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Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
08OSLO270	NORWAY AND HEALTH CARE WORKER MIGRATION [...] (SBU) Summary. The GON has not yet passed any domestic legislation on health care migration (Note: Domestic legislation concerning such migration has, to our knowledge, also not been rejected by the Norwegian parliament, the Storting). Along with potential domestic legislation, Norway has [...]	2008-05-14 10:13:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL SOCI NO

08OSLO278	NORWAY'S CHINESE STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary. In a May 15 meeting with EAP DAS Tom Christensen, Norway's MFA China experts outlined their strategy for tackling economic, environmental, human rights and defense issues with China. They hope for FTA negotiations and a Security Policy Dialogue to start soon. Climate Change issu [...]	2008-05-17 11:05:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETRD SENV CH NO
08OSLO3	NORWAY: DELIVERED US POLICY ON ELECTION IN PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) Reftel demarche was shared with the Pakistan desk officer, Espen Rikter-Svendsen. His office is focused on the case of a Norwegian-Pakistani citizen who has recently been arraigned for murder in Pakistan and he did not have any immediate comments. NOTE: Norway has a large Pakistani immig [...]	2008-01-02 13:11:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SHUM PK NO
08OSLO302	NORWAY: CHANGING DIRECTION IN LATIN AMERICA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent visit of Cuba Transition Coordinator Caleb McCarry underscored the growing GON interest in engagement with Latin America. Much of this interest comes from the "Super Minister" of Development and Environment, Erik Solheim, who has taken the lead in South America as FM J [...]	2008-06-03 14:14:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PHUM WHA AF NO
08OSLO303	NORWAY: A POTENTIAL HAVEN FOR WAR CRIMINALS? [...] (C) Summary. In a June 2 meeting, the head of Norway's Criminal Investigation Service noted the constraints on pursuing war crime cases in Norway. Norway is still investigating the Kabuga case, but the source placing him in Norway is not very credible. The conversation highlighted the lack [...]	2008-06-03 15:35:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC KCRM NO
08OSLO308	NORWAY,S FIRST TERROR TRIAL: INNOCENT ON TERROR, [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-04 14:25:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KCRM PREL PTER NO
08OSLO321	LAVROV AND STOERE TALK BUSINESS, IGNORE TOUGH [...] (C) In two days of meetings, Norwegian FM Jonas Gahr Stoere and Russian FM Sergei Lavrov discussed an increased Russian presence on Svalbard, fishing enforcement, eased visa rules for the border area, and environmental questions. Meeting on June 9-10, first in Kirkenes on the Norwegian side o [...]	2008-06-11 13:54:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIS EPET PBTS PGOV PINR PREL RCA RS SENV NO
08OSLO326	NORWAY'S INTEREST IN IRAQ PRIMARILY BASED ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-13 11:36:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ABLD EAID ECON EPET PGOV PREL IZ NO
08OSLO327	NORWAY'S ENIGMATIC IRAQI POPULATION: A RISK FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: An increasingly large Iraqi population in Norway (over 22,000, which constitutes the third largest group of immigrants, and second largest among non-Europeans) continues to remain out of the spotlight, neither actively engaged in politics as is the long-established Pakistani popul [...]	2008-06-13 14:21:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF IZ NO
08OSLO332	NORWAY THANKED FOR CO-SPONSORSHIP OF PRISONERS OF [...] (SBU) Poloff spoke with Lars Valvatne, MFA Senior Advisor in the Section for Human Rights and Democracy, who said that he had contacted his UN colleagues and confirmed that Norway would not be issuing a press statement on reftel declaration. Poloff thanked Valvatne for Norway's co-sponsorship [...]	2008-06-17 14:51:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PHUM PREL NO
08OSLO333	NORWAY SENDING FM STORE TO BERLIN CONFERENCE ON [...] (C) The Norwegian delegation to the June 24 Berlin Conference will consist of: Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store, Ambassador Sven Svedman (Berlin Embassy),First Secretary Martina Osterhus (Berlin Embassy),Counselor Tor Wennesland (Norwegian representative to the Palestinian Authority (PA)),[...]	2008-06-17 14:53:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS EUN NO
08OSLO343	(C) NORWAY "UNCOMFORTABLE" WITH CO-SPONSORING [...] (S) SUMMARY: According to MFA officials, Norway will not co-sponsor UN 1267 designation of Al-Shabaab due to a fear that it will be perceived as an attempt by the Norwegian executive branch of government to influence the judiciary. Despite this decision, there seemed to be some enthusiasm with [...]	2008-06-20 08:32:00	Embassy Oslo	SECRET	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV KCRM SO BG NO
08OSLO351	NORWAY: A LONG WAY TO GO ON TERRORISM AND HSPD-6 [...] (C) In reviewing the Bhatti terrorist case (REFTEL A) with the Ambassador on June 18, Police Security Service (PST) Director General Jorn Holme said he was disappointed the synagogue shooting was not classified as terrorism, but pleased at the long sentence Bhatti received. He felt the recent [...]	2008-06-23 14:54:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CVIS PINR PREL PTER NO
08OSLO368	(C) NORWAY PLEDGING PLANS FOR KOSOVO DONORS' [...] (C) Poloff met with West Balkans MFA section head Nils Kamsvaag, who confirmed that Norway would pledge approximately $26 million dollars for this year in aid to Kosovo at the July 11 donor's conference. The MFA has requested approximately $80 million over the next three years, but this has no [...]	2008-07-02 05:39:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNAUS UNMIK PGOV YI EU KPKO KV NO
08OSLO374	NORWAY - AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY INCREASE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-03 13:58:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF PREL NATO NO
08OSLO385	NORWEGIANS CONSIDER IRAN SANCTIONS "HIGH PRIORITY" [...] (C) Poloff met with Martin Sorby, Deputy Director General of the Legal Affairs Division of the MFA, and Jo Hovik, his deputy, to deliver reftel demarche. Sorby pronounced the information "highly useful," and said that it will be transmitted to the relevant authorities in the Norwegian governm [...]	2008-07-10 06:31:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD PARM PINR PREL KNNP EUN
08OSLO390	NORWAY SUPPORTIVE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (SBU) On July 11, 2008, Poloff spoke with Torfinn Stenseth, Assistant Director General of the Section for Global Security Issues and CIS Countries of the MFA, to deliver reftel demarche. Stenseth said that piracy off the coast of Somalia is a serious issue with which the GON is very concerned [...]	2008-07-14 12:32:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	XA KCRM KJUS EWWT PHSA PREL NO
08OSLO398	NORWAY: RUSSIAN PRESENCE IN SVALBARD WATERS [...] (S) Summary: Russian claims that Russian warships have been sent to patrol Svalbard waters to protect fisheries do not appear to reflect reality. At present there is no indication that any Russian warship is currently patrolling near Svalbard. Russian warships have passed through Svalbard wat [...]	2008-07-16 13:58:00	Embassy Oslo	SECRET	MOPS PGOV PHSA PINR PREL NO
08OSLO40	MUSLIM AMERICAN CONGRESSMAN IN NORWAY ON FAITH, [...] (U) SUMMARY: The visit of Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN) to Oslo 7-11 January focused on peace and reconciliation in the Middle East and establishing ties to Norway. It was a boon to post's interfaith outreach and helped combat stereotypes of the United States and administration policy. END [...]	2008-01-18 06:33:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KISL KPAL KIRF OREP NO
08OSLO404	NORWEGIAN MUSLIM ENTREPRENEURS FOR MAKTOUM [...] Embassy Oslo suggested invitees to the Maktoum Foundation Entrepreneurs Conference are the following; -- Tasawr "Tommy" Sharif, Managing Director Sharif's Dekksenter (Europe's largest tire store) Sharif's Dekksenter, Bolerveien Berger Industrifelt, 2020 Skedsmokoret Norway (47) 4545 4545, [...]	2008-07-21 07:57:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV NO
08OSLO406	NORWAY'S DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENSE, ESPEN BARTH EIDE, POWER IN NORWAY'S MOD AND RISING STAR IN THE LABOR PARTY [...] (C) Summary. Ministry of Defense State Secretary, Espen Barth Eide is one of the more powerful politicians in the current GON despite his deputy minister portfolio. His ties to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, think tanks, NGOs and the UN as well as his influential current position likely will resu [...]	2008-07-21 09:53:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	CIA INRA INRO PGOV PINR PREL NO
08OSLO418	NORWAY APPEARS TO SHARE USG CAUTION ON SYRIA'S [...] (C) Political Counselor and poloff delivered reftel demarche to Jan Dybfest, acting director of the mid-east section of the MFA. The Norwegian response to reftel demarche was fundamentally consistent with USG policy toward Syria. 2. (C) Significantly, Dybfest said that the GON had conside [...]	2008-07-25 14:40:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE EUN RS TU NO SW
08OSLO430	AFGHANISTAN OUTREACH: INSPIRED PROPOSAL FOR [...] (C) Summary. In a July 30 meeting Ambassador Whitney discussed with Jawed Ludin, Afghan Ambassador accredited to the five Nordic countries, public diplomacy outreach in Norway and beyond. Ludin was inspired by the recent seminar on public diplomacy sponsored by State to propose an Afghan hub [...]	2008-08-01 13:23:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	AF NO PGOV PPD PREL
08OSLO431	HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 63RD UNGA FOR NORWAY [...] (U) High level Norwegian participation in the 63rd UNGA, per reftel format, follows: A. Attendance of the Head of State: no plans to attend UNGA. B. Attendance of the Head of Government --Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister --Will arrive on the 22nd of September, possibly with meetings [...]	2008-08-01 14:33:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA
08OSLO452	NORWAY ON NAC STATEMENT ON GEORGIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-11 15:17:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO EUN RU GG NO
08OSLO457	NORWEGIAN VIEWS ON THE NSG DRAFT EXCEPTION TEXT [...] (SBU) Charge delivered reftel demarche to MFA Political Director Vegard Ellefsen on August 13. While recognizing India's need for non-carbon-based energy, Ellefsen said Norway's concerns are about the impact on the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT). He stated that Norway is still in the [...]	2008-08-14 09:12:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC AORC IN NO
08OSLO458	NORWAY ON RUSSIAN PRESENSE IN GORI [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-14 14:08:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PHUM OSCE GG NO
08OSLO460	NORWEGIAN DEFENSE VIEWS: A TOUR DE FORCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In conjunction with an August 5-11 congressional staff delegation visit to Norway, State Secretary Espen Barth Eide gave a tour de force presentation on Norwegian defense policy. His presentations covered the High North, Norwegian military strategy, Russia's signaling behavior, a [...]	2008-08-15 13:01:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PBTS MCAP MOPS RU NO
08OSLO477	NORWEGIANS FREEZE ASSETS OF ADDITIONAL UNSCR 1737 [...] (SBU) Poloff informed the legal department of the MFA of the E.O. 13382 designations contai ned in reftel. Assets of these entities have already been frozen by the GON. Jo Hoevik, Senior Advisor in the legal department, explained how Norwegian asset freeze provisions function. UNSCR 1737 is [...]	2008-08-25 12:48:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN
08OSLO478	NORWAY AGAINST POSSIBLE RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-26 14:06:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG RS NO
08OSLO479	NORWAY STRONGLY REJECTS RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere released an August 26 statement sharply criticizing Russian recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Embassy had spoken with Norwegian MFA Assistant Director General Dag Halvorsen, leader of the MFA's Caucaus section on August 25 to explain U.S. obje [...]	2008-08-27 14:49:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GG RU NO
08OSLO483	NORWAY CAUTIOUS ON UNSC SANCTIONS COMMITTEE IRAN [...] (S) Poloff met with Erling Skjoensberg, senior advisor in the MFA department for disarmament and nonproliferation, who, along with Kaare Aas (current Ambassador to Afghanistan, but former security policy department head) will make decisions regarding reftel's subject matter for the GON. 2. [...]	2008-08-28 15:23:00	Embassy Oslo	SECRET	KNNP MNUC IR PARM IAEA TRGY UNSC PREL
08OSLO485	NORWEGIANS SEE SERBS WITH NO GOOD SOLUTIONS ON ICJ [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Nils Kamsvaag, MFA Deputy Director General for Western Balkan Affairs. Kamsvaag said no decision had been made yet regarding where Norway would stand on the advisory opinion, but demonstrated great interest in our statement that there is ample UNGA precede [...]	2008-08-29 14:20:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNGA KV NO
08OSLO488	NORWAY WELCOMES AMBASSADOR VOLKER'S VISIT WITH A [...] (C) Ambassador Volker's August 21-24th visit to Noway featured extensive private and public discusions on Georgia and on Russia including a well received address at Norway's leading foreign policy institute and extensive media coverage. In private, GON officials, including FM Stoere and Deput [...]	2008-09-02 13:06:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP NATO PGOV PREL NO
08OSLO489	NERVOUS ABOUT RUSSIA, NORWAY STRESSING HIGH NORTH [...] (C) Summary. Russian experts in Norway have a realistic and well informed view of negative trends in Russia but public statements by the GON will continue to stress Norway's positive bilateral relationship with Russia. After Georgia the GON will stress the potential for conflict in the High No [...]	2008-09-02 13:51:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS NO
08OSLO497	NORWAY CLAIM NATO ARTICLE FIVE PROTECTION FOR [...] (U) In remarks September 4 at a conference on the High North, Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere stated categorically that Svalbard was part of Norway and that NATO's Article Five protections applied to Svalbard. This is not a new statement of Norway's interpretation of the Svalbard [...]	2008-09-05 14:08:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PBTS PREL NO
08OSLO50	SMOKE AND MIRRORS OVER NORWAY'S AFGHANISTAN POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-25 05:33:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PREL NO
08OSLO500	NORWAY CLAIM NATO ARTICLE FIVE PROTECTION FOR [...] (U) In remarks September 4 at a conference on the High North, Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere stated categorically that Svalbard was part of Norway and that NATO's Article Five protections applied to Svalbard. This is not a new statement of Norway's interpretation of the Svalbard [...]	2008-09-05 16:05:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PBTS PREL NO
08OSLO503	NORWAY'S VIEWS ON UN THIRD COMMITTEE HR STRATEGY [...] (C) Poloff met with Anne Merchant, Senior Advisor in the MFA Section for Human Rights and Democracy, to discuss reftel points. Norway shares all of our human rights concerns, but urges caution with respect to some of our initiatives. Merchant with attend two weeks of the Third Committee meeti [...]	2008-09-12 07:22:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN
08OSLO504	NORWAY SUPPORTS AMENDMENT OF THE ISAF OPLAN TO [...] (U) Norwegian MFA Security Policy and Afghan experts agree that ISAF should have a greater role in counter narcotics. As part of a broader discussion on Afghan issues the Norwegians expressed support for greater ISAF involvement in counter narcotics before poloff made demarche points. Norway [...]	2008-09-12 13:15:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	AF MARR MOPS NATO PREL NO
08OSLO506	NORWAY AND US ON THE SAME PAGE FOR AHLC [...] (C) Poloff met with Signe Gilen, Senior Advisor in the MFA Near East section, to deliver reftel points. Gilen will attend the AHLC meeting in NYC along with FM Stoere. Gilen responded very positively to the USG objectives in reftel, as they also reflect GON priorities, especially improving the [...]	2008-09-12 15:17:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EU KPAL PGOV PREL IS WBG NO
08OSLO513	NORWAY, RUSSIA AND GEORGIA; OPPORTUNITY TO [...] (C) Summary. The GON is coming to terms with the changing nature of the West's relations with Russia after Georgia. Publicly, the GON has been critical of Russia's (and Georgia's) actions while stressing the need to continue close and productive bilateral relations with Russia. Privately, of [...]	2008-09-16 09:42:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET MARR PREL RS NO
08OSLO519	NORWAY CONCERNED ABOUT EVENTS IN BOLIVIA [...] (SBU) Poloff met with Oyvind Johansen and Kjersti Rodsmoen of the Latin America section of the MFA to deliver reftel points. While generally supportive of our talking points, they inquired what kinds of evidence (if any) had been used by the governments of Bolivia and Venezuela to support thei [...]	2008-09-22 11:55:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM BL ASEC NO
08OSLO522	NORWAY FIGHTER PURCHASE: HIGH-LEVEL ADVOCACY NEEDED NOW [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 13:59:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL PGOV NO
08OSLO527	NORWAY CONSIDERING SUPPORT FOR ANA [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-24 13:45:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	AF PREL MOPS MARR NATO NO
08OSLO530	NORWEGIAN MINISTRY OF JUSTICE CLAIMS TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary: In a September 15 meeting with the Deputy Minister of Justice Terje Pedersen, DCM stressed continued U.S. concern over Norway's counterterrorism approach, requested prompt attention to our proposed HSPD-6 agreement, and asked about any improvements in GON procedures regarding chec [...]	2008-09-24 14:38:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CVIS PINR PREL PTER NO
08OSLO532	NORWAY UNLIKELY TO REPROGRAM FUNDS FOR KOSOVO DEBT [...] (SBU) Poloff met with Toril Langlete, Senior Advisor in the West Balkan section of the MFA to deliver reftel points. Langlete said it was highly unlikely that Norway would be able to reprogram funds for the Kosovo Debt Management Support Program (KDMSP). Norway has pledged 48.38 million Euro [...]	2008-09-29 12:56:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN EINV PREL EU KV NO
08OSLO534	NORWAY WANTS CONSENSUS ON UN NONPROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Knut Langeland, Ambassador for Disarmament Affairs, who reviewed the draft resolution. Langeland had no specific comments on the text, but expressed Norway's preference for a consensus resolution adopted without a vote, after extensive consultation wit [...]	2008-10-01 11:56:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM CDG PREL UNGA
08OSLO547	NORWEGIAN ATTENDANCE AT SHARM EL-SHEIKH AVIAN [...] (SBU) The GON thanked us for reftel nonpaper and confirmed the following delegation attendance for the October 25-26 Avian and Pandemic Influenza (A&PI) conference in Sharm el-Sheikh. Norway is in the "final process" of determining its financial contribution on next year's budget related to A [...]	2008-10-08 07:15:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL NO
08OSLO549	(S) NORWAY REBUFFS USG ON IRISL FREIGHT FORWARDER [...] (S) In responding to reftel points, XXXXXXXXXXXX, after discussing NorwayÂ´s overall compliance with all UN Iran sanctions, stated that there is "no legal foundation" under Norwegian law to give any kind of mandatory order to companies not on the UN Security Council lists associated with resoluti [...]	2008-10-09 13:43:00	Embassy Oslo	SECRET	ECON EFIN ETRD PARM KNNP EUN EWWT PREL NO
08OSLO559	NORWEGIANS WILL DONATE: GEORGIA DONORS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-15 08:37:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN GG PREL RS EUMEM KMCA KCRS NO
08OSLO564	NORWAY SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-21 11:02:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREL AF NO
08OSLO565	NORWAY LIKELY TO REMAIN UNHELPFUL ON CCW CLUSTER [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-21 11:07:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PREL NO
08OSLO57	NOT YOUR FATHER'S NORWAY [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-31 13:23:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR NO
08OSLO582	A/S KIMMITT'S OCTOBER 15-16 VISIT TO OSLO [...] Both POTUS candidates have indicated strong interest in an increase of U.S. support in Afghanistan; 2. The upcoming Afghan strategy review; 3. The appointment of General Petreaus as new theater commander and the application of lessons learned in Iraq. Iraq ----- 5. (C) A/S Kimmitt noted n [...]	2008-10-29 07:52:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MCAP MASS NO
08OSLO585	TURNING THE TIDE WITH NORWAY ON JSF [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-30 12:55:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL PGOV NO
08OSLO587	PRESIDENT SAAKASHVILI'S OCTOBER 29 VISIT TO NORWAY [...] (U) Summary: Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili visited Oslo on October 29, meeting with PM Stoltenberg, and holding a public address at the Nobel Institute. Georgian FM Eka Tkeshelashvili accompanied him and met with FM Stoere. In his remarks Saakashvili firmly blamed Russia for the conf [...]	2008-10-30 15:33:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO GG NO
08OSLO589	HR VETTING FOR SOVEREIGN CHALLENGE [...] (U) As required by the Departments of State and Defense Leahy Amendments, Embassy Oslo conducted a required human rights review of the following individuals for the purpose of their invitation to the 4th Annual Sovereign Challenge Foreign Military Attach (FMA) conference 17-20 November 2008 at [...]	2008-10-31 08:57:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MASS PREL NO
08OSLO594	NORDIC DEFENSE COOPERATION: A RORSCHACH TEST [...] (C) Summary: The old idea of Nordic Defense cooperation (NDC) has had new life breathed into it, bringing with it uncertain implications for NATO and the region's transatlantic ties. The momentum for this stems from a 2007 joint report on potential areas of defense cooperation issued by Norwa [...]	2008-11-03 15:11:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL MARR MCAP MOPS DA IC FI SW NO
08OSLO608	NORWAY HAS HIGH HOPES FOR OBAMA ADMINISTRATION [...] (U) Summary: Norway's political leadership enthusiastically welcomed Barack Obama's election victory and outlined some of the issues they would like the next administration to focus on. These include climate change, the financial crisis, fight against poverty, UN reform, and efforts to ensure [...]	2008-11-07 15:28:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENIV PHUM PINR PREL NO
08OSLO611	OSLO - UPDATE ON FATF STATEMENT ON IRAN INTO [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-10 14:30:00	Embassy Oslo	SECRET	KNNP PARM PREL EFIN
08OSLO612	NORWAY ACTIVELY SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTION [...] (U) Norway actively supports passage of the Canadian-led resolution condemning the deteriorating situation of human rights in Iran. Norway has been and will continue to lobby countries assigned to it. This lobbying has taken place in the capitals of each respective country. The Ministry of [...]	2008-11-10 14:55:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM NO
08OSLO613	MORALES NOVEMBER 26 OSLO VISIT AN OPPORTUNITY TO [...] (C) Embassy Oslo delivered points in reftel concerning the explusion of DEA from Bolivia to the head of the Latin American section in the MFA, Hege Araldsen. Araldsen asked if it would be possible to have more information on the positive impact that the DEA has had in Bolivia. Bolivia's Presi [...]	2008-11-10 15:00:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SNAR BL NO
08OSLO622	NORWAY TORN ABOUT ANTI-ISRAEL RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: While acknowledging that anti-Israel bias is a symptom of the polarization that is "polluting everything" in the UN, Norway nonetheless feels torn about many anti-Israel resolutions, and will likely vote the same way this session as it has in the past. While lamenting the atmosph [...]	2008-11-20 14:39:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY NO
08OSLO628	NORWAY APPRECIATIVE OF US NONPRO COMPLIANCE [...] (SBU) Poloff spoke with Knut Langeland, MFA Ambassador for Disarmament Affairs, to thank Norway for its cosponsorship of the compliance resolution per reftel. Langeland was very appreciative that the USG secured the support of Indonesia and South Africa, by accommodating them through "minor" [...]	2008-11-25 07:49:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MUNC PARM PREL UNGA NO
08OSLO629	NORWAY CHOOSES THE F-35 [...] (C) On November 20, PM Stoltenberg and Defense Minister Strom-Erichsen announced that the GON recommends the purchase of the F-35 to replace Norway's aging F-16 fleet. The timing of the announcement was a surprise, coming earlier than expected, as was the exceptionally strong endorsement of the F-3 [...]	2008-11-25 10:31:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL PGOV NO
08OSLO654	TURNING THE TIDE ON EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE: [...] Summary: Faced with a dramatic decline in student numbers over the past 15 years, Embassy Oslo made student mobility and the promotion of U.S. education a top Mission-wide priority. By building partnerships with interested organizations; outreach efforts to alumni, advisors, teachers and stud [...]	2008-12-08 12:57:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC PREL NO
08OSLO656	NORWAY'S LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (C) The paragraphs in this cable are keyed to questions in reftel (A),paragraph 5. Poloff met with Kjersti Rodsmoen, MFA Latin America section director to discuss Cuba policy. Norway continues to pursue a strategy of limited engagement toward Cuba in order to advance human rights and, indirec [...]	2008-12-08 13:57:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU NO
08OSLO665	VISITING TEAM ADVANCES HSPD-6 IN NORWAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a December 5th meeting at the MFA, a joint Department and TSC negotiating team gave a comprehensive overview of HSPD-6 to an inter-agency group of Norwegian officials. The GON was receptive and indicated that the meeting clarified many issues for them, which would permit th [...]	2008-12-12 13:25:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CMGT CVIS PGOV PREL PTER NO
08OSLO668	NORWEGIANS RESPOND BLANDLY TO UN HARMONIZATION OF [...] (SBU) Poloff spoke wth Lars Petter Henie, the deputy director of the UN MFA section regarding reftel. Henie said he wuld prefer to respond in a written medium, and thi was his diplomatic and nuanced response: "Wetake great interest in the issue and efforts to imrove recruitment to UN operat [...]	2008-12-15 14:54:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA NO
08OSLO670	LESSON LEARNED FROM NORWEGIAN DECISION TO BUY JSF [...] (C) Summary. After an extensive, coordinated USG effort, the Norwegian Government decided to buy F-35s in the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, instead of the Saab Gripen. This first foreign JSF sale is an important step for the program as it will likely have a domino effect on other potential pu [...]	2008-12-16 13:24:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL PGOV NO
08OSLO672	NORWAY FLOATS IDEA OF NORDIC ALTERNATIVE UNESCO DG [...] (C) Deputy Director of the UN section of the Norwegian MFA, Lars Petter Henie, has raised concerns abut the UNESCO candidates independently before with poloff. Norway is very unhappy with the prospect of "an anti-Semite keen on burning Israeli books" (Henie's words) as DG of UNESCO. In respon [...]	2008-12-17 08:23:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO NO
08OSLO675	NORWAY HESITATES ON PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SECURITY [...] (SBU) The underdirector of the MFA Pakistan/Afghanistan section of the Norwegian MFA, and the special advisor on Afghanistan in the Ministry of Defense, were unwilling to commit at this stage to additional Norwegian military elements to provide security for the upcoming Afghan elections. Post [...]	2008-12-17 13:57:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF NO
08OSLO676	NORWAY RAISES QUESTION REGARDING US CLUSTER [...] (C) Summary. MoD Director of Security Policy, Svein Efjestad explained on December 17 that an MOD miscommunication caused a document to be sent to Parliament that erroneously indicated that the US is not storing CM in Norway. Efjestad outlined some possible ways to approach the USG regarding [...]	2008-12-17 15:28:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PREL
08OSLO688	NORWEGIANS RELUCTANT TO CUT AID FOR NICARAGUA [...] (C) Poloff met with Kjersti Rodsmoen, head of the Latin America section of the MFA, who expressed official concern over developments in Nicaragua but little interest in actually reducing Norway's budget support. At the same time, Rodsmoen said that Norway would limit its 2009 budget support t [...]	2008-12-23 13:22:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL NU NO
08OSLO69	TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-07 12:15:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC KTFN NO
08OSLO72	NORWAY STANDING ALONE AGAINST MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: Norway remains opposed to U.S. plans for missile defenses and was the only NATO ally to publicly express skepticism over these plans during the recent Defense Ministerial in Vilnius. Defense Minister Anne-Grete Strom-Erichsen told the media that Norway doubts the need for missile defen [...]	2008-02-12 09:02:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR PGOV PREL NO
08OSLO93	NORWAY TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO [...] (U) The Norwegian MFA informed Charge that Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere would announce Norway's intension of recognizing Kosovo's declaration of independence during a press conference at 12:00 on February 20. Formal recognition would occur after a cabinet meeting to be held next week, a [...]	2008-02-20 11:59:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV KV NO
08OSLO94	NORWEGIANS REVIEW NORWEGIAN JUSCANZ GROUP [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-21 10:40:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AA IS KS LI NZ PHUM PREL SZ NO
08OSLO99	NORWEGIANS RECEIVE SOMALIA POINTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-22 14:55:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID NO
08OTTAWA1	CANADA'S POLICY PRIORITIES FOR 2008 [...] (C) Summary: The government of Prime Minister Harper intends to maintain a steady course in implementing the policy priorities of the October 2007 ""Speech from the Throne"" (reftels),while the Conservative Party's minority status in both Houses of Parliament makes demonstrable progress prob [...]	2008-01-02 17:04:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON SENV AF CA
08OTTAWA10	CANADA AGREES TO JOINT DEMARCHE RE UN SENIOR [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche on January 4, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force (FTAG) Deputy Director Richard Arbeiter confirmed that DFAIT would instruct the Canadian Permanent Representative to the UN in New York to participate in the [...]	2008-01-04 21:39:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS IO AF CA
08OTTAWA101	DFAIT APOLOGIZES OVER TORTURE ALLEGATION [...] (C) Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs David Mulroney called Ambassador on January 18 to offer DFAIT's "real apology" that a Canadian consular training module on "Torture and Abuse Awareness" had included the U.S. on a list with Afghanistan, China, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Mexico, Saudi [...]	2008-01-18 17:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CA
08OTTAWA1018	CANADA AND POSSIBLE AMERICAS TRADE SUMMIT [...] (sbu) Canada strongly supports the U.S. idea of broadening free trade agreements and cooperation in the western hemisphere, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Advisor in the Americas Strategy Secretariat Rouben Khatchadourian told Econcouns on July 30. Respond [...]	2008-07-30 20:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD XM XS CA
08OTTAWA1024	CANADIAN AIR FORCE EMBRACES, RUSHES TRANSFORMATION [...] (C//NF) Summary: The International Security Assistance Force's (ISAF) mission in Afghanistan is a "transformation driver" that has obliged the Canadian Air Force (CAF) to develop a new Air Expeditionary Wing. The current deployment of about 350 airmen to the Afghan theater will grow to about [...]	2008-07-31 17:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO CA
08OTTAWA1028	EXCHANGING VIEWS ON THE OAS AND THE SUMMIT OF THE [...] (C) Summary. In meetings at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) on July 18, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States Hector E. Morales, Jr. emphasized his hopes of maintaining strong coordination and collaboration with Canada on hemi [...]	2008-08-01 11:48:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XL XM CA
08OTTAWA105	CANADA COORDINATING WITH DOS ON UN DRIP [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-22 19:22:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OAS PREL PGOV CA
08OTTAWA1059	THE ROLE OF THE PROVINCIAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONS [...] (U) Summary: Canadian provincial human rights commissions and tribunals administer provincial human rights law, with varying provisions, procedures, and jurisdictions. While the public has traditionally viewed these commissions and tribunals as defenders of human rights, they are coming under [...]	2008-08-08 20:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV CA
08OTTAWA106	CANADA ENCOURAGING COUNTRIES TO BAN BURMESE IMPORTS [...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for the Southeast Asia and Pacific Division Evelyne Coulombe told PolOff that Canada is taking every opportunity to encourage other governments to impose import bans on Burma. Coulombe said that the DFAIT Sout [...]	2008-01-22 21:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD PHUM BM CA
08OTTAWA1064	CANADA SUPPORTS STRONG NAC STATEMENT CONDEMNING [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-11 16:21:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS RU GG CA
08OTTAWA1068	CDMA 2008: CANADA TO HIGHLIGHT NEW FOCUS ON THE [...] (C) Summary: Canada will highlight its renewed focus on the Americas at the Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas (CDMA) 2008 in Banff, September 2-6. Canadian officials look forward to a robust U.S. presence at the CDMA and want to collaborate with the U.S. to ensure that the Dec [...]	2008-08-12 11:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR PGOV OAS CA
08OTTAWA1070	CANADA SUPPORTS CYBERCRIME CONVENTION, DESPITE [...] (C) Government of Canada counterparts told acting political counselor on August 13 that Canada strongly supports the Council of Europe Cybercrime convention. They described the GOC's position as almost identical to that of the U.S., especially with respect to Russian resistance and gamesmansh [...]	2008-08-12 19:05:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	EINT KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL CA
08OTTAWA1072	CANADA DEDICATES FUNDING TO LAUNCH TIP HOTLINE [...] (U) Per ref B, Public Safety Canada and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are working with the Canadian Crime Stoppers Association, a non-profit organization, to establish a national hotline for reports of possible Trafficking in Persons (TIP) cases. In January 2008, the Canadian government d [...]	2008-08-12 20:39:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN KCRM CA
08OTTAWA1075	NSG: CANADA SUPPORTS EXCEPTION FOR INDIA, SEEKS [...] (C) Summary: Canadian officials responded to ref A demarche by noting that Canada and the U.S. share similar views on how to secure an exception for India from the Nuclear Suppliers Group. Senior Canadian Embassy officials in Washington will seek a meeting with Acting Under Secretary John Ro [...]	2008-08-13 13:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC IN CA
08OTTAWA1090	CANADA STRONGLY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON GORI [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-14 18:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL NATO OSCE GG RS CA
08OTTAWA1092	CANADA REITERATES BACKING U.S. POSITION ON GEORGIA [...] (C) Colleen Swords, Assistant Deputy Minister for International Security Affairs (and Canada's G-8 Political Director),called DCM August 15 to follow up on the Ambassador's demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Edwards (refs b and c). Swords said the Ambassador's points had been "well receiv [...]	2008-08-15 15:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL NATO OSCE GG RS CA
08OTTAWA1093	CANADA WILL SUPPORT AFGHANISTAN OVER SYRIA FOR [...] (C) Colleen Swords, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Assistant Deputy Minister for International Security Affairs (and Canada's G-8 Political Director),told DCM August 15 that she was sure Canada would support Afghanistan over Syria if the race for the IAEA Board [...]	2008-08-15 19:18:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM IAEA KNNP MNUN IR SY AF CA
08OTTAWA1099	MANITOBA: A CANADIAN ELECTION BELLWEATHER? [...] (SBU) Summary: Manitoba voters appear relatively satisfied with the federal and provincial political status quo, including a federal minority government, although the city of Winnipeg will see some hard-fought races in a federal election that could come as early as this fall. Public reaction [...]	2008-08-15 20:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON CA
08OTTAWA1106	IAEA BOG: CANADIANS OPPOSE SYRIAN BID, OPEN TO [...] (C//Rel Can) At an August 19 follow-up to ref a demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation Craig Weichel confirmed DFAIT Assistant Deputy Minister Colleen Swords' assertion (ref b) that Canada would support Afghanistan over Syr [...]	2008-08-19 15:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL IAEA KNNP MNUN SY AF CA

08OTTAWA1122	CANADA SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN-PAKISTAN [...] (C//Rel Can) Summary: Canada has shared with Embassy a draft of the Dubai Process's yet-to-be approved Pakistan-Afghanistan Cooperation Action Plan (PACAP) to improve security and efficiency along the two countries' shared borders and legal crossing points. After the final Dubai Process meet [...]	2008-08-21 15:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO EAID AF PK CA
08OTTAWA1123	CANADA'S PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS GLOBALLY [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada remains a strong partner in promoting and defending human rights globally. Thanks to its "principle-based" approach, the Conservative Party believes that "Canada's voice is being heard" once again. Canada has awarded honorary citizenship to the Dalai Lama and Aung San [...]	2008-08-22 13:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM CH IS BM CA
08OTTAWA1130	CDMA 2008: CANADA TO PROMOTE SECRETARIAT [...] (C//NF) Summary: At their September 4 meeting in Banff, Minister of Defence MacKay will urge Secretary of Defense Gates to support the creation of a secretariat for the Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas (CDMA). Canada believes a secretariat is required to bolster the CDMA's abi [...]	2008-08-26 12:35:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR PGOV OAS CA
08OTTAWA1137	CANADIANS CALL IN RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR RE: GEORGIA [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Minister Len Edwards called in Russian Ambassador to Canada Georgiy Mamedov on August 26 to encourage Russia to reconsider its actions and cooperate fully with the international community [...]	2008-08-27 12:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MOPS NATO GG RS CA
08OTTAWA1140	CANADA WANTS TO COORDINATE SUPPORT FOR GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: Canada wants to deepen bilateral coordination on support to Georgia. Canadian officials have asked for specific advice regarding the potential deployment of OSCE monitors and separate explosives abatement capability to Georgia. They would also like to coordinate U.S. and Canad [...]	2008-08-27 16:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MOPS NATO GG RS CA
08OTTAWA1142	CANADIAN ELECTION SPECULATION HITS FEVER PITCH [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Harper decided on August 26 to keep Governor General Michaelle Jean in Ottawa through early September. Local media and commentators interpret the move as the clearest sign yet that Harper may soon call an autumn snap election. If Harper does make the announcemen [...]	2008-08-28 15:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CA
08OTTAWA1144	CANADA UNLIKELY TO ATTEND DEVELOPMENT MINISTERS [...] (U) On August 22, Econoff delivered reftel points to Jean-Yves Bourque, Program Officer, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Bourque stated that Canada does not have an aid program with Liberia and therefore is unlikely to attend the September Development Ministers meeting in Mo [...]	2008-08-28 17:28:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL CA LI
08OTTAWA1148	CANADIAN RESPONSE TO KOSOVO ICJ DEMARCHE [...] (C) On August 28, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for East Europe and Balkans Jeremy Wallace expressed appreciation for ref A demarche, and said that his office had not yet decided its stance on the Kosovo ICJ resolution at UNGA. Wallace remarked [...]	2008-08-29 13:34:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA UN KV CA
08OTTAWA1151	CANADA IN RECEIPT OF DEMARCHE ON MED DIALOGUE SOFA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 16:22:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR NATO CA
08OTTAWA1152	CANADA SEEKS U.S. HELP TO PRESS ISI ON BORDER [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Director for South Asia Jim Nickel told pol/miloff on August 28 that Pakistani ISI Director General Lieutenant General Nadeem Taj had just canceled his September 4-5 meetings with senior Canadian officials in Ottawa. Nickel sa [...]	2008-08-29 20:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO PK AF CA
08OTTAWA1162	GREEN PARTY MAKES HISTORY WITH FIRST MP [...] The Green Party landed its first Member of Parliament on August 30. Sitting Independent MP Blair Wilson formally joined the party and said he will run under the Green banner in a Canadian federal election that local analysts expect to be called within days. Wilson's recruitment marks a first [...]	2008-09-03 15:06:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SENV PINR CA
08OTTAWA1165	TORIES POISED FOR MODEST GAINS IN QUEBEC [...] (SBU) Summary: With a fall federal election all but certain, our English and French-speaking contacts in Montreal told us that the Conservatives are well-positioned to add to their eleven seats in Quebec. They downplayed the possibility of a major breakthrough, however, and said that seat chan [...]	2008-09-04 11:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SENV CA
08OTTAWA1171	CANADA TO CALL FEDERAL ELECTION ON SEPTEMBER 7 [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Stephen Harper will trigger a Canadian federal election on September 7 with voting day on October 14. The Conservatives are well-positioned to win a second minority government and late August polls suggested they will gain seats in key provinces. However, tight [...]	2008-09-05 21:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SENV CA
08OTTAWA1172	CANADA WILL DISCUSS BRAZIL'S PARTICIPATION IN PDG [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Policy Planning officer Helen Fytche told poloff September 4 that Canada would be pleased to discuss Brazil's participation in the Partnership for Democratic Governance (PDG) at the October 17 Steering Group meeting. Canada felt [...]	2008-09-05 21:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON KDEM BR CA
08OTTAWA1177	ELECTION KICK-OFF HIGHLIGHTS TORY PREPARATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Harper called a federal election on September 7 for voting on October 14 (Ref A). Harper emphasized continuity and stability in his first message to voters. Dion branded Harper an extremist. Although Harper signaled the date at least a week in advance -- and mo [...]	2008-09-08 21:27:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CA
08OTTAWA1199	CANADA SUPPORTS US GOALS FOR UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (C) Canada supports broadly U.S. goals for the UNGA Third Committee, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade human rights desk officer Cyndy Nelson. Nelson said however she could only offer a preliminary assessment, as Canada is in the middle of an election campaign. [...]	2008-09-12 19:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UN CA
08OTTAWA1200	ISAF AMENDMENT OPLAN TO EXPAND CN AUTHORITIES [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-12 20:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA1202	CANADIAN APPROVAL BRINGS CANUS ILOC INTO FORCE [...] (U) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Continental Defense Relations Victor Rakmil told pol/miloff on September 12 that the Government of Canada had received approval from Parliament to bring into force the Agreement on Integrated Lines of Commun [...]	2008-09-15 19:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR CA
08OTTAWA1203	AVIAN FLU CONFERENCE IN EGYPT: CANADA WILL ATTEND, BUT [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-15 19:32:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL CA
08OTTAWA1216	CANADIAN FEDERAL ELECTION: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE [...] (C) Summary. The most likely outcome of the October 14 Canadian federal election is another Conservative victory, with the real question being whether Prime Minister Harper's party wins only a stronger minority or an actual majority. Neither result would likely cause any significant shift of [...]	2008-09-16 20:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CA
08OTTAWA123	CANADA WILL NOT ATTEND UN WORLD CONFERENCE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada took a firm stance against the UN World Conference Against Racism on January 23 when it announced it would not attend the 2009 Durban Review Conference (Durban II). Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier stated that the 2001 UN World Conference Against Racism "degenera [...]	2008-01-24 20:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL CA
08OTTAWA1231	VANCOUVER OLYMPIC SECURITY UPDATE - COORDINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The February 12-28 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver will present Canada, and the United States, with complex multi-jurisdictional security challenges. The RCMP has the security lead, but is planning for the Canadian Forces (CF) to render military support of civilian security a [...]	2008-09-17 20:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC PTER KOLY CA
08OTTAWA1232	CANADA: NO NEW PLEDGES AT AD HOC LIAISON COMMITTEE [...] (sbu) Canada plans no new pledges at the September 22 Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) meeting in New York, according to Louise Corbin, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Israel, West Bank, and Gaza. Corbin told Econcouns that Canada had pledged C [...]	2008-09-17 20:21:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA EAID IS KPAL PGOV PREL WBG
08OTTAWA1234	U.S. AND CANADA DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: An inter-agency USG delegation met recently in Ottawa with Canadian counterparts to discuss civilian and military cooperation in South Afghanistan. Canadian interlocutors described the strategic coordination and outreach efforts embodied in their Kandahar Action Plan. Canada seek [...]	2008-09-17 21:05:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO EAID AF PK CA
08OTTAWA1236	CANADIAN RESPONSE TO IRAQ COALITION DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Adviser for NATO Amy Galigan confirmed that no Canadian Forces (CF) troops are participating in NTM-I, or are otherwise engaged in Iraq and that the Government of Canada is not pla [...]	2008-09-18 17:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS IZ CA
08OTTAWA1237	CANADIANS WORKING ON INTER-AGENCY RESPONSE TO RC-S [...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Senior (DFAIT) Adviser for Afghanistan Policy and Advocacy David Fairchild expressed appreciation for reftel demarche of September 17, noting that the current version appeared to have taken into consideration earlier Canadian concern [...]	2008-09-18 17:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA1238	CANADIAN ELECTION WILL DELAY DECISION ON FUNDS FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Canadian government will not consider reftel request that it provide $100 million per year in additional funding for the sustainment of the Afghan National Army (ANA) until a new government takes office after the October 14 federal election. End summary. 2. (C) On Septe [...]	2008-09-18 17:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA124	OPPOSITION REACTION TO MANLEY REPORT PREDICTABLE [...] (U) Summary: The New Democratic Party (NDP) and the Bloc Quebecois moved quickly, and predictably, on January 22 to reject the central recommendation of the Manley panel to extend Canada's combat mission in Afghanistan. Their decision puts the onus on the official opposition Liberals to clarify [...]	2008-01-24 21:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MOPS AF CA
08OTTAWA1243	CANADA EYEING C$10 MILLION ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 16:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GG RS KMCA EAID EFIN PREL
08OTTAWA1244	CANADIAN ATTENDANCE AT SEPTEMBER 24 HAITI KEY [...] (U) The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Assistant Deputy Minister (International Security Branch) and Political Director Colleen Swords and Assistant Deputy Minister (Americas Strategy) Alexandra Bugailiski will participate in the September 24 meeting of Haiti Key Play [...]	2008-09-19 17:51:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO UNSC UNGA HA CA
