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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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08BEIRUT16 | LEBANON: MURR, CONVINCED STREET VIOLENCE IS [...] (C) Citing sources close to March 8 and noting that Hizballah's Wafiq Safa met with Michel Aoun for three hours, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr told the Ambassador on 1/4 that he expected March 8-prompted street action to break out and turn violent by the end of Januar [...] | 2008-01-05 12:02:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV KDEM LE SY |
08BEIRUT1603 | LEBANON: PRESIDENT'S ADVISOR ADVOCATES ELECTIONS [...] (C) Ambassador Naji Abi Assi, advisor to President Michel Sleiman, suggested that the new U.S. administration pursue regional peace in the Middle East, noting that Lebanon stood to benefit greatly from Arab rapprochement. Regarding Lebanon's spring 2009 parliamentary elections, Abi Assi stres [...] | 2008-11-07 16:55:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC IS SY LE |
08BEIRUT161 | LEBANON: SAAD WAKES UP TO 2009 PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) March 14 majority leader Saad Hariri blamed Libya and Qatar for undermining Lebanon at the January 27 Arab League meeting, with the preservation of Lebanese Armed Forces Commander Michel Sleiman's presidential candidacy the only positive result, in his view. He predicted that, without tou [...] | 2008-02-01 16:46:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT1613 | LEBANON: UNSCOL SEES MINIMAL PROGRESS ON GHAJAR; [...] (C) Briefing the Ambassador on his recent trips to Israel and Syria, UN Special Coordinator Michael Williams relayed that Israel will neither accept nor reject UNIFIL's proposal for withdrawal from Ghajar by the November 22 deadline. Williams relayed that Israeli PM Ehud Olmert is focusing all [...] | 2008-11-10 16:49:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT1614 | LEBANON: SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF [...] (C) Under Secretary Clapper: Welcome to Lebanon. Your trip provides an excellent opportunity to reinforce the message of strong U.S. government support for Lebanon. The expansion of the U.S.-Lebanese military partnership represents an historic opportunity to bolster the cause of democracy, [...] | 2008-11-10 19:24:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PINR PREL PTER UNSC IS LE SY |
08BEIRUT1615 | LEBANON: JUMBLATT AND HAMADEH ON INDEPENDENT BLOC [...] (C) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt and March 14 MP Marwan Hamadeh discussed ongoing negotiations for election blocs and contentious cabinet atmospherics during dinner with the Ambassador on November 8. Jumblatt said he planned to offer his own national defense strategy during the next National D [...] | 2008-11-10 19:35:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY |
08BEIRUT1618 | LEBANON: DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] (SBU) Econoff on October 3 and 4 delivered reftel demarche, Designation of Additional Iranian Entities and Individuals under E.O. 13382, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Head of the Americas' Desk Oussama Khachab and to Central Bank of Lebanon Governor Salameh. Salameh heads the Special In [...] | 2008-11-12 14:30:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ECON KTFN KNNP LE IR |
08BEIRUT1619 | LEBANON: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR STRESSES [...] (C) Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh stressed the Bank's efforts to comply with all international rules and banking regulations during his November 11 meeting with visiting Treasury Department Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis Howard Mendelsohn. He said that although m [...] | 2008-11-12 16:52:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN LE PTER |
08BEIRUT1633 | LEBANON: FORMER LEBANESE AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S. ON [...] (C) Former Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S. Simon Karam discussed Lebanon's upcoming elections, political reforms, and Hizballah's role in both on November 11. Expressing resignation over the current majority's lack of unity, Karam said Hizballah would not tolerate election results not in its [...] | 2008-11-14 11:34:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
08BEIRUT1637 | LEBANON: SEEMINGLY HEALTHY PATRIARCH STILL WORKING [...] (C) Maronite Patriarch Sfeir, in a November 13 meeting with the Ambassador, expressed measured optimism that the Maronite League's continuing efforts to reconcile Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea and Marada party leader Suleiman Franjieh will be successful. Praising President Michel Sleima [...] | 2008-11-14 16:18:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC SY LE |
08BEIRUT1638 | LEBANON: OPPORTUNITIES TO INFLUENCE THE 2009 [...] (C) Although March 14 is working to fine-tune its campaign messaging and tactics, a March 14 victory in the spring 2009 parliamentary elections is, by the moderate coalition's own admission, by no means guaranteed. March 14 contacts tell us their hope is to win an absolute majority (65 out of [...] | 2008-11-14 17:10:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR SY LE |
08BEIRUT1641 | LEBANON: UNSCOL BEMOANS SLOW PROGRESS ON 1701, [...] (C) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) Michael Williams expressed concern on November 15 that the Lebanese might be slowing on establishing diplomatic ties with Syria. He also expressed concern regarding progress on UNSCR 1701. Williams thought it possible that emerging GOL hesitation [...] | 2008-11-17 16:09:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY |
08BEIRUT1659 | LEBANON: MILIBAND URGES LEBANESE TO ACT ON RANGE [...] (C) British Foreign Secretary David Miliband addressed three main topics with Lebanese interlocutors in his November 18-19 visit: Syria, Iran, and the Middle East Peace Process. On Syria, he told the Lebanese that the UK is not naive and is not selling out with moves such as his trip to Damascu [...] | 2008-11-20 14:55:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE |
08BEIRUT166 | LEBANON: NEW UNIIIC COMMISSIONER SAYS FAILURE IS [...] (C) New UNIIIC Commissioner and Prosecutor-Designate Daniel Bellemare believes time is running out for the Special Tribunal and "failure is not an option." UNIIIC was "clearly making process," but needs member states' urgent assistance in putting together the pieces of the puzzle and increasin [...] | 2008-02-04 15:11:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT1663 | LEBANON: GEMAYEL DISTANCING HIMSELF FROM MARCH 14? [...] (C) Former President and Kataeb head Amine Gemayel told the Ambassador and visiting NEA/ELA Office Director Nicole Shampaine that March 14 would not develop a common platform by the coalition's January convention. At a November 20 meeting at Kataeb Headquarters, Gemayel emphasized the need to [...] | 2008-11-21 14:28:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE |
08BEIRUT1664 | LEBANON: FEMALE POLITICIANS AND CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (SBU) Participants in a recent MEPI U.S. election observer program, representing women from both March 14 and the opposition, said education on political participation is needed to change Lebanese women's perception of politics as a "dirty game." At a November 19 lunch hosted by the Ambassad [...] | 2008-11-21 14:35:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY |
08BEIRUT1666 | LEBANON: BLOOMFIELD PROMOTES MANPADS DESTRUCTION [...] (C) Ambassador Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr., Special Envoy for Man Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS),addressed the need for control of MANPAD weapons with Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander General Kahwaji, took a tour of LAF munitions storage depots, and met with several Lebanese interl [...] | 2008-11-24 06:55:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
08BEIRUT167 | LEBANON: MARCH 14: HIGH HOPES FOR SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] (C) March 14 leaders have stepped up their own lobbying efforts recently to convince key countries to contribute to the Special Tribunal, reportedly securing commitments from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, and Russia. Many view the Tribunal as the primary -- if not only -- vehicle for ending [...] | 2008-02-04 15:18:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PHUM SY LE |
08BEIRUT1671 | LEBANON: GEAGEA REJECTS TALKS WITH ISRAEL, PUSHES [...] (C) In a November 20 meeting with the Ambassador and NEA/ELA Office Director Nicole Shampaine, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said the GOL should impose a weapons ban given the recent clashes between Christian groups in north Lebanon. He said March 14 has had a consistent national platfo [...] | 2008-11-24 16:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER LE IS SY |
08BEIRUT1677 | LEBANON: MURR CONCERNED ABOUT HARIRI IN ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Defense Minister Elias Murr, in a November 21 meeting with visiting CENTCOM J2 Brigadier General Stephen Fogarty, visiting NEA ELA Officer Director Nicole Shampaine, and the Ambassador, said he would travel to Damascus as soon as border cooperation, missing Lebanese soldiers, and the trans [...] | 2008-11-25 12:09:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE |
08BEIRUT1679 | LEBANON: INDEPENDENT CHRISTIANS NEED SPACE TO RUN [...] (C) In a November 21 dinner with the Ambassador and visiting NEA/ELA Office Director Nicole Shampaine, former MP Saleh Honein, businessman Neemat Frem, Dr. Paul Charbel, and Richard Jreissati, all Christians considering running as independent candidates in contested districts during the spring [...] | 2008-11-25 12:26:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY |
08BEIRUT1687 | LEBANON: NOVEMBER 26 ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-26 13:41:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
08BEIRUT1688 | LEBANON: IRAQI CHALDEAN REFUGEES SUFFERING IN [...] (C) In a November 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Chaldean Archbishop Michel Kassarji spoke of the challenges facing the 5,000 Iraqi Christian refugees in Lebanon, including child labor, minimal education opportunities, and inability to find skilled employment. While the GOL has grown more un [...] | 2008-11-26 14:25:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PREF IQ LE |
08BEIRUT1691 | LEBANON: NASSIB LAHOUD ON SHIA SEEKING A NEW [...] (C) In a November 25 call on the Ambassador, Minister of State Nassib Lahoud described a Hizballah goal of "rewriting" the Taif Accord to allow the election of the president by popular vote. Until this long-term change is achieved, Lahoud expects the group will continue to demand veto authori [...] | 2008-11-26 15:56:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
08BEIRUT1696 | LEBANON: 63RD UNGA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO INCREASE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-28 09:50:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
08BEIRUT1698 | LEBANON: PRESIDENT SLEIMAN DECLINES IRAN'S OFFER [...] (C) During President Michel Sleiman's November 24-25 trip to Tehran, the Iranians had made a general offer of military support to Lebanon, and Sleiman diplomatically declined, Sleiman's Diplomatic Advisor Naji Abi Assi told us in a readout of the trip. Ayatollah Khamenei expressed his respec [...] | 2008-11-28 12:29:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY IR IS |
08BEIRUT1699 | LEBANON: JUMBLATT PLEASED WITH HIS U.S. VISIT [...] (C) In a November 25 meeting, Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader Walid Jumblatt told the Ambassador that his trip to the United States had been a success, and he was pleased to hear that the U.S. continued to support the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. He worried that Kataeb Party leader [...] | 2008-11-28 12:42:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY IS |
08BEIRUT1700 | LEBANON: FRENCH PM VISITS TO SHOW POLITICAL, [...] (C) French PM Francois Fillon's November 20-21 visit to Beirut seems to have been a somewhat pro forma demonstration of France's continued interest and support for Lebanon. During the visit, France agreed to provide weapons for the Lebanese Armed Forces aging Gazelle helicopters, following thr [...] | 2008-11-28 13:32:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE |
08BEIRUT1701 | LEBANON: SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER GENERAL [...] (C) General Petraeus: Welcome back to Lebanon. Your trip provides an excellent opportunity to reinforce the message of strong U.S. support for a sovereign, democratic, and stable Lebanon to reassure Lebanon's moderates that a change in the U.S. Administration does not equal a change in U.S. [...] | 2008-11-28 14:56:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PINR PREL PTER UNSC IS SY LE |
08BEIRUT1703 | LEBANON: BERRI EXPECTS NO SOLID WINNER IN ELECTIONS [...] (C) Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri dispelled rumors that the postponement of the November 26 parliamentary session was for political reasons, explaining that the session lacked a quorum from both the opposition and March 14. He expressed pride that his Amal Movement won a number of seats in th [...] | 2008-11-28 15:44:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE |
08BEIRUT1729 | LEBANON: HARIRI ON OPPOSITION ATTACKS ON SUNNIS [...] (C) Ambassador and DCM met December 4 with Parliamentary Majority Leader Saad Hariri, who said opposition March 8's fanning of anti-Sunni sentiment was not succeeding politically. He claimed that Michel Aoun's trip to Syria would backfire on Aoun, and said it was a "fact" that Aoun was receiv [...] | 2008-12-05 18:26:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER LE SY QA |
08BEIRUT1730 | LEBANON: SINIORA, WITH GENERAL PETRAEUS, CALLS FOR [...] (C) In a December 2 meeting, Commander, U.S. Central Command David Petraeus underscored to Prime Minister Fouad Siniora the U.S. commitment to Lebanon and to strengthening the Lebanese Armed Forces. Siniora emphasized the need for U.S. involvement in the Middle East peace process. On Ghajar, [...] | 2008-12-08 16:38:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE IS SY |
08BEIRUT1732 | LEBANON: MICHEL MURR WANTS TO LURE MARCH 8 [...] (C) Greek Orthodox MP Michel Murr told the Ambassador December 5 that he hoped to draw candidates away from the opposition March 8 alliance to his independent candidate list for the 2009 parliamentary elections. Not wanting to harm Saad Hariri's March 14, Murr said he was not targeting potent [...] | 2008-12-08 16:38:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY |
08BEIRUT1745 | LEBANON: UNSCOL DISCUSSES HIZBALLAH, TIGHT [...] (C) In a December 9 meeting with visiting CENTCOM Assessment Team members and the Ambassador, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) Chief of Staff Jack Christofides, PolChief Diego Zorrilla, and Poloff Rami Shehadeh provided a broad assessment of Lebanese politics after the Doha Accord. [...] | 2008-12-10 16:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
08BEIRUT1748 | LEBANON: DEFENSE MINISTER SAYS AN AOUN VICTORY [...] (C) In a December 10 meeting with the Ambassador, Defense Minister Elias Murr assessed that President Michel Sleiman, annoyed at the royal treatment Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun received during his trip to Syria, feels threatened by the prospect of a decisive Aoun victory in the [...] | 2008-12-11 19:17:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS RS LE SY |
08BEIRUT1758 | LEBANON: SLEIMAN WITH CODEL ACKERMAN SAYS [...] (C) In a December 13 meeting with visiting Codel Ackerman, President Michel Sleiman emphasized the need for a comprehensive regional peace agreement in order, "with time", to disarm Hizballah. Sleiman noted that Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and UNIFIL presence south of the Litani since 2006 wa [...] | 2008-12-16 11:26:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
08BEIRUT1759 | LEBANON: SINIORA TELLS CODEL ACKERMAN SOLVING [...] (C) In a December 13 meeting with CODEL Ackerman, Prime Minister Siniora pushed for the U.S. to find an equitable solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Solving the Palestinian problem, he said, would solve other regional and world problems. Siniora said Lebanon sought an "excellent relation [...] | 2008-12-16 11:31:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
08BEIRUT1760 | LEBANON: MARCH 14 OFFICIALS TELL CODEL ACKERMAN [...] (C) In a December 13 meeting, March 14 members expressed to Codel Ackerman their determination to win the spring 2009 parliamentary elections, and said the U.S. should support Lebanon rather than any single party. Rather than electoral politics, however, the bulk of the meeting was taken up wi [...] | 2008-12-16 11:34:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC IS LE SY |
08BEIRUT1770 | LEBANON: ON GHAJAR, UN SEES NEED TO ACT, SAYS [...] (C) Milos Strugar, UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Senior Political Adviser said that because progress had stalled on UNIFIL's proposal that Israel transfer the northern half of Ghajar to Lebanese control, the UN was taking proactive steps to keep the proposal from floundering. The next [...] | 2008-12-18 14:38:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
08BEIRUT1773 | LEBANON: WITH DAS HALE, MIKATI CALLS HIZBALLAH A [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Najib Mikati told visiting NEA DAS Hale and the Ambassador that Sunni leader Saad Hariri, with whom Mikati acknowledged seeking an electoral alliance, would win the Tripoli district in Lebanon's 2009 parliamentary elections. Mikati said he would refuse the position o [...] | 2008-12-19 15:08:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
08BEIRUT1779 | LEBANON: WITH DAS HALE, MARONITE PATRIARCH [...] (C) Maronite Patriarch Sfeir fears a divided bloc of Christian voters will lead to March 8 gains in the spring parliamentary elections, but said his role was only to speak out for the principles of freedom, and to not be "out front" on delivering political messages. He was unsure if Christian [...] | 2008-12-22 14:33:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR KPAL LE SY |
08BEIRUT1780 | LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR EXPLAINS RUSSIANS' "SURPRISE" [...] (C) In a December 22 meeting with the Ambassador, Defense Minister Elias Murr struggled to explain that the Russians "surprised" him with a grant aid offer of 77 free T-72 or T-90 tanks and 130 mm mortars, among other equipment, to which he reportedly declined and made the "completely unrealis [...] | 2008-12-22 15:41:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS RS LE SY |
08BEIRUT1781 | LEBANON: TASHNAQ STILL SNUBBED BY HARIRI [...] (C) With visiting NEA DAS David Hale, Armenian Tashnaq SYG Hovig Mekhitirian noted his satisfaction with the new electoral law, laid out in the Doha agreement, because it allows the Armenians to vote for Armenian deputies (and not have their votes diluted by pro-March 14 Sunni voters),and it [...] | 2008-12-23 07:19:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE |
08BEIRUT1782 | LEBANON: WITH DAS HALE, UNSCOL SOMEWHAT OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams relayed to visiting NEA DAS David Hale that ultimately, the GOL was looking for a "clean withdrawal" by Israel from Ghajar with no future Israeli involvement of any kind. Williams reported that the Syrians seemed "serious" about negotiati [...] | 2008-12-23 07:20:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS LE SY |
08BEIRUT1793 | LEBANON: SLEIMAN TELLS DAS HALE TO "WAIT AND SEE" [...] (C) In a December 19 meeting with visiting NEA DAS David Hale and the Ambassador, President Michel Sleiman said everyone should &wait and see8 what comes out of the Russian MiG-29 offer to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). He said the entire GOL had been surprised by the offer, and the LAF wou [...] | 2008-12-24 09:10:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS LE SY |
08BEIRUT1794 | LEBANON: BERRI ON U.S. MILITARY ASSISTANCE; SAYS [...] (C) Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri questioned NEA DAS David Hale as to why the U.S. had not provided high-profile military hardware to Lebanon. Berri said he welcomed the Russian offer of MiG-29s, provided it came without conditions or costs. The U.S. did not view the Russian offer as com [...] | 2008-12-24 09:12:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY IS |
08BEIRUT1795 | LEBANON: UNSCOL WILLIAMS ON ISRAELI INTENT TO [...] (C) Returning from Israel December 23, UN Special Coordinator on Lebanon (UNSCOL) Michael Williams relayed to the Ambassador that Israel demonstrated a "serious intent" to complete negotiations over the transfer of northern Ghajar to Lebanon. He noted a "genuine commitment" on the part of Isr [...] | 2008-12-24 10:54:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
08BEIRUT1796 | LEBANON: DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER [...] (SBU) Econoff on December 23 delivered reftel demarche, Designation of Additional Iranian Entities under E.O. 13382, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Head of the Americas' Desk Oussama Khachab. 2. (SBU) Post will forward any substantive responses separately. SISON [...] | 2008-12-30 09:06:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ECON KTFN KNNP LE IR |
08BEIRUT1800 | LEBANON: AN ENTHUSIASTIC JUMBLATT TALKS ELECTORAL [...] (C) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt received visiting NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary David Hale, Ambassador, and NEA Lebanon Desk Officer Matthew Irwin on December 18. Jumblatt delved into the details of intra-March 14 discussions on electoral strategy and candidate selection. He agreed that the [...] | 2008-12-30 10:34:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER SY LE |
08BEIRUT1806 | LEBANON: GAZA REACTIONS: HIZBALLAH MOST VOCAL [...] (C) The most vocal critic in Lebanon against Israeli action in Gaza, Hizballah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, blamed Arab states for "collaborating with Israel" and urged these states to stand up to Israel. He also called for demonstrations, most of which have been held without incident. [...] | 2008-12-30 17:00:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS KPAL IS |
08BEIRUT1808 | LEBANON: PM SINIORA SAYS HE, SLEIMAN, PROACTIVE [...] (C) On December 31, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora informed the Ambassador and DCM that the GOL was taking a proactive approach with Hizballah in response to the situation in Gaza. He and President Sleiman were in contact with Hizballah officials daily, Siniora said, as well as with leaders of t [...] | 2008-12-31 12:30:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE IS |
08BEIRUT181 | LEBANON: BERRI NOT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT MOUSSA VISIT [...] (C) The Ambassador paid an introductory call on Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, one day before Arab League Secretary General Moussa's return to Beirut. The Speaker did not appear optimistic that Moussa's visit would lead to a breakthrough in the ongoing impasse over the presidential election, [...] | 2008-02-07 13:39:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT183 | LEBANON: JUMBLATT PESSIMISTIC ON ARAB LEAGUE, [...] (C) The Special Tribunal, the Arab League initiative and Amr Moussa's return to Lebanon, preparations for the February 14 commemoration of the assassination of PM Rafiq Hariri, and Hizballah arms were among the topics of conversation at a February 7 lunch hosted for the Ambassador by Druse lead [...] | 2008-02-07 17:30:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT190 | LEBANON: MARCH 14 GAINING MOMEMTUM [...] (C) Key March 14 players told the Ambassador March 14 would insist on presidential elections first in talks with visiting Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa (whose departure has now been postponed until February 9). They remained confident in the support of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LA [...] | 2008-02-08 15:47:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT192 | BEIRUT EAC MEETING FEBRUARY 8, 2008 [...] (SBU) Action Request - see para 9. 2. (SBU) At 0930 hours on February 8, 2008, Ambassador convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC). The DCM, RSO, MGMT, POL, USAID, PD, RAO, DAO, ODC, CONS, and INL were present. 3. (SBU) There are large-scale pro-government demonstratio [...] | 2008-02-08 16:00:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER |
08BEIRUT193 | LEBANON: DEFMIN ON DEMONSTRATIONS, QATAR/UNIFIL [...] (C) In a February 8th introductory meeting at the MinDef's home, MinDef Elias Murr warmly welcomed the Ambassador and laid the ground work for continued, close coordination and cooperation with the USG. Murr looks forward to the upcoming visit of USDP Edelman and what that entails for supportin [...] | 2008-02-08 16:06:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT195 | LEBANON: ARAB LEAGUE SYG MOUSSA REPORTS NO [...] (C) Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa, just minutes before departing Beirut, told the Ambassador that, although he was unable to report a breakthrough in the ongoing political impasse, he was not disappointed in his visit. There had been very open and serious discussions, he said, which [...] | 2008-02-09 12:13:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT196 | LEBANON: UN SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR LEBANON [...] (C) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Geir Pedersen, who ends his three year tour of duty in Lebanon next week, provided a frank and fairly pessimistic assessment of Lebanon's state of affairs for the newly arrived Ambassador. In his opinion, the current political crisis will last for months, [...] | 2008-02-09 12:25:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC PTER SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT2 | LEBANON: SLEIMAN SEES AOUN AS "DANGEROUS" AND [...] (C) In a 1/2 meeting with the Ambassador, LAF Commander -- and presidential front-runner -- Michel Sleiman came across as both bemused and exasperated by the presidential limbo. While skeptical that elections would occur on 1/12, he denied rumors he would pull out of the race. Dismissing p [...] | 2008-01-02 14:50:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY QA SA |
08BEIRUT203 | LEBANON: ARMY COMMANDER SAYS AMR MOUSSA WILL [...] (C) In a February 8th introductory office call, Lebanese Army Commander Michel Sleiman warmly welcomed Ambassador. Sleiman did not think that the February 7-9 trip by Arab League SYG Amr Moussa would accomplish anything other than a framework for more discussions. Sleiman gave a brief overvie [...] | 2008-02-11 10:57:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT205 | LEBANON: MARCH 14 ORGANIZING BETTER; ESTABLISHES [...] (C) At long last, the March 14 pro-government coalition has set up a secretariat for internal coordination to develop strategies to boost public (both domestic and international) support and create a unified public relations message. March 14 leaders already have begun an intensive diplomatic [...] | 2008-02-11 12:55:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PHUM PINR SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT207 | LEBANON: PATRIARCH SAYS SYRIA TO BLAME FOR [...] (C) In a February 8 introductory call by the Ambassador, Maronite Patriarch Boutros Sfeir said that Lebanon, especially the Christian community, was divided and he blamed Syria and Iran for the division. The Patriarch said the key element of the Arab League initiative is the call for the imme [...] | 2008-02-11 14:17:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PGOV PREL PTER LE SY |
08BEIRUT215 | LEBANON: HARIRI URGES STRONGER U.S. PRESSURE ON [...] (C) Increased pressure on Syria was the dominant theme of the Ambassador's first meeting with majority leader Saad Hariri. The opposition, supported by Syria and Iran, was pursuing a long-term strategy to gradually take over the country, he claimed. Bilateral and international assistance was [...] | 2008-02-12 17:08:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PHUM PINR SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT223 | LEBANON: ARMY COMMANDER DISCUSSES DISCIPLINARY [...] (C) In a February 13th office call with Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USDP) Edelman, Lebanese Army Commander Michel Sleiman reviewed the themes of Army unity, good morale in the Army, and the positive role model for sectarian cooperation the Army provides to Lebanon (Reftel A). Sleima [...] | 2008-02-13 16:31:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT228 | LEBANON: FINMIN AZOUR - NAVIGATING BY RADAR; [...] (C) Summary: Finance Minister Azour, in his initial meeting with the Ambassador, outlined the economic situation at the end of 2007, and the challenges facing him in 2008. Last year was better than it might have been, but now security tensions are stalling the economy. Preventing economic col [...] | 2008-02-14 10:35:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PTER SA LE |
08BEIRUT236 | MINISTER OF INTERIOR WELCOMES ENHANCED COOPERATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a February 13, 2008 introductory meeting pro-Hariri Interior Minister Hassan As-Sabaa welcomed Ambassador and communicated his strong interest in the active collaboration between the USG and the MOI in security related matters. He stressed the continuing need for further assis [...] | 2008-02-14 16:16:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NAS PTER IS SY LE |
08BEIRUT238 | LEBANON: CANADA AND BELGIUM NEED PUSH TO AID LAF, [...] (C) During a February 12 international donor assistance meeting for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF),Canadian and Belgian DATTs (protect) requested USG help in approaching their host countries' foreign ministries to seek additional support for the LAF. The DATTs said that each of their countr [...] | 2008-02-14 17:19:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP PGOV PREL PTER BE CA LE |
08BEIRUT24 | LEBANON: AOUN SAYS MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY [...] (C) In a January 4 meeting with Ambassador, Michel Aoun said the Hizballah-led March 8-Aoun opposition would not agree to ending the presidential vacuum until the pro-government March 14 bloc agrees to a package deal comprised of a one-third blocking minority in cabinet for the opposition, agr [...] | 2008-01-07 14:29:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM FR IS LE SY |
08BEIRUT251 | LEBANON: PM GRATEFUL TO RECEIVE PRESIDENT'S STRONG [...] (C) Under Secretary of Defense Edelman delivered the President's personal letter to Prime Minister Fouad Siniora during their meeting in Beirut on February 12. The Prime Minister was grateful for the letter, saying he was pleased to see such "strong and firm support on many important issues." [...] | 2008-02-15 12:48:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL UNSC PTER SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT255 | LEBANON: GEAGEA PLEASED WITH 2/14 RALLY, PLEADS [...] (C) In his first meeting with Charge Sison, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, pleased with the results of the February 14 rally, said he believed the March 14 bloc had proven it is a popular movement able to rally its supporters and speak with a unified voice. He predicted that the Arab Le [...] | 2008-02-15 18:47:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PHUM PINR SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT256 | LEBANON: GEMAYEL SAYS CHRISTIAN WITH MUSCLES [...] (C) In a February 15th introductory office call, former president Amine Gemayel warmly welcomed Charge Sison. Gemayel said he told PM Siniora in a telephone call on February 14 that Lebanon needed to address the lack of Christian representation in the government by either electing a president [...] | 2008-02-15 19:08:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER IS LE SY IR |
08BEIRUT257 | MEETING WITH INTERNAL SECURITY FORCES DIRECTOR [...] (C) General Achraf Rifi, Director General of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF),in his first meeting with Charge Sison reiterated his and the ISF's appreciation for the active U.S. support for his forces and the continued need for additional training, equipment and infrastructure imp [...] | 2008-02-15 19:27:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT26 | LEBANON: BERRI SAYS CABINET MUST BE 10-10-10 [...] (C) In a January 7 meeting with the Ambassador, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said he agreed with the 1/5 Arab League Foreign Ministers' communique. But Berri's interpretation of the communique was sharply at odds with that of March 14: whereas March 14 sees the communique as largely suppor [...] | 2008-01-07 17:04:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PGOV PREL PTER FR LE SY |
08BEIRUT260 | LEBANON: HARIRI PROVIDES ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-19 05:10:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PHUM PINR SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT264 | LEBANON: HARIRI PROVIDES ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE ON [...] (S/NF) In the course of a February 11 meeting with the Charge (Ref A),majority leader Saad Hariri and advisor Ghattas Khoury provided anecdotal information regarding alleged financial transactions of Rami Maklouf and Syrian Directory of Military Intelligence Asef Shawket. They alleged that M [...] | 2008-02-19 12:31:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PHUM PINR SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT266 | LEBANON: AOUN INSISTS ON BLOCKING THIRD, ELECTORAL [...] (C) In his first meeting with Charge Sison, Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun stressed the opposition's demand for a blocking third in cabinet and the need for a more representative electoral law if the Arab League initiative was going to succeed. Palestinian refugees was one of the [...] | 2008-02-19 15:12:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PREF KPAL PINR SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT267 | LEBANON: LAWYERS FOR FOUR DETAINED GENERALS SEEK [...] (C ) DCM met on February 15 with two lawyers representing Jamil Sayed, the former head of Lebanon's General Security, who has been in detention for nearly three years after being arrested on suspicion of involvement in the car bomb assassination of former PM Rafiq Hariri in February, 2005. Thr [...] | 2008-02-19 15:16:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PTER LE SY |
08BEIRUT268 | LEBANON: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR POINTS TO SLOW [...] (C) In a February 18 meeting, Lebanese Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh painted a picture for Charge Sison of a Lebanese economy hampered by slow growth and not keeping up with its neighbors. The GOL needs the continued financial support of other countries to cover its deficits. He would w [...] | 2008-02-19 15:40:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD EAIR PTER LE |
08BEIRUT269 | LEBANON: HADDAD STRESSES WTO ACCESSION, IPR [...] (C) Minister of Economy and Trade Sami Haddad told Charge Sison that in Lebanese-U.S. discussions of Lebanon's WTO accession, there were numerous U.S. questions about pharmaceutical issues on import regimes, without any indication of actual infringements. Haddad would like to see some compari [...] | 2008-02-19 15:44:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PTER LE |
08BEIRUT27 | LEBANON: SINIORA PLEASED WITH ARAB LEAGUE; WON'T [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with the Ambassador on Monday 1/7, Prime Minister Siniora appeared pleased with the Arab League's weekend effort to find a solution to the presidential impasse, and promised to "extend a hand" to the Hizballah-led opposition, although not agreeing to a "10-10-10" cabinet s [...] | 2008-01-07 17:19:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ENIV PGOV PREL PTER LE |
08BEIRUT270 | LEBANON: FRENCH AND VATICAN AMBASSADORS [...] (C) In separate introductory meetings with Charge Sison, Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and Papal Nuncio Luigi Gatti and French Charge d'Affaires Andre Parant expressed similar views on Lebanon's ongoing political impasse, including the role of regional actors, Lebanon's Christians, the Special T [...] | 2008-02-19 16:22:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PHUM PINR SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT283 | LEBANON: JUMBLATT PREOCCUPIED WITH SECURITY ISSUES [...] (C) Security concerns weighed heavily on Druse leader Walid Jumblatt during a February 22 meeting with the Charge. He sought U.S. assistance in persuading Saad Hariri to discuss recent Sunni-Shia clashes with Amal leader Nabih Berri, pointing to an upcoming Hizballah rally as another source o [...] | 2008-02-21 15:28:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT285 | BEIRUT CORE EAC MEETING FEBRUARY 21, 2008 [...] (S) At 1730 hours of February 21, 2008, Charge Sison convened a meeting of the Core Emergency Action Committee (EAC). Present were DCM, RSO and GRPO. 2. (S) Core EAC discussed the anonymous phone threat to the Embassy of Kuwait in Beirut. On the morning of Thursday, February 21, 2008 an an [...] | 2008-02-22 13:44:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER LE |
08BEIRUT286 | LEBANON: ARAB LEAGUE INITIATIVE -- GROUNDHOG DAY? [...] (C) Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa's Chief of Staff expressed neither optimism nor pessimism following his February 20-21 discussions with members of the majority and opposition. Acknowledging that the situation was difficult, and that Moussa had not yet decided whether he would retu [...] | 2008-02-22 16:04:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT292 | LEBANON: BERRI SAYS STILL NO AGREEMENT ON CABINET [...] (C) Speaker Berri, commenting on Arab League SYG Amr Moussa's return to Lebanon in a last-ditch effort to resolve the political impasse before the February 26 parliamentary session to elect a president, said as of noontime on February 25, agreement still had not been reached on cabinet formati [...] | 2008-02-25 15:01:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT296 | LEBANON: ARAB LEAGUE SYG MOUSSA REPORTS GLASS IS [...] (C) Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa, just minutes before departing Beirut, told the Charge that his most recent round of marathon meetings had resulted in "serious discussions" covering a lot of topics. If representatives from the majority and opposition could sit together and discus [...] | 2008-02-26 16:32:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT297 | LEBANON: REQUEST ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR NBPP [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. Summary -------- 2. (C) On February 22, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Signals Command requested additional funding (approximately USD 120K) to augment the USG-donated secure communications equipment for the German-led Northern Bor [...] | 2008-02-26 16:45:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PGOV PREL UNSC PTER SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT302 | LEBANON: SAAD CALLS ARAB LEAGUE MEETINGS "USELESS" [...] (C) On February 25, Majority leader Saad Hariri called the February 24-25 round of Arab League meetings "useless." Michel Aoun continued to insist on a blocking third in the cabinet, and Syria does not want the presidential election to take place. Hizballah, meanwhile, was escalating its act [...] | 2008-02-26 13:13:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT323 | LEBANON: DRUSE AND PHALANGE DISMISSIVE OF ARAB [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-03 16:15:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT324 | LEBANON: GENERAL SLEIMAN ON GAZA, US NAVY IN [...] (C) Summary: Charge met with Lebanese Armed Forces Commander Michel Sleiman March 3 for an overview of the past week: Gaza, U.S. Navy ship movements, and continued speculation on the Arab League Summit. Sleiman was frank and constructive during the meeting, offering feedback on Charge's rece [...] | 2008-03-03 16:59:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT325 | LEBANON: DRUSE AND PHALANGE DISMISSIVE OF ARAB [...] (C) Advisors to Phalange party leader Amine Gemayel and Druse leader Walid Jumblatt were critical of Arab League SYG Amr Moussa's ongoing efforts to resolve Lebanon's political impasse, suggesting that Moussa's real focus was a successful Arab League summit. They said some in March 14 favor th [...] | 2008-03-04 06:25:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT330 | LEBANON: EPCA EXTENSION, DELICATE BANKING BALANCE [...] (C) U.S. Treasury DAS Andrew Baukol's visit to Beirut on February 25 was dominated by two recurring themes: the expired IMF Emergency Post Conflict Agreement (EPCA) must be replaced, and the normally robust Lebanese banking system might be more sensitive to increased security risks than politi [...] | 2008-03-04 14:53:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PGOV PREL PTER LE |
08BEIRUT331 | LEBANON: GEAGEA PROPOSES REVAMPING GOVERNMENT WITH [...] (C) Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea conveyed his thoughts to the Charge on the political impasse shortly before departing on his three-week trip to the U.S. He believes Lebanon should boycott the March 29-30 Arab League summit in Damascus if no president is elected. At a minimum, the sum [...] | 2008-03-04 16:13:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER SY LE |
08BEIRUT339 | LEBANON: MARCH 14 TO HOLD FIRST CONVENTION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 12. 2. (U) The March 14 coalition, seeking to build on the momentum gained during the February 14, 2008 third commemoration of Rafiq Hariri's assassination, which rallied larger than expected crowds, is planning its first ever convention [...] | 2008-03-05 15:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT350 | LEBANON: UNIIIC COMMISSIONER VOWS TO LEAVE NO [...] (C) This is an action request. See paragraphs 13-14. 2. (C) UNIIIC Commissioner and Prosecutor-Designate Daniel Bellemare is as determined as ever to succeed in his mission, but warns that it will take more time and resources before he will be able to issue indictments. Bellemare, who is [...] | 2008-03-07 14:14:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT353 | LEBANON: JUSTICE MINISTER INSISTS LEBANON ATTEND [...] (C) Minister of Justice Charles Rizk told the Charge in their first meeting that it is imperative that Lebanon attend the March 29-30 Arab League summit in Damascus, regardless of whether it is invited. He was less insistent on who should represent Lebanon, saying that ideally, the whole Counc [...] | 2008-03-07 16:25:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER EAID SY LE |
08BEIRUT354 | LEBANON: HARIRI ADVISOR LOOKING AHEAD TO [...] (C) Ghattas Khoury, advisor to majority leader Saad Hariri, does not believe enough pressure has been exerted on Syria to allow Lebanon's presidential election to take place. Michel Aoun, who seemed to reject all three points in the Arab League initiative, was the main problem. Lebanon would [...] | 2008-03-07 16:42:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT355 | LEBANON: GEMAYEL FEARS CHAOS OR COMPROMISE WITH [...] (C) Former President and head of the Phalange party Amine Gemayel told the Charge he is afraid of two potential outcomes to the political impasse: chaos or compromise. He equates a compromise with the opposition as a compromise between Lebanese sovereignty and Syrian hegemony. Recapping his [...] | 2008-03-07 17:54:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SY LE |
08BEIRUT372 | LEBANON: MINDEF WORRIED THAT HIZBALLAH WAR WITH [...] (S) In a March 10 meeting with Charge, MinDef Murr expressed his growing concern that a Hizballah war with Israel is imminent. His assessment is based upon recent Hizballah preparations, reported movement of families, and the precipitous increase in Israeli overflights of Lebanon. Murr does n [...] | 2008-03-11 16:08:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT388 | LEBANON: HAMADEH DISCUSSES "BEFORE, DURING AND [...] (C) Telecommunications Minister Marwan Hamadeh shared with Charge and DCM that he was unable to persuade French Charge Parant to attend the March 14 congress. Regarding the upcoming Arab Summit, he said the GOL is "not in the mood" to attend, but there are issues to be decided before, during a [...] | 2008-03-14 15:27:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER SY LE |
08BEIRUT405 | LEBANON: RESIGNED FM SALLOUKH ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY. Charge Sison met with &resigned8 FM Salloukh, at his request, on March 14. Salloukh raised concerns about the White House spokesperson,s characterization of the sixteenth postponement of Lebanon,s presidential elections. In return, Salloukh got an earful on our displeasure [...] | 2008-03-19 14:13:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER FR IS LE |
08BEIRUT408 | BEIRUT CORE EAC MEETING MARCH 18, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-19 15:30:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER LE |
08BEIRUT410 | LEBANON: JUSTICE MINISTER PROPOSES DUAL-HATTING [...] (C) Justice Minister Charles Rizk appealed to the Charge on March 19 to not extend the UNIIIC mandate, set to expire June 15 absent action by the Security Council. He expressed his alarm at what he suspects are preparations by UNIIIC Commissioner and Prosecutor-designate Daniel Bellemare to as [...] | 2008-03-20 13:19:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER SY FR LE |
08BEIRUT411 | LEBANON: UNIFIL COMMANDER REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FROM [...] (S) In a March 21 introductory meeting with Charge, United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) Force Commander Graziano discussed a wide range of issues, but focused primarily on the difficulties posed by the continued Israeli occupation of Ghajar village inside Lebanon, the precipitous [...] | 2008-03-21 15:18:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR MCAP MASS SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT435 | LEBANON: ADDITIONAL NON-MILITARY SUPPORT TO [...] (C) In response to Department's request for Embassy Beirut's suggestions on how USG can enhance its support for the GOL (ref),we have compiled the following list of additional programs which could be funded to strengthen GOL national institutions. SEPTELS will cover our suggestions for suppo [...] | 2008-03-28 11:56:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PGOV PREL UNSC PTER SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT436 | LEBANON: GOL NEXT STEPS AFTER DECISION TO BOYCOTT [...] (C) According to his top advisor, PM Siniora is striving to win his government Arab recognition that it represents the country as a whole, rather than only the March 14 faction, and that the ongoing political crisis is a result of Syrian interference rather than internal factional disputes. Th [...] | 2008-03-28 12:19:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT437 | LEBANON: MARCH 14 BRACING ITSELF FOR POST ARAB [...] (C) The March 14 General Secretariat, still glowing from its successful convention on March 14, is striving to maintain the momentum and gear up for taking tough political decisions in what it views as turbulent times ahead. Although March 14 leaders have not yet reached consensus on whether t [...] | 2008-03-28 13:13:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT438 | LEBANON: MP MURR SUPPORTS BERRI'S NATIONAL [...] (C) MP Michel Murr outlined to the Charge on March 27 his support for a renewal of the National Dialogue, which Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri intends to revive should the March 29-30 Arab League summit fail to resolve Lebanon's presidential crisis. Murr was dismissive of March 14 MPs' reject [...] | 2008-03-28 13:20:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT45 | LEBANON: CODEL LYNCH MEETING WITH PM SINIORA [...] (C) On January 10, PM Siniora conveyed to CODEL Lynch his gratitude for U.S. economic, political, and military support. He said the January 5 Arab League Foreign Ministers' communique was important, but that the opposition's interpretation of the communique, if implemented, would put handcuf [...] | 2008-01-11 15:36:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PARM PGOV PREL PTER IS LE SY |
08BEIRUT450 | LEBANON: FINMIN AZOUR HOPES CONTINUED REFORMS [...] (C) Finance Minister Azour told Charge that the reform agenda for Lebanon, successful so far but facing serious challenges in light of the paralyzed GOL, is the only way to maintain the credibility of the government in the face of Hizballah's political attacks. Keys to success of the reform p [...] | 2008-03-31 15:18:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ENIV PGOV PREL PTER PINR MCAP PINS LE |
08BEIRUT451 | LEBANON: PM SINIORA GRATEFUL FOR INL ASSISTANCE, [...] (C) PM Fouad Siniora dismissed the March 29-30 Arab League summit in Damascus as a "non-summit," and held out little expectation that the Arab League would find a solution to Lebanon's ongoing political crisis. His government had managed to perform surprisingly well given the unprecedented ch [...] | 2008-03-31 15:38:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT456 | LEBANON: ANTI-HIZBALLAH SHIA LEADER CONTINUES [...] (C) In an April 2 meeting, independent Shia leader Ahmad Assad claimed that his Lebanese Options Group (LOG) political party was gaining momentum among the Shia community, and in particular from former supporters of Amal, the party of Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. Assad is appealing primaril [...] | 2008-04-02 16:01:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SY LE |
08BEIRUT457 | LEBANON: HIZBALLAH BLAMES USG FOR SUMMIT BOYCOTT [...] (S) Hizballah denounced the Arab leaders', and in particular Lebanon's, boycott of the March 29-30 Arab League summit in Damascus, and blamed the U.S. for the boycott. Nevertheless, according to media reports and public statements, Hizballah is publicly portraying the summit as a success, prim [...] | 2008-04-02 16:03:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PINR SY LE |
08BEIRUT459 | LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR ON TRANSFORMING THE LAF TO SUPPORT CT OPERATIONS, UNSCR 1701, CAMPS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-03 10:43:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET//NOFORN | IS KPAL MASS MCAP PARM PINR PTER SY |
08BEIRUT464 | LEBANON: JUSTICE MINISTER'S PLEA TO BELLEMARE: [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-03 15:40:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT465 | LEBANON: JUSTICE MINISTER'S PLEA TO BELLEMARE: [...] (C). Justice Minister Charles Rizk warned of mounting pressures to release the four generals held in connection with the assassination of former PM Rafiq Hariri. He stressed the need for UNIIIC Commissioner Bellemare to reaffirm former Commissioner Mehlis' recommendation that the GOL detain [...] | 2008-04-03 15:51:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT470 | LEBANON: GEAGEA PROPOSES COURTING ARMENIAN TASHNAQ [...] (C) Refreshed after his trip to the U.S., Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea walked back from his previous advocacy for electing a president with a half plus one majority, advocated revamping the cabinet and not simply replacing the two vacancies and promoted a new idea: courting the Armenian [...] | 2008-04-04 16:17:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER MARR MOPS SY LE |
08BEIRUT471 | LEBANON: BERRI SENDS UP TRIAL BALLOON ON [...] (C). Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri continues to seek internal and international support for his proposal to relaunch the National Dialogue, framing it as a continuation of the Arab League initiative and the only way to reach a solution to the ongoing political crisis. He criticized LAF comma [...] | 2008-04-04 16:31:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT479 | LEBANON: MARCH 14 SECRETARIAT SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT [...] (C) March 14 Secretary General Fares Suaid outlined current thinking for March 14's next steps in the wake of the Arab League summit. Unified support for a cabinet reshuffle continued to be hampered by individual political aspirations and Christian concerns. However, March 14 needed to be pr [...] | 2008-04-07 14:18:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT481 | LEBANON: NASRALLAH'S CALL FOR "OPEN WAR" MORE FOR [...] (C) American University in Beirut (AUB) professor and former United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) public affairs officer Timur Goksel believes Hizballah SYG Hassan Nasrallah,s call for "open war" after the assassination of Imad Mugniyeh is more for internal consumption to boost mor [...] | 2008-04-08 09:22:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PROP PTER SY LE |
08BEIRUT488 | LEBANON: INDEPENDENT SHIA DELEGATION HOPES TO [...] (C) Independent Shia activist Lokman Slim plans to travel to the U.S. in early May with eight other independent Lebanese Shia activists who represent a broad spectrum of opinions. The delegation's goal is to explain the independent Shia viewpoint to a variety of Washington policy makers and o [...] | 2008-04-08 15:22:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT490 | LEBANON: JUMBLATT CONCERNED ABOUT UNIIIC DELAYS, [...] (S) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt expressed concerns about information he had received that former UNIIIC Commissioner Serge Brammertz failed to act for the past year-and-a-half to act on a key lead discovered by Internal Security Forces Intelligence Officer Wissam Eid, who was assassinated one [...] | 2008-04-08 15:59:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT491 | LEBANON: ARMENIAN TASHNAQ PARTY NOT WEDDED TO [...] (C) Armenian Tashnaq party MP Hagop Pakradunian believes the solution to the ongoing political impasse lies outside of Lebanon. While supporting the candidacy of Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Michel Sleiman, Pakradunian insisted that his election be accompanied by agreement on cabinet [...] | 2008-04-09 11:20:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS IR AR SY |
