Uma Bharati, the deposed former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh (MP),has launched a public fight to return to power, embarrassing her Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the process and dividing its MP members into two camps. Bharati succeeded in getting the support o [...]	2005-10-20 12:15:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PINR PREL IN
05MUMBAI2199	SHIV SENA FACES STIFF CHALLENGE IN NOVEMBER 19 BY-ELECTION [...] (SBU) Maharashtra state parliament by-elections scheduled for November 19 may represent a defining moment for Bal Thackeray's Marathi-based Hindu nationalist Shiv Sena movement. In the Malvan district of southwestern Maharashtra, erstwhile Shiv Sena leader Narayan Rane is standing for re-elect [...]	2005-11-16 12:54:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IN
05MUMBAI2251	SHIV SENA ROCKED BY RAJ THACKERAY'S RESIGNATION AS PARTY [...] (SBU) Raj Thackeray, nephew of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray, rocked the Mumbai political establishment on November 27 by announcing his resignation from all Shiv Sena party leadership posts over differences with his cousin and party executive president Uddhav Thackeray. Raj's announcement [...]	2005-11-28 08:59:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IN
05MUMBAI2252	MADHYA PRADESH: FIREBRAND BHARTI SIDELINED AS BJP NAMES NEW [...] (SBU) On November 26, the BJP national leadership replaced Madhya Pradesh (MP)Chief Minister Babulal Gaur with state party President Shivraj Singh Chauhan. The action was a blow to former MP chief minister Uma Bharti, a controversial and boisterous politician who had lobbied heavily behind the [...]	2005-11-28 09:00:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV PREL IN
05MUMBAI2319	SEX TRAFFICKING IN MADHYA PRADESH [...] (U) Development professionals in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh (MP) told Consul General and EconOff that the northwest corner of the state served as a steady source for sex workers, due to the existence of so-called "prostitute castes" in several villages. While these interlocutors [...]	2005-12-13 04:42:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD SOCI ASEC PREF ELAB PREL IN
05MUMBAI2418	MTAG: SANCTIONED INDIAN FIRM SEEKS TERMS FOR PENALTY [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraph 9. Summary and Action Request -------------------------- 2. (C) The vice chairman of an Indian company sanctioned under the Iran Non-Proliferation Act (reftel) approached Consulate Mumbai on December 28 and said his company would do whatever w [...]	2005-12-29 11:14:00	Consulate Mumbai	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC KSCA MTCRE IN IR
05MUMBAI2427	PRIVATE SECTOR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURAL MARKETS [...] (U) Private sector efforts to take computer technology, retail trade, and modern commodities exchanges to rural India are helping farmers in Madhya Pradesh (MP) get higher prices for their crops by cutting out middlemen. The Indian Tobacco Company (ITC),a major buyer of agricultural goods in [...]	2005-12-30 05:00:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EAID ETRD PREL IN
05MUMBAI370	CONGRESS REAINS POWER IN GOA AFTER CONSTITUTIONALLY [...] (SBU) A Congressled coalition assumed power in the small Indian sate of Goa on February 2 after some constitutionally questionable maneuvering by politicians from both Congress and the BJP. Goa Governor S.C. Jamir asked Goa's Congress leader Pratapsinh Rane to form a new state government after [...]	2005-02-03 16:20:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IN
05MUMBAI756	GUJARAT BJP PARLIAMENTARIANS OPENLY CHALLENGE CM MODI [...] (SBU) Some of our contacts in Gujarat tell us that BJP Chief Minister (CM) Narendra Modi is facing the most serious challenge to his power yet, as a growing number of BJP Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) are openly speaking out against him. The MLAs are criticizing what they consider [...]	2005-03-15 11:52:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL ECON PHUM IN GOI
05MUMBAI816	GUJARAT: REACTIONS TO VISA REVOCATION MIXED AS PROTESTS [...] (C) The BJP continued its criticism of the USG decision to revoke the visa of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in a series of actions in Gujarat over the weekend. The Chief Minister himself said the USG had ulterior motives at a public rally and in a discussion with a U.S. journalist. Pro [...]	2005-03-21 13:39:00	Consulate Mumbai	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF ASEC IN
05MUMBAI876	GUJARAT CHIEF MINISTER MODI SURVIVES, FOR NOW [...] (U) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has successfully fended off another attempt by dissidents within his own party to dislodge him. The leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),headed by party president LK Advani, met with a delegation of Modi's opponents in the Gujarat BJP on Marc [...]	2005-03-31 14:19:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL ECON PHUM IN
05MUSCAT1014	MEDIA REACTION: FOREIGN RELATIONS, BRUSSELS, IRAQ, AND [...] The government-owned Arabic-language daily "Oman" published an editorial on June 22 entitled "Distinguished Models Of Relations With Brothers And Friends": "Three recent models typify Oman's brotherly and friendly foreign relations. The first model is the 14th Session of the Oman/UAE Suprem [...]	2005-06-27 12:43:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP PREL SCUL MU