08OTTAWA1245	CANADIANS CONSIDERING U.S. IDEAS, INITIATIVES ON [...] (S/Rel CAN) Summary: Canadian officials are studying ref a demarche on engaging China on proliferation-related trade with Iran, but warn that Canadian action could be slowed by the government's current pre-election caretaker status. Officials expressed appreciation for ref b ideas for blockin [...]	2008-09-19 17:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	PREL EFIN KNNP PARM PINR IR XS CH CA
08OTTAWA1246	CANADIAN ATTENDANCE AT U/S BURNS' MEETING ON [...] (U) The Canadian representative to the September 24 meeting on Colombia hosted by U/S Burns in New York will be Assistant Deputy Minister (Americas Strategy) Alexandra Bugailiskis of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Visit Canada,s Economy and Environment Forum at [...]	2008-09-19 18:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPDC PTER PHUM UNGA CO CA
08OTTAWA1251	CANADA SUPPORTS RESOLUTION ON COMPLIANCE WITH [...] (SBU) Following up on reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Deputy Director for Nuclear Non-Proliferation Craig Weichel told pol/mil officer on September 19 that Canada would vote for the U.S.-sponsored UNGA First Committee Resolution on Compliance with Non-Pr [...]	2008-09-19 20:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL UNGA CA
08OTTAWA1253	CANADA CONSIDERING FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO [...] (C) Canada is leaning toward extending financial support to the Community of Democracies (CD) Secretariat, and will likely announce that it is exploring ways to provide a modest contribution at the September 26 CD meeting, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFAIT) Senior Policy An [...]	2008-09-19 20:25:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM UNGA CA
08OTTAWA1254	CANADIANS WORKING ON RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche on September 19, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Advisor for Defense and Security Sarah Robertson said that Canadian officials were now consulting internally on whether they could extend the HMCS Ville de Quebec's current depl [...]	2008-09-19 20:34:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS MCAP XW CA
08OTTAWA1258	THE U.S. IN THE CANADIAN FEDERAL ELECTION -- NOT! [...] (C) Summary. Despite the overwhelming importance of the U.S. to Canada for its economy and security, bilateral relations remain the proverbial 900 pound gorilla that no one wants to talk about in the 2008 Canadian federal election campaigns. This likely reflects an almost inherent inferiority c [...]	2008-09-22 18:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CA
08OTTAWA1259	NATO: CANADA SHARES U.S. VIEW OF NO BUSINESS AS [...] (C) Summary: Canada agrees with the U.S. position that there should be no business as usual at the NATO Russia Council (NRC),and at the NRC Prep Com, and Canada is making this point to its NATO allies. End summary. 2. (C) On September 22, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAIT) [...]	2008-09-22 20:39:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO PARM KCFE RS GG CA
08OTTAWA1263	UNGA: CANADIAN THOUGHTS ON FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: At the September 26 Friends of Pakistan Group (FoPG) meeting on the margins of UNGA, Canadian Deputy Foreign Minister Len Edwards will articulate Canada's desire to collaborate with like-minded countries in support of political and economic development and stability in Pakistan. [...]	2008-09-23 16:39:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PK CA
08OTTAWA1264	CANADA EXTENDS WFP ESCORTS OFF SOMALIA [...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Defense and Security Michael Kaduck on September 23 confirmed that the Canadian government had decided to extend its World Food Program (WFP) escort duty from September 27 to a "hard deadline" of October 2 [...]	2008-09-23 19:32:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR MCAP UNSC XW CA SO
08OTTAWA1265	CANADA SUPPORTS MAJORITY OF U.S. GOALS AT UNGA [...] (C) Canada supports the majority of U.S. goals for the upcoming UN General Assembly (UNGA) general debate and regular session, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Deputy Director for UN and Commonwealth Affairs Shannon-Marie Soni. Deputy Foreign Minister Len Edw [...]	2008-09-23 19:43:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNGA CA
08OTTAWA1271	CANADIAN CO-SPONSORSHIP OF COMPLIANCE RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Nuclear Non-Proliferation Craig Weichel has verified that Canada had co-sponsored the U.S. Compliance Resolution at the UN First Committee in 2005 (ref a) and that DFAIT was therefore "in a good position" t [...]	2008-09-26 18:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL UNGA CA
08OTTAWA1274	CANADA WILLING TO DEMARCHE INDIA ON WFP ESCORTS [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Defence and Security Michael Kaduck confirmed to pol/mil officer after COB on September 26 that he had instructed the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi to respond positively to a U.S. Embassy request that [...]	2008-09-29 13:39:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR MCAP UNSC XW SO CA
08OTTAWA1293	ELECTION 2008: VISITS TO THE "WAR ROOMS" [...] (C) Summary. The contrast between the state-of-the-art Conservative Party campaign "war room" and its rather ramshackle Liberal Party equivalent helps to explain why Conservatives are at least 11 percentage points in the polls about whom electors would vote for if the federal election were [...]	2008-10-02 14:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CA
08OTTAWA1297	CANADIAN ABSTENTION LIKELY ON KOSOVO ICJ REFERRAL [...] (C) In response to reftels, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Europe and Central Asia Relations Jeremy Wallace told pol/mil officer that Canada seems to be "moving toward an abstention" if there is a vote. DFAIT officials have not yet made a de [...]	2008-10-03 18:21:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNGA KV CA
08OTTAWA1300	CONSERVATIVES STILL AHEAD FOLLOWING DEBATES [...] (C) Summary. The Conservatives emerged from the federal election campaign's two national debates having preserved their comfortable lead in the polls. Despite facing a constant barrage of criticism from the four main opposition parties, PM Harper seems to have come through relatively unscath [...]	2008-10-03 21:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL CA
08OTTAWA1303	(S) CANADA CONSIDERING SPACE LAUNCH ALTERNATIVES [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (S/RelCan) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Advisor for Non-Proliferation Phillip Baines raised U.S.-India safeguards on October 3, asking whether the United States intends to broaden its bilateral safegua [...]	2008-10-06 21:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	PREL PARM ETTC CA
08OTTAWA1308	ELECTION 2008: RACE NARROWS WITH ONE WEEK TO GO [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's major political parties have launched their final push to Election Day on October 14. Although the Conservative government appears certain to be re-elected, whether it will win a majority or another minority mandate is less clear. The apparent slowing of Conservative [...]	2008-10-07 21:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CA
08OTTAWA1313	CANADA WILL DONATE TO UNRWA'S RECONSTRUCTION AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 19:09:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PHUM PREL LE CA
08OTTAWA1314	ELECTION 2008: WHAT IF... [...] (C) Summary. A Liberal victory in the federal election, while still not likely, has suddenly become a possibility in the wake of widespread concerns about the world financial situation. Improved prospects for the Liberals in Ontario and for the Bloc Quebecois in Quebec have substantially ea [...]	2008-10-09 21:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CA
08OTTAWA1315	NO CHANGE IN CANADIAN VIEWS OF CHINA FOLLOWING [...] (SBU) Many Canadians viewed the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics through the prism of Canadian preparations for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, and were deeply impressed by the smooth success of the sporting events in China, as well as by the dramatic new sporting venues. The Beijing Olympic [...]	2008-10-10 15:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO CH CA
08OTTAWA1317	CANADIAN CHALLENGES RELATED TO ACCESSION OF [...] (U) Action request -- see para 4. 2. (SBU) In response to reftel, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Policy Adviser for Defence and Security Robert Bissett told pol/mil officer that Canada would move as quickly as possible to complete the ratification of the pro [...]	2008-10-10 20:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM NATO MARR PREL KTIA AL CA HR
08OTTAWA1325	ELECTION 2008: WHAT IT MEANS [...] (C) The next Canadian federal election campaign effectively began on October 15, in the wake of the October 14 election results that gave the Conservative Party of Prime Minister Stephen Harper a stronger "mandate" but yet another minority position in the 308-seat House of Commons (reftel). [...]	2008-10-15 18:27:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CA
08OTTAWA1331	CANADA TO ANNOUNCE SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force Policy Advisor Jennifer Kleniewski confirmed to pol/miloff on October 15 that the just re-elected Conservative government "soon" would announce Canada's "substantial" donation to support the 2009 and 2010 [...]	2008-10-16 20:48:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV KDEM AF CA
08OTTAWA1343	CANADA TO PLEDGE C$3 MILLION AT GEORGIA DONORS' [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-20 17:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GG RS KMCA EAID EFIN PREL
08OTTAWA1345	CANADA WILL CONTRIBUTE $35 MILLION TO SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force Policy Advisor Jennifer Kleniewski told pol/miloff on October 20 that Canada has budgeted $35 million to support the 2009 and 2010 elections in Afghanistan. In her follow-up to ref a, she also specifie [...]	2008-10-20 18:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID KDEM PGOV AF CA
08OTTAWA1362	CANADA SUPPORTS INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT [...] (sbu) Summary: Canada fully supports the November 15 Financial Markets and World Economy Summit, and is committed to market-based financial systems and liberalized trading markets, according to senior Canadian financial officials. Canada will work closely with the United States and the G-7 co [...]	2008-10-23 15:04:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	CA ECON EFIN PREL
08OTTAWA1368	CANADA KEEN TO ADVOCATE NON-PARTICIPATION IN [...] This is an action request -- please see para 4. 2. (C) Canada is willing to join the U.S. effort to persuade governments to steer clear of Iran's November 30 conference on nuclear energy. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Advisor for Non-Proliferat [...]	2008-10-24 21:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC AORC ENRG TRGY IR CA
08OTTAWA1392	(S) CANADIAN RESPONSE TO U.S. REPLY ON UAE REMOTE [...] (S/Rel Can) On October 29, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Advisor for Non-proliferation and Disarmament Thomas Gillon expressed appreciation for reftel response regarding the transfer of RADARSAT-2 capabilities to the United Arab Emirates. Gillon remarked [...]	2008-10-30 17:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	PREL PARM ETTC CA
08OTTAWA1393	CANADA WELCOMES U.S. - CARIBBEAN SECURITY [...] (U) Action request - please see para 4. 2. (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Defence and Security Relations Michael Kaduck told pol/miloff on October 29 that Canada is keen to participate in the U.S. - C [...]	2008-10-30 19:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER SNAR KJUS EAID MASS XL CA
08OTTAWA1394	NEW CANADIAN CABINET: "CERTAINTY, STABILITY, AND [...] (C) Summary. The Cabinet of the second government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper took office on October 29. Its expanded size includes more women and rewarded some new MPs from key geographic areas. As expected, former Minister of Transport Lawrence Cannon succeeded David Emerson as Mini [...]	2008-10-30 19:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CA
08OTTAWA1396	CANADA WILLING TO SIGN CHEMICAL WEAPONS CHALLENGE [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Louis-Phillipe Sylvestre confirmed to pol/miloff on October 30 that Canada wants to avoid the "complications" that would accompany a formal b [...]	2008-10-31 17:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KTIA CWC CA
08OTTAWA1408	CANADA CONSIDERING U.S. CANDIDATE FOR EXECUTIVE [...] (SBU) According to Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Division for Inter-American Relations Leonard Beaulne, Canada will give "strong consideration" to the U.S. candidate for the Inter-American Commission of Women's (CIM) Executive Committee. [...]	2008-11-03 22:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC KWMN OAS CA
08OTTAWA141	PM HARPER SEEKS AFGHAN EXTENSION, WITH CAVEATS [...] (SBU) Summary: PM Harper publicly voiced his agreement with the Manley panel's call for an extension of Canada's mission in Kandahar after February 2009 - as long as NATO provides additional troops and equipment to help out (ref a). He pledged personally to take the lead to press Canada's alli [...]	2008-01-28 21:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS AF CA
08OTTAWA1411	CANADA WANTS TO COORDINATE ON IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request - please see para 5. 2. (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Advisor for Non-Proliferation Che van Haastrecht on November 4 asked to coordinate CANUS outreach to discourage the sale of uranium to Iran by Kazakhstan (ref b). [...]	2008-11-04 20:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC ENRG AORC TRGY IR CA
08OTTAWA1414	PM HARPER CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA [...] (U) In a statement on November 4, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper offered congratulations to President-elect Barack Obama and all incoming Members of Congress and Governors. He pledged to continue to cooperate to "strengthen the special bond" between our two nations. (Full text in pa [...]	2008-11-05 17:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CA
08OTTAWA1421	CANADA FULLY SUPPORTS AND HAS ALREADY IMPLEMENTED [...] (S) Summary. Robert Sample, Senior Project Leader, Financial Crimes, Finance Canada, said that Canada's current regulations regarding financial institutions' (FI's) transactions with Iranian entities are in line with USG and FATF recommendations and are quite onerous on Canadian institutions. [...]	2008-11-06 21:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	KNNP PARM PREL EFIN CA
08OTTAWA1424	OTTAWA HOSTS LIKE-MINDED COUNTRIES INFORMAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada hosted an informal meeting of like-minded countries on Zimbabwe in Ottawa on October 30. Delegates agreed that MDC and ZANU-PF are in the midst of a power struggle to which there is no easy solution in sight. Several countries expressed concern at the Like-Minded Group,s [...]	2008-11-07 16:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM EAID ZI CA
08OTTAWA1426	NEW FOREIGN MINISTER LAWRENCE CANNON [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 30, Lawrence Cannon became Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs in Prime Minister Stephen Harper's second Conservative government (reftel). Cannon is an experienced and competent administrator who is likely to provide stability to a department that has had four minist [...]	2008-11-07 17:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR CA
08OTTAWA1433	CANADA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR EXECUTIVE [...] (SBU) Canada will support the U.S. candidate for the Inter-American Commission of Women's (CIM) Executive Committee at the CIM Assembly election in Santiago (November 10-12),according to Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's (DFAIT) Division of Inter-A [...]	2008-11-10 21:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC KWMN OAS CA
08OTTAWA1441	CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN MEETING [...] (C) In response to November 12 ref a demarche, Deputy Director for South Asia Peter Fawcett at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) voiced Canada's full support, while expressing concern that the meeting now appears to be turning into more of a donors' meeting, des [...]	2008-11-13 22:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON EAID PK CA
08OTTAWA1443	FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN: CANADA SEEKS BROAD SECURITY [...] (C) On November 13, Deputy Director for South Asia Peter Fawcett at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) elaborated on Canadian views of the upcoming Friends of Pakistan meeting (reftels). According to Fawcett, Canada seeks a "robust and broad" security discussion, [...]	2008-11-14 19:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON EAID PK CA
08OTTAWA1444	CANADA BROADLY SUPPORTIVE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (SBU) According to Ryan Hewer, the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's policy advisor for Iranian non-proliferation issues, Canada broadly supports the ideas outlined in reftel, about which State officials apparently briefed Canadian emboffs in Washington on Novem [...]	2008-11-14 21:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MNUC PARM ETTC ENRG IR CA
08OTTAWA1446	CANADA REITERATES DESIRE FOR G7 COORDINATION ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-17 16:35:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PARM PREL KNNP CA
08OTTAWA1453	CANADA DECIDES AGAINST DEMARCHES ON IRAN NUCLEAR [...] (C) In an unexpected and unwelcome shift from ref a position, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Advisor for Non-Proliferation Ryan Hewer informed poloff on November 17 that DFAIT had now decided Canada was already overextended in its demarches on the [...]	2008-11-18 15:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC AORC ENRG TRGY IR CA
08OTTAWA1460	CANADA CRITICAL OF NICARAGUAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche on November 18, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Nicaragua desk officer Sandy Ewart confirmed that Canada fully shares U.S. concerns regarding the November 9 Nicaraguan municipal elections. He noted that the Canadian Embassy in Costa Ri [...]	2008-11-18 22:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV NU CA
08OTTAWA147	CANADA KEEN TO COOPERATE ON COUNTERNARCOTICS AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-29 22:28:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR MOPS MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA1470	2008 THRONE SPEECH FOCUSES ON ECONOMY, NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary and comment. The second Harper government's Throne Speech on November 19 lived down to expectations of a fairly modest agenda, primarily focused on dealing with the domestic impact of the global economic crisis. The government did not indicate any plans for a major economic sti [...]	2008-11-19 22:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA1474	CANADA SEEKS GREATER COHERENCE IN GLOBAL [...] (SBU) After receiving reftel demarche points and non-paper, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Advisor for Non-proliferation David MacDuff said on November 20 that Canada believes the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) is struggling [...]	2008-11-20 21:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PTER PREL KGIC CA
08OTTAWA1476	CANADA REMAINS STEADFAST AGAINST ANTI-ISRAEL [...] (SBU) Canada remains steadfast in its opposition to the plethora of anti-Israel UNGA resolutions outlined in reftel, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Middle East Division Director Michael Grant. Grant noted that Canada has voted this year exactly as it did i [...]	2008-11-20 21:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA IS PA CA
08OTTAWA1480	CANADA CONCERNED BY IRANIAN AND SYRIAN NUCLEAR [...] (C/NF) Canada found the November 19 IAEA report on the status of Iranian nuclear program to be "very bleak," according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) non-proliferation senior policy advisor Ryan Hewer. Hewer commented that the report clearly suggests a "consi [...]	2008-11-21 21:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MNUC KNNP PARM IAEA TRGY IR SY CA
08OTTAWA1481	CANADA OFFERS AMENDED LANGUAGE ON CWC CHALLENGE [...] (C) As promised in ref a demarche response, on November 21 Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Louis-Phillipe Sylvestre provided suggested amendments to the draft language for an exchange of notes on procedures go [...]	2008-11-21 21:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KTIA CWC CA
08OTTAWA149	CANADA SEEKS CLOSE COORDINATION IN RUN UP TO [...] (SBU) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Policy Advisor for the Asia Pacific region Philip Cordier, Canada is generally in agreement with our concept paper on the ASEAN Regional Forum Workplan for Counterterrorism and Transnational Crime (reftel). The Division [...]	2008-01-30 18:51:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ARF PTER CA
08OTTAWA1491	63RD UNGA: CANADIAN CO-SPONSORSHIP OF FIRST [...] (SBU) Canada was pleased to support and co-sponsor the First Committee resolution on compliance this year, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament senior policy advisor Sarah Houghton. Houghton expressed appreciation for U [...]	2008-11-25 19:29:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM MNUC UNGA CA
08OTTAWA1493	CANADA SUPPORTS BROADENING ANA TRUST FUND MANDATE, [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. 2. (C) In the absence of the Ambassador, DCM spoke to David Mulroney, Deputy Minister and Afghanistan Coordinator in the Privy Council Office, regarding the U.S.-led initiative to broaden the mandate of NATO,s ANA Trust Fund (ref a). Mulron [...]	2008-11-26 18:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF CA
08OTTAWA1494	CCM: CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR INTEROPERABILITY [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (C) Director of the Mine Action and Small Arms Team Earl Turcotte of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) confirmed to PolMinCouns on November 28 that Canada will make a "helpful" statement during the December [...]	2008-11-28 15:24:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL NATO MOPS CA
08OTTAWA1496	CANADA IN KANDAHAR; MODEST PROGRESS, LITTLE PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary and comment. The government's second quarterly report on progress toward Canada's benchmarks through 2011 in Afghanistan's Kandahar province claimed slight gains on the capabilities of Afghan army battalions in Kandahar, infrastructure projects, education and literary training, [...]	2008-11-28 19:25:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV AF CA
08OTTAWA1498	MGIN01: CANADA ON MUMBAI TERRORIST ATTACKS [...] (U) Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon on November 28 confirmed that one Canadian had died and two others had been injured (one of whom remains in intensive care but is in stable condition) as a result of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, while Canadian consular officials had been able [...]	2008-11-28 19:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AEMR PTER IN CA
08OTTAWA1501	CANADA SEEKING TO KEEP EXCHANGE OFFICERS IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) This is an action request -- see para 7. 2. (C) Summary: Canada is seeking ways to keep its 13 military exchange officers in Iraq embedded in American and British military units after December 31, 2008, when the UN mandate for Iraq expires. In a December 1 meeting, Canadian interlocu [...]	2008-12-01 21:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO IR CA
08OTTAWA1503	CANADA STILL MULLING ARF DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISE [...] (SBU) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Asia Pacific security policy advisor Jean-Francois Lacasse, Canada is still consulting internally on how it can best match its interest in participating in the May 2009 Asean Regional Forum disaster relief exercis [...]	2008-12-01 21:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS EAID ARF CA
08OTTAWA1507	OTTAWA'S UNEXPECTED POLITICAL TURMOIL; NEW [...] (C) Summary and comment. Prime Minister Stephen Harper faces a new and rather unexpected political challenge in the wake of the Conservatives' miscalculations in the Economic and Fiscal Statement (reftels). The Liberals and New Democratic Party on December 1 formalized an agreement to try [...]	2008-12-02 20:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF CA
08OTTAWA1508	US-CANADA PERMANENT JOINT BOARD ON DEFENSE (PJBD) [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada hosted the 222nd bi-national Permanent Joint Board on Defense (PJBD) meeting in Quebec City, November 12-14, 2008, with U.S. Chairman George Nethercutt and Canadian Chairman Rick Casson leading the discussions. The PJBD's Record of Decision (ROD) recognized the merit of [...]	2008-12-02 22:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS CA
08OTTAWA1510	BANK OF CANADA GOVERNOR ON G20 SUMMIT AND [...] (c) Summary: Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney and Deputy Governor John Murray told DCM and EMIN in a November 28 meeting that Bank officials were pleased with the G-20 Summit statement of principles. Carney stated that the Summit had acknowledged the global financial system's failures, an [...]	2008-12-03 16:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN CA ETRD PREL
08OTTAWA1519	NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP: CANADA WILL JOIN [...] (SBU) Canada will join consensus on the U.S. proposal for strengthening Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) control of transfers of enrichment and reprocessing (ENR) equipment and technology, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) non-proliferation senior policy [...]	2008-12-04 20:15:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM ENRG ETTC KNNP CA
08OTTAWA152	CANADA SEEKS CLOSE COORDINATION IN RUN UP TO [...] (SBU) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Policy Advisor for the Asia Pacific region Philip Cordier, Canada is generally in agreement with our concept paper on the ASEAN Regional Forum Workplan for Counterterrorism and Transnational Crime (reftel). The Division [...]	2008-01-31 15:05:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ARF PTER CA
08OTTAWA1522	CANADA TO ATTEND ROME MEETING ON NATIONAL MEASURES [...] (U) Canada will send Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Acting Division Director for Gulf and Mahgreb Relations Jeffrey McLaren and DFAIT non-proliferation senior advisor Ryan Hewer to the Rome meeting on implementation of national measures on Iran, according to DFAI [...]	2008-12-04 21:32:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP MNUC ETTC IR CA
08OTTAWA1523	SECRETARY RICE-FOREIGN MINISTER CANNON LETTER [...] (SBU) Post delivered text of reftel letter to the office of Foreign Minister Cannon on December 5. 2. (SBU) Charge followed up with a phone call the same day to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Assistant Deputy Minister for Asia and Africa Ken Sundquist (U/S equ [...]	2008-12-05 21:05:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OPDC KN CA
08OTTAWA1524	ANTI-PIRACY EFFORTS HIGH ON CANADIAN AGENDA [...] (SBU) Anti-piracy efforts in the Gulf of Aden are "high on the agenda" of the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT),according to DFAIT counterterrorism senior policy advisor Neil Brennan. Brennan added that DFAIT has been engaged in extensive internal consult [...]	2008-12-05 21:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS PTER PBTS CA
08OTTAWA1532	FM CANNON LOOKING FOR WAYS TO HELP ON DPRK FUEL OIL [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. . (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Assistant Deputy Minister for Asia and Africa Ken Sundquist confirmed to DCM on December 8 that he had briefed Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon on a possible Canadian contribu [...]	2008-12-08 22:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KN CA
08OTTAWA1535	CANADA CRAFTING PIRACY POLICY RESPONSES [...] (C) Summary. Canada is still deliberating about its policy on piracy in the Horn of Africa, but is somewhat stymied by its domestic legal framework, which makes no provision for prosecuting international piracy. DFAIT legal and policy officers continue to search for answers on how best to co [...]	2008-12-09 17:15:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PTER PBTS CA
08OTTAWA1546	MISSION CANADA PROMOTES AWARENESS OF GENDER-BASED [...] (U) Summary: Mission Canada marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women with a November 25 digital video conference (DVC) that included an exchange of best practices among leading American, Canadian, and Portuguese governmental, NGO, and law enforcement experts. [...]	2008-12-11 21:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWMN KPAO PHUM CA

08OTTAWA1552	US-EU-CANADA TRILATERAL MEETINGS ON IRAN AND US-EU [...] (C) Summary: On December 8, the United States, European Union, and Canada held their regularly scheduled trilateral discussion on Iran at the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) in Ottawa. Later in the day, U.S. and EU representatives met at the French Emba [...]	2008-12-12 21:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN UN XG XF IR CA
08OTTAWA1556	CANADA SUPPORTIVE ON UN HARMONIZATION OF [...] (SBU) Canada is "broadly" supportive of the U.S. position outlined in reftel, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade international organization policy advisor Bronwyn May. May promised a more detailed response on December 19. May emphasized that Canada does attach [...]	2008-12-16 15:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AMGT AORC APER UNGA CA
08OTTAWA1558	CANADA STUDYING SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN ELECTION [...] (C) Canada is well aware of the currently circulating SHAPE estimate of force contributions required for Election Support Forces (ESF) in Afghanistan, and is now actively studying the "realm of the possible" to enhance security in the run up to the 2009 Afghan elections, according to Departmen [...]	2008-12-16 20:43:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA1566	CANADIAN POLICY ON CUBA [...] (SBU) Based on Embassy's ongoing dialogue with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's (DFAIT) Latin America and Caribbean officials, Embassy's assessment is that Canada has consistently worked to promote the advancement of democracy, good governance, and human rights in Cu [...]	2008-12-17 21:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ETRD ETTC CU CA
08OTTAWA1567	CANADA'S UN UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW [...] (SBU) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Deputy Director for Human Rights Victoria Berry and Policy Officer for Human Rights Daniel Ulmer, the Canadian government will soon submit a 20 page report for the Human Rights Council's February 3rd Universal Periodic Re [...]	2008-12-18 19:15:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNHRC CA
08OTTAWA1569	CANADA SEEKS INFORMATION ON INDIAN SEA SPARROW SALE [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 6. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Canada requests releasable intelligence assessments and policy analysis by U.S. agencies on the proposed sale of Sea Sparrow missiles by the U.S. to India. Canadian naval forces rely exclusively on this missile, and are seeking [...]	2008-12-18 19:39:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	PREL MASS MOPS ETTC MCAP IN CA
08OTTAWA1570	CANADA OFFERS ALTERNATE SERVICE CONDITIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada supports UN personnel management reform, but does not agree with U.S. stance on temporary contracts. Canada also recognizes the urgent need for human resources management reform in light of the new challenges to UN operations in Afghanistan and Darfur. Canada remains a [...]	2008-12-18 19:46:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AMGT AORC APER UNGA CA
08OTTAWA1574	CANADA'S SHRINKING POLICY PRIORITIES FOR 2009 [...] 1. (C) Summary. For the Canadian government, only three true policy priorities remain for 2009: rescuing the economy (or, more accurately, creating a public perception that it is earnestly trying to do so); remaining in power in face of new threats from the opposition parties; and, buildi [...]	2008-12-19 21:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL CA
08OTTAWA1576	CANADA TO HALVE IRAQ EXCHANGE OFFICER CONTINGENT [...] (C/NF) Summary: Canada has run out of time to secure an agreement with Iraq that would allow Canadian exchange officers to receive immunities consistent with the U.S. Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). Canada will halve its contingent of military exchange officers embedded with American units [...]	2008-12-22 21:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS NATO IZ CA
08OTTAWA1578	CANADA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) During 2008 Canada secured its first convictions under the 2001 Anti-Terrorism Act. In September, a Toronto court convicted a 20-year-old man, whose identity is protected by the Criminal Youth Justice Act, for conspiring in a group plot to bomb several Canadian targets, including Parliamen [...]	2008-12-22 21:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL ASEC CA
08OTTAWA1579	CANADA EAGER TO PARTICIPATE IN PSI MEETINGS IN [...] (SBU) Canada is eager to participate in the Proliferation Security Initiative Operational Experts Group and outreach meetings in May in Miami, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade non-proliferation senior policy advisor David MacDuff. MacDuff added that Canada is [...]	2008-12-22 21:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM CA
08OTTAWA1583	CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Director General for the Middle East and Maghreb Kerry Buck on December 23 reiterated to PolMinCouns Canada's strong support for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. She confirmed that Canada had already made a contribution in FY07-08 o [...]	2008-12-23 16:48:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER LE SY UNSC EUN CA
08OTTAWA1590	DELIVERY OF NICARAGUA MUNICIPAL ELECTION DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Poloff on December 24 delivered reftel demarche to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Latin America Division Deputy Director Patric Picard. There was no substantive response. Visit Canada,s Economy and Environment Forum at http://www.intelink.gov/communities/s [...]	2008-12-24 18:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID NU CA
08OTTAWA1591	CANADA STRONGLY SUPPORTS GLOBAL INITIATIVE MEETING [...] (SBU) On December 24, Dutch Deputy Head of Mission Erik Boer, Russian Deputy Chief of Mission Dimitri Trasimov, and Deputy Pol/C Kurt van der Walde jointly delivered reftel announcement about the upcoming fifth Global Initiative meeting in The Hague to Department of Foreign Affairs and Inter [...]	2008-12-24 18:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC RU NL CA
08OTTAWA1594	CANADA WITHDRAWS ENTIRE IRAQI EXCHANGE CONTINGENT [...] (C/NF) Canada decided on December 26 to withdraw all nine of its exchange officers embedded with U.S. forces in Iraq, following a high-level decision by Department of National Defence (DND) policy makers in response to a DND risk assessment, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and Inter [...]	2008-12-29 21:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS IZ CA
08OTTAWA1595	CANADA SEEKS ORTEGA MEETING TO DELIVER STRONG [...] (C) Canada shares U.S. concerns over the flawed November municipal elections (reftels),but will not contemplate cutting its annual aid worth about C$11 million or canceling official visits, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Nicaragua desk officer Sand [...]	2008-12-29 22:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID NU CA
08OTTAWA172	CANADA ON SYRIAN POLITICAL DISSIDENTS [...] (SBU) According to Director of the Middle East Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs Michael Grant, Canada decided to make a public statement in Damascus (text in para 2) in lieu of a demarche to the Syrian government in response to reftel demarche. Its embassy issued the statement o [...]	2008-02-04 16:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SY CA
08OTTAWA174	SEEKING SEPARATE FUNDING FOR OAS CONVENTION [...] (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Human Rights Deputy Director Robert Sinclair, Canada requests U.S. support for its position that the OAS should not/not fund the proposed Inter-American Convention against Racism through the existing OAS budget. S [...]	2008-02-04 17:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CA
08OTTAWA175	BRITISH MINISTER OF STATE PRAISES CANADIAN ROLE IN [...] (C) According to British High Commission Head of Political Section Colin Smith, Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) Dr. Kim Howells used his February 2 visit to Ottawa to reinforce the multi-national nature of NATO's involvement in Afghanistan -- already including in Kandahar [...]	2008-02-04 22:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AF UK CA
08OTTAWA187	TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-06 19:39:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	IZ KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CA
08OTTAWA188	POLISH FM OFFERS HELICOPTERS FOR KANDAHAR [...] (C) During a February 3-4 visit to Ottawa, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski informed Canada that Poland was prepared to offer two Russian-made helicopters to support Canadian Forces in Kandahar. According to Polish Embassy DCM Artur Michalski Sikorski -- during a private [...]	2008-02-06 19:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PL CA AF
08OTTAWA189	CANADIAN CONCERN OVER CHAD AND SUDAN [...] (SBU) FM Bernier issued a statement February 4 in response to recent developments in Chad, which said: "Canada strongly condemns the attacks by rebel groups in Chad and, in particular, in N'Djamena. We join newly elected African Union President Jakaya Kikwete in expressing our deep concern w [...]	2008-02-06 19:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF CH SU CA
08OTTAWA192	CANADA TO CONTINUE FUNDING FOR JUBA PROCESS, WITH [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Director for Eastern and Southern Africa Lisa Stadelbauer, following up on reftel demarches on the Juba process, confirmed that Canada will -- after extensive internal reviews -- go ahead and make its programmed disbursements. She no [...]	2008-02-06 20:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PHUM UG CA
08OTTAWA211	INCHING TOWARD A SPRING ELECTION? [...] (C) Summary. Chances of a spring election are on the upswing, with upcoming confidence votes on Afghanistan, the crime bill, and the budget. Polling numbers do not look like either major party would have any realistic hope of forming a majority government any time soon, however, and the res [...]	2008-02-08 22:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF CA
08OTTAWA216	CONSERVATIVE PARTY EAGER FOR ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. The Conservatives appear ready and eager for spring elections, although even they do not hope for more than a strengthened minority. They see the Liberals as deeply divided and heavily in debt, under a weak leader whose image will not appeal to voters. The Conservatives, while [...]	2008-02-11 21:51:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF CA
08OTTAWA219	CANADIAN QUESTIONS ON KOSOVO [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 3. 2. (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs Director General for Central, East, and South Europe Robert Hage, the Cabinet Committee during the week of February 4 had agreed that Canada could not be in the first wave of countries to reco [...]	2008-02-12 20:06:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU CA
08OTTAWA221	GOVERNMENT, OPPOSITION NEGOTIATING A WAY AHEAD IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE GOVERNING CONSERVATIVES AND THE OPPOSITION PARTIES APPEAR CLOSER THAN EVER ON A WAY FORWARD FOR THE AFGHAN MISSION OF THE CANADIAN FORCES, WITH A NEW LIBERAL AMENDMENT TO THE GOVERNMENT'S MOTION. THERE REMAIN SOME IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES OVER WHETHER THE TARGET DATE FOR THE E [...]	2008-02-12 23:18:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA222	SYRIA REBUKES CANADA ON HUMAN RIGHTS STATEMENT [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Director General for Middle East and North Africa Gordon Venner on February 13 shared with PolMinCouns a read-out from the Canadian Head of Mission in Damascus following the Canadian Embassy's January 31 statement of concern over Riad [...]	2008-02-13 19:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SY CA
08OTTAWA228	CANADA ON ABKHAZIA [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Director General for Central, East, and South Europe Robert Hage on February 13 expressed appreciation for reftel views on possible Russian recognition of Abkhazia. He expressed mild surprise, however, explaining Canada's own reading [...]	2008-02-13 21:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG RU YI CA
08OTTAWA2327	CANADA OPEN TO SHORT DELAY IN PAKISTANI ELECTIONS, [...] (U) During a December 31 news conference, Prime Minister Stephen Harper commented regarding Pakistan that "we understand there may be some delay in holding elections. I think that's justifiable as long as it's a delay to ensure a fairer process. As long as it is not a delay leading to suspen [...]	2008-01-02 12:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PRFL PTER SHUM PK CA
08OTTAWA233	CANADA SEES "SOME ENCOURAGING SIGNS" IN UN HRC [...] (C) Summary: According to Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) officials, the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) remains a "work in progress," but Canada has seen encouraging signs that it is maturing and shifting its focus from institutional questions to specific [...]	2008-02-14 19:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KUNR PREL CA
08OTTAWA24	PROBABLE CANADIAN DEMARCHE TO SYRIA [...] (SBU) PolMinCouns on December 31 delivered reftel demarche on Syria and the White House statement on the National Council of the Damascus Declaration to Director General for the Middle East and North Africa Gordon Venner of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Venner in [...]	2008-01-07 21:29:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SY CA
08OTTAWA246	CANADA STILL NOT READY TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO -- YET [...] (C) Ambassador has a call in to Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier, who is on an official visit to Colombia (followed by Haiti and South Korea) so Ambassador can convey ref a demarche. DCM discussed recognition of Kosovo with Deputy Foreign Minister Len Edwards on February 15, and Edwards reit [...]	2008-02-19 19:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK YI EU KV CA
08OTTAWA250	CANADA SEEKS MORE INFORMATION ON IMPENDING [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Continental Defence Victor Rakmil on February 19 told Poloff that DFAIT had instructed the Canadian Embassy in Washington to contact the Departments of State and Defense for additional information about USG [...]	2008-02-19 22:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PNAT PARM KITA TSPA TPHY CA
08OTTAWA251	FOREIGN MINISTER BERNIER ON KOSOVO [...] (C) The Ambassador reached Canadian Foreign Minister Bernier by phone in Colombia (the FM is on a Latin America visit). Saying he had been asked by the Secretary to call, Ambassador strongly urged Canada to join the U.S. and its other allies in recognizing Kosovo's independence. Minister B [...]	2008-02-19 22:29:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KV YI EU CA
08OTTAWA252	CANADA WITH U.S. ON COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Deputy Director for Counterterrorism Yves Beaulieu confirmed on February 19 that Canada had also received the text of the Greek proposal that tries to bridge the OIC position with that of the U.S. and li [...]	2008-02-19 22:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER CA
08OTTAWA26	S/CRS COORDINATOR HERBST'S MEETINGS IN CANADA [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with Canadian officials to discuss areas for collaboration in improving post-conflict stabilization and reconstruction, Ambassador John Herbst of the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) heard that there is an emerging consensus in C [...]	2008-01-07 21:39:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS CA HA
08OTTAWA262	CANADA SUPPORTS PD INITIATIVE IN OAS ON [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Human Rights, Gender Equality, Health and Population Division Officer Cyndy Nelson on February 20 expressed appreciation for reftel points and Canada's support for a joint U.S.-Canada public diplomacy initiative, such as a disc [...]	2008-02-21 12:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OAS
08OTTAWA268	STRONG CANADIAN DEMARCHE ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN SYRIA [...] (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Middle East Division Director Michael Grant, DFAIT on February 20 summoned Syrian Ambassador to Canada Jamil Sakr to receive a strongly worded aide memoire expressing "deep concerns" over the human rights situatio [...]	2008-02-21 18:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SY CA
08OTTAWA269	NOTIFICATION TO CANADA OF U.S. SATELLITE ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Ambassador orally briefed Foreign and Defence Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister Susan Cartwright about the U.S. interception of the NRO satellite on February 20. Cartwright expressed concern about the possibility of debris landing in populated Canadian areas, and Ambassador reassured [...]	2008-02-21 19:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PNAT KTIA PINS TSPA TPHY CA
08OTTAWA270	COMPROMISE AFGHAN MOTION SETS END DATE IN 2011 [...] (SBU) Summary: In a new compromise motion, PM Harper acceded to the Liberals' call for a firm end date to the Afghan mission of Canadian Forces in Kandahar, with pull-outs beginning in July 2011 and ending by December 2011. The new language apparently draws heavily from the Liberals' amendmen [...]	2008-02-21 20:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS AF CA
08OTTAWA274	CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT: CANADA'S CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE (CI) AND KEY RESOURCES (KR) [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-22 20:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CA EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETTC KHLS PGOV PREL PTER
08OTTAWA279	CANADA TO MEET IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION PLEDGE [...] (SBU) According to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada is well on track to provide the CAD 300 million (approximately USD 295.39 million, at the current exchange rate) it pledged in 2003 to provide for Iraq reconstruction through 2010. As of September 2007, Canada [...]	2008-02-22 22:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID IZ CA
08OTTAWA280	LIBERALS CLARIFY AFGHANISTAN NO TRIGGER FOR [...] (U) In remarks to reporters in Winnipeg on February 22, Liberal Party leader Stephane Dion explicitly stated that his party "prefers" that the future mission of Canadian Forces in Afghanistan not be the trigger for a federal election. He indicated that the Liberals welcome the debate on the [...]	2008-02-22 22:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS PGOV AF CA
08OTTAWA283	CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT - CANADA - CORRECTED VERSION - FORMAT CORRECTED [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-25 15:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ECON PTER PREL PGOV ETTC EFIN KHLS CA
08OTTAWA288	CANADA SUPPORTS FORMING CLUSTER GROUPS IN ICG ON [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 9. 2. (C) Summary: Canada supports the establishment of cluster groups within the International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia, although it is also open to other ideas to improve the ICG's effectiveness. Canada would be interested in joining one [...]	2008-02-25 22:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV SO CA
08OTTAWA290	NEW BILATERAL CIVIL ASSISTANCE SPARKS SOME [...] (SBU) Summary: A new U.S. - Canada Civil Assistance Plan (CAP) is one in a series of post-9/11 bilateral defense and security measures designed to serve both countries when natural or manmade disasters occur. Lack of public information here about this bilateral military accord has begun to [...]	2008-02-25 22:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS PTER CA
08OTTAWA291	NEW BILATERAL CIVIL ASSISTANCE SPARKS SOME [...] (SBU) Summary: A new U.S. - Canada Civil Assistance Plan (CAP) is one in a series of post-9/11 bilateral defense and security measures designed to serve both countries when natural or manmade disasters occur. Lack of public information here about this bilateral military accord has begun to [...]	2008-02-25 22:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS PTER CA
08OTTAWA294	CANADA ON CUBA [...] (C) In a meeting with PolMinCouns on February 26, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean James M. Lambert expressed appreciation for reftel views on seeking meaningful political change in Cuba leading toward a democratic end [...]	2008-02-26 21:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID CU CA
08OTTAWA298	CANADA SEES LIMITED OPTIONS ON NEVSUN MINING [...] (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Eastern and Southern Africa Division Director Lisa Stadelbauer, DFAIT will further consider the Nevsun mining venture in Eritrea, but the Canadian government is very limited in what action it could take. Stadelbaue [...]	2008-02-27 20:35:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ER CA
08OTTAWA301	CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR UNSC PIRACY RESOLUTION LIKELY [...] (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Eastern and Southern Africa Division Director Lisa Stadelbauer, Canada would likely support a UNSC resolution on piracy off the Somali coast as long as it conformed with international law. She said, however, that C [...]	2008-02-27 22:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PBTS UNAUS UNSC IMO SO CA
08OTTAWA303	CANADA'S PARLIAMENT DEBATES AFGHANISTAN MISSION [...] (C) Summary. Parliamentary debate on the future of the Afghan mission has reflected a new consensus between the Conservatives and Liberals to extend the mission until 2011, as long as there are additional troops and support. The government has voiced optimism about finding 1,000 more troop [...]	2008-02-28 16:51:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV AF CA