08BEIRUT496 | LEBANON: INCREASED HIZBALLAH ACTIVITY IN THE [...] (S) According to the Italian Ambassador to Lebanon, who meets occasionally with Hizballah officials, Hizballah is "off-balance" and has not yet decided how to respond to the February 12 assassination of Imad Mougnieh. Hizballah was moving its training operations to the Bekaa, while still pour [...] | 2008-04-10 11:54:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS IR AR SY |
08BEIRUT498 | LEBANON: HIZBALLAH WAITING FOR MARCH 14 TO SHIFT [...] (S) A Hizballah security official told an interlocutor from the office of the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon that electoral law is all that remains to be discussed regarding Lebanon's political impasse. The Hizballah official claims the majority and opposition have agreed on Lebanese Arme [...] | 2008-04-10 14:16:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PINR IS SY LE |
08BEIRUT505 | LEBANON: HIZBALLAH ACKNOWLEDGES TELECOM NETWORK TO [...] (C) Egyptian Ambassador Ahmed al-Bedawi remarked to the Charge on April 10 that Hizballah is very open about all of its operations, including its new fiber optic telecom network. Bedawi also said Hizballah member/resigned Minister of Energy and Water Mohammed Fneish told him he is concerned a [...] | 2008-04-11 14:40:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PTER ECPS PINR EG LE SY |
08BEIRUT515 | LEBANON: SHIA LEADER CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE [...] (C) Respected Shia leader Ibrahim Shamseddine rejects Speaker Berri's call for National Dialogue as unconstitutional, and instead calls for cabinet "rehabilitation" to include adding non-Hizballah Shia, followed by an immediate presidential election. Shamseddine, who expressed little interest [...] | 2008-04-15 11:25:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS IR AR SY |
08BEIRUT522 | LEBANON: SECTION 1207 FUNDING USED FOR DEMINING [...] (U) In FY 2006, the State Department's Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) received $10 million under Section 1207 of the 2006 National Defense Authorization Act in response to an emergency request for assistance to Lebanon following the July 2006 war between [...] | 2008-04-16 15:44:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PGOV PREL PTER LE |
08BEIRUT523 | LEBANON: HIZBALLAH GOES FIBER OPTIC [...] (S) Requesting a special meeting with Charge, Telecommunications Minister Marwan Hamadeh decried the establishment of a complete fiber optics network by Hizballah throughout Lebanon. The GOL has been sharing this information widely among friends of Lebanon, to include the governments of France, Sau [...] | 2008-04-16 16:42:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER ECPS PINR LE IR SY |
08BEIRUT542 | LEBANON: TOUR OF THE BLUE LINE; UNIFIL COMMANDER'S [...] (C) On April 19, Charge and Defense Attache toured the Blue Line in a UNIFIL helicopter, overflying Sheba'a farms and Ghajar and met at length with UNIFIL Commander Graziano. General Graziano continues to stress that Ghajar is his number one issue, predicting that this issue will lead to arm [...] | 2008-04-21 17:19:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MASS MCAP PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY |
08BEIRUT546 | LEBANON: WITH A/S WELCH, GEAGEA ADVOCATES EARLY [...] (C) Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea expressed his appreciation to NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch during an April 18 meeting for publicly stating that the U.S. opposes "tawteen" (Palestinian resettlement in Lebanon),but urged him to repeat the position clearly and frequently, saying t [...] | 2008-04-22 13:58:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SY IS KPAL LE |
08BEIRUT549 | LEBANON: WELCH TO BERRI: HOLD DIALOGUE IN [...] (C) In an April 17 meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, NEA A/S David Welch discussed the continuing impasse on the presidential election and Berri's proposal for a new national dialogue. Berri described his recent regional tour to garner support for his proposal and said the Arab Lea [...] | 2008-04-22 14:02:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PARM PGOV PREL PTER IS LE SY |
08BEIRUT550 | LEBANON: GEMAYEL TELLS WELCH UNIFIL SHOULD EXPAND [...] (C) In a April 18 meeting, former president Amine Gemayel told visiting NEA A/S David Welch, that the rules of engagement for UNIFIL troops should be changed, and added that he wanted UNIFIL to expand its area of operations (AOE) and its mandate in southern Lebanon. UNIFIL could also be used [...] | 2008-04-22 14:02:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PARM PGOV PREL PTER IS LE SY |
08BEIRUT551 | LEBANON: ARMY COMMANDER WILL EXTEND IF ORDERED BY [...] (C) In an April 18 meeting with NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander General Michel Sleiman stressed he was intent on retiring by November 21, 2008. Sleiman said his announcement that he would leave his post on August 21 was designed to put pressure on th [...] | 2008-04-22 14:03:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MASS MCAP PTER PARM PINR KPAL SY AE IS LE |
08BEIRUT552 | LEBANON: SINIORA WITH WELCH URGES USG SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) In an April 17 meeting with NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora asked for the U.S. and the international community to continue to support the components of the Arab League Initiative (ALI) in sequence, specifically the election of a president, followed by the [...] | 2008-04-22 14:09:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT553 | LEBANON: FORMER PM STRESSES JOB CREATION TO [...] (C) Charge Sison discussed ways to develop the northern region of Akkar with former PM Najib Mikati as a means to counter Sunni extremism in the area. Mikati argued for legitimizing the existence of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon via identification and work permits as a means to rid Lebanon [...] | 2008-04-22 15:05:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR KPAL PTER IR AR SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT554 | LEBANON: ABSENT A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, GEAGEA [...] (C) On April 22 Speaker Nabih Berri postponed the parliamentary session to elect a president for the 18th time, but this time, did not name a date for the next session. Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea remains intent on courting independent Shia and the Armenian Tashnaq to join March 14 pri [...] | 2008-04-22 16:06:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MOPS SY LE |
08BEIRUT560 | LEBANON: SHEIKH RAHAL SAYS MAJORITY OF SHIA ARE [...] (C) Independent Shia activist Lokman Slim, in preparation for May 3-9 visit to Washington by a delegation of moderate Shia, introduced a member of the delegation, Sheikh Maarouf Rahal, to the Charge on April 23. Sheikh Rahal, an advisor to Mufti of Tyre Sayyed Ali al-Amin, has been a practicin [...] | 2008-04-23 15:58:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR SY LE |
08BEIRUT565 | LEBANON: JORDANIAN AMBASSADOR: NEED TO DETACH [...] (C) Jordanian Ambassador to Lebanon H.E. Ziad al Majali stressed the frequency with which his government communicates with regional players, especially Saudi Arabia, on Lebanon. He noted the importance of Jordanian relations with Syria because of their roles in the Israeli-Palestinian peace pr [...] | 2008-04-24 07:20:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MOPS JO SY LE |
08BEIRUT571 | LEBANON: ANTI-HIZBALLAH SHIA FIGURE TALKS UP [...] (C) Independent Shia figure Ahmad Assad argued that former Hizballah Secretary General Subhi Tufayli is "ready" to join forces against Hizballah, but that first he needs to have resolution of criminal charges against him for involvement in the killing of an LAF officer and a French citizen. (No [...] | 2008-04-24 16:58:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PINR SY LE |
08BEIRUT579 | LEBANON: INDEPENDENT SHIA SEEK TO COUNTER [...] (C) In an April 28 session at independent Shia NGO Hayya Bina four independent Shia figures met with the Charge to discuss efforts to counter Hizballah's influence in Lebanon. The interlocutors support the ideals of March 14, but they are critical of the political leadership which has mismanage [...] | 2008-04-29 16:34:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR EAID OEXC OVIP PROP SY |
08BEIRUT608 | LEBANON: INDEPENDENT SHIA FIGURES PROMOTE WAYS TO [...] (C) Sayyed Ali al-Amin, Shia mufti of Tyre, remains highly critical of Hizballah, listing examples of its widespread control over state institutions and the media. He said the best way to counter Hizballah is through empowering moderate Shia clerics and through the provision of basic services, [...] | 2008-05-05 13:08:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM SY LE |
08BEIRUT615 | LEBANON: MAY 7 GENERAL STRIKE UPDATE - NO CLEAR [...] (C) There have been calls for a general strike on May 7 for several weeks over concern about increasing prices. The cabinet, in a marathon ten-hour session, increased the minimum wage by 50 percent, and took other steps to combat the rising cost of living. Hizballah and Amal are expected to s [...] | 2008-05-06 13:05:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL PTER EINV MCAP LE |
08BEIRUT625 | LEBANON: SHIA NGO HEAD TALKS ABOUT OPERATING IN [...] (C) On May 6, the Charge met with Ali al Amine, an independent Shia who heads Shoun Janoubiyeh, an NGO which publishes an independent magazine covering events of interest to the people of Southern Lebanon. Amin said that small arms proliferation continues to be a major problem in south Lebano [...] | 2008-05-07 17:16:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR EAID OEXC OVIP PROP SY |
08BEIRUT627 | LEBANON: MARCH 14 DECLARES BEIRUT AIRPORT BELONGS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: With the road to Beirut International Airport still blocked by Hizballah tents and barricades, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt urged Arab and international support for Lebanon. Jumblatt and March 14 colleague Saad Hariri believe the May 8 UNSC discussion on UNSCR 1559 implementat [...] | 2008-05-07 20:21:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC EAIR SA IR USUN LE |
08BEIRUT630 | LEBANON: MITRI AND SINIORA STILL LEERY ABOUT [...] (C) The Charge spoke with Acting Foreign Minister Tariq Mitri twice May 8 to urge him to ask the Lebanese Mission to the UN to propose a public session at the May 8 UNSC briefing on UNSCR 1559. Mitri said at 1330 local time that he and Prime Minister Siniora had "no objection" in principle to [...] | 2008-05-08 11:58:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR SY IR UNSC LE |
08BEIRUT631 | LEBANON: BERRI PESSIMISTIC ON IMMINENT COMPROMISE; [...] (C) On May 8, the Charge urged Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, in a morning phone call before senior Shia cleric Sheikh Qabalan was to convene the Higher Islamic Shia Council, to use his influence with Qabalan to present a moderate stance in his scheduled press conference. Berri cited senior [...] | 2008-05-08 13:15:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR SA IR USUN LE |
08BEIRUT632 | LEBANON: MEETING WITH MINDEF MURR [...] (C) In a May 8 meeting, Defense Minister Elias Murr explained how the current crisis in Lebanon developed, focusing on the Cabinet's May 5 decision to remove the Beirut International Airport head of security, Lebanese Army Brigadier General Wafiq Choucair, who is a Shia officer. Murr explained [...] | 2008-05-08 14:24:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MCAP MARR EAIR IR LE |
08BEIRUT634 | LEBANON: MAY 8 RUND-UP: BEIRUT REMAINS TENSE [...] (C) The situation on the ground in Beirut remains tense. Beirut International Airport (BIA) has resumed some operations, halted since demonstrators blocked roads early May 7, while the main road to BIA and the road to Damascus, have been closed. Sunni-Shia tension continues to rise and severa [...] | 2008-05-08 19:16:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC EAIR SA IR USUN LE |
08BEIRUT635 | LEBANON: BEIRUT UPDATE AS OF 1045 MAY 9 [...] (C) As of 1045 on May 9, the situation remains tense (Ref A) with fighting between Saad Hariri's Future Movement supporters and Hizballah-Amal Movement supporters, especially in southern Beirut. We are seeing a series of successful positional takeovers of Future positions by Hizballah, which [...] | 2008-05-09 07:41:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE |
08BEIRUT636 | LEBANON: DISCUSSIONS WITH LAF COMMANDER SLEIMAN, [...] (C) Lebanese Armed Forces Commander Michel Sleiman told the Defense Attache that the LAF cannot continue to contain the situation and that he believes civil war has begun. Meanwhile, Justice Minister Charles Rizk is questioning why Hizballah is handing over its takeovers to the army and said t [...] | 2008-05-09 08:40:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC EAIR SA IR UNSC LE |
08BEIRUT637 | LEBANON: DISCUSSIONS WITH SAAD HARIRI, TELECOM [...] (C) Between 1100 and 1200 on May 9, the Charge spoke to March 14 leader Saad Hariri and Telecommunications Minister Marwan Hamadeh. Saad and Hamadeh both described the situation as "Iran having taken over." Saad told the Charge that Lebanon's democratic forces are at stake and that the U.S. [...] | 2008-05-09 09:55:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC EAIR SA IR UNSC LE |
08BEIRUT639 | LEBANON: ECONOMY TEETERING BUT NOT DOWN YET [...] (C) The economy is moving slowly, with banks officially reporting no problems, but branches closed in some places and cash hard to find. GOL staff cannot get to work, but like stock exchange employees, they are trying to find ways to work around the closures. Port activity is suspended, and [...] | 2008-05-09 12:17:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PGOV PREL PTER LE |
08BEIRUT640 | LEBANON: DISCUSSIONS WITH PM SINIORA, LF LEADER [...] (C) Prime Minister Fouad Siniora told the Charge at 1440 on May 9 that Beirut is undergoing a "coup d'etat" by Hizballah and would welcome a strong condemnation from the U.S. on Iran, Syria, and Hizballah. He expressed his appreciation for USG and Arab League foreign ministers' support. He a [...] | 2008-05-09 12:27:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC EAIR SA IR UNSC LE |
08BEIRUT641 | LEBANON: SLEIMAN SAYS ARMY DOING ITS BEST TO [...] (C) Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Michel Sleiman said the LAF is doing its best to prevent militia activity, while expressing concern for the safety of the Lebanese people. March 14/Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt, from his residence in Clemenceau, told the Charge at [...] | 2008-05-09 16:28:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC EAIR SA IR UNSC LE |
08BEIRUT642 | LEBANON: GEAGEA PROPOSES ARAB PEACEKEEPERS; A [...] (C) Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, in a surprise visit to the Embassy Friday night (May 9),stressed the importance of strengthening Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, Lebanese Armed Forces Commander Michel Sleiman, and the Siniora government. He mentioned the idea of an Arab peacekeeping fo [...] | 2008-05-09 20:19:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC EAIR CASC SA IR |
08BEIRUT645 | BEIRUT EAC MEETING MAY 10, 2008 [...] (C) At 1000 on May 10, 2008, CDA Sison convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC). Present were A/DCM, SpecAsst, CONS, DAO, ODC, PD, RAO, RSO, and MGMT. There is continued denial of access to the Beirut International Airport (BIA). The EAC decided to maintain a restriction on [...] | 2008-05-10 09:24:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PTER MOPS LE SY |
08BEIRUT646 | LEBANON: SINIORA TO GO ON AIR AT 1400 [...] (C) Prime Minister Fouad Siniora will go on air at 1400 local time to address the nation. His view on a Saudi-proposed Arab peacekeeping contingent, according to a PM aide, is "favorable only if feasible." The British Ambassador said the EU ambassadors met to discuss emergency preparedness; [...] | 2008-05-10 10:49:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC CASC UNSC EAIR SA |
08BEIRUT648 | LEBANON: SINIORA TURNS CABINET DECISIONS OVER TO [...] (C) Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, in his televised speech on May 10, criticized Hizballah for disregarding the will of the Lebanese people and called on the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to fulfill its duty of ensuring the security of Lebanon. Siniora also announced that the Cabinet's decisions [...] | 2008-05-10 19:30:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE |
08BEIRUT650 | LEBANON: MARCH 14 ANALYZES SINIORA'S SPEECH AND [...] (C) According to March 14 supporters, Prime Minister Siniora's speech was on target and he projected a confident image. Hizballah reaction, predictably, was negative: Siniora had criticized the Lebanese Armed Forces' performance and proposed ideas from Future Movement leader Saad Hariri that [...] | 2008-05-10 20:10:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC CASC IR LE |
08BEIRUT651 | BEIRUT EAC MEETING MAY 11, 2008 [...] (C) At noon on May 11, 2008, Embassy Beirut's Emergency Action Committee (EAC met). Present were A/DCM, MGMT, SpecAsst, CONS, DAO, ODC, PD, RAO, RSO. Beirut International Airport remains inaccessible with roads blocked. EAC agreed to maintain personal moves to area near the compound and [...] | 2008-05-11 16:12:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC LE MOPS PTER SY |
08BEIRUT652 | LEBANON: MARCH 14 LEADERS APPEAL FOR STRONGER USG [...] (C) On May 11, Phalange leader and former President Amine Gemayel, Social Affairs Minister Nayla Mouawad, and Telecommunications Minister Marwan Hamadeh impressed upon the Charge the gravity of the situation and pressed her for stronger U.S. support for March 14. Believing that a Hizballah vi [...] | 2008-05-11 21:32:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE |
08BEIRUT653 | LEBANON: JUSTICE MINISTER RIZK WANTS TO MAINTAIN [...] (C) Justice Minister Rizk told the Charge on May 11 that he had not anticipated such a strong reaction from Hizballah to the Cabinet's May 5 decisions to transfer the head of airport security and to declare Hizballah's fiber optics network illegal. Rizk criticized the relationship between the [...] | 2008-05-11 22:40:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE |
08BEIRUT655 | BEIRUT EAC MEETING MAY 11, 2008 (1600 EST) [...] (C) At 2300 local time (1600 EST) on May 11, 2008, CDA Sison convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee to brief on her leadership discussions throughout the day and dispel some of the day's rumors. She met with the Lebanese Armed Forces Commander twice, the Prime Minster, the Defens [...] | 2008-05-11 22:56:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PTER MOPS LE SY |
08BEIRUT661 | LEBANON: ARMY COMMANDER SAYS HE WILL PROTECT THE [...] (C/NF) In two meetings on Sunday, May 11, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Sleiman explained that he had not meant to embarrass the Prime Minister with his comments on GOL cabinet decisions, that reports of massive army resignations were not true, and that the Army would "defend until th [...] | 2008-05-12 16:20:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MASS MCAP PTER PARM PINR KPAL SY AE IS LE |
08BEIRUT662 | LEBANON: SAMIR GEAGEA LOOKING TOWARDS NEXT STEPS [...] (C) In a late night, Sunday, May 11 meeting, Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea told Charge that the USG must not waiver in its support for March 14, that Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Sleiman was weak, and that the LAF had failed to protect the people. Geagea suggested that the A [...] | 2008-05-12 16:24:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MCAP MARR EAIR IR LE |
08BEIRUT663 | LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI: WHAT IS THE U.S. WAITING FOR? [...] (C) On May 12, Future Movement and majority leader Saad Hariri and advisors Nader Hariri and Ghattas Khoury implored the Charge for stronger U.S. support within the next 24 hours, warning that U.S. help was needed "in hours, not days!" Saad suggested the U.S. fly a plane over Syria or deploy [...] | 2008-05-12 16:54:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE |
08BEIRUT664 | LEBANON: ONCE AGAIN BERRI CLAIMS CREDIT [...] (C) Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri told the Charge on May 12 that he had facilitated last night's ceasefire to stop fighting in the Chouf between Walid Jumblatt's Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) and Hizballah. (Jumblatt later confirmed this, septel.) Berri added that the four kidnapped PSP [...] | 2008-05-12 20:08:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE |
08BEIRUT669 | LEBANON: GEAGEA DROPS BY AGAIN [...] (C) Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, in a May 12 evening drop-by with Minister of Tourism Joseph Sarkis to the Embassy, said that Prime Minister Fouad Siniora was doing "excellently." He said that March 14 leaders Saad Hariri and Walid Jumblatt should stop pressuring Siniora to convene a [...] | 2008-05-12 21:34:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE |
08BEIRUT670 | LEBANON: WITH BEIRUT AIRPORT BLOCKED, NORTHERN [...] (C) Summary: With the access routes to Beirut International Airport (BIA) blocked by Hizballah barricades and no flights operating since May 7, Minister of Transport Safadi said the northern airport, Kleyate, is operational during daylight hours. The Kleyate airport needs upgrades, such as ai [...] | 2008-05-12 22:32:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EFIN PTER PINR ASEC UNSC SA IR LE |
08BEIRUT677 | LEBANON: WALID JUMBLATT WANTS TO COMPROMISE WITH [...] (C) In a May 12 meeting, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt recounted the difficulties of fighting in the Chouf areas the previous evening. The main point Jumblatt impressed upon the Charg was that it is time to accept the recent defeat by Hizballah, make a deal, and move on to the next stage. Howeve [...] | 2008-05-13 15:55:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MCAP MARR EAIR UNSC IR LE |
08BEIRUT680 | LEBANON: GENERAL RIFI SAYS ISF IS DOING ITS JOB [...] (C) Director General of Internal Security Forces (ISF) General Ashraf Rifi reported on the tensions throughout Lebanon, expressing concern for the fighting in his hometown of Tripoli. He confirmed that the ISF is doing a good job fulfilling its duty of community policing and maintaining law a [...] | 2008-05-13 18:14:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE |
08BEIRUT681 | LEBANON: MINDEF MURR MEETING ON 11 MAY 2008 [...] (C) In a May 11 meeting, Defense Minister Elias Murr told Charge that Hizballah fighters were moving into his neighborhood to take up positions around Michel Aoun's residence. Murr thinks that the incidents of 8-10 May prove that Army Commander Sleiman and Army Intelligence Chief Georges Khou [...] | 2008-05-13 21:32:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MCAP MARR EAIR IR LE |
08BEIRUT686 | LEBANON: AS BACKUP, KLEYATE AIRPORT REQUIRES US [...] (C) Summary: USG support will be required to make the northern Kleyate Airport viable for commercial flights. Request DOS and DOD/OSD feedback on possibility of either Paris III funds or Section 1206 or Section 1210 of the 2006 National Defence Authorization Act funding. With the Beirut Inter [...] | 2008-05-14 15:33:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EFIN PTER PINR MASS ASEC UNSC SA IR LE |
08BEIRUT687 | LEBANON: WITH CENTCOM ACTING COMMANDER, DEFMIN [...] (C) Acting CENTCOM Commander and CENTCOM J5 Policy and Planning Director Major General Allardice, in a May 13 visit to Beirut, met with Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr to discuss support for the LAF. There has been a shift in Murr's thinking since we last saw him three d [...] | 2008-05-14 21:23:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE |
08BEIRUT688 | LEBANON: ARMY COMMANDER DESCRIBES CHALLENGES AND [...] (C) In a 14 May meeting, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander LTG Sleiman told visiting Acting CENTCOM Commander LTG Dempsey that Lebanon is in a "civil war" that requires a political solution. Sleiman outlined for General Dempsey the difficulties of the current tactical situation on the grou [...] | 2008-05-14 21:46:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MASS MCAP PTER PARM PINR KPAL SY AE IS LE |
08BEIRUT690 | LEBANON: CABINET REVOKES CONTROVERSIAL DECISIONS [...] (U) On May 14, the Cabinet revoked its two contentious decisions on transferring the head of airport security after discovering Hizballah-installed monitoring cameras and declaring Hizballah's fiber optics network illegal. The decisions, which sparked street violence between Hizballah fighter [...] | 2008-05-15 11:12:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER LE |
08BEIRUT694 | LEBANON: NOW LEBANON NEWS PORTAL SAYS BUSINESS IS [...] (C) To learn more about the on-line media phenomenon providing fast-breaking updates during the recent violence, Poloffs met with NOWLebanon.com staff writer Ben Ryan in the organization's Beirut offices on May 13. Ryan said NOWLebanon had recently received a 150 percent increase in hits on [...] | 2008-05-15 13:05:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER LE |
08BEIRUT695 | LEBANON: NEED FOR REALISTIC POST-PILOT PHASE [...] (C) The strategic implications of Lebanese border security came into sharp focus recently. On May 5, the Charge visited the Northern Border Pilot Project (NBPP) Command Center in Tripoli and the Aarida border crossing station. On May 6, she attended a lunch organized by the UN to discuss the [...] | 2008-05-15 13:16:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT696 | LEBANON: GOL REQUESTS FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ATTEND [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Elie Mekhael, Secretary General of the Council for Children at the Ministry of Social Affairs (MSA) on May 7. Mekhael said he was very interested in attending the UNESCO Conference on the Counterradicalization of Youth being held in Bahrain June 15-17 [...] | 2008-05-15 16:30:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC PGOV PREL PTER SOCI UNESCO LE |
08BEIRUT698 | LEBANON: JUMBLATT WANTS TO BE READY FOR THE "NEXT [...] (C) March 14/Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader Walid Jumblatt told us on May 15 that he wants to prepare his Druze PSP fighters by secretly supplying them with weapons, in order to be ready for the "next round" of fighting with Hizballah. He originally planned to delay going to Doha by [...] | 2008-05-15 20:11:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE |
08BEIRUT700 | LEBANON: GEMAYEL, DUBIOUS BUT READY, FOR DOHA [...] (C) Former President and Phalange leader Amine Gemayel declared on May 15 that Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun was obstructing the Arab League's efforts to put out a statement concluding its delegation's trip to Beirut, presumably because he still harbors presidential aspirations. [...] | 2008-05-15 20:24:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE |
08BEIRUT701 | LEBANON: SAMIR GEAGEA GOING TO DOHA, NO TO 10-10-10 [...] (C) In a late night, Thursday, May 15 meeting, Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea told Charge that he is concerned that deals are being made under the table at this time with regards to the next Lebanese government and that Sa'ad Hariri is wavering on the March 14 agenda. Geagea specific [...] | 2008-05-15 22:06:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MCAP MARR EAIR IR LE |
08BEIRUT702 | LEBANON: SAMIR GEAGEA GOING TO DOHA, NO TO 10-10-10 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-15 22:06:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MCAP MARR EAIR IR LE |
08BEIRUT703 | LEBANON: SAMIR GEAGEA GOING TO DOHA, NO TO 10-10-10 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-15 22:06:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MCAP MARR EAIR IR LE |
08BEIRUT704 | LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI: LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR DOHA, [...] (C) Future Movement leader Saad Hariri confirmed the death of top Hizballah military leader General Abu al-Fadl in a May 15 meeting with the Charge. Political leaders were preparing to meet in Doha on May 16 to relaunch the National Dialogue, though both enthusiasm and expectations for the tal [...] | 2008-05-15 22:25:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PINR KJUS MASS IR AR SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT709 | BEIRUT EAC MEETING MAY 16, 2008 (1600 EST) [...] (C) At 1730 local time (1030 EST) on May 16, 2008, CDA Sison convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee to discuss the current situation and to adopt a series of "reverse tripwires" which will be used to consider if and when the Embassy Beirut Logistical Support Missions (EBLSM) from [...] | 2008-05-16 16:52:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | CASC ASEC PTER MOPS LE SY |
08BEIRUT711 | LEBANON: WHAT DOES HIZBALLAH HAVE IN STORE FOR [...] (C) This is part one of a three-part series of cables looking at where Lebanon is headed after violence erupted following the Siniora government's May 5 decisions to confront Hizballah (Ref A). This message (part one) deals with Hizballah's intentions now that it has withdrawn its militants fr [...] | 2008-05-16 18:26:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE |
08BEIRUT713 | LEBANON: TRIPOLI MP: WHO WILL DEFEND TRIPOLI -- [...] (C) Pro-March 14 Tripoli MP Mosbah Ahdab and prominent Sunni leaders from Tripoli conveyed their deep concern to us on May 16 that if the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) does not protect the Sunnis in Tripoli, some moderate Future Movement supporters may turn to Sunni extremist groups for protecti [...] | 2008-05-16 20:12:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR EAIR SA IR LE |
08BEIRUT714 | LEBANON: TRIPOLI MINISTER OF PARLIAMENT WARNS OF [...] (C) In a May 16 meeting, Sunni Member of Parliament Dr. Moustapha Allouch told Charge that the threat of Sunni extremism is on the rise in Tripoli since the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) failed to protect the Sunnis of Beirut during the Hizballah takeover of west Beirut on May 8 and 9. While th [...] | 2008-05-16 20:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MCAP MARR EAIR IR LE |
08BEIRUT715 | LEBANON: FORMER PM OMAR KARAMI: OLD DOG WITH NO [...] (C) In a May 16 meeting, Former Lebanese Prime Minister and Syrian puppet Omar Karami regaled us with his knowledge of nothing. In his most polite and soft-spoken way, he played down the significance of the Syrian Socialist National Party (SSNP),while giving faint praise to the "resistance." [...] | 2008-05-16 21:11:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MCAP MARR EAIR IR LE |
08BEIRUT717 | BEIRUT CORE EAC MEETING MAY 18, 2008 (1930 EST) [...] (C) At 1930 local time (1230 EST) on May 18, 2008, CDA Sison convened a meeting of the Core Emergency Action Committee to discuss the current situation and review the "reverse tripwires" reported in reftel which will be used to consider if and when the Embassy Beirut Logistical Support Mission [...] | 2008-05-18 17:11:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | CASC ASEC PTER MOPS LE SY |
08BEIRUT724 | LEBANON: PETITION FOR CIVIL PEACEFUL RESISTANCE AND [...] (U) On May 18, a group of 327 civil society activists, politicians, intellectual and media figures signed and publicly released a petition in which they accused Hizballah of attempting to seize full authority in Lebanon and linking the country to the Gaza-Damascus-Tehran axis by destroying the [...] | 2008-05-19 14:40:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER LE |
08BEIRUT726 | LEBANON: DRUZE MAYOR RECOUNTS FIGHTING HIZBALLAH [...] (C) The Druze Mayor of Aley, Wajdi Mrad, recounted the recent fighting between his fighters (allied with Walid Jumblatt's Progressive Socialist Party) and Hizballah. Mrad, who suffered a bullet ricochet himself, told us that many of his townsmen were ready to fight the "intruders" in the mou [...] | 2008-05-19 18:16:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR MCAP SA IR LE |
08BEIRUT727 | LEBANON: ZAHLE LEADERS ARGUE NEW ELECTORAL LAW [...] (C) In a May 19 luncheon with Zahle politicians and prominent figures, the Charge heard arguments for why a new electoral law, and in particular passing the Boutros Commission law, is tantamount, even more important than electing a president, because it could redistribute the votes in a way t [...] | 2008-05-19 18:57:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE |
08BEIRUT730 | BEIRUT EAC MEETING OF MAY 20, 2008 [...] (SBU/NF) At 1645 hours on May 20, 2008, CDA convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC). Present were A/DCM, CON, DAO, LEGATT, MGMT, PD, Special Assistant, RAO and RSO. Embassy has met all of the initial reverse tripwires for standing down Embassy Beirut Logistical Support Mis [...] | 2008-05-20 19:00:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER |
08BEIRUT731 | LEBANON: BEIRUT COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE LOW [...] (C) In a May 19 meeting with the Mayor of Beirut and 16 of the city's Municipal Council members, the Charge listened to the concerns of the councillors and their constituents. Several of them appealed for greater U.S. support, and called for a resolution of the Shebaa Farms issue. Many said t [...] | 2008-05-20 19:47:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR EAID LE |
08BEIRUT732 | LEBANON: FORMER PM MIKATI EXPECTS CONTINUED STATUS [...] (C) Former Prime Minister and prominent Sunni businessman Najib Mikati reported to Charge May 19 evening that he heard Syrian President Bashar Assad had "ordered" Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to "finalize an agreement" in Doha. Mikati explained that the Qataris are feeling pressure to succee [...] | 2008-05-20 19:53:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR EAIR SA IR LE |
08BEIRUT739 | LEBANON: DRUZE LEADER ARSLAN READYING FOR THE NEW [...] (C) Druze leader and opposition-aligned former minister and MP Talal Arslan, while avoiding specifics, predicted to the Charge on May 21 that the new president (presumably Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Michel Sleiman) will likely choose the Minister of Interior, and that the next LAF C [...] | 2008-05-21 16:09:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC SY IR LE |
08BEIRUT748 | LEBANON: GEMAYEL: U.S. NEEDS TO COUNTER SYRIAN [...] (C) Former president and Kataeb (Phalange) leader Amine Gemayel expressed to the Charge on May 22 his disappointment with the agreement reached in Doha. He credited himself for the agreement's omission of an endorsement of Hizballah's legitimacy as a resistance movement. He is pleased that th [...] | 2008-05-22 17:07:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC SA LE |
08BEIRUT749 | LEBANON: JUMBLATT SATISFIED WITH DOHA AGREEMENT [...] (C) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt is satisfied with the agreement reached in Doha, which included language on Hizballah's arms that was "not bad." He predicted Future Movement leader Saad Hariri would become the next prime minister. "Out," according to Jumblatt, were Defense Minister Elias Mur [...] | 2008-05-22 17:56:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE |
08BEIRUT754 | LEBANON: A CONFIDENT AOUN BELIEVES OPPOSITION WILL [...] (C) A confident and cheerful Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun told the Charge on May 23 that the Finance Ministry was most important cabinet seat for the opposition in the upcoming cabinet formation, followed by Interior and Defense. The other ministries were less important, in the [...] | 2008-05-23 14:52:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE |
08BEIRUT757 | LEBANON: SPEAKER BERRI PLEASED WITH DOHA AGREEMENT [...] (C) Speaker Nabih Berri is pleased with the agreement reached at Doha and credits himself with ensuring its success when Arab League representatives appeared to have hit a wall. He explained that the issue of whether a constitutional amendment was needed to elect Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) C [...] | 2008-05-23 17:11:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE |
08BEIRUT758 | GEN. SLEIMAN LOOKS AHEAD AT PRESIDENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge met one-on-one with General Michel Sleiman, President-designate and Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, to thank him for the close relationship the Embassy has enjoyed with the LAF under his command and to share with him the news of Codel Rahall's travel for Sunday's P [...] | 2008-05-23 21:21:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MCAP PTER PINR LE |
08BEIRUT759 | LEBANON: GEAGEA HOPES SINIORA, AND NOT SAAD [...] (C) Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea believes that current PM Fouad Siniora should stay on as the new PM when the government is formed following the election of a new Lebanese president on May 25. Majority leader and PM front-runner candidate Saad Hariri, he argued, would be more valuable [...] | 2008-05-24 15:58:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC SA IR SY LE |
08BEIRUT760 | LEBANON: ELIAS MURR WANTS TO REMAIN MINISTER OF [...] (C) In a May 24 meeting, Defense Minister Elias Murr told Charge that he wanted to be the Minister of Defense in the next Cabinet. Murr rejects the idea of a Hizballah veto over his reappointment as MinDef and threatened President-Designate Sleiman last night, after Murr's return from Geneva, [...] | 2008-05-24 17:10:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MCAP MARR EAIR IR LE |
08BEIRUT761 | LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI NOT YET DECIDED ON PRIME [...] (C) A somber and defeatist-sounding March 14 leader Saad Hariri did not appear to have decided whether he would become prime minister in the next cabinet. Citing the election of a president as the only victory emerging from Doha, he complained about the lack of response from the international [...] | 2008-05-24 17:25:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE |
08BEIRUT764 | LEBANON: CODEL RAHALL MEETING WITH [...] (C) In a May 25 meeting with CODEL Rahall a few hours before the Parliamentary vote on the Presidency, Lebanese President-Designate Sleiman said that Lebanon's problems can only be solved through dialogue. Sleiman thanked the delegation for their steadfast support of the Lebanese Armed Forces [...] | 2008-05-26 13:27:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER PREF MCAP MARR EAIR IR LE |
08BEIRUT765 | LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI WARNS CODEL RAHALL OF [...] (C) Hours before the parliamentary election of former Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Michel Sleiman as president, Saad Hariri, leader of the parliamentary majority, thanked visiting CODEL Rahall for continuing U.S. Congressional support for the Lebanese security forces. Repeatedly warni [...] | 2008-05-26 13:35:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE |
08BEIRUT766 | LEBANON: PARLIAMENT ELECTS MICHEL SLEIMAN AS [...] (C) After 19 previous sessions were canceled, the Lebanese Parliament finally succeeded in electing former Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Michel Sleiman as president, ending the presidential vacuum that had gripped Lebanon for the past six months. In what many viewed as a stronger than [...] | 2008-05-26 14:04:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE |
08BEIRUT767 | BEIRUT EAC MEETING MAY 26 - RECOMMEND STANDING [...] (C) At 1800 local time (1030 EST) on May 26, 2008, CDA Sison agreed with core EAC members (DCM, RAO, DAO, CONS, MGMT, RSO and SpecAsst) to recommend standing down the Embassy Beirut Logistical Support Missions (EBLSM) from Cyprus. The swearing-in of President Michel Sleiman on May 25 proceede [...] | 2008-05-26 14:40:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC ASEC PTER MOPS LE SY |
08BEIRUT77 | LEBANON: BERRI CITES SYRIAN-SAUDI RELATIONSHIP AS [...] (C) In his last meeting with the mbassador, a pessimistic Parliament Speaker Nabi Berri cited better relations between Syria and audi Arabia as the key to resolving Lebanon's poitical crisis. He continued to insist on a 10-10-0 cabinet formation, and stressed that a meeting etween majority le [...] | 2008-01-18 14:22:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT770 | LEBANON: NASRALLAH EXTENDS HAND FOR PARTNERSHIP, BUT [...] (U) During a ceremony held in the Beirut southern suburbs to mark the eighth anniversary of the 2000 Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, Hizballah SYG Nasrallah delivered a televised speech in which he extended to the GOL the hand for partnership and cooperation, but at the same time just [...] | 2008-05-27 12:14:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER PINR LE |
08BEIRUT773 | LEBANON: SIDON LEADERS HOPEFUL WITH NEW PRESIDENT; [...] (C) In a May 26 visit to the predominately Sunni, southern city of Sidon, the Charge heard from independent MP and philanthropist Bahia Hariri (Rafiq's sister),acting Sunni Mufti Salim Soussan, and members of the Sidon Chamber of Commerce. All of the interlocutors expressed hope for a new er [...] | 2008-05-27 13:32:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PREF UNSC LE |
08BEIRUT774 | LEBANON: SIDON LEADERS HOPEFUL WITH NEW PRESIDENT; [...] (C) In a May 26 visit to the predominately Sunni, southern city of Sidon, the Charge heard from independent MP and philanthropist Bahia Hariri (Rafiq's sister),acting Sunni Mufti Salim Soussan, and members of the Sidon Chamber of Commerce. All of the interlocutors expressed hope for a new er [...] | 2008-05-27 13:32:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PREF UNSC LE |
08BEIRUT780 | LEBANON: MARCH 14 SELECTS FOUAD SINIORA AS PRIME [...] (C) Shortly before March 14 announced on May 27 that Fouad Siniora was its candidate for prime minister, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt shared ongoing deliberations affecting majority leader Saad Hariri's decision whether to take the job himself. On cabinet formation, Jumblatt argued that March [...] | 2008-05-28 06:42:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE |
08BEIRUT786 | LEBANON: ANTI-HIZBALLAH FIGURE PUSHES FOR [...] (C) Prominent businessman and head of the Nabatieh Chamber of Commerce, AmCit Abdallah Bitar, recounted threats and harassment he received from Hizballah because of his recent trip to the U.S with Ahmad al Assad. Bitar returned home to Nabatieh in southern Lebanon May 7 after Hizballah launche [...] | 2008-05-28 13:12:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE |
08BEIRUT789 | LEBANON: MARCH 14'S DIVISION OF LABOR FOR WINNING [...] (C) Following March 14's nomination of Fouad Siniora as prime minister in the next cabinet, March 14 Secretariat SYG Fares Suaid envisions a division of labor over the next 10 months to ensure its success in the 2009 parliamentary elections. PM Siniora reportedly told March 14 leaders that hi [...] | 2008-05-28 16:52:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE |
08BEIRUT790 | LEBANON: GEAGEA WONDERS IF NEW CABINET WILL BE [...] (C) Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, pleased that Fouad Siniora will likely be re-appointed as PM, cast doubt to the Charge on May 28 that a new cabinet would be formed. Unconcerned, Geagea explained that a caretaker cabinet composed of all of the resigned ministers, headed by Siniora, is [...] | 2008-05-28 17:49:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE |
08BEIRUT795 | LEBANON: WITH PM DECISION ACCEPTED, SAAD HARIRI [...] (C) Majority leader Saad Hariri appears to have accepted March 14's nomination of Fouad Siniora as prime minister, but expects lengthy and difficult negotiations over cabinet formation. Focusing now on winning the 2009 parliamentary elections, Saad suggested several ways the U.S. could help, [...] | 2008-05-29 15:24:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR EAID UNSC EAIR SA IR LE |
08BEIRUT797 | LEBANON: UNSCOL CONCERN ABOUT IMPACT ON TRIBUNAL [...] (C) The office of the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon in Beirut is concerned that opposition members of the new Lebanese cabinet may seek to impede the UN SYG's effort to establish the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, says the UNSCOL chief of staff. The new UN Special Representative, Johan V [...] | 2008-05-29 16:03:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER PREF UNSC LE SY |
08BEIRUT798 | LEBANON: GEMAYEL: U.S. CAN RESTORE GOL LEGITIMACY [...] (C) Head of Kataeb (Phalange) party and former President Amine Gemayel believes the U.S. can restore legitimacy to the Lebanese government by shifting its endorsement from "the Siniora government" to a focus on newly-elected President Michel Sleiman and the vision outlined in his May 25 maiden [...] | 2008-05-29 16:24:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC IS SY LE |
08BEIRUT799 | LEBANON: PM-DESIGNATE SINIORA BEGINS CABINET [...] (C) Following President Sleiman's May 28 nomination of PM Siniora to head the next government, Siniora will begin the difficult process of cabinet formation. The slight margin of votes in his favor is sure to encourage the opposition, which accuses him of being the "American" and not a consens [...] | 2008-05-29 16:56:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE |
08BEIRUT807 | LEBANON: DILUTE HIZBALLAH'S INFLUENCE WITH [...] (C) "Daily Star" editor-in-chief and influential Lebanese Shia figure Jamil Mroue told the Charge that he advised newly-elected President Michel Sleiman to take immediate advantage of Emirati and Qatari economic and technological assistance to improve the daily lives of Lebanese. Mroue, who h [...] | 2008-05-30 12:18:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER UNSC QA AE LE |
08BEIRUT808 | LEBANON: CARETAKER MINISTER NAYLA MOUAWAD STRESSES [...] (C) Caretaker Minister of Social Affairs Nayla Mouawad, who hopes for a seat in the next cabinet, expressed concerns about the implications of regional developments for Lebanon. Praising President Sleiman's May 25 acceptance speech, particularly its past-tense reference to the "resistance," sh [...] | 2008-05-30 13:28:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR EAID LE |
08BEIRUT812 | LEBANON: BRITISH, DANISH READY TO TERMINATE BORDER [...] (C) At a May 30 donor coordination meeting, British and Danish reps said their missions are fed up with German mismanagement and willful disregard for donor wishes. Both countries are on the verge of terminating their role in the Northern Border Pilot Project (NBPP) when the pilot phase ends [...] | 2008-05-30 17:55:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT820 | LEBANON: HOW CAN THE GOL COEXIST WITH HIZBALLAH? [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-02 17:16:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE |
08BEIRUT822 | LEBANON: CARETAKER JUSTICE MINISTER RIZK LOBBYING [...] (C) Justice Minister Charles Rizk impressed upon the Charge in a June 2 meeting the importance of him staying on as Justice Minister, for the benefit of the Special Tribunal. Rizk fears the ministry is being politicized, as March 14 politicians are jockeying for representation in the new cabi [...] | 2008-06-02 18:01:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR EAID ENRG UNSC LE |
08BEIRUT836 | LEBANON: GEMAYEL PROPOSES TO S/P GORDON HOW U.S. [...] (C) Former President and Kataeb (Phalange) leader Amine Gemayel proposed to visiting Policy Planning Director David Gordon tangible ways through which the U.S. could strengthen March 14 moderates, including visible support in the form of public visits, training for young leaders, and conflict [...] | 2008-06-04 15:14:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC EAID LE IR SY |
08BEIRUT838 | LEBANON: JUMBLATT AND S/P GORDON: EMPOWERING [...] (C) In a discussion on how the U.S. can support a sovereign, independent, and stable Lebanon, Policy Planning Director David Gordon and Druze leader Walid Jumblatt agreed that empowering moderates and building a regional network of alternative voices were important long-term strategies. In the [...] | 2008-06-04 16:10:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC EAID SY IR LE |
08BEIRUT839 | LEBANON: MARCH 14 SECRETARIAT WITH S/P GORDON: LOOKING [...] (SBU) Summary: Middle East Regional developments and the 2009 election in Lebanon were foremost in the minds of March 14 Secretariat members who hosted a dinner for Policy Planning Director David Gordon during his June 2-3 visit to Lebanon. Discouraged after the May events and the May 21 Doha [...] | 2008-06-04 16:26:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER PINR EAID UNSC LE SY IR |
08BEIRUT84 | LEBANON: DEFENSE MINISTER RECOUNTS MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-19 08:14:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT840 | LEBANON: GEAGEA TELLS S/P GORDON MAINTAINING MARCH [...] (C) Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea told Policy Planning Director David Gordon that the momentum is now with the March 14-led majority after the selection of PM Siniora over the opposition's objections. According to Geagea, for the majority to capitalize on this momentum, Siniora needs to [...] | 2008-06-04 17:33:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC EAID SY IR LE |
08BEIRUT841 | LEBANON: HARIRI WITH S/P GORDON WARNS AGAINST THE [...] (C) Meeting with visiting Director of Policy Planning David Gordon on June 3, majority leader Saad Hariri stressed that Iran, with help from Syria, is taking over Lebanon. He added that it is imperative that the U.S. formulate a strong, coherent policy on Syria that stresses sticks as much as [...] | 2008-06-04 17:43:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR EAID UNSC LE SY IR |
08BEIRUT846 | LEBANON: SLEIMAN FOCUSES ON CABINET FORMATION AND [...] (C) On May 31, President Michel Sleiman met with Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman in Baabda Palace and expressed his appreciation for the USG's support of Lebanon and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). On the political front, he told us he wants to select the Minister of Inte [...] | 2008-06-05 16:01:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PGOV PTER KPAL SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT847 | LEBANON: SINIORA FOCUSED ON SHEBAA FARMS AND NAHR [...] (C) In a May 31 meeting with Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman, Prime Minister-designate Fouad Siniora was frank, blunt,and used strident language about the need to focs on a solution for Shebaa Farms. Siniora said hat he has raised this issue with high-level USG officials f [...] | 2008-06-05 16:22:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PTER PINR PREF IR UNSC LE |
08BEIRUT848 | LEBANON: WITH USDP EDELMAN, ACTING LAF COMMANDER [...] (C) Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman assured Acting Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander MG Shawki al-Masri of the U.S.'s commitment to assisting the LAF. Expressing his appreciation, Masri said timing of the assistance is "very critical". Noting that the LAF is assuming so [...] | 2008-06-05 16:26:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR MARR MCAPS MOPS UNSC LE |
08BEIRUT849 | LEBANON: MURR TELLS USDP EDELMAN HE EXPECTS TO [...] (C) Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman expressed to Defense Minister Elias Murr the U.S. commitment to assisting the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). Murr reported that he understood from President Michel Sleiman that Sleiman would appoint him to stay on as Defense Minister in the [...] | 2008-06-05 16:44:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAPS PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE |
08BEIRUT85 | LEBANON: DEFENSE MINISTER RECOUNTS MEETING WITH [...] (S) Deputy PM and Defense Minister Elias Murr advocated separation of the presidential election from cabinet formation in his discussions with visiting Arab League SYG Amr Moussa, but held little hope that Damascus, Moussa's next stop, would accept the idea. The Syrians, Murr believed, were f [...] | 2008-01-20 12:19:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT850 | LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI TELLS USDP EDELMAN THAT A [...] (C) Parliamentary Majority leader Saad Hariri told visiting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman that a strong Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) can defeat Hizballah. Saad believes that U.S. military assistance to train and equip the LAF, funded in part by friendly Arab states, is Leb [...] | 2008-06-05 16:45:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAPS PTER PINR MOPS UNSC IR LE |
08BEIRUT851 | COM CONCURS WITH SECTION 1206 FY 08 TRANCHE FOUR [...] (S) CHIEF OF MISSION FULLY SUPPORTS THE FY 08 SECTION 1206 (TRANCHE FOUR,4) PROPOSALS AS SUBMITTED BY USCENTCOM. THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES THE LEBANESE ARMED FORCES' (LAF'S) CAPABILITY TO CONDUCT MILITARY OPERATIONS IN URBAN TERRAIN (MOUT). IT REINFORCES THE MISSION'S STRATEGIC GOALS OF COUNTERT [...] | 2008-06-05 16:51:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PGOV PARM PTER PM LE PREL MARR MOPS |
08BEIRUT852 | LEBANON: CARETAKER TELECOM MINISTER: 2009 [...] (C) Caretaker Minister of Telecommunications Marwan Hamadeh warned that the unity of Lebanon is at stake as people arm themselves against continuing violence. He admitted that March 14 was facing a difficult period, but was optimistic it could still win the 2009 parliamentary elections. Hama [...] | 2008-06-05 17:36:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR EAID LE |
08BEIRUT859 | LEBANON: MP MURR BLAMES AOUN FOR THE DISPUTES OVER [...] (C) Independent MP Michel Murr blamed the disputes around the cabinet formation on Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun, saying that Aoun is displeased with the ministerial portfolios offered to him and is intentionally demanding ministries he cannot get in order to challenge Michel Slei [...] | 2008-06-06 18:28:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE |
08BEIRUT865 | LEBANON: MARCH 14 SECURITY MOST IMPORTANT TO [...] (C) Linking success in the 2009 parliamentary elections to March 14's ability to "protect its people," caretaker Social Affairs Minister Nayla Mouawad and her son Michel Mouawad proposed that March 14 implement a security strategy. This would include developing a force within the Internal Secu [...] | 2008-06-09 14:54:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC EG LE |
08BEIRUT884 | LEBANON: CABINET FORMATION PROGRESSING; AOUN [...] (C) On day 16 of cabinet consultations, political leaders continue their horsetrading over ministerial seats and most contacts from both the March 14 majority and the March 8/Aoun opposition tell us they are hopeful that the cabinet will be formed relatively quickly. PM-designate Fouad Siniora [...] | 2008-06-12 18:22:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE |
