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06BASRAH98	BASRAH GOVERNOR SIDELINES IRAQI ARMY ROLE IN BASRAH [...] (C) Summary: In a June 5 meeting, Basrah Governor Mohammed Wa'hili told the Deputy Regional Coordinator that the Iraqi Army would have a small role in the recently-enacted emergency security plan for Basrah, and the Iraqi police would carry out most of the plan. The 5-person delegation left [...]	2006-06-06 16:03:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON IZ

06BASRAH99	READ-OUT FROM NEW FADILLAH PARTY LEADERSHIP IN BASRAH [...] (C) Summary: On June 6, the Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) met with the new head of the Basrah Fadillah Party, Dr. Jamal Abdul Zahra Mezel, at the Fadillah Party headquarters. Dr. Jamal stated that the Fadillah Party in Basrah believed that the media was blowing the security issue out of pr [...]	2006-06-07 07:29:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID ENRG EPET IZ
06BEIJING10103	PRC MFA ON DEFENSE DEPARTMENT REPORT ON CHINA [...] (C) China is strongly dissatisfied with and opposed to the U.S. Defense Department's Annual Report to Congress on the Military Power of the People's Republic of China, which reflects "China Threat" and "Cold War" thinking, MFA North America Department Deputy Director General Xie Feng said. X [...]	2006-05-24 10:33:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PM CH
06BEIJING10104	PRC/UN: MFA BRIEFS ON UNSYG ANNAN VISIT [...] (C) UN SYG Annan asked President Hu Jintao what opinions or advice the UN can offer to help break the current Six-Party Talks impasse, MFA International Organizations Department Officer Guo Xuejun told Poloff on May 23. Hu said China continues to work with the other Partiesto resume the Six-P [...]	2006-05-24 10:50:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV UN CH
06BEIJING10121	ENERGY POINTS TO NDRC ON FIVE-PARTY MINISTERIAL, [...] (U) Economic Minister-Counselor and Energy Attache presented ref A points to National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Energy Bureau Deputy Director General XU Yongsheng on May 25. China's Five-Party Energy Ministerial Proposal 2. (SBU) DDG Xu thanked Washington agencies for t [...]	2006-05-25 09:13:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ETTC PREL CH IR
06BEIJING10192	CHINA'S MAY 25 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: A/S HILL'S [...] Key points made at the May 25 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill met with VFM Yang Jiechi and VFM Wu Dawei to discuss implementing consensus reached in the April 2006 Bush- Hu meetings and in the Fourth Round of Six-Party Talks. -- Accusations [...]	2006-05-25 10:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS CH JP KN
06BEIJING10510	PRC/HAMAS: UPDATE FROM DDG CHEN XIAODONG [...] (C) MFA West Asian and North African Affairs Department Deputy Director General Chen Xiaodong called in Polmincouns on May 26 to provide an update on plans for Hamas Foreign Minister Mahmoud Al-Zahhar to participate (Ref A) in the meeting of the Sino-Arab Cooperation Forum to be held in Beiji [...]	2006-05-26 12:44:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS CH
06BEIJING1057	SENATOR MURKOWSKI HIGHLIGHTS U.S. CONCERNS ON [...] (SBU) Senator Murkowski highlighted U.S. concerns about the status of the Six-Party Talks during meetings with NPC Chairman Wu Bangguo and CCP Central Committee International Department Vice Minister Ma Wenpu. Wu blamed mistrust between the United States and DPRK for the current impasse in t [...]	2006-01-17 10:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OREP CH KN
06BEIJING10599	PRC/IRAQ: BEIJING ON WELCOMING NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT [...] (C) MFA West Asia and North African Affairs Department Iraq Desk Officer Wu Xiaofeng requested a meeting May 26 to provide nonpaper laying out PRC actions to welcome the formation of the new Iraqi Government. Though the nonpaper largely tracks with PRC public statements, Wu stressed that Beij [...]	2006-05-30 10:58:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IZ CH
06BEIJING10601	MAY 25 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HAMAS FM VISIT, IRAN [...] Key points made at the May 25 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- FM Mahmoud Al-Zahhar will visit Beijing to attend the China-Arab Cooperation Forum. China will use the opportunity to explain China's position that Hamas needs to give up violence, recognize Israel and abide by past agreem [...]	2006-05-30 11:09:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS CH JP
06BEIJING10603	HUMAN RIGHTS: AMBASSADOR URGES CHINA TO TAKE [...] (C) The Ambassador used Ref A points to urge China to renew cooperation on human rights issues in a May 30 meeting with MFA International Organizations Director General Wu Hailong. DG Wu replied that China is ready to conduct exchanges on human rights on the basis of equality and mutual respect, bu [...]	2006-05-30 12:25:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CH
06BEIJING10606	MAY 25 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HAMAS FM VISIT, IRAN [...] Key points made at the May 25 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- FM Mahmoud Al-Zahhar will visit Beijing to attend the China-Arab Cooperation Forum. China will use the opportunity to explain China's position that Hamas needs to give up violence, recognize Israel and abide by past agreem [...]	2006-05-30 22:44:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS CH JP KN
06BEIJING1061	JANUARY 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: KIM JONG-IL VISIT [...] MFA Spokesperson Kong Quan stated that President Hu Jintao will "meet a foreign leader" on Tuesday, January 17, in response to repeated questioning about the unconfirmed visit of Kim Jong-Il to China. Kong refused to be drawn into specific comment about a possible Kim visit, saying he had no [...]	2006-01-17 11:46:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM CH IR EU KN
06BEIJING10734	PRC/GERMANY: MERKEL VISIT READOUT [...] (C) China supports a more important role for Germany in the United Nations, China's leaders told visiting German Chancellor Merkel, according to MFA European Affairs Division Director Wang Shunqing. Wang said that during Mrkel's May 21-23 visit to China, China and Germany agreed to initiate a [...]	2006-05-31 08:42:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV GE CH
06BEIJING10748	TAO PRESS BRIEFING: MAINLAND BLASTS TAIWAN [...] The Taiwan Security Report exposed the Taiwan leaders' stubborn support for Taiwan independence and damaged cross-Strait peace, Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) Spokesperson Li Weiyi asserted at the regular May 31 TAO press briefing. A TAO economic affairs official reported that the authorities h [...]	2006-05-31 10:31:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON CH TW
06BEIJING10779	PRC/SINGAPORE: LEE KUAN YEW DISCUSSES ENERGY [...] (C) Singapore Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew used his May 10-17 isit to China to urge Chinese cunterparts including Premier Wen Jiabao to develop a bilateral relationship that reflects the increased role of energy security in world affairs, according to Chinese MFA Deputy Director He Wei. The t [...]	2006-06-01 04:05:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG SN TW
06BEIJING10823	PRC EVACUATES CITIZENS, OTHERS FROM EAST TIMOR [...] (C) A charter plane arrived in China from Dili on the evening of May 30 with over 240 PRC citizens, overseas Chinese, non-PRC nationals and PRC Embassy staff, MFA Asian Affairs Department Deputy Division Director He Wei told poloff on May 31. He Wei said he has not received any reports of Am [...]	2006-06-01 08:25:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC CH TT
06BEIJING10891	PRC RESPONDS TO INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-01 10:06:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SENV EAID CH ID
06BEIJING10895	JUNE 1 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN NUCLEAR ISSUE, [...] Key points made at the June 1 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- China welcomes U.S. gestures and willingness to resolve the Iran nuclear issue through dialogue, while not supporting the "arbitrary" use of sanctions in handling international affairs. -- Addressing the China-Arab Coope [...]	2006-06-01 10:34:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM ECON CH JP KN
06BEIJING10900	NEW RULES FOR RIGHTS DEFENSE LAWYERS [...] (C) Summary: The All-China Lawyers Association (ACLA) has issued a "Guiding Opinion on Lawyers Handling Mass Cases" that calls for lawyers in "collective" and "major sensitive" cases to "accept the monitoring and guidance" of judicial agencies. The Opinion discourages lawyers from participatin [...]	2006-06-01 11:33:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KJUS PINR CH
06BEIJING10909	A/S HILL'S MAY 25 WORKING LUNCH WITH VFM WU DAWEI [...] (S) Visiting EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill urged VFM Wu Dawei to improve relations with Japan and use PRC influence to push the Burmese regime to release Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) during a May 25 working lunch. A/S Hill also noted the negative impact of PRC/Taiwan competition on Pa [...]	2006-06-02 00:21:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL CH
06BEIJING11075	STAFFDEL CUTS SHORT XINJIANG VISIT AFTER KADEER [...] (C) Summary: House International Relations Committee Staffdel Halpin cut short its visit to Xinjiang and returned to Beijing June 2 after Chinese officials confirmed they have detained three of Rebiya Kadeer's adult children on suspicion of tax evasion. Xinjiang officials also accused Kadeer [...]	2006-06-02 11:36:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CH
06BEIJING11173	CHINA/ENERGY: BRITISH EMBASSY CONSIDERING ASKING [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: A British Embassy official on Friday June 2, 2006 informally sounded out Embassy Beijing reaction to a possible move by the British Government to promote China's membership in the International Energy Agency (IEA). The British Embassy has yet to present the pr [...]	2006-06-05 08:49:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL CH UK
06BEIJING11177	PRC RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UNSC BURMA RESOLUTION [...] (C) China takes seriously U.S. concerns about the situation in Burma but has a different view about how to move forward, MFA International Organizations Department Deputy Director General Chen Xu told Polmincouns on June 5 in response to Polmincouns delivery of Ref A points. Chen said he wou [...]	2006-06-05 09:29:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC CH BM
06BEIJING11182	SECURITY TIGHT, MEDIA SILENT ON 17TH ANNIVERSARY [...] (C) The seventeenth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown of June 4, 1989 passed quietly on Sunday, with an elevated security presence in and around the Square. Poloffs visiting the Square throughout the day saw no protest activity or police actions, although press reports later said [...]	2006-06-05 10:58:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CH
06BEIJING11183	PRC/JAPAN: BEIJING SATISFIED WITH LI-ASO MEETING, [...] (C) China was satisfied with the tone of the meeting between Foreign Ministers Li Zhaoxing and Taro Aso on May 23 in Doha, MFA Deputy Director of the Japan Division Lu Guijun told poloff, while cautioning that bilateral relations remain difficult. The decision to allow FM Li to meet his count [...]	2006-06-05 11:09:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA CH
06BEIJING11363	FINATT MEETS CHINA EXIM PRESIDENT ON LENDING TO [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 1, FinAtt David Loevinger met with President Li Ruogu of the China Export-Import Bank (China Exim) to discuss export credit policy and China's lending to heavily indebted poor countries (HIPCs),particularly in Africa. FinAtt urged China to seek greater cooperation wi [...]	2006-06-06 09:09:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EPET PREL CH SU XA
06BEIJING11382	JUNE 6 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: MILITARY DEVELOPMENT, [...] Key points made at the June 6 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- The United States maintains the largest military expenditure in the world and has "no reason" to criticize China's military development. -- China is making significant progress in combating human trafficking and is prepa [...]	2006-06-06 09:33:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CH JP KN
06BEIJING11498	STAFFDEL BEUTEL TALKS PATENTS, TRADEMARKS AND IPR [...] (SBU) Summary: House Small Business Committee Special Counsel, Rich Beutel, held meetings with Madame Zhu Lilan, Chief Commissioner of the National People's Congress' Commission for Education, Science, Culture and Health, and Mr. An Qinghu, Director-General of China Trademark Office (CTMO). [...]	2006-06-07 22:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KIPR WTRO PREL OREP CH
06BEIJING11499	(SBU) U.S. EXPORT CONTROLS: U/S MCCORMICK'S [...] (U) This cable is SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; please protect accordingly. Not for internet release, dissemination or publication. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Commerce Under Secretary for Industry and Security David McCormick briefed National Development and Reform Commission (NDR [...]	2006-06-07 23:01:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP CH ECON ETRD ETTC PREL
06BEIJING1159	VFM YANG JIECHI CONFIRMS MFA REORGANIZATION [...] (C) VFM Yang Jiechi confirmed to A/S Hill that a reshuffle at the top level of the MFA is underway. During a meeting January 18, Yang said Director General of Asian Affairs Cui Tiankai has been promoted to Assistant Foreign Minister where he will oversee the International Organizations and Arm [...]	2006-01-18 14:08:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PROV CH
06BEIJING11614	JUNE 8 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRANIAN NUCLEAR ISSUE, [...] Key points made at the June 8 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- President Hu will meet with Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad during the June 15 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Shanghai to discuss the Iranian nuclear issue. -- All SCO member heads will attend t [...]	2006-06-08 11:30:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CH JP
06BEIJING11688	CHINA APPRECIATES CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S REAFFIRMATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-09 06:36:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH TW
06BEIJING11690	HUMAN RIGHTS: DCM EXPRESSES CONCERN, ASKS ABOUT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-09 06:43:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CH
06BEIJING11751	MFA BRIEFS ON SINO-ARAB COOPERATION FORUM [...] (C) Summary. Sino-Arab cooperation has risen to a higher level as a result of the May 31- June 1 Sino- Arab Cooperation Forum's Second Ministerial meeting, according to Ambassador in charge of the Sino-Arab Forum Yao Kuangyi. During a readout, Yao indicated that the Action Plan for 2006 ? 20 [...]	2006-06-09 11:07:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS CH
06BEIJING11755	PRC PREMIER TO VISIT 7 AFRICAN NATIONS [...] MFA Assistant Minister He Yafei previewed Premier Wen Jiabao's June 17-24 tour of Egypt, Ghana, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda to reporters. Besides meeting the leaders of each nation, Premier Wen will meet Chinese medical workers, tour an HIV/AIDS preve [...]	2006-06-09 12:55:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AGOA ECON EAID CH
06BEIJING11758	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SCO SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (C) The United States is gravely concerned over the participation, even as an observer, by Iran, a state sponsor of terrorism, in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit to be held in Shanghai June 15, the Ambassador stressed to SCO Secretary General Zhang Deguang on June 9. The [...]	2006-06-10 06:21:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON CH IR KZ RS
06BEIJING11931	PRESIDENT HU ACCEPTS INVITATION TO JAPAN, WITH [...] (C) Japanese Ambassador to the PRC Yuji Miyamoto took the opportunity of his June 10 presentation of his credentials to President Hu Jintao to invite the Chinese leader to visit Japan, Japanese Embassy DCM Chihiro Atsumi told the DCM on June 12. President Hu said he would accept the invitatio [...]	2006-06-12 10:27:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA CH
06BEIJING11932	AFM LI HUI PREVIEWS SCO SUMMIT, COMMENTS ON U.S. [...] The Chinese Government is currently investigating reports received from the U.S. Embassy on increased risks to U.S. citizens in China and will do its utmost to safeguard diplomatic personnel and facilities, MFA Spokesperson Liu Jianchao stated during a special June 12 press briefing on the Ju [...]	2006-06-12 11:43:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PINL ASEC CH KG KZ
06BEIJING12175	JUNE 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINESE ARMS EXPORTS, [...] Key points made at the June 13 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- Amnesty International's recent reports that China's arms exports promote violence and human rights violations around the world are "groundless." China complies with its international obligations and has export controls i [...]	2006-06-13 10:38:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CH KN
06BEIJING12177	HUMAN RIGHTS: BLIND ACTIVIST CHARGED WITH [...] (C) Summary: Blind legal activist and family planning whistleblower Chen Guangcheng has been formally charged with intentionally destroying public property and inciting a mass traffic jam. The charges and Chen's transfer to the Shandong Province Yinan County detention center end nearly three [...]	2006-06-13 12:08:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CH
06BEIJING12179	ASD RODMAN-MFA HE YAFEI MEETING: LOOKING FOR [...] (C) China maintains a positive view of relations with the United States in the aftermath of Chinese President Hu Jintao's April visit to Washington, Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told Assistant Secretary of Defense Peter Rodman. AFM He characterized the United States and China as stakeh [...]	2006-06-13 12:24:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PM CH TW
06BEIJING12181	CHINA SHOCKED AT E.O. 13382 DESIGNATIONS OF FOUR [...] (S) The U.S. decision to designate four Chinese companies under E.O. 13382 demonstrates that dialogue with the United States is useless, a shocked and shaken MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Director General Zhang Yan told DCM in response to ref demarche points delivered on June 13. News of th [...]	2006-06-13 15:44:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM PREL EFIN ETTC CH
06BEIJING1238	(S) RESTRUCTURING CHINESE FOREIGN AID--NEXT STEPS [...] (S) Summary: A senior advisor on Chinese development assistance told Econoff on December 20 that he has submitted his recommendations to the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on how China should restructure its foreign aid program. The advisor stated that China's aid program should continue to fo [...]	2006-01-20 06:25:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	CH EAID ECON PREL
06BEIJING12526	HUMAN RIGHTS: NORWEGIANS ON REBIYA KADEER FAMILY [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-15 09:39:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN CH
06BEIJING12527	: CHINA/ENERGY: GUIDANCE ON IEA MEMBERSHIP FOR [...] (C) Per Reftel C instructions, Econoffs on Friday June 9, 2006 delivered Washington agencies' points on International Energy Agency (IEA) membership for China to British Embassy in Beijing Second Secretary for Energy Richard Ridout. Ridout stated that he would keep Embassy Beijing posted on an [...]	2006-06-15 09:50:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL CH UK
06BEIJING12531	JUNE 15 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN/SCO SUMMIT, [...] Key points made at the June 15 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- Iranian President Ahmadinejad's remarks at the June 15 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit reflected only Iran's position. -- Beijing welcomes Iran's willingness to negotiate with relevant parties to resolve [...]	2006-06-15 11:17:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM PHUM ASEC CH IR
06BEIJING12532	PRC OPPOSES UNSC TAKING UP BURMA ISSUE [...] (C) China firmly opposes UNSC involvement in Burma and has serious concerns about the proposed U.S. resolution, MFA International Organizations Department Director General Wu Hailong told the DCM on June 15. ASEAN nations, except for Singapore, share China's opposition to the U.S. initiative, [...]	2006-06-15 13:15:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC CH BM
06BEIJING12650	TRIAL OF NEW YORK TIMES EMPLOYEE ADJOURNS WITHOUT [...] (C) The trial of New York Times researcher Zhao Yan on charges of leaking "state secrets" and fraud adjourned without result on June 16. A verdict should issue within 30 days, according to Chinese law. 2. (C) The proceeding in Beijing No. 2 Intermediate Court was closed to the public, mean [...]	2006-06-16 10:02:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO CH
06BEIJING12788	(SBU) U.S. EXPORT CONTROLS: U/S MCCORMICK'S [...] (U) This cable is SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; please protect accordingly. Not for internet release, dissemination or publication. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Commerce Under Secretary for Industry and Security David McCormick briefed National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC [...]	2006-06-19 06:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP CH ECON ETRD ETTC PREL
06BEIJING13004	PRC/NEPAL: BEIJING ASSESSING HOW TO ENGAGE WITH [...] (C) Summary: The eight-point agreement between the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) and the Maoists in Nepal could be a turning point in the peace negotiations between the two sides, a Chinese MFA official said. The SPA and the new government are aware that if they do not solve the Maoist question, [...]	2006-06-20 06:59:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP CE CH
06BEIJING13010	AMBASSADOR AND ZHENG BIJIAN DISCUSS CHINA'S [...] (C) China Reform Forum Chairman Zheng Bijian advocated regular discussions to enhance strategic trust during a June 16 lunch meeting with the Ambassador. Americans believe in establishing trust through concrete actions and, while dialogue is necessary, it is not a substitute for results, the [...]	2006-06-20 07:58:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM CH
06BEIJING13022	JUNE 20 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK MISSILE LAUNCH, [...] Key points made at the June 20 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- China has "taken note" of reports of an impending DPRK missile launch. -- China will send an official delegation to the African Union Summit in July. China and Angola will sign a series of treaties involving law enfo [...]	2006-06-20 10:04:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CH KN
06BEIJING1305	GERMAN POLITICAL DIRECTOR TO PRESSURE BEIJING ON [...] (C) The German Political Director will travel to Beijing January 23-24 to lead the EU-3 effort to pressure China to support its position on Iran's nuclear program, according to German Embassy Officer Aron Mir Haschemi. In a January 19 meeting and follow-up conversation on January 20, Aron sai [...]	2006-01-20 10:34:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP IR EU AORC CH
06BEIJING1306	STRONG DOMESTIC PRESSURE DRIVING IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: A strong domestic consensus in Iran is driving the government to restart enrichment activities and to pursue an indigenous nuclear program, according to MFA West Asia and African Affairs Iran Division Director Xu Wei. In a January 19 meeting, Xu said that Beijing believes it is [...]	2006-01-20 10:48:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP IR EU AORC CH
06BEIJING13187	HUMAN RIGHTS: SARS WHISTLEBLOWER DR. JIANG STILL [...] (C) SAS Whistleblower Dr. Jiang Yanyong remains bannd from traveling overseas nearly two years after he was detained for asking Chinse officials to reconsider their verdict on the 1989 Tiananmen massacre in the run-up to the 15th anniversary of those events. Dr. Jiang's work unit, People's L [...]	2006-06-21 09:34:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KHIV CH
06BEIJING13271	RIGHTS: POLICE FORCE CHEN GUANGCHENG'S RELATIVES [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-22 05:13:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TBIO CH
06BEIJING13272	RIGHTS: POLICE FORCE CHEN GUANGCHENG'S RELATIVES [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-22 05:13:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TBIO CH
06BEIJING13273	HUMAN RIGHTS: POLICE FORCE CHEN GUANGCHENG'S [...] (C) Chen Guangcheng's elderly mother and three-year old son were taken from Beijing and forcibly returned to Linyi, Shandong Province on June 19 because they had planned to participate in a news conference highlighting Chen's mistreatment. Attorneys and other supporters of Chen involved with [...]	2006-06-22 05:13:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TBIO CH
06BEIJING13333	HUMAN RIGHTS: MFA ON BEATING OF THREE GORGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: An MFA Human Rights Division official told Poloff the June 8 beating that paralyzed Three Gorges dam opponent Fu Xiancai was a common crime that would be punished and was not politically motivated. In a June 22 meeting, Poloff raised USG concern and asked for information about re [...]	2006-06-22 10:32:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF SENV CH
06BEIJING13567	AMBASSADOR SPELTZ'S MEETING WITH VFM YANG JIECHI [...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi stressed to Ambassador Paul Speltz, U.S. Executive Director at the Asian Development Bank and former Treasury Special Envoy to China, the importance the Chinese Government attaches to upcoming visits to the United States by Zhou Yongkang, State Councillor [...]	2006-06-26 10:07:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL CH
06BEIJING13859	PRC/UN: UN MANAGEMENT REFORM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) China believes meaningful management reforms can be adopted before the United Nations General Assembly's (UNGA's) Fifth Committee adjourns, MFA IO Department UN Division Director Yang Tao told Poloffs on June 29 in response to Poloffs delivery of reftel points and draft resolution. China [...]	2006-06-29 10:29:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC AMGT UNGA CH
06BEIJING13860	BEIJING SILENT ON VATICAN TALKS; ADDITIONAL [...] (C) Officials of China's Foreign Ministry, State Administration for Religious Affairs and Catholic Patriotic Association all denied knowledge of any Vatican delegation in Beijing for talks concerning relations between China and the Holy See. American NGO activist John Kamm told the Ambassador [...]	2006-06-29 11:20:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PREL CH VT
06BEIJING13863	US-China Economic and Security Review Commission Discusses [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 19, Wei Benhua, Deputy Administrator of China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE),repeated to Chairman Larry Wortzel and Commissioner Patrick Mulloy of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission familiar arguments that China's currency now fo [...]	2006-06-29 23:55:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL CH
06BEIJING13919	Chinese Think-tank Addresses Challenges to [...] (U) Summary: Officials at the Central Government's premier foreign affairs research and policy institution stressed the importance of sustainable human-based development at a meeting on June 6. A comprehensive approach, which takes into account social, environmental, and resources costs, is [...]	2006-06-30 06:28:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PREL PGOV SOCI SENV CH
06BEIJING14173	PRC WORKING ON DPRK IN PRIVATE [...] (C) Summary: China shares the same objectives with the United States, which should not be disappointed with China's actions or statements, MFA Director General Liu Jieyi said in response to the DCM's delivery of reftel points. As opposed to the 1998 UNSC "Statement to the Press," China favors a [...]	2006-07-06 08:29:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MCCP MARR KNNP UNSC KN KS JA
06BEIJING14216	JULY 6 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES, [...] Key points made at the July 6 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- On DPRK, China expresses grave concern over "what happened" and remains in close consultation with all relevant parties. China hopes that all relevant parties will remain calm and exercise restraint, proceed toward the co [...]	2006-07-06 11:03:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CH KN IS
06BEIJING14218	CHINESE SCHOLARS, MEDIA REACT TO DPRK MISSILE TESTS [...] (C) The DPRK's July 4/5 missile tests will likely not significantly alter China's policy toward North Korea and the nuclear issue, scholars and media contacts told us. The United States can expect a tougher tone from Beijing toward the DPRK but no willingness to take concrete action such as [...]	2006-07-06 12:31:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MCAP CH KN
06BEIJING1427	VISIT OF CONGRESSMEN KIRK, LARSEN AND FEENEY TO [...] (S/NF) Summary: Congressional U.S.-China Working Group Representatives Mark Kirk, Rick Larsen and Tom Feeney visited the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, also known as the Shuangchengzi Missile and Space Test Center, the site of China's manned space launches, on January 13. In this rare visi [...]	2006-01-24 08:39:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	CH PINR PGOV PREL
06BEIJING14345	BEIJING WILL SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THE GLOBAL [...] (SBU) China attaches great importance to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism and will study the presidential announcement carefully, stated Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai. In response to the joint presentation of reftel points on July 7 by the DCM and the Russian Charge [...]	2006-07-10 08:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MCAP PINR PINS PTER KNNP CH RS IAEA
06BEIJING14514	PRC ON EAST CHINA SEA TALKS [...] (C) China and Japan agreed to continue the process of consultations on the East China Sea dispute, to establish a panel of technical experts and to set up a hotline, MFA Asian Affairs Department Japan Division Deputy Director Lu Guijun told poloff during a July 11 briefing on the July 8-9 tal [...]	2006-07-11 14:17:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA CH
06BEIJING14617	PRC/AFRICA: WEN JIABAO HIGHLIGHTS PRC INTEREST IN [...] (C) Premier Wen Jiabao's June 17-24 tour of seven African nations provided an opportunity for China to highlight the humanitarian aspects of its engagement in Africa, according to MFA Africa Department Officer Zhang Dianbin. Wen refuted criticism that China engages in neo-colonialism in Africa [...]	2006-07-12 07:18:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TBIO AGOA ECON EAID TW CH
06BEIJING14635	JULY 12 G-8 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINA SUPPORTS [...] President Hu Jintao will lead China's delegation to the G-8 Outreach Meeting July 16-17 in St. Petersburg, according to Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai. The meeting will be a dialogue between the G-8 and leaders from six developing countries: China, India, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico [...]	2006-07-12 10:22:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CH KN IS
06BEIJING14723	JULY 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK MISSILE [...] Key points made at the July 13 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- On DPRK, China's response is governed by three objectives: to reduce tension and maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia, to promote the solidarity of the UNSC and to encourage prompt resum [...]	2006-07-13 10:44:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CH KN IR
06BEIJING14724	PRC/UNSC: MIDDLE EAST RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) The PRC is willing to approach Qatar to delay the vote on the draft UNSC resolution (reftel) if the United States can propose a time certain for the vote and commits to support the resolution in whichever form it is finally put to a vote, MFA International Organizations Officer Sun Zhiqiang [...]	2006-07-13 10:50:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS KPAL KWBG CH
06BEIJING14787	E.O. 13382 DESIGNATED CHINESE FIRM PROCLAIMS ITS [...] (U) The China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC),in a "solemn statement" posted on the firm's website, claimed that it was wrongly designated under Executive Order 13382. CGWIC "has never rendered assistance to any country for any weapons of mass destruction program," the company stated, [...]	2006-07-14 07:22:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ETTC EFIN PGOV IR CH
06BEIJING15109	EB/ESC DAS SIMONS MEETING WITH CHINA CENTRAL BANK [...] (SBU) On July 12, 2006, EB/ESC DAS Paul Simons and ECON MinCouns Robert Luke met with Director General Liu Liange of the Anti-Money Laundering Bureau at the People?s Bank of China (PBOC). The meeting focused on anti-money laundering (AML),counterterrorism financing (CTF),Financial Action T [...]	2006-07-20 06:02:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EFIN PTER ETTC CH
06BEIJING15153	TFLEO1: PRC/LEBANON - BEIJING CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) China is concerned about the situation in Lebanon, but has no clear definition of a red line that would trigger a stronger Chinese reaction to Israel's offensive, according to an MFA official. China's response to unfolding events will depend on the reaction of the international community, [...]	2006-07-20 11:59:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AEMR MARR CH IS LE
06BEIJING15260	MIDDLE EAST CRISIS GRABS HEADLINES IN CHINA [...] (C) As violence flares in the Middle East, China's broadcast and print media are providing a steady diet of colorful coverage. The public is showing more interest in the Arab-Israeli conflict now than during previous outbreaks of violence, contacts said, in part because of fears about how ev [...]	2006-07-21 12:07:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KCUL SOCI CH
06BEIJING15377	PRC ON CHINA-JAPAN SECURITY TALKS [...] (C) China agreed to resume the China-Japan Security Dialogue after a two-year hiatus to show the importance of the bilateral relationship, MFA Asian Affairs Department Japan Division Deputy Director Lu Guijun told poloffs on July 24. Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei and Deputy Foreign Ministe [...]	2006-07-25 10:33:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH JA
06BEIJING15378	PRC/SUDAN: AMIS-UNPKO TRANSITION FOR DARFUR [...] (C) The Sudan government must agree to the terms of a transition from African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) peacekeepers to a United Nations peacekeeping operation (UNPKO) before any transition proceeds, MFA Deputy Director for West Asia and North Africa Weng Meihui told Poloff, explaining PRC [...]	2006-07-25 14:03:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV KPKO PHUM CH SU UN
06BEIJING15431	BRING BEEF, NOT CELL PHONES: CHINESE JOURNALISTS [...] (C) The All China Journalists' Association is organizing a visit to North Korea for a group of six senior editors from media outlets such as Party mouthpieces Guangming Daily and the official Xinhua wire service, said Li Tao (protect),a professor at the Tsinghua University School of Journali [...]	2006-07-26 08:22:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI CH KN
06BEIJING15559	HUMAN RIGHTS: MFA ON RELIGIOUS PRISONERS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JULY 26, POLOFF RAISED USG CONCERN ABOUT THE RECENT DETENTION OF AN AIDS ACTIVIST, THE BEATING DEATH OF A JOURNALIST AND THE CONVICTION OF SEVERAL UNDERGROUND PROTESTANT LEADERS, INCLUDING SOME SENTENCED TO DEATH. AN MFA HUMAN RIGHTS DIVISION OFFICIAL HAD NO INFORMATION ABOUT [...]	2006-07-27 09:42:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF CH
06BEIJING15563	TFLE01: CCID OFFICIAL REFRAINS FROM CALLING FOR [...] (C) ALTHOUGH CHINA IS UPSET ABOUT THE DEATH OF A CHINESE UNIFIL PEACEKEEPER IN LEBANON AND INTRODUCED A UNSC PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT (PRST) CONDEMNING THE ATTACK, CENTRAL COMMITTEE INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT (CCID) MIDEAST DIVISION DIRECTOR JIAO ZHIXIN SAID CHINA IS NOT INSISTING ON A RETURN TO [...]	2006-07-27 14:23:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KPKO CH IS LE
06BEIJING15609	CHINA/ENERGY: DAS FOR ENERGY AND SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 12 and 14, Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Energy and Sanctions Paul Simons, held SIPDIS separate meetings respectively with China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) President Fu Chengyu, and Sinopec Vice President Zhang Yaocang. CNOOC President Fu said i [...]	2006-07-28 08:35:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC ECON ENRG EINV EPET PREL IR CH
06BEIJING15641	MFA ON CHEN GUANGCHENG, REBIYA KADEER'S ADULT [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH MFA INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL SHEN YONGXIANG, POLITICAL MINISTER COUNSELOR RAISED USG CONCERN OVER: - THE PROSECUTION OF BLIND LEGAL ACTIVIST CHEN GUANGCHENG, - THE REPORTEDLY UPCOMING TAX EVASION TRIAL OF REBIYA KADEE [...]	2006-07-28 10:19:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF CH
06BEIJING15642	MFA ON CHEN GUANGCHENG, REBIYA KADEER'S ADULT [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH MFA INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL SHEN YONGXIANG, POLITICAL MINISTER COUNSELOR RAISED USG CONCERN OVER: - THE PROSECUTION OF BLIND LEGAL ACTIVIST CHEN GUANGCHENG, - THE REPORTEDLY UPCOMING TAX EVASION TRIAL OF REBIYA KADEE [...]	2006-07-28 11:10:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF CH
06BEIJING15796	HUMAN RIGHTS: ATTORNEY GAO ZHISHENG BEATEN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: BEIJING-BASED ATTORNEY GAO ZHISHENG, WHO REPRESENTS FALUN GONG, HOUSE CHRISTIANS AND OTHER DISSIDENTS, WAS BEATEN BY JULY 30 AFTER HE COMPLAINED ABOUT LOUD DISTURBANCES BY HIS "UNDERCOVER" SECURITY DETAIL THAT KEPT HE AND HIS FAMILY AWAKE. SEPARATELY, HUBEI ELECTION ACTIVIST YAO [...]	2006-08-01 10:03:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF
06BEIJING15855	PRC/SUDAN: BEIJING CAN SUPPORT CHAPTER VI DARFUR [...] (C) THE PRC CAN ACCEPT A UNSC CHAPTER VI RESOLUTION WITH CHAPTER VII ELEMENTS ON DARFUR PROVIDED THE GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN AGREES TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE MISSION AND THE TERMS OF THE MANDATE, ACCORDING TO MFA IO DEPARTMENT UN DIVISION DIRECTOR YANG TAO WHO MET WITH POLOFFS ON AUGUST 2. DRAWING [...]	2006-08-02 10:05:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO CH SU
06BEIJING15857	TFLE01: PRC/LEBANON: INTERNATIONAL FORCE MUST [...] (C) THE PRC SUPPORTS THE DEPLOYMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL FORCE TO SOUTHERN LEBANON WITH A STRONG MANDATE TO SUPPORT EXTENSION OF THE LEBANESE GOVERNMENT'S AUTHORITY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. MFA IO DEPARTMENT UN AFFAIRS DIVISION DIRECTOR YANG TAO TOLD POLOFFS AUGUST 2 THAT BEIJINGS POSITION IS V [...]	2006-08-02 11:14:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPKO CH UN LE IS
06BEIJING16162	CHINESE TELL BOUCHER STABILITY, SECURITY AND GOOD [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials, academics, and oil industry professionals told Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard A. Boucher during his July 30 ? August 2 visit to China that stability and security are China's foreign policy goals in the Central and Sou [...]	2006-08-07 08:07:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XD XK CH
06BEIJING16165	WU DAWEI AND BOUCHER TALK NEPAL AND (NO) [...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei told Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher the purpose of Wu's visit to SIPDIS Nepal was to show China's support for Nepal's new government. China believes the United Nations can play a positive role in the process of stabilizing Nepal's political situation [...]	2006-08-07 08:14:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH XD
06BEIJING16380	AFM CUI CONFIRMS PLAN TO VISIT IRAN [...] (C) CHINESE ASSISTANT FOREIGN MINISTER CUI TIANKAI CONFIRMED TO U/S DOBRIANSKY THAT HE PLANS TO VISIT IRAN BEFORE AUGUST 22 TO "ATTEMPT TO PERSUADE IRAN THAT IT IS IN ITS INTEREST TO RESPOND POSITIVELY" TO THE P-5 PLUS 1 INCENTIVES PACKAGE CONCERNING ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM. IN AN AUGUST 9 DISCUS [...]	2006-08-09 12:31:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PARM IR IS CH
06BEIJING16381	U/S DOBRIANSKY DISCUSSES NORTH KOREANS, HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY AND ASSISTANT FOREIGN MINISTER CUI TIANKAI DISCUSSED NORTH KOREANS IN CHINA, HUMAN RIGHTS AND CANDIDATES TO HEAD THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) DURING AN AUGUST 9 BILATERAL MEETING PRIOR TO THE U.S.-CHINA GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM (GIF). U/S DOBRIANSKY E [...]	2006-08-09 12:41:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM AORC KN UN CH
06BEIJING16502	BEIJING DOES NOT EXPECT SERIOUS ANTI-JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: NEITHER JAPANESE DIPLOMATS NOR BEIJING-BASED JAPAN EXPERTS ANTICIPATE LARGE-SCALE ANTI-JAPANESE PROTESTS SUCH AS THOSE THAT OCCURRED IN APRIL 2005 SHOULD JAPANESE PM KOIZUMI VISIT YASUKUNI SHRINE ON OR AROUND AUGUST 15. THE JAPANESE EMBASSY HERE TWEAKED ITS EMERGENCY PLAN IN CA [...]	2006-08-11 08:54:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC JA CH
06BEIJING16512	CODEL STEVENS MEETING WITH PRESIDENT HU JINTAO [...] (C) CODEL Stevens, accompanied by the Ambassador, reviewed with President Hu Jintao the results of the U.S.-China Inter-Parliamentary Exchange dialogue and urged further Chinese cooperation on the North Korean and Iranian nuclear issues. President Hu said the bilateral relationship is in good [...]	2006-08-12 09:47:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON ENRG CH KN LE IR
06BEIJING16513	CODEL STEVENS AND NPC CHAIRMAN WU BANGGUO DISCUSS [...] (C) CODEL Stevens, accompanied by the Ambassador, met with National People's Congress (NPC) Chairman Wu Bangguo on August 11 in Beijing to discuss key U.S.- China bilateral issues following the third annual U.S.-China Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG) dialogue in Guilin. Senators raised concern [...]	2006-08-12 10:01:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ENRG CH
06BEIJING16514	CODEL STEVENS AND LIU QI DISCUSS BEIJING OLYMPIC [...] (SBU) Codel Stevens, accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Beijing Party Secretary and President of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 29th Olympiad Games (BOCOG) Liu Qi to discuss Olympic preparations, including security, venue construction, traffic management, air quality, media, you [...]	2006-08-12 10:13:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KOLY ASEC CH
06BEIJING16515	CODEL STEVENS AND NPC CHAIRMAN WU BANGGUO DISCUSS [...] (C) CODEL STEVENS, ACCOMPANIED BY THE AMBASSADOR, MET WITH NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS (NPC) CHAIRMAN WU BANGGUO ON AUGUST 11 IN BEIJING TO DISCUSS KEY U.S.- CHINA BILATERAL ISSUES FOLLOWING THE THIRD ANNUAL U.S.-CHINA INTER-PARLIAMENTARY GROUP (IPG) DIALOGUE IN GUILIN. SENATORS RAISED CONCERN [...]	2006-08-13 22:58:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON ENRG CH TW KN LE IR

06BEIJING16516	CODEL STEVENS AND LIU QI DISCUSS BEIJING OLYMPIC [...] (SBU) CODEL STEVENS, ACCOMPANIED BY THE AMBASSADOR, MET WITH BEIJING PARTY SECRETARY AND PRESIDENT OF THE BEIJING ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE 29TH OLYMPIAD GAMES (BOCOG) LIU QI TO DISCUSS OLYMPIC PREPARATIONS, INCLUDING SECURITY, VENUE CONSTRUCTION, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, AIR QUALITY, MEDIA, YOU [...]	2006-08-13 22:59:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KOLY ASEC CH
06BEIJING16631	CODEL Stevens: U.S.-China Inter-Parliamentary [...] (SBU) CODEL Stevens, accompanied by the Ambassador, discussed issues including Taiwan, North Korea, Lebanon, China?s defense policy, energy security, intellectual property rights (IPR),the exchange rate and bilateral trade with members of the Chinese National People?s Congress (NPC) in Guilin [...]	2006-08-14 07:52:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG SENV KIPR OREP CH TW
06BEIJING1665	JANUARY 26 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINA'S SUPPORT FOR [...] Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing stated China's concern over current developments in the Iran nuclear crisis to visiting Iranian National Supervisory Council Security Advisor Ali Larijani, MFA Spokesperson Kong Quan said at the regular January 26 MFA Press Briefing. China considers Russia's prop [...]	2006-01-26 11:37:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CH IR XA
06BEIJING16740	ASSISTANT FOREIGN MINISTER CUI DEPARTS BEIJING FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-14 09:52:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ETTC IR CH
06BEIJING16814	CODEL STEVENS DISCUSSES ENERGY POLICY WITH NDRC [...] (SBU) CODEL Stevens, accompanied by the Ambassador, discussed energy policy with new National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Vice Chairman Chen Deming. Chen emphasized that China intends to maintain 90 percent energy self-sufficiency by relying on domestic coal resources and develop [...]	2006-08-15 09:57:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENGR KNNP TRGY CH
06BEIJING16819	FOREIGN MINISTRY CONDEMNS PM KOIZUMI'S SHRINE [...] (C) Summary: Beijing strongly condemned the visit by Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi to Yasukuni Shrine, with the Foreign Ministry stating that PM Koizumi was "challenging international justice and trampling human conscience." Foreign Minister Li told Japanese Ambassador Miyamoto that PM Ko [...]	2006-08-15 10:17:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC JA CH
06BEIJING16822	PRC/LEBANON: BEIJING SKEPTICAL ABOUT PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: BEIJING BELIEVES UNSRC 1701 IS A "GOOD RESOLUTION" BUT IS SKEPTICAL ABOUT PROSPECTS FOR ITS SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION. MFA WEST ASIA AND NORTH AFRICA DEPARTMENT LEVANT DIVISION DIRECTOR CHEN WEIQING SAID AUGUST 15 THAT EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1701 WILL DEPEND ON RESOLVI [...]	2006-08-15 10:47:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS CH UN IS LE
06BEIJING16823	A/S SAUERBREY'S AUGUST 10 MEETING WITH UNHCR [...] (C) SUMMARY: VISITING PRM ASSISTANT SECRETARY ELLEN SAUERBREY MET AUGUST 10 WITH UNHCR ACTING REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE CHOOSIN NGAOTHEPPITAK TO DISCUSS NORTH KOREANS IN CHINA AND OTHER REFUGEE ISSUES. REVIEWING EFFORTS TO PUSH THE PRC TO LIVE UP TO ITS INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND COOPERATE [...]	2006-08-15 13:18:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM KN KS CH TH
06BEIJING16876	PRC/LEBANON: CHINA CONSIDERING SENDING [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY. BEIJING IS CAREFULLY CONSIDERING REQUESTS FOR CHINESE CONTRIBUTIONS TO AN EXPANDED UNIFIL UNDER UNSCR 1701, SAID MFA INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR GENERAL WU HAI LONG AT A MEETING WITH THE DCM ON AUGUST 16. [...]	2006-08-16 11:01:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS LE UNSC CH
06BEIJING16879	CHINA-JAPAN RELATIONS: PRC SCHOLARS EXPECT [...] (C) SUMMARY: FOLLOWING PM KOIZUMI'S VISIT TO YASUKUNI SHRINE, CHINESE JAPAN SCHOLARS ARE FOCUSING ON WHAT APPROACH CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY ABE MIGHT TAKE IF, AS WIDELY EXPECTED, ABE BECOMES JAPAN'S NEXT PRIME MINISTER AFTER PM KOIZUMI STEPS DOWN IN SEPTEMBER. ABE WOULD PROBABLY BE ABLE TO AV [...]	2006-08-16 11:37:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA CH
06BEIJING17108	(C) PROSPECTS FOR COORDINATION WITH CHINA ON [...] (C) Summary: Chinese government officials indicated to a visiting USAID official that while they welcome the opportunity to discuss development assistance as part of an overarching U.S.-China dialogue, the prospects for coordination with China on foreign aid appear to be limited in the near te [...]	2006-08-21 06:41:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PREL CH AF
06BEIJING17497	PRC/SUDAN: CHINA EMPHASIZES NEED FOR KHARTOUM'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: AN MFA OFFICIAL TOLD US THE PRC SUPPORTS REHATTING THE AFRICAN UNION MISSION IN SUDAN (AMIS) PEACEKEEPERS BUT CONTINUES TO STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF SUDANESE GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY (GNU) CONSENT TO SUCH AN OPERATION. BEIJING BELIEVES SUCH CONSENT IS NECESSARY PRIOR TO PROCEE [...]	2006-08-22 14:38:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPKO SU CH
06BEIJING1773	CHINA/INDIA: INDIAN EMBASSY READOUT ON FOREIGN [...] (C) India and China maintain different positions on Iran and Nepal, according to Indian Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Vinay Kwatra. Providing a readout on Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran's January 9-11 visit to Beijing and in follow-on discussion, Kwatra noted India's continued opposit [...]	2006-01-27 08:50:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH IN NP IR
06BEIJING17768	CHINESE LEADERSHIP HOLDS CENTRAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (C) HU JINTAO AND THE REST OF CHINA'S TOP LEADERSHIP HELD A "CENTRAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS WORK CONFERENCE" IN BEIJING ON AUGUST 21-23, WHICH LOCAL CONTACTS DEEMED UNUSUAL AND HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT. THE MEETING REPORTEDLY EMPHASIZED THE SIGNIFICANCE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO CHINA'S DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENT A [...]	2006-08-24 13:19:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH
06BEIJING17957	ROK READOUT OF NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR SONG [...] (C) ROK NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR SONG MIN-SOON'S AUGUST 24-25 VISIT TO BEIJING FOCUSED ON PLANNING FOR ROK PRESIDENT ROH'S OCTOBER VISIT AS WELL AS DISCUSSING NORTH KOREA. AN ROK EMBASSY OFFICER STRESSED THAT BOTH SIDES LOOK TO PRESIDENT ROH'S VISIT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN BILATERAL [...]	2006-08-25 12:19:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC KNNP CH KN KS
06BEIJING17959	CHINA TELLS NGO ACTIVIST JOHN KAMM HIS HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIALS TOLD JOHN KAMM OF THE NGO DUIHUA FOUNDATION ON AUGUST 24 THAT HIS DIALOGUE ON PRISONER CASES WITH CHINESE OFFICIALS IS OVER AND THAT CHINA WAS "SICK AND TIRED" OF RESPONDING TO FOREIGNERS' REQUESTS ABOUT INDIVIDUAL HUMAN RIGHTS CASES. IN A SEPARATE, MUC [...]	2006-08-25 13:57:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL CH
06BEIJING18217	CHINA UNLIKELY TO CO-CHAIR ARF 1540 SEMINAR [...] (C) Summary: China is unlikely to co-host an ASEAN Regional Forum Seminar on USNCR 1540 Implementation with us according to MFA Asian Affairs Department official Ma Jia. Lack of funding prevents China from co-hosting, Ma said, but she suggested that the United States might be able to reclama [...]	2006-08-29 09:49:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM CH
06BEIJING18460	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR USDOC AND USDOD [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-01 00:57:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP CH ETRD ETTC OTRA PREL
06BEIJING18534	CHINA LABOR ISSUES OVERVIEW [...] (U) This message provides background to assist with the planning of Labor Secretary Chao's September 13 meetings with Chinese Minister of Labor and Social Security Tian Chengping. The cable includes a section on current political and economic context (paras 4- 19),a review of developments [...]	2006-09-01 08:57:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PREL CH
06BEIJING18542	CHINA CAUTIOUS ON ASEAN+6 TRADE PROPOSALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: CHINA IS REACTING CAUTIOUSLY TO JAPAN'S PROPOSALS FOR AN ASEAN 6 FREE TRADE AGREEMENT AND OTHER EFFORTS TO INCREASE REGIONAL INTEGRATION. FURTHER DECISIONS ON SUCH STEPS COULD COME AT DECEMBER'S EAST ASIAN SUMMIT, BUT CHINA WILL CONTINUE TO LET ASEAN TAKE THE LEAD, FOREIGN MINIST [...]	2006-09-01 10:12:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN ETRD XE JA CH
06BEIJING18543	CHINA REACTS TO JAPAN'S PROTEST OVER EAST CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY: CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN AUGUST 30 AGAIN VOICED DISAGREEMENT WITH JAPAN OVER GAS EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES IN THE EAST CHINA SEA. AFTER TOKYO RAISED OBJECTIONS ABOUT CONSTRUCTION OF NEW CHINESE "STRUCTURES" IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE EAST CHINA SEA IN JULY, BEIJING RESPO [...]	2006-09-01 10:20:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG JA CH
06BEIJING18547	PRC/PAKISTAN: CLOSE COOPERATION ON KEY ISSUES, BUT THE TWO CAPITALS DON'T SEE EYE-TO-EYE [...] (C) Summary. Recent speculation that China has agreed to provide Pakistan with additional nuclear reactors is "nonsense," stated MFA Asian Affairs Department Deputy Division Director for Pakistan Wang Xilin, insisting that China will strictly adhere to its international obligations as a member of t [...]	2006-09-01 11:15:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH PK
06BEIJING18558	MOFCOM DELIVERS LETTER FROM VICE-PREMIER WU YI FOR [...] (U) Embassy's Commercial MinisteruCounselor (SCO) and Export Control Officer (ECO) were summoned to a hasty meeting with Mdme. WANG Qinhua, Director-General, Department of Mechanical, Electronic and High Technology Industries, Ministry of Commmerce (MOFCOM). The purpose of this meeting was fo [...]	2006-09-04 22:59:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP CH ETRD ETTC OTRA PREL