08OTTAWA310	CANADIAN FORCES RESUME DETAINEE TRANSFERS IN [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force Senior Adviser Cory Anderson confirmed to pol/miloff on February 29 that Canadian Forces (CF) operating under ISAF in Kandahar had decided to resume the transfer of Canadian-captured detainees to Afghan A [...]	2008-02-29 17:51:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA312	CANADIAN AID TO KOSOVO (AND BALKANS) TO END BY 2010 [...] (C) Acting Director General for Europe of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Sean Boyd confirmed to PolMinCouns on February 29 that Canada was in the processing of "wrapping up" all of its assistance programs in the Balkans, including Kosovo, with an end date of 2010. He n [...]	2008-02-29 19:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EU KV CA
08OTTAWA317	CANADA COULD SUPPORT MALDIVES' RESOLUTION WITH KEY [...] (C) ACCORDING TO DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ROBERT SINCLAIR AND BILATERAL/INSTITUTIONAL ENGAGEMENT AND CARBON MARKETS POLICY ANALYST BRIANNA PETERSON, CANADA MAY SUPPORT THE MALDIVES' HRC RESOLUTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN RIGHTS, [...]	2008-03-03 12:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KGHG MV CA
08OTTAWA325	CANADA: SUCCESS AT BUCHAREST CRITICAL FOR NATO, [...] (C) SUMMARY: CANADA WILL DEFINE SUCCESS AT THE NATO SUMMIT IN BUCHAREST AS (1) AGREEMENT TO A STRONG POLITICAL MILITARY PLAN REAFFIRMING THE ISAF MISSION AS THE ALLIANCE'S TOP OPERATIONAL PRIORITY, AND (2) THE PROVISION BY AN ISAF PARTNER OF A BATTLE GROUP TO PARTNER WITH THE CANADIANS IN KA [...]	2008-03-03 22:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA331	CANADA'S VIEWS ON COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 7. 2. (C) Summary: Canada generally supports the aims of the resolution on Screening and Briefing intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) that the U.S. will present at the March 10-14 Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) meeting. However, as tr [...]	2008-03-04 20:29:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC SNAR UN CA
08OTTAWA347	TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF FOUR [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 19:48:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA EFIN ETTC IZ KTFN PREL PTER SY UNSC
08OTTAWA351	CANADIAN VIEWS ON UPCOMING AFGHANISTAN-RELATED [...] (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force (FTAG) Deputy Director for Policy and Advocacy Christopher Gibbins, Canada was "keen" see strong U.S. participation and close coordination with U.S. officials at two upcoming meetings on Afgh [...]	2008-03-10 17:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA358	CANADA KEEN TO WELCOME EUPOL TO KANDAHAR [...] (C) In a discussion with pol/miloff about the positioning agreement required for EUPOL to deploy to PRT Kandahar (reftel),Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force (FTAG) Deputy Director for Policy and Advocacy Christopher Gibbins and Senior Adviser [...]	2008-03-11 17:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA36	TERRORISM FINANCE: LET OPERATIVES MESSAGE [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-08 21:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	KTFN EFIN PTER PREL CA
08OTTAWA361	CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR UNSG'S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE [...] (U) Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier on March 11 expressed Canada's support for Kai Eide as the UN Secretary General's new Special Representative for Afghanistan, and will brief the media on March 12. (Full text in para 2.) The House of Commons again debated the future of the Canadian mission [...]	2008-03-12 13:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AF CA
08OTTAWA365	CANADIAN CHARTER RIGHTS: NOT FOR AFGHAN DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-13 12:02:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM MOPS AF CA
08OTTAWA372	CANADA: DISCORD OVER OSLO PROCESS AND NATO [...] (C/NF) Summary: Embassy discussions with Canadian officials March 11-12 regarding cluster munitions (CM) inter-operability revealed a worrisome lack of interagency coordination. It appears that the delegation head may be attempting more to burnish his own credentials with anti-landmine and [...]	2008-03-14 14:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL NATO MOPS CA
08OTTAWA373	CANADA EXTENDS TROOP MANDATE IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Canada's House of Commons on March 13 adopted by a vote of 198 to 77 a government motion to extend the mandate of the Canadian Forces (CF) in NATO's International Security Assistance Force in Kandahar through 2011, contingent upon NATO's provision of 1,000 more troops as well as adequate [...]	2008-03-14 14:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA378	CANADIAN PERSPECTIVES ON NAFTA: KEEP, KILL OR FIX? [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-14 15:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EIND EINV PREL CA
08OTTAWA379	CANADA ON 3/17 OAS MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean James Lambert confirmed to PolMinCouns on March 14 that Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier planned to attend the March 17 OAS Ministerial meeting in Washington. Lambert noted Canada's [...]	2008-03-14 17:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER CO EC CA
08OTTAWA380	CANADA ON IRAN'S ELECTIONS [...] (C) In a meeting with PolMinCouns on March 14, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Director General for the Middle East and North Africa Gordon E. Venner (a former Ambassador to Iran) expressed appreciation for the draft U.S. statement on Iran's parliamentary elect [...]	2008-03-14 17:15:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM IR CA
08OTTAWA381	CANADIANS IMPRESSED BY DOD REPORT ON CHINA, WANT [...] This is an action request -- see para three. 2.. (C) Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Defense and Security Relations Deputy Director Elizabeth Baldwin-Jones on March 11 expressed appreciation for the 2008 Department of Defense (DOD) Report on China (ref [...]	2008-03-14 18:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MARR MCAP TSPA CH CA
08OTTAWA389	MP PRAISES U.S. VIRTUAL PRESENCE POST [...] (SBU) Member of Parliament for the Yukon Larry Bagnell, in a meeting in Ottawa with poloffs on March 13, praised the U.S. Virtual Presence Post in the Yukon, and said that he and his constituents had found it "extremely useful." He commented that public awareness of the website in the Yukon w [...]	2008-03-18 13:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO CA
08OTTAWA39	CANADIAN SUPPORT ON ANTI-SATELLITE TEST DEMARCHE [...] (S) In response to reftel demarche by PolMinCouns on January 8, Director General for East Asia Gordon Houlden of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade confirmed that Canada had raised the January 2007 anti-satellite test numerous times with the Chinese, both in Beijing an [...]	2008-01-09 13:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	PREL PARM MNUC MARR CH CA
08OTTAWA392	CANADA TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO ON MARCH 18 [...] (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Director General for Central, East, and South Europe Robert Hage, Canada will formally announce its official recognition of Kosovo's independence later on March 18, following in the wake of Japan's March 17 announcement as [...]	2008-03-18 15:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU KV CA
08OTTAWA395	CANADIAN RECOGNITION OF KOSOVO [...] (U) In a statement on March 18, Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier announced Canada's recognition that Kosovo's independence was now an "international reality," without being a precedent (reftel). Full statement in para 3. 2. (U) The Serbian Ambassador to Ottawa told the media on March 18 [...]	2008-03-18 19:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EU KV CA
08OTTAWA396	CANADA ON DESIGNATION OF AL-SHABAAB AS FTO [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Counter-Terrorism Section Deputy Director Yves Beaulieu and Somalia Desk Officer George Jacoby on March 18 expressed appreciation for reftel information and promised that Canada would examine closely and take under consideratio [...]	2008-03-18 20:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV ASEC KCRM SO BG CA
08OTTAWA404	CANADA AGREES WITH U.S. CALL FOR COMMON APPROACH [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para three. 2. (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Adviser for Non-proliferation and Disarmament Michael Blackmore confirmed on March 20 that Canada is in "full agreement" with reftel points. In particular [...]	2008-03-20 16:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC EU CA
08OTTAWA407	CANADA CARES ABOUT TIBET, TOO [...] (U) Several hundred protesters -- apparently including large numbers of ethnic Tibetans -- staged a peaceful protest march on March 20 from Parliament Hill to the Chinese Embassy, passing en route in front of the U.S. Embassy. They variously chanted "China out" or "Free Tibet," among other s [...]	2008-03-20 19:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CH CA
08OTTAWA418	DELIVERY OF NATO HIGH LEVEL GROUP CHAIRMAN'S LETTER [...] On March 25, the Charge delivered reftel letter to Colleen Swords, Assistant Deputy Minister for International Security and Political Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Swords expressed her thanks. Visit Canada,s Economy and Environment Forum at http://w [...]	2008-03-26 14:28:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO KCFE MARR RS GG MD CA
08OTTAWA419	CANADA ALSO ENCOURAGING PSI ENDORSEMENTS [...] (C) According to Colleen Swords, Assistant Deputy Minister for International Security and Political Director of the Department of International Trade, Canada fully shares the U.S. goal of encouraging more states to participate in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) (reftel). Swords c [...]	2008-03-26 14:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM KNNP PHSA PREL XL XM CA
08OTTAWA420	CANADA ON PROPOSED NATO CFE STATEMENT [...] (C) In a meeting with Charge on March 25, Assistant Deputy Minister for International Security and Political Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Colleen Swords expressed appreciation for reftel points on the CFE statement, explaining that she had not yet rece [...]	2008-03-26 14:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO KCFE MARR RS GG MD CA
08OTTAWA423	CANADA EXPECTS TO UP CONTRIBUTIONS FOR IRAQI [...] (C) In response to ref a demarche, Director of the Gulf and Maghreb Division Dennis Horak confirmed to PolMinCouns on March 25 that the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade was working hard to convince the Canadian International Development Agency to increase Canada's contri [...]	2008-03-26 19:46:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM CA IZ
08OTTAWA429	CANADA EXPRESSES CONCERNS, ANNOUNCES AID TO SUDAN AND CHAD [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-27 17:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF EAID CA CD SU
08OTTAWA435	CANADIANS EXPECT FRANCE, OR U.S., TO DEPLOY TROOPS [...] (C) Summary: Canada has redoubled its efforts to convince France to deploy a reinforced battle group to the Kandahar region of Afghanistan by February 2009. The Canadians are especially working to allay French concerns about improvised explosive devices (IEDs),which have emerged from milit [...]	2008-03-31 11:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF FR CA
08OTTAWA440	CANADA: AG MUKASEY'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day reviewed for Attorney General Mukasey on the margins of the Cross Border Crime Forum, Canada's program for border security and law enforcement. In addition to hiring 400 new border guards and arming the border service, Canada has put new res [...]	2008-03-31 19:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PTER CA
08OTTAWA443	CANADA UNLIKELY TO WEIGH IN WITH GREECE [...] (C) In Ambassador's absence, DCM delivered reftel demarche to the Prime Minister's Foreign and Defence Policy Advisor, Susan Cartwright, and urged that PM Stephen Harper raise the issue of Macedonia's NATO membership directly with Greece's president at the Bucharest Summit. Ms. Cartwright, [...]	2008-03-31 21:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MK GR CA
08OTTAWA444	CANADA: AG MUKASEY'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with Attorney General Mukasey on the margins of the Cross Border Crime Forum March 18 (septel),Canadian Justice Minister Nicholson said that with its initial law and order agenda of strengthened gun laws, changes to the special advocate system for non-citizen terro [...]	2008-03-31 21:25:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PTER SNAR CA
08OTTAWA467	HAITI: THE CENTERPIECE OF CANADA'S LATIN AMERICA [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 13. 2. (C) Summary: Following the roll-out in 2007 of a higher priority to Latin America in its foreign policy, Haiti has emerged as the key component of Canada's Latin America strategy. During a mid-February 2008 visit, Foreign Minister Bernier [...]	2008-04-07 17:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM EAID ECON CA HA
08OTTAWA470	CANADA-U.S. BILATERAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP FOLLOW UP [...] (U) Action request: This is an action request, see para four items 3, 9, and 10, and para 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: One of the commitments at the January 2008 U.S.-Canada Bilateral Consultative Group meeting on counter-terrorism (BCG) was to develop a mechanism for tracking the action items that [...]	2008-04-07 21:41:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL CA
08OTTAWA473	CANADA TO SUPPORT AMBASSADOR SWING FOR IOM [...] (C) Ross O'Connor, Chief of Staff to Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier, confirmed to PolMinCouns on April 8 that Canada would support the U.S. candidate for the next Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM),Ambassador William Swing. He admitted that there had be [...]	2008-04-08 15:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM CA
08OTTAWA491	CANADA'S RENEWED FOCUS ON LATIN AMERICA [...] (C) Summary: PM Harper has made Latin America one of a very few focal points for Canada's foreign policy, alongside Afghanistan, improving relations with the U.S., and developing stronger ties with the rising economic powers of Asia. Of the three pillars of the Latin America strategy -- secu [...]	2008-04-10 14:39:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KDEM XM CA
08OTTAWA504	CANADA WELCOMES BAHRAIN TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-11 15:41:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM DTRA PREL PTER KGIC KNNP BA CA
08OTTAWA505	CANADA DEVELOPMENT AID FOR PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-11 18:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF CA EAID PGOV PK PREL
08OTTAWA53	CANADA UNABLE TO HELP JOINT INTEGRATED UNITS BUT [...] (SBU) According to Sudan Desk Officer Suehila Elkateb at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, legal prohibitions on providing military assistance to Sudan, in place since the 1990s, make it impossible for Canada to assist with the JIU program. Even given the exemptions in [...]	2008-01-11 14:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SU CA
08OTTAWA536	DESPITE CONTROVERSY, USEFUL FM VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. Apart from unfortunate remarks to the media by FM Bernier suggesting replacement of Kandahar's governor -- which Bernier quickly retracted -- his visit to Afghanistan along with his French counterpart was useful, with a special focus on policing and health. Canada's next st [...]	2008-04-17 21:32:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID MOPS AF CA
08OTTAWA545	SUPPORT FOR LONGER AFGHAN MANDATE IN CANADIAN [...] (C) In a meeting with PolMinCouns on April 18, Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence Chairman Colin Kenny described a strong bipartisan consensus within his committee for a much longer-term commitment to Afghanistan than authorized by the March 13 Commons motion extendin [...]	2008-04-18 20:04:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MOPS PGOV AF CA
08OTTAWA563	CANADIAN REPRESENTATION AT CSD-16 [...] (SBU) Embassy made demarche requested reftel and discussed U.S. views on Zimbabwe chairing the 16th session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16) with Pamela O'Donnell, director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Sustainable Development Division. [...]	2008-04-22 19:28:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV AORC PREL EAGR EUN EAID ECON CA
08OTTAWA565	LIKELY CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR PRISONERS OF [...] (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Human Rights, Gender Equality, Health, and Population Division official Chantale Walker, Canada is "sympathetic to the goals" of the US-EU Prisoners of Conscience Declaration, and has no specific concerns with it. [...]	2008-04-23 19:39:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EU CA
08OTTAWA572	CANADA ATTENDANCE AT PARIS INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT [...] (sbu) Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier will likely lead Canada's delegation to the June International Support Conference on Afghanistan in Paris, according to Richard Arbiter, the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Acting Director for Policy and Advocacy on the Afghanistan [...]	2008-04-24 17:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF CA EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL
08OTTAWA581	CANADA AND AD HOC LIAISON COMMITTEE MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 20:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA EAID EU IS KPAL PGOV PREL WBG
08OTTAWA590	CANADIAN REACTION TO SYRIA'S CLANDESTINE NUCLEAR [...] (C) The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Director General for the Middle East and North Africa Gordon Venner on April 25 expressed appreciation to PolMinCouns for reftel points, as well as for an April 24 briefing (septel). (Poloff separately provided reftel points to [...]	2008-04-25 15:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KN SY CA
08OTTAWA593	CANADIAN EFFORTS TO PROMOTE DEMOCRATIZATION ABROAD [...] (SBU) Summary: The government of Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper has taken a middle course between the large expansion of democratization capacity that a Parliamentary committee recommended in July 2007 and the ad hoc approach it had been following before then. Canada is justifiabl [...]	2008-04-25 18:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM PREL CA

08OTTAWA594	CANADA UNLIKELY TO RAISE ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH [...] (C) In response to ref a demarche by PolMinCouns, Director General for Central, East, and South Europe Robert Hage of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) confirmed on April 25 that Canada remained unlikely -- for the time being, at least -- directly to raise Rus [...]	2008-04-25 21:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG RS CA
08OTTAWA595	EMBASSY OTTAWA PROPOSALS FOR AMBASSADOR'S CT FUND [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada is a close partner on counterterrorism and border security; there is little we do in the counterterrorism arena that does not touch our partnership with Canada. Still, there are areas where we see things differently than our Canadian neighbors, and there are areas where [...]	2008-04-28 14:51:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL CA
08OTTAWA603	PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE ON AFGHANISTAN BEGINS WORK [...] (SBU) PolMinCouns on April 29 met with chairman Pierre Lemieux (Conservative, Ontario) of the House of Commons' new "Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan," established under the terms of the March 13 bipartisan motion extending the mandate of the Canadian Forces in Kandaha [...]	2008-04-30 19:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CA AF
08OTTAWA621	CANADA CONTINUES PRESSURE ON BURMA; SENDS CYCLONE [...] (C) Summary: Canada shares U.S. concern about the imposition on the Burmese people of a non-representative constitution, and has been publicly pressuring Burma to bring an end to the country's environment of fear and repression. On May 5, Foreign Minister Bernier conferred honorary Canadian c [...]	2008-05-06 19:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM CA
08OTTAWA626	REGIONAL COMMAND - SOUTH MEETING, APRIL 28, OTTAWA [...] (U) Summary: On April 28 in Ottawa, Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) hosted a DAS-level officials' meeting for countries contributing to NATO-ISAF Regional Command - South (RC-S). NATO and United Nations Peace Keeping Operations (UNPKO) representatives als [...]	2008-05-07 15:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA627	U.S.-AUSTRALIA BILATERAL ON MARGINS OF RC-SOUTH [...] (C) Summary: At their April 27 meeting in Ottawa, the U.S. and Australian delegations agreed the RC-South Plan should emphasize a counterinsurgency approach and retain its counternarcotics elements. The U.S. delegation agreed to include language in the Plan on a long-term approach and period [...]	2008-05-07 16:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF AS CA
08OTTAWA628	CANADA TO CONSIDER "DAY OF SOLIDARY WITH CUBA" [...] (C) In separate conversations with PolMinCouns, senior policy advisor to the Foreign Minister Ross O'Connor and Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean James Lambert of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) expressed Canada's willingness to consider o [...]	2008-05-07 17:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM CU CA
08OTTAWA633	CANADA AND UPCOMING UNSCR 1267 LISTING REQUEST OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-07 20:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	CA EFIN KTFN KU PINR PREL PTER
08OTTAWA634	CANADA CONCERNED ABOUT REDUNDANCY OF G8 INITIATIVE [...] (U) On May 5 Econoff delivered reftel points to Yves Beaulieu, Deputy Director, International Crime and Terrorism, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Beaulieu confirmed that Canada had received the proposal on April 10 and stated that Canada share the USG's concern regardin [...]	2008-05-07 21:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PTER KTFN CA
08OTTAWA635	THEMES FROM THE 10TH CROSS-BORDER CRIME FORUM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the 10th Cross-Border Crime Forum, 120 participants led by the U.S. Attorney General and the Canadian Ministers of Public Safety and Justice reviewed progress in eight areas, received a threat assessment, and discussed lessons learned from three case studies. From Mission Ca [...]	2008-05-08 11:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KJUS KCRM CA
08OTTAWA636	SCENESETTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TRILATERALS, MAY 15-16 [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada remains a key partner of the United States in the protection and promotion of human rights worldwide, in addition to being the home of one of the world's most successful democratic systems and strongest rule of law. Prime Minister Stephen Harper leads one of the most st [...]	2008-05-08 13:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM CA
08OTTAWA637	CANADA EQUALLY CONCERNED ABOUT WIPO DIRECTOR [...] (U) On May 6 Econoff delivered reftel points to Doug George, Director, Intellectual Property, Information and Technology Trade Policy Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. George (protect) said Canada shares the USG's concern regarding the upcoming WIPO DG election. [...]	2008-05-08 16:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD AORC WIPO PREL KIPR CA
08OTTAWA638	CANADA AND PARIS SUPPORT CONFERENCE FOR AGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 17:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF CA EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL
08OTTAWA639	CANADA AND PARTICIPATION IN INT'L COMPACT WITH [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 19:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA EAID ECON EFIN IZ PGOV PREL EINV
08OTTAWA640	MISSION CANADA OUTREACH TO DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Mission Canada personnel regularly engage democracy activists, notably from Burma, Somalia, Sudan, and Belarus,. Our outreach has helped to empower groups whose links to their home country can make a difference on the margins in the development of democracy and stability. On [...]	2008-05-08 21:32:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM PREL CA
08OTTAWA646	CANADA'S RESPONSE TO CYCLONE NARGIS [...] (sbu) Canada is committed to providing emergency aid to Burma, but remains stymied by the Burmese regime's actions blocking humanitarian relief, Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Director of Humanitarian Affairs and Disasters Response Group Leslie Hope told Econcouns on May 9. Joined [...]	2008-05-09 20:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL BM CA
08OTTAWA647	CLUSTER MUNITIONS: CANADA CONCERNED ABOUT NATO [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (C) In response to ref a and b demarches, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAIT) Oslo Process and CCW Head of Delegation Earl Turcotte observed that there was at best a "50-50 chance" that the Oslo Process (OP) on Cluster Munitions [...]	2008-05-12 16:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MOPS NATO GM CA
08OTTAWA649	CANADA'S NEW DEFENSE STRATEGY [...] (U) In a widely televised public address in Halifax, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Defence Minister Peter MacKay outlined a new "Canada First Defence Strategy," building upon themes from the 2006 Conservative election platform and the October 2007 "Throne Speech" at the opening of the fa [...]	2008-05-12 19:06:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR CA
08OTTAWA651	U.S.- CANADA BILATERAL AT REGIONAL COMMAND - SOUTH [...] (C) Summary: On the margins of the Regional Command-South meeting (reftel),Canadian representatives provided an overview of their security, reconstruction, and rule of law efforts in Kandahar Province. The Canadians emphasized the need for close U.S.-Canada cooperation in the transition to a [...]	2008-05-13 15:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA653	CANADA'S POST-CONFLICT STABILIZATION AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's "Stabilization and Reconstruction Task Force" (START) has become a key component of its foreign affairs architecture. Its Ottawa headquarters works on policy formulation, while inter-agency teams now operate in Haiti, Uganda, Colombia, and Kandahar -- and soon also in [...]	2008-05-13 18:06:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PINS KDEM KJUS MCAP PGOV CA
08OTTAWA683	ITAR: PM DAS RUGGIERO, CANADIANS DISCUSS EXPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-20 21:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MARR MOPS CA
08OTTAWA684	PARLIAMENTARIANS HIGHLIGHT BORDER CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary: In advance of the annual Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary meeting May 17-18, Canadian MPs and Senators expressed concern to Ambassador over the "thickening of the border" and hope that Congress may again push back the June 2009 date for implementation of WHTI on the land border. [...]	2008-05-20 21:41:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PBTS KCRM CA
08OTTAWA685	ITAR: PM DAS RUGGIERO, CANADIANS DISCUSS EXPORT [...] (C) Summary: Canadian officials welcomed PM DAS Frank Ruggiero to Ottawa on May 9 to discuss Canada's export control systems. The visit was meant to build U.S. confidence in Canada's will and ability to execute the May and June 2007 U.S.-Canada Exchange of Letters (EOLs) that guide the imple [...]	2008-05-21 12:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	PARM PREL MARR MOPS CA
08OTTAWA693	CANADA WILL NOT ATTEND FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, in response to reftel invitation to attend the Friends of Iraq Conference June 17-19, sent the following reply: Begin text Thank you very much for the invitation to the Friends of Iraq Conference in Abu Dhabi. The Department [...]	2008-05-22 11:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID IZ CA
08OTTAWA694	DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBA IN CANADA [...] (U) Following Embassy outreach to the Prime Minister's Office and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (reftels) to encourage Canadian actions in support of the Day of Solidarity with Cuba, Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier issued the following statement "in recognition of [...]	2008-05-22 15:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO CU CA
08OTTAWA695	TBI: CANADA LOOKING TO INCREASE CARIBBEAN [...] (C) Summary: Canada is increasing its engagement in the Caribbean in order to bolster prosperity, security, and democracy. The move reflects the government's desire to recast Canada as a capable and reliable "player" in the hemisphere. Canadian government officials over the past year have h [...]	2008-05-22 18:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS XL CA
08OTTAWA700	CANADIAN VIEWS ON UN SYSTEM OF INTERNAL JUSTICE [...] (SBU) In response to May 15 demarche (reftel) by PolMinCouns to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Director General for International Organizations Ferry de Kerckhove, Senior Policy Advisor Shannon-Marie Soni on May 23 provided the following comments, which she said h [...]	2008-05-23 17:35:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA AORC APER CA
08OTTAWA703	PCO INVESTIGATION ON "NAFTAGATE" FAILS TO SOLVE [...] (SBU) Following a two month investigation, the Privy Council Office released a May 22 report on "NAFTAGATE" related to alleged leaks by either or both Chief of Staff the Prime Minister Ian Brodie and Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Wilson regarding alleged comments from Democratic U.S. Presid [...]	2008-05-23 20:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD CA
08OTTAWA704	CANADA TO PRESS G8 TO FUND AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Canadian-led Afghanistan-Pakistan Dubai Cooperation Workshop will publish a five-part border area action plan on June 16. Foreign Minister Bernier will urge G8 members to join Canada in funding the action plan at the June 26-27 G8 Foreign Ministers' meeting in Kyoto. End [...]	2008-05-23 20:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS SNAR MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA707	FOREIGN MINISTER'S RESIGNATION A BLOW TO [...] (U) Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier on May 26 submitted his resignation as minister, effective immediately, to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who accepted it and appointed Minister of International Trade David Emerson to the additional post "on an interim basis." In his letter, Bernier admi [...]	2008-05-27 19:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CA
08OTTAWA712	BIOGRAPHY OF NEW FOREIGN MINISTER DAVID EMERSON [...] (SBU) Summary. PM Harper appointed Vancouver Member of Parliament David Emerson on May 26 as interim Foreign Minister, replacing Maxime Bernier. Emerson will retain his existing ministerial portfolios of International Trade as well as the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics, in [...]	2008-05-28 19:06:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR CA
08OTTAWA713	CANADA AND CUBA [...] (C) Based on Embassy's ongoing dialogues with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean, its Deputy Director of the Central America and Caribbean Division, and the Cuba deskoff, Embassy's assessment is that Canada has consi [...]	2008-05-28 20:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PHUM CU CA
08OTTAWA714	DELIVERY OF MESSAGE TO THE PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA [...] Embassy delivered reftel message to Prime Minister Harper's office on May 28 at 9:15 am local time. PM Harper is currently on an official visit to several European countries but is expected to return on May 29. Visit Canada,s Economy and Environment Forum at http://www.intelink.gov/communi [...]	2008-05-28 21:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPDC CA
08OTTAWA719	CANADA WILL COOPERATE ON OAS ELECTION OBSERVERS IN [...] (C) In the Ambassador's abscence, DCM met May 29 with Assistant Deputy Foreign Minister for Bilateral Relations James Fox to deliver reftel points. Fox was joined by DG for Africa David Angell and OAS desk officer Heidi Kutz. Fox was clearly surprised by the U.S. proposal and said Canada shar [...]	2008-05-29 19:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OAS ZI CA CO
08OTTAWA720	BIOGRAPHY OF HELENA GUERGIS, CANADIAN SECRETARY OF STATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Stephen Harper promoted Helena Guergis to Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Trade in January 2007 after she had served as Parliamentary Secretary for International Trade from February 2006. The 39 year-old Conservative Member of Parliament [...]	2008-05-29 20:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR CA
08OTTAWA723	CANADA IN ACCORD ON IRAN AND IAEA [...] (C) Director General for the Middle East and North Africa Gordon Venner (a former Canadian Ambassador to Iran) of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade on May 30 expressed appreciation to PolMinCouns for reftel views on Iran in advance of the June 2-6 IAEA Board meeting. [...]	2008-05-30 18:43:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA CA
08OTTAWA724	FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE DRAFT AGENDA PASSED TO [...] (U) Poloff passed a copy of the draft agenda for the Friends of Iraq Conference to Iraq Desk Officer David Leach of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade on May 30. Leach thanked us for keeping Canada in the loop, but reconfirmed that Canada would not send a representative [...]	2008-05-30 18:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINS MARR MOPS KDEM EAID ECON CA IZ
08OTTAWA725	SNAPSHOTS OF DIFFERING POLITICAL PRIORITIES IN MAY [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Bernier's sudden resignation on May 26 intensified the political pot-shooting in Parliament as it wraps up its spring session. It provided a gleeful Opposition with a welcome counter-message to Prime Minister Harper's May 27-29 four capital visit to Europe, or [...]	2008-05-30 19:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL SENV AF CA
08OTTAWA737	SOMALI DIASPORA HIGHLIGHTS THE CHALLENGES OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a well-attended conference on May 22 with keynote speeches by Somali Transitional Federal Government Foreign Minister Jangeli, former Prime Minister of Canada Joe Clark, and AF DAS Jim Swan, the Canadian Friends of Somalia attempted to raise awareness of the "problems and cha [...]	2008-06-03 15:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CA SO
08OTTAWA750	CANADA CONTRIBUTION TO THE UN TRUST FUND FOR [...] (SBU) The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade confirmed on June 5 that Canada plans to make a contribution of C$300,000 for the UN Trust Fund for Electoral Assistance to Zimbabwe, plus an additional contribution to the AU, through the Canadian International Development Agenc [...]	2008-06-06 12:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL CA ZI
08OTTAWA753	CANADA: NATYNCZYK NEXT CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE STAFF [...] (U) Defence Minister Peter MacKay on June 6 introduced Lieutenant-General Walter Natynczyk to the media as Canada's next Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS),succeeding General Rick Hillier (reftel),who will retire on July 4. (Text of the Prime Minister's statement on the appointment in para 4. [...]	2008-06-06 15:48:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PINR CA AF
08OTTAWA755	G-8 COMMITMENT AND DARFUR KEEPS CANADA FOCUSED ON [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Harper has made Latin America, U.S. relations, Afghanistan, and major emerging markets Canada's prime foreign policy themes, leading to concern that Africa would "fall off the map." Africa nonetheless has maintained its spot on Canada's radar screen, in large meas [...]	2008-06-06 19:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM EAID XA SU CA CH
08OTTAWA756	TERRORISM FINANCE: CANADA'S RESPONSE TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-06 20:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL PK CA
08OTTAWA758	US-CANADA-MEXICO HUMAN RIGHTS TRILATERALS [...] (C) Summary. Discussions in annual U.S.-Canada-Mexico human rights trilaterals focused on forwarding human rights in multilateral venues, importantly at the UNGA (UN General Assembly) and the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). All three countries agreed that the HRC has failed in its treatment of [...]	2008-06-06 20:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL MX CA
08OTTAWA767	LABOR SECRETARY CHAO ATTENDS NORTH AMERICAN AGREEMENT OF LABOR COOPERATION MEETING IN OTTAWA [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-06 21:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON ETRD PREL CA
08OTTAWA773	P/DAS VOLKER CONSULTS WITH CANADIANS ON NATO [...] (C) Summary: Senior Canadian officials emphasized to visiting EUR P/DAS Volker the similarity of views held by Washington and Ottawa on NATO issues. On ISAF, the Canadians were pleased by the Bucharest Summit outcomes, but they are worried about the weak commitment and focus of some key Eur [...]	2008-06-09 16:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF CA
08OTTAWA774	ASYLUM CLAIMS FROM THE AMERICAS [...] (SBU) Summary: Mexican citizens are now the largest single nationality claiming asylum in Canada, increasingly citing narco-violence instead of sexual discrimination. Haiti, Colombia, and the United States follow as source countries; the four countries account for 50% of asylum claims in Cana [...]	2008-06-09 17:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL CO MX HA CA
08OTTAWA781	CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR THE BERLIN CONFERENCE [...] (C) According to Director General for the Middle East and North Asia Gordon E. Venner of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs (and Conservative Member of Parliament) Deepak Obhrai will lead Canada's delegation to the Berlin Co [...]	2008-06-10 16:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS CA
08OTTAWA789	CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR ARF STATEMENT ON REGIONAL [...] (C) Deputy Director for Regional Security Elizabeth Baldwin Jones of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's (DFAIT) Defence and Security Relations Division confirmed to PolMinCouns on June 11 Canada's support generally for an ARF statement on Regional Disaster Preparedne [...]	2008-06-11 19:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ARF EAID ASEAN CA
08OTTAWA790	CANADA FURTHER INCREASES AFGHANISTAN AID, WITH NEW [...] (C) Summary: The Canadian government on June 10 announced an increase of C$600 million in its assistance package to Afghanistan, taking the total from C$1.3 billion to C$1.9 billion through 2011. Also marking a shift favoring some "signature projects" and increasing its diplomatic presence [...]	2008-06-11 21:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA793	CANADA SHARES CONCERNS ABOUT UN HRC, BUT URGES US [...] (C) In response to ref A demarche, Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Human Rights Deputy Director Rob Sinclair underlined that Canada had a similar "laundry list" of complaints about the UN Human Rights Council (HRC),but that Canada hoped the U.S. would -- [...]	2008-06-12 15:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CA
08OTTAWA801	CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR SOMALIA PEACE AGREEMENT [...] (U) As yet another sign of Canada's continued attention to and concern for the people of Somalia (reftels),Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade David Emerson on June 11 lauded the new peace accord between the Somali Transitional Federal Government and the Alliance for the Re- [...]	2008-06-13 19:41:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID SO CA
08OTTAWA803	CANADIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS CALL ON CHINA TO [...] (U) Senator Consiglio Di Nino, chairman of the Canadian Senate's Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade as well as head of the "Parliamentary Friends of Tibet" group, on June 13 shared with PolMinCouns a copy of a letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao calling for "earn [...]	2008-06-13 19:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CH CA
08OTTAWA808	CANADA CONFRONTS RADICALIZATION ABROAD AND AT HOME [...] (C) Summary and comment: Canada has long struggled with how to avoid or reduce radicalization in one of the most diverse societies in the world, while also supporting global efforts to counter extremism. Its still evolving strategy involves multiple agencies working on various levels of forei [...]	2008-06-16 13:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL SOCI CA
08OTTAWA815	NO PLANS FOR CANADIAN STATEMENT ON PRISONERS OF [...] (U) According to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada does not plan to release its own press statement on the Prisoners of Conscience Declaration, but welcomes the courtesy copy of the U.S. draft press statement (reftel). Visit Canada,s Economy and Environment F [...]	2008-06-17 17:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CA
08OTTAWA830	2010 G8 MEETING TO BE HELD IN CENTRAL ONTARIO [...] On June 19, Canadian Prime Minister Harper announced that the Canadian-hosted 2010 G8 Summit will be held at the Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ontario. Canada last hosted the G8 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta in 2002. Harper noted that "Huntsville is a jewel in the Canadian Shield and an i [...]	2008-06-19 21:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	CA ECON PREL
08OTTAWA866	HARPER TWEAKS CABINET, BOLSTERS QUEBEC PRESENCE [...] (U) Summary: Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper fine-tuned his Cabinet in a minor shuffle on June 25, bolstering representation from Quebec following the sudden resignation of former Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier in May (reftel). Bernier's interim successor David Emerson won [...]	2008-06-25 21:06:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD CA
08OTTAWA868	CANADA WILL LIKELY ENGAGE JAPAN ON CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C) On June 25, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) NATO Officer David Hutchison expressed appreciation for reftel demarche and remarked that it looked like something Canada would want to do. Hutchison promised to seek approval to convey the talking points to Minist [...]	2008-06-25 22:34:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS NATO AF JA CA
08OTTAWA874	CANADA JOINS UNSC IN CONDEMNING ZIMBABWE GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Summary: Canada endorsed a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) statement on June 24 condemning the Government of Zimbabwe for its actions during the current presidential election period. Canada stated that violence by Zimbabwean state agents had "contaminated" the election, called for th [...]	2008-06-26 15:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM UNSC ZU ZI CA
08OTTAWA878	FEDERAL COURT ORDERS RELEASE OF KHADR INTERROGATION [...] (U) Summary: Canada's Federal Court has ordered the government to release sensitive information, including U.S. documents previously shared with Canadian authorities, to lawyers representing Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr. The order derives from a recent Supreme Court of Canada (SCOC [...]	2008-06-27 13:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL KJUS CA
08OTTAWA880	CANADA BRIEFS KEY PARTNERS ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Deputy Minister of Canada's Afghanistan Task Force in the Privy Council Office David Mulroney on June 25 briefed Canada's key partners on Canada's new priorities in Afghanistan. Mulroney told the chiefs of mission or representatives of Great Britain, Germany, Japan, Australia, New Zeala [...]	2008-06-27 20:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA881	NOTIFYING CANADA ON NASA-CNSA CIVIL SPACE [...] (SBU) ESTH Counselor discussed and left copy of reftel non-paper with officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Office of Innovation, Science and Technology on June 27. Their immediate reaction was that the proposed discussions with CNSA seemed reasonable and to [...]	2008-06-27 20:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	KSCA PARM PREL TPHY TSPA TSPL CA CH
08OTTAWA886	CANADA REJECTS ZIMBABWE'S ELECTION OUTCOME, IMPOSES NEW [...] (U) Prime Minister Stephen Harper on June 27 called Zimbabwe's presidential runoff election "stolen" and expressed Canada's refusal to accept their results. (Full text of the Prime Minister's statement in para 2.) One June 29, Foreign Minister David Emerson announced further restrictions on [...]	2008-06-30 16:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ZI CA
08OTTAWA888	CANADA WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO NTI NUCLEAR FUEL BANK [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Adviser for Non-Proliferation Janice Fitchett confirmed that Canada would not pledge any financial support to the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) nuclear fuel bank project by the Septemb [...]	2008-06-30 18:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP IAEA ENRG CA
08OTTAWA897	CANADA FACILITATES ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN ARCHIVAL COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Canadian, Israeli, Palestinian, and U.S. archivists have agreed to five joint archival projects, subject to formal approval of a new Memorandum of Understanding. The focus will be on surveying and digitizing records currently in Israel that document the "shared legacy" of the J [...]	2008-07-02 19:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SCUL KPAL IS CA
08OTTAWA900	CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO PRESSURE BURMA ON ACCESS [...] (SBU) According to Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Burma Desk Officer Chrystal Waddington, Canada fully agrees with the U.S. view (reftel) that the international community should continue to make clear to Burmese authorities that further assistance will depend o [...]	2008-07-03 16:35:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID BM CA
08OTTAWA906	CANADA REQUESTS LIST OF SUPPORTERS OF PRISONERS OF [...] (SBU) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Human Rights, Gender Equality, Health, and Population Division Policy Advisor Sue Butchart, Canada would like to see a "broad regional cross-section of support" for the prisoners of conscience public affairs event (reftel) [...]	2008-07-07 19:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL EUN KDEM CA
08OTTAWA908	SENATORS MCCAIN AND GRAHAM MEET NEW CANADIAN [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting on June 20, new Foreign Minister Emerson welcomed Senators McCain and Graham and Ambassador Wilkins to Ottawa, and emphasized progress Canada's Conservative government had made on re-equiping and enlarging the Canadian Forces (CF) as well as the political support th [...]	2008-07-07 19:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS AF CA
08OTTAWA909	CANADIAN OBSERVER TO KOSOVO DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (C) In response to ref a demarche, Director General for East, Central, and South Europe Robert Hage of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) confirmed to PolMinCouns on July 7 that Canada would send an observer [...]	2008-07-07 19:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KV UNMIK CA
08OTTAWA913	CANADIAN ATTENDANCE AT 63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Currently available information requested in reftel: A. Head of State not expected to attend B. Head of Government expected to attend -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper -- Arrival on evening of September 24; participation in Millennium Development Goal meeting on morning of Septem [...]	2008-07-08 19:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA CA
08OTTAWA918	COUNSELOR, CSIS DIRECTOR DISCUSS CT THREATS, [...] (S/NF) Summary. Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Director Judd discussed domestic and foreign terror threats with Counselor of the State Department Cohen in Ottawa on July 2. Judd admitted that CSIS was increasingly distracted from its mission by legal challenges that could endanger fo [...]	2008-07-09 18:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MOPS IR PK AF CA
08OTTAWA929	CANADIAN RECEIPT OF NEW U.S. POLICY ON CLUSTER [...] (U) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Mine Action Team Coordinator Carly Volkes expressed appreciation for reftel demarche on July 8. Volkes noted that Canadian delegation head Earl Turcotte and his colleagues were in Geneva for the July 7 - 25 Convention on Conventional [...]	2008-07-11 15:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MOPS KPOA NATO CA
08OTTAWA936	CANADA BACKS INCREASE IN SIZE OF AFGHAN NATIONAL [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Defence and Security Relations Anne Burgess said that Canada was "ready to support" the proposed increase in the size of the Afghan National Army fighting force from 80,000 [...]	2008-07-11 19:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA938	CANADIAN DIRECT INVOLVEMENT IN NTM-I UNLIKELY [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Defence and Security Relations Anne Burgess promised to float our request for support to NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I) through the Canadian interagency (septel). Burgess [...]	2008-07-11 20:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO IZ CA
08OTTAWA94	CANADIAN FISHERIES LEGISLATION -- THIRD TIME CHARM? [...] Summary: On November 29th, 2006, Fisheries and Oceans Minister Loyola Hearn introduced a new bill to Parliament to modernize Canada's 139-year-old Fisheries Act. While there is unanimous agreement that the Act must be updated, there are differences among stakeholders regarding changes that [...]	2008-01-17 20:15:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS SENV PREL CA