08BEIRUT894 | LEBANON: HOW WOULD HIZBALLAH REACT TO A [...] (C) A resolution of the Sheba'a Farms issue is a necessary but not sufficient step toward disarming Hizballah. Hizballah has responded to recent increased international attention on Sheba'a Farms by insisting that only complete Israeli withdrawal from "all of the occupied lands" would satisfy [...] | 2008-06-13 17:56:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC IR IS LE |
08BEIRUT895 | LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI CONFIDENT MARCH 14 WILL [...] (C) Parliamentary Majority leader Saad Hariri stated with confidence on June 13 that President Michel Sleiman would appoint acceptable candidates to the Defense and Interior Ministries, that March 14 would retain the Finance and Justice Ministries, and that the opposition would choose the Fore [...] | 2008-06-13 18:46:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE |
08BEIRUT908 | LEBANON: POTENTIAL SHIA CABINET MEMBER STRESSES [...] (C) Respected Shia leader Ibrahim Shamseddine, rumored to be a possible March 14 candidate for a position in the next cabinet, stressed his political independence in a June 17 meeting with the Charge. Shamseddine welcomed the Secretary's statement stressing the need to resolve Sheba'a Farms, [...] | 2008-06-18 19:02:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER PINR IR AR SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT912 | LEBANON: CHARGE'S TRIP TO NABATIEH TO VISIT USG [...] (C) On June 18, the Charge, visiting State Department Policy Planning staff member, and EmbOffs visited five sites of which the Embassy sponsors development, social assistance, and education projects in Nabatieh in southern Lebanon. The traveling party also attended a luncheon at the home of [...] | 2008-06-19 18:30:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER UNSC AID LE |
08BEIRUT918 | LEBANON: DEPOSED TYRE SHIA MUFTI PROPOSES FORMING [...] (C) On June 19, Charge and visiting S/P advisor met deposed Shia Mufti of Tyre Sayyed Ali al-Amin, who remains in Beirut after Hizballah drove him out of his position during the May clashes. Al-Amin described the lack of support from Iraqi Shia, whom he describes as afraid to confront Iranian [...] | 2008-06-20 18:13:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER EAID PINR IQ IR LE |
08BEIRUT919 | LEBANON: INDEPENDENT SHIA FIGURES DISCUSS HOW TO [...] (C) On June 19, the Charge and visiting S/P staff member Jared Cohen met with a series of independent Shia, including activist Lokman Slim, journalist Ali Alamine, and political figure Ahmad Assad (ref A covers June 19 meeting with deposed Shia Mutfi at Tyre Syed Ali al-Amine). Slim proposed [...] | 2008-06-20 19:07:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER PINR EAID LE IQ IR SY |
08BEIRUT931 | LEBANON: OPPOSITION REACTION TO NABATIEH TRIP AND [...] (C) Pro-opposition media have seized on the Charge's June 18 visit to Nabatieh in southern Lebanon (Ref A) to step up criticism over U.S. policy in the region. The heart of the criticism seems to be a concerted effort by Hizballah and the opposition to sound an alarm against U.S. relationship [...] | 2008-06-25 16:56:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE |
08BEIRUT936 | LEBANON: ONE MONTH LATER, HOW CAN THE U.S. SUPPORT [...] (C) One month since he became president, the optimism and celebration that followed President Sleiman's election seem to have faded. The Lebanese political scene has returned to its all too familiar picture of squabbling leaders unable to resolve their differences, this time on cabinet format [...] | 2008-06-26 18:00:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE |
08BEIRUT942 | LEBANON: PM'S AIDE ON CABINET, VIENNA PLEDGES, [...] (C) PM Siniora's senior aide Mohamed Chatah said Michel Aoun has agreed to withdraw his demand for a sovereign ministry in the new cabinet, but in return wants the public works portfolio as well as the telecommunications portfolio that Siniora has already offered him. March 14 is favorably di [...] | 2008-06-27 18:36:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MCAP PINR PREF PREL PTER LE KU QA SA |
08BEIRUT948 | LEBANON: APPARENT LULL IN CABINET FORMATION [...] (C) Although there was an uptick in optimism on cabinet formation late in the week of June 23-27, by Monday June 30 all sides seem to be getting ready for a lull in negotiations. Speaker Berri, claiming frustration, is leaving for a conference in Quebec. March 14 has made a tactical withdra [...] | 2008-06-30 16:43:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE |
08BEIRUT949 | LEBANON: SAUDIS REPORTEDLY ARMING SUNNI SALAFISTS [...] (C) Tripoli MP Mosbah Ahdab expressed deep concern to the Charge on June 30 that Saudi Arabic has started arming Sunni extremist Salafists in northern Lebanon. Ahdab alleged that the Saudis are trying "a new strategy" because they are disappointed with the violence that took place in May and [...] | 2008-06-30 20:31:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINR SA SY LE |
08BEIRUT952 | LEBANON: SENIOR COORDINATOR FOLEY HEARS OF [...] (C) In a June 26 visit to Beirut, Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues James Foley learned from the head of the agency responsible for immigration control, Surete Generale Director Wafiq Jezzini, that the Surete Generale has suspended its practice of detaining Iraqi refugees living in L [...] | 2008-07-01 09:56:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PTER IQ LE |
08BEIRUT959 | LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI REFUTES SAUDI ARMING OF [...] (C) Majority leader Saad Hariri reassured the Charge on July 1 that neither his Future Party nor the Saudis are arming the Sunni Salafists, who are fighting the Alawites in northern Lebanon, as has been rumored (Ref A). The fighting in the north could continue for months to obstruct the spring [...] | 2008-07-02 12:40:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR KPAL SY SA LY AG LE |
08BEIRUT96 | LEBANON: SINIORA URGES PRESSURE ON SYRIANS, [...] (S) In the Ambassador's January 22 farewell call, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora shared concerns that Hizballah may be planning some sort of action against Israel as a way to improve its image domestically and within the Arab League. Siniora also asked the Ambassador to carry two messages back t [...] | 2008-01-23 11:26:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT962 | LEBANON: GEAGEA SAYS HIZBALLAH AND SYRIA DO NOT [...] (C) Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea argued that the fighting in the north was ignited by the May clashes, stemming from decades of tension, and is perpetuated by the lack of response from the Lebanese Armed Forces and Internal Security Forces. Countering the notion that Syria and Hizballa [...] | 2008-07-02 16:27:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR MCAP SY LE |
08BEIRUT963 | LEBANON: JUMBLATT REPORTS SAUDIS FOCUSED ON [...] (C) Recounting his recent trip to Saudi Arabia, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt told the Charge on July 2 that the Saudis are focused on restructuring Saad Hariri's Future Movement and on bolstering the Sunnis in anticipation of the 2009 parliamentary elections. Jumblatt expressed his concern tha [...] | 2008-07-02 19:04:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC SA IS LE |
08BEIRUT970 | LEBANON: SLEIMAN OPTIMISTIC ABOUT CABINET [...] (C) On July 3, President Michel Sleiman told the Charge he was optimistic that the cabinet would be named before he travels to Paris on July 12th. "I knew this would take some time. It is important for us to have a dialogue and solve these issues on our own." Sleiman predicts that low-level [...] | 2008-07-03 13:24:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREF KPAL SY IS LE |
08BEIRUT974 | LEBANON TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF MEMBERS OF ABU [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-03 14:33:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFTN EFIN PTER PREL PGOV LE |
08BEIRUT975 | LEBANON: PATIENT SINIORA WANTS ACTION FROM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-03 15:22:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR EAID UNSC KPAL IS LE |
08BEIRUT983 | LEBANON: ON CABINET, PROGRESS WITH AOUN BUT NOT [...] (C) There was significant progress on cabinet formation July 5-6, when the majority and the opposition reached an agreement on the portfolio distribution. Contacts from both sides told us on Saturday, July 5 there might be cabinet agreement by the end of the day. However, the optimism faded [...] | 2008-07-07 15:55:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR LE |
08BEIRUT994 | LEBANON: FAMILY FEUD: MARCH 14 STRUGGLING ON [...] (C) Saad Hariri is back in Lebanon and March 14 is working on resolving its internal disagreements over the division of cabinet seats, but hard feelings are making it difficult. Hariri has been engaged in discussions with other March 14 leaders Samir Geagea, Walid Jumblatt, and PM-designate [...] | 2008-07-09 15:21:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR FR LE SY |
08BEIRUT996 | LEBANON: DETERMINED UNIIIC COMMISSIONER MAKING [...] (S) UNIIIC Commissioner Daniel Bellemare told emboffs on July 9 that he sees no wavering of French support for UNIIIC and the Special Tribunal, asked for USG support in the Special Tribunal Management Committee and positive USG responses to his requests for assistance. Ever the careful prose [...] | 2008-07-09 16:00:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER UNSC FR GB LE |
08BELGRADE1007 | SERBIA INTENDS TO SEEK MEMBERSHIP IN WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT [...] (SBU) Serbia intends to seek membership in the Wassenaar Arrangement 2. (SBU) Comment: Serbia's initiative to seek Wassenaar membership is MUNTER [...] | 2008-09-26 15:09:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP SR |
08BELGRADE1008 | SERBIA INTENDS TO SEEK MEMBERSHIP IN WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT [...] (SBU) Serbia intends to seek membership in the Wassenaar Arrangement within the next several months, MFA Director for Weapons Control Ambassador Branka Latinovic told us on September 24. She said the government had already taken the decision to start the process and hoped to finalize "internal [...] | 2008-09-26 15:20:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP SR |
08BELGRADE1086 | SERBIA TO ATTEND GLOBAL INITIATIVE EPG [...] We delivered reftel demarche to Serbian MFA Arms Control officer Ljubomir Postic on September 29. On October 14, Postic told us that Serbia planned to attend the Global Initiative Exercise Planning Group meeting. 2. Postic inquired if there would be any financial support for delegations [...] | 2008-10-20 13:29:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC SR |
08BELGRADE1300 | SERBIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Serbia's law enforcement and security agencies, particularly the Customs Administration, Criminal Police, Border Police, Security Information Agency, and other security services, greatly increased bilateral counterterrorism cooperation since the July formation of the new government. Intra-g [...] | 2008-12-16 08:26:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR SR |
08BELGRADE1341 | SERBIA MADE AWARE OF JUNE 2009 GLOBAL INITIATIVE MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-29 12:36:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC SR |
08BELGRADE167 | TRIAL of ALLEGED MUSLIM EXTREMISTS IN SERBIA [...] (SBU) The trial of 14 Muslims from Serbia's Sandzak region on charges of terrorism and related charges began on January 14. According to the indictment, the group was planning attacks on the U.S. Embassy and other sites in Belgrade and Novi Pazar, as well as the murder of an Islamic religious l [...] | 2008-02-13 06:22:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF ASEC PTER SR US |
08BELGRADE54 | (C) ENGAGING SERBIA ON MANPADS SALE AND DESTRUCTION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. Summary ------- 2. (C) Serbia continues to lag behind in fulfilling its obligations to destroy MANPADS, as per the 2005 bilateral agreement with the United States. The MOD has now expressed an interest in selling MANPADS to Egypt, and [...] | 2008-01-11 18:36:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PARM PTER PREL SR EG |
08BELGRADE659 | SERBIA: RESPONSE ON NEW GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR [...] Per reftel instructions, on July 1 we informed Mladen Mijovic, Defense Security Deputy in the Foreign Ministry, that India and Jordan are new partner nations in the Global Initiative. We also informed him we would pass on Global Initiative points of contact in India and Jordan once we received [...] | 2008-07-02 16:55:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP SR |
08BELGRADE951 | SERBIA: RESPONSE ON NEW GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-12 06:51:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP MR UZ SR |
08BELMOPAN168 | BELIZE RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: MERIDA INITIATIVE [...] (U) On February 19 to 21st, Ambassador Dieter and DCM Hill conducted initial meetings following general elections in early February with high-level ministers including the new Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Minister of National Security. During these me [...] | 2008-03-19 21:36:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | PINS PREL PTER SNAR BH |
08BELMOPAN192 | (C) ZUBAIR KHAN -- RSO SOURCE ALLEGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: An RSO source alleges Pakistani-Belizean national, Zubair Khan, is involved with drug trafficking, money laundering, and has possible ties to Lebanese Hezbollah and Pakistan al-Qaeda associations. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Information provided by source is unconfirmed. RSO sourc [...] | 2008-04-04 21:28:00 | Embassy Belmopan | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER CVIS KCRM BH |
08BELMOPAN265 | BELIZE SECURITY ASSESSMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Our assessment, based on discussions within Country Team and with regional law enforcement officers covering Belize, is that inclusion in regional efforts to strengthen border protection and to combat alien smuggling would be of great benefit. Anti-gang efforts aimed at preven [...] | 2008-05-23 19:19:00 | Embassy Belmopan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL MASS MOPS XL BH |
08BERLIN1048 | GONO DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GERMANS - NO OBJECTION [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to German Ministry of Foreign Affairs representatives Julian Luebbert, Desk Officer, International Economic and Financial Policy and Antje Haeusler, Southern Africa Division. Both officers expressed appreciation for the informaton. They stated that t [...] | 2008-07-31 17:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC ZI |
08BERLIN1127 | GERMANY'S RESPONSE TO IRANIAN - SYRIAN BANKING [...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel non-paper to Julian Luebbert, German Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Desk Officer responsible for Iran Financial Sanctions; Andreas Krueger, Head of the MFA Iran Unit, and Stefan Bantle, Syria Desk Officer at MFA. Econoff also delivered reftel non-paper to Kri [...] | 2008-08-15 10:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER PINR SY IR GM |
08BERLIN1323 | GERMANY'S INTERIM RESPONSE ON ENGAGING CHINA ON [...] (S) EMIN met with Ruediger von Fritsch, German Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Economic Affairs and provided reftel non-paper. The Ministry's Export Control Division subsequently contacted Econoff. The Director of Export Controls, Goetz Lingenthal, said the MFA and other age [...] | 2008-09-25 07:11:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER PINR IR GM |
08BERLIN1329 | GERMANY'S RESPONSE TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE EXERCISE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-25 15:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC GM |
08BERLIN1408 | (S/NF) GERMANY NONCOMMITTAL ON PALESTINIAN [...] (S/NF) DCM raised October 15 with German NSA Christoph Heusgen the possibility of Germany resettling the Palestinian Guantanamo detainee described in Ref (A). Heusgen was noncommittal; he did not rule it out but suggested that other countries (he mentioned Spain) might be more appropriate. [...] | 2008-10-17 15:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO GM |
08BERLIN151 | SENIOR BUNDESTAG MP URGES THAW IN U.S.- IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 26 meeting, Bundestag Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ruprecht Polenz (CDU) gave the Ambassador a read-out of his mid-January trips to Israel and Iran. Repeatedly commenting that he did not believe only in "containment," Polenz asserted that the Iranian leaders' to [...] | 2008-02-07 15:33:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PGOV PREL PTER IS IR GM |
08BERLIN1546 | GERMAN CONCERNS ABOUT THE TIMING OF THE AFGHAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA is concerned that if the Afghans decide at this late date to bring forward next year's presidential election, and hold it in April, May or June, rather than in September, as previously agreed, ISAF and the international community might have difficulty providing the [...] | 2008-11-17 10:47:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PTER SNAR AF FR GM |
08BERLIN1548 | GERMAN ENGAGEMENT WITH PAKISTAN AND VIEWS ON THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. To help Pakistan deal with its broad range of challenges, Germany has significantly ramped up its diplomatic engagement with Islamabad and plans to double its development assistance. Both Chancellor Merkel and FM Steinmeier have met with Pakistani leaders in recent weeks. Germa [...] | 2008-11-17 10:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ECON EAID PK GM |
08BERLIN1597 | GERMANY STICKING TO UNSCR 1816 BUT OPEN TO [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel to MFA Deputy Division Head of ESDP Jens Beikuefner, ESDP Desk Officer Stefan Roessel, and UN Policy Desk Officer Dirk Stockhausen on November 28. Although contacts strongly opposed a technical resolution delaying UNSCR 1816 for two weeks, they supported extending [...] | 2008-11-28 15:37:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER |
08BERLIN1652 | TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to the German Ministries of Finance, Economics, and Foreign Affairs regarding the U.S. designation of the Saudi Arabia-based Union of Good organization as a supporter of terror and encouraged the ministries to pursue similar measures. None of our Germa [...] | 2008-12-11 15:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR KWBG KPAL IS |
08BERLIN1665 | GERMANY SUPPORTS CONTACT GROUP, BUT WARY OF ANY [...] (C) SUMMARY. While welcoming the establishment of the Contact Group as a useful way to improve coordination in counter-piracy efforts, MFA officials voiced concerns about the U.S. desire for the new proposed UNSC resolution to address the need to pursue pirates ashore. They pointed out that t [...] | 2008-12-12 15:11:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PBTS PHSA PREL PTER GM |
08BERLIN1703 | GERMANY TO PARTICIPATE IN FIFTH GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-22 14:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC GM |
08BERLIN343 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE - EXERCISE PLANNING GROUP [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-17 16:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER FR GM |
08BERLIN432 | MESSAGE DELIVERED: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-07 07:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PARM PINR PREL PTER KGIC FR GM |
08BERLIN464 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE: GIIP ADIVISORY COMMITEE MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-14 14:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KGIC PARM PREL EN GM |
08BERLIN479 | MESSAGE DELIVERED - BAHRAIN ENDORSES GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-16 14:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DTRA PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP BA GM |
08BERLIN555 | GERMAN RESPONSE - REQUEST FOR VIGILANCE REGARDING [...] (S) EconOff delivered ref A demarche April 28-29 to MFA Deputy Director for International Economic and Financial Policy Sabine Seidler, Economics Ministry Foreign Trade Law Desk Officer Martin Lutz, and Finance Ministry Director for Terrorism Finance and Money Laundering Michael Findeisen. All [...] | 2008-04-29 15:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | KNNP PTER EFIN MNUC GR IR GM |
08BERLIN628 | RESPONDING TO NUCLEAR TERRORISM AND RADIOLOGICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German officials from the Federal Environment Ministry and the Federal Office of Radiation Protection (BfS) briefed NNSA Associate Administrator for Emergency Operations Admiral Krol on Germany's task force approach to respond to incidents of nuclear terrorism and other radiolo [...] | 2008-05-13 15:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC KNNP PTER ASEC KCRM ENRG PREL KGIC GM |
08BERLIN709 | GERMANY INVITED TO SPEAK AT THE JUNE 16-18 MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-30 11:25:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KNNP PARM PREL KGIC SP GM |
08BERLIN723 | GERMANY DECLINES INVITATION TO PRESENT AT THE JUNE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-02 14:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP PARM PREL KGIC SP GM |
08BERLIN853 | GERMANY INFORMED OF NEW GLOBAL INITIATIVE MEMBERS: [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-30 15:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KGIC PARM PREL KNNP JO IN RS GM |
08BERLIN991 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTRY ON [...] (C) On 22 July 2008, POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to Verana Frick, desk officer responsible for Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia at the German Foreign Office. Frick said that the German Government will continue to support dialogue and a peaceful solution between the Government of Col [...] | 2008-07-22 15:22:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | COL VE HR EUR PTER AF SNAR PGOV PREL |
08BERN321 | ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR UN 1267 SANCTIONS AND [...] (C) Poloff delivered message in reftel on July 2 to Daniel Frank, MFA Deputy Coordinator for Counter-terrorism. Frank said that the GOS had not yet formulated its official response to UNSCR 1822, but that the MFA noted and appreciated the positive elements. He remarked that UNSCR 1822 was a [...] | 2008-07-03 17:09:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL ETTC EFIN KTFN UNSC SZ |
08BERN443 | FM CALMY-REY SAYS DIALOGUE AND "DIPLOMATIC \ [...] (C) Summary: In an August 25 address to senior Swiss \ diplomats, FM Calmy-Rey extolled dialogue and facilitation as \ chief Swiss foreign policy instruments. She used the term \ "diplomatic engineering" in describing her vision of \ Switzerland facilitating dialogue on difficult subjects. A \ r [...] | 2008-08-28 15:09:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP PTER SZ |
08BERN526 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-10 14:40:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PTER MNUC KGIC SZ |
08BERN564 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF GULF-BASED AL- [...] (U) Poloff delivered the message in reftel on October 29 to Alessandro Capelli, Deputy Counterterrorism Coordinator, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, and to Rene Bruelhart, Director Financial Intelligence Unit, National Administration of the Principality of Liechtenstein. 2. (SB [...] | 2008-11-03 15:17:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC SZ |
08BERN656 | INFORMING SWITZERLAND OF THE FIFTH GLOBAL [...] Poloff coordinated with local Dutch embassy DCM Karin Moessenlechner to deliver the reftel announcement to appropriate Swiss government colleagues regarding the Fifth Plenary Meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT),which will be hosted by the Netherlands in June 2 [...] | 2008-12-24 07:17:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED | KGIC PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER SZ |
08BISHKEK118 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE KUWAIT- [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-04 03:59:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC KG |
08BISHKEK223 | KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT SEEKS INFORMATION ON KYRGYZ [...] (SBU) This cable contains an action request in para 4. 2. (C) During a meeting with the Ambassador February 6, Justice Minister Marat Kaiypov asked if the USG could confirm whether any Kyrgyz citizens are currently being held in U.S. military detention facilities, such as Guantanamo. Kaiypo [...] | 2008-03-05 11:24:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM MARR PTER KG |
08BISHKEK394 | KYRGYZ RECEIVE INFORMATION ON GIIP MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-22 09:52:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KGIC PARM PREL KG |
08BISHKEK395 | 1540 COMMITTEE POINTS PASSED TO KYRGYZ MFA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-22 09:55:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP KG |
08BISHKEK670 | SCO ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN: CONFERENCE SHORT ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A June 11-12 conference in Kyrgyzstan examined the possible role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Afghanistan's security and development. Afghan speakers described a bleak situation in the country and called for more foreign aid to focus on fighting terrorism [...] | 2008-06-27 07:15:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF KG |
08BISHKEK793 | KYRGYZSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NEW GLOBAL [...] (U) Poloff passed reftel demarche to the MFA Department for Western Countries Attache Amanat Ishimov on July 30. Ishimov said he would pass the information to appropriate staff in the Department for International Organizations. Post will report any substantive response separately. LITZENBERGER [...] | 2008-08-04 06:11:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP KG |
08BOGOTA100 | GOC TRIES TO DEFINE RULES OF THE GAME FOR [...] Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo said on January 8 that the GOC would only accept future international "humanitarian missions" to free Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)-held hostages if commission members agreed to three GOC conditions: respect the GOC, be discreet, and main [...] | 2008-01-09 11:46:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO |
08BOGOTA1001 | URIBE'S 84 PERCENT APPROVAL RATING SPURS [...] (U) A Gallup poll taken March 4-6, shows President Uribe with an all-time high 84 percent approval rating. Only 13 percent disapproved of his performance, the lowest figure since 2002. The poll was taken prior to the Rio Group meeting in Santo Domingo, and pollster Jorge Londono said the Rio [...] | 2008-03-14 16:06:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER DR EC VZ CO |
08BOGOTA1014 | FARC MUTINY LEADS TO DEATH OF SECRETARIAT MEMBER [...] Summary: The murder of Ivan Rios by one of his own men on March 6 could encourage further FARC desertions. A decision on whether to prosecute Rojas for murdering his commander has yet to be made, but many GOC officials do not want the Prosecutor General to file charges. The GOC has decided to [...] | 2008-03-17 17:01:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PTER CO |
08BOGOTA1017 | UPDATE ON LABOR-RELATED VIOLENCE, IMPUNITY, AND [...] Colombian labor confederations report eleven possible union homicides so far in 2008. The Social Protection Ministry (MSP) has confirmed ten of the cases. The Prosecutor General's (Fiscalia) labor sub-unit--which was only set up in November 2006--has resolved 40 of the 73 labor cases solved [...] | 2008-03-17 18:30:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA1094 | LEAK IN PARA-POLITICAL INVESTIGATION LEADS TO ONE [...] (U) On March 19, Prosecutor General Mario Iguaran accepted the resignation of Martha Luz Hurtado, a prosecutor before the Supreme Court working on investigations related to the ongoing para-political scandal, after a suspected leak of information. The Prosecutor Generals Office (Fiscalia) ack [...] | 2008-03-19 21:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
08BOGOTA1144 | GOC SEIZES "UNENRICHED" URANIUM FROM FARC [...] (U) On March 26, the GOC confirmed that it had seized from the FARC approximately 30 kilograms of uranium "empobrecido" (unenriched or depleted) -- low in radioactivity, safe to handle with special equipment, and similar to material used in medical equipment, armoring material or counterweights [...] | 2008-03-27 22:06:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PINR PARM CO |
08BOGOTA1145 | (C) COLOMBIA'S STRATEGY TO EXPLOIT INFO FROM FARC [...] (C) Defense Minister Santos and Vice Minister of Defense (VMOD) Jaramillo told the Ambassador the GOC plans to selectively leak information from FARC computers connecting Presidents Chavez and Correa and their Governments to the FARC over the next 4-6 weeks, as INTERPOL completes its verificat [...] | 2008-03-27 22:45:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREF PREL PHUM MOPS VZ EC CO |
08BOGOTA1167 | PLAN COLOMBIA: NATIONALIZATION OF FMF/DOD FUNDING [...] In keeping with expected cuts in U.S. military assistance, post has drafted a nationalization plan that steadily transfers current USG funded programs to the GOC. The strategy identifies eight funding priorities aimed at 1) achieving the "irreversibility" of Colombian military momentum agains [...] | 2008-03-28 21:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER MARR CO |
08BOGOTA1178 | URIBE OFFERS THE FARC NEW HOSTAGE EXCHANGE PROPOSAL [...] (C) The GOC offered on March 27, to release an unspecified number of prisoners requested by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC),even those accused of serious crimes, if the FARC released its hostages--starting with Ingrid Betancourt. Reports that Betancourt remains gravely ill [...] | 2008-03-28 23:09:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREF PREL PHUM CASC VZ CO |
08BOGOTA119 | AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD'S DECEMBER 19 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Senate President Nancy Patricia Gutierrez told the Ambassador there is much support for the United States and the bilateral Free Trade Agreement in the Colombian Congress. She criticized opposition party members who attack the Uribe administration and the United States, but do n [...] | 2008-01-09 20:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
08BOGOTA1197 | AGUILAS NEGRAS AND THREATS AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) The GOC decried the recent violence and threats reported by various human rights groups after the March 6 march against para and state violence, and met with them to discuss their security. The GOC said preliminary investigations show that in three of the four union murders, the motives [...] | 2008-03-31 22:58:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA1199 | CORRECTED COPY: AGUILAS NEGRAS AND THREATS AGAINST [...] (C) The GOC decried the recent violence and threats reported by various human rights groups after the March 6 march against para and state violence, and met with them to discuss their security. The GOC said preliminary investigations show that in three of the four union murders, the motives w [...] | 2008-04-01 13:01:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA1223 | GOC OK'S FRENCH MEDICAL MISSION FOR INGRID--AWAITS \ [...] (C) President Uribe approved a request from French \ President Sarkozy to deploy a medical "humanitarian mission" \ to Colombia to save FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt. Uribe \ did not provide details, but said the GOC would halt military \ operations once the French provided the coordinates for th [...] | 2008-04-02 21:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PREF PHUM CASC MOPS FR CO |
08BOGOTA1266 | MACACO EXTRADITION EXPECTED SOON [...] (C) Vice Minister of Interior and Justice Carlos Reyes told us United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) leader Carlos Mario Jimenez Naranjo, alias "Macaco," will soon be extradited to the United States. Jimenez will be the first high-level AUC leader and participant in the Justice and Pe [...] | 2008-04-04 20:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SNAR PGOV CO |
08BOGOTA1267 | FRENCH HOSTAGE MISSION ON HOLD DUE TO FARC \ [...] (C) FARC spokesman Rodrigo Granda issued a statement on \ April 3 dashing hopes the FARC would release hostage Ingrid \ Betancourt. XXXXXXXXXXXX told us there \ was "no possibility" the French medical mission in Bogota \ would succeed in reaching Betancourt. He added that \ President Uribe had i [...] | 2008-04-04 22:06:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PREF PHUM CASC FR SP CO |
08BOGOTA129 | ICRC RECOVERS FARC HOSTAGES CLARA ROJAS AND [...] (U) Summary. At 1100 EST on January 10, an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) mission recovered FARC-held hostages Clara Rojas and Consuelo Gonzalez de Perdomo in a remote area approximately 120 miles southeast of San Jose de Guaviare. Two Venezuelan helicopters -- flying under IC [...] | 2008-01-10 18:45:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF VZ CO |
08BOGOTA1304 | NEW ARRESTS IN PARA-POLITICAL SCANDAL GENERATE [...] (U) Three additional members of Congress, including a former Senate president, were arrested for alleged ties to paramilitaries, bringing to 28 the total of members jailed in the scandal. Twenty-six others remain under investigation. Key members of the GOC coalition are among those detained. [...] | 2008-04-08 17:51:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO |
08BOGOTA1311 | FARC REJECTS FRENCH HUMANITARIAN MISSION TO AID [...] (U) The FARC issued a communique, dated April 4, rejecting a French mission to provide urgent medical care to FARC-held hostages, including Ingrid Betancourt. The FARC communique accused President Uribe and the French Government of "bad faith," saying the group would not be blackmailed. The FA [...] | 2008-04-09 21:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PREF MOPS CASC FR CO |
08BOGOTA1320 | USTR SCHWAB AND CODEL'S APRIL 6 MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-09 21:24:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB ETRD KJUS OVIP PGOV PREL PTER CO |
08BOGOTA1373 | AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD'S VISIT TO QUIBDS, CHOCS ON MARCH [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Ambassador traveled on March 28 to the predominately Afro-Colombian town of Quibds, Chocs to meet local military, political and economic figures, civil society leaders, and university students. Chocs is the department with the highest percentage of Afro popolulation in Colo [...] | 2008-04-14 13:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID EAGR PTER PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA1376 | AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD'S VISIT TO QUIBDS, CHOCS ON MARCH [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Ambassador traveled on March 28 to the predominately Afro-Colombian town of Quibds, Chocs to meet local military, political and economic figures, civil society leaders, and university students. Chocs is the department with the highest percentage of Afro popolulation in Colo [...] | 2008-04-14 14:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID EAGR PTER PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA1389 | URIBE MEETS WITH ELN'S GALAN WITH HOPE OF REVIVING [...] (C) President Uribe met with ELN member Francisco Galan at the Narino Palace on April 3 to discuss options to revive the ELN peace process. Peace Commissioner Restrepo told us Uribe authorized Galan to meet with ELN leaders to try to resuscitate the peace process and reiterated GOC support for [...] | 2008-04-14 22:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PREF MOPS CO |
08BOGOTA1411 | GOC TRIES TO MANAGE RELATIONS WITH ECUADOR [...] (C) GOC officials said the GOC wants to improve relations with Ecuador, but questioned whether the GOE is interested in doing so. Presidential Communications Director Jorge Eastman said President Uribe felt compelled to respond to Correa's April 11 comments calling the GOC operation against FA [...] | 2008-04-16 13:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EC CO |
08BOGOTA1418 | POLO SENATOR PETRO ON CHAVEZ, AN URIBE THIRD TERM, [...] (C) Polo Party Senator Gustavo Petro speculated that Venezuelan President Chavez -- fearing what might be in the Raul Reyes' computers -- appears to be rethinking his involvement in humanitarian negotiations or unilateral liberation of FARC-held hostages. Petro claimed President Uribe will de [...] | 2008-04-16 18:01:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER VZ CO |
08BOGOTA1432 | GOC AND MAPP/OAS AGREE: EVIDENCE SHOWS NO AGUILAS [...] (U) Speculation over the presence of an Aguilas Negras group in Bogota continues following threats allegedly made by the group against human rights groups responsible for the March 6 march against paramilitaries and state violence (see reftel). The Human Rights Ombudsman (Defensoria) has issued [...] | 2008-04-17 15:46:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PINR CO |
08BOGOTA1443 | POLICE ARREST SEVEN MILITARY OFFICIALS TIED TO [...] (SBU) In two different operations on April 16, the Colombian National Police (CNP) arrested seven military personnel tied to two criminal groups in Cordoba and Antioquia Departments. The military detainees included Lieutenant Colonel Alvaro Zambrano, commander of the Junin Battalion of the 11 [...] | 2008-04-18 13:11:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PINR PTER CO |
08BOGOTA146 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ADMIRAL MULLEN, CJCS [...] (U) Post welcomes the January 16-18 visit of Admiral Michael G. Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to Bogota. Your delegation will visit Colombia in the midst of a dramatic transformation, one in which U.S. assistance is playing a powerful role. The Colombia of 2008 is far safer, [...] | 2008-01-11 18:52:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER CO |
08BOGOTA1460 | GOC REACTS TO SURGE IN LABOR VIOLENCE [...] (U) The murder rate of unionists in the first quarter of the year has increased over 2007, with 19 reported cases to date. If the rate continues at this pace, the total in 2008 will be 76, an increase over the 39 reported in 2007. Some human rights groups link the surge in labor murders to [...] | 2008-04-21 12:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA1473 | GOC ISSUES FARC DEMOBILIZATION DECREE FOR JUSTICE [...] On April 9, the Minister of Interior and Justice (MOIJ) announced a new decree that would allow 750 individually demobilized FARC to receive benefits under the Justice and Peace Law (JPL),similar to those received by demobilized paramilitary. Decree 1059 would put the jailed FARC into two c [...] | 2008-04-21 22:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
08BOGOTA1509 | NARCO INFIGHTING REEMERGES IN ANTIOQUIA AND CORDOBA [...] (C) Summary: The Uraba region of Antioquia Department as well as Cordoba Department--both of which contain major narcotrafficking routes--are suffering a serious outbreak of narco-related violence. A fight between rival narcotrafficking groups has reportedly left 400 dead since January, with [...] | 2008-04-23 17:14:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PINR CO PTER |
08BOGOTA1517 | URIBE-SUPREME COURT TENSIONS RISE OVER [...] (C) Preliminary investigations by the Supreme Court of Senate President Nancy Patricia Gutierrez and U Party President Senator Carlos Garcia for alleged paramilitary ties led President Uribe to call on April 17 for "objectivity" in the Court. Uribe voiced "total support" for the judiciary, b [...] | 2008-04-23 21:03:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PHUM PREF PREL PTER CO |
08BOGOTA1535 | URIBE REBUTS QUESTIONABLE ARO MASSACRE TESTIMONY [...] President Alvaro Uribe told the media on April 23 that testimony by convicted criminal Francisco Villalba that Uribe was involved in the 1997 paramilitary El Aro massacre was not credible and invented to obtain judicial benefits. On October 22, 1997, 15 people in Ituango, Antioquia were massa [...] | 2008-04-24 19:45:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF PHUM PTER CO |
08BOGOTA1567 | FARC AND GOV LINKED TO CCB AND DESIGNS FOR [...] (U) Colombian media report that evidence found in the computers of FARC Secretariart Raul Reyes suggests that the Bolivarian Continental Coordinator (CCB),a regional grouping of leftist civil society, serves as a platform to spread FARC and Venezuelan violent, expansionist ideology throughou [...] | 2008-04-28 22:19:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL SNAR CO EC BL MX PE |
08BOGOTA1568 | PARA-POLITICAL SCANDAL COMPLICATES POLITICAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-28 22:37:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO |
08BOGOTA1569 | MACACO EXTRADITION DEBATE CONTINUES [...] (U) Supreme Court President Francisco Javier Ricaurte--citing an April 10 Supreme Court decision--stated in an interview on April 26 that victims have the right to hear the confessions of demobilized paramilitaries in the Justice and Peace Law process and receive reparations prior to their ex [...] | 2008-04-28 23:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER SNAR PREL CO |
08BOGOTA1571 | PRESIDENT URIBE SIGNS ADMINISTRATIVE REPARATIONS [...] President Uribe signed a decree April 22 to provide administrative reparations to victims of paramilitaries and FARC/ELN under the Justice and Peace Law (JPL) as well as housing benefits to 450,000 displaced families. To date, over 120,000 victims have registered under the JPL; victims who ha [...] | 2008-04-29 16:11:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER CO |
08BOGOTA1596 | KEY NARCO-TRAFFICKER 'MELLIZO' KILLED IN POLICE [...] (U) Minister of Defense Juan Manuel Santos announced April 29 that Victor Manuel Mejia Munera (Sebastian),co-head of the Los Nevados drug cartel and a former United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) member, was killed in Antioquia during an operation by Colombia's judicial police (DIJIN) [...] | 2008-04-30 20:17:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PTER CO |
08BOGOTA1611 | AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD'S VISIT TO MEDELLIN, ANTIOQUIA ON [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Ambassador traveled on April 15 to Medellin to open a three-day workshop on protecting cultural patrimony from looting and illicit trafficking, pay an office call on the Mayor of Medellin, speak with Martin Luther King (MLK) Fellows at a Binational Center, address the status [...] | 2008-05-02 13:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID PHUM EINV ETRD PTER PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA164 | GOC CAPTURES ELN COMMANDER "PABLITO" [...] (C) Colombian authorities captured Carlos Marin Guarin (aka "Pablito") a commander of the country's second largest terrorist group, the National Liberation Army (ELN),on January 7. Defense Minister Santos said Pablito was the key figure in the ELN's military structure, adding that his captur [...] | 2008-01-11 21:17:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PTER PREL PREF PHUM CO |
08BOGOTA1642 | POST DELIVERS GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR [...] On April 22, post delivered all points in reftel to Vice Minister for Multilateral Affairs Adriana Mejia-Hernandez and MFA Director for U.S. and Canadian Affairs Patricia Cortes, and reiterated Russian and Spanish joint interest in the issue. Cortes thanked us for the information and said the [...] | 2008-05-02 21:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KGIC PARM PREL CO |
08BOGOTA1656 | THREATS TO PRIESTS IN SOUTHERN BOLIVAR [...] (U) Three Catholic priests and ten lay workers in Southern Bolivar said they were thV8=Q'yZth links to narcotraffickers Victor and Miguel Mejia (LosMellizos). The priests believe they were targeted due to their alternative development, human rights, and social organization programs which antago [...] | 2008-05-06 16:32:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PHUM PREL CO |
08BOGOTA1697 | ARREST OF COLONEL HERNAN MEJIA CONTINUES [...] Colonel Hernan Mejia, former commander of the La Popa Battalion, was arrested on May 6 on charges of criminal conspiracy for colluding with paramilitary leader Rodrigo Tovar Pupo (Jorge 40) and committing murder. Mejia surrendered to authorities and publicly denied the charges. The Prosecutor [...] | 2008-05-08 16:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS CO |
08BOGOTA1705 | EX-CONGRESSWOMAN ACCUSES GOC OF BRIBERY IN URIBE'S [...] (C) Former Representative Yidis Medina plead guilty to charges that the GOC bribed her to approve the constitutional change that allowed President Uribe's first reelection. She accused Social Protection Minister Palacio, Prosecutor General Iguaran, and former Interior Minister Pretelt of prov [...] | 2008-05-08 22:48:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO |
08BOGOTA1714 | GOC CLARIFIES PLAN TO USE RAUL REYES COMPUTER [...] (C) Defense Minister Santos told the Ambassador on May 5 that the GOC appreciated U.S. efforts to safeguard information in the Raul Reyes computers. He said V/MOD Jaramillio is managing the GOC strategy to release the Reyes data, and is privately briefing select governments on the files. Onc [...] | 2008-05-09 18:23:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO |
08BOGOTA1715 | BRAZIL PUSHES SOUTH AMERICAN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim briefed Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos on April 28 on the GOB proposal to create a South American Security Council and pushed hard for the GOC to sign up. Santos told us the GOC fears the initiative may duplicate UN and OAS efforts, suspects Ve [...] | 2008-05-09 18:30:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR MOPS PTER PHUM BR CO |
08BOGOTA1722 | CONGRESSWOMAN GUILTY OF TAKING BRIBES IN 2004 [...] (U) The Supreme Court accepted former Congresswoman Yidis Medina's guilty plea on bribery charges related to her 2004 vote to change the Constitution to allow President Uribe's 2006 reelection. She faces a minimum of two years in prison. The Court also sent its case files to the Prosecutor Gen [...] | 2008-05-12 22:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PTER PHUM PGOV CO |
08BOGOTA1764 | COLOMBIA EXTRADITES 14 EX-PARA LEADERS TO THE U.S. [...] (U) The GOC extradited 14 ex-paramilitary leaders, including Salvatore Mancuso, Diego Murillo, and Rodrigo Tovar Pupo, on May 13 to the United States to face narcotrafficking and money laundering charges. President Uribe said he extradited the fourteen due to due to their continued involvemen [...] | 2008-05-13 22:37:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO |
08BOGOTA177 | SCENESETTER FOR ONDCP DIRECTOR AND CONGRESSIONAL [...] (U) Post welcomes the January 18-20 visit of Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John P. Walters and accompanying CODEL. Your delegation will visit a Colombia in the midst of a dramatic transformation, one in which U.S. assistance is playing a powerful role. The Colombia of 2008 [...] | 2008-01-14 19:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SNAR MARR KCRM PTER EAID ETRD ECON |
08BOGOTA1838 | NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR APRIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In April the Government of Colombia (GOC) aerially eradicated 10,630 hectares of coca and manually eradicated another 1,607 hectares of coca and 48 hectares of poppy. The Colombian National Police (CNP) seized 7.46 metric tons of cocaine HCl and coca base, 11.50 metric tons of [...] | 2008-05-16 16:40:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO |
08BOGOTA1847 | GOC PLEASED WITH INTERPOL CONFIRMATION OF [...] (U) Interpol Secretary General Ronald Kenneth Noble said at a May 15 press conference in Bogota that Colombia did not tamper in any way with files on computers seized after the March 1 raid on Raul Reyes FARC camp in Ecuador. Noble said Interpol is "absolutely certain that the computer exhibit [...] | 2008-05-16 22:39:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER VZ CO |
08BOGOTA1895 | COLOMBIA CONFLICT UPDATE FOR JANUARY-MARCH 2008 [...] (S) During the first quarter of 2008, the Colombian military scored new successes against FARC leadership, killing two FARC Secretariat members - Raul Reyes and Ivan Rios. These successes, as well as the killing of two key FARC commanders in the last quarter of 2007, led to increased desertio [...] | 2008-05-20 20:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV PINR MARR PTER VZ EC CO |
08BOGOTA191 | COLOMBIANS REJECT CHAVEZ' PROPOSALS ON FARC AND [...] The GOC rejected President Chavez' January 10 statement urging that the FARC and ELN be removed from international lists of terrorist groups and receive "belligerent status" from the international community. President Uribe later said he would be willing to seek the FARC's removal from intern [...] | 2008-01-15 19:48:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO |
08BOGOTA1921 | FARC DOCUMENTS INDICATE THAT ERADICATION FINANCIALLY HURTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Documents recovered from the laptop computers of two recently killed Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC in Spanish) Secretariat members and subsequently released to the press indicate that coca eradication causes financial hardship for the organization. In essence, the [...] | 2008-05-22 11:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO |
08BOGOTA1927 | GOC CONSIDERS ESTABLISHING SPECIAL COURTS FOR SUBSTANCE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Colombia is looking at new strategies in the war on drugs, including the creation of "drug courts" that would treat drug users as addicts in need of treatment rather than as criminals. There is no indication that this project has gone beyond the concept state at this point. END [...] | 2008-05-22 20:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO |
08BOGOTA1929 | FARC 47TH FRONT LEADER 'KARINA' DESERTS [...] (C) FARC 47th Front leader "Karina" voluntarily deserted on May 18 in Antioquia due to continuing military pressure on her unit. The GOC made no promises to Karina regarding her inclusion in the Justice and Peace Law (JPL) program, but a Defense Ministry official told us that it is likely she [...] | 2008-05-22 22:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PTER PINR MOPS CO |
08BOGOTA1952 | GOC CONCERNED ABOUT ILO CONFERENCE [...] (C) Ministry of Social Protecion (MSP) officials told us they fear Colombia will be listed as an individual country case for discussion by the Conference Committee on the Application of Standards at the International Labor Conference May 28-June 13 in Geneva. Colombian labor unions are lobbyi [...] | 2008-05-23 23:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA1954 | GOC BEGINS INVESTIGATIONS ON INDIVIDUALS WITH FARC [...] (C) The Prosecutor General (Fiscalia) announced it is investigating nine individuals, including a U.S. citizen and three other foreigners, for alleged ties to the FARC, and has also asked the Supreme Court to investigate three Colombian legislators. The investigations result from the Fiscalia [...] | 2008-05-27 19:27:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV CO |
08BOGOTA1965 | AFRO-COLOMBIAN INITIATIVES ADVANCING BUT COMMUNITY [...] (U) Vice President Francisco Santos announced the official launch of the Commission for Advancement of Afro-Colombians on May 19. The Commission will identify barriers to Afro-Colombian socio-economic advancement and make recommendations on ways to overcome them. Tensions continue to exist b [...] | 2008-05-28 18:18:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA1988 | AIR MOBILITY KEY TO SUCCESS IN COLOMBIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Colombia has transformed itself into a secure, prosperous democracy and an even closer U.S. ally with our help. Many factors contributed to this successful transformation, but one of the most important was the provision of air mobility to the Colombian security forces. Air mobili [...] | 2008-05-30 19:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV PREL MCAP EAID KCRM PTER SENV CO |
08BOGOTA2013 | MAPP/OAS NOTES GOC PROGRESS IN COMBATING NEW [...] (C) The draft MAPP/OAS (OAS Mission in Support of the Peace Process) eleventh quarterly report cites recent GOC progress in combating emerging criminal groups, but notes that narcotrafficking profits enable these groups to adapt and recruit even under sustained military pressure. MAPP/OAS Chi [...] | 2008-06-02 14:03:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PHUM PREL CO |
08BOGOTA2024 | MARULANDA'S DEATH SPARKS SPECULATION ON FARC'S [...] (C) Most GOC officials and outside analysts believe the death of FARC founder Pedro Marin (Manuel Marulanda) will have little impact on the FARC's approach to a humanitarian hostage exchange or broader peace talks with the GOC. Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo called new FARC leader Guillerm [...] | 2008-06-03 19:21:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | CO PTER PGOV PREL SNAR |
08BOGOTA2051 | COLOMBIA: NARCOTICS MAJORS LIST CERTIFICATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Though Colombia remains a major producer and trafficker of illicit narcotics, the Government of Colombia (GOC) continues as an unwavering ally in the fight against both narcotics production and trafficking. Our core bilateral counternarcotics eradication and interdiction program [...] | 2008-06-06 13:21:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO |
08BOGOTA2054 | DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S JUNE 1 MEETING WITH [...] (C) President Alvaro Uribe told Deputy Secretary Negroponte on June 1 that he appreciated President Bush's efforts to obtain congressional passage of the Colombian Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA) at a bi-lateral meeting during the Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly meetin [...] | 2008-06-06 14:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL PTER EC CO |