06BEIJING18589	PRC EXPERT ON EXPORT CONTROL ENFORCEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Chinese firms must export to survive and may view export control laws and regulations as an impediment to profitability, China Institute of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) Senior Research Professor and Deputy Director Ouyang Liping told Poloff. (Note: CICIR is affili [...]	2006-09-05 07:35:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM ETTC PREL MTCR CH
06BEIJING18680	SEPTEMBER 5 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points made at the September 5 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- China continues to support the Six-Party Talks and remains dedicated to the goal of a denuclearized Korean Peninsula. -- China believes the Six-Party Talks, not sanctions, is the most effective way to resolve the nuc [...]	2006-09-05 10:09:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CH KN
06BEIJING18752	MFA VIEWS ON SHOOTING OF JAPANESE FISHERMAN, RIVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE SHOOTING OF A JAPANESE FISHERMAN IN DISPUTED WATERS BY A RUSSIAN COASTAL PATROL BOAT REFLECTS LONG-STANDING TENSIONS, INCLUDING RUSSIAN FRUSTRATION AT THE QUALITY AND SPEED OF JAPANESE FISHING BOATS, ACCORDING TO A CHINESE DIPLOMAT EXPERIENCED IN THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST. THE MF [...]	2006-09-06 22:44:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG SENV RU JA CH
06BEIJING18886	FORMAL MFA REPLY ON ARF 1540 SEMINAR [...] (SBU) China formalized its inability to co-host an ASEAN Regional Forum Seminar (ARF) on UNSCR 1540 in a September 7 letter delivered to the Embassy. Full text of the letter to Blair Hall, EAP/RSP Director, is contained para 2. The letter was faxed separately to EAP/CM. China would likely [...]	2006-09-07 09:31:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM CH
06BEIJING18905	: A/S HILL VISIT, DPRK NUCLEAR TEST AND KIM [...] Key points made at the September 7 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- A/S Hill's meetings with VFM Wu Dawei and AFM Cui Tiankai focused on how to break the impasse and resume the Six-Party Talks process. -- All parties should avoid actions that would escalate tensions over a possible [...]	2006-09-07 09:44:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC CH KN
06BEIJING19030	China Pushes SCO Economic Agenda at Western China [...] (SBU) Sumary: Zhang Deguang, Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO),exhorted his central Asian counterparts at a September 2 event in Urumqi to quickly conclude three key economic agreements on customs, transportation and protection of foreign investment. These ar [...]	2006-09-08 09:28:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN ETRD PREL PTER CH ZK
06BEIJING19032	CHINA-EU SUMMIT: HEAVY ON DIALOGUE, LIGHT ON [...] (C) Neither the Chinese nor EU member states expect much in the way of deliverables from the Ninth Annual EU-China Summit in Helsinki, September 9-12. Wen Jiabao will represent China at the Summit, hosted by current EU President Finland, with the stated purpose of increasing dialogue and stre [...]	2006-09-08 10:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	EU FI PREL CH
06BEIJING19033	PROPOSED CHEN YUNLIN VISIT TO TAIWAN, NEVER [...] (C) THE MAINLAND'S TAIWAN AFFAIRS OFFICE (TAO) TOLD THE CHINESE PRESS THAT TAO DIRECTOR CHEN YUNLIN WAS FORCED TO "CANCEL" HIS PLANNED TRAVEL TO TAIWAN FOR AN AGRICULTURAL FORUM IN OCTOBER, AS TAIWAN AUTHORITIES REFUSE TO ALLOW HIM TO ATTEND. THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE FOLLOWING A LENGTHY MEE [...]	2006-09-08 11:02:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CH TW
06BEIJING19362	CUSTOMS' EXPORT CONTROL ENFORCEMENT ROLE IN [...] (C) Summary: The PRC's General Administration of Customs (GAC) utilizes a risk management system to identify "certain countries and regions" and "certain goods" to be subject to physical inspection before export, Customs officials at Shanghai's Waigaoqiao Port told Poloff during a September 7 [...]	2006-09-13 09:13:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM ETTC PREL MTCR CH
06BEIJING19404	DAS CHRISTENSEN'S MEETINGS WITH AFM HE YAFEI AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: ASSISTANT FOREIGN MINISTER HE YAFEI EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER PRESS REPORTS THE USG MAY SELL TAIWAN F-16S AND OVER THE POSSIBILITY THAT CHEN SHUI-BIAN MAY SEEK TO CREATE A CROSS-STRAIT CRISIS WHEN AFM HE MET EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN. DAS CHRISTENSEN SAID U.S. POLICY ON TAIWAN, INCLUDIN [...]	2006-09-13 09:30:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL PHUM CH KN
06BEIJING19407	SEPTEMBER 13 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: REACTION TO [...] KEY POINTS MADE AT THE SEPTEMBER 13 TAIWAN AFFAIRS OFFICE (TAO) PRESS BRIEFING WERE: -- THE MAINLAND HOPES TO SEE A STABLE AND PROSPEROUS TAIWAN AND WILL OPPOSE TAIWAN INDEPENDENCE AND PROMOTE CROSS- STRAIT RELATIONS TO FURTHER PEACE AND STABILITY (IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CAMPAIG [...]	2006-09-13 11:40:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CH TW
06BEIJING19483	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BEIJING SENDS POSITIVE SIGNAL [...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA IO Department UN Affairs Division Director Yang Tao on September 14. Noting that Indonesia has no objection to the UN 1267 Committee's listing of the Indonesian branch of the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO),Poloff passed a copy of r [...]	2006-09-14 06:08:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PTER EFIN PREL IN CH
06BEIJING19546	SEPTEMBER 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: NORTH KOREA, KIM [...] KEY POINTS MADE AT THE SEPTEMBER 14 MFA PRESS BRIEFING WERE: -- RESUMING THE SIX-PARTY TALKS REQUIRES EFFORTS BY ALL PARTIES. ON U.S. "SANCTIONS" AGAINST THE DPRK, CHINA SUPPORTS PROSECUTION OF THOSE COMMITTING FINANCIAL CRIMES BASED ON THE FACTS AND EVIDENCE. -- THERE ARE "NO ARRANGEME [...]	2006-09-14 11:21:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CH KN JA
06BEIJING19661	CHINA-JAPAN: BEIJING AWAITS ABE'S REMARKS BEFORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: CHINA HAD NO ROLE IN PUBLICIZING A PHOTO OF PREMIER WEN JIABAO SHAKING HANDS WITH JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER KOIZUMI AT THIS WEEK'S ASEM SUMMIT, A FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL SAID. CHINA REMAINS INTERESTED IN IMPROVING RELATIONS WITH JAPAN, THE OFFICIAL SAID, BUT AWAITS PRESUMPTIVE NE [...]	2006-09-15 10:11:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG JA CH
06BEIJING19663	AFM HE YAFEI EXPRESSES CHINESE OPPOSTION TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-15 11:29:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CH
06BEIJING19682	PRE-LICENSE CHECK: D360560 XIAMEN CHANGELIGHT [...] Unauthorised disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. REFTEL requested a Pre-License Check (PLC) to be conducted at the facilities of XIAMEN CHANGELIGHT CO. LTD, No. 124 Chuang Ye Building, Pioneering Park, Xiamen, Chi [...]	2006-09-18 06:45:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP CH ETRD ETTC PREL
06BEIJING19683	PRE-LICENSE CHECK: D357208 DEVELOPMENT AND [...] (U) Unauthorised disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. (U) REFTEL requested a Pre-License Check (PLC) to be conducted at the facilities of the DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH CENTER OF CHINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (CGS),No. 4 [...]	2006-09-18 06:45:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	BEXP CH ETRD ETTC PREL
06BEIJING19793	BEIJING-BASED CHIEFS OF MISSION ON WEN JIABAO IN [...] (C) Premier Wen Jiabao told Prime Minister Blair China is gradually reforming its political and administrative structure. UK Ambassador Ehrman said that the two discussed Iran, Lebanon, North Korea, human rights, trade issues and China's economic growth during their London meeting. FM Li Zh [...]	2006-09-18 09:42:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AMGT CASC FR GM JA UK EUN CH
06BEIJING1992	(CORRECTED COPY) CHINA/INDIA: DIFFERENCES ON IRAN, [...] (C) India and China maintain different positions on Iran and Nepal, according to Indian Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Vinay Kwatra. In a readout to Acting Polmincouns on Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran's visit to Beijing and in follow-on discussion, Kwatra noted India's continued oppos [...]	2006-02-06 06:58:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH IN NP IR
06BEIJING20011	MFA REACTION TO COUP IN THAILAND [...] (C) Summary: China was "somewhat surprised" by the coup against Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, but expects the matter to be resolved peacefully, MFA Deputy Director Sun Xiangyang told poloff September 20. Beijing expects the coup to have little impact on Thai foreign policy, including [...]	2006-09-20 09:12:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC TH CH
06BEIJING20012	CHINA DISAPPOINTED BURMA PLACED ON UNSC AGENDA [...] (C) China was disappointed by the decision to place Burma on the UN Security Council's agenda, MFA Deputy Division Director for United Nations Affairs Yao Shaojun said in response to reftel demarche. After noting he would convey the USG position and seek an official response, Yao offered his [...]	2006-09-20 09:17:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC BM CH
06BEIJING20019	THAI COUP CAPTURES CHINESE MEDIA ATTENTION [...] (C) News of the overnight coup in Thailand dominated the news cycle in Beijing September 20. Coverage was generally straightforward and emphasized that the coup was orderly and bloodless. Popular dailies ran front page headlines and Internet news sites quickly developed special coverage link [...]	2006-09-20 10:01:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KCUL SOCI CH
06BEIJING20070	PRE-LICENSE CHECK D355915 ZHEJIANG HESHENG [...] REFTEL requested a Pre-License Check end-use visit to determine the reliability of ZHEJIANG HESHENG CHEMICAL CO. LTD (a/k/a HE SHENG CHEMICAL) to receive controlled United States goods and technology. BIS license application D355915 lists ZHEJIANG HE SHENG CHEMICAL CO. LTD as the potential ult [...]	2006-09-21 05:34:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP CH ETRD ETTC PREL
06BEIJING20073	POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: D321423 AND D321151 [...] (U) REFTEL A requested a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) end-use check to be conducted at the CHINA OCEAN MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (COMRA) in order to determine that COMRA is in possession of commodities shipped against USDOC license applications D321523, D32115 [...]	2006-09-21 07:46:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	BEXP CH ETRD ETTC PREL
06BEIJING20105	PRC-TAJIKISTAN: PREMIER WEN DISCUSSES BORDER, [...] (C) Summary: Premier Wen Jiabao's September 14-16 state visit to Tajikistan focused on discussion of economic development, the disputed China-Tajikistan border and counterterrorism issues. A joint communiqu issued after the visit emphasized the parties' desire to resolve territorial dispute [...]	2006-09-21 09:22:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER TI CH
06BEIJING20107	SEPTEMBER 21 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SINO-JAPAN [...] Key points made at the September 21 MFA press briefing were: -- China hopes new LDP leader Shinzo Abe will make concrete efforts to improve Sino-Japanese relations. -- China and Japan will hold the Sixth Round of their strategic dialogue in Tokyo from September 23 to 24. -- Japan's pr [...]	2006-09-21 10:16:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EAID JA IR TH LE CH
06BEIJING20223	DDG LUO ON CHINA-SOUTH ASIA DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary: China remains concerned about instability in Nepal, MFA Asia Department Deputy Director General Luo Zhaohui told Polmincouns in a September 22 discussion of China-South Asia issues. China continues to avoid contact with the Maoists in Nepal and wonders what role the UN could play [...]	2006-09-22 12:08:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR XD AF NP IN PK CH
06BEIJING20360	SHANGHAI PARTY LEADER CHEN LIANGYU FIRED IN [...] (C) Xinhua News Agency announced the morning of September 25 that Politburo member Chen Liangyu was removed from his post as Shanghai Party Secretary by the Politburo due to corruption allegations. A terse Xinhua statement noted that Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng was named Acting Party Secretary [...]	2006-09-25 23:54:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
06BEIJING20509	SEPTEMBER 26 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK NUCLEAR [...] Key points made at the September 26 MFA press briefing were: -- China encourages and supports U.S.-DPRK bilateral discussions outside of the Six-Party Talks framework. -- China hopes Tokyo's new leadership can make concrete efforts to improve Sino-Japan relations and the Strategic Dialog [...]	2006-09-26 09:44:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CH JP
06BEIJING20676	SEPTEMBER 27 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Key points made at the September 27 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- China strongly condemns suggestions made by Chen Shui-bian regarding a change of Taiwan's territorial definition in Taiwan's "constitution" at a September 24 Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) meeting. [...]	2006-09-27 11:02:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CH TW
06BEIJING20678	XINHUA REBUFFS CRITICISM, STANDS BY REGULATIONS [...] (C) New regulations restricting foreign wire services' distribution of news and financial data in China aim to create a healthy media climate, state-run Xinhua News Agency staffer Wang Hongyu told Emboffs September 27. Wang said Xinhua had three motives in introducing the rules, namely a) st [...]	2006-09-27 11:29:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON ETRD KPAO CH
06BEIJING20679	PRC-JAPAN STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: VFM DAI RETURNS FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: China's "Strategic Dialogue" with Japan finally ended September 27 amid upbeat rhetoric but no concrete decision about the possibility of a summit meeting between Chinese President Hu Jintao and newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. According to the Japanese Embassy h [...]	2006-09-27 11:51:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA CH
06BEIJING20892	PRC-SUDAN: CHINA HOLDING FAST ON SIX-MONTH [...] (C) Summary: China sees no need to provide the Panel of Experts responsible for the Darfur region of Sudan with a one-year mandate, MFA International Organizations Department UN Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun told poloff September 28. The ultimate resolution of the Darfur issue depends [...]	2006-09-28 09:15:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC SU CH
06BEIJING20898	PRODI IN CHINA DISCUSSES ARMS EMBARGO, TRADE AND [...] (C) Italy leans to lifting the embargo of arms sales to China, said Italian Premier Romano Prodi, in China from September 13-19 with a 500-person Italian trade delegation. In Beijing, Prodi met with President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao and Communist Party Central Committee head Wang Jiarui. [...]	2006-09-28 10:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU IT CH
06BEIJING20899	MFA CITES DALAI LAMA AS PUSHING FOR EXPULSION OF [...] (C) MFA Director General for North America and Oceania Affairs Liu Jieyi objected to the awarding of a Congressional Gold Medal to the Dalai Lama during an informal discussion with the CDA on September 28. China views the award as a move that will "only encourage Tibet independence activists [...]	2006-09-28 10:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF CH
06BEIJING2090	PRC EXPRESSES STRONG DISSATISFACTION OVER QDR [...] (C) China is "strongly dissatisfied and completely disagrees" with the China portion of the February 6 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR),MFA Director General for North American and Oceanian Affairs Liu Jieyi told the CDA under instructions and reading from a prepared text at a February 7 meeti [...]	2006-02-07 12:21:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PM PREL CH
06BEIJING20900	SEPTEMBER 28 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TAIWAN ISSUES, [...] Key points made at the September 28 MFA press briefing were: -- China opposes inclusion of Taiwan in the US-Japan bilateral alliance. -- China attaches great importance to improving relations with Japan. -- China welcomes Secretary Rice to visit China at a "proper time." -- China is [...]	2006-09-28 12:38:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CH JP
06BEIJING20987	BEIJING-BASED CHIEFS OF MISSION ON POSSIBLE HU-ABE [...] (C) Hopes are high for a pre-APEC meeting between President Hu Jintao and newly-elected Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japanese DCM Shinyichi Nishimiya said. No specific agreements are in place. However, the Japanese viewed Hu's recent acknowledgement that both countries needed to improve relat [...]	2006-09-29 14:05:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH FR GM JA UK EUN
06BEIJING21079	VISIT OF OSHA A/S EDWIN G. FOULKE, JR. TO CHINA [...] SUMMARY: DOL Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., led an OSHA delegation to China September 17-24 to attend the Third China International Forum on Work Safety and meet with officials of the State Administration for Work Safety (SAWS). Chinese Governme [...]	2006-10-05 08:03:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EMIN ECON PREL PGOV PINR CH
06BEIJING21160	SED: PAULSON-BO XILAI MEETING [...] (SBU) Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson met with Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai on September 21 to outline U.S. goals and expectations for the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED). Secretary Paulson emphasized the need for currency SIPDIS flexibility and asked for Chinese support in reinvigoratin [...]	2006-10-06 03:37:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL CH
06BEIJING21219	DPRK NUCLEAR TEST THREAT: ROK, JAPANESE, RUSSIAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-07 09:27:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL MNUC KN CH KS JA RU
06BEIJING21220	DPRK NUCLEAR TEST THREAT: VIEWS OF CHINESE [...] (S) Chinese academic and media observers are concerned about North Korea's threat to conduct a nuclear test and generally believe the DPRK will actually carry out its threat to test at some point. Some observers expressed skepticism that a test would come soon. The official China Daily ran o [...]	2006-10-07 11:22:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL MNUC CH KN KS JA RU
06BEIJING21224	REPORTED DPRK NUCLEAR TEST: RARE MFA ""STATEMENT"" [...] (S) The Chinese Foreign Ministry issued a rare official ""statement"" (text at para 11) on October 9 condemning the reported DPRK nuclear test that day. China had only issued four previous MFA statements of this kind in the last decade and a half. Chinese contacts we spoke with expressed sur [...]	2006-10-09 11:50:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL MNUC CH KN JA KS RU
06BEIJING21226	CHINESE SCHOLARS, MEDIA APPLAUD PM ABE'S VISIT [...] (C) Japanese Prime Minister Abe's October 8 visit to Beijing drew praise from our contacts in Chinese media and academia. China's print and broadcast outlets provided upbeat blanket coverage of the visit, complete with page one headlines and color photos. While in general our contacts were f [...]	2006-10-09 12:30:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI CH JN
06BEIJING21227	REPORTED DPRK NUCLEAR TEST: REACTION OF BEIJING [...] (C) Officials from the Japanese, ROK, Russian, French and British Embassies in Beijing were in contact with Chinese officials October 9 about the reported DPRK nuclear test and said their capitals had made or would make statements condemning the DPRK action. The Japanese geological service re [...]	2006-10-09 12:31:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC MNUC PINR KN CH JN KS RU
06BEIJING21528	OCTOBER 11 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: CROSS-STRAIT [...] Key points made at the October 11 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- Following comments on the October 17-18 Cross- Strait Agricultural Forum in Boao, Hainan Province, the TAO spokesperson deflected a question about a possible meeting between President Hu Jintao and former [...]	2006-10-11 10:38:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CH TW
06BEIJING21638	AMBASSADOR RAISES REPORTED SHOOTINGS OF TIBETANS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador expressed to Vice Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi the United States' deep concern about reports that Tibetans crossing into Nepal were fired upon on September 30 by a Chinese border patrol. Reports indicate a Tibetan nun and perhaps one other Tibetan were shot and ki [...]	2006-10-12 10:19:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF CH
06BEIJING21641	OCTOBER 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST; [...] Key Points made at the October 12 Press Briefing were: -- The DPRK must not further worsen the Korean peninsula nuclear situation. -- Six-Party Talks remain the best method for resolving the crisis, however direct dialogue between the United States and DPRK would help narrow differences. [...]	2006-10-12 11:36:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CH KN KS NP
06BEIJING21713	MFA SAYS PM ABE VISIT WILL SMOOTH COURSE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's October 8-9 China visit marks the renewal of Japan-China leadership summits and will therefore smooth the future course of bilateral relations, MFA officials told us. The October 8 joint press communiqu for the PM Abe visit marked the first ti [...]	2006-10-13 08:45:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH JA KN
06BEIJING21796	BEIJING SCHOLARS ON DPRK DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) China's issuance of a tough statement in reaction to the DPRK claimed nuclear test reflected President Hu Jintao's anger over Pyongyang's defiance, according to Beijing think tanker An Hongquan (protect). The Chinese leadership was particularly "shocked and angered" by the timing of the DP [...]	2006-10-13 13:41:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR CH KS KN
06BEIJING21987	OCTOBER 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: UNSCR 1718; [...] Key Points made at the October 17 Press Briefing were: -- China will implement UNSCR 1718 seriously and in a responsible manner. -- Regarding reports that China is controlling truck traffic from China to North Korea and that banks in Dandong are restricting transfers of money into North K [...]	2006-10-17 10:01:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CH KN
06BEIJING21992	STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE (SED): MINSTRY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 17 Ministry of Finance (MOF) DG of International Affairs Zhu Guangyao discussed arrangements for the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) and the upcoming preparatory trip by Treasury U/S Adams, DUSTR Bhatia, and Commerce U/S Lavin with Econmincouns, Finatt, FCS Trade Fa [...]	2006-10-17 12:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL CH
06BEIJING22370	PRC/AFRICA: AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE HEADING TO [...] (C) More than forty African Heads of State or Government are expected to travel to China for the Beijing Summit of the triennial Forum for China-Africa Cooperation ("The Beijing Summit")(Reftels A and B),November 3-5. Egypt President Mubarak, Nigerian President Obasanjo, South African Preside [...]	2006-10-23 10:19:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AGOA ECON EAID CH
06BEIJING22493	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FRANCO-AMERICAN PROPOSAL ON [...] (C) Beijing will review carefully the Franco-American proposal on removing names from the list of those targeted for sanctions under UNSCR 1267, according to MFA IO Department UN Division Deputy Director Yao Shao Jun. Poloff and French Counselor Erkki Maillard delivered reftel points October [...]	2006-10-24 10:09:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC CH
06BEIJING22496	PRC CAUTIONS AGAINST A/S HILL MEETING WITH TAIWAN [...] (C) MFA Director General for North American and Oceanic Affairs Liu Jieyi told the DCM on October 24 that Beijing has heard Taiwan "so-called" Vice Minster of Foreign Affairs Chang Siao-yue will seek a meeting with A/S Christopher Hill at the Taiwan Post-Pacific Island Forum meeting in Nandi, [...]	2006-10-24 10:47:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW CH
06BEIJING22628	ASEAN-CHINA MEETING HOPES TO CHART COURSE TO FTA, [...] (C) Summary: The October 30-31 ASEAN-China Prime Ministers' meeting in Guangxi Province will celebrate 15 years of China's special dialogue partnership with ASEAN and chart the course for the next 15 years, including implementation of an ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement. MFA officials plannin [...]	2006-10-25 10:08:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ASEAN CH
06BEIJING22713	PRC/AFRICA: MFA BRIEFS PRESS ON UPCOMING FORUM FOR [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun and Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Vice Minister Wei Jianguo briefed the press on October 26 on the Beijing Summit of the triennial Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC),November 3-5 (Refs A-C). VM Wei said China a [...]	2006-10-26 12:17:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AGOA ECON EAID CH
06BEIJING22841	FM LI URGES NO A/S HILL MEETING WITH TAIWAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-30 02:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH TW
06BEIJING22919	PRC/AFRICA: CHINA-AFRICA FORUM GOALS: POLITICS, [...] (C) Politics remains the cornerstone of Sino-African relations even though the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)(Ref A) will tout extensive economic ties, including burgeoning two-way trade and as many as 2,500 bilateral agreements, Chinese scholars have told us. As China increasingly [...]	2006-10-30 13:01:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AGOA ECON EAID CH
06BEIJING22983	OCTOBER 31 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK, CHINA-AFRICA [...] Key Points made at the October 31 Press Briefing were: -- Japan's demand that North Korea not rejoin the Six-Party Talks as a nuclear power can be handled within the framework of the Talks. -- There has been no change in China's policy regarding the normal trade relations with the DPRK. [...]	2006-10-31 10:54:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CH PK KN
06BEIJING2306	PRC PROPOSES ISSUING LIMITED NUMBER OF ONE YEAR [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (SBU) MFA Office of Korean Peninsula Affairs Deputy Director MA Jia called representatives from the U.S., ROK and Japanese Embassies February 7 to deliver diplomatic notes proposing to issue one-year multiple entry diplomatic visas to four offi [...]	2006-02-08 10:35:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CVIS CH
06BEIJING23169	PRC/AFRICA: BEIJING DECKS ITSELF OUT TO WELCOME [...] (C) Beijing is rolling out a dramatic welcome for participants in the November 3-5 Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Bright billboards, signs and installations with an African flavor festoon the city's main street. Authorities have beefed up security and will enforce special rules [...]	2006-11-01 11:44:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AGOA ECON EAID CH
06BEIJING23353	SCHOLARS SAY SCO EXPANSION, IRANIAN MEMBERSHIP, [...] (C) Chinese scholars say that by 2007 the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) could be in a position to accept new permanent and observer members and will further establish a framework to address economic development, good governance and energy issues in Central Asia. Iran could become a [...]	2006-11-02 10:28:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PTER ZK RS CH IR
06BEIJING23354	PRC-THAILAND: THAKSIN MEETS BUSINESS CRONIES AND [...] (C) Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has met with business partners and the Thai Ambassador to China since he arrived in Beijing on November 1. MFA officials said Thaksin's visit was a private one and a Thai Embassy official in Beijing confirmed that Thaksin has not met Chinese G [...]	2006-11-02 10:38:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR XC TH CH
06BEIJING23355	BEIJING'S TAIWAN WATCHERS WARN OF CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) Beijing-based Taiwan scholars fully expect Chen Shui-bian to try to cause problems in cross- Strait relations to further his own political interests between now and summer 2007. Beijing does not believe that Chen will have the necessary support to pass a new Constitution, but is concerne [...]	2006-11-02 11:49:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
06BEIJING23356	NOVEMBER 2 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: NORTH KOREA, AFRICA [...] Key Points made at the November 2, 2006 Press Briefing were: -- The resumption of the Six-Party Talks is a positive step towards insuring peace and stability on the North Korean Peninsula. The Talks will resume at the parties' earliest convenience. -- Six African leaders will make state [...]	2006-11-02 12:10:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC TBIO KFLU AGOA JA CH KN
06BEIJING23548	PRC/AFRICA: PRC SEEKS NEW STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Representatives from 48 African countries, including 41 Heads of State or Government, converged on Beijing for the November 3-5 Beijing Summit and Third Ministerial of the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)(Ref A). The PRC played up its desire to forge a "new strategic partnership" [...]	2006-11-06 12:04:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AGOA ECON EAID CH
06BEIJING23549	CHINA/CENTRAL ASIA - URUMQI HIGH LEVEL FORUM [...] (SBU) Summary: At the fourth session of the Central, West and South Asia Regional Economic Cooperation High- Level Forum held in Urumqi, Xinjiang on September 2, 2006, participants effused about the future of regional cooperation and economic integration. The Executive Director of the Sunbr [...]	2006-11-06 23:20:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ETRD PREL PTER EFIN CH ZK RS TU PK
06BEIJING23571	PRC CLAIMS HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGERY ON GOOGLE EARTH [...] (C) China wants the United States Government to take action to get Google to reduce the resolution of the Google Earth images of China's military, nuclear, space, energy and other sensitive government agency installations in order to deprive terrorists of potentially dangerous information, XXXXXXX [...]	2006-11-07 06:48:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR TSPA CH
06BEIJING23628	NOVEMBER 7 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points made at the regular November 7 MFA Press Briefing were: -- China calls for speedy resumption of Six-Party Talks. The spokesman deflected a question about excluding Japan from the Talks. -- United States' Undersecretaries Nick Burns and Robert Joseph will visit China this week [...]	2006-11-07 11:03:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ENRG KN CH
06BEIJING23631	ASEAN-CHINA SUMMIT MEMORIALIZES COOPERATION; TEES [...] (C) Heads of state from all ten ASEAN member countries attended the largely ceremonial October 30-31 ASEAN-China 15-year anniversary Summit hosted by Premier Wen Jiabao in China's Guangxi Province. The leaders signed a joint statement pledging to enhance strategic cooperation, to support a nu [...]	2006-11-07 13:07:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG EAIR EAID KWMN CH
06BEIJING23664	NOVEMBER 7 MFA BRIEFING ON HU JINTAO VISIT TO APEC, [...] On November 7, Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai held a special briefing to announce President Hu Jintao?s plans to visit Vietnam, Laos, India and Pakistan in conjunction with his attendance at the November 17-19 APEC Leaders Summit in Hanoi. Hu will pay state visits to Vietnam from Nov [...]	2006-11-07 23:19:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CH
06BEIJING23695	PRC/AFRICA: BEYOND THE BEIJING SUMMIT TRADE AND [...] (C) China and African countries announced 16 trade deals worth USD 1.9 billion at the conclusion of the Beijing Summit of the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)(Ref A),but contacts tell us that the real number and value of bilateral contracts signed during the Beijing Summit is likely [...]	2006-11-08 06:55:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AGOA ECON EAID CH
06BEIJING23696	EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN AND FISS SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (C) Prime Minister Abe's visit to Beijing was an "icebreaking event" and momentum in resolving outstanding differences between Beijing and Tokyo is building very quickly, Chen Zhiya, Secretary General of the Foundation for International Strategic Studies (FISS) told EAP DAS Thomas Christensen [...]	2006-11-08 08:09:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KN CH
06BEIJING23702	PRC-THAILAND: THAKSIN STILL IN CHINA [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-08 09:24:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR TH CH
06BEIJING23711	CHEN YUNLIN RAISES TAIWAN CONSTITUTION CONCERNS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-09 09:57:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
06BEIJING23713	EU ARMS EMBARGO UNLIKELY TO BE LIFTED DURING [...] (C) Summary: The EU Arms Embargo against China is unlikely to be lifted, or even be on the agenda, during the German EU Presidency that begins in January 2007, according to contacts at the German and UK Embassies in Beijing. Although both Italian President Prodi and French President Chirac pu [...]	2006-11-09 10:21:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU CH

06BEIJING23715	NOVEMBER 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: U.S. MIDTERM [...] Key Points made at the November 9, 2006 Press Briefing were: -- China has no comment on the resignation of Defense Secretary Rumsfeld or the midterm elections and stands ready SIPDIS to work with the United States and both its political parties. -- VFM Wu Dawei discussed the DPRK with [...]	2006-11-09 10:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TBIO KN RS CH JA
06BEIJING23726	DAS CHRISTENSEN DISCUSSES NORTH KOREA AND TAIWAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-13 01:13:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH KN KS JA
06BEIJING23736	CHEN YUNLIN RAISES TAIWAN CONSTITUTION CONCERNS [...] (S) Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) Director Chen Yunlin told the Ambassador that China remains concerned about Chen Shui-bian's plans to pursue de jure independence for Taiwan through constitutional reform, despite his current political troubles. TAO's Chen asserted that Chen Shui-bian will take [...]	2006-11-13 06:54:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL PGOV CH TW
06BEIJING23776	NOVEMBER 14 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINESE SUBMARINE [...] Key Points made at the November 9, 2006 Press Briefing were: -- MFA Spokesperson Jiang Yu claims ignorance of reports that a Chinese submarine followed the USS Kitty Hawk. He said China is an &adamant force8 in the region and the world for peace and stability. -- Jiang deflected questio [...]	2006-11-14 11:45:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TBIO KN CH EC JA IN PK
06BEIJING23789	NOVEMBER 15 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: ARRESTS ON [...] Key points made at the November 15 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- Two Taiwan businesspeople have been detained in Hunan Province for spying. -- The spokesman deflected questions about China's view of the indictment of Chen Shui-bian's wife, Wu Shu-chen, and the quest [...]	2006-11-15 11:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR ETRD CH TW
06BEIJING23811	CHINA/ENERGY: SENATOR CANTWELL, NDRC VICE-CHAIRMAN ZHANG [...] (SBU) United States Senator Maria Cantwell (WA) and National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Vice-Chairman Zhang Guobao met to discuss a broad range of bilateral energy issues on Monday November 13, 2006. Senator Cantwell invited Zhang to travel to Washington State for bilateral energ [...]	2006-11-16 07:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL ETRD SENV TRGY CH
06BEIJING23814	NOVEMBER 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key Points made at the November 16, 2006 Press Briefing were: -- China hopes the Six-Party Talks will resume as soon as possible, but has no information on whether State Councilor Tang Jianxuan will return to Pyongyang anytime soon. -- UNSCR 1718 does not specify what constitutes "luxury [...]	2006-11-16 10:27:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CH JA
06BEIJING23817	PRC RELUCTANT TO ACCEPT KOMID DEMARCHE BECAUSE OF [...] (S/NF) We delivered ref A demarche with considerable difficulty after our regular contacts at the People's Bank of China (PBOC) and the MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department refused to meet with us. We received no direct response when we finally managed to discuss KOMID with the IO Depa [...]	2006-11-16 14:32:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM ETTC CH NK
06BEIJING23849	PRC/INDIA: DESPITE CHINA'S AMBASSADOR'S PRESS [...] (C) China and India are working closely together to ensure that Preident Hu Jintao's November 20 ) 23 trip to India is a success, according to a Chinese MFA official and an Indian Embassy officer. In separae meetings, both officers confirmed that recent press statements made by China's Ambass [...]	2006-11-17 10:06:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN PK CH
06BEIJING23850	PRC/IRAQ: CHINA TO SUPPORT MNF-I MANDATE EXTENSION [...] (C) China will support the extension of the Iraq MNF-I mandate out of respect for the will of the Iraqi government and people, MFA International Organizations Department Director Yang Tao informed Poloffs November 17 in response to reftel points and letter. Tao warned that although China woul [...]	2006-11-17 12:09:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC CH IZ
06BEIJING23852	USUN FOR PHEE, CARPENTER AND MORRIS NSC FOR [...] (C) China's full and effective implementation of UNSCR 1718 sanctions against the DPRK is especially important given China's P-5 status and its special relationship with the DPRK, Poloff stressed to MFA IO UN Division Director Yang Tao when delivering the United States' 1718 report and provisi [...]	2006-11-17 12:59:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL KN CH
06BEIJING23853	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1718 IMPLEMENTATION [...] (C) China's full and effective implementation of UNSCR 1718 sanctions against the DPRK is especially important given China's P-5 status and its special relationship with the DPRK, Poloff stressed to MFA IO UN Division Director Yang Tao when delivering the United States' 1718 report and provisi [...]	2006-11-17 13:01:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL KN CH
06BEIJING23854	PRC/BURMA: CHINA URGES THAT BURMA NOT BE RAISED AT [...] (C) While China is gradually changing its foreign policy to accept cases for humanitarian intervention before the UN Security Council in instances of gross human rights violations, Burma's domestic problems do not constitute such a threat to international peace and security, MFA IO UN Division [...]	2006-11-17 14:18:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BM CH
06BEIJING23883	DAS CHRISTENSEN DISCUSSES NORTH KOREA AND TAIWAN [...] (C) The North Korean nuclear problem should be the focus of the Six-Party Talks and we should not let other issues interfere with the primary goal of denuclearizing the DPRK, Vice Chairman of the China Reform Forum (CRF) DING Kuisong (strictly protect),told visiting EAP DAS Thomas Christensen [...]	2006-11-18 03:34:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH KN KS JA
06BEIJING23933	PRC SUPPORTS UNSC ACTION ON IRAN; DIFFERS ON SCOPE [...] (C) Given Iran's failure to cooperate with the IAEA and comply with UNSCR 1696, it is imperative that the UN Security Council reach agreement as soon as possible on a sanctions resolution based on the EU3 draft text, Poloff stressed to MFA IO UN Division Director Yang Tao when delivering refte [...]	2006-11-20 08:53:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PREL CH
06BEIJING23938	CHINA/ENERGY: SENIOR DIRECTOR HUNTER, NDRC VICE-CHAIRMAN [...] (SBU) NSC Senior Director Roszell Hunter and National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Vice-Chairman Zhang Xiaoqiang met to discuss energy and environmental issues relating to the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) on November 16, 2006. Senior Director Hunter stated Washington wants cr [...]	2006-11-20 09:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL ETRD SENV TRGY CH
06BEIJING23954	NOVEMBER 21 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key Points at the November 21 MFA Press Conference were: - A/S Hill and VFM Wu Dawei held talks on resumpion of the Six-Party Talks but no date has been set for the Talks to resume. -- The MFA Spokesperson had no comment on reports of the "unfreezing" of DPRK accounts in Macao or about th [...]	2006-11-21 10:51:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KN IN CH MX CO
06BEIJING24002	(C) PRC/SUDAN: PRC MFA ON BASHIR AT THE BEIJING [...] (C) President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao urged Sudanese President Bashir to cooperate with the international community on Darfur during bilateral meetings on November 2 and 3 in Beijing in advance of the Beijing Summit of the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)(Ref A),according M [...]	2006-11-22 09:43:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID UN CH SU
06BEIJING24004	PRC/AFRICA: MUBARAK IN CHINA [...] (C) President Mubarak's November 6-7 State Visit immediately following the Beijing Summit of the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)(Ref A) included separate meetings with President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao and National People's Congress (NPC) Chairman Wu Bangguo as well as with ex [...]	2006-11-22 09:58:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV AGOA ECON EAID EG CH
06BEIJING24029	XINHUA TO PRESS AHEAD WITH RULES RESTRICTING [...] (C) The Xinhua News Agency plans to move ahead with State Council-mandated regulations restricting foreign wire services' distribution of news and financial data in China, Xinhua Foreign Affairs Office Deputy Director General Zhou Zongmin told Emboffs November 22. The Foreign Information Adm [...]	2006-11-24 06:41:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD EFIN KPAO CH
06BEIJING24126	NOVEMBER 28 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key Points at the November 28 MFA Press Conference were: -- This afternoon in Beijing the heads of the Six-Party Talks delegations from China, the United States and the DPRK held meetings, including bilateral and trilateral talks, on the resumption of the Six-Party Talks but no date has yet b [...]	2006-11-28 11:34:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KN CH PK EC CY SU
06BEIJING24127	PRC SATISFIED WITH PRESIDENT HU JINTAO'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Chinese President Hu Jintao's November 15-20 state visits to Vietnam and Laos succeeded in strengthening Beijing's relationship with these two socialist neighbors, according to MFA officials and third-country diplomats. In Hanoi, Hu pledged support for Vietnamese efforts to enter [...]	2006-11-28 11:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ENRG CH VM LA
06BEIJING24165	NOVEMBER 29 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: 1992 CONSENSUS, [...] Key points at the November 29 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: --The spokesman declined to comment on Taiwan's internal politics and Ma Ying-jeou's 2008 candidacy, noting that the "1992 consensus" should serve as the basis for cross-Strait negotiations. -- Cross-Strait tr [...]	2006-11-29 10:24:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD ECON CH TW
06BEIJING24199	PRC/INDIA: PRESIDENT HU JINTAO'S STATE VISIT TO [...] (C) Chinese President Hu Jintao's November 20)23 visit to India strengthened the "mutual political trust" and "strategic cooperation" between Beijing and New Delhi, according to MFA officials and third country diplomats. The Summit between President Hu and Indian Prime Minister Singh resulted [...]	2006-11-30 10:39:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN CH
06BEIJING24200	NOVEMBER 30 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key Points at the November 30 MFA Press Conference were: -- Meetings between the heads of the Six-Party Talks delegations from China, the United States and the DPRK were helpful. No date for the talks has been set. -- The United States-China Strategic Economic Dialogue co-chaired by Trea [...]	2006-11-30 11:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CH
06BEIJING24201	CHINA: GEN. XIONG GUANGKAI TELLS AMBASSADOR 2006 [...] (C) This has been a "benchmark year" for United State-China relations, General Xiong Guangkai, President of the China Institute for International Strategic Studies (CIISS),told the Ambassador. The relationship has developed in a comprehensive manner including advances in military relations a [...]	2006-11-30 11:56:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS MOPS CH TN KN IR JP
06BEIJING24202	MFA OPPOSES MEETING BETWEEN UNDER SECRETARY [...] (C) China "strongly opposes" a meeting between Under Secretary Dobriansky and the Dalai Lama, MFA Director General (DG) for North American and Oceanian Affairs Liu Jieyi told the DCM on November 30. China demands that the meeting not take place because the "Dalai Lama's regime" supports Tibe [...]	2006-11-30 13:13:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CH
06BEIJING24231	PRC-THAILAND: WEN JIABAO POSTPONES BANGKOK VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Premier Wen Jiabao has canceled a planned trip to Bangkok that would have been the highest-level PRC visit since the coup. The trip, which Wen had promised to make during an October bilateral meeting with General Surayud at the China-ASEAN Summit, will be rescheduled because of W [...]	2006-12-01 08:41:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER TH CH
06BEIJING24237	CHINA URGED TO PREVENT TRANSFERS TO IRAN MISSILE [...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Third Secretary Yu Dunhai on December 1, urging China to investigate quickly and fully the activities of two Iranian front companies seeking to procure missile-related equipment from Chinese fi [...]	2006-12-01 10:47:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA CH IR
06BEIJING24258	CHINA/COAL: VISIT TO SHANXI PROVINCE MINE BRINGS ISSUES TO [...] (SBU) Coal is likely to provide 65 to 70 percent of China's energy needs for at least the next 20 years, according to industry estimates, yet the sector itself faces widespread challenges related to transportation, industry restructuring, profitability, and safety. All of these problems were o [...]	2006-12-04 03:58:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL ETRD SENV TRGY CH
06BEIJING24273	SCO CHIEF DISCUSSES IRAN, MILITARY EXERCISES, [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-04 23:50:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ENRG ZK IR CH RS
06BEIJING24302	SCO CHIEF DISCUSSES IRAN, MILITARY EXERCISES, [...] (C) Summary: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has "no current plans" for expansion or to allow observers, including Iran, to become full members, SCO Secretary General Zhang Deguang told the Ambassador December 4. Zhang denied reports that the SCO and some non-SCO former Soviet repu [...]	2006-12-05 07:28:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ENRG ZK IR CH RS
06BEIJING24310	DECEMBER 5 MFA BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS AND [...] Key Points at the December 5 MFA Press Conference were: -- China hopes for the early resumption of the Six-Party Talks, but this requires the consensus of all parties. No date has been set. Luxury goods prohibited for import to the DPRK have not been defined. -- China is closely followin [...]	2006-12-05 10:34:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM RP JA KS TC CH
06BEIJING24316	PRC/SOUTH AFRICA: MBEKI IN CHINA [...] (C) Beijing's decision to give President Mbeki one of the limited number of state visits following the recent Beijing Summit of the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC, Ref A) reflects Beijing's view of South Africa's importance and the "very friendly" relations between the two countries, [...]	2006-12-06 01:39:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID UN CH
06BEIJING24344	MFA BRIEFING ON EAST ASIA SUMMIT, CHINA-ASEAN [...] On December 6, Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai held a special press briefing outlining Premier Wen Jiabao?s upcoming planned state visit to the Philippines and Chinese participation in ASEAN- related events in Cebu from December 11-15. Wen will attend the East Asia Summit, China-ASEAN [...]	2006-12-06 09:12:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD CH RP JA KS KN
06BEIJING24348	(C) PRC/AFRICA: ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA AT THE [...] (C) President Hu Jintao met with both Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki during the Beijing Summit of the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)(Ref A),according to MFA contacts, who added that the two African leaders did not meet each other while [...]	2006-12-06 10:08:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AGOA ECON EAID CH
06BEIJING24377	DECEMBER 7 MFA BRIEFING: IRAN NUCLEAR, SIX- PARTY [...] Key Points at the December 7 MFA Press Conference were: -- China believes diplomacy on the Iran nuclear issue needs more time and space. -- The DPRK nuclear issue will likely be discussed during upcoming ASEAN meetings. -- It is "inappropriate" for UNHCR to call DPRK refugees in China [...]	2006-12-07 15:31:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ENRG ECON KN IR CH
06BEIJING24421	CHINESE SCHOLAR DISCUSSES NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR [...] (C) China's good will towards North Korea has been destroyed by the nuclear test and a fundamental change is taking place in Sino-DPRK relations, according to Beijing University Professor Zhu Feng. Noting that his view is in the minority, Zhu said that he believes sanctions against the North [...]	2006-12-08 12:21:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC KNNP JA CH
06BEIJING24422	CPA'S LIU BAINIAN ON ORDINATION OF XUZHOU BISHOP [...] (C) Summary: Vice-Chairman of the Catholic Patriotic Association (CPA) Liu Bainian defended the November 30 ordination of Bishop Wang Renlei as the auxiliary bishop in Xuzhou (reftel),Jiangsu Province, saying that the Chinese Government gave advance notice of the appointment to the Vatican an [...]	2006-12-08 12:45:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV CH VT
06BEIJING24423	PRC/IRAN: THINK-TANKER DISCUSSES IRANIAN VIEWS ON [...] (C) Iranian diplomats told Chinese officials in October that the North Korean test will "derail" UNSC actions against Iran, according to Li Guofu, of the MFA-affiliated China Institute of International Studies. Li said that Beijing is redefining its national security interests and is changing [...]	2006-12-08 12:46:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC ETTC IR CH
06BEIJING24470	DECEMBER 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key Points at the December 12 MFA Press Conference were: -- The Six-Party Talks will resume on December 18 with the Joint Statement of September 19, 2005 forming the basis for negotiations. -- Trade issues with the United States can be resolved through dialogue and China has worked in "ea [...]	2006-12-12 11:31:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER ECON KN IS AJ CD CA CI LO KZ CH
06BEIJING24491	HUMAN RIGHTS: EMBASSY URGES RELEASE OF YANG [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-13 10:33:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CH
06BEIJING24492	PRC/IRAN: DEMARCHE ON UK-FRENCH DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] (C) Noting President Hu Jintao's commitment that China will support UN sanctions on items that could contribute to Iran's nuclear program, MFA International Organizations Department UN Affairs Division Director Yang Tao told Poloffs December 13 that Beijing is comfortable with reftel draft tex [...]	2006-12-13 11:22:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC ETTC IR CH
06BEIJING24495	HUMAN RIGHTS: MFA OFFICIAL TOUTS JUDICIAL PROCESS [...] (C) MFA Human Rights official Xu Jing touted the Chinese Government's handling of Chen Guangcheng's retrial (reftel) during a December 8 meeting, claiming that "it shows China is governed by the rule of law." Xu told poloff she would inquire about the Chinese Government's investigation into th [...]	2006-12-13 12:15:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV CH
06BEIJING24496	DECEMBER 13 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: TAIWAN MAYORAL [...] Key points at the December 13 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- The spokesman declined to comment on Taiwan's internal politics, including the recent mayoral elections and calls for the KMT change its name to "Taiwan Kuomintang." -- TAO welcomes any person, party or organ [...]	2006-12-13 12:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD ECON CH TW
06BEIJING24497	PRC/BURMA: BEIJING STRONGLY OPPOSES UNSC RESOLUTION [...] (C) The PRC "strongly opposes" a UN Security Council Resolution on Burma and would consider using its veto, MFA International Organizations Department UN Affairs Division Director Yang Tao told Poloffs December 13 in response to reftel message. Though the PRC shares many of the U.S. concerns [...]	2006-12-13 13:02:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM CH