08OTTAWA950	CANADIAN VIEWS ON ARF REGIONAL DISASTER [...] (SBU) ESTH Counselor discussed ref A demarche with Elizabeth Baldwin-Jones, Deputy Director of the Defence and Security Relations Division at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, on July 14. Baldwin-Jones said she and her colleagues had been in direct contact with EAP/RS [...]	2008-07-14 20:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID KNNP PARM ARF ASEAN CA
08OTTAWA951	COUNSELOR, CANADIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS PAKISTAN AND [...] (C) Summary: Senior Canadian officials discussed challenges confronting Canada and the United States in Pakistan and Afghanistan with Counselor of the State Department Eliot Cohen in Ottawa July 2 and 3. The Canadians shared Dr. Cohen's bleak assessment of developments in Pakistan and raised [...]	2008-07-14 22:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO PK AF IR CA
08OTTAWA960	OMAR KHADR INTERROGATION DVD RELEASED [...] (SBU) Summary: Omar Khadr's Canadian lawyers on July 15 released DVDs containing the 2003 interrogation of their client by Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS) agents at Guantanamo Bay. Khadr's lawyers and friendly media characterized the content as "disturbing" and hoped the mater [...]	2008-07-15 20:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL ASEC AF
08OTTAWA961	UNSCR 1816: CANADA DEPLOYS THREE WARSHIPS [...] (U) Pursuant to UNSCR 1816 (reftel),Canada has announced the deployment of three warships to Somali waters. The deployment will include Task Force 150 flagship the destroyer HMCS Iroquois, the multi-role patrol frigate HMCS Calgary, and the oiler HMCS Protecteur. Visit Canada,s Economy and [...]	2008-07-15 21:09:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL EWWT KCRM KJUS SO XA XW CA
08OTTAWA962	CANADA REQUESTS INFORMATION ON ECOSOC AND HUMAN [...] (SBU) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Human Rights, Gender Equality, Health, and Population Division Senior Policy Officer Cynthia Taylor, Canada is still considering its support for the Human Rights Foundation's application for UN Economic and Social Council [...]	2008-07-16 12:19:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM AORC CA
08OTTAWA965	LIKELY CANADIAN SUPPORT OF INDIA SAFEGUARDS [...] (C) Summary: Canada and the U.S. share a similar view of how to proceed with the India-IAEA Safeguards Agreement, and the Cabinet probably will decide to support it early in the week of July 28. Canadian officials are concerned, however, about how the Agreement's corrective measures will pla [...]	2008-07-16 18:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC IN CA
08OTTAWA976	KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON THE FARC [...] (C) In meetings with Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean James Lambert in Ottawa on July 18 (septel),U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States and PolMinCouns conveyed reftel talking points, ex [...]	2008-07-18 20:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL VE CO CA
08OTTAWA977	CANADIAN ASSISTANCE TO THE HORN OF AFRICA [...] (U) In response to reftel demarche by PolMinCouns on June 30 to Director General for Africa David Angell of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, DFAIT's Director for Eastern and Southern Africa Lisa Stadelbauer confirmed on July 18 that Canada "shares the United States' [...]	2008-07-18 22:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID PREF DJ ER ET KE SO CA
08OTTAWA978	(S) IAEA BOG: CANADA WILL URGE KAZAKHSTAN TO SEEK [...] (S/Rel CAN) On July 19, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Director for Nuclear Non-Proliferation Shawn Caza agreed to reftel request, confirming Canada would move swiftly to urge Kazakhstan to run for a seat on the IAEA Board of Governors. If Kazakhstan decides to [...]	2008-07-18 22:05:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	PREL PARM IAEA AORC SY KZ CA
08OTTAWA989	UNCERTAINTY ABOUT CANADIAN IE PRESENTATION AT MTCR [...] (C//Rel MTCR) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) outgoing Deputy Director for Missile and Space Security Andrew Shore confirmed that Canada would send representatives to the November 3-9 MTCR Plenary in Canberra. Shore noted, however, [...]	2008-07-23 18:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MTCR MNUC ETTC CA
08OTTAWA990	PUBLIC OPINION STABLE IN WAKE OF OMAR KHADR DVD [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 21:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL KPAO AF CA
08OUAGADOUGOU1005	LETTER OF CONGRATULATIONS FROM PRESIDENT COMPAORE TO [...] On November 5th, Post received a copy of the letter from Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore congratulating President-elect Barack Obama on his election. The Presidency sent the original letter to the Burkina Faso Embassy in Washington, D.C. prior to Post's receipt of reftel cable. Post se [...]	2008-11-06 15:09:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP UV
08OUAGADOUGOU1019	DEMARCHE CONCERNING RESOLUTIONS ON IRAN, BURMA AND [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche concerning resolutions on Iran, Burma and DPRK on Tuesday, November 11 to the Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,. Vincent Zakane. Also in attendance were the Director Generals for Bi-lateral and Multi-lateral Affairs. (Comment: Att [...]	2008-11-12 16:46:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL
08OUAGADOUGOU1027	BURKINA FASO AGREES TO VOTE AGAINST NO-ACTION MOTION ON IRAN [...] (C) On November 17, DCM and POLOFF discussed Burkina Faso's potential vote on a no-action motion for the resolution on Iran (Ref B.) with Vincent Zakane, Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Also in attendance was newly appointed MOFA Director General of Multilateral Affai [...]	2008-11-17 16:48:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR UV
08OUAGADOUGOU1028	BURKINA FASO POSITION ON UNGA RESOLUTION ON THE DEFAMATION [...] (C) On November 17, DCM, accompanied by POLOFF, discussed the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) vote on the defamation-of-religion resolution with Vincent Zakane, Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),and Der Kogda, the Director General of Multilateral Affairs. Zakane understood [...]	2008-11-17 16:48:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA UV
08OUAGADOUGOU1066	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-04 07:36:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY UV
08OUAGADOUGOU1116	BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSCR ON ANNAPOLIS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-15 16:44:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KEBG UNSC UV
08OUAGADOUGOU1136	BURKINA FASO: UPDATE OF PEACE KEEPING BATTALION READINESS [...] The following summarizes the status of the first of three ACOTA-trained Burkina Faso infantry battalions scheduled to participate in UNAMID peace support operations. A. Equipment: All ACOTA- and SPG-funded and procured equipment has been received except: 1 battalion aid station, 15 pisto [...]	2008-12-18 12:08:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS KPKO PGOV PREL ASEC UV
08OUAGADOUGOU268	Burkina Faso: French DCM on Compaore's [...] (S) Key Points: The French DCM told us April 8 that: -- Burkina Faso President Compaore was recently operated on for cataracts in Paris. -- Compaore is probably in good health, but may have contracted HIV/AIDS after years of sexual promiscuity. -- Compaore has better relations with S [...]	2008-04-09 11:59:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR EAGR UV
08OUAGADOUGOU272	French DCM on Cote d'Ivoire Peace Process [...] (C) Summary: The French DCM told us April 8 that progress at the latest round of Cote d'Ivoire peace talks held March 21 in Ouagadougou was modest, with good results in issuing almost 500,000 birth certificates to identify Ivorian citizens, but little success in disarming northern Cote d'Ivoir [...]	2008-04-10 14:57:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID KDEM UV IV
08OUAGADOUGOU332	BURKINA FASO TO HOST AFRICAN "COTTON UNIVERSITY" [...] Key Point: -- A French foundation and business school, with the financial backing of France and the European Union, are working with a regional producers association to found a "Cotton University" in Burkina Faso for students from 15 cotton-producing nations. 2. Key Judgment: -- The i [...]	2008-04-24 07:56:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON EAID PREL USTR UV
08OUAGADOUGOU373	A VIEW FROM BURKINA: FIRST AFRICA-INDIA SUMMIT REFLECTS [...] (U) Key Points: -- India hosted the first India-Africa Forum Summit April 8-9 in New Delhi, with 12 African heads of state or government in attendance, including Burkina Faso's Prime Minister. The African leaders represented the African Union (AU) and regional integration bodies or initiati [...]	2008-05-05 07:31:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECIN ETRD EFIN UV XA IN CH
08OUAGADOUGOU388	BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 16:44:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM ENRG KNNP MNUC NPT IAEA UV
08OUAGADOUGOU404	UN SECGEN DISCUSSES REGIONAL, GLOBAL ISSUES WITH UNSC [...] (U) SUMMARY: On April 22-24, U.N. Secretary General (UNSG) Ban Ki Moon visited Burkina Faso as part of a regional tour including Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, and Liberia. With President Compaore, the Secretary General discussed: -- Cote d'Ivoire peace process (praising Compaore's leadership),-- R [...]	2008-05-12 15:27:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM EAID ECON UNSC SENV ZI IV UV
08OUAGADOUGOU432	SUBJECT: Burkina Faso: Compaore Seeks to Win Favor [...] (C) Key Points: -- President Blaise Compaore visited Israel May 13-15 for that country's 60th anniversary celebrations - the first ever visit by a Burkinabe head of state. -- Compaore was one of only three African heads of state attending. -- Previously, Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi re [...]	2008-05-22 14:49:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID UV IS RW UG TO

08OUAGADOUGOU438	BURKINA FASO: SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 3-4 VISIT OF AF DAS TODD [...] Introduction: In his 20th year in power, President Blaise Compaore is taking Burkina Faso, a country wracked by extreme poverty, in the right direction: moving forward on the process of democratization, working with donors and others to ensure the nation's economic stability, turning away fro [...]	2008-05-29 07:19:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL UV
08OUAGADOUGOU490	Burkina Faso: AF DAS Moss Meeting with Prime Minister Zongo [...] This is an action request for IO Bureau. Please see para 17. 2. (U) Summary: In a June 4 meeting with AF DAS Todd Moss, Prime Minister Tertius Zongo explained his government's efforts to promote good governance, fight corruption, improve Burkina Faso's business climate, and boost agricultu [...]	2008-06-09 16:03:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID UNSC UV
08OUAGADOUGOU492	Burkina Faso: AF DAS Moss Meeting with Foreign Minister [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Bassole told AF DAS Moss June 3 that Burkina Faso hoped to help organize an international conference to seek an overall solution to Tuareg unrest in the Sahel region; Moss, by contrast, advocated targeted diplomatic efforts, believing that there was no single solu [...]	2008-06-10 13:27:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MCAP EAID UNSC UV
08OUAGADOUGOU514	Burkina Faso: Demarche on Security Council Meeting on [...] (C) On June 12, DCM, accompanied by PolOff, presented reftel demarche to MOFA Cabinet Director Vincent Zakane. While DCM noted that President Compaore had informed Secretary Rice of Burkina Faso's intention to support a Security Council meeting on Zimbabwe, Zakane only acknowledged that Compao [...]	2008-06-12 19:58:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR UNSC ZI UV LY SF
08OUAGADOUGOU519	Burkina Faso: Meetings with President Compaore and [...] Ambassador met with President Blaise Compaore the evening of June 13. The President said that he had just discussed Zimbabwe with Minister of Foreign Affairs Bassole (currently in Paris) and Burkina Faso's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Michael Kafando. The PermRep is awaiti [...]	2008-06-13 19:34:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PINR UNSC ZI UV LY SF
08OUAGADOUGOU534	BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN RECONFIGURATION IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-17 15:45:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC UNMIK KO UV
08OUAGADOUGOU541	BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED CONVEYING UPDATED P5+1 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-20 12:59:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR UV
08OUAGADOUGOU547	Burkina Faso President Compaore's Relations With Libya's [...] (U) Summary. The once strong relations between President Blaise Compaore and Muammar Quaddafi have deteriorated recently. President' Compaore's trip to Israel, his lack of support for Quaddafi's vision of a "United States of Africa" and of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States, and his comme [...]	2008-06-23 09:43:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN EINV ETRD UNSC UV LY IS
08OUAGADOUGOU596	BURKINA FASO SEEKS TO WIN BACK TITLE AS AFRICA'S TOP COTTON [...] Summary: During the 2007/2008 growing season, drought and localized flooding, coupled with a softening of world cotton prices, led to widespread dissatisfaction among cotton farmers and the subsequent defection of many producers to cereal production. To encourage cotton production, farmers are [...]	2008-07-03 17:16:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON EAID EFIN PREL UV
08OUAGADOUGOU602	Burkina Faso's "Mining Boom": Second Gold Mine; Zinc, [...] Key Points: -- Seven months after the October 2007 opening of a gold mine in Taparko, Prime Minister Tertius Zongo presided over the May opening in Youga of the nation's second commercial gold mine. -- During his speech, Zongo opined that the opening of the Youga mine was the beginning of [...]	2008-07-07 08:07:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ECON EINV ETRD PREL UV
08OUAGADOUGOU603	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGENT REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE ON UNSC [...] (C) On July 3, PolOff presented reftel demarche to MOFA Director for International Organizations Dieudonne Sougouri. Referring to meetings held at the recent African Union (AU) Summit in Egypt, Sougouri said that the GOBF, along with other African nations condemned the actions of President Mug [...]	2008-07-07 08:11:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI UV
08OUAGADOUGOU623	BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED SEEKING SUPPORT FOR UNSC [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-09 12:57:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNSC ZI XA UV
08OUAGADOUGOU624	BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE ARAB GROUP DRAFT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-09 16:49:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC SY UV
08OUAGADOUGOU653	BURKINA FASO'S LONG ROAD TO LAND REFORM [...] Key Points: -- In September 2007, the Government of Burkina Faso (GOBF) finalized a draft national land reform policy that could eventually allow citizens in rural areas to obtain clear title to their land for the first time since Burkina Faso's independence in 1960. -- In recent months, t [...]	2008-07-17 14:55:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON EAID EFIN PREL UV
08OUAGADOUGOU679	MALIAN TUAREGS WILL REMAIN IN BURKINA FASO UNTIL GOBF [...] (U) Summary: As of late July, around 1,990 Malian Tuareg seeking refugee asylum were living at various locations around Burkina Faso, the majority of them in a refugee camp in Djibo, in Northern Burkina Faso. These asylum seekers are currently living off donations from local and international [...]	2008-07-23 16:16:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM ML UV
08OUAGADOUGOU694	Burkina Faso: Demarche on Zimbabwe Talks [...] (U) Charge presented reftel points to MOFA Cabinet Director Vincent Zakane on Sunday, July 27. 2. (C) Zakane expressed agreement with several of reftel's points with one critical difference: while the USG was in favor of a transitional coalition government between Vice President Mujuru and [...]	2008-07-28 11:13:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SADC UV ZI
08OUAGADOUGOU728	BURKINA FASO: NO UNGA ATTENDANCE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-04 08:43:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA UV
08OUAGADOUGOU734	BURKINA FASO: IVOIRIAN PRESIDENT MAKES HISTORIC VISIT AND [...] (U) Summary: On July 27-29, President Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d'Ivoire visited Ouagadougou for his first official visit to Burkina Faso since he took power in 2002. The trip was intended to normalize relations between the two countries and was crowned with the signing of a formal friendship an [...]	2008-08-08 10:26:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECIN IV UV
08OUAGADOUGOU735	BURKINA FASO WILL NOT DENOUNCE MAURITANIA COUP PUBLICLY [...] (C) On August 8, Charge d'Affaires, accompanied by PolOff, presented reftel demarche to Vincent Zakane, Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Zakane said there is not yet an official Government of Burkina Faso (GOBF) position on Mauritania; however, he expressed the GOBF's displea [...]	2008-08-08 14:40:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MR UV
08OUAGADOUGOU747	TFGG01: BURKINA FASO REVIEWING DRAFT UNSC RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-12 18:56:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PBTS GE UV
08OUAGADOUGOU756	BURKINA FASO: SUPPORTS UNSC STATEMENT ON MAURITANIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-14 07:53:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC MR UV
08OUAGADOUGOU774	BURKINA FASO WILL SUPPORT FIFTH ROND OF WESTERN SAHARA TALKS [...] (C) On August 20, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Diuedonne Sougouri, Director of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Sougouri said the GOBF recognizes the need for a peaceful resolution to the issues surrounding the Western Sahara and agreed with the U.S. [...]	2008-08-25 15:10:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC PBTS MO WI UV
08OUAGADOUGOU791	TFGG01: BURKINA FASO SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON [...] 1. (C) On August 26, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Saidou Zongo, Acting Director of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Zongo noted that he was aware of the recent remarks made by President Bush concerning Russia's actions and agreed fully with the U.S. [...]	2008-08-27 17:32:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR RS GG UV
08OUAGADOUGOU792	BURKINA FASO SUPPORTS U.S. ON RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-27 17:32:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS GG UV
08OUAGADOUGOU795	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BURKINA FASO WILL NOT PUBLICLY CONDEMN [...] (C) On August 28, Acting DCM, accompanied by PolOff, presented reftel demarche to Vincent Zakane, Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Although Zakane agreed in principle with the U.S. position, he called Russian control over the break-away regions a "fait accompli," and added th [...]	2008-08-29 14:32:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC GG UV
08OUAGADOUGOU799	BURKINA FASO WILL NOT/NOT SUPPORT SERBIAN UNGA RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-03 08:24:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNGA KV UV
08OUAGADOUGOU820	BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNAIDS EXECUTIVE [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-17 16:50:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID KHIV UNGA UV
08OUAGADOUGOU827	BURKINA FASO: HOPE AND CHALLENGES NEAR THE COTE D'IVOIRE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Officials in Western Burkina Faso are depending on the successful implementation of the Ouagadougou Peace Accords for their region's economic survival and long-term stability. The flashpoint of the February food price riots, Bobo-Dioulasso, still bears the scars seven months lat [...]	2008-09-22 11:40:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON SCUL KPAO PHUM CASC UV
08OUAGADOUGOU839	DEMARCHE ON ABKHAZ AND SOUTH OSSETIAN PARTICIPATION IN UN [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-25 11:30:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG UV
08OUAGADOUGOU886	BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-07 15:31:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR UV
08OUAGADOUGOU887	BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON SERBIAN UNGA RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-07 15:31:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNGA KV UV
08OUAGADOUGOU894	BURKINA FASO: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE REACTION TO U.S. AFRICA [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-07 16:42:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MAR UV
08OUAGADOUGOU971	PRIME MINISTER STRESSES FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION WITH DONORS [...] (C) Prime Minister Zongo met with the Chiefs of Mission from donor countries and organizations on October 16th and 17th. In a private session on the 16th, Zongo was extremely open in accepting criticism of his government's progress on key economic issues, and instructed select Ministers to mov [...]	2008-10-20 15:29:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN PHUM UV
08OUAGADOUGOU972	MEETING HIGHLIGHTS THE FIGHT AGAINST FEMALE GENITAL [...] Summary: A recent Sub-Regional Meeting on the Fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in West Africa, hosted by the first ladies of Burkina Faso and Niger, highlighted the importance of the issue to the two governments. Participants created a regional plan of action that aims to harmoniz [...]	2008-10-20 16:03:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM UV
08PANAMA103	*PANAMA: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CALLS FOR [...] (C) Asserting that Panama need "reinvention," Panamenista presidential nomination contender Marco Ameglio said he would call for a constitutional assembly (constituyente) during the first 18 months of his presidency to "redefine the republic." "Today, I am issuing a 20-month plan, not a 60-mon [...]	2008-01-31 22:14:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON ENRG ELAB SNAR KCRM PM
08PANAMA119	PANAMA POST: 5TH EDITION -- THE POST-CARNIVAL [...] (C) Panama's four-day Carnival celebration may have turned most of Panama City into a ghost town as Panamanians headed to the interior, the beaches, or Transismica, one of the city's main thoroughfares, to celebrate, but politics did not stop. The Panama Post was able to button hole one Pan [...]	2008-02-08 18:36:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA120	PANAMA: URGENT MEDEVAC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) "Let me raise this request with (First VP and FM) Samuel Lewis," Lewis' Senior Advisor Adolfo Ahumada told POLCOUNS on February 8 in response to reftel request for GOP assistance. Ahumada underscored (twice) in a brief conversation the "political sensitivities" that would need to be overc [...]	2008-02-08 19:23:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM SMIG BF CO CS CU DR JM MX PM
08PANAMA125	PANAMA: SUPPORT LEBANON NOW DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-11 18:58:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EFIN EINV LE SY PM
08PANAMA126	PANAMA: KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) "I will consult immediately with the Foreign Minister," Acting FM Ricardo "Dicky" Duran told POLCOUNS on February 11 in response to delivery of reftel demarche. Initially viewing the demarche through actions that the might be taken on the UNSC, Duran noted that Panama's Ambassador to the U [...]	2008-02-11 19:26:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNMIK UN UNSC YI EU PM
08PANAMA14	PANAMA: FIRST VP AND FM SAMUEL LEWIS' FIRST 2008 [...] (C) Panamanian First VP and FM Samuel Lewis touched up: -- President Martin Torrijos' impending trip to Cuba and perceived Cuba-Venezuela tensions; -- his exasperation at Chavez's ability to rise like a phoenix; -- his February travel to New York during Panama's UNSC Presidency; and -- Tor [...]	2008-01-04 16:21:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC VE CU PM
08PANAMA147	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KOSOVO ON SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-17 20:39:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PREL YI PA
08PANAMA157	PANAMA POST: 6TH EDITION, VOLUME II [...] (C) The February 14 and 15 disturbances, vandalism, and clashes with the police led by radical construction union SUNTRACS and efforts to respond to these outbursts largely pushed political activity off the public's radar scope. The Torrijos Administration, caught flat-footed by scope of the [...]	2008-02-22 15:13:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PM
08PANAMA168	PANAMA: CUBA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-26 17:16:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU CU PM
08PANAMA169	PANAMA: KOSOVO STATEMENT RELEASED BY COUNCIL ON [...] (C) Panama "imposes upon itself a position of neutrality that favors dialogue between the parties," Panama's National Council on Foreign Relations (CONAREX) in its press release on February 25. First VP and FM Samuel Lewis told Ambassador February 21 that he would convene this advisory council [...]	2008-02-27 00:31:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNMIK UN UNSC YI EU PM
08PANAMA176	PANAMA: TORRIJOS CONGRATULATES RAUL [...] (C) Panamanian President Martin Torrijos extended his "sincere congratulations" to Cuban President Raul Castro for his "well deserved designation to the highest government position in the Republic of Cuba, as a result of the very right and unanimous decision by the honorable Cuban General Ass [...]	2008-02-28 16:37:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CU PM
08PANAMA18	PANAMA POST: 1ST EDITION, VOLUME II [...] (C) In this year's first edition, the Panama Post includes the following stories: -- Panamamenista Party President Juan Carlos Varela launches presidential campaign; -- Team Martin player disillusioned as President Torrijos backs challenger to his seat on the governing Democratic Revoluti [...]	2008-01-04 22:01:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA181	PANAMA POST: 7TH EDITION -- SPECIAL POLLING [...] (C) Panama City broad sheet daily La Prensa stirred the political pot with the release of its latest installment of its "Pulse of Nation" poll series on February 22. Democratic Change presidential candidate Ricardo Martinelli extended and even increased somewhat his lead as the opposition's [...]	2008-02-28 20:32:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA193	PANAMA: GAZA UNSCR DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-05 15:59:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IS PM
08PANAMA195	PANAMA: ETHIOPIA-ERITREA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-05 17:02:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO UNSC PM
08PANAMA197	PANAMA: SOMALIA AND PIRACY DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-05 22:40:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PBTS PREL UN UNSC IMO XA XW SO PM
08PANAMA200	PANAMA: DEMARCHE REGARDING ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1803 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-06 21:45:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR PM
08PANAMA206	PANAMA POST: 8TH EDITION; VOLUME II [...] (C) The first week of March was a busy one for the Panama post. As the PRD wound down its congressillos in advance of its March 9 convention, Ambassador engaged the Panamenista Party's leading candidates for its presidential nomination, the knife was stuck in a CID Gallup poll, and one mutual [...]	2008-03-07 21:23:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PM
08PANAMA215	VISIT OF USS KEARSARGE: EMBASSY PANAMA SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Embassy Panama has identified two EMBOFFs to support the visit of the USS KEARSARGE to Panama from September 16 to 30. POLCOUNS Brian Naranjo will join the USS KEARSARGE in Cartagena, Colombia on/about September 15. Since the USS KEARSARGE will be in Cartagena on liberty from September [...]	2008-03-12 16:01:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AFIN MARR MASS MOPS PM
08PANAMA247	PANAMA: GOP INFORMED OF DESIGNATION OF AL-SHABAAB [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-27 14:55:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV KCRM SO BG RS CH XA PM
08PANAMA250	PANAMA: DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTING THE DUAL USE [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-27 16:23:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM MNUC PREL IR PM
08PANAMA255	PANAMA: ADDITIONAL KOSOVO RECOGNITION DEMARCHE [...] (C) "We are working with the Central American Integration System (SICA) to see if we pull together several of our neighbors to join Panama in recognizing Kosovo," First VP and FM Samuel Lewis told Ambassador March 26 in response to reftel demarche. "Panama has no problem recognizing Kosovo, bu [...]	2008-03-28 14:58:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNAUS UNMIK YI EU MY PM UV
08PANAMA324	PANAMA POST: THE PANAMA WATCHERS' SPECIAL EDITION, [...] (S/NF) The April 18 to 25 visit by two seasoned USG Panama watchers provided a welcome opportunity to do a "deep dive" on Panama's domestic political scene. Meeting with political leaders and advisors from across the political spectrum, these analysts not only had an opportunity to ascertai [...]	2008-04-23 20:53:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA328	PANAMA: CLOSE TO CENTAM DEAL ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (C) "I think that we are close to a deal on joint recognition of Kosovo," First VP and FM Samuel Lewis told Ambassador on April 25 in response to reftel demarche. Except for Nicaragua, which was unlikely to recognize, and Costa Rica, which already had, Lewis acknowledged that El Salvador, Hond [...]	2008-04-25 15:20:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNMIK YI EU ES CO EC PM
08PANAMA330	PANAMA: SUPPRESSED POLL SURFACES [...] (C) Newly elected governing Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) National Executive Committee (CEN) Fifth Sub-Secretary Rodrigo "Rod" Diaz provided POLCOUNS with a bootleg copy of the PSM-SIGMA DOS April poll. In the wake of the Dichter and Neira April poll, portions of which have been publish [...]	2008-04-25 18:33:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA336	PANAMA: SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) President Martin Torrijos will meet with you on May 6 at the White House in the hopes of revitalizing his administration's initiatives in which our bilateral relationship plays a significant role. Panama's primary season is now in full swing, Torrijos cannot run for re-election, and Panam [...]	2008-04-28 20:50:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL SNAR PTER ETRD ECON KCRM MASS MARR
08PANAMA34	PANAMA POST: 2ND EDITION, VOLUME II [...] (C) In this addition of the Panama Post, our headlines are: -- Alberto Vallarino, declaring "Enough already!" launches campaign for Panamenista Party nomination; -- Cambio Democratic presidential candidate Ricardo Martinelli celebrates the Feast of the Epiphany with four rallies; -- Panam [...]	2008-01-11 21:33:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA340	PANAMA: DEMARCHE ON RAISING ZIMBABWE AT THE UN [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-29 19:58:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNCSD XA ZI AU PM
08PANAMA344	PANAMA: NPT PREPCOM MEETING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-02 18:24:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA PM
08PANAMA345	PANAMA: BURMA'S FLAWED CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-02 19:06:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM BM PM
08PANAMA354	PANAMA: US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DECLARATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-05 16:29:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EUN PHUM PM
08PANAMA355	PANAMA: PMG TELLS PRD LEADERSHIP WON'T RUN FOR [...] (C) Panamanian National Assembly President Pedro Miguel Gonzalez (PMG) informed President Martin Torrijos in writing on May 4 of his "irrevocable decision to decline any aspiration on his part to preside over the National Assembly as of September 1." (Note: PMG remains under U.S. federal ind [...]	2008-05-05 21:02:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON PM
08PANAMA356	PANAMA: SOMALI PIRACY UNSCR DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) POLCOUNS delivered reftel demarche to Panamanian MFA DG for External Political Affairs Javier Bonagas on May 6. As a co-sponsor of the draft UNSCR concerning Somali piracy, Panama remains supportive of this initiative and appreciative of U.S. efforts to engage UNSC capitals. Panama can be [...]	2008-05-06 16:09:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM UNSC SO PM
08PANAMA41	PANAMA: EL TORO REACHES OUT TO EMBASSY [...] (C) "There will be many surprised political observers on Sunday," former President and candidate for the presidency of the governing Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) Ernesto "El Toro" Perez Balladares told POLCOUNS on January 13. PRD members will go to the polls on January 20 to elect 4,20 [...]	2008-01-14 20:43:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CIVS PM
08PANAMA419	GOP COOPERATES ON UN 1267 SANCTION COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 19:54:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET	KTFN PTER PINR EFIN PREL PM
08PANAMA433	PANAMA POST: 9TH EDITION, VOLUME II [...] (C) New polling data revealing a horse race in the governing Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) and a run-away lead by Panamenista presidential candidate Juan Carlos Varela in his party's race were the Panama Post's big scoop. Though available for the past couple of weeks, this new polling [...]	2008-05-27 21:35:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA436	PANAMA: ZIMBABWE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-28 19:54:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OAS ZI PM
08PANAMA446	PANAMA: "MILITARIZATION" DEBATE RE-SURFACES [...] (C) Panama's ever-smoldering "militarization" debate reignited over the past couple of weeks as Panamanian opinion shapers and leaders -- largely associated with the opposition, at least in opinion -- voiced their concerns that the GOP might be undertaking what they perceived as an ill-advised [...]	2008-05-30 18:09:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS MARR MASS MOPS PM
08PANAMA458	PANAMA: DEMARCHE ON JUNE 2008 UNSC THEMATIC [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-03 16:41:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KWMN PHUM PREL UNSC UN PM
08PANAMA46	PANAMA: LEWIS ON CUBA AND VENEZUELA [...] (C) Despite dragging its feet for months, Panama granted agrement to Venezuela's proposed Ambassador to Panama, Jorge Luis Duran Centeno, First VP and FM Samuel Lewis informed Ambassador on January 16. Before doing so, Lewis said that President Martin Torrijos firmly warned President Chavez, [...]	2008-01-16 20:54:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VE CU PM
08PANAMA461	PANAMA: SUPREME COURT PRESIDENT GREENLIGHTS [...] (SBU) Panamanian Supreme Court President Harley Mitchell secured unanimous approval for three of eleven elements of a long-pending USG-GOP anti-corruption program funded by USAID, Mitchell informed USAID Director on April 25, 2008. --------------------------------------------- ----- Mitchel [...]	2008-06-03 21:00:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID KCRM KJUS PM
08PANAMA467	IMPORTANCE OF USG AVIATION ASSISTANCE TO PANAMA [...] (C) In the wake of the deadly crash of Panama's sole operational National Air Service (SAN) helicopter (see reftels),and following on President Torrijos' visit to Washington in early May, the time is now for consideration of greater USG aviation assistance to Panama. As a major logistics c [...]	2008-06-05 14:22:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR SNAR PARM MASS PREL PM
08PANAMA469	PANAMA POST: EDITION 10, VOLUME II [...] (C) In this edition of the Panama Post, our top stories include: -- Former President Ernesto "El Toro" Perez Balladares announces that he will endorse Panama City Mayor Juan Carlos Navarro in the race to secure the governing Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) presidential nomination; -- P [...]	2008-06-06 17:23:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PM
08PANAMA485	TERRORISM FINANCE: RECENT PRE-NOTIFICATIONS AND [...] (S) Econoff delivered ref points and background information for the three reftels on June 10 to Delia Villamonte, Director General of International Organizations and Conferences. Leoncio Hernandez, the Foreign Ministry's Director of the Department of Analysis Against Terrorist Activity, was un [...]	2008-06-12 17:51:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER PGOV KTFN UNSC PM
08PANAMA486	PANAMA: ARCHBISHOP TOUCHES UPON POLITICAL ISSUES [...] (C) "The excessive cost of political campaigns is a slap in the face to the poor," Archbishop Jose Dimas Cedeno, stated during his sermon at the 38th Eucharist mass on June 1st, 2008. Cedeno underscored key political issues deterring Panama's progress, and urged the Panamanian government and [...]	2008-06-12 18:38:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA493	PANAMA POST: EDITION 11; VOLUME II [...] (C) Our headlines in this edition of the Panama Post are: -- Panama's leading pollster says "basic political dynamic remains unchanged;" -- Tearing a page from PRD presidential nomination candidate Juan Carlos Navarro's play book, Panamenista presidential nomination candidate Alberto Valla [...]	2008-06-16 16:08:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA495	PANAMA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) POL delivered reftel demarche to Panamanian MFA Security Council Advisor Janio Tunon on June 16. Tunon stated that the UNSC advisors would hold a routine weekly meeting on June 17 to discuss the UN Secretary General's proposal for the reconfiguration of UNMIK. Tunon noted that the GOP had [...]	2008-06-16 22:23:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL UNMIK KO PM
08PANAMA51	PANAMA POST: 3RD EDITION, VOLUME II [...] (C) The Panama Post is coming to you a few days early this week. State's Director for Central American Affairs hits the ground January 17 for a few days of scrounging around the Panamanian political scene as well as to follow up on the Regional Healthcare Training Center, attend the Omar Moren [...]	2008-01-17 22:00:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA510	PANAMA: JUNE 23 MEETING ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) "Panama fully supports (UK PM) Gordon Brown's recent statement regarding the violence in Zimbabwe," Panamanian MFA UNSC Advisor Janio Tunon told POL Fellow on June 23. Now that the opposition had pulled out of the upcoming elections, MFA UNSC Team ExecSec Thays Noriega told POLCOUNS that i [...]	2008-06-23 18:55:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI PM
08PANAMA515	PANAMA: DEMARCHE SOLICITING SUPPORT FOR DRAFT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-23 22:10:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER EFIN ETTC KTFN UNSC PM
08PANAMA520	PANAMA: RESETTLEMENT OF CUBAN MIGRANTS PROTECTED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. --------------------------------------------- ----- Panama Inquires Into "Exceptional" Nature of Cases --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (C) The degree to which it could be demonstrated that the Cuban migrants protec [...]	2008-06-24 19:37:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL SMIG CU IT PM
08PANAMA529	PANAMA: "SANCTION" MAY BE NECESSARY IN ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-30 15:56:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI PM
08PANAMA532	PANAMA: KOSOVO RECOGNITION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Ambassador presented reftel demarche to First VP and FM Samuel Lewis on June 30 on the margins of President Torrijos' farewell lunch in honor of the Ambassador. In addition to raising reftel points, Ambassador noted that Panama had previously indicated it would recognize Panama "soon, but [...]	2008-07-01 14:48:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO UNMIK UN YI EU PM
08PANAMA533	PANAMA: PRD PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS FACE OFF, NICELY [...] (C) The top three contenders for the presidential candidacy for the ruling Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) faced off on June 26 in their second electoral forum. Pointedly, the PRD and its presidential candidates characterized this event as a forum, not a debate, wishing to communicate un [...]	2008-07-01 14:53:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA537	PANAMA: PEACE CORPS DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH FIRST [...] (U) Peace Corps Director Ronald Tschetter's meeting with First VP and FM Samuel Lewis. -------------------- TIME, DATE AND PLACE -------------------- 2. (U) 8:00 am, Thursday, June 26; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Panama City, Panama. ------------ PARTICIPANTS ------------ 3. (U [...]	2008-07-01 22:02:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PM PGOV EAID ECON EDEV
08PANAMA539	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT TORRIJOS [...] (C) During President Torrijos' June 30 farewell lunch in honor of the Ambassador, Torrijos underscored the excellent state of bilateral relations, thanked the Ambassador for his work in sustaining that relationship, said he would move forward with re-structuring the security forces despite the [...]	2008-07-02 18:23:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PM PREL
08PANAMA541	PANAMA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUPPORT FOR UNSC [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-02 20:13:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC PM ZI
08PANAMA542	PANAMA: LUIS POSADA'S PARDON REVOKED BY SUPREME [...] (U) The Panamanian Supreme Court unanimously revoked the 2004 pardon of Luis Posada Carriles (accused of plotting to assassinate ex-Cuban leader Fidel Castro during the 2000 Ibero-American summit in Panama),three of Posada's accomplices, and 179 other individuals on June 30. This retroactiv [...]	2008-07-03 19:43:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM PTER KCRM VE CU
08PANAMA545	PANAMA: JULY VISIT OF MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT AND [...] (C) Following up on Panamanian President Martin Torrijos' May 7-8 visit to Washington and meetings with the President and the Secretaries of State and Defense, Panamanian Minister of Government and Justice Daniel Delgado will travel to Washington July 7-10 to continue security-related discussi [...]	2008-07-03 21:53:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR MASS PM
08PANAMA550	PANAMA: VARELA WINS PANAMENISTA PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) "I want to issue a call not only for party unity, but also for a coalition to win the elections in 2009," exclaimed Juan Carlos Varela late in the evening on July 6, in declaring victory in the Panamenista Party presidential primary. On July 7, Alberto Vallarino, Varela's main opponent, a [...]	2008-07-07 21:18:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PM
08PANAMA556	PANAMA: EXTRADITION REQUEST FOR POSADA EXPECTED [...] (C) Panama is under internal as well as external pressure - from the Cuban government - to request extradition of Luis Posada Carriles, whose 2004 pardon, along with those of 181 others, was recently overturned by the Supreme Court. A lawsuit was filed in Panama's Fifth Circuit requesting th [...]	2008-07-08 20:02:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM PTER KCRM VE CU
08PANAMA562	PANAMA: UNSC DEMARCHE ON ARAB GROUP DRAFT [...] (C) "We cannot allow anything to interrupt the conversations between the Palestinians and the Israelis," Panamanian MFA Senior Advisor for UNSC Matters Nils Castro told POLCOUNS on July 9 in response to reftel demarche. "We need to keep the temperature down." Castro stated that Panama fully [...]	2008-07-09 17:57:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IS LE SY PM
08PANAMA563	PANAMA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR UNSC RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) "Panama will be with the United States", Panamanian MFA Senior Advisor for UNSC matters Nils Castro reaffirmed to POLCOUNS on July 9th in response to reftel demarche on Zimbabwe. Furthermore, he stated that Panama supported a UNSC Chapter VII Resolution and did not want to debate the "co [...]	2008-07-09 19:03:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU
08PANAMA569	PANAMA: CONFIRMED SUPPORT FOR UNSC RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) On June 9, Charge d'Affaires spoke with First VP and FM Samuel Lewis. Lewis confirmed that Panama would vote in favor of the UNSC Chapter VII Resolution. MESA [...]	2008-07-11 15:48:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU PM
08PANAMA574	PANAMA POST: EDITION 12; VOLUME II [...] (C) Juan Carlos Varela's landslide victory in the Panamenista primary on July 6, defeating Alberto Vallarino by over 20 points, was the defining political development for the week. The focus quickly turned to Varela's efforts to unify Panama's largest opposition party and to renewed discussi [...]	2008-07-11 20:39:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PM
08PANAMA577	PANAMA: CUBA DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) POL met with MFA human rights officer Janio Tunon to discuss respect for human rights and the need for democratic change in Cuba. POL encouraged Panama to engage in dialogue with Cuba and promote the human rights benchmarks set by the European Union. Tunon stated that Panama's relationship [...]	2008-07-15 16:45:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN CU

08PANAMA580	PANAMA: 2009 NATIONAL ELECTION VOTER DEMOGRAPHICS [...] (U) Panama is gearing up for the May 3, 2009 general election, in which Panamanians will choose all of their elected leaders - from President through National Assembly Deputies to mayors and city councilmen -- for a five-year term. The Tribunal Electoral (TE) released on May 25 the prelimina [...]	2008-07-16 14:36:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA605	PANAMA: 2009 NATIONAL ELECTION YOUTH DEMOGRAPHIC [...] (SBU) Of the 2.2 million Panamanians eligible to vote in the May 3, 2009 general elections, 53% will be voters between the ages of 18 and 40. The youth account for one third to one half of political parties memberships. Efforts to reach out to these new voters included multi-tiered organization [...]	2008-07-25 14:58:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA606	PANAMA: DEMARCHE ON KEEPING PRESSURE ON THE FARC [...] (C) First VP and FM Samuel Lewis thanked Charge for sharing with him reftel demarche, but did not commit to make any efforts to encourage governments and entities that historically supported the FARC to take demonstrable steps to sever ties with the FARC, deny it safe-haven, and withhold any f [...]	2008-07-25 15:30:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SNAR PGOV PREL CO VE HR EUN AF PM
08PANAMA616	PANAMA: RAUL RODRIGUEZ TO BE NEW ASSEMBLY [...] (C) President Martin Torrijos has chosen Raul Rodriguez to be the new President of the National Assembly, replacing Pedro Miguel Gonzalez (PMG) who is under federal indictment in connection with the 1992 murder of a U.S. serviceman. Sources from both the ruling Democratic Revolutionary Party [...]	2008-07-28 16:51:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS PM
08PANAMA617	INVITATION TO MARSHAL CENTER CONFERENCE ON GLOBAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-28 17:15:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA623	GOP "DEEPLY CONCERNED" ABOUT US ARREST OF [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 8. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is "deeply concerned" about the situation of eight imprisoned Panamanian citizens who were arrested at sea and brought to the U.S. in 2006 after the Panamanian flagged ship M/ [...]	2008-07-28 20:50:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA PREL PGOV KJUS PBTS PHSA SNAR
08PANAMA626	PANAMA: GLOBAL INITIATIVE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO MFA [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-29 13:49:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PTER PREL KGIC KNNP MR UZ PM
08PANAMA628	PANAMA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNMEE MISSION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-29 20:49:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KPKO PBTS ET ER
08PANAMA635	PANAMA: PRD CONFIRMS RODRIGUEZ CHOICE FOR NA [...] (C) The Democratic Revolutionary Party's (PRD) National Assembly (NA) caucus formally selected Raul Rodriguez on July 29 as their candidate to replace Pedro Miguel Gonzalez (PMG) as President of the National Assembly (see Reftel). The actual election will take place on September 1 when the NA [...]	2008-07-30 21:39:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS PM
08PANAMA650	PANAMA: FARC REPORTEDLY LOOTS STORES IN THE DARIEN [...] (C) The Panamanian media reported August 3 that 60 armed men had entered the village of BajoChiquito (est. 200 population) in the Darien Province and looted a store. They reported that local residents of the region, which is in the Embera-Wounaan Area Number 1, reported that there had been s [...]	2008-08-05 19:06:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PBTS PM CO
08PANAMA652	PANAMA: A VIEW FROM THE LEFT -- NO PLACE FOR [...] (C) Recent meetings with prominent left wing leaders Juan Jovane and Olmedo Beluche focused on the threat to social stability posed by rising prices and the surprising small impact of the crisis on the political campaign. Jovane concluded that the increase in the price of staple goods was caus [...]	2008-08-05 21:58:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA660	PANAMA: DICHTER & NEIRA RESEARCH POLL [...] (C) In April 2008, Dichter & Neira published a public opinion poll that generated shock waves in Panama's political scene. Since then, this leading market research firm produced another poll conducted from June 06 to June 08 that indicated who could be the front runners for the presidential ele [...]	2008-08-07 21:23:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA661	PANAMA: TORRIJOS URGES TAKING BILATERAL [...] (C) Panamanian President Martin Torrijos urged Ambassador to work with Panama to strive to take the U.S.-bilateral relationship to the next level by undertaking to address shared security concerns, during the Ambassador's presentation of credentials to Torrijos on August 6. After noting Panam [...]	2008-08-08 12:39:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EWWT MASS SNAR PTER MARR