08BOGOTA2057 | DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S JUNE 2 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose Garcia Belaunde on June 2. Belaunde said the GOP is in the process of implementing the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA),and requested a bilateral meeting for President Garcia with President Bush at the upcoming APEC [...] | 2008-06-06 15:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON CI EC VE PE CO |
08BOGOTA2063 | DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S JUNE 2 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with Panamanian Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis Navarro June 2. Both the Deputy and Navarro noted the U.S.-Panama relationship had "never been stronger." Navarro said the GOP lost its last helicopter in an accident, and requested expedited USG assistance to [...] | 2008-06-06 17:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON PM EC CO |
08BOGOTA2064 | DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S JUNE 2 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with Uruguayan FM Gonzalo Fernandez June 2. The Deputy and Fernandez noted a "growing bilateral relationship" between the USG and GOU, due in part to recent bilateral economic and science and technology agreements. Fernandez discussed Uruguayan at [...] | 2008-06-06 17:43:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI EC UY CO |
08BOGOTA2068 | DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S JUNE 2 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa Fernandez on June 2. Espinosa advocated OAS budget reform, underscoring the significant financial support the OAS receives from both the U.S. and Mexico. She voiced concern regarding the scheduled execution o [...] | 2008-06-06 19:26:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON MX CO |
08BOGOTA2089 | SENATOR PIEDAD CORDOBA'S COMMENTS INCREASINGLY [...] Liberal Party Senator Piedad Cordoba publicly praised the efforts of deceased FARC founder Pedro Marin in a June 3 public address and again in an exclusive interview published on June 8. Cordoba called the Uribe administration a "puppet government" and called the Ambassador a "reptile." She [...] | 2008-06-10 17:10:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER CO |
08BOGOTA2166 | AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 11 MEETING WITH HOSTAGES AND [...] (C) Free Country Foundation (Pais Libre) Executive Director Olga Lucia Golez Cardona told the Ambassador on June 11 her human rights group seeks more resources and support for kidnapped victims and their families. She voiced concern that the extradition of former United Self-Defense Forces of [...] | 2008-06-16 23:24:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM CASC FR CU CO VZ |
08BOGOTA2178 | URIBE THIRD TERM ISSUE DOMINATES REFORM EFFORT, [...] (C) Key presidential advisors told us President Uribe has not decided whether to seek a third term, but agreed he would have to make his intentions clear in the second half of 2008. Several GOC coalition and opposition leaders plan to run in 2010, including Cambio Radical leader German Vargas [...] | 2008-06-17 19:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO |
08BOGOTA2179 | NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR MAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In May the Government of Colombia (GOC) aerially eradicated 9,540 hectares of coca and manually eradicated another 9,358 hectares of coca and 62 hectares of poppy. The Colombian National Police (CNP) seized 8.21 metric tons of cocaine HCl and coca base, sixteen metric tons of [...] | 2008-06-17 20:55:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO |
08BOGOTA2200 | AFRO-COLOMBIAN AND INDIGENOUS EARMARK - INITIAL PLAN FOR [...] (U) Summary. A congressional soft earmark was listed in FY08 legislation directing the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Colombia to implement economic development activities in Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities. After extensive consultations with the GOC, US [...] | 2008-06-19 16:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID EAGR PTER SNAR CO |
08BOGOTA2214 | JUNE 2008 NATIONALIZATION UPDATE [...] (U) NAS Director and NAS Nationalization Coordinator met on June 17 MOD Special Projects Director Alejandro Gamboa. VMOD Pinzon was traveling to Afghanistan and provided guidance to Gamboa prior to departing. The discussion reviewed the status of various nationalization themes to include the U [...] | 2008-06-19 22:03:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO |
08BOGOTA2264 | EMBASSY BOGOTA REPLY REGARDING THE AUC'S FTO [...] (U) Over 32,000 former United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) paramilitaries have demobilized since 2002 and the elimination of its national command structure significantly reduced the group's terrorist activities. Still, a human rights group reports that AUC offshoots committed 358 vio [...] | 2008-06-20 20:11:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ASEC PREL KCRM KJUS CO |
08BOGOTA2266 | NO CLEAR SUSPECTS IN RECENT BOGOTA BOMBINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the week of June 9-13, Bogota was hit by four explosions in different neighborhoods, causing property damage, injuries and one death. Initial reports indicated that the four explosions may have been the work of the FARC, but officials told us at least three of the bombings [...] | 2008-06-20 21:17:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR MARR PTER CO |
08BOGOTA2291 | UPDATE ON JIGUAMIANDO AND CURVARADO LAND DISPUTE [...] (U) Legal, bureaucratic, and security issues--exacerbated by resistance from local palm oil interests and divisions within the displaced communities--continue to delay the return of the displaced Jiguamiando and Curvarado communities to their land. Interior and Justice Vice Minister Isabel Ni [...] | 2008-06-24 21:49:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA2293 | FARC INTENTIONS ON HUMANITARIAN EXCHANGE REMAIN \ [...] (C) On June 21-22 the FARC released proof of life videos \ for two Colombian hostages, and the media reported renewed \ French contacts with the FARC Secretariat--a claim discounted \ by the French Embassy in Bogota. XXXXXXXXXXXX \ told us the GOC received a message from a reliable contact \ who c [...] | 2008-06-24 22:06:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO |
08BOGOTA2295 | FARC DESERTIONS ON THE RISE; LEGAL HURDLES FOR [...] (C) The Ministry of Defense's $21 million budget for humanitarian aid, rewards, and public outreach continue to promote FARC desertions. FARC desertions hit a record 2480 in 2007, and 1278 have deserted through May 2008. Still, Colombia's constitutional prohibition against granting amnesty [...] | 2008-06-25 12:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS CO PREL FR PTER MARR |
08BOGOTA2313 | GOC AND USG COMPLETE UH-1N LOAN AGREEMENT ON JUNE 19, [...] (U) The USG and GOC signed the Loan Agreement for 18 UH-1N helicopters for the Colombian Army Aviation Brigade on June 19, 2008. NAS Bogota has engaged with Colombian Army officials to coordinate the return of the previously grounded helicopters to flight status. All 18 helicopters are fully [...] | 2008-06-25 21:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR SENV KCRM MOPS PGOV PTER CO |
08BOGOTA2317 | COFAN INDIGENOUS GROUP DEMANDS CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (U) The Santa Rosa del Guamuez Cofan Indigenous community petitioned the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to seek precautionary measures requiring the GOC to consult with them on plans to build a military base near their territory. The Santa Rosa representatives (who clash wi [...] | 2008-06-25 22:34:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA2318 | COLOMBIA-ECUADOR RELATIONS: ONE STEP BACK [...] (C) President Alvaro Uribe, angry over critical statements from Presidents Rafael Correa and Daniel Ortega, announced on June 23 that the GOC would delay the previously agreed-on resumption of diplomatic relations with Ecuador. The GOE responded by suspending indefinitely the renewal of bilate [...] | 2008-06-25 23:17:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER CO |
08BOGOTA2373 | URIBE CALLS FOR NEW ELECTIONS AFTER COURT [...] (SBU) President Uribe addressed the nation at midnight on June 27, calling for the "repetition of the 2006 presidential elections." His speech was prompted by the Supreme Court's request--in its ruling sentencing former Congresswoman Yidis Medina to 47 months of house arrest for selling her vo [...] | 2008-06-27 23:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO |
08BOGOTA2387 | POLO PARTY: FAR LEFT CONSOLIDATES POWER [...] (C) The opposition Polo Democratico Party is becoming increasingly dominated by the far-left, with Party moderates such as former Bogota May LuchoGarzon distancing themselves from the group. The Party's decision to fire moderate Secretary General Daniel Garcia Pena ahead of a critical Party C [...] | 2008-07-01 21:55:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO |
08BOGOTA239 | GOC READY TO RETURN AFRO-COLOMBIAN LANDS IN CHOCO [...] SUMMARY: The GOC has resolved the legal issues surrounding the return of the Afro-Colombian communal territories of Curvarado and Jiguamiando to their rightful inhabitants. The GOC determined that the communities, displaced by paramilitaries in the mid-1990s, own 29,300 hectares of land occ [...] | 2008-01-17 20:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV SOCI ECON POL CO |
08BOGOTA2403 | COLOMBIAN MILITARY RESCUES AMERICAN HOSTAGES, [...] Minister of Defense Juan Manuel Santos announced on July 2 that the Colombian military had rescued American hostages Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes, and Keith Stansell, along with Ingrid Betancourt and eleven members of the Colombian security forces, from the FARC. Military intelligence rescue [...] | 2008-07-03 00:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM FR CO |
08BOGOTA2404 | COLOMBIAN MILITARY RESCUES AMERICAN HOSTAGES AND [...] Minister of Defense Juan Manuel Santos announced on July 2 that the Colombian military had rescued American hostages Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes, and Keith Stansell, along with Ingrid Betancourt and eleven members of the Colombian security forces, from the FARC. Military intelligence rescue [...] | 2008-07-03 00:34:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM FR CO |
08BOGOTA2406 | COLOMBIAN MILITARY RESCUES AMERICAN HOSTAGES, [...] Minister of Defense Juan Manuel Santos announced on July 2 that the Colombian military had rescued American hostages Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes, and Keith Stansell, along with Ingrid Betancourt and eleven members of the Colombian security forces, from the FARC. Military intelligence rescue [...] | 2008-07-03 11:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM CU FR VZ CO |
08BOGOTA2425 | COLOMBIA TOUTS HEROIC RESCUE SUCCESS OF HOSTAGES [...] President Uribe touted the successful July 2 military rescue mission of the three Americans, Ingrid Betancourt, and eleven members of the Colombia security forces. He called on the FARC to release the remaining hostages and seek peace. The operation - planned for months - incurred no casualtie [...] | 2008-07-03 23:08:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM FR CO SP |
08BOGOTA243 | GOC REACTS TO CHAVEZ "AGGRESSION TOWARDS COLOMBIA" [...] The GOC issued a formal communique on January 16 demanding that Venezuelan President Chavez "cease his aggression against Colombia." Foreign Minister Fernando Araujo, who was held hostage by the FARC for nearly six years, read the communique, which was prompted by Chavez' comments accusing th [...] | 2008-01-17 22:14:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER PINR PHUM PREL PREF CO VZ |
08BOGOTA244 | COLOMBIA MAKES MAJOR ADVANCES ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN [...] In 2007, Colombia made significant progress in implementing the Justice and Peace Law (JPL),exposing and punishing politicians tied to paramilitaries, and resolving longstanding human rights cases. Twenty-five paramilitary leaders remained in jail. JPL testimony helped clarify 3000 crimes, in [...] | 2008-01-17 22:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL PTER KJUS CO |
08BOGOTA2506 | GOC ANNOUNCES END OF MEDIATORS, SEEKS DIRECT \ [...] (C) Summary: On July 8, President Uribe formally \ notified the European Ambassadors that he was terminating \ European facilitation efforts with the FARC, emphasizing that \ the decision reflected GOC concerns with facilitators Jean \ Pierre Gontard and Noel Saez rather than \ government-to-gove [...] | 2008-07-11 22:33:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS CO PTER PREL PREF FR SP SZ |
08BOGOTA2510 | AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD'S JULY 7 MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) At a July 7 meeting with Association of Internally Displaced Afro-Colombians (AFRODES) President Geiler Romana, the Ambassador underscored U.S. support of Afro-Colombian communities through institution-building, human rights, and development programs. AFRODES said the GOC and internation [...] | 2008-07-14 13:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA2535 | URIBE'S POPULARITY AT ALL TIME HIGH AS [...] (C) After the successful July 2 rescue of 15 hostages from the FARC, President Uribe's approval rating reached a record 85 percent. Seventy-four percent of Colombians approved of a third Uribe term. The Constitutional Court rejected the Supreme Court's request that it review the legality of t [...] | 2008-07-14 17:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO |
08BOGOTA2545 | NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR JUNE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In June the Government of Colombia (GOC) aerially eradicated 17,953 hectares. The Colombian National Police (CNP) seized 28.3 metric tons of cocaine and coca base, 19.3 metric tons of marijuana, and 22 kilos of heroin. They also captured 26 metric tons of precursor chemicals. [...] | 2008-07-14 19:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO |
08BOGOTA2568 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON'S JULY 7 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Shannon conveyed President Bush's gratitude to President Uribe for the Colombian military's successful rescue of the three U.S. and twelve Colombian hostages held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The operation reflects the transformation that has occurre [...] | 2008-07-15 20:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECIN PGOV PREF PTER MARR SNAR KJUS CO |
08BOGOTA2578 | GOC REACHES OUT TO FARC, BUT WILL CONTINUE [...] (C) Peace Commissioner Restrepo told us the GOC has reached out to establish direct contact with the FARC, but does not feel any pressure to move quickly on a peace process. The GOC believes Cano is isolated from other Secretariat members, and will continue military efforts to kill or capture him. [...] | 2008-07-16 20:38:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO |
08BOGOTA259 | FARC - WITH CHAVEZ GUIDANCE - CHANGES TACTICS BUT [...] (C) The FARC continues to push its historic goals--belligerent status, removal from international terrorism lists, and GOC acceptance of a demilitarized zone (despeje)--but seems to have adopted more flexible tactics. Abandoning its previous isolation, over a five-month period the FARC has re [...] | 2008-01-18 23:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF VZ CO |
08BOGOTA260 | SCENESETTER FOR THE JANUARY 24-25 VISIT OF [...] (U) Your visit is well timed. Colombia is in the midst of a dramatic transformation, one in which U.S. assistance is playing a powerful role. The Colombia of 2008 is safer, economically stronger, better governed and more democratic than it has been in decades. Murder rates have declined over [...] | 2008-01-22 13:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER SNAR ETRD PHUM VZ CO |
08BOGOTA2641 | COLOMBIA'S JUNGLAS -- ANTINARCOTICS POLICE WITH AN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While recent GOC success liberating the hostages has persuasively demonstrated the enormous operational strides made by Colombian Army intelligence forces, GOC Special Forces proficiency extends beyond the Colombian Army. The Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS) Bogota-supported eli [...] | 2008-07-23 12:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PREL KCRM PTER MX EC AF CO |
08BOGOTA2647 | COLOMBIAN MARCHES HIGHLIGHT FARC'S ISOLATION, PUT [...] (C) Summary: The participation of millions of Colombians in anti-kidnapping and anti-FARC marches on July 20 showed the FARC's isolation and led to calls from across Colombia's political spectrum for the group to start peace talks with the GOC. In his remarks at the opening of Congress, Pres [...] | 2008-07-24 13:40:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO |
08BOGOTA267 | PRESIDENT URIBE'S NEXT STEPS ON HOSTAGE RELEASE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-22 20:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER PREL VZ VT FR SP SZ CO |
08BOGOTA2674 | COLOMBIA'S JUNGLAS -- ANTINARCOTICS POLICE WITH AN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While recent GOC success liberating the hostages has persuasively demonstrated the enormous operational strides made by Colombian Army intelligence forces, GOC Special Forces proficiency extends beyond the Colombian Army. The Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS) Bogota-supported eli [...] | 2008-07-24 21:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PREL KCRM PTER MX EC AF CO |
08BOGOTA2702 | ARREST OF U PARTY LEADER PRESIDENT FOR [...] (U) Summary: The arrest of U Party President Carlos Garcia--leader of the largest party in the governing congressional coalition and a player in efforts to amend the constitution to allow for a possible third Uribe term--shows the strength of Colombia's democratic institutions as they investi [...] | 2008-07-28 20:45:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CO |
08BOGOTA2751 | COLOMBIAN FORCES HIT FARC 6TH AND 10TH FRONTS HARD [...] Summary: On July 21st and 26th, the Colombian National Police and Colombian Air Force, with assistance from the U.S. Government, executed two successful operations against the Armed Revolutionary Forces of Colombia (FARC) 6th Front in Cauca and the 10th Front in Arauca. The combined ground-air [...] | 2008-07-30 18:55:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER CO |
08BOGOTA2774 | THE STRUGGLE OF COLOMBIA'S INDIGENOUS TO PRESERVE [...] (U) Indigenous make up slightly more than 3% of Colombia's total population, but indigenous reserves (resguardos) account for over 30% of Colombia's national territory. Indigenous groups are relatively well-organized, and international conventions and Colombian law on consultations, political [...] | 2008-07-30 22:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA2800 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Fostered by targeted U.S. assistance, Colombia finds itself safer, economically stronger, better governed, and more democratic than it has been in decades. Rates of murder, kidnapping, and violence nationwide, particularly against union members, have fallen dramatically. Incre [...] | 2008-08-01 16:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV EAGR PTER SNAR CO |
08BOGOTA2831 | COLOMBIA LOOKS AT DEVELOPING ILLICIT FINANCE [...] (SBU) In a July 25 speech to the VIII Panamerican Congress on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Finance, Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos announced the GOC's intention to create an Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)-type sanctions list of Colombian nationals involve [...] | 2008-08-01 20:48:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER SNAR KCRM PGOV ECON EFIN ETTC CO |
08BOGOTA2855 | U.S.-COLOMBIA LAUNCHES STRATEGIC POLICY DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: On July 23, Dr. David F. Gordon, the State Department's Director of the Office of Policy Planning (S/P),led the first Policy Planning talks with the GOC. The talks were carried out under the March 2007 U.S.-Colombian strategic framework agreement. The meetings in Bogota with FM [...] | 2008-08-04 18:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS CO PINS SOCI SNAR PTER ETRD |
08BOGOTA2891 | HIGH COURTS OPPOSE GOC JUDICIAL REFORM PROPOSAL [...] (C) Summary: The Supreme Court and other high court judges oppose a judicial reform package proposed by Justice and Interior Minister Fabio Valencia on July 29. The proposal would--among other reforms--apparently transfer authority to conduct criminal investigations of legislators from the S [...] | 2008-08-05 21:03:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
08BOGOTA2901 | EXTRADITION OF EVER VELOZA (HH) UNDER SCRUTINY FOR [...] (C) On July 31, the Supreme Court approved the extradition of former paramilitary leader Ever Veloza, but included qualifying language linking his extradition to fulfillment of his Justice and Peace Law (JPL) obligations. Veloza has so far acknowledged his complicity in over 3000 murders. Hu [...] | 2008-08-06 20:46:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
08BOGOTA2926 | COLOMBIAN UNIONS, IDEOLOGY, AND THE ARMED CONFLICT [...] (SBU) Labor advocacy groups complain that Colombia's three main confederations focus too much on politics, hindering efforts to improve wages and worker conditions. The confederations have made some progress in moving away from their traditional hard-left orientation, but continue to struggle [...] | 2008-08-11 22:26:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA2956 | POST DELIVERY OF DEFENSE MINISTERIAL OF THE [...] On August 11, post delivered reftel to MFA Director for U.S. and Canadian Affairs Patricia Cortes. Cortes told us the GOC has not made a final decision on participants, but will likely include Vice Minister of Defense Sergio Jaramillo, Armed Forces Commander General Freddy Padilla, and Direct [...] | 2008-08-13 21:34:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KGIC PARM PREL CO |
08BOGOTA3007 | NO END IN SIGHT TO URIBE-SUPREME COURT POWER [...] (C) President Uribe used a statement by Senator Nancy Patricia Gutierrez accusing Auxiliary Supreme Court Magistrate Ivan Velasquez of irregularities in his para-political investigations, to slam the Supreme Court for "judicialclientalism" and nepotism. Uribe urged Congress to proceed with ju [...] | 2008-08-15 17:21:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM KJUS CO |
08BOGOTA3018 | EXTRADITION OF EVER VELOZA (HH) POSTPONED [...] (U) On August 13, the Ministry of Interior and Justice announced it would postpone the extradition of former paramilitary Ever Veloza (aka HH) for at least six months to allow further testimony of his crimes under the Justice and Peace Law (JPL). Human rights groups and victims organizations [...] | 2008-08-18 14:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
08BOGOTA3031 | COLOMBIA CONFLICT UPDATE FOR APRIL - JUNE 2008 [...] (S) In the second quarter of 2008, FARC leader Manuel Maralunda ("Tirofijo") died, notorious FARC commander Nelly Avila Moreno ("Karina") deserted, and the military rescued three American hostages, Ingrid Betancourt and eleven others. These successes further demoralized the morale of FARC ran [...] | 2008-08-18 19:50:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV PINR MARR PTER VZ EC NI CO |
08BOGOTA3079 | NO PROGRESS IN GOC PEACE OVERTURES TO FARC AND ELN [...] (C) Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo told us the GOC continues efforts to contact FARC leader Alfonso Cano to start peace talks, but has made no progress. Restrepo's contact with the group communicated with lower-level FARC, but has not obtained a meeting with the FARC leader. Restrepo [...] | 2008-08-20 18:51:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO |
08BOGOTA3090 | DEMOBILIZED REINTEGRATION PROGRAM GETS MAKEOVER, [...] (SBU) The High Commissioner for Reintegration Office (ACR) has assisted 37,137 demobilized (29,776 collective and 7361 individual),but is revising its focus to respond to new challenges. ACR lifted its 18-24 month limit on program participation, and has conditioned receipt of benefits on par [...] | 2008-08-25 16:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
08BOGOTA3093 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SENATOR HAGEL AND [...] (SBU) Summary: With U.S. support, Colombia finds itself safer, economically stronger, better governed, and more democratic than it has been in decades. Murders, kidnapping, and violence are down nationwide. Increased security has led to an economic boom that has reduced poverty by 20 percent [...] | 2008-08-25 18:59:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PGOV PREL PTER SNAR CO |
08BOGOTA310 | ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS AND U.S. REPRESENTATIVES' [...] (SBU) President Uribe told ONDCP Director Walters and five U.S. Congressmen in a 19 January meeting that his Democratic Security policy enjoyed bipartisan support, noting that its economic and social goals had predated the campaign for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Uribe said the GOC had increa [...] | 2008-01-24 23:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL PTER VZ VT FR SP SZ CO |
08BOGOTA3133 | GOC DIALOGUE WITH MEDIO MAGDALENA COMMUNITY [...] (U) The GOC continues dialogue with human rights, civic and Catholic Church leaders in the Medio Magdalena region through the Inter-sectorial Commission for Life (CIV),a public forum created in 2003 to promote communications between the GOC and human rights groups in the highly polarized, vi [...] | 2008-08-26 12:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA3134 | MEDIO MAGDALENA REGION REMAINS VIOLENT, BUT MAYOR [...] (SBU) Barrancabermeja's strategic position, natural resources, and tradition of civic activism have placed it at the center of Colombia's armed conflict. Barranca Mayor Carlos Contreras eschews traditional political clientism and corruption, and said his greatest challenge is breaking the ci [...] | 2008-08-26 14:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA3181 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO CAUCA, JULY 30, 2008 [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ambassador traveled on July 30 to the Department of Cauca to meet with local political, security, and civil society representatives, as well as to visit USAID sponsored sites in and around Popayan, Cauca. During his visit he emphasized the U.S.-Colombia partnership in matters [...] | 2008-08-27 23:23:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID PHUM EINV ETRD PTER PREL ECON CO |
08BOGOTA3182 | MEDELLIN SCANDAL GENERATES POLITICAL FALLOUT [...] (C) Summary: The dismissal of Guillermo Valencia Cossio, former head of the Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) in Medellin, for criminal ties also led to the resignations of former Medellin Colombian National Police (CNP) Commander Marco Pedreros and Medellin "South American Games" orga [...] | 2008-08-28 13:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PGOV PREL PTER PHUM SNAR CO |
08BOGOTA3193 | URIBE-SUPREME COURT TENSIONS ESCALATE [...] (C) President Uribe intensified his offensive against the Supreme Court the week of August 24 after the revelation that senior GOC officials met three times at the presidential place with emissaries of extradited former paramilitary leader Diego Murillo Bejarano (Don Berna). The two allegedly [...] | 2008-08-28 16:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO |
08BOGOTA3278 | SHOW OF RESILIENCE LIKELY BEHIND RECENT FARC [...] (C) Summary: Colombian officials accused the FARC of carrying out several deadly bombings in Cali, Bogota and in Antioquia province. These attacks were likely designed to demonstrate the terrorist group's continued resilience after a string of high profile, tactical GOC victories. President [...] | 2008-09-03 20:09:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO |
08BOGOTA3304 | ICC PROSECUTOR MORENO'S VISIT TO COLOMBIA [...] (C) Luis Moreno Ocampo, chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC),visited Colombia August 25-27 to review progress on the prosecution of those responsible for crimes against humanity. Moreno questioned whether the GOC's extradition of 15 former paramilitary leaders to the U [...] | 2008-09-04 20:11:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO |
08BOGOTA3316 | LABOR VIOLENCE DATA ON MOTIVES REMAINS LIMITED AND [...] (C) Data on the motives behind unionist murders remains controversial and limited. The Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) reports that the most common motive (35%) identified in the 100 unionist murders solved since 2001 was the victim's perceived affiliation with the FARC or ELN by par [...] | 2008-09-05 15:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA3338 | URIBE KEEPS THEM GUESSING ON POSSIBLE THIRD TERM [...] (C) President Uribe has not yet announced whether he will seek a Constitutional amendment that would allow a possible third Uribe term, but he repeated on September 3 that "it is not good to perpetuate yourself in power." Presidential Advisors Jose Obdulio Gaviria and Mario Eastman told us Uri [...] | 2008-09-05 21:33:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO |
08BOGOTA335 | UNHCR COACHES COLMIL IN PROTECTING CIVILIANS [...] The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is offering nationwide workshops with Colombian military and police to reinforce awareness of their duty to protect civilians and and avert displacement. The seminars present core principles of humanitarian law, followed by discussion [...] | 2008-01-28 16:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PHUM MARR CO PREF |
08BOGOTA3359 | UNITED NATIONS WEIGHS IN ON URIBE-SUPREME COURT [...] (C) UN rapporteur for Judicial Independence Leandro Despouy used his participation in a judicial conference in Cartagena organized by Colombia's judiciary to voice concern over tensions between President Uribe and the Supreme Court. At the conference, Supreme Court President Ricaurte complained [...] | 2008-09-09 20:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO |
08BOGOTA337 | CJCS ADMIRAL MULLEN'S JANUARY 17 MEETING WITH [...] (S) President Uribe's overwhelming concern during a January 17 meeting with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) Admiral Michael Mullen, was Hugo Chavez' aggressive remarks and proposal to grant belligerent status to the FARC. Uribe insisted the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia [...] | 2008-01-28 17:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MARR MOPS VZ AR BH BR CI CS |
08BOGOTA3408 | COLOMBIA PLEASED WITH OFAC KINGPIN ACT [...] (C) Charge told Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos on September 11 that the USG will designate three current and former Venezuelan officials under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act for materially assisting the narcotics trafficking activities of the Revolutionary Armed F [...] | 2008-09-12 15:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN PTER PINR EFIN SNAR PREL KCRM VE CO |
08BOGOTA3433 | VISIT OF SENATOR CHUCK HAGEL TO BOGOTA AND [...] (C) Summary. Senator Chuck Hagel, Southcom Deputy Commander General Glen Spears and delegation visited Bogota and Cartagena from August 28-31, 2008. In Bogota, Senator Hagel, the Ambassador and delegation met with President Alvaro Uribe, who urged support for the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promoti [...] | 2008-09-15 19:14:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PTER ENRG SNAR MARR KJUS CO |
08BOGOTA3473 | HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP CONCERNED ABOUT ALLEGED MILITARY INTELLIGENCE REPORTS LINKING IT TO THE FARC AND ELN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-16 22:18:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | CO KJUS PHUM PREL PTER |
08BOGOTA3502 | UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIRD COMMITTEE 2008 HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-18 20:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA3521 | (C) GOC SEEKS TO "NORMALIZE" RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) Foreign Minister Bermudez announced that he would meet with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Maduro in mid-October to discuss trade and a full range of bilateral issues. Vice FM Reyes told us the GOC wants to use the meeting to "normalize" relations through existing bi-national forums to addres [...] | 2008-09-19 20:00:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO VE EC |
08BOGOTA3537 | URIBE CONTINUES TO KEEP ALL OPTIONS OPEN ON [...] (C) President Uribe continues to keep all options open on a possible third presidential term. He urged Congress to shelve the proposal for a constitutional change to allow a third term after it was presented on September 10, but congressional leaders said Congress is legally required to consi [...] | 2008-09-22 19:25:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO |
08BOGOTA3553 | INDIGENOUS LAND CONFLICTS IN NORTHERN CAUCA [...] (C) Over the last three years, indigenous land protests in northern Cauca have led to more than 30 clashes with security forces. The local Paez claim the GOC has failed to fulfill a 1995 agreement--signed after the 1991 massacre of 20 Paez--which committed the GOC to buy 15,663 hectares of l [...] | 2008-09-23 13:34:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KGIC PARM PREL CO |
08BOGOTA3584 | FARC UNIVERSITY RECRUITMENT EFFORTS UNDER [...] (C) Summary: Colombian officials are investigating reports that the FARC is stepping up recruitment efforts at Colombian universities. The controversy was sparked by leftist Senator Piedad Cordoba's address to Bogota university students on September 4, in which she urged them to rise up agai [...] | 2008-09-24 15:39:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO |
08BOGOTA3601 | CAUCA: FARC DIMINISHED, BUT RETAIN INFLUENCE IN [...] (C) The Colombian military is steadily pushing the FARC into Cauca department's northeast corner, reducing the group's influence. Still, the FARC retains a significant base within the Paez indigenous communities in northern Cauca, and GOC officials fear the communities are vulnerable to pene [...] | 2008-09-25 21:03:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA3603 | SCENESETTER FOR SEPT 30-OCT 1 VISIT OF U/S JAMES [...] (U) With U.S. assistance, Colombia finds itself safer, economically stronger, better governed, and more democratic than it has been in decades. Rates of murder, kidnapping, and violence nationwide have fallen sharply. The captures or kills of several leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces [...] | 2008-09-25 22:30:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER PINR CO |
08BOGOTA3629 | SUGAR CANE WORKERS STRIKE FOR WAGES AND RIGHTS [...] (C) Over 10,000 sugar cane cutters (corteros) began a strike in Valle del Cauca on September 15, demanding that the sugar mills end their use of worker cooperatives and contractors. The corteros charged that the cooperatives undercut their wages and right to organize. The mill owners refuse [...] | 2008-09-30 18:15:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA3653 | SUPREME COURT RULES EX-MEMBERS OF CONGRESS REMAIN [...] (C) Colombia's Supreme Court opted on September 18 not to expand its powers to investigate members of Congress suspected of paramiliatary ties to include ex-legislators. Under current rules, the Court prosecutes and tries sitting senators and representatives; the Prosecutor General's Office (F [...] | 2008-10-02 17:30:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO |
08BOGOTA3710 | SCENESETTER FOR OCTOBER 14-16 VISIT TO COLOMBIA OF [...] (SBU) Your visit comes as Colombians watch with great interest the U.S. presidential campaign, and speculate on what the outcome of the campaign might mean for U.S.-Colombia relations--especially prospects for Congressional passage of the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Act (CTPA). As a bridge [...] | 2008-10-08 22:25:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PHUM PTER ETRD SNAR CO |
08BOGOTA3715 | HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW [...] (C) The USG co-hosted a two-day conference on international humanitarian law and international human rights law, as well as measures to promote the Colombian military's respect for human rights, with the Colombian Defense Ministry. The conference was attended by officials from the Prosecutor [...] | 2008-10-08 22:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA3718 | URIBE-SUPREME COURT FEUD SPAWNS FEARS OF [...] (U) The conflict between President Uribe and the Supreme Court spilled into the judiciary after the Superior Judicial Council (CSJ)--one of Colombia's four top courts--ordered the Supreme Court to delete all references to Social Protection Minister Diego Palacio from its ruling accepting the g [...] | 2008-10-09 20:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO |
08BOGOTA3747 | UNDERSECRETARY GLASSMAN'S OCTOBER 1 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (C) President Alvaro Uribe told Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs James Glassman on October 1 that he appreciated President Bush's efforts to obtain congressional passage of the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) but voiced concerns over the impact of the [...] | 2008-10-14 13:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV CO ECON PREL PTER EC BL VE ETRD |
08BOGOTA376 | WORLDWIDE MARCHES AGAINST THE FARC PLANNED FOR [...] (U) Summary: A non-partisan Colombian student group is organizing marches against kidnapping and the FARC in 148 cities around the world on February 4. The students are using the web-site Facebook to organize the events, and the initiative enjoys widespread popular support, Still, the oppos [...] | 2008-01-30 22:30:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PHUM PTER CO |
08BOGOTA377 | COLOMBIAN MOD CODIFIES HUMAN RIGHTS POLICIES [...] The Ministry of Defense (MOD) released a comprehensive policy document outlining the Colombian military's Human Rights (HR) and International Humanitarian Law (IHL) doctrine. The policy stresses that prudent use of force earns the armed forces legitimacy with the public, conferring tactical [...] | 2008-01-31 11:50:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PHUM PREL PTER CO |
08BOGOTA3782 | EVER VELOZA (HH),OTHER FORMER PARA LEADERS [...] (U) On September 24-25, former AUC (United Self Defense Forces of Colombia) block commander Ever Veloza (aka "HH") continued his voluntary testimony (version libre) under the Justice and Peace Law (JPL). Veloza, who previously acknowledged his complicity in over 3000 murders and whose extradi [...] | 2008-10-15 22:59:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
08BOGOTA3795 | NO MOVEMENT IN SIGHT ON PEACE TALKS WITH FARC AND [...] (C) Peace Commissioner Restrepo told us there will likely be no movement on peace talks with the FARC until the first half of 2009 at the earliest, adding that talks with the ELN also remain "highly doubtful." FARC leader Alfonso Cano is focused on consolidating internal control of the group, [...] | 2008-10-17 15:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO |
08BOGOTA3829 | CAUCA INDIGENOUS PROTESTS EXPANDING TO NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: On October 20, the National Organization of Indigenous in Colombia (ONIC) announced plans for over 12,000 indigenous to participate in an eight day march from Popayan to Cali. The march follows a week of indigenous protests in Cauca over human rights and land. The indigenous say t [...] | 2008-10-21 20:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS PTER PREL SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA3840 | PLAN COLOMBIA HELICOPTER PROGRAM IN-PROGRESS REVIEW [...] (U) The purpose of this message is to announce that INL/A and NAS Colombia will be co-hosting an in-progress review conference for the Plan Colombia Helicopter Program (PCHP) also known as the Colombian Army (COLAR) Aviation Program. The conference will be held at the Hilton Melbourne beach o [...] | 2008-10-21 22:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AFIN SENV KCRM PTER CO |
08BOGOTA3855 | TRIP TO CURVARADO HIGHLIGHTS COMMUNITY DIVISIONS, [...] (C) The GOC effort to restore land--which has been illegally occupied by palm oil firms--to the displaced communities of Jiguamiando and Curvarado continues to move slowly due to community divisions and legal hurdles. Despite a military presence in the region, security is also a serious conc [...] | 2008-10-22 20:27:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA3887 | NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR AUGUST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In August, the Government of Colombia (GOC) aerially eradicated 16,524 hectares; the Colombian National Police (CNP) seized 30 metric tons of cocaine and coca base, 17 metric tons of marijuana, and 74 kilograms (kgs) of heroin, and captured 1,973 metric tons of precursor chemic [...] | 2008-10-23 21:18:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO |
08BOGOTA3888 | DAS DIRECTOR RESIGNS OVER OPPOSITION SPYING SCANDAL [...] (C) Maria del Pilar Hurtado, director of Colombia's Administrative Department of Security (DAS),resigned on October 22 after opposition Senator Gustavo Petro publicly revealed internal DAS documents that tasked officials to gather intelligence on Petro and on his party, the Polo Democratico [...] | 2008-10-24 19:48:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO |
08BOGOTA3896 | U/S BURNS OCT 14-16 VISIT TO COLOMBIA: GOC LOOKS [...] (U) Under Secretary Bill Burns met with President Uribe and Foreign Minister Bermudez during his October 14-16 visit to Colombia. President Uribe underscored the importance to Colombia of the Colombia Free Trade Promotion Act (CTPA) and continued USG support in its fight against the Revolution [...] | 2008-10-27 16:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO |
08BOGOTA3925 | THREATS FROM DON MARIO PROMPT SECURITY BOOST IN [...] (C) Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos announced on October 25 that the GOC will boost its security presence in the Uraba region of Antioquia after threats by the so-called Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia (AGC)--a front organization for major narcotrafficker Daniel Rendon--led to a wides [...] | 2008-10-28 19:58:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO |
08BOGOTA3927 | COLOMBIA: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-28 21:40:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER PARM KNNP MNUC CO |
08BOGOTA3928 | INDIGENOUS AND URIBE FAIL TO MEET [...] (C) President Uribe and indigenous protesters exchanged accusations of bad faith after they failed to meet in Cali to address indigenous concerns. The meeting was scheduled after 30,000 indigenous protesters marched from northern Cauca to Cali to press their demands for land, investigations i [...] | 2008-10-28 21:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA3951 | HOSTAGE ESCAPE CONTINUES FARC'S WORST YEAR EVER [...] Former congressman Oscar Lizcano, held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) for eight years, escaped from a FARC camp along with one of his captors and turned himself into an Army checkpoint in San Jose del Palmar (Choco) on October 26. President Uribe and Defense Minister Sa [...] | 2008-10-29 17:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO |
08BOGOTA3953 | GOC SKEPTICAL OF FARC WILLINGNESS TO NEGOTIATE [...] (U) The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) issued a letter, dated October 16, saying the group is willing to talk about a political solution to Colombia's conflict as well as a humanitarian release of its hostages. The communique, released publicly on October 28, responds to a Sept [...] | 2008-10-29 19:10:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO |
08BOGOTA3966 | SOCIAL PROTESTS - WHY NOW? [...] (C) Social protests in Colombia are on the rise--recent judicial, trucker, and sugar cane worker strikes and indigenous protests culminated in a one-day, 500,000-person national solidarity strike in 21 cities on October 20. Presidential Communications Director Jorge Eastman said there is loos [...] | 2008-10-30 17:19:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA3982 | PEACE LABS: THE BOTTOM-UP APPROACH TO GOVERNANCE, [...] (U) The European Commission (EC),along with the GOC Accion Social's Peace and Development Program (PDP),helped found and support three "Peace Laboratories" in six different regions. The "Peace Laboratories" focus on three key areas: supporting human rights and local peace initiatives, stre [...] | 2008-10-31 21:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PTER PHUM EAID SNAR CO |
08BOGOTA4036 | COLOMBIA'S RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL (C-NE8-00834) [...] (C) The Government of Colombia (GOC) maintains positive relations with Israel, particularly in the defense sector through private Israeli defense contractors. Key areas of cooperation include strategic military advice, special forces training, and arms sales in support of Colombia's battle ag [...] | 2008-11-07 20:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV PINR PTER MASS MCAP PREL CO IS |
08BOGOTA4067 | POLO REMAINS SPLIT HEADING INTO NEXT FEBRUARY'S [...] (C) On October 26, the Polo Democratico Alternativo (Polo) party held internal elections to elect 1500 delegates to its 2nd National Congress--planned for February 2009. The elections did not produce a clear winner among the three leading Polo factions: Bogota Mayor Samuel Moreno's supporter [...] | 2008-11-10 21:18:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PTER CO |
08BOGOTA4083 | COLOMBIAN COUNTERPROPOSAL TO U.S. DEFENSE [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraph 5. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) On October 23 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Colombia (GOC) delivered its official response to Embassy Bogota on the Defense Cooperation Agreement text that we proposed on August 13. The GOC counterpropos [...] | 2008-11-12 16:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR PREF PTER MASS CO |
08BOGOTA4092 | SCENESETTER FOR NOVEMBER 20-22 VISIT TO COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) Your visit comes as Colombians watch with great interest the results of the U.S. presidential election, and speculate on the impact on U.S.-Colombia relations--especially prospects for Congressional passage of the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Act (CTPA). The Government of Colombia (GOC [...] | 2008-11-13 16:34:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM MARR MASS CO |
08BOGOTA4125 | PORT STRIKE IN BUENAVENTURA AVOIDED FOR NOW [...] (SBU) After a strike threat by Buenaventura port employees in early October, the Social Protection Ministry quickly established a dialogue with workers and port authority officials, and also initiated a 30-day plan to review workers' complaints. The unions want to negotiate directly with the [...] | 2008-11-13 22:43:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA413 | URIBE ANNOUNCES ENCIRCLEMENT PLAN FOR HOSTAGE [...] (U) President Uribe announced January 26 that he has ordered military and police to locate, and subsequently encircle, areas where the FARC holds hostages. GOC officials explained the move is aimed at putting "humanitarian pressure" on the FARC to release its hostages and is not a military r [...] | 2008-01-31 22:39:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER VE FR SP SZ VT CO |
08BOGOTA4131 | AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD'S NOVEMBER 10 MEETING WITH [...] (C) At a November 10 meeting with Supreme Court President Francisco Ricaurte and Criminal Chamber Vice President Julio Socha, the Ambassador expressed the USG's support for a strong and independent judiciary. Socha explained that extradition requests unrelated to narcotrafficking are difficu [...] | 2008-11-17 15:14:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI KJUS PTER CO |
08BOGOTA4135 | BUENAVENTURA: EPICENTER OF NARCOTRAFFICKING, [...] (SBU) Top security officials said Buenaventura illustrates all of Colombia's ills, including narco-trafficking, violence, corruption and poverty. Local Marine Commander Carlos Diaz told us murder rates have fallen 70% since last year, attributing the fragile gains to the increased military a [...] | 2008-11-17 21:52:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA4201 | GOC ARRESTS ALLEGED PYRAMID RINGLEADERS AMID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Amid collapsing pyramid schemes suspected of defrauding at least 300,000 Colombians (reftel),the GOC seized DMG Holding Group, S.A., the largest suspected scam in the country and arrested its founder and principal directors on charges of money laundering, illicit enrichment, and [...] | 2008-11-21 21:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC PTER KCRM SNAR PGOV CO |
08BOGOTA4215 | SCENESETTER FOR DECEMBER 8-9 VISIT TO COLOMBIA OF [...] (SBU) Your visit comes as Colombians watch with great interest the transition period to President-elect Barack Obama, and speculate on what the outcome might mean for U.S.-Colombia relations--especially prospects for Congressional passage of the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Act (CTPA). The [...] | 2008-11-25 13:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PHUM PTER ETRD SNAR CO |
08BOGOTA4231 | NARINO--PROGRESS ON SECURITY AND ALTERNATIVE [...] (C) The poor, coca-growing department of Narino--which borders Ecuador along the Pacific coast--has seen significant security gains against the FARC, ELN, and new illegal armed groups since 2006. Governor Navarro Wolff and local security officials told us the illegal armed groups have been pus [...] | 2008-11-25 19:11:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO SNAR |
08BOGOTA4233 | LABOR CONFEDERATIONS REMAIN INTRANSIGENT ON THE [...] (C) Summary: Center-left Nuevo Arco Iris think tank Director Leon Valencia wrote an open letter to the presidents of Colombia's three labor confederations on November 18, saying that due to the changing political climate in the United States, the "time was right" for Colombian unions to send [...] | 2008-11-25 19:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA4248 | NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER 2008 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Even with poor weather conditions negatively affecting the total hectares sprayed, the contractor remains above the projection line for the year. Total manual coca eradication for the month of October was 11,683 hectares - bringing the GME program's year-to-date total to 68,60 [...] | 2008-11-26 17:10:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO |
08BOGOTA4261 | URIBE THIRD TERM SETBACK: 2010 REELECTION REJECTED [...] (U) The First Commission of the Colombian House of Representatives rejected in a razor thin vote on November 26, a proposal to change the constitution to allow President Uribe to run for a third term in 2010. The Commission later approved language that would allow Uribe to seek reelection in [...] | 2008-11-26 22:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO |
08BOGOTA4262 | COLOMBIANS MARCH - IN SMALLER NUMBERS - AGAINST [...] (U) Several thousand Colombians marched through the country's major cities on November 28th to demand the FARC and other illegal armed groups release the hostages they still hold before Christmas. The disappointing turnout was significantly smaller than the millions who demonstrated to releas [...] | 2008-11-28 21:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO |
08BOGOTA4304 | INDIGENOUS MARCH TO BOGOTA [...] (U) After a 16-day trip from Cauca department, the indigenous protest reached Bogota on November 20. They demanded the GOC comply with prior commitments on land, apologize for making public statements linking the indigenous to the FARC, and make concessions on a range of issues including th [...] | 2008-12-02 14:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA4307 | COLOMBIA CONFLICT UPDATE FOR JULY-AUGUST, 2008 [...] (S) The success of operation "Jaque" on July 2 and the blows delivered to the FARC Secretariat over the past six months left the terrorist organization weakened and demoralized, resulting in record numbers of desertions. Still, the FARC continued to maintain between 8,000 and 12,000 fighters, [...] | 2008-12-02 14:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM MASS MARR CO |
08BOGOTA4335 | PYRAMID COLLAPSE BURYING THIRD TERM PROSPECTS? [...] (SBU) The results of a recent Invamar-Gallup poll show Uribe maintains high public approval ratings in spite of a host of political and economic troubles. Still, public support for a third term has dropped from 74% to 54% since last July. In southern departments--areas hard-hit by the pyram [...] | 2008-12-05 16:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER ECON EFIN |
08BOGOTA4338 | PEACE PROSPECTS WITH FARC REMAIN BLEAK [...] (C) GOC Peace Commissioner Restrepo told us the FARC has not responded to GOC outreach efforts. He thinks the FARC may make a gesture to influence Colombia's 2010 presidential elections, as well as overtures to Venezuela and other Latin countries, but only if it first scores a military success [...] | 2008-12-05 19:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO |
08BOGOTA4371 | URIBE WARNS AGAINST FARC AND ELN PEACE "TRAP" [...] (SBU) President Uribe publicly warned on December 6 that talk of new hostage releases and a humanitarian accord is a "trap" laid by the FARC with the support of an unnamed Colombian political leader. The latter is a reference to Senator Piedad Cordoba, who is leading a group of "intellectuals [...] | 2008-12-10 20:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO |
08BOGOTA4386 | MEDELLIN MAYOR SALAZAR DENIES RECEIVING DON [...] (C) Former Medellin crime boss and paramilitary leader Diego Murillo (Don Berna)--as well as his lieutenants--claim that Medellin Mayor Alonso Salazar sought and received Berna's financial support for his mayoral campaign in October 2007. Salazar has proclaimed his innocence and asked that [...] | 2008-12-11 20:15:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER SNAR CO |