06BEIJING24498	HUMAN RIGHTS: GAO ZHISHENG REPORTEDLY ADMITS GUILT [...] (C) Beijing-based democracy activist Hu Jia told poloff December 13 that Gao Zhisheng, a Beijing-based lawyer who has angered Chinese Government authorities by defending dissidents in politically sensitive cases, was tried in Beijing Number One Intermediate Court and admitted guilt on a charge [...]	2006-12-13 13:11:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV CH
06BEIJING24499	CORRECTED COPY: PRC/IRAN: BEIJING RESPONDS TO [...] (C) Noting President Hu Jintao's commitment to President Bush in Hanoi that China will support UN sanctions on items that could contribute to Iran's nuclear program, MFA International Organizations Department UN Affairs Division Director Yang Tao told Poloffs December 13 that Beijing is comfor [...]	2006-12-13 14:12:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC ETTC IR CH
06BEIJING24536	PRC/SYRIA: NO VISITS PLANNED, MFA PROVIDES READOUT [...] (C) China has no plans for a high-level visit by Syrian officials, according to MFA Levant Division Director Chen Weiqing. Providing a readout of Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun's December 6-8 trip to Israel, Ramallah and Syria, Chen said that Israeli officials asked the PRC to urge Syria [...]	2006-12-14 10:37:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IS LE SY IZ CH
06BEIJING24537	PRC/SYRIA: NO VISITS PLANNED, MFA PROVIDES READOUT [...] (C) China has no plans for a high-level visit by Syrian officials, according to MFA Levant Division Director Chen Weiqing. Providing a readout of Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun's December 6-8 trip to Israel, Ramallah and Syria, Chen said that Israeli officials asked the PRC to urge Syria [...]	2006-12-14 12:38:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IS LE SY IZ CH
06BEIJING24538	URGING CHINA TO ACCEPT UNSC RESOLUTION ON BURMA [...] (C) China should reconsider its opposition to a UN Security Council Resolution on Burma, Polmincouns stressed to MFA Deputy Director General for Southeast Asia Tong Xiaoling on December 14. The situation in Burma is harming the peace and security of the region. Tong said China remains opposed [...]	2006-12-14 12:53:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC ASEAN BM CH
06BEIJING24539	DECEMBER 14 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key Points at the December 14 MFA Press Conference were: -- China believes patience, compromise and mutual trust building are required during the Six-Party Talks. -- Human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng's trial will take place in accordance with Chinese law. -- China rejects criticism that [...]	2006-12-14 13:02:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CH
06BEIJING24541	PRC/INDIA: MFA SAYS NO CHANGE IN POSITION ON [...] (C) PRC views on the US)India civil nuclear agreement have not changed, MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director Xia Tian said when asked about Ref A report suggesting that China's MFA Spokesperson had characterized the agreement as "beneficial." Xia told p [...]	2006-12-15 00:06:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN CE PK CH
06BEIJING24597	MFA, SCHOLARS ON POSTPONED ASEAN-RELATED MEETINGS [...] (C) China is amenable to rescheduling the postponed ASEAN-related meetings in Cebu in mid-January, but if the dates slip further it could be difficult for Beijing, MFA officials and scholars told us in separate meetings. Japan and China had planned to announce at an Abe-Wen meeting in Cebu a [...]	2006-12-15 11:37:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEAN CH JA
06BEIJING24641	LABOR SECRETARY CHAO'S MEETING WITH SAWS MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-19 09:38:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PREL PHUM EMIN ENRG PBIO CH
06BEIJING24643	DECEMBER 19 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key Points at the December 19 MFA Press Conference were: -- With resumption of Six-Party Talks and bilateral talks between the United States and DPRK, all parties maintain hope that the Talks can press ahead toward denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. "Visible and sharp" differences w [...]	2006-12-19 11:29:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM MNUC KN KS IN JA CH
06BEIJING24644	CHINA SEEKS ACCOMMODATION ON UNSC BURMA [...] (C) The United States and China share many common interests in the United Nations Security Council and with regard to Burma, none of which would be served by conflict over a Burma resolution in the UNSC, MFA Director General for International Organizations Wu Hailong told the DCM. Wu urged th [...]	2006-12-19 11:39:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC ASEAN BM CH
06BEIJING24645	CHINA ON UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-19 11:46:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA ABUD CH
06BEIJING24646	CHINA OPPOSES LIBERIA RESOLUTION BECAUSE OF [...] (C) China's recent concerns about UNSC Resolution 1521 (2003) involving the renewal of Liberia sanctions are tied directly to Taiwan's participation in the Kimberley Process, Director General for International Organizations Wu Hailong told the DCM December 19. Based on refs, DCM took advantage [...]	2006-12-19 12:01:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC LI TW CH
06BEIJING24654	LABOR SECRETARY CHAO'S LUNCHEON WITH CHINESE LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MOLSS) Minister Tian Chengping hosted Labor Secretary Elaine Chao for lunch on December 15. (Participants list in para. 9) Secretary Chao said the SED was a historic occasion and very important to both the United States and China. Tian [...]	2006-12-20 00:44:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EFIN ECON PREL CH
06BEIJING24655	LABOR SECRETARY CHAO'S MEETING WITH SAWS MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Li Yizhong, Minister for the State Administration for Work Safety (SAWS) met with Labor Secretary Chao on December 15, after the conclusion of the SIPDIS Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED). SAWS did not participate in the SED. Secretary Chao told Li that the SED was a histo [...]	2006-12-20 00:47:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PREL PHUM EMIN ENRG PBIO CH
06BEIJING24718	GLOBAL INITIATIVE: MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL TO HEAD [...] (C) Although it has yet to receive a formal invitation for the second meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, China tentatively believes that Director General for Arms Control and Disarmament Zhang Yan will head China's delegation to the Ankara meeting, MFA Arms Control De [...]	2006-12-21 08:38:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KGIC MCAP PTER KNNP RU CH
06BEIJING24739	DECEMBER 21 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key Points at the December 21 MFA Press Conference were: --At the Six-Party Talks, bilateral meetings between the six parties will be held today. China is willing to draft a statement for this round of the Six-Party Talks if all parties can reach consensus. The statement would include den [...]	2006-12-21 13:02:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM MNUC KN KS IN JA CH
06BEIJING24741	HUMAN RIGHTS: GAO ZHISHENG GIVEN SUSPENDED [...] (C) Beijing rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng was given a three-year sentence for subversion with a five year suspension, according to a Xinhua News Agency report. Gao was accused of posting nine seditious articles that defamed China's government and system, according to the report. Fellow activist [...]	2006-12-22 10:41:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV CH
06BEIJING24779	CHINA/ENERGY: EMBASSY OBJECTS TO CNOOC ON REPORTED [...] (SBU) Reuters reported on December 20 that the China National Overseas Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and Iran reached agreement to develop Iran's northern Pars gas field and build liquefied natural gas. The Department asked us to confirm with CNOOC if the report was accurate (ref. B). While CNOOC, [...]	2006-12-26 10:14:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETTC ENRG EPET PREL IR CH
06BEIJING24780	CHINA/ENERGY: SINOPEC SAYS NO IRAN DEAL FINALIZED, [...] (SBU) Summary: Sinopec Director-General for Foreign Affairs Tang Suxin stated that contrary to Iranian press reports, Sinopec,s business cooperation with Iran on the Yadavaran Oilfield is currently at the contract negotiation stage. Iran was making propaganda to suit its own purposes, he add [...]	2006-12-26 11:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC ECON ENRG EINV EPET PREL IR CH
06BEIJING24799	PRC/IRAN: UNSCR 1737 POINTS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-27 09:03:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC IR CH
06BEIJING24800	PRC/BURMA: BEIJING'S OPPOSITION TO UNSC RESOLUTION [...] (C) The PRC continues to "strongly oppose" a UN Security Council Resolution on Burma and though ready for a "political confrontation" with the United States in order to block a resolution, prefers to work with Washington to find "more effective" ways to communicate dissatisfaction to the Burmes [...]	2006-12-27 09:10:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM CH
06BEIJING24811	PRC/HAITI: CHINESE FRUSTRATION WITH HAITIAN [...] (C) Though the PRC agrees that MINUSTAH plays an important role in Haiti, Beijing is "very frustrated" with Haiti's active efforts to support Taiwan's membership in the UN, MFA International Organizations Department UN Affairs Division Director Yang Tao told poloff in response to reftel demarch [...]	2006-12-27 09:21:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC HA CH
06BEIJING24812	HUMAN RIGHTS: EMBASSY RAISES CONCERNS OVER [...] (C) Lawyers for jailed legal activist Chen Guangcheng were beaten by thugs while traveling to Shandong Province by bus on December 27 to try to meet with their client, according to accounts given by several Beijing-based rights lawyers involved with the case. When the coach the lawyers were r [...]	2006-12-27 09:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV CH
06BEIJING24852	DECEMBER 28 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SCO SYG ZHANG [...] Key Points at the December 28 MFA Press Conference were: --Outgoing Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Secretary General (SYG) Zhang Deguang was pragmatic and helped launch the organization and raise its international profile. China expects similar pragmatism from Zhang's successor, Bol [...]	2006-12-28 08:40:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KN KS IS JA CH
06BEIJING2681	PRC/PA: PALESTINIAN ASSISTANCE MESSAGE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-13 11:13:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAL IS CH
06BEIJING2776	BURMA CONSULTATIONS WITH PRC [...] (C) The PRC recognizes that the situation in Burma is bad, agrees that the regime's isolationist behavior is growing and welcomes further discussion with the United States, but Beijing does not believe that Burma threatens regional security at present. After listening to a review of current [...]	2006-02-15 10:21:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV UNSC UNGA CH BM
06BEIJING2778	PRC/NEPAL: TANG JIAXUN POSTPONES TRIP AFTER [...] (C) Summary. State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan has postponed his trip to Nepal originally scheduled for later this week, according to MFA Director for India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan Huang Xilian. China views King Gyanendra as "only one of the important forces" that could bring peace and stabilit [...]	2006-02-15 10:43:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER NP CH
06BEIJING2780	CHINA/QDR: CHINESE THINK TANK PERSPECTIVE FROM [...] (C) The 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) contains positive language about China but PRC analysts are concerned about the identification of China as the country having the greatest potential to compete militarily with the United States as well as the explicit reference to a policy of hedg [...]	2006-02-15 11:32:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS CH
06BEIJING2952	PRC/AFRICA: MFA UPDATE ON SUDAN, UNSC AND STATUS [...] (C) Beijing considers the November 2005 Africa subdialogue between A/S Frazer and now-VFM Lu Guozeng to have been a success and looks forward to a second annual dubdialogue with Washington later this year. China believes Khartoum should have the final say on whether the UN takes over peaceke [...]	2006-02-17 08:40:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH SU AX
06BEIJING2981	MFA ON DAI - YACHI MEETINGS IN JAPAN [...] (C) China will not change its policy of friendship towards Japan nor its opposition to visits by Japan's leaders to Yasukuni Shrine, EVFM Dai Bingguo told VFM Shotaro Yachi during the fourth session of their Comprehensive Policy Dialogue. According to the MFA Japan Division Director, Yachi ca [...]	2006-02-17 14:23:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH KN JA
06BEIJING3388	CHINA: DEMARCHE REQUESTING STATEMENT CONDEMNING [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-23 10:12:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO PTER IZ CH
06BEIJING3392	FEBRUARY 23 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, JAPAN- CHINA [...] Key points at the February 23 MFA press briefing were as follows: - MFA Vice Foreign Minister Lu Guozeng will visit Iran February 24-26 for a working visit. He will discuss PRC-Iran political and bilateral issues, exchange views on the nuclear question and discuss what steps could be take [...]	2006-02-23 10:52:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM CH IR JP
06BEIJING3393	PRC/BURMA: READ-OUT OF PM SOE WIN VISIT [...] (SBU) China does not support external interference in Burma's internal affairs but emphasized to visiting Prime Minister Soe Win that China wants to see real progress on national reconciliation and economic development, MFA Asian Affairs DDG Zhao Jianhua told a gathering of diplomats on Febru [...]	2006-02-23 11:01:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNSC UNGA PGOV CH BM
06BEIJING3471	TAIWAN: TAO SPOKESPERSON REPEATS TAO DIRECTOR'S [...] Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) spokesperson Li Wei reiterated TAO Director Chen Yunlin's February 22 warning that the abolition of the National Unification Council and the National Unification Guidelines would severely damage cross-Straits relations, responding to Taiwan reporters' questions dur [...]	2006-02-24 09:58:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD CH TW
06BEIJING3851	PRC/NEPAL: MFA OFFICIAL DOES NOT DENY THAT PRC IS [...] (C) MFA Director for India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan Huang Xilian did not deny that Beijing is pressuring King Gyanendra to seek reconciliation with Nepal's political parties. In a March 2 meeting, Huang stressed that the PRC is reaching out to all the "constitutional forces" in Nepal, inc [...]	2006-03-02 11:23:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP CH
06BEIJING4020	PRC/PAKISTAN: PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's February 19-23 visit to China appears to have gone predictably well, with no real surprises other than a strong push to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization as a full member. The largely pro-forma MFA readout called the trip a success [...]	2006-03-03 12:11:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH
06BEIJING4023	PRC/IRAN: VFM LU GUOZENG'S TRIP TO IRAN [...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Lu Guozeng focused during his February 24-26 visit to Iran on discussing the gravity of the international situation that Iran faces with regard to the nuclear issue, according to MFA Arms Control and Nonproliferation Department Dputy Director General Wang Qun. Lu del [...]	2006-03-03 12:50:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP IR EU AORC CH
06BEIJING4216	PRC/BURMA: MORE ON SOE WIN VISIT AND BEIJING'S [...] (C) PRC Premier Wen Jiabao told Burmese PM Soe Win that China hopes Burma will move forward with national, political and ethnic reconciliation, according to MFA Asian Affairs Department Division Director for Burma, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos Chen Dehai. Chen first denied that this was a new [...]	2006-03-07 10:11:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM PGOV CH BM
06BEIJING4219	PRC/IRAN: VFM LU GUOZENG STRESSES COMMITMENT TO [...] (C) Summary. China shares the international community's common goal of ensuring that Iran does not get nuclear weapons, Vice Foreign Minister Lu Guozeng stated. In a March 7 meeting with the CDA, Lu said he told Iranian officials during his late February trip to Iran that the "world does not [...]	2006-03-07 11:56:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP IR EU AORC CH
06BEIJING4361	PRC/NEPAL: TANG JIAXUAN RESCHEDULES TRIP TO NEPAL, [...] (C) State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan has rescheduled his trip to Nepal and will go March 16-18 (as reported Ref A),though the trip has yet to be officially announced by the PRC. MFA Asian Department Division Director for India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan Huang Xilian told Poloffs March 8 that Ta [...]	2006-03-08 05:17:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP CE CH
06BEIJING4362	PRC RAISES QUESTIONS IN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] (C) China welcomes the development of U.S.-India relations, believing that better relations between big powers will contribute to world stability, stated MFA Director for India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan Huang Xilian. In response to reftel points delivered March 8, he reiterated China's pos [...]	2006-03-08 05:22:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN CH
06BEIJING4479	MARCH 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT, [...] Key points made at the March 9 MFA press briefing are as follows: - The State Department's 2005 Human Rights Report turned a blind eye to the basic facts and made irresponsible remarks regarding the status of human rights in China. - China hopes Iran will fully cooperate with the IAEA a [...]	2006-03-09 10:27:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM CH JP IR KN
06BEIJING4557	JAPANESE ECONOMIC OFFICERS ON MINISTER NIKAI [...] (C) Summary. EconMinCouns and Econoff met with Japanese Embassy Economic Counselor Nishimiya and First Secretary Ishikawa to discuss Trade Minister Nikai,s February 21-23 visit to Beijing (ref A) and other issues. Nikai met with Premier Wen Jiabao, State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan, Ministry of [...]	2006-03-10 09:55:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD WTRO KIPR PREL EFIN CH JA
06BEIJING4560	CHINESE LESS NEGATIVE THAN JAPANESE ON OUTCOME OF [...] (C) Summary: In contrast to the negative Japanese assessment of the March 6-7 Japan-China East China Sea Talk reported reftel, MFA Japan Division Deputy Director Xue Jian claimed some progress had been made. China and Japan reached consensus on the principle of joint development, although bot [...]	2006-03-11 03:56:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG CH JA
06BEIJING4671	MTAG: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MISSILE-RELATED STEEL [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-13 09:05:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA KN KS PK CH
06BEIJING4761	SCHOLAR DISCUSSES PRC ANALYSIS OF QDR AND [...] (C) Chinese analysts are closely scrutinizing the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) and Secretary Rice's "Transformational Diplomacy" speech, according to Professor Jin Canrong, Associate Dean of the School of Strategic Studies at Renmin University. During a meeting with Poloff March 8, Jin, [...]	2006-03-14 10:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV PREL CH JP
06BEIJING4766	MARCH 14 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN AND DPRK NUCLEAR [...] Key points made at the March 14 MFA press briefing are as follows: - China supports the Russia-Iran talks, wants to see the Iranian nuclear issue resolved through negotiation, wants to ensure the authority of the international nuclear nonproliferation, hopes Iran will build confidence and [...]	2006-03-14 11:59:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM CH JP IR KN
06BEIJING4893	PRC/IRAN: CHINA OFFERS COMPROMISE SOLUTIONS TO P5 [...] (C) Summary: The PRC is prepared to adopt what it believes are compromise solutions to the current P5 disagreements over the text of a UNSC Presidential Statement (PRST),according to MFA International Organization Department Division Director Yang Tao. Noting Ambassador Wang Guangya,s discus [...]	2006-03-15 09:49:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP IR EU AORC CH
06BEIJING4955	PRC INFORMED OF RELEASE OF THE PRESIDENT'S 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-16 10:09:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KPAO CH
06BEIJING4956	PRC/KOSOVO: BEIJING WILLING TO ACCEPT INDEPENDENCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-16 10:36:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SR CH
06BEIJING4958	MARCH 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: U.S.-CHINA TRADE [...] Key points made at the March 16 MFA press briefing are as follows: - China hopes U.S.-China economic and trade frictions can be resolved through consultation but will no longer adopt administrative measures to control exchange rate fluctuation. - China does not view the United States as [...]	2006-03-16 11:57:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PHUM PARM CH JP IR KN
06BEIJING5077	PRC/IRAN: IRANIAN PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY MOHAMMED [...] (C) Summary: Iranian Presidential Envoy Mohammad Larijani, the elder brother of Iranian Supreme Security Council Secretary General Ali Larijani, hewed closely to Iran's standard positions on its nuclear program during his March 14-16 Beijing visit, but he did not repeat threats that Iran woul [...]	2006-03-17 09:54:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP ENRG IR EU AORC CH
06BEIJING5223	MARCH 21 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CONGRESSIONAL VISIT, [...] Key points made at the March 21 MFA press briefing are as follows: - During a March 21 meeting with U.S. Senators Graham, Schumer and Coburn, Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing emphasized that the two countries should view bilateral relations from a strategic perspective and properly resolve dis [...]	2006-03-21 11:03:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PHUM PARM CH IR

06BEIJING5355	PRC/NEPAL: AFTER TANG'S VISIT, PRC READY TO WORK [...] (C) China is interested in taking a more active role in working with the United States to encourage reconciliation talks between the King and Nepal's political parties, according to MFA Asia Department Deputy Director General Luo Zhaohui. In a March 21 meeting with visiting U.S. Ambassador to [...]	2006-03-23 14:19:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP CE CH
06BEIJING5362	PRC-PACIFIC ISLAND CONFERENCE: BUSINESS AND AID, [...] (C) PRC Premier Wen Jiabao will use the first visit by a PRC Premier to a Pacific Island nation to launch a China-Fiji co-hosted economic development and cooperation conference on April 5, according to a MOFCOM American and Oceanian Affairs Division Director. MOFCOM Minister Bo Xilai will joi [...]	2006-03-23 22:47:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID ETRD EFIS ECIN CH FJ PP TW
06BEIJING5529	PART 1 OF 2: CODEL GRAHAM-SCHUMER MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. In a March 23 meeting with Vice Premier Wu Yi, Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Charles Schumer (D-NY) strongly urged near-term reform of China,s exchange rate policy as a key step to promote a successful April visit to the United States and to preclude Congressional action on [...]	2006-03-24 10:28:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EFIN WTRO PGOV OREP CH
06BEIJING5530	PART 2 OF 2: CODEL GRAHAM-SCHUMER MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-24 10:37:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EFIN WTRO PGOV OREP CH
06BEIJING5618	DOE OLYMPIC RADIATION SECURITY WORKSHOP IN BEIJING [...] (SBU) The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA),in conjunction with the China Institutes for Contemporary International Relations (CICIR),held an Olympic Radiation Security Workshop on February 28. DOE officers made two presentations titled: "The DOE's Emerge [...]	2006-03-27 09:41:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KNNP MNUC ENRG ECON ETRD BTIO RGY
06BEIJING5698	MARCH 28 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: U.S.-CHINA TRADE [...] Key points made at the March 28 MFA press briefing are as follows: - U.S.-China trade frictions should not be politicized or overstated, while China's exchange rate regime must be rational and remain in line with the reality of the country's situation. - The March 30 foreign ministers' m [...]	2006-03-28 11:18:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PARM PHUM CH IR KN
06BEIJING5699	COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez emphasized to Premier Wen Jiabao in March 28 meeting that the next several weeks provide an opportunity for China to demonstrate that the U.S. policy of engagement can lead to tangible benefits to the peoples of both the United States and [...]	2006-03-28 15:03:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD KIPR BEXP EFIN PREL CH
06BEIJING5703	PART I OF III: PRC/INDIA: INDIAN DIPLOMAT REPORTS [...] (C) Border talks between China and India are making progress, according to an Indian Embassy officer, who described the March 11-13 discussions between Indian National Security Advisor Shri M.K. Narayanan and EVFM Dai Bingguo as "optimistic." He also noted that Indian PM Singh and President H [...]	2006-03-28 16:43:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS IN CH
06BEIJING5704	PART II OF III: PRC/INDIA: INDIAN DIPLOMAT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-28 16:48:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS IN CH
06BEIJING5705	PART III OF III: PRC/INDIA: INDIAN DIPLOMAT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-28 16:49:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS IN CH
06BEIJING5919	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR PACIFIC AREA SPECIAL [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 4. 2. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE SCHEDULED TO TAKE PART IN PASOC 2006, 3-8 APRIL 2006. 3. THE NAMES AND DATES OF BIRTH OF THE OFFICIALS ARE AS FOLLOWS: SENIOR COLONEL ((ZHANG)) GUANGBIN, STAFF OFFICER, MILITARY TRAINING DEPARTMENT, GENERAL STAFF [...]	2006-03-30 08:38:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR MASS PREL BG
06BEIJING5965	MARCH 30 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: EXCHANGE RATE, [...] Key points made at the March 30 MFA press briefing are as follows: - An appropriate decision on the RMB exchange rate must take into account China's level of economic development and the potential impact on the global economy. - China hopes the March 29 UNSC Presidential Statement will [...]	2006-03-30 09:37:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PHUM PARM CH IR JP
06BEIJING5967	JCCT: COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) On March 28, 2006 Vice Premier Wu Yi and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez met to discuss the seventeenth SIPDIS meeting of the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) scheduled for April 11, 2006. While press representatives remained in the room, VP Wu Yi asked the Secretary wh [...]	2006-03-30 10:21:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD KIPR BEXP EFIN PREL CH
06BEIJING5972	PRC/INDIA: ACADEMICS SKEPTICAL OF U.S.-INDIA [...] (C) In reaction to the U.S.-India civilian nuclear cooperation agreement, China should review the multilateral agreements it participates in that the United States is also a party to, according to the China Institutes for Contemporary International Relations Assistant President Yang Mingjie. [...]	2006-03-30 11:45:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ETTC ENRG IAEA IN PK CH
06BEIJING6074	SPECIAL MFA PRESS CONFERENCE ON PREMIER WEN TRAVEL [...] Premier Wen Jiabao will visit Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Cambodia from April 1-8, MFA Director Generals for Asian Affairs and for American and Oceanian Affairs told the local and international press corps on March 24. This will be a trip of firsts: the first visit by a PRC Premier to A [...]	2006-03-31 10:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON EAID ETRD EFIS ECIN CH FJ PP TW
06BEIJING6316	APRIL 4 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S [...] Key points made at the April 4 MFA press briefing are as follows: - Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff and Politburo Standing Committee Member Luo Gan discussed bilateral cooperation in law enforcement, counterterrorism and repatriation of illegal immigrants. - China hopes relevant cou [...]	2006-04-04 11:42:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM ECON KNNP CH JP
06BEIJING6347	PRC/HAMAS: EMBASSY CAUTIONS PRC ON REPORTS HAMAS [...] (C) The DCM expressed U.S. concern about media reports (reftel) that the PRC invited Palestinian Government Foreign Minister Mahmoud Al-Zahhar to visit China (ref) to MFA Acting Director General for North American Affairs Xie Feng on April 5. Noting that such an invitation could call into que [...]	2006-04-05 11:39:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS CH
06BEIJING6348	CORRECTED COPY: PRC/HAMAS: EMBASSY CAUTIONS PRC ON [...] (C) The DCM expressed U.S. concern about media reports (reftel) that the PRC invited Palestinian Government Foreign Minister Mahmoud Al-Zahhar to visit China (ref) to MFA Acting Director General for North American Affairs Xie Feng on April 5. Noting that such an invitation could call into que [...]	2006-04-05 11:52:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS CH
06BEIJING6349	PRC/SUDAN: LEVERAGING UN TROOP CONTRIBUTING [...] (C) The PRC is giving serious consideration to participating in the "possible" UN peacekeeping operation (PKO) in Darfur, MFA IO Department UN Division Director Yang Tao told Poloffs in response to Reftel A points. The PRC does not want to a Darfur UN peacekeeping operation (PKO) without the [...]	2006-04-05 12:58:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO SU CH
06BEIJING6530	APRIL 6 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: NO PLANS FOR HAMAS [...] Key points made at the April 6 MFA press briefing are as follows: - There are no plans for Palestinian FM Mahmoud Al-Zahhar to visit China. - VFM Wu Dawei will travel to Tokyo to meet with the other heads of the Six-Party Talks delegations, but will not attend the NEACD. - China hopes [...]	2006-04-06 11:44:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PHUM PARM KNNP CH JP
06BEIJING6531	PRC/HAMAS: BEIJING BACKS OFF INVITE BUT LEAVES [...] (C) MFA Spokesman Liu Jianchao's announcement at the regular MFA press briefing that "there is no plan for Foreign Minister Zahar to visit China" (ref C) leaves open the possibility of a visit at a later date. This followed an earlier statement to AFP that "as far as we know, China at the pre [...]	2006-04-06 13:31:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS CH
06BEIJING6629	PRC/UN: SCALE ASSESSMENTS AND UN REFORM [...] (C) The PRC is concerned at Japan's proposal to change the UN Scale of Assessments and is working to solidify its support with G-77 members to block the changes, according to MFA IO Department UN Division Director Yang Tao. Yang told Poloffs April 5 that Beijing is unhappy with the U.S. propo [...]	2006-04-07 12:57:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID UN CH
06BEIJING683	U.S.-CHINA WORKING GROUP MEETS VFM QIAO ZONGHUAI [...] (SBU) Maintaining close relations with the DPRK and Iran gives Beijing the ability to play a constructive role in resolving their nuclear issues, VFM Qiao Zonghuai told Congressmen Mark Kirk, Rick Larsen and Tom Feeney on January 10. China remains dedicated to fulfilling commitments it made [...]	2006-01-13 04:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TSPA KIPR KN IR TW CH
06BEIJING6852	APRIL 11 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: PRESIDENT HU'S U.S. [...] Key points made at the April 11 MFA press briefing are as follows: - President Hu Jintao will visit the United States April 18-21, Saudi Arabia April 22-24, Morocco April 24-26, Nigeria April 26-27 and Kenya April 27-28. - Beijing hopes President Hu's U.S. trip will help reduce bilateral [...]	2006-04-11 10:41:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PHUM PARM KNNP CH IR
06BEIJING696	NPC CHAIRMAN WU BANGGUO DISCUSSES PROMOTING [...] (SBU) Congressional U.S.-China Working Group Representatives Mark Kirk, Rick Larsen and Tom Feeney discussed bilateral relations, Taiwan and economic issues with National People's Congress Chairman Wu Bangguo on January 10 at the Great Hall of the People. Representative Kirk outlined the Worki [...]	2006-01-13 06:10:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD EFIN KIPR CH
06BEIJING697	U.S.-CHINA WORKING GROUP MEETS WITH NPC FOREIGN [...] (SBU) In a meeting with a visiting delegation from the U.S.-China Working Group led by Congressmen Mark Kirk, Rick Larsen and Thomas Feeney, Chairman of the NPC Foreign Affairs Committee Jiang Enzhu praised progress in U.S.-China relations in the past year. While noting the extensive recent pr [...]	2006-01-13 06:37:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CH
06BEIJING7042	APRIL 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: AFM CUI TO IRAN, [...] Key points made at the April 13 MFA press briefing are as follows: - Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai will travel to Iran and Russia April 14-18 in an effort to help resolve the Iranian nuclear crisis. - China is concerned about Iran's recent announcement about its uranium enrichme [...]	2006-04-13 11:01:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PHUM PARM KNNP CH IR
06BEIJING7092	MFA PREVIEWS PRESIDENT HU'S TRIP TO THE UNITED [...] During a special April 14 MFA press briefing, Vice Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi previewed President Hu Jintao's April 18-29 visits to the United States, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Nigeria and Kenya. Beijing stands ready to strengthen mutual trust and cooperation with the United States and addres [...]	2006-04-14 08:49:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PHUM PARM KNNP CH IR
06BEIJING7112	A/S SHANNON DISCUSSES CHINA-LATIN AMERICA [...] (C) China's objectives in Latin America are to establish a political partnership based on equality and trust, to develop a cooperative economic relationship and to deepen cultural exchanges, Communist Party Central Committee International Department (CCID) Director General for Latin America [...]	2006-04-14 10:52:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV CH CU VE XM
06BEIJING7115	NDU DELEGATION MEETS WITH CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF [...] (C) Chief of the PLA General Staff Liang Guanglie advocated increased bilateral mil-to-mil exchanges, called Chen Shui-bian's cessation of the NUC and NUG a "dangerous step" and gave a general explanation for China's increased military spending in his April 11 meeting with a delegation from [...]	2006-04-14 11:51:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR CH TW
06BEIJING7116	A/S SHANNON MEETS WITH VFM YANG JIECHI ON LATIN [...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told A/S Shannon and the Ambassador that A/S Shannon's visit and the launching of the U.S.-China Subdialogue on Latin America under the U.S. China Senior/Strategic Dialogue have a special significance in the lead-up to President Hu Jintao's visit to the Un [...]	2006-04-14 12:19:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV CH CU VE XM
06BEIJING7118	U.S.-CHINA LATIN AMERICA SUBDIALOGUE: A/S [...] (C) China attaches great importance to U.S.-China bilateral cooperation on Western Hemispheric affairs, MFA Director General for Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Zeng Gang told A/S Shannon at the commencement of the first U.S.-China Subdialogue on Latin America under the U.S.-China Senior/ [...]	2006-04-14 12:34:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON CH
06BEIJING7119	A/S SHANNON LUNCH MEETING WITH DG ZENG ON [...] (C) Chinese companies have not been spared from the political and economic turmoil in Venezuela, MFA Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Director General Zeng Gang told A/S Shannon during their April 14 working lunch. Despite the "severe protectionism" that has hurt the bottom line of PRC i [...]	2006-04-14 13:04:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV CH CU VE XM
06BEIJING7229	WHA A/S SHANNON MEETING WITH BEIJING BASED LATIN [...] (C) Summary: During a luncheon hosted by Ambassador Randt for visiting WHA Assistant Secretary Shannon, Beijing-based Ambassadors from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru discussed their bilateral relations with China and its influence in Latin America. Most agreed China is primarily [...]	2006-04-17 08:46:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV CH XM VE CU TW
06BEIJING7349	WHA A/S SHANNON DISCUSSES LATIN AMERICA WITH [...] (SBU) Over dinner with Chinese businessmen and academics on April 13, WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon explained that the United States is launching consultations with China on Latin America as part of a broader dialogue. The Chinese executives explained that their firms operate in La [...]	2006-04-18 09:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EIND ETRD CH CU TW VE XM
06BEIJING7352	APRIL 18 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: AFM CUI TO IRAN, [...] Key points made at the April 18 MFA press briefing are as follows: - During his recent trip to Iran, AFM Cui Tiankai expressed China?s concern over recent developments concerning Iran?s nuclear program. - The "principal parties" to the Six-Party Talks should demonstrate their sincerity i [...]	2006-04-18 10:30:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PHUM PARM KNNP CH IR
06BEIJING7353	MIDDLE EAST SCHOLAR DISCUSSES CHINA'S CONCERNS [...] (C) Beijing believes that military conflict involving Iran would severely threaten China's oil imports from the region, according to prominent Middle East scholar Yin Gang. Chinese Government officials are frustrated with President Ahmadinejad because he fails to accept the possibility of an [...]	2006-04-18 10:59:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG IR CH
06BEIJING745	U.S-CHINA WORKING GROUP MEETING WITH DEFENSE [...] (SBU) In a meeting with Chinese Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan, Representative Kirk outlined three proposals for U.S.-China military and space cooperation: a DOD-MND hotline, an International Space Station-compatible docking ring for China's Shenzhou spacecraft and increased transparency in C [...]	2006-01-13 07:28:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINS OREP TSPA CH
06BEIJING746	U.S.-CHINA WORKING GROUP MEETS WITH NPC SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Parliamentary exchanges between the United States Congress and the NPC have been very successful over the past year, NPC Secretary General Sheng Huaren told a visiting delegation from the U.S.-China Working Group led by Congressmen Mark Kirk, Rick Larsen and Tom Feeney. China is keeping [...]	2006-01-13 08:15:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CH
06BEIJING747	U.S.-CHINA WORKING GROUP MEETS WITH GANSU GOVERNOR [...] (SBU) During a meeting between a visiting delegation from the U.S.-China Working Group led by Congressmen Mark Kirk, Rick Larsen and Tom Feeney and Gansu Governor Lu Hao, the two sides discussed increased educational exchanges between Gansu universities and University of Illinois. The space [...]	2006-01-13 08:21:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CH
06BEIJING7518	APRIL 20 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] Key points made at the April 20 MFA press briefing are as follows: - China encourages the EU-3 and Iran to promptly resume talks in Moscow in order to promote a peaceful resolution to the Iranian nuclear issue. - The United States should consider the interests of the international commun [...]	2006-04-20 11:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM PTER KNNP CH IR
06BEIJING7652	PRC/IRAN: MFA SAYS TEHRAN SHOWS LITTLE FLEXIBILITY [...] (C) Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai went to Tehran April 15)16 to deliver the message that Iran must stop its uranium enrichment activities in order to prevent the current situation from spiraling out of control, according to MFA Iran Desk Director Xu Wei. Xu, who served as Cui's inter [...]	2006-04-21 10:39:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP IR CH
06BEIJING7653	PRC/CAMBODIA: MFA GIVES ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON [...] (C) MFA Asian Affairs Division Director for Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam Chen Dehai's April 20 readout to Poloff of Premier Wen's April 7-8 visit to Cambodia tracked closely with reftel. While calling the trip a "full success," Chen admitted that much of the results touted by the leader [...]	2006-04-21 10:41:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH CB
06BEIJING7692	PRC/NEPAL: BEIJING CONCERNED SITUATION MAY [...] (C) Beijing is worried that the situation in Nepal is deteriorating, and believes that civil war is "an immediate possibility," Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei told the CDA April 24. After requesting the meeting to share PRC concerns over the deteriorating situation in Nepal and ask for U.S. v [...]	2006-04-24 22:56:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP CE CH
06BEIJING7835	PRC/AFRICA: PREPARATIONS FOR NOVEMBER CHINA-AFRICA [...] (C) China has invited the heads of state, foreign ministers and commerce ministers of 47 African countries to Beijing for the triennial Forum on China- Africa Cooperation (FOCAC),to be held November 1-5, according to an MFA Deputy Division Director. The MFA is already grappling with the logi [...]	2006-04-25 10:41:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AGOA ECON EAID TW CH
06BEIJING7837	APRIL 25 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HU VISIT, NEPAL, [...] Key points made at the regular April 25 MFA press briefing are as follows: - The United States apologized for the Falungong incident but has to answer for the lapse in security. Washington should take firmer steps to stop FLG activities. - The MFA spokesman said he had no specifics on th [...]	2006-04-25 12:16:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM PTER KNNP CH
06BEIJING7838	PRC/NEPAL: CHINA ENCOURAGED BY KING'S SPEECH BUT [...] (C) China has already issued a statement of support for the agreement reached by the King and the Seven-Party Alliance to restore order and stability to Nepal, according to MFA Asian Department Division Director for India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan Huang Xilian. In an April 25 meeting, Huan [...]	2006-04-25 13:00:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP CE CH
06BEIJING7890	PRC EVACUATES OVER 300 CHINESE FROM SOLOMON [...] (C) The PRC evacuation of over 300 overseas Chinese and Hong Kong residents from the riot-torn Solomon Islands has been front page news for the past two days. The efforts included 5 chartered planes, although the first only arrived in Honiara two days after the cessation of violence. China [...]	2006-04-26 04:43:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL CH PP
06BEIJING7918	MFA RESPONSE TO U.S. PROPOSAL ON UNSC 1267 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-26 09:40:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PTER KNPP UNSC CH
06BEIJING8027	AFM HE YAFEI DISCUSSES IRAN, NEPAL, HUMAN RIGHTS, [...] (C) Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told the CDA that Beijing welcomes the May 9 New York meeting of P-5 plus one Foreign Ministers and appreciates close consultation with the United States on Nepal. Raising the apparent detention of blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng, the CDA pointed ou [...]	2006-04-27 11:41:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PHUM PGOV CH
06BEIJING8028	APRIL 27 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] Key points made at the April 27 MFA press briefing are as follows: - China is awaiting IAEA Director General ElBaradei's upcoming report on Iran and expects the report to provide a comprehensive and objective assessment. - China firmly opposes Taiwan political figures conducting activiti [...]	2006-04-27 11:43:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM PTER KNNP CH IR TW
06BEIJING8117	PRC/SCO: MFA DISCUSSES SCO MILITARY EXERCISES, [...] (C) The Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) recent decision to conduct a joint counterterrorism exercise in Russia in 2007 is based largely on the experience of the 2005 China-Russia military exercise, but no regular mechanism for joint military drills has so far been established, accor [...]	2006-04-29 02:48:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER EAID CH KG UZ KZ
06BEIJING8257	EAP SENIOR ADVISOR MCGANN DISCUSSES STRAITS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 28 EAP Senior Advisor Steven McGann briefed MFA Asian Affairs Department Counselor Guo Yan on the 2005 Jakarta International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting and the February 2006 Alameda &Enhancing the Safe Use of the Strait of Malacca Conference.8 McGann explained t [...]	2006-05-04 09:55:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IMO EFIS ETTW KTIA ASEC CH
06BEIJING8333	PRC ON RELATIONS WITH AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND AND [...] (C) PRC relations with Australia and New Zealand are smooth with frequent high-level dialogues, common ground on sensitive issues and growing economic and trade ties, MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Counselor Zhang Ping told EAP Senior Advisor Steven McGann (incoming EAP/ANP Director) [...]	2006-05-05 10:06:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH AS NZ FJ PP
06BEIJING8480	MAY 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: GUANTANAMO UIGHURS, [...] Key points made at the May 9 MFA press briefing are as follows: - China strongly opposes Albania's acceptance of the five Uighurs previously held at Guantanamo Bay, who Beijing considers East Turkestan terrorist suspects, and demands their immediate repatriation. - China does not support [...]	2006-05-09 10:36:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM PTER KNNP CH IR TW
06BEIJING8787	PRC RESPONSE TO U.S. POINTS ON U.S.-JAPAN 2-PLUS-2 [...] (C) China appreciates the fact that the USG provided information in a transparent manner regarding the U.S.-Japan 2-plus-2 meeting held in Washington on May 1, MFA Asian Affairs Deputy Director General Qiu Guohong said in response to Polmincouns? delivery May 10 of reftel talking points on th [...]	2006-05-11 08:51:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS ENRG PINR JA CH
06BEIJING8788	CHINESE MUSLIM COMMUNITY MARKED BY DIVISIONS, [...] (C) The most significant trend in Chinese Islam is the rise in factions within the Muslim community, largely due to increasing domestic migration and closer ties with the Muslim world, several Chinese Islam scholars observed recently. The Saudi Arabian- influenced Salafiyya, for example, adv [...]	2006-05-11 08:56:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM KISL CH
06BEIJING8798	MAY 11 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DEPUTY SECRETARY'S [...] Key points made at the May 11 MFA press briefing are as follows: - Noting remarks by "U.S. officials," referring to Deputy Secretary Zoellick's May 10 Congressional testimony, the MFA spokesperson asserted that China has made contributions to ensure a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula and prom [...]	2006-05-11 10:16:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM ECON KNNP CH IR TW JP
06BEIJING8801	DDG QIU ON JAPAN-CHINA DIALOGUE [...] (C) China and Japan agreed to hold the fifth round of talks on the East China Sea dispute next week and to discuss dates and venues for a possible Foreign Minister-level meeting, according to MFA Asian Affairs Deputy Director General Qiu Guohong. During the May 7-9 Japan-China Comprehensive [...]	2006-05-11 10:52:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG JA CH
06BEIJING8803	ARF INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING ON COUNTER TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Summary: The March 26-28 ASEAN Regional Forum Inter-sessional Meeting on Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime focused on discussing "root causes" of terrorism but also gave participants an opportunity to exchange views on recent developments and national experiences in combating t [...]	2006-05-11 11:25:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ARR ARF CH
06BEIJING8804	PRC/LEBANON: SYRIA-LEBANON RESOLUTION IN SECURITY [...] (C) The PRC is concerned about "expanding" UNSCR 1559 and setting precedents for the Security Council involving itself in calling for establishment of diplomatic relations as well as demarcation of borders, is disappointed that the P-3 have not shared a draft text of the proposed resolution bu [...]	2006-05-11 11:36:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC LE SY CH
06BEIJING8836	PACOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL FALLON'S DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C) Pacific Command Commander Admiral Fallon stressed the importance of transparency and engagement between militaries in the Asia-Pacific region during a May 10 discussion with Chinese academics hosted by the Ambassador. Admiral Fallon reviewed U.S. commitments and responsibilities in the ar [...]	2006-05-12 01:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS CH TW KN JP
06BEIJING8918	PACOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL FALLON MEETS WITH BEIJING [...] (SBU) At an upbeat discussion with Beijing University students May 11, Pacific Command Commander Admiral Fallon underlined that the U.S. military's goal in the Asia-Pacific region is to create stable conditions that will allow people to prosper and lead productive lives. Iran and Japan were [...]	2006-05-12 09:32:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS CH TW KN JP
06BEIJING8919	URGENT DEMARCHE REQUEST: PARTICIPATION IN MAY [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-12 12:56:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL SNAR CH RS TI
06BEIJING9009	PACOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL FALLON MEETING WITH [...] (C) Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing agreed to adjust his schedule to allow for a meeting with Admiral Fallon in spite of his heavy commitments in the run-up to a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. FM Li told Admiral Fallon that the aim of China's military development is to safegua [...]	2006-05-15 03:24:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS CH TW KN JP
06BEIJING9010	PACOM COMMANDER FALLON'S DISCUSSION WITH PLA [...] (C) President Hu discussed with President Bush the need for the United States and China to view their bilateral relationship from a strategic level with a long-term perspective, PLA Deputy Chief of the General Staff General Ge Zhenfeng told PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon during a May 10 meeti [...]	2006-05-15 05:59:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS MOPS CH TN KN JP
06BEIJING9041	PACOM ADMIRAL FALLON'S DISCUSSION WITH CENTRAL [...] (C) During an extended discussion, Central Military Commission Vice Chairman and Defense Minister General Cao Gangchuan told PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon that the PLA sought more military exchanges with the United States; discussed the PLA's strategy and budget priorities; and repeated fami [...]	2006-05-15 06:12:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS MOPS CH TN KN JP
06BEIJING9289	PRC/LEBANON: SYRIA-LEBANON RESOLUTION IN SECURITY [...] (C) The PRC remains opposed to a new UN Security Council Resolution on Lebanon and continues to seek watering down of any UNSC call for Lebanon and Syria to establish diplomatic relations, but would be willing to support a Presidential Statement stronger than what Russia has proposed. During [...]	2006-05-16 10:27:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC LE SY CH
06BEIJING9290	MAY 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, SCO, U.S.- CHINA [...] Key points made at the May 16 MFA press briefing are as follows: - Beijing appreciates the positive efforts of the EU-3 to resolve the Iran nuclear issue through dialogue. - The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has invited leaders from all observer nations to attend the mid-June S [...]	2006-05-16 10:49:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM ECON CH IR KN JP
06BEIJING9397	PRC/HAMAS: HAMAS FOREIGN MINISTER INVITED TO [...] (C) MFA West Asian and North African Affairs Department Deputy Director General Chen Xiaodong called in poloffs at 8:45 a.m. May 17 to inform that Palestinian Government Foreign Minister Mahmoud Al- Zahhar has been invited to Beijing for the second meeting of the Sino-Arab Cooperation Forum to [...]	2006-05-17 07:21:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS CH
06BEIJING9504	CHINA: NONPAPER ON U.S. PLANS TO TABLE DRAFT ARMS [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-18 10:21:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC CDG CH
06BEIJING9507	MAY 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, SCO SUMMIT, [...] Key points made at the May 18 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- China stands ready to help solve the Iran nuclear issue and hopes the EU-3 proposal will prove to be feasible and acceptable to Iran. -- The leaders of all SCO member states and observer states, including Iran President [...]	2006-05-18 11:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM ECON KNNP CH IR JP
06BEIJING9666	PRC/RUSSIA: BRIEFING ON RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held very productive bilateral talks with China's Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing, Russian Senior Counselor Evgueny Tomikhin told the A/DCM in a May 18 meeting. On May 16, Lavrov was received by President Hu Jintao and held extensive talks with [...]	2006-05-19 08:56:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RU CH IR