05MUSCAT1027	CSI TARGETS PORT SALALAH FOR EXPANSION [...] (U) On June 17, at the request of Omani Minister of Commerce and Industry Maqbool bin Ali Sultan, an assessment team for the Container Security Initiative (CSI) program arrived in Oman to meet with government contacts and officials from Salalah Port Services (SPS) to discuss Oman's potential p [...]	2005-06-29 12:52:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT PARM PHSA PREL MU
05MUSCAT1045	OMAN RATIFIES ILO FORCED LABOR AND MINIMUM AGE [...] (U) A royal decree of July 3 ratified International Labor Organization (ILO) Conventions 105 and 138, Abolition of Forced Labor and Minimum Age of Employment. The new decree followed the recent return of Oman's National Committee representatives from the ILO General Conference in Geneva. In l [...]	2005-07-05 07:38:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PREL SOCI MU
05MUSCAT1051	FONMIN ON REGIONAL ISSUES, STRIKES DOMESTIC CHORD [...] (SBU) Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi gave a wide-ranging interview to a UAE-based newspaper in late-June that garnered an unusual reaction. Speaking on foreign policy issues, the Minister defended USG support for Palestine and security efforts in Iraq, as well as U.S. [...]	2005-07-06 07:36:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER SOCI KISL ETRD OPRC XF MU
05MUSCAT1062	DONTVISITOMAN.COM OUTRAGES OMANIS [...] (SBU) An AmCit arrested in March and deported in May for illegally collecting meteorites has recounted his trying legal experience in Oman on a provocative website: dontvisitoman.com. The website has received widespread commentary from Omani citizens, who are stunned at its malicious characte [...]	2005-07-06 12:05:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC EIND SOCI PREL MU
05MUSCAT1066	TFUK01: OMAN CONDEMNS LONDON TERROR ATTACK [...] Oman News Agency (ONA) and all major Omani print and broadcast media reported July 8 a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs denouncing the July 7 terror attacks in London. The text of the ONA report is as follows: (Begin text) An official spokesman of the Foreign Ministry yeste [...]	2005-07-08 09:23:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC PTER MU
05MUSCAT1067	OMAN DENOUNCES MURDER OF EGYPTIAN DIPLOMAT IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-08 09:35:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER OPRC MU IZ
05MUSCAT1092	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: TERRORIST ATTACKS IN LONDON [...] The government-owned Arabic-language daily "Oman" published an editorial on July 11 entitled "The Search For Solutions To Violence": "Wars do not solve the phenomena of terrorism and violence. The solution requires a serious effort to understand terrorism's roots and causes. British PM Ton [...]	2005-07-12 10:20:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP PTER PREL MU
05MUSCAT1109	NOBEL PEACE PRIZE NOMINEE JAILED [...] (SBU) An outspoken elected former Shura Council deputy and current Nobel Prize nominee was sentenced July 13 by a Muscat court for insulting government officials in connection with the controversial arrests of Ibadhi activists charged by the government of belonging to an illegal organization. [...]	2005-07-16 02:20:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SOCI PINR MU
05MUSCAT1123	INTO THE LION'S DEN: ADDRESSING THE COMMAND AND [...] (U) The Ambassador delivered his annual address to the Omani Command and Staff College on July 13, followed by an intense question and answer session. Fielding questions on a broad range of topics, including the war in Iraq, the legal status of Guantanamo detainees, the Palestinian-Israeli pea [...]	2005-07-18 03:19:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC KDEM KMPI KPAO XF MU
05MUSCAT1132	ORDER, DISSENT, AND THE INTERNET [...] (SBU) The Omani authorities have incarcerated an outspoken former parliamentarian and questioned a banned writer/activist for making critical remarks about senior government officials. On the heels of pardoning 31 Ibadhis who were convicted of belonging to an illegal organization, the authori [...]	2005-07-19 01:05:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SOCI PINR PGOV MU
05MUSCAT1153	OMANI OPINION MAKERS SPEAK OUT AGAINST RELIGIOUS [...] Following the recent wave of violence in Iraq, including Omani denunciations of the terror attack in London and murder of the Egyptian ambassador-designate in Baghdad (ref B),there have been further statements by the government and press aimed at turning people away from extremist, violent re [...]	2005-07-20 12:31:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL KPAO PTER PGOV PREL MU
05MUSCAT1169	OMAN DENOUNCES EGYPT TERROR ATTACK [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-24 08:55:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER OPRC EG MU
05MUSCAT1171	BIN ALAWI UPBEAT ON DEFEATING TERRORISM [...] Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi extensively devoted his July 23 Renaissance Day remarks, typically used to review the ministry's achievements in the preceding year, to the international problem of terrorism. Speaking to Radio Oman's "Festival Nights" program from his r [...]	2005-07-24 09:54:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER OPRC XF MU