08BOGOTA4390 | GOC WORKS TO ACHIEVE ILO COMPLIANCE [...] (SBU) The GOC made efforts to align Colombia's labor code with International Labor Organization (ILO) conventions in 2008 through new legislation (see reftel),but key issues remain: clarity on essential public services and the right to strike, registration of new unions, allowance of industr [...] | 2008-12-11 20:21:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA4396 | LA GUAJIRA AND CESAR--SHARED INDIGENOUS [...] (U) Cesar and La Guajira departments share significant indigenous populations and security issues, including the presence of FARC, ELN, and criminal groups. The indigenous in the region have great cultural differences, but express a common distrust for the National Indigenous Organization of [...] | 2008-12-12 22:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL PTER SOCI CO VE |
08BOGOTA4397 | LEGAL OBSTACLE TO FARC DEMOBILIZATIONS NOT [...] (C) President Uribe announced that all Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) members, including senior leaders, would avoid prosecution for human rights crimes if they assisted in hostage releases. Local legal experts said despite Uribe's assurances, the Wilson Bueno Largo (Isaza) ca [...] | 2008-12-12 23:26:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA4398 | BOGOTA FY 2009 SEC 1206 PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) The Charge confirms Post's review and concurrence with the following five project proposals for Section 1206 funding in FY 2009. Listed in priority order, all will strengthen Colombia's capacity to conduct counter-terrorism operations against the three Designated Foreign Terrorist Organ [...] | 2008-12-15 16:14:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PTER PGOV PREL MARR CO |
08BOGOTA4430 | EMERGING CRIMINAL GROUPS: POLITICAL THREAT WITHOUT [...] (C) Emerging criminal groups (ECGs) persist despite recent GOC successes, with narcotrafficking profits and continuing weak state presence in some areas enabling them to bribe local officials and recruit new members to replace those killed or captured by security forces. The ECGs are largely [...] | 2008-12-16 17:59:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO SNAR |
08BOGOTA4457 | MILITARY KILLS HUSBAND OF CAUCA INDIGENOUS LEADER [...] (U) 29th Army Brigade Commander General Barrero told us Colombian soldiers killed the husband of prominent Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca (CRIC) Chairperson Aida Quilcue when his vehicle did not stop at a check-point around 4:00am on December 16. Barrero called the incident a "terrible [...] | 2008-12-17 17:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA4485 | INVESTIGATION INTO MILITARY KILLING OF EDWIN [...] (C) Summary. Vice Defense Minister Jaramillo told us the killing of Edwin Legarda--husband of indigenous activist Aida Quilcue--appeared to have been a mistaken military ambush based on bad intelligence intended to target arms traffickers. President Uribe repeatedly expressed his condolences [...] | 2008-12-18 20:27:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS CO |
08BOGOTA4499 | NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In November, only 4,492 hectares of coca were sprayed due to bad weather and lack of support from the Colombian National Police (CNP); this setback slowed our progress toward the annual eradication goal of 130,000 hectares sprayed. Eradication aircraft were involved in four ho [...] | 2008-12-19 19:27:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO |
08BOGOTA4521 | COLOMBIA: DESIGNATION OF TWO ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-22 17:59:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN PARM PTER CO |
08BOGOTA4527 | USG FUNDED LABOR PROJECTS [...] (U) Summary: The U.S. Government supports the labor sector through eleven projects, including: one by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL),three by the Department of Labor (DOL),and seven by USAID. The $27 million in funding over the 2001-2011 time frame support projects t [...] | 2008-12-22 20:14:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA4577 | GOC REPORTS ON WEALTH TAX EXPENDITURES [...] (C) The Colombian Ministry of Defense (MOD) reported in November 2008 that the four-year "wealth tax" imposed on Colombia's richest citizens and enterprises to fund the democratic security policy would total $3.7 billion from 2007-2011. Approximately 80% is directed towards the internal confl [...] | 2008-12-24 15:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PTER MASS MCAP CO |
08BOGOTA4588 | URIBE REJECTS INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) The FARC announced on December 21 their intention to release six hostages to a group of Colombian "intellectuals" led by Piedad Cordoba, and reiterated its demand for a demilitarized zone. Cordoba said President Chavez should participate in the process, but President Uribe quickly rejecte [...] | 2008-12-24 19:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO |
08BOGOTA4615 | GOC OFFERS JUSTICE AND PEACE BENEFITS TO FORMER [...] (C) Peace Commissioner Restrepo announced on December 30 that the GOC would offer Justice and Peace Law (JPL) benefits, including possible reduced sentences, to 120 jailed members of the FARC in exchange for criminal confessions and written pledges to lay down their arms. "Martin Sombra," the [...] | 2008-12-30 22:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO SNAR |
08BOGOTA470 | MILLIONS OF COLOMBIANS MARCH AGAINST THE FARC [...] On February 4, millions of Colombians in Bogota and dozens of other cities marched against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and kidnapping. As many as two million marched in Bogota, in what leading daily "El Tiempo" described as the largest demonstration in Colombian history [...] | 2008-02-05 23:51:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM CO |
08BOGOTA49 | BOGOTA FY08 "1206" PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) Embassy Bogota concurs with the following six project proposals for section 1206 funding in FY 2008. Listed in priority order, all will strengthen Colombian military capacity to conduct counterterrorism operations against the FARC and ELN (designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations) and [...] | 2008-01-04 17:49:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER MARR CO |
08BOGOTA5 | HOSTAGE RECOVERY MISSION ON HOLD AFTER GOC SAYS IT [...] The Venezuelan-led, international mission to recover three FARC-held hostages was put on hold on December 31 after President Uribe announced the GOC "hypothesis" -- backed by extensive circumstantial evidence -- that the reason for the FARC's delay in releasing the hostages was that the group [...] | 2008-01-02 20:51:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO |
08BOGOTA51 | PEACE COMMISSIONER RESTREPO CHIDES CHAVEZ ON [...] (C) GOC Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo told the Charge on January 3 that Venezuelan President Chavez will continue to use the humanitarian exchange issue to create problems, but said the GOC plans to make him pay a high political cost for his recent unsuccessful hostage rescue missio [...] | 2008-01-04 20:19:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO |
08BOGOTA528 | APPELLATE COURT ELECTS NEW JUDGE FOR LABOR [...] SUMMARY. In late December, 2007, the six-month term for Colombia's three specially appointed judges handling cases of violence against unionists ended. As part of its normal selection process, magistrates of the Appellate Court for Bogota voted to reappoint Elsa Rivera de Jimenez and Maria [...] | 2008-02-11 17:45:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PHUM PTER CO |
08BOGOTA54 | DNA EVIDENCE CONFIRMS IDENTITY OF "EMMANUEL" BORN [...] Prosecutor General Mario Iguaran confirmed at a press conference on January 4 that results from DNA testing indicate with "high probability" that the boy in state custody known as Juan David Gomez Tapiero is Emmanuel, the son of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) hostage Clara Roja [...] | 2008-01-04 21:27:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO |
08BOGOTA590 | POLO REMAINS DIVIDED - WEAKENING PROSPECTS FOR 2010 [...] (C) Summary: The leftist Polo Democratico Alternativo Party (Polo)'s poor performance in last October's local elections--as well as its ambiguous stance toward the FARC--have exacerbated tensions between its pragmatic, social democratic wing and unreconstructed, orthodox communist elements. [...] | 2008-02-14 18:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM PTER CO VZ |
08BOGOTA595 | GOC CONSIDERS WAYS TO REVIVE ELN TALKS [...] (C) Summary. GOC Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo told us the National Liberation Army (ELN) remains wedded to Venezuelan President Chavez and has expressed no interest in resuming peace talks. Still, Restrepo said the GOC would like to revive negotiations on the basis of previous GOC [...] | 2008-02-14 21:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL PTER KAID CO |
08BOGOTA618 | TRIP TO CURVARADO HIGHLIGHTS SECURITY CONCERNS; [...] (C) Local members of the Afro-Colombian communities of Jiguamiando and Curvarado complained about GOC delays in returning their land, lack of security and GOC financial support, and perceived military bias in favor of African palm companies. Local leader Enrique Petro told us the palm firms c [...] | 2008-02-20 15:46:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS MARR PGOV PHUM PTER CO |
08BOGOTA645 | FARC AND NARCOTRAFFICKERS CONTINUE TO PLAGUE URABA [...] (C) Members of the San Jose de Apartado Peace Community (PC) told us February 5 that paramilitary groups, in collusion with the military and police, continue to threaten and kill community members. The military denied the allegations, stating their focus is combating the increased FARC and na [...] | 2008-02-22 20:46:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS MARR PGOV PHUM PTER CO |
08BOGOTA683 | GOC TO FACILITATE NEW FARC HOSTAGE RELEASE, [...] (C) President Uribe said the GOC will facilitate the possible release of four more political hostages held by the FARC, including allowing Venezuelan helicopters to use San Jose de Guaviare airport. Peace Commissioner Restrepo told us the February 21 meeting with Uribe and French FM Kouchner [...] | 2008-02-25 21:33:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PTER PHUM OAS BR CU FR PM SP SZ |
08BOGOTA687 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO PUTUMAYO HIGHLIGHTS USG [...] (SBU) Ambassador Brownfield visited Villa Garzon, Putumayo on February 8, to inaugurate a major road pavement project and survey a water treatment project funded by USAID. Local officials touted the road as an important step to reducing Putumayo's isolation, improving security, and promoting [...] | 2008-02-25 22:45:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SNAR KCOM KAID EC CO |
08BOGOTA716 | COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT ON SUBMARINE COMBAT [...] The Colombian Navy (COLNAV) seeks to purchase two U.S. submarine combat systems -- equivalent to either the AN/BYG-1 or SUBICS 9000. This purchase intends to modernize combat systems and capabilities on the Navy's two Type 209 submarines and keep them operational for an estimated 20 addition [...] | 2008-02-26 23:33:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PTER CO |
08BOGOTA794 | POPULAR WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION MEMBERS ALLEGE [...] (SBU) Polcouns visited a Popular Women's Organization (OFP) office in Barrancabermeja and also made remarks at the inauguration of a new OFP office in Bucaramanga on February 13. Members of the group told Polcouns about the threats against their group by so-called "paramilitaries" and other [...] | 2008-03-03 19:33:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PTER OAS CO |
08BOGOTA800 | COLOMBIAN FORCES KILL FARC'S KEY LEADER, SPURRING \ [...] (U) Summary: The GOC announced March 1 that its military \ forces killed Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) \ Secretariat member Raul Reyes in a cross-border operation in \ \ SIPDIS \ Ecuador. Reyes' death shattered the FARC's myth of \ invincibility, and boosted popular support for Pr [...] | 2008-03-04 00:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL PTER CASC SP PM FR VZ SZ CO |
08BOGOTA812 | LABOR CONFEDERATIONS CRITICIZE GOC'S LABOR REFORM [...] (U) Colombia's three main labor confederations criticized the GOC's labor reform package which is pending in Congress. The unions applauded the proposed transfer of authority for declaring whether a strike is legal from the executive to the judiciary, but said the two bills (Legality of Strike [...] | 2008-03-04 20:01:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA827 | COLOMBIA RESPONDS CALMLY TO VENEZUELA AND ECUADOR [...] (C) After Venezuela's announcement on March 4 that it would close its border with Colombia, the GOC re-stated that it would not send troops to the Venezuelan or Ecuadorian borders. Ecuadorian President Correa confirmed in a Colombian radio interview that he authorized GOE contacts with the FA [...] | 2008-03-05 01:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PREL PTER MOPS VZ SP FR SZ EC CO |
08BOGOTA839 | MARCH 5 UPDATE ON COLOMBIA'S DISPUTE WITH ECUADOR [...] (C) Colombia's border with Venezuela remained partially closed on March 5, as the GOV confirmed that its troop deployments on the border were 90 percent complete (reftel). The border with Ecuador remained open. The GOC reiterated that it would not deploy troops to its borders. GOC Deputy Fo [...] | 2008-03-05 23:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PTER MOPS VZ EC SP FR SZ CO |
08BOGOTA902 | PARAMILITARY DEMOBILIZATION CREATES GREATER [...] (C) Local civic and Catholic church leaders said the paramilitary demobilization and parapolitical investigations created new political space in the Medio Magdelena region, noting the triumph of reformist mayors in southern Bolivar department and Barrancabermeja in the October local elections. [...] | 2008-03-06 21:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA903 | MARCH 6 UPDATE: COLOMBIA DISPUTE WITH ECUADOR AND [...] (U) Venezuela continued to restrict the import of Colombian goods and people into Venezuela in response to the GOC's March 1 attack against the FARC in Ecuador (reftel). Still, the flow of food and other perishable products continued. Businessmen reported GOV authorities were lifting restrict [...] | 2008-03-06 21:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PTER MOPS ETRD VZ FR SP SZ EC NU |
08BOGOTA905 | COLOMBIA CONFLICT UPDATE FOR SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER [...] (S) The military killed two key FARC commanders in the September-December period, prompting desertions from the 16th and 37th fronts. The FARC continued to move forces from the eastern Macarena in Meta to parts of Tolima -Valle zone, leading some analysts to speculate that it is withdrawing [...] | 2008-03-06 23:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PREL PTER MARR PGOV CO |
08BOGOTA919 | MARCH 7 UPDATE ON COLOMBIA'S DISPUTE WITH ECUADOR, [...] (C) The flow of goods and people into Venezuela along the Colombian border was further restricted on March 7, but passage of food and perishables continued. The Colombia-Ecuador border remained open. The Ambassador reiterated to Acting Foreign Minister Mejia and Defense Minister Santos the USG [...] | 2008-03-08 00:08:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER VZ SP FR SZ EC CO |
08BOGOTA937 | COLOMBIA MAKES SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO ACCUSATORY [...] Summary: On January 1, 2008, Colombia initiated the final phase of a four-year, phased implementation of its new Criminal Procedure Code which introduces an accusatory criminal justice system. Implementation of the new system, which began on January 1, 2005, has largely been viewed as a succ [...] | 2008-03-10 20:58:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
08BOGOTA941 | MARCH 10 UPDATE ON COLOMBIA DISPUTE WITH ECUADOR, [...] (C) Colombia's borders with Venezuela and Ecuador returned to normal March 8-9, following the March 7 Rio Group resolution of the crisis over the GOC's March 1 attack against the FARC in Ecuador. Venezuela agreed to renew diplomatic relations with Colombia; Ecuador said it would consult wit [...] | 2008-03-10 22:25:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PTER VZ EC CO |
08BOGOTA955 | DECREE ON ADMINISTRATIVE REPARATIONS FOR VICTIMS [...] Summary: The National Commission of Reparations and Reconciliation (CNRR),Ministry of Interior and Justice (MOIJ),other government agencies, and civil society are consulting on a draft decree to set up an administrative reparations scheme. This would avoid the lengthy delays under the curr [...] | 2008-03-11 20:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
08BOGOTA956 | REPARATIONS DECREE CONSULTATIONS GIVE VICTIMS [...] The National Commission for Reparation and Reconciliation (CNRR) held ten regional consultations with hundreds of victims groups and the general public to discuss the draft reparations decree. The meetings provided victims an opportunity to voice their concerns and offer ideas to improve the [...] | 2008-03-11 21:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
08BOGOTA970 | SECRETARY GUTIERREZ AND CHAO DELEGATION MEETS WITH [...] Participants: UNITED STATES Secretary Carlos Gutierrez SIPDIS Secretary Elaine L. Chao SIPDIS Steven Preston, Administrator, Small Business Administration Ambassador William R. Brownfield Senator Bob Corke, R-TM Representative Tom Davis, R-VA Representative Edolphus Towns, D-NY [...] | 2008-03-12 17:52:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA989 | ELN LEADERSHIP SPLIT BRINGS PROPOSAL FOR MINI [...] (C) ELN spokesman Francisco Galan is frustrated with the group's dithering on GOC peace proposals, and is considering splitting from the group. He is seeking a meeting with President Uribe to gain the president's approval of a plan to pursue regional peace initiatives with ELN fronts in Narin [...] | 2008-03-13 19:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO |
08BOGOTA996 | MARCH 13 UPDATE: COLOMBIA DISPUTE WITH ECUADOR [...] (C) The GOC used a March 10-12 visit to Colombia by OAS SYG Insulza and the OAS Commission examining the March 1 GOC attack against the FARC in Ecuador to provide a "frank and detailed" briefing on the attack. Presidential advisor Jorge Eastman told us Insulza seemed impressed by the GOC's br [...] | 2008-03-13 22:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER OAS VZ SP FR SZ EC |
08BOGOTA998 | AMBASSADOR AND FM DISCUSS MARCH 17 OAS MINISTERIAL [...] (C) The Ambassador shared the USG position regarding the March 17 Organization of American States (OAS) Ministerial with FM Araujo on March 13. Araujo said the GOC hopes the upcoming meeting will end tensions between Ecuador and Colombia, and produce agreement on an OAS regional mechanism to [...] | 2008-03-13 23:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV OAS EC CO |
08BRASILIA1170 | SHOOTDOWN: Brazilian Air Defense Procedures [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Paragraph 2 contains an Embassy translation of the text of the procedures under which Brazil's Air Defense Authorities can order a shootdown under Brazilian law. These procedures were provided by the Braizilian Air Force and should be treated as an internal Brazilian [...] | 2008-09-04 16:41:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER FARC BR |
08BRASILIA1257 | BRAZIL- DEMARCHE DELIVERED -OFAC NARCOTICS KINGPIN ACT [...] (SBU) On September 18, 2008 ECONOFF delivered reftel demarche to the Council for the Control of Financial Activities (COAF) at the Ministry of Finance. COAF officials Joaquim da Cunha Neto and Bernardo Mota took delivery of the document, which outlined the reasons behind the designation of thr [...] | 2008-09-22 14:32:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN PTER PINR EFIN VE BR SNAR AND KCRM PREL |
08BRASILIA1314 | SUPREME COURT WIRETAP SCANDAL CHANGES FACE OF [...] (C) Summary: Long-running suspicions that phone calls of high-level Brazilian officials from all three branches of government are being intercepted became the latest front-page scandal when Veja magazine reported that the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN) had tapped conversations between a [...] | 2008-10-03 14:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PGOV PTER PINS BR |
08BRASILIA1315 | BRAZIL: WIRETAP SCANDAL HIGHLIGHTS POWER STRUGGLE [...] Summary: Revelations that the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN) may have been wiretapping Supreme Court (STF) President Gilmar Mendes' calls (reftel) have reinvigorated Congressional inquiries into abusive wiretapping practices and will likely lead to legislation providing oversight over wi [...] | 2008-10-03 15:14:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PGOV PREL PTER BR |
08BRASILIA1353 | BRAZIL: DEMARCHE DELIVERIES: OFAC KINGPIN ACT DESIGNATIONS [...] (SBU) On October 3, 2008 Econoff delivered ref A and B demarches to the Council for the Control of Financial Activities (COAF) at the Ministry of Finance. COAF official Bernardo Mota took delivery of ref A document regarding the Department of the Treasury's (DOT) Office of Foreign Assets Contr [...] | 2008-10-10 19:52:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN PTER PINR EFIN NU CI UY PA PM CA VE BR AR |
08BRASILIA1493 | COUNTERTERRORISM IN BRAZIL: JUDGE BLASTS [...] (SBU) Summary: During a conference on international organized crime held by the Brazil-based International Forum of Justice in Campo Grande, Matto Grosso do Sul from October 15-17, federal judge Odilon de Oliveira delivered a speech that was blistering in its criticism of the Brazilian governm [...] | 2008-11-17 12:45:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KJUS PTER EFIN PREL PGOV AR PA CO BR |
08BRASILIA1612 | BRAZIL: DEMARCHE DELIVERIES: TERRORIST FINANCE DESIGNATIONS [...] (SBU) On 12 December 2008, ECONOFF met Council for the Control of Financial Activities (COAF) official Bernardo Motta to follow up previous discussions regarding the recent USG designations of individuals and organizations as supporters of terrorism under Executive Order 13224 (refs A, B, and [...] | 2008-12-16 19:23:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN ETTC PTER PINR EFIN KCRM PREL BR |
08BRASILIA1664 | Brazil: 2008 Country Report on Terrorism [...] (U) The Brazilian government continues to be a cooperative partner in countering terrorism and related activities that could contribute to the facilitation of attacks in the region or elsewhere--to include investigating potential terrorism financing, and document forgery networks and other illi [...] | 2008-12-29 10:39:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV ECON CO BR |
08BRASILIA1684 | EMBASSY BRASILIA PROPOSAL FOR S/CT NADR PROJECT [...] (SBU) Per reftel, post welcomes the opportunity to request funding to address capability shortfalls and information gaps as Brazil and other countries in South America face mounting and increasingly complex challenges in combating the myriad problems related to terrorism financing, money launde [...] | 2008-12-31 19:14:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC |
08BRASILIA343 | 2008 U.S.-BRAZIL POLITICAL-MILITARY CONSULTATIONS [...] (U) Mission delivered the reftel agenda to Foreign Ministry Special Advisor Marcos Pinta Gama who indicated that Brazil would be prepared to host AA/S Mull for this year's political military consultations April 15. Pinta Gama said that he needed to consult other members of the Brazilian del [...] | 2008-03-12 13:04:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | BR MARR PREL PTER |
08BRASILIA43 | COUNTERTERRORISM IN BRAZIL: LOOKING BEYOND THE [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Government of Brazil remains highly sensitive to public claims suggesting that terrorist or extremist organizations have a presence or are undertaking activities in Brazil--a sensitivity that appears to be the rise and is resulting in more than symbolic reactions. At an op [...] | 2008-01-08 10:47:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PREL KCRM AR PA BR |
08BRASILIA440 | COUNTERTERRORISM IN BRAZIL: ONE STEP FORWARD, ONE [...] (U) Summary: After a drawn-out process that began in 2004, President Lula on March 25, 2008 issued the decree that will reform the Government of Brazil's intelligence apparatus, including its counterterrorism (CT) structure. The reform is intended to provide a more robust intelligence capabili [...] | 2008-04-02 19:12:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KCRM ETTC EFIN AR PA BR |
08BRASILIA504 | COUNTERTERRORISM IN BRAZIL: ONE STEP FORWARD, ONE [...] (C) Summary: In November of last year the Government of Brazil announced that it was backtracking on its effort to introduce counterterrorism (CT) legislation after a years-long effort by a working group within the Presidency's Institutional Security Cabinet (GSI) to coordinate the drafting o [...] | 2008-04-11 19:34:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PREL KCRM ETTC EFIN ASEC AR BR |
08BRASILIA507 | Got Guerrillas? The Rise of the LCP in Brazil [...] (U) Summary: Following is an Embassy Brasilia translation of an article published in the March 26, 2008, edition of IstoE, a major Brazilian news magazine. The article reports that a violent leftist guerrilla organization operates in Rondonia state, Brazil, and in some ways resembles the Co [...] | 2008-04-14 10:45:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER FARC BR CO |
08BRASILIA523 | BRAZIL: SENATE FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHAIRMAN CONCERNED [...] (S) Summary. Senate Foreign Relations and National Defense Committee Chairman Heraclito Fortes (strictly protect) (Democrats Party, opposition; of Piaui) told Ambassador Sobel on March 28 he is deeply concerned about signs of terrorists in Brazil. He cited a published report (reftel) of a [...] | 2008-04-18 15:34:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | PTER PREL FARC BR VE EC CO XR BO |
08BRASILIA526 | IRANIAN DIPLOMACY MOVES INTO HIGH GEAR, PART 2 [...] (S) Summary: Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Reza Sheikh-Attar visited Brasilia in mid-March to press Brazil to join an anti-American bloc in South America composed of Ecuador, Bolivia, and Venezuela, and Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadi-Nejad continues to try to arrange an official visit t [...] | 2008-04-18 18:31:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | PREL PTER EFIN BR VE EC CO BL IR XR CH UN |
08BRASILIA823 | SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 18-22 VISIT OF SECRETARY [...] (U) Summary: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is as productive and broad-based as it as ever been, the result of the excellent relationship between President Bush and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, new cooperation mechanisms on biofuels, business issues, and economi [...] | 2008-06-16 12:24:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KHLS OVIP ECON BR |
08BRASILIA99 | OUTSIDE DEFENSE MINISTRY, BRAZILIAN OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary. I separate meetings, the Ambassador discussed the roposed Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) withMinistry of External Relations (MRE) Under Secretay for Political Affairs Everton Vargas and Long-erm Planning Minister Roberto Managabeira Unger. Although Minister of Defense Jobim [...] | 2008-01-17 12:22:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PREL PTER BR |
08BRATISLAVA28 | AMBASSADOR OBSITNIK'S COURTESY CALL ON INTERIOR [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Obsitnik and Interior Minister Robert Kalinak discussed the Visa Waiver Program, border security, fighting extremism, and controversial pending NGO legislation in a 90-minute conversation January 17 -- including a 20 minute one-on-one. Minister Kalinak welcomed plans fo [...] | 2008-01-23 16:21:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM LO CVIS |
08BRATISLAVA301 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Poloff delivered reftel points via email to Roman Rosina, MFA Department of Arms Control, Counter-Terrorism and OSCE; and Global Initiative contact person for Slovakia, on June 29. Rosina replied and thanked Poloff and said he would take note of India and Jordan's contact person information wh [...] | 2008-06-30 11:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL PTER |
08BRATISLAVA350 | MFA OFFICIALS CAUTIOUS ON CUBA, SEEKING WAYS TO [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief reviewed reftel points with Dusan Kristofik, Director of the MFA'S America's division, on July 30. Kristofik pointed out that Slovakia covers Colombia and Venezuela from its embassy in Brasilia, so it tries to take advantage of contacts in multilateral settings to reinforce [...] | 2008-07-31 17:16:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER LO CU EU |
08BRATISLAVA95 | SLOVAK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON VWP NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Deputy Chief of Mission delivered reftel points to Director of the MFA Americas Office, Dusan Kristofik, on March 4. Kristofik expressed complete agreement with the message and appreciation for the timing of the demarche, as MFA and Interior Ministry officials were scheduled to meet that [...] | 2008-03-04 15:45:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | CMGT CVIS EUN KJUS KPAO PGOV PREL PTER |
08BRIDGETOWN45 | AMBASSADOR GARNERS POSITIVE PRESS IN ST. KITTS AND [...] (U) Summary: During her January 10-11 visit to St. Kitts and Nevis, the Ambassador again drew attention to USG contributions to the Federation by attending two events at the Hamilton House in Nevis, and addressing a graduating Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) Program class. As with the Ambassa [...] | 2008-01-24 17:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ASEC PTER PREL ECON EINV CVIS XL |
08BRIDGETOWN586 | (S) BRIDGETOWN GUIDANCE RELATED TO RESETTLEMENT [...] (S) In response to reftel guidance request, in the event that the government of St. Lucia could be persuaded to accept GTMO Uighurs, Embassy Bridgetown recommends proposing to the GOSL a set of technical assistance activities totaling $10.5 million as outlined below. We note, however, that e [...] | 2008-09-26 20:00:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | SECRET | PHUM PTER PREL PINR |
08BRUSSELS1007 | BELGIAN PRESS STATEMENT ON UNSCR 1822 [...] Summary: Below is a press statement circulated by the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs supporting the adoption of the UN Security Council Resolution 1267 against Al Qaeda and the Taliban. Belgium chairs the committee overseeing UNSCR 1267. End Summary. BEGIN PRESS STATEMENT Foreign Mi [...] | 2008-07-02 14:30:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC AG BE |
08BRUSSELS1022 | BELGIUM COURT OF APPEALS REDUCES SENTENCES FOR [...] (C) Belgian MFA Anti-Terrorism Coordinator Andre Ceulemans told PolCouns both he and Johan Delmulle, the Federal Prosecutor, were "astonished by" and "not pleased with" the June 26 Court of Appeals ruling reducing the sentences of five defendants found guilty in January 2008 in the Degauque [...] | 2008-07-07 15:51:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER SOCI PREL PGOV BE |
08BRUSSELS1044 | INFORMATION FOR UN AND EU SANCTIONS ON ZIMBABWE - [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-10 11:53:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC ZI BE |
08BRUSSELS1050 | TERRORIST FINANCING / CHARITIES: EU SENSITIVITIES FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USEU met on June 16 with a European Commission terrorist financing contact regarding U.S. proposals to discuss with the EU the abuse of charities by terrorist organizations. Contact expressed doubt that a U.S.-EU workshop on this topic can be agreed by the EU during the French [...] | 2008-07-11 15:44:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC EFIN KTFN PTER FR EUN PINR UNSC EZ |
08BRUSSELS1106 | EU MAINTAINS MEK ON TERRORIST LIST [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Council of the European Union issued its semi-annual review of terrorist-related groups and individuals July 15. Despite the UK's domestic de-listing of the Mujahedin-E Khalq (MEK) on June 24, the Council decided to maintain the MEK on its list. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) T [...] | 2008-07-22 09:05:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREF PINR ETTC EFIN KTFN IR IZ EUN UK |
08BRUSSELS1130 | BELGIANS AGREE IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP PRESSURE ON [...] (C) POLCOUNS discussed talking points reftel with MFA Head of the Latin America Office, Amb. Jan Van Dessel. Van Dessel fully agreed it is important to keep pressure on the FARC. He noted there should be more U.S.- EU cooperation on the whole range of problems, from narcotics interventions [...] | 2008-07-24 14:09:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | COL VE HR EUN PTER AF SNAR PGOV PREL BE |
08BRUSSELS1147 | BELGIUM IN FAVOR OF TURKEY'S ACCESSION TO THE EU [...] (SBU) Poloff gave reftel points to MFA Turkey Desk Officer Marie Noelle Dubois July 25. Dubois said the Belgian position remains in favor of Turkey's accession to the EU, dependent upon how Turkey progresses with reforms, and how it handles the current court case mentioned in reftel. The Be [...] | 2008-07-28 14:45:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV TU EUN BE |
08BRUSSELS122 | BELGIAN INTERIOR MINISTER PUSHING FOR EXPANDED [...] (C) Summary: During a one-on-one lunch held January 17, 2008, Belgian Interior Minister Dewael told the Ambassador he would press for passage of new legislation that would expand the authority of the country's intelligence services to use "special investigative techniques" like wiretaps. Law [...] | 2008-01-24 14:32:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINS PTER BE |
08BRUSSELS1370 | ANTI-PIRACY: UK MISSION TO EU VIEWS ON THE STATE [...] SUMMARY: (C/NF) The UK is deliberately delaying further formal EU consideration of an anti-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia according to the UK's Deputy Military Representative to the EU Military Committee. Air Commodore Bob Tizard (protect) told USEU on 3 September that the UK had as [...] | 2008-09-04 14:03:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ESDP MCAP PREL PTER FR UK EUN |
08BRUSSELS14 | BELGIAN GOVERNMENT HAS SAME GOALS AS USG ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-04 13:07:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PINS PREL PTER BE |
08BRUSSELS1468 | IRAN SANCTIONS: U/S LEVEY MEETINGS WITH EU [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: On September 8 and 9, U.S. Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey met with EU and Member State officials to take stock of U.S.-EU cooperation regarding Iran's illicit proliferation activities. U/S Levey underscored the effectiveness o [...] | 2008-09-23 10:45:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC EFIN ENRG KNNP KTFN PTER PHUM PINR IR |
08BRUSSELS1533 | ITALIAN PSC AMBASSADOR REVIEWS GEORGIA DEPLOYMENT, [...] (C) Summary: Italian PSC Ambassador Andrea Meloni and his counselors covered a range of high priority topics at a lunch hosted for Charge, Political Minister-Counselor and Deputy Minister-Counselor. Meloni described the start-up of the deployment to Georgia of the approximately 265 EU mo [...] | 2008-10-01 14:17:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EUN PTER |
08BRUSSELS1565 | EUROPEAN COMMISSION PLANNING SOMALIA MARITIME [...] (C) Summary: The European Commission's Critical Maritime Routes initiative is intended to help improve security along key shipping corridors by providing aid to countries to enhance vessel tracking and information sharing. Initially conceived only for the Malacca Straits, the Commission is [...] | 2008-10-09 05:46:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER MOPS EWWT XA XF XC AID |
08BRUSSELS1566 | EUROPEAN COMMISSION PLANNING SOMALIA MARITIME [...] (C) Summary: The European Commission's Critical Maritime Routes initiative is intended to help improve security along key shipping corridors by providing aid to countries to enhance vessel tracking and information sharing. Initially conceived only for the Malacca Straits, the Commission is [...] | 2008-10-09 05:46:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER MOPS EWWT XA XF XC AID |
08BRUSSELS1638 | EU WELCOMES US 1540 IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel points and non-paper on the planned U.S. in-kind contribution for the 1540 Committee to EU Council Secretariat and European Commission counterparts on October 21 and 22. EU officials welcomed the news and said they look forward to ensuring EU and U.S. approaches a [...] | 2008-10-23 05:13:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EUE EUN KPAO PREL PTER UNSC |
08BRUSSELS1718 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING U.S.-EU DATA [...] (SBU) Following instructions in Reftel, on November 7, 2008, USEU Senior Justice Counsel spoke with Claire Rocheteau of the French Permanent Representation to the EU who serves as the chair of the EU side of the U.S.-EU High Level Contact Group (HLCG) experts. The USEU representative raised th [...] | 2008-11-10 13:29:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PREL PTER EUN FR KJUS ECON KPAO KTIA |
08BRUSSELS1788 | CONVICTED TERRORIST TO APPEAL EXTRADITION FROM [...] Belgian Federal Prosecutors Office Spokesperson Lieve Pellens announced November 25 that the United States had filed a request to extradite Nizar Trabelsi for membership in Al Qeada. A court in Nivelles ruled in favor of the U.S. request on November 19, and the extradition will now be heard b [...] | 2008-11-25 18:09:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM PTER BE |
08BRUSSELS1823 | BELGIUM:TRABELSI EXTRADITION UPDATE [...] (C) The Belgian MOJ advised Post November 27 that if everything goes smoothly, the GOB may have a final decision on the extradition of Nizar Trabelsi's by the end of the summer. 2. (C) Summary of Case for internal use only: Lieve Pellens, Federal Prosecuting Office spokesperson, confirmed [...] | 2008-12-02 16:45:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER CJAN CVIS KCRM BE |
08BRUSSELS1870 | BELGIUM ARRESTS FOURTEEN SUSPECTED TERRORISTS [...] (U) Belgian police arrested December 11 fourteen terrorist suspects, according to press reporting. A total of 242 police officers conducted a series of sixteen raids in Brussels and one in the Francophone city of Liege. According to the Belgian prosecutors office, the suspects were linked to [...] | 2008-12-11 16:00:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV AF PA BE |
08BRUSSELS1878 | EU INTERESTED IN PIRACY CONTACT GROUP PARTICIPATION [...] (SBU) On December 12, USEU delivered reftel points on U.S. plans for a new, stronger UN Security Council Resolution on Horn of Africa piracy, to include the formation of a Contact Group, to Didier Lenoir, Head of the Operations and Exercises Unit in the EU Council Secretariat's DG E VIII. Leno [...] | 2008-12-12 15:24:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER EUN |
08BRUSSELS1937 | EU LAUNCHES ANTI-PIRACY OPERATION DESPITE [...] (C//NF) Summary: The EU has launched its counter-piracy operation ATALANTA and has begun escorts off the coast of Somalia. USEU contacts suggest the force will comprise four to five ships on station throughout the year, plus three maritime patrol aircraft and supply ship support. While ten [...] | 2008-12-22 06:20:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER XA XW SO EUN |
08BRUSSELS1957 | BELGIUM:2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Embassy point of contact is Aaron Jensen. Email: JensenAW@state.gov 2. Begin text of report. Belgium Belgium continued to strengthen its response to the threat of terrorism, with the new institutions it developed over the past several years working to coordinate the Belgian governmen [...] | 2008-12-24 11:09:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC BE |
08BRUSSELS216 | EU INFORMED OF UPCOMING U.S. INITIATIVES ON ARF [...] (SBU) EU Council Secretariat Southeast Asia official Friederike Tschampa thanked USEU for the U.S. draft proposal for the ARF Counterterrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Workplan and non-paper, comments on Singapore's draft ARF Review, and copy of A/S Hill's letter. She admitted the EU h [...] | 2008-02-08 12:35:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ARF PTER EUN |
08BRUSSELS292 | BELGIUM FREEZES PKK-ASSOCIATED ROJ-TV'S ASSETS [...] (U) Ref e-mail relayed a Turkish press report that "PKK mouthpiece" Roj TV has been levied a heavy tax fine by Belgian authorities. The press report asserted that Roj TV officials in Belgium "claimed that Turkey's pressure on the U.S. and certain EU countries led to the Belgian decision to l [...] | 2008-02-22 15:17:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC PTER BE TU |
08BRUSSELS348 | PRESSING THE EU'S ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN: FACTS, [...] (C) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will soon have a political discussion about Afghanistan. We believe this is an opportune time for the USG to make a renewed effort at convincing the EU to increase its contributions. The EU institutions have participated in Afghanistan reconstruction since [...] | 2008-03-06 15:33:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID EUN PGOV PREL PTER SNAR NATO MARR AF EU |
08BRUSSELS395 | FOLLOW-UP ON INVITATION TO ISTANBUL PROSECUTOR'S [...] (SBU) Embassy LEGATT spoke with Belgian Federal Prosecutor Johan Delmulle March 12 about Belgian attendance at the roundtable for European prosecutors to be co-hosted by the Turkish Ministry of Justice and the Resident Legal Advisor in Ankara and originally scheduled for March (ref B). Delmu [...] | 2008-03-17 11:05:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL BE |
08BRUSSELS54 | AFGHANISTAN: EU OFFICIALS SUPPORT ASHDOWN AND [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman and State Department Counselor Eliot Cohen met with EU Council Secretariat officials January 8 in Brussels to discuss Afghanistan. EU Director General for External Political and Military Affairs Robert Cooper told Edelman and Coh [...] | 2008-01-11 16:19:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | AF AID BE EU EUN IO PGOV PREL PTER SNAR NATO |
08BRUSSELS608 | EU AMENDS ITS LEGISLATION ON COMBATING [...] EU Home Affairs ministers in the April 18 JHA Council agreed to amend the 2002 EU Framework Decision on combating terrorism by making public provocation to commit a terrorist offense, and recruitment and training for terrorism punishable acts throughout the EU, including when committed thro [...] | 2008-04-22 15:28:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER CVIS PREL KCRM EUN |
08BRUSSELS637 | FOLLOW UP ON EU BORDER SECURITY SYSTEMS [...] In response to reftel, Post has prepared the following information on the status of the European Union's proposed Electronic Travel Authorization System (ETSA),planned updates to the Schengen Information System, and planned Visa Information System. Each component is described below. 2. St [...] | 2008-04-25 11:15:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | CA CMGT CVIS EUN PINR PREL PTER |
08BRUSSELS661 | BRIEFING BELGIUM ON FOREIGN FIGHTERS [...] (S/NF) Post continues to follow up with the Belgians regarding the Belgium-specific information on the flow of foreign terrorists into Iraq presented to the GOB on April 9, per ref instructions. (Post relayed reporting information to the Department April 10). DCM and PolCouns demarched MFA [...] | 2008-04-30 11:40:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER BE |
08BRUSSELS71 | EU PROPOSAL TO USG FOR CASH COURIERS / CONTROLS [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Member State representatives will discuss on Jan. 16 how to respond to U.S. proposals for the next U.S.-EU practitioners' workshop on countering terrorist financing at the EU's Committee on Terrorism (COTER) working group. A Council Secretariat contact predicted to USEU tha [...] | 2008-01-15 14:35:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC EFIN PTER KTFN KCRM KJUS KHLS SNAR EUN |
08BRUSSELS729 | U.S.-EU NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-16 09:59:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL EUN PTER KN IR IN CH |
08BRUSSELS75 | SOUGHIR TERRORISM TRIAL ENDS IN STIFF SENTENCES [...] (U) A Belgian court convicted Bilal Soughir and five other men January 10 under Belgium's 2003 antiterrorism law. The six were on trial for abetting the recruitment and training of terrorists for suicide attacks in Iraq, including Muriel Degauque, a Belgian national who in 2005 blew herself up [...] | 2008-01-16 10:30:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER BE |
08BRUSSELS795 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] ECOUNS delivered reftel points to Filip De Clerq, nonproliferation desk officer at the Belgian MFA on May 21. De Clerq said that the EU would be sending a delegation to the annual meeting in Madrid in June. However, De Clerq was not sure that Belgium was ready to contribute to management of [...] | 2008-05-28 12:47:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PTER KGIC PREL BE |
08BRUSSELS870 | (S//NF) IRAN/TERRORISM: EU LIKELY TO REMOVE MEK [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Triggered by a recent UK court decision, the EU is debating whether to remove the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK, also included on the U.S. list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations) from the EU's terrorist designation list as early as the end of June. Delisting cou [...] | 2008-06-09 14:43:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREF PINR ETTC EFIN KTFN IR IZ EUN UK |
08BRUSSELS894 | IRAN: EU EXPLAINS 1803 NEXT STEPS TO A/S O,BRIEN, [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: U.S. Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing Patrick O'Brien met senior EU and Member State representatives on May 14 and 15 to stress the importance of EU action on sanctions against Iran. EU interlocutors explained the current EU implementation status for UNS [...] | 2008-06-12 15:16:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ETTC ETRD KTFN PREL PARM PINR PTER KNNP |
08BRUSSELS924 | STATUS ON EU SANCTIONS ON IRAN [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY:Our diplomatic and political efforts to speed up European implementation of UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs) and related financial sanctions appear to be gaining traction following the President,s trip to European capitals and a trip by the European Union,s High Repr [...] | 2008-06-17 16:49:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ETTC ETRD KTFN PREL PARM PINR PTER KNNP |
08BRUSSELS928 | EU READOUT OF SOLANA VISIT TO TEHRAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. On June 17, EU Council contact characterized HiRep Solana's June 14 meetings in Tehran as "better than expected." FM Motaki insisted on linking Iran's response to the P5 1 incentives package to a P5 1 response to Iran's proposals, but Jalili said Iran would "carefully study" [...] | 2008-06-18 13:50:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM EFIN PTER KNNP ETTC ETRD KTFN AORC |
08BRUSSELS945 | GUANTANAMO DETAINEES -- SUGGESTIONS FOR A SPECIAL [...] (C/NOFORN) Belgian Senator and OSCE Parliamentary Representative on Guantanamo Anne-Marie Lizin engaged in an open and frank discussion June 12 with Ambassador Fox on her trip to Guantanamo Detention Facility and what to do about the remaining detainees there. She provided an advance copy o [...] | 2008-06-20 11:08:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDRG PHUM PTER OSCE PREL MOPS PINS BE |
08BRUSSELS962 | DIRECTOR WALTERS DISCUSSES DRUG FLOWS AND [...] (C) During his recent visit to Brussels, the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP),John Walters, discussed a wide range of drug issues with European Union (EU) counterparts and media. He briefed EU officials and journalists on U.S. domestic counter-drug e [...] | 2008-06-25 12:58:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP KCRM PREL SNAR PTER EUM BE CO MX |
08BRUSSELS974 | BELGIAN JUSTICE MINISTER SUPPORTS INCREASED [...] (S/NOFORN) Ambassador Fox and PolCouns met June 24 with Belgian Justice Minister Jo Vandeurzen. Reactions from Vandeurzen, his diplomatic advisor Marc Van den Reeck, and legal advisor Erik Verberb were very positive as the Ambassador emphasized the importance of sharing information on count [...] | 2008-06-26 15:37:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER PGOV SOCI PINR PREL BE |
08BRUSSELS975 | EU ON GITMO DETAINEES [...] (C/NF) On June 26, 2008, Deputy Minister Counselor for Political Affairs and PolOff met with Riina Kionka, Personal Representative for Human Rights for HR Javier Solana. She confirmed she had raised the issue of Guantanamo Bay detainee re-settlement with HR Solana earlier this year. Noting that [...] | 2008-06-26 16:36:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PDRG PHUM PREL SMIT PTER EUN |
08BRUSSELS978 | PM POSITIVE ON WORKING WITH THE U.S. ON TERRORISM [...] (S/NOFORN) At a special meeting arranged by Ambassador Fox, Prime Minister Yves Leterme, was briefed by C/GRPO and A/LAT on the developing security situation related to Al Qaeda senior leadership's apparent interest in Belgium's chemical/industrial infrastructure. The PM listened intently a [...] | 2008-06-27 08:39:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER PGOV PINR PREL BE |
08BRUSSELS986 | TERRORIST FINANCING / CHARITIES: EU SENSITIVITIES FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USEU met on June 16 with a European Commission terrorist financing contact regarding U.S. proposals to discuss with the EU the abuse of charities by terrorist organizations. Contact expressed doubt that a U.S.-EU workshop on this topic can be agreed by the EU during the French [...] | 2008-06-27 15:38:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC EFIN KTFN PTER FR EUN PINR UNSC EZ |
08BRUSSELS991 | ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR UN 1267 SANCTIONS AND [...] (C) Charge delivered the requested points to Wilm Geurts of the MFA's UN Directorate on the Security Council. Geurts said that Belgium is very supportive and fully committed. The challenge is to get 1735 fully implemented by member states. 2. (C) Belgium is satisfied with UNSCR 1735 al [...] | 2008-06-30 13:53:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC AG BE |
08BUCHAREST1005 | ROMANIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] This message contains Post's submission for the 2008 Country Reports on Terrorism. 2. Begin text. Romania provided throughout 2008 a full range of public and diplomatic support to counterterrorism efforts. Approximately 500 Romanian troops were serving in Iraq and 820 in Afghanistan as par [...] | 2008-12-22 14:41:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR RO |
08BUCHAREST261 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-07 12:15:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC FR |
08BUCHAREST385 | TERRORISM FINANCE: RESPONSE TO 1267 DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-21 08:57:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN PTER PINR EFIN PREL |
08BUCHAREST447 | ROMANIA TO SPEAK AT THE FOURTH GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-04 14:25:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP RO |
08BUCHAREST771 | ROMANIA: DOMESTIC TERRORISM DESIGNATIONS DIFFICULT [...] (C) EconOff met on September 23rd with Elena Paris, Unit Chief in the Office for the Implementation of International Sanctions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),to deliver reftel demarche regarding a U.S. Domestic Designation under E.O. 13438. Paris explained that the Government of Ro [...] | 2008-10-01 12:15:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PTER PREL PGOV KTFN RO |
08BUCHAREST772 | ROMANIA ON C-RE8-01539 AND TERRORIST FINANCE: [...] (S/NF) Summary. In response to ref A request for information, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) provided EconOff a brief outline of the procedure that led up to the Muhajedin-E Khalq (MEK) listing within the EU. MFA believes that this listing will remain in place for the immediate future [...] | 2008-10-01 12:38:00 | Embassy Bucharest | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ETTC PTER PREL PGOV PINR UNSC KTFN RO |
08BUCHAREST82 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE PRIVATE SECTOR OUTREACH DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-01 08:21:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PTER KGIC IAEA RO |
08BUDAPEST1009 | HUNGARY WILL NOT PARTICPATE IN THE NOVEMBER 13-14 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-20 10:23:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KGIC PINR PTER HU |
08BUDAPEST1049 | HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO DIALOGUE ON PALESTINIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-04 14:03:00 | Embassy Budapest | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER HU |
08BUDAPEST1089 | POST APPROVAL FOR NON-PROFESSIONAL COURIER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-13 05:56:00 | Embassy Budapest | SECRET | ASEC PTER HU |
08BUDAPEST1095 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DELIVERY OF GULF-BASED AL-QAIDA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-17 17:13:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL HU |
08BUDAPEST1212 | HUNGARY - NO PLANS FOR FURTHER FINANCIAL SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-18 13:33:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC HU |
08BUDAPEST269 | HUNGARY UNAWARE OF MARCH 14 BEIRUT CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-13 07:49:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER PARM HU |
08BUDAPEST763 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NATO MEMBERS AND ASPIRING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-30 15:21:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO PREL PHUM PTER HU |
08BUDAPEST766 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-31 13:15:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | KGIC KNNP PARM PREL PTER HU |
08BUDAPEST771 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: EUROPEAN UNION MEMBERS ON [...] (C) Ref talking points were delivered on July 31 to GoH Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials Marta Varkonyi, Head of the EU Enlargement Unit, and Zsuzsa Nora Vincze, Turkey desk officer. Hungary welcomed the July 30 decision by the Turkish Constitutional Court regarding the ruling Justice and [...] | 2008-08-01 15:19:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV TU EUN HU |