06BEIJING9673	SCO: MFA, SCO SECRETARIAT AND RUSSIAN EMBASSY [...] (C) Senior Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) official Du Wei, who serves as Assistant to SCO Secretary General Zhang Deguang, expressed understanding of U.S. concerns regarding the possibility of statements critical of the U.S. presence in Central Asia being issued at the June SCO Summi [...]	2006-05-19 10:52:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR RS CH KZ TI UZ
06BEIJING9758	PRC/IRAQ: RESPONSE TO SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-22 10:49:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IZ CH
06BEIJING9934	PRC MAY 23 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK FM TO VISIT [...] Key points made at the May 23 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- DPRK Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun will visit China May 30-June 6 for talks on bilateral and regional security issues, meet senior PRC leaders and tour Guangzhou. -- EAP A/S Christopher Hill will visit Beijing May 24- 2 [...]	2006-05-23 10:02:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CH JP KN GE
06BEIRUT1001	MGLE01: MINISTER OF JUSTICE EXPLAINS DECISION ON [...] (C) On March 22, Minister of Justice Charles Rizk and Judge Chukri Sadr discussed with the Ambassador the MOJ's deliberations regarding the U.S. extradition request for the four terrorists -- Mohammod Ali Hamadei, Hasan Izz-al-Din, Ali Atwa, and Imad Mughniyah -- responsible for the hijacking [...]	2006-03-30 05:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	LE PGOV PREL PTER
06BEIRUT1024	MGLE01: LEBANON'S RELIGIOUS LEADERS NOT [...] (C) Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir, head of the Maronite church, and Patriarch Catholicos Aram I, head of Lebanon's Armenian Orthodox community, both expressed doubt that the current political deadlock between the March 14 forces and the informal coalition of Hizballah, Amal, and Michel Aoun's Fr [...]	2006-03-31 15:49:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT1029	MGLE01: HARIRI DEFENDS MEETING WITH PFLP-GC CHIEF [...] (C) On 4/2, MP Saad Hariri defended his meeting on 3/31 with Damascus-based PFLP-GC leader Ahmad Jibril. Responding to the Ambassador's objections, Hariri said that his meeting was connected directly to the ongoing national dialogue. Participants in the national dialogue asked Hariri, Parli [...]	2006-04-03 08:48:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KDEM LE SY KPAL
06BEIRUT1040	MGLE01: AOUN ADVISOR COMMENTS ON DETERIORATING [...] (C) Gebran Bassil, senior advisor to Michel Aoun, said the recent deterioration in relations between the March 14 coalition and the Hizballah/Amal/Lahoud alliance was just the latest indication the Siniora/Hariri government was incapable of leading the country. Bassil, who appears to have c [...]	2006-04-03 15:39:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KDEM LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT1050	MGLE01: INDEPENDENT MP FRANJIEH TRIES A NEW [...] (C) MP Samir Franjieh, a founding member of the Qornet Shehwan pro-reform movement, believes the March 14 coalition has effectively worked its way into a trap, partly set by the Syrian regime, by focusing almost exclusively on the replacement of President Emile Lahoud. He contends that chan [...]	2006-04-04 14:23:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KDEM LE PGOV PREL SY
06BEIRUT1072	MGLE01: SAUDI AMBASSADOR SEES NASRALLAH (WHO [...] (S) In a 4/5 meeting with the Ambassador, Saudi Ambassador Abdulaziz Khoja reported on his two-hour meeting the previous evening with Hizballah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah. Nasrallah, Khoja said, reported that Hizballah would back Michel Aoun for Lebanon's presidency and would oppose [...]	2006-04-06 12:38:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY SA
06BEIRUT1106	MGLE01: FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION CASE IN LEBANON [...] (C) Summary: Lebanon's Office of the Military Justice will hear a case on April 17 to determine if a reformist attorney is guilty of "defaming the institution of the military" when he made statements before the European Commission in November 2003. In the opinion of the Ministry of Foreign [...]	2006-04-10 07:20:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM LE PGOV PHUM PREL
06BEIRUT1107	MGLEO1: NASSIB, NAYLA, BOUTROS EVALUATE THEIR [...] (C) Over the past week, the Ambassador had one-on-one lunches with the three presidential candidates generally considered the front-runners of the March 14 presidential contenders: Nayla Mouawad, Boutros Harb, and Nassib Lahoud. The policy differences among the three pro-independence politi [...]	2006-04-10 07:21:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
06BEIRUT1147	MGLE01: QUARTERLY REPORT ON FREEDOM AGENDA [...] (C) This is post's progress report for the second quarter of FY-06 on the Lebanon country strategy for democratic reform. Refs A and B identified three outcomes for our country strategy: -- a new electoral law, -- competent, effective, transparent government, and -- reform of the judi [...]	2006-04-13 09:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO KDEM KMPI PREL ECON LE
06BEIRUT1164	MGLE01: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DODD [...] (SBU) The current political situation in Lebanon is highly uncertain: the National Dialogue process, which raised expectations for significant political progress when it began six weeks ago, appears to have run its course. The rivalry between the pro-reform "March 14" coalition (consisting [...]	2006-04-13 14:13:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL LE
06BEIRUT1166	MGLE01: FM SALLOUKH REVIEWS ISSUES IN ADVANCE OF [...] (C) Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh said this coming week's visit to Washington and New York by PM Siniora and four of his ministers is well-timed and should produce helpful results. The pro-Syrian foreign minister insisted he welcomes the support of Washington in Lebanon's transition to de [...]	2006-04-13 15:59:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KDEM KPAL LE PGOV PREL SY
06BEIRUT1204	MGLE01: FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION CASE DISMISSED BY [...] (U) In an unexpected development, the slander case against human rights activist Mohammad Mugraby was dismissed by Lebanon's appellate-level Military Court of Cassation on April 15, two days before the case was scheduled to be heard by the country's Military Tribunal. This decision, in effe [...]	2006-04-18 14:48:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM LE PHUM PREL
06BEIRUT1238	MGLE01: CODEL DODD MEETS GENERAL MICHEL AOUN [...] (C) Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Michel Aoun informed visiting Senator Christopher Dodd that it was up to the Lebanese people themselves to defend their sovereignty and not rely excessively on foreign assistance. He criticized the Siniora government for not doing an effective job in [...]	2006-04-20 15:19:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KDEM LE PGOV PREL SY
06BEIRUT1245	MGLE01: LEBANESE FOCUS ON PRESIDENCY, ISRAEL, [...] (C) At a 4/19 dinner hosted by the Charge d'Affaires, Lebanese guests of various regional, political, and confessional stripes focused on the issue of the presidency in an occasionally boisterous discussion. "March 14"-affiliated guests called for the USG to use its leverage in forcing the S [...]	2006-04-24 11:50:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OREP KDEM KPAL PTER LE IS
06BEIRUT1276	MGLE01: SPEAKER BERRI GIVES PREVIEW OF NATIONAL [...] (C) In an April 25 meeting with the Ambassador and econoff, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri said that Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh was happy with Prime Minister Siniora's visit to Washington last week. When the Ambassador asked why Salloukh maintained an unpleasant expression the whole [...]	2006-04-25 15:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IS LE PARM PGOV PREL PTER
06BEIRUT1277	MGLE01: HARIRI SAYS HE IS READY TO CONFRONT [...] (C) During an April 25 meeting with MP Saad Hariri, the Ambassador and econoff briefed him on Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's visit to Washington last week. Hariri agreed the visit was a success, and was also heartened by what he described as revitalized Saudi and Egyptian support for Lebano [...]	2006-04-25 15:56:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EG IR KISL LE PGOV PREL PTER SA SY
06BEIRUT1290	LEBANESE RESPONSE TO 2005 SUA PROTOCOLS DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-26 14:13:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KTIA PHSA EWWT PTER UN LE
06BEIRUT1307	MGLE01: PATRIARCH SFEIR NOT CONFIDENT LAHOUD WILL [...] (C) In an April 27 meeting, the Ambassador and econoff discussed with Maronite Patriarch Mar Nasrallah Sfeir the recent visit of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora to Washington. Sfeir agreed with the Ambassador on the success of the visit, saying that Justice Minister Charles Rizk had also given h [...]	2006-04-27 14:29:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IR LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT1308	MGLE01: JUMBLATT CONCERNED WITH GROWING IRANIAN [...] (C) Walid Jumblatt expressed concern that Iran appears to be gaining influence in south and north Lebanon. In both regions, the economically disadvantaged are vulnerable to well-funded and growing Iranian efforts. When he visited Saudi King Abdullah two weeks ago, Jumblatt discussed this i [...]	2006-04-27 14:34:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KDEM LE PGOV PREL SY
06BEIRUT1310	MGLE01: SCENESETTER FOR MAY 3-5 VISIT OF PM A/S [...] (C) During his recent visit to Washington, Prime Minister Siniora expressed confidence about Lebanon's ability to tackle critical problems through a process of national dialogue. Of these problems, the two most prominent are the fate of President Lahoud, who remains in place through a Syrian [...]	2006-04-27 15:54:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PTER KPKO OTRA LE
06BEIRUT1337	MGLE01: DEFEATED LEBANESE CLOSE TO SYRIA ORGANIZE [...] (C) Elie Ferzli, former Minister of Information and apologist for Syrian influence in Lebanon, is working to form a political "movement" with other like-minded politicians such as Former Interior Minister Suleiman Franjieh, and Former PM Omar Karame. PolChief met with Ferzli, former Minis [...]	2006-04-28 17:08:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PINS PHUM PREL SY LE
06BEIRUT1338	MGLE01: NATIONAL DIALOGUE DISCUSSES PRESIDENCY, [...] (C) According to six participants in the 4/28 session of the National Dialogue, the issue of Lebanon's presidency was discussed at length but not resolved. Rather than defer or close the topic in order to proceed to the next and final point -- Hizballah's arms -- on the Dialogue's agenda, th [...]	2006-05-01 10:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
06BEIRUT1339	MGLE01: AOUN DEFENDS HIS POSITION, CRITICIZES [...] (S) In a 4/29 meeting, the Ambassador shared USG concerns about Iran, Syria, and Hizballah with presidential aspirant and MP Michel Aoun. Aoun denied being a tool of any of the three. The USG, in his view, should welcome the alliances he has made with Hizballah and pro-Syrian politicians. [...]	2006-05-01 12:43:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY IS IR
06BEIRUT1369	MGLE01: PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE REACTS TO [...] (C) Polchief and econoff met with Rola Noureddine, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, on May 3 to discuss the widely reported Syrian-built earthen berms in the Biqa' Valley. Noureddine and General Said Eid confirmed the press reports, showing us a video of the berms. They said Syrian [...]	2006-05-03 14:01:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	LE PBTS PREL SY

06BEIRUT1417	MGLE01: UNIIIC CHIEF BRAMMERTZ CITES PROGRESS, [...] (U) This message contains an action request. See para 16 below. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) UNIIIC Commissioner Brammertz said his team is now well-established, has considerable momentum, and is pursuing several fruitful lines of inquiry. In a meeting that took place before the GOL's o [...]	2006-05-05 15:54:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT1424	MGLE01: A/S HILLEN MEETS WITH PM SINIORA [...] (C) Pol-Mil A/S Hillen informed Lebanon's PM Siniora that the final approvals were in the works for what we hope will be USD 10 million grant (Section 1206) for immediate equipment and training needs of the Lebanese Armed Forces. Expressing deep appreciation to the President and Secretary, P [...]	2006-05-08 09:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC MASS KDEM LE IS SY
06BEIRUT1461	MGLE01: A/S HILLEN MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: The normally taciturn Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh was almost buoyant in his May 5 meeting with PM A/S Hillen. A/S Hillen accompanied by the Ambassador spoke with Salloukh about U.S. assistance to Lebanon, and U.S. commitment to Lebanon in the wake of PM Sinora's A [...]	2006-05-10 05:25:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS ASEC SNAR PTER LE
06BEIRUT1462	MGLE01: A/S HILLEN MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-10 05:26:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS ASEC SNAR PTER LE
06BEIRUT1464	MGLE01: PM A/S HILLEN MEETS DEPUTY PM AND DEFENSE [...] (S) In a 5/4 dinner meeting with the Ambassador and PM A/S Hillen, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias al-Murr said that enhanced U.S. security assistance would boost morale in the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and make his job easier in soliciting equipment donations from Gulf cou [...]	2006-05-10 06:45:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL MASS ASEC SNAR PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT1465	MGLE01: A/S HILLEN MEETS WITH UN REPRESENTATIVE [...] (C) UN Representative Geir Pedersen believes the events of the past few months have greatly changed the political situation in Lebanon, particularly concerning Hizballah. Whereas before, Hizballah essentially had a free pass on its arms and political objectives, now the terrorist organization [...]	2006-05-10 06:47:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS ASEC SNAR PTER LE SY IS
06BEIRUT1466	MGLE01: A/S HILLEN'S MEETING WITH ISF GENERAL RIFI [...] (C) A/S Hillen met with ISF General Ashraf Rifi at the ISF headquarters in Beirut to discuss U.S. - Lebanese cooperation on security assistance programs. Rifi thanked A/S Hillen and the U.S. for our assistance, and said he looked forward to a long partnership with the United States. Rifi sai [...]	2006-05-10 07:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS ASEC SNAR PTER CASC LE
06BEIRUT1467	MGLE01: A/S HILLEN MEETS WITH LAF COMMANDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 4, Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Hillen, accompanied by Ambassador, DATT, and ODC Chief, met with Lebanese Armed Forces Commander Michel Suleiman at the Lebanese Armed Forces Headquarters at the Ministry of Defense. Suleiman welcomed the prospect of g [...]	2006-05-10 07:24:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS ASEC SNAR PTER PBTS LE SY
06BEIRUT1481	MGLE01: SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF IO/AS [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Lebanon will underscore USG interest in Lebanon, and the role of the United Nations here. PM Siniora and four of his ministers visited Washington and New York April 17-22 to discuss the government's reform efforts and U.S. support for the country in its transition [...]	2006-05-10 14:03:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR KCRM PGOV UN LE SY IS
06BEIRUT1482	MGLE01: GOL PROPOSES NEW PROGRAM FOR PALESTINIAN [...] (U) This messsage contains an action request. See para 24. SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) PM Siniora called a 5/5 meeting of foreign ambassadors assigned to Lebanon to explain a comprehensive government-approved program of improvements for the Palestinian refugee camps located throughout [...]	2006-05-10 15:04:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IS JO KDEM KPAL LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT1495	MGLE01: SPEAKER BERRI ON LABOR DEMONSTRATIONS, [...] (C) In a 5/11 meeting with the Ambassador, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri downplayed the importance of the 5/10 demonstrations led by Hizballah, Amal, and Michel Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement (reftel). While Aoun may hope to topple the cabinet, Berri claimed credit for limiting Hizballah an [...]	2006-05-11 14:57:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ELAB LE SY
06BEIRUT1507	MGLE01: TWO "MARCH 14" MINISTERS AND ONE AOUN MP [...] (C) Two of Prime Minister Siniora's "March 14" cabinet ministers criticized Hizballah's support for a anti-government demonstration on May 10, pointing at the incongruity of Hizballah supporting an effort to bring down a cabinet in which it participates. They were considerably more forgiving [...]	2006-05-12 14:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ELAB KISL ASEC LE
06BEIRUT1508	MGLE01: DEFENSE AND ACTING INTERIOR MINISTERS [...] (C) In a May 11 meeting with acting Interior Minister Ahmad Fatfat (other issues discussed are reported in reftel),the Ambassador raised the subject of the Secretary of Defense's coming invitation to Fatfat and Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias al-Murr to visit Washington. Fa [...]	2006-05-15 05:51:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP ASEC MASS PTER KCRM LE
06BEIRUT1544	MGLE01: A/S SILVERBERG MEETS LEBANESE POLITICIANS [...] (C) At a May 15 dinner for visiting IO A/S Silverberg, Lebanese politicians and opinion-makers of different stripes had at least one thing in common: dissatisfaction with Lebanon's current atmosphere of stagnation, impasse, and finger-pointing, especially regarding President Lahoud's tenacio [...]	2006-05-17 15:33:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PTER EAID KDEM KWMN LE
06BEIRUT1545	MGLE01: PM SINIORA MEETING WITH A/S SILVERBERG -- [...] (C) Summary: On May 15, A/S for International Organizations Affairs, Kristen Silverberg, accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Prime Minister Fouad Siniora in his offices at the Grand Serail in Beirut. PM Siniora opened the meeting by expressing his satisfaction with his visit to Washin [...]	2006-05-17 15:41:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PORG PREL KDEM UNSC LE SY QT KPAL
06BEIRUT1546	MGLE01: IO A/S SILVERBERG'S 15 MAY MEETING WITH [...] (C) Lebanese Minister of Justice Charles Rizk asked for Assistant Secretary Silverberg's assistance in pushing the United Nations to produce a timetable for the establishment of an international tribunal to try suspects in the February 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq [...]	2006-05-17 15:49:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KCRM CASC KDEM LE
06BEIRUT1548	MGLE01: SINIORA-MURR SPAT NEARLY SPLITS CABINET, [...] (C) Almost a week ago, away from the public eye, claims amounting to only 60,000 USD nearly wrecked the Siniora cabinet. Minister of Defense/Deputy PM Elias Murr backed a proposed compensation package for two retired generals exiled with Michel Aoun in Paris. PM Siniora, citing similar case [...]	2006-05-17 16:14:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE
06BEIRUT1560	MGLE01: NASRALLAH SKETCHES OUT PERMANENT STATE OF [...] (S) In separate meetings with the Ambassador, Amin Gemayel and Marwan Hamadeh read aloud their notes from the 5/16 session of the National Dialogue. The participants agreed to disagree on the issue of the presidency, leaving the subject unresolved. On Hizballah's weapons -- the final agend [...]	2006-05-18 13:56:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL KDEM LE SY IS IR KISL
06BEIRUT1575	MGLE01: JUMBLATT BELIEVES HIZBALLAH INTENDS [...] (C) On 5/19, Druse leader Walid Jumblatt hosted the P-3 Ambassadors, Argentine Ambassador, Norwegian Ambassador, and UN representative Geir Pedersen for an open-air coffee in the Chouf mountains. Jumblatt's read-out of Hassan Nasrallah's hardline speech at the 5/16 National Dialogue session [...]	2006-05-19 15:00:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV KDEM LE SY IR
06BEIRUT1576	MGLE01: UNIFIL COMMANDER SEES HIZBALLAH IMPROVING [...] Summary: UNIFIL commander Major-General Alain Pellegrini briefed the Ambassador on increased Hizballah construction activity along the Blue Line, a rise in the number of Israeli overflights, and plans to enhance contacts between UNIFIL and the LAF. The General was uncertain about the reasons [...]	2006-05-19 15:19:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KPAL PBTS PREL LE IS
06BEIRUT1579	MGLE01: A/S SILVERBERG MEETING WITH UN SYG REP [...] (C) SUMMARY: IO A/S Silverberg hosted UN envoy Geir Pedersen to a relaxed dinner on 5/16. Pedersen had no definitive answer regarding why Hizballah had stepped up the construction of military infrastructure along the Blue Line, but he argued that Hizballah tried to maintain "constructive am [...]	2006-05-22 06:00:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAIC KDEM KWMN LE
06BEIRUT1644	DEMARCHES TO NAM/G-77 MEMBERS IN PREPARATION FOR [...] (U) On May 24 and May 25, Post delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reftel demarches concerning the May 27-30 NAM ministerial. The Director for the Americas Ghady al-Khoury received the material and promised to pass it to the responsible delegation members in preparation for the NAM [...]	2006-05-25 10:25:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	AORG UNGA PREL LE IR
06BEIRUT1675	MGLE01: S/CT COORDINATOR CRUMPTON HEARS STRAIGHT [...] (S) Visiting S/CT Coordinator Crumpton had a long 5/22 conversation with Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias al-Murr, and Telecommunications Minister Marwan Hamadeh -- three men convinced they have been, or will be, targeted for assassination by the S [...]	2006-05-30 11:00:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL ASEC MASS PTER KCRM KISL LE
06BEIRUT1680	MGLE01: S/CT COORDINATOR'S MEETING WITH LEBANESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: S/CT Coordinator Crumpton and the Ambassador, accompanied by Defense Attache, met May 23 with Director of LAF G2 Brigadier General Georges Khoury. BG Khoury provided an overview of the terrorism situation from the LAF G2 perspective. He noted three distinct terrorist threat l [...]	2006-05-30 12:04:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PTER PREL MARR MOPS LE
06BEIRUT1682	MGLE01: S/CT CRUMPTON MEETING WITH INTERIOR [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a May 23 meeting, Acting Interior Minister Ahmad Fatfat, accompanied by Internal Securtity Forces Director General Ashraf Rifi, told Counterterrorism Coordinator Crumpton, the Ambassador, and emboff that his highest priority regarding counterterrorism in Lebanon was reconstruc [...]	2006-05-30 13:02:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PTER MASS PREL PGOV LE
06BEIRUT1711	MGLE01: AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON DISCUSSES TERRORISM [...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Crumpton and the Ambassador visited Justice Minister Charles Rizk to discuss the causes and possible solutions to terrorism in the region. Rizk told Ambassador Crumpton that the major cause of political instabil [...]	2006-05-31 12:00:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV LE
06BEIRUT1717	MGLE01: JUSTICE MINISTER COMPLAINS THAT SINIORA [...] (C) Justice Minister Charles Rizk voiced disappointment with Prime Minister Siniora's apparent decision to reject Rizk's proposed list of candidates for Lebanon's Higher Judicial Council. Rizk maintained that Siniora is bent on achieving a council majority that would allow him to control th [...]	2006-06-01 07:01:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC KDEM LE PGOV PREL PTER SY IS
06BEIRUT1735	MGLE01: MINDEF MURR OFFERS THEORY ON BLUE LINE [...] (S) Summary and comment: In a 6/1 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr said that Hizballah was the primary instigator of Sunday's Blue Line incidents (reftel) but had seriously miscalculated, believing that the Israeli response would be limited [...]	2006-06-01 15:36:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PTER MOPS KPKO PREL KPAL LE IS JO
06BEIRUT1752	MGLE01: MARONITE PATRIARCH CONCERNED ABOUT SUNNI [...] (C) Maronite Patriarch Sfeir expressed unease with reports that Lebanon's Sunni-dominated Internal Security Force (ISF) could become a Sunni "gendarmerie" outside the control of the state. He said he fully supports proposals to increase the capabilities of the more broadly representative Le [...]	2006-06-05 07:45:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KDEM LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT1771	MGLE01: SAUDI AMBASSADOR WORRIED ABOUT SINIORA'S [...] (S) In a 5/5 meeting with the Ambassador, Saudi Ambassador Abdulaziz Khoja insisted that there is no current "Saudi initiative" to reduce Syrian-Lebanese tension. He expressed deep worry about Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's safety. He cited a recent article in al-Hayet by Syria's Ambassado [...]	2006-06-05 14:01:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV LE SY SA
06BEIRUT1796	MGLE01: TRIPOLI SUNNI MP ADVOCATES A HARIRI [...] (C) During a 6/6 meeting with the Ambassador, Tripoli (Sunni) MP and Minister of Public Works and Transport Mohammed Safadi deflected questions about the June 8 session of the National Dialogue, in which he participates. Instead, he wanted to share his ideas on correcting what he sees as an [...]	2006-06-06 14:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
06BEIRUT1805	MGLE01: PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL BELIEVES ELECTORAL [...] (C) Maronite presidential hopeful Nassib Lahoud said he believes that adoption of Lebanon's draft electoral law will hinge on how much political capital Saad Hariri commits to it -- as well as a decision by Michel Aoun and Hizballah's Hassan Nasrallah to only mildly resist it. The reform min [...]	2006-06-07 11:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KDEM LE PGOV PREL SY
06BEIRUT1849	MGLE01: SAAD HARIRI ON IRAN, SINIORA, AOUN, [...] (S) In a 6/7 meeting with the Ambassador, MP Saad Hariri spent most of the time discussing his recent travels in Europe, which he claimed to have used to push for international consensus on Iran and Syria. The Russians, he claimed, were persuaded by his arguments not to abstain on any UNSCR [...]	2006-06-08 15:30:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY IR RS FR
06BEIRUT1902	MGLE01: PM SINIORA UPBEAT ON ELECTORAL REFORM AND [...] (C) PM Siniora is optimistic that Lebanon's draft electoral law will survive intact upcoming debates in the Cabinet and Parliament. Although the size of the electoral districts could be a sticking point with several constituencies, Siniora believes the overall beneficial impact of a new ele [...]	2006-06-13 08:14:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KDEM LE PGOV PREL SY
06BEIRUT1963	MGLE01: POTENTIAL REQUEST TO UNIIIC TO EXAMINE [...] (S/NF) Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Elias Murr claimed that the evidence is "very strong" that Israel, using local agents, was behind the 5/26 car bombing that killed the Majzoub brothers (PIJ activists and Lebanese citizens) in Sidon. Murr described what he believes was a [...]	2006-06-15 14:31:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER KCRM PGOV LE SY IS
06BEIRUT1965	MGLE01: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF LEBANESE ACTING [...] (C) The visit of Acting Interior Minister Ahmad Fatfat offers the opportunity to press U.S. security interests in Lebanon: counterterrorism including Sunni extremism, Syrian influence, Palestinian weapons inside and outside the refugee camps, and arms smuggling into Lebanon. We have begun m [...]	2006-06-15 15:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KCRM LE
06BEIRUT1966	MGLE01: HARIRI ADVISOR STRONGLY CRITICIZES DRAFT [...] (C) MP Bahije Tabbarah, a close advisor to former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, gave a point-by-point critique of the draft electoral law that left little doubt he would be advising his Future Movement colleagues to oppose the law when it comes up for debate in Parliament. Tabbarah, who is n [...]	2006-06-15 15:28:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KDEM LE PGOV PREL SY
06BEIRUT2087	(S/NF) MGLE01: SINIORA PRESSES AHEAD ON ECONOMIC [...] (C) Ignoring an unseemly, ongoing food fight among Maronite politicians sparked by President Lahoud's non-invitation to the Francophone summit, Prime Minister Siniora used a 6/21 meeting with the Ambassador to portray his government as moving ahead on a number of fronts, including economic re [...]	2006-06-22 12:56:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EAID EAIR PTER KPAL KDEM BEXP LE
06BEIRUT2092	MGLE01: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE "FULL STEAM AHEAD" ON [...] (C) In a 6/22 meeting, Minister of Justice Rizk confirmed that senior Lebanese judges Choucri Sader and Ralph Riachy will travel to The Hague on July 4 to make progress on a draft agreement with the UN on establishing a special tribunal with international character for the Hariri assassinatio [...]	2006-06-23 12:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KDEM KCRM MARR EAID KMPI LE
06BEIRUT2093	MGLE01: MICHEL AOUN RATCHETS UP THE [...] (C) Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun strongly attacked an array of perceived enemies in a televised speech on June 21, and the next day led a combined FPM/Hizballah delegation to Lebanon's Constitutional Council to protest judicial "inactivity" regarding a number of FPM challenges t [...]	2006-06-23 12:36:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KDEM LE PGOV PREL SY
06BEIRUT2155	MGLE01--CHRISTIAN POLITICIAN FEARS [...] (C/NF) Summary: On June 26, PolChief, accompanied by Pol Assistant, paid a farewell call on Minister of Social Affairs Nayla Mouawad. The Minister was in the mood to send a message to the USG. It was a simple and often repeated refrain: We are worried about extremism in the north of Leba [...]	2006-06-28 07:25:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM LE SY KPAL IR
06BEIRUT2223	MGLE01: HARIRI, HAMADEH DESCRIBE AS BOTH GOOD AND [...] (C/NF) In separate one-on-one meetings with the Ambassador on 6/30, MP Sa'ad Hariri and Minister of Telecommunications Marwan Hamadeh expressed basic satisfaction with the previous day's national dialogue session. Israel's actions in Gaza and the arrests of Hamas cabinet members and lawmake [...]	2006-07-03 07:22:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV KISL LE SY IS KPAL KWBG
06BEIRUT2236	MGLE01: SPEAKER BERRI MEETS WITH CODEL DREIER; [...] (C/NF) In a July 3 meeting with Codel Dreier and the Ambassador, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri welcomed the delegation and agreed enthusiastically to future parliamentary exchanges. Regarding the national dialogue, Berri said that it was Lebanon's only chance to avoid confessional strif [...]	2006-07-03 15:23:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IS KDEM LE OVIP PGOV PREL PTER
06BEIRUT2256	MGLE01: SCENESETTER FOR ELIAS MURR'S JULY 16-19 [...] (S/NF) Just over a year since surviving what is thought to have been a Syrian-ordered assassination attempt, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr heads to Washington July 16-19. The scion of a powerful and wealthy Greek Orthodox family closely linked to Syria, Murr has forg [...]	2006-07-05 14:21:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM PTER PGOV MASS LE SY
06BEIRUT2258	MGLE01: MEA LIKELY TO CHOOSE AIRBUS BECAUSE OF [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Ambassador and econoff met with Middle East Airlines (MEA) President Mohammad Hout on June 28 and Edward Schachle, Sales Director for Boeing in the Middle e"QZz[t_Q/=^QtqOa+(5QQQ 2012, and MEA cannot afford short-term leases on its aircraft to "bridge the gap." In nine [...]	2006-07-05 15:15:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAIR EFIN PREL ECON PGOV BEXP LE
06BEIRUT2290	MGLE01: FORMER PRESIDENT ELIAS HRAWI PASSES AWAY [...] At about 3:00 PM local on July 7, former Lebanese President Elias Hrawi passed away from cancer. Reftel describes in detail the record and legacy of President Hrawi, who served in office from 1989 to 1998. 2. With Hrawi's death occurring only a few hours ago, funeral arrangements are sti [...]	2006-07-07 13:59:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV LE
06BEIRUT2343	MGLE01: PLO REP TO LEBANON LAUDS GOL'S [...] (C) The recently-appointed Palestinian Representative to Lebanon, Abbas Zaki, described humanitarian conditions in the 12 refugee camps located in Lebanon as dire, requiring immediate, comprehensive infrastructure and humanitarian assistance. Representative Zaki praised the efforts of Prime [...]	2006-07-11 15:51:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KDEM KPAL LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2351	MGLE01: INITIAL REACTION TO NASRALLAH'S SPEECH [...] (C) Hassan Nasrallah's latest attempt to portray Hizballah as the "Great Arab Protector" has embarrassed and cornered much of Lebanon's political elite. Nasrallah used a widely watched news conference late on July 12 to defend Hizballah's unprovoked abduction of two IDF soldiers from Israeli territ [...]	2006-07-13 09:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KDEM LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2387	TFLE01: PM SINIORA CONVOKES P-5, URGES "HELPFUL" [...] (C) Convoking the P-5 ambassadors on 7/14, Prime Minister Siniora urged that the UN Security Council issue a presidential statement that calls for: 1) an immediate, comprehensive cease-fire, 2) a lifting of the blockade on Lebanon, and 3) encouragement of the Lebanese government's stated int [...]	2006-07-14 10:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PTER LE IS
06BEIRUT2390	TFLE01: HIZBALLAH'S RECKLESSNESS SPLITS AOUN'S [...] (C) Aounist advisor MP Ibrahim Kanaan expressed frustration and deep concern over the present course of events in Lebanon and said he has advised his party leader General Michel Aoun to put distance between himself and Hassan Nasrallah. Kanaan is convinced that Hizballah, with "its extreme overconf [...]	2006-07-14 13:29:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KDEM LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2403	TFLE01: LARSEN TO PROPOSE HANDOVER OF ISRAELI [...] (C/NF) On July 16, the Ambassador and econoff had a late night meeting with UN envoy Terje Roed-Larsen and UNSYG Personal Representative to Lebanon Geir Pederson. Larsen showed a draft proposal to the Ambassador, which Larsen said that he was drawing from orally but not providing to GOL officials. [...]	2006-07-17 11:49:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2407	TFLE01: BERRI SAYS CEASE-FIRE NECESSARY [...] (C/NF) Lebanon's Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri told the Ambassador today (7/17) that within another week, continued Israeli strikes will solidify Lebanese popular opinion against Israel. For now, however, he suggested in a most oblique manner that the potential for Israel's assault to we [...]	2006-07-17 17:50:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2412	TFLE01: CENTRAL BANK REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE IN [...] (U) This message contains an action message for the Department -- see para 6. 2. (C) Finance Minister Jihad Azour alerted us this morning to a forthcoming request from the Lebanese Central Bank for assistance in transporting cash in US dollars from Cyprus to Beirut. The Central Bank planned to co [...]	2006-07-18 16:20:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EFIN ASEC LE IS
06BEIRUT2413	TFLE01: INCENSED BY ISRAELI TARGETING OF LAF, [...] (S/NF) While acknowledging that there was something not quite right abotu the activities at the Jamhour military base, French Ambassador Emie described recent Israeli strikes on Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) facilities as "unbelievable." If the Israeli campaign was going to continue along these lines [...]	2006-07-18 16:26:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS PTER ASEC CASC LE FR
06BEIRUT2417	TFLE01: AOUN'S ADVISORS PROPOSE DIFFERENT PATHS [...] (C) While Michel Aoun's close advisor Gebran Bassil continues to defend Hizballah's actions (but with less energy than before),Aoun's other influential advisors MP Farid el-Khazen and MP Ibrahim Kanaan unambiguously stated to poloff that Hizballah deliberately started the current cycle of violence [...]	2006-07-18 18:33:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2427	TFLE01: UNSYG PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE URGES [...] (C/NF) In a 7/19 meeting, the Personal Representative of the UN Secretary-General (PRSG),Geir Pedersen, told the Ambassador there is an urgent need to establish humanitarian corridors to southern Lebanon in order to address an "increasing humanitarian disaster" there. Among these routes wou [...]	2006-07-20 16:47:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS EAID PREF PREL LE IS
06BEIRUT2429	TFLE01: SINIORA CONVOKES DIPLOMATIC CORPS TO [...] (U) In a terse but emotionally-tinged 7/19 address to the diplomatic corps, Prime Minister Siniora demanded an immediate end to hostilities between Hizballah and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF),a lifting of the Israeli naval blockade, and delivery of urgently-needed humanitarian assistance. [...]	2006-07-20 16:49:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS EAID PTER PREF LE IS
06BEIRUT2437	TFLE01: MINISTER MOUAWAD URGES HUMANITARIAN [...] (S/NF) Minister of Social Affairs Nayla Mouawad described the humanitarian situation in Lebanon as approaching a critical point. Although she used less alarming terms than PM Siniora employed in his speech of July 19, Minister Mouawad still insisted the greatest challenge was not the supply of food [...]	2006-07-21 12:39:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2441	TFLE01 MARCH 14 LEADER BOUTROS HARB ALSO URGES [...] (C) MP Boutros Harb, a key figure in the pro-reform March 14 movement, believes Hizballah, as of July 21, has not been significantly hurt -- either in its leadership or its military capabilities. Harb said that if Hizballah can reach a cease-fire in its present relatively strong condition, it will [...]	2006-07-22 14:13:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2443	TFLE01: AMINE GEMAYEL SAYS CEASE-FIRE SHOULD [...] (S/NF) In a 7/21 meeting, Amine Gemayel, former President of the Republic of Lebanon, told the Ambassador that diplomatic efforts to solve the current conflict should focus on securing a long term solution to the cyclical security crises along the Lebanese-Israeli border, with any discussions of pr [...]	2006-07-23 09:37:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2447	TFLE01: MARONITE DOYEN WARNS: "THE WEST MUST WIN [...] (C/NF) On 7/22, Maronite doyen Sheikh Michel el Khoury (and son of Lebanon's first president) told the Ambassador that the West's hopes for democracy in the Middle East depend upon winning the current war against Hizballah and its Syrian and Iranian backers. Still, Sheikh Michel warned that with it [...]	2006-07-23 18:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2464	TFLE01: BERRI SAYS ISRAEL WON'T WIN [...] (C/NF) In July 25 meeting with Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, the Ambassador followed up Secretary Rice's visit in presenting updated elements for a cease-fire package. Berri, after his customary review of Israeli acts, said he was still doubtful Hizballah would accept the proposal if a prisone [...]	2006-07-25 13:33:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IS LE MOPS PBTS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2471	TFLE01: SAMIR JA'JA' SUPPORTS PROPOSED PATH TO [...] (C) After the Ambassador reviewed current thinking regarding the components of a possible cease-fire, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Ja'ja' expressed his overall support of the approach, particularly the intent to implement all the components in a single phase. He also conveyed his belief that a holl [...]	2006-07-25 18:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2475	TFLE01: UN IN LEBANON FEELING PRESSURE FROM BOTH [...] (C/NF) On July 26, UNIFIL Senior Adviser Milos Strugar told econoff that UNIFIL suspected that the July 25 Israeli airstrike on an UNTSO post near Khiam was deliberate. UNIFIL had warned the IDF for several days that it was striking a UN post. Close calls have been reported at other UN posts along [...]	2006-07-26 15:50:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IS KPKO LE MOPS PREL PTER
06BEIRUT2489	TFLE01: PM SINIORA UPBEAT ON CEASE-FIRE [...] (C/NF) In a July 28 meeting with the Ambassador, PM Fouad Siniora was in buoyant spirits following what he saw as a major political victory in last night's (July 27) meeting of the Council of Ministers. Siniora said after several hours of tense argument, he finally told the Council that either they [...]	2006-07-29 06:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2490	TFLE01: MARWAN HAMADEH DISCUSSES CEASE-FIRE [...] (C/NF) During a July 28 meeting with the Ambassador and econoff, Minister of Telecommunications Marwan Hamadeh gave a briefing on the July 27 cabinet meeting and the Rome conference. Al-Nahar publisher Ghassan Tueni was also present. Hamadeh said the cabinet meeting was "epic" as he verbally parrie [...]	2006-07-29 09:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IR IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2491	TFLE01: UNSYG REPRESENTATIVE PEDERSEN SEES ISRAEL [...] (C/NF) In a July 28 meeting with the Ambassador and econoff, UNSYG Personal Representative Geir Pedersen said that he saw Israel getting bogged down in its military campaign. Based on information Pedersen was receiving, Israel's ground incursion was not successful, and a full-scale invasion [...]	2006-07-29 10:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IR IS KPKO LE MOPS PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2492	TFLE01: SINIORA WORRIED ABOUT FUEL, EMBARGO; [...] (C) In a 7/29 meeting with the Ambassador, PM Siniora, visibly angry, expressed three major concerns. First, he described the humanitarian corridors as "a joke." The Israelis were not serious, he argued, citing examples of humanitarian convoys that had been delayed for days, given approvals but fir [...]	2006-07-29 15:51:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ECON LE IS
06BEIRUT2504	TFLE01: SINIORA BELIEVES HE HAS THE CONFIDENCE OF [...] (C/NF) In a meeting with the Ambassador and poloff late on July 31, Prime Minister Siniora explained that his declaration to not negotiate until a cease-fire had been implemented gave him the credibility and support he needs across Lebanon's political spectrum to conclude a durable cease-fire agree [...]	2006-08-01 07:01:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2508	TFLE01: AOUN PARROTS PIAF: "JE NE REGRETTE RIEN" [...] (C/NF) Former General Michel Aoun displayed a stubborn refusal to face the reality of Hizballah's renegade status in Lebanon. Far from holding Hassan Nasrallah accountable for the violence that began with Hizballah's attack on July 12, Aoun said that as long as the fighting continued, all of Lebano [...]	2006-08-01 12:34:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2509	TGLE01: UNREP WITH OMINOUS MESSAGE FROM HIZBALLAH [...] (S/NF) Geir Pedersen, the UN Secretary General's Personal Representative for Lebanon, contacted the Ambassador on 8/1 to say that he had received an "alarming message" from his "usual contact." (Note: Pedersen's usual contact is Hizballah's Wafiq Safa. End note.) The message was initially reassurin [...]	2006-08-01 13:00:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS PTER KISL LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2511	TFLE01: HAMADEH SEES RESOLUTION OF SHEBAA FARMS AS [...] (C/NF) On August 1, Minister of Telecommunications Marwan Hamadeh told the Ambassador and Emboff that there is no need to get Syrian support for a potential settlement of the Shebaa Farms issue. Hamadeh expressed confidence that any agreement for an Israeli withdrawal from Shebaa, whether or not Sy [...]	2006-08-01 15:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IR IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2513	TFLE01: MP BOUTROS HARB: NASRALLAH CANNOT BECOME [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 1, Ambassador and Emboff met with MP Boutros Harb at his home in Beirut. Harb insisted that Hizballah must be prevented from emerging from the conflict in a position of power, as this would spell tragedy for Lebanon and the region. Yet he warned that as Hizballah continues to [...]	2006-08-01 16:10:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC IS LE MOPS PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2526	TFLE01: LEBANESE INDUSTRY HEADS CALL FOR BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Leading Lebanese business and industry associations have asked Embassy Beirut for the immediate establishment of safe commercial corridors for passage of imports and exports. Lebanese business leaders stressed the need for industry leaders to have "a sense that this war will never happen [...]	2006-08-03 14:05:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL SY EFIN ECON ETRD EINV
06BEIRUT2527	TFLE01: PATRIARCH SFEIR WANTS DISPLACED SHIA TO [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On August 3 Ambassador and Emboff met with Patriarch Sfeir at his summer residence in Diman, North Lebanon. Concerned about sectarian tensions, Sfeir was adamant that displaced Shia in Beirut and Mount Lebanon must return to their villages without delay. Regarding Hizballah disarmam [...]	2006-08-03 16:09:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PREF KDEM PTER LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2529	TFLE01: NASSIB LAHOUD OFFERS ADVICE FOR THE DAY [...] (C/NF) Displaying notable resilience and cautious optimism despite the difficult conditions his country faces, pro-reform leader Nassib Lahoud advised the Embassy that the most critical element in preventing a Hizballah "victory" after the war is to take the lead in the reconstruction of post-confl [...]	2006-08-03 17:09:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2534	TFLE01: ISRAELI ATTACKS ON NORTH COAST BRIDGE [...] (C) No doubt the Israelis can provide military justification for their attacks on three bridges going north starting from the Christian port city of Jounieh this morning (8/04) and cutting off the &corridor8 that the GOI told the world would remain open to Syria. But whatever the Israeli rationale, [...]	2006-08-04 13:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PTER PROG CASC LE IS
06BEIRUT2535	TFLE01: PM SINIORA WANTS A SINGLE PHASE AGREEMENT [...] (C/NF) PM Siniora pushed back hard against the US/FR plan to implement a cessation of hostilities and Israeli withdrawal in two phases. Worried about Israeli troops remaining inside Lebanon, Siniora prefers a single phase that combines a withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanese territory with an [...]	2006-08-05 08:00:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2538	TFLE01: LEBANON,S YOUNG PROFESSIONALS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 3 PolOff hosted a dinner at his residence in the Embassy compound. The guests were young professionals in the government, media, and private sectors. They are disappointed that in their view Israel is losing the war against Hizballah. These educated, Christian professionals d [...]	2006-08-05 13:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC IS LE PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2539	TFLE01: UN REP SEES CRITICAL WINDOW OF [...] (C) On August 5, A/S Welch and Ambassador Feltman met with the UNSYG's Personal Representative for Lebanon Geir Pedersen and UN Senior Political Affairs Officer Salman Sheikh. Reiterating concerns expressed previously (refs a and b),Pedersen stressed that Israeli military action would not achieve [...]	2006-08-05 15:23:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KPKO MOPS PREL PTER IS SY LE
06BEIRUT2540	TFLE01: JUMBLATT AND HAMADE ON TWO-PHASE SOLUTION [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On August 4 A/S Welch, Ambassador, and PolOff attended a dinner hosted by Marwan Hamade, Minister of Telecommunications, and attended by Walid Jumblatt, leader of the Druze community and the Progressive Socialist Party. Jumblatt warned that what he described as Israel's ineffective [...]	2006-08-06 07:27:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IS LE MOPS PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2541	TFLE01: A/S WELCH MEETS WITH SPEAKER BERRI [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On August 5, NEA Assistant Secretary Welch, Ambassador, and PolOff met with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, accompanied by Foreign Policy Advisor Ali Hamdan, at his office in Ain al-Tinneh, Beirut. A/S Welch explained to Berri the two-phase resolution being proposed to end [...]	2006-08-06 07:28:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2542	TFLE01: SINIORA SOUNDS AN OMINOUS NOTE ON DRAFT [...] (C) Prime Minister Siniora called UNSC member nations' ambassadors to the Grand Serail on the morning of August 6 for a two hour "chat" during which he outlined the GOL's main concerns with the draft UN resolution currently being discussed in New York. During the meeting, which was also attended by [...]	2006-08-06 13:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER SY IS LE
06BEIRUT2544	TFLE01: CHRISTIAN POLITICAL LEADERS SAY SHEBA'A [...] (C/NF) On August 5, A/S Welch and Ambassador Feltman met with Christian leaders from the anti-Syria March 14 movement, including former President Amin Gemayel, his son and Minister of Industry Pierre Gemayel, Dory Chamoun, Carlos Edde, Fares Souaid, George Adwan, and presidential hopefuls Nayla Moa [...]	2006-08-07 06:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PTER SY IS LE
06BEIRUT2545	TFLE01: PM SINIORA HOLDS FAST ON SHEBA'A, INSISTS [...] (C/NF) A/S Welch's second meeting with PM Siniora in 24 hours clarified Lebanon's preferred sequence of events at cease-fire. But the Prime Minister would not budge from his "requirement" that the IDF withdraw from all Lebanese territory, including Sheba'a. Siniora argued hard that unless the Israe [...]	2006-08-07 06:59:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IS LE MOPS PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2553	TFLE01: DEFENSE MINISTER MURR CONFIDENT IN RAPID [...] (C) During an August 7 meeting with the Ambassador and TDY poloff (notetaker),Lebanese Defense Minister Elias Murr confidently claimed that 15000 LAF troops, if called upon, could begin deploying to the South within 12 hours. (Note: this meeting took place before the cabinet decision authorizing d [...]	2006-08-08 05:25:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PTER LE IS SY
06BEIRUT2566	MGLE01: BERRI IS UNDER THREAT DUE TO HIS PIVOTAL [...] (C) Ambassador and TDY poloff met with several Lebanese politicians of different confessions on August 8 in order to guage attitudes toward the draft UN resolution and sense whether there is a strategy for moving ahead in Lebanon following a ceasefire. In addition to Maronite former Preside [...]	2006-08-08 16:54:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PTER SY IS LE
06BEIRUT2578	LEBANON: AMIN GEMAYEL SEEKS COORDINATED STRATEGY [...] (C) In an August 8 meeting with the Ambassador and poloff, Kata'eb Party leader and former President Amin Gemayel discussed what should follow a cease=fire in the current conflict with Israel. Gemayel is frustrated that the Maronite Presidency has been sidelined during Emile Lahoud's tenure, and he [...]	2006-08-09 08:06:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PTER LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2580	LEBANON: A/S WELCH EXPLAINS NEW U.S. POSITION TO [...] (C/NF) On August 5, NEA Assistant Secretary Welch, Ambassador, and PolOff met with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, accompanied by his foreign policy advisor Ali Hamdan, at Berri's office in Ain al-Tinneh, Beirut. A/S Welch reviewed with Berri the possibility that, under a potential UNSCR, [...]	2006-08-09 16:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2582	LEBANON: TWO MEETINGS WITH SINIORA NARROW THE [...] (C/NF) PM Fouad Siniora clearly understands that time is short, and he specifically asked A/S Welch about a possible August 9 Israeli security cabinet decision to expand operations. Siniora realizes that the French-American discussions on a draft UNSC resolution are difficult, but he remains adaman [...]	2006-08-10 05:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2583	LEBANON: MURR SAYS LAF CAN DEPLOY TO SOUTH IN [...] (C) In an August 9 meeting with A/S Welch, Ambassador Feltman, Deputy Legal Adviser Jonathan Schwartz, and poloff, Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr said 15,000 LAF troops could deploy to southern Lebanon within eight hours and assume security there along with a beefed- [...]	2006-08-10 05:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PTER LE IS SY
06BEIRUT2587	LEBANON: FUEL AND ELECTRICAL POWER STATUS AS OF [...] (C/NF) The fuel and electrical power shortages in Lebanon have become serious. Lebanon's economy is operating at greatly reduced leels through austere rationing of gasoline, reduced consumption in the transport sector, selective brownouts of the electrical power grid. Some increase in the [...]	2006-08-10 09:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY ENRG
06BEIRUT2588	LEBANON: SINIORA DISCUSSES LATEST DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] (C) PM Siniora and senior advisers Mohammad Chatta and Rola Noureddine met with Ambassador Feltman and poloff (notetaker) on the morning of August 10. Ambassador Feltman reviewed the latest U.S. draft resolution with Siniora (Note. Siniora had a meeting immediately afterwards with French Ambassador [...]	2006-08-10 12:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2599	LEBANON: MARWAN HAMADEH DISCUSSES DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] (C) A/S Welch, Ambassador Feltman, Deputy Legal Adviser Jonathan Schwartz and poloff (notetaker) met with Lebanese Minister for Telecommunications Marwan Hamadeh and Minister of Displaced Naame Tomeh, both close allies of Druze leader Walid Joumblatt, at Hamadeh's downtown office on the afternoon o [...]	2006-08-11 17:13:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PTER LE IS SY