08PANAMA670	PANAMA: GEORGIA UNSCR DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) "Panama is in favor of an immediate cessation of hostilities," First VP and FM Samuel Lewis told Ambassador in response to REFTEL demarche. Pressed that Panama's support would be essential especially in the event that Russia exercised its veto so that the Council could speak with the loud [...]	2008-08-12 22:23:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS UNSC GE PM
08PANAMA672	PANAMA: INVITATION DELIVERED FOR TRADE AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-13 14:07:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA682	PANAMA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HAGEL, AUG. 27-28 [...] (SBU) You will be arriving in Panama in the middle of a long election campaign, due to take place amidst record economic growth, but growing economic uncertainty. Panama has been one of the fastest growing economies in Latin America for the last few years (11.2% growth in 2007),and there are [...]	2008-08-15 19:21:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA691	PANAMA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON 2009 SUMMIT OF THE [...] (U) EconOff delivered demarche as per instructions in Reftel to the Director of International Organizations Delia Villamonte at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 20, 2008. Villamonte was aware of the Draft Declaration of Commitment for the upcoming Summit of the Americas. She noted h [...]	2008-08-20 22:16:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	APER BEXP ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD KSUM PGOV PREL
08PANAMA697	PANAMA POST: EDITION 13, VOLUME II [...] (C) Panama's opposition panorama is beginning to clarify as two opposition coalitions are emerging. Presidential candidate Ricardo Martinelli announced recently that his Democratic Change (CD) had reached an alliance agreement with Patriotic Union (UP),an alliance that UP is expected to rati [...]	2008-08-21 19:52:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA698	PANAMA: HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP [...] (U) Post plans to provide a regular human rights update to supplement the yearly Human Rights Report in order to track emerging changes in the human rights situation in Panama. Below follows a summary of Post's most recent contact with a number of groups advocating for the rights of individu [...]	2008-08-21 20:03:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM
08PANAMA704	PANAMANIAN SECURITY COOPERATION: IRREPLACEABLE? [...] (S/NF) Panama is one of the USG's most important law enforcement and security partners in the Western Hemisphere. Its importance is based on a combination of its strategic location astride one of the world's most important lines of communication, an enormous Panamanian flagged shipping fleet, [...]	2008-08-26 17:50:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA714	CODEL HAGEL WHIRLWIND TOUR OF PANAMA [...] (U) CODEL Hagel met in Panama on August 28 with President Martin Torrijos to discuss the strong bilateral relationship and Panama's economic future. In a meeting with Vice-president and Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis, CODEL Hagel discussed the Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) and the Panama Ca [...]	2008-08-29 20:58:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EWWT ETRD OVIP PM EINV EAIR
08PANAMA72	PANAMA: BALBINA TELLS AMBASSADOR "I DO NOT WANT [...] (C) "I do not want to run for president," Minister of Housing -- and widely presumed governing Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) presidential aspirant -- Balbina Herrera emphatically stated several times to Ambassador during their one-on-one January 24 lunch. She stood steadfast in her sup [...]	2008-01-24 22:32:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PM
08PANAMA725	PANAMA'S NEW SECURITY LAWS PASSED AMIDST OPPOSITION [...] (C) The GOP approved five controversial security laws by decree on August 18 and 20. The decrees will: 1) create an independent civilian intelligence service (SENIS); 2) create a coast guard (SENAN); 3) create a frontier force to protect the borders (SENAFRONT); 4) reform the Panamanian Natio [...]	2008-09-05 12:44:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA726	SCENESETTER: PANAMANIAN PRESIDENT TORRIJOS [...] (C) Panamanian President Martin Torrijos will visit Washington in mid-September for meetings with the Secretary of State and the President. These meetings will take place about ten days after the ruling Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) will have selected its presidential candidate. The PR [...]	2008-09-05 19:57:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM KDEM ETRD ECON PINR PM
08PANAMA737	PANAMA: BALBINA WINS PRD PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION, [...] (U) Balbina Herrera won the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) primary election September 7, becoming the official presidential candidate for the largest party in the country. Once Juan Carlos Navarro and Laurentino Cortizo conceded, all the candidates met and joined President Martin Torri [...]	2008-09-09 20:03:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA74	PANAMA: NEW SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE RECEIVES [...] (SBU) Recognizing that Panama's judiciary has "a corruption problem" and believing that he has limited powers to sway the opinion of the court's other magistrates, newly installed Supreme Court President Harley Mitchell told Ambassador on January 14 that he planned to use his authority and bul [...]	2008-01-25 14:55:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM EAID ECON PM
08PANAMA743	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIRD [...] (C) POLOFF delivered Reftel demarche on UN General Assembly Third Committee 2008 Human Rights Priorities to MFA Human Rights Officer Janio Tunon on September 10. Tunon generally refused to answer directly whether Panama would support certain resolutions without specific text in hand. However [...]	2008-09-11 20:52:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PM
08PANAMA749	PANAMA: DETAILS OF PARDON REVOCATION FOR POSADA [...] (U) Post acquired a copy of the June 30 Supreme Court ruling that revoked the pardon of Luis Posada Carriles - who is accused of plotting the assassination of Fidel Castro - as well as three of Posada's accomplices and 178 others. The Panamanian Supreme Court acted to overturn what they saw as [...]	2008-09-17 16:53:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PM PREL PTER VE
08PANAMA759	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FINALIZING THE NON-BINDING [...] In the absence of relevant GOP officials in Washington to attend high-level meetings, Econ Counselor sent an official letter with the draft MOU to Minister of Health Rosario Turner and copied Minister of Agricultural Development Guillermo Salazar and Minister of Foreign Relations Samuel Lewis [...]	2008-09-19 21:47:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECIN ECON ETRD OSCI PM PREL TBIO TSPL
08PANAMA77	PANAMA POST: 4TH EDITION -- THE DIRECTOR'S CUT -- [...] (C) The January 17-21 visit of State's Director for Central American Affairs John Feeley provided the Panama Post an excellent opportunity to touch base with numerous political heavy hitters. Feeley met with all the "presidenciables," except for Panamanista aspirant Alberto Vallarino who was [...]	2008-01-25 21:53:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA780	PANAMA: THE LATEST ON KOSOVO [...] (C) "Panama will recognize Kosovo. We will recognize Kosovo after our term on the Security Council ends and before the new U.S. President is sworn in," 1st VP and FM Vice Samuel Lewis told Ambassador on September 30. Lewis reiterated the he believed that Panama could be more helpful on Georg [...]	2008-10-02 19:17:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA PM KV
08PANAMA782	PANAMA: FM "VERY HAPPY" WITH PROGRESS ON PERSEUS V [...] (C) "I am very happy about the progress we are making resolving the Perseus V case," 1st VP and FM Samuel Lewis told the Ambassador and PolCouns on September 30. Lewis was referring to the case of the eight Panamanian sailors from the Perseus V now serving prison terms in the U.S. for drug s [...]	2008-10-02 20:31:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA789	PANAMA: SECURITY LAWS CONTINUE TO GENERATE INTENSE [...] (C) Over a month after President Martin Torrijos issued five decrees that reformed the Panamanian security services (see reftel),the security sector reform debate continues to occupy newspaper headlines and op-eds. The stage is now set for the laws, and the U.S.-Panamanian security relations [...]	2008-10-06 13:05:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA793	PANAMA: A SPEED BUMP AT THE MFA [...] (C) Next week Vladimir Franco, Director General of Legal and Treaty Affairs in the Panamanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),is scheduled to be in Washington to discuss the Perseus V case with U.S. officials. This cable is meant to help Washington officials prepare for this visit, and to [...]	2008-10-06 21:22:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA813	PANAMA: PROSECUTORS UNDER PRESSURE, ASK FOR HELP [...] (C) Panamanian Attorney General Ana Matilde Gomez told the Ambassador October 10 that she wanted to create an infrastructure to facilitate prosecutorial collaboration among Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia and the U.S. to send a strong message to international criminal organizations that they we [...]	2008-10-17 16:22:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS KCRM SNAR PM
08PANAMA818	PANAMA: DDD TAKES LEAVE OF ABSENCE AFTER MURDER [...] (C) President Martin Torrijos accepted Minister of Government and Justice Daniel Delgado Diamante's (DDD) request for 30 days unpaid leave, at DDD's request, following newspaper revelations about a killing the Minister committed 38 years ago. DDD admitted he was responsible for the killing, [...]	2008-10-24 23:11:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA819	PANAMA: RUSSIAN WARSHIP TO CROSS CANAL [...] (C) 1st VP and FM Samuel Lewis Navarro told the Ambassador October 9 that the Russian nuclear-powered russian crusier Petr Velikiy (Peter the Great) will cross the Canal in December, and make a two-day port call at the Vasco Nunez de Balboa navel base (former Rodman Naval Station) on Decembe [...]	2008-10-24 23:11:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA848	PANAMA: GLOBAL INITIATIVE EPG DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-06 16:27:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA872	PANAMA: DEALING WITH THE DARIEN [...] (S//NF) The Darien, Panama's forgotten frontier, is under pressure from drug traffickers and remnants of the FARC. The FARC do not present a serious military threat to Panama or Colombia, but they do threaten to degenerate into banditry, as the organization implodes. While the U.S. is helpin [...]	2008-11-17 22:59:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA877	PAAMAMA: IRAN, BURMA AND DPRK HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) The Ambassador phoned Acting Foreign Minister Ricardo Duran November 18 to reinforce the demarche from reftel A, which had already been delievered to working level MFA contacts as reported in reftel B. PolOff subsequently contacted Director General for International Organizations Delia V [...]	2008-11-19 16:37:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PM PREL
08PANAMA882	DISASTER DECLARATION FOR FLOODING IN BOCAS DEL TORO, COLON [...] Heavy rains have occurred in the departments of Bocas del Toro, Colon and Chiriqui, overtopping river banks and flooding extensive areas of the affected provinces. According to the U.S. hurricane Center in Miami: heavy rainfall and localized flooding is expected over the next couple of days. As [...]	2008-11-24 16:45:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ASEC PREL PGOV PM
08PANAMA889	PANAMA: DEMARCHE ON OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAEL [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 22:43:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA896	SCENESETTER: SECRETARY RICE,S VISIT TO PANAMA FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-03 17:46:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENIV ETRD OVIP PGOV PM PREL
08PANAMA897	PANAMA POST: THE FIRST OPEN SOURCE CENTER [...] (SBU/NF) Welcome to the revamped Panama Post,a new collaborative effort between Embassy Panama's Political Section (POL) and the Open Source Center (OSC). POL and OSC are cooperating to highlight the most salient story lines in recent OSC reporting, incorporate key insights garnered from POL' [...]	2008-12-03 19:32:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA917	PANAMA: GOP REQUESTS COLOMBIAN HELOS TO HELP [...] (S//NF) First VP and FM Samuel Lewis expressed his concern over recent events in the Darien and requested U.S. assistance addressing the FARC threat in this border region that abuts Colombia, during a one-on-one meeting at his private office on December 12. The December 11 firefight between [...]	2008-12-16 12:44:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MASS PTER PBTS CO PM
08PANAMA930	PANAMA: ASVAT LAYS OUT SECURITY PLAN; MARTINELLI TOUTS HIM AS FUTURE MINISTER [...] (C) Ebrahim Asvat, President of La Estrella newspaper, former director of the Panamanian National Police, and possible candidate for Minister of Government and Justice told PolOff that Panama needed to reorient its security resources away from trying to interdict drugs on the seas and border [...]	2008-12-19 20:53:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS PM SNAR
08PANAMA931	PANAMA: GLOBAL INITIATIVE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 21:34:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA933	PANAMA: GOP "PROFOUNDLY SATISFIED" WITH RESULTS OF [...] (C) Vladimir Franco, Director General of Legal and Treaty Affairs at the Panamanian MFA, declared himself "profoundly satisfied" with the results of two days of bilateral meetings on the Salas-Becker Agreement (SBA) December 17. The agreement, a corner stone of U.S. counter-drug operations i [...]	2008-12-22 15:39:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA942	PANAMA: SOMALIA PKO UNSCR DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-24 15:38:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO UNSC SO ET PM
08PANAMA943	PANAMA: "NOT READY FOR GRAY HULLS" UNDER [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-24 16:29:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PBTS PM
08PARAMARIBO101	(SBU) SCENESETTER AND READ-AHEAD FOR THE VISIT OF [...] (SBU) THE FOLLOWING SCENESETTER IS A SENSITIVE-BUT-UNCLASSIFIED VERSION OF REFTEL. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY OF PROPOSED TRIP AGENDA: Everyone at Embassy Paramaribo joins me in welcoming you to Suriname. Although we cannot yet confirm your appointment with President Venetiaan, who is out of the cou [...]	2008-03-11 16:17:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NS
08PARAMARIBO104	SURINAME STILL "UNDECIDED" ON KOSOVO [...] (SBU) On March 13 PolOff delivered message as per reftel to Rosita Hubard, Head of the International Relations Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the government of Suriname (GOS). Hubard said the GOS still cannot take a clear standpoint on recognizing Kosovo because "some facts [...]	2008-03-14 13:38:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC PGOV KV NS
08PARAMARIBO111	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TERRORISM FINANCE: [...] (U) Per reftel, Post shared information with Terence Craig, head of the Americas Division, and Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations Division of the Government of Suriname (GOS),on March 14, 2008. 2. (U) Post will report any reaction from the GOS. SCHREIBER HUGHES [...]	2008-03-17 14:22:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER PREL NS
08PARAMARIBO112	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ANNOUNCING THE U.S. SPECIAL [...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered the demarche to Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations Division of the Government of Suriname (GOS),on March 14, 2008. 2. (U) Post will report any reaction from the GOS. SCHREIBER HUGHES [...]	2008-03-17 14:23:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIC PREL NS
08PARAMARIBO120	LEADING UP TO SURINAMESE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN 2010, [...] (U) SUMMARY. Jules Wijdenbosch and Desi Bouterse agreed to re-unite their two political parties, the Democratic National Platform 2000 (DNP 2000) and the National Democratic Party (NDP),according to reports. A union of Bouterse and Wijdenbosch, who went from party colleagues and close persona [...]	2008-03-26 13:08:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NS
08PARAMARIBO139	WILDERS FILM CRITICIZED BUT "NOT WORTH IT" IN PLACID [...] (U) SUMMARY The movie Fitna, meaning "strife" in Arabic and produced by Dutch politician Geert Wilders, generated an unusual amount of critical media comment in former-Dutch colony Suriname, but little public ferment. While Muslim Organizations and the Interfaith Council for Suriname (IRIS) [...]	2008-04-04 18:25:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC SCUL NS
08PARAMARIBO145	FIVE HOURS WELL-SPENT IN SURINAME: [...] (U) SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES FROM SHANNON/STAVRIDIS FIVE-HOUR VISIT: On March 28, WHA Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon and SOUTHCOM Commander Admiral Jim Stavridis spent five hours on the ground in Suriname. Together they met with President Runaldo Ronald Venetiaan (paras 2-4) and conducted a we [...]	2008-04-09 15:51:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINS PGOV PINR SNAR NS
08PARAMARIBO16	GOVERNMENT OF SURINAME DIPLOMATIC NOTE GRANTING APPROVAL [...] (U) Below is the text of the official Government of Suriname Diplomatic Note No. 12.938 / AB responding to USG requests for GOS approval test of the Stryker vehicle. BEGIN TEXT: No. 12.938 / AB The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Suriname presents its compliments to the [...]	2008-01-14 18:48:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MASS PGOV NS
08PARAMARIBO164	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] (U) Per reftel, Poloff delivered demarche to Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname. Hubard had no immediate reaction. 2. (U) Post will report any substantive reaction from GOS. SCHREIBER HUGHES [...]	2008-04-23 13:33:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL NS
08PARAMARIBO169	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] (U) Per reftel, Poloff delivered demarche to Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname. Hubard had no immediate reaction. 2. (U) Post will report any substantive reaction from GOS. SCHREIBER HUGHES [...]	2008-04-24 13:41:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL NS
08PARAMARIBO17	SURINAME SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY OF PIERRE-RICHARD PROSPER [...] (U) DCM met with the Acting Head of the International Organizations Division of Suriname's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on January 14 to deliver demarche in response to REFs (A) and (B),seeking Surinamese support for the U.S. candidate for the January 17 election of members to the Committ [...]	2008-01-16 12:44:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI XL XR NS
08PARAMARIBO180	SURINAME CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR TELTING ON GSM-102 [...] (SBU) Summary. Central Bank Governor Andre Telting told the Ambassador he understands the U.S. government position is not to reduce or forgive portions of the outstanding GSM-102 debt. Given U.S. "inflexibility" on this issue, he will proceed first on negotiations on Brazilian debt, the only [...]	2008-05-02 20:00:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PREL NS
08PARAMARIBO186	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] (U) Per reftel, PolOff delivered demarche to Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname. 2. (U) Post will report any substantive reaction from the Government of Suriname. SCHREIBER HUGHES [...]	2008-05-06 13:42:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV OAS NS
08PARAMARIBO187	RESPONSE: "DAY OF SOLIDARITY" FOLLOW-UP [...] (U) As directed in reftels, Post is researching movies which would deliver the message and fit within the framework and intellectual property requirements of Post's monthly "American Movie Night" for May. If a suitable title cannot be identified, Post will consider materials for website pla [...]	2008-05-06 14:40:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CU NS
08PARAMARIBO188	NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) DEMARCHES [...] (U) Per reftels, PolOff delivered demarches to Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname (GOS). Hubard had no immediate reaction, but said she did not believe any representative from the GOS was attending t [...]	2008-05-06 17:02:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA NS
08PARAMARIBO194	China Wants to "Build a New City in Suriname" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A high-ranking official commented during the remarks period at a business lectu... [...]	2008-05-08 21:33:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CH NS
08PARAMARIBO221	CUBA COUNTRY REVIEW FOR TITLE III SUSPENSION OF [...] (U) Response is keyed to paragraph 5 in reftel: 2. (C) Post is unaware of any host country investment in Cuba. 3. (C) Post is similarly unaware of any bi-lateral trade agreements with Cuba. 4. (C) "Operation Miracle," Cuba's "health diplomacy" program of free cataract eye sur [...]	2008-05-27 16:53:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU NS
08PARAMARIBO231	SURINAME: UPDATES TO NAMES, TITLES, AND CONTACT [...] (SBU) Post submits the following information keyed to reftel: Country: Republic of Suriname Date information verified by post: May 29, 2008 Head of State Last/Family Name: Venetiaan First/Middle Names: Runaldo Ronald Conventional Usage: Ronald Formal Title: His Excellency President R [...]	2008-05-30 20:01:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL NS
08PARAMARIBO249	SURINAME: RESPONSE TO CARIBBEAN SECURITY [...] (C) Post is pleased to respond to Reftel request for information. Answers are keyed to Reftel. A. REFTEL QUERY: How could the United States help enhance Caribbean regional cooperation in addressing transnational crime and terrorism, including by providing additional resources? ----------- [...]	2008-06-06 20:13:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MASS MOPS SNAR XL NS
08PARAMARIBO301	BOUTERSE UNITES OPPOSITION, TARGETS 2010 ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 5, former military strongman and current murder defendant Desi Bouterse's National Democratic Party (NDP) officially formed a so-called mammoth bloc uniting five opposition political parties. An audience of several thousand attended the lively mass meeting where they were [...]	2008-07-25 19:31:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NS
08PARAMARIBO312	PETROCARIBE OIL SHIPMENTS TO BEGIN FALL 2008 [...] (SBU) Summary. The governments of Suriname and Venezuela reached agreement on the structure of their PetroCaribe deal, which has been dubbed the "Suriname Model." Under this scheme, the Government of Suriname (GOS) will provide the Government of Venezuela (GOV) partial payment for the crude [...]	2008-08-04 18:24:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ETRD PREL XM XL
08PARAMARIBO318	KOSOVO RECOGNITION: DEMARCHE UNDELIVERED [...] In response to ref A, Post regrets that it was unable to deliver this specific message before the stated deadline. Post has maintained steady communication with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on issues related to Kosovo's independence. 2. Post refers to ref c and ref b for information on [...]	2008-08-08 18:20:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KV NS
08PARAMARIBO321	BABY STEPS: SURINAME'S UN VOTES BEGIN TO REFLECT [...] (U) As requested reftel, on August 11 PolOff delivered a copy of the "UN Voting Record Report" and demarche message to Government of Suriname (GOS) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Acting Head of the International Organizations Division Chantal Elsenhout. 2. (SBU) While Elsenhout stres [...]	2008-08-13 17:20:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC UNSC UNGA PREL NS
08PARAMARIBO323	BOUTERSE LAWYER DELAYS TRIAL THROUGH USE OF BIAS [...] (U) SUMMARY. On July 25, the "December Process" murder trial of former military strongman Desi Bouterse and his co-defendants was temporarily suspended due to two motions, including an accusation of bias against Judge Cynthia Valstein. Valstein referred the motions to the High Court for thei [...]	2008-08-14 17:36:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI NS
08PARAMARIBO33	NATIONAL INTEREST FUELS FRENCH EXPANSION OF [...] (C) Summary. The Government of France (GOF) will significantly expand its development assistance to Suriname, particularly in its economically depressed eastern district, Marowijne, which borders French Guiana. This aid will be provided mainly by the Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD). [...]	2008-01-30 18:47:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL ENRG SOCI NS
08PARAMARIBO338	WIJDENBOSCH FOR PRESIDENT? MAYBE NOT. [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-21 19:04:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR NS
08PARAMARIBO34	HOW TO RESOLVE THE LONGSTANDING ISSUE OF [...] (SBU) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: By his own account, in recent years Suriname's Central Bank Governor, Andre Telting, has made it a high priority to pay down Suriname's foreign debts through a combination of direct payments and/or successful negot [...]	2008-01-30 19:26:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PREL NS
08PARAMARIBO37	AMEMBASSY PARAMARIBO CONCURS WITH IMAGERY PROJECT [...] (C) The Republic of Suriname and AmEmbassy Paramaribo welcome Global Hawk and/or U2 over flight of Suriname for the purpose of imagery mapping and would welcome an expanded mission to map additional areas in the interior of the country. This would be of greatest use to the Ministry of Defense [...]	2008-02-01 15:09:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL PGOV NS
08PARAMARIBO377	NO SURINAMESE POSITIONS ON GEORGIA, KOSOVO [...] (U) On September 9, per reftels A-E, Post delivered messages to Jerrel Moriah, head of the European Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname (GOS). Moriah said the GOS has no position on the relevant issues in Georgia or Kosovo at this time, but promised to [...]	2008-09-12 13:55:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL GG KV NS
08PARAMARIBO38	JCET TORCON FROM THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME [...] (S) The Republic of Suriname has issued written concurrence for the Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) scheduled to occur between March and September of 2008. 2. (S) Units identified to participate in this JCET are the Arrest Team and Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) from the Ministry of Just [...]	2008-02-01 16:27:00	Embassy Paramaribo	SECRET	MARR MASS PREL PGOV NS
08PARAMARIBO382	SURINAME: UNGA ISSUES TO BE EXAMINED CASE-BY-CASE [...] (SBU) On September 12, per reftels A, Post delivered message and discussed with Chantal Elsenhout, acting head of the International Organizations Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname (GOS). Elsenhout said the GOS has not yet made any decisions, but that U [...]	2008-09-12 16:44:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN NS
08PARAMARIBO394	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE [...] (U) Per reftel, PolOff delivered the demarche to Juliette Redman, acting head of the International Organizations Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname (GOS),on September 18, 2008. 2, (U) Redman did not have any initial reaction. She said she would st [...]	2008-09-18 18:41:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA NS
08PARAMARIBO402	NO CONFIRMED SURINAMESE ATTENDEES AT CARICOM [...] (SBU) Due to the Government of the Republic of Suriname having provided Post with a response of "no confirmed attendees as of yet" despite several daily follow-up calls to Ambassador Frederick Boekstaff, Chief of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, PolEcon Chief reviewed with Terence [...]	2008-09-22 18:57:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON MASS NS
08PARAMARIBO403	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AMBASSADORS IN BOLIVIA AND [...] (SBU) Per reftel, PolEcon Chief delivered talking points to Terence Craig, Head of the Americas Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname. Craig said the U.S. points were "well-crafted," and that he is very interested to see what happens next since Chavez has th [...]	2008-09-22 18:58:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC NS
08PARAMARIBO409	BOUTERSE RETRACTS SLANDEROUS STATEMENTS AGAINST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Seen as a prelude to Suriname's 2010 elections, an internal power struggle reached fever pitch this month as former military strongman Desi Bouterse engaged in commonly-used smear-and-taint tactics against Minister of Justice and Police Chandrikapersad Santokhi. On September 2 [...]	2008-09-24 20:02:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR NS
08PARAMARIBO436	PRESIDENT VENETIAAN'S STATE OF THE REPUBLIC -- OLD AND NEW [...] (U) Summary. President Venetiaan's September 29 State of the Republic speech made clear that he and his coalition government are finally moving into pre-election mode. In the lead-up to the 2010 elections, Venetiaan focused on the government's plans for development of the interior, and for impl [...]	2008-10-15 18:07:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL NS
08PARAMARIBO443	SURINAME NOMINATION 09 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Post is pleased to nominate Juanita Altenberg-Dest, Director of the Maxi Linder Foundation, for the Secretary of State's 2009 Award for International Women of Courage. 2. (U) Biographical Information and justification for award selection: Full legal name of nominee: Juanita Augusta Ru [...]	2008-10-24 14:08:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM NS
08PARAMARIBO445	SURINAME: BOUTERSE BENEFITS FROM LOW APPROVAL RATINGS FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. A new poll conducted by the Surinamese think tank, Institute for Development Oriented Studies (IDOS),showed that if the 2010 election were held today, Desi Bouterse and his newly formed political bloc, the National Democratic Platform 2008 (NDP 2008),would win. Respondents that [...]	2008-10-28 16:54:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR NS
08PARAMARIBO469	CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT VENETIAAN TO [...] (U) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the Republic of Suriname has sent Post His Excellency President Runaldo Ronald Venetiaan's congratulatory message to President-Elect Barack Hussein Obama. The text of President Venetiaan's message reads verbatim as follows: "Mr. Presi [...]	2008-11-26 15:01:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP NS
08PARAMARIBO477	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NICARAGUAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) On December 2, Pol-Econ Chief delivered the demarche to Tom Kartoebi, Acting Head of the Americas Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the Republic of Suriname (GOS). Kartoebi expressed disbelief that the Organization of American States (OAS) would have made [...]	2008-12-03 18:27:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NU NS
08PARAMARIBO478	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] (SBU) On December 2, Pol-Econ Chief met with Chantal Elsenhout, Acting Head of the International Organizations Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Government of the Republic of Suriname (GOS). Pol-Econ Chief asked Elsenhout if Suriname's memberships in the G-77 or OIC wo [...]	2008-12-03 18:28:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY NS
08PARAMARIBO479	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TO INCREASE PLENARY SUPPORT OF [...] (SBU) On December 2, PolEcon Chief delivered the demarche to Chantal Elsenhout, Acting Head of the International Organizations Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the Republic of Suriname (GOS). Elsenhout noted the importance of the resolution, which Suriname had [...]	2008-12-03 18:29:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC PARM PREL UNGA NS
08PARAMARIBO481	DEMARCHE DELIVERED KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA [...] (C) Post was not able to get a meeting with any government official in the International Organizations Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in advance of the vote. Post noted that Suriname supported Serbia's resolution to refer the question on the legality of Kosovo's declaration of in [...]	2008-12-03 19:27:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNGA KV NS
08PARAMARIBO494	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (SBU) On December 12, Pol-Econ Chief delivered the demarche to Jerral Moriah, Head of International Organizations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the Republic of Suriname (GOS). Moriah responded to the points, saying that Suriname had voted to support Serbia's [...]	2008-12-15 19:28:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KV NS
08PARAMARIBO495	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNITED NATIONS HARMONIZATION [...] (SBU) Pol-Econ Chief delivered the demarche to Chantal Elsenhout, Acting Head of the International Organizations Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the Republic of Suriname (GOS) on December 15. Post will report on any substantive reaction from the GOS once it has had opport [...]	2008-12-15 19:29:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA NS
08PARAMARIBO5	"December 8" murder Trial Resumes and Recesses Again [...] (U) SUMMARY: Court proceedings resumed in the trial of former military strongman Desi Bouterse and 24 co-defendants on Monday, December 17. The Court Martial rejected arguments raised by Bouterse's attorney Erwin Kanhai during the November 30 opening session of the Court where Kanhai argue [...]	2008-01-03 18:26:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV MARR PREL NS
08PARAMARIBO56	RESOLVING KOSOVO'S STATUS: SURINAME POSITION [...] (C) DCM met on February 8 with Ms. Rosita Hubard, the Acting Head of the International Organizations Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss Kosovo independence. The MFA does not currently support independence for Kosovo. 2. (C) Prior to the meeting Ms. Hubard had co [...]	2008-02-13 21:17:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI EU NS
08PARAMARIBO63	ENCOURAGING RECOGNITION OF KOSOVO [...] (C) As previously noted in reftel B, DCM met on February 8 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Head of the International Organizations Rosita Hubard, who indicated that the GOS does not support independence for Kosovo, citing "terrritorial integrity and unity of the state." Despited entr [...]	2008-02-15 20:27:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNMIK YI EU NS UN
08PARAMARIBO74	PARAMARIBO - DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE US POSITION [...] (SBU) Regretably, and despite numerous attempts, Ambassador was unable to contact high level GOS Foreign Ministry officials on Sunday, February 24, to deliver reftel demarche points. However, Ambassador did succeed in contacting MFA Permanent Secretary Jane Aarland-Nanhu on February 25. In [...]	2008-02-25 19:12:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EU CU NS
08PARAMARIBO75	HCOC "INREACH" - MESSAGE DELIVERED [...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered the demarche to Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations Division, and Terence Craig, head of the America's Division, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on February 1, 2008. Post noted that Suriname submitted its Annual Declaration in 2007, and th [...]	2008-02-26 12:13:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA NS

08PARAMARIBO78	OSLO MUNITIONS: MESSAGE DELIVERED [...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered the demarche to Juliette Redman, representative of the International Organizations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Redman had no immediate comment. 2. (U) Post will report any reaction from Government of Suriname. SCHREIBER HUGHES [...]	2008-02-26 12:23:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PARM PREL NS
08PARAMARIBO79	SOMALIA AND PIRACY: MESSAGE DELIVERED [...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered the demarche to Juliette Redman, representative of the International Organizations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on February 26. Redman had no immediate comment, but said she would contact Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations Divi [...]	2008-02-26 18:16:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PREL UN SO NS
08PARAMARIBO80	DYSFUNCTION AND LIP-SERVICE: THE INDIGENOUS AND [...] (U) SUMMARY. The indigenous community in Suriname is small, socially and politically disadvantaged, and suffers from schismatic leadership. The Government of Suriname (GOS) paid heed to indigenous desires by approving the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of the People (UN-DRIP),bu [...]	2008-02-27 18:28:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	OAS PREL PGOV NS
08PARAMARIBO81	PARAMARIBO FOLLOW-UP: ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION [...] (SBU) With regret, Post advises that GOS policy with respect to Cuba has not changed. As confirmed in the Ambassador's February 28 follow-up telcon with MFA Permanent Secretary Jane Aarland-Nanhu, Suriname continues to enjoy SIPDIS friendly relations with the GOC. Aarland-Nanhu advised tha [...]	2008-02-28 17:21:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EU CU NS
08PARAMARIBO82	CUBAN TRANSITION IN THE SURINAMESE MEDIA: WELCOME BALANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Coverage of the transition of power in Cuba by the Surinamese media featured mostly wire stories. Limited commentary was characterized by balance and mild criticism of the Cuban regime. Government of Suriname (GOS) public reflection was also balanced, with the exception of pra [...]	2008-02-28 19:07:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CU NS
08PARAMARIBO90	MALDIVES DRAFT RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered the demarche to Terry Shameem, official at the International Organizations Division of the Government of Suriname. Shameen had no immediate comment. 2. (U) Post will report any substantive response from the GOS. SCHREIBER HUGHES [...]	2008-03-03 18:55:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG MV PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC HR
08PARAMARIBO95	(C) SCENESETTER AND READ-AHEAD FOR THE VISIT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY OF PROPOSED TRIP AGENDA: Everyone at Embassy Paramaribo joins me in welcoming you to Suriname. Although we cannot yet confirm your appointment with President Venetiaan, who is out of the country, our tentative plan for your three-hour visit would include a short meet/greet with [...]	2008-03-07 20:19:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NS
08PARAMARIBO99	FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN SURINAME [...] (U) The following response is keyed to reftel; government fiscal matters are largely transparent in Suriname. Q: Does Suriname receive foreign assistance from the United States? A: Yes. Q: Are there relevant laws and regulations in Suriname governing the public disclosure of revenues [...]	2008-03-10 20:23:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL NS
08PARIS1005	SUDAN/CHAD: FRENCH WILL CONSIDER SANCTIONING FOUR [...] (C) GOF MFA Sudan desk officer Frederic Bouvier on May 28 said that the French would seriously consider joining us in seeking sanctions against the four individuals named in reftel. He said that the GOF would have to study reftel demarche before coming to a decision but he indicated that, a [...]	2008-05-28 11:24:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC SU FR
08PARIS1011	S/CRS HERBST DISCUSSES CIVIL-MILITARY COOPERATION [...] (C) On May 16, S/CRS John Herbst met with French Government and OECD officials to brief on S/CRS activities and discuss potential areas for cooperation. At the MFA, Jean-Hughes Simon-Michel, PDAS for Strategic Affairs, discussed French activities to promote civil-military cooperation within [...]	2008-05-28 13:58:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PGOV PREL KCRS AF FR
08PARIS1024	FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE DRAFT AGENDA PASSED TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-29 15:42:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINS MARR MOPS KDEM EAID ECON FR IZ
08PARIS1029	UNESCO SPRING EXECUTIVE BOARD: POLITICAL ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: UNESCO's April 1-17 Executive Board was a success for the United States. On the whole, we enjoyed good working relations with countries in other geographic groups. Regional voting blocs and economic and other groupings, such as the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the G-77 initi [...]	2008-05-30 09:09:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CU IR KPAL KV PHUM PREL SCUL UNESCO VE XF
08PARIS1035	NON-PAPER ON U.S. RESPONSE TO LATEST IAEA REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-30 15:39:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC IAEA FR IR
08PARIS1038	UNMEE, CHAD/SUDAN, DJIBOUTI/ERITREA: MFA DAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA AF/C/E DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal said that she understood that Belgium would draft a letter on behalf of the UNSC to be sent to Eritrea and Ethiopia to determine their views on UNMEE's future, which could indicate a preferred course of action should one or both reject co [...]	2008-06-02 14:22:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KPKO PBTS ETTC EFIN KTFN PTER ET
08PARIS1070	IOM DG CANDIDATE AMBASSADOR BILL SWING: [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-04 12:35:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREF PREL SMIG FR
08PARIS1078	AIRBUS: FEARS OF DEFENSE TRADE CONTROLS HURT U.S. EXPORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In spite of significant efforts to accelerate processing of export control licenses at the State Department, U.S. and European aerospace companies continue to be sharply critical of the USG export control system. Their perception affects a major American export industry -- U.S. a [...]	2008-06-05 15:54:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ECON ETTC KOMC ETRD EAIR PREL FR
08PARIS1086	USDP DISCUSSES LEBANON, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN AND [...] (S) Summary. On May 29, Eric Edelman, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, met with French interlocutors including Gerard Araud, Political Director at the MFA, Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the MOD and Francois Richier, Strategic Affairs Advisor at the Elysee, to discus [...]	2008-06-09 07:52:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL MOPS MCAP AF LE PK IR SY FR
08PARIS109	FRANCE CRITICIZE ARRESTS OF SYRIAN ACTIVISTS BUT [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche to French MFA Syria desk officer Jean-Christophe Auge on January 14. He did not have an immediate response and stated he would have to get back to us. We used a January 17 meeting between visiting Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Securit [...]	2008-01-22 17:40:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM KMPI FR SY
08PARIS1100	FRANCE AGREES WITH USG APPROACH ON RWANDAN FDLR [...] (S) MFA Great Lakes desk officer Laurent Chevallier on June 9 told AF/C Director Wycoff that France agreed with the USG approach to Rwandan FDLR sanctions as expressed reftel (other aspects of the discussion reported separately). Chevallier said that seven of the eight names on the U.S. list [...]	2008-06-10 12:21:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC XA FR
08PARIS1101	AL-SHABAAB: FRANCE OPEN TO SANCTIONS BUT NEEDS TO [...] (S) MFA Somalia Desk Officer Thierry Caboche on June 10 said, in response to reftel, that France would study further our case for imposing UN sanctions on the al-Shabaab organization based in Somalia. (NOTE: DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal our normal interlocutor on such an issue, is out of t [...]	2008-06-11 06:04:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV KCRM SO BG FR
08PARIS1104	SUDAN/CHAD: FRANCE STILL OPPOSED TO USG APPROACH [...] (C) SUMMARY: French Presidential AF-advisor Romain Serman on June 9, 10, and 11 reiterated France's opposition to the USG position on sanctioning four individuals in connection with Sudan and Chad, particularly with respect to Daoussa Deby Itno, indicating that sanctioning Daoussa was a vir [...]	2008-06-11 11:16:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC SU CD FR
08PARIS1116	DJIBOUTI/ERITREA: FRENCH MFA ASSESSMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 14:40:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PINS ER DJ FR
08PARIS1117	ZIMBABWE: FRENCH AMENABLE TO FORMAL UNSC MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 15:48:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNSC ZI FR
08PARIS1130	FRENCH GAERC RESPONSE: CUBA, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA [...] (C) Summary. On June 13, MFA Deputy Office Director for CFSP Mathieu Carmona said Cuba will be the primary focus of the June GAERC. Carmona said that the COREPER meeting ran late into the evening of June 12 and that some of the resulting agenda items were a surprise; he commented that the S [...]	2008-06-13 16:09:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EUN ZI SO IR IZ IS CU FR
08PARIS1132	FRENCH GAERC RESPONSE: CUBA, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA [...] (C) Summary. On June 13, MFA Deputy Office Director for CFSP Mathieu Carmona said Cuba will be the primary focus of the June GAERC. Carmona said that the COREPER meeting ran late into the evening of June 12 and that some of the resulting agenda items were a surprise; he commented that the S [...]	2008-06-13 16:37:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAL EUN FR ZI IR IZ IS CU
08PARIS1138	ENERGY SECURITY: FRANCE WANTS EU ENGAGEMENT WITH CASPIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Steven Mann, Coordinator for Central Asian Energy Issues met May 29 with GOF officials, who outlined French plans to promote energy security during its upcoming presidency of the EU Council. Specific ideas included greater political engagement with Caspian countries, [...]	2008-06-16 14:13:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ZK PREL FR
08PARIS1139	FRENCH PRESIDENCY READOUT ON GUEANT/LEVITTE JUNE [...] (C) French presidency NEA adviser Boris Boillon gave us a quick readout June 16 of the visit made to Damascus a day earlier by Elysee SecGen Claude Gueant, Diplomatic Adviser Jean David Levitte, and Boillon. The trio met with Syrian President Bashar al-Asad for about an hour, followed up by [...]	2008-06-16 14:37:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM FR SY LE
08PARIS114	SARKOZY, KOUCHNER ADVISERS ON NATO, RUSSIA, IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 16, Joseph Wood, Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs, met with Philippe Errera, strategic affairs adviser to FM Kouchner, and Francois Richier, strategic affairs adviser to President Sarkozy. Errera and Richier provided their views on [...]	2008-01-23 14:53:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO FR RU IR GG UP AG
08PARIS1144	FRANCE WILL ATTEND VIENNA CONFERENCE ON NAHR [...] (U) Embassy passed reftel message on the Vienna conference on Nahr al-Barid to the French MFA's equivalent to the NEA bureau as well as to the staff of French Cooperation Ministeron Alain Joyandet June 9. The French MFA had already publicly saluted the Austrian initiative in a June 5 statem [...]	2008-06-17 07:38:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM KPAL UNRWA FR LE
08PARIS1160	FRENCH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON BERLIN CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-19 15:30:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PBTS PHUM KPAL EUN FR IS
08PARIS1168	NEA A/S WELCH DISCUSSION OF LEBANON/SYRIA AT [...] (C) Summary: Lebanon/Syria dominated NEA-themed discussions between visiting NEA A/S Welch and his French MFA counterpart, Jean Felix-Paganon, June 12. Felix-Paganon and members of his team voiced relative satisfaction with the situation in Lebanon after the Doha accord but were watching c [...]	2008-06-20 12:48:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM FR LE SY IS IR IZ
08PARIS1169	NEA A/S WELCH DISCUSSION OF IRAN AT THE FRENCH [...] (SBU) NEA A/S Welch held extensive bilateral consultations on key NEA issues with French MFA counterparts in Paris on June 12. This cable focuses on Iran; other topics reported septel (notal). Participants included: USG --- --NEA A/S David Welch --Deputy Legal Adviser Jonathan Schwar [...]	2008-06-20 12:50:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETTC MNUC KNNP EUN FR IR IZ
08PARIS1170	NEA A/S WELCH DISCUSSION OF IRAQ AT FRENCH MFA, [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-20 13:08:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PTER PINS EUN FR IZ IR
08PARIS1174	NEA A/S WELCH DISCUSSION OF WESTERN SAHARA, UNION [...] (SBU) NEA A/S Welch held extensive bilateral consultations on key NEA issues with French MFA counterparts in Paris on June 12. This cable focuses on Western Sahara and the Union for the Mediterranean; other topics reported septel (notal). Participants included: USG --- --NEA A/S Davi [...]	2008-06-23 06:23:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN FR AG LY SY MO
08PARIS118	INFORMAL FRENCH RESPONSE TO S/I SATTERFIELD'S [...] (U) See action request in the second sub-tick of para 3. 2. (C) French MFA Iraq desk officer Olivier Masseret on January 8 gave us an "informal" response to the paper S/I David Satterfield passed to the Elysee and the MFA on December 28. Masseret explained that we would receive an "off [...]	2008-01-23 16:44:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KDEM FR IZ
08PARIS1183	FRANCE ACCEPTS IN PRINCIPLE SEEKING A PRST ON [...] (SBU) We passed reftel points to the French MFA early on June 23, including to the AF and IO/UNP equivalents. DCM subsequently raised the subject with French MFA Political Affairs Director (P-equivalent) Gerard Araud. He stated general French agreement with our points and general assessmen [...]	2008-06-23 16:57:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC FR ZI