08BUENOSAIRES1051 | A/S SHANNON ENGAGES WITH GOA OFFICIALS AT U.S.-ARGENTINE [...] (SBU) Summary: In connection with the July 10-11 bilateral consultations with the GOA, A/S Shannon used a lunch, dinner and an unscheduled meeting with FM Taiana to raise regional and global issues with GOA officials. At lunch, the GOA expressed frustration with the Doha Development Round but [...] | 2008-07-31 12:22:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON ETRD PTER BO CO PY MX IR UY AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1068 | A/S SHANNON ENGAGES WITH GOA OFFICIALS AT U.S.-ARGENTINE [...] (SBU) Summary: In connection with the July 10-11 bilateral consultations with the GOA, A/S Shannon used a lunch, dinner and an unscheduled meeting with FM Taiana to raise regional and global issues with GOA officials. At lunch, the GOA expressed frustration with the Doha Development Round but [...] | 2008-08-04 09:47:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON ETRD PTER PINR BO CO PY MX IR UY AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1202 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW ARGENTINE CABINET CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: On August 26, the Ambassador had a warm and encouraging meeting with new Argentine Cabinet Chief Sergio Massa, 36, who replaced Alberto Fernandez as the senior member of the cabinet. Displaying the vigor and charm for which he is well-known, Massa pointedly said his operating sty [...] | 2008-08-27 20:35:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD PTER PINR SNAR AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1264 | Argentina: Rising Trade with Iran Prompts Jewish Community [...] (SBU) Bilateral trade between Argentina and Iran has grown rapidly in 2008, increasing to US$ 483 million in the first half of 2008 from under US$ 5 million in the first half of 2007, driven mainly by Argentine agricultural exports. Paradoxically, the increase in bilateral trade follows Argent [...] | 2008-09-10 19:18:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PTER PREL AR IR |
08BUENOSAIRES1281 | ARGENTINA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON OFAC DESIGNATIONS [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Poloff on September 12 delivered notice of the impending OFAC Narcotics Kingpin Act designations of three senior Venezuelan officials to Ricardo Roselli, the Director General for International Narcotics Affairs at the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Points were also p [...] | 2008-09-12 21:52:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN PTER PINR EFIN SNAR KCRM PREL VE AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1285 | Argentina: No Movement on Bilat Trade Issues, or Doha [...] (SBU) In a September 4 meeting with visiting Codel, Argentine Foreign Minister Taiana and other Foreign Ministry officials protested the lack of U.S. market access for Argentine lemons and beef, but had no response to Codel requests for Argentina to allow imports of U.S. beef and poultry. Code [...] | 2008-09-15 19:15:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO ECON EAGR PREL PTER AR BL IR |
08BUENOSAIRES1315 | ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT EXPRESSES SOLIDARITY WITH THE [...] (U) Argentine MFA U/S for Bilateral Affairs Ambassador Vicente Espeche Gil contacted the CDA September 19 to convey condolences for the September 17 terrorist attack on the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa. The previous evening, at a reception hosted by the CDA, several GOA officials expressed similar s [...] | 2008-09-19 22:31:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER YM AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1333 | ARGENTINA: PRESIDENT'S TOUGH UNGA SPEECH [...] (SBU) Summary: Argentine President Fernandez de Kirchner used her September 23 speech to the UNGA to appeal to a number of domestic constituencies, encapsulating a number of Kirchner governance themes and putting them in the context of a multilateralist, anti-neo-liberal framework. The speech, [...] | 2008-09-24 22:53:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PHUM PREL PTER IR AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1350 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-29 16:38:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PINR PTER MARR AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1420 | ARGENTINA: AMIA PROSECUTOR DESCRIBES IMPENDING [...] (C) Summary: Alberto Nisman, Argentina's Special Prosecutor to investigate the 1994 terrorist attack against the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA),called on the Ambassador October 14, 2008 to provide advance notice of what he said would be the first civil action to be advanced again [...] | 2008-10-15 22:53:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KJUS PGOV PREL EFIN IR AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1440 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. TRAINING PROGRAMS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-21 16:55:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PINR PTER MARR AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1456 | ARGENTINA: PRESIDENT'S TOUGH UNGA SPEECH [...] (SBU) Summary: Argentine President Fernandez de Kirchner used her September 23 speech to the UNGA to appeal to a number of domestic constituencies, encapsulating a number of Kirchner governance themes and putting them in the context of a multilateralist, anti-neo-liberal framework. The speech, [...] | 2008-10-23 18:30:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PHUM PREL PTER IR AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1461 | ARGENTINA RECEIVES IRAN'S NOTIFICATION THAT IT WILL NOT [...] (U) The Argentine Foreign Ministry received October 22 Iran's formal rejection of its extradition requests for eight Iranian individuals, including ex-President Hashemi Rafsanjani, wanted for trial in connection with the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that kill [...] | 2008-10-24 12:29:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PHUM PGOV ASEC IR AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1485 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-29 11:54:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PINR PTER MARR AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1486 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-29 12:02:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PINR PTER SNAR AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1543 | ARGENTINE SUPPORT FOR OCTOBER 2008 FATF STATEMENTS [...] (C) EconOff delivered reftel demarche November 7, 2008, to GoA National Coordinator for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism finance Alejandro Strega. Strega, who reports to Argentina's Minister of Justice Anibal Fernandez, is Argentina's representative to the Financial Action Task For [...] | 2008-11-07 21:00:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL PARM MNUC KNNP AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1572 | POST FOLLOW-UP ON ARGENTINE SUPPORT FOR OCTOBER [...] (C) Following on Post's November 7 delivery of Ref A demarche to Alejandro Strega, the GoA's National Coordinator for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism finance (Ref B),EconOff delivered same message on November 14 to Zenon Biagosch, Vice Superintendent of Financial Institutions at t [...] | 2008-11-18 15:26:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL PARM MNUC KNNP AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1651 | ARGENTINA: JEWISH COMMUNITY LEADERS TELL [...] (SBU) Summary: Leaders of the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association (AMIA) told the Ambassador November 28 that they are satisfied with prosecutor Alberto Nisman's work in going after the Iranian authors and perpetrators of the 1994 AMIA bombing that killed 85 persons, but they believe he now ne [...] | 2008-12-03 18:58:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL ASEC SNAR SCUL AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1724 | ARGENTINE PROSECUTOR ON AMIA BOMBING DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) As anticipated in ref A, Argentine Special Prosecutor Alberto Nisman on December 16 ordered the attachment of real estate property in Buenos Aires allegedly belonging to former Iranian Embassy Cultural Attache in Argentina Mohsen Rabbani, one of six Iranian suspects sought by Interpol at Ar [...] | 2008-12-19 20:21:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL ASEC SNAR SCUL IR AR |
08BUENOSAIRES176 | ARGENTINA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ENGEL [...] (SBU) Introduction: On behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome your visit to Argentina February 20-23. The Government of Argentina is billing your visit as a major indicator of U.S. goodwill, firming up the recent "rapprochement" that ended seven weeks of discord. With the new admin [...] | 2008-02-14 16:27:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER SNAR ECON EFIN BEXP AR |
08BUENOSAIRES225 | ARGENTINE PRESIDENT KIRCHNER ENGAGES CONSTRUCTIVELY WITH [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) engaged enthusiastically for an hour in her office February 21 with visiting U.S. Congressional delegation headed by Representative Eliot Engel (D-NY),chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Western Hem [...] | 2008-02-25 13:16:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OREP PTER KIRF PHUM KV IR VZ AR |
08BUENOSAIRES246 | CODEL ENGEL VISITS AMIA AND DISCUSSES CONCERN OVER [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 22, Ambassador Wayne and a visiting U.S. Congressional delegation headed by Representative Eliot Engel (D-NY) met with the political leadership of the Argentine Jewish community (DAIA) and the President of the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA). During the [...] | 2008-02-27 18:23:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS AR FBI |
08BUENOSAIRES307 | ARGENTINA: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SHELBY [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Richard Shelby and members of his delegation to travel to Argentina for the period March 23-26, 2008. The purpose of the visit is to have bilateral discussions with senior Argentine government officials on a range of financial, ec [...] | 2008-03-10 18:13:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER SNAR ECON EFIN BEXP AR |
08BUENOSAIRES318 | ARGENTINA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SHELBY [...] (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome your March 23-26 visit to Argentina. We are looking to build on an already strong and positive bilateral relationship with the three-month-old administration of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. Current significant areas of mut [...] | 2008-03-13 11:35:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER SNAR ECON EFIN BEXP AR |
08BUENOSAIRES358 | ARGENTINA COMMEMORATES 1992 ISRAEL EMBASSY BOMBING [...] (SBU) On March 17, the GOA and the Israeli government held a ceremony commemorating the 16th anniversary of the 1992 bombing of the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires. During the event, Minister of Justice Anibal Fernandez gave a candid and critical assessment of the GOA's investigation into the [...] | 2008-03-20 08:24:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER AR FBI IS |
08BUENOSAIRES367 | ARGENTINA: FBI'S AD FUENTES DISCUSSES COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: During his March 5-6 visit to Argentina, FBI Assistant Director Tom Fuentes met with senior officials of the Argentine government, the Argentine Jewish community, the Province of Cordoba, and the city of Buenos Aires to discuss ongoing U.S.-Argentine security cooperation. Those [...] | 2008-03-20 16:50:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS SNAR KCRM ASEC AR FBI |
08BUENOSAIRES425 | CODEL Shelby discusses bilateral relationship, TIP, and [...] (SBU) During a March 25 meeting with Justice Minister Anibal Fernandez, a delegation of four U.S. Senators and one Representative, led by Senator Shelby (R-AL),noted U.S. Congressional interest in Argentina's efforts to combat terrorism, terrorism financing, and money laundering, particularly [...] | 2008-04-04 19:14:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV GTIP PTER KTFN ECON OREP AR |
08BUENOSAIRES43 | FM TAIANA OFFERS INSIGHTS INTO COLOMBIAN HOSTAGE [...] (C) Summary. During a January 10 meeting with Ambassador Wayne, Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana offered his assessment of the release of FARC hostages in Colombia. He expressed appreciation for the USG's public statement praising the release of the hostages. Taiana also praised Colombian Pre [...] | 2008-01-11 16:15:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER CJAN SNAR ASEC KJUS VZ CO AR |
08BUENOSAIRES441 | ARGENTINA: SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON'S APRIL 10-11 VISIT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-08 23:10:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | AR ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SNAR |
08BUENOSAIRES48 | ARGENTINA 2007-2008 INCSR PART II: FINANCIAL [...] The following is Embassy Buenos Aires' input for the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) part II -- Financial Crimes and Money Laundering. Marked-up text sent separately via email. Post POC is EconOff Chris Landberg (LandbergCA@State.Gov). Begin Text: Argent [...] | 2008-01-14 14:43:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR AR |
08BUENOSAIRES494 | ARGENTINA: AMIA ELECTIONS -- ORTHODOX BLOC WINS PLURALITY [...] (U) The Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA),held internal elections April 13. The Orthodox bloc, led by Rabbi Samuel Levin, won a plurality of votes in internal elections with 37.7% votes. AMIA, Argentina's most important and representative Jewish organization, suffered a 1994 terror [...] | 2008-04-16 23:33:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS AR |
08BUENOSAIRES526 | ARGENTINA WILLING TO HELP RENEW AND STRENGTHEN THE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Emboff made reftel points April 18 to Minister Carlos Hernandez of the MFA's Office of International Security, Nuclear, and Space Affairs. Hernandez replied April 22, saying that Argentina's UN Miss [...] | 2008-04-23 11:42:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP AR |
08BUENOSAIRES575 | ARGENTINA HIGH-LEVEL MEETING AGENDA [...] (SBU) Following up on WHA A/S Shannon's April 10-11 meetings with Argentine FM Taiana and their agreement in principle to hold in June in Buenos Aires a meeting under the auspices of the Special Process of Regular High-Level Bilateral Consultations, emboffs met with MFA officials April 17 to de [...] | 2008-05-02 17:26:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PHUM ETRD SENV SCUL PTER SNAR KJUS XM AR |
08BUENOSAIRES589 | ARGENTINA: A/S SHANNON MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: April 11 A/S Shannon and Ambassador Wayne agreed with Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana and his team to revive and modify a mechanism for bilateral dialogue. The approved concept sets out two additional bilateral meetings under the 1997 "Framework of Understanding between [...] | 2008-05-06 15:35:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EINV PTER TSPL ETRD SNAR SCUL |
08BUENOSAIRES643 | ARGENTINA: SUPREME COURT JUSTICE TO VISIT U.S. TO FURTHER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Argentina4s Supreme Court President Ricardo Lorenzetti will travel to Washington and New York the week of May 19 for meetings at the American Law Institute and the Council of the Americas as part of his effort to strengthen judicial practices in Argentina. Ambassador Wayne met wi [...] | 2008-05-15 10:26:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER SNAR SCUL AR |
08BUENOSAIRES702 | ARGENTINA: AMIA PROSECUTOR REQUESTS ARREST OF MENEM AND OTHERS FOR ""LOCAL CONNECTION"" COVER-UP REF: A. 1998 BUENOS AIRES 05826 B. 2004 BUENOSAIRES 2540 C. BUENOS AIRES 646 AND PREVIOUS [...] (C) Summary: Alberto Nisman, Argentina's Special Prosecutor to investigate the 1994 terrorist attack against the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, has requested the arrest of former President Carlos Menem, former federal judge Juan Galeano, and [...] | 2008-05-22 22:53:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS AR FBI |
08BUENOSAIRES708 | ARGENTINA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DODD (BUENOS [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. ------------ Introduction ------------ 2. (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome your May 28-30 visit to Argentina. We are looking to build on an already positive bilateral relationsh [...] | 2008-05-23 20:06:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER SNAR ECON EFIN BEXP AR |
08BUENOSAIRES717 | ARGENTINA: AMIA PROSECUTOR EXPLAINS HIS REQUEST [...] (C) Summary: AMIA Special Prosecutor Alberto Nisman called the Ambassador on May 23 to apologize for not giving the Embassy advance notice of his (ref A) request for the arrest of former President Menem and other GOA officials for their alleged roles in the cover up of the "local connection" [...] | 2008-05-27 10:18:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS AR |
08BUENOSAIRES739 | ARGENTINA'S SPECIAL AMIA PROSECUTOR DEFENDS HIS [...] (C) Summary: AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman explained to Embassy Officers on May 27 his reasons for requesting the arrests of former President Carlos Menem and other officials (ref B) for their alleged roles in obstructing justice in the investigation of the 1994 terrorist bombing of t [...] | 2008-05-29 15:57:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS AR |
08BUENOSAIRES746 | PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR [...] (S) Summary. On May 21, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) received FBI Deputy Director John Pistole. CFK said she is committed to fight terrorism and not to deal with terrorists. She criticized the investigation of the 1994 AMIA attack carried out in the 1990s, altho [...] | 2008-05-30 14:44:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | SECRET | PREL PTER KJUS KCRM SNAR AR SMIG KWMN |
08BUENOSAIRES759 | ARGENTINA: FBI'S DEPUTY DIRECTOR PISTOLE DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: During his May 21-22 visit to Argentina, FBI Deputy Director John Pistole met with senior officials of the Argentine government, the Argentine Jewish community, and President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (ref A) to discuss U.S.-Argentine security cooperation. Those leaders th [...] | 2008-06-03 17:27:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS SNAR KCRM ASEC AR FBI |
08BUENOSAIRES785 | ARGENTINA: SCHEDULING THE NEXT POL/MIL BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Regular bilateral Pol/Mil meetings have been an integral part of managing and advancing our broad security relationship with Argentina, from the classic Pol/Mil issues to counterterrorism and non-proliferation. The GoA hosted the last Pol/Mil bilaterals in December 2006. It is [...] | 2008-06-06 20:13:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PARM PREL PGOV PTER AR |
08BUENOSAIRES793 | OAS REGIONAL SEMINAR ON IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1540, [...] A regional workshop on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540, which concerns non-proliferation and export control obligations, was co-hosted by the U.S. and Argentina and held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from May 13-14, 2008. All members of the Organization of American Sta [...] | 2008-06-10 17:51:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP AR |
08BUENOSAIRES990 | ARGENTINA: SPECIAL ENVOY PAYS HOMAGE TO AMIA [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 3, Dr. Gregg Rickman, Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, visited the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) headquarters to pay homage to the victims of the 1994 terrorist attack. He then met with the Executive Boards of both the AMIA and the Del [...] | 2008-07-18 21:33:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF PTER KJUS FBI AR IR VE |
08BUJUMBURA271 | CIVIL AVIATION DIRECTOR RECEPTIVE TO U.S. VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) In a meeting with EconOff May 20, Ambassador Joseph Bangurambona, Director of Burundi's civil aviation authority, the National Aeronautic Service, expressed his support for key U.S. positions to be raised at the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO's) Nineteenth Aviation Sec [...] | 2008-05-21 10:04:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD PREL PTER BY |
08CAIRO1009 | FM ABOUL GHEIT, S/I SATTERFIELD DISCUSS LEBANESE [...] (C) Summary: On the morning of May 11, Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit lamented to Ambassador Satterfield and the Ambassador that the Arab League (AL) would not be united at the May 11 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Cairo to discuss the Lebanese crisis. The Foreign Minister said that although Hizb [...] | 2008-05-19 13:26:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PTER LE EG |
08CAIRO103 | GOE FRUSTRATED BY GAZA ESCALATION [...] (C) Summary. Egyptian MFA and MOD contacts expressed concern on January 22 over the current Gaza crisis. They tell us that the recent Israeli closures, and subsequent pressure at Rafah crossing, has put the GOE in a very difficult position, facing criticism both at home and from Arab states. [...] | 2008-01-22 16:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS EG |
08CAIRO1066 | EGYPT EXTENDS EMERGENCY LAW [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-27 11:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER EG |
08CAIRO1110 | GAZA BORDER VISIT: GOE BRIEFING AND TOUR [...] (S) Summary: Senior LAWIO officers guided a GOE-sponsored Congressional staffdel on a tour along the Egypt-Gaza border May 26. In an introductory briefing, LAWIO Chief MG Nagy Kamal told us that the GOE has been making recent progress on discovering and destroying tunnel openings. He said th [...] | 2008-06-02 09:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PARM PREL PTER IS EG |
08CAIRO124 | RAFAH CROSSING STILL OPEN; EGYPTIAN ANGER CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary. People continue to cross the Gaza-Egypt border line without GOE customs or immigration formalities as of 1600 local, January 24. The GOE has established a heavy security presence in the area. Presidential Advisor Soliman Awad told the Ambassador January 23 that the current crisi [...] | 2008-01-25 17:39:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IS EG |
08CAIRO136 | EGYPT-GAZA BORDER UPDATE: JANUARY 27 [...] (C) As of January 27, Palestinians continued to come and go from Egypt without undergoing customs or immigration procedures for the fifth consecutive day while security forces attempted to control only parts of the border and to limit visiting Palestinians' movement to the area between Al Ari [...] | 2008-01-27 16:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL EG IS |
08CAIRO137 | EGYPT SEES RE-OPENING RAFAH AS SOLUTION TO BORDER [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman and senior advisor Hossam Zaki told the CDA on January 27 that Egypt's political vision for solving the Gaza border crisis is to find a solution where "everyone wins something, but the PA comes out a bigger winner than Hamas." For the Israelis this wo [...] | 2008-01-27 17:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL EG IS |
08CAIRO1486 | DISCUSSION WITH EGYPTAIR REGARDING FOREIGN FIGHTERS [...] (C) We raised the issue of foreign fighters transiting Damascus via commercial aircraft on their way to Iraq (ref A) with Essam Gamal El Din, Vice President for Security at EgyptAir and with Maged Hagag, Security Manager for the airline. El Din and Hagag said that Egyptian security services h [...] | 2008-07-15 14:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PTER EAIR ECON EG |
08CAIRO155 | GAZA BORDER UPDATE JANUARY 29, PT. II [...] On January 29, econoff and FSN traveled from El Arish to the border crossing at Rafah, encountering little traffic all the way to the commercial customs terminal. There were thirty central security trucks on the highway between El Arish and Rafah, and state security officers blocked side road [...] | 2008-01-29 15:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL CASC PTER EG IS |
08CAIRO1560 | PARLIAMENTARY MINISTER DETAILS COMING LEGISLATION [...] (C) Summary: In a July 20 meeting, Minister of State for Parliamentary and Legal Affairs Mufeed Shehab detailed for the Ambassador priority legislation that will come before Egypt's parliament when the new legislative session opens in mid-November. According to Shehab, Egypt's delayed anti-ter [...] | 2008-07-22 14:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KDEM EG |
08CAIRO162 | GAZA BORDER UPDATE JANUARY 30 [...] An Egyptian businessman in El Arish told us January 30 that he was not optimistic that the GOE will successfully round up all the Palestinians in North Sinai. Some of them, he surmised, will go to ground with friends and relatives. An academic contact, by contrast, said that Egyptians in Nor [...] | 2008-01-30 16:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL CASC PTER EG IS |
08CAIRO163 | GAZA BORDER UPDATE JANUARY 30 [...] An Egyptian businessman in El Arish told us January 30 that he was not optimistic that the GOE will successfully round up all the Palestinians in North Sinai. Some of them, he surmised, will go to ground with friends and relatives. An academic contact, by contrast, said that Egyptians in Nor [...] | 2008-01-31 05:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL CASC PTER EG IS |
08CAIRO168 | EGYPTIANS, GAZANS SEEK ALTERNATIVE TO BORDER CHAOS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: From business leaders to currency traders to hungry guys with empty gas cans, Egyptian residents of North Sinai and their self-invited guests from Gaza stressed during our visit January 28-30 that economic and humanitarian pressure will continue to cause eruptions across the bo [...] | 2008-01-31 14:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL ETRD PTER KWBG EG |
08CAIRO1878 | STRATEGY FOR THE GAZA BORDER [...] (S/NF) Summary: Since the Egyptian-brokered "tahdiya" ("calming") between Israel and Palestinian groups in Gaza took effect June 19, rocket attacks from Gaza have decreased, and Israeli public pressure on the GOE to stop smuggling via tunnels into Gaza has relaxed. However, smuggling remains [...] | 2008-08-25 15:38:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL KPAL PTER MOPS MARR IS EG |
08CAIRO2003 | EGYPT ON PENDING RELEASE OF CONVICTED TERRORIST [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-14 06:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PINR EG |
08CAIRO211 | GAZA BORDER UPDATE - FEBRUARY 6, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-06 14:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER IS EG |
08CAIRO2175 | UPDATE: EGYPT INCREASES COUNTER-SMUGGLING EFFORTS [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Egyptian security forces continue to improve counter-smuggling efforts along the Gaza border following the June Egyptian-brokered "tahdiya" ("calming") between Israel and Palestinian groups. During an August visit [...] | 2008-10-13 14:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PTER MASS MARR KPAL IS EG |
08CAIRO2187 | AL-GAMA'AT AL-ISLAMIYA: CONCERNS REGARDING POSSIBLE REVOCATION OF FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION STATUS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-14 15:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PTER PREL PINR EG |
08CAIRO2319 | EGYPT ORGANIZING REGIONAL ANTI-PIRACY EFFORTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-05 14:18:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PBTS EWWT MOPS SU SO ER SA JO DJ |
08CAIRO2395 | TREASURY DAS MENDELSOHN DISCUSSES TERROR FINANCE [...] (S) Summary: Treasury DAS for Intelligence and Analysis Howard Mendelsohn met with Ashraf Mohsen, counter terrorism coordinator for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and State Security Brigadier General Hisham Abda on November 13. Also accompanying were Eugene Oleynikov from Treasury's Office [...] | 2008-11-20 13:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | EFIN EG PGOV PREL PTER |
08CAIRO2453 | UPDATE ON DEPORTATION REQUEST: CASE OF IYAD AHMAD [...] (SBU) Econ-Political MinCouns has raised the case of Mr. Badawi with Egyptian Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister Amin Meleika on three occasions: November 13, November 23, and November 30. On November 13, MinCouns orally explained the background of the case and asked if Egypt would allow Mr. [...] | 2008-12-02 16:38:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL CVIS PTER EG IS |
08CAIRO2484 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH PARLIAMENTARY LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: In recent meetings at the Egyptian People's Assembly with parliamentary speaker Fathi Surour and chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee Mustafa el Fekki, the parliamentarians previewed Egypt's legislative priorities for the new parliamentary session (which began mid-November),[...] | 2008-12-11 13:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF PTER KDEM IZ EG |
08CAIRO2505 | EGYPT SUPPORTIVE OF UNSC RESOLUTION AND CONTACT [...] (C) Polmincouns on December 15 delivered demarche to Egyptian MFA Ambassador Abdelhameed Marzouk on the UNSC resolution and formation of a contact group (CG) to address piracy in the Horn of Africa (reftel). Marzouk already was aware of the resolution and the CG idea because he led the Egyptia [...] | 2008-12-15 15:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER KCRM EWWT EG |
08CAIRO2515 | COPTS ON SECTARIAN STRIFE IN UPPER EGYPT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-17 06:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER PGOV ECON KIRF KISL SOCI EG |
08CAIRO2541 | EGYPT: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Egypt is an ally in the Global War on Terrorism. The Egyptian and U.S. governments maintained a robust dialogue on a broad range of counter-terrorism and law enforcement issues in 2008 and exchanged information on a variety of terrorism, security, and law enforcement matters during the cours [...] | 2008-12-21 11:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EG |
08CAIRO255 | DEFMIN TANTAWI SAYS EGYPT READY TO MEET ISRAEL AND [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Defense Tantawi told A/S Welch February 7 that he would welcome a visit by Israeli Defense Minister Barak or Amos Gilad to discuss moving forward with solving the Gaza border crisis. Tantawi said that he personally would not object to four-way talks involving the PA, [...] | 2008-02-11 15:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR KPAL EG IS |
08CAIRO2570 | CAIRO CORE EAC MEETING 12/28/2008 [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On 12/28/2008, DCM chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to discuss Israel Military Operations into the Gaza Strip. The EAC agreed that there are no known specific threats directed at the Embassy or private Americans. DCM instructed RSO and CONS to is [...] | 2008-12-28 14:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC PTER CASC EG |
08CAIRO2580 | STATUS OF CONTAINER SECURITY PROGRAMS IN EGYPT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Implementation of the Container Security Initiative (CSI) program at the Port of Alexandria has been stalled since June 2008. The U.S. and GOE agreed to pursue a CSI program in Alexandria in a memorandum of understanding known [...] | 2008-12-30 13:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT PTER EG |
08CAIRO272 | A/S WELCH'S FEB 7 MEETING WITH FM ABOUL GHEIT [...] (C) Summary. A/S Welch met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit February 7. The two agreed that a breakthrough in Lebanon was unlikely, and that the Lebanese government and institutions needed to be supported by the international community. Aboul Gheit reported that the GOE was sealing [...] | 2008-02-12 14:04:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IS LE EG |
08CAIRO357 | ARAB LEAGUE ON LEBANON, KOSOVO, IRAQ [...] (C) Arab League Chief of Staff Hisham Yousef told us February 24 that Secretary General Moussa will lead an Arab League delegation to Beirut later in the day as a "last ditch effort" to secure an agreement prior to the next scheduled Lebanese parliamentary session on February 26. Yousef said [...] | 2008-02-24 15:37:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR UNMIK YI LE IZ EG |
08CAIRO38 | EGYPT'S FOREIGN MINISTRY RAISES DETENTION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-10 05:04:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER CVIS EG |
08CAIRO466 | A/S WELCH MARCH 6 MEETING WITH OMANI FM YUSUF BIN [...] (S) Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi told A/S Welch during their March 6 meeting that the Israelis and Palestinians must "solve their own problems." The U.S. is not to blame ) "you have tried your hardest" ) but Israel has been given chance after chance and squan [...] | 2008-03-09 15:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL KPAL PTER EG IS XF OM |
08CAIRO500 | FOREIGN FIGHTERS DISCUSSION: EGYPT'S INTERIOR [...] (S) Summary: Dell Dailey, State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism, accompanied by the Ambassador, met on February 25 with Egypt's Minister of Interior Habib El Adly. Dailey briefed Adly on the flow of foreign fighters to Iraq and asked Egypt to press for Syrian cooperation in closing [...] | 2008-03-13 10:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PTER PGOV PREL PHUM EAIR SY EG |
08CAIRO507 | ASD MCHALE'S DISCUSSIONS ON CIVIL DEFENSE WITH THE [...] (S) Summary. On February 28, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and American Security Affairs Paul McHale briefed the Ambassador on his February 27 meetings with Egyptian military officials. ASD McHale noted that he wants to increase USG engagement with Egypt on involving th [...] | 2008-03-13 16:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PARM PREL PGOV MASS PTER EG |
08CAIRO524 | SCENESETTER FOR MINDEF TANTAWI’S VISIT TO THE U.S. MARCH 24-28REF: A. CAIRO 452 B. CAIRO 488 C. CAIRO 507CAIRO 00000524 001.2 OF 002 [...] (S) Summary: Defense Minister Field Marshal Mohamed Tantawi will travel to Washington, Tampa, and Chicago March 24-28. He will meet senior officials in Washington and at USCENTCOM HQ in Tampa, and view U.S. civil defense arrangements in Chicago. Mrs. Tantawi and as many as five senior generals will [...] | 2008-03-16 16:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PARM PREL PGOV MASS MARR PTER IS EG XF |
08CAIRO534 | EGYPTIAN MFA RECEIVES HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT AND [...] (SBU) We met on March 12 with Wael Aboul Magd, Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for Human Rights Affairs, and delivered a copy of the 2007 Human Rights Report for Egypt. He had not yet seen the report. He told us he will review the report and get back to us with informal comments, which he s [...] | 2008-03-17 16:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV PTER KISL EG |
08CAIRO542 | MOD CONTINUES TO RESIST PERMITTING COAST GUARD [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-18 16:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EG EWWT PARM PGOV PREL PTER |
08CAIRO567 | PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER ON U.S. VISIT, AYMAN NOUR, [...] (C) Summary: In a March 12 meeting with the Ambassador, Speaker of the Egyptian People's Assembly, Ahmed Fathi Surour, highlighted his satisfaction with his early March visit to Washington. He complained about Congressional focus on imprisoned former Al Ghad party leader Ayman Nour, and deta [...] | 2008-03-23 12:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KDEM EG |
08CAIRO72 | Updating Information for Terrorism Finance Coordination [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-17 05:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PTER KTFN EG |
08CAIRO808 | U.S.-EGYPT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-20 15:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV KISL AG MO SO PK AF LY SU |
08CAIRO843 | EGYPT'S MFA ON APRIL 6 DETAINEES, BAHA'IS, CT LAW [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-23 15:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV PTER KISL EG |
08CAIRO85 | DEFMIN TANTAWI WARNS THAT CONDITIONING FMF WILL [...] (C) On December 31, 2007, Minister of Defense Field Marshal Mohamed Tantawi told the Ambassador and visiting CODEL Voinovich that conditioning U.S. military assistance to Egypt would harm bilateral relations, and would not be understood by members of military or the average Egyptian. Egypt has [...] | 2008-01-17 15:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PTER KPAL IR IZ IS EG |
08CAIRO968 | MINISTER OF INTERIOR ON COUNTER-TERROR LAW, [...] (C) Summary: In a May 7 introductory meeting with the Ambassador, Interior Minister Habib Al Adly offered no indication as to whether the Egyptian government will enact new counter-terror legislation by May 31, or instead simply re-extend the existing Emergency Law, in force since 1981. Adly i [...] | 2008-05-12 12:39:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER PGOV PREF EG |
08CAIRO971 | STATE OF PLAY REGARDING EGYPT'S PLANNED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 15:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PINS PTER EG |
08CAIRO975 | SHEIKH OF AL AZHAR DISCUSSES COUNTERING EXTREMISM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-13 10:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KISL KPAO KIRF EG |
08CAIRO983 | MFA OFFICIALS ON AL LEBANON DELEGATION, AL [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings May 13, MFA Senior Advisor and Spokesman Hossam Zaki and MFA Cabinet Director for Lebanon Nazih El-Negary briefed us on current plans for the Qatari-led Arab League (AL) Delegation to Beirut, and the dynamics at the May 11 AL Ministerial. Zaki said that the A [...] | 2008-05-14 12:39:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PTER LEB EG |
08CAIRO986 | MFA SENIOR ADVISOR ON SOLIMAN TALKS IN ISRAEL [...] (S/NF) MFA Senior Advisor and Spokesman Hossam Zaki told us May 13 that EGIS Chief Omar Soliman's May 12 talks in Israel were "not very good." He said that Prime Minister Olmert and Israeli Defense Minister Barak told Soliman that Israel is willing to agree to a partial tahdiya ("calming") wh [...] | 2008-05-14 13:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KPAL PTER IS EG |
08CAIRO995 | S/I SATTERFIELD BRIEFS GOE ON IRAQ DEVELOPMENTS [...] (S) Summary: S/I Ambassador David Satterfield, the Ambassador, and a team of Embassy Baghdad, MNF-I and Washington experts briefed FM Aboul Gheit and EGIS Chief Soliman May 11 on developments in Iraq, with a focus on Iraqi PM Maliki's efforts to consolidate state authority and work to reconci [...] | 2008-05-15 12:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PTER MASS IR IZ EG |
08CANBERRA102 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM - [...] (U) Australia's plan to participate in the March GI Model Guidelines Document Workshop in Washington was confirmed to Poloffs by Mohan Mathews, Executive Director, Counter-Terrorism Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Section, International Security Division, DFAT, during a Februar [...] | 2008-02-07 01:55:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KNNP PTER EAIR ETRD EWWT PREL AS |
08CANBERRA1053 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] Poloff passed reftel data on ISN/WMDT and DTRA plans to launch a second generation GI Information Portal (GIIP),along with a request to update contact information, to Mohan Mathews, Australia's principal Global Initiative Point of Contact, on October 15. Mr. Mathews, who is the Executive Of [...] | 2008-10-20 00:01:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PARM PREL MCAP PINR AS |
08CANBERRA1081 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] This is an action request -- please see para 4 below. 2. Poloff presented the fact sheet (inadvertently marked as a "White Paper" in reftel) on the November 13 Workshop on Excercise Design and Planning and the November 14 Exercise Planning Group Meeting to Mohan Mathews, Counter-Terrorism [...] | 2008-10-27 07:28:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PTER PREL AORC MCAP PINR AS |
08CANBERRA1131 | INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL LEVEL [...] Greg Wilcock of the office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs confirmed receipt of Australia's invitation to the National Level Exercise 2009 (NLE 09). Wilcock told PolOff November 10 that the Minister's office will contact post with information regarding attendees to NLE 09 as soon as there [...] | 2008-11-10 06:16:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL OPDC |
08CANBERRA1137 | AUSTRALIAN AID TO PAKISTAN'S TRIBAL BELT [...] (C/REL AUS) Lisa Rice Madan, Assistant Secretary, Southwest Asia Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT),confirmed Australia's continued support for health and education programs in Pakistan's border regions ref B. In addition, Australia started an AUD $250K (USD $175K) coun [...] | 2008-11-12 05:30:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER ECON EAID AS |
08CANBERRA1140 | TRIAL COMMENCES FOR FIVE MEN ACCUSED OF PLOTTING [...] (U) The trial of five Sydney men accused of conspiring to commit a terrorist act or acts began November 11 in Parramatta, a New South Wales suburb of Sydney. The men, Khaled Cheikho, 35, Moustafa Cheikho, 31, Mohamed Ali Elomar, 43, Abdul Rakib Hasan, 39 and Mohammed Omar Jamal, 24 were foun [...] | 2008-11-12 06:12:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV AS |
08CANBERRA1232 | AUSTRALIA RESPONDS TO COUNTER-PIRACY EFFORTS [...] (C/NF) Australia cannot offer an immediate response to USG inquiries on counter-piracy efforts according to Jon Richardson, Director, Africa Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Richardson advised that contributions of Australian Defence assets is tied to pending decisions on the [...] | 2008-12-08 03:34:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER AS |
08CANBERRA1298 | NO ANTI-PIRACY CONTACT GROUP DECISION UNTIL 2009 [...] (SBU) On December 19, Lee Kerr, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT),United Nations and Commonwealth Section, told poloff that the GOA will not make a decision on either participation in a Contact Group or on any request for resources to combat Somali piracy until early 2009. DFAT [...] | 2008-12-19 05:51:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER AS |
08CANBERRA1308 | AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE - CONTACT GROUP ON SOMALI [...] (U) We delivered the USG invitation to the Contact Group on Somali Piracy (CGSP) meeting in January to Lee Kerr, Director, UN and Commonwealth Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). She will forward the invitation, CGSP objectives, and meeting details to senior DFAT officials [...] | 2008-12-22 06:17:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER AS |
08CANBERRA1324 | HANEEF INQUIRY RECOMMENDS REVIEW OF CT LAWS AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: A judicial inquiry into the collapsed prosecution of former terrorism suspect Dr Mohammed Haneef, which occurred during the Howard Government in July 2007 (reftel),found no evidence connecting Haneef to terrorist activities. It recommended an independent review of counter-terror [...] | 2008-12-29 05:08:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER AS |
08CANBERRA258 | AUSTRALIAN POLICE AID TO AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ [...] (C/NF) Ahead of the NATO Summit in Bucharest, Australia is considering deploying a small force of Australian Federal Police to southern Afghanistan to focus on counternarcotics. To assist Iraq enhance its policing capability, Australia is reviewing options for training outside Iraq, including i [...] | 2008-03-18 05:45:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS SNAR PTER PREL AS |
08CANBERRA262 | CORRECTED COPY - AUSTRALIAN POLICE AID TO [...] (C/NF) Ahead of the NATO Summit in Bucharest, Australia is considering deploying a small force of Australian Federal Police to southern Afghanistan to focus on counternarcotics. To assist Iraq enhance its policing capability, Australia is reviewing options for training outside Iraq, including i [...] | 2008-03-19 04:30:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS SNAR PTER PREL AS |
08CANBERRA502 | AUSTRALIA CONSIDERS REQUEST TO BUILD ON ARAB [...] (SBU) Charge and Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Deborah Stokes, First Assistant Secretary, and Andrea Faulkner, Assistant Secretary, South and West Asia, Middle East and Africa Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Stokes advised that the GOA would look closely at the refte [...] | 2008-05-16 08:21:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PREL AS |
08CANBERRA507 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] (U) This is an action request - please see para 4, below. 2. (U) As instructed Ref A, poloff reapproached Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Global Initiative (GI) point of contact, Mohan Mathews, Executive Officer, Counter-Terrorism Cooperation Section, on May 16 to urge [...] | 2008-05-19 07:42:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PTER PREL AS |
08CANBERRA674 | REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C) Polcouns and poloff delivered reftel demarche to Craig Chittick, Assistant Secretary, United States Branch, of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Chittick said the decision of the Australian Government - taken by the Cabinet after advice from all relevant government agenci [...] | 2008-07-03 05:47:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | KDRG PHUM PINR PTER AS |
08CANBERRA726 | AUSTRALIA RATIFIES AMENDMENT TO PHYSICAL [...] Foreign Minister Stephen Smith announced July 18 that Australia had ratified the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material. The instrument of ratification was lodged with the IAEA on July 17. 2. Australia becomes only the 17th state of the 136 that are pa [...] | 2008-07-20 22:26:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PTER MNUC AS |
08CANBERRA788 | APEC FOOD DEFENSE PILOT PROJECTS: AUSTRALIA [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 4. 2. (SBU) Per instructions in reftel, we provided information on the Food Defence Pilot Program to Amy Crago in the Reform, Ecotech and Human Security Section of the APEC Branch at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Crago told us t [...] | 2008-08-06 06:10:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER TBIO EAGR AS |
08CANBERRA909 | BENBRIKA PLUS 5 OTHERS GUILTY ON TERROR CHARGES [...] (SBU) A Victoria State Supreme court jury announced on September 15 that Abdul Benbrika and five co-defendants were found guilty under Australia's recent anti-terrorism legislation. Four of Benbrika's accomplices were acquitted and the verdicts of two others have yet to be announced. Local au [...] | 2008-09-15 07:50:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV AS |
08CANBERRA926 | AUSTRALIA:INTERIM REPLY ON ENGAGING CHINA RE [...] (S) In accepting Ref A demarche points on September 17, Assistant Secretary for Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation John Sullivan told us that Australia took very seriously the issue of Chinese proliferation trade with Iran, particularly if military or dual-use items were transferred for us [...] | 2008-09-17 06:19:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET | PARM KNNP PTER PINR ETRD MOPS MCAP CH IR AS |
08CANBERRA988 | EMBASSY CANBERRA EMAIL THREAT [...] (SBU) On Monday, September 29, 2008, an email threat was received in the US Embassy Canberra Public Affairs Office general email (usraustralia@state.gov). The write in threat was titled "Your Embassy Will Be Attack". Text of the email is as follows; "We are from Al Qaeda, this email is to in [...] | 2008-09-29 07:09:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET | ASEC PTER |
08CARACAS1058 | DRUG SUMMIT AND GO-IT-ALONE DRUG RHETORIC [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Interior and Justice Ramon Rodriguez Chacin will represent the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) at an August 1 regional drug summit in Cartagena hosted by Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. According to sources at the Colombian Embassy, the BRV ignored the invita [...] | 2008-07-31 16:17:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SNAR VE CO |
08CARACAS1059 | FARC EXTORTION IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) Gustavo Sposito, (strictly protect throughout) the incoming president of the Tachira State Cattlemen Association, met July 29 with embassy and defense attachQ staff to discuss FARC and ELN criminal operations in Venezuela. Sposito explained how lawlessness along the permeable border with [...] | 2008-07-31 18:24:00 | Embassy Caracas | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER VE CO |
08CARACAS1080 | BRV DEPORTS FARC GUERRILLA [...] (C) FARC chief of borders and finance, Gabriel Culma Ortiz A.K.A. "Guillermo" was turned over to Colombian authorities at the Tachira - Santander border on the evening of July 31. According to Colombia, Ortiz was a member of the unit responsible for the loss of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other [...] | 2008-08-01 20:57:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER VE CO |
08CARACAS146 | CHAVEZ MARKS ANNIVERSARIES WITH THREATS [...] (C) Summary. President Chavez delivered combative televised speeches February 2 and 4 to commemorate his ninth anniversary in the presidency and the sixteenth anniversary of his unsuccessful coup. On February 2, Chavez accused Colombia of preparing a conflict with Venezuela, adding that the [...] | 2008-02-07 15:23:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM CO VE |
08CARACAS1570 | VENEZUELA: GM, FORD AND CHRYSLER ONCE AGAIN HALT [...] (C) Summary: GM, Ford and Chrysler, the three U.S. car manufacturers in Venezuela, are once again shut down due to a labor action against a parts supplier. The industry faces on-going, severe labor problems, power outages averaging once every three days, and a dramatically reduced 2008 vehicl [...] | 2008-11-12 20:29:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ETRAD PTER VE |
08CARACAS1580 | VENEZUELA RESPONDS TO USG REQUEST FOR PORT VISITS [...] (SBU) Post has received a Diplomatic Note dated November 13 responding to the Embassy's October 6 Diplomatic Note, which stated that the GBRV must set a port visit date within 30 days of the Diplomatic Note's receipt, or the Coast Guard would impose "conditions of entry". An unofficial transl [...] | 2008-11-14 18:55:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ASEC MARR PGOV EAIR PREL ETRD KHLS PTER |
08CARACAS1607 | VENEZUELAN PORTS IN CHAOS, DRUG TRAFFICKERS IN [...] (C) Summary: Industry sources report that Venezuelan ports are in a "state of chaos" with long lines of ships waiting to dock, and numerous instances of ships diverted to other countries to unload cargo after failing to dock in Venezuela. Port authorities have reportedly advised shipping compa [...] | 2008-11-19 20:07:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ASEC MARR PGOV EAIR PREL ETRD KHLS PTER |
08CARACAS1629 | VENEZUELA OFFERS MEETING ON PORT SECURITY VISIT [...] (SBU) Economic Counselor was contacted November 26 by Nelson Dominguez of Venezuela's National Institute of Aquatic Spaces (INEA). Dominguez identified himself as the head of INEA's maritime security unit and said he had been tasked by the President of INEA to meet with the Embassy to discuss [...] | 2008-11-26 20:38:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ASEC MARR PGOV PREL PTER VE |
08CARACAS1747 | VENEZUELAN CEMENT INDUSTRY HEADED TO INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cement companies Holcim and Lafarge are expected to soon join Cemex at the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) after giving up hope of compensation for their nationalized operations in Venezuela. According to a Holcim executive, the company was rel [...] | 2008-12-19 16:36:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ETRD KHLS PTER VE |
08CARACAS1760 | VENEZUELA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-22 19:29:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER VE |
08CARACAS197 | VENEZUELAN KEY RESOURCES AND CRITICAL [...] In response to reftel A, Venezuela has little or no critical infrastructure (as defined in reftel A) and few key resources that are vital to the United States. Venezuela's most significant resource that is supplied to the US is petroleum and petroleum products. Venezuela produces approximat [...] | 2008-02-19 17:18:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID ECON ETTC PGOV PTER PERL EAGER EFIN |
08CARACAS213 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PODEMOS LEADERS - FEB 19 [...] (C) Summary. Podemos leaders told the Ambassador February 19 that their break with President Chavez is permanent. They now believe Chavez has abandoned principle in favor of perpetuating himself in power. They hope to make political gains by focusing on pressing national issues and capitali [...] | 2008-02-20 19:36:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER ENGR CO VE |
08CARACAS283 | RAUL REYES DEATH: CONFLICT DOES NOT APPEAR [...] (S/NF) Summary: Notwithstanding President Chavez' order that ten battalions be dispatched to the Colombian border in the wake of the March 1 killing of FARC's second-in command Raul Reyes, DAO reports only a minor increase in activity at two relevant BRV bases in two states west of Caracas and [...] | 2008-03-03 19:23:00 | Embassy Caracas | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MOPS PGOV PTER MCAP CO VE |
08CARACAS342 | BRV REACTS TO U.S. MEDIA REPORT OF POSSIBLE USG [...] (SBU) Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) officials and sympathizers reacted angrily to a March 10 article in the "Miami Herald" that reported on a supposed White House inquiry into whether Venezuela should be listed as a state sponsor of terrorism. At a book signing event that evening, Mi [...] | 2008-03-11 21:35:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV VE |