06BEIRUT2600	LEBANON: FOR BERRI RESOLUTION COMES DOWN TO ONE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On August 11 NEA A/S Welch, Ambassador, and PolOff met with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, accompanied by his foreign policy advisor Ali Hamdan, at Berri's Ain Al Tinneh office. A/S Welch told Berri that we hoped that the UNSC resolution addressing the current conflict wou [...]	2006-08-11 17:24:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2601	LEBANON: A/S WELCH'S MEETINGS WITH PM SINIORA ON [...] (C/NF) Over the course of three hours in two meetings on August 11, PM Fouad Siniora made steady, but incremental movement toward accepting the most recent draft language of the UN resolution. His strongest objections were directed toward the specific use of chapter 7 to authorize the multi-nationa [...]	2006-08-12 13:01:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2602	LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI WANTS LAHOUD OUT [...] (C/NF) In a meeting with Ambassador Feltman and poloff (notetaker) on August 12 at his Qoreitem mansion, Future Movement leader Saad Hariri spoke about his key objectives in the aftermath of a ceasefire between Israel and Hizballah. Convinced at the time of the meeting that the Lebanese Cabinet wil [...]	2006-08-12 13:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PTER LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2604	LEBANON: SALLOUKH PREDICTS CABINET APPROVAL OF [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Ambassador Feltman and poloff (notetaker) on August 12, Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh, joined by three of his MFA staff, urged that the Israeli blockade be lifted as soon as possible, but brushed aside concerns that arms smuggling will resume withou [...]	2006-08-12 16:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PTER PREL LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2608	LEBANON: JUSTICE MINISTER CONFIDENT OF GOL [...] (C) During an expansive conversation on 8/13 with Ambassador and poloff over lunch, Lebanese Minister of Justice Charles Rizk said that the unanimous 8/12 Cabinet decision to accept UNSCR 1701 had strengthened the GOL. He added that while this first session had been a simple agreement on pr [...]	2006-08-14 04:26:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS PTER PREL LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2609	LEBANON: JUSTICE MINISTER SAYS DRAFT TRIBUNAL [...] (C) During an August 13 meeting with Ambassador and poloff, Lebanese Minister of Justice Charles Rizk said that the United Nations had provided him with a draft framework for a "special tribunal of international character" to try suspects in the assassination of Rafiq Hariri, and that the draft is [...]	2006-08-14 08:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PTER PINR MOPS LE SY IS

06BEIRUT2613	LEBANON: SAMIR JA'JA URGES FULL HIZBALLAH [...] (C) During an August 12 meeting with Ambassador and poloff at the Embassy, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Ja'Ja' urged that the debate on full Hizballah disarmament should not be postponed, and that internal and external pressure should be applied to "squeeze" Hizballah on this issue. Ja'ja suggested [...]	2006-08-14 12:33:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PTER LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2615	STRENGTHENING A SHAKY CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES -- [...] (SBU) This message contains a non-exhaustive list of initiatives that we suggest the USG support, in the first days of the fragile cessation of hostilities forged by U.S. leadership in UNSCR 1701. We seek to strengthen the GOL and move Lebanon toward a permanent cease-fire. After the U.S. [...]	2006-08-14 15:48:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PTER EAID LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2620	LEBANON: PM SINIORA DISCUSSES TOP PRIORITIES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 14, the first day of the cessation of hostilities, Prime Minister Siniora convoked the Ambassadors of the UNSC Perm-5. Siniora requested support to provide temporary steel bridges that will help the return of displaced Shia to the south, and to remove the "siege" from the air [...]	2006-08-14 16:21:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2625	LEBANON: GHATTAS KHOURY SUPPORTS GRADUAL SOLUTION [...] (C) During an August 14 lunch with Ambassador Feltman and poloff, former Hariri MP and Jumblatt-ally Ghattas Khoury said that now -- meaning today -- is not the time to corner Hizballah on full disarmament, although that moment is quickly approaching. Voicing concern about the increasingly threteni [...]	2006-08-14 16:25:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER SY LE IS
06BEIRUT2643	JUMBLATT CONCEDES VICTORY TO NASRALLAH, WORRIES [...] (S/NF) On 8/14, the Ambassador spent an unrelentingly bleak evening with Walid Jumblatt, Marwan Hamadeh, Ghattas Khoury, and (joining late) Bernard Emie. Nasrallah's televised "victory speech" cast a pall over the discussion, with honking horns and cheering Shia making a ruckus on the nearby Beirut [...]	2006-08-15 08:37:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS PTER KDEM LE SY IR IS
06BEIRUT2644	LEBANON: CODEL ISSA MEETS WITH PM SINIORA [...] PM Siniora described to Congressman Issa the serious damage the present conflict has inflicted on his country, as well as his hope that the American people would continue to support the people of Lebanon. Congressman Issa praised PM Siniora's leadership and courage during this difficult peri [...]	2006-08-15 09:12:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2649	ARTICLE THREATENS MARWAN HAMADEH, WHO SEES IT AS [...] (S/NF) Reftel noted that Minister of Telecommunications Marwan Hamadeh -- who survived one assassination attempt already, on 10/1/04 -- believes that he is again being targeted. He heard a veiled threat in the 8/14 "victory speech" by Hizballah Secretary General, and he pointed out that he [...]	2006-08-15 13:26:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER ASEC MOPS SY LE IS
06BEIRUT2652	LEBANON: WHEAT SHIPMENT NEEDED TO KEEP BREAD ON [...] This message contains an action message for the Department -- please see para 6. 2. Embassy meetings with GOL and agrifood industry leaders have confirmed that current stocks of wheat in Lebanon are at a critically low level. President of Dora Flour Mills and Chair of the Agrifood Trader [...]	2006-08-16 06:19:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON IS LE PREL SY
06BEIRUT2665	LEBANON: DEFENSE MINISTER AWAITS CABINET DECISION [...] (C) During a downbeat 8/15 meeting with the Ambassador and poloff, Lebanese Defense Minister Elias Murr said he awaits a Cabinet decision on moving forward with LAF deployment to the South, but that his personal opinion is that the LAF cannot coexist for long in the South with an armed Hizba [...]	2006-08-16 09:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PTER PREL LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2671	LEBANON: NAYLA MOAWAD VOWS TO STAND FIRM [...] (C/NF) During an 8/16 meeting with the Ambassador and poloff in the Baabda apartment where she is staying, Zgharta MP and Minister for Social Affairs Nayla Moawad said that, though she is threatened by the recent speeches by Hassan Nasrallah and Bashar al-Asad accusing the March 14 movement [...]	2006-08-16 15:43:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID EFIN PTER PREL SY ISLE
06BEIRUT2672	LEBANON: PM SINIORA PLANS COUNTER-PUNCH (BUT, [...] (C/NF) In a 8/16 meeting with the Ambassador, PM Siniora stated that his number one goal at this point is to get the LAF into south Lebanon as quickly as possible. This will be a significant achievement. He discounted much of Hassan Nasrallah's recent "victory" rhetoric as simply that, and [...]	2006-08-16 16:53:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT268	MGLE01: UN LEGAL AFFAIRS CHIEF BRIEFS P-3 ON UNSCR [...] (S) In a 1/28 meeting, UN Under Secretary General for Legal Affairs Nicolas Michel briefed P-3 ambassadors on his consultations with GOL authorities on follow-up to UNSCR 1644. Michel said that he was pleasantly surprised and relieved by the broad base of support he found for an internatio [...]	2006-01-30 07:30:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KCRM LE SY
06BEIRUT2680	ISF COMMANDER ON AIRPORT SECURITY, NEEDS FOR [...] (C/NF) In a 8/16 meeting with Ambassador and emboff, Internal Security Forces Commander Ashraf Rifi expressed confidence that the removal of an LAF unit from the Beirut airport and its replacement by the ISF (with its Sunni command hostile to Hizballah) has vastly improved the security of passenger [...]	2006-08-17 08:10:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAIR PTER MOPS PREL PARM LE IS SY
06BEIRUT2683	LEBANON: PEDERSEN SAYS NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador and poloff met with the UNSYG's Personal Representative for Lebanon Geir Pedersen and UN Senior Political Affairs Officer Salman Shaikh on Augest 16 for a frank discussion over lunch at the Ambassador's residence. (Note: Pedersen asked that his comments be kept very c [...]	2006-08-17 12:04:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PTER LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2685	LAF DEPLOYMENT PLAYING INTO HIZBALLAH'S PLAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On August 17, Ambassador and emboff met with Minister of Public Works and Transportation Mohammed Safadi. Safadi (a Sunni from Tripoli and a member of the March 14 coalition) argued that the deployment of LAF is not in the interest of GOL and plays into the hands of Hizballah. [...]	2006-08-17 13:14:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IS LE MOPS PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2687	LEBANON: READOUT FROM AUGUST 16 LAF-UNIFIL-IDF [...] (C/NF) The UNSYG's Personal Representative for Lebanon Geir Pedersen called the Ambassador with notes from a coordination meeting held Wednesday, August 16 in Naqoura, chaired by UNIFIL Commander Major General Alain Pellegrini, and attended by an IDF delegation headed by General Udi Dekel, a [...]	2006-08-17 13:45:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2690	LEBANON: TWO MINISTERS ON LEBANESE RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On August 17 the Ambassador and emboff had separate meetings with Minister of Economy and Trade Sami Haddad and Minister of Public Works and Transportation Mohammad Safadi. They blamed the GOL's lack of a centralized authority to set priorities and determine the distribution o [...]	2006-08-17 16:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2691	LEBANON: MP MOSBAH AL-AHDAB FEARS MARCH 14 HAS [...] (C/NF) During an August 17 luncheon with the Ambassador and poloff, Tripoli MP Mosbah al-Ahdab presented a bleak precis of the situation in Lebanon. Ahdab, a Sunni and March 14 charter member, described the March 14 movement as rudderless and bereft of good ideas. The government is ill-pre [...]	2006-08-17 16:45:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER KDEM LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2697	BERRI CRITICAL OF BASHAR'S SPEECH [...] (C) In an August 18 meeting with Ambassador Feltman and poloff, Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri hailed the deployment of the Lebanese armed forces (LAF) south of the Litani River. The longtime leader of the Shi'a Amal party and a reluctant political ally of Hizballah, Berri c [...]	2006-08-18 17:42:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER MOPS SY IS
06BEIRUT2698	DEFMIN MURR WORRIED ABOUT PALESTINIANS PROVOKING [...] (S) On 8/18, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr told the Ambassador that he was deeply worried by intelligence information suggesting that Palestinian rejectionists planned to disrupt the ongoing LAF deployment to the south. While he had nothing specific, he analyzed from [...]	2006-08-18 18:20:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PTER MOPS PARM SY LE
06BEIRUT2699	SHIA MINISTER CLAIMS BERRI TRICKED HIZBALLAH, NOW [...] (S/NF) Minister of Health (Shia, member of Amal) Mohammed Khalifeh (please protect throughout) told the Ambassador in a 8/18 meeting that Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Hizballah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah are currently at odds. By Khalifeh's account, Berri was infuriated by Nasrallah's [...]	2006-08-19 08:23:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV LE SY IR IS
06BEIRUT2700	BERRI INFURIATED BY IDF RAID BUT CONTAINS [...] (C) Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called the Ambassador twice on 8/19 to rant and rave about an Israeli raid (that he claimed included some ground operations) north of Baalback early that morning. "There is no way" that the Israelis can claim that such a raid was permitted under UNSCR 1701. [...]	2006-08-19 14:35:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV LE IS
06BEIRUT2701	DEMARCHE ON ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL DELIVERED [...] (C) On August 19, the Ambassador reviewed reftel demarche with Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora. Going over the points, the Ambassador urged Siniora to have the Lebanese delegation to the Arab League Ministerial (which he said would be headed by Foreign Minister Salloukh) highlight UNS [...]	2006-08-19 14:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE IS
06BEIRUT2702	SINIORA ON UNSCR 1701, RECONSTRUCTION, WAY FORWARD [...] (S/NF) In a one-on-one somewhat scratchy meeting with the Ambassador on 8/18, Prime Minister Siniora bristled at the suggestion that he was projecting the wrong image regarding UNSCR 1701. Citing army deployment to the Syrian-Lebanese border as well as southern Lebanon, it is simply not tru [...]	2006-08-19 16:32:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS EAID LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2703	BRAINSTORMING WITH MARWAN AND NAYLA: HAVE KOFI [...] (S/NF) Meeting together with the Ambassador on 8/20, Marwan Hamadeh and Nayla Mouawad urged that Kofi Annan bring UN/OLA chief Nicolas Michel with him when the UNSYG travels to Beirut next week. Having Michel in town to finalize the draft on the Hariri tribunal will put the right spin on An [...]	2006-08-20 15:19:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KCRM PTER EFIN LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2705	LEBANON: JUMBLATT WANTS HARIRI TO OPEN HIS WALLET [...] (C/NF) Ambassador Feltman, poloff, and pol FSN shared a subdued lunch with Druze chieftain Walid Jumblatt on 8/19 at his Moukhtara manse in the Shouf Mountains. Jumblatt said the government needs to get moving on the reconstruction effort, and that Saad Hariri can help by doling out his vast [...]	2006-08-21 04:13:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER CVIS SY IS
06BEIRUT2706	LEBANON: HARIRI WANTS LEBANESE MARSHALL PLAN [...] (C/NF) During a difficult 8/20 meeting at his Qureitem mansion with Ambassador Jeffrey Feltman and poloff, a somewhat erratic Saad Hariri pressed for the immediate reopening of Lebanon's ports and airports. Pushing back, the Ambassador said that until the Government of Lebanon (GOL) does more to im [...]	2006-08-21 05:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2717	NAMBIAR AND LARSEN DISCUSS UNSCR 1701 (AND TERJE DISCUSSES TERJE) [...] (S/NF) On 8/20, UN envoys Vijay Nambiar and Terje Roed-Larsen briefed the Ambassador on their Lebanon consultations regarding UNSCR 1701. They were impressed with the progress of LAF deployment. Concerned over UNIFIL Commander Pellegrini's comments about inadequate LAF-UNIFIL coordination, they bro [...]	2006-08-21 16:23:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PARM MOPS LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2721	LEBANON: ARMENIAN PARTY OPPOSES TURKISH DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) The largest Armenian-Lebanese political party, the Tashnag, opposes deployment of Turkish troops as part of an augmented UNIFIL in southern Lebanon. On August 18, the Tashnag sent a petition to the Ambassador listing its concerns. Poloff also discussed the issue with Tashnag Member of [...]	2006-08-22 14:11:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS LE AR TU
06BEIRUT2725	LEBANON: FATFAT SEEKS HELP FROM "FRIENDS" TO [...] (C/NF) In an uncharacteristically frank discussion with Ambassador and Staffdel, Acting Minister of Interior Ahmed Fatfat described the GOL as measurably stronger now than it was prior to July 12, but public perception has nevertheless deemed Hizballah the winner. According to Fatfat, lack of [...]	2006-08-22 14:59:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2732	SUMMARY OF GOL REQUESTS, IDEAS [...] (C) Ever since Hizballah initiated the current Israeli-Hizballah crisis, PM Siniora and other GOL officials have asked us for help in several specific areas. In most cases, we have politely explained why we could not help (or why any assistance was contingent upon the Lebanese taking action [...]	2006-08-23 15:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM EAID PGOV LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2735	LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI CALLS FOR SYRIAN REGIME [...] (C/NF) In a wide ranging discussion at his Qureitem home on August 22, an effusive and provocative Saad Hariri met with senior Senate Foreign Relations staffer Puneet Talwar and poloff (notetaker). Saying that the continued Israeli blockade of ports and airports is "killing the Cedar Revol [...]	2006-08-24 06:17:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT2751	LEBANON: ECONOMY MINISTER SAYS BLOCKADE IS [...] (C) During an August 23 meeting with Representatives Christopher Shays (R-CT),Al Green (D-TX),Robert Inglis (R-SC),Brian Higgins (R-NY),Ambassador Feltman, and staffers and poloffs, Lebanese Economy and Trade Minister Sami Haddad (a Protestant close to March 14) said that anti-U.S. feeli [...]	2006-08-24 16:07:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT2752	LEBANON: MARCH 14 TRIO SAY THEY ARE A MOVEMENT [...] (C/NF) During a downbeat but constructive August 22 dinner with Senate Foreign Relations Staffer Puneet Talwar, Ambassador Feltman, and poloff at the Ambassador's residence, March 14 politicians Boutros Harb (MP for Batroun, Maronite),Mosbah al-Ahdab (MP for Tripoli, Sunni),and Nassib Laho [...]	2006-08-24 16:07:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER KDEM LE SY
06BEIRUT2763	ON HARIRI TRIBUNAL, JUSTICE MINISTER WANTS TO COAX [...] (C/NF) Over lunch with the Ambassador on 8/25, Justice Minister Charles Rizk reviewed the draft UN-GOL "Statute of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon." While only a few bracketed items remain, he said, one is important: whether the tribunal will try only suspects in Rafiq Hariri's assassinat [...]	2006-08-25 12:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCRM PREL PTER PGOV LE SY
06BEIRUT2766	RECONSIDERING THE AIR EMBARGO OF LEBANON [...] (C) Via septels, we are reporting the Ambassador's meetings today (8/25) with Prime Minister Siniora and Deputy Prime Minister/Defense Minister Murr on the 8/24 unanimous cabinet decision empowering Siniora to request international help, from whatever source, for Lebanon's land borders, seap [...]	2006-08-25 17:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL MOPS PGOV LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2767	LEBANON : PM SINIORA ON DONORS CONFERENCE, [...] (S) In an August 25 conversation with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Siniora revealed Lebanon's tentative delegation list, plans, and priorities for next week's Stockholm Conference on assistance to Lebanon. Siniora maintained that the 1949 Armistice Agreement should be revived and form the f [...]	2006-08-25 17:16:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL LE
06BEIRUT2768	LEBANON: FM SALLOUKH SEES OPENING FOR REGIONAL [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador delivered on August 25 the Department's demarche on the upcoming Stockholm Conference to Foreign Minister Salloukh. FM Salloukh stated that Prime Minister Fouad Siniora will lead the delegation and his office was presently formulating a list of assistance priorities. [...]	2006-08-25 17:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2769	LEBANON: TASHNAG INSECURE ABOUT TURKISH TROOPS [...] (C) During an August 24 meeting with the Ambassador, poloff, and pol FSN, Armenian-Lebanese politician Hagop Pakradounian (MP for Bourj Hammoud) claimed that the entire Armenian community in Lebanon opposes the deployment of Turkish troops as part of an augmented UNIFIL, adding that they sus [...]	2006-08-25 17:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPKO AR TU LE
06BEIRUT2772	LEBANON: MURR SWEARS THAT AIRPORT IS SECURE [...] (C/NF) During an 8/25 meeting with Ambassador Feltman and poloff (notetaker),Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr pleaded with the Ambassador to help get the Israeli blockade of the airport lifted. He said the "siege" is perceived by many within the Cabinet as the US-back [...]	2006-08-26 06:06:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MOPS EAIR LE SY
06BEIRUT2775	LEBANON: MURR SAYS GERMANS ARRIVING IN A FEW DAYS [...] (C) During an August 26 meeting with Representative Tom Lantos (D-CA),Mrs. Lantos, Ambassador Feltman, senior staffer Alan Makovsky, and poloff at his home in Rabieh overlooking Beirut, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr reiterated what he told the Ambassador the previous [...]	2006-08-26 15:15:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAIR MOPS LE SY
06BEIRUT2776	LEBANON: CODEL LANTOS CAUTIONS PM SINIORA THAT [...] (C/NF) When PM Siniora asked for U.S. assistance in lifting Israel's air and sea blockade of Lebanon, Congressman Lantos directly challenged the Prime Minister to explain what his government was doing to ensure the secure border provisions of UNSCR 1701 were being fully implemented. Rep. La [...]	2006-08-28 05:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2777	LEBANON: AOUN UNREPENTANT ON HIZBALLAH ALLIANCE [...] (C) In a August 26 meeting with Representative Tom Lantos (D-CA),Mrs. Lantos, Ambassador Feltman, senior staffer Alan Makovsky, and poloff at his home in Rabieh, Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader and ex-General Michel Aoun tried unconvincingly to rationalize his political alliance with H [...]	2006-08-28 05:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT2791	LEBANON: EDDE SEES DIMINISHED MARONITE ROLE; [...] (C) During an August 24 luncheon with the Ambassador, Pol/econ chief, and poloff at his home in Yarze, ex-Minister and Head of the Maronite League Michel Edde offered familiar lamentations that Christians in Lebanon are no longer as influential as they once were and that the Shi'a and Sunna [...]	2006-08-28 16:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT2797	LARSEN ON ANNAN'S TRIP: MICRO PICTURE GOOD; MACRO [...] (S/NF) On 8/29, UN envoy Terje Roed-Larsen briefed the Ambassador on UNSYG Kofi Annan's Beirut meetings the previous day. Annan, according to Larsen, made headway with PM Siniora on direct consultations between the Israelis and Lebanese, but only in the context of the 1949 Armistice Agreeme [...]	2006-08-29 09:43:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY IS IR
06BEIRUT2804	LEBANON: CODEL SHAYS MEETS WITH PM SINIORA [...] Prime Minister Siniora asked CODEL Shays for help in lifting the air and sea blockade of Lebanon by IDF forces. PM Siniora stated that not only was the blockade severely impairing humanitarian and reconstruction efforts, but it made the Lebanese people feel that the current period is simply a [...]	2006-08-29 16:01:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2805	LEBANON: GEIR PEDERSEN ON ANNAN'S VISIT [...] (S/NF) On August 29, the UNSYG's Personal Representative for Lebanon Geir Pedersen and UN Senior Political Affairs Officer Salman Sheikh (please protect both throughout) briefed Ambassador Feltman and poloff on UNSYG Kofi Annan's Beirut meetings on August 28. While Pedersen covered much of [...]	2006-08-30 05:15:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT2813	LEBANON: GERMAN AMBASSADOR SAYS ANY SUPPORT MUST [...] (C) Summary: During an 8/28 meeting with Ambassador Feltman and poloff, German Ambassador to Lebanon Marius Haas provided a readout on the recent visit of a German military delegation to Lebanon. Haas said that Germany is willing to provide technical equipment and support to Lebanon, as wel [...]	2006-08-30 12:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO LE SY
06BEIRUT2814	LEBANON: LAF CHIEF CLAIMS ARMY IS IN CONTROL OF [...] (C) During an August 30 meeting with the Ambassador, DATT, and poloff, a very defensive and somewhat brusque Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) commander General Michel Sleiman, maintaining a straight face, gave the preposterous claim that the LAF has established a "watertight" cordon along the bor [...]	2006-08-30 14:53:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT2815	LEBANON: MARWAN HAMADEH THINKS BERRI CAN BE TURNED [...] (S/NF) During an August 30 meeting with the Ambassador and poloff, Lebanese Minister of Communications (and Jumblatt ally) Marwan Hamadeh discussed the draft agreement to establish a special tribunal to try suspects in Hariri assassination (and possibly other attacks). Agreeing with USG co [...]	2006-08-30 16:27:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KCRM PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT2826	LEBANON: MODERATE SHI'A MP YASSINE JABER ON [...] (S) The Lebanese economy, government and armed forces have been weakened by years of crisis and the recent armed conflict, according to moderate Shi'a MP Yassine Jaber. Lebanon's institutions are incapable of heading off the Hizballah threat without significant support from the international c [...]	2006-08-31 15:15:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL ECON PGOV PTER LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2831	LEBANON: ARMENIAN PATRIARCH ADVISES INDIRECT [...] (C) Armenian Patriarch Catholicos Aram I suggested that now was an opportune time to pull Syria from the Iranian orbit. He recognized the perfidious nature of the Asad regime and the considerable role it played in the shipment of arms to Hizballah, but the senior cleric also argued that Bas [...]	2006-09-01 06:19:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2838	LEBANON: CUSTOMS PLANS A COMPLICATED FIGHT AGAINST [...] (S) Although our GOL senior and political interlocutors have spoken with less than a unified voice on arms smuggling into Lebanon, we have heard about both success stories and chronic problems about this issue from Lebanon's customs services. While positive developments have been hard to conf [...]	2006-09-01 08:51:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV ECON EFIN LE SY IR IS
06BEIRUT2841	MURR: HIZBALLAH AND AOUN ARE PLOTTING SINIORA'S [...] (S/NF) During an August 31 meeting with Ambassador Feltman and poloff, Lebanese Defense Minister Elias Murr said that Hizballah, Michel Aoun, and their allies are planning to launch a potentially violent civil disobedience campaign in November aimed at toppling the Siniora government and putti [...]	2006-09-01 10:06:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MOPS LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2844	LEBANON: ROBERT GHANEM SETS HIS SIGHTS ON BAABDA [...] (C/NF) During an expansive luncheon with the Ambassador, poloff, and pol FSN on August 29, West Biqa' MP Robert Ghanem said that there needs to be better coordination of the reconstruction effort and recommended establishing an umbrella organization to oversee the effort. Ghanem (who, as w [...]	2006-09-01 15:42:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER SY LE KDEM
06BEIRUT2851	LEBANON: SINIORA AND HAMADEH EXPECT CABINET [...] (C) The Ambassador and poloff met separately with Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora and Information Minister Marwan Hamadeh on the afternoon of September 4. Siniora, joined by advisors Mohammad Chatta and Roula Noureddine, appeared very upbeat and is optimistic that this evening the Cabi [...]	2006-09-04 15:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2852	ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) On 9/2, the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Mohamed Chatah, senior advisor to Lebanese Prime Minister Siniora. Chatah agreed with the points and focused in particular on the part dealing with UNSC membership. Chatah said that he fully understood the negative implicati [...]	2006-09-04 15:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE IS
06BEIRUT2853	LEBANON: PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION ASKS FOR U.S. [...] (C) On September 2, the Ambassador and poloff received a cross-confessional, multi-party delegation of Lebanese MPs -- one of several sent to foreign embassies -- despatched to deliver a message from the protesting Lebanese Chamber of Deputies imploring the United States to put all pressure [...]	2006-09-04 15:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAIR LE SY
06BEIRUT286	MGLE01: SINIORA NOT OPTIMISTIC THAT SHIA [...] (C) Following a two-hour meeting with Hassan Nasrallah on February 1, Prime Minister Siniora told the Ambassador the next morning that he was "not optimistic" the boycotting Shia ministers will soon return to his government. Siniora stated further that his cabinet cannot push through the nec [...]	2006-02-01 16:33:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2863	LEBANON: JUSTICE MINISTER DESCRIBES A STRONG [...] (S) Receiving the Ambassador at his home 9/5, Justice Minister Charles Rizk described a bouyant Siniora government making progress on implementing UNSCR 1701 despite objections from Hizballah and its allies. Noting the arrival the following day of UN/OLA chief Nicolas Michel, Rizk also alerte [...]	2006-09-05 17:18:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KCRM KDEM PTER LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2867	LEBANON: MURR SAYS GOL-UNIFIL MARITIME FORCE [...] (S/NF) During a 9/5 meeting at his Rabieh home with the Ambassador and poloff, Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr said that the GOL and UNIFIL had worked out the operational guidelines governing international maritime assistance, adding that Prime Minister Siniora [...]	2006-09-06 05:43:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MOPS CVIS LE SY
06BEIRUT2869	LEBANON: GREEK ORTHODOX CLERIC SLAMS MICHEL AOUN [...] (C) During an August 31 meeting with Ambassador Feltman and poloff, Greek Orthodox Archbishop Ilias Audi discussed the atmosphere of the August 2 meeting of Lebanese clerics. He also gave his impressions of PM Siniora and the three Greek Orthodox Cabinet ministers: Elias Murr, Tariq Mitri, [...]	2006-09-06 09:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT2874	LEBANON: GHATTAS KHOURY SHARES DRAFT MARCH 14 [...] (C) During a September 6 meeting with Ambassador and poloff, former MP Ghattas Khoury discussed the upcoming 9/7 gathering of the March 14 forces and shared a draft communique to be issued after the meeting. Khoury, a Maronite close to Saad Hariri and Walid Jumblatt, said that the Christian [...]	2006-09-06 14:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KDEM SY LE
06BEIRUT2881	LEBANON: SIMON KARAM SAYS RECONSTRUCTION NEEDS A [...] (C) During an August 31 lunch with the Ambassador, poloff, and pol FSN at the Ambassador's residence, former Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S. Simon Karam suggested there is a prevailing sense of catastrophe among the Shi'a community. Karam believes Hizballah may be somewhat susceptible to ot [...]	2006-09-06 16:13:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT2882	MARONITE BISHOPS CRITICIZE HIZBALLAH; HINT THAT [...] Under the leadership of Patriarch Sfeir, the Maronite Bishops' League convened their monthly meeting September 6 and issued a subtly-worded statement addressing the current socio-political situation. Without mentioning him by name, the Bishops criticized President Lahoud, claiming that the Ch [...]	2006-09-06 16:27:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV LE
06BEIRUT2886	LEBANON: MP MOSBAH AHDAB AND ALLIES SEEK NEW [...] (SBU) Member of Parliament for Tripoli Mosbah Ahdab requested a meeting in the Ambassador's office on 9/7 to discuss an initiative to provide assistance to Lebanon's war-damaged private sector and a political initiative to provide an alternative to Lebanon's rigid confessional groupings. Ahda [...]	2006-09-07 10:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN LE PREL KDEM
06BEIRUT2901	LEBANON: NICHOLAS MICHEL IN LEBANON; NEEDS TIME [...] (C) During a 9/7 meeting with the Ambassador and poloff at the Phoenicia Hotel, UN Legal Adviser Nicholas Michel provided an overview of his discussions with the Lebanese regarding the draft "Statute of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon." On sequencing, Michel said that PM Siniora should wai [...]	2006-09-08 11:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KCRM LE SY
06BEIRUT2910	UK PROPOSES CHAIRING SECURITY COORDINATION UNIT IN [...] (C/NF) In a 9/6 meeting with the Ambasador and DATT, UK Ambassador James Watt and British Brigidier General Andrew D. Mackay accurately described a problem faced by donors wishing to help the Lebanese security services: No one is in charge of coordinating requests or trying to match offers w [...]	2006-09-08 14:42:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL EAID PGOV LE
06BEIRUT2912	LEBANON: REQUEST FOR AMMUNITION FROM GCC COUNTRIES [...] (U) This cable includes an action request in Paragraph 7. 2. (S/NF) Through our discussions with contacts in the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and political leadership, it is clear there remains a critical need -- as expressed in reftel A -- to immediately equip the LAF to empower it to dep [...]	2006-09-08 14:49:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	MASS EAID PREL QA SA AE KU LE PARM
06BEIRUT2922	LEBANON: HARIRI AND HAMADEH GIVE POST-BLOCKADE [...] (C) Ambassador and poloff met separately on 9/9 with parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri and Minister of Information Marwan Hamadeh -- both March 14 members -- to review the situation and next steps in Lebanon now that the air and sea blockades have been lifted. Both meetings touched [...]	2006-09-11 10:06:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER CVIS LE SY IR
06BEIRUT2928	ALLEGED FINANCIAL LINKS BETWEEN HIZBALLAH AND [...] (U) This is an action cable -- see para 5 below. 2. (S) Media reports suggest that Michel Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) and Hizballah have a new area of cooperation: financing reconstruction for the south. Newspapers and media have carried stories and pictures that show FPM and [...]	2006-09-11 13:38:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PTER KDEM EFIN LE SY IR IS
06BEIRUT2934	LEBANON: COUNCIL OF THE SOUTH PRESIDENT COMPLAINS [...] (C/NF) Qabalan Qabalan, President of Lebanon's Council of the South, insisted that his organization had been given the responsibility by Prime Minister Siniora to replace all housing units destroyed during the recent hostilities, as well as the repair of damaged "civil society" structures, s [...]	2006-09-12 08:43:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2935	LEBANON: SINIORA UNCONCERNED BY AOUNIST THREAT [...] (C) During a September 11 meeting with the Ambassador and poloff at the Grand Serail, Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora reviewed his recent visit to Saudi Arabia as well as British Prime Minister Tony Blair's stop in Beirut. On the reconstruction effort, Siniora provided a clearer picture [...]	2006-09-12 10:36:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MASS LE SY
06BEIRUT2947	LEBANON: HADDAD AND AZOUR URGE DUAL [...] (C) Ambassador and poloff met separately on September 11 with Lebanese Economy and Trade Minister Sami Haddad and Finance Minister Jihad Azour to discuss the recent conflict's impact on the Lebanese economic and financial situation. Both expressed some frustration at the lack of clarity of th [...]	2006-09-12 15:52:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN EAID LE
06BEIRUT2958	LEBANON: GHASSAN TAHER LAYS OUT PARTIAL REBUILDING [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-13 12:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL LE
06BEIRUT2970	LEBANON: RIZK ON HARIRI TRIBUNAL STATUTE [...] (C/NF) During a September 11 meeting with Ambassador and poloff at his Asrafieh home, Lebanese Minister of Justice Charles Rizk discussed the draft statute to establish a tribunal to try suspects in the Hariri assassination (and possibly other related attacks). He focused particularly on th [...]	2006-09-13 14:44:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KCRM LE
06BEIRUT2971	LEBANON: GHASSAN TAHER LAYS OUT PARTIAL REBUILDING [...] (C) During a September 11 meeting with the Ambassador and poloff in the Grand Serail, PM Siniora's reconstruction adviser Ghassan Taher-Fadlallah described his specific role in the reconstruction effort, noting that he is the point person for project coordination. Taher explained the GOL st [...]	2006-09-13 15:45:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL LE
06BEIRUT2975	LEBANON: JUMBLATT SAYS EVERYTHING REVOLVES AROUND [...] (S/NF) During a 9/13 meeting with Ambassador and poloff in the library of his Mukhtara home, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt said the next three months will be critical for Lebanon and that the Hariri tribunal will be the driving concern. Claiming that last week's attempted assassination of ISF [...]	2006-09-14 07:51:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT2984	LEBANON: ELIE FERZLI BASHES HARIRI; CALLS FOR [...] (C) During a September 5 lunch with the Ambassador and poloff and a September 8 dinner with poloff and PolCouns, former MP and Deputy Speaker of the Lebanese Chamber of Deputies Elie Ferzli, a member of an anti-March 14 coalition, said that the perception is that the U.S. is only backing one [...]	2006-09-14 12:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE SY
06BEIRUT2987	LEBANON: PATRIARCH SFEIR CRITICIZES MICHEL AOUN [...] (C) During a brief September 14 meeting with the Ambassador and poloff at his seat in Bkirke, Maronite Patriarch Mar Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir discussed the September 6 Maronite Bishop's statement. Deeply concerned by Michel Aoun's alliance with Hizballah, the Patriarch believes that a post-R [...]	2006-09-15 06:28:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIRF LE
06BEIRUT3003	LEBANON: NASRALLAH'S THREATENING WORDS ELICIT [...] (C/NF) An extended two-part Hassan Nasrallah interview on Al-Jazeera television on 12-13 September has provoked a sharp response across the political spectrum in Lebanon. Pro-reform forces were both outraged and felt threatened by the harsh rhetoric that Nasrallah employed. His accusations [...]	2006-09-15 12:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT3006	IS MICHEL AOUN PLAYING WITH PRISONER EXCHANGES? [...] (S) In a 9/15 meeting with the Ambassador, an agitated Ghattas Khoury -- conveying information on behalf of Saad Hariri -- claimed that Michel Aoun's sudden and mysterious trip to Belgium was part of a prisoner exchange scheme that would destroy the Siniora government's credibility in the pr [...]	2006-09-15 15:28:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PTER LE IS
06BEIRUT3007	SHI'ITE MUFTI ALI AL-AMIN INVOKES THE SPIRIT OF [...] (SBU) As the dust continues to settle following the 33-day conflict between Hizballah and Israel, there is increasingly vocal criticism of Hizballah within Lebanon. Most importantly, there are even stirrings of disgruntlement with the Shi'a community. The most prominent of the Shi'a critics [...]	2006-09-15 15:42:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3008	LEBANON: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR PUSHES REFORM [...] (C) Central Bank Governor Salameh, who will attend the IMF/World Bank meetings in Singapore next week, took some credit for shepherding the Lebanese financial system through the recent war with minimal damage. He warned, however, of fiscal difficulties ahead as Lebanon comes to grips with a c [...]	2006-09-15 16:29:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN LE PREL
06BEIRUT3010	AOUN CONFIRMS BELGIUM TRIP LINKED TO PRISONER [...] (S) At the conclusion of a 9/16 meeting with Michel Aoun and his advisor/son-in-law Gebran Bassil (septel),the Ambassador asked to see the General one-on-one to ask about Aoun's mysterious 48-hour trip to Belgium, concluded the previous day. Aoun confided that, besides meeting with some Bel [...]	2006-09-18 07:54:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PTER LE SY IS
06BEIRUT3014	UNIIIC INVESTIGATION "CLOSING DOORS," MAKING [...] (S) Ambassador Feltman and econoff met on 16 September with UNIIIC head Serge Brammertz to discuss progress on the investigation ahead of the progress report due 29 September and UNIIIC investigator Peter Nicholson's visit to Washington later this month. Brammertz was preoccupied with the ad [...]	2006-09-18 10:17:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	KCRM LE PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT3017	AOUN DENIES HIZBALLAH FINANCIAL LINKS, PLEDGES [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Feltman and econoff met on 16 September with General Aoun and his son-in-law and chief advisor Gebran Bassil to deliver reftel demarche points. Aoun emphatically denied that the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) has taken money from Hizballah or "any other state." Feltman a [...]	2006-09-18 11:02:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PTER PREL KDEM LE SY IS
06BEIRUT3018	UNIIIC INVESTIGATION "CLOSING DOORS," MAKING [...] (S) Ambassador Feltman and econoff met on 16 September with UNIIIC head Serge Brammertz to discuss progress on the investigation ahead of the progress report due 29 September and UNIIIC investigator Peter Nicholson's visit to Washington later this month. Brammertz was preoccupied with the ad [...]	2006-09-18 11:21:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	KCRM LE PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT3021	HARIRI ALLEGES THREAT OF SYRIAN NERVE GAS ATTACK [...] (S) MP Saad Hariri passed via messenger threat information alleging that the Syrians are planning a nerve gas attack against either a UN or March 14 target in Lebanon during the month of September. The attack will be portrayed as an al-Qaida operation. According to the information, five Sy [...]	2006-09-18 12:31:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PTER PREL LE SY
06BEIRUT304	MGLE01: REQUEST MADE TO GOL FOR EXPULSION OF [...] (C) In accordance with ref (A),Ambassador delivered talking points and associated documentation to support the USG demand that Lebanon expel, or otherwise deliver into US custody, the four terrorists complicit in the hijacking of TWA 847: Mohammod Ali Hamadei, Hasan Izz-al-Din, Ali Atwa, an [...]	2006-02-02 17:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	LE PGOV PREL PTER KCRM
06BEIRUT3042	LEBANON: UNIFIL HITS MILESTONE FORCE LEVEL, [...] (S) We were told today by Milos Strugar, UNIFIL spokesman, and by Imran Reza, Senior Advisor in the UN Office of the Personal Representative of the Secretary General (UNOPRSG),that UNIFIL forces in Lebanon have reached the 5000 troop level. Except for troops transiting in and out through Bei [...]	2006-09-19 16:01:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	IS LE PREL
06BEIRUT3043	LEBANON: JUSTICE MINISTER WANTS INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Ambassador and Polcouns called on Justice Minister Charles Rizk on September 18 at his home to discuss the Brammertz investigation and preparations for a special tribunal with international character. We examined with Rizk the latest draft of the statute authorizing the tribunal. This ver [...]	2006-09-19 16:03:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PREL PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT3060	LEBANON: SINIORA ADDRESSES BILATERAL, DOMESTIC [...] (S) Ambassador Feltman, S/CRS representative, and poloff met on 9/20 with Prime Minister Siniora (accompanied by aides Mohamed Chatah and Rola Noureddine) on a wide variety of issues. Siniora welcomed the White House private sector initiative and was pleased by the U.S. delivery of assistanc [...]	2006-09-20 16:20:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	KCRM LE PREL PTER SY GE
06BEIRUT3062	SPECULATING ABOUT HIZBALLAH'S RALLY [...] (S) Hizballah is applying pressure to Lebanese from all political factions to show up at "the largest rally in Lebanon's history" tomorrow (9/22),by hinting that those who don't share in the collective celebration of Lebanon's "divine victory" must be Israeli collaborators. Syria, accordin [...]	2006-09-21 08:47:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PTER KDEM LE SY
06BEIRUT3071	LEBANON: SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION [...] (SBU) The recent conflict between Israel and the terrorist organization Hizballah that transpired from July 12 to August 14 was, according to Lebanon Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, the most destructive in Lebanon's history. Although casualty figures did not approach the 1983 Grapes of Wrath [...]	2006-09-22 04:09:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT3084	LEBANON: MARWAN HAMADE SEES +BAD TIMES TO COME, [...] (C) In a 9/22 meeting with the Ambassador and econoff, Minister of Telecommunications Marwan Hamadeh described a March 14-led cabinet attack on Wafiq Jezzini, the Hizballah-allied Surete General chief, the previous evening. He said that the cabinet also agreed to pay outstanding debts to lando [...]	2006-09-22 16:05:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	KCRM LE PREL PTER SY MARR PARM
06BEIRUT3088	SULEIMAN FRANJIEH MASKS PRO-SYRIA BIAS WITH [...] (C) Former MP and ex-Minister Suleiman Franjieh, receiving an Embassy delegation on 9/18, expressed considerable worry about the March 14 majority using Hariri money and influence to impose its will on Lebanon. Even the special tribunal for the Hariri assassination might become a tool to se [...]	2006-09-25 07:14:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT3089	BERRI ON THE RAMPAGE AGAINST SINIORA [...] (S) In a 9/25 one-on-one meeting with the Ambassador, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri relentlessly attacked Prime Minister Fouad Siniora. Siniora, according to Berri, was to blame for Hizballah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah's harsh rhetoric at the 9/22 Hizballah rally: The PM visited B [...]	2006-09-25 13:24:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT3090	LEBANON: HIZBALLAH RALLY STOKES POLITICAL FIRES [...] (C) Hizballah SYG Hassan Nasrallah emerged from hiding and made an appearance at a massive rally in Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday (9/22),rejecting calls for his group to disarm (except in the distant future) and claiming it had more than 20,000 rockets. In his speech Nasrallah praised [...]	2006-09-25 15:48:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KDEM LE SY
06BEIRUT3091	LEBANON: FRENCH AMBASSADOR ON SECURITY, UNIFIL, [...] (C) Ambassador Feltman and econoff on 22 September met with French Ambassador to Lebanon Bernard Emie, who had mixed feelings on the security situation since the Israeli offensive, but was optimistic that French UNIFIL troops have been well received. He gave a readout of his recent meeting wi [...]	2006-09-25 15:56:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM LE PREL PTER SY FR

06BEIRUT3092	LEBANON: PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION OFFERS TO HELP [...] The Presidential Delegation for Lebanon, headed by Assistant Secretary Dina Habib Powell met with a broad cross-section of Lebanese pro-reform elements and offered to help them transform the country's economy to meet the challenges of the 21st century, which in turn would create conditions co [...]	2006-09-25 16:07:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT3104	LEBANON: PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION FOR LEBANON MEETS [...] (SBU) The Presidential Delegation for Lebanon met with Prime Minister Siniora on September 23 and affirmed its commitment to achieving both immediate and long-term results for Lebanon, as well as its commitment to a long-term engagement with the country. The PM appealed to the Delegation to s [...]	2006-09-26 13:29:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON LE PGOV PREL
06BEIRUT3124	LEBANON: MIKATI SEES OPPORTUNITY TO REDESIGN THE [...] (C) Ambassador Feltman and econoff on 26 September met with former Prime Minister and Syria-allied telecom magnate Najib Mikati, who saw an urgent need for a change in the Lebanese political system within the next six months to preempt further instability and the periodic resurgence of crises [...]	2006-09-27 12:56:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM LE PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT3125	LEBANON: CODEL LAHOOD MEETS WITH PM SINIORA [...] (C) Calling on Prime Minister Siniora in the Grand Serail September 2, CODEL Lahood expressed its support for Lebanon. Siniora was adamant that the air and sea blockade be lifted so that attention could be turned to the "major political flaw" that Hizballah committed. He thanked the USG for it [...]	2006-09-27 13:01:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MARR PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT3126	LEBANON: CODEL LAHOOD MEETS WITH MP SAAD AL-HARIRI [...] (U) Calling on Mustaqbal ("Future") Party leader and MP Saad al-Hariri in his Qureitem mansion, CODEL Lahood repeatedly expressed its support for Lebanon and solicited Hariri's suggestions for their upcoming meeting with Israeli PM Olmert and for action upon their return to the US. Congressman [...]	2006-09-27 13:05:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	LE PREL
06BEIRUT3128	PEDERSEN OPPOSED TO JOSHKA FISCHER'S APPOINTMENT [...] (S) In a one-on-one meeting with the Ambassador, Geir Pedersen, the UNSYG Annan's Personal Representative for Lebanon, reported that he has learned that Annan plans to appoint former German Foreign Minister Joshka Fischer as his special envoy for Lebanon. Describing the idea as "terrible" for both [...]	2006-09-27 15:03:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV LE SY
06BEIRUT3129	LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI PLAYS HARBALL WITH HIZBALLAH [...] (C) Ambassador Feltman and econoff on 27 September met with Saad Hariri to talk about his strategy during and following Ramadan. Hariri plans to renew dialogue with Hizballah at a lower level but will not meet with General Aoun to avoid alienating his moderate Christian allies. Hariri descri [...]	2006-09-27 15:18:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM LE PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT3130	PEDERSEN BELIEVES HIZBALLAH SERIOUS ABOUT CHANGING [...] (S) In a one-on-one meeting with the Ambassador on 9/27, UNSYG Annan's Personal Representative for Lebanon Geir Pedersen said that he found a meeting he had the previous day with his "usual Hizballah contact" (i.e., Wafiq Safa) both "reassuring and alarming." The reassuring part, Pedersen s [...]	2006-09-27 15:46:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PTER KCRM LE SY
06BEIRUT3132	LEBANON: SHIA HEALTH MINISTER EVALUATES HIZBALLAH, [...] (S) Shia Health Minister Khalifeh (Shia, allied with Nabih Berri) told the Ambassador that while Hizballah is cornered in a security sense, it remains potent and dangerous politically and could even make major inroads into Lebanon's Sunni community. He speculated that Hizballah is using Miche [...]	2006-09-28 08:08:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	LE PGOV PREL PTER KDEM
06BEIRUT3148	LEBANON: FPM OFFICIAL PREVIEWS PARTY CONFERENCE, [...] (C) Ibrahim Kanaan, MP and top FPM party official, told emboffs that this weekend's FPM Conference for the Displaced will not be a political rally, though its timing may suggest otherwise. He described the FPM's immediate political aims as limited to a national unity government and denied any [...]	2006-09-28 14:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	LE PGOV PREL
06BEIRUT3159	LEBANON: DEFMIN ELIAS MURR SEEKS FURTHER U.S. [...] (S/NF) On September 26, the Ambassador and poloff met with the Deputy Prime Minister/Defense Minister Elias Murr. Murr reinforced his commitment to cooperation with the U.S. on defense reform and modernization for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). He favored U.S. efforts over the European Uni [...]	2006-09-29 16:00:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	LE PGOV PREL MASS
06BEIRUT3160	LEBANON: LEBANESE FORCES PARTY ASSESSES ITS OWN [...] (C) According to two senior party officials, the Lebanese Forces (LF) are buoyant following Samir Ja'ja's speech on September 24, which may have drawn more than 100,000 people. Michel Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement (FPM),on the other hand, is losing popularity in the LF's view. While the FPM [...]	2006-09-29 16:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	LE PGOV PREL
06BEIRUT3161	LEBANESE MINISTER ON: UNIIIC STATUTE, MERKEL [...] (C) On 9/29, Telecommunications Minister Hamadeh shared with us his plans to introduce the special tribunal statute in next Thursday's cabinet meeting. He gave a readout from PM Siniora's recent trip to Strasbourg and Berlin, addressing the issues of Angela Merkel's characterization of the Ger [...]	2006-09-29 16:21:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	LE PGOV PREL KCRM
06BEIRUT3162	CHANGING GOL VIEW ON CHRONOLOGY FOR INTRODUCTING [...] (C/NF) In separate one-on-one meetings with the Ambassador on 9/30, Prime Minister Siniora and Minister of Telecommunications Marwan Hamadeh both acknowledged that their positions, and those of March 14 politicians more generally, have evolved on when to engage Lebanon's cabinet on trying to [...]	2006-10-02 05:03:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KCRM PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT3164	SECURITY SECTOR COORDINATION: PROCEEDING WITH [...] (S) Summary: Prime Minister Siniora, Deputy Prime and Defense Minister Murr, and French Ambassador Emie all agree: despite rumors to the contrary, Emie was not the cause of Siniora's rejection of a UK-led security sector reform and coordination unit in his office. The three argue that the U [...]	2006-10-02 07:14:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL MARR PARM MOPS PGOV LE UK FR