05MUSCAT1190	OMAN OPPOSES G-4 RESOLUTION, STUDIES OTHER REFORMS [...] (C) The MFA's International Organizations Department Chief confirmed on July 27 that Oman will either oppose or abstain in any vote on the G-4 Resolution for UN Security Council expansion. Ambassador Talib al-Raisi added that Oman has actively urged the resident G-4 ambassadors not to put the [...]	2005-07-27 12:30:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV
05MUSCAT1203	TAYBAH AL-MA'WALI AWAITS SENTENCING [...] (SBU) On July 30, a Muscat court released Taybah al-Ma'wali on bail until a verdict on her appeal is announced around August 3. According to family members, al-Ma'wali had been in hiding since she was sentenced in absentia on July 13 to one and a half years in prison. On July 30, however, al [...]	2005-07-30 11:34:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SOCI PINR MU
05MUSCAT1208	OMAN SEEKS MORE INFORMATION ON NATO [...] (U) This is an action request - see para 7. 2. (C) Summary: A senior Omani diplomat says Oman's unwillingness to engage in NATO's Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) stems from the impression that NATO members lack a common conception of what ICI should be, and the fear that its aims are [...]	2005-07-31 02:49:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR XF MU
05MUSCAT1237	CAMEL JOCKEY AGE LIMITS INCREASED [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-07 11:07:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ETRD ELAB PREL KOCI SCUL MU UNICEF
05MUSCAT1238	TAYBAH AL-MA'WALI SENTENCE REDUCED TO 6 MONTHS [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-07 11:07:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PINR MU
05MUSCAT1253	FM POSITIVE ON IRAQ, GAZA [...] (U) Local and regional media gave wide coverage to Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi's August 7 press comments on Iraq and Palestine. Meeting his Egyptian counterpart and Arab League SecGen Moussa to discuss the postponed AL summit, Bin Alawi said that Iraqi political f [...]	2005-08-10 12:04:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OPRC XF MU
05MUSCAT1255	FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIALS CAUTIOUS ON IRAN [...] (C) Though Iran's new president is still largely an unknown quantity in Oman, two Foreign Ministry officials suggested that his recent provocative statements on resuming uranium conversion are more likely political bluster than actual policy. They preached engagement with Iran as the best way [...]	2005-08-11 10:30:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC IR MU
05MUSCAT1277	ILO, UNICEF KUDOS FOR OMANI CAMEL RACING REFORM [...] (SBU) The regional directors for UNICEF and the ILO met on August 14 with Sports Minister Ali al-Sunaidi to discuss Omani camel racing reforms. The government is not only gradually raising jockey age limits from 14 to 18 years, but is also setting minimum age standards for camels because matu [...]	2005-08-17 08:37:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KOCI SCUL ETRD PREL MU
05MUSCAT1304	SULTAN SENDS ENVOY TO NEW IRANIAN PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) On August 20, former Information Minister and the Sultan's longtime special interlocutor on Iran issues, Abdulaziz al-Rawas, paid an introductory call in Tehran on new Iranian President Ahmadinejad, delivering a personal letter from Sultan Qaboos. According to local press reports, prior [...]	2005-08-24 14:39:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC IR MU
05MUSCAT1327	OMAN OFFERS OVERSTAYERS AN EASY EXIT [...] (SBU) In an effort to spur the exit of expatriates who have overstayed their visas, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) eased departure regulations and urged all persons on expired visas to pay a one-time fee of $655 USD and depart the country without hindrance by August 19. The offer did not apply t [...]	2005-08-30 08:52:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM SMIG SOCI PREL MU
05MUSCAT1350	UN SUMMIT OUTCOME DOCUMENT, DEVELOPMENT ISSUES [...] (C) On September 5, Pol/Econ Chief delivered ref demarches to MFA International Organization Department Chief Ambassador Talib Miran al-Raisi. Ambassador al-Raisi acknowledged USG desires for flexibility in negotiations, and agreed that a separate declaration on innovative sources of financing [...]	2005-09-07 09:28:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN EAID EFIN MU
05MUSCAT1355	OMANI VIEWS ON UN REFORM ISSUES, MDA [...] (C) On September 5, the Omani MFA IO Chief reiterated the Sultanate's opposition to the G-4 plan for UN Security Council expansion. While sympathizing with USG views on a proposed Human Rights Council and Peacebuilding Commission, he forecast that Oman would remain on the sidelines of those d [...]	2005-09-07 10:44:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MU
05MUSCAT1361	OMANI EXPECTATIONS FOR ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL [...] (C) The Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs expects Arab League praise for the Gaza withdrawal and Iraq's constitutional process, and a firm denunciation of terrorism. The League will likely push for further implementation of the Roadmap, and informally pressure Syria to improve its cooperation [...]	2005-09-07 15:10:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER XF MU