08PARIS1188	FRENCH REQUEST FOR U.S. DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBERS ON [...] (U) Action request in para 5. 2. (C) Toward the end of a June 23 meeting DCM had with French MFA Political Director Gerard Araud (P-equivalent) focused on Iran and Zimbabwe (septels),Araud brought up the prospect of the EU rescinding its designation of the MEK as a terrorist group. Ar [...]	2008-06-24 11:06:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER FR IR
08PARIS1199	1267 MONITORING TEAM: SOLICITING SUPPORT FOR DRAFT [...] (SBU) MFA Security and Strategic Affairs bureau took on board reftel points and text and subsequently informed Embassy of three points relating to the preamble, notifications and list reviews, all of which were included in MFA instructions sent to the French mission to the UN. The GOF wants t [...]	2008-06-25 12:23:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER UNSC
08PARIS120	S/WCI AMB WILLIAMSON'S MEETING WITH FRENCH MFA [...] (C) SUMMARY: French MFA legal advisor Edwige Belliard met with S/WCI Ambassador Williamson on January 7 to discuss the possible transfer of releasable Guantanamo detainees to EU countries, the debate within the ICC Assembly of States Parties (ASP) on the Crime of Aggression, and the future out [...]	2008-01-23 17:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PGOV PREL PHUM FR
08PARIS1200	POLDIR PROPOSES FURTHER TARGETED IRAN SANCTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 23, Political Director Gerard Araud summoned DCM to talk about Iran. He said his guess was that little would change in the coming months so the question was how to avoid the extremes of acquiescing or resorting to military force. He advocated a two-pronged approach invo [...]	2008-06-25 13:53:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETTC PREL KNNP MNUC EFIN PGOV PHUM IR FR
08PARIS1202	AF/C DIRECTOR WYCOFF'S JUNE 9 PARIS CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In June 9 meetings with AF/C Director Wycoff, French Presidency and MFA officials reiterated French differences with the U.S. on sanctions regarding Chad and Sudan, with the French arguing for pressure on all parties (including sanctions and the threat of sanctions) to encour [...]	2008-06-25 15:44:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC PTER PINR SU CD CT RW FR
08PARIS1203	PARIS SUPPORT CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN: DONORS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified - not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: International pledges totaled more than $20 billion at the Paris Support Conference for Afghanistan on June 12. This amount doubled the pledge total achieved at the 2006 London Conference and demonstrated th [...]	2008-06-25 16:46:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PREL PGOV AORC FR AF XB XF XG XR
08PARIS1221	FRENCH MFA DAS-EQUIVALENT FOR THE LEVANT ON [...] (C) Summary: French MFA DAS-equivalent Ludovic Pouille on June 26 provided a rundown of key issues in his area of responsibility, most notably Sarkozy's visit to Israel, French views of where Israel is with Syria and Lebanon, Syria and the July 13 Paris summit, rumors of a Sarkozy visit to [...]	2008-06-27 16:03:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL FR IS SY LE SA
08PARIS1225	NOTIFICATION REGARDING NASA-CNSA CIVIL SPACE [...] (C) Per instructions reftel, on June 27 at 0900 hrs Paris local time, NASA Europe Representative Barry presented Mr. Peter Hulsroj, Director Legal Affairs and External Relations, European Space Agency, with subject non-paper which Hulsroj appreciated receiving. He noted that ESA has some exper [...]	2008-06-27 16:53:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KSCA PARM PREL TPHY TSPA TSPL
08PARIS123	S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON'S MEETING WITH A/S [...] (C) SUMMARY:On January 7, Ambassador Williamson met with acting A/S-equivalent for international organizations Marc Giacomini and Christian Bernier, Special Assistant for international tribunals, to discuss various war crimes issues, particularly the International Criminal Court (ICC) and res [...]	2008-01-24 10:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM FR
08PARIS1241	FRANCE "REGRETS" U.S. DECISION REGARDING THE UN [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to MFA PDAS equivalent for International Organizations, Marc Giacomini, on June 16. Giacomini expressed France's "regret" for the U.S. decision to no longer participate in HRC sessions or activites and noted France's desire to continue working with the U.S. to ad [...]	2008-07-01 07:37:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	FR PHUM PREL
08PARIS1242	FRANCE: SIX-PARTY TALKS SECOND [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-01 07:50:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PREL PARM FR
08PARIS1245	UNSCR CHAPTER VII ON ZIMBABWE: FRENCH SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-01 14:14:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KEDM UNSC ZI FR
08PARIS1248	UNSC/ZIMBABWE: FRENCH CONTINUE TO AGREE WITH U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-02 14:39:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI FR
08PARIS1261	FRANCE/SYRIA: WAITING FOR BASHAR [...] (C) In addition to what was reported in ref, French Presidency NEA adviser Boris Boillon discussed Syria and Lebanon with us July 2. French President Sarkozy, according to Boillon, raised the status of the indirect dialogue between Syria and Israel via Turkey with Israeli PM Olmert. The Isr [...]	2008-07-03 18:03:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM FR SY LE IS SA
08PARIS1267	FINANCING THE U.S. NUCLEAR RENAISSANCE: FRANCE PUSHES FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: French Trade Minister Anne-Marie Idrac told visiting Senators Murkowski and Craig June 30 that France would like to see DoE tender investment guarantees more expeditiously, and proposed making French export financing available to help fund nuclear reactor construction in the U.S [...]	2008-07-07 16:02:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EIND ETRD PREL FR
08PARIS1284	SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: FRENCH URGE USG AGREE TO [...] (C) During a conversation mostly focused on Syria/Lebanon (reported septel),French MFA DAS-equivalent for the Levant Ludovic Pouille on July 8 asked that the USG consider negotiations on the wording of a UNSCR based on the Libyan draft currently in play. He understood the draft had not bee [...]	2008-07-08 17:14:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC FR PA IS
08PARIS1285	SUDAN: FRENCH CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE ICC [...] (C) SUMMARY: French MFA Sudan Desk Officer Frederic Bouvier on July 7 expressed concern that ICC Prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo might soon seek to indict Sudan President Bashir for war crimes, which the French believe could have a negative impact on events in the region. Bouvier said France woul [...]	2008-07-08 17:14:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINS SU FR
08PARIS1286	ZIMBABWE: FRANCE FAVORS SANCTIONING GIDEON GONO [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-08 17:14:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC ZI FR
08PARIS1287	SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: FRENCH URGE USG AGREE TO [...] (C) During a conversation mostly focused on Syria/Lebanon (reported septel),French MFA DAS-equivalent for the Levant Ludovic Pouille on July 8 asked that the USG consider negotiations on the wording of a UNSCR based on the Libyan draft currently in play. He understood the draft had not bee [...]	2008-07-08 17:14:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC FR PA IS
08PARIS129	TOGO: COOPERATION MINISTER BAWARA'S VISIT TO PARIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Togo Cooperation Minister Bawara focused on restarting bilateral and multilateral development assistance programs for Togo during his January 16-18 visit to France. According to MFA Desk Officer Daniel Westerink, Togo has developed a possible roadmap that could result in the r [...]	2008-01-24 16:15:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EAID EFIN MARR TO FR
08PARIS1291	FRANCE SUPPORTS ADDITIONAL MEASURES ON IRISL CARGO [...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper July 7 to Martin Briens, Office Director for Disarmament and Nuclear Nonproliferation at the MFA. Briens was highly supportive of the U.S. approach, noting that France had been behind the original listing of the two Iranian companies in UNSC [...]	2008-07-09 12:00:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PARM PINR PREL KNNP EUN FR
08PARIS1292	FRENCH MFA ON KEEPING THE PA AFLOAT, PARIS DONORS [...] (SBU) We informed French MFA DAS-equivalent for the Levant Ludovic Pouille July 8 of the substance of reftel demarche on assistance to the Palestinian Authority. Pouille agreed with our assessment that Arab contributors tend to be the laggards in terms of meeting pledges they made at last D [...]	2008-07-09 13:04:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG EAID ECON FR IS
08PARIS130	PRESIDENT SARKOZY ARTICULATES HIS FRAMEWORK FOR [...] (U) In this annual New Year's message to the Diplomatic Corps on delivered on January 18, President Sarkozy laid out a theoretical justification for recasting France's role on the international scene in the twin challenges before the international community: climate change and the "return of [...]	2008-01-24 16:36:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV FR
08PARIS1304	ZIMBABWE/UNSCR: FRENCH "REASONABLY OPTIMISTIC" OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-10 10:29:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU UK FR
08PARIS1305	STRONG FRENCH SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL EU SANCTIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Government of France (GOF) is pressing EU counterparts to adopt a "Common Position" that transposes UNSCR 1803 in a forward-leaning way, including tougher measures on export credits, dual use exports, financial due diligence, and cargo inspections. The French hope this poli [...]	2008-07-10 12:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN ETTC PARM PINR KNNP IR FR
08PARIS1316	FRANCE NONCOMMITTAL ON PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on Prisoners of Conscience Public Affairs event to the French MFA on July 2 but did not receive a substantive response. After multiple follow-ups, DAS-equivalent for Human Rights Jacques Pellet told PolOff on July 10 that the GOF is still consulting EU par [...]	2008-07-10 17:44:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR EUN PHUM KDEM
08PARIS1317	FRANCE REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR SHAB'A FARMS MENTION [...] (C) In consecutive meetings at the French MFA July 8 and 9, officials in the NEA bureau-equivalent have asked for U.S. support for French mention of Shab'a Farms in the draft PRST the French mission to the UN will present in response to the UNSYG's latest report on UNSCR 1701. DAS-equivalent [...]	2008-07-10 18:11:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PTER UNSC FR LE SY IS
08PARIS1318	LIBYAN DRAFT UNSCR ON ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS: [...] (C) Unaware of fast-moving events in New York (per ref A),we met late July 9 with French MFA NEA A/S-equivalent Patrice Paoli to discuss the Libyan draft UNSCR and other topics (reported separately). Paoli noted his earlier conversation the same day with NEA A/S Welch. We presented Paoli [...]	2008-07-10 18:15:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC FR IS LY
08PARIS1323	SYRIAN FM MU'ALLIM VISITS PARIS [...] (C) Summary: Syrian Foreign Minister Mu'allim visited Paris July 4 -- the same day Ingrid Betancourt triumphantly returned to France following her liberation from captivity in Colombia -- and met French FM Kouchner as well as French presidency officials (including a drop by from an otherwise [...]	2008-07-11 11:22:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER FR SY LE IS
08PARIS1326	French Rhetoric on WTO Doha Negotiations - Rebuttal [...] (U) This is an Action Request for State and USTR. 2. (C) Summary and Action Request: French Trade Minister Idrac will chair a special EU Council meeting July 18 and seek to "rebalance and set the line" for the European Commission prior to the WTO mini-Ministerial July 21. In addition to Pr [...]	2008-07-11 15:55:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL WTO FR
08PARIS1329	FRENCH MFA ON MIDEAST PEACE ISSUES AT THE JULY 13 [...] (C) During a July 9 discussion of the pending Libyan draft UNSCR on Israeli settlements, French MFA NEA A/S-equivalent Patrice Paoli observed that the impasse over the UNSCR underscored how such short-term annoyances took away from the relatively good prospects for peace over the longer term [...]	2008-07-11 16:05:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL EUN FR IS SY
08PARIS1331	BETANCOURT "INSIDER" HINTS AT FUTURE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Board Member of the Committee in Support of Ingrid Betancourt told Poloff on July 11 that former hostage/presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt will focus her energy on securing the release of all remaining FARC and ELN hostages in Colombia and he strongly hinted Betancourt wo [...]	2008-07-11 19:24:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM FR EUN PGOV PTER PREF CO SP
08PARIS1333	COUNSELOR COHEN ENGAGES FRENCH ON PAKISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. On July 8 and 9, State Department Counselor Eliot Cohen discussed Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Israel-Palestine, terrorism, ESDP, and the French Defense White Paper with officials from the French MFA, Elysee, MOD, and Secretariat General of National Defense (SGDN). MFA interloc [...]	2008-07-15 10:13:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	MCAP PGOV PREL EUN AF PA IR IZ FR
08PARIS1337	FRENCH SUPPORT FOR UNSCR 1816 (SOMALIA PIRACY) [...] (SBU) In response to ref A, MFA Horn of Africa Desk Officer Thierry Caboche reviewed assistance France has been providing to Africa (refs B-C),particularly France's engagement in naval patrols to counter piracy in the Horn of Africa and its efforts to engage Denmark, the Netherlands, and Sw [...]	2008-07-15 15:29:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT KCRM KCRS KJUS PHAS PREL SO XA XW FR
08PARIS135	FRENCH HAVE NO INFORMATION ON THE FATE OF MISSING [...] (SBU) The embassy passed reftel message concerning missing Amcit Robert Levinson to French MFA DAS-equivalent for Iran, Iraq, and the Gulf Franck Gellet as well as Iran desk officer Arnaud Pescheux on December 13. We stressed the request for any information the GOF or its embassy in Tehran [...]	2008-01-25 10:16:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC PHUM FR IR
08PARIS1351	AMBASSADOR STAPLETON PRESSES FRENCH MFA ON CUBA [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-16 15:55:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR PGOV
08PARIS1353	FRENCH TRADE MINISTER GIVES NO GROUND ON DOHA - EXPRESSES [...] (C) Summary: French Trade Minister Idrac gave Ambassador Stapleton no indication that France is prepared to support a WTO agreement at this time. She described the July 18 Special EU Council meeting as "normal" in advance of the July 21 mini-Ministerial on Doha, and underlined that France will [...]	2008-07-16 17:26:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL WTO EU FR
08PARIS1358	THE SYRIA/LEBANON SIDESHOW LARGELY UPSTAGES THE [...] (C) Summary: The GOF is pleased with what it considers to have been a major diplomatic triumph by using Syrian President Bashar al-Asad's participation in the recent Paris summit on the Mediterranean to achieve a public commitment from the Lebanese and Syrian presidents to normalize relatio [...]	2008-07-17 15:05:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM PBTS ECON FR SY LE IS IR
08PARIS1360	FRENCH VIEWS ON NATO TRAINING MISSION - IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-17 17:03:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO IZ FR
08PARIS1366	FRANCE/ZIMBABWE: FRENCH TO PROPOSE STRENGTHENING [...] (U) This is an action request (para 4). 2. (C) MFA Zimbabwe Desk Officer Isabelle de Boisgelen said on July 17 that France would propose to EU partners at the July 22-23 GAERC that the EU strengthen existing sanctions against Zimbabwe in the wake of the sham election and the failure to [...]	2008-07-18 13:32:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL KDEM ZI FR
08PARIS1367	DRC: PRESIDENT KABILA'S VISIT TO FRANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: DRC President Kabila's July 16-17 visit to Paris went smoothly, MFA DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal reported on July 17, with an emphasis on economic issues centered on reducing or canceling DRC's IFI debts. Debt reduction has been complicated by new debts DRC has incurred with C [...]	2008-07-18 13:33:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN PINS CG FR
08PARIS1368	SUDAN: ICC ISSUE DOMINATES ALL OTHERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal said that the possible ICC prosecution of Sudan President Bashir was dominating the Sudan/Darfur debate, reinforced during Sudan FM Deng Alor's July 16 consultations with the French in Paris. This was the only subject he discussed, seeking ways [...]	2008-07-18 13:33:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINR MOPS SU FR
08PARIS1369	OECD: REPORT OF JUNE 2008 MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP ON [...] (U) SUMMARY. The OECD Working Group on Bribery (WGB) met June 16-20, 2008 at OECD headquarters in Paris. The agenda for the plenary session included the following topics: Responses by stakeholders to WGB Consultation Paper Argentina Phase 2 report Australia post-Phase 2 written report Es [...]	2008-07-18 15:04:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR ECON EINV ETRD PREL OECD
08PARIS1372	FRENCH HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT THE 63RD UN [...] . (C) Post raised reftel demarche with newly-appointed MFA Americas Director Elizabeth Beton-Delegue, who replied both President Sarkozy and FM Kouchner would take part in the 63rd UNGA. FM Kouchner would seek a bilateral meeting with Secretary Rice at UNGA. The MFA provided no additional [...]	2008-07-18 16:26:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA FR
08PARIS1376	FRENCH MFA PUBLICLY ENDORSES THE PRINCIPLE OF UN [...] (U) French MFA spokesperson Eric Chevallier told reporters July 15 that France supported in principle the option of placing the disputed Shab'a Farms territory in southern Lebanon under UN supervision. The context of his exchange with reporters leading to this subject is unclear from the tr [...]	2008-07-18 17:14:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS FR LE SY IS
08PARIS1377	A NEW BURST OF FRENCH ACTIVISM ON [...] (C) Summary: Immediately following the July 13 Paris summit on the Mediterranean, French FM Kouchner has called on the EU to reflect at an early September meeting in Avignon (informal EU FM meeting or "gymnich")on how it can play a more active role in Middle East peace negotiations. He cla [...]	2008-07-21 11:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAL PBTS KWBG FR IS
08PARIS138	FRANCE CONSIDERING WTO IMPLICATIONS BEFORE BANNING [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on January 24 to MFA desk officer Jeremy Petite. Petite responded that France is currently considering WTO implications of a ban and will make a decision in line with EU partners. When questioned about France's willingness to sanction the three Burmese [...]	2008-01-25 15:42:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PHUM BM FR
08PARIS1380	FRENCH VIEWS ON JULY GAERC: UKRAINE, ZIMBABWE, [...] (C) Summary: On July 18, MFA Deputy Office Chief for Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Mathieu Carmona reviewed the agenda items for the July GAERC meeting. Carmona said that the French Presidency had, at FM Kouchner's request, proposed a reduced list of topics, but that other member [...]	2008-07-21 15:25:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV EUN IR SO SU CD IZ UP GG FR
08PARIS1385	FRANCE SUPPORTS SENDING HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-21 16:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR EUN NGO PHUM UN AORC
08PARIS1386	FRANCE SUPPORTS OAS LANGUAGE TO KEEP PRESSURE ON [...] (C) On July 18, Poloff delivered the reftel demarche to French MFA Colombia and Venezuela desk officer Lionel Paradisi. While the GOF was in agreement with the USG regarding efforts to free the remaining hostages, end the guerilla movement of the FARC, and close the drug trade, GOF views do n [...]	2008-07-21 17:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR EUN PTER COLOMBO PLAN VE HR AF SNAR
08PARIS139	A/S SILVERBERG REVIEWS UN ISSUES WITH FRENCH [...] (C) SUMMARY. A/S Kristen Silverberg reviewed international organization issues with French counterpart Sylvie Bermann on January 22 in Paris. Bermann signaled doubt that France would host an International Compact on Iraq, described the aftermath of the NIE on Iran as "disastrous," reiterate [...]	2008-01-25 15:49:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC UNGA PHUM KPKO AF ET ER CD
08PARIS1426	FRENCH MFA RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON DEALING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 23 Poloffs delivered reftel points to French MFA Syria desk officer Jean-Christophe Auge and European Affairs officer Anne Predour. Auge said a Sarkozy visit to Damascus was highly likely but subject to a last-minute cancellation depending on events in Lebanon and whether [...]	2008-07-25 15:31:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM FR SY LE PHUM
08PARIS1439	S/E CUMBER'S JULY 21 MEETINGS IN PARIS [...] (SBU) Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber stressed the importance of Muslim integration, social cohesion and individual accountability during his visit to Paris July 21. At the Institute of the Arab World, he outlined the U.S. Government's effort to [...]	2008-07-29 07:50:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KIRF FR
08PARIS1446	FRANCE PROMISES A "MORE VOCAL" EU PRESIDENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: State DRL and IO officials met with French MFA International Organizations and Human Rights officials on July 17 to discuss upcoming resolutions, declarations and strategy for the 63rd UN General Assembly in New York. French International Organizations A/S-equivalent Sylvie Berman [...]	2008-07-29 15:46:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR EUN NGO PHUM UN
08PARIS1447	SPECIAL ENVOY WOLCOTT'S NUCLEAR ENERGY SUPPLY [...] (U) Summary. On July 20-21, Ambassador Jackie Wolcott, Special Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation, and Special Assistant Marc Humphrey traveled to Paris for consultations on civil nuclear supply criteria in light of the anticipated expansion in nuclear energy. Meetings were held with officia [...]	2008-07-29 16:51:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG TRGY KNNP PREL ETTC IAEA FR
08PARIS1464	EU-SOUTH AFRICA SUMMIT: NO BREAKTHROUGHS [...] (C) SUMMARY: There were no breakthroughs at the July 25 EU-South Africa Summit in Bordeaux. As was expected, the two sides did not reach agreement on an EU-South Africa Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) because of South Africa's insistence that it be accorded certain privileges available [...]	2008-07-31 08:19:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ECON PHUM ETRD EUN SF FR
08PARIS147	FRENCH ANTICIPATE MAJOR PUSHBACK ON NEXT UNSCR ON [...] (C) At the end of a late January 25 meeting on Iraq (septel),we informed French MFA DAS-equivalent for Iran, Iraq, and the Gulf Franck Gellet that we were mobilizing to begin talking to non-P-5 members of the UNSC on elements for a new UNSCR on Iran. Gellet said he appreciated the informat [...]	2008-01-29 06:20:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP UNSC FR IR
08PARIS149	MFA AND PRESIDENCY VIEWS ON COLOMBIAN HOSTAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA A/S for the Americas Daniel Parfait described an uncertain way forward to secure the release of FARC hostages following the January 21 visit of Colombian President Uribe to France. While a determined President Sarkozy continues to press the MFA for proposals to obtain Ingrid [...]	2008-01-29 13:17:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM FR CO VZ SP SZ VT
08PARIS15	A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETING WITH FRENCH MFA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Kristen Silverberg met in Paris on December 21 with her French counterpart, Sylvie Bermann. They discussed a range of issues currently before the UN Security Council (UNSC). Bermann pushed for a UNSC endorsemen [...]	2008-01-04 17:16:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KWMN PHUM PREL UNGA EUN UNHRC FR
08PARIS1501	FRANCE'S CHANGING AFRICA POLICY: PART I [...] (C) SUMMARY: The revised Africa policy President Nicolas Sarkozy announced after taking office in May 2007 is taking shape. This new policy features a reduction and consolidation of France's military presence to align it more closely with Africa's regional structures, more "business-like" rela [...]	2008-08-01 15:44:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PINR ECON MARR PHUM XA FR
08PARIS1505	GLOBAL INITIATIVE: FRANCE WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-04 11:15:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP MCAP PINR PINS JO
08PARIS1519	SUDAN/DARFUR: EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The French have discussed with Sudan FM Deng Alor things that Sudan could do, in its own interests, that might alleviate pressure stemming from a possible ICC indictment of President Bashir, but have not promised that if Sudan behaved in a certain way that France would try to st [...]	2008-08-06 07:47:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KJUS PHUM UNSC SU FR
08PARIS1545	UPCOMING CHANGES IN FRENCH INTERNATIONAL MEDIA IDENTITY [...] (SBU) Changes President Sarkozy has set in motion to revitalize the public television industry will likely have a significant impact on France's international media presence. Reforms will consolidate France's internationally broadcast public networks under a new holding company modeled after t [...]	2008-08-11 08:16:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO OPRC FR
08PARIS155	FRENCH MFA EMPHASIZES THAT IRAQ'S PROBLEMS ARE [...] (U) Action request at para 7. 2. (C) At the end of a January 25 briefing by visiting Washington analysts on transition/security issues in Iraq, French MFA DAS-equivalent for Iran, Iraq, and the Gulf Franck Gellet expanded on French reluctance to host the next meeting on the Iraq Compact [...]	2008-01-29 16:26:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM FR IZ UN

08PARIS1561	WORKING WITH FRANCE TO ADVANCE A SOLUTION TO THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-13 07:19:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PGOV PREL PBTS EUN FR GE RU GG
08PARIS1568	FRANCEâ€™S CHANGING AFRICA POLICY: PART II (FRENCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: France's new Africa policy has received mixed reviews from Africans uncertain as France moves away from the "France-Afrique" model. Some Africans seem to accept the outlines of the new policy, some have expressed misgivings about replacing the familiar with the unknown, and some have p [...]	2008-08-13 17:08:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ECON MARR PHUM XA FR
08PARIS1587	TFGG01: FRENCH EFFORTS TO RESOLVE CRISIS IN GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: Since President Sarkozy and Foreign Minister Kouchner met with Secretary Rice on August 14, President Sarkozy has maintained high-profile efforts to implement the Russia/Georgia six-point cease-fire accord he negotiated in his capacity as EU President -- especially the main p [...]	2008-08-18 18:24:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHUM MOPS OSCE UNSC FR GG RU RS UN
08PARIS16	FRENCH FM KOUCHNER'S JANUARY 1-2 VISIT TO PAKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. As the first high-level Western official to visit Pakistan since Benazir Bhutto's death, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner carried a strong message to President Musharraf that free and fair elections must go forward as soon as possible. While in Pakistan January 1- 2, Ko [...]	2008-01-04 18:39:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER PARM SHUM IN PK FR
08PARIS1600	TFGG01: AUGUST 20: FRENCH PRESIDENCY ON SITUATION [...] (C) We met August 20 with Boris Boillon, who normally covers NEA issues but was filling in for a colleague who covers Russia and the CIS, at the Elysee to discuss the missing copy of the six-point cease-fire accord with Russian President Medvedev's signature. Boillon handed over a Russian la [...]	2008-08-21 10:47:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHUM MOPS OSCE UNSC FR GG RU RS UN
08PARIS1601	TFGG01: AUGUST 20: FRENCH PRESIDENCY ON SITUATION [...] (C) We met August 20 with Boris Boillon, who normally covers NEA issues but was filling in for a colleague who covers Russia and the CIS, at the Elysee to discuss the missing copy of the six-point cease-fire accord with Russian President Medvedev's signature. Boillon handed over a Russian la [...]	2008-08-21 10:48:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHUM MOPS OSCE UNSC FR GG RU RS UN
08PARIS1616	TFGG01: FRENCH VIEW OSCE MONITORS IN GEORGIA AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 21, French Elysee Advisor Boris Boillon and MFA A/S for Eurasia Roland Galharague, who traveled with FM Kouchner to the region, provided us with a consistent interpretation of the arrival of OSCE monitors: the new monitors are responding to the emergency situation; they [...]	2008-08-21 18:11:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHUM MOPS OSCE UNSC FR GG RU RS UN
08PARIS1625	FRENCH RESPONSE ON SUPPORTING AFGHANISTAN'S [...] (C) We delivered reftel message on supporting Afghanistan's candidacy for the MESA seat on the IAEA Board of Governors (BOG) to French MFA DAS-equivalent for Levantine affairs Ludovic Pouille on 19 August. Prior to that meeting, we had previewed the pitch we would be making on August 13 to [...]	2008-08-22 14:39:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA FR SY IR AF
08PARIS1627	NO SUBSTANTIVE FRENCH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-22 17:31:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	EFIN ECON PREL PARM PINR PTER KNNP FR SY IR
08PARIS163	TWO-MONTH TARGET TO PRIORITIZE FRENCH MILITARY [...] (S) Summary. French military and civilian authorities are "feeling the pressure" to step up France's military engagement in Afghanistan and are actively reviewing options that they plan to announce at the NATO summit in Bucharest. In addition to planning associated with President Sarkozy's [...]	2008-01-30 14:58:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL MOPS NATO FR AF
08PARIS1647	FRENCH ON SERBIA: QUIET OPPOSITION TO ICJ, AND [...] (C) On August 28, MFA desk officer for Serbia Felix Buttin, along with Kosovo desk officer Herve Boisguillaume, provided updates in French thinking on the Serbian proposal for an ICJ resolution, progress in the EU's interim trade agreement with Serbia, and the lifting of the Karadzic family's [...]	2008-08-29 15:58:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA UN KV FR
08PARIS1648	FRENCH VIEW PAKISTAN THROUGH PRISM OF AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: French MFA desk officer Nicolas Bergeret told Poloff on August 28 that while the GOF is not necessarily sad to see President Musharraf depart, they hope the new Pakistani president to be elected on September 6 commits to strengthening democratic institutions and respect for the ru [...]	2008-08-29 16:22:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PHUM PTER PGOV FR PK
08PARIS1649	TREASURY D/S KIMMITT AND MINFIN LAGARDE DISCUSS [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 17:20:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL FR
08PARIS1650	TREASURY D/S KIMMITT, FRENCH NSA LEVITTE ON IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: On August 29 President Sarkozy,s Diplomatic Advisor Jean-David Levitte and Deputy Advisor for Security Affairs Francois Richier outlined for Treasury D/S Robert Kimmitt GOF thinking on &quick, effective and sharp8 next steps on Iran. The GOF would present its ideas more fully in [...]	2008-08-30 12:48:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	ECON EFIN FR PREL RS IR
08PARIS1660	FRANCE SUPPORTS EXPANSION OF AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified - not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On September 2 we conveyed reftel demarche in support of the expansion of the Afghan National Army from 86,000 to 134,000 at the September 10 Joint Coordination Board Meeting in Kabul to Nicolas Niemtc [...]	2008-09-03 11:08:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MCAP AF FR
08PARIS167	SATELLITE RE-ENTRY DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO FRENCH, [...] (C) On January 29, reftel demarche was delivered to Philippe Errera, MFA Advisor to FM Kouchner for Strategic Affairs, following initial contact with the MFA duty officer on January 27 and subsequent guidance from the MFA. Also on January 29, reftel demarche was delivered to the European Spa [...]	2008-01-30 16:34:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PNAT PINS TSPA TPHY KTIA ESA NASA GM UK
08PARIS1671	SUDAN: FRENCH OFFER NO "DEAL" BUT BELIEVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: French Presidency official Romain Serman on September 4 said that Sudanese officials seemed to be acknowledging reality and the need for them to change their behavior following consultations in Khartoum that Deputy Diplomatic Advisor Joubert and Serman held on September 2 with [...]	2008-09-04 17:14:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KAWC SU FR
08PARIS1672	FRENCH EXPECTATIONS FOR GYMNICH [...] (C) Summary: On September 4, MFA CFSP Deputy Mathieu Carmona shared his expectations for the September 5-6 Gymnich meeting of EU Foreign Ministers, responding to reftel demarches A and B. Carmona advised that Friday's discussion will focus on Transatlantic Relations, with an emphasis on mai [...]	2008-09-05 11:09:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG RU FR
08PARIS1694	FUTURE U.S.-EU RELATIONS AND GEORGIA/RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: Gathered in Avignon for the Gymnich informal September 5-6, EU Foreign Ministers, the High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP),and European Commission members discussed the future of U.S.-EU relations, updating the European Security Strategy, the Georgia [...]	2008-09-08 17:47:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN FR
08PARIS1696	SARKOZY PLANS ON GEORGIA-RUSSIA CONFLICT [...] (S/NF) Summary. In a September 5 meeting with U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker, Francois Richier, the Strategic Affairs Advisor to President Sarkozy, discussed EU plans for the September 8 meeting with Russian President Medvedev (other topics will be reported septel). Present for the Sep [...]	2008-09-09 08:36:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS RU GG FR UN
08PARIS1697	U.S. AMBASSADOR TO NATO DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, [...] (U) This message contains an action request -- please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary. On September 5-6, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker met with Francois Richier, Strategic Affairs Advisor to President Sarkozy and Michel Miraillet, the Director of Strategic Affairs at the MOD, to di [...]	2008-09-09 08:58:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO FR AF PK SO
08PARIS1698	FRANCE'S CHANGING AFRICA POLICY: PART III [...] (C) SUMMARY: France's new Africa policy may have its most immediate impact on France's military presence in Africa. The French are planning to consolidate their military presence and want to orient it towards cooperation with Africa's sub-regional groupings (e.g., ECOWAS, SADC, et al.) and awa [...]	2008-09-09 16:54:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ECON MARR PHUM XA FR
08PARIS1703	ELYSEE READOUT OF SARKOZY'S SEPTEMBER 3-4 VISIT TO [...] (S) Summary: During his September 3-4 visit to Damascus,President Sarkozy told Syrian President Bashar al-Asad that in order to establish a relationship of trust with France, Syria would need to honor its commitments and respect certain principles (e.g., Lebanon's sovereignty and the International [...]	2008-09-09 18:13:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	FR LE UNSC PREL
08PARIS1704	THE FRENCH EU PRESIDENCY: INSTITUTIONAL GOALS IN [...] (C) Summary. French Presidency EU Advisor Fabien Raynaud provided his views on the first months of France's EU Presidency in an mid-August introductory meeting. Setting external issues aside to focus on internal EU cooperation, he said that the GOF is encouraged by progress thus far on its [...]	2008-09-10 16:50:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN FR
08PARIS1707	IRAQ COALITION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-11 17:02:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	FR PREL MOPS IZ
08PARIS1708	FRENCH READOUT OF EU MISSION TO MOSCOW AND NEXT [...] (C/NF) Summary. On September 10, Political M/C met with Damien Loras, Advisor to President Sarkozy on Russia and the Caucasus, who provided a readout of President Sarkozy,'s September 8 trip to Moscow and the reasoning behind the provisions in the final agreement on Georgia. Despite the dif [...]	2008-09-11 17:11:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL GG RU FR EU
08PARIS1709	DEMARCHE ON SNIPER RIFLES DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-11 17:14:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	FR PARM PREL MASS ETTC FGM AU IR
08PARIS1715	FRANCE CAUTIOUSLY SUPPORTIVE OF EXPANDING ON ISAF [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-12 17:17:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF FR
08PARIS1716	MFA THINKING ON IRAN AND IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Franck Gellet, MFA DAS-equivalent for Iraq, Iran, and the Arabian Peninsula, acknowledged progress over the past year in Iraq and said that as a result, France had moved away from its previous idea of convening an international conference to promote Iraqi national reconciliation. [...]	2008-09-12 17:36:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR IZ IR
08PARIS1717	FRENCH BELIEVE THAT ASSASSINATION OF SYRIAN [...] (S/NF) As Washington readers and others ponder French policy toward Syria, and as an expansion of para 3 in reftel, we pass along the previously unreported views of two of our GOF interlocutors from meetings in late August on the mysterious assassination earlier in the month of Syrian brigad [...]	2008-09-12 17:57:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINS PINR FR SY LE
08PARIS1718	FRENCH EXPECT A PRODUCTIVE SEPTEMBER GAERC [...] (C) Summary. On September 12, MFA deputy for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Mathieu Carmona said the September 15-16 GAERC will focus on implementation of next steps on Georgia, including deployment of the EU observer mission by October 1. The GAERC will also decide the mandate and n [...]	2008-09-12 18:16:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN RS GG ZI SO SR TU FR
08PARIS1721	SOMALIA: UNSC SANCTIONS AND PIRACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Somalia desk officer Thierry Caboche said on September 12 that France favored a 12-month time limit to the UNSC Somalia sanctions resolution now under consideration in New York, to allow the Security Council to maintain closer supervision over the sanctions process than wou [...]	2008-09-15 09:55:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC EUN MOPS SO FR
08PARIS1726	SUDAN/ICC/SANCTIONS: "WE ARE NOT NEGOTIATING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA DAS-equivalent for Sudan Helene Le Gal stressed on September 12 that "we are not negotiating with Sudan" concerning its recent discussion with the Khartoum regime during which the French explained to the Sudanese the things Sudan needed to do to improve its standing in the [...]	2008-09-15 17:06:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KAWC SU CD FR
08PARIS1728	FRANCE CONSIDERING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR AFGHAN [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on September 15 to Francois Delmas, who is responsible for NATO and Afghanistan issues in the Strategic Affairs bureau at the MFA. Delmas said that the GOF was expecting this demarche soliciting contributions for the Afghan National Army and is currently cons [...]	2008-09-16 08:09:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATEU MOPS MARR FR AF
08PARIS1745	MORE FROM EU SPECIAL REP FOR GEORGIA AND FRENCH [...] (C) Summary: EU Special Representative for the Georgia Crisis Pierre Morel took a few minutes from intensive preparations for the EU/Central Asia forum to discuss his thinking about preparations for the mid-October Geneva meeting on Georgia. As noted in reftel, he plans to visit New York a [...]	2008-09-17 17:47:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS MARR FR GG RS EU UN
08PARIS1750	FRANCE AND RUSSIA: PRIME MINISTERS TO MEET IN [...] (C) Late on September 17, FM Kouchner's adviser on Russia/Georgia/the Balkans Isabelle Dumont told us that a French FM Fillon would go to Sochi September 19-20 for a "governmental seminar" in Sochi where he would also meet Russian PM Putin. The event, scheduled before the Georgia crisis, was [...]	2008-09-18 16:55:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS GG FR
08PARIS1751	USDP EDELMAN DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. On September 12, USDP Edelman and Counselor Eliot Cohen met with Philippe Errera, Strategic Affairs Advisor to FM Kouchner; Francois Richier, Strategic Affairs Advisor to President Sarkozy; and Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the MOD, to discuss Afghanistan, P [...]	2008-09-19 09:17:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS NATO AF PA GG RU FR
08PARIS1753	FRENCH UPDATES ON COUNTER-PIRACY; EU COORDINATION [...] (C) Summary. France has not yet identified another nation to take over escorting World Food Program shipments (which the French call "Operation Alcyon") once Canada's scheduled escort duty stops on September 27, according to MFA desk officers Samer Melki and Guillaume Dabouis during a Septem [...]	2008-09-19 14:22:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR EUN
08PARIS1761	SUDAN: GATHERING FRENCH SUPPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson met with French presidential advisor Bruno Joubert in Paris on September 12 to discuss the results of Joubert's September 2 visit to Khartoum and gather support against Sudanese efforts to gain an Article 16 suspension in the UN Security Council ( [...]	2008-09-22 09:06:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KAWC SU FR UN
08PARIS1769	FRENCH WARILY BACK CONTINUED UN-LED TALKS ON [...] (C) France supports in principle a continuation of the UN-led talks on Western Sahara but was not prepared to commit to another round until it was clearer how the talks would proceed according to Nathalie Loiseau, PDAS-equivalent in the MFA's NEA who responded to Ref B demarche on September 1 [...]	2008-09-22 14:32:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PGOV UNSC FR MO AG WI
08PARIS1771	AIRBUSQSYRIA TALKS ON AIRCRAFT LEASE [...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Recent press reporting has speculated on the possible sale or lease of Airbus aircraft to Syria's state carrier. While the GOF has downplayed the reports, speculation has centered on ways in which a deal could be structured to sidestep [...]	2008-09-22 15:07:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ECON ETRD EAIR PREL FR
08PARIS1777	ENERGY SECURITY: FRENCH GOALS ON CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Summary. In a September 17 meeting with MFA Director for Economic Affairs Christian Masset, Special Envoy for Eurasia Energy C. Boyden Gray shared concerns over Caspian Basin supply diversification issues and the need for greater EU engagement with Central Asia. Masset told Gray the is [...]	2008-09-23 16:27:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ZK PREL FR EU
08PARIS1785	DEMARCHE TO GOF ON RUSSIAN INITIATIVE TO ALLOW [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-24 15:07:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC FR RU GG
08PARIS1791	FRANCE JOINS U.S. IN OPPOSING NICARAGUAN [...] (C) The GOF shares USG opposition to Nicaragua's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia according to French MFA desk officer Philippe Garcia de la Rosa who spoke to poloff on September 22. Garcia said the GOF agrees with all points in reftel and further rejects efforts to liken the indepe [...]	2008-09-25 09:09:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL EUN GG NU RU FR
08PARIS1793	FRANCE SUPPORTS U.S. ON PNG DECISION BY BOLIVIA [...] (C) The French Government agrees with the U.S. position from reftel demarche on the decision by Bolivia and Venezuela to declare our ambassadors persona non grata (PNG),according to MFA desk officers Aurelien Lepine-Kouas and Lionel Paradisi who spoke to poloff on September 22. The MFA noted [...]	2008-09-25 15:06:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BL ASEC FR
08PARIS1805	FRENCH GOVERNMENT TAKING A HARD LINE ON COUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Romain Serman, Counselor on Africa at the French Presidency, on September 19 provided a frank assessment of the situation in Mauritania in the aftermath of the August 6 coup to Ambassador Mark Boulware, stating that the French are prepared for a "divorce" with Mauritania if P [...]	2008-09-26 16:57:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR KDEM PINS MR FR
08PARIS1817	PRELIMINARY FRENCH RESPONSES TO UN FIRST COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-30 17:09:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC UNGA CDG FR
08PARIS1826	EUROPEAN G-8 HEADS OF STATE TO DISCUSS FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) The heads of France, Germany, Britain, Italy, the Eurogroup, the European Commission and the European Central Bank will meet in Paris Saturday to "prepare the contribution of European members of the G8 to the upcoming meetings of this group devoted to the international financial crisis." [...]	2008-10-02 14:50:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL FR
08PARIS1828	FRANCE: S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON DISCUSSES WAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Williamson met with French MFA officials on September 12 to discuss human rights abuses in Georgia and the status of the International Criminal Tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda (ICTY and ICTR),the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL),the Khmer Rouge Tribunal [...]	2008-10-03 09:48:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KAWC FR UN
08PARIS1845	FRENCH PLAN FOR RATIFICATION OF NATO ENLARGEMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified - not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) The MFA wants the French Parliament to approve NATO membership for Croatia and Albania before the April 2009 NATO summit in Strasbourg-Kehl, according to DAS-equivalent for the Balkans, Thierry Guichoux, who discusse [...]	2008-10-06 16:09:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PARM MARR PREL KTIA FR AL CR
08PARIS1853	GENERAL PETRAEUS DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. During a September 25-26 visit to Paris to receive military honors, General David Petraeus met with French interlocutors including DefMin Herve Morin, PM Franois Fillon, Secretary-General of the MFA Gerard Errera (D-equivalent) and President Sarkozy's diplomatic advisor Jean-Dav [...]	2008-10-07 17:31:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS FR AF PA SY LE IR
08PARIS1855	MARCH 14 SHOOTS ITSELF IN FOOT DURING ELYSEE VISIT [...] (S) Summary: A March 14th delegation led by Lebanese MP Marwan Hamadeh that met October 2 with senior French officials may have done more harm than good, at least so far as relations with the Elysee are concerned. "What world are they living in?" Boris Boillon, Counselor for Middle East Affairs at [...]	2008-10-08 10:11:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	FR PREL PGOV KDEM PINS LE SY
08PARIS186	INDIA: SARKOZY VISIT INCREASES BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary. President Sarkozy's January 25-27 official visit to India was political rather than commercially focused, according to DAS-equivalent Didier Leroy January 29. Leroy highlighted that France initialed a civil nuclear agreement, increased environmental cooperation, signed bilateral [...]	2008-02-01 17:59:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR IN
08PARIS1862	SUDAN: NAFIE FAILS TO IMPRESS FRENCH, WHO HAVE NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his October 6 Paris meetings, Sudanese Presidential Advisor Nafie Ali Nafie failed to convince French officials that Sudan had made progress in areas of concern that would warrant a shift in France's position, according to MFA desk officer Frederic Bouvier. The Sudanese d [...]	2008-10-08 15:40:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PHUM SU FR
08PARIS1863	FRENCH SUPPORT STREAMLINING U.S. COMMAND AND [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) During the recent visits to Paris of USDP Eric Edelman (ref B) and General David Petraeus (ref C),both men raised with their French interlocutors the recent designation of General McKiernan as ISAF as well as OEF co [...]	2008-10-08 16:24:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF FR
08PARIS1869	FRENCH ESDP INITIATIVES POST-DEAUVILLE DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary and Comment. On October 1-2, European Union (EU) defense ministers decided on common directions for capacity-building initiatives and EU military operations at an informal ministerial in Deauville, France. As an informal ministerial, Deauville produced no formal decisions, rather [...]	2008-10-10 13:27:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MCAP MOPS EUN FR
08PARIS187	BURKINA FASO/COTE D'IVOIRE: FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner's January 27 visit to Burkina Faso focused on Cote d'Ivoire and the need to remain engaged on ensuring free and fair elections there, according to the MFA desk officer responsible for both countries. The main priority is to enable the e [...]	2008-02-01 18:20:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM UV IV FR
08PARIS1874	FRENCH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 16:46:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC FR