06BEIRUT3176	LEBANON: AOUN USES CONFERENCE ON THE DISPLACED TO [...] (C) A September 30 conference on Lebanon's long-displaced Chouf Christians highlighted corruption and failure in the management of the Ministry of the Displaced. But its more important goal was to provide a stage for Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun. Aoun took advantage of the plat [...]	2006-10-02 15:47:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	LE PGOV PREF PREL
06BEIRUT3177	LEBANON: DRUZE ELECTION STRENGTHENS JUMBLATT BUT [...] (SBU/NF) The first-ever election for the Druze Doctrinal Council was conducted on September 24. The election produced an important victory for Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, both in cementing his control over the Council and in putting his followers in charge of the $800 million Druze Endowme [...]	2006-10-02 15:50:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM LE PGOV PREL
06BEIRUT3191	LEBANON: SUNNI MP DESCRIBES SYRIAN MACHINATIONS, [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-03 14:21:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3195	LEBANON: RIZK ON GOL SUING ISRAEL, ELECTORAL LAW [...] (C) Over lunch with the Ambassador and econoff on 10/2, Justice Minister Charles Rizk shared an e-mail (full text in para 6 below) sent by UN/OLA to his staff suggesting changes in the draft statute for the special tribunal on the Hariri assassination. The e-mail notes that UN/OLA had dropped [...]	2006-10-04 08:27:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PREL PTER LE GM SY IS
06BEIRUT3200	LEBANON: SUNNI MP DESCRIBES SYRIAN MACHINATIONS, [...] (C) An Sunni politician from Tripoli shared with DCM his observations of Syrian inroads into the Sunni community in Tripoli, views of the Prime Minister's performance and political strength during the reconstruction period, and an evaluation of Hizballah's current position. He also shared wor [...]	2006-10-04 12:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3209	LEBANON: DRUZE LEADERS ASSESS SYRIA THREAT, [...] (S) Druze politicians Walid Jumblatt and Marwan Hamadeh offered us suggestions for helping Lebanon overcome Syrian influence, and discussed how to counter March 8 group calls for a national unity government. They were optimistic about improvement in the March 14 group's relations with Speaker [...]	2006-10-04 15:08:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	KCRM LE PGOV PREL PTER
06BEIRUT3210	LEBANON: NOTIFICATION OF REVOCATION OF DIPLOMAT'S [...] (C) On October 3, in accordance with reftel, the Embassy's Consular Section notified Mr. Alejandro Hamed Franco, a Paraguayan diplomat who currently resides in Beirut, that his U.S. visa had been revoked "for technical reasons." He was informed that if he wished to travel to the U.S. he wou [...]	2006-10-04 15:09:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PTER LE PA
06BEIRUT3219	LEBANON: PM SINIORA PLEDGES ACTION ON BEIRUT 1 [...] (C) Prime Minister Siniora insists that preparations for the Beirut 1 conference, penciled in for November 30, are well underway. He is slowly grasping the need to publicize progress on reconstruction but prefers to focus on high-profile projects. He will use such publicity to counter March [...]	2006-10-05 11:08:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID LE PGOV PREL PTER KCRM
06BEIRUT322	MGLE01: JUSTICE MINISTER RIZK DISCUSSES [...] (C) Justice Minister Charles Rizk said that an international tribunal formed under the auspices of the UN Security Council, but operating in accordance with Lebanese law, was the only way to prosecute not only those responsible for the assassination of Rafiq Hariri, but those responsible for [...]	2006-02-03 16:43:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT3225	LEBANON: DEFENSE MINISTER POSITIVE ON UNIFIL, [...] (S) Defense Minister Murr is positive on the deployment of and cooperation between the LAF and UNIFIL. On the political scene, Murr is pessimistic about potential future Hizballah and FPM demonstrations. Deeply worried about Shia-Sunni tensions that he fears Internal Security Forces could in [...]	2006-10-05 11:28:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PGOV PREL MASS LE SY IS
06BEIRUT3226	LEBANON: NAYLA MOUAWAD STRUGGLING FOR POLITICAL [...] (C) Minister of Social Affairs Nayla Mouawad and her son Michel, himself an aspiring politician, shared with the Ambassador on October 4 their concerns about political rivalries within the 14 March bloc and the Maronite community. Nayla Mouawad was critical of Prime Minister Siniora's microm [...]	2006-10-05 11:34:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KCRM LE SY
06BEIRUT3230	LEBANON: FINANCE MINISTER SEES DROP IN GROWTH AND [...] (C) Finance Minister Azour on October 5 summarized for the Ambassador, econoff, and S/CRS Coordinator his consultations with the IMF, scenarios for economic performance, and plans for economic reform and the Beirut I donor conference. While deeply concerned about a 2-3 percent negative GDP gro [...]	2006-10-05 14:15:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3231	LEBANESE ECONOMY MINISTER: AG AND FUEL SUBSIDIES [...] (C) Minister of Economy and Trade (MOET) Sami Haddad summarized on October 5 for the Ambassador and econoff his attempts to phase out GOL agricultural subsidies, revive the TIFA and WTO accession, and move forward on Lebanon's social reform agenda. The Beirut I donor conference is likely to p [...]	2006-10-05 15:11:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KCRM ECON LE SY
06BEIRUT3232	LEBANON: FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS HE WILL RECONSIDER [...] (C/NF) Lebanon's Foreign Minister Salloukh gave mixed signals on whether he understands the potential cost of the recent campaign by pro-Hizballah forces to portray the recent conflict in Lebanon as an American operation. He initially failed to see the contradiction between issuing specious [...]	2006-10-05 15:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE IS SY
06BEIRUT3234	LEBANON: LATEST AOUN STATEMENT THREATENING, [...] (C) MP and Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) Leader General Michel Aoun held a press conference in his Rabieh headquarters October 4 with a delegation of FPM area coordinators. Aoun continued his attack (following up on statements made in the FPM "Right of Return" conference September 30 and to A [...]	2006-10-05 16:23:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT324	MGLE01: SINIORA ON END TO CABINET BOYCOTT, [...] (C) In a 2/4 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora claimed that he and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri had orchestrated the end of the Shia cabinet boycott by cornering Hizballah publicly. There is no private and no written deal, Siniora insisted, noting that he fully expec [...]	2006-02-06 09:28:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KCRM LE IS SY KPAL
06BEIRUT3245	LEBANON: UNTSO OBSERVERS COULD MONITOR SYRIAN [...] (C) The unarmed observers of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) will likely remain in Lebanon for the foreseeable future even with the expanding mission of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Answering to its own chain of command, UNTSO provides an ind [...]	2006-10-06 12:42:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL LE SY IS
06BEIRUT3264	LEBANON: POLITICAL PARTIES PREPARE FOR [...] (C) Observers on all sides of Lebanese politics are anticipating heightened political rhetoric, calls for the Siniora cabinet to resign, and possibly street demonstrations or violent clashes in the next few weeks. As the end of Ramadan comes nearer, many people are anxious that simmering ten [...]	2006-10-10 16:52:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3292	LEBANON: STILL TO DECIDE ON SUPPORT FOR VENEZUELA [...] (C) On October 12, Charge delivered ref (b) demarche to Boutros Assaker, acting Secretary-General of the Foreign Ministry, and to Rola Noureddine, foreign policy advisor to PM Siniora. In addition, polchief delivered the demarche to working-level contacts at the MFA. 2. (C) SecGen Assakr [...]	2006-10-12 11:47:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3299	UNSC ELECTION: MESSAGE FROM U/S BURNS (LEBANON) [...] (C) On October 13, Charge spoke with Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh to reinforce, per ref (a),the U.S. position on the race between Venezuela and Guatemala for the Latin American seat in the UN Security Council. Salloukh acknowledged our previous messages on this issue, initiated [...]	2006-10-13 10:10:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC GT VN LE
06BEIRUT334	MGLE01: EU REPORTS ON ATTACKS AGAINST DANISH AND [...] (C) The EU Commission delegation in Beirut reported to us that the Danish Consulate and Austrian Embassy in Beirut suffered considerable damage from fire and rioting on February 5, but neither mission was physically entered. There were light attacks against the buildings that housed the Dutc [...]	2006-02-06 16:45:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ASEC AU LE DK
06BEIRUT335	MGLE01: RADICAL SUNNIS CONTROL OF BEIRUT VIOLENCE [...] (C) The February 5 violent protests by Sunni radicals in Beirut exposed two serious faultlines in Lebanon's effort to transition to democracy: first, the Siniora government was unable -- or unwilling -- to prevent Sunni radicals from hijacking the demonstration and causing material damage an [...]	2006-02-06 16:49:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT3394	LEBANON: NEA DAS DANIN MEETING WITH TELECOMS [...] (C) On October 18, visiting NEA DAS Robert Danin, Charge and Econoff met with Lebanese Telecoms Minister and March 14 Group activist Marwan Hamadeh. Hamadeh said that the March 14 group's recently reviewed its goals, noting that Lebanon risks returning to a pre-Hariri assassination political [...]	2006-10-19 16:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ENRG MARR PGOV PREL PTER LE EU
06BEIRUT3407	LEBANON: PM SINIORA RECOGNIZES NEED TO ENHANCE [...] (C) Prime Minister Siniora expressed an interest in exploring further ways to enhance the arms embargo provisions of UNSCR 1701. Although he would not provide immediate endorsement for any specific ideas, such as establishing a United Nations "embargo committee," Siniora said they merited f [...]	2006-10-21 08:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE IS SY
06BEIRUT3412	LEBANON: NEA DAS DANIN MEETS WITH SULEIMAN [...] (C) Political leader Suleiman Franjieh told visiting DAS Danin that Israel is the ultimate source of tensions within Lebanon and between Lebanon and the west. Hizballah will disarm if its demands are met, and Christians have joined with Hizballah only to counter a Sunni bid to dominate Lebano [...]	2006-10-24 13:52:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3414	LEBANON: DAS DANIN MEETS LEBANESE FORCES LEADER [...] (C) Samir Ja'ja' told DAS Danin that Syria and Hizballah will try either to stall the international tribunal for the Hariri assassination by loading the cabinet with a blocking minority or by bringing the government down through street demonstrations. Ja'ja' assessed the March 14 coalition as [...]	2006-10-24 14:25:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3415	LEBANON: DEMARCHES ON UNGA, NORTH KOREA AND [...] (SBU) Polchief delivered reftel demarches October 21 to Joumane Khaddage, Counselor in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Khaddage will be traveling to New York October 26 to participate in the General Assembly with the Lebanese delegation, and promised to convey our points to appropriate offic [...]	2006-10-24 14:32:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG MARR MCAP PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG UNGA LE
06BEIRUT3431	LEBANON: FOREIGN MINISTER SALLOUKH MEETING WITH [...] (C) Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh emphasized resolution of the Palestinian situation as the key to peace and stability throughout the region. He also indicated that improving Lebanese relations with Israel depended on Israeli withdrawal from Ghajar, Lebanon gaining control of the Sheba'a Fa [...]	2006-10-25 09:43:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL LE
06BEIRUT3457	LEBANON: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR APHSCT TOWNSEND [...] (C) Embassy Beirut grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counter-Terrorism Frances F. Townsend, Director for Combating Terrorism Todd M. Hinnen, Aide to APHSCT Michael Taylor, and Assistant to APHSCT John H. Pearson to Beirut o [...]	2006-10-27 13:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT3460	LEBANON: UNIIIC CHIEF OF INVESTIGATIONS SAYS [...] (C) UNIIIC Chief of Investigations Peter Nicholson stated that UNIIIC's investigation is making solid progress along several lines of inquiry. Now that the Commission's full staff is back in residence in Beirut, Nicholson said the remaining work has been organized so that Brammertz and his [...]	2006-10-27 15:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY LE IS
06BEIRUT3482	LEBANON: SCENESETTER FOR APHSCT TOWNSEND [...] (C) Welcome to Beirut. Your visit occurs ten weeks after the 34-day conflict between Israel and the terrorist organization Hizballah that transpired from July 12 to August 14. That conflict was, according to Lebanon's Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, the most destructive in Lebanon's history. [...]	2006-10-30 16:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT350	LEBANON'S RESPONSE TO ICAO DEMARCHE FOR U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-07 15:18:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAIR ICAO AORC EG ET FR LE PK SA TS
06BEIRUT3517	RIZK BEWILDERED BY LAHOUD'S ATTACK ON TRIBUNAL, [...] (S) Over lunch with the Ambassador on 11/1, Minister of Justice Charles Rizk expressed bewilderment over the blistering attack his childhood friend (and Lebanese President) Emile Lahoud launched against him and the special Hariri tribunal on 10/30 and 10/31 (reftel). Rizk, who felt until La [...]	2006-11-01 16:19:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	KCRM PREL PGOV PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT3518	LEBANON: AOUN "RIGHT-WINGER" ON HIZBALLAH, MONEY, [...] (S) A Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) contact claimed to us that he represents a less-vocal, less-visible wing of the party that is anti-Syrian, skeptical of Hizballah, and which seeks closer ties with the international community. He says that FPM leader Michel Aoun himself is worried about the [...]	2006-11-01 16:54:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT352	MGLE01: AOUN'S ADVISOR GIVES HIS INTERPRETATION [...] (C) Gibran Bassil, close advisor to Michel Aoun and a participant in the February 6 meeting between Aoun and Hassan Nasrallah, insists Aoun has achieved a political breakthrough by getting Nasrallah to sign on to a comprehensive list of commitments that will protect Lebanon's sovereignty, es [...]	2006-02-07 17:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT3538	LEBANON: ORTHODOX BISHOP AUDI CRITICAL OF AOUN, [...] (C) The Ambassador met November 3 with the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan, Bishop Ilias Audi, to request Audi's assistance in reducing tensions in Lebanon by dissuading his followers from walking out of the government or taking to the streets. Bishop Audi shared his view of the situation, said th [...]	2006-11-03 16:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE
06BEIRUT3539	LEBANON: FOREIGN MINISTER SALLOUKH OPTIMISTIC ON [...] (C) In a November 2 meeting, Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh urged to the Ambassador rapid and thorough support for the LAF and action on Israeli overflights and non-withdrawal from Ghajjar. Salloukh was optimistic that Speaker Berri's proposed consultations among political leaders would stav [...]	2006-11-03 16:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3540	LEBANON: AOUN DEFENDS HIZBALLAH RELATIONSHIP, [...] (S) In a November 2 meeting with the Ambassador, FPM leader Michel Aoun denied that his party had any dealings with Syria and asserted that Hizballah is increasingly independent of Damascus. Despite March 14 group warnings of violent confrontation, the FPM has no plans either with or without [...]	2006-11-03 17:24:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3542	LEBANON: BERRI EXPLAINS HIS GOAL OF A UNITY [...] (C) Amal Movement Leader and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri argued November 3 that his recently-announced initiative for "consultations" among Lebanon's political blocs was not a Syrian-Hizballah plot but rather a genuine attempt to defuse a dangerous situation created by a "pressured" Hassa [...]	2006-11-03 17:52:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE IS SY
06BEIRUT3543	RIZK FRETS ABOUT RUSSIA'S IMPACT ON TRIBUNAL, GOL [...] (C/NF) Asking to see the Ambassador urgently on 11/5, Minister of Justice Charles Rizk said that his lunch the previous day with Russian Ambassador Sergui Boukin had unnerved him. Despite soothing words about Moscow's "reservations" rather than "objections," Boukin presented Rizk with a lis [...]	2006-11-05 13:41:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCRM PREL PGOV PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT3563	LEBANON: WORLD BANK MIDDLE EAST DIRECTOR ON PARIS [...] (U) World Bank Middle East Department Director Joseph Saba noted Nasrallah's October 31 ultimatum as disturbing and a challenge to the confidence that holds up Lebanon's fiscal house of cards, but views awareness of the need for essential economic reforms as recognized across the Lebanese polit [...]	2006-11-06 15:36:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3565	LEBANON: SPARKS FLY ON FIRST DAY OF NATIONAL [...] (S) Druze Telecommunications Minister and frequent Embassy contact Marwan Hamadeh (protect) read to Ambassador and polchief his notes from the first day of the national consultations sponsored by Chamber of Deputies Speaker Nabih Berri. Hamadeh characterized the consultations as "heading for [...]	2006-11-07 12:09:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3568	LEBANON: MARONITE PATRIARCH, PREOCCUPIED WITH [...] (C) The Maronite Patriarch expressed his concern over the potential for confrontation over Michel Aoun and Hizballah's demand for a cabinet expansion. Having met with Aoun in recent days, the Patriarch confirmed that he is as single-minded as ever in his pursuit of the presidency. While Aoun [...]	2006-11-07 12:33:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3584	AFTER ROUND TWO OF CONSULTATIONS, MINDEF MURR, [...] (C) In a 11/07 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr said that, based on his current understanding of the political consultations chaired by Parliament Speaker Berri, he felt certain that Hizballah and Michel Aoun would take their fight to the str [...]	2006-11-08 04:57:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV LE SY
06BEIRUT3599	LEBANON: RESORT TO DEMONSTRATIONS THREATENED AS [...] (S) Despite consistent reports of a positive atmosphere, the November 9 session of Parliament Speaker Berri's national consultations ended with no progress or compromise on the key issues. The group adjourned until November 11. Veteran insider Michel Murr conveyed to us on November 9 a grave [...]	2006-11-09 15:31:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3600	LEBANON: ISF COMMANDER REVEALS SYRIAN INVOLVEMENT [...] (S/NF) General Ashraf Rifi, Director General of Lebanon's Internal Security Forces, informed the Ambassador in a meeting on November 8 that the ISF had successfully uncovered a key figure involved in the assassinations of Al-Nahar journalist Samir Kassir on June 2, 2005 and communist politic [...]	2006-11-09 17:05:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER KCRM LE SY IS
06BEIRUT3601	SINIORA, HAMADEH PERCEIVE SIGNS THAT HIZBALLAH MAY [...] (S) Filling in more details of the 11/9 third round of consultations, Prime Minister Siniora and Minsiter Marwan Hamadeh mused that the March 14 decision to stand tough and even suggest counter demonstration had a positive impact. Both saw initial signs in today's session suggesting Hizballa [...]	2006-11-09 18:55:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV LE
06BEIRUT3602	LEBANON: ISRAELI OVERFLIGHTS [...] (C) October saw a notable increase in the number and intensity of Israeli overflights in Lebanese airspace. The overflights were noted with indignation by politicians and the press, and documented by UNIFIL. According to our contacts, the IAF has conducted the flights beyond the south, inclu [...]	2006-11-09 19:07:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	MARR PGOV PREL LE IS
06BEIRUT3603	UN OFFICIALS ON COORDINATION, TRIBUNAL, [...] (S/NF) Over lunch with the Ambassador on 11/10, UN officials Geir Pedersen, Michael Williams, and Salman Shaikh claimed that Israeli officials, whom they had met earlier that week, had hinted at stopping overflights if the USG could provide equivalent intelligence. Rejecting the Ambassador's [...]	2006-11-12 06:59:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KCRM UNSC PTER LE SY IS
06BEIRUT3604	FORMER PM MIKATI INSISTS HE SUPPORTS SINIORA [...] (S/NF) In a 11/8 meeting with the Ambassador, former Prime Minister Najib Mikati -- on a two-day pause in Beirut from a month of globe-trotting -- expressed deep annoyance at the suggestion that he might be a tool in pro-Syrian hands to oust the Siniora government. He has been and will remai [...]	2006-11-12 15:22:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT3606	SINIORA DEFENDS CABINET, VOWS TO PASS TRIBUNAL [...] (S) Meeting with the Ambassador late on 11/12, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora projected serenity and strength, as lawyers, aides, and ministers whirled in and out of his office offering advice on transcending Lebanon's latest made-in-Damascus political crisis. Siniora provided a detailed chro [...]	2006-11-13 09:19:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KCRM LE SY
06BEIRUT3608	LEBANON: HARIRI PREPARED TO PASS TRIBUNAL, [...] (C) The Ambassador and Econoff met with Saad Hariri on November 11 to discuss the results of that morning's national consultations and the March 14 coalition's plans. Hariri reported that the coalition is unified, will not back down in refusing to give the pro-Syrians and Aoun a blocking mino [...]	2006-11-13 12:08:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PREL PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT3613	LEBANON: AOUN CRIES BETRAYAL AGAIN BUT WILL AVOID [...] (C) Michel Aoun recounted to the Ambassador November 13 that March 14 leaders had offered a tradeoff to Aoun and Hizballah during Nabih Berri's national consultations -- the Hariri assassination tribunal for an expansion of the cabinet -- but that the group had gone back on its offer and abrupt [...]	2006-11-13 15:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3618	LEBANON: DOD A/S RODMAN DISCUSSES SECURITY [...] (C) PM Siniora expressed his appreciation for Assistant Secretary Rodman's message that U.S. security assistance for SIPDIS Lebanon will remain solid due to the bi-partisan support that Lebanon's pro-reform forces enjoy in Congress. A/S Rodman also assured Siniora that the U.S. is not abo [...]	2006-11-14 14:34:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY LE IS
06BEIRUT3619	LEBANON: DEFMIN ON LAF STABILITY, CHANGES UNDER A [...] (S) In a meeting with visiting Assistant Secretary of Defense Rodman, Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Murr expressed appreciation for continued U.S. support for the LAF, and hoped that such support would continue in the form of light materiel to be used in the LAF's daily o [...]	2006-11-14 14:47:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PGOV KCRM MARR MAS PREL PTER SY LE
06BEIRUT362	MGLE01: PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE PROVIDES ITS [...] (SBU) On February 6, the Office of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora provided the Embassy with official GOL statistics on Israeli air, sea, and land violations of Lebanese territory since 2000. According to the PM's Office's statistics, 2005 was the year with the most Israeli air violations. The [...]	2006-02-08 13:45:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IS KPKO LE MOPS PREL PTER
06BEIRUT3630	LEBANON: GEMAYEL SEES LIGHT AT THE END OF A VERY [...] (C) Former President Amin Gemayel believes that the chaotic situation in the Lebanese government will get worse, and factions may take to the streets before it is resolved, but he does see hope for resolution. Gemayel is convinced that the supporters of the current government will remain fir [...]	2006-11-15 12:05:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE
06BEIRUT3632	LEBANON: DEMARCHE ON BELARUS RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-15 15:36:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3643	LEBANON: EMBASSY DELEGATION VISITS UNIFIL, BLUE [...] (C) An Embassy Beirut delegation visited UNIFIL's Naqoura headquarters and toured the Blue Line area November 14. UNIFIL Commander General Alain Pellegrini and senior officers gave a positive overview of UNIFIL's deployment in the south, but he and top commanders expressed private reticence tow [...]	2006-11-17 11:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC MARR LE IS
06BEIRUT3648	LEBANON: PROMINENT SUNNI MODERATE SEES COMPROMISE [...] (C) A respected Sunni moderate, Tamam Salam, says that the Christian/Hizballah alliance is no bad thing for confessionally riven Lebanon, and he indicated that Syria is the major problem in the current political crisis. He both defended and criticized Hizballah. Openly sharing his views, bo [...]	2006-11-17 15:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE
06BEIRUT3650	LEBANON: A BATTLE PLAN EMERGES, AND SWIFT ACTION [...] (C) Minister of Telecommunications Marwan Hamadeh told the Ambassador and Emboff on 11/17 that the GOL is desperate for strong support from the USG and other allies. They will fight Lahoud on constitutional grounds, while attempting to bring Berri back into the fold. Outlining the strong ta [...]	2006-11-18 07:35:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE
06BEIRUT3653	BERRI CLAIMS MARCH 14 PERFIDY, HINTS AT TIME BUT [...] (S) In a 11/18 meeting with the Ambassador, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri portrayed himself as the only adult amidst squabbling, selfish children. He claimed success twice already in preventing street demonstrations. Yet his attempts to find a way out of Lebanon's political mess was under [...]	2006-11-18 15:15:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER SY LE
06BEIRUT3656	CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR WANTS CASH UP FRONT, [...] (S) Central Bank of Lebanon (CBL) Governor Riad Salameh told the Ambassador in a 11/16 meeting that the IMF team currently in Beirut confirmed that GDP would have 0 percent growth in 2006, down from the 6 percent growth projected in June but considerably better than the 5 percent decline pre [...]	2006-11-18 16:55:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL LE
06BEIRUT3657	LEBANON: EX-FOREIGN MINISTER POSITIONS HIMSELF AS [...] (C) Ex-Foreign Minister and Presidential hopeful Jean Obeid attributes Lebanon's problems to external forces and to the inadequacy of current leaders in Beirut and Damascus. Citing a Shia-Sunni conflict spanning the entire Muslim world, Obeid espouses a neutral Lebanese presidency allied with [...]	2006-11-18 17:01:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3673	LEBANON: BRAMMERTZ WILLING TO EXTEND, BUT ONLY [...] (C) UNIIIC Commissioner Serge Brammertz is willing to stay in his present position for six more months, assuming UN and ICC agreement. He hopes to aid in a smooth transition for the new prosecutor. His December report will not be startling, and to date he has found no smoking gun. Syrian c [...]	2006-11-20 16:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE
06BEIRUT3686	LEBANON: MARCH 14 LEADERS ARE CERTAIN OF SYRIA'S [...] (C) DEFENSE MINISTER ELIAS MURR TOLD THE AMBASSADOR AND EMBOFF THAT HE IS ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THE SYRIAN REGIME ORDERED AND EXECUTED THE ASSASSINATION OF MINISTER PIERRE GEMAYEL ON NOVEMBER 21. THE TIMING, METHOD OF EXECUTION, AND POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE OPERATION POINT DIRECTLY BACK [...]	2006-11-22 16:44:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY LE
06BEIRUT3693	BERRI ASKS USG INTERVENTION FOR CABINET DISCUSSION [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-24 16:53:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT3695	RUMP CABINET PASSES TRIBUNAL; HIZBALLAH PLANS [...] (S) Last-ditch shuttle diplomacy between the March 14 majority and Speaker Berri on 11/24 failed to find a political breakthrough to Lebanon's cabinet crisis. Lebanon's rump cabinet -- missing its Shia members, one Lahoud ally, and the murdered Pierre Gemayel -- thus proceeded on 11/25 to ap [...]	2006-11-27 08:20:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KCRM LE SY
06BEIRUT3703	LAHOUD REJECTS PATRIARCH'S CALL TO QUIT [...] (S) In a one-on-one 11/27 meeting with the Ambassador, Maronite Patriarch Sfeir -- asking that this information be closely held -- revealed that he had recently sent a written letter to President Emile Lahoud suggesting that Lahoud resign for the sake of Lebanon. Faced with Lahoud's rejecti [...]	2006-11-27 17:01:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
06BEIRUT3718	LEBANON: AOUN ADVISOR WARNS "THEY'RE OUT OF TIME" [...] (C/NF) Gibran Bassil, senior advisor to Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun, recited a litany of grievances against the Siniora government and warned that negotiations and compromise were no longer possible between the Hizballah/FPM alliance and March 14 forces. He indicated that joi [...]	2006-11-28 17:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT3721	LEBANON: GENERAL SLEIMAN ASKS ASD RODMAN FOR [...] (C) An interagency delegation led by ASD Rodman met with LAF Commander Michel Sleiman and pledged USG support for Lebanon and the LAF. Sleiman assured the visiting delegation of the LAF's commitment to democracy, human rights, and the fight against terrorism. Sleiman pointed out the difficult [...]	2006-11-29 10:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MOPS LE
06BEIRUT3726	LEBANON: PARIS III AND ECONOMIC REFORM PLANNING [...] (C) A team at the Ministry of Finance is actively planning the GOL strategy for Paris III, designing an economic reform framework amidst a hostile political environment, and seeking to transform their plan into a sustainable economic policy structure. The reform plan should be final in early [...]	2006-11-29 17:08:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
06BEIRUT3727	LEBANON: U/S FORE MEETS WITH PM SINIORA, WHO [...] (C) Prime Minister Siniora expressed his appreciation for the U.S. support extended to his government, but stated that if Islamic extremism is to be countered, it is imperative to see movement on the Middle East peace process, and in the specific case of Lebanon, some sign that the UN will t [...]	2006-11-30 08:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE IS SY
06BEIRUT3728	LEBANON: FINANCE MINISTER UPDATES U/S FORE ON [...] (C) Expressing appreciation to visiting Under Secretary Fore for U.S. assistance, Finance Minister Azour updated Fore on progress toward a donor conference and a broader economic reform program. Azour pledged prudent public finance and monetary policy measures which will see the Lebanese econo [...]	2006-11-30 08:18:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL LE
06BEIRUT3732	CITING BERRI, RIZK FLOATS NEW APPROACH ON TRIBUNAL [...] (C) Minister of Justice Charles Rizk pitched a new idea for establishing the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Meeting the Ambassador on 11/30, Rizk argued that both approaches currently under discussion to establish the tribunal are, and will remain, blocked. With pro-Syrians murdering politic [...]	2006-11-30 16:56:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KCRM LE SY
06BEIRUT3745	LEBANON: MARCH 14 LEADERS ASK CODEL NOT TO TALK [...] (C) On November 29 the Ambassador and CODEL Hoekstra met March 14 leaders and others to discuss the current crisis in Lebanon and the possible impact of reopening a U.S.-Syrian dialogue. The CODEL heard March 14 figures pledge to resist peacefully the coming demonstrations and to keep their g [...]	2006-12-01 17:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM PREL LE SY
06BEIRUT3746	SINIORA, MINISTERS TEMPORARILY CUT OFF BY CROWDS [...] (SBU) AT 1900 LOCAL TIME, ALL BUT ONE OF THE ROADS LEADING TO THE GRAND SERAIL -- WHERE PRIME MINISTER SINIORA AND NINE OF HIS CABINET MINISTERS WERE TEMPORARILY BESIEGED BY THE MARCH 8-AOUN CROWDS -- WERE STARTING TO CLEAR OUT. THIS FOLLOWS A VERY TENSE ONE-HOUR PERIOD WHEN, DESPITE PROMISE [...]	2006-12-01 17:45:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY
06BEIRUT3755	LEBANON: CODEL HOEKSTRA MEETS WITH PM SINIORA [...] (C) Prime Minister Siniora explained to Congressmen Hoekstra and Issa that Syria has three immediate objectives: destroy any chance for the Special Tribunal, regain its former control of the Lebanese government, and re-establish its past hegemony over the surrounding region. Siniora stated [...]	2006-12-04 16:33:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE SY IS
06BEIRUT3756	LEBANON: POLITICAL ADVISOR TO SFEIR SEES LITTLE [...] (C) For the past two weeks, Emir Hares Chehab, co-chair of the Islamic/Christian Dialogue Committee and a long-time political advisor to Maronite Patriarch Sfeir, has been relaying messages from Sfeir to the leading Maronite political leaders, Michel Aoun, Samir Ja'ja' and Amin Gemayel, in a [...]	2006-12-04 17:14:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT3757	GEMAYEL MEETS NASRALLAH, WILL TEST HIZBALLAH [...] (S) Amin Gemayel -- former President, grieving father, and presidential aspirant -- met with Hizballah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah on 12/3. Briefing the Ambassador on the meeting, Gemayel said that he was taken aback by Nasrallah's hatred of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, MP Saad Hari [...]	2006-12-04 17:20:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL LE SY
06BEIRUT3766	DIFFICULT EXISTENTIAL BATTLE FOR LEBANON LOOMS [...] (S) With Nabih Berri's Amal movement trapped as an unenthusiastic partner, Hizballah, Michel Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement, and various pro-Syrian politicians are on the ascendency. They appear prepared to use all available means to implement an agenda hostile to U.S. interests in Lebanon: [...]	2006-12-05 17:30:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT3768	LEBANON: BISHOP AUDI FORESEES MAJOR CRISIS FOR [...] (C) In a call on Greek Orthodox Bishop Metropolitan Elias Audi, the Ambassador reiterated USG support for a Lebanon free of foreign interference. Audi, more pessimistic than ever before with the Ambassador, related that many Lebanese fear a loss of international support, in particular due to [...]	2006-12-06 07:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT377	MGLE01: ONE YEAR AFTER HARIRI ASSASSINATION -- [...] (C) In the aftermath of the February 5 destruction of the Danish consulate in Beirut and the paradigm shift of the February 6 joint communique between Michel Aoun and Hizballah's Hassan Nasrallah, discussion in Parliament and among Lebanon's political leadership has focused on the direction [...]	2006-02-09 13:13:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT3772	LEBANON: AOUNIST ADVISOR WARNS TIME IS SHORT FOR [...] (C) Close Aoun advisor MP Ibrahim Kanaan acknowledges that the standoff in Riad Solh Square has created a flammable situation. He knows that plans percolating from Samir Ja'ja's Lebanese Forces to stage counter-demonstrations could result in violence. For these reasons, Michel Aoun is alle [...]	2006-12-06 16:43:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE SY IS
06BEIRUT3775	MARCH 14, GOL LEADERS ON AMR MOUSSA'S PLAN, OTHER [...] (C) In meetings with the Ambassador on December 6, March 14 officials reacted with skepticism to Amr Moussa's plan to solve the Lebanese political crisis. They believed that Nabih Berri, Michel Aoun, and Hizballah will find ways to reject it. Or, if they do accept it, that will signal that [...]	2006-12-07 10:03:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV LE SY

06BEIRUT3782	LEBANON: BERRI FOR BOTH SINIORA AND CABINET [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador, a curiously jubilant Speaker Berri laid out his positions: he is for the current GOL, including PM Siniora, staying; opposed to any confidence or no-confidence vote or a new Ministerial Declaration; but in favor of the opposition obtaining a "blocking minor [...]	2006-12-07 13:02:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3784	WITH GOL APPROVAL OF TRIBUNAL, ARE MARCH 14 AND [...] (S) We have heard from March 14 figures that Fouad Siniora plans to use the emotionally charged date of December 12 -- the one-year anniversary of the assassination of MP and al-Nahar publisher Gibran Tueni -- to convene the cabinet to approve the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. If current pla [...]	2006-12-07 15:21:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
06BEIRUT3789	LEBANON: LEBANESE FORCES MOVING TOWARD COUNTER [...] (C) One of the political advisors to Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Ja'ja' stated that the majority of LF's leadership is angry at the unrelenting media coverage of the anti-government street demonstrations that have taken place since last Friday. Arguments that March 14 pro-government f [...]	2006-12-08 06:28:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE SY IS
06BEIRUT3790	LEBANON: HANIYYEH DECLINES TO VISIT STRIFE-RIDDEN [...] Polchief checked with the Foreign Ministry on the proposed visit of Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyyeh to Lebanon. We were informed that due to Lebanon's political crisis Haniyyeh had dropped Beirut from his regional visit itinerary. A rumor had it that Prime Minister Siniora turned off the [...]	2006-12-08 06:28:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3797	LEBANON: SINIORA HITS BACK AT NASRALLAH'S [...] (SBU) In a rebuttal to Hassan Nasrallah's speech the previous day, PM Siniora rejected threatening language and the label "traitor," stressing the unity of all Lebanese. Siniora condemned the arrogance that had led Nasrallah to judge his fellow leaders' patriotism and honesty, and to determine [...]	2006-12-08 17:27:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3799	LEBANON: JA'JA' CONFIDENT THAT MARCH 14 WILL [...] (C) Lebanese Forces leader Ja'ja' expressed confidence that a compromise is possible that would preserve the pro-reform movement and a democratic Lebanon, but it would require resolute handling of the serious challenge launched by Hizballah last week. Although he discussed the Arab League i [...]	2006-12-08 17:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT3800	DEFMIN MURR BELIEVES NASRALLAH MISCALCULATED BUT [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Murr believes that Hassan Nasrallah realizes that he miscalculated regarding the determination of the Siniora cabinet, the fortitude of the LAF, the attitude of the Sunnis, and the attitude of the Christians. But, unable to back down and maintai [...]	2006-12-09 09:54:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT3801	LEBANON: GEBRAN BASSIL DEFENDS HIZBALLAH, CONDEMNS [...] (C) In a confrontational lunch discussion, the FPM's Gebran Bassil -- Michel Aoun's son-in-law and close advisor -- insisted that his party is transforming Hizballah even as it uses it to bring about a national unity government and a slate of needed reforms. He suggested Pierre Gemayel's assa [...]	2006-12-09 11:43:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT381	MGLE01: ASSISTING DENMARK AND OTHERS WEATHER [...] (C) Summary: The building housing the Danish Consulate and the Austrian Embassy in Beirut was attacked during demonstrations on Sunday, February 5. At this time, Danish officials are operating out of the French Embassy in Beirut and the Austrian officials are being housed in the EU Commiss [...]	2006-02-09 16:45:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM ASEC PREL LE DK
06BEIRUT3810	HINTS OF A DEAL IN THE AIR, BUT MARCH 14 LEADERS [...] (C) Marwan Hamadeh told us today (12/11) that the rumors circulating in Beirut about an imminent Sudan or Arab League-brokered deal between March 14 and March 8-Aoun have no basis in fact. While March 14 leaders will try to work with Amr Moussa on an initiative, they do not believe that Hiz [...]	2006-12-11 16:42:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
06BEIRUT3819	LEBANON: AOUN ADVISOR URGES THE GENERAL'S [...] (C) Moderate Aounist MP Ibrahim Kanaan argued that Michel Aoun remains pro-reform and pro-democratic, despite his on-going political alliance with Hizballah and the anti-government March 8 coalition. He urged that as diplomatic initiatives to resolve the crisis accelerate, Michel Aoun not b [...]	2006-12-13 06:51:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT3826	JUMBLATT ON CURRENT SITUATION [...] (C) Walid Jumblatt told the Ambassador on 12/12 that the Siniora cabinet and March 14 should be credited for three major accomplishments during the current political crisis: 1) Standing firm, remaining united and in office. 2) Approving the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. 3) Bringing Nasra [...]	2006-12-13 16:54:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT3829	LEBANON: STAFFDEL TALWAR MEETS MARCH 14 LEADERS [...] (C) Visiting Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff member Puneet Talwar in late November met for two days with March 14 politicians, government figures, NGO leaders, and FPM leader General Michel Aoun. March 14 leaders envisioned an eventual political compromise would follow demonstrations, [...]	2006-12-14 13:13:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM PREL PTER SY LE
06BEIRUT3834	MOUSSA INITIATIVE FALTERING; SINIORA WARNS US TO [...] (C) While Moussa tried to project optimism during his press conference here this afternoon, March 14 leaders report on 12/14 that Hizballah and Nabih Berri have rejected Amr Moussa's initiative to solve Lebanon's political crisis. Berri blames the breakdown instead on inflexibility by March [...]	2006-12-14 16:51:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
06BEIRUT3843	LEBANON: SENATOR NELSON'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr explained to Senator Bill Nelson that Syria has three immediate objectives in Lebanon: to produce political chaos by supporting proxies like Hizballah, to regain its former control of the Lebanese government, and to re-establish its pa [...]	2006-12-15 17:00:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT385	MGLE01: JUMBLATT AND HAMADEH TRYING TO HEAD OFF [...] (C) During a 2/9 meeting with the Ambassador, the two Druze pillars of the "March 14" camp, Walid Jumblatt and Marwan Hamadeh, were receptive to arguments that a large rally marking the one-year anniversary of former Prime Minister Hariri's would carry serious risks. They agreed that creativ [...]	2006-02-10 17:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PTER KISL ASEC LE
06BEIRUT386	MGLE01: JUMBLATT AND HAMADEH TRYING TO HEAD OFF [...] (C) During a 2/9 meeting with the Ambassador, the two Druze pillars of the "March 14" camp, Walid Jumblatt and Marwan Hamadeh, were receptive to arguments that a large rally marking the one-year anniversary of former Prime Minister Hariri's would carry serious risks. They agreed that creativ [...]	2006-02-10 17:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PTER KISL ASEC LE
06BEIRUT3860	LEBANON: SENATOR NELSON MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Visiting Senator Nelson praised Prime Minister Siniora's leadership and courage and said that he had instructed Syrian President Asad to stop interfering in Lebanon. The Senator reassured the PM that the United States would continue to support Lebanon regardless of difficulties or develop [...]	2006-12-19 16:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT387	MGLE01: A CRITICAL WEEK IN LEBANON [...] (C) Commencing with the inadvertent shooting of a Lebanese citizen by Israeli forces late last week and the resulting exchanges of fire across the Blue Line on February 3 (which were the most serious since late November),this past week in Lebanon has witnessed events which are causing a shi [...]	2006-02-10 17:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT3874	LEBANON: HARIRI TALKS ABOUT WAYS TO ENGAGE SYRIA [...] (C) Sa'ad Hariri, without his usual call for a Syrian regime change, indicated that he believes the real goal of Syria and Iran is to thwart UNSCR 1701. He believes that Syria should have been engaged after its pullout from Lebanon, but through one voice, probably that of the UN. Like many [...]	2006-12-21 10:05:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE
06BEIRUT3875	LEBANON: MICHEL AOUNS SAYS, "I DON'T WANT TO BE [...] (SBU) FPM leader and MP General Michel Aoun offered a series of indirect answers, vague pronouncements and prophesies of continuing and even-bigger challenges to the current government, in the course of meeting with visiting Senators Dodd and Kerry. Aoun blamed the Siniora regime for margina [...]	2006-12-21 10:14:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3889	LEBANON: HARIRI EXPLAINS, "I AM A MOUNTAIN [...] (SBU) On December 18 Senators Christopher Dodd and John Kerry met with Saad Hariri, Member of Parliament and leader of the Mustaqbal party. Hariri advised the Codel that progress in the region, and particularly in Lebanon, requires that the international community take a firm and united stand [...]	2006-12-22 14:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3890	LEBANON: CODEL DODD MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Prime Minister Fouad Siniora conveyed to Senators Christopher Dodd and John Kerry that Russian President Vladimir Putin supported the formation of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. It remained unclear, however, whether Russia would support the establishment of the Tribunal under Chapter V [...]	2006-12-22 15:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PRER LE
06BEIRUT3891	LEBANON: GEMAYEL ANNOUNCES HIS PLANS [...] (C) On 18 December Codel Dodd met with former Lebanese President Amin Gemayel to discuss the current situation in Lebanon. Gemayel told the Codel that Lebanon needs the support of the United States, and that Syria must be pressured to stop supporting instability in Lebanon. In Gemayel,s [...]	2006-12-22 15:08:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE
06BEIRUT3893	LEBANON: MURR PRAISES HIS ARMED FORCES [...] (C) Defense Minister Elias Murr explained to Senators Dodd and Kerry that stability in Lebanon, and in the region, rests on holding Syria responsible for its behavior. A key element of this is halting Syrian interference in Lebanon's internal political situation. Syria should be required to s [...]	2006-12-22 15:10:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE
06BEIRUT3894	LEBANON: PARLIAMENT SPEAKER BERRI CLAIMS, "IT'S [...] (C) Visiting Senators Christopher Dodd and John Kerry reassured Speaker of the Lebanese Chamber of Deputies Nabih Berri that some elements of USG policy may change as a result of the recently-published findings of the Iraq Study Group, but USG support for Lebanon's independence will remain st [...]	2006-12-22 15:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE
06BEIRUT3895	LEBANON: MARCH 14 LEADERS SEE PRO-SYRIANS, AOUN [...] (C) Fouad Siniora, Marwan Hamadeh, and Saad Hariri report that the March 8-Aoun opposition forces are hardening their positions and that street demonstrations, despite the holiday lull, are not going away. Despite Vladimir Putin's vocal support for Lebanon and apparent warnings to Bashar Asad, [...]	2006-12-26 06:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EFIN LE
06BEIRUT3902	LEBANON: PARIS III STILL ON TRACK [...] (C) On December 27 Econoff and Econstaff met at the Ministry of Finance with the team working on Paris III and briefly with Minister Jihad Azour. The purpose of the meeting was to assess the progress towards the donor conference, still scheduled to be held in Paris on January 25, 2007. The [...]	2006-12-28 06:39:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV PREL LE
06BEIRUT3908	BERRI TO UNVEIL NEW INITIATIVE; CABINET FORMULA [...] (C) In back-to-back meetings on 12/28 with the U.S., French, and Saudi ambassadors, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri revealed a "National Salvation Government" initiative that he proposed to announce publicly over the Eid al-Adha holiday. Describing Amr Moussa's diplomacy as dead, Berri claimed [...]	2006-12-29 08:42:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT3913	LEBANON: HIZBALLAH HINTS AT HAJJ VIOLENCE; BERRI [...] (C) Walid Jumblatt hosted the Ambassador and Polchief for lunch at his Beirut residence in the neighborhood of Clemenceau December 29. As is often the case when Jumblatt meets with us in Beirut, Druze Communications Minister Marwan Hamadeh joined the meeting. Unusually, however, the Informat [...]	2006-12-29 14:36:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT413	MGLE01: AOUN PERPLEXED BY CRITICISM, MAINTAINS HE [...] (C) In a lengthy meeting with the Ambassador and poloff, Michel Aoun expressed astonishment that his February 6 joint communique with Hizballah's Hassan Nasrallah has generated such strong criticism. He was resolute in his belief that the document was actually a significant step forward in hi [...]	2006-02-13 16:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT425	MGLE01: BACK CHANNEL TALKS BETWEEN SINIORA AND [...] (C) Following initial contacts between representatives of Prime Minister Siniora and Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun in late December, a series of substantive meetings were held in January between the two camps in an attempt to come up with a blueprint for Lebanon's political and [...]	2006-02-14 14:08:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT438	MGLE01: FORMER SECRETARY GENERAL OF HIZBALLAH [...] (C) Shia extremist Sheikh Subhi Tufayli, who led Hizballah for two years before being forced from the leadership in 1989, and then expelled from the party in 1998, is gradually re-emerging from the shadows. During last week's Ashoura rally in his hometown of Brital, located near Baalbek, Tu [...]	2006-02-14 16:54:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT488	MGLE01: INFLUENTIAL AOUNIST MP ACKNOWLEDGES FLAWS [...] (C) Free Patriotic Movement MP Farid El-Khazen conceded that the February 6 joint communique of Michel Aoun and Hassan Nasrallah was a flawed document with ambiguities and omissions, but should be used as a starting point to prompt a passive government into action. According to El-Khazen, it [...]	2006-02-17 16:47:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT489	MGLE01: GOL JUDICIAL TEAM PREPARES FOR UN [...] (C) On Sunday, 2/17, the Ambassador met with Minister of Justice Charles Rizk and Judge Shukri Sadr to discuss the modalities for an international tribunal for the Hariri assassination suspects. Rizk reported that the cabinet, in its 2/16 session, had approved a two-person team of Sadr and [...]	2006-02-21 06:15:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM PTER LE SY UNAUS
06BEIRUT517	MGLE01: SPEAKER BERRI SAYS HE'S READY TO REMOVE [...] (C) Nabih Berri stated that his "national dialogue conference," scheduled to run March 2-9, could seal the fate of President Lahoud, if the participating political blocs can agree on a consensus replacement. As he has throughout his career, Berri has assiduously counted the votes and has co [...]	2006-02-21 14:27:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT544	MGLE01: FM SALLOUKH HELPFUL ON UNSC DEMARCHE, [...] (C) Foreign Minister Salloukh defended meeting with Hamas officials as important in maintaining normal relations with a democratically-elected Arab government. He urged the USG to give Hamas an opportunity to change its behavior, which he believed would happen as it struggled to meet its ne [...]	2006-02-22 16:23:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT550	MGLE01: LEBANESE FORCES MP DESCRIBES LEBANON'S [...] (C) MP George Adwan, who represents Lebanese Forces leader Samir Ja'ja' in inter-communal negotiations, said much of the rhetoric coming from Michel Aoun and Samir Ja'ja concerning the tenure of President Lahoud is irresponsible and dangerous. Adwan believes the inexperience and excessive e [...]	2006-02-23 10:11:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT563	MGLE01: HARIRI AND JUMBLATT DISCUSS STRATEGY [...] (S) On February 23, while waiting for Secretary Rice to arrive for a meeting with MP Saad Hariri and MP Walid Jumblatt at his house in Beirut, econoff and FSN senior political specialist were invited to sit with these two leaders. The small talk with FSN senior political specialist eventual [...]	2006-02-24 15:01:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	LE PGOV PREL SA SY
06BEIRUT567	SINIORA BRINGS THE POPE ON BOARD, SAYS "NO" TO [...] (C) In a 2/22 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Siniora claimed to have convinced the Vatican to push for President Lahoud's resignation. He said that the Maronite Patriarch and Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri are both on board with Lahoud's resignation, but that Michel Aoun still [...]	2006-02-24 15:45:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PTER SY LE IR
06BEIRUT608	MGLE01: QUARTERLY REPORT ON FREEDOM AGENDA IN [...] (C) This is post's progress report for the first quarter of FY-06 on the country strategy for democratic reform. Refs A and B identified three outcomes for our country strategy: -- a new electoral law, -- competent, effective, transparent government, and -- reform of the judiciary. [...]	2006-03-01 13:26:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KMPI PGOV KPAO EAID PREL LE