05MUSCAT1374	POOR TIMING OF OMANI VISIT TO SYRIA [...] (C) The Foreign Ministry has acknowledged Omani press reports that National Economy Minister Macki is traveling to Damascus for a 3-day session of the Oman-Syria Joint Commission, commencing on September 12. While the previously planned visit will seal investment and double-taxation agreement [...]	2005-09-11 14:17:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON SY MU
05MUSCAT142	ELECTIONS ESTABLISH OMAN'S FIRST WORKERS' [...] Assistant United States Trade Representative (AUSTR) for Labor William Clatanoff recently met with officials at the Oman Ministry of Manpower and the Under Secretary of Commerce and Industry to discuss trade and labor- related issues. While talks focused on Oman's first elected workers' repr [...]	2005-01-26 09:09:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD PREL MU
05MUSCAT1458	SULTAN APPOINTS FEMALE AMBASSADOR TO U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-30 19:48:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR MU
05MUSCAT1473	SULTAN'S ANNUAL ADDRESS [...] (SBU) Sultan Qaboos' October 1 annual address to the Majlis Oman, lasting under 15 minutes, focused almost entirely on the human resource development, making only a brief reference to foreign affairs and offering little in the way of new initiatives or reforms. Popular hopes that long-unchang [...]	2005-10-03 14:23:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ELAB MU
05MUSCAT1475	COMBATING EXTREMISM IN OMAN [...] (S) The Embassy's outreach and public diplomacy efforts, filtering down into every social strata and region of the Sultanate, have promoted a consistently positive image of U.S. society and culture that have complemented the Omani government's own effective actions to counter or prevent extrem [...]	2005-10-04 04:46:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	KDEM KPAO KMPI PREL EAID PHUM PGOV ASEC MU
05MUSCAT1488	OMAN PASSES ON AVIAN FLU PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. A Ministry of Health official said that Oman will not participate in the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI),or in the October 6-7 senior officials meeting. However, he outlined the steps that Oman has already undertaken steps to prepare for a po [...]	2005-10-05 05:59:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI MU ESTH
05MUSCAT1493	DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR OMAN - QUARTERLY [...] (SBU) The following quarterly update on mission implementation of the Oman Democratic Reform Strategy is keyed to the three goals established in ref A, namely: legislative strengthening, media reform and NGO empowerment. ------------------------- Legislative Strengthening ------------------ [...]	2005-10-05 09:12:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KMPI ECON PHUM MU
05MUSCAT150	FTA PREPARATION: MEPI-FUNDED SEMINAR DRAWS LARGE [...] (SBU/NF) A recent MEPI-funded seminar in Muscat on Trade in Services attracted over 75 participants from a dozen Omani government agencies as well as the private sector. The highly interactive two-day event revealed several areas of concern leading up to the March opening of free trade agreem [...]	2005-01-26 13:14:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BEXP KMPI EFIN EINV ECON PREL MU
05MUSCAT1513	OMAN AFFIRMS NO BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL [...] (SBU) On September 28, 2005, the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Maqbool bin Ali Sultan, transmitted a letter, via facsimile, to the Embassy for transmission to Robert Portman, United States Trade Representative. (Begin letter text) Please accept my congratulations on your recent appoin [...]	2005-10-11 03:38:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KBCT ETRD ECON PGOV IS MU
05MUSCAT1514	NEW OMANI AMBASSADOR IS ALL BUSINESS [...] (U) Summary: In a meeting with U.S. and Omani business executives, Oman's new ambassador-designate to the U.S. Hunaina al-Mughairy expressed optimism over the bilateral economic relationship and elicited the assistance of the business community in identifying project opportunities -- and obst [...]	2005-10-11 03:40:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON PREL PINR MU
05MUSCAT1533	TFPK01: OMAN GRANTS BLANKET OVERFLIGHT CLEARANCE [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-13 07:20:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC MARR PREL AMGT CASC PK
05MUSCAT1534	MGIZ02: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON IRAQI CONSTITUTION [...] (C) The Ambassador spoke on October 13 with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi to deliver reftel demarche encouraging Oman's public support for the October 15 Iraqi constitutional referendum and the compromises reached October 12. 2. (C) Bin Alawi hailed the compromis [...]	2005-10-13 10:30:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ MU

05MUSCAT1540	OMAN SPEAKS OUT ON IRAQ REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) As requested in several demarches, the Omani government gave strong public encouragement for the Iraqi constitutional referendum process in the days leading up to the October 15 balloting. Editorials have hailed the referendum as a historic opportunity to secure future Iraqi stability, [...]	2005-10-15 13:23:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC IZ MU

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