08PARIS1875	FRENCH EU PRESIDENCY: GAERC PREPARATIONS STILL IN [...] (C) Summary. On October 10, French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Mathieu Carmona provided an overview of French expectations for the October GAERC. In addition to Zimbabwe, Georgia, and Belarus, the topics of the U.S. demarche, Uzbekistan and Moldova, wil [...]	2008-10-10 17:07:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV ZI UZ BO GG RS FR EUN
08PARIS188	FRANCE/DRC/RWANDA: FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rwanda and its troubled relations with France emerged as the key element of French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner's January 25-26 to the DRC and Rwanda, according to Laurent Chevallier, the MFA desk officer for both. Kouchner made a sincere, good-faith effort to display to [...]	2008-02-01 18:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CG RW FR
08PARIS1884	AIRBUS ON SYRIA DEAL AND USG EXPORT CONTROLS [...] (SBU) Summary: Airbus confirmed its commitment to acquiring U.S. export licenses, as necessary, for any aircraft sales to Syria. Apart from the proposed sale of 50 aircraft to Syria, Airbus expressed continuing frustration over the complicated U.S. export control and licensing procedures that [...]	2008-10-14 15:24:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ECON ETRD EAIR PREL SY FR
08PARIS1886	CUBA ALSO BLOCKS FRENCH BILATERAL HURRICANE [...] (C) The United States is not the only country or group of countries whose aide has been refused by Havana after a series of deadly hurricanes ravaged the Caribbean nation (ref a),said French MFA desk officer Anne Suard. Suard told poloff on October 14 the Cuban government is still retaliati [...]	2008-10-15 14:05:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL CU FR
08PARIS1890	BEIJING OLYMPICS FAIL TO IMPROVE FRENCH VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) The French public watched the Beijing Summer Olympics in large numbers and with interest but came away without an appreciable change in their generally downbeat views on China. Our reading from contacts in discussions since the August 24 closing ceremony is that in the current context [...]	2008-10-15 15:27:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH FR
08PARIS1893	FRANCE PROPOSES INFORMAL MEETING OF AFGHANISTAN'S [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary. On October 15, Pol M/C met with Philippe Errera, Strategic Affairs advisor to FM Kouchner, to discuss the French proposal for a meeting to discuss regional cooperation among Afghanistan's neighbors. Errera apologized that t [...]	2008-10-15 17:22:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF FR UZ TI TX IR PK
08PARIS1895	FRENCH SEEK FUNDAMENTAL REFORM OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL [...] (C) The French Government's objective for the summit proposed in President Sarkozy's speech to the UN General Assembly is to set an agenda for rethinking the international financial system with a view to assuring stable global growth over the long term, according to a working-level GOF contac [...]	2008-10-16 08:34:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN PREL EUN FR
08PARIS1896	C.A.R.: FRENCH SHARE U.S. WORRIES ON C.A.R.'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: French officials at the Presidency, MOD, and MFA shared U.S. concerns about the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) during Ambassador Frederick Cook's October 14 and 15 consultations in Paris. These concerns centered on the almost complete lack of good governance in C.A.R., Pres [...]	2008-10-16 08:57:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR PGOV MARR ECON CT FR
08PARIS1902	AMBASSADOR-LEVITTE DISCUSSION ON CAMP DAVID MEETING [...] (C) In an October 16 meeting, Elysee Diplomatic Advisor Levitte told Ambassador he sees the October 18 meeting between President Sarkozy, European Commission President Barroso and President Bush as a brainstorming session on the summit recently agreed to by the G8. The French objective for the [...]	2008-10-17 08:26:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN PREL EUN FR
08PARIS1908	FRENCH PRESIDENCY REACTS TO GENEVA MEETING ON [...] (C) French presidency adviser for Russia, Central Asia, and the Americas Damien Loras on October 16 provided DCM an update on French thinking about Russia and Georgia following the October 15 meeting in Geneva. He argued that France preferred to regard the Russian withdrawal from areas adja [...]	2008-10-17 12:47:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN FR RS GG
08PARIS1914	FRENCH MFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES GENEVA CONFERENCE ON [...] (C) MFA A/S-equivalent for Continental Europe, Galharague told us October 17 that the fact that the Geneva meeting took place qualifies it as a success for the French. No one had any illusions that the Geneva meeting would be easy, given the Russian threat not to participate if South Ossetia [...]	2008-10-17 15:40:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR PHUM EUN FR RS GG
08PARIS1917	GLOBAL SUMMIT ON FINANCIAL SYSTEM: MFA DAS DISCUSSES GOF [...] (C) On October 16, Elysee Diplomatic Advisor Levitte gave Ambassador the broad-brush French position on when, where and why the GOF wants an international summit on the financial system. He avoided going much into the substance, arguing that he is not an expert in international finance. To get [...]	2008-10-17 17:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN PREL EUN FR
08PARIS1927	FRANCE PREPARES TO ENGAGE NEW US ADMINISTRATION ON [...] (S/NF) Summary/comment: France's foreign policy establishment plans to engage the new U.S. administration as soon as possible (even, perhaps, before the formal inauguration) on a range of Middle East issues, including the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Iran, and Syria/Lebanon. In the hope [...]	2008-10-20 16:55:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	FR PREL PGOV MEPP
08PARIS1930	IO DAS ANDERSON DISCUSSES UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: IO DAS Anderson discussed UN issues on October 10 with French MFA IO-DAS equivalent Marc Giacomini who expressed GOF support for the Immediate Plan of Action reform package being proposed at the FAO conference in Rome on November 19. He noted the importance of presenting a unifie [...]	2008-10-21 11:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KAWC FR UN
08PARIS1936	CHAD: CONTINUED HIGH FRENCH ENGAGEMENT IS KEY TO [...] (C) Deputy Presidential Diplomatic Advisor Bruno Joubert told U.S. Ambassador to Chad Louis Nigro on October 20 that 2009 could be a "pivotal year" in Chad's history. Joubert said that French priorities in Chad centered on (a) electoral reform to achieve credible elections in Chad in 2009 an [...]	2008-10-21 15:35:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINR MARR CD FR
08PARIS1942	USDP EDELMAN'S CONSULTATIONS IN PARIS, OCTOBER 16 [...] (C) Summary. On October 16, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USDP) Eric Edelman met with GOF officials Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the Defense Ministry, and Philippe Errera, Strategic Affairs Advisor to Foreign Minister Kouchner. They agreed on the importance of [...]	2008-10-22 16:06:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AF PA IS IZ LE SY IR TU FR
08PARIS1946	MAURITANIA/FRANCE: "ISOLATE AZIZ, MAKE HIM LEAVE" [...] (C) SUMMARY: The French are attempting to isolate Mauritania coup leader General Aziz, in order to force his resignation, which would lead to the return of constitutional government, Presidential AF Counselor Romain Serman said on October 22. Serman said that the GOF had had some success in [...]	2008-10-23 13:40:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PINS ETTC MR FR
08PARIS1947	FRENCH PRESIDENCY INSIDER ON HOW TO GET THINGS [...] (SBU) President Sarkozy's activist approach to the financial crisis is playing well with the public because the French see him as focused and statesmanlike, State Secretary for Parliamentary Affairs Roger Karoutchi told the Ambassador at a working lunch October 20. A governing UMP party ins [...]	2008-10-23 17:19:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON FR
08PARIS1948	FRENCH MFA "PRUDENT" ON MOSKALENKO CASE, CITES [...] (C) MFA desk officer for Russian internal issues Arnaud Migoux told us October 23 that the French are paying close attention to the alleged poisoning of Russian human rights lawyer Karina Moskalenko in the eastern French city of Strasbourg where she lives. However, French investigators are [...]	2008-10-23 17:20:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM PGOV PINS PINR FR RS
08PARIS1949	A EUROGROUP COUP FOR SARKOZY? [...] (C) Summary: President Sarkozy,s October 21 speech before the European Parliament in Strasbourg, touching on a number of issues related to the financial crisis, is being interpreted by some observers here as a trial balloon for a Sarkozy presidency of a transformed (head-of-state) Eurogroup. [...]	2008-10-23 18:08:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL PGOV FR
08PARIS1951	FRANCE IN THE FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (U) Per ref tasking, this message provides an initial read on France and the financial crisis, including immediate credit/liquidity concerns, the longer macroeconomic outlook, government actions in response to the crisis, expected domestic impact and possible effects on U.S.-French relations. [...]	2008-10-24 07:59:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL FR
08PARIS1958	SUDAN/QATAR: FRENCH INTERESTED BUT NOT OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal on October 23 said that France was not optimistic that the Qatar process on Sudan/Darfur would produce results, although France was interested in and supportive of Qatar's effort. In Qatar, French envoy Issa Maraut has helped convey the French m [...]	2008-10-24 15:20:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PGOV SU AL QA FR
08PARIS1960	THE POLITICS OF NYET: RUSSIA, GEORGIA, AND THE COE [...] (C) Russian intransigence, lack of EU unity for meaningful action, general European desire for dialogue with Moscow at almost any price, and a cautious Council of Europe (COE) Secretariat combine to provide little hope that even minimal COE monitoring of Russia and Georgia will succeed. Incom [...]	2008-10-24 15:57:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM COE FR GG RU
08PARIS1961	FRENCH RESPONSE TO GICNT: GI INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-24 17:00:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC FR
08PARIS1973	A EUROGROUP COUP FOR SARKOZY? [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-28 11:42:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL PGOV FR
08PARIS1975	BOUCHER AND FRENCH OFFICIALS DISCUSS AFGHAN [...] (C) Summary. During an October 21-22 visit to Paris, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, Richard Boucher discussed with numerous French officials the next steps of the UN "Friends of Pakistan" group and U.S. efforts to tighten security by supporting police and trainers i [...]	2008-10-28 15:14:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF FR UZ TZ CH TA
08PARIS1976	SARKOZY WANTS TO TALK SUBSTANCE NOVEMBER 15 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 9. 2. (C) Summary: European Affairs Minister Jouyet's Chief of Staff Denis Simonneau and economic affairs advisors told EMIN not to underestimate President Sarkozy's commitment to "refounding capitalism" during the upcoming series of summits. The Fr [...]	2008-10-28 15:30:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL FR
08PARIS1978	CHAD: FRENCH EAGER TO DISCUSS MINURCAT II [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: French MFA officials suggest a conference telephone call between the Department and the French MFA on Friday, October 31, at 4:00 pm Paris time (11:00 am EDT) to allow interested parties on both sides to discuss specifics con [...]	2008-10-28 16:40:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS MARR UN CD FR
08PARIS1979	DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES DISCUSSES UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: DRL DAS Barks-Ruggles met with French MFA Human Rights Director Jacques Pellet (Please Protect Throughout) in Paris on October 23 to discuss United Nations General Assembly Third Committee resolutions and other UN issues. The French agree on the need for a strong Iran resolution, [...]	2008-10-28 18:23:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KAWC FR UN
08PARIS1980	FRENCH CIVILIAN NUCLEAR: CURRENT AMBITIONS AND FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary. In 10/16-17 meetings French officials and private sector representatives told Special Representative Frank Mermoud that France wants its national energy industrial groups to be leaders in the "nuclear renaissance". Expansion is being driven by energy security and climate change [...]	2008-10-29 11:16:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD PREL FR GM
08PARIS1983	FRENCH MFA OFFICIAL TALKS ABOUT GEORGIA DONORS, [...] (C) French MFA DAS-equivalent for Eurasian Affairs Alexandre Vulic told us that the Georgia donors conference in Brussels on October 22 served as confirmation that the European Union has addressed the conflict in Georgia from every angle. All pledged money will be controlled by either the E [...]	2008-10-29 18:08:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ECON EUN FR RU GG
08PARIS1984	FRANCE AND THE OSCE: HDIM DISCUSSIONS IN PARIS [...] (SBU) U.S. delegation head at the recent OSCE Human Development Implementation Meeting in Warsaw Ambassador Robert Pearson, in his October 13 meeting with French MFA Director for Human Rights and International Relations Sylvie Bermann, focused on the U.S. desire to work with Europe to deline [...]	2008-10-29 18:17:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV OSCE FR
08PARIS1986	FRENCH MFA ECON DIRECTOR ON ENERGY SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: In a 10/28 meeting MFA Economic Affairs Director Christian Masset provided an informal reaction to points contained in the President,s 10/21 letter to President Sarkozy on energy security issues. Masset said French and U.S. thinking was broadly in line on key issues. The French [...]	2008-10-29 18:40:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL FR
08PARIS1996	FRENCH MFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) French MFA DAS-equivalent for Eurasian affairs Alexandre Vulic told us October 24 that, although the recent elections in Belarus did not meet any democratic standards, the EU intends to proceed with small steps to ease Belarus' isolation in response to other gestures Minsk has taken, most [...]	2008-10-30 16:44:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EFIN EUN FR BO
08PARIS1997	FRENCH EU PRESIDENCY: EU DIPLOMATS COMMENT ON [...] (C) Summary. Halfway through its six-month French EU presidency, it seems fair to say that Paris seized the opportunity for a global leadership role offered by several unexpected crises on its watch, while still making progress on its previously cited goals. Early concerns about the penchan [...]	2008-10-30 17:30:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR EUN FR
08PARIS1998	MEDITERRANEAN UNION DOMINATES MUBARAK VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Unresolved issues with the Mediterranean Union -- participation of the Arab League, location of the Union's secretariat, ensuring continuing EU engagement during the Czech EU presidency (or an extension of the French co-presidency),and agreement on a declaration for the November [...]	2008-10-30 18:23:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR EG
08PARIS2001	FRENCH PRESIDENCY'S GYMNICH PREVIEW: [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 16:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN RS IS AF PK SY LE SO IR
08PARIS2005	FLIRTING WITH DISASTER: FRANCE PREPARES FOR THE [...] (C) As Paris moves into the weekend before the Union for the Mediterranean (UPM) ministerial in Marseille 3-4 November, great uncertainty about its outcome and prospects for making good on the grand vision for the UPM sketched out in Paris last July prevail. A senior-level contact at the Fr [...]	2008-10-31 18:12:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN XT XF FR EZ EG IS SW AL
08PARIS2016	S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON DISCUSSES GUANTANAMO [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Williamson met with French MFA officials on October 27 to discuss possible resettlement of Guantanamo Bay detainees in France. Williamson noted there are approximately 25 detainees considered low-threat whom the U.S. wants to release but cannot return to their [...]	2008-11-04 13:06:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO FR
08PARIS202	FRENCH MFA ON WESTERN SAHARA BEFORE VAN WALSUM'S [...] (C) Summary: French MFA DAS-equivalent for North Africa Nathalie Loiseau indicated January 29 that France is increasingly impatient with UN-led talks on Western Sahara and believes the process may even be moving backward. She blamed part of French frustration on UN Personal Envoy Peter van [...]	2008-02-04 16:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PTER FR MO AG MR WS
08PARIS2023	MEDITERRANEAN UNION MINISTERIAL ENDS UP A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) The Marseille ministerial on the Union for the Mediterranean concluded November 4 amid wrangling over organizational details to include in the final declaration continuing well past the allotted time for the working plenary session. French FM Kouchner and Egyptian FM Abu al-Ghayt, how [...]	2008-11-05 14:32:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ECON EUN FR EG CZ IS AG TU
08PARIS2024	FRANCE: INTERIOR MINISTER PLEDGES "RETURN [...] (SBU) Summary: French Interior Minister Alliot- Marie made an impassioned case for the "return of the state" in economic governance and a law enforcement approach to economic security at a recent high-level business colloquium. Ambassador Stapleton was invited to speak on security and global [...]	2008-11-05 15:14:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL FR

08PARIS2033	NOVEMBER 6 MEETING WITH PLO REPRESENTATIVE HIND [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad will visit Paris during the week of November 9 for meetings with PM Fillon and FM Kouchner, according to PLO Representative Hind el-Khoury. She noted that the Palestinian delegation was "very pleased" with the results of the [...]	2008-11-06 17:01:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR
08PARIS2055	MFA PREVIEWS PART OF FM KOUCHNER'S MESSAGE WITH [...] (C) Summary: During his November 11 visit to Washington, FM Kouchner will share the long-awaited EU paper on the Trans-Atlantic Partnership, MFA DAS-equivalent Ludovic Pouille told EUR PDAS Marcie Ries November 7. Specifically, Kouchner, whose intended audience is President-elect Obama and hi [...]	2008-11-07 17:26:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	FR PREL
08PARIS2056	FRENCH VIEWS ON THE NOVEMBER 10 EU GAERC [...] (SBU) French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Mathieu Carmona responded on November 7 to reftel points on the upcoming EU GAERC. He began by observing that this one would be the most complicated of the current French presidency, since it would also involve a joint [...]	2008-11-07 17:41:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR EAID XA FR RS LE CG CH IZ BK
08PARIS2079	FRENCH OFFICIALS: NATO UNITY REQUIRES NO DECISION [...] (C/NF) Summary. During PDAS Marcie Ries' meetings on Friday, November 7 with French officials Philippe Errera, Strategic Affairs Advisor to FM Kouchner; Francois Richier, Strategic Affairs Advisor to President Sarkozy; and Jacques Audibert, Director of Strategic Affairs at the MFA; all of he [...]	2008-11-10 15:10:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO FR RU
08PARIS2087	HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTION ON IRAN: FRENCH RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-12 13:57:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM FR
08PARIS2088	EUR PDAS RIES DISCUSSES EU/RUSSIA RELATIONS, [...] (C) Summary: On November 10, French presidency adviser on Russia, Damien Loras, confirmed that the EU/Russia summit will conclude November 14 with the announcement that talks on a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) will resume, a decision Loras argued was not a "big step" and the mo [...]	2008-11-12 17:32:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PBTS MARR UNSC EUN FR RS GG
08PARIS2089	FRENCH REACTION TO NOVEMBER 9 QUARTET MEETING [...] (C) Summary: The November 9 Quartet meeting reaffirmed the international consensus on the need to continue the Annapolis process "exactly as we expected," said French NEA A/S-equivalent Patrice Paoli on November 12. Paoli said he was struck by an informal consensus among Arab attendees that H [...]	2008-11-12 17:40:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR
08PARIS2092	CAMEROON HOSTAGES: MFA PROVIDES BACKGROUND [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: MFA Cameroon desk officer Daniel Westerink (PROTECT THROUGHOUT) on November 12 briefed on the Cameroon hostage incident that ended with the release of the hostages on November 11. While affirming that the GOF did not pay a ransom, Westerink strongly implied that the company [...]	2008-11-13 09:04:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER CM FR
08PARIS2099	RWANDA/FRANCE: ROSE KABUYE'S ARREST [...] (C) SUMMARY: The French expect that Rwandan official Rose Kabuye will be extradited to France from Germany by November 21 at the latest. In France, she will testify before French judges investigating the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The judges will decide, in effect, either to dismiss the case [...]	2008-11-14 08:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KJUS RW FR
08PARIS2101	COTE D'IVOIRE: FRENCH RESIGNED TO DELAYED [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Cote d'Ivoire desk officer Marie Audouard on November 14 said that France was resigned to the fact that elections in Cote d'Ivoire would not be possible by the November 30 target date, but hoped that they would take place before the beginning of the 2009 rainy season. She [...]	2008-11-14 14:29:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MARR IV FR
08PARIS2108	PARIS: SOMALIA PIRACY DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-17 16:51:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW FR
08PARIS2122	INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] Summary France continues to be a major transshipment point for drugs moving through Europe. Given France,s shared borders with trafficking conduits such as Spain, Italy, and Belgium, France is a natural distribution point for drugs moving toward North America from Europe and the Middle Ea [...]	2008-11-19 09:16:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL FR
08PARIS2134	P3 CONSULTATIONS ON NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT IN PARIS [...] (C) Summary. On November 7, Acting U/S John Rood met in Paris with his French and British counterparts Jacques Audibert and Mariot Leslie, respectively, to discuss a broad range of nonproliferation, arms control, and disarmament issues. Topics included regional issues (Iran, North Korea, and Syria) [...]	2008-11-21 08:21:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL PARM MARR KACT FR UK CH RU KN SY IR
08PARIS2135	FRANCE TO CALL FOR NICARAGUA VOTE RECOUNT [...] (C) France shares U.S. concerns about the November 9 municipal elections in Nicaragua and will issue a new statement within days calling for a recount, Nicaragua Desk Officer Philippe Garcia de la Rosa told Poloff November 20 in response to reftel points. The new MFA statement, which is in t [...]	2008-11-21 09:11:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL FR NU
08PARIS214	FRANCE SUPPORTS PRIVATE SECTOR OUTREACH AND THE [...] (SBU) Embassy poloff delivered reftel demarche together with Russian Federation terrorism expert Artem Studennikov on February 6 to Thomas Guibert, French MFA Strategic Affairs desk officer for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. Guibert expressed France's support in principle [...]	2008-02-06 15:07:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PTER KGIC IAEA FR
08PARIS2140	EGYPT GRIPING TO FRENCH ABOUT SOMALIA ANTI-PIRACY [...] (C) Egypt has been pressing French authorities about the geographic scope of EU anti-piracy operations, according to both the French MFA and the Egyptian Embassy. AF DAS-Equivalent Helene Le Gal complained November 18 to Africa Watcher about Egypt,s unhelpful stance and noted that Yemen, too [...]	2008-11-21 10:42:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS SO FR
08PARIS2141	FRENCH TO ABSTAIN ON ANTI-ISRAEL RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 12:39:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY FR
08PARIS2142	FRENCH CAUTIOUS ON IAEA SYRIA REPORT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche November 20 to Arnaud Mentre, action officer for Iran in the MFA's ISN-equivalent. Mentre was phlegmatic about the IAEA report on Iran, noting that Iran's enrichment seems to be on "autopilot" for the moment. As for Syria, Mentre offered as an initial impr [...]	2008-11-21 12:45:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR TRGY FR
08PARIS2149	FRANCE/ZIMBABWE: MORGAN TSVANGIRAI'S VISIT TO [...] (C) MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai of Zimbabwe visited France November 17-19, beginning in Strasbourg at the EU meeting on development. He met with FM Kouchner in Strasbourg and traveled in Kouchner's plane to Paris. In Paris on November 18, he met with Claude Gueant (Secretary-General at th [...]	2008-11-24 14:53:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM ZI FR
08PARIS2150	FRANCE/RWANDA: KABUYE CASE MAY OFFER A CHANCE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Presidential AF Counselor Romain Serman on November 24 said that France and Rwanda were taking steps to use Rwandan official Rose Kabuye's arrest as a basis for cooperation on resolving issues relating to the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Rwanda may allow French investigators to visit [...]	2008-11-24 15:09:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KJUS RW FR
08PARIS2151	TOGO: PRESIDENT FAURE GNASSINGBE'S VISIT TO PARIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Togo President Faure Gnassingbe's visit to Paris the week of November 17 was largely uneventful but allowed the two sides to touch base, and provided France the opportunity to remind Faure of the importance of carrying out democratic reform and holding meaningful dialogue with th [...]	2008-11-25 10:12:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV SNAR TO BN FR
08PARIS2156	EU DIPLOMATS PREDICT LITTLE PROGRESS WITH TURKEY [...] (C) Summary. A quick survey of EU diplomats in Paris in November 2008 produced consensus that expectations for Turkey-EU relations in 2009 should be modest. Though the incoming Czech and then Swedish EU presidencies are more pro-Turkey than President Sarkozy's France, our contacts agree wit [...]	2008-11-26 12:24:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN TU FR
08PARIS2158	SENIOR FRENCH ADVISOR DISCUSSES THE FINANCIAL AND [...] (SBU) Senior advisor in the office of the French President Damien Loras and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Skelton and colleagues engaged in a lively discussion of the financial and economic crisis during a meeting November 24. They also briefly discussed relations with Russia. Part [...]	2008-11-26 14:07:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL OREP FR
08PARIS216	LATEST ELYSEE TAKE ON LEBANON [...] (C) French Presidency adviser on NEA affairs Boris Boillon told us February 1 that France has run out of "levers, carrots, and sticks" to use in resolving the continued political impasse in Lebanon. The word from the French embassy in Damascus, he added, was that Syrian President Asad has s [...]	2008-02-06 16:37:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM FR LE SY
08PARIS2162	FRENCH CONSIDERING SUPPORT FOR THE EXPANSION OF [...] (C) On November 26, Post delivered reftel demarche supporting the expansion of the Afghan National Army at the NATO Foreign Ministerial meeting to Nicolas Niemtchinow, Sous-Director (DAS-equivalent) of Strategic Affairs at the MFA. Niemtchinow appreciated our comments and noted general Frenc [...]	2008-11-26 15:54:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR MOPS AF FR
08PARIS2178	BURMA: FRANCE CONCERNED ABOUT BANK MEASURES IN EU [...] (C) France wants to adjust EU sanctions on Burma to address banking sector concerns but will not accept any weakening of measures against the Junta, MFA DAS- equivalent for Southeast Asia Frederic Laplanche told us December 1 in response to reftel points. With respect to restructuring specif [...]	2008-12-02 12:55:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EREL ETTC EFIN FR EU MY
08PARIS2182	FRANCE: SARKOZY'S JANUARY COLLOQUIUM [...] (C) Summary: Eric Besson, the Junior Minister organizing the recently announced January 8-9 Paris Conference (now titled "New World: New Capitalism; Values, Development and Regulation"),dropped by a scheduled Embassy meeting with his staff December 2 to underline that this conference is "not a [...]	2008-12-02 17:29:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL WTO EU FR
08PARIS2196	FRANCE-RUSSIA RELATIONS: DIALOGUE IS KEY [...] (C) The France-Russia relationship has been rather turbulent since France assumed the rotating EU presidency in July. The short August war between Georgian and Russian troops heightened tensions in the region and presented President Sarkozy with the perfect opportunity to showcase both his [...]	2008-12-04 12:36:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR RS
08PARIS2212	FRENCH SAY SYRIA DELIVERING ON ALL FRONTS [...] (S) Summary: "We think Syria is delivering on the key dossier," French Presidency Advisor for the Middle East Boris Boillon said December 5, as he recapped his November 30 visit to Damascus with Presidency Secretary General Claude Gueant and NSA-equivalent Jean-David Levitte. In contrast to his col [...]	2008-12-05 18:18:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PGOV PREL FR
08PARIS2225	FRENCH MFA ON CHAD; SEES LIBYA ANGLING TO DELIVER [...] (C) Summary: Chad President Deby's military gains have outpaced consolidation of his political position, French AF DAS-Equivalent for Western and Central Africa Christine Fages commented in a brief December 5 meeting with AF/SPG Director Timothy Shortley and Africa Watcher. A Deby-Bashir mee [...]	2008-12-09 10:22:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPKO SU CD FR
08PARIS2226	FRANCE AND CUBA: RESPONSE TO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION [...] (C) The following paragraphs are responses to the request for information on the relationship between France and the Cuban government and the implementation of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act(ref a): 2. (C) Has France, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and hu [...]	2008-12-09 11:52:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU FR
08PARIS2250	ZIMBABWE/FRANCE: AU SHOULD RE-ASSERT OWNERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Romain Serman, AF advisor at the French Presidency, on December 10 said that the African Union should try to re-assert control over the Zimbabwe issue, with SADC and Mbeki having failed to mount unified and firm pressure on Mugabe to leave, which was the only course available gi [...]	2008-12-11 15:47:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ZI FR
08PARIS2251	SUDAN/DARFUR: DECEMBER 5 P-3 CONSULTATIONS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The President's Special Envoy to Sudan, Ambassador Richard Williamson, met with P-3 counterparts in Paris on December 5 and, separately, with AU-UN Mediator Djibril Bassole to discuss Sudan, Darfur, and the Qatar process. In the P-3 meeting, the UK and France agreed with Willi [...]	2008-12-11 15:51:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KJUS PINR SU FR
08PARIS2252	SUDAN/FRANCE: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR NOTES EROSION [...] (C) Romain Serman, AF advisor at the French Presidency, on December 10 reviewed Sudan-related issues (discussions of Mauritania and Zimbabwe reported septels). Serman said that ICC prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo had consulted with the GOF earlier the same day. Moreno-Ocampo predicted that the ICC [...]	2008-12-11 16:01:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KJUS SU FR
08PARIS2253	MAURITANIA/FRANCE: POLITICAL PROCESS AT AN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Romain Serman, AF advisor at the French Presidency, said on December 10 that the political process in Mauritania was blocked, with neither Aziz, President Abdallahi, nor opposition leader Amed Ould Daddah willing to compromise to reach a solution. Serman said that internal GOF [...]	2008-12-11 16:39:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR KDEM MR FR
08PARIS2259	FRANCE: SARKOZY'S JANUARY COLLOQUIUM - INVITATION TO NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy has received a formal invitation from the GOF inviting Ambassador Stapleton and representatives of the new U.S. Administration to participate in the recently announced January 8-9 Paris Colloquium on: New World, New Capitalism. Copies of the invitation and draft program [...]	2008-12-12 14:17:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL WTO EU FR
08PARIS2272	FRENCH REAFFIRM SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-16 15:03:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PGOV PREL FR
08PARIS2284	RUSSIA/GEORGIA: FRENCH PRESIDENCY OFFICIAL SEEKS [...] (C) During a December 16 meeting with Pol MC, French Presidency (Elysee) advisor for Russia and the Americas Damien Loras asked for our assistance dealing with Georgia. Per Loras, President Sarkozy used the coming end of the French EU presidency to write to Russian President Medvedev in earl [...]	2008-12-17 17:19:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MCAP MARR FR GG RU
08PARIS2302	FRANCE GOES GLOBAL --REFORM AT THE QUAI D'ORSAY [...] (SBU) Summary: Proposed reform at the French Ministry of Foreign and European affairs (MFA) will create a new "globalization" directorate (to be headed by E equivalent Christian Masset),designed to encourage proactive policy in dealing with global issues. In development, the MFA will focus o [...]	2008-12-19 17:02:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID ECON AMGT SENV PREL FR
08PARIS2304	GOF STRUGGLES OVER EGYPTIAN UNESCO CANDIDATE; [...] (C) Summary: IO A/S-Equivalent Berman confirmed December 11 to IO A/S Hook, CDA and Pol M/C the grave reservations at the MFA about the Egyptian candidate for UNESCO Director-General, whom she labeled an anti-Semite. She spoke frankly of the difficulties stemming from Sarkozy's 2007 commitme [...]	2008-12-19 17:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO KPKO FR
08PARIS2309	STAFFDEL WEIL MEETINGS IN PARIS ON PUBLIC OUTREACH [...] Lynne Weil, Communications Director for the House Foreign Affairs Committee, received a comprehensive overview of Embassy Paris' active Muslim and diversity outreach programs in a series of meetings with embassy, government, NGO and media representatives December 8-10. Public Affairs progra [...]	2008-12-22 15:53:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI FR
08PARIS2325	FRENCH COOL ON SOMALIA PKO DRAFT, OPEN FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-24 11:04:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO UNSC SO FR
08PARIS2341	FRANCE ON POSSIBLE RUSSIA - UKRAINE GAS SUPPLY DISRUPTIONS [...] (SBU) Econ Counselor raised reftel points on the Russia/Ukraine gas dispute with MFA Acting Director for Economic and Financial Affairs Philippe Meunier on 12/30. Meunier said guidance issued by the MFA on 12/22 remained extant: France had been in touch with other EU member states as well as t [...]	2008-12-30 16:50:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PREL UP EU FR
08PARIS2343	FRANCE AND THE WAY FORWARD ON GEORGIA'S SEPARATIST [...] (SBU) We conveyed ref a points December 29 to French MFA acting DAS-equivalent for Russia/CIS Affairs Eric Millet and to the office of vacationing French presidency adviser for Russia/the Americas Damien Loras. Millet said he would distribute the points among interested offices at the MFA bu [...]	2008-12-30 16:54:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR GG RS
08PARIS243	FRENCH RESPONSE TO MESSAGE ON CONDEMNING THE [...] (SBU) The GOF, per ref A, responded rapidly to the January 28 arrest of Riad Seif and other activists with a public statement the next day condemning the action and calling on Syria to respect its commitments under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. As previously repo [...]	2008-02-11 17:34:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM KMPI FR SY
08PARIS244	FRENCH RESPONSE ON SUPPORTING LEBANON NOW [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-12 07:00:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR LE SY
08PARIS245	P3 MEETING ON NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT [...] (S) Summary. On February 7, Acting U/S John Rood and his delegation met his French and British P3 counterparts, Philippe Carre and Mariot Leslie respectively, to discuss a broad range of nonproliferation, arms control and disarmament issues. Unusually, the French were closer to the U.S. than were t [...]	2008-02-12 10:58:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL NATO PARM MARR KACT FR UK CH EG IN RU
08PARIS258	FRANCE LOBBYING OSCE CAPITALS ON KOSOVO ISSUE [...] (C) Camille Grand, MFA DAS-equivalent for OSCE affairs, thanked the U.S. on February 13 for its engagement with capitals on efforts to prevent Serbia from invoking the Berlin Mechanism at the OSCE over the Kosovo issue. Grand explained that Paris began similar demarches in OSCE capitals last [...]	2008-02-13 16:59:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNAUS UNMIK PGOV YI EU OSCE FR
08PARIS267	FRENCH RESPONSE ON MACEDONIA'S NATO ASPIRATIONS [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche discussing Macedonia's NATO candidacy and the name dispute with Greece to Philippe Carre, Director of the Strategic Affairs bureau at the MFA (A/S equivalent). Carre said that France had been worried that Macedonia was treating the name dispute with Greece too [...]	2008-02-14 14:53:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR PREL GR MK FR
08PARIS272	FRANCE EVALUATING EU SANCTIONS ON UZBEKISTAN; FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: France is currently working with its EU partners to review the utility of ongoing EU sanctions on Uzbekistan, MFA officials told us on February 12. The sanctions come up for official review in May 2008. While France does not believe that the Karimov regime has made a radically p [...]	2008-02-15 13:00:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EU EUN UZ FR
08PARIS273	CHAD/SUDAN: FRENCH IDEAS ON POSSIBLE WAY FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: French Presidential AF-advisor Romain Serman on February 14 sketched out possible next steps concerning Chad and Sudan jointly to acting Africa Watcher and UK Emboff. Serman prioritized stabilizing Chad, promoting reconciliation between Deby and the rebels, improving Chad-Suda [...]	2008-02-15 16:54:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PINS CD SU FR
08PARIS294	FRANCE SUPPORTS UNSCR ON THE FDLR [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-19 17:58:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC ASEC ETTC RW FR
08PARIS295	FRANCE TO CONSIDER U.S. IDEAS ON SOMALIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-19 18:02:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV SO FR
08PARIS3	PAKISTAN: AMBASSADOR STAPLETON DELIVERS POINTS TO [...] (SBU) On December 31, in a telephone conversation with Foreign Minsiter Kouchner, Ambassador Stapleton delivered reftel demarche. Without responding directly to the points, Kouchner indicated his overall agreement with them. The next day, January 1, Kouchner departed for a two day visit to [...]	2008-01-02 17:40:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SHUM PK FR
08PARIS300	S/I SATTERFIELD DISCUSSES LEBANON/SYRIA WITH [...] (C) During meetings in Paris February 14-15 largely devoted to Iraq, S/I David Satterfield discussed Lebanon and Syria at the French Presidency and the MFA. Diplomatic adviser to the French president Jean-David Levitte on February 14 said that France has tried everything but was not present [...]	2008-02-20 16:29:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM FR LE SY SA
08PARIS304	S/I SATTERFIELD DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH FRENCH [...] (C) Summary: S/I Satterfield discussed Iraq at the French Presidency and the MFA February 14 and 15. The French provided their formal response to the paper Satterfield had presented at the end of December. In addition to briefing the French on our view of the situation in Iraq, Satterfield [...]	2008-02-21 13:14:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EAID EFIN SHUM FR IZ
08PARIS305	GOF: U.S. PUSHING FOR "TOO MUCH, TOO SOON" ON [...] (S) Summary. In two meetings on February 14, one with Philippe Carre, the Director of Strategic Affairs bureau at the MFA and the second with Philippe Errera, the Strategic Affairs Advisor to FM Kouchner, the French expressed disappointment that an agreement that they understood had been rea [...]	2008-02-21 14:04:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	MARR MOPS NATO PREL FR EZ PL
08PARIS308	COMOROS: FRANCE SUPPORTS MILITARY ACTION AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY: French MFA officials told us on February 20 that France would support military action by the Union of the Comoros to take control of Anjouan from Colonel Mohamed Bacar, should Bacar not heed the counsel of the multinational mission preparing to meet with and deliver to him an u [...]	2008-02-21 15:53:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS ASEC CN FR
08PARIS31	S/I SATTERFIELD'S DECEMBER 28 MEETINGS PRECEDE [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-08 12:12:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM FR LE SY
08PARIS328	UN COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) French MFA contacts told us that France supports the U.S. position on the upcoming UN discussions on the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism, and, like the U.S., intends to avoid providing a formal response to the Greek proposal until after having the benefit of considering [...]	2008-02-25 14:42:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER FR
08PARIS338	SARKOZY PROMISES UKRAINE POSITIVE SIGNAL AT [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY: Damien Loras, President Sarkozy's Counselor for Ukraine (as well as Russia, Central Asia, the Balkans, the Caucasus and the Americas),told us on February 25 that Sarkozy told Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko during their meeting in Paris on February 20 that he will seek [...]	2008-02-26 16:07:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO MARR PREL UP FR
08PARIS34	S/I SATTERFIELD'S DECEMBER 28 MEETINGS PRECEDE [...] (C) Summary: S/I and NEA PDAS David Satterfield on December 28 urged French Presidency diplomatic adviser Levitte and MFA NEA A/S-equivalent Felix-Paganon in separate meetings to strengthen the Siniora government in Lebanon pending election of a president and to consider using the Arab Leag [...]	2008-01-08 18:04:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM FR LE SY
08PARIS344	ELYSEE READOUT ON LEBANESE PM SINIORA'S FEBRUARY [...] (C) French Presidency NEA adviser Boris Boillon on 26 February provided a quick readout of Lebanese Prime Minister Siniora's February 21 meetings with French President Sarkozy and Prime Minister Fillon. Boillon stressed that the main message was one of French support to Lebanon's head of go [...]	2008-02-27 09:59:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EASS EFIN FR LE SY
08PARIS348	COMOROS: FRANCE TO ASSIST TANZANIA, NOT SENEGAL; [...] (C) In response to ref A demarche, Beatrice Lederle (acting MFA Comoros desk officer) said on February 27 that France would provide transportation and logistical support to Tanzanian troops slated to participate in military operations against Colonel Bacar in Anjouan. She said that France wo [...]	2008-02-27 15:52:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR CN FR
08PARIS350	FRENCH VISION FOR THE UNION FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 15, Alain Le Roy, Ambassador at Large charged by President Sarkozy with development of the Union for the Mediterranean, presented Pol M-C with the French vision for the initiative. Le Roy, who works under the supervision of influential Sarkozy adviser and speechwri [...]	2008-02-27 16:47:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL
08PARIS360	RECENT FRENCH MFA PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON IRAN/IAEA [...] (SBU) We passed non-paper texts in reftels February 28 and 29 to the relevant French MFA officials in the Strategic Affairs and Middle East/North Africa directorates. Although the MFA has not offered any comments on the non-papers, we would note in the interim that the French have been very [...]	2008-02-29 18:03:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM PREL MNUC FR IR
08PARIS361	FRENCH OPEN TO REFORMING THE SOMALIA INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 06:29:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV SO FR
08PARIS362	FRENCH VIEWS ON SOMALIA AND PIRACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The French MFA is generally favorable to the notion of UNSC action on Somalia and piracy (reftel). However, the French would hope that a UNSC mandate would contain specifics setting forth clearly the legal basis of any resulting operation and the responsibilities of, and limita [...]	2008-03-03 06:29:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PBTS PREL UN UNSC IMO XA XW SO FR
08PARIS365	GOF WANTS TO IMPROVE NATO-EU COOPERATION [...] (C) On February 29, Political M/C met with Philippe Carre, A/S-equivalent for Strategic Affairs at the MFA, to discuss the demarche on improving NATO-EU cooperation (reftel). Carre was pleased to receive our message, because the current impasse has been both frustrating and worrisome for the [...]	2008-03-03 11:01:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS EU FR TU CY
08PARIS383	FRANCE: ONE MONTH FROM NATO SUMMIT IN BUCHAREST [...] Summary. (C) With the NATO summit in Bucharest only a month away, the French are solidifying their positions and anxious to find consensus on the key issues on the agenda: NATO enlargement, missile defense and Afghanistan. GOF officials believe that the Bucharest summit, President Sarkozy' [...]	2008-03-04 16:26:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS NATO FR AF GG UK
08PARIS386	FRENCH RECEPTIVE TO A/S SULLIVAN'S PITCH ON TEC [...] (U) Embassy Action Request Para 14. 2. (SBU) Summary: In February 13-14 meetings French Trade Minister Novelli, MFA Economic Director Masset and PM Diplomatic Advisor Lapouge told A/S Dan Sullivan they would be supportive of the Trans-Atlantic Economic Council (TEC) as an important part of [...]	2008-03-04 17:56:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ENRG PREL EAGR EUR FR
08PARIS398	FRENCH PLANS FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Afghanistan Coordinator Patrick Moon met MFA DAS for South Asia Didier Leroy on February 27 to discuss next steps in Afghanistan, including an Afghanistan Donors conference and potential increases in French military contributions to the security effort. Leroy noted the Afghan D [...]	2008-03-05 14:46:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR EAID NATO AF FR
08PARIS400	FRENCH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SEEKING BALANCED [...] (C) We conveyed points in reftel to the NEA and IO directorates at the French MFA on March 5. DAS-equivalent for the Levant Ludovic Pouille responded that France was "in accord" with us on the substance (Hamas' fundamental responsibility for the current situation and the importance of not d [...]	2008-03-05 15:43:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL FR IS
08PARIS401	FRENCH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SEEKING BALANCED [...] (C) We conveyed points in reftel to the NEA and IO directorates at the French MFA on March 5. DAS-equivalent for the Levant Ludovic Pouille responded that France was "in accord" with us on the substance (Hamas' fundamental responsibility for the current situation and the importance of not d [...]	2008-03-05 15:44:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL FR IS
08PARIS404	UNMEE: FRANCE AGREES WITH U.S. BUT CAN'T IDENTIFY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The French agree with U.S. views on UNMEE (reftel),MFA Eritrea/Ethiopia desk officer Thierry Caboche told us on March 4. He said, however, that finding useful leverage to use against Eritrea to encourage cooperative behavior was difficult, given Eritrea's self-imposed isolati [...]	2008-03-05 17:57:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KPKO ER ET FR
08PARIS406	FRANCE: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] After mission-wide consultation, Embassy Paris did not identify any physical infrastructure or resources in France whose loss would immediately affect the security, national economic security, and/or national public health or safety of the United States. Our CI/KR report is therefore negative. [...]	2008-03-06 10:53:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ECON PTER PREL PGOV ETTC EAID EAGER EFIN
08PARIS416	FRANCE ON TAIWAN AND THE OECD [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 17:15:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL OECD CM TW FR
08PARIS431	DEATH OF EUFOR SOLDIER IN SUDAN: FRENCH [...] (C) Romain Serman, AF-advisor at the French Presidency, briefed acting AF-watcher and UK Embassy Paris AF-watcher Lucy Joyce on March 10 concerning Chad/Sudan/EUFOR. Septels will report other parts of the briefing. Serman provided a detailed account of the death of the EUFOR solider in Suda [...]	2008-03-10 17:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO UNSC AU SU CD EU FR
08PARIS432	FRANCE/SOUTH AFRICA: SARKOZY'S VISIT AND HIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: French President Sarkozy's February 28-29 visit to South Africa was a success, with both sides taking steps to further the strategic partnership they seek to develop, MFA South Africa deskoff Frederic Chole said on March 6. Sarkozy set forth his vision of France's policy towar [...]	2008-03-10 17:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ECON SF FR
08PARIS452	FRENCH ATTENDANCE AT MARCH 14 CONFERENCE IN BEIRUT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-11 18:04:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV FR LE
08PARIS460	BETANCOURT HOSTAGE SITUATION RENDERS "POOR" [...] (C) On March 6, Colombian Ambassador to France Fernando Cepeda Ulloa described Franco-Colombian relations as "poor" in a breakfast meeting with Ambassador Stapleton and WHA PDAS Craig Kelly. Cepeda encapsulated the current distrust between the two governments by suggesting that the GOF considers Co [...]	2008-03-12 18:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL FR CO