06BEIRUT613	MGLE01: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DRUSE LEADER [...] (C) For better or worse, Walid Jumblatt may well be the single person most responsible for where we are in Lebanon today. He was a warlord in the 1975-1990 Lebanese civil war and became a pillar of the post-Ta'if Agreement "pax Syriana." Lately, however, he has emerged as the most importan [...]	2006-03-02 07:13:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT629	MGLE01: PARLIAMENTARY LEADER VIEWS DIALOGUE [...] (C) Veteran Maronite MP Robert Ghanem expressed guarded optimism on both the process and possible outcome of this week's "national dialogue" conference organized by Speaker Nabih Berri. Ghanem admitted he was somewhat surprised that Berri had been able to bring together the disparate power [...]	2006-03-02 14:13:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT645	MGLE01: NATIONAL DIALOGUE CONFERENCE BEGINS ON [...] (C) For the first time since the 1989 Ta'if Accord, the full range of Lebanon's political leadership is now engaged in face-to-face negotiations -- this time, in Beirut rather than a foreign venue (and without any international "referees"). The first session on March 2 closed with consensus [...]	2006-03-03 15:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT647	MGLE01: ALL IN THE (FIRST) FAMILY: LAHOUD [...] (S) In a 3/3 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr said that he had been threatened by his father-in-law, President Emile Lahoud, in front of friends and relatives over dinner the previous evening. Lahoud, according to Murr, ordered Murr to recant [...]	2006-03-06 06:58:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
06BEIRUT714	MGLE01: FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES [...] (C) Former Foreign Minister (and eternal presidential aspirant) Jean Obeid believes the national dialogue effort will founder unless regional assistance is provided on the two critical issues: the fate of President Lahoud, and disarming Hizballah. According to Obeid, Lahoud will not resign [...]	2006-03-08 16:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT715	MGLE01: SINIORA WISHES PARLIAMENTARY DIALOGUE HAD [...] (C) In a 3/7 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Siniora regretted the suspension earlier that day of a national dialogue process taking place in the Parliament. The talks made progress while they lasted, he argued, particularly in the area of bringing under control an armed Palestini [...]	2006-03-08 16:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PTER MARR KPAL SY LE
06BEIRUT726	MGLE01: JUSTICE MINISTER DISCUSSES INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Despite the fact that the legal team sent to New York returned with a different concept for the tribunal than that contained in their cabinet instructions, Minister of Justice Charles Rizk emphasized that the Siniora government considers the talks to have been very successful -- to the p [...]	2006-03-09 15:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY UN
06BEIRUT734	MGLE01: AOUN ON NATIONAL DIALOGUE: [...] (C) On March 9 the Ambassador and PolChief met with Michel Aoun and his aide, Gebran Basile. Aoun described the atmosphere of the national dialogue as friendly and open. Aoun was certain that the body's decision to "organize" Palestinian arms within six months would have the support of Hizb [...]	2006-03-10 10:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL KPAL KISL PTER LE IR SY
06BEIRUT735	MGLE01: SPEAKER BERRI BLAMES MARCH 14 COALITION [...] (C) Speaker Nabih Berri believes the "national dialogue" has thus far been a worthwhile endeavor, which may produce a breakthrough in the way Lebanon's traditional political blocs resolve national issues. But he expressed deep concern that an intractable Hariri-Jumblatt alliance in the conf [...]	2006-03-10 10:41:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT745	MGLE01: ARMENIAN CHURCH PATRIARCH'S VIEWS ON [...] (C) The patriarch of the Armenian church in Lebanon, Catholicos Aram I, believes the political situation has improved significantly in the past week due to the opening of the national dialogue. He concurred with his Maronite counterpart, Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, that Lahoud has be [...]	2006-03-10 13:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL SY
06BEIRUT757	MGLE01: UPDATE ON LEBANESE THINKING ABOUT HARIRI [...] (C) Summary: GOL Legal Advisor for the UNIIIC Tribunal Ralph Riachy met with Charge March 9 to review plans for eventual establishment of a tribunal to try suspects in the February 14 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. Riachy provided a GOL scenario closely in line with r [...]	2006-03-13 10:06:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PREL UNSC LE
06BEIRUT827	MGLE01: STATUS OF NATIONAL DIALOGUE -- SIDE [...] (C) Following the March 14 evening session, Speaker Nabih Berri announced a break in the national dialogue conference until March 22. This development was somewhat unexpected, considering that Druse leader Walid Jumblatt had just returned to Beirut two days earlier to rejoin the talks, but [...]	2006-03-17 09:05:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT846	MGLE01: WALID JUMBLATT ON THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE [...] (C) On March 16 Druse leader Walid Jumblatt discussed with Charge the national dialogue, Jacques Chirac's report of a possible Arab initiative to secure Syrian President Bashar al-Asad,s cooperation in removing President Lahoud, Sheba,a Farms, and Christian presidential candidates. Jumblatt, [...]	2006-03-17 15:41:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE SY IS
06BEIRUT891	MGLE01: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON [...] (S/NF) On March 21, the Ambassador and econoff delivered reftel demarche to Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and advisers Mohammad Chattah and Roula Noureddine (other topics reported septel). Siniora listened carefully and stoically as the Ambassador presented the demarche. Siniora was not ent [...]	2006-03-21 14:14:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC ETTC IS KPAO LE PREL PTER
06BEIRUT898	MGLE01: SINIORA VIEWS SITUATION PRIOR TO [...] (C) In a March 21 meeting with the Ambassador and econoff, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora denied reports that he had asked Terje Roed-Larsen to help him, along with Saudia Arabia and Egypt, negotiate with Syria on Lebanon's behalf. Regarding the national dialogue, Siniora said that Egyptian an [...]	2006-03-21 16:15:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EG KPAL LE PGOV PREL PTER SA
06BEIRUT928	MGLE01: PATRIARCH SFEIR REPORTEDLY ATTEMPTS TO [...] (C) A respected intermediary who carries out dialogue between Patriarch Sfeir and Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah said that the Maronite religious leader has decided to get off the fence and support Nassib Lahoud as the principal Maronite candidate to replace President Emile Lahoud. Sfeir [...]	2006-03-24 08:45:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL SY
06BEIRUT951	MGLE01: THE OTHER HARIRI SON PREFERS AOUN TO [...] (C) In a 3/24 meeting with the Ambassador, Baha' Hariri -- Rafiq Hariri's eldest son, who was passed over for politics in favor of second son Sa'ad -- expressed pessimism about Lebanon's current political deadlock. Convinced that the utility of the current national dialogue had run its cour [...]	2006-03-24 16:09:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
06BEIRUT955	MGLE01: NON-HIZBALLAH SHIA PERSPECTIVE ON [...] (C) Shia MP Ali Bazzi and MP Ali Osseiran view the on-going national dialogue as an important development whose long-term impact considerably outweighs any immediate results. These independent Shia politicians believe that, although several formerly sensitive issues had already entered publ [...]	2006-03-27 07:09:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT969	MGLE01: PRO-SYRIAN MARONITE PERCEIVES SUNNI THREAT [...] (C) Former Minister of Interior Suleiman Franjieh believes the greatest threat facing Lebanon is the concentration of power in the hands of Saad Hariri's Sunni majority. He maintains that both Christian and Shia communities fear marginalization as Hariri's political bloc dominates the polit [...]	2006-03-28 07:21:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BELGRADE1001	2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] Below is the Serbia and Montenegro submission for the 2006 report on investment disputes and expropriation claims. As requested in reftel, we have sent tracked edits to the Serbia and Montenegro portion of the final 2006 report via e-mail to EB/IFD/OIA James Roseli. One of the two investment [...]	2006-06-22 07:14:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	KIDE EINV EFIN CASC PREL SR MW
06BELGRADE101	MONTENEGRIN INDEPEDENCE REFERENDUM NOTES: PARTIES [...] (U) Summary: The beginning of talks on the rules for the referendum was postponed until at least January 23, as previewed reftel. The parties instead debated the actions of the new police chief in a December 29 local by-election, with the opposition calling to oust the police and intelligenc [...]	2006-01-23 10:12:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE1013	GOS TO PURSUE PHASED PRIVATIZATION OF OIL COMPANY [...] The GOS will move forward on a draft privatization strategy for state-owned oil and gas company Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) submitted by adviser Merrill Lynch, according to the head of the privatization steering group. In a recent meeting, Slobodan Sokolovic, Assistant Minister of Energy a [...]	2006-06-23 14:24:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ENRG ECON EINV SR
06BELGRADE1015	DISSOLUTION OF STATE UNION OF SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO - [...] (U) Introduction: The Republics of Serbia and of Montenegro will need to take a series of steps to implement the dissolution of the State Union. Belgrade and Podgorica posts are reporting periodically on the actions being taken by the republics and by the USG to ensure the peaceful and, to th [...]	2006-06-23 14:27:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAGR SR MW
06BELGRADE1030	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW DPM [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador's June 23 meeting with newly-appointed Deputy PM Ivana Dulic-Markovic revealed the new DPM as a deeply idealistic technocrat eager for positive change but uncertain of how to use her new position to effect it. The Ambassador encouraged Dulic- Markovic to speak [...]	2006-06-27 15:08:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL INRB SR
06BELGRADE1043	DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM AND LIFTING THE BUDGET CAP [...] (U) Emboffs conveyed ref demarche points and draft resolution to Katarina Lalic, head of the UN Directorate in the Serbian MFA on June 27. Ms. Lalic said she expected Serbia to vote with the consensus EU position on the issue. She promised to contact us immediately if GoS intentions changed. [...]	2006-06-29 09:19:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	EU AMGT AORC PREL UNGA
06BELGRADE1058	MOF Presents Candidate for Radio [...] (U) On June 15, 2006, the Embassy received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs a request to support the re-election of Momcilo Simic, Assistant Minister for Capital Investments of the Republic of Serbia, to the Radio Regulations Board of the Council of the International Telecommunications Un [...]	2006-07-04 08:27:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS PREL SR
06BELGRADE106	Serbia and Montenegro Reaction to Rugova Death [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-24 13:39:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI
06BELGRADE1063	KOSOVO: GOS ASKS FOR OUR SUPPORT WITH UNESCO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Serbian Presidential advisor Ambassador Dusan Batakovic requested UNMIK and Contact Group support for the GOS effort to name three Serbian Orthodox religious sites in Kosovo as UNESCO protected buildings during the bodyQs July 8 Q 16 meeting in Vilnius. Batakovic expressed his h [...]	2006-07-05 08:05:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI
06BELGRADE1092	SERBIAN REACTION TO ORIC VERDICT/SENTENCING [...] (u) Summary: The recent verdict of the Hague Tribunal (ICTY) against wartime commander of Muslim forces in Srebrenica, Naser Oric, has enraged the Serbian leadership and public and received widespread negative coverage in local media. To many here, the Tribunal's decisions - coming on the h [...]	2006-07-07 14:53:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	ICTY KCRM PHUM PREL SR
06BELGRADE1103	KOSOVO and ICTY: KOSTUNICA BRIEFS HIS PUBLIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 3, Prime Minister Kostunica was interviewed by editors of four major Serbia news outlets (Vecernje Novosti, BETA, Danas, Standard) on national television (RTS) in which he explained his position on Kosovo and ICTY. Prime Minister Kostunica said categorically that he will ne [...]	2006-07-10 10:05:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI
06BELGRADE1107	TADIC SENDS CONGRATULATORY LETTER FOR JULY 4TH [...] (u) On July 6, the Embassy received a letter from President Boris Tadic to the President to offer congratulations on the occasion of our national holiday. Text of letter below. Original has been forwarded to the department via pouch. 2. (u) Begin text of letter: July 4, 2006 Dear [...]	2006-07-10 11:07:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PREL PGOV SR
06BELGRADE1113	KOSOVO: FM DRASKOVIC LETTER TO THE SECRETARY AND CONTACT [...] (U) On July 6, the Embassy received a letter from Foreign Minister Vuk Draskovic to the Secretary and the Contact Group Foreign Ministers outlining redlines and urging a compromise solution for Kosovo's final status. 2. (U) Begin text of letter: REPUBLIC OF SERBIA MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFF [...]	2006-07-10 15:25:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PREL PGOV YI SR
06BELGRADE1117	Successful Step in Improving Military Cooperation [...] (U) Summary: The visit of two USAF F-16s on June 22 and 23 marked a new high point in the military relationship between the US and Serbia. The extensive and overwhelmingly positive media coverage made the operation a success and demonstrates the effect that military cooperation can have on [...]	2006-07-11 15:18:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR MASS SR
06BELGRADE1123	KOSOVO: BELGRADE WORRIED ABOUT ELEPHANT ROUND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a July 11 meeting with Contact Group representatives, Kosovo status negotiator Leon Kojen conveyed a letter from PM Kostunica and President Tadic to UNOSEK Special Envoy Ahtisaari. Kojen signaled profound Belgrade concern that the upcoming high-level status meeting ("elephant [...]	2006-07-12 13:36:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI
06BELGRADE1149	SERBIA TOUTS ICTY ACTION PLAN AS MAJOR SUCCESS [...] (c) SUMMARY: The Serbian government is portraying as a major success its presentation to the EU of its &Action Plan8 for completing cooperation with the Hague Tribunal (ICTY). Local media have fawnishly echoed this sentiment. Privately, EU and ICTY representatives in Belgrade have downplay [...]	2006-07-18 17:42:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	ICTY PGOV PREL SR
06BELGRADE1153	SERBIA - SUSTAINING PRESSURE ON SERBIA [...] (SBU) Summary: The highest levels of the GOS continue to assure us that solving the 1999 murders of the three Amcit Bytyqi brothers remains one of their foremost law enforcement priorities. Nonetheless, five years after the discovery of the bodies, no indictments have been handed down. Int [...]	2006-07-19 09:02:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM PINR PGOV KJUS PREL SR
06BELGRADE1154	SERBIAN RESPONSE TO ATTENDANCE REQUEST [...] (U) On July 18, Poloffs met with representatives of the Serbian MFA regarding Serbia's official representation at the 61st UN General Assembly (UNGA) high-level events in September 2006, per reftel instructions. MFA said the government was just starting to arrange its delegation, but confirm [...]	2006-07-19 09:53:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA PREL SR
06BELGRADE1157	Elections Timetable Speculations [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite previous pronouncements suggesting fall elections, many of our interlocutors believe that the current coalition will hold together until after a decision is made regarding Kosovo's final status, with new elections occurring about 45 to 90 days later. Although elections [...]	2006-07-20 06:11:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL SR
06BELGRADE1160	SCENESETTER FOR JULY 25 VISIT OF AMBASSADOR WISNER TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-20 08:24:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI
06BELGRADE1162	Launch of the Serbian Social [...] Summary: The UNDP in Serbia organized a conference on July 18 to discuss the findings of the Social Vulnerability Report of Roma, Refugees, and IDPs. The conference brought together GOS, EU, and UNDP officials as well as NGO leaders to discuss how programs are/should be implemented to addr [...]	2006-07-20 11:44:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRF PREF PGOV PHUM PREL SR
06BELGRADE1163	Launch of the Serbian Social Vulnerability Report [...] Summary: The UNDP in Serbia organized a conference on July 18 to discuss the findings of the Social Vulnerability Report of Roma, Refugees, and IDPs. The conference brought together GOS, EU, and UNDP officials as well as NGO leaders to discuss how programs are/should be implemented to addres [...]	2006-07-20 11:44:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL SR
06BELGRADE1172	INFO ON MLADIC'S PAST WHEREABOUTS PUBLICLY [...] SUMMARY: Influential, pro-government Belgrade daily Politika has for the past two days published front-page articles related to the locations where Ratko Mladic was hiding from June 2002 until January 2006. These articles are basically extracts from the indictment brought against ten individu [...]	2006-07-21 12:13:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ICTY PGOV PINR PREL SR
06BELGRADE1174	Election Outlook for Serbia -- Still [...] (U) Two June polls in Serbia indicate that the Radicals and Socialists continue to be within reach of together winning a majority in future elections -- particularly if turnout is low. A Kosovo outcome perceived as negative by the electorate could conceivable sap support for the democrats f [...]	2006-07-21 14:30:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL SR
06BELGRADE1202	SERBIA: SPECIAL ENVOY WISNER IN BELGRADE -- [...] (C) Summary: PM Kostunica offered to visiting Special U.S. Envoy Ambassador Frank Wisner on 7/25 a dark and emotional reaction to the prospect of Kosovo independence, an outcome he seems to increasingly see as inevitable. It was a dramatic encounter with the PM who appeared to be visibly weig [...]	2006-07-27 15:15:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SR YI MW
06BELGRADE1207	SOUTHERN SERBIA: QUIET ON THE ABL, BUT POLITICALLY ADRIFT [...] (U) SUMMARY: With Kosovo negotiations in full swing, Southern Serbia is calm and without incidents of interethnic violence. Politically, however, hardline Albanians in the ethnically-mixed muncipality of Bujanoviac are trying to squeeze Serbs out of participation in the municipal government th [...]	2006-07-31 12:15:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI
06BELGRADE1211	SWCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON'S VISIT TO BELGRADE [...] (c) S/WCI Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson told the senior GoS leadership that we are eager to see Serbia integrate into Euro-Atlantic institutions, but that we needed to see results on Mladic and ICTY cooperation first. Calling the GOS' Action Plan on ICTY a good [...]	2006-08-01 08:55:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	ICTY GPGOV PREL SR
06BELGRADE1212	BYTYQI UPDATE FROM WILLIAMSON VISIT [...] (sbu) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson pressed Serbian officials for results in the seven year old Bytyqi brothers murder case, during his July 25-28 visit to Belgrade (SEPTEL). Officials at all levels, including MININT Jocic, reiterated their commitment [...]	2006-08-01 09:19:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	ICTY KCRM PHUM PGOV PREL SR
06BELGRADE1236	KOSTUNICA AND TADIC CONSTRUCTIVE AT CONTACT GROUP DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Kostunica and President Tadic were both cordial and constructive at a joint demarche by Contact Group (CG) Chiefs of Mission in Belgrade on August 4. Both stressed that the GOS is committed to UNOSEK talks and confirmed Belgrade will participate in August 7th and [...]	2006-08-04 12:39:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI
06BELGRADE1242	TFLE01: Serbia's Response to the Lebanon Crisis [...] (sbu) President Tadic issued an official statement supporting an "immediate and sustainable end" to hostilities. The government of PM Kostunica has so far declined to take an official position on the Lebanon crisis. 2. (sbu) Belgrade daily Kurir reported a statement by Rasim Ljajic, lea [...]	2006-08-07 13:49:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC SR
06BELGRADE1257	GOS ADOPTS PRIVATIZATION STRATEGY FOR NIS [...] (U) On July 20, the Government of Serbia (GOS) approved the privatization strategy of state-owned oil company "Naftna Industrija Srbije" (NIS). The approved strategy was not the preferred option proposed by the privatization advisor consortium Merrill Lynch and Raiffeisen Investment. The appr [...]	2006-08-09 11:08:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG ECON EINV SR
06BELGRADE1274	LEBANON UNSCR DEMARCHE DELIVERY, SERBIA [...] (U) Emboff hand-delivered ref demarche and UNSCR text as requested reftel to FONMIN Draskovic at his home at 1300L. Draskovic accepted the points without substantive comment. 2. (U) We expect Serbia will fully support the letter and spirit of the UNSCR (their default position on most [...]	2006-08-12 13:27:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE
06BELGRADE1277	Serbian Parties Begin to Prepare for Elections [...] (SBU) Responding to perceptions that the international community will decide Kosovo independence in the near future, parties across the spectrum have begun to prepare for a tense political period and probable early elections in the aftermath. Across the board, democratic parties remain unpre [...]	2006-08-14 09:22:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL SR
06BELGRADE128	EU Envoy Tempers Optimism on Montenegro [...] (SBU) Summary: Preparations for the Montenegrin referendum are slowly progressing, but the two sides remain far apart on key modalities. After a month of talks, little has been decided, but discussions will begin to quicken as pro-Independence and pro-Union forces hopefully resolve the less c [...]	2006-01-27 13:45:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM SR PBTS PGOV PNAT MW
06BELGRADE1294	SERBIA: PRESIDENT TADIC ON UPCOMING TRIP TO U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with President Tadic on 9 August to discuss preparations for his upcoming visit to the U.S., scheduled for the first week of September. Tadic returned to the usual broad themes ) the need for elections before the end-game on Kosovo; the need to work closely with Ko [...]	2006-08-16 08:12:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SR YI MW
06BELGRADE1308	ARMS CONTROL DEMARCHES DELIVERED RE SYRIA AND [...] (s) We delivered reftel demarches in separate meetings with Assistant DEFMIN for Material Resources COL Markovic, MFA Chief of the Directorate for Arms Control Branka Latinovic, and YugoImport Director Stevan Nikcevic August 15-17. In each meeting, we impressed upon our interlocutors the se [...]	2006-08-18 08:38:00	Embassy Belgrade	SECRET	PARM BEXP PREL SR SY VE
06BELGRADE1323	ICTY ACTION PLAN UPDATE NUMBER 1: AUGUST 4, 2006 [...] (c) Emboffs met August 4 (at USG request) with Rasim Ljajic to try to jump-start the weekly updates the GoS had proposed as part of the implementation of the Action Plan (AP). Initial indications are not inspiring, as most of the effort has been on bureaucracy building. There have been a f [...]	2006-08-22 09:50:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	ICTY PREL PGOV PHUM SR
06BELGRADE1324	ICTY ACTION PLAN UPDATE NUMBER 2: AUGUST 11, 2006 [...] (c) Our second meeting with Action Plan coordinator Rasim Ljajic (and an earlier meeting with operational coordinator Vladimir Vukcevic) revealed modest progress in setting up the infrastructure for the Action Plan, but not a great deal more action. The media side of the plan is still woefu [...]	2006-08-22 09:57:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	ICTY PREL PGOV PHUM SR
06BELGRADE1325	ICTY ACTION PLAN UPDATE NUMBER 3: AUGUST 18, 2006 [...] (c) One month into the announcement of the Action Plan (AP),there is still no sign of a sustained and public senior-level effort to prepare the ground for a Mladic handover. Visiting ICTY officials shared our disappointment at the pace of work on the action plan, and agreed that the ultima [...]	2006-08-22 10:15:00	Embassy Belgrade	SECRET	ICTY PREL PGOV PHUM SR
06BELGRADE1329	Bishop Artemije Reviews Trip/Repeats Jihad [...] (SBU) Summary: Serbian Orthodox Bishop Artemije (Gracanica) met with the Ambassador on August 7, one of several meetings Artemije held in Belgrade to "communicate the results of his recent trip to the U.S." Artemije expressed satisfaction with his trip, repeating unsubstantiated warnings abou [...]	2006-08-23 05:24:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL SR

06BELGRADE1371	ICTY ACTION PLAN UPDATE #4; AUGUST 25, 2006 [...] (c) This week saw the most action to date on the media campaign portion of the Action Plan. Kotunica made a public statement about Serbia's reolve to hand over Mladic to The Hague - if he isfound on the teritory of Serbia. While the PM' statements were welcome, we have continued to pus him [...]	2006-08-30 07:49:00	Embassy Belgrade	SECRET//NOFORN	ICTY PREL PROG PHUM SR
06BELGRADE1379	SERBIA UNDECIDED ON WEDGWOOD CANDIDACY [...] (U) On AUGUST 28, 2006, poloff met with representatives of the Serbian MFA regarding to request Serbian support for the candidacy of Professor Ruth Wedgwood per reftel request. Serbia is unable to give an answer at this time, but will consider Professor Wedgwood's candidacy very closely. An [...]	2006-08-30 14:51:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA PREL SR
06BELGRADE1380	SERBIA UNDECIDED ON MATHESON CANDIDCY [...] (U) On AUGUST 28, 206, poloff met with representatives of the Serbin MFA regarding to request Serbian support for thecandidacy of Michael Matheson per reftel request Serbia is unable to give an answer at this time, but will consider Mr. Matheson's candidacy very closely. Any additional info [...]	2006-08-30 14:51:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA PREL SR
06BELGRADE1381	SERBIA: PM KOSTUNICA NOT LETTING UP ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with PM Kostunica on August 29 to review priority issues after the Serbian government,s August recess. He acknowledged the PM,s recent personal address to the nation on Mladic (and several other positive developments) but pressed Kostunica to explicitly call f [...]	2006-08-30 16:05:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SR YI MW
06BELGRADE1382	SERBIA: EU/UNOSEK REP LEHNE VENTURES ON SLIPPING [...] (C) Summary: Recent discussions in Belgrade with visiting EU officials attached to the UNOSEK negotiations suggest some openness in Brussels to extending the Kosovo end-game calendar well into 2007 in response to alleged reports of imminent Tadic-Kostunica agreement on a Serbian electoral time [...]	2006-08-30 17:00:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SR YI MW
06BELGRADE1407	TADIC AND KOSTUNICA [...] (U) As Tadic heads to Washington, we would like to share some additional observations about him, about how his views on key issues compare with Kostunica's, and why his visit represents an opportunity different from Kostunica's July visit. 2. (S) Tadic tends to take a more realist, pro-Wes [...]	2006-09-01 12:00:00	Embassy Belgrade	SECRET	PGOV PREL
06BELGRADE1420	61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: SERBIAN HIGH LEVEL [...] (U) On AUGUST 28, 2006, poloff met with representatives of the Serbian MFA regarding Serbia's official representation at the 61st UN General Assembly (UNGA) high- level events in September 2006, per ref B instructions. The President and Foreign Minister plan to attend. Their information is as [...]	2006-09-05 07:12:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA PREL SR
06BELGRADE1454	MONTENEGRO RETURNS RULING COALITION TO POWER [...] (U) Summary: Unofficial preliminary election results for the Sunday Republic-wide parliamentary elections show the ruling DPS/SDP coalition holding on to power with 41 of parliament's 81 seats, an absolute majority. Official results will be released on September 12. Former Leader of the Opposi [...]	2006-09-11 12:53:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
06BELGRADE1460	MONTENEGRO ARRESTS 14, INCLUDING THREE U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: On the morning of Saturday, September 9, at about 10:00 local time, Montenegrin police raided dwellings in the locality of Tuzi, to the southeast of the capital Podgorica, in a largely ethnically Albanian community. Fourteen persons were taken into custody, including three U.S. [...]	2006-09-11 14:19:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER CASC PGOV PREL MW
06BELGRADE1472	MONTENEGRO: PARLIAMENT RESULTS OFFICIAL [...] (U) Summary: Official preliminary results for the September 10 parliamentary election were announced late on September 12. As reported earlier (ref),the ruling DPS/SDP coalition has an absolute majority, with 41 of 81 seats. End summary. 2. (U) Official preliminary results were announced [...]	2006-09-13 10:04:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
06BELGRADE1475	CORRECTED COPY: MONTENEGRO: PARLIAMENT RESULTS [...] (U) Summary: Official preliminary results for the September 10 parliamentary election were announced late on September 12. As reported earlier (ref),the ruling DPS/SDP coalition has an absolute majority, with 41 of 81 seats. End summary. 2. (U) Official preliminary results were announced [...]	2006-09-13 14:18:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
06BELGRADE1492	SERBIAN REPSONSE TO U.S. VIEWS ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] (U) On September 12, 2006, poloff met with representatives of the Serbian MFA to deliver reftel points on USG views on UNSC Resolution 1695 on North Korea's missile programs. Serbia said that as a member of the U.N. they fully support this resolution and will fulfill their commitment. Any ad [...]	2006-09-15 12:57:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS
06BELGRADE1502	Serbia: New Poll Indicates Softening Support for Radical [...] SUMMARY: The latest poll (conducted in early September) by a well-respected electoral/political NGO in Serbia, records a significant softening in the popularity of the Radical Party and an improvement for PM Kostunica's DSS party. The results continue to show sky-high rates of abstention and [...]	2006-09-16 12:14:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KPAO SR
06BELGRADE1522	Scenesetter for the Secretary of Defense's Visit to [...] (SBU) Your visit comes as the Montenegrins celebrate their newly regained independence following a successful referendum in May. Most recently, during the 10 September parliamentary elections the Montenegrin voters handed Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic's ruling coalition another mandate with 4 [...]	2006-09-19 15:46:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM SR PBTS PGOV PNAT MW
06BELGRADE1532	SERBIAN RESPONSE TO UNGA CD MINISTERIAL REQUEST [...] (U) On September 20, 2006, poloff met with representatives of the Serbian MFA to request information on Serbia's attendance at the UNGA CD Ministerial per reftel. MFA thought that Assistant Secretary for Foreign Affairs Sahovic would attend, but plans were SIPDIS not definite. Serbia full [...]	2006-09-21 06:44:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA PREL SR PGOV PHUM KDEM
06BELGRADE1534	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF A/S FRIED TO BELGRADE [...] (C) Dan, you arrive at a politically charged time in your old stomping grounds. No senior government official here has any illusions about where the International Community is generally heading in the Kosovo end-game but there is still a belief, particularly by the Prime Minister himself, tha [...]	2006-09-21 09:13:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL YI SR
06BELGRADE1537	SERBIA: S/WCI WILLIAMSON'S VISIT TO BELGRADE, SEPT [...] (C) Summary: During a September 12- 14 visit to Belgrade, Ambassador-At-Large for War Crimes Williamson noted lack of significant progress on ICTY Action Plan with Prime Minister Kostunica, President Tadic as well as with Action Plan Co-Coordinators Rasim Ljajic and Vladamir Vukcevic. Williams [...]	2006-09-22 06:48:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SR YI MW
06BELGRADE155	BELGRADE REACTION TO CG LONDON STATEMENT [...] (c) The CG London declaration was discussed within the negotiating team on February 01, and PM advisor Aleksander Simic delivered the official reaction to local media at the end of the day, with the reaction appearing in local press by February 02. The official statement highlighted the neg [...]	2006-02-02 14:51:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS SR YI
06BELGRADE1554	BELGRADE'S RESPONSE TO STATE 138362 (C-RE6-01248) [...] (U) The following is Embassy Belgrade's response to INR's questions in reftel. 2. (C) Response follows (reftel's questions in caps): A. (C) WHAT IS THE NATURE OF KOSTUNICA AND TADIC'S RELATIONSHIP? (C) The President and Prime Minister continue to balance their dislike for each othe [...]	2006-09-26 10:40:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PBTS PGOV PHUM PNAT PREL MW YI SR
06BELGRADE1566	A/S FRIED'S SEPT 25 MEETINGS WITH SERBIAN LEADERS [...] (S/NF) Summary: In separate meetings on September 25 in Belgrade, Assistant Secretary Fried delivered to Prime Minister Kostunica, President Tadic and Foreign Minister Draskovic the following unambiguous messages: Kosovo will be independent, Serbs and Serbian culture in Kosovo will be protect [...]	2006-09-28 08:01:00	Embassy Belgrade	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PBTS YI SR
06BELGRADE1567	ICTY ACTION PLAN UPDATE #5; SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 [...] (U) This is the most recent in our weekly reports on GOS efforts on the Mladic Action Plan. Last week's report was included in reftel (a),the reporting cable of Ambassador Williamson's (S/WCI) visit to Belgrade 12-14 September and our subsequent discussion with Ljajic on the 15th. Prior rep [...]	2006-09-28 08:01:00	Embassy Belgrade	SECRET//NOFORN	ICTY PREL PROG PHUM SR
06BELGRADE1568	ICTY ACTION PLAN UPDATE #5; SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 [...] (U) This is the most recent in our weekly reports on GOS efforts on the Mladic Action Plan. Last week's report was included in reftel (a),the reporting cable of Ambassador Williamson's (S/WCI) visit to Belgrade 12-14 September and our subsequent discussion with Ljajic on the 15th. Prior rep [...]	2006-09-28 08:01:00	Embassy Belgrade	SECRET//NOFORN	ICTY PREL PROG PHUM SR
06BELGRADE1590	SERBIA: PARLIAMENT SET TO APPROVE CONSTITUTION; [...] (C) SUMMARY: It appears that all major political parties in Serbia are close to agreement on a package for approving the constitution in a national referendum (late October/early November) with follow up elections before the end of the year. President Tadic is supporting the referendum, despite [...]	2006-09-29 15:49:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM SR YI MW
06BELGRADE1626	MONTENEGRO'S PM EXITS THE CENTER STAGE [...] (U) Summary: President Vujanovic announced October 3 that Milo Djukanovic has declined to accept a mandate to continue as Prime Minister. The announcement ends Djukanovic's 16 years at the center of the Montenegrin stage, as either Prime Minister or President. Djukanovic will remain as the h [...]	2006-10-04 10:19:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR MW
06BELGRADE1644	DISAPPOINTING DEL PONTE VISIT TO BELGRADE (ICTY [...] (C) As foreshadowed by ICTY Action Plan Coordinator Ljajic late last week, the Serbian government presented lots of promises but reported little substantive progress in October 2-3 meetings with visiting ICTY Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte. At the end of her visit, CDP told us that her asse [...]	2006-10-06 09:16:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SR
06BELGRADE1646	MONTENEGRO'S PM DESIGNATE: ZELJKO STURANOVIC [...] (U) Summary: Zeljko Sturanovic was confirmed on October 5 by the Main Board of the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) as the nominee for Prime Minister, succeeding Milo Djukanovic. Sturanovic's nomination quickly attracted favorable comment from opposition parties, who lauded his per [...]	2006-10-06 10:36:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR MW
06BELGRADE1667	MONTENEGRO SUPPORTS U.S. ON NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-12 14:40:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KN PARM KNNP MW
06BELGRADE1681	ICTY ACTION PLAN SCORECARD, OCTOBER 2006 [...] (c) SUMMARY: In July, the USG provided the GoS with eleven recommendations designed to advance the hunt for Ratko Mladic. Due primarily to the resistance of PM Kostunica himself, the GoS has not carried out in full a single one of our recommendations (two have been, arguably, partially initiated). [...]	2006-10-17 06:20:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	ICTY PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM UNSC SR
06BELGRADE1694	WAR CRIMES PROSECUTOR FED UP, THREATENS TO QUIT [...] (c) War Crimes prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic stunned local journalists and emboffs when he announced on Ocotber 17 that he was tendering his resignation as operational coordinator for the GoS's Action Plan for ICTY cooperation. Vukcevic cited to us his deep frustration over not having the aut [...]	2006-10-17 14:09:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	ICTY PREL PGOV KCRM SR
06BELGRADE1698	SERBIAN SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA IN UNSC VOTE [...] (U) DCM raised reftel points with Serbian Assistant Foreign Minister Sahovic, and Poloff conveyed substance of reftel points to representatives of the Serbian MFA as requested. MFA officials noted Serbia usually supports the EU consensus position. We expect they will continue to be sensitiv [...]	2006-10-18 07:47:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC GT UN VE SR
06BELGRADE170	MONTENEGRIN INDEPEDENCE REFERENDUM NOTES: TALKS [...] (U) Summary: Expert-level talks opened January 31, and quickly reached agreement that the EU, COE, OSCE, and OSCE/ODHIR will be invited to monitor the referendum campaign and vote. The sides are still far apart on financing and rules for media coverage, and talks on those subjects will contin [...]	2006-02-06 14:23:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE1719	EMBASSY BELGRADE'S GOTV CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade has launched a comprehensive "Get Out The Vote" (GOTV) campaign for the likely imminent Serbian parliamentary and presidential elections. This campaign -- which relies heavily on NDI, IRI, and local NGOs -- will seek to combat voter apathy and frustration in an effort t [...]	2006-10-20 10:32:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM SR YI
06BELGRADE1747	KOSOVO SERB DELEGATION ADVOCATES COOPERATION WITH [...] (U) Summary: In a 20 October meeting with the Ambassador, a delegation of four Kosovo Serbs led by the Belgrade-based NGO 'Fractal' outlined how they see the basic needs for Serbs living in the enclaves: (1) support for returns, (2) economic development, (3) improved media, and (4) infrastruct [...]	2006-10-25 12:01:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPAO SR YI
06BELGRADE1749	AMB POLT HOSTS 3RD ANNUAL IFTAAR DINNER [...] Celebrating the customs of Ramadan as well as cooperation between members of different religious traditions, the Ambassador played host to Embassy Belgrade's 3rd annual Iftaar dinner this week (10/19). Over a meal which included both traditional Arab dishes and American favorites such as pump [...]	2006-10-25 12:02:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM SR YI KPAO
06BELGRADE1752	SERBIA AND KOSOVO: WISNER VISIT TO BELGRADE [...] (C) Frank, Serbian politics have gone into high gear since your last visit to Belgrade in late July, and every politician is now in election mode. Although Prime Minister Kostunica and President Tadic have both improved their poll numbers by appearing to work together, it is the Prime Ministe [...]	2006-10-25 15:31:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS KPAO YI SR
06BELGRADE176	DEL PONTE CONFIDENT OF MLADIC HANDOVER [...] (c) Summary: Despite public criticism of SaM efforts to date on ICTY cooperation, del Ponte told assembled ambassadors she is convinced she will have Mladic in The Hague by the end of February - but only if the EU exerts maximum pressure on Kostunica by conditioning SAA talks on Mladic's be [...]	2006-02-07 12:39:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SR ICTY
06BELGRADE1765	SERBIA OFFERS INCENTIVES TO FOREIGN INVESTORS [...] (U) Attracting foreign direct investment is increasingly becoming a priority for the Serbian government. The GOS is developing a range of incentives for investors, including cash grants to investments resulting in significant job creation, as well as tax incentives in the form of credits and [...]	2006-10-27 08:31:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EINV ECON SR
06BELGRADE1809	SERBIA: COALITION SCENARIOS COALESCING [...] (SBU) The current trend in polling data suggests that the three major parties (DS, DSS, and SRS) are currently the only parties that will definitively jump the 5 percent threshold for participation in the parliament. The Socialists are on the verge of threshold, and most pollsters agree that [...]	2006-11-02 14:04:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL SR
06BELGRADE1810	SPECIAL ENVOY WISNER'S VISIT TO BELGRADE [...] (c) Special Envoy Wisner's messages to government, church, and civil society leaders in Belgrade October 31 were exceptionally clear: the USG remains committed to a status decision by the end of 2006; contact group unity and support for Ahtisaari is and will remain solid; and Serbia's leader [...]	2006-11-02 15:50:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PGOV SR
06BELGRADE1813	SERBIA'S ELECTRICITY OFFER TO KOSOVO [...] (SBU) The Working Group on Energy Cooperation met in Belgrade on October 26. As a result of the meeting, Serbia sent a formal proposal of an electricity donation for Kosovo on October 27 to Jolly Dixon, Chairman of the Working Group. The offer, considered to be a donation to avert a potential [...]	2006-11-03 14:29:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ENRG ECON SR YI UNMIK
06BELGRADE1824	BELGRADE - REQUEST FOR IMET FUNDING [...] (SBU) In the wake of the President's decision to waive ASPA conditionality from IMET eligibility for a number of countries, including Serbia, Embassy requests IMET funding in the amount of $500,000 for the current fiscal year. Such funding would support resident courses, Distinguished Orienta [...]	2006-11-07 16:34:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MARR PREL SR
06BELGRADE1842	SERBIA'S SANDZAK -- DEMOCRATIC STANDARDS DROP AS [...] SUMMARY: A recent visit to the largest city in Serbia's Sandzak area, the home of Serbia's largest Bosniak minority community, shows the local political machine of Sulejman Ugljanin, a close ally of PM Kostunica, firmly in control. A murky election-day shoot-out during a Belgrade-backed recal [...]	2006-11-13 06:36:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL KPAO KIRF PREL PHUM SR
06BELGRADE1850	NIS Democracy Roundtable Breathes Fresh Air into Local [...] (U) In the first of what Embassy Belgrade hopes to be a series of such events, poloff moderated a roundtable in Nis on November 4 designed to bring together Serbian democratic bloc parties to show our support for them and to help them encourage voter participation as part of our overall GOTV c [...]	2006-11-13 13:02:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PREL SR
06BELGRADE1852	SERBIAN ELECTIONS SET FOR JANUARY 21, 2007 [...] (SBU) Early on November 10, the Serbian Parliament adopted the constitutional law and set January 21 as the date for new parliamentary elections, with presidential elections mandated sometime before December 31, 2007. Parliament is disbanded and Prime Minister Kostunica's government continues [...]	2006-11-13 14:57:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SR YI PREL
06BELGRADE1854	SERBIAN ELECTIONS SET FOR JANUARY 21, 2007 [...] (SBU) Early on November 10, the Serbian Parliament adopted the constitutional law and set January 21 as the date for new parliamentary elections, with presidential elections mandated sometime before December 31, 2007. Parliament is disbanded and Prime Minister Kostunica's government continues [...]	2006-11-13 15:15:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SR YI PREL
06BELGRADE1870	SERBIA WILL VOTE "NO" ON BELORUSSIAN RETALIATORY [...] (U) On November 15, 2006, Ambassador Polt called Serbian Foreign Minister Draskovic to request Serbia's "No" vote on the Belarusian retaliatory resolutions tabled in response the U.S. initiated resolution in ref B. Draskovic agreed and contacted his ambassador at the UN, instructing him to v [...]	2006-11-17 13:51:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIA UN SR BO
06BELGRADE1872	Belgrade Reaction to Status Decision [...] (SBU) UN Special Envoy for Kosovo Martti Ahtisaari's announcement on November 10 that he would postpone presenting his proposal for the status of Kosovo until after Serbian elections was met with mixed reactions in Belgrade. While President Tadic expressed some gratitude for the delay, he als [...]	2006-11-17 15:17:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PBTS KDEM PREL SR
06BELGRADE1873	Parliamentary Campaigns Begin In Serbia [...] (SBU) Summary: Serbian parliamentary elections are scheduled for January 21, 2007. Parties have come out swinging: aggressively working on their party lists and possible coalitions and launching their opening salvos for campaign themes. Kosovo is the predicable headline but there are democra [...]	2006-11-20 06:32:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SR YI PREL
06BELGRADE1917	SOUTHERN SERBIA: ALBANIANS CONSIDERING PARTICIPATION IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Almost all Albanian party leaders from southern Serbia have expressed support for a joint Albanian list in Serbia's upcoming Parliamentary elections. Party leaders hope to announce an agreement by November 28, but remain wary that one or more parties will reverse and mount a b [...]	2006-11-24 15:46:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI
06BELGRADE1927	"Long Live Serbia" -- DSS Plumbing the Depths of [...] (SBU) Campaigning under the slogan "Long Live Serbia," PM Kostunica's DSS has made it abundantly clear that its election campaign will revolve around "patriotic" issues, especially Kosovo. Its coalition with populist mayors from central Serbia (including a close associate of assassinated war [...]	2006-11-28 07:50:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SR YI PREL
06BELGRADE1929	K1: MOVING SERBIA BEYOND KOSOVO - IMMEDIATE CONSEQUENCE [...] (c) As part of our Mission-wide K1 (Kosovo settlement and aftermath) strategy, we have laid out in reftel our recommendations on how to manage the endgame in the status process here in Serbia. This message focuses on the next step of K1: expectations and consequence management. This invol [...]	2006-11-28 07:53:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PREL PHUM SR
06BELGRADE193	KOSOVO- SERBS GO PUBLIC WITH PRIVATE MESSAGES [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-09 16:02:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SR YI
06BELGRADE1943	Serbian Reactions to PfP Invitation [...] (SBU) 1. (SBU) President Tadic has warmly welcomed NATO's decision to invite Serbia to join the Partnership for Peace (PfP). In a statement to the nation, Tadic claimed credit for his own efforts and pledged that the invitation did not absolve Serbia of its outstanding ICTY commitments. FON [...]	2006-11-29 14:49:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL NATO SR
06BELGRADE1956	PFP REACTIONS UPDATE - GOS Private Reactions [...] (SBU) The Ambassador spoke on November 29 with President Tadic, FONMIN Draskovic, and DEFMIN Stankovic. PM Kostunica returned the Ambassador's call on November 30. The Ambassador congratulated his interlocutors, noting the Secretary's efforts to forge consensus on the issue. He said NATO a [...]	2006-12-04 09:56:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL NATO SR
06BELGRADE1959	Engaging With Serbia's Leadership After Riga [...] (c) NATO's offer of PfP membership to Serbia creates an opportunity to move the ball forward on greater bilateral and multilateral defense cooperation. To fill this partnership with substance, we are already seeking a public and clear commitment to Euroatlantic integration from those democr [...]	2006-12-04 16:31:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP MARR PREL NATO SR
06BELGRADE1960	Seselj's Hunger Strike Increasing Attention for [...] (SBU) The Serbian Radical party is keenly focusing its campaign for parliamentary elections in January on the continuing hunger strike of their leader, Vojislav Seselj, currently on trial in the Hague. As the campaign trail heats up, the Radicals will likely continue to exploit Seselj's latest [...]	2006-12-05 06:30:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SR YI PREL
06BELGRADE1964	SOUTHERN SERBIA: ALBANIANS TO PARTICIPATE IN PARLIAMENTARY [...] After weeks of negotiation, the major Albanian parties in southern Serbia officially agreed on December 4 to participate in Serbia's January 21 parliamentary elections, ending a boycott of national elections by the Albanian minority. The parties publicly signed an agreement in Bujanovac to su [...]	2006-12-05 14:41:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI
06BELGRADE1967	DS KICKS OFF FORWARD-LOOKING ELECTION CAMPAIGN [...] (U) Boris Tadic's Democratic Party (DS) officially launched its parliamentary campaign at a high energy, American style convention gathering on December 4 in Belgrade. Against a stage filled with the 250 delegates on its electoral list, speakers were brief but energizing with Tadic deliveri [...]	2006-12-06 06:27:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PREL SR
06BELGRADE1970	SERBIA FORMALLY SUPPORTS PSI [...] On December 5, the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs handed emboff an official statement of support for the Proliferation Security Initiative and its principals under cover of diplomatic note number 34019. The statement, dated November 16, 2006, will be put on the Ministry's website in the [...]	2006-12-06 09:15:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PGOV PREL MARR SR
06BELGRADE1971	TERRORIST LISTS - SERBIA [...] In response to reftel, the Government of Serbia does not have its own national list of banned terrorist entities. It currently uses the United Nations 1267 Sanctions Committee Consolidated List when referencing banned terrorist entities. 2. However, a new draft law on anti-terrorism fina [...]	2006-12-06 10:00:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER
06BELGRADE1973	More Reaction from Democrats and NGOs on PfP [...] (SBU) NATO's invitation for Serbia's membership in PfP continues to dominate local media. President Tadic gave credit to his advisors for the invitation, a statement to which FONMIN took offense. The EU, meanwhile, has said publicly that NATO's relaxation on conditionality will not change its [...]	2006-12-06 13:56:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL NATO SR
06BELGRADE1974	CEFTA - SERBIA SEEKS COMPROMISE ON CIGARETTES; [...] (SBU) In order to break an impasse on the initialing of the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA),the Government of Serbia (GOS) has offered a concession to Croatia on cigarette duties. In a November 30 letter, Serbia's chief negotiator offered to lower the overall level of protectio [...]	2006-12-06 14:15:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL HR SR
06BELGRADE1994	ACTION REQUEST: MASSAGING SERBIA'S PFP [...] (sbu) Serbia has been working with NATO International Staff since March, 2006 on a Presentation Document in anticipation of an eventual invitation to join PfP. As a result, by the time of the Riga Summit, the Serbian MoD and MFA were already nearly finished with a fairly comprehensive, forw [...]	2006-12-12 16:27:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL NATO SR
06BELGRADE1996	K+1: MOVING SERBIA BEYOND KOSOVO - IMMEDIATE [...] (c) As part of our Mission-wide K+1 (Kosovo settlement and aftermath) strategy, we have laid out in reftel our recommendations on how to manage the endgame in the status process here in Serbia. This message focuses on the next step of K+1: expectations and consequence management. This inv [...]	2006-12-12 16:33:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL SR
06BELGRADE1998	ACTION REQUEST: MASSAGING SERBIA?S PRESENTATION [...] (sbu) Serbia has been working with NATO International Staff since March, 2006 on a Presentation Document in anticipation of an eventual invitation to join PfP. As a result, by the time of the Riga Summit, the Serbian MoD and MFA were already nearly finished with a fairly comprehensive, forw [...]	2006-12-13 09:16:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL SR
06BELGRADE2004	MY YEAR-END MEETING WITH PM KOSTUNICA [...] (c) SUMMARY: I used my final meeting of the year with PM Kostunica to challenge him to do more to support our growing mil-mil relationship, to follow through on his government's commitments to key US investors and restitution claimants, and to urge him to provide reassurances of his commitm [...]	2006-12-13 15:26:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PBTS SR
06BELGRADE2007	ENGAGING SERBIA'S MUSLIMS [...] (sbu) The Republic of Serbia is a multiethnic, multi-religious state. There are two significant indigenous Muslim communities: Bosniak Muslims, who are ethnic Slavs and have extensive ties to the Bosniak community in Bosnia, and Albanian Muslims, who are ethnic Albanians and have extensive t [...]	2006-12-14 14:07:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO KISL PGOV PHUM PREL SR