08CARACAS349 | THE COLOMBIAN PATIENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 11, news services were reporting rumors that FARC directorate member Milton Jesus Toncel was being treated at a medical clinic in the town of Rubio in the Venezuelan border state of Tachira for a wound to the face. Guardia Nacional Operations Chief Juan Carlos Hidalgo lat [...] | 2008-03-12 21:53:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CO VE |
08CARACAS361 | BRV OFFICIALS REACT TO POTUS' MARCH 12 SPEECH AND [...] (C) Summary. The President's March 12 speech received extensive coverage in the Venezuelan media, further fueling speculation and concern about a possible USG designation of Venezuela as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro, Minister of Interior and Justice Ramon Rodr [...] | 2008-03-13 21:32:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV VE |
08CARACAS367 | CHAVEZ SLIPPING IN THE POLLS; OPPOSITION STAGNANT [...] (C) Summary. Recent local polling data shows that President Chavez's approval rating is dropping to similarly low levels of support as he had in 2003. Local analysts cite economic problems and crime as well as the Chavez's effort to radicalize his administration in 2006 as the leading causes [...] | 2008-03-14 22:36:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CO VE |
08CARACAS379 | BRV YET TO REACT TO ID OF FARC FIGHTERS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Claims and counter-claims regarding the identities of two presumed FARC fighters (REFTEL) seeking medical care in Venezuela have been reported in the media since March 11. On March 14, the Colombian Defense Minister identified the two men as FARC fighters "Lucas" and "Jaime," ap [...] | 2008-03-17 21:28:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL CO VE |
08CARACAS422 | RUSSIAN ARMS ARRIVE IN VENEZUELA, AIR DEFENSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nineteen shipping containers carrying Russian made ammunition for AK-103 assault rifles were transferred from Puerto Cabello to Maracay under heavy security on March 25 according to local media. General Alejandro Tineo of the 41st Armored Division added that the shipment incl [...] | 2008-03-27 15:51:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MCAP PTER BO RS VE |
08CARACAS47 | CHAVEZ EXPLOITS FARC HOSTAGE RELEASE [...] (C) Summary. President Chavez is trying to extract maximum political advantage from the January 10 release of FARC-held hostages Clara Rojas and Consuelo Gonzalez de Perdomo. He personally met the freed hostages and their families at his Miraflores presidential palace hours after their relea [...] | 2008-01-11 19:00:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PHUM VE |
08CARACAS581 | THREE AMCIT FARC HOSTAGES: RICHARDSON SEEKS [...] (C) Summary. New Mexico Governor Richardson traveled April 25-27 to Caracas as the personal emissary of the families of three Amcit FARC hostages. He met April 26 with President Chavez and other senior Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela officials to enlist the BRV's help in securing the Amcit [...] | 2008-04-29 12:09:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ASEC PGOV VE |
08CARACAS649 | CHAVEZ DEFLECTS FARC AND ELECTION WORRIES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his May 11 "Alo, Presidente" television broadcast, President Chavez tried to deflect concerns about upcoming revelations from the FARC computers and potential state and local election losses with shrill insults and accusations. Chavez said Interpol is putting on "a show" b [...] | 2008-05-12 21:33:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CO VE |
08CARACAS653 | THE COLOMBIAN PATIENT - DISCHARGED? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Local news services reported May 7 that FARC fighters Freddy Martinez Mendoza, a member of the 38th Front's General Staff and his companion Jose Ortiz Barrera, wanted in Colombia on charges of rebellion, had been quietly given conditional release on their own recognizance from th [...] | 2008-05-13 20:12:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CO VE |
08CARACAS686 | BRV ACCUSES COLOMBIAN ARMY OF INCURSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) alleges that Colombian soldiers crossed into the southwestern Venezuelan border state of Apure on May 16. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) reportedly filed a formal protest calling for an immediate stop to these "violations of inter [...] | 2008-05-19 22:21:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER CO VE |
08CARACAS695 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FM MADURO -- FARC AND [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met May 20 with Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro ostensibly to receive a protest note involving an accidental overflight of Venezuela by a U.S. navy aircraft. Instead, most of the meeting focused on U.S. concerns over revelations of Venezuelan ties with the FARC and [...] | 2008-05-21 16:05:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER SNAR VE |
08CARACAS700 | FARC DATA FALLOUT: NERVOUS BRV IS LASHING OUT [...] (S) Summary. Former Chief of Staff to the Vice President Rene Arreaza and Office of Narcotics Affairs (ONA) Director Nestor Reverol met separately with the DCM and DEA Chief on May 20 and 19, before the Ambassador's May 20 meeting with Foreign Minister Maduro. Arreaza and Reverol revealed tha [...] | 2008-05-21 22:20:00 | Embassy Caracas | SECRET | PREL PGOV SNAR PTER PHUM VE |
08CARACAS702 | CHACIN DEFENDS CHAVEZ FROM FARC LINKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela's (BRV) Minister of Justice Ramon Rodriguez Chacin, during a May 20 interview, sought to protect President Hugo Chavez from incriminating computer files linking him with the FARC. Chacin announced Chavez "had no direct relation" with the FARC [...] | 2008-05-22 15:46:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CO VE |
08CARACAS717 | BRV POSITIVE ON SOUTH AMERICAN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) In response to Reftel query, post assesses that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) publicly supports any South American multi-lateral organization that excludes the United States and advances Chavez' vision of Latin American integration. President Chavez and other senior BRV offic [...] | 2008-05-23 22:13:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV PHUM PINR PTER |
08CARACAS79 | REP. DELAHUNT MEETS WITH CHAVEZ AND DEPUTIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Representative William Delahunt met separately with President Chavez, National Assembly Deputies, and opposition mayor Leopoldo Lopez on January 18. He also met separately with the families of three Colombian FARC hostages. During his private meeting with President Chavez, Delah [...] | 2008-01-23 12:20:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM VE |
08CARACAS802 | FARC ADOPTS BOLIVARIAN RHETORIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) appears to be incorporating "Bolivarian" rhetoric in Venezuela. The Embassy obtained a copy of the 2007 FARC manifesto (also available on the internet) from a contact who said it was being distributed in a government-run school in [...] | 2008-06-06 19:54:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SNAR CO VE |
08CARACAS809 | CHAVEZ URGES FARC TO RELEASE HOSTAGES, LAY DOWN [...] (SBU) President Chavez called on the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to release all hostages and end its armed struggle against the government of Colombia. Chavez's remarks are a dramatic shift in his public statements towards the FARC given that the Venezuelan president recently [...] | 2008-06-09 19:18:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SNAR CO VE |
08CARACAS870 | TERRORISM FINANCE: NOTIFICATION OF U.S. DOMESTIC [...] (C) As requested, Charge d'Affaires (CDA) delivered information in paragraphs four and six of reftel and copies of the Treasury Department Press notice to representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). 2. (C) MFA officials declined to schedule a meeting for June 18. Instead CDA [...] | 2008-06-19 19:41:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN PTER PINR EFIN PREL VE LE |
08CASABLANCA103 | VISAS VIPER FOR APRIL 2008 REPORTING PERIOD (FOLLOW-UP) [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met May 5, 2008. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and was attended by CG, CONS, RAO, LEGATT, DHS, DAO, RSO, POL, ECON and PD. 2. Discussion centered on two persons arrested who had been harboring a [...] | 2008-05-23 09:53:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
08CASABLANCA113 | VISAS VIPER FOR MAY 2008 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met June 2, 2008. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and was attended by ACG, RAO, LEGATT, DHS, DAO, RSO, POL, ECON and PD. 2. Discussion centered on a recently uncovered terror network accused of plo [...] | 2008-06-03 12:16:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
08CASABLANCA142 | VISAS VIPER FOR JUNE 2008 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met July 7, 2008. The meeting was attended by ACG, RAO, LEGATT, CONS, DAO, RSO, POL, ECON and PD. 2. Discussion centered on the recent arrests of 35 individuals suspected of belonging to a network that [...] | 2008-07-09 14:52:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
08CASABLANCA144 | VISAS VIPER FOR June 2008 REPORTING PERIOD (follow up) [...] (U) The following information was provided by RAO on July 10 with respect to the recent arrests of 35 individuals suspected of belonging to a network that recruits volunteers on behalf of Al Qaeda in Iraq and Algeria. 2. (SBU) Hamid al-Bochibi: Moroccan citizen, DPOB: 15 Nov. 1983, Tetoua [...] | 2008-07-11 15:57:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
08CASABLANCA158 | VISAS VIPER FOR JULY 2008 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met August 4, 2008. The meeting was chaired by DCM, with RAO, LEGATT, CONS, DAO, RSO, POL, ECON and PD in attendance. 2. There are no submissions for the July reporting period but RAO is working with [...] | 2008-08-05 16:58:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
08CASABLANCA172 | VISAS VIPER FOR AUGUST 2008 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met September 8, 2008. The meeting was chaired by DCM, with CG, RAO, LEGATT, CONS, DHS, DAO, RSO, POL, ECON and PD in attendance. 2. An additional six names were provided for the network that recruits [...] | 2008-09-09 11:00:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
08CASABLANCA193 | VISAS VIPER FOR SEPTEMBER 2008 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met October 6, 2008. The meeting was chaired by CG, with RAO, LEGATT, CONS, DHS, DAO, RSO, POL, ECON and PD in attendance. Regional Consular Officer from Cairo also attended the meeting. 2. There are [...] | 2008-10-08 16:47:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
08CASABLANCA206 | VISAS VIPER FOR OCTOBER 2008 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met November 6, 2008. The meeting was chaired by DCM with CG, RAO, LEGATT, CONS, DHS, DAO, RSO, POL, ECON, FCS and PD in attendance. 2. There are no submissions for the October 2008 reporting period. [...] | 2008-11-03 16:02:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
08CASABLANCA213 | POLITICAL THEATER ENERGIZES THE BASE OF MOROCCO'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Casablanca regional congress of the Islamist Party for Justice and Development (PJD) illustrated why the PJD is the best organized and most popular political party in Morocco and the largest opposition in Parliament. On November 1st, the party employed both populist and Islami [...] | 2008-11-10 08:54:00 | Consulate Casablanca | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PTER MO |
08CASABLANCA227 | VISAS VIPER FOR NOVEMBER 2008 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met December 2, 2008. The meeting was chaired by DCM with CG, RAO, LEGATT, CONS, DHS, DAO, RSO, POL, ECON and PD in attendance. 2. The Visas Viper Committee approved the following cases submitted by L [...] | 2008-12-02 16:38:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
08CASABLANCA228 | VISAS VIPER FOR NOVEMBER 2008 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met December 2, 2008. The meeting was chaired by DCM with CG, RAO, LEGATT, CONS, DHS, DAO, RSO, POL, ECON and PD in attendance. 2. The Visas Viper Committee approved the following cases submitted by L [...] | 2008-12-02 16:38:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
08CASABLANCA268 | VISAS VIPER FOR DECEMBER 2007 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met January 8, 2008. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and was attended by CONS, RAO, LEGATT, DAO, PD, POL, and RSO. 2. Discussion centered on the sentencing of members of the Ansar Al Mahdi cell on [...] | 2008-01-09 09:49:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
08CASABLANCA29 | VISAS VIPER FOR JANUARY 2008 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met February 4, 2008. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and was attended by CONS, RAO, LEGATT, DAO, PD, CG and RSO. 2. Discussion centered on procedures for reviewing information gained from press so [...] | 2008-02-06 10:11:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
08CASABLANCA38 | DISMANTLED TERRORIST NETWORK ILLICITS SHOCK, BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary: Casablancans reacted to the news of the discovery of an extensive terrorist network in Morocco with shock, but not surprise. Casablancans were stunned that seemingly ordinary professionals were involved, and that large weapons caches were found. At the same time, volatile events [...] | 2008-02-25 16:48:00 | Consulate Casablanca | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINS PGOV KDEM MO |
08CASABLANCA45 | VISAS VIPER FOR FEBRUARY 2008 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met March 3, 2008. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and was attended by CG, CONS, RAO, LEGATT, DAO, POL and PD. 2. Discussion centered on the thirty five or thirty eight people recently arrested in [...] | 2008-03-10 16:01:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
08CASABLANCA59 | VISAS VIPER FOR FEBRUARY 2008 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met March 3, 2008. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and was attended by CG, CONS, RAO, LEGATT, DAO, POL and PD. 2. Discussion centered on the thirty five or thirty eight people recently arrested in [...] | 2008-04-02 15:07:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
08CASABLANCA73 | VISAS VIPER FOR MARCH 2008 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met April 7, 2008. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and was attended by CG, CONS, RAO, LEGATT, DAO, RSO, POL and PD. 2. Discussion centered on two persons arrested on terrorism related charges in th [...] | 2008-04-11 15:24:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
08CASABLANCA92 | VISAS VIPER FOR APRIL 2008 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met May 5, 2008. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and was attended by CG, CONS, RAO, LEGATT, DHS, DAO, RSO, POL, ECON and PD. 2. Discussion centered on two persons arrested along with one of the esc [...] | 2008-05-07 12:53:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
08CHENGDU171 | KUNMING BOMBINGS: SOME LOCAL PERSPECTIVES [...] (C) Summary: Following the July 21 bombing of two buses in Southwest China's Yunnan provincial capital of Kunming, security forces remain on alert with a noticeable stepped up presence in some downtown areas. Speculation in the city appears still focused, although not exclusively, on alleged [...] | 2008-08-01 08:20:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM ASEC CH |
08CHENNAI110 | ANDHRA PRADESH "GREYHOUNDS" DOG MAOISTS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Police contacts confirmed media reports of a joint counter-insurgency operation involving police units from the Indian states of Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh. 17 Maoists insurgents were killed in a March 18 raid, including at least one important Maoist leader, according to c [...] | 2008-03-25 07:19:00 | Consulate Chennai | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC IN PGOV PHUM PTER |
08CHENNAI133 | RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA: FROM CATTLE HERDING TO DATA [...] SUMMARY: Local government and non-governmental organizations have established innovative rural development initiatives in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. An entrepreneurial district administrator has used pre-existing development funds to establish India's first-ever rural business pro [...] | 2008-04-11 07:37:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINT EIND PGOV PHUM PTER IN |
08CHENNAI203 | ANDHRA PRADESH COP SEES HYDERABAD LINK TO JAIPUR [...] (C) Summary: One of Andhra Pradesh's top anti-terrorist cops said the trail of evidence in the May 13 Jaipur bombings leads to Hyderabad. The detonators used in Jaipur have been traced to the district adjoining Hyderabad and the shapes of the charges used in Jaipur are similar to the August [...] | 2008-06-10 07:54:00 | Consulate Chennai | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC IN KISL PGOV PREL PTER |
08CHENNAI234 | MAOIST AMBUSH OF ELITE UNIT STRIKES A BLOW TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Maoist (also known as Naxalite) rebels ambushed an elite Indian police unit in the eastern state Orissa, striking a major blow to the India's counter-insurgency effort. Thirty-two members of the Andhra Pradesh-based "Greyhounds" unit, which was conducting joint operations with [...] | 2008-07-08 11:06:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER ASEC IN |
08CHENNAI240 | SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT VISITS IMPORTANT SOUTH INDIAN HINDU [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 11 - 12, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited one of South India's most important Hindu temples. Sri Lankan officials said the visit was "personal," except for a hastily thrown together press conference. Embassy contacts said that although President Rajapaks [...] | 2008-07-17 10:25:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER IN CE |
08CHENNAI251 | EXPLOSIONS REPORTED IN BANGALORE; NO REPORTS OF AMERICAN [...] (U) A series of explosions (media reports indicate from three to nine) rocked Bangalore at approximately 1330 on July 25. Initial reports indicate that at least one person was killed and 15 injured by the blasts, which occurred within 12 minutes of each other. Media also reports that the blast [...] | 2008-07-25 09:39:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER PREL ASEC CACS IN |
08CHENNAI254 | BANGALORE RECOVERING FROM TERROR ATTACKS AS INVESTIGATION [...] (SBU) Summary: A sense of normalcy is returning to Bangalore following the series of eight explosions on July 25 that killed one person and injured eight. A ninth device that failed to explode is providing city police insights on the bombs' construction. No Americans were killed or injured i [...] | 2008-07-29 02:46:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PREL ASEC CACS IN |
08CHENNAI256 | POLICE FOIL ALLEGED PLOT TO BOMB TARGETS IN CHENNAI [...] (SBU) Summary: Following bombings in Bangalore and Ahmedabad (reftels),Tamil Nadu police have arrested several men in connection with alleged plans to bomb targets in Chennai and around the state, according to media reports confirmed to us by both police and government sources. The targets o [...] | 2008-07-30 05:26:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PREL ASEC CACS IN |
08CHENNAI272 | WHAT WOULD LENIN DO? KERALA CPM SAYS "SEEK OUT FDI" [...] (SBU) Summary: Political Counselor and Consulate staff surveyed Kerala's political and economic scene in conversations with political and business leaders, journalists, and academics during an August 11 -12 visit to the South Indian state's capital, Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram). In a majo [...] | 2008-08-18 10:06:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM ECON ENRG IN |
08CHENNAI298 | RE-PUBLICATION OF CONTROVERSIAL DANISH CARTOON SPURS MUSLIM [...] (SBU) Summary: Hundreds of Muslims angry over a newspaper's September 2 re-publication of the controversial Danish cartoon caricaturing the Prophet Mohammed demonstrated in several locations in the South Indian state Tamil Nadu. In Vellore, approximately 145 kilometers from Chennai, demonst [...] | 2008-09-05 10:11:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER KISL IN |
08CHENNAI322 | ANDHRA PRADESH ANTI-MAOIST STRATEGY SUCCESSFUL, BUT TOUGH [...] (SBU) Summary: The South India state Andhra Pradesh, which was once a hotbed of Maoist activity, has made substantial progress in quelling the leftist insurgency within its borders. The state's success can be attributed to improved governance, both in terms of more effective policing and the [...] | 2008-09-23 04:09:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER ECON PHUM ASEC IN |
08CHENNAI342 | SHADOWY NGO'S TERRORIST TIES WORRY KERALA OBSERVERS [...] (C) Summary: The National Development Front (NDF),a shadowy, self-described human rights organization is causing alarm in north Kerala. A wide range of interlocutors alleged that the group has connections to the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and a history of violent activ [...] | 2008-10-07 08:12:00 | Consulate Chennai | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KISL PGOV PTER |
08CHENNAI344 | TAMIL NADU'S MAJOR PARTIES PRESSURE GOI TO INTERVENE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: An "all-party meeting" held on October 14 under the chairmanship of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi resolved that the Members of Parliament (MPs) from Tamil Nadu would resign if the Government of India does not ensure a ceasefire in Sri Lanka within two weeks. The "all-pa [...] | 2008-10-15 10:04:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN CE |
08CHENNAI362 | DMK PRESSURE TACTICS EMBARRASS CONGRESS; SUSPENSE CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: After setting a two-week deadline for the Government of India to force a ceasefire in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK party is going full steam on a campaign in support of Sri Lankan Tamils. The DMK's 20 Members of Parliament have handed over resignations to Chief Minister Kar [...] | 2008-10-24 10:05:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN |
08CHENNAI364 | DMK CALLS OFF THREAT TO PULL SUPPORT FROM UPA OVER SRI [...] (SBU) Summary: Chief Minister Karunanidhi backed down from his threat to have Tamil Nadu's Members of Parliament resign if India did not force a ceasefire in Sri Lanka before October 28. The resignation drama has helped distract attention from the DMK party's woes in advance of next years P [...] | 2008-11-03 05:11:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER IN CE |
08CHENNAI379 | ANDHRA PRADESH POLICE KILL KEY MAOIST LEADERS [...] (SBU) Consulate sources say police in Andhra Pradesh struck a significant blow against Maoist (also known as Naxalite) efforts to reinvigorate the declining insurgency in the South Indian state. On October 28 Andhra Pradesh police killed two members of the Maoists' Andhra Pradesh Special Comm [...] | 2008-11-14 07:48:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PHUM IN |
08CHENNAI385 | POLICE KILL SUSPECTED MAOISTS IN KARNATAKA [...] (SBU) Summary: State police ambushed a group of four suspected Maoist insurgents (also known as Naxalites) before dawn on November 19, killing three, according to press reports. The fourth, reported to be a woman, escaped the ambush, which took place in southwestern Karnataka. Press reports [...] | 2008-11-20 08:27:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV ASEC PINS PHUM IN |
08CHENNAI387 | SRI LANKAN REFUGEES STILL ARRIVING, POST RECOMMENDS PRM [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 12 and 13. 2. (SBU) Summary: The recent escalation of Sri Lanka's war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam has not resulted in the expected flood of new refugees to India. Nonetheless, refugees continue to arrive at a steady, but mod [...] | 2008-11-24 08:13:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PTER PHUM SOCI IN CE |
08CHENNAI39 | LITTLE SUPPORT FOR TAMIL TIGERS IN INDIA DESPITE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent events in Sri Lanka, including the Sri Lankan government's decision to formally withdraw from the ceasefire agreement and target the Tamil Tiger leadership, have been widely covered in Tamil Nadu media. Despite the coverage, India's Tamils remain lukewarm to the occasion [...] | 2008-02-04 10:52:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER IN CE |
08CHENNAI398 | STATE FAILS TO NOTIFY CONSULATE OF SPECIFIC TERRORIST THREAT [...] (C) Summary: Two contacts casually mentioned to us that the government of Tamil Nadu had recently increased security due to a ""specific threat"" against the Consulate. The Consulate received no advance notification of the threat; we only came to know due to the two informal after-the-fact refer [...] | 2008-12-08 07:22:00 | Consulate Chennai | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KISL PGOV PTER IN |
08CHENNAI399 | India and the Maoist Threat [...] (SBU) Summary: Lieutenant General K.M. Seth, a retired counter-insurgency expert and the former Governor of Chhattisgarh, gave a November 21 lecture entitled "Naxalism: Threat to Internal Security" to the Chennai-based Centre for Security Analysis. Seth, who served as Chhattisgarh's Governo [...] | 2008-12-08 08:03:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PHUM IN |
08CHENNAI408 | ABANDONED BOATS STOKE FEARS OF LTTE OPERATIVES FLEEING INTO [...] (SBU) Summary: Six abandoned Sri Lankan boats, some marked with bullet holes and blood stains, recently washed up on Tamil Nadu shores. Tamil Nadu police claim the boats drifted to India after a recent cyclone, but this explanation has not convinced Indian Navy officials. Security analysts s [...] | 2008-12-18 02:04:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PHUM IN CE |
08CHENNAI55 | POLICE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE TERRORISTS [...] (C) Summary: Police officials in the South India state of Karnataka arrested two individuals on January 9 who have since made statements suggesting that they are involved in plotting terror attacks in India. At least one of the suspects claimed to have received training at a Lashkar-e-Tayyib [...] | 2008-02-14 08:50:00 | Consulate Chennai | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KTFN PK BG NP SA IN PINR |
08CHIANGMAI120 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: IMPLEMENTATION STALLED ON IDEAS FROM [...] (S/NF) Consul General met for the first time since late May with Mark Tamthai, the Thai Government's point-man for secret talks between the RTG and southern insurgents. Tamthai said: -- implementation of a pilot "peace zone" in Yala city, worked out during the talks in May, is stalled due [...] | 2008-08-14 09:03:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PTER PHUM TH |
08CHIANGMAI141 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: SEARCHING FOR WAYS AHEAD [...] (S/NF) Mark Tamthai, the RTG's point-man for secret talks with southern insurgents, told CG September 15 of his efforts to move ahead with a pilot peace zone plan in Yala despite the distraction of ongoing political crisis in Bangkok. He aims to implement this as a "local" operation via the R [...] | 2008-09-15 08:44:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PTER PHUM TH |
08CHIANGMAI154 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: CHAVALIT FOLDS; WHO'S DEALING NOW? [...] (S) Mark Tamthai, the RTG's point-man for secret talks with southern insurgents, told CG October 8 that Deputy PM Chavalit had resigned after being undercut by the Prime Minister, the Army, and faction leaders inside his own party. Tamthai expressed little regret over his departure and the ac [...] | 2008-10-09 09:21:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH |
08CHIANGMAI177 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: DEMISE OF SECRET PEACE DIALOGUE [...] (S) Mark Tamthai, the RTG's point-man for secret talks with southern insurgents, confirmed to visiting DCM that the RTG committee charged with running the dialogue has now been disbanded following several months of inaction due to a funding cut-off. The ensuing vacuum remains unfilled, despit [...] | 2008-11-25 02:31:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH MY |
08CHIANGMAI40 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: PEACE DIALOGUE AWAITS SIGNAL FROM NEW [...] (S/NF) PM Samak's month-old government has yet to signal its approach to the secret peace process launched by its predecessor to address the violence in southern Thailand, we were told by Mark Tamthai, advisor to former PM Surayud. Samak's security policy team is still taking shape, and it is [...] | 2008-03-11 09:26:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER KDEM TH |
08CHIANGMAI47 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: AS NEXT ROUND OF PEACE TALKS BEGINS, [...] (S/NF) Notwithstanding his inopportune public comments last week, Prime Minister Samak has reportedly blessed the next round of "secret" peace talks between the government and southern insurgents set for the coming days. Our source, a Chiang Mai-based academic involved in the peace process, r [...] | 2008-03-25 10:19:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER KDEM TH |
08CHIANGMAI60 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: NEW NSC CHIEF SEEN AS THREAT TO PEACE [...] (S/NF) Thai Government point-man for secret talks with southern insurgents Mark Tamthai fears the newly announced National Security Council chief prefers harsh tactics over conciliation. Tamthai sees the next few weeks before the new chief takes office as a window for outreach directly to Pri [...] | 2008-04-10 03:16:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM PTER TH |
08CHIANGMAI79 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: THAILAND'S POLITICAL TURBULENCE PUSHES [...] (S/NF) A late-May round of secret talks between the Thai Government and southern insurgents yielded good progress on a proposal to create pilot "peace zones" in specific conflict areas, according to Mark Tamthai, RTG point-man for the talks. However, making the proposal operational anytime soo [...] | 2008-05-30 09:12:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PTER PHUM TH |
08CHISINAU1038 | MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE RE GITMO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-17 14:29:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL |
08CHISINAU1161 | MOLDOVA RECEIVED DEMARCHE CONCERNING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-01 05:59:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL UNSC PINR MD |
08CHISINAU1246 | MOLDOVA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Moldova is not a safe haven for terrorists or terrorist groups. No acts of international terrorism of major significance have occurred in Moldova. Moldova is not designated as a state sponsor of terrorism. The Moldovan government continued to manage its counterterrorism strategy based on M [...] | 2008-12-22 06:49:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC MD |
08CHISINAU264 | TERRORISM FINANCE, ABU GHADIYAH--MOLDOVA WILL BLOCK AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-11 11:10:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC IZ SY MD |
08CHISINAU522 | MOLDOVA RECEIVES INVITATION TO TALINN MEETING OF GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-19 14:22:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PTER KGIC PREL MD |
08CHISINAU553 | NEW NATIONAL SECURITY CONCEPT PASSES WITH A NARROW [...] (SBU) Summary: Moldova's new National Security Concept (NSC) passed in Parliament on May 22. The document provides for neutrality as the cornerstone of Moldova's national security. Unlike the previous 1995 version, the new document focuses more on social and economic threats to national secur [...] | 2008-05-27 09:53:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PBTS PARM PREL PTER PGOV MD |
08CHISINAU619 | MOLDOVA RECEIVES REFTEL TALKING POINTS ON U.S. DOMESTIC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-13 14:33:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC BA QA MD |
08CHISINAU637 | MOLDOVA RECEIVES TALKING POINTS ON DESIGNATION OF NAMES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-18 13:16:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN ETTC PTER PREL CVIS KVPR MD |
08CHISINAU645 | MOLDOVA RECEIVED TALKING POINTS ON U.S. DOMESTIC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-19 12:45:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC KU MD |
08CHISINAU677 | MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON VENEZUELA-BASED HIZBALLAH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-27 09:45:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC VE LE MD |
08CHISINAU829 | MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE REGARDING THE DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-18 07:18:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC AG MD |
08COLOMBO1042 | SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT FORCES TAKING CONTROL OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent fall of Pooneryn and the crossroads town of Mankulam to government forces has greatly improved the government's military position and put the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in a strategic bind. Government forces now control virtually all of Sri Lanka's western coastli [...] | 2008-11-18 14:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PTER CE |
08COLOMBO1046 | EMBASSY COLOMBO EAC MEETING 11/19/2008 REGARDING [...] (SBU) Summary: AmEmbassy Colombo convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on November 19, 2008. The EAC discussed post's security posture and security for the official and expatriate American communities vis-a-vis possible Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) terrorist attacks [...] | 2008-11-19 12:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER |
08COLOMBO1049 | SRI LANKA: TERRORISM TRIAL OF JOURNALIST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The trial on terrorism charges of journalist J.S. Tissainayagam has entered a critical phase. The testimony in the case has not gone well for the government, with the officer who took Tissainayagam's confession conceding errors. The Judicial Medical officer who examined Tissa [...] | 2008-11-20 13:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER PREL CE |
08COLOMBO1077 | EMBASSY COLOMBO EAC MEETS ON 11/28/2008 RE MUMBAI [...] (SBU) Summary: AmEmbassy Colombo convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on November 28, 2008. The EAC discussed post's security posture in light of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India on November 27. The EAC concurred that there was no threat information indicating that the [...] | 2008-11-28 07:03:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER |
08COLOMBO1078 | SRI LANKA: DASD CLAD TOLD EASTERN PROBLEMS LIKELY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a visit to Sri Lanka on November 22-23, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense James Clad discussed the Sri Lankan Army's military progress against the LTTE, future political arrangements in Sri Lanka's north, demobilization of the TMVP, and child soldiers with Defense Secr [...] | 2008-11-28 09:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO1079 | SRI LANKA: LTTE CHIEF PRAISES INDIA, CALLS SRI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In his annual "Heroes' Day" speech, a defiant LTTE supremo Prabhakaran professed his commitment to a peaceful solution of the conflict, but labeled the government's pursuit of a military solution racist and genocidal. He criticized "so-called Peace Sponsors" who "impaired" neg [...] | 2008-11-28 09:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO1099 | SRI LANKA: SECURITY DETERIORATES IN EASTERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past three weeks the security situation in the East has deteriorated as LTTE cadres and TMVP members loyal to Karuna have conducted a series of killings. In response, the government imposed a curfew on Batticaloa and the Chief Minister and Mayor of Batticaloa went on a o [...] | 2008-12-03 05:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO111 | SRI LANKA: DISAPPOINTMENT AT LIMITED SCOPE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: While the international response to the unveiling of the government proposals for limited devolution of powers to the provinces under Sri Lanka's 13th Amendment was cautiously positive, reactions from the minority Tamils and Muslims have ranged from disappointment to scathing rej [...] | 2008-01-29 15:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO114 | SRI LANKA: RISING VIOLENCE IN NORTH KILLS STUDENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: An LTTE artillery bombardment of the Palaly base near Jaffna thwarted an attempt by Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa and Army Commander Sarath Fonseka to land there on January 28, forcing their aircraft to return to Colombo. Government forces responded by bombing the LTTE a [...] | 2008-01-30 11:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO1143 | EMBASSY COLOMBO EAC MEETING DECEMBER 17, 2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: AmEmbassy Colombo convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on December 17, 2008. The EAC discussed post's security posture in light of the information provided reftel. The EAC discussed the current threat environment, the need to have RSO staff present in Colombo d [...] | 2008-12-17 11:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER |
08COLOMBO1146 | EMBASSY COLOMBO EAC MEETING 12/17/2008 - [...] (SBU) Summary: AmEmbassy Colombo convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on December 17, 2008. In addition to discussing post's security posture during the upcoming holiday period, the EAC reviewed proposed revisions to post's restricted travel zone and travel policy. The EAC-re [...] | 2008-12-19 08:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER |
08COLOMBO1153 | 2008 Country Reports on Terrorism [...] (U) Here is the 2008 Country Report on Terrorism for Sri Lanka. The point of contact for this cable is Ben Barry. His e-mail address is BarryBG@state.gov. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT: More than 7,000 people were killed and many thousands more displaced in 2008 as the Sri Lankan government continue [...] | 2008-12-23 08:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC CE |
08COLOMBO1161 | SRI LANKA: SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS 8 OUTSIDE OF CIVIL [...] (U) At about 8:45 a.m. on December 28, a presumed LTTE suicide bomber killed himself, seven Civil Defense Force (CDF) personnel and one civilian in an attack on a CDF office in Wattala, a northern Colombo suburb. (Note: the Civil Defense Force, formerly the Home Guards, are roughly analagous t [...] | 2008-12-29 12:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER ASEC CE |
08COLOMBO1163 | STAFFDEL AHUJA BRIEFED ON HUMANITARIAN SITUATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: During her December 11-16 visit, House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) staff member Jasmeet Ahuja met with Government of Sri Lanka, NGO, UN, and international organization representatives to assess the humanitarian situation in the North. Humanitarian access issues for the UN and [...] | 2008-12-31 06:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO120 | SRI LANKA: TOURISM DOWN 12% IN 2007; COULD HAVE BEEN [...] Summary: The escalating ethnic conflict continues to hurt the Sri Lankan tourism industry, which experienced a 12% decrease in visitors in 2007 compared to 2006. Industry representatives have mixed assessments of the possible impact of the recent escalation of violence and the consequent bad [...] | 2008-01-31 10:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN PTER CE |
08COLOMBO126 | EMBASSY COLOMBO EAC MEETING 02/01/2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: AmEmbassy Colombo convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on February 1, 2008. The EAC discussed Post,s security posture in light of possible attacks by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in retaliation for a bombing in LTTE controlled Mannar District and [...] | 2008-02-01 10:32:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER |
08COLOMBO135 | SRI LANKA: SPIKE IN DEADLY ATTACKS CONTINUES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka experienced a spike in terrorist attacks prior to its February Independence Day celebrations. On February 2, a bomb exploded on a civilian bus in Dambulla, in north central Sri Lanka, killing 20. On February 3, an LTTE suicide cadre killed herself and 14 others at the Fo [...] | 2008-02-05 12:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS ASEC CE |
08COLOMBO136 | EMBASSY COLOMBO EAC MEETING 02/05/2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: AmEmbassy Colombo convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on February 5, 2008. The EAC discussed Post's security posture in light of terrorist attacks on February 2, 3 and 4 (the weekend prior to, and the day of, Sri Lankan Independence Day). The EAC recommended, an [...] | 2008-02-05 13:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER |
08COLOMBO14 | ADMIRAL KEATING'S MEETING WITH MALDIVIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: In a friendly courtesy call with Maldivian President Gayoom on November 21, Pacific Commander Admiral Timothy Keating told the President his visit had reinforced the partnership between the U.S. and Maldives. He outlined for Gayoom plans the two militaries have to share more inf [...] | 2008-01-03 11:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
08COLOMBO142 | SRI LANKA: OPPOSITION AND MINORITY PARTIES SEARCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka's main opposition and minority parties have resigned themselves to working another year under the SLFP-led government. The opposition and minority parties remain frustrated with the SLFP-led government, but recognize they have few options for replacing the current admi [...] | 2008-02-07 08:33:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO144 | SRI LANKA: SURGE IN VIOLENCE AND INTIMIDATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Intimidation and attacks on the media in Sri Lanka have risen sharply since the beginning of the year. The International Federation of Journalists ranked Sri Lanka as the fifth deadliest country for journalists based on 2007 incidents that included six recorded deaths. January [...] | 2008-02-07 12:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PTER SCUL CE |
08COLOMBO15 | SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT DECIDES TO ANNUL CEASE-FIRE [...] (C) Summary. On January 2, Sri Lanka's cabinet voted unanimously to end the Cease-Fire Agreement (CFA) signed between the GSL and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in 2002. Norway, the CFA's facilitator, issued a statement regretting the decision and noting that the Sri Lankan Mo [...] | 2008-01-03 12:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO167 | 02/15/2008, EAC MEETING REGARDING SECURITY [...] (S/NF) Summary: In response to information provided reftel, AmEmbassy Colombo convened a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC). The EAC concurred that the death of the Hizballah leader was unlikely to affect Post's security profile, and therefore the EAC felt that it was not nec [...] | 2008-02-15 10:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER CASC |
08COLOMBO17 | SRI LANKA: GSL BLAMES CFA ABROGATION ON LTTE; [...] (C) Summary. On January 3, the GSL submitted to Norwegian Ambassador Tore Hattrem formal notification, dated January 2, of its intent to withdraw from the Cease Fire Agreement (CFA). Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama briefed Co-Chair Ambassadors on the evening of January 3 and the broad [...] | 2008-01-04 10:50:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO177 | NGOS IN LTTE-CONTROLLED AREA BRIEF ON GROWING [...] (SBU) Summary: In a February 19 briefing at the EU Commission for selected Heads of Mission, international NGOs operating in the northern area of the Vanni still controlled by the LTTE reported growing constraints on their operations, including increasing restrictions on access both to and w [...] | 2008-02-20 10:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PTER CE |
08COLOMBO197 | SRI LANKA: BOMB BLASTS IN COLOMBO SUBURB AND [...] (SBU) On February 23, a bomb blast injured 18 people at a bus stop in Mount Lavinia, a southern suburb of Colombo. According to press reports, a passenger who spotted an unattended parcel in the back of the bus alerted the driver, who evacuated the bus just before the explosion. Eight Tamils [...] | 2008-02-26 05:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO199 | SRI LANKA: LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS IN EAST FACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GSL's plan of holding local government elections in nine constituencies in Batticaloa faces many challenges. Interlocutors from a variety of political parties and civil society organizations believe that holding a credible, free and fair election will be difficult, given the [...] | 2008-02-26 05:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO212 | SRI LANKA: ABDUCTED CARE INTERNATIONAL LOCAL [...] (SBU) Country Director for CARE International in Sri Lanka Nick Osborne told Ambassador on February 27 that the CARE employee abducted on February 25 (reftel) called CARE-Colombo from an unidentified location in Kandy to report that he was safe and on his way to the CARE office in Ampara. Th [...] | 2008-02-27 11:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO213 | CHILD SOLDIERS IN SRI LANKA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 28, Ambassador delivered to Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs Rohitha Bogollagama reftel demarche on the possible restriction of U.S. Foreign Military Financing to the Government of Sri Lanka, due to the recruitment and use of child soldiers by government-backed [...] | 2008-02-28 12:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV PTER MASS CE |
08COLOMBO216 | EXPLOSION IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA NEIGHBORHOOD [...] (U) An alleged LTTE member detonated a bomb around 0615 hr. local on 02/29/2008 in a northern Colombo neighborhood. Police stated that the SUBJECT initiated the bomb as police officers, acting on a tip, attempted to search his room in a lodge on Aluth Mawatha in Modara, located in Colombo 15. A [...] | 2008-03-01 01:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER |
08COLOMBO22 | EMBASSY COLOMBO EAC MEETING JANUARY 7, 2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: AmEmbassy Colombo convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on January 7, 2008. The EAC discussed Post's security profile and security for American citizens in general in light of the Government of Sri Lanka's (GSL) abrogation (ref A) of the 2002 Cease Fire Agreement [...] | 2008-01-07 13:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER CASC |
08COLOMBO26 | MALDIVIAN PRESIDENT SURVIVES ATTACK [...] (U) The Maldivian Deputy High Commissioner in Sri Lanka telephoned Ambassador on January 8 to inform us that President Gayoum had been attacked earlier in the day by an unknown Maldivian assailant with a knife during a visit by Gayoum to the island of Huvarafushi in the northern atoll of Haa- [...] | 2008-01-08 09:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER ML |
08COLOMBO264 | SRI LANKA: EMINENT PERSONS REITERATE PROBLEMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP) issued its fifth public statement on March 6, reiterating its concerns about the Commission of Inquiry's (COI) lack of progress and failure to adhere to international norms. The statement also announced IIGEP's decis [...] | 2008-03-14 05:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO272 | SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT REACTS SHARPLY TO HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 14, Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama called in the Ambassador to register strong protest to the U.S. State Department's 2007 Human Rights Report on Sri Lanka. The Minister objected to the report's sourcing and its negative conclusions, and to the State Department pr [...] | 2008-03-17 12:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV MOPS PTER CE |
08COLOMBO279 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES SRI LANKAN JUSTICE SECRETARY ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 17, Ambassador and DCM met the Secretary to the Ministry of Justice Suhada Gamalath to urge SIPDIS that the GSL, in the face of restrictions on U.S. Foreign Military Financing to Sri Lanka (ref A),take swift and effective measures to demobilize and rehabilitate child [...] | 2008-03-18 11:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO280 | SRI LANKA: TAMIL JOURNALISTS DETAINED FOR ALLEGED [...] (C) SUMMARY: J.S. Tissainayagam, a columnist for the Sunday Times, and two other journalists were arrested on March 7 by the Sri Lanka Police's Terrorism Investigation Division. Police also arrested B. Jasikaran, owner of the printing press that prints the Tamil weekly Sarinihar, his busine [...] | 2008-03-18 12:01:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PTER PREL CE |
08COLOMBO287 | SRI LANKA: COORDINATING HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 18, Ambassador hosted a meeting of representatives of missions that have contributed to the International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP) to discuss how to maintain a strategy of continued engagement with the GSL on human rights following IIGEP's decision to [...] | 2008-03-19 12:57:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO288 | SRI LANKA: PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS RISK [...] (C) SUMMARY: During EmbOffs' visit to Batticaloa before the March 10 district-wide local council elections, political parties reiterated their concerns that the elections would not be free or fair. Paramilitaries contesting as political parties claimed to have disarmed, but local residents fe [...] | 2008-03-19 13:56:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO297 | SRI LANKAN NAVY CRAFT SUNK IN NORTHEAST; CONTINUED [...] (U) On March 22, a Sri Lankan Navy "Dvora" fast attack craft was sunk around 2:00 am while on patrol near Nayaru, south of Mullaitivu, the Defense Ministry said. Ten of 16 crew members were missing. Pro-Tamil Tiger sources claimed that suicide Sea Tiger crafts destroyed the Navy boat after a [...] | 2008-03-24 11:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MOPS PTER PHUM CE |
08COLOMBO314 | SRI LANKA: EMBASSY DISCUSSES CHILD SOLDIERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and DCM called on Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona on March 24 to discuss Embassy SIPDIS suggestions for a roadmap to address child soldiers. Ambassador recommended any progress on the issue be verified by UNICEF and noted that the Embassy would remain engaged in t [...] | 2008-03-27 11:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER PREL MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO34 | SRI LANKA: TIGER ATTACK KILLS MINISTER OUTSIDE [...] (C) Summary. On January 8, non-cabinet Minister of Nation Building D.M. Dassanayake was killed in a roadside bomb attack just outside of Colombo. Initial indications are that Dassanayake was likely a target of opportunity for the LTTE. This incident is the first successful assassination of [...] | 2008-01-08 12:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS ASEC CE |
08COLOMBO341 | SRI LANKA: MAIN OPPOSITION AND MUSLIM CONGRESS [...] (U) On April 1, the Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe's United National Party (UNP) and Rauff Hakeem's Sri Lankan Muslim Congress agreed to contest the Eastern Provincial Council elections jointly in all three eastern districts - Ampara, Trincomalee, and Batticaloa. SLMC General Secreta [...] | 2008-04-02 09:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO344 | SRI LANKA: REPORT BLAMES GOVERNMENT FOR "TRINCO 5" [...] (C) Summary: On April 1, the prominent Sri Lankan human rights group University Teachers for Human Rights (Jaffna) released a lengthy report on two cases that have received significant international attention: the murders of five Tamil youths in Trincomalee in January 2006, and the killing of [...] | 2008-04-03 11:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO345 | SRI LANKA: BISHOP OF MANNAR APPEALS TO STOP CHURCH [...] (U) On April 3, the Bishop of Mannar faxed to Ambassador a press release calling on both the LTTE and Sri Lankan military to stop shelling the premises of a venerated Catholic shrine in Madhu, and to respect it as a zone of peace. TamilNet reported that the LTTE said the SLA was shelling the [...] | 2008-04-03 11:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO347 | SRI LANKA: MFA ISSUES HARSH REBUTTAL TO U.S. HUMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 31, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs released publicly a detailed response to the U.S. Human Rights Report, defending Sri Lanka's human rights record and challenging much of the information cited in the U.S. report. The preamble to the GSL paper charges that the HRR i [...] | 2008-04-04 09:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV PTER MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO352 | SRI LANKA: LTTE ATTACK KILLS MINISTER, 13 OTHERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka's Minister for Highways (and Chief Government Whip in Parliament),Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, and 13 others were killed by a suicide bomb blast on April 6 at about 8 am local time, just before the start of a marathon race about 25 kilometers northeast of Colombo. Also kil [...] | 2008-04-07 10:50:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL CE |
08COLOMBO36 | SRI LANKA: SMALL BLAST IN COLOMBO, NO INJURIES [...] On January 8, around 7:30 pm, a small bomb exploded in the Colombo Fort area, opposite the government owned publishing house Lake House. No injuries or casualties were reported. The bomb, approximately 75 grams of C-4, according to police contacts, was placed inside a phone booth on the gro [...] | 2008-01-09 10:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS ASEC CE |