08PARIS461	CHAD/SUDAN/EUFOR: FRENCH PRESIDENCY ON SARKOZYâ€™S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Romain Serman, AF-advisor at the French Presidency, on March 10 reviewed Sarkozy's February 28 visit to Chad and discussed possible next steps. In Chad, Sarkozy stressed to Deby the importance of determining the fate of the missing opposition leaders and to develop a meaningful politic [...]	2008-03-13 06:12:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN MARR PHUM CD SU FR
08PARIS468	FRENCH MFA VIEWS ON IMMINENT IRANIAN PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) We passed reftel message to French MFA Iran desk officer Arnaud Pescheux, along with NEA/IR's draft press statement, on March 12. In his response on March 13, Pescheux noted the following: --France shares fully our concern about the selection of candidates. French estimates of the nu [...]	2008-03-14 08:57:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM FR IR
08PARIS481	FRENCH MFA VIEWS ON IMMINENT IRANIAN PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) We passed reftel message to French MFA Iran desk officer Arnaud Pescheux, along with NEA/IR's draft press statement, on March 12. In his response on March 13, Pescheux noted the following: --France shares fully our concern about the selection of candidates. French estimates of the nu [...]	2008-03-17 10:44:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM FR IR
08PARIS498	MINIMAL FRENCH EXPECTATIONS FOR FOURTH ROUND OF [...] (C) French MFA DAS-equivalent for North Africa Nathalie Loiseau told us March 12 that the GOF continued to have extremely low expectations for the fourth round of UN-sponsored talks on Western Sahara set for early next week in Manhasset. Indeed, the French are so pessimistic that they hope [...]	2008-03-17 16:31:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PTER FR MO AG SA
08PARIS500	FRANCE: CIVIL NUCLEAR EXPORTS BOOM [...] (SBU) French President Sarkozy has announced contract signings or preliminary discussions for the eventual export of French nuclear technology during several recent trips abroad. Both France's nuclear powerhouse Areva (reftel) and French government officials emphasize that the export boom is f [...]	2008-03-17 17:12:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EIND ETRD KNNP PREL FR
08PARIS501	LATIN AMERICA: FRENCH SHARE SENSE OF POSITIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY. PDAS Craig Kelly reviewed Latin American priorities with MFA PDAS for Latin America Jean-Marc Laforet and DAS for Central America Jose Gomez on March 6. They concurred with Kelly,s assessment that the democratic governance and regional cooperation were improving across the regi [...]	2008-03-18 08:43:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM FR CO EC BR CU
08PARIS513	CHAD/SUDAN: FRENCH AGREEABLE TO P5+1 DEMARCHE BUT [...] (C) MFA DAS-equivalent for East Africa Helene Le Gal informed us on March 14 that France was agreeable to the two-step P5 1 demarche sequence set forth in Ref A involving Chad and Sudan in order to persuade both to cease supporting the other's rebel factions. However, she said that she doub [...]	2008-03-18 16:42:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH UK LY RS CD SU KPKO FR
08PARIS538	BURMA REFERENDUM: FRANCE SEEKS P-3 UNITY BEFORE [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-20 15:07:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM FR BR
08PARIS572	FRENCH THINKING ON LEBANON PRIOR TO THE ARAB [...] (C) Summary: The French MFA has publicly repeated its concern over the continuing political impasse in Lebanon but seems to have few ideas about what to do next to elect a new president or address the what appears to be an increasingly tense situation in that country. DAS-equivalent for the [...]	2008-03-27 10:57:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MARR FR LE SY IS
08PARIS574	SOMALIA: FRENCH SUPPORT ANTI-PIRACY EFFORTS, MAY [...] (C) France continues to support anti-piracy efforts concerning Somalia, MFA Somalia desk officer Thierry Caboche said on March 27, in response to reftel. He expressed appreciation for reftel's detailed points and for the USG's understanding of France's activities in the region. Caboche sai [...]	2008-03-27 14:28:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW FR
08PARIS575	CHAD-SUDAN AGREEMENT: BORDER CONTROL OPERATION [...] (C) In response to reftel, MFA AF DAS-equivalent Christine Fages (responsible for Chad) said on March 27 that the most important step in ensuring the effectiveness of the Dakar Chad-Sudan Peace Agreement would be the formation and deployment of a border monitoring operation. She said that s [...]	2008-03-27 14:53:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CF CT CD SY SG FR
08PARIS589	COMOROS: EXILE OR EXTRADITION FOR BACAR? [...] (C) MFA Comoros desk officer Jacques Biau on March 27 said that renegade Anjouan leader Colonel Bacar had requested political asylum in France. Comoros has also requested Bacar's extradition to stand trial. Biau said that Bacar fled Anjouan when it became apparent that Union of the Comoros [...]	2008-03-28 14:07:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN FR
08PARIS599	COMOROS/FRANCE: MARCH 31 UPDATE ON BACAR'S [...] (C) MFA Comoros desk officer Jacques Biau on March 31 provided an update on former Anjouan leader Col. Bacar. Biau reported that Bacar and his 22-member entourage were in French custody at an airbase in Reunion. Biau said that there were three separate but related legal proceedings in prog [...]	2008-03-31 16:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN FR
08PARIS624	FRENCH PRESIDENCY THINKING ON LEBANON AND SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: The recent Arab summit in Damascus was a "failure" but the French still have no ideas about how to move the situation in Lebanon forward, according to French Presidency NEA adviser Boris Boillon. He told us April 1 that the status quo seems to suit everyone for different reaso [...]	2008-04-04 10:53:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER FR LE SY
08PARIS628	FRENCH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON WESTERN SAHARA [...] (S) Summary: The French generally reacted favorably to reftel message on Western Sahara in meetings we held with the French Presidency and the MFA April 1 and 2. The key first priority seems to be engaging UNSYG Personal Envoy Peter van Walsum and other key Secretariat officials to encourag [...]	2008-04-04 14:16:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM PREF MARR UNSC FR MO AG
08PARIS662	JAPAN'S GROWING DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE IN AFRICA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan's diplomatic presence in Africa is growing, with new embassies in Mali, Botswana, Malawi, Mauritania, and Burkina Faso in 2008-2009. Hiroki Nakamura, the new Africa-watcher at Japan's embassy in Paris, told us on April 8 that this was an effort to raise Japan's profile i [...]	2008-04-10 08:01:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNSC EAID XA JA FR
08PARIS663	FRANCE: OFFICIALS SPELL OUT EU PRESIDENCY ENERGY OBJECTIVES [...] (SBU) In a March 28 meeting with MFA Director for Economic Affairs Christian Masset, U/S Reuben Jeffery underscored the need for cooperation in addressing potential intermediate-term bottlenecks on global energy markets. Masset sketched out French EU presidency energy priorities designed in p [...]	2008-04-10 09:21:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PREL FR
08PARIS671	SENIOR COORDINATOR FOR IRAQI REFUGEES FOLEY MEETS [...] (SBU) Summary: French MFA officials told Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees James Foley on March 31 that France expects to receive perhaps 500 Iraqi refugees this year via UNHCR referrals in Jordan and Syria as well as processed directly by the French embassy in Baghdad. Defining criteri [...]	2008-04-11 10:44:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM FR IZ JO SY LE
08PARIS674	FRANCE OFFERS VIEWS ON FAO, UNESCO, UNDP, IAEA AND WIPO [...] (SBU) IO DAS Gerry Anderson met with MFA Deputy Director for United Nations and International Organization Affairs Marc Giacomini and several staffers April 10 for a tour d'horizon of a number of current IO issues, including financing, reform and upcoming elections at FAO, UNESCO, UNDP, IAEA [...]	2008-04-11 14:44:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL FAO UNESCO UNDP IAEA WIPO FR

08PARIS676	SENIOR COORDINATOR FOR IRAQI REFUGEES FOLEY MEETS [...] (SBU) Summary: French MFA officials told Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees James Foley on March 31 that France expects to receive perhaps 500 Iraqi refugees this year via UNHCR referrals in Jordan and Syria as well as processed directly by the French embassy in Baghdad. Defining criteri [...]	2008-04-11 14:59:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM FR IZ JO SY LE
08PARIS677	SENIOR COORDINATOR FOR IRAQI REFUGEES FOLEY MEETS [...] (SBU) Summary: French MFA officials told Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees James Foley on March 31 that France expects to receive perhaps 500 Iraqi refugees this year via UNHCR referrals in Jordan and Syria as well as processed directly by the French embassy in Baghdad. Defining criteri [...]	2008-04-11 15:10:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM FR IZ JO SY LE
08PARIS678	SENIOR COORDINATOR FOR IRAQI REFUGEES FOLEY MEETS [...] (SBU) Summary: French MFA officials told Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees James Foley on March 31 that France expects to receive perhaps 500 Iraqi refugees this year via UNHCR referrals in Jordan and Syria as well as processed directly by the French embassy in Baghdad. Defining criteri [...]	2008-04-11 15:19:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM FR IZ JO SY LE
08PARIS679	FRENCH MFA RESPONDS POSITIVELY TO DEMARCHE ON [...] (C) French MFA desk officer Olivier Masseret on April 9 took note of the main points of our latest message on Iraq (reftel) and said he would include them in briefing papers being assembled for FM Kouchner, who will represent France at the upcoming Iraq neighbors meeting in Kuwait. He indica [...]	2008-04-11 15:26:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF FR IQ
08PARIS680	FRENCH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON THE APRIL 13 IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-11 15:27:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PTER PINS FR IR SY
08PARIS681	SENIOR COORDINATOR FOR IRAQI REFUGEES FOLEY MEETS [...] (SBU) Summary: French MFA officials told Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees James Foley on March 31 that France expects to receive perhaps 500 Iraqi refugees this year via UNHCR referrals in Jordan and Syria as well as processed directly by the French embassy in Baghdad. Defining criteri [...]	2008-04-11 15:27:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM FR IZ JO SY LE
08PARIS682	FRENCH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON THE APRIL 13 IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-11 15:37:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PTER PINS FR IR SY
08PARIS683	SENIOR COORDINATOR FOR IRAQI REFUGEES FOLEY MEETS [...] (SBU) Summary: French MFA officials told Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees James Foley on March 31 that France expects to receive perhaps 500 Iraqi refugees this year via UNHCR referrals in Jordan and Syria as well as processed directly by the French embassy in Baghdad. Defining criteri [...]	2008-04-11 15:38:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM FR IZ JO SY LE
08PARIS684	FRENCH MFA RESPONDS POSITIVELY TO DEMARCHE ON [...] (C) French MFA desk officer Olivier Masseret on April 9 took note of the main points of our latest message on Iraq (reftel) and said he would include them in briefing papers being assembled for FM Kouchner, who will represent France at the upcoming Iraq neighbors meeting in Kuwait. He indica [...]	2008-04-11 15:39:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF FR IQ
08PARIS685	FRENCH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON THE APRIL 13 IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-11 15:48:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PTER PINS FR IR SY
08PARIS686	FRENCH MFA RESPONDS POSITIVELY TO DEMARCHE ON [...] (C) French MFA desk officer Olivier Masseret on April 9 took note of the main points of our latest message on Iraq (reftel) and said he would include them in briefing papers being assembled for FM Kouchner, who will represent France at the upcoming Iraq neighbors meeting in Kuwait. He indica [...]	2008-04-11 15:48:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF FR IQ
08PARIS687	SENIOR COORDINATOR FOR IRAQI REFUGEES FOLEY MEETS [...] (SBU) Summary: French MFA officials told Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees James Foley on March 31 that France expects to receive perhaps 500 Iraqi refugees this year via UNHCR referrals in Jordan and Syria as well as processed directly by the French embassy in Baghdad. Defining criteri [...]	2008-04-11 15:48:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM FR IZ JO SY LE
08PARIS688	SENIOR COORDINATOR FOR IRAQI REFUGEES FOLEY MEETS [...] (SBU) Summary: French MFA officials told Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees James Foley on March 31 that France expects to receive perhaps 500 Iraqi refugees this year via UNHCR referrals in Jordan and Syria as well as processed directly by the French embassy in Baghdad. Defining criteri [...]	2008-04-11 15:48:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM FR IZ JO SY LE
08PARIS689	FRENCH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON THE APRIL 13 IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-11 16:10:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PTER PINS FR IR SY
08PARIS690	FRENCH MFA RESPONDS POSITIVELY TO DEMARCHE ON [...] (C) French MFA desk officer Olivier Masseret on April 9 took note of the main points of our latest message on Iraq (reftel) and said he would include them in briefing papers being assembled for FM Kouchner, who will represent France at the upcoming Iraq neighbors meeting in Kuwait. He indica [...]	2008-04-11 16:11:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF FR IQ
08PARIS713	STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT WITH FRANCE: FORMAL [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified - not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On April 7, the diplomatic advisor to Defense Minister Morin, Frederic Mondoloni, sent a letter to the Political Minister-Counselor to respond formally to the November 2006 USG request for a Status of Forces Agreemen [...]	2008-04-15 13:49:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MCAP MOPS PAC PREL FR
08PARIS72	CHAD/C.A.R. PKO: FRANCE TO PROVIDE MISSING [...] (C) SUMMARY: France will provide helicopters and additional troops, heretofore lacking, that will enable the EU-led peacekeeping mission to deploy to Chad and the Central African Republic (C.A.R.),MFA DAS-equivalent Christine Fages informed us on January 10. She said the EU would discuss [...]	2008-01-11 16:49:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR EUN PINS CD CT FR
08PARIS720	FM KOUCHNER'S TRIP TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary. The main goals of FM Kouchner's April 11-12 visit to Afghanistan were to advance preparations for the upcoming Afghanistan support conference, scheduled for June 12 in Paris, and to intensify contacts with Afghanistan's regional neighbors. The trip was also designed to showcase [...]	2008-04-15 15:50:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON FR AF
08PARIS735	AUSTRALIA GROUP: 2008 INFORMATION EXCHANGE (IE) [...] (S) The following describes highlights of the Information Exchange (IE) portion of the annual meeting of the Australia Group (AG),which met in Paris, April 12-18, 2008 (Report on AG Plenary provided septel). The IE included 30 presentations by twelve AG member states. The US provided 10 of the 30 [...]	2008-04-17 16:41:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PARM PREL CBW ETTC AS FR
08PARIS741	SUDAN/DARFUR: SPECIAL ENVOY WILLIAMSON'S APRIL 14 [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with Foreign Minister Kouchner and other GOF officials during April 14 consultations in Paris, Sudan Special Envoy Richard Williamson stressed the need to accelerate deployment of UNAMID and to exploit the possibility that the Khartoum regime might be willing to seek [...]	2008-04-18 11:48:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR MOPS UNSC SU FR
08PARIS745	FRENCH PROMOTE COMPROMISE, BUT WON'T PRESSURE [...] (C) In response to reftel, Post has raised with various French officials the need to urge the Greeks to renew their commitment to finding a mutually acceptable solution to the Macedonia name issue. However, in the post-Bucharest environment, French officials have not retreated from their ear [...]	2008-04-18 13:37:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MK GR FR
08PARIS749	CENTRAL ASIA: A/DAS SPRATLEN'S CONSULTATIONS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In April 4 meetings with French officials responsible for Central Asia, SCA A/DAS Pamela Spratlen was briefed on GOF plans for future engagement in the region, including FM Kouchner's April 10-11 visits to Ashgabat and Dushanbe as well as France's priorities for the region during [...]	2008-04-18 16:25:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZK UZ TI KZ KG TX FR
08PARIS750	AUSTRALIA GROUP: PLENARY MEETING, PARIS, APRIL 14-18, 2008 REF: A. 07 MOSCOW 5535 B. 07 PARIS 2593 Classified By: ESTH/NP COUNSELOR ROBERT W. DRY FOR REASONS 1.4 (B),(D),(E),and (H). -------------------- SUMMARY AND OVERVIEW -------------------- [...] (C) The Australia Group (AG) held its 2008 plenary in Paris from April 14-18. In addition to approving several updates to the AG's Guidelines and control lists, the Group discussed Russia's continued interest in membership. AG members continued to express concern about Russia's implementation of ex [...]	2008-04-18 16:41:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC AS FR RS CBW
08PARIS763	AFTER THE NATO SUMMIT: GOF LOOKS AHEAD [...] (C) Summary. President Sarkozy is reportedly "very satisfied" with his first NATO summit, a meeting which demonstrated to the world the change in France's approach to the Alliance. President Bush's endorsement of a strong European defense in Bucharest gave the GOF the green light it wanted [...]	2008-04-22 09:10:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MOPS FR AF GG UP UK MK GR
08PARIS77	USDP EDELMAN AND COUNSELOR COHEN DISCUSS [...] (S) On January 8, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, Eric Edelman, and Dr. Eliot Cohen, Counselor for the Department of State, met with Philippe Carre, Director of the Strategic Affairs bureau at the French MFA, and Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the Ministry of Defens [...]	2008-01-14 13:52:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL PARM MARR MOPS NATO FR RU CH GG AF IR
08PARIS781	SOMALIA ICG MEETING: FRANCE TO ATTEND AS PART OF [...] (SBU) In response to ref A demarche, MFA acting Somalia desk officer Frederic Bouvier said on April 23 that the French had been in discussion with the Norwegian organizers of the April 30 Somalia International Contact Group meeting. Bouvier said that France would attend, but only as part of [...]	2008-04-24 09:00:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV SO FR
08PARIS81	SUDAN/KENYA/RWANDA: MFA DAS PROVIES OVERVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal (Central and East Africa) on January 11 said that France was highly concerned about renewed Chad-Sudan fighting but that the arrival in February of the EU's PKO in Chad and C.A.R. could help ease tensions. France renewed Abdulwahid el-Nur's res [...]	2008-01-15 11:50:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PINS PHUM SU CD CT KE RW FR
08PARIS811	FRENCH GAERC RESPONSE [...] (S/NF) Summary. On April 21, MFA Political Director Gerard Araud presented French views on the top-priority concerns of Iran and the Balkans, while on April 25, MFA Office Director for CFSP Patrick Maisonnave provided the general French reaction to the April GAERC demarche. Araud said that [...]	2008-04-25 17:06:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL EUN PGOV ZL PK ZI IR IZ IS CH BM GG
08PARIS819	ZIMBABWE AT THE UN: FRANCE SUPPORTIVE BUT NOT [...] (C) French MFA IO and AF desk officers (Franck Paris, Isabelle de Boisgelin) said on April 28, in response to reftel demarche, that France very much supported the idea of a formal UNSC session on Zimbabwe but said they were not sure that there would be Council agreement to hold one or that it [...]	2008-04-28 15:49:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC XA AU ZI FR
08PARIS824	FRANCE ON SYRIA'S CLANDESTINE NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel points April 24 per an exchange of cables reported separately. 2. (U) The French MFA reported the following exchange at its April 25 press briefing between reporters and its spokesperson, Pascale Andreani (the English translation comes from the French MFA's w [...]	2008-04-28 16:09:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PARM IAEA DPRK FR SY
08PARIS83	S/I SATTERFIELD DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH FRENCH [...] (C) Summary: Visiting S/I David Satterfield on December 28 provided an overview to French Presidency diplomatic adviser Levitte and French MFA NEA A/S-equivalent Felix-Paganon of U.S. efforts to promote Iraqi national reconciliation. He also provided a paper outlining U.S. ideas on how Fra [...]	2008-01-15 17:25:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM FR IZ IR
08PARIS832	ZIMBABWE/UNSC: U.S. POSITION CONVEYED TO GOF [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-29 12:21:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC XA ZI FR
08PARIS850	AIRBUS -- FORGING A CORPORATION FROM A CONSORTIUM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Airbus, a division of the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS),continues to face growing pains as it evolves from a business cobbled together from national champion aviation companies in France, Germany, Spain, and the UK into a fully integrated multinational. S [...]	2008-04-30 14:41:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ECON ETRD EAIR PREL FR
08PARIS855	FRENCH EOV ON MINURSO RESOLUTION WILL NOT CALL [...] (C) The French MFA's IO desk officer covering the Western Sahara, Jay Darmadhikhari, informed us April 30 that France would present an explanation of vote following the UNSC's extension of MINURSO. That statement, however, would not echo the USG's contention that the option of an independen [...]	2008-04-30 16:27:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS UNSC FR MO AG WI
08PARIS858	USD/P EDELMAN,S APRIL 28 MEETINGS WITH ELYSEE AND [...] (C) Summary. On April 28, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman met with Francois Richier, Elysee Counselor for Strategic Affairs, and Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the Ministry of Defense. Richier and Miraillet said France is satisfied with the outcomes of [...]	2008-05-02 08:52:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR MCAP MNUC EUN IR LE SY UK UP
08PARIS859	SUDAN/DARFUR: SPECIAL ENVOY WILLIAMSON'S APRIL 15 [...] (S) SUMMARY: Special Envoy for Sudan Richard Williamson met with a seven-member JEM delegation from the UK, France, Chad, Egypt, and Darfur in Paris on April 15 as part of a three-track approach to making progress in Sudan: 1) engagement with the government of Sudan (GOS) on improving U.S./ [...]	2008-05-02 14:47:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL PHUM MARR MOPS PINS UNSC SU FR
08PARIS860	SUDAN/DARFUR: SPECIAL ENVOY WILLIAMSON'S APRIL 14 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sudan Special Envoy Richard Williamson met with SLM/AW leader Abdul Wahid Al Nur and his associate Ahmed Abdalla in Paris on April 14 as part of a three-track approach to making progress in Sudan. USG objectives are to: 1) engage with the Government of Sudan (GOS) on improving [...]	2008-05-02 14:47:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR MOPS PINS UNSC SU FR
08PARIS861	DJIBOUTI/ERITREA: MFA SAYS NOT TO [...] (C) MFA AF/E DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal said on May 2 that the French were not in favor of Djibouti's bringing Eritrea's recent border incursion (reftels) before the African Union, Arab League, or UN Security Council, despite the fact that the Arab League is going to discuss the matter on [...]	2008-05-02 15:01:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PBTS PHSA ET ER FR
08PARIS865	ZIMBABWE/UN COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: [...] (C) MFA Zimbabwe desk officer Isabelle de Boisgelin on May 2 said that France would send "senior representatives" (but not at ministerial level) to the May 5-16 meeting of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16),to be chaired by Zimbabwe's Minister of Environment and Tourism, [...]	2008-05-05 11:46:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV AORC PREL EAGR EUN EAID ECON ZI FR
08PARIS874	UNSCR/SOMALI PIRACY: FRENCH INFORMED [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-06 13:21:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM UNSC SO XW FR
08PARIS887	KOUCHNER TO URGE DELAY IN BURMESE REFERENDUM [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-07 16:11:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PHUM BM FR
08PARIS888	FRANCE: G8 INITIATIVE ON TERRORIST ABUSE OF CHARITIES [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 11:07:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PREL PTER FR
08PARIS898	COMOROS: BACAR DENIED ASYLUM, FRANCE SEEKS 3RD [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 15:27:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PHUM CN FR
08PARIS899	COMOROS: BACAR DENIED ASYLUM, FRANCE SEEKS 3RD [...] (C) SUMMARY: France has denied political asylum to Colonel Mohamed Bacar, who fled to French territory in March after being driven from Anjouan in the Comoros. However, the GOF agency that ruled on his asylum request determined that he could neither stay in France nor be returned to the Co [...]	2008-05-09 15:34:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PHUM CN FR
08PARIS900	BURMA: FRANCE SUPPORTS SECURITY COUNCIL FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 15:44:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD PHUM BM FR
08PARIS901	INITIAL FRENCH RESPONSE ON ATTENDANCE AT STOCKHOLM [...] (SBU) French MFA Iraq desk officer Olivier Masseret told us late May 7 that the GOF had not yet decided who would lead its delegation to the ICI ministerial in Stockholm at the end of May. As he has previously indicated, Masseret said that FM Kouchner would like to attend, but Kouchner's sch [...]	2008-05-09 16:29:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN EINV PREL PGOV FR IZ
08PARIS908	SOMALIA/DJIBOUTI: MFA DAS PROVIDES OVERVIEW ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal on May 7 provided succinct overviews of Somalia and Djibouti. On Somalia, she said that the draft UNSC anti-piracy resolution was running into opposition and that it might be best first to adopt the UK's separate draft resolution, covering broad [...]	2008-05-12 11:45:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV PINR DJ SO FR
08PARIS909	FRENCH MFA ON LATEST LEBANON CRISIS [...] (C) We passed reftel points on Lebanon early in the day May 9 to French MFA DAS-equivalent Ludovic Pouille. In a subsequent meeting, Pouille stated that French FM Kouchner was engaged in active telephone diplomacy with Lebanese political faction leaders to urge restraint and respect for the [...]	2008-05-12 14:01:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM FR LE SY
08PARIS936	FRENCH ACCEPT USG DECISION ON UNAMID VEHICLES FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-15 14:20:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL FR
08PARIS94	DEFMIN MORIN ON HIS TRIP TO THE U.S., AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. On January 16, the Ambassador met with Defense Minister Herve Morin to discuss Morin's upcoming trip to the United States. Morin offered views on the situation in Afghanistan and strongly advocated the French strategy of strengthening European defense capabilities "along side [...]	2008-01-18 10:30:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO FR AF
08PARIS948	FRENCH FULLY SUPPORT ARAB LEAGUE AGREEMENT ON [...] (SBU) We made reftel points to the French MFA Syria desk officer Jean-Christophe Auge May 16 and passed relevant parts of press guidance and extracts from the May 15 Department press briefing to DAS-equivalent for the Levant Ludovic Pouille and others in his "Lebanon cell." Auge, who noted [...]	2008-05-16 16:51:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM FR LE SY IR
08PARIS957	YOUR JUNE 14-16 VISIT TO PARIS [...] (C) Mr. President, you will arrive in France as Nicolas Sarkozy begins the second year of a five-year term as President. You will meet a Sarkozy chastened by the experience of a first year marked by a sharp drop in his political stock at home, but during which he nevertheless reclaimed French leade [...]	2008-05-19 14:41:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	ECON FINR KPAL NATO OVIP PGOF PREL PTER SENV
08PARIS959	WESTERN SAHARA: FRENCH RECEIVE DEMARCHE ON [...] (C) FRENCH MFA DAS-EQUIVALENT FOR NORTH AFRICA NATHALIE LOISEAU ON MAY 16 EXPRESSED GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH THE MAIN ELEMENTS OF OUR PROPOSED MESSAGE TO MOROCCO ON FOLLOWING UP UNSCR 1803 ON WESTERN SAHARA. --LIKE US, FRANCE IS WAITING FOR MOROCCO (ALONG WITH POLISARIO AND ALGERIA) TO DECID [...]	2008-05-20 08:54:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHUM FR MO AG WI
08PARIS960	FRENCH FM KOUCHNER WILL NOT/NOT ATTEND ICI [...] (SBU) Further to ref a, French MFA desk officer Olivier Masseret informed us May 19 that French FM Kouchner would not lead his country's delegation to the May 29 ICI ministerial in Stockholm. Instead, MFA Secretary General Gerard Errera (essentially a D-equivalent) would replace Kouchner as [...]	2008-05-20 09:24:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON EINV EFIN FR IZ
08PARIS964	SUDAN: FRENCH URGE U.S. TO PROMOTE KHARTOUM-REBEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Presidential AF-advisor Romain Serman on May 19 urged the USG to support dialogue between the Government of Sudan and rebel factions, especially JEM, as a way to breaking the cycle of rebel attacks against Khartoum and N'Djamena. He said that the budding political dialogue bet [...]	2008-05-20 15:57:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINS SU CD FR
08PARIS965	FRANCE/ANGOLA: MAY 23 SARKOZY TRIP A STEP IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: French officials said that President Sarkozy's May 23 trip to Angola was intended as a further step in improving relations and in moving the relationship beyond the Falcone Affair and other legacies of the past. The French hope to establish new assistance programs in Angola tha [...]	2008-05-20 15:59:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID AO FR
08PARIS969	NO CHANGE IN FRENCH POLICY TOWARD HAMAS, DESPITE [...] (C) Summary: French MFA DAS-equivalent for the Levant Ludovic Pouille denied on 20 May any change in French policy toward Hamas following erroneous reports that the GOF had resumed contacts with Hamas. No dialogue or official contacts, beyond "technical" ones related to security carried ou [...]	2008-05-21 10:39:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL FR IS
08PARIS970	FRANCE/RUSSIA: WHERE IS MEDVEDEV? PUTIN TO VISIT [...] (C) Alexandre Vulic, the MFA's DAS-equivalent for Russia, told us on May 20, that FM Kouchner was en route to Moscow for talks with both President Medvedev and FM Lavrov. Publicly, the focus of the "last-minute" visit is to share EU Presidency priorities with the Russian government and to disc [...]	2008-05-21 10:47:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RU FR
08PARIS973	FRANCE DECLINES INVITATION TO ATTEND FRIENDS OF [...] (U) We passed a copy of the invitation in reftel to French MFA desk officer Olivier Masseret on May 16. Masseret on May 20 informed us that FM Kouchner's private office had decided, as it had last October, that France would decline the invitation (the original of which, Masseret noted, had [...]	2008-05-21 15:10:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS FR IZ
08PARIS974	GI: FRANCE SUPPORTS KAZAKHSTAN EXERCISE; REMAINS [...] (SBU) Embassy Paris' Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI) POC was asked by the Russian Embassy to join in a demarche to the French MFA on the upcoming GI exercise activity in Kazakhstan in early June. Embassy poloff accepted the meeting per guidance in reftel A. French GI actio [...]	2008-05-21 15:26:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KGIV PARM PREL
08PARIS976	FOSG PARIS MEETING MAY 2008 [...] (C) Summary: During a May 8 meeting in Paris, the Western Friends of the Secretary General on Georgia (FOSG),consisting of the U.S., UK, France, and Germany, enthusiastically endorsed EUR DAS Matt Bryza's proposal for reviving the Abkhazia peace process. Bryza laid out a new three-pronged ap [...]	2008-05-22 11:27:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS XH RS GG GM UK ZJ FR
08PARIS978	FRANCE: ICAO AVIATION SECURITY PANEL DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche May 16 to Alexandre Crozat, Head of the Office for Civil Aviation Security Measures at the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC). Crozat stressed that France would wish to hear the ICAO discussions before coming to final decisions on these issues. Non [...]	2008-05-22 14:30:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PREL ICAO PTER FR
08PARIS988	FRANCE/LEBANON: FRENCH PRESIDENCY POSITIVE BUT [...] (C) French Presidency NEA adviser Boris Boillon told us May 22 that the GOF regarded the recently Doha accord on Lebanon as mostly favorable to the March 8 opposition but not entirely so. Most important, he stressed, the agreement stopped the fighting and got the political process for addressi [...]	2008-05-23 13:37:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM KPAL FR LE SY IS
08PARIS993	FRENCH GAERC RESPONSE HIGHLIGHTS ISRAEL-PALESTINE, [...] (C) Summary. On May 20 and 22, PolOff transmitted the U.S. demarche and supplemental points for the May GAERC to MFA Deputy Office Director for CFSP Mathieu Carmona. Separately, MFA DAS-equivalents Ludovic Pouille and Franck Gellet provided detailed information regarding French views on Israeli-Pal [...]	2008-05-23 16:57:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV IR IZ IS LE GG AF CU SO SR
08PARISFR1185	UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL RACE [...] (C) Summary: The race to succeed UNESCO Director-General Matsuura (Japan) is on in earnest, even though UNESCO's General Conference will not make the final selection until October 2009. Egypt's Culture Minister Farouk Husni was the first to enter the race, but he has hurt his chances with a s [...]	2008-06-24 09:54:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR UNESCO EG MO BU BR LH CO
08PARISFR1944	JERUSALEM - MUGHRABI GATE AT UNESCO'S 180TH EXECUTIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: At its autumn (180th) session, UNESCO's Executive Board had great difficulty achieving consensus on a decision regarding the proposed Mughrabi ascent to Jerusalem's Temple Mount. For the first time Jordan and the Palestinians insisted on involving the Chairman of the Executive B [...]	2008-10-23 12:33:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNESCO PREL KPAL JO IS
08PARISFR1945	UNESCO SETS DIRECTOR-GENERAL ELECTION PROCEDURES [...] UNESCO's Executive Board at its session ending October 21 established the procedures for electing Director-General Koichiro Matsuura's successor when the latter's term expires November 2009. The Board settled on the following steps: A) Immediately after the conclusion of the Board's autumn 20 [...]	2008-10-23 13:37:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO SCUL PREL
08PARISFR2106	UNESCO'S AUTUMN 2008 EXECUTIVE BOARD: Category 2 [...] (SBU) Summary: At UNESCO's autumn 2008 Executive Board, the U.S. clashed with a coalition of developing countries over Category 2 institutes - independent institutes that are paid for by their host countries but are under the aegis of UNESCO. Led by India and South Africa, these countries res [...]	2008-11-17 06:36:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNESCO PREL SCUL NI BN SF IN
08PARISFR2119	UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL RACE: OBTAINING FRENCH SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: The Government of France (GOF) does not want the Egypt's Culture Minister Farouk Hosni to become UNESCO's next Director General and are looking for a way to escape from President Sarkozy's informal statements of support made to President Mubarak in the autumn of 2007. Reiteration [...]	2008-11-18 18:20:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO FR EG
08PARISFR2144	LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL RACE [...] (C) Summary: The Egyptian Ambassador to UNESCO has asked for meetings with the Japanese and French Ambassadors to UNESCO to find out if the Government of Japan (GOJ) and the Government of France (GOF) are supporting the Egyptian candidate for the next Director General of UNESCO. The results o [...]	2008-11-21 16:00:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	UNESCO PREL FR JA EG IS NO
08PARISFR2153	UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL RACE - COMMENTS BY JAPANESE [...] (C) Summary: During a recent meeting with UNESCO'S Japanese Ambassador, UNESCO's Egyptian Ambassador learned that the Government of Japan will insist on supporting the strongest candidate for the UNESCO position of Director General, regardless of where that individual comes from. End Summary. [...]	2008-11-25 12:23:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	UNESCO PREL EG JA
08PARISFR2202	UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL SUCCESSION: CONVERSATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: The Mexican and Swedish UNESCO Ambassadors told Ambassador Oliver that their respective countries will oppose the candidacy of Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouq Hosni for the position of Director General of UNESCO. The Mexican Ambassador also expressed misgivings about the pos [...]	2008-12-04 17:01:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	UNESCO PREL FR SW MX BR
08PARISFR2209	UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL SUSSESSION: CONVERSATIONS [...] (C) Summary: UNESCO's Assistant Director General for Africa told Ambassador Oliver that he does not believe that African countries will endorse Egypt's candidate for Director General of UNESCO Farouk Hosni at the African Union Conference in mid-January. Ambassador Oliver also discussed the [...]	2008-12-05 15:09:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	UNESCO PREL FR CH SP PK KU
08PARISFR2220	UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL CAMPAIGN: BELGIAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Belgian Ambassador to UNESCO told Ambassador Oliver December 5 that Belgium does not support the candidacy of Egypt's Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, for UNESCO's next Director General (DG). The Belgian Ambassador also speculated on the possibility that Ingrid Bettancour [...]	2008-12-08 16:58:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO BE IT CO
08PARISFR2227	UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL CAMPAIGN: JORDANIAN AND INDIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a meeting with Ambassador Oliver, the Jordanian Ambassador to UNESCO said that Egypt will move ahead with its candidate for the next Director General (DG) of UNESCO unless it decides that its candidate, Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni, would have serious difficulty gettin [...]	2008-12-09 16:39:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO JO FR EG IN CU VE BR RS AR
08PARISFR2261	KILLION MEETING WITH DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNESCO KOICHIRO [...] (C) Summary: Director-General Matsuura stressed his desire to maintain a strong American connection to UNESCO's work in education, despite the upcoming change in administration, by telling us that he planned to invite Mrs. Bush to a 26 January high-level meeting on literacy, and would be askin [...]	2008-12-12 17:36:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	SCUL UNESCO AORC PREL
08PARISFR2263	KILLION MEETING WITH PERUVIAN AMBASSADOR TO UNESCO HARRY [...] (C) Summary: Offering a possible Latin solution to bring new candidates into the DG race, Peru's Ambassador to UNESCO suggested that journalist, author and essayist Vargas Llosa has expressed interest in running. He also discussed the problems posed by the rift within the Latin American elec [...]	2008-12-15 07:13:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO PE
08PARISFR2268	HFAC STAFFER MEETS ISRAELI AMBASSADOR TO UNESCO [...] (C) Summary: Israeli Ambassador Kornbluth said that he would maintain a low-profile stance regarding Egypt's DG candidate Farouk Hosni, but provided new quotes to bolster the case against the Egyptian. On Mughrabi gate, Kornbluth said that no matter how far they bend in trying to find a conci [...]	2008-12-15 15:01:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO IS
08PARISFR2270	KILLION METING WITH UNESCO DDG [...] (C) Summary: Noting Brazil's reluctance to lose another international election, DDG Barbosa explained that when he feels there is adequate support, President Lula will throw Barbosa's name into the DG race hat. End summary. 2. (C) Senior U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Comm [...]	2008-12-15 16:35:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO AORC
08PARISFR2313	A/S HOOK'S MEETING WITH UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] (C) Summary: DG Matsuura called for vigilance by Member States regarding UNESCO's future, to lock in the gains made during his tenure. He also expressed appreciation for the U.S.'s role in literacy efforts, and was pleased Mrs. Bush would continue her work for UNESCO beyond January 2009. En [...]	2008-12-23 10:33:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO IS JO
08PARISFR2314	A/S HOOK'S MEETINGS WITH CZECH AND JAPANESE AMBASSADORS TO [...] (C) Summary: Both the Japanese and Czech Ambassadors to UNESCO clearly signaled to A/S Hook their opposition to Egyptian Culture Minister Hosni's candidacy for UNESCO Director General. The Czech Ambassador pushed for opening the race to new candidates and stressed the need for a top-level co [...]	2008-12-23 10:34:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO EZ JA
08PARISFR2315	A/S HOOK'S MEETINGS WITH SENIOR UNESCO SECRETARIAT STAFF [...] (C) Summary: IO Assistant Secretary Hook raised the DG election problem as well as the Mughrabi Gate issue in meetings with UNESCO Deputy Director and Chief of Staff. Both were concerned at the prospect that Egypt's Culture minister might succeed Director General Matsuura and put at risk man [...]	2008-12-23 10:35:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO KWBG JO IS
08PARTO100602	(U) SECRETARY RICE'S OCTOBER 4, 2008 CONVERSATION [...] (U) Classified by: Paul Wohlers, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State, Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (U) October 4, 2008: 3:30 p.m.; New Delhi, India. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador David Mulford SCA Affairs Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher PA Assi [...]	2008-10-06 03:31:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PTER MASS IN
08PARTO100603	(U) SECRETARY RICE'S OCTOBER 4 2008 MEETING WITH [...] (U) Classified by: Paul Wohlers, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State, Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (U) October 4, 2008: 7:00 p.m.; New Delhi, India. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador David Mulford South and Central Asia Assistant Secretary Richard Bouch [...]	2008-10-06 03:38:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHUM KIRF PGOV
08PARTO121901	(C) Secretary Rice's December 16, 2008 Meeting [...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) December 16, 2008, 0915-1050, UN Headquarters, New York City 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary NEA A/S Welch NEA PDAS Feltman NEA/ARP Office Director Steinfel [...]	2008-12-19 12:15:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL IR EUN XF XG
08PARTO22804	(S) Secretary Rice's February 27, 2008 Meeting [...] (U) February 27, 2008; 3:15 p.m.; Tokyo, Japan. 2. (U) Participants: United States The Secretary Amb. J. Thomas Schieffer Lt Gen William Fraser III, Assistant to the Chairman, JCS NSC Senior Director for East Asian Affairs Dennis Wilder A/S Sean McCormack, PA LTG Edward A. Rice, Jr., C [...]	2008-02-28 11:35:00	US Delegation, Secretary	SECRET	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PARM MARR JA
08PARTO22806	(U) Secretary Rice's February 27, 2008 Working [...] (U) February 27, 2008; 8:00 p.m.; Tokyo, Japan. 2. (U) Participants: United States The Secretary Amb. J. Thomas Schieffer A/S Sean McCormack, PA Lt Gen William Fraser III, Assistant to the Chairman, JCS NSC Senior Director for East Asian Affairs Dennis Wilder Pol/Mil Chief Raymond Gree [...]	2008-02-28 16:34:00	US Delegation, Secretary	SECRET	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL EINV SENV ECON
08PARTO22807	(U) Secretary Rice's February 27, 2008, Meeting [...] (U) February 27, 2008; 6:00 p.m.; Tokyo, Japan 2. (U) Participants: United States The Secretary Amb. J. Thomas Schieffer A/S Sean McCormack, PA Lt Gen William Fraser, III, Assistant to the Chairman, JCS NSC Senior Director for East Asian Affairs Dennis Wilder Paul Hersey, Interpreter [...]	2008-02-28 19:12:00	US Delegation, Secretary	SECRET	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL ECON MOPS PHUM
08PARTO51302	(U) SECRETARY RICE'S APRIL 22, 2008 [...] (U) Classified by: Kevin Whitaker, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) April 22, 2008, Kuwait City, Kuwait 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary A/S C. David Welch, NEA Ambassador David Satterfield, NEA/I Ambassador Ryan Crocker, [...]	2008-05-13 23:27:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PGOV PREL PVTS
08PARTO60602	(U) Secretary Rice's May 30, 2008 lunch meeting [...] (U) Classified by: Kenneth Merten, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) May 30, 12:15 p.m., Reykjavik, Iceland. 3. (U) Participants: United States The Secretary Ambassador Carol van Voorst Under Secretary Reuben Jeffery III, E Assistant [...]	2008-06-06 18:50:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL MARR NATO ECON
08PARTO7	(U) Secretary Rice's participation in the June [...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) June 27, 2008; Kyoto, Japan. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Schieffer U/S Bill Burns A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Lt. Gen. William Fraser D [...]	2008-02-28 19:12:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL EAID MOPS JA AU
08PARTO8	(U) Secretary Rice's June 26-27 Participation in [...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) June 27, 2008 at 18:00, and June 28, 2008 at 09:30; Kyoto, Japan. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary U/S Bill Burns A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Lt. Gen. W [...]	2008-07-12 12:10:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHUM KNNP KWBG
08PARTO80808	(U) Secretary Rice's July 26, 2008, Meeting [...] (U) Classified by: Kenneth Merten, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (U) July 26, 2008; 3:30 p.m.; Auckland, New Zealand. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador McCormick A/S Sean McCormack, PA LTG William Fraser, JCS DAS Sco [...]	2008-08-08 00:42:00	US Delegation, Secretary	SECRET	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL ETRD PGOV ECON
08PARTO91701	SECRETARY RICE'S SEPTEMBER 5, 2008 BREAKFAST WITH [...] (U) Classified by Paul Wohlers, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (d) 2. (U) September 5, 2008, 0900, Lisbon, Portugal. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Thomas Stephenson Assistant Secretary Dan Fried Legal Advisor John Bellinge [...]	2008-09-17 03:34:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PGOV ECON EI KV RU
08PARTO91702	SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PM SOCRATES [...] (U) Classified by Paul Wohlers, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (d) 2. (U) September 4, 2008, 1930, Lisbon, Portugal. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Thomas Stephenson Assistant Secretary Dan Fried Assistant Secretary C. David [...]	2008-09-17 03:45:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PGOV ECON EI KV RU
08PHNOMPENH1006	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "SUPERVISORY CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS COURSE" COURSE IN BANGKOK [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-18 10:20:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ASEC KJUS PHUM PREL CB
08PHNOMPENH102	MFA SECSTATE KAO KIM HOURN DISCUSSES BURMA WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel paid a courtesy call January 18 on Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary of State in charge of ASEAN Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The conversation focused on ASEAN and the situation in Burma. Kao Kim Hourn offered his candid percept [...]	2008-01-23 06:50:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KJUS PHUM PTER KWMN BM CB
08PHNOMPENH1024	CAMBODIA'S YEAR OF CHINA (C-AL8-02576) [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-24 11:24:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV CH CB
08PHNOMPENH1025	CAMBODIA'S YEAR OF CHINA (C-AL8-02576) [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-24 11:30:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV CH CB
08PHNOMPENH1027	CAMBODIA'S YEAR OF CHINA (C-AL8-02576) [...] (SBU/NF) SUMMARY: China has spared no effort this year in celebrating the 50th anniversary of bilateral relations with Cambodia. This elaborate and lavish effort to court Cambodia,s top leadership -- with royal banquets, trips to Beijing, the first-ever visit by a Chinese warship, and high-l [...]	2008-12-25 03:52:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV CH CB

08PHNOMPENH229	AMBASSADOR TO DPM SAR KHENG: CAN SUCCESSFUL [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 3, the Ambassador praised Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng and the RGC for a strong commitment to combating trafficking in persons over the past year. The Ambassador noted the many achievements the Cambodian government has made inclu [...]	2008-03-05 11:49:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN CACS CB

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