06BELGRADE2016	VETTING FOR PROPOSED PARTICIPANTS FOR [...] The following candidates from Serbia are presented as nominees for attendance in the January 2007 training course at the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (COESPU) in Vincenza, Italy. Consistent with Department Policy as it relates to Leahy Amendment Human Rights Vetting, these [...]	2006-12-15 16:06:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS KCRM PREL IT SR
06BELGRADE202	MONTENEGRIN INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM TALKS: [...] (SBU) Summary: The pro-Independence and pro-Union blocs have started to focus on a definition of the majority required in the vote for independence, but remain far apart. Ambassador Polt's visit to Montenegro February 7-8 underscored USG support for a free and fair referendum, consistent with [...]	2006-02-10 14:34:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE2037	KOSOVO AND SERBIAN ELECTIONS [...] (U) Kosovo status is playing a major role in all political parties' campaigns. This cable assesses their Kosovo platforms and campaign statements related to Kosovo in lead up to Serbian parliamentary elections on January 21. ------------ Democratic Party (DS),Leader: President Boris Tadic [...]	2006-12-20 10:15:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI
06BELGRADE2039	SPS Confirms Milosevic Legacy [...] (SBU) Milosevic's once-dominant Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) will probably eke across the five percent threshold in Serbia's upcoming January 21 parliamentary elections. A party congress earlier this month revealed continued disarray, with "moderates" winning a tough fight for the leadership [...]	2006-12-20 15:48:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL SR
06BELGRADE2061	BIG BLOC OF SERBIA'S DEMOCRATIC VOTERS [...] (SBU) Early election forecasts from Serbia's major polling agencies suggest that the ultranationalist Radical and Socialist parties have little chance of forming a government alone after the 21 January elections. Pollsters indicate that President Tadic's Democratic Party (DS) and PM Kostuni [...]	2006-12-22 10:30:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SR
06BELGRADE2065	Religion and Politics in Serbia -- The [...] (C) Summary: The Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) has played an important political role since the end of the Milosevic era, increasingly collaborating with conservative nationalists to promote a mutually beneficial agenda that encourages conservative values at home and school, discourages stro [...]	2006-12-26 06:55:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI KIRF SR
06BELGRADE207	VIENNA DECENTRALIZATION TALKS: KEEPING THE SERBS [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-10 17:19:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SR YI
06BELGRADE210	MONTENEGRO: AFTER THE REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) Summary: It is increasingly likely that Montenegro will hold a referendum on independence in the spring of 2006. Whether or not the vote is for independence, Montenegro's relationships with Serbia, and, potentially, with the United States will change significantly. Regardless of the ou [...]	2006-02-13 10:54:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SR MW PNAT
06BELGRADE2104	SOUTHERN SERBIA -- ALBANIAN COALITION CRUMBLES; MODERATES [...] SUMMARY: The tenuous coalition among Albanian parties in southern Serbia has crumbled, with the two more nationalist parties withdrawing under hard-line pressure. There is no guarantee that the two remaining participating parties will be able to obtain the votes needed to secure at least one s [...]	2006-12-28 11:54:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI
06BELGRADE231	KOSOVO: SERBIAN POLS DISTANCE SELVES FROM RADICALS [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-16 13:22:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SR YI
06BELGRADE232	Ensuring Stability in Southern Serbia [...] We are working to ensure that local political developments in the three Southern Serbia municipalities with ethnic Albanian populations (Presevo, Bujanovac, and Medvedja) do not undermine progress that has been made in stabilizing this sensitive area bordering Kosovo. Our strategy for the co [...]	2006-02-16 13:24:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI
06BELGRADE237	MONTENEGRIN INDEPEDENCE REFERENDUM TALKS: EU [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Envoy Ambassador Miroslav Lajcak, after receiving the full support of EU member states and the EU Presidency, has proposed to the pro- and anti- independence camps specific criteria for the Montenegro referendum. The required majority would be 55 percent of valid votes cast, [...]	2006-02-17 07:28:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE256	SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH PRINCIPLES FOR KOSOVO [...] In the process of resolving the future status of Kosovo and Metohija the Serbian Orthodox Church, her faithful and her Holy Shrines in the Province should be provided with adequate protection and a free life in accordance with basic principles of religious freedom and human rights generally ac [...]	2006-02-21 06:14:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM SR YI
06BELGRADE257	SERBIA'S DEMOCRATS UNDER THREAT? [...] (SBU) Recent polls indicate that Serbia's anti-Western nationalists are within striking distance of capturing a parliamentary majority in new elections. Potentially traumatic issues later this year, such as Kosovo final status, could strengthen their hand even further. Early elections, perha [...]	2006-02-21 09:25:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL SR
06BELGRADE264	VISIT TO U.S. BY MODERATE SERBIAN ORTHODOX [...] (U) An official Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) delegation of generally moderate bishops is planning to visit Washington in mid-March. The bishops have requested meetings at the State Department and the White House, mainly to discuss the future status of Kosovo and the fate of SOC patrimony the [...]	2006-02-21 10:44:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI KIRF SR
06BELGRADE275	2006 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO [...] (SBU) While generally agreeing with the description of IPR problems contained in the IIPA Special 301 submission, we do not recommend that Serbia and Montenegro be placed on the Watch List. The IPR environment in Serbia and Montenegro (SAM),although not yet satisfactory, is certainly moving i [...]	2006-02-22 12:31:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL SR MW KIPR
06BELGRADE277	MLADIC UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite rampant press speculation, the GoS continues to vehemently deny, both in private and in public, that it is any closer to apprehending Mladic. Nevertheless, the degree of scrutiny given to this most recent "Mladic sighting" indicates a shift in expectations in the Serbia [...]	2006-02-22 13:16:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SR ICTY
06BELGRADE299	MONTENEGRO'S OPPOSITION, GOVERNMENT TO BACK EU [...] (C) Summary: The Montenegrin Parliament is expected to meet February 28 to adopt the question, date, and rules for the referendum -- the "EU package." The opposition was quicker to support the package than the GoM, which engaged in a last-minute campaign to persuade the EU to lower the thresho [...]	2006-02-24 16:39:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS SR MW
06BELGRADE312	KOSOVO: BELGRADE EAGER TO DISCUSS STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-28 14:30:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SR YI
06BELGRADE322	Montenegro Referendum: Rules of the Game Are [...] (SBU) The Montenegrin parliament has adopted the EU- proposed ground rules for the independence referendum, which will be held 21 May. Nonetheless, the pro- independence government strongly complained that the EU-recommended 55 percent super-majority is unfair and more stringent than existing [...]	2006-03-02 07:38:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM SR PBTS PGOV PNAT MW
06BELGRADE341	SERBIA: MIXED MESSAGES ON CEKU NOMINATION [...] (C) Summary: While the Serbian government declared publicly that Agim Ceku's nomination as Kosovo's prime minister is "unacceptable," in private conversations with poloffs, government officials have been much more practical and indicated a "wait-and-see" approach to gauge how the new premier w [...]	2006-03-03 16:03:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PREL SR YI
06BELGRADE395	REACTIONS, PLANS AFTER MILOSEVIC'S DEATH [...] (c) The Belgrade body politic is just in the initial throes of reacting to Milosevic,s death. Current debate swirls around his funeral arrangements and increasing speculation that the former dictator was at best medically neglected, at worst actively poisoned during his incarceration in The [...]	2006-03-13 12:27:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SR ICTY
06BELGRADE400	MONTENEGRIN INDEPEDENCE REFERENDUM: CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) Summary: With the rules/law, date, and question adopted last week (reftel),the campaign proper for independence or union began. Solana met with MN PM Djukanovic and SaM President Marovic this week. Both blocs are reaching out beyond their core supporters -- the independence bloc to the [...]	2006-03-14 11:06:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE406	Serbia: The Democratic Party's Future Challenge [...] (SBU) A recent Democratic Party (DS) Party Congress in Belgrade provided further evidence that the DS is not doing enough to strengthen its party machinery for the next parliamentary elections. Polling data suggests that the party has lost support over the last year because of cautious and o [...]	2006-03-15 13:56:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL SR
06BELGRADE41	Serbia's "Work Ethic" and Social [...] Summary: The concept of a "work ethic" in Serbia is hard to define, but there is noticeable pessimism among Serbia's work force that is a result of a few different factors. First, ethics in general, and work ethics in particular, are affected by the transitional nature of the economy and so [...]	2006-01-12 16:17:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SOCI PHUM PREL SR
06BELGRADE425	MONTENEGRIN INDEPEDENCE REFERENDUM: ELECTORAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-17 14:20:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE427	MONTENEGRIN INDEPEDENCE REFERENDUM: ELECTORAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Both blocs began quiet door-to-door campaigns, unmarked by the death of Milosevic. The Parliament selected members of the Referendum (electoral) Commissions at all levels, the last legal step needed. OSCE has recommended that 20 long-term observers be deployed from early April, [...]	2006-03-17 15:13:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE434	SCENESETTER FOR MARCH 23-24 VISIT OF CODEL [...] (SBU) Your visit comes at a critical moment for Serbia in this difficult year of big decisions on Kosovo, the future of the State Union and European integration. The death and burial of Slobodan Milosevic last week provided insights into a country that is exhausted and frustrated with the pol [...]	2006-03-20 13:37:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV SR
06BELGRADE478	Montenegrin Referendum: Invitations to U.S. [...] Please pass the following message from President of Parliament of the Republic of Montenegro to President of the United States Senate Richard Cheney and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Dennis Hastert. Originals will follow via diplomatic pouch. 2. BEGIN TEXT: Dear S [...]	2006-03-27 14:23:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE480	Serbia: Karic/PSS Fading Fast -- Turn to [...] (U) Summary: Force of Serbia Movement (PSS) President Bogoljub Karic has returned to his ultra-nationalist roots in order to save his business empire, as Prime Minister Kostunica remains steadfast against allowing him to return to Serbia without being prosecuted. He is gambling that a Social [...]	2006-03-27 15:14:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PREL SR
06BELGRADE489	MONTENEGRIN INDEPEDENCE REFERENDUM: VOTE BUYING [...] (SBU) Summary: A video purportedly showing DPS (pro- Independence) activists attempting to buy the vote of a pro-Union voter received wide coverage, in Montenegro and Serbia, on March 24. Both blocs have accused the other of being behind the video. The parties have formalized their blocs, a [...]	2006-03-28 15:13:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE499	SAM: Special Envoy Lajcak Emphasizes Unity [...] (SBU) The Montenegrin referendum campaign has begun to heat up and all signs indicate a no-holds barred campaign with both sides willing to exploit existing tensions to get their preferred outcome. We are coordinating closely with EU Special Envoy Lajcak in the run up to the May 21 vote. Th [...]	2006-03-29 11:56:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM SR PBTS PGOV PNAT MW
06BELGRADE515	SERBIA: DEL PONTE NOT SATISFIED W ICTY COOPERATION [...] (c) SUMMARY: ICTY Chief Prosecutor Carla del Ponte,s March 29 visit to Belgrade reinforced previous trends ) she will continue to push the EU to maintain a hard line on Mladic conditionality for SAA talks, and she continues to be unimpressed by Belgrade,s lack of effort to bring the PIFWC i [...]	2006-03-31 15:19:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SR YI ICTY

06BELGRADE517	Senator Voinovich in Belgrade: Turn Over Mladic [...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Voinovich drew on his long record of personal involvement with Serbia's democratic transition in urging the Serbian government to make more progress on cooperation with ICTY and Kosovo. In separate meetings with PM Kostunica, FM Draskvoic, MoD Stankovic and in a longer [...]	2006-03-31 15:25:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PREL SR XI
06BELGRADE521	MONTENEGRIN INDEPEDENCE REFERENDUM: MINORITY LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: The Bosniac-Muslim and most Albanian parties have joined the pro-Independence bloc (ref). The ethnic groups represent 15 percent and 7 percent of the population respectively. In poloff's meetings with the Democratic Union of Albanians (DUA),the Bosniak Party (BP),and the Demo [...]	2006-04-03 10:44:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE522	SERBIAN POWER STILL A TURNOFF FOR KOSOVO [...] (U) Econoffs met with Assistant Minister of Energy Aleksandar Vlajcic and Head of the International Cooperation Unit Miroslav Kukobat at the Ministry of Energy on March 1 to discuss the recent energy crisis in Kosovo and the problems associated with Serbia's offer to export electricity. explai [...]	2006-04-03 10:52:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ENRG ECON SR MW YI UNMIK
06BELGRADE530	MONTENEGRIN INDEPEDENCE REFERENDUM: LARGE EX-PAT [...] (SBU) Summary: Up to 70 percent of Montenegro's 20,000 ex patria voters are expected to return for the referendum vote, with twice as many supporting independence as union. The "Zeta film" of alleged vote buying by the GoM is fading from attention, despite opposition efforts to keep it in the [...]	2006-04-05 06:52:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE54	MONTENEGRIN INDEPEDENCE REFERENDUM NOTES: EU ENVOY [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Envoy Lajcak has widely circulated "Key Principles" for the referendum process, which have even appeared in the press (text below). Lajcak told Consulate January 12 that he is focused on "parliamentary and systemic" solutions, rejecting opposition proposals for a national u [...]	2006-01-17 08:07:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE547	SAM SIGNS WMD AGREEMENT [...] (u) SaM Defense Minister Zoran Stankovic and the Ambassador signed reftel WMD text on April 5, 2006. Signed original was faxed to the treaty office and transmitted to L/T per reftel instructions on April 5. POLT [...]	2006-04-07 10:36:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PARM PREL SR
06BELGRADE572	LDP Working Hard to be a Contender [...] (U) Summary: The nascent Liberal Democratic Party (LDP),although still with much work to do before being ready for a nationwide election, has been buoyed by better-than-expected results in recent by-elections and a successful party congress. The party still faces a significant challenge in [...]	2006-04-13 05:30:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PREL SR
06BELGRADE575	MONTENEGRIN INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM: BLOC LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: PM Djukanovic stated he would resign and call early parliamentary elections if independence gets fewer votes than continued union. Union bloc leader Bulatovic replied he would leave politics if the union is dissolved. Nascent political party Group for Changes (GZP) leader Medoj [...]	2006-04-13 11:22:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE581	PIFWC ASSET FREEZE LAW PASSES [...] (U) On June 15, 2005 the Council of Ministers of Serbia and Montenegro (SaM) introduced to the SAM parliament a draft law that would freeze the assets of persons indicted by The Hague Tribunal (PIFWCs) who are at large. Almost a year later, on April 7, 2006, the parliament finally adopted th [...]	2006-04-14 08:10:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ICTY PREL EFIN SR
06BELGRADE610	SANDZAK SCUFFLE LAST STRAW FOR LJAJIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Serbian government decision to dissolve the democratically-elected assembly in Novi Pazar, the de facto capital of the primarily Bosniac area of Serbian Sandzak, has sparked low level violence in the city. The move was a blow to the progressive Human and Minority Rights Mini [...]	2006-04-19 09:04:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KISL KPAO KIRF SCUL PREL SR
06BELGRADE611	Defense Agreements with SaM - Next Steps [...] (sbu) The visits of Senator Voinovich on March 23-24 and General Wald on March 27-28 provided excellent opportunities to push the GoSaM and GoS to do more on our defense agreements. With the WMD now signed and awaiting parliamentary ratification in SaM, the MoD here is keen to push through [...]	2006-04-19 09:52:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL SR
06BELGRADE612	Radicals Test the Waters of Popular [...] (U) Summary: The underwhelming public responses to recent Serbian Radical Party (SRS) demonstrations in Belgrade protesting the government's policies on Kosovo and The Hague has led some observers to suggest a growing weariness with nationalist hyperbole among a frustrated Serbian electorate [...]	2006-04-19 10:13:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL SR
06BELGRADE615	MONTENEGRIN INDEPEDENCE REFERENDUM: CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) Summary: The past week saw the referendum campaigns begin in earnest, with billboards, TV spots, and - for the pro-Union bloc - a large public rally. The pro- Union bloc continued its focus on alleged improprieties by the GoM (and media). The GoM published a Declaration on Independence, [...]	2006-04-19 12:45:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE623	Bulatovic Threatens Boycott [...] (SBU) Summary: Predrag Bulatovic, leader of the Socialist People's Party (SNP),has leveled accusations of impropriety and voter fraud against Montenegrin Prime Minister Djukanovic in the run-up to the independence referendum on May 21. He added that he is concerned over the international co [...]	2006-04-20 14:37:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM SR PBTS PGOV PNAT MW
06BELGRADE632	TOUGH MESSAGE ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE AND BELGRADE [...] (c) Summary: In meetings with U.S. Special Envoy Frank Wisner in Belgrade on April 17, PM Kostunica, President Tadic, and FM Draskovic reiterated strong GoS opposition to an independence outcome in Kosovo status talks, but sought to reassure that Belgrade was not seeking a "permanent carve-o [...]	2006-04-25 15:46:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SR
06BELGRADE641	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel talking points and a hard copy of Secretary Rice's letter as instructed to Katarina Lalic-Smajevic, Deputy Director for the Directorate of the United Nations, Serbia and Montenegro (SAM) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on April 13. The Ambassador also conveyed [...]	2006-04-26 07:30:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KUNR OPDC PREL PHUM UNGA SR
06BELGRADE651	Amb. Wisner Outbriefs Contact Group Members in [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Frank Wisner briefed Contact Group representatives in Belgrade April 18 on his recent meetings with the Kosovo negotiating teams and their leadership. He offered a positive assessment of the new leadership in Pristina, noting that Prime Minister Ceku and President Se [...]	2006-04-26 12:15:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL SR
06BELGRADE655	MONTENEGRIN INDEPEDENCE REFERENDUM: BLACK [...] (SBU) Summary: Missteps and misstatements dogged the pro-Union campaign last week. On April 24, police arrested one of eight pro-Union members of the Republic Referendum Commission on suspicion of falsifying voter registrations. Prosecution was approved by the State Prosecutor. No pro- Union m [...]	2006-04-26 15:54:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE67	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SAM PRESIDENT MAROVIC [...] (c) Summary: The Ambassador met January 17 with SaM President Marovic at the latter,s request primarily to discuss modalities of the Montenegro referendum. Marovic highlighted his desire to find a compromise approach that would mollify both pro-independence and opposition leaders, ensuring [...]	2006-01-17 16:29:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS SR
06BELGRADE678	TADIC SIGNS DISCRIMINATORY LAW ON RELIGION [...] (U) Summary: President Tadic signed a problematic Law on Religion on April 27, despite uproar from smaller religious communities and pressure from the international community to veto the bill. The law, passed hastily through Parliament without public debate, discriminates against religious g [...]	2006-05-03 08:49:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL SR
06BELGRADE679	MONTENEGRIN INDEPEDENCE REFERENDUM: TENSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Political tensions relaxed after both blocs realized that they had "gone too far" in the past week. In the wake of the heavily publicized opposition trip to Washington, strong public and private statements by Ambassador Polt and the Consulate cautioned politicians against effor [...]	2006-05-03 08:52:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE739	MONTENEGRIN INDEPEDENCE REFERENDUM: AFTER MAY 21 [...] (SBU) On Sunday May 21, Montenegro will hold a referendum on independence (or "state status"). A clear referendum result above the 55 percent threshold will lead directly to a GoM declaration of independence and a GoM request for recognition - although many expect that the ceremonial GOM indep [...]	2006-05-11 06:36:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE741	MONTENEGRIN INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM: RALLIES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 11 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Djukanovic showed calm confidence in independence as the outcome of the referendum. He did remind of potential "complications" if the EU 55 percent was not reached, showing his remaining unhappiness with the EU-imposed bar [...]	2006-05-12 06:44:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE745	PRESIDENT TADIC COMPLAINS ABOUT, BUT HIDES BEHIND, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Polt met with Serbian President Boris Tadic on May 10 to gauge his mood on the political scene, prospects for Kosovo and the five issues offered one day earlier to the PM: (1) public statements calling for capture of Mladic, (2) sign our SOFA, (3) review the recently p [...]	2006-05-12 11:27:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EINV PHUM KIRF PGOV AMGT YI SR
06BELGRADE750	BETTER RHETORIC, LITTLE PROGRESS ON MLADIC HUNT [...] (c) Summary: Since the EU's May 3 decision to halt SAA talks with SaM over the government's failure to hand over Mladic to The Hague, the GoS' rhetoric against Mladic has intensified, more Mladic supporters have been detained, and police have staged more publicized raids of Mladic's family's [...]	2006-05-12 15:01:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SR ICTY
06BELGRADE787	MONTENEGRIN INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM: THE FINAL [...] (SBU) Summary: With less than a week to the referendum vote on May 21, both campaigns continue with rallies, debates, and marketing -- but surprisingly little fervor. The voters' list has been finalized with a record 484,718 names, and no disputes. OSCE/ODIHR confirmed to post that the atmosph [...]	2006-05-18 06:47:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE797	AMB DISCUSSES NEW RELIGION LAW WITH LEADERS OF [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador met Friday, May 12, with leaders of several minority religious communities of Serbia to discuss the new Law on Religion. The leaders expressed concern that the law is both discriminatory and invasive, requiring all but the seven "traditional" religious communities [...]	2006-05-18 16:06:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL SR
06BELGRADE805	MONTENEGRIN INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM: CAMPAIGNS END [...] (U) Summary: The blocs concluded their campaigns late on Thursday May 18, just ahead of the media blackout. Pro- Union leader Bulatovic has called for unity in Montenegro on May 22, no matter the outcome. Police suspect three pro-Union activists of laundering campaign donations. The Republi [...]	2006-05-19 11:35:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE813	AFTER THE MONTENEGRIN REFERENDUM: CALM [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-19 15:36:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PBTS SR MW
06BELGRADE814	AFTER THE MONTENEGRIN REFERENDUM: CALM [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite a blanket refusal by the GOS until now to discuss the practicalities of future inter-republic relations if Montenegrins vote for independence, several senior GOS and GOM officials have indicated they anticipate a calm, but complicated transition after the referendum. A [...]	2006-05-19 16:10:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PBTS SR MW
06BELGRADE825	MONTENEGRIN REFERENDUM: INDEPENDENCE, ACCORDING TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Republic Referendum Commission announced at 8:30 a.m. Monday May 23, the official preliminary results in the May 21 independence referendum: 55.5 percent for independence. While official, these results are "preliminary," pending possible complaints that could be lodged by t [...]	2006-05-23 15:13:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE842	SCENESETTER FOR MAY 27 VISIT OF CODEL INHOFE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Your visit comes at a time when the future of Serbia and Montenegro (SaM) is at a critical crossroads. Serbia will face difficult decisions in the weeks and months ahead on such key issues as: Kosovo final status, the dissolution of the SaM State Union, full ICTY compliance (re [...]	2006-05-26 16:36:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL
06BELGRADE856	KOSOVO: BELGRADE PRESENTS NEGOTIATING PLATFORM [...] (U) Summary and Recommendation: As expected, on May 30 senior negotiators Leon Kojen and Slobodan Samardzic presented the GOS' "Platform on the Future Status of Kosovo and Metohija" to COM/DCMs of the Contact Group missions in Belgrade. The platform defines the GOS' position on status of "mor [...]	2006-05-30 13:55:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM UNMIK YI SR
06BELGRADE860	MONTENEGRIN REFERENDUM: STEPS TOWARD INDEPENDENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: One week after the vote, the positions of the Governments of Montenegro and Serbia are converging around the inevitability of a divorce. While neither government has presented a concrete and definitive plan, both have indicated to us they anticipate swift dissolution of the Sta [...]	2006-05-31 06:38:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE861	RESPONSE TO STATE 80071: KOSOVO FINAL STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-31 06:39:00	Embassy Belgrade	SECRET	PINR PBTS PGOV PNAT PREL YI SR
06BELGRADE862	Draskovic: To Be Foreign Minister or Not to Be [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-31 08:16:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL SR
06BELGRADE865	MONTENEGRIN INDEPENDENCE: FINAL RESULTS ANNOUNCED [...] The Republic Referendum Commission (RRK) announced the final results of the May 21 independence referendum at 1400 May 31. Turnout was 86.5 percent. "Yes" - independence - received 230,661 votes, or 55.5 percent; "no" - union -- received 185,002 votes, or 44.5 percent. With the requirement f [...]	2006-05-31 13:41:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE866	MONTENEGRIN INDEPENDENCE: FINAL RESULTS ANNOUNCED [...] The Republic Referendum Commission (RRK) announced the final results of the May 21 independence referendum at 1400 May 31. Turnout was 86.5 percent. "Yes" - independence - received 230,661 votes, or 55.5 percent; "no" - union -- received 185002 votes, or 44.5 percent. With the requirement fo [...]	2006-05-31 13:50:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE868	MONTENEGRIN INDEPENDENCE: PM DJUKANOVIC MEETS WITH [...] (U) Serbian President Tadic met in Podgorica with Montenegrin PM Djukanovic, President Vujanovic, and opposition leader Bulatovic on May 27. Tadic stated that the GOS, including Prime Minister Kostunica, would recognize the final results of the referendum. Tadic and Vujanovic agreed that rel [...]	2006-06-01 05:56:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE874	MONTENEGRO: OPPOSITION LEADER BULATOVIC BETWEEN [...] (SBU) Predrag Bulatovic, leader of the civic-oriented opposition Socialist People's Party (SNP),told Consulate June 1 that if he was compelled to participate in the June 3 parliamentary adoption of the referendum results and Declaration of Independence, his party would disintegrate. As a resu [...]	2006-06-01 14:12:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE875	SERBIA ON U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-01 14:49:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV
06BELGRADE879	SERBIA: STATE AND CHURCH REMAIN IN LOCKSTEP ON [...] (C) Summary: Despite the impression of improved atmospherics following the May 23 Vienna talks on religious issues, Prime Minister Kostunica continues to work with more conservative elders in the Church to derail efforts by moderate elements to define a balanced and independent SOC position on [...]	2006-06-02 08:11:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF YI SR
06BELGRADE880	Senator Inhofe's Visit to Serbia [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Senator James M. Inhofe's visit to Belgrade 27 May occurred in the aftermath of Montenegro?s referendum and the conclusion of the fifth round of Vienna talks on Kosovo status issues. In meetings with President Tadic, FONMIN Draskovic, DEFMIN Stankovic, and Deputy Chief of the [...]	2006-06-02 13:08:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL SR
06BELGRADE894	MONTENEGRO REQUESTS USG RECOGNITION OF [...] At OOB June 5, Embassy, with copy to Consulate, received from the Government of Montengro its request that the Government of the United States of America recognize the independence of the Republic of Montenegro, as decided by the public referendum on May 21 and declared by the Parliament on Ju [...]	2006-06-05 13:54:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MW
06BELGRADE898	MONTENEGRIN INDEPENDENCE: DEVELOPMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The GoM is moving quickly to establish itself as an independent state, following the June 3 Declaration of Independence. The GoM on June 4 requested international recognition from the USG (ref),and other members of the UN Perm-5 as well as neighboring states. Quint Ambassadors [...]	2006-06-06 08:59:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE941	USG RECOGNIZES MONTENEGRO [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-12 15:33:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL YI SR MW
06BELGRADE950	VOJVODINA LEADERSHIP EYES GREATER [...] (U) Summary: Leaders in Vojvodina report that interethnic relations among the national communities living in the province are currently peaceful, noting that there has been no violence among ethnic groups in recent months. Local leaders are more concerned with pressuring the Serbian governm [...]	2006-06-13 15:00:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SR HU
06BELGRADE957	DISSOLUTION OF STATE UNION OF SERBIA AND [...] (U) Introduction: The Republics of Serbia and of Montenegro will need to take a series of steps to finally dissolve the State Union. We will report periodically on actions being taken by the republics and by us to encourage a successful transition. End introduction. Upcoming Travel to U.S. [...]	2006-06-15 06:06:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAGR SR MW
06BELGRADE962	KOSOVO: CCK SAYS RETURNS CONTINGENT ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-16 07:53:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI
06BELGRADE964	KOSOVO: GETTING REAL WITH SERBIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: COMs of Contact Group countries and the UN told influential Serbian opinion makers that the GOS must do more to prepare its citizens for the likely outcome of Kosovo's final status. The UN and Contact Group stand ready to assist Serbia to get through the Kosovo settlement and [...]	2006-06-16 14:33:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI
06BELGRADE967	Serbian Political Roundup - Crumbling Coalition? [...] (SBU) In a June 1 press conference, Serbian Prime Minister Kostunica officially responded to the final tally of the Montenegrin referendum, and addressed several key issues facing his governent: the formal dissolution of the State Union, he upcoming cabinet reshuffle, and a new constittion. W [...]	2006-06-19 12:21:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL PBTS PNAT SR MW
06BELGRADE97	Serbia - No Participation in Status Talks [...] (SBU) Key Serbian negotiators on Kosovo again told Contact Group (CG) representatives that the GOS would likely withdraw from status talks if independence was "presumed" at the outset. The GOS presented a non-paper detailing their objections to CG draft position papers (text below),which t [...]	2006-01-23 10:05:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM SR PBTS PGOV PNAT
06BELGRADE977	LDP - THE LITTLE PARTY THAT COULD [...] (sbu) SUMMARY: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) candidate Milivoj Vrebalov won in rerun elections for the mayor of Novi Becej municipality by beating his SRS opponent with only 250 votes. Despite public support for SRS by all political parties except DS, this is the first municipality where a ca [...]	2006-06-20 10:46:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SR
06BELIZE1047	FINAL CABLE FROM BELIZE CITY [...] This cable marks the closing of the era of U.S. diplomatic and consular representation in Belize City. After nearly 160 years in this small town on the Caribbean Sea, the U.S. Embassy and staff will relocate 55 miles inland up a two-lane road into the rainforest to the capital city, Belmopan. [...]	2006-11-15 14:02:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD ASEC PREL BH
06BELIZE105	BELIZE: 30 DAYS OUT - NATIONAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS [...] In the run up to country-wide municipal elections on March 1, neither of the major political parties appears to have a clear hold on what they consider to be their main constituencies. The Belize City mayoral race looks to be a dead heat. Recent unseasonable heavy rains and road erosion, in [...]	2006-02-02 15:00:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BH
06BELIZE106	THE JANUARY 30 P5+2 STATEMENT DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-02 15:00:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC BH
06BELIZE117	BELIZE: THREE AMCITS ACQUITTED OF TRAFFICKING [...] (U) In October 2003, in the remote southern Belize town of Punta Gorda, three American citizens were charged with unlawful carnal knowledge and trafficking-in-persons. After over three years of postponed trials the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) dropped the cases against all three. On [...]	2006-02-06 16:07:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN SOCI PGOV PREL PINR BH
06BELIZE198	BELIZE: RUN-UP TO THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) The ruling Peoples United Party (PUP) recently had manifesto launches in nine municipalities. The Belize City event focused on lower taxes, more jobs and good governance. Some observers have contrasted the PUP's event with the more subdued UDP Plan of Action launch (REF A). Leader of [...]	2006-03-01 17:10:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KWMN ECON PINR BH
06BELIZE211	OPPOSITION DOMINATES BELIZE'S MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS [...] (U) The opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) dominated Belize's March 1 municipal elections. The UDP won eight of nine mayoral races, and garnered 56 of 58 councilor seats. Prior to the elections, the PUP controlled six of nine municipalities. Many races were close, and voter turnout ra [...]	2006-03-03 16:34:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KWMN PINR BH
06BELIZE230	BELIZE: RELATIONS ESTABLISHED WITH OMAN [...] (U) Belize established diplomatic relations with the Sultanate of Oman on March 3, in New York. Charge d' Affairs, Janine Coye-Felson, of the Belize Mission to the United Nations signed on behalf of Belize. The Government of Belize (GoB) stated that establishment of relations with Oman is a [...]	2006-03-13 21:19:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ECON BH
06BELIZE237	BELIZE: FIRST WOMAN MAYOR FOR BELIZE CITY SEEMS TO [...] (U) Zenaida Moya, the second woman mayor in Belizean history (after current United Democratic Party (UDP) Mayor Elsa Paz of San Pedro),was inaugurated on Thursday March 9. She is the first woman to become mayor of Belize City -- the largest urban area in the nation -- and also its first UDP [...]	2006-03-16 13:51:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KWMN PINR BH
06BELIZE248	BELIZE RESPONSE US-CARICOM MINISTERIAL INITATIVE ON [...] (SBU) Per reftel, post passed non-paper and draft Initiative concerning the U.S.-CARICOM Initiative to Combat Illicit Trafficking in Arms (CITIA) to CEO Lawrence Sylvester of the Belize Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and to North American Desk Officer Aisha Borland. 2. (SBU) Borland no [...]	2006-03-17 20:43:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PARM PREL MASS OAS XL BH
06BELIZE250	BELIZE WILL NOT ATTEND OAS CICTE VI [...] (U) Per reftel A, in response to post's inquiry, the Government of Belize (GOB) indicates that it will not send a delegation to the Sixth Regular Session of CICTE in Bogota, Columbia. GOB did send Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Alan Usher to the conference last [...]	2006-03-17 20:55:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL ECON MARR MASS CVIS OAS VE BH
06BELIZE272	BELIZE: MESSAGE ON HOST COUNTRY MEETINGS WITH HAMAS [...] (SBU) Per reftel PolOff delivered demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs, U.S. Desk Officer Gianni Avila with a copy of enclosed unclassified statement. 2. (SBU) Avila stated that MFA had no comment at this time. ------- Comment ------- 3. (SBU) Annually, during September National [...]	2006-03-24 12:34:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL BH
06BELIZE282	BELIZE: ALLEGATIONS MADE AGAINST FORMER BELIZE CITY [...] (U) The recently replaced mayor of Belize City faces allegations of financial improprieties during his final days in office. Separately, the new mayor of Orange Walk Town has announced a financial audit to clean house. The allegations of corruption come as no surprise in the wake of recent [...]	2006-03-27 20:49:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI EFIN BH
06BELIZE289	BELIZE: SOLICITOR GENERAL ACCUSED OF VIOLATING CODE [...] (SBU) In December 2005, the watchdog group the Association of Concerned Belizeans (ACB) called for an investigation of the privatization of the Belize Companies Registry (BELIPO) alleging possible unethical actions by Solicitor General Elston Kaseke, Minister of Foreign Affairs Godfrey Smith a [...]	2006-03-29 15:47:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR BH
06BELIZE331	BELIZE: AWARENESS CAMPAIGN CITED AS SUCCESSFUL IN [...] (U) Local media outlets have reported the arrest and charging of a 69 year old German-born naturalized Belizean on rape and two counts of trafficking-in-persons charges. On April 10, Henry Stein was charged for having sexual relations and taking nude photographs of a 12 year old girl on two [...]	2006-04-18 12:13:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN SOCI PGOV PREL PINR BH
06BELIZE341	BELIZE: CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (C) In an effort to shore up his Government's diminished popularity, Prime Minister Said Musa has re-shuffled his Cabinet, reintegrating popular members of the ruling People's United Party (PUP). Whether Musa can restore the PUP's fortunes in time for the next national elections, which must [...]	2006-04-20 20:17:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SNAR ECON EFIN EIND EPET BH
06BELIZE358	BELIZE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING VENEZUELAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-25 22:05:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL PTER BH
06BELIZE369	BELIZE: UPDATED BIO OF NEW MINISTER OF FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Eamon Harrison Courtenay, DOB: 11 June 1960, married to Denise Courtenay (nee Mitchell) with two children: Gavin Harrison and Alyson Giselle, was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade on 11 APR 2006 and re-appointed Senator on 18 APR 2006. From 2003 to August 2004 Courtenay [...]	2006-04-27 15:18:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR BH
06BELIZE379	BELIZE BECOMES EARLY MEMBER TO THE LATIN AMERICAN [...] SUMMARY. On April 26, Prime Minister the Right Honorable Said Musa and Regional Representative of Save the Children - Sweden Per Tamm signed an agreement to implement Belizean cooperation in the Latin American Network for Missing persons (aka Red Latinoamericanos Desaparecidos). The signing [...]	2006-04-28 17:57:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL PINR KWMN BH
06BELIZE434	BELIZE: SOLICITOR GENERAL KASEKE ON THE WAY OUT [...] (U) The contract of Solicitor General Elson Kaseke will not be renewed; Attorney General Francis Fonseca made the announcement at a press conference on May 11. Fonseca cited Kaseke's legal successes for Belize and competence as an attorney, but said that it had been a mutual decision, and "Mr [...]	2006-05-15 20:10:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SNAR CJAN SOCI KJUS KCRM BH
06BELIZE459	(C) BELIZE: FOREIGN MINISTER MAINTAINS GOB NOT [...] (C) Over a private luncheon on May 18, the Government of Belize (GoB)'s Minister of Foreign Affairs Eamon Courtenay indicated the following to Ambassador Dieter: (A) He wanted "to make clear" that Belize was not actively lobbying other CARICOM members to vote against Guatemala's election [...]	2006-05-23 20:42:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS UNSC BH GU VZ
06BELIZE471	BELIZE: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-26 15:46:00	Embassy Belmopan	SECRET	KNNP PREL AORC UNSC IEAB BH
06BELIZE472	BELIZE: DEMARCHE SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR IRAQI [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-26 16:00:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV BH
06BELIZE486	BELIZE: DELIVERY OF POINTS ON IRAN STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-02 19:03:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM BH IR
06BELIZE487	DEMARCHE: TESTING CARICOM CONSENSUS IN SUPPORT OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-02 19:27:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNSC PBTS OAS BH GT VZ XL
06BELIZE491	BELIZE: WILL GOB SELL ITS WHALING VOTE? [...] (SBU) In recent weeks media speculation has increased as to how Belize will vote in the upcoming International Whaling Conference (IWC). Belize is a member of the IWC, which is scheduled to meet in June. The Government of Belize (GOB) is in arrears in payment of its dues (REF A),and last ye [...]	2006-06-06 15:41:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIS PGOV PREL SENV JA TW BH
06BELIZE518	BELIZE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED HCOC - ENCOURAGING [...] (SBU) Per reftel post delivered demarche and non-paper points to CEO of the Belize Ministry of Foreign Affairs Amalia Mai and United Nations Desk Officer Alphonso Gahona. Post will report any response. DIETER [...]	2006-06-12 17:47:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA BH
06BELIZE530	BELIZE: FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-14 14:34:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR BH
06BELIZE533	BELIZE: 2006 TIP REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Per reftel, post delivered, on June 5, report and talking points to CEO Ambassador Amalia Mai and U.N. Desk Officer Alphonso Gahona of Belize Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Together with the report, PolOff presented the 60- day mini-plan. Mai's reaction was polite but muted; she noted, [...]	2006-06-14 16:36:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV SMIG VZ CU BH
06BELIZE543	BELIZE: SHIP REGISTRY RESPONSE TO CURTAILING THE [...] (S) Following the demarche of March 30, the MFA referred questions (reftel) to the Belizean ship registry company, IMMARBE (International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize),which has provided post a copy of its reply to the MFA: BEGIN TEXT ---------- We refer to your fax transmission date [...]	2006-06-16 16:49:00	Embassy Belmopan	SECRET	PARM PREL KN KNNP MNUC EWWT PHSA BH
06BELIZE562	(C) BELIZE: PM MUSA ON GUATEMALA-VENEZUELA UNSC [...] (C) Belize appreciates U.S. assurances that its recent TIP Tier 3 ranking is not linked to its unwillingness to support Guatemala's candidacy for a seat on the UNSC, and will make a concerted effort to implement the 60-day mini-plan, according to Prime Minister (PM) Said Musa. Guatemala sh [...]	2006-06-23 15:27:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PBTS SMIG UNSC KWMN OAS BH GU
06BELIZE937	BELIZE: GOB CONSTRUCTING HOLDING TANKS FOR [...] On October 18, Econ FSN spoke with Zaid Flores, General Manager of the Belize Banana Grower's Association and one of three owners/directors of the Big Creek Port, who confirmed that the Government of Belize (GoB) has contracted the services of the Big Creek Port to handle all on-ground logisti [...]	2006-10-25 22:05:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PREL SOCI BH
06BELIZE96	BELIZE: BIO OF NEW TAIWAN AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary. The Embassy of Taiwan announced the appointment Joseph Ting Shih as the new Ambassador to Belize. Shih comes from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New Zealand, and is expected to arrive within the next week. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Shih's curriculum vitae is: Educ [...]	2006-01-31 21:14:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ECON NZ AIT BH
06BELIZE960	HOW MANY BELIZEANS DOES IT TAKE TO SCREW IN A LIGHTBULB? [...] (SBU) In an effort to fulfill its 2003 election campaign promise to 2. (U) The bulbs, manufactured by Phillips, would cost roughly BZ $4.5 3. (SBU/NF) Comment. Based on recent press coverage of the Energy Sav DIETER [...]	2006-10-31 18:31:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BH
06BELIZE961	HOW MANY BELIZEANS DOES IT TAKE TO SCREW IN A LIGHTBULB? [...] (SBU) In an effort to fulfill its 2003 election campaign promise to 2. (U) The bulbs, manufactured by Phillips, would cost roughly BZ $4.5 3. (SBU/NF) Comment. Based on recent press coverage of the Energy Sav DIETER [...]	2006-10-31 18:35:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BH
06BELIZE963	HOW MANY BELIZEANS DOES IT TAKE TO SCREW IN A LIGHTBULB? [...] (SBU) In an effort to fulfill its 2003 election campaign promise to 2. (U) The bulbs, manufactured by Phillips, would cost roughly BZ $4.5 3. (SBU/NF) Comment. Based on recent press coverage of the Energy Sav DIETER [...]	2006-10-31 18:37:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BH
06BELIZE964	HOW MANY BELIZEANS DOES IT TAKE TO SCREW IN A LIGHTBULB? [...] (SBU) In an effort to fulfill its 2003 election campaign promise to 2. (U) The bulbs, manufactured by Phillips, would cost roughly BZ $4.5 3. (SBU/NF) Comment. Based on recent press coverage of the Energy Sav DIETER [...]	2006-10-31 18:49:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BH
06BELIZE966	HOW MANY BELIZEANS DOES IT TAKE TO SCREW IN A LIGHTBULB? [...] (SBU) In an effort to fulfill its 2003 election campaign promise to 2. (U) The bulbs, manufactured by Phillips, would cost roughly BZ $4.5 3. (SBU) Comment. Based on recent press coverage of the Energy Saving DIETER [...]	2006-11-01 13:22:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BH
06BELIZE968	HOW MANY BELIZEANS DOES IT TAKE TO SCREW IN A LIGHTBULB? [...] (SBU) In an effort to fulfill its 2003 election campaign promise to lower BelizeansQ electricity bills, Prime Minister Said Musa announced plans to replace traditional incandescent light bulbs with energy-efficient fluorescent ones in every home in the country. The Cuban government donated 30 [...]	2006-11-01 13:32:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BH
06BELIZE971	GLENN GODFREY MADE ME DO IT! [...] (U) Summary. On the first day of testimony at the resumed Developm Finance Corporation (DFC) investigative hearings, former general manage Roberto Bautista said that changes in policy left the Corporation vulne to significant losses. Lending policies were Qrelaxed,Q and the DFC Bo instructed [...]	2006-11-01 21:06:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BH
06BELIZE973	GLENN GODFREY MADE ME DO IT! [...] (U) Summary. On the first day of testimony at the resumed Development Finance Corporation (DFC) investigative hearings, former general manager Roberto Bautista said that changes in policy left the Corporation vulnerable to significant losses. Lending policies were "relaxed," and the DFC Boar [...]	2006-11-02 19:42:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BH
06BELMOPAN56	TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATIONS DELIVERED TO [...] Per reftel, on December 7 poloff delivered domestic USG designations of Hizballah-related individuals/entities in the Tri-Border Area to Ambassador Amalia Mai, Chief Executive Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. Copies of the designations were also delivered to Geral [...]	2006-12-07 19:45:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER BH
06BELMOPAN66	BELIZE: PARLIAMENT APPROVES BROV LOAN AND "SUPER BOND" AS [...] Summary: The House of Representatives and the Senate met in emergency sessions on December 8 and 11, respectively, and approved a second USD 25 million loan from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BROV) (ref A) and the issuance of new bonds equivalent to USD 565 million. These two financi [...]	2006-12-14 21:15:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL SOCI BH
06BERLIN1025	DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY KRAMER'S MEETING IN [...] (C) (Summary) During his visit to Berlin on April 11, Deputy Assistant Secretary David Kramer met with Rolf Nikel, Deputy Director General for Foreign Affairs, Security Policy, and Global Issues at the Chancellery, and Rolf Welberts, Office Director for Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and [...]	2006-04-13 15:03:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CVIS EUN GM BO
06BERLIN1094	GERMAN TIP CONVICTION AND SENTENCING STATISTICS [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) German prosecutors seek maximum sentences for traffickers by whatever means they can, according to a recent Max Planck Criminological Institute study. For TIP crimes, this mea [...]	2006-04-21 15:50:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM
06BERLIN1109	GERMANY/PKK: ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION WITH TURKISH [...] (SBU) Further to reftel, Global Affairs Acting Counselor discussed the recent possibly PKK-linked demonstrations and the recent German arrest of an alleged PKK leader with Turkish Embassy Counselor Kemal Tuzun April 25. Turkish Embassy on Demonstrations --------------------------------- [...]	2006-04-25 11:16:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EFIN PINR PREL KCRM GM TU
06BERLIN1132	GERMANY'S GAS IMPORTS FROM RUSSIA: BACKGROUND TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Energy issues will feature in Chancellor Merkel's agenda for April 26-27 talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Siberia. Recent EU-Gazprom exchanges and German media have played up the emotional side of Russian gas deliveries to the EU. Economics Minister Glos and an al [...]	2006-04-27 05:00:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV PREL PGOV GM RU EUN
06BERLIN1160	SCENESETTER: AG GONZALES MEETING WITH INTERIOR [...] (C) Summary. Interior Minister Schaeuble, a loyal ally in the war on terror, looks forward to discussing ongoing as well as additional cooperation with the U.S. Our work to date, as with his predecessor, in fighting terrorists and international criminal groups, while excellent, is sometimes [...]	2006-04-28 14:56:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	KJUS PTER PREL PGOV GM

06BERLIN1165	INDIAN PRIME MINISTER SINGH'S VISIT TO GERMANY [...] (C) (Summary) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Germany from April 23-25 raised India's profile as an international partner for Germany and gave Singh a chance to address German concerns about the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Initiative. In her public comments about the initiative, [...]	2006-04-28 15:04:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GM IN

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