08COLOMBO363 | SRI LANKA: JVP RIFT RESULTS IN SUSPENSION OF [...] (C) Summary. On April 6, local press reported that the JVP, in a March 21 Central Committee meeting, had decided to suspend Parliamentary Group Leader and Propaganda Secretary Wimal Weerawansa from the party. Weerawansa reportedly upset fellow JVP leaders by publicly contradicting the party' [...] | 2008-04-09 10:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO368 | SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR OPENS USAID PROJECTS IN THE [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador visited Galle on April 4 to open two USAID projects and meet local officials. Party leaders expressed concern about Southern Province's disproportionate share of the war burden, a growing drug problem, a shortage of labor for traditional industries. A representative of t [...] | 2008-04-09 11:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS ELAB KCRM CE |
08COLOMBO369 | SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT-BACKED PARAMILITARY RELEASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Eleven TMVP child soldiers were released on April 7 to police custody in Batticaloa. They were transported on April 8 to a temporary holding facility in Pallekele, near Kandy, where they were met by Justice Secretary Suhada Gamalath, who chairs the GSL committee on SIPDIS c [...] | 2008-04-09 12:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO372 | EMBASSY COLOMBO EAC MEETING 04/09/2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: AmEmbassy Colombo convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on April 9, 2008. The EAC discussed post's security posture in light of a recent assassination of a government minister and the upcoming Sinhala/Tamil New Year celebrations. The EAC agreed that current secu [...] | 2008-04-10 09:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CASC PTER |
08COLOMBO394 | SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR PDAS CAMP'S VISIT TO [...] (C) INTRODUCTION: Your visit comes at a time when our relations with Sri Lanka are beginning to show signs of strain from the increasing pressure we have applied on key issues, particularly human rights and military cooperation. Nonetheless, we continue to have access at the highest levels [...] | 2008-04-17 11:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO407 | SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met Tourism Minister Milinda Moragoda for a debrief of the Minister's recent visit to Washington. President Rajapaksa recently designated Moragoda as a special envoy on external military relations with the US, India and possibly other countries. Ambassador suggested [...] | 2008-04-24 12:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PTER MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO409 | SRI LANKA: IIGEP COMES TO END; HOPE REMAINS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP) has ended its work in country and released its final public statement on April 15. The statement concluded that the Commission of Inquiry's (COI) work has not met international standards, detailed the reasons for th [...] | 2008-04-25 06:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO410 | SRI LANKA: TMVP RELEASES 28 CHILD SOLDIERS [...] (SBU) Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe informed Ambassador the evening of April 24 that the TMVP (a government-backed paramilitary in the East) released 28 child soldiers earlier in the day in Batticaloa. This second release follows the release of 11 chil [...] | 2008-04-25 06:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM CE |
08COLOMBO412 | SRI LANKA: PDAS CAMP ENCOURAGES PROGRESS ON HUMAN [...] (C) Summary. During his April 21-22 visit to Colombo, SCA PDAS Don Camp highlighted to GSL officials that despite the long-standing friendship between our countries, continuing human rights abuses place limits on our cooperation. PDAS Camp pressed for the release of TMVP child soldiers and [...] | 2008-04-28 04:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS ECON CE |
08COLOMBO417 | SRI LANKA: BUS BOMBING KILLS 26 [...] (U) On April 25, a bomb exploded on a packed, evening rush-hour bus in Piliyandala, a suburb 15 km south of Colombo. Twenty-six people were killed, and 64 injured. The bus was traveling from the outskirts of Colombo to Kahapola, a village east of the city. Police have arrested nine suspect [...] | 2008-04-28 11:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO441 | SRI LANKA: GSL ACHIEVES PROGRESS ON CHILD SOLDIERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNICEF reported that in April, the number of child soldiers with the TMVP on whom it has files dropped by 55, to a total of 76. The actual number still with the TMVP is likely higher, possibly 200-250. Nevertheless, the GSL is clearly pushing the TMVP to release child soldiers, [...] | 2008-05-06 12:27:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO448 | SRI LANKA: MAY 10 EASTERN POLLS SEEN AS REFERENDUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The May 10 Eastern Provincial Council elections are the first provincial-level polls in the East in twenty years. A relatively free, fair, and peaceful election would help bring back normalcy in the East, lay the groundwork for democratic administrative structures, and reinforce [...] | 2008-05-08 13:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO462 | SRI LANKA: KARUNA RELEASED FROM UK PRISON; MAY BE [...] (C) Summary. Former LTTE-breakaway faction leader Karuna was released from prison on May 8 after serving half of his prison sentence for entering the United Kingdom on a false diplomatic passport, likely supplied by the Sri Lankan government (ref B). Karuna is currently being held in an im [...] | 2008-05-12 12:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO463 | SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT WINS EASTERN POLLS BY NARROW [...] (C) Summary: The ruling UPFA won the Eastern Provincial Council elections on May 10, amidst criticism by the opposition parties and observer groups of large scale election malpractices. The UPFA-TMVP won 18 seats plus 2 bonus seats, the UNP-SLMC won 15, and the JVP and TDNA won one each. Re [...] | 2008-05-12 13:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO465 | SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) On May 12 Ambassador met with V. Anandasangaree, President of the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) to discuss devolution of power and prospects for peace. Anandasangaree stressed that the LTTE is not the sole representative of the Tamil people, and that the government should talk with [...] | 2008-05-13 12:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO475 | SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS AT LEAST EIGHT IN CENTRAL [...] A suicide bomber on a motorbike detonated himself next to a police bus in downtown Colombo on May 16 at 12:00 noon. According to Defense Ministry spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella, six policemen and two civilians were killed and 75 to 80 persons were injured. Subsequent media reports put the fi [...] | 2008-05-16 09:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS ASEC CE |
08COLOMBO478 | SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR DAS ERICA [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Your visit comes at a time when our relations with Sri Lanka are strong, but show some strain from the pressure we have applied on key issues, particularly human rights. Nonetheless, we continue to have access at the highest levels of the GSL and to play an imp [...] | 2008-05-16 10:57:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS PTER CE |
08COLOMBO480 | SRI LANKA: PILLAIYAN IS CHOICE FOR CHIEF MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The government's game plan for organizing the newly elected Eastern Provincial Council and naming the province's new Chief Minister may be unravelling. TMVP leader "Pillaiyan" and M.L.M. Hisbullah, both elected to the council for the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA),lay [...] | 2008-05-16 12:17:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO483 | SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT NAMES PILLAIYAN CHIEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Rajapaksa swore in the TMVP leader "Pillaiyan" as new Chief Minister of the Eastern Province on May 16. However, it is still unclear whether a block of a few Muslim Provincial Councilors led by M.L.M. Hisbullah will assure Pillaiyan of a majority by supporting him in th [...] | 2008-05-20 12:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MASS MOPS PTER CE |
08COLOMBO489 | EMBASSY COLOMBO EAC MEETING 05/21/2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: AmEmbassy Colombo convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on May 21, 2008. The EAC discussed post's security posture in light of the most recent bombing incident in Colombo (refs A and B). The EAC recommended that Embassy personnel use routes that minimize exposure [...] | 2008-05-21 11:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER |
08COLOMBO493 | SRI LANKA: COMMISSION REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 6, Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry Udalagama formally requested assistance in continuing video conference testimony from abroad. Embassy and USAID have agreed that support of this effort would be the most appropriate use of unused U.S. funds which had been designat [...] | 2008-05-22 04:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO495 | SRI LANKA: SENIOR LTTE COMMANDER BALRAJ DIES OF [...] (U) The LTTE announced on Tuesday that Balasegaram Kandiah, alias Balraj, a senior commander in the LTTE, died from a heart attack on May 20 in the Tiger-held Vanni. The 43 year old Balraj was one of an estimated 6 senior leaders directly below LTTE Chief Prabakharan. Balraj's duties includ [...] | 2008-05-22 10:33:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM MASS MOPS PTER CE |
08COLOMBO499 | SRI LANKA: TENSIONS RISE FOLLOWING SEVERAL [...] (C) On May 22, a TMVP member named Santhan and his bodyguard were shot dead near the Divisional Secretary's office in Kattankudy (Batticaloa District),the home electorate of Pillaiyan's chief rival for the post of Chief Minister, M.L.A.M. Hisbullah. Santhan's wife successfully contested th [...] | 2008-05-22 12:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO504 | ICAO'S NINETEENTH AVIATION SECURITY PANEL MEETING - SRI [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-27 05:01:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD PREL PTER CE |
08COLOMBO506 | SRI LANKA: PARCEL BOMB ON TRAIN KILLS NINE AT SUBURBAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: A parcel bomb on a train detonated at a suburban Colombo station on May 26 causing nine deaths and wounding more than seventy. It was unclear whether the bomb was triggered by a remote control (such as a cell phone) or a timer. The government of Sri Lanka blamed the attack on t [...] | 2008-05-27 11:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC PGOV CE |
08COLOMBO507 | SRI LANKA: DEFENSE JOURNALIST ABDUCTED, BEATEN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Keith Noyahr, a prominent journalist and defense analyst, was abducted and severely beaten by unidentified men on the night of May 22. The next day, hundreds of journalists protested the attack and demanded a full investigation. Some of the victim's journalist colleagues specula [...] | 2008-05-27 12:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER CE |
08COLOMBO510 | SRI LANKA: DISCUSSIONS ON NEXT STEPS AFTER EASTERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassadors or Heads of Mission of the U.S., France, Norway, India, and U.K., and the Resident Representatives of the UN, World Bank and Asian Development Bank met on May 21 to discuss policy responses to the recent elections for the Provincial Council in the east. Most agreed [...] | 2008-05-28 12:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR PHUM CE |
08COLOMBO528 | SRI LANKA: DEFENSE MINISTRY MOBILIZES AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Defense Secretary summoned two media workers from the government-owned publishing house. He reportedly harangued them for over two hours for participating in a rally to protest the abduction and beating of defense journalist Keith Noyahr. The journalists told us that Gothab [...] | 2008-06-02 13:14:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER MOPS PREL CE |
08COLOMBO534 | MALDIVES HOSTS INDIAN OCEAN COUNTRIES FOR U.S. COAST [...] (SBU) Summary: In conjunction with the U.S. Coast Guard, the Government of Maldives hosted the "Partnering for a Safer Sea" conference May 19-22, at which Indian Ocean national and private maritime security and maritime industry stakeholders discussed regional security trends and issues. Offi [...] | 2008-06-03 06:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT MARR PREL PTER BG CN IN MA MP MU MV PK SL |
08COLOMBO536 | SRI LANKA'S CHILD SOLDIERS: INITIAL STEPS WELCOME, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In May 22-23 meetings, DRL DAS Barks-Ruggles obtained an update on the government's efforts to release child soldiers. She urged Justice Secretary Gamalath to put in place effective measures to combat the problem, and pressed the Foreign Secretary and the Secretary of the Disast [...] | 2008-06-03 10:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER MASS CE |
08COLOMBO539 | SRI LANKA: ETHNIC DIVIDE IN ATTITUDES ON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In May 22-24 meetings with visiting DAS Barks-Ruggles, representatives from the ICRC, the UN, and a leading local think tank described a deteriorating human rights situation. Human Rights Ministry Secretary Amarasinghe highlighted the limited steps the government has taken to rec [...] | 2008-06-03 10:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER CE |
08COLOMBO55 | SRI LANKA: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR WELCOMES USG [...] (C) Summary. On January 8, Senior Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa outlined for Ambassador and the visiting 1210 team the GSL's ambitious development agenda for the East and welcomed USG assistance on a wide range of policy initiatives. Rajapaksa highlighted the government's progress i [...] | 2008-01-11 08:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO551 | SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT BLOCKS VIDEO TESTIMONY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Presidential Secretariat has directed the Commission of Inquiry to suspend all further hearing of video testimony from protected witnesses abroad in the cases of five Tamil students slain in January 2006 in Trincomalee and the massacre of 17 humanitarian workers of the French [...] | 2008-06-05 11:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO552 | SRI LANKA'S EASTERN PROVINCIAL COUNCIL CONVENES; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka's new Eastern Provincial Council was sworn in June 4 despite an opposition boycott. Since the announcement of Chief Minister Pillaiyan's appointment, tensions have remained high between the Muslim and Tamil communities in the East with targeted political assassination [...] | 2008-06-05 12:10:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EAID PTER PHUM MOPS ECON EINV |
08COLOMBO554 | SRI LANKA: BOMB BLAST SOUTH OF COLOMBO KILLS 21, [...] (SBU) At around 7:30am on June 6, a bomb exploded targeting a crowded public transport bus in the Katubedda area on the Moratuwa-Piliyandala road (25 kilometers south of Colombo). Police at the scene confirmed to Emboff that it was a roadside claymore mine. Twenty-one people were killed an [...] | 2008-06-06 06:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO563 | EMBASSY COLOMBO EAC MEETING 06/09/2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: AmEmbassy Colombo convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on June 9, 2008. The EAC discussed post's security posture and advice to the general American community in light of the most recent terrorist attacks attributed to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) [...] | 2008-06-09 11:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER |
08COLOMBO57 | SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT PROMISES DEVOLUTION PACKAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The government has announced a new deadline for presenting a proposal for a political solution to Sri Lanka's ethnic problem. The President and Council of Ministers have asked the All-Party Representative Committee to endorse enhanced powers for the Northern and Eastern Province [...] | 2008-01-11 09:27:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO571 | SRI LANKA: TWO PROVINCIAL COUNCILS DISSOLVED; [...] (U) At midnight on June 10, the government dissolved the Sabaragamuwa and North Central Provincial Councils. Both councils' terms were scheduled to end in August 2009. North Central Chief Minister (CM) Bertie Premalal Dissanayake and Sabaragamuwa Chief Minister Mahipala Herath confirmed tha [...] | 2008-06-11 11:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO572 | MALDIVES: FIU WANTS AND NEEDS USG ASSISTANCE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the lack of a developed Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU),Maldives -- a moderate, pro-U.S. Islamic state -- is taking steps to combat financial crimes and enact legislation that will make it more difficult for money launderers or terrorist financing networks to abuse [...] | 2008-06-11 11:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER ETTC PREL MV |
08COLOMBO581 | SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT TELLS PRESS TO TOE THE LINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two senior journalists told Embassy that President Rajapaksa called in the heads of Sri Lanka's major media outlets on June 6 to criticize their coverage of the war and instructed them to avoid publishing any sensitive or derogatory military information. The President implied that [...] | 2008-06-13 03:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER MOPS PREL CE |
08COLOMBO585 | SRI LANKA: NO DELEGATE TO MADRID GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-13 07:58:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP CE |
08COLOMBO588 | SRI LANKA: SUICIDE BLAST KILLS 12 POLICEMEN, [...] (U) A little after 7:00 am on June 16 a suicide bomber on a motorbike killed himself and 12 police personnel in front of the Senior Superintendent of Police's (SSP) office in Vavuniya. RSO FSN's contacts reported that 19 additional police personnel were admitted to the general hospital in V [...] | 2008-06-16 10:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MOPS ASEC CE |
08COLOMBO595 | SRI LANKA: LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR NORTHERN TASK [...] (U) Summary. On April 30, the Cabinet approved President Rajapaksa's proposal for a Special Task Force (STF) for Northern Development to administer the Northern Province. He appointed Minister of Social Welfare and Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) leader Douglas Devananda as Chairman [...] | 2008-06-17 10:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO6 | BOMB BLAST IN COLOMBO TARGETS ARMY BUS [...] A bomb exploded in the "Slave Island" area of Colombo 2 around 9:30 am on January 2. The apparent target was a bus carrying Sri Lanka Army troops. The director of the Colombo National Hospital has confirmed five deaths, at least two of which were SLA personnel, and over 25 injuries. A nearb [...] | 2008-01-02 11:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS ASEC CE |
08COLOMBO600 | SRI LANKA: SEVERAL TRACK 2 AND 1.5 INITIATIVES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prominent Sri Lankans and interested members of the international community are pursuing a number of Track 1.5 and 2 initiatives to resolve Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict. The One Text Initiative (OTI) appears to have progressed the most. Other initiatives are either embryonic o [...] | 2008-06-20 07:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO601 | (S) REQUEST FOR SHARING OF INTELLIGENCE ON [...] (S) Charge, accompanied by DATT, met with Sri Lankan Navy (SLN) Commander Karunagoda on June 20 to receive the Sri Lankan Navy's request for location and tracking information on one or more LTTE motherships believed to be carrying weapons to a location approximately 190 miles off the Indian co [...] | 2008-06-20 13:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET | CE MARR MOPS PINR PREL PTER |
08COLOMBO610 | SRI LANKA: HIGH LEVEL INDIAN DELEGATION URGES [...] (C) Summary. Indian Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan, Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon and Defense Secretary Vijay Singh made an unannounced, two-day visit to Colombo from June 20-21 to meet with Sri Lankan officials, military service chiefs, and Tamil political party leaders. Indian DC [...] | 2008-06-24 11:33:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO619 | CLOSING CAC AT AMEMBASSY COLOMBO DUE TO WHITE [...] (SBU) Summary: At approximately 1000 hrs. local on June 25, 2008, RSO Colombo received a report that a mailroom clerk had opened an envelope containing a white, powdery substance while conducting a secondary screening of the envelope in post's mail screening room. Further inquiries revealed tha [...] | 2008-06-25 13:03:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER AMED CE |
08COLOMBO62 | OPPOSITION LEADER PROVIDES GLOOMY ASSESSMENT TO [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Co-Chair and other key Ambassadors on January 11, Opposition and UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe criticized the GSL for abrogating the cease-fire agreement, failing to come forward with a devolution package, and continued human rights abuses. He predicted the [...] | 2008-01-14 11:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
08COLOMBO620 | SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR DAS FEIGENBAUM'S VISIT [...] (C) Sri Lanka: Your visit comes at a time when our relations with Sri Lanka are showing signs of strain from the increasing pressure we have applied on key issues, particularly human rights. Nonetheless, we continue to have access at the highest levels of the GSL and to play an important [...] | 2008-06-25 13:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE MV |
08COLOMBO631 | Colombo: Powder not Dangerous, Embassy Resumes Normal [...] (SBU) On June 30, 2008, the Medical Research Institute Department of Bacteriology returned a negative report for anthrax for the sample from the suspicious powder incident of June 25 (see reftel for details). 2. (U) The Embassy has re-opened the Compound Access Control (CAC) inspection ar [...] | 2008-06-30 11:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER AMED CE |
08COLOMBO637 | SRI LANKA: LARGE SEARCH OF TAMILS IN COLOMBO [...] (C) On July 2, in an early morning operation Sri Lankan army, police, and STF forces cordoned off and searched Kimbula Ela, a predominantly Tamil area of Colombo. According to an Embassy mail room employee who lives in the area, 800 people (including the Embassy employee) were told to leave [...] | 2008-07-02 10:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM ASEC CE |
08COLOMBO646 | SRI LANKA: TMVP LEADER ASSURES COOPERATION ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first meeting with USG officials, new Eastern Province Chief Minister and TMVP head Pillaiyan pledged his cooperation to release the TMVP's remaining child soldiers. He was less forthcoming about the near-term disarmament of all TMVP cadres, arguing that the LTTE had re-i [...] | 2008-07-07 07:33:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO650 | SRI LANKA: DAS FEIGENBAUM CONFRONTS GSL'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of June 30 meetings with GSL officials, SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum stressed that Sri Lanka has many friends in Washington, but a growing sense of frustration, even despair, now prevails that the political track has not kept up with the military track [...] | 2008-07-08 08:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS EAID CE |
08COLOMBO653 | SRI LANKA: TWO PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS SET [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Sri Lankan Election Commission set August 23rd as the date for two Provincial Council elections in the North Central and Sabaragamuwa provinces. The campaigns in both provinces are likely to revolve around the government's war strategy versus the opposition's emphasis on poc [...] | 2008-07-08 09:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO654 | KARUNA RETURNS TO SRI LANKA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Former TMVP head Karuna Amman was deported from the UK and returned to Sri Lanka on July 3rd after spending the last three months in a UK detention center after the Crown Prosecution Service announced it had insufficient evidence to charge him with gross human rights violations. C [...] | 2008-07-08 09:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO659 | SRI LANKA: FONSEKA MOVES GOALPOSTS ON VICTORY AGAIN [...] (U) In a June 30 interview widely reported in the Sri Lankan press, Army Chief Sarath Fonseka estimated LTTE strength at 5,000 cadres and stated "maybe a maximum of a year from now the LTTE should lose large areas." He also said "Even if we finish the war, capture the whole of the north, stil [...] | 2008-07-09 10:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO660 | SRI LANKA: GSL FLOATS IDEA THAT PEACE TALKS MUST [...] (U) On July 8, English language newspaper The Daily Mirror quoted Government Peace Secretariat chief Rajiva Wijesingha saying the "Government has conveyed to the LTTE it must leave aside its weaponry for future peace talks." The article also stated that the Government was insisting that all T [...] | 2008-07-09 10:55:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO666 | SRI LANKA: GENERAL STRIKE BRINGS INCONVENIENCES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Public sector unions, led by the JVP, had only modest impact with a planned general strike July 10, with most public and private service functioning nearly normally. The unions sought higher wage increases than what the government was willing to give. While high inflation is the [...] | 2008-07-10 11:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM ECON CE |
08COLOMBO668 | SRI LANKA: CHALLENGE ISSUED AND WITHDRAWN TO [...] (U) Summary: Ranil Wickremesinghe, leader of the main opposition United National Party (UNP) has faced the third challenge to his leadership since 2000. In June, a group of senior UNP MPs threatened to boycott the upcoming Provincial Council (PC) election campaigns (Ref A) if Wickremesinghe di [...] | 2008-07-11 09:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO681 | SRI LANKA: RAJAPAKSA GOVERNMENT'S SUPPORT BASE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite economic troubles and democratic lapses, President Rajapaksa continues to enjoy popular support among the Sinhalese majority, even as opinions differ radically among the minority communities. Minister of Environment Ranawaka reflected GSL's approach to the conflict in a [...] | 2008-07-16 04:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PTER CE |
08COLOMBO695 | SRI LANKA: TENSION IN THE TMVP: KARUNA AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 12 in Colombo, Karuna and Pillaiyan held their first face to face meeting since Karuna's return to the country July 3. The TMVP spokesman characterized the meeting positively, yet two days later Karuna appeared in Batticaloa unannounced causing deep concern for Pillaiyan a [...] | 2008-07-21 11:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO696 | SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR CONTINUES EFFORTS ON BEHALF [...] (C) On July 16 Ambassador met with Ronnate Tissainayagam, wife of detained journalist and two time IVP participant J.S. Tissainayagam (Ref B). Mrs. Tissainayagam reported that the four and a half month detention had severely affected her husband's mental capacity and he was now hardly able to [...] | 2008-07-21 11:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM CE |
08COLOMBO7 | MODERATE TAMIL POLITICIAN ASSASSINATED IN COLOMBO [...] (C) Summary. United National Party (UNP) member of parliament T. Maheswaran was shot and killed on January 1 while attending New Year's Day ceremonies at a Hindu temple in Colombo. Sri Lanka Police officials say that the suspected assailant, who they claim was working for the LTTE, was am [...] | 2008-01-02 12:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO706 | SRI LANKA: LTTE DECLARES UNILATERAL CEASEFIRE FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The LTTE announced that it will observe a unilateral ceasefire during the SAARC summit from July 26 to August 4, but warned that it would continue to respond to any government offensives with defensive actions. The Sri Lankan government has reacted warily to the ceasefire declar [...] | 2008-07-22 12:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO713 | EMBASSY COLOMBO EAC MEETING 07/23/2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: AmEmbassy Colombo convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on July 23, 2008. The EAC discussed post's security posture in light of the upcoming South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) conference, hosted by the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) in Colombo [...] | 2008-07-24 08:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CASC PTER |
08COLOMBO721 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER'S VISIT FOR THE 15TH [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Your visit for the 15th SAARC Summit finds most SAARC member countries preoccupied with domestic issues. After surviving a no-confidence vote, the Indian government is looking ahead to national elections next year, and frustrated that last minute objections from [...] | 2008-07-25 08:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS PINR ECON CE MV |
08COLOMBO723 | SRI LANKA: APRC RECOMMENCES MEETINGS, JOINED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with All Party Representative Committee (APRC) Chairman Tissa Vitharana to discuss the devolution process and encourage the APRC to invite the Opposition to reach a consensus on a post-conflict political solution. Vitharana told Ambassador that the APRC's main dif [...] | 2008-07-28 08:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO733 | SAARC SUMMIT: BOUCHER AND GILANI FOLLOW UP [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting on the margins of the SAARC summit, Prime Minister Gilani told Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher that he felt his recent meetings in Washington had gone well. Foreign Minister Qureshi objected to Afghanistan's withdrawal from pla [...] | 2008-08-04 09:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PINR PGOV PTER KNNP PARM IN AF PK |
08COLOMBO74 | AKASHI READOUT OF VISIT TO COLOMBO [...] (C) Summary: In a briefing for the Co-Chair and Indian Ambassadors on January 15, Japanese Special Envoy Yasushi Akashi reported that he conveyed to President Rajapaksa and other interlocutors Japan's deep concern about the abrogation of the cease-fire and the likelihood of intensified hosti [...] | 2008-01-16 10:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
08COLOMBO747 | SRI LANKA: BOUCHER PRESSES DEFENSE SECRETARY ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher and Ambassador Blake met Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa on August 1 to discuss bilateral security cooperation, the progress of the government's war against the separatist Tamil Tigers, and humanitarian and hum [...] | 2008-08-08 10:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO748 | SAARC SUMMIT: PROGRESS ON DELIVERABLES DESPITE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The margins of the 15th South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation summit served as a venue for Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan to address the fallout of the embassy attack in Kabul and other recent incidents productively. For the first time in the Association's history th [...] | 2008-08-08 10:32:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO75 | SRI LANKA: LTTE STRIKES CIVILIAN BUS IN THE [...] (C) On January 16 at 7:30 am, a claymore mine exploded near Buttala, in Sri Lanka's southeastern Uva Province, hitting a civilian bus. At least 24 people were killed, including several women and children, and more than 60 were wounded. Chief of Defense Staff Donald Perera confirmed to Amba [...] | 2008-01-16 11:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS ASEC CE |
08COLOMBO754 | POLICE DETAIN SUSPECT IN JUNE WHITE POWDER [...] (SBU) Summary - The Sri Lanka Police Service (SLPS),working at the behest of RSO Colombo, located and detained a subject believed to have delivered the envelope containing the white powder (ref B and C) that closed AmEmbassy Colombo for normal business for a week in June. Subsequent to his de [...] | 2008-08-13 09:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER AMED |
08COLOMBO766 | SRI LANKA: BOUCHER FINDS COMMITMENT TO MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher's visit to Colombo for the SAARC summit on August 1-4, Sri Lankan government interlocutors made clear they were committed to a military solution to the conflict. The President, the Foreign Minister, th [...] | 2008-08-15 06:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS EAID CE |
08COLOMBO80 | BOGOLLAGAMA SEEKS U.S. ADVICE ON WAY FORWARD [...] (C) Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama convoked the Ambassador on January to hear the Ambassador's thoughts on steps Sri Lanka should take on issues of concern to the U.S. and others. With respect to the intensified conflict, which the US and other countries oppose, the Ambassador urged the [...] | 2008-01-18 08:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM CE |
08COLOMBO801 | SRI LANKA: JOURNALIST TISSAINAYAGAM CHARGED UNDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: State prosecutors charged detained journalist J.S. Tissainayagam on August 25 in High Court under the Prevention of Terrorism Act for conspiracy to discredit the government, intent to aid and abet a terrorist organization, and accepting money from non-governmental organizations to [...] | 2008-08-26 14:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM CE |
08COLOMBO807 | EMBASSY COLOMBO EAC MEETING 08/27/2008 IN WAKE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: AmEmbassy Colombo convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on August 27, 2008 to discuss post's security posture in light of an attack on a Sri Lanka naval base in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. The attack occurred during the evening of August 26, 2008. GSL police and [...] | 2008-08-27 10:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC CE MARR PTER |
08COLOMBO81 | SRI LANKA: APRC RESISTING GSL PRESSURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 17, Ambassador called on All Parties Representative Committee (APRC) Chairman Tissa Vitharana to discuss the current status of the APRC process. Vitharana said the President has encouraged the APRC to focus its report on full implementation of the 13th amendment. Vit [...] | 2008-01-18 08:58:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO851 | EMBASSY COLOMBO EAC MEETING 09/03/2008 IN WAKE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: AmEmbassy Colombo convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 3, 2008 to discuss post's security posture in light of the bombing incident that occurred on August 30, 2008 in the Pettah district, Colombo 11. The detonation of an improvised explosive de [...] | 2008-09-09 11:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER |
08COLOMBO86 | SRI LANKA: US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION STIRRING [...] (C) Summary. Recent comments by US Presidential candidates Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama have been a catalyst for open discussion over what the US presidential election will mean for Sri Lanka. Tamil press and politicians have generally favored the perceived nuanced positi [...] | 2008-01-23 07:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER OREP CE |
08COLOMBO889 | EMBASSY COLOMBO EAC MEETING 09/22/2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: AmEmbassy Colombo convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on September 22, 2008. The EAC discussed post's security posture in light of the recent terrorist attack of the US Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen and the suicide bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan. [...] | 2008-09-22 12:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER |
08COLOMBO907 | SRI LANKA: GRENADE ATTACK AGAINST HOME OF HUMAN [...] (U) On Saturday September 27, 2008 at approximately 11:30 p.m., two grenades were thrown at the residence of Mr. J.C. Weliamuna in Kohuwela, a Colombo suburb. Weliamuna is a well-known human rights lawyer and also Director of Transparency International (Sri Lanka). One of the two grenades d [...] | 2008-09-29 11:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO921 | SRI LANKA: SUICIDE BOMBING KILLS ABOUT 27, [...] (C) An apparent suicide attack took the lives of at least 27 people and wounded about 90 in government-controlled territory in northern Sri Lanka. Reports state that a suicide bomber dressed in business attire walked into an office of the main opposition United National Party (UNP) in Anurad [...] | 2008-10-06 12:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PHUM MOPS PGOV CE |
08COLOMBO930 | SRI LANKA: SUICIDE BOMBER MISSES MINISTER SIRISENA [...] (U) On October 9 a suicide bomber targeted the motorcade of Minister of Agricultural Development and Agrarian Services Development Maithripala Sirisena 15 kilometers south of central Colombo. One person was killed and five were injured including Deputy Minister Gamlath and the Minister's priv [...] | 2008-10-09 11:42:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER CE |
08COLOMBO933 | MALDIVES: GAYOOM IS TOP VOTE-GETTER, BUT FACES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Final results of the first round of Maldives' first-ever multiparty presidential election (ref a) showed that incumbent President Gayoom took just over 40% of the vote, with five challengers splitting the rest. There were technical flaws in the election, including problems with [...] | 2008-10-10 11:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
08COLOMBO981 | AMEMBASSY COLOMBO EAC MEETS REGARDING SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 29, 2008, AmEmbassy Colombo convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting in response to guidance provided reftel. The EAC considered potential threats, if any, to post's planned election day representational event. RSO informed the EAC of the security measures [...] | 2008-10-29 10:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER AMGT |
08COLOMBO989 | AMEMBASSY COLOMBO EAC ADDRESSES LTTE "AIR TIGER" [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 29, 2008, AmEmbassy Colombo convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to discuss security for the official and expatriate American communities in light of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) "Air Tiger" attacks on the evening of October 28, 2008. T [...] | 2008-10-31 04:17:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER |
08CONAKRY199 | BUREAU VERITAS - RUMORS AND REALITY [...] SUMMARY. Guinea signed a contract with an international firm for the provision of transactional customs valuation services, which should increase customs collections and reduce fraudulent import practices. Meanwhile, a local business association is protesting the new service, because they sa [...] | 2008-05-16 11:36:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN EFIN ECON PTER EWWT GV |
08CONAKRY26 | REPORT OF EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) The Emergency Action Committee (EAC) for the Embassy met to review the current status of the situation in country, with emphasis on the general strike that has been called for tomorrow. Detailed political information reported septel. 2. (SBU) All sections and agencies reported being [...] | 2008-01-09 15:23:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER GV |
08CONAKRY52 | REPORT OF CONAKRY EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Embassy Conakry's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met January 18 to discuss the possibility of civil unrest during and after the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations soccer game between Guinea and Ghana scheduled for Sunday, January 20. 2. (SBU) The EAC reviewed the likelihood of disturba [...] | 2008-01-18 12:24:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER GV |
08CONAKRY9 | REPORT OF EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Upon receiving reports January 4 of civil disturbances in Conakry, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) for the Embassy met to review the current status of the situation in country. The EAC reviewed the Action Log, confirmed that a Warden Message had been sent, and determined that the s [...] | 2008-01-04 14:55:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER GV |
08COPENHAGEN22 | DENMARK: GOVERNMENT FIRM, PUBLIC NERVOUS ON [...] (C) Summary. Denmark's participation in ISAF enjoys broad parliamentary support, and the Danish government is looking to do more in Afghanistan. Danish public support regarding NATO's engagement in Afghanistan, however, is slipping, jarred by continuing casualties and the perception that other [...] | 2008-01-22 11:20:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS NATO PGOV PREL PTER AF DA |
08COPENHAGEN327 | DENMARK AFTER EMBASSY BOMBING: "NO APOLOGIES" [...] (C) Danish government leaders and politicians of all stripes here have responded with defiance to al-Qaeda's claim that it was responsible for the June 2 bombing of the Danish embassy in Islamabad. Prime Minister Rasmussen and Foreign Minister Moeller have stated publicly that Denmark will not [...] | 2008-06-06 12:40:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER DA |
08COPENHAGEN38 | DANISH DOCUMENTARY REVIVES CALLS FOR INQUIRY ON [...] (C) Summary: A documentary aired January 30 on Danish state television alleges that civilian aircraft operated by the CIA have routinely transited Danish airspace in support of renditions. The film has provoked strong reaction from the Danish opposition and officials in Greenland, where the f [...] | 2008-01-31 13:12:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER DA |
08COPENHAGEN478 | GETTING TO YES WITH DENMARK ON AIR MARSHALS [...] (S) Overcoming deep-seated Danish opposition to U.S. Federal Air Marshals on flights to and from Denmark will require a coordinated, long-term effort from all U.S. agencies. Danish officials continue to evince skepticism about the severity of the threat, concerns about the implications of FAM [...] | 2008-09-08 11:15:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | SECRET | PREL PTER EAIR ECON DA |
08COPENHAGEN50 | DANISH GOVERNMENT AVOIDS PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY ON [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Danish parliament voted February 7 to support a government internal review of alleged CIA flights through Danish airspace (reftel),rather than establish an independent investigation as demanded by opposition and Greenlandic officials. Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller and [...] | 2008-02-07 09:48:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PGOV DA |
08COPENHAGEN569 | DENMARK ISSUES REPORT ON CIA OVERFLIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller October 23 briefed parliament on his government's investigation of alleged U.S. rendition flights through Danish airspace, emphasizing that no evidence had been found to prove those allegations or to suggest that Danish authorities had been [...] | 2008-10-24 11:15:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL PTER MARR DA |
08COPENHAGEN603 | DANES CONSIDERING CONVOYS AS POTENTIAL DETERRENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Denmark, home to one of the world's largest maritime shipping industries, is growing increasingly alarmed by incidents of high-seas piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off the Horn of Africa. The Danish government and shipping associations have discussed with us the possibility of [...] | 2008-11-18 11:35:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM MOPS PGOV PREL PTER DA |
08COPENHAGEN70 | DENMARK: CARTOONS IN DEFENSE OF FREE SPEECH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-13 14:25:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KISL ASEC DA |
08DAKAR114 | 2007 Country Reports on Terrorism: Senegal [...] The following narrative is Posts submission for the 2007 Country Terrorism Report (CTR): Senegal The Government of Senegal cooperated with the Untied States in identifying terrorist groups operating in Senegal. More work remained to be done, however, to develop first responder services, [...] | 2008-01-29 11:23:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KHLS AEMR SG KDMR |
08DAKAR125 | RESULTS OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT TEAM VISIT TO [...] (SBU) This cable is largely derived from the initial report by an interagency Financial System Assessment Team (FSAT),which conducted an onsite visit to Senegal November 5-9, 2007. The team met with a wide array of government and private sector entities in Senegal and came away with a nuance [...] | 2008-02-04 08:59:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER KCRM PREL SNAR PGOV SG |
08DAKAR126 | RESULTS OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT TEAM VISIT TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-04 09:26:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER KCRM PREL SNAR PGOV SG |
08DAKAR151 | CASAMANCE OF SENEGAL: A STALLED PEACE PROCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: A permanent peace in the Casamance remains elusive since the fragmentation of the MFDC (Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance) following the death of its founder Father Diamacoune Senghor and the resulting in-fighting amongst the group's military wing, Atika. President Abd [...] | 2008-02-07 11:31:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS PTER KDEM SG |
08DAKAR52 | 2008 GUINEA-BISSAU INCSR PART II: FINANCIAL CRIME AND MONEY [...] This cable is Part Two of the 2007-2008 National Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Financial Crimes and Money Laundering report for Guinea-Bissau. Included is a narrative overview (paras 2-11). Para 12 contains responses keyed to the numbered questions beginning with Reftel paragrap [...] | 2008-01-14 10:47:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR PU |
08DAKAR824 | SENEGAL BALKS AT PASSING TERRORISM FINANCING LAW [...] (S) SUMMARY: The UEMOA Council of Ministers has approved a uniform law (directive) by the regional Central Bank for countering the financing of terrorism (CFT). The law has been forwarded to Senegal and other member states for ratification by country parliaments. According to Senegal's Finan [...] | 2008-07-15 11:57:00 | Embassy Dakar | SECRET | PTER KTFN ECON PGOV PREL KCOR SG |
08DAKAR866 | SENEGAL/TERRORISM FINANCING LAW - MORE CONCERNS [...] (S) Summary: Despite professional and perhaps personal risk, Senegal's Minister of Finance, via the IMF Resrep, wants the USG to know that President Wade does not want to move forward with required counter-terrorism financing legislation. Wade is reportedly worried about the enhanced invest [...] | 2008-07-28 07:48:00 | Embassy Dakar | SECRET | PTER KTFN ECON PGOV PREL KCOR SG |
08DAMASCUS107 | HIZBALLAH'S IMAD MUGNIYAH KILLED BY CAR BOMB IN [...] (SBU) Syria's tightly controlled press remained silent on reports of Imad Mugniyah's death in a car bomb that exploded near Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) headquarters in the neighborhood of Kafr Sousa at approximately 10:00 pm local February 12. According to contacts who were on the sc [...] | 2008-02-13 14:47:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PGOV PTER SY LE |
08DAMASCUS126 | CONVERTING DESIGNATIONS UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER [...] (S) Summary: The February 13 White House announcement of amended Executive Order 13338 (E.O. 13460) provides a powerful tool to target corrupt regime insiders, play on widespread public recognition of and opposition to corruption in Syria, and potentially increase pressure on Bashar from the [...] | 2008-02-21 17:39:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER SY |
08DAMASCUS130 | CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (C) In response to reftel, Post has determined there is no/no critical infrastructure or key resources in Syria that would have an immediate and deleterious effect on the United States if destroyed, disrupted or exploited. Due to the strained bilateral relationship, we do not engage the SARG o [...] | 2008-02-24 13:41:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC EFIN EIND EINV ETTC PGOV PTER SY |
08DAMASCUS155 | SARG UNLIKELY TO "OFFICIALLY" RECEIVE FOREIGN [...] (c) Summary: The MFA is unlikely to "officially" receive reftel demarche on Foreign Fighters, although Charge presented its substance to the Vice Foreign Minister's chief of staff February 27. Until the SARG deals with the problem of how to distract attention from Lebanon(perhaps by using [...] | 2008-03-03 16:42:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PTER PREL SY IZ |
08DAMASCUS218 | SYRIAN INVITATION FOR U.S. TO ATTEND APRIL 13 [...] This is an action request ) please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) On March 31 embassy received a Diplomatic Note from the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Foreign Minister's Office, dated March 29, 2008. The text of the Diplomatic Note follows in paragraph 4. 3. (SBU) We believe [...] | 2008-03-31 15:20:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER MARR PREL PINS SY IZ |
08DAMASCUS261 | SARG ON TRAVEL WARNING, PREPARATIONS FOR KUWAIT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-22 04:51:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL CASC PTER SY |
08DAMASCUS427 | FRENCH CONSIDER THEIR DAMASCUS VISIT A SUCCESS [...] (C) Summary. The SARG worked to portray the June 15 visit by two French presidential envoys as a vindication of Syria's hard-line policy of "resistance." The French themselves say the visit was successful as it furthered the GOF's priority of ensuring President Asad participate in the Mediterra [...] | 2008-06-16 16:25:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SY |
08DAMASCUS438 | THE IMPACT OF U.S. SANCTIONS ON CIVIL AVIATION IN [...] (C) Syrian Arab Airlines' ability to sustain operations has degraded in recent years and is estimated to be currently operating just six of at least 15 aircraft in its fleet. The SARG amended its aviation laws in 2005 to allow private airlines to enter the market, but as is often the case in [...] | 2008-06-18 15:04:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ETRD PGOV PTER SY |
08DAMASCUS443 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON FOREIGN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Although anecdotal information suggests the Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) remains in existence, with representatives stationed here in Damascus, we have no information on terrorist activities the PLF engaged in between 2003 and 2008, nor we do we have any information on the [...] | 2008-06-19 15:16:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | KCRM KJUS PTER PGOV ASEC PREL IS |
08DAMASCUS46 | SYRIA: 2007 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Russell Comeau is the Embassy POC. Address: 6110 Damascus Place, Dulles, VA 20189. Unclassified e-mail: ComeauR@State.gov. Tel: ( 963-11) 3391-3785. 2. (SBU) Syria was designated as a State Sponsor of Terrorism in 1979. Since then it has continued political support to Palestinia [...] | 2008-01-22 12:33:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PGOV SY |
08DAMASCUS497 | FRENCH-SYRIAN ECONOMIC INITIATIVES STRUGGLE TO [...] (C) As Bashar prepares to visit Paris on July 12-14, French and Syrian officials are discussing potential economic initiatives to flesh out the political agenda of a new phase in bilateral relations. The French Embassy confirmed that the GOF has invited a Syrian business delegation to Paris l [...] | 2008-07-10 15:37:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ETRD PGOV PTER SY FR |
08DAMASCUS54 | ATTACKING BASHAR'S MONEY [...] (S) Summary. As Washington policy makers consider ways to pressure the regime, one possibility would be to go after President Asad's money-men. Four individuals Asad uses to make and move money are Zuhair Sahloul, Nabil Kuzbari, Asad's uncle Mohammad Makhlouf, and his father-in-law, Fawas Akh [...] | 2008-01-24 15:17:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER SY |
08DAMASCUS541 | TOP ASAD SECURITY AIDE ASSASSINATED [...] (S/NF) Syrian Presidential security aide Brigadier General Muhammad Sulayman was assassinated by a sniper late on the evening of August 1 in the coastal city of Tartous. Sulayman enjoyed a reputation among Embassy contacts as having special status and proximity to Bashar. Sulayman was said to have [...] | 2008-08-03 15:39:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER SY LE IS |
08DAMASCUS636 | HOST GOVERNMENT PRACTICES - INFORMATION [...] (U) Summary: The following is submitted in response to the Department's request (ref B). Due to the difficult bilateral relationship between the U.S. and the SARG, Post does not have the full access necessary to give a complete picture of Syria's information collection, screening and sharin [...] | 2008-09-10 14:24:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV PINR KVPR ASEC KHLS SY |
08DAMASCUS677 | CAR BOMB EXPLODES IN GREATER DAMASCUS AREA - [...] (C) On September 27 at roughly 0745 Damascus time (0045 EST) a car bomb exploded on the main road connecting Damascus to surrounding suburbs and the Damascus International Airport, located approximately 5kms (3 miles) from the Embassy. Syrian and Western press have reported 17 deaths and 14 i [...] | 2008-09-27 11:03:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL ASEC